Falcons surprise in LSEN opener
The SA Youth Weeks kicked off on an exciting note on Monday with the Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in Pretoria and the National Girls Under-16 Week at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium in Welkom respectively.
The Falcons registered the biggest win of the opening day at the LSEN Week, as they out-scored the Golden Lions 10 tries to two for an emphatic 64-13 victory, while Free State and the Leopards also registered strong starts to the competition.
The day also featured a few close encounters, with Western Province defeating SWD 25-20, while KwaZulu-Natal pipped the Blue Bulls Extraordinary Education (EE) team 37-36 and the Golden Lions EE side edged the Eastern Cape 19-17.
The Free State beat the Pumas 22-10, while the Leopards defeated the Griffons 32-17.
In the final match of the day, Boland, who took the honours as the top team last season, cruised to a 26-0 halftime lead against hosts, the Blue Bulls, and maintained this fine form in the second half to score seven tries to only one by the Bulls for their 43-8 victory.
LSEN Week results of Day one:
Monday, June 27:
Free State 22-10 Pumas
The Scorers:
For Free State:
Tries: Raymond Esterhuysen, Abednego Ansah, Curtley Nieuwenhuizen
Cons: Raymond Esterhuysen 2
Pen: Raymond Esterhuysen
For Pumas:
Tries: Siyabonga Mkomezulu, Sifiso Nkosi
Referee: Penwell Magagula
Assistant referees: Casper Heymans
Local Assessor: PD van der Merwe/Pierre Oelofse
Leopards 32-17 Griffons
The Scorers:
For Leopards:
Tries: Gibbor Versveld 2, Johannes Mohloane, Eric Lamb, Nathan Jacobs, Lethlogonolo Soqcaka.
Con: Gibbor Versveld.
For Griffons
Treis: Themsile Mlombi, Sphelele Kabi, Duane du Preez.
Con: Tertius Hechter
Referee: Sanele Mdlose
Assistant referees: Stephan van Dyk
Local Assessor: Vynette Boshoff/Banks Yantolo
Golden Lions EE 19-17 Eastern Province
The Scorers:
For Golden Lions EE
Tries: Heino Grant, Theo du Preez, Ruben Fouché.
Cons: Fouché, Pieter Marais.
For Eastern Province:
Tries: Ndleleni Lisolethu, Renaldo Potgieter.
Cons: Lisolethu, Brendon de Boer.
Pen: Lisolethu.
Referee: Casper Heymans
Assistant referees: Darren Colby
Local Assessor: Sewes Terreblance/Pierre Oelofse
Kwazulu Natal 37-36 Blue Bulle EE
The Scorers:
For KwaZulu-Natal:
Tries: Sibusiso Ngqendwe 3, Bongumenzi Ndwandwe 2, Zinhle Ndlanzi, Fisokuhle Maphisa.
Con: Thabiso Khowa.
For Blue Bulls EE
Tries: Stefanus Britz 3, Melven Booysen 2, Piet Malete.
Cons: Malete 3.
Referee: Sinethemba Mrulwa
Assistant referees: Sanele Mdlose
Local Assessor: Colin McCourt/Banks Yantolo
Western Province 25-20 Southern Western District
The Scorers
For WP
Tries: Jacquin Isaacs, Stephan Joubert, Tyrone Langley..
Cons: Michael Edwards-Medd 2
Pens: Michael Edwards-Medd 2
For SWD:
Tries: Jason Jacobs, Ronald Jansen 2, Percival Plank
Referee: Darren Colby
Assistant referees: Morné Ferreira
Local Assessor: Colin McCourt/PD van der Merwe
Falcons 64- 13 Golden Lions
The scorers:
For Falcons:
Tries: Ryan Pottas, Darrel du Plessis, Michael Botha, Andries Venter, Kevin Jacobs, Neil Charlton, Shaun Fourie, Jason van Huyssteen, Mathys Otto, Christiaan Laurens
Cons: Shaun Fourie 5, Neil Charlton 2
For Golden Lions:
Tries: Chase Nieuwenhuizen, Barton Viera
Con: Dean van Wyk
Referee: Morné Ferreira
Assistant referees: Sinethemba Mrulwa
Local Assessor: Vynette Boshoff/Sewes Terreblanche
Boland 43-8 Blue Bulls
Scorers:
For Boland:
Tries: : Donald Dickson, Barnes Hoogaard, Jermaine Hoop, Romario Carsten, Shilton van Wyk (2), Bee-yogan Swartz,
Cons: Jermaine Hoop 4.
For Blue Bulls:
Try: Ruben Cancela,
Pen: Tebogo Mosifa.
Referee: Stephan van Dyk
Assistant referee: Darren Colby
