Results – Day 1 – u13 Craven Week
Western Province started their attempt for a seventh successful title as unofficial champions of the annual u13 Craven Week with a 70-12 thrashing of the Valke of the opening day of the tournament in White River. They already managed to build-up a healthy lead of 39-0 by half-time.
Their inside centre, David Simon, scored four of his side’s 12 tries. The winger Ben Ntumba also managed to sneak in a hat-trick of tries. Western Province haven’t suffered a defeat in their last 40 outings at the tournament.
The Golden Lions proved too strong for Border in their clash walking from the pitch as victors by 57-7. Their eighthman, Jamaal Feldman, scoring a hat-trick of tries.
The Limpopo Blue Bulls secured a narrow 27-24 victory over Boland in their opening match. Their eighthman, Liam Santos, crossed the try-line three times in the first half as they’ve managed to build-up a 24-7 lead by the break.
Griqualand West’s lock, Pieter Retief, scored a hat-trick of tries as his team put Zimbabwe to the sword by 31-7. The team from the Northern Cape led our northerly neighbours by 7-5 at the break.
Scorers:
Western Province 70 (39) – Tries: David Simon (4), Ben Ntumba (3), Luan Bosman, Riley Norton, Simthandile Mafuya, Ashwin Swarts, Caleb Louw. Conversions: Ashwin Cox (3), Simon (2). Valke 12 (0) – Tries: Luan Ferreira, Jeandré Claassen. Conversion: Claassen.
Golden Lions 57 (38) – Tries: Jamaal Feldman (3), Handré Maree (2), Tiaan le Roux, Shelton-Ray Primo, JD Hamel, Loewieke Roolvink. Conversions: Primo (5), Maree. Border 7 (0) – Try: Qiqa Qwesha. Conversion: Chad de Beyer.
Sharks 31 (19) – Tries: Nkululeko Sithole (2), Severine Kapotwe, Anele Cele, Aiden Botha. Conversions: Luke Davidson (3). South Western Districts 5 (5) – Try: Erick Steyn.
Blue Bulls 22 (17) – Tries: Philip du Plessis (2), Luann Olivier (2). Conversion: Ruben Pienaar. Eastern Province 17 (12) – Tries: Marquin Domingo (2), Ethan Adams. Conversion: Adams.
Free State 27 (12) – Tries: Rukudzo Madinga (2), Pieter van der Merwe, Renier Grobler, Carlyle Hawkins. Conversion: Divan Roux. Namibia 7 (7) – Try: Nicholas van der Colff. Conversion: Waldré Kotze.
Limpopo Blue Bulls 27 (24) – Tries: Liam Santos (3), Kebo Maake. Conversions: Andrew Stopforth (2). Penalty: Stopforth. Boland 24 (7) – Tries: Viaan Mentoor (2), Joshua Paddock, Bernard Meyer. Conversions: Dequinne de Bruyn, Mentoor.
Griqualand West 31 (7) – Tries: Pieter Retief (3), Shaw Lourens, Henry Page. Conversions: Ethan van Zyl (3). Zimbabwe 5 (5) – Try: Nokutenda Gunda.
Griffons 22 (12) – Tries: Jan Coetzee, Lerato Rammile, Rovaun van Niekerk, Hloni Mokotjo. Conversion: Ruben Crous. Pumas 0.
Leopards 19 (12) – Tries: Geoffrey French, Mokgaotsi Mosiane, Christiaan van der Bergh. Conversions: Luandré Pretorius (2). Border Country Districts 14 (0) – Tries: Lisakhanya Mtabhayi, Mbasa Mda. Conversions: Mihlali Fayo (2).
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