Tafel Lager Griquas hosted the Cell C Sharks in Kimberley this afternoon in the first round of the 2021 Carling Currie Cup. The Cell C Sharks was made to work extremely hard to beat Tafel Lager Griquas with 50-16.
Discipline or rather the lack thereof the main reason for the Griquas inability to secure a win as penalties were conceded at crucial times in the match..
01:45 Griquas was first on the scoreboard after a penalty was converted by George Whitehead. The penalty from a dominant scrum by the Griquas, (03-00).
06:56 Boeta Chamberlain converted a dropgoal after the Sharks could not break the defensive line of the Griquas, (03-03).
12:44 A second penalty awarded to the Griquas converted by George Whitehead. The Griquas scrum milking the penalties with pressure, (06-03).
20:24 Phepsi Buthlezi scored after great interplay by the Sharks forwards and backs, (06-10).
20:00 The Sharks are slowly but surely starting to dominate going into the second quarter of the match.
40:00 An action-packed second quarter with the momentum shifting towards the Griquas as the time ran out in the first half.
43:35 Boeta Chamberlain opens the score for the Sharks in the second half with a converted penalty, (06-13).
47:48 Jeremy Ward fall on the ball after a chip by Werner Kok to score the Sharks second try of the match, (06-20).
50:24 The Sharks opened up the game in the second half and scored a try that started in their one 22m. Hyron Andrews finished off a brilliant team try, (06-25).
53:05 Eduan Keyter scored the Griquas' first try after a brilliant individual effort, (11-25).
60:00 The momentum again with the Griquas as the last 20 minutes promise some exciting play. Although the Sharks are in the lead with 14 points it is still anybody's game.
65:20 Hanry Sirgel showed a yellow card.
74:22 Daniel Kasende scored the Griquas second try, (16-25).
78:32 Kerron van Vuuren scored the bonus-point try for the Sharks off the back of a 5m Lineout-maul, (16-30).
Scorers:
Tafel Lager Griquas: Tries: Eduan Keyter, Daniel Kasende. Penalties: George Whitehead (2).
Cell C Sharks: Tries: Phepsi Buthelezi, Jeremy Ward, Hyron Andrews, Kerron van Vuuren. Conversions: Boeta Chamberlain (2). Penalty: Boeta Chamberlain. Drop Goal: Boeta Chamberlain.
Tafel Lager Griquas: 15 Masixole Banda, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Ederies Arendse, 12 Andre Swarts, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Ruan Steenkamp (captain), 7 Sibabalo Qoma, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Cameron Lindsay, 4 Mzwanele Zito, 3 Andries Schutte, 2 Janco Uys, 1 Andrew Beerwinkel. Replacements – from: Tiaan van der Merwe, Andrew Kuhn, Ewald van der Westhuizen, Jeandré Leonard, Hanru Sirgel, Raegan Oranje, Theo Boshoff, Christopher Hollis, Tijde Visser, Enver Brandt, Ashlon Davids.
Cell C Sharks: 15 Manie Libbok, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Jeremy Ward, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (captain), 7 Thembelani Bholi, 6 James Venter, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Khutha Mchunu, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Khwezi Mona. Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Mzamo Majola, 18 Wiehahn Herbst, 19 JJ van der Mescht, 20 Reniel Hugo, 21 Mpilo Gumede, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Marnus Potgieter.