The DHL Western Province Under-19 team kept up their unbeaten run at DHL Newlands this season, with a 16-6 win over the Sharks on Saturday afternoon.

With most of the match played in the pouring rain, the home side took the lead just before halftime – after trailing 0-3 for most of the first half.

They look the lead through a try by captain and hooker Freddie Kirsten in the 32nd minute, with flyhalf Tommy Allan converting, and they never looked back.

Allan then added a penalty on the stroke of halftime, for a 10-3 lead at the break, and two more Allan penalties in the second half – despite one from the Sharks’ Brendan Cope – saw the Blue & Whites close out as 16-6 winners.

The DHL WP Under-19 team have played four matches this season, winning three and losing just once.

THE SCORERS:

For DHL Western Province Under-19:

Tries: Freddie Kirsten

Con: Tommy Allan

Pens: Allan 3

For the Sharks Under-19:

Pens: Robert du Preez, Brendan Cope

The DHL WP Under-19 team: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Justin Geduld, 12 Janco Gunther, 11 JP Lewis, 10 Tommy Allan, 9 Andre Warner, 8 Andreas Dercksen, 7 Jurie van Vuuren, 6 Justin Benn, 5 Andrew Becker, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Nicol Heyns, 2 Freddie Kirsten (captain), 1 Niel Oelofse.

Reserves: 16 Brainton Booysen, 17 Entienne Swanepoel, 18 Charles Deacon, 19 Joel Smith, 20 Nicholai Lubbe, 21 Jean Nel, 22 Kyle Lombard, 23 Selom Gavor.

Referee: Dilbert November