The DHL Western Province Under-16 team began their 2013 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week campaign on a high, with a 50-12 win over the Leopards on Monday.

DHL WP led 29-12 at half-time and scored a total of seven tries to two on Monday morning, with centre Taigh Schoor scoring a hat-trick of tries.

The Western Province forwards and backs combined well to produce a solid display, but it was their effectiveness at sniffing out gaps in the defence and creating points-scoring chances that put them in the driving seat.

Scrumhalf Jondre Williams converted six of his team’s tries and also kicked one penalty goal for a personal tally of 15 points on Day One at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark.

Such was the competitiveness of the clashes on the opening day, just DHL Western Province, SWD and the Valke XV registered convincing wins, while the Blue Bulls, KwaZulu-Natal, Border and the Golden Lions were made to work hard for their victories.

The DHL WP Under-16 scorers (v Leopards):
Tries: Schoor 3, Muller, Marais, Abrahams, Davids
Pen: Williams
Cons: Williams 6

Coca-Cola Under-16 Grant Khomo Week results (Day One):
Griquas 9 Namibia 13
Valke 20 Golden Lions 29
Boland 17 Pumas 10
Griquas CD 12 Zimbabwe 15
Border CD 3 Valke XV 28
Free State 13 Border 15
SWD 21 Griffons 10
Blue Bulls 30 Eastern Province 26
Western Province 50 Leopards 12

KwaZulu-Natal 16 Limpopo Blue Bulls 12