The Currie Cup got off to a cracking start with a statement victory for the defending champion Cheetahs, while the Pumas, Lions and Bulls won away.
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division got off to a cracking start with a statement victory for the defending champions, the Toyota Cheetahs, while the Airlink Pumas, Fidelity ADT Lions and Vodacom Bulls all made a positive starts on the road.
The action continues from Friday until Sunday, with four more matches scheduled: Suzuki Griquas vs Hollywoodbets Sharks XV; Airlink Pumas vs Fidelity ADT Lions; Toyota Cheetahs vs DHL WP; and NovaVit Griffons vs Vodacom Bulls.Firstly, a rejuvenated Airlink Pumas outfit proved too strong for Suzuki Griquas as the team from Mpumalanga ran out winners 44-24 in Kimberley on Friday afternoon.
Unconverted tries by wing Jaco Williams and second rower Coetzee Le Roux gave the KwaZulu-Natalians a 10-8 halftime advantage, but the Highvelders staged a brave fightback in the second stanza during which time Jarod Cairns and Morne Brandon scored to help them claw their way into the lead. Gideon van der Merwe, Daniel Kasende and Jandre Nel all grabbed two tries each for the impressive Toyota Cheetahs, with Ethan Wentzel and George Lourens also adding the conversions off the kicking tee.– Tries: Gideon van der Merwe , Daniel Kasende , Jandre Nel , Sbu Nkosi, Ethan Wentzel, Litha Nkula, Jeandre Rudolph, Neels Volschenk, Penalty try. Conversions: Wentzel , George Lourens .– Tries: Gurswin Wehr, Penalty try. Conversion: Andrew Kota. Penalty goals: Kota .
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