DHL Western Province Under-19 started their season in fine style with a convincing 50-18 victory against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs U19 in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
DHL Western Province Under-19 started their season in fine style with a convincing 50-18 victory against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs U19 in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
The visitors took a slender 15-13 lead into the half-time break, but took the game away from the Free State side in the second half, eventually running in seven tries at Old Greys.
Both of DHL Western Province U19’s tries in the first half came from the front row, as first loosehead prop Wikus Groenewald and then hooker Matt Luc Wiseman crossed the whitewash.
Flyhalf Jordan Chait was shown a yellow card, but that was not enough to prevent them taking a two-point advantage into the half-time break.
The second half was one-way traffic, with the home side only managing to score one tries whilst DHL Western Province ran in five.
A brace from wing Nico Leonard, and further five-pointers from fullback Tristan Leyds, wing Tumi Mogoje and replacement Ryan Muller put the seal on a convincing victory.
The scorers:
For DHL WP U19:
Tries: Leyds , Groenewald, Wiseman, Mogoje, Leonard 2, Muller
Cons: Leyds 3, Williams 3
Pen: Williams
For Free State U19:
Tries: Cederas, Lombard
Con: Schutte
Pens: Schutte 2
DHL Western Province U19: 15 Tristan Leyds, 14 Nico Leonard, 13 David Brits, 12 George Lourens, 11 Tumi Mogoje, 10 Jordan Chait, 9 Jondre Williams, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Thomas Meyer, 6 Nama Xaba (captain), 5 Jordan Sesink-Clee, 4 Imraan Andrews, 3 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2 Matt Luc Wiseman, 1 Wikus Groenewald.
Replacements: 16 Etienne van Dyk, 17 Roux Swart, 18 Ricky Nwagbara, 19 Joa Swart, 20 Shaine Orderson, 21 Brandon Salomo, 22 Troy Payne, 23 Ryan Muller.
Free State U19: 15 Ruan Henning, 14 Jarik van der Walt, 13 William Eybers, 12 Dawid Snyman, 11 Phumzile Maqondwana, 10 Christiaan Schutte, 9 Damien Cederas, 8 Bertie De Bod, 7 Jurie Burger, 6 George Rossouw, 5 Ewan Coetzee, 4 Sibabalo Qoma, 3 Andrew Kuhn, 2 Marnus Van der Merwe, 1 Abram Venter (captain).
Replacements: 16 Abraham Coetzee, 17 Chrisjan Du Toit, 18 Michiel Bosman, 19 Kobus Lombard, 20 Ryan van der Westhuizen, 21 Justin Taylor, 22 Roger Khuse, 23 Kanya Gela.
