JC Roos kicked five penalties as the Pumas secured a 15-13 win over the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
The visitors emerged as rather fortuitous victors after a scrappy affair.
During a quiet first half, Roos knocked over a couple of penalties while Kings fullback Scott van Breda converted one three-pointer.
Van Breda drew the scores the level just after half-time, and although Roos put the Pumas ahead soon after, a try to replacement Lizo Gqoboka sent the Kings into the lead.
However, the Pumas responded with two more penalties from Roos, which was enough to see them to victory.
EP Kings – Try: Lizo Gqoboka. Conversion: Scott van Breda. Penalties: Van Breda (2).
Pumas – Penalties: JC Roos (5).
EP Kings – 15 Scott van Breda, 14 Siyanda Grey, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 JP du Plessis, 11 Luther Obi, 10 Karlo Aspeling, 9 Enrico Acker, 8 Tim Agaba, 7 Jacques Engelbrecht, 6 Thembelani Bholi, 5 Cornell Hess, 4 Steven Sykes (c), 3 Tom Botha, 2 Martin Ferreira, 1 Schalk Ferreira.
Subs: 16 Lizo Gqoboka, 17 Edgar Marutlulle, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Cameron Lindsay, 20 Paul Schoeman, 21 Kevin Luiters, 22 Hansie Graaff.
Pumas – 15 JW Bell, 14 Bernado Botha, 13 Jerome Pretorius, 12 Stefan Watermeyer (c), 11 Rosco Speckman, 10 JC Roos, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jason-Colin Fraser, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Rudi Matthee, 3 Khwezi Mona, 2 Frank Herne, 1 Corne Fourie
Subs: 16 Francois du Toit, 17 De-Jay Terblanche, 18 Giant Mtyanda, 19 Jaco Bouwer, 20 Reynier van Rooyen, 21 Justin van Staden, 22 Hoffmann Maritz.
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