GWK Griquas moved up to third on the Absa Currie Cup log after their third consecutive victory this season. They were too good for the Platinum Leopards at GWK Park in Kimberley and won 32-18, claiming a full haul of five log points in the process.
Rugby purists would probably not have enjoyed this match, with too many errors and bad defence by both sides robbing the game of any real momentum. Compared to the way in which GWK Griquas beat The Sharks last weekend, this was not in the same league.
The home team scored two tries in each half, with Wilmaure Louw’s try at the death securing them their third try-scoring bonus point in as many weeks. With two games left in the first round of the Absa Currie Cup, GWK Griquas will look to finish the first phase of the competition amongst the top four, even though they have a potentially difficult visit to Pretoria ahead next weekend.
Scorers:
- GWK Griquas – Tries: Jean Stemmet, Riaan Viljoen, Matt Rosslee, Wilmaure Louw. Conversions: Rudi Vogt (2), Monty Dumond. Penalties: Vogt (2).
- Platinum Leopards – Tries: Hoffman Maritz, Morné Hanekom. Conversion: Wesley Dunlop. Penalties: Dunlop (2).
Teams:
- GWK Griquas: 15 Rudi Vogt, 14 Riaan Viljoen (captain), 13 Jean Stemmet, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Dusty Noble, 10 Earl Rose, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Burger Schoeman, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Justin Downey, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Hendrik Roodt, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Jean Botha. Replacements: 16 Matthew Dobson, 17 Ivann Espag, 18 Frikkie Spies, 19 Marnus Schoeman, 20 Matthew Rosslee, 21 Monty Dumond, 22 Wilmaure Louw.
- Platinum Leopards: 15 George Tossel, 14 Hoffman Maritz, 13 Charl Weideman, 12 Joubert Engelbrecht, 11 Vainon Willis, 10 Wesley Dunlop, 9 Theo van Wyk, 8 Morné Hanekom (captain), 7 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 6 Philip de Wet, 5 Roan van Heerden, 4 Brendon Snyman, 3 Stephan Bezuidenhout, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 BG Uys. Replacements: 16 Marius Fourie, 17 Bêrend Botha, 18 Christo van Niekerk, 19 Juan Pretorius, 20 Clayton Durand, 21 Walter Venter, 22 Jovan Bowles.
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log
- MTN Golden Lions – 5 – 5 – 0 – 0 – 186 – 111 – 75 – 23 – 13 – 2 – 22
- The Sharks – 5 – 4 – 0 – 1 – 144 – 134 – 10 – 12 – 11 – 2 – 18
- GWK Griquas – 5 – 3 – 1 – 1 – 152 – 148 – 4 – 16 – 18 – 3 – 17
- DHL Western Province – 5 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 149 – 91 – 58 – 13 – 4 – 4 – 14
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs – 5 – 2 – 0 – 3 – 142 – 127 – 15 – 15 – 12 – 4 – 12
- Vodacom Blue Bulls – 5 – 2 – 0 – 3 – 99 – 148 – -49 – 9 – 14 – 0 – 8
- Ford Pumas – 5 – 0 – 0 – 5 – 109 – 137 – -28 – 11 – 14 – 5 – 5
- Platinum Leopards – 5 – 1 – 0 – 4 – 102 – 187 – -85 – 12 – 25 – 1 – 5
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