Pumas ease past Boland
In the second match of their Cape Town tour, the Pumas had to battle a strong winds to beat the Boland Cavaliers 38-19 at the Boland Stadium on Wednesday.
Head coach MJ Mentz made several changes to the team that played Western Province to give all players a run on tour.
Boland secured the first five points of the game where after the Pumas fought hard for their half-time score of 24-5. All Pumas' first-half tries were scored by the loose forwards. JJ Breet opened the score line for the Pumas, Jason Collin Fraser and Jaco Bouwer also scored a five pointer each.
Bouwer scored his second try just before the end of the half with Justin van Staden successful with only two of the four conversions.
At the start of the second half, the Cavaliers came out firing on all cylinders and scored two quick tries in concession to bring their score to 24-19. In the 28th minute, after several phases, the Steval Pumas winger, Bernado Botha scored for the Pumas and Van Staden added the additional points.
Minutes later, Marnus Schoeman scored the last try of the afternoon with Van Staden adding two more for the final scoring in the game.
Scorers:
For Pumas:
Tries: JJ Breet, Jason Collin Fraser, Jaco Bouwer 2, Bernado Botha, Marnus Schoeman
Cons: Justin van Staden 4
For Boland:
Tries: TBC
Cons: TBC
