WP back to winning ways as they thump Griffons
MATCH REPORT: Western Province scored seven tries for a full house of five log points on their way to a 47-28 win against Griffons in their Currie Cup encounter in Cape Town on Saturday.
Western Province got back to their winning ways as they downed the Purple People Eaters in an entertaining match.
The home side hit the front for the first time when fullback Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu finished a fine solo effort.
The visitors took the lead back with a try from centre Marquit September, but it was DHL Western Province who took a 19-14 lead into the half-time break as No.8 Keke Morabe went over from a maul in the final stages of the first half.
Western Province had the bonus point wrapped up early in the second half as skipper Juan de Jongh pounced on a loose ball to score.
To their credit the Griffons kept pressing and they got right back in it with a second try from September.
Morabe made it a double when he bashed his way over from close range, but the Griffons refused to go away and responded with their fourth try to secure a bonus point.
Davids made the game safe for WP with his second try and they capped it off with a late try from lock Ruben van Heerden to seal a comfortable win in the end.
The scorers:
For WP:
Tries: Davids 2, Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Morabe 2, De Jongh, Van Heerden
Cons: Wolhuter 6
For Griffons:
Tries: Coetzee, September 2, Petzer
Cons: Juries 4
Western Province: 15 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 Juan de Jongh (captain), 12 Bruce Sherwood, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Armand Maritz, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Kwenzo Blose.
Replacements: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Lamla Nunu, 18 Matthew Coenraad, 19 Dylan de Leeuw, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Damian Marcus, 23 Tom Nel.
Griffons: 15 Domenic Smit, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Carl-Jan Coetzee, 12 Marquit September, 11 Randy Fielies, 10 Duan Pretorius, 9 Jaywinn Juries, 8 Sokuphumla Xakalashe, 7 Ludio Williams, 6 Jean Pretorius, 5 Michael Benadie, 4 Jaco Willemse, 3 Doctor Booysen, 2 Dandre Delport, 1 Stephan de Jager.
Replacements – from: 16 Hendrik van Schoor, 17 Xolani Jacobs, 18 Buhle Nojekwa, 19 Wikus Nieuwenhuis, 20 Curtly Thomas, 21 Mitchell Carstens, 22 Robbie Petzer, 23 Duren Hoffman, 24 Granwill Matthys.
Referee: Dylen November
TMO: Cwengile Jadezweni
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