Tuks (13) 28 / 21 (15) Maties (Final Score)
UP-Tuks (University of Pretoria) and Maties (University of Stellenbosch) did battle
in the Varsity Cup Final of 2017 at LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Tuks:
- Penalties – Tinus de Beer (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Chris Massyn (1), Divan Rossouw (1)
- Conversions – Tinus de Beer (2)
Maties:
- Penalties – Ernst Stapelberg (1), Tiaan Swanepoel (1), Chris Smith (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Johan Momsen (1)
- Conversions – Ernst Stapelberg (1)
Teams:
UP Tuks |
Maties |
| 17 April 2017 at 19:00 SA Time | |
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Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Assistant Referees: Paul Mente, Lesego Legoete
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Tuks 13 / 15 Maties
Lemoenetyd
Tuks scrum certainly very, very dominant… they need to make THAT count in the 2nd half and keep their own dicipline up high at the same time due to the accurate boot of Ernst Stapelberg.
Varsity Cup 10 years old… Francois Pienaar doing the celebrations.
2nd Half ON!
Maties penalty on their own 10m line… shot at goal it is.
Just short… Manie Libbok with a poor clearance.
Maties penalty advantage, collapsing the Maties maul.
Penalty given.
Posts it is again, 5m from touch… just outside the Tuks 22.
Tuks 13 / 18 Maties
Try Rossouw, Tuks, under the sticks!
Tuks 22 / 18 Maties
Maties scrum, deep in their own half, for a knock by André Warner.
2 Reset scrums… Maties tighthead warned to bind far enough…
Another reset scrum…
Almost a Tuks tighthead… reset scrum again.
Tuks scrum penalty, elbow down… illegal binding!
Shot at goal it is.
This is what I meant that Tuks must do… make the scrums count because they are dominant in the scrums…
Milk the penalties… pop them over!
Tuks 25 / 18 Maties
Maties penalty advantage… entry by Tuks No 6, Marco van Staden…
TMO asked to check a possible dangerous tackle by Tuks No 17, Jaco Holtzhausen…
Yellow Card to Jaco Holtzhausen of Tuks.
Posts it is to narrow the gap… easy shot.
Tuks 25 / 21 Maties
20 Minutes to go in the match.
Tuks scrum inside the Maties half…
But we have the Strategy Break in the 2nd Half 1st.
OK… last push of the Varsity Cup season…
Only 4 points seperate the sides…
Tuks scrum Free Kick… quickly taken.
Maxwane bundled out, man and ball.
Maties lineout penalty, playing the jumper in the air.
Great touchfinder by Tiaan Swanepoel.
Tuks steal the lineout…. and an equally great exit touchfinder!
Tuks hold the maul ball up, Beerwinkel doing sterling work.
Tuks scrum on Halfway.
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