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DHL WP fall short against Griquas

PUBLISHED: June 16, 2019


DHL Western Province went down 50-21 in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge semifinal against Tafel Lager Griquas at KaNyamazane Stadium near Nelspruit on Sunday.

The Northern Cape outfit scored seven tries in an impressive performance which marked the end of DHL Western Province’s campaign.

Tafel Lager Griquas made a fast start with an early try from wing Enver Brandt which was followed up by a penalty from flyhalf George Whitehead.

DHL Western Province responded with a try of their own as a flowing backline move saw captain Craig Barry dot down in the corner.

Griquas flank Gideon van der Merwe scored their second try on the half-hour mark, but DHL Western Province finished the first half with two penalties from flyhalf Abner van Reenen which reduced Griquas’ lead to 15-11 at the break.

Van Reenen kicked another penalty at the start of the second half to make it a one-point game, but Griquas hit back with two quick tries as centre Eduan Keyter scored and Brandt got over for his second to take their lead out to 29-14.

Some impressive handling and slick passing saw lock Brandon Valentyn gallop over for DHL Western Province’s second try, but Griquas responded immediately with another try of their own from scrumhalf Izak Burger,

Van der Merwe scored a second try and that was followed up by another from fullback Anthony Volminck late in the game to cap off an impressive performance from Griquas and seal their place in the final.

The scorers:

For DHL WP:
Tries:
Barry, Valentyn
Con: Van Reenen
Pens: Van Reenen 3

For Tafel Lager Griquas:
Tries:
Brandt 2, Van der Merwe 2, Keyter, Burger, Volminck
Cons: Whitehead 5
Pen: Whitehead

DHL Western Province: 15 Tristan Leyds, 14 Craig Barry, 13 David Brits, 12 EW Viljoen, 11 Andre Manuel, 10 Abner van Reenen, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Marno Redelinghuys (captain), 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Brendon Esterhuizen, 5 Jordan Sesink-Clee, 4 Brandon Valentyn, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Chad Solomon, 1 Kwenzo Blose.
Replacements: 16 Schalk Erasmus, 17 Michael Kumbirai, 18 Liam Hendricks, 19 Dian Koen, 20 Godlen Masimla, 21 Lyle Hendricks, 22 Sihle Njezula.