WP (35) 54 / Pumas (3) 13 (Final Score)

Vodacom Western Province hostsed Barloworld Toyota Pumas at Newlands, Cape Town at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast life on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

Western Province demolished the Pumas in the 1st half, already earning their bonus point for tries after just more than half an hour of play.

The 2nd half was much better by the Pumas, but Western Province coasted home and eventually the scoreline was 7 tries to 2

Western Province won by 54 / 13 and kept their run of wins in the Currie Cup flawless.

Scores:

WP: 3 Penalties & 3 Conversions Willem de Waal, 2 Conversions Lionel Cronje, 2 Tries Pieter Louw, 2 Tries Gio Aplon, 1 Try Anton van Zyl, 1 Try Lionel , 1 Try JJ Engelbrecht

Pumas: 1 Penalty Elgar Watts, 1 Try Shaun Venter, 1 Try Torsten van Jaarsveld

Teams:

Western Province: 15. Conrad Jantjes,14. Gio Aplon,13. Juan De Jong,12. Paul Bosch,11. Frikkie Welsh,10. Willem de Waal,9. Conrad Hoffmann,8. Duane Vermeulen,7. Rynardt Elstadt,6. Pieter Louw,5. Anton van Zyl (Captain),4. Adriaan Fondse,3. Brok Harris,2. Tiaan Liebenberg,1. JD Moller
Replacements: 16. Hanyani Shimange,17. JC Kritzinger,18. Martin Muller,19. Pieter Myburgh,,20. Louis Schreuder,21. Lionel Cronje,22. JJ Engelbrecht

Pumas: 15 Carl Bezuidenhout, 14 Ashwin Scott, 13 Tiaan Marx, 12 Siviwe Magaba, 11 Allister Kettledas, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Jacques Coetzee, 8 Doppies le Roux, 7 Alwyn Bester, 6 Corné Steenkamp, 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Willem Serfontein, 3 Ashley Buys, 2 Hannes Franklin (captain), Ronnie Uys.
Replacements: 16 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17 Dee-Jay Terblanche, 18 Dawie Steyn, 19 Andries Kruger, 20 Pieter Meyer, 21 Shaun Venter, 22 Ricardo Croy