The 2012 Varsity Cup heads into semi-finals tonight, with Maties hosting UJ in the early game (kicking off at 5:30 in Stellenbosch) and Tukkies taking on Pukke in Pretoria at 7:30.
FNB Maties v FNB UJ
Danie Craven Stadium (Stellenbosch)
Kick-off: 5.30pm (Live on SuperSport One)
The teams:
Maties: 15 André Smith, 14 Ryan Nell, 13 Wessel Coetzee, 12 Louis Jordaan, 11 Dean Hammond, 10 André Kemp, 9 Boela Abrahams, 8 Grant Hattingh, 7 Helmut Lehmann (captain), 6 Sam Mabombo, 5 Hugo Kloppers, 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Os Hamman, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Brummer Badenhorst.
Replacements: 16 Alfred Ries, 17 Alistair Vermaak, 18 JP Swanepoel, 19 Nicholas de Jager, 20 Donald Stevens, 21 Jarryd Buys, 22 Clearance Khumalo, 23 Hein van der Merwe.
UJ: 15 Worsie Kotze, 14 JR Esterhuizen, 13 Justin St. Jerry, 12 Divan van Zyl, 11 Chrysander Botha, 10 Guy Cronjé, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Justin Wheeler (captain), 7 Wendal Wehr, 6 Johan van Deventer, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Marnus van Huyssteen, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Francois du Toit, 1 Wessel du Rand.
Replacements: 16 Shaun Malton, 17 Jaco Vermeulen, 18 Shane Kirkwood, 19 RJ Liebenberg, 20 Jacques Pretorius, 21 Luan Steenkamp, 22 Aubrey McDonald, 23 Heinrich Terblanche.
FNB UP-Tuks v FNB NWU-Pukke
Tuks Rugby Stadium (Pretoria)
Kick-off: 7.30pm (Live on SuperSport One)
The teams:
UP-Tuks: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Deon Helberg, 13 Jerome Pretorius, 12 Dabeon Draghoender, 11 Hayden Groepes, 10 Wesley Dunlop, 9 Lohan Jacobs, 8 Okkie Kruger, 7 Jacques Verwey, 6 Wiaan Liebenberg, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Mike Williams, 3 Grant Kemp, 2 Zane Botha (captain), 1 Sabelo Nhlapo.
Replacements: 16 Kurt Haupt, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Sthembiso Mlongo, 19 Daniel Adongo, 20 Rudi van Rooyen, 21 Willie du Plessis, 22 Courtnall Skosan, 23 Basil Short.
NWU-Pukke: 15 SW Oosthuizen, 14 Andrew van Wyk, 13 Ruan Jacobs, 12 Joubert Engelbrecht (captain), 11 Joe Seerane, 10 Gerhard Nortier, 9 Tiaan Dorfling, 8 Spanner Pretorius, 7 HP Swart, 6 Siya Mdaka, 5 Victor Kruger, 4 Siyanda Ndlovu, 3 John-Roy Jenkinson, 2 JC Oberholzer, 1 Henry Scharneck.
Replacements: 16 Marius Fourie, 17 Martin Dreyer, 18 Lodewyk Uys, 19 André Barnard, 20 Andries Botha, 21 Malan van der Merwe, 22 Terswin Raubenheimer, 23 Mashudu Mafela.
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I played with siyanda ndlovu at pinetown. He is one strong guy.
@sharkbok (Comment 1) : Ndlovu has been really good this Varsity Cup…Go Pukke!!! Ndlovu, JC Oberholzer and Andrew Van Wyk have been immense this season!
@sharkbok (Comment 1) : He came from the academy didn’t he? Think his name should be in Bold… and John Jenkinson Glenwood old boy…
Pukke of niks
MATIES 21 vs UJ 0 after 25 min.
Maties 23 – 0 UJ
65 mins
Oh my gosh UJ were kak tonight!
FULL TIME SF1
Maties 23 – 0 UJ
Go Pukke go
Kick of Tuks vs Pukke
Pukke getting a kickable penalty but going for the line out and throw in not straight
Puk scrum demolishing Tuks
Nerves getting the best of the Pukke at the moment
Big hits from both sides
@Mutley (Comment 9) : With you on that one. Ek like Tuks niks! 🙂
Blommetjies scores
Dunlop misses
Tuks 5
Pukke 0
12min
Tukkies 5
Pukke 0
20min
Pukke again get a kick able penalty put go for the line out and strategy break
Puk win the line take it threw the phases but tukkies defense holding strong loses the ball and Tukkies kicks it up field
Ref makes a wrong call as Puk scrumhalf kick forward and judges chaser to be offside
Pukke relentless on the attack but Tukkies defense holding
Puk fullback breaks the line and scores
Try converted
Tuks 5
Pukke 8
32min
Spanners in for Pukkes 2nd try
Converted
Tukkies 5
Pukke 16
35min
Pukke has their tails up now running at everything
Tukkies score after the hooter but ball was short
Converted
Tukkies 13
Pukke 16
Halftime
Sorry 55min
Tukkies 29
Pukke 24
Shaun Veldsman is a real idiot!
Tuks 29 – 24 Pukke
57 mins
Blommetjies scored his 2nd and converted then Pukke scored of a forward pass then Jacobs scored a try in the corner but he was out
Its looking like its going to be close Tukkies attacking like crazy and Pukke just holding
Draghoender scores
Dunlop converts
Tukkies 37
Pukke 24
63min
TUKS 53 (13) vs PUKKE 24 (16) Full Time
Tukke 🙂 Tuks teen Maties
GO VARSITY CUP
Sorry battery of my phone died and could not continue to comment, but when Jacobs scored his “try” momentum shifted to Tuks, Pukke didn’t have an answer and folded
Die beker kom Pretoria toe ( that is probably the only throphy that I will be happy too see in Pretoria)
Go Tuks
TUKS of NIKS