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Griquas snatch late win in Cape Town

PUBLISHED: July 7, 2021


A try after the hooter saw Tafel Lager Griquas snatch a 30-28 victory against DHL Western Province in their Carling Currie Cup clash at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday.

It was a frustrating day for the hosts, who led for most of the match but were left disappointed at the death.

The home side started on the front foot, with the forwards mauling from the 22 for hooker JJ Kotze to crash over for the opening try.

The visitors responded to level the scores, but it was not long before kotze was over for his second try from another powerful maul.

Tafel Lager Griquas then scored 10 unanswered points to take the lead briefly after DHL Western Province replacement Lee-Marvin Mazibuko was shown a yellow card.

However, DHL Western Province had the final say in the first half, with fullback Sergeal Petersen diving on the ball to score and give his side a 22-17 advantage at half-time.

They were first to score in the second half through a Swiel penalty, but the visitors responded with three points of their own from Whitehead.

The two kickers traded penalties again later in the half, which meant that DHL Western Province went into the final 10 minutes with a 28-23 lead.

However a try after the hooter from Tafel Lager Griquas lock Cameron Lindsay saw the vicitors snatch a dramatic victory at the death.

The scorers:

For DHL WP:
Tries:
Kotze 2, Petersen
Cons: Swiel 2
Pens: Swiel 3

For Tafel Lager Griquas:
Tries:
Davids, Kasende, Lindsay
Cons: Whitehead 3
Pens: Whitehead 3

Teams:

DHL Western Province: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Rikus Pretorius, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Tim Swiel, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Johan du Toit, 6 Nama Xaba, 5 David Meihuizen, 4 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 Reinach Venter, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Niel Otto, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Abner van Reenen.

Tafel Lager Griquas: 15 Ashlon Davids, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Jay-Cee Nel, 12 Johnathan Francke, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Ruan Steenkamp (captain), 7 Hanru Sirgel, 6 Gideon Van Der Merwe, 5 Cameron Lindsay, 4 Mzwanele Zito, 3 Janu Botha, 2 Janco Uys, 1 Mox Mxoli.
Replacements: 16 HJ Luus, 17 Andrew Beerwinkel, 18 Andries Schutte, 19 Jeandre Leonard, 20 Sibabalo Qoma, 21 Raegan Oranje, 22 Tinus De Beer, 23 Ederies Arendse, 24 Tijde Visser, 25 Luyolo Dapula, 26 Christopher Hollis.