Province Wins Place in "Final" of Craven Week



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CAPE TOWN – The third day of the Craven Week in Paarl saw yesterday hosts and tournament favorites, the Western Lions 13-5 (halftime 6-5) secure their place in the unofficial final Saturday . Free State meets KwaZulu-Natal in the main match today with the winner against WP.

The province had to dig deep to take over a Lions team at Paarl Boys' High.

It was a royal battle between two big physical packs not wanting to step back into tight exchanges on a nippy afternoon. But it is the local team that eventually dominate the territory and possession and also played much smarter conditions than his opponents.

Lions will miss opportunities, especially in the second half when they besieged the line without

The province scored a 3-0 score in the sixth minute as a result of a shot on goal from Kade Wolhuter.

The Lions retaliated with an essay by Henco van Wyk, who saw the great inner center

Wolhuter put the hosts back in front of a point of a penalty and he stayed that way until the break [19659008] West Province in action against the Sharks during Craven Week at Paarl. Photo: @YouthWeeks on Twitter

The second half saw the province go 13-5 ahead thanks to a maul of controlled attack that propelled the lock Adrian Alberts on the line.

The Lions threw the kitchen sink at their opponents but could not find a way through a now-defending defense that was not in the mood to give up another point.

A great result for Province and now for the great game that awaits them.

Golden Lions Henco Van Wyk Wins Cola's Hero Of The Day Award at Crazy Coca-Cola Week U18 in Paarl #WhereHeroesAreMade @Springboks @CocaCola_ZA pic. twitter.com/FyJ16M9bej

– SA weeks of rugby union (@YouthWeeks) July 11, 2018

In the first matches, the Blue Bulls XV started the day with a clinical victory of 55-5 over Limpopo before the Pumas beat the East winners in 45-29. [19659002] Border then took the Griffins in the penultimate match and sailed to a Victory of 52-12

Mike de Bruyn

Cape Times

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