Ikeys held to a draw at home

FNB UCT were held to a 19-19 draw by a plucky SK Walmers side in WP Super League action at a cold Groote Schuur on Friday evening.

The visitors led 13-10 at half-time, but were unable to put away their opponents in the second half.

Both sides scored one try each, both of which were converted, with Matt Rosslee kicking a further four penalties for the double Varsity Cup finalists.

Idris Arendse and Naas Prinsloo kicked two penalties each for the visiting side, but UCT had their chances to win the match in the dying stages, only to twice lose the ball over the goalline.

The scorers:

For FNB UCT:
Try: Sampson
Con: Rosslee
Pens: Rosslee 4

For SK Walmers:
Try: Pier Smith
Con: Idris Arendse
Pens: Arendse 2, Naas Prinsloo 2

The FNB UCT team: 15 Tiger Bax, 14 Paul Cohen, 13 Mark Esterhuizen, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Matt Rosslee (vice-captain), 9 Sharief Hendricks, 8 Yaya Hartzenberg, 7 Jody Burch, 6 Zandy Macdonald, 5 Bodo Sieber (captain), 4 Don Armand, 3 Chris Heiberg, 2 Hanyani Shimange, 1 Ashley Wells.
Replacements: 16 Mark Goosen, 17 Dylan Rogers, 18 Martin Muller, 19 Nick Köster, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Sean van Tonder, 22 Pete Haw.