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The FNB WSU All Blacks dotted down on nine occasions, including two penalty tries, as they trampled the Stallions.
FNB Rhodes stunned their opponents with an aggressive game plan, bullying their way through collision after collision in the first 20.
Flyhalf Matthew Royle knocked over a penalty before converting the try of outside centre Damian Morrow, who ran in hard and fast to leave a stunned FNB WSU scratching their heads.
The first strategy break seemed to work as the calming, somewhat frustrated, voices of the All Blacks' management seemed to awake the Eastern Cape giants from their slumber, with captain and wing Litha Nkula running in a brace.
FNB WSU grew more and more confident as the first stanza progressed, with the forwards' monstrous ability at scrum time earning themselves a penalty try.
The Stallions must be commended on not faulting on defence as they fronted up on most occasions. However, such was the ferocity on attack by the All Blacks that lock Miyelani Ngobeni steamed through to score a bonus-point try that made it 28-10 at half-time.
The second half only opened up in the 50th minute when replacement lock Simamkele Mphelo spent 10 minutes in the sin bin. FNB WSU capitalised on it with another penalty try and flyhalf Lisolethu Valisi then dotted down shortly before the second strategy break.
The final 20 minutes provided three more tries courtesy of replacement flank Azola Mashalaba, wing Soyama Mini and lock Asekho Marubelela. Nkula converted all three to finish with a 24-point haul.
FNB Player That Rocks: Litha Nkula (FNB WSU All Blacks)
FNB Rhodes – Tries: Damian Morrow. Conversion: Matthew Royle. Penalty: Matthew Royle.
FNB WSU All Blacks – Tries: Litha Nkula (2), penalty try (2), Miyelani Ngobeni, Lisolethu Valisi, Azola Mashalaba, Soyama Mini, Asekho Marubelela. Conversions: Litha Nkula (7).
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