UJ crush Wits in Joburg derby
Flyhalf Kurtley Kiewiet racked up 20 points as UJ scored six tries to smash Johannesburg rivals Wits and claim their first win of the season at UJ Park on Monday night.
Flyhalf Kurtley Kiewiet racked up 20 points as UJ scored six tries to smash Johannesburg rivals Wits and claim their first win of the season at UJ Park on Monday night.
UFS Shimlas safely navigated their way past city neighbours CUT, while Maties thrashed struggling UWC and Wits came from behind to share the spoils with UCT Ikeys in round five of the Varsity Cup.
UJ scored an incredible counter-attacking try from inside their own 22 in a Varsity Cup clash with Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday.
UFS Shimlas shrugged off a red card to beat UWC in the fourth round of the Varsity Cup, while there were bonus-point wins for Maties and the UCT Ikeys.
Seven-try NWU Eagles got back to winning ways in the Varsity Cup with a convincing victory over Wits in Potchefstroom.
Maties ran out victors over Wits and UCT Ikeys beat UJ as rainy conditions hit the third round of the Varsity Cup, while CUT handed UWC their third straight defeat.
Replacement loose forward Henri van Heerden scored a last-minute try to give Shimlas a first win in seven years over the defending champions NWU Eagles at Shimla Park.
UJ’s record try-scorer Prince Nkabinde was on hand to finish off a sensational team move during the Varsity Cup clash with Shimlas on Monday.
Maties bounced back from an opening-round defeat to take the Cape derby bragging rights, while defending Varsity Cup champions NWU Eagles continued their unbeaten start.
An incredible team try for Wits flyhalf Kabelo Mokheti is among the eye-catching highlights from the opening round of the Varsity Cup.