The DHL Western Province Under-19 team finished off their 2014 Absa Under-19 Provincial league campaign with a 27-20 win over the Sharks U19s at DHL Newlands on Saturday.
The DHL WP U19s scored three tries to two but were unable to secure the all-important four-try bonus point which would have given them a home semifinal next weekend.
Instead, the Province Under-19s, who finished in third position on the log this season, will now travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Free State Cheetahs Under-19s, who collected a bonus point win against the Lions to secure second place.
Centre Ryan Oosthuizen and Heinrich Buhr crossed for tries for the DHL WP U19s, as did flyhalf Ernst Stapelberg, who also kicked two conversions and two penalties to end with a points haul of 15 on the day.
The scorers:
For DHL Western Province Under-19:
Tries: Oosthuizen, Stapelberg, Buhr
Cons: Stapelberg 2, Thomson
Pens: Stapelberg 2
For Sharks Under-19:
Tries: Ngcobo, Reece-Edwards
Cons: Radebe 2
Pens: Radebe 2
The teams:
DHL Western Province Under-19: 15 Khanyo Ngcukana, 14 Grant Hermanus, 13 Heinrich Buhr, 12 Ryan Oosthuizen, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Ernst Stapelberg, 9 Justin Phillips, 8 Graham Geldenhuys, 7 Luke Stringer, 6 Christo van der Merwe, 5 Ruan du Preez, 4 Johan Momsen, 3 Frans van Wyk (captain), 2 Hanno Snyman, 1 Kyle Whyte.
Replacements: 16 Aphiwe Qaba, 17 Francois van der Merwe, 18 Lebohang Mdakane, 19 Dylan Harlen, 20 Saud Abrahams, 21 Damian Stevens, 22 Brandon Thomson, 23 Jarryd Sage.
Sharks Under-19: 15 Christopher Lines, 14 Sphamandla Ngcobo, 13 Marcel Coetzee, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Philip Retief Marais, 10 Sibongumusa Radebe, 9 Rowan Gouws, 8 Ayron Schramm, 7 Jean-Luc du Preez, 6 Jedwyn Brett Harty, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Daniel du Preez, 3 Cornelius Kramer (captain), 2 Roy Jordan Meaker, 1 Mzamo Majola.
Replacements: 16 Cohen Wortley, 17 Andrew du Plessis, 18 Mthunzi Moloi, 19 Johannes du Toit, 20 Wian Vosloo, 21 Matthew Reece-Edwards, 22 Joshua Bragman, 23 Bradley Ellse.
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
