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The FNB UFS Blues were impeccable on the attack as they ran in 11 tries, including a hat-trick and two braces, to demolish the FNB DUT Rhinos with 75-00.
FNB DUT tried to play at the same tempo and although they had their opportunities they endured an abrasive defensive effort by the Blues that left the Durbanites not only scoreless but frustrated.
It certainly didn't take the men from the Eastern Cape long to bother the scoreboard as wing Brandt Fields touched down in the third minute. He added a try in the second half and kicked six conversions for an impressive haul of 22 points.
FNB DUT upped the ante on defence after the opening try and it took until after the first strategy break for Fort Hare to strike again.
Inside centre, Jonathan Booysen’s try was the moment that the dam wall broke as flank Kamvelihle Fatyela crossed for his brace while outside centre Keith Chiwara scored the first of his three to inflate the scoreline to 35-0 at half-time.
It was much of the same for the Blues on the attack when the match resumed for the second stanza as captain and No 8 Yamkela Mzozoyana scored within five minutes before utility back Lukho Jongizulu crossed the chalk and Fields got his brace.
The Rhinos, usually animals to guard their territory ferociously, appeared to just lie down and show off their bellies while rejigging their defensive patterns with the loss of fullback Langelihle Ntombela due to a reckless tackle and subsequent yellow card.
The final quarter was one-way traffic for Fort Hare as they scored another three tries, including two more to Chiwara and one from replacement utility back Lungelo Rintsana.
FNB Player That Rocks: Brandt Fields (FNB UFH Blues)
FNB UFH Blues – Tries: Brandt Fields (2), Jonathan Booysen, Kamvelihle Fatyela (2), Keith Chiwara (3), Yamkela Mzozoyana, Lukho Jongizulu, Lungelo Rintsana. Conversions: Brandt Fields (6), Apiwe Sidloyi (2), Keith Chiwara (2).