All the Academy week results
Griffons manage to score seven tries of their own, but a converted try by Sharks fullback Conan le Fleur on the brink of fulltime ensured that the hosts kicked their campaign off with a good start.
In the other matches the day Golden Lions and Border cruised to victories against Pumas and Griquas CD respectively.
Meanwhile in a tightly contested match Griffons CD scored four tries to edge Eastern Province 19-15.
While in the opening match of the day, the Blue Falcons suffered an 8-15 defeat to SA LSEN.
In the closing match of the day, Western Province ran rampant as they scored seven unanswered tries against a deflated SWD side to secure a 47-0 win.
Under-18 Academy Week results of Day one:
Monday, July 11:
SA LSEN 15-8 Blue Falcons
The Scorers:
For SA LSEN:
Tries: Allister Mumba, Jermaine Hoop, Zukhanye Mbetane
For Blue Falcons:
Try: Tertius van Rensburg
Pen: Dylan Schoeman
Griffons CD 19-15 Eastern Province CD
The scorers:
For Griffons CD:
Tries: Komane Seeta, Juan-Carlo Kleynhans, Albertus Pretorius
Cons: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans 2
For Eastern Province CD:
Tries: Andries van Wyk, Cornelius Voster
Con: Kyle Greyvenstein
Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein
Border 28-13 Griquas CD
The scorer:
For Border:
Tries: Sibahle Kuhlane, Sinesipho Dlongodlongo, Siphamandla Matsinya 2
Cons: Keith Kroutz 4
For Griquas CD:
Try: Granville Koopman
Con: Johannes Coetzee
Pens: Johannes Coetzee 2
Golden Lions 30-11 Pumas
The scorers:
For Golden Lions:
Tries: Kevin le Roux, Mangalsio Ntimba 2, Yanga Hlalu
Cons: Luke Rossouw 2
Pens: Luke Rossouw 2
For Pumas:
Try: Qiniso Habile
Pens: Francois Esselen 2
Sharks 47-44 Griffons
The scorers:
For Sharks:
Tries: Conan le Fleur, Durang Atembe 2, Dylan Kruger 1, Jacques Conradie 3.
Cons: Dylan Kruger 6
For Griffons:
Tries: Adrian Olivier 3, Damon Karelse, Tristan September, Virlyn van Vollenhoven 2
Cons: Tristan September 3
Pen: Tristan September
Western Province 47-0 Souther Western District
The scorers:
For Western Province:
Tries: Christoff Brendel, Franke Horn 3, Johannes Steenkamp, Matthew Grobler, Sebastian Prentice.
Cons: Johannes Steenkamp 6
