DHL WP are in Kimberley where they are up against Tafel Lager Griquas in their penultimate game of the league phase of the Carling Currie Cup. A win today will see them move up to third position, while defeat will see them slip to fifth, so there is everything to play for as the play-offs get closer. Follow all the action live right here.
Clear skies in Kimberley for this Sunday lunchtime kick-off, so we should be set for a shoot-out with plenty of tries.
Late change for DHL WP, with Paul de Wet starting at scrumhalf and Godlen Masimla set to make an impact from the replacements bench.
0 – Kick-off in Kimberley where it is clear skies and very little wind for this Sunday lunchtime Carling Currie Cup encounter between DHL WP and Tafel Lager Griquas.
2 – A grubber from Sergeal Petersen runs dead so Griquas have the first scrum in their own half.
3 – Obstruction in the backline so Tim Swiel take aim at the poles and puts DHL WP 3-0 up early on.
5 – Griquas level things up at 3-3 after Sazi Sandi is blown up for not rolling away in the tackle.
8 – DHL WP get a scrum from the restart which is lost forward. Griquas collapse it so Swiel kicks it into the corner to set up a line-out.
10 – Line-out drive gets close to the tryline, but it is not coming out, so Griquas get the scrum and clear it.
12 – DHL WP run it back and take it wide early. It is lost forward by the tackler, so the visitors have an attacking scrum in the 22 but it is lost forward by Johan du Toit after popping out from a powerful shove.
15 – DHL WP have another scrum on halfway as the stop-start game continues.
19 – Griquas make a turnover and take it deep into the 22 where they earn a penalty. They maul and flank Gideon van der Merwe scrambles over for the opening try to make it 10-3.
24 – DHL WP take it through multiple phases in the 22 and Griquas wing James Verity-Am is shown a yellow card for repeated infringements from his team.
26 – Scrum advantage and it goes wide to Petersen who scores in the corner to level it up at 10-10.
28 – Yellow card for Paul de Wet this time for not rolling away on the tryline. Tafel Lager Griquas follow up with a try to take a 17-10.
30 – DHL WP come storming back despite being a man down and it is worked out to Ruhan Nel to score in the corner. That reduces Tafel Lager Griquas lead to 17-15 after 30 mins in Kimberley.
34 – Both teams exchange kicks and Griquas knock on deep in DHL WP territory so Province have a scrum.
36 – Warrick Gelant covering at scrumhalf and he finds a good touch in Griquas 22 with a box-kick.
38 – DHL WP down to 14 but taking the game to the home side and they win a penalty which Tim Swiel kicks over to give them an 18-17 lead just before half-time.
40 – Griquas lock Adre Smith scores in added time to give the home side a 24-18 lead at half-time.
41 – DHL WP can’t control the kick-off and Griquas take advantage with their fourth try from Ruan Steenkamp to put them 31-18 up.
44 – DHL WP have a scrum and it goes out to Ruhan Nel, but he loses it forward in the tackle so Griquas have a scrum on their 22.
47 – Griquas lose it forward so DHL WP have another scrum as two new props take the field in Dian Bleuler and Neethling Fouche. Griquas win a scrum penalty so they can clear.
51 – Griquas take it close and then go wide to Verity-Am who scores in the corner to take their lead out to 36-18.
57 – DHL WP with a series of attacking line-out, but the last throw is not straight, so Griquas have a scrum.
61 – DHL WP run a few phases on attack, but Griquas win a breakdown penalty and kick long.
63 – DHL WP run back from their 22 and a late tackle from Adre Smith means they have a good attacking opportunity in the corner.
65 – Neethling Fouche powers his way over for the third try for DHL WP. That cuts Tafel Lager Griquas’ lead to 36-25. 15 mins left in Kimberley for an epic comeback.
67 – DHL WP run it into the 22 from their own 22, with Marcel Theunissen hitting a big gap. Griquas turn it over but then lose it forward so DHL WP have a midfield scrum. Lost forward in the backline, so Griquas have the scrum this time.
71 – Breakdown penalty given away and Whitehead kicks it over to make it 39-25.
74 – Another shot at goal from Whitehead, this time from halfway and he pulls it wide.
76 – Verity-Am runs in his second try to seal the win for the home side.
80 – Full-time in Kimberley where DHL WP have gone down 46-25 against Tafel Lager Griquas. The equation is simple now, next week in Durban is a must-win to qualify for the play-offs.