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the Pumas survived a resurgence of the second half by Griquas to win their Currie Cup match at Mbombela Stadium on Friday.
How it happened | Pumas v Griquas
The Pumas won 22-17 after leading 15-7 at halftime.
After a few even minutes, it was the Pumas who drew the first blood when Ginter Smuts scored a 3-0 penalty after a Griquas player went berserk in a ruck.
The home team continued to pressure the Griquas and won a scrum five meters from the try line. A strong and coordinated scrum earned the Pumas a penalty try, putting them a clear 10-0 after 20 minutes.
Griquas did not take him idly. They bounced back after going back early and in the 26th minute they scored a great try thanks to an incisive run from winger Eduan Keyter, who scored under the posts to give Tinus de Beer a simple conversion for 10-7.
At the other end of the field, the home team turned away again when he scored his second try. A cross kick from Devon Williams found Luther Obi and he went by five points. The conversion was extensive.
The traveling team started the second half in a positive way and won a penalty in the opposite half. They went for the three points and De Beer made it count by scoring 15-10.
The Griquas defended well during the second half as the Pumas looked to extend their lead, but in the 71st minute victory was assured for the hosts thanks to a try by substitute Daniel Maartens. Smuts became 22-10.
A late try by Keyter spooked the Pumas as the conversion brought Griquas to five points with four minutes to go, but the hosts were able to maintain their lead and secure victory in the end.
Next week, the Pumas face Western Province in Cape Town (Saturday, December 11 – 7:00 p.m.) while the Griquas have a goodbye.
Scorers:
Pumas
Attempts: penalty try, Luther Obi, Daniel Maartens
Conversion: Ginter Smuts
Penalty: Smuts
Griquas
Test: Eduan Keyter (2)
Conversion: Tinus de Beer (2)
Penalty: De Beer
Equipment:
Pumas
15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Luther Obi, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Etienne Taljaard, 10 Devon Williams, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Darrien Landsberg, 6 Phumzile Maqondwana, 5 Pieter Jansen van Vuren (captain), 4 Le Roux Roets, 3 Ruan Kramer, 2 Simon Westraadt, 1 Dewald Maritz
Substitutes: 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Ig Prinsloo, 18 Brandon Valentyn, 19 Daniel Maartens, 20 Chriswill September, 21 Tiaan Botes, 22 Wayne van der Bank, 23 Liam Hendriks
Griquas
15 James Verity-Amm, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Berton Klaasen, 12 Johnathan Francke, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Johan Momsen, 7 Stefan Willemse, 6 CJ Velleman, 5 Cameron Lindsay, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Ewald van der Westhuizen, 2 HJ Luus, 1 Mox Mxoli
Substitutes (from): 16 Monde Hadebe, 17 Andrew Beerwinkel, 18 John-Roy Jenkinson, 19 Mzwanele Zito, 20 Carl Els, 21 Theo Maree, 22 Andre Swarts, 23 Enver Brandt, 24 Zandre Jordaan, 25 Ewan Coetzee, 26 Ashlon Davids
– TEAMtalk Media
