Vodacom Blue Bulls u/20 Struggle Against Leopards u/20

 

The Leopards u/20s hosted the Vodacom Bulls u/20s on Saturday at Olenpark and lost 31-26 after a brilliant second-half comeback effort by the hosts.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls coaches will be extremely unhappy with their team who took their foot off the petrol, exposing a tendency that was often criticised during 2022.

The Vodacom Bulls u/20s scored three unanswered tries in the first half to establish an early 19-00 lead.

The Leopards used their bigger forwards to claw their way back in the second half, outscoring the visitors four tries to two.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls' u/20s earn five log points while the Leopards' u/20s earned two valuable log points.

Scorers:
Leopards u/20: Tries: Hanru Jansen, Angelo Daniels, Jp Olivier, Penalty Try. Conversions: JP Britz (2).
Vodacom Blue Bulls u/20: Tries: Juann Else (2), Corne Beets (2), PA van Niekerk. Conversions: Neil le Roux (3)

Teams:

Leopards u/20: 15. Faf Osuala, 14. Farai Sibanda, 13. Johan Leonard, 12. Stuff Heath, 11. Angelo Daniels, 10. Christiaan Gates, 9. Johannes Fourie, 8. Hanru Jansen, 7. Kyle Valentine, 6. Daniel Verster, 5. Zihan Bench, 4. Schalk van Schalkwyk, 3. Pierre de Villiers, 2. Abre Griesel, 1. Lalhuma Dyanti. Replacements: 16. JP Olivier, 17. Lachance Tchokonte-Nana, 18. Divan Miller, 19. JD van Zyl, 20. Gustav du Bois, 21. Zack Serfontein, 22. JP Britz, 23. Keagan Coerecius.

Vodacom Blue Bulls u/20: 15. Regan Izaks, 14. Quewin Nortje, 13. Katlego Letebele, 12. PA Van Niekerk, 11. Munashe Dukuswa, 10. Compion Von Ludwig, 9. Neil Le Roux, 8. Corne Beets, 7. Gcino Mdletshe, 6. Neels Volschenk, 5. Nel Van Heerden, 4. Lilitha Matsiliza, 3. Mawande Mdanda, 2. Juanre Else, 1. Corne Lavagna. Replacements: 16. Junare Breitenbach, 17. Mbasa Maqubela, 18. Johan Louw, 19. Cayno February, 20. Liselihle Maphekula, 21. Caleb Abrahams, 22. Liam Koen, 23. Alfondso Isaacs.