Tuks (48) 61 / 24 (8) UJ (Final Score)
FNB UP-Tuks (University of Pretoria) and FNB UJ (University of Johannesburg) did battle in the semi-final of the Varsity Cup at Tuks Rugby Stadium, Pretoria at 16:30 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Tuks:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Penalty Try (1), Jono Ross (1), Handré Pollard (1), Mike Williams (1), Clayton Blommetjies (1), Willie du Plessis (2), Courtnall Skosan (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (7)
UJ:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Chrysander Botha (1), Jacques Pretorius (1), Vian van der Watt (1)
- Conversions – Kobus de Kock (3)
Teams:
UP-Tuks: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Vainon Willis, 13 Piet Lindeque, 12 Handre Pollard, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Willie du Plessis, 9 Danie Faasen, 8 Jono Ross (Captain), 7 Jacques Verwey, 6 Shaun Adendorff, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Mike Williams, 3 Basil Short, 2 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 1 Juan Schoeman.
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Sabelo Nhlapo, 18 Schalk Van Heerden, 19 JP Mostert, 20 Emile Temperman, 21 Christopher Bosch, 22 Riaan Britz, 23 Christoff Gouws.
UJ: 15 Kobus De Kock, 14 JR Esterhuizen, 13 Bradley Moolman, 12 Luan Steenkamp, 11 Chrysander Botha, 10 Divan van Zyl (Captainj), 9 Jacques Pretorius, 8 RJ Liebenberg, 7 Johan van der Hoogt, 6 Thilip Marole, 5 David Antonites, 4 Shane Kirkwood, 3 Ewald Van Der Westhuizen, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Wessel Du Randt .
Replacements: 16 AJ le Roux, 17 Wiseman Kamanga, 18 Fabian Booysen, 19 Kobus Porter, 20 Vian van der Watt, 21 Guy Cronje, 22 Andries Oosthuizen, 23 Njabulo Mkize.
Referee: Tiaan Jonker
Assistant referees: Jaco Kotze, Lihan Pretorius
TMO: Johan Greeff
Almost time for the semi… start getting yourselves sorted out, so that you can blog no-stop with me here.
I see the game has been brough forward a bit earlier… because there might be some EXTRA TIME to be considered.
UJ out on the field.
Tuks out on the field as well.
Of course much less spectators today as it is Varsity Holiday and most of students went home for the holiday.
Anthem
Game ON!
Gooooooooooo Tuks!
Dis Tuks of niks!
Tuks penalty, kickable… but of course they go for touch
Tuks penalty try, No 4 comning in on the side and stopping a certain try.
Tuks 8 / 0 UJ
Tuks Free Kick, baulking in the lineout ruled.. and indeed the case
Penalty against Adendorf… good player but very penalty prone
UJ hard on atack and very close
Try Chrysander Botha
Tuks 8 / 8 UJ
Penalty Tuks, not rolling away
Come Tuks, maul them stukkend again!
Try Jono Ross, for Tuks, under the sticks
Tuks 16 / 8 UJ
Ah, ball taken back into the UJ 22, lineout all the way back
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Handré Pollard… like a knife through butter it was
Tuks 24 / 8 UJ
Tuks playing some very good rugby at he moment… and Tuks get another penalty on Halfway
Tuks penalty right in front, 5m out… they kick it out on the 5m line
4th try for Tuks… Williams!
Tuks 32 / 8 UJ after only 21 minutes
Strat Break over, pink ball time
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Blommetjies… with the pink ball too!
Tuks 40 / 8 UJ
Tuks playing like men possessed… and 3m out the concede a penalty… otherwise it might have been another score
Tuks steal the UJ lineout… and storm upfield
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