DHL Western Province returned to winning ways in the 2015 Absa Currie Cup with a brilliant 33-15 bonus point win over ORC Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday.

The hosts led by just 13-9 at half-time, with Griquas briefly taking the lead with 23 minutes left on the clock – only for the defending champions to turn on the style in the final quarter.

Not only did DHL WP claim a valuable third win of 2015, but they grabbed a four-try bonus point too when replacement flyhalf Rob du Preez collected a Seabelo Senatala kick-ahead five minutes from full-time.

Province’s other tries were scored by scrumhalf Nic Groom (the official Absa Man of the Match), flanker Rynhardt Elstadt and inside centre Jaco Taute.

Starting No.10 Kurt Coleman kicked two convesions and three penalties, with Griquas managing just five penalty goals on the night.

The scorers:

For DHL Western Province:
Tries: Groom, Elstadt, Taute, Du Preez
Cons: Coleman 2
Pens: Coleman 3

For Griquas:
Pens: Swart 5

The teams:

DHL Western Province: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Jaco Taute, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Kurt Coleman, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nizaam Carr (captain), 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Chris Cloete, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 JP Smith, 18 Chris van Zyl, 19 Jurie van Vuuren, 20 Godlen Masimla, 21 Robert du Preez, 22 Dillyn Leyds.

Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Sandile Ngcobo, 13 Jonathan Francke, 12 Clinton Swart, 11 Ruhan Nel, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Tian Meyer (captain), 8 Carel Greeff, 7 RJ Liebenberg, 6 Hilton Lobberts, 5 Hugo Kloppers, 4 Jaco Nepgen, 3 Stephan Kotze, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 Steph Roberts.
Replacements: 16 AJ Le Roux, 17 Danie Mienie, 18 Ewald Van Der Westhuizen, 19 Jonathan Adendorf, 20 Leon Karemaker, 21 Gouws Prinsloo, 22 Jacquin Jansen.

Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant referees: Rodney Boneparte, Archie Sehlako
TMO: Johan Greeff