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The Craven Week and Academic Week tournaments had an exhilarating start to Paarl Boys High Street's Brug Street stadium on Monday, with an exciting mix of great victories and fierce clashes that allowed spectators to stay upright throughout the day
. U18 Craven Week, the hosts of the Western Procince were unleashed against the Pumas attacking the defense at will and completing their chances, which earned them a victory of 72-10. The team cleared a path up to a 36-10 lead and continued to fight their way through the defense as the game progressed, which made them allowed to touch 11 times. The match was particularly memorable for Dawid Kellerman who scored four tries of his team
Border began his clash against Limpopo Blue Bulls with a bang, which set them up for a convincing 68-17 win. Their superb overall performance pushed them to 40-12 at halftime, and they maintained their good form as the match progressed with 10 fantastic tries – four of which were scored by Sibabalwe Xamlashe
. They also played well against the Blue Bulls XV and did well to complete their scoring opportunities, which paved the way for a deserving 51-17 win. The Northern Free Staters' pieces were solid, while their effective finishing skills allowed them to perform eight impressive tries, with Georgen Kiewiet and Keith Van Aswegen scoring both, while limiting Pretoria's side to three tries.
The clash between the Golden Lions – the best team of last season – and the Eastern Province was tough as both teams strove to score their authority by attacking with their powerful attackers and their skillful backs, which resulted in an entertaining show. The Johannesburg team took a 26-20 lead at half-time before finding its pace later in the match, which allowed the opposing team to win seven tries to win a victory. 46 to 25. "
The West Province, surpbaded the Pumas 57-28 thanks to their clbadic offensive display, which saw them running in a whopping nine tries … Mark Etzebeth, Louwan Horn and Justin Cupido all scored points, while limiting the Pumas to four.
Namibia defeated Valke CD in five tries against one for a 41-8 win, the first period was competitive, Namibia having managed to take 13-8, but his determination paid off as the game progressed Aj Zaahl was in good shape for the Namibians since he scored one try, five conversions and two penalties for a total of 21 points.
The Sharks also showed their clbad against Boland while they tackled and effectively capitalized on their chances of trying-scoring to win a 43-21 win. The Durbanites built stable runs in the first half and took a 24-7 lead at the break, and they maintained that form to cross the chalk a total of seven times. Boland tried to force their way into the game, but they were limited to three tries for their efforts, which left them short
Built-It Border dominated in their show against the Leopards early on as they produced a balance between their forwards and their backs, which earned them a 31-18 victory. Their solid first half allowed them to accumulate an encouraging 21-3 lead at the break, which allowed them to defend themselves well when the Leopards fought with intent in the second half. Their efforts, however, were too late.
The CD clash between Blue Bulls and Sharks CD was fiercely fought from the start, with the Pretoria club winning a 27-22 win after overturning a 15-14 short half. deficit. Their four tries, with a pair of Ethan Wentzel, who also gave two kicks and a penalty goal, were essential, proving that Menzi Nxumalo's hat-trick was enough.
The SA LSEN team (Apprentices with Special Needs Education) for a tight victory of 29-27. The Africans were making their way towards half-time 17-15 at half-time, and finally, the constant threat that they represented by attacking and bowing broadly gave them five tries, while SA LSEN team only touched four times. The precise goal of Valke, in the meantime, earned them a 39-36 win over Griquas, while the team scored five tries for the Kimberley six team. The Valke's Christiaan Visser and Franco Enslin each scored twice, while Kyle Potgieter's four conversions and two penalties allowed them to neutralize Griquas efforts, including a hat-trick by Keenan Beckett
. , with the other 10 teams of the week Craven U18 and 14 teams of the academic week giving the kickoff of their campaigns.
Results of the first day of Craven U18 (Monday, July 9):
Griffons 51-17 Blue Bulls XV
Border 68 -17 Limpopo Blue Bulls
Gold Lions 46-25 Province from the East
West Province 72-10 Pumas
Results of the first day of the Academy (Monday, July 9):
Sharks CD 22-27 Blue Bulls CD
Namibia 41-8 Valke CD
Zimbabwe 29-27 LSEN SA
Griquas 36-39 Valke
Border 31-18 Leopards
Boland 21-43 Sharks
Province of L & # West 57-28 Pumas
U18 Craven Day of the week two meetings (Tuesday, July 10):
09:30 – Golden Lions XV against Western Province XV
11:00 – Valke against Leopards
] 12:30 – Boland against Griquas
14:00 – Sharks against SWD
15:30 – Free State against Blue Bulls
(Tuesday, July 10):
08:00 – CD Griquas c. Griffons CD
08:00 – CD Pumas c. CD Border
09:20 – East CD of the Province v Limpopo
10:40 – CD Golden Lions against CD of the Province of the West
12:00 – SWD against Griffons
13:20 – Golden Lions versus Free State
14:40 – Blue Bulls vs. Eastern Province
Source: Sport24
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