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Blue Bulls unstoppable at Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week

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The Blue Bulls hammered the Golden Lions 47-0 in the unofficial final at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on the final day of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth.

In the main match, the Lions were no match for a rampant Blue Bulls outfit, who led 10-0 at the break thanks to a try from centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg and converted by flyhalf Ryno Eksteen, who also kicked a first-half penalty.

The boys from Pretoria quickly doubled their advantage when flanker Thabo Mabuza went over within seconds of the second half kicking off, and centre Jurie Linde scooted through in the 45th minute, although Eksteen missed an opportunity to put his team out of sight when he missed both conversions.

The Blue Bulls needn’t have worried, Janse van Rensburg getting his second in the 53rd minute and fullback Jaco Hayward going over a minute later for a 32-0 lead, after which the floodgates well and truly opened.

Based on possession and territory the Eastern Province Craven Week team ran out deserved winners against KZN in their final curtain raiser match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth yesterday. See full report here: EP KZN Craven Week Humdinger.

Saturday’s Results – Day 5 (final day):

  • SWD (13) 20 – Tries: Martinus Vermeulen, Jurgens Schoeman, Jean-Pierre Coetzee. Conversion: Warrick Gelant. Penalty: Gelant.
  • Boland (7) 10 – Try: Willbur Boonzaaier. Conversion: Colin Willemse. Penalty: Schalk Hugo.
  • Griffons 34 – no scorers available
  • Griquas CD 5 – no scorers available
  • Griquas 57 – no scorers available
  • Border CD 0 – no scorers available
  • Namibia (7) 28 – Tries: Wian Conradie, Leon Feris, Divan Visser (2). Conversions: Chris Arries (3), Visser.
  • Zimbabwe (0) 7 – Try: Nicholas Burnett. Conversion: Rukudzo Gona.
  • WP (17) 29 – Tries: Pieter Schoonraad, Jason Worrall (2), Dennis Cox (2). Conversions: Jean-Luc du Plessis (2).
  • Pumas (7) 14 – Tries: Wilmar Arnoldi, Jeremia Gouws. Conversions: Brandon Thomson (2).
  • Border (0) 7 – Try: Somila Jho. Conversion: Akhona Sihunu.
  • Limpopo (10) 20 – Tries: Viljoen Dreyer, Matjikinyane Molapo, Manuel Pinto. Conversion: Marcel Scholtz. Penalty: Scholtz.
  • EP (6) 27 – Tries: Thembalethu Williams, Sergeal Petersen, Gabriel le Roux. Conversions: Ernst Stapelberg (3). Penalties: Stapelberg (2).
  • KZN (12) 24 – Tries: Joshua Moon (2). Conversion: Robert Anderson. Penalties: Anderson (4).
  • Valke (5) 5 – Try: Anton Viljoen.
  • Free State (13) 30 – Tries: Stephan Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Jordaan, Marius Louw, Cornelius Kramer. Conversions: Olwethu Ndakisa, Jordaan. Penalties: Dylan Harlen, Jordaan.
  • Blue Bulls (10) 47 – Tries: Rohan Janse van Rensburg (2), Thabo Mabuza, Jurie Linde, Jaco Hayward, Marquit September, Steven Meiring. Conversions: Ryno Eksteen (3). Penalties: Eksteen (2).
  • Golden Lions 0

The match between EP Country Districts and the Leopards was cancelled due to waterlogged fields.

The Final Points standings at the 2012 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth:

TEAM WON LOST DREW POINTS FOR POINTS AGAINST POINTS
Blue Bulls 3 0 0 130 37 15
EP 3 0 0 90 54 13
Namibia 2 1 0 86 58 12
SWD 2 1 0 99 67 11
Griffons 2 1 0 91 81 11
WP 2 1 0 95 94 10
Limpopo 2 1 0 106 74 9
Free State 2 1 0 68 62 9
EP CD 1 1 1 56 60 8
Lions 2 1 0 46 69 8
Griquas CD 1 2 0 70 67 7
KZN 1 2 0 80 68 6
Leopards 1 1 1 41 67 6
Valke 1 2 0 60 76 5
Pumas 1 2 0 72 89 5
Zimbabwe 1 2 0 59 105 5
Boland 1 2 0 39 54 4
Griquas 0 2 1 27 45 3
Border CD 0 2 1 14 69 2
Border 0 3 0 30 63 1
Rohan Jansen van Rensburg of the Blue Bulls
Rohan Jansen van Rensburg of the Blue Bulls scores a try during day 5 of the Coca-Cola U/18 Craven Week at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on July 14, 2012 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Photo by Michael Sheehan / Gallo Images
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