Vodacom Blue Bulls 43 VS 38 Platinum Leopards

The Vodacom Blue Bulls secured their third victory of the 2010 competition after they defeated a spirited Platinum Leopards outfit 43-38 at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.

Eleven (11) tries were scored this game. The defending champions ran in six five-pointers while their opponents added five.

Talented Vodacom Blue Bulls winger Gerhard van den Heever added a brace while flankers Dewald Potgieter and Derick Kuün; scrumhalf Francois Hougaard and centre Stefan Watermeyer were the other players to score tries for the hosts.

Vodacom Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked five conversions and one penalty.

Platinum Leopards’ Michael Bondesio, who claimed the Absa Man of the Match award at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria for his solid performance at scrumhalf, scored a brace while Walter Venter, Ligtoring Landman and Dumisani Matyeshana added the other tries for the visitors.

Niell Jacobs (4) and Clayton Durand added the conversions for the Platinum Leopards. Jacobs also kicked one penalty.

The victory for the Vodacom Blue Bulls ensured that they ended week five of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup in third position on the log with 16 points. They are however still seven points behind the log-leading Vodacom WP.

2010 Currie Cup – Round 5: Blue Bulls 43 VS 38 Platinum Leopards [WRNRugbynews]

Scorecard:

Vodacom Blue Bulls

  • Tries: Gerhard van den Heever (2), Dewald Potgieter, Derick Kuün, Francois Hougaard, Stefan Watermeyer
  • Conversions: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (5)
  • Penalty: Potgieter

Platinum Leopards

  • Tries: Michael Bondesio (2), Walter Venter, Ligtoring Landman, Dumisani Matyeshana
  • Conversions: Niell Jacobs (4), Clayton Durand (1)
  • Penalty: Jacobs

GWK Griquas 3 VS 50 Vodacom Western Province

Vodacom Western Province continued their impressive undefeated run in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup and condemned the GWK Griquas to their first home loss of the season following their comprehensive 50-3 win in Kimberley on Saturday.

The Cape side outplayed their opponents in the second half at GWK Park and bagged maximum points from this game after scoring six tries in this fixture. All six five-pointers were scored in the final 40 minutes of the match.

Centre Juan de Jongh who claimed the Absa Man of the Match award in Kimberley for his outstanding performance in this fixture, flanker Pieter Louw, fullback Conrad Jantjies, winger Gio Aplon and reserve flyhalf Lionel Cronje and substitute hooker Deon Fourie were the try scorers for the visitors.

Vodacom Western Province flyhalf, Willem de Waal, who earned his 100th Absa Currie Cup cap at GWK Park, added 18 points with the boot by kicking four penalties and three conversions. Cronje converted his own try.

GWK Griquas’ only points were added thanks to one penalty kick by captain and flyhalf Naas Olivier. The hosts, who conceded their first home defeat of the season after securing victories over the Xerox Lions (26-20) and The Sharks (40-34), ended the weekend in fourth place on the log with 15 points while WP are still in pole position on 23.

2010 Currie Cup – Round 5: Griquas 3 vs 50 Western Province [WRNRugbynews]

Scorecard:

GWK Griquas:

  • Penalty: Naas Olivier

Vodacom Western Province:

  • Tries: Juan de Jongh, Pieter Louw, Conrad Jantjies, Gio Aplon, Lionel Cronje, Deon Fourie
  • Penalties: Willem de Waal (4)
  • Conversions: De Waal (3), Cronje.

Pumas 30 VS 45 Free State Cheetahs

The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ran in six tries as they defeated the Barloworld Toyota Pumas 45-30 in Witbank on Saturday.

Flanker Hendro Scholtz scored two tries while centres Robert Ebersohn and Meyer Bosman; winger Jongi Nokwe and fullback Hennie Daniller added the other five-pointers for the Bloemfontein side.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs flyhalf Louis Strydom kicked one penalty and four conversions while utility back Sias Ebersohn added two conversions.

The Barloworld Toyota Pumas managed to score three tries which were added by Shaun Venter, Jacques Coetzee and Ashwin Scott.

Ricardo Coy kicked three penalties and a conversion while former Boland Cavaliers pivot Elgar Watts converted two tries scored by the Pumas.

The victory for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ensured that they ended week five in fifth position on the Absa Currie Cup log with 14 points. The Pumas are in seventh place with five points.

  • Highlights to follow when available.

Scorecard:

Barloworld Toyota Pumas:

  • Tries: Shaun Venter, Jacques Coetzee, Ashwin Scott
  • Conversions: Elgar Watts (2), Ricardo Croy
  • Penalties: Croy (3). 

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs:

  • Tries: Hendro Scholtz (2), Jongi Nokwe, Hennie Daniller, Robert Ebersohn, Meyer Bosman
  • Conversions: Louis Strydom (4), Sias Ebersohn (2)
  • Penalty: Strydom.

The Sharks 48 VS 19 Xerox Lions

The Sharks secured their fourth win of the competition following their 48-19 victory over the Xerox Lions on Saturday.

Flanker Jacques Botes celebrated his 100th Absa Currie Cup appearance in fine style as the Durban side achieved maxim points from this game after scoring five tries.

Patrick Lambie who claimed the Absa Currie Cup Player of the Month award for July kick-started his career at flyhalf for The Sharks by scoring 28 points. The SA Under-20 fullback added a try and kicked five penalties and four conversions.

The Sharks winger Lwazi Mvovo continued his impressive form in this season’s competition by scoring two five-pointers while hooker Craig Burden and Botes also added their names to the try-scoring sheet for the hosts.

While Lambie starred for The Sharks, his SA U20 teammate Elton Jantjies also excelled at pivot for the Xerox Lions. The Johannesburg flyhalf scored 14 points by kicking four penalties and a conversion. Winger Deon van Rensburg scored the Xerox Lions’ only try of the match.

  • Highlights to follow when available.

Scorecard:

The Sharks:

  • Tries: Lwazi Mvovo (2), Patrick Lambie, Jacques Botes, Craig Burden
  • Penalties: Lambie (5)
  • Conversions: Lambie (4).

Xerox Lions:

  • Try: Deon van Rensburg
  • Conversion: Elton Jantjies
  • Penalties: Jantjies (4).