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Big guns dominate at LSEN & U18 Girls Week

The Golden Lions overpowered the Blue Bulls EE 44-7, while their Golden Lions EE counterparts defeated the Griffons 36-18 in the opening matches of the day.

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The Leopards registered the biggest victory of the day as they defeated hosts, KZN, 57-5 with Eric Lamb scoring a hat-trick and Amogelang Gorekwang two tries as they racked up eight tries in the match.

Western Province’s successful goal-kicking, meanwhile, earned them a 24-15 victory against the Blue Bulls in the North-South derby, despite each side scoring three tries, with Luther Springbok scoring twice; while Boland, who took top honours last season, secured a rewarding 47-5 victory against Eastern Province, as Xavier Exquire scored two of the team’s seven tries.

In the other match-ups, Free State outscored the Pumas three tries to two for a 24-12 victory, while the Falcons managed to hold off a strong challenge after the break by SWD to for a 24-15 victory.

Meanwhile, in the National Girls U18 Week, hosted at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Western Province, Boland, Zimbabwe and Border Country Districts registered comprehensive victories to get the tournament off to a strong start, while the Leopards, Golden Lions, Boland and Golden Lions EE stamped their authority in the LSEN Week.

In the main matches in Welkom, Border, who won the final match of the tournament in last year’s edition of the tournament, broke away in the second half against the Blue Bulls after leading 8-7 to win 25-7, while Western Province delivered a fantastic display all-around to defeat KZN 59-0, with the team scoring an impressive nine tries.

Boland, who faced the Limpopo Blue Bulls in the opening match of the day, cruised to a 34-0 halftime lead, and secured an impressive 46-14 victory, while Border CD overcame a closely-fought first half against the Pumas to touch down six times for their 32-7 victory.

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Zimbabwe, meanwhile, scored seven tries in their 39-5 win against Griquas, while Eastern Province defeated SWD 20-5 after leading 10-5 at the break.

Free State also started the competition on a high note as they produced a strong second half performance to outplay the Lions 22-5, while the Griffons crossed the tryline three times and limited the Leopards to a converted try only thanks to their solid defence for their 17-7 victory.

LSEN WEEK

Day one, Monday July 3:

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Results:

Golden Lions EE 36-18 Griffons

Golden Lions 44-7 Blue Bulls EE

Western Province 24-15 Blue Bulls

Free State 24-12 Pumas

Falcons 24-15 SWD

Boland 47-5 Eastern Province

Sharks 5-57 Leopards

Day two, Tuesday July 4;

Fixtures:

09.00: Eastern Province v Pumas

09.00: Sharks v Blue Bulls EE

10.20: SWD v Blue Bulls

10.20: Leopards v Griffons

11.40: Free State v Lions

13.00: Falcons v Western Province

14.20: Boland v Lions EE

National Girls U18 Week:

Day one, results:

Boland 46-14 Limpopo Blue Bulls

Free State 22-5 Golden Lions

Griquas 5-39 Zimbabwe

Pumas 7-32 Border Country Districts

Griffons 17-7 Leopards

Eastern Province 20-5 SWD

Western Province 59-0 KZN

Border 25-7 Blue Bulls

 

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