Pukke make it five from five

2009 Varsity Cup finalists, FNB Pukke, claimed another Intervarsity win over FNB Shimlas; winning 20-6 at Olën Park on Saturday.

The home team scored two tries to nil in a fierce encounter played in the cold and wet in Potchefstroom.

The Rautenbachs, Kempie and Dirco, scored Pukke's tries, whilst dead-eye goalkicker Cecil Dumond converted both scores and also added two penalties for the deserved winners.

Shimlas fullback Reinhard Erwee kicked all his team's points - two penalties - on a disappointing day for the visitors, who had hoped to end their drought against their fierce rivals.

It was, however, not their day as they lost their fifth Intervarsity fixture in a row.

The scorers:

For Pukke:
Tries: Kempie Rautenbach, Dirco Rautenbach
Cons: Cecil Dumond 2
Pens: Dumond 2

For Shimlas:
Pens: Reinhard Erwee 2

The teams:

Pukke: 15 Theuns Kotzé, 14 Willem Barnard, 13 Wouter Watermeyer, 12 Cecil Dumond, 11 Johannes Seerane, 10 Marcel du Toit, 9 Janis Terblanché, 8 Willem van der Wal (captain), 7 Savva Nel, 6 Jaco Lötter, 5 Bones Robbertse, 4 Dirco Rautenbach, 3 Stephan Bezuidenhout, 2 Stoffel Duvenage, 1 Jaco Koch.
Replacements: 16 BW van Dyk, 17 Dewald Coetzee, 18 JP Potgieter, 19 Nelis Nel, 20 Chris Erasmus, 21 Niell Jacobs, 22 Kempie Rautenbach.

Shimlas: 15 Reinhard Erwee, 14 Beast Ndwandwa, 13 Philip Snyman, 12 Bertus Bester, 11 Shagan Windvogel, 10 Jaco Colyn (captain), 9 Gerrie Odendaal, 8 Arné Grobbelaar, 7 Willie Britz, 6 André Tredoux, 5 Sybrand Mostert, 4 Philip Steyn, 3 Vaatjie Koorsen, 2 JC van Wyk, 1 Kevin Stevens/Kobus Calldo.
Replacements: 16 Drew van Coller, 17 Ian Potgieter, 18 Kallie Erasmus, 19 Boer van Niekerk, 20 George Whitehead, 21 Tiaan Aucamp, 22 Roelof Steyn.

Referee: Ben Crouse