DHL Western Province won a high-scoring Absa Currie Cup match at GWK Park in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon after they had to fight back when GWK Griquas took an early lead in the match.
The home team started like a house on fire, taking a 15-0 lead midway through the first half thanks to tries by fullback Rudi Vogt and flank Davon Raubenheimer.
But WP held their nerve and scored three converted tries in the final 15 minutes of the first half to take a 21-15 lead at the break.
Seven more tries – four to WP and three to Griquas – followed in the second half as both teams played an open and attacking game. A total of 12 tries were scored in the game, with Vogt, Raubenheimer and WP wing JJ Engelbrecht each bagging a brace of five pointers.
Scorers:
- GWK Griquas – Tries: Rudi Vogt (2), Davon Raubenheimer (2), Marnus Schoeman. Conversions: Vogt (2). Penalties: Vogt, Earl Rose.
- DHL Western Province – Tries: Tiaan Liebenberg, Nick Koster, Dewaldt Duvenage, Conrad Jantjes, JJ Engelbrecht (2), Johann Sadie. Conversions: Demetri Catrakilis (3).
Teams:
- GWK Griquas: 15 Rudi Vogt, 14 Wilmaure Louw, 13 Jean Stemmet, 12 Hanno Coetzee, 11 Dusty Noble, 10 Riaan Viljoen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Jonathan Mokuena (captain), 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Justin Downey, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Hendrik Roodt, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Ivann Espag. Replacements: 16 Simon Westraadt, 17 Steph Roberts, 18 Frikkie Spies, 19 Marnus Schoeman, 20 Marnus Hugo, 21 Matthew Roslee, 22 Earl Rose.
- DHL Western Province: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 JJ Engelbrecht, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Tertius Daniller, 6 Nick Fenton-Wells, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg (captain), 1 Steven Kitshoff. Replacements: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Quinton Roux, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Berton Klaasen, 22 Steven Hunt.
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log:
Pos. Team – P – W – D – L – PF – PA – PD – TF – TA – BPts – Pts
- MTN Golden Lions – 8 – 7 – 0 – 1 – 274 – 178 – 96 – 30 – 17 – 4 – 32
- DHL Western Province – 8 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 242 – 165 – 77 – 24 – 13 – 5 – 27
- The Sharks – 8 – 6 – 0 – 2 – 225 – 192 – 33 – 19 – 16 – 2 – 26
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs – 8 – 4 – 0 – 4 – 306 – 183 – 123 – 37 – 18 – 7 – 23
- GWK Griquas – 8 – 4 – 1 – 3 – 230 – 253 – -23 – 26 – 33 – 5 – 23
- Vodacom Blue Bulls – 8 – 4 – 0 – 4 – 198 – 227 – -29 – 22 – 23 – 2 – 18
- Ford Pumas – 8 – 0 – 0 – 8 – 158 – 275 – -117 – 17 – 32 – 5 – 5
- Platinum Leopards – 8 – 1 – 0 – 7 – 142 – 302 – -160 – 17 – 40 – 1 – 5
Absa Currie Cup First Division Log:
Pos. Team – P – W – D – L – PF – PA – PD – TF – TA – BPts – Pts
- Eastern Province Kings – 7 – 7 – 0 – 0 – 327 – 158 – 169 – 46 – 20 – 5 – 33
- Regent Boland Cavaliers – 7 – 6 – 0 – 1 – 316 – 120 – 196 – 42 – 15 – 7 – 31
- SWD Eagles – 6 – 3 – 0 – 3 – 186 – 232 – -46 – 23 – 30 – 2 – 14
- Tasol Solar Griffons – 7 – 1 – 0 – 6 – 201 – 293 – -92 – 26 – 41 – 7 – 11
- Valke – 6 – 2 – 0 – 4 – 161 – 227 – -66 – 24 – 29 – 2 – 10
- Border Bulldogs – 7 – 1 – 0 – 6 – 181 – 342 – -161 – 22 – 48 – 3 – 7
