Pukke in crushing victory

FNB Pukke recorded a convincing 41-16 win over Roodepoort in Pirates Grand Challenge action at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds in Potchefstroom on Saturday.

Flanker Dirco Rautenbach picked up a brace of tries, with further scores from Randall April, Cecil Dumont, Francois Robbertze and speedster Lola Waqa.

Dumont converted four of Pukke's six tries, whilst he also chipped over a penalty goal for an impressive match haul of 16 points.

Of course, Pukke, under the coaching of Rudy Joubert, lost in the final of the 2009 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International, with Stellenbosch claiming their second successive title.

Pukke's scorers (v Roodepoort):
Tries: Dirco Rautenbach 2, Randall April, Cecil Dumont, Francois Robbertze, Lola Waqa
Cons: Dumont 4
Pen: Dumont

The Pukke team: 15 Worsie Kotzé, 14 Willem Barnard, 13 Randall April, 12 Trokkie de Kock, 11 Willem Barnard, 10 Cecil Dumont, 9 Andries Mahoney, 8 Nelis Nel (captain), 7 Dirco Rautenbach, 6 Savvas Nel, 5 Francois Robbertze, 4 Grant le Roux, 3 Stefan Bezuidenhout, 2 Stoffel Duvenhage, 1 Jaco Koch.