The Leopards u/20 travelled to Bloemfontein looking for their first win of the season against an unbeaten Toyota Free State u/20. After a hard-fought first twenty minutes, the Leopards u/20 managed to beat their hosts with 24-17 after a brilliant second half.
The Cheetahs dominated the Leopards u/20 for the first 20 minutes and could not convert all the scoring opportunities into points. The Cheetahs led 10-00 at the halftime break after scoring a try and a converted penalty.
In the second half, the Leopards dominated from the word go and played some spectacular running rugby helped on by their dominating pack of forwards and to outscored their host with three tries to one.
Scorers:
Toyota Free State: Wela Takala, Levandre Horne. Conversions: Juan Dee Oliver, Juan Smith. Penalty: Juan Dee Oliver.
Leopards u/20: Scorers: Damian Oosthuizen, Jakkie Eloff, Conrad Schlechter. Conversions: Christiaan Gates (3). Penalty: Christiaan Gates.
Teams:
Toyota Free State u/20: 15. Leyton Valentine, 14. Jacquin Jacobus, 13. Chad Oppelt, 12. Emile Kotze, 11. Dwayne Pharo, 10. Juan Smith, 9. Juan Dee Olivier, 8. Danston Cloete, 7. Stefan Nortje, 6. Wela Takata, 5. Zander van den Berg, 4. Hanro Potgieter, 3. Laurence Victor, 2. Ronaldo Ismail, 1. Jan Hendrik Bessenger. Replacements: 16. Duan Ludik, 17. Ducan Sergei Edwards, 18. Aviwe Mpepo, 19. Ulrich Bekker, 20. Septimus Dercksen, 21. Lwando Kolisa, 22. CJ Herholdt, 23. Levandrè Horne
Leopards u/20: 15. G Janeke, 14. S Roulston, 13. Christiaan Vlok, 12. C Schlechter, 11. Simuthembile Ntleki, 10. Christiaan Gates, 9. Marquin Uren, 8.Tsimolle Mogale, 7. Jakkie Eloff, 6. Damian Oosthuizen, 5. Casper Steenkamp/Robert Adshade, 4. Tian van Zyl, 3. Stephan van Graan, 2. Brandon Beukes, 1. Daniel Theron. Replacements: 16. Angus Appollis, 17. Khutso Tshisikhawe, 18. S Shezi, 19. S van Schalkwyk, 20. H du Rand, 21. Sanele Zungu, 22. Alec Vermaak, 23. Luan van der Walt.