Sawuka double seals SACS’ victory, Rhoda scores hat-trick in Parel Vallei win
Qawe Sawuka dived over for a double as SACS opened their NMI Toyota North/South Tournament account with a comfortable 31-12 victory over Welkom Gimnasium in the second game of the first day.
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It was a well-deserved reward for the loosehead prop’s excellent performance for the southern suburbs’ team.
Apart from being a handful with his pick and drives around the breakdown, which was the source of his two tries, he kept the Welkom side busy with his energetic contributions in broken play.
Parel Vallei made a splashy debut at the North/South tournament with a big 57-12 victory over their fellow newcomers, the Mzwandile Mali XV. The side from Somerset West performed confidently and showed that they were not scared to give the ball air, which was reflected in the hat-trick of tries scored by fullback Shudley Rhoda.
He benefitted from the acres of space afforded him because of the dominance of the Parel Vallei forwards, led by 8th-man Renato Tosi, whose physical presence, especially when in possession, kept his side on the front foot. That created opportunities for Rhoda and company to run rampant at the back.
There were, however, some promising signs from the Mzwandile Mali XV. In the second half, they found some rhythm on attack, which caught out the Parel Vallei defenders on a couple of occasions and brought them reward for their willingness to play running rugby.
SCORERS
SACS 31 (21) – Tries: Qawe Sawuka (2), Daniel Grant, Quewinn Lackay. Conversions: Mike Skeelers (4). Penalty: Skeelers. Welkom Gimnasium 12 (5) – Tries: Rewaldo Farmer, Aswell Makepan. Conversion: Jadewyn Solomons.
Parel Vallei 57 (40) – Tries: Shudley Rhoda (3), Renato Tosi (2), Owen Cockfort, Johan van Zyl, Stephan Nieman, Robyn Septoe. Conversions: Rhoda (6). Mzwandile Mali XV 19 (12) – Tries: Matthew Goliath, Sibabalwe Gwintsa, Denash van Sencie Conversions: Gwintsa (3).
