There were wins for Western Province, the Blue Bulls, Boland, Limpopo, Griffons, SWD, Free State, Eastern Province and the Golden Lions at the U13 Craven Week in Kimberley on Monday.
WP scored eight tries, including a hat-trick by left wing Clemond Nel, to thrash the Leopards 44-5, while the Blue Bulls blanked the Sharks 34-0.
Boland ran in six tries to cruise past the Pumas 37-10 after the teams had been locked at 5-5 at the break, the Griffons scored five tries to Border CD’s two second-half tries in their 31-7 victory, SWD registered a 24-0 win against Namibia thanks to four tries, and the Golden Lions beat Border 29-7 by scoring five tries.
Limpopo outscored Zimbabwe by four tries to two in their 24-14 victory, Free State bounced back from a two-point deficit against the Valke to claim a hard-fought 24-21 victory, and a penalty goal proved decisive in Eastern Province’s 18-17 win against Griquas, with both sides scoring three tries.
Day 1 results:
Blue Bulls 24 Sharks 0
Boland 37 Pumas 10
Limpopo 24 Zimbabwe 14
Griffons 31 Border CD 7
Western Province 44 Leopards 5
SWD 24 Namibia 0
Free State 24 Valke 21
Eastern Province 18 Griquas 17
Golden Lions 29 Border 7
Day 2 fixtures (Tuesday):
10am – Border vs Pumas
10am – Leopards vs Namibia
11am – Sharks vs Limpopo
11am – Zimbabwe vs Border CD
12pm – Eastern Province vs Griffons
1pm – Griquas vs Valke
2pm – Western Province vs Free State
3pm – Blue Bulls vs SWD
4pm – Golden Lions vs Boland
Photo: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
