Pumas overpower Griquas
The Pumas made it two from two in the 2010 Craven Week with a well-deserved 38-7 victory over Griquas on Thursday afternoon.
With both sides having recorded victories on Day Two in Welkom, this Day Four encounter was always going to be a crucial affair and it was the Men from Witbank who earned another ‘W’ behind their names.
The Pumas scored five tries to one – with just Mcebo Khumalo’s effort coming in the first half (they led 11-0 at half-time), before they turned on the taps in the second half and scored 27 points.
Tighthead prop Berné Bergh scored Griquas’ only try in the 50th minute, whilst the victors also had a man sin-binned – reserve front rower Xolani Mhlanga – after that try, but it did not stop them from adding even more points before full-time.
* The Pumas beat SWD on Tuesday and Griquas beat the Valke – both whom picked up wins in today’s Day Four action.
The scorers:
For the Pumas:
Tries: Christoph Gouws, Jean-Pierre du Plessis, Marthinus van der Merwe, Mcebo Khumalo, Thembinkosi Nkosi
Cons: Clinton Swart, Marthinus van der Merwe
Pens: Clinton Swart 2, Marthinus van der Merwe
For Griqualand West:
Try: Berné Bergh
Con: Jacobus du Plessis
The teams:
Pumas: Kudu Mhlanga (Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog), Henri Boshoff (Nelspruit), Marais de Klerk (HTS Middelburg), Chester Motha (Hoërskool Middelburg), Mark Pretorius (Nelspruit), Nico van Vuuren (Nelspruit), CJ van der Schyff (Ligbron Akademie), Vian Smit (Hoërskool Secunda), Christoph Gouws (Nelspruit), Kwagga Smit (HTS Middelburg), Hendrik Haasbroek (Nelspruit), Marchant van Aard (Nelspruit), Lourens Wiid (Nelspruit), Dillon Smit (HTS Middelburg), Clinton Swart (Hoërskool Standerton), Anele Blaauw (Hoërskool Middelburg), Sanele Dlamini (Hoërskool Standerton), Mischak Khumalo (Uplands), JP du Plessis (HTS Middelburg), Henson Ngozo (Hoërskool Middelburg), Thabang Nkosi (Ligbron Akademie), Marinus van der Merwe (Hoërskool Standerton).
Griquas: Henco Olivier (Noord-Kaap), Dean Gorrah (Noord-Kaap), Garneth Kock (Diamantveld), JP van der Merwe (Hartswater), T Meyer (Warrenton), Noël Marx (Diamantveld), Renier Botha (Diamantveld), Herman van Niekerk (Noord-Kaap), JJ Cloete (Diamantveld), Hendrik du Plessis (Noord-Kaap), Herman Groenewald (Diamantveld), Francis Rooifontein (De Aar), Berne Bergh (Noord-Kaap), Nico van der Westhuizen (Diamantveld), Cobus Cohen (Noord-Kaap), Waldo Botha (Noord-Kaap), J McLean (Noord-Kaap), Pikkie Nortje (Noord-Kaap), L Meyer (Noord-Kaap), Darryl van Eck (Noord-Kaap), Elrico Fielies (Diamantveld), Thapelo Thupe (Noord-Kaap).
Fixture(s) to follow later today:
3.30pm: Free State v KwaZulu-Natal
