Tuks back on track
Defending Varsity Cup champions FNB UP-Tuks got their 2013 campaign up and running with a 24-16 victory over a determined FNB UCT side in Pretoria on Monday.
After last week's defeat to FNB NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom the star-studded UP-Tuks needed an emphatic response, and they obliged by scoring three tries against a fired-up Ikeys team. The home side struck early when a powerful driving maul saw No.8 Jean Cook crash over for a well-worked try, but those were the only points of the first half as both sides threw everything at each other without further reward.
UP-Tuks doubled that advantage straight after half-time in almost identical fashion, with flank Shaun Adendorff driven over the line to put them 16-0 ahead.
The Ikeys hit back when impressive hooker Michael Willemse spun out of a tackle at close quarters to burst over for a try which brought them back within range at 16-8.
Oliver Kebble came on for UCT and his carries were impressive. The Ikeys were attacking close to the line, but in a tackle David Ambunya lost the ball forward. Courtnall Skosan grabbed the ball and raced down the empty acres to score 95 metres away which made it 24-8 with 14 minutes to play. World champion Baby Bok flyhalf Handré Pollard had replaced Tian Schoeman and he converted the try.
But still the Ikeys came back. Replacement fullback, Lihleli Xoli, who looked full of running, started a counterattack on the left. He tacked towards the right. There was a tackle in midfield and replacement scrumhalf Rick Schroeder dummied and broke past three. He passed to Dillyn Leyds on his left and the tall fullback, now playing flyhalf, was too fast for Clayton Blommetjies and scored under the posts which made it 24-16 with three minutes to play.
UP-Tuks controlled the last three minutes and with time up Pollard hoofed the ball away to secure the victory, whilst UCT took a bonus point from the game after a committed display.
Tries: Cook, Adendorff, Skosan. Cons: Schoeman 2, Pollard
Tries: Willemse, Leyds
Cons: Jones-Davies, Leyds
FNB UP-Tuks: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Vainon Willis, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Christopher Bosch, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Lohan Jacobs, 8 Jean Cook, 7 Wiaan Liebenberg (captain), 6 Shaun Adendorff, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Mike Williams, 3 Hencus Van Wyk, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Juan Schoeman. Replacements: 16 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17 Sabelo Nhlapo, 18 Schalk Van Heerden, 19 Jacques Verwey, 20 Danie Faasen, 21 Handre Pollard, 22 Riaan Britz, 23 Christoph Gouws. FNB UCT: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Richard Stewart, 13 Liam Bax, 12 Nicholas Holton, 11 Paul Cohen, 10 Ross Jones-Davies, 9 Liam Slatem, 8 Josh Katzen, 7 Ntsolo Setlaba, 6 Kyle Kriel, 5 Jacobus Odendaal (captain), 4 James Kilroe, 3 Shane Meier, 2 Michael Willemse, 1 Sti Sithole. Replacements: 16 Derek Asbun, 17 Digby Webb, 18 Bradley Bosman, 19 Jason Klaasen, 20 Rick Schroeder, 21 David Ambunya, 22 Lihleli Xoli, 23 Oliver Kebble.
Passiebal@2 ek moet met jou saam stem. Ek het die game gaan kyk dit was uiters teleurstellend. Op papier moes hierdie span ver gewen het het maar hulle was baie swak. Te versagting was daar 10 veranderinge aan die vorige span maar mens verwag beter. Jacobs se opsies was pateties en jy kan nie glo dat Clayton Blommetjies laas jaar die spleler van die toernooi was nie! Die Vodacom en die Tuks groep is basies dieselfde groep splelers en hulle het dieselfde afrigterso hulle kan ie te veel ontwrig wees nie. Dalk oorspeel later in die seisoen maar beslis nie nou al nie! Die groot toets is teen Maties die 25 ste.
Posted by Pieter Blou on 13 February 2013 15:53
In my lewe nog nie so n swak wedstryd gesien nie. Weereens was Tuks se voorspelers niks meer as n klomp toeskouers by die loskrums. AL wat hulle wil doen is in die agterlyn staan terwyl die agterspelers die loskrums moet clear. Twee driee dryf van lynstaan - een drie n poks teen verloop van spel. Niks verder uit fase spel nie. Jean Cook het seker 3 of 4 balle agter die skrums opgemors, Lohan Jacobs se skoppe (aanhoudend) pateties. Blommetjies uit posisie en stel meer belang in "posing" as speel - dink hy het 3 keer die bal geknock.Hierdie span moes Ikeys met 30 punte klop. Ek was stomgeslaan oor hoe stadig die agterlyn bewegings gedoen word. En hoe loodvoet die spelers gelyk het.Ek wonder of die outjies nie overplayed is nie. Of overtrained.Elke week word talle veranderinge gemaak met spelers wat van Super 15/ Vodacom Cup diens af kom.Dit het gelyk of hierdie span nie een keer saam geoefen het nie. Elke speler speel net vir homself.As hulle so speel gaan hulle nog baaaaaie keer verloor die seisoen.
Posted by passdiebal on 13 February 2013 07:49
nee wat dit was eerder n gesukel verkeerde besluite -aanslane was seker die groep se eerste wedstryd-no 9 maak verkeerde besluite hy wil net skop --maar n wen is n wen net baie verbetering wat kan plaas vind
Posted by louisk on 12 February 2013 10:38