Tafel Lager Griquas hosted the Sigma Lions in Kimberley and completely dominated their struggling visitors to score a 49-17 bonus-point win.
The Lion started like a house on fire, however, the defence of the host quickly put the fire out and started to dominate the game for the rest of the first half. The Griquas' lead of 14-03 at the break is a fair and true reflection of the action after 40 minutes.
The hosts continued their dominance during the second half to score an emphatic win.
05:04 James Tedder scored his first-ever Currie Cup point with a converted penalty for the Lions. (00-03)
16:12 Munier Hartzenberg scored his second Carling Currie Cup try after some great work by Rynhardt Jonker. (07-03).
20:00 The Lions had a good start to the game, however, the hosts clawed their way back into the game and ended the first quarter with a 07-03 lead.
34:58 Johan Mulder scored his first try for Griquas in the Carling Currie Cup after sniping round a loose scrum on the Lions try-line. (14-03)
38:20 Derik Pretorius (Griquas) was sent off with a yellow card.
40:00 The Lion started like a house on fire, however, the defence of the host quickly put the fire out and started to dominate the game for the rest of the first half. The Griquas' lead of 14-03 at the break is a fair and true reflection of the action after 40 minutes.
44:23 Sango Xamlashe burst through two tackles to score Griquas' their try. (21-03)
52:44 Kudzwai Dude take a great pass from Johan Mulder and bulldozed his way over for the Griquas bonus-point try. (28-03)
55:58 Mzwanele Zito scored the Griquas 5th try. (35-03)
60:00 Griquas in complete control of the game with Johan Mulder's passing the main reason for some of the great tries scored.
63:17 James Mollentze scored the Lions' 1st try of the game after some great interplay by several Lions players. (35-10)
67:04 Rynhardt Jonker strolled over for another try for the Griquas. (42-10)
70:44 Divan Rossouw scored a great try after some brilliant work by James Tedder with a cross-kick collected by Rossouw. (42-17)
76:37 Hanru Sirgel scored another try for Griquas (49-17)
Scorers:
Tafel Lage Griquas: Tries: Munier Hartzenberg, Johan Mulder, Sango Xamlashe, Kudzwai Dude, Mzwanele Zito, Rynardt Jonker, Hanru Sirgel. Conversions: Zander du Plessis (5), Ashlon Davids (2)
Sigma Lions: Tries: James Mollentze, Divan Rossouw . Conversions: James Tedder (2). Penalty: James Tedder.
Teams:
Tafel Lager Griquas: 15. Rynhardt Jonker, 14. Munier Hartzenberg, 13. Sango Xamlashe, 12. Zander du Plessis, 11. Luther Obi, 10. Theo Boshoff, 9. Johan Mulder, 8. Siba Qoma, 7. Hanru Sirgel, 6. Niel Otto (c), 5. Derik Pretorius, 4. Mzwanele Zito, 3. Janu Botha, 2. Simon Westraadt, 1. Eddie Davids. Replacements: 16 Janco Uys, 17 Kudzwai Dude, 18 Andries Schutte, 19 Luyolo Dapula, 20 Michael Amiras, 21 Stefan Ungerer, 22 Ashlon Davids, 23 Prince Nkabinde.
Sigma Lions: 15 EW Viljoen, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Matt More, 11 Divan Rossouw, 10 James Tedder, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Emanuel Tshituka, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jarod Cairns, 5 Simon Dionisio, 4 Lunga Ncube, 3 Jannie du Plessis (c), 2 Morne Brandon, 1 Jean-Pierre Smith. Replacements: 16 Jacque-Louis du Toit, 17 Okuhle Siyeni, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 MJ Pelser, 20 Mark Snyman, 21 Jurich Claasens, 22 Luke Rossouw, 23 James Mollentze.
