Pumas scrum the life out of Griquas

 

The visitors dominated possession in the first 40 minutes, and held a one point lead at the break, but the Pumas fought back in the second half to score four tries for a bonus point win.

 

The Pumas dominated the scrums, where their pack of forwards outweighed Griquas by 50 kilograms, and constantly had the visitors on the back foot. 

 

They did get pinned once of twice by referee Quinton Immelman, but Stonehouse was still pleased with his side's performance.

 

"We put in a lot of effort on the practice field and it shows," Stonehouse said after the match.

 

"We scrummed well against the Sharks the week before, and against Griquas we had another good performance.

 

"It makes a coach happy and gives us good momentum going forward."

 

Stonehouse admitted that his team were slow to get going but was still happy overall with the performance.

 

"We didn't produce the best rugby in the first half," he added.

 

"Griquas put us under a lot of pressure and they would have had a comfortable lead if they rounded off better.

 

"But we came back stronger in the second half and produced good rugby that secured the bonus point."

 

The Pumas next face the Sharks for the second time this season, this time at Mbombela, with Stonehouse being hopeful that he can keep this winning momentum.