The MTN Golden Lions on Saturday claimed the remaining home semifinal in the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship in style by registering a bonus-point victory against Border to finish the pool stages on a high note.
The MTN Golden Lions U19s also started their clash against Border with a bang as they ran in four tries in the first 29 minutes. But Border hit back shortly before the break with Charl Carelse crashing over the tryline to add to an earlier penalty by Dylan Rust.
The Lions, however, continued to show their class in the second half with the side adding three tries to their score, two of which were scored by Sampie Hearn, to push the match out of reach for Border. The visitors, however, managed to sneak in a consolation try on the stroke of fulltime to push their score to 17 points.
Scorers:
- MTN Golden Lions 47 (28) – Tries: Francois van Heerden, Jano Venter (2), Koch Marx, Sampie Hearn (2), Sikhumbuzo Mabuza. Conversions: Brandan Hewit (6).
- Border 17 (10) – Tries: Charl Carelse, Devon van Eeden. Conversions: Dylan Rust (2). Penalty: Rust.
Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship log – Division A:
- Vodacom Blue Bulls – 56
- MTN Golden Lions – 39
- The Sharks U19 – 38
- Leopards – 32
- DHL Western Province – 25
- Toyota Free State – 24
- Border – 1
