Varsity Cup
Clinical UCT take the spoils
2011-02-14 21:11
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Johannesburg - The University of Cape Town (UCT) showed the value of clinical
finishing when they recorded a convincing 36-8 victory over Pukke in
Potchefstroom on Monday night.
In a funny old match, UCT were
overwhelmed for five minutes, then went on the rampage and when their
bonus point was secure, proceeded to go to sleep for the last 33
minutes.
It was UCT's second match on the road and their second big win. They beat Shimlas 26-10 in Bloemfontein last Monday.
Before
the match Rudy Joubert, whose side was beaten by Maties last week, said
that he wanted 80 minutes of 'footy' from his players. He got five -
well, five and a bit - an inconsequential bit.
Pukke started off
as is if they meant business, taking the game to the hesitant Ikeys.
Inside the first minute the Ikeys were ahead of the kicker, and failed
to play to the whistle and were penalised, scrumhalf Johann Laker added
the points.
Then inside his own half, flyhalf Johnny Welthagen
burst between two forwards on his own 10-metre line, sped down the field
and gave to George Tossel who passed the ball to Willem Barnard, who
raced over in the corner. The score 8-0 within five minutes.
In the next 75 minutes Pukke failed to trouble the scoreboard.
The
Ikeys grew in confidence and soon dominated the game, winning numerous
turnovers and gave lessons in passing that was elegant at times, sleight
of hand at others.
It started when Tiger Bax broke from his own
22 and gave to Therlow Pietersen who gave back to Bax. Ikeys would
surely have scored had Paul Cohen not juggled. It was as if, in that
brilliant moment, the Ikeys had put the Pukke to bed and went about
winning in the most entertaining way.
Pietersen broke clean
through in his own half. He was stopped in the Pukke 22 and the ball
went left where Adrian Kritzinger hurried the ball along to Bax in a
perfect pass for him to score.
Kritzinger was hurt in the pass by
a spiteful late tackle but it did not stop him repeating the movement
doing it again. It was his pass five minutes later that sent Pietersen
in for a try which Demetri Catrakilis converted from far out and UCT led
12-8 after 31 minutes. 16 minutes later they had their bonus point.
Just before half-time flank Nizaam Carr stepped and ran 40 metres to score at the posts, UCT led 19-8.
By
now the Pukke were in disarray, the Ikeys doing everything with
enthusiasm. They could have scored right at the start of the second half
but knocked on instead.
Carr won a turnover on the halfway line
and the Ikeys went left for Cohen to race over in the left corner; that
made it 24-8 and gave them a bonus point for four tries.
They
should have scored soon afterwards but Ricky knocked on with the
goalline begging. But the Ikeys now seemed no longer to want to score
tries. Their next four scores were penalty gaols by Catrakilis, the last
when time was already up at the end of the match.
The scorers: Pukke: Try: Barnard. Pen: Laker UCT: Tries: Bax, Pietersen, Carr, Cohen. Cons: Catrakilis 2. Pens: Catrakilis 4
Teams:FNB Pukke: 15 Willem Barnard, 14 Andrew van Wyk, 13 Kempie Rautenbach, 12 George Tossel, 11 Johannes Seerane, 10 John Welthagen, 9 Johann Laker, 8 Cornell du Preez, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 Savvas Nel, 5 Victor Kruger, 4 Ligtoring Landman (captain), 3 Marthinus Dreyer, 2 Christiaan Schoonraad, 1 Henri Scharneck.
Replacements: 16 Johan Oberholzer, 17 Dewald Coetzee, 18 Jacobus van Zyl, 19 Johannes Pretorius, 20 Tiaan Dorfling, 21 Cecil Dumond, 22 Tershwin Raubenheimer, 23 Mashudu Mafela.
FNB UCT: 15 Therlow Pietersen, 14 Pete Haw, 13 Tiger Bax, 12 Adrian Kritzinger, 11 Paul Cohen, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nicholas Farrar, 8 Greg Mallett, 7 Nick Fenton-Wells (captain), 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Levi Odendaal, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Shane Meier, 2 Matt Page, 1 Wes Chetty.
Replacements: 16 Dayne Jans, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Brad Bosman, 19 Zandy Macdonald, 20 Scotty Watermeyer, 21 Sikokele Blom, 22 Sabelo Siyakatshana, 23 Niel Naude.
Referee: Ben Crouse