Home comforts for Tuks and Shimlas

 

UFS-Shimlas beat defending champions UCT 44-24 in Bloemfontein to remain the only unbeaten side in the competition, and UP-Tuks handed Gauteng rivals UJ a 34-0 defeat in Johannesburg to maintain their place at the top of the standings.

 

With the top two sides having wrapped up home advantage in the play-offs already, the four teams below them will be fighting for the two remaining places next week.

 

Three-time champions Maties came from behind to secure a 26-16 bonus-point home win against NMMU to keep their play-off hopes very much alive with a clash against the winless CUT Ixias in Bloemfontein next week.

 

The vital five log points saw the Stellenbosch outfit move up to fifth place, one point ahead of UJ who will need a few results to go their way next week if they are to sneak into the knock-out phase of the competition.

 

UJ were humbled in front of their home crowd by a powerful UP-Tuks outfit who shut them out to show how tough they will be to stop at the business-end of the competition.

 

Another team that will be riding high is UFS-Shimlas whose convincing seven-try win against the Ikeys means that they are still only second to UP-Tuks on points difference ahead of their mouth-watering clash with NWU-Pukke next week.

 

The Potchefstroom outfit handed newcomers CUT a 53-16 defeat in Bloemfontein to move up to third place just one log point ahead of fourth-placed UCT who will slug it out with UJ on the Green Mile in Cape Town next week.

 

In the Varsity Shield, Wits secured a home final with a 40-26 victory over UKZN in Johannesburg, while UWC kept their slim hopes alive with a big 66-10 win against TUT in Bellville.

 

Varsity Young Guns champions UFS handed UP-Tuks their first-ever defeat in the history of the competition in what was a replay of last years' final, while NMMU kept their winning run going by beating the Junior Maties in Stellenbosch and UJ cruised to a comfortable win against their counterparts from CUT who remain winless.

 

Three-time Koshuisrugby champions Vishuis secured their place in another final with a win against Bastion, who must beat Mopanie convincingly in the final round to sneak into the final, while there was also a big win for Medies who overpowered NMMU's Stallions in Stellenbosch.

 

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Tries: Olivier 3, van der Hoogt, Maartens 2, Venter

Cons: Marais 3

 

Tries: Xoli 2, Schwikkard

Cons: Schwikkard, Holton 2

 

 

UFS-Shimlas: 15 AJ Coertzen (captain), 14 Vuyani Maqina, 13 Nico Lee, 12 Tertius Kruger, 11 Maphutha Dolo, 10 Niel Marais, 9 Mthokozisi Mkhabela, 8 Niell Jordaan, 7 Gerhard Olivier, 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Niel Claassen, 4 Johan van der Hoogt, 3 Chase Morison, 2 Jacques du Toit, 1 Theunis Neuwoudt.

Replacements: 16 Elandre Huggett, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Boela Venter, 19 De Wet Kruger, 20 Renier Botha, 21 JP Coetzee, 22 Refuoe Rampete, 23 Conraad van Vuuren.

 

UCT-Ikeys: 15 Khanyo Ngcukana, 14 Richard Stewart, 13 Lihleli Xoli, 12 Nicholas Holton, 11 Dylan Sage, 10 Warren Seals, 9 James Alexander, 8 Guy Alexander (captain), 7 Mark Prior, 6 Jason Klaasen, 5 James Kilroe, 4 Jade Kriel, 3 Digby Webb, 2 Chad Solomon, 1 Joel Carew.

Replacements: 16 Michael Kennedy, 17 Robin Murray, 18 Luke Stringer, 19 Tinotenda Zakeyo, 20 Ryand Dugmore, 21 Guy Schwikkard, 22 Nathan Nel, 23 Kyle Whyte.

 

 

Tries: De Villiers, Van Dyk, penalty try, Muller

Cons: Thomson 2

 

Tries: Lailvaux, Ntsila

Cons: Hansel 2

 

 

Maties: 15 Mike Muller, 14 Craig Barry, 13 Christoff van Tonder, 12 Koos Loubser, 11 JP Lewis, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Bjorn Bernardo, 8 Kobus van Dyk, 7 Justin Benn, 6 Beyers de Villiers, 5 Wilhelm van der Sluys (captain), 4 Lourens Fick, 3 Abel de Klerk, 2 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 1 Niel Oelofse.

Replacements: 16 Craig Corbett, 17 John Hubert Meyer, 18 Janko Venter, 19 Lungelo Chonco, 20 Remu Malan, 21 Ernest Stapelberg, 22 Jamie Joseph, 23 Jacobus van der Merwe.

 

NMMU: 15 Jarryd Buys (captain), 14 Tythan Adams, 13 Micheal Barnardt, 12 Devon Lailvaux, 11 Brian Skosana, 10 Steven Hansel, 9 Enrico Acker, 8 Andisa Ntsila, 7 Philip Odendaal, 6 CJ Velleman, 5 Robert Louw, 4 Stephan Zaayman, 3 Steven Robbeson, 2 Jody Reyneke, 1 Marzuk Maarman.

Replacements: 16 Dane van der Westhuyzen, 17 Laurence Christie, 18 Elandre van der Merwe, 19 Ivan-John du Preez, 20 Ivan ludick, 21 Andile Jho, 22 Khaya Malotana, 23 Arno Ebersohn.

 

 

Tries: Noort, Pretorius

Cons: Pretorius 2

 

Tries: Smit, Smith, Beukman 2, Stokes, Williams, Buys

Cons: Smith 6

 

 

CUT: 15 Henry Immelman, 14 Dean Kouprihanoff, 13 Jacques Nel, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Lethole Makoena, 10 Duan Pretorius, 9 Christiaan Erasmus, 8 Jean Pretorius, 7 Jean-Claude Fourie, 6 Frans Sisita, 5 Fanie Coetzee, 4 JJ Nel, 3 Niel Schoombee, 2 Len Noort, 1 Gerard Baard.

Replacements: 16 Juandre Roux, 17 Ian Smith, 18 Rayno Nel, 19 Victor Maruping, 20 Dean Jacobs, 21 Dean Rossouw, 22 Naude van Biljon, 23 Boetie Makethlo.

 

NWU-Pukke: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Juandre Williams, 13 Rowayne Beukman, 12 Johan Deysel (captain), 11 Dean Stokes, 10 Johnny Welthagen, 9 Dillon Smit, 8 Jaco Buys, 7 Marno Redelinghuys, 6 Armand Liebenberg, 5 Walt Steenkamp, 4 Loftus Morrison, 3 John-Roy Jenkinson, 2 Wian Fourie, 1 Johan Smith.

Replacements: 16 Wilmar Arnoldi, 17 Mogau Mabokela, 18 Daniel Jordaan, 19 Moletsi Bouwer, 20 Malherbe Swart, 21 Dalen Goliath, 22 Bouke Tack, 23 Cayle Denner.

 

 

For UJ: None

 

Tries: Kriel, van der Westhuizen, Jackson, Stander, Beerwinkel

Cons: Stander 3

 

 

UJ: 15 Aphiwe Dyanti, 14 Bradley Moolman, 13 Robert De Bruyn, 12 Adriaan Vermeulen, 11 Andries Osthuizen, 10 Jaco Fourie, 9 Chuma Faas, 8 Dylan Peterson, 7 Kyle Van Dalen, 6 Kobus Porter (captain), 5 David Antonites, 4 Werner Lourens, 3 Nico Du Plessis, 2 Siphatho Qinisile, 1 Gareth Milasinovich.

Replacements: 16 Jannes Snyman, 17 Raeez Salie, 18 Griffith van Wyk, 19 Wiaan Conradie, 20 Hilton Mudarika, 21 James Campbell, 22 Dominic Kroezen, 23 Brandon Landsberg.

 

UP-Tuks: 15 Dewald Human, 14 Damian van Wyk, 13 Daniel Kriel, 12 John Jackson, 11 Jermaine Kleinsmith, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 André Warner, 8 Clyde Davids, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Wiaan Liebenberg (captain), 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Andrew Beerwinkel.

Replacements: 16 Jan van der Merwe, 17 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 18 Dennis Visser, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Emile Temperman, 21 Jacques Rossouw, 22 Adrian Maebane, 23 Nqobisizwe Mxoli.

 

 

 

Tries: Langeveldt 2, Verity-Amm 2, Austin, Valentyn, Faught, Plaatjies 2

Cons: Hock 7

 

Try: Mdaka

Con: Du Buisson

Pen: Du Buisson

 

 

UWC: 15 Darian Hock, 14 Minenhle Mthethwa, 13 Dean Herbert, 12 Gordon-Wayne Plaatjes, 11 James Verity-Amm, 10 Quaid Langeveldt, 9 Damien Stevens, 8 Darren Luiters, 7 Seth Maphumulo, 6 Matthew Faught, 5 Stuart Austin, 4 Brandon Valentyn, 3 Kelvin de Bruyn, 2 Wayron Losper, 1 Brandon Beukman.

Replacements: 16 Chadwin Robertson, 17 Tahriq Allen, 18 Heynes Kotze, 19 Jose Julies, 20 Matthew Nortje, 21 Shane Pietersen, 22 Yaasien Railoun, 23 Gustav Heydenrych.

 

TUT-Vikings: 15 Lisa Banzi, 14 Lewies van Deventer, 13 Vian Riekert, 12 Edwin Oliver, 11 RW van der Wal, 10 Dylan du Buisson, 9 Shawn Jaards, 8 Claud Johannes, 7 Mandla Mdaka, 6 DK Mukendi, 5 Hein Richter, 4 Armand Marshall, 3 Niel De Witt, 2 Wian van Schalkwyk,1 Stanley Modjadji.

Replacements: 16 Shaun de Wet, 17 JJ Burger, 18 Ross Middelcote, 19 Calvin Maduna, 20 Percy Matlhoko, 21 Wessel Jordaan, 22 Paul Walters, 23 Jean Claude Le Roux.

 

 

Tries: Williams, Koch, Mdudi, Pupuma, Hewitt, Damba

Cons: Hewitt 5

 

Tries: Ngcungama, Gouws, Louw

Cons: Dube 2

 

 

Wits: 15 Tommy Damba, 14 Joshua Jarvis, 13 Alastair Ballantyne, 12 Marx Koch, 11 Luxulo Ntsepe, 10 Brandan Hewitt, 9 Ruan van Rensberg, 8 Ayabulela Mdudi, 7 Richard Crossman (captain), 6 Constant Beckerling, 5 Rhyno Herbst, 4 Graham Logan, 3 Luvuyo Pupuma, 2 Ferdinand Kelly, 1 Ameer Williams.

Replacements: 16 Chris Mills, 17 Brandon Palmer, 18 Jethro De Lange, 19 Ben Baggot, 20 Ruan Cloete, 21 Sibu Mngomezulu, 22 AJ Van Blerk, 23 Tijde Visser.

 

UKZN-Impi: 15 Siphatisene Dube, 14 Thobekani Buthelezi, 13 Marcel Coetzee, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Hendrik Lategan, 10 Rowan Gouws, 9 Langelihle Shange, 8 Adam Wessels, 7 Retief Marais, 6 Lwazi Ngcungama (captain), 5 Christiaan van der Merwe, 4 David Harel, 3 Mikyle Webster, 2 Size Kubheka, 1 Njabulo Mkize.

Replacements: 16 Matthew Mandioma, 17 Ntandoyenkosi Mpofana, 18 Michael Hutton, 19 Kwezi Puza, 20 Siyabonga Mhlongo, 21 Sandile Zulu, 22 Yandisa Mdolomba, 23 William Paxton.

 

 

 

Tries: Blom, van Niekerk

Cons: Brink, Smit

 

Tries: Mayinje, Jamieson, Hall, Baggott 2, Beyl, Cameron

Cons: Baggott 2

 

Yellow card: Stephanus Nieuwoudt (NMMU, 39 – dangerous clean-out)

 

 

Junior Maties: 15 Francois Myburg, 14 Viranzo Pipers, 13 Ryan Oosthuizen, 12 Chris Smit, 11 Thomas Jacobs, 10 Muller Brink, 9 Marcke Cilliers, 8 Darius van Staden, 7 Christo van der Merwe, 6 Geor Malan 5 Johan Momsen, 4 Pieter Moolman,3 Ockert Theart, 2 Marko Blom, 1 Peter Boateng.

Replacements: 16 Phillip Jankielson, 17 Kwame Adu, 18 Sebastian Laros , 19 Johann van Niekerk, 20 Louis Storm, 21 Henri du Toit, 22 Romario Abrahams, 23 Johann Zeier.

 

NMMU Young Guns: 15 Lindelwe Zungu, 14 Martin Keller, 13 Jeremy Ward, 12 Michael Brink, 11 Athenkosi Mayinje, 10 Jason Baggott (captain), 9 James Hall, 8 Junior Pokomela, 7 Lusanda Badiyana, 6 Stephanus Nieuwoudt, 5 Wynand Grassmann, 4 Gerrit Huisamen, 3 Roche Van Zyl, 2 JP Jamieson, 1 Greg Jackson.

Replacements: 16 Tango Balekile, 17 Khoasa Mokhoabane, 18 Wihan Coetzer, 19 Hayden Tharrat, 20 Sibusiso Ngcokovane, 21 Luaan Nieuwoudt, 22 Davron Cameron, 23 James Beyl.

 

 

Tries: Vidima, Erasmus, Durow, Bezuidenhout, Rautenbach

Cons: Jordaan 4

 

Tries: Van Jaarsveld, van Wyk, Swanepoel

Cons: De Beer 3

 

 

UFS Young Guns: 15 Apiwe Dinga, 14 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 13 Stephen Rautenbach, 12 Neil Stannard, 11 Arno van Staden, 10 Julian Jordaan, 9 Arrie Pretorius, 8 Daniel Nyamugama, 7 Nardus Erasmus, 6 De Wet Bezuidenhout, 5 Andries Kriek (captain), 4 Ntokoza Vidima, 3 Johan Kotze, 2 Robin Stevens, 1 Quintin Vorster.

Replacements: 16 Henry Slabbert, 17 Janu Botha, 18 Lawrence Danso, 19 Willandre Kotzenberg, 20 Dian Badenhorst, 21 Carel Durow, 22 Dale Koopman, 23 Thabiso Khanye.

 

UP-Tuks Young Guns: 15 Lourens Pretorius, 14 Keanan van Wyk, 13 Peet Schoeman (captain), 12 Franco Naude, 11 Curtley Prins, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Theo Maree, 8 Luigy van Jaarsveld, 7 Marco van Staaden, 6 Jeandre Swanepoel, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Sam Mitchell, 3 Stefaan Grundlingh, 2 Vuyo Khathide, 1 Xander van Wyk.

Replacements: 16 Alandre van Rooyen, 17 Madot Mabokela, 18 Ashton Fortuin, 19 Adrian Brits, 20 Impi Visser, 21 Brendan Owen, 22 Divan Roussouw, 23 Jacobus Holtzhauzen.

 

 

Tries: Oberholzer 3, Potgieter

Cons: Wasserman 4

 

Tries: Enslin, De Villiers 2 ,Ramaboea 2, Hansell, Rapelwana, Bezuidenhout

Cons: Engelbrecht 6

 

 

CUT Young Guns: 15 Danneel Stone, 14 Tsobi Madonsela, 13 Rohan de Clerk, 12 Ruan Wasserman, 11 Thiardt Ingram, 10 Tokkie van Zyl, 9 Diederick Oberholzer, 8 Lohan Potgieter, 7 Isiah Bila, 6 Alessandro Trelawney, 5 Morne Griessel, 4 Johann Strydom, 3 Kyle Ess, 2 Stefan Jacobs (captain), 1 Hennie du Plessis.

Replacements: 16 Chompie Moloi, 17 AJ Page, 18 Sylvester Makakole, 19 JB La Cock, 20 Juan-Pierre le Roux, 21 Danie Muller, 22 Wayne van Heerden, 23 Thabo Chirwa.

 

UJ Young Guns: 15 Lazlo Rabatin, 14 George Raftopoulus, 13 Godfrey Ramaboea (captain), 12 Hanno Van Tonder, 11 Calvin Hansell, 10 Kobus Engelbrecht, 9 Christoff Buys, 8 Jo-Hanco de Villiers, 7 Frederik Bezuidenhout, 6 Thapelo Rapelwana, 5 Estian Enslin, 4 Wayne Pearson, 3 Kyle Kruger, 2 Pieter Jansen, 1 Siya Nzuzo.

Replacements: 16 Chistopher Roelofse, 17 Roelof Diedericks, 18 McMillan Muller, 19 Shaun Hulley, 20 Blessing Motaung, 21 Forrest Ross, 22 Vincent Dlamini, 23 Sheldon De Robillard. 

 

 

 

Tries: Terblanche 2, Du Toit 2, Viljoen, Van Zyl, Neethling 2, Naude

Cons: Du Preez 4, Arlow 2

 

For Stallions: TBC

 

Medies: 15 Cameron de Kock, 14 Stiffie du Toit, 13 Gys Neethling (captain), 12 Jurgens Terblanche, 11 Joe van Zyl, 10 Johan du Preez, 9 Andrich Arlow, 8 Attie Oberholster, 7 Gerhad Steenkamp, 6 Jean-Jacques Jordaan, 5 Le Roux Viljoen, 4 Louw Naude, 3 Oros de Wet, 2 Pierre de Villiers, 1 Trompie Tromp.

Replacements: 16 Du Toit Visser, 17 Reese Keene, 18 Ruan van Staden, 19 Adrian Smit 20 Tommie van der Merwe 21 Kurtley du Plessis, 22 Anrich Gericke 23 Micheal van Tonder.

 

Stallions: TBC

 

 

Tries: Mostert, Marx

Cons: Mostert 2

 

Tries: Marx, Gerber, Van Heerden, Van der Merwe

Cons: Bornman, Posthumus 2

 

Bastion: 15 Machiel Mostert, 14 Ruan Claasen, 13 Jarred Branco, 12 Michael Bean, 11 Lwazi Sithole, 10 Olebugeng Lithuli, 9 Cornel Vermeulen, 8 Zane Olivier, 7 Penyo Seriteng, 6 Raymond Herron, 5 Njabulo Madondo, 4 Dwayne Marx, 3 Sean Koeberg, 2 Jason Gradidge, 1 Hienrich Pretorius.

Replacements: 16 Manqoba Mahlangu, 17 Tshepiso Thithi, 18 Hendrik van Niekerk, 19 Gareth Hardie, 20 Diederik du Plessis, 21 Claude van der Wath, 22 Martin Eichstadt, 23 Tshepo Kubeka.

 

Vishuis: 15 Henco Posthumus, 14 Casper du Plessis, 13 Michael Marx, 12 Johan Peens, 11 Loek van der Merwe, 10 Barend Bornman, 9 Righardt Kacheloffer, 8 AD Theron, 7 Jandre Slabbert, 6 Nelius Van Heerden, 5 Henfred Linde, 4 E’duan Bosman, 3 Stefa Burger, 2 Hartman Ries, 1 Gerhard Cloete.

Replacements: 16 Ryno Gerber, 17 Gerhardt Bamberger, 18 Ernst Schoeman, 19 Steven Botha, 20 Frikkie du Toit, 21 AJ Brits, 22 James Moore, 23 Philip Van Zyl.