FNB UCT Ikeys drew first blood in the 2024 Varsity Cup by beating FNB UFS Shimlas 38-32 in a hard-fought contest in Bloemfontein.
The home team were the first to score with tighthead Riaan van der Merwe crashing over for an unconverted try. The team from the Mother City struck back almost immediately with a double whammy with flankers Taariq Kruger and Siphumezo Dyonase both crossing the tryline.
Zane Bester’s try for Shimlas made it a one-point ball game, but Makhaza nailed another penalty for the Ikeys to hand them a 21-17 lead at the break.
FNB UFS Shimlas: Tries: Riaan van der Merwe, Kwezi Dlamini, Zane Bester, Ethan Wentzel, Jandré Nel. Conversations: Ethan Wentzel (2). Penalties: Bradley Giddy
FNB UCT Ikeys: Tries: Taariq Kruger, Siphumezo Dyonase, Rethabile Louw. Conversations: Ntokozo Makhaza. Penalties: Ntokozo Makhaza (7)
FNB Player That Rocks: Rethabile Louw (FNB UCT Ikeys)
FNB UFS Shimlas: 1. Ntokozo Hlophe, 2. Liyema Mgwigwi, 3. Riaan Jacobus van der Merwe, 4. Pierre-Raymond Uys, 5. Reinier Viljoen, 6. Cornelius Hermanus Smit Volschenk, 7. Siyambuka Sobe Nakhane Ningiza, 8. Kwezi Dlamini, 9. Jandré Nel, 10. Ethan SJ Wentzel, 11. Siviwe Zondani,12. Gideon Jooste Nel, 13. Zane Bester, 14. Kirwin Curtley Du Preez, 15. Michael Annies.
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