Tuks edge thriller in Potch
2 Feb 2009
Man of the Match Jean-Claude Roos struck 19 points to help Tuks to a 29-27 win over Pukke in Potchefstroom.
Eighteen-year-old Roos had an unbelievable performance with the boot as Tukkies held on to claim the points in a thrilling encounter.
Tuks opened the scoring in just the third minute when centre Johan Jackson intercepted a loose pass and ran almost the length of the field for the opening try of the game. Roos added the extras as Tukkies took a 7-0 lead.
Four minutes later and Pukke were on the board when Willem Botha slotted a penalty to reduce the lead to four points. Botha then struck his second of the night and the gap was down to just one point.
Pukke were dominating, especially at the breakdown, but with six minutes to go in the first half it was Tuks who got on the scoreboard against the run of play as Roos restored their lead.
Tukkies started the second stanza as they did the first with a brilliantly worked try finished off by Elwyn Fransman after some superb running by centre Franco Booysen. Roos converted the try and Tukkies were out to an 11 point lead.
Some ill discipline from Tuks let Pukke back in the game as Botha slotted two penalties in four minutes to reduce the deficit to just five points, but Roos struck back with two of his own with just over 20 minutes left to play.
Pukke continued to camp in Tukkies’ half and were finally rewarded when captain Willem van der Wal powered over the line and Botha slotted the conversion to make it 23-19.
Both flyhalves then exchanged penalties before the impressive Roos slotted a huge drop goal giving his side a seven point lead.
There was more drama to come, however, as replacement Wentsley Scott chased down a kick into the corner and pounced on the loose ball to give Botha an opportunity to level the scores, but the youngster failed with the conversion and Tukkies held on for the win.
Earlier in the day five missed penalties by flyhalf Matthew Rosslee cost UCT as Maties held on to a 12-10 victory in the opening round of the Varsity Cup.
Rosslee gave the Tigers the lead with a 50 metre penalty in the 10th minute, but in the end it was his misses that cost UCT.
Ikeys’ scrumhalf Stuart Commins bagged the only try of the game in the 20th minute when he sniped brilliantly off the back of a maul and dotted down under the posts. Rosslee added the two points and UCT were out to a 10-0 lead.
Maties finally got on the board in the 28th minute through a Donald Stevens penalty which reduced the gap to seven points.
The Tigers, though, were dealt a blow when try-scorer Commins had to leave the field just before the half-time break with a broken wrist.
UCT’s lack of discipline at the breakdown was starting to cost them and Stevens reduced the deficit even further with a penalty from the left-hand touchline in the 46th minute and six minutes later it was a one-point game when Stevens struck his third penalty.
Referee Francois Veldsman finally ran out of patience and sent UCT skipper JJ Gagiano to the bin for infringing at the breakdown and Stevens gave Maties a 12-10 lead with the resulting penalty.
However, Maties were unable to make use of their numerical advantage and the game was still very much in the balance when Gagiano rejoined the action.
With six minutes to go Maties were reduced to 10 men when Dabeon Draghoender was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle, but Rosslee missed the resulting penalty which would have given UCT the lead.
With time up on the clock Maties handed UCT one final chance at victory, but once again Rosslee’s radar was off and Stellenbosch held on for the win.
In the other 16:30 kick off a try by centre Clinton de Klerk helped UJ to a 16-9 victory over TUT while in the opening game of the competition four second half tries helped Shimlas to a convincing 37-11 victory over NMMU.
64 Comments
2 Feb 2009, 16:47 pm
Orange dragons!
2 Feb 2009, 16:49 pm
Good Shimlas…. well done.
Now for the Maties / UCT game….. should be gooooooooood !
2 Feb 2009, 16:52 pm
Ikey tigers to add to the maroon of the Maties
2 Feb 2009, 17:03 pm
Ikeys have a good coaching staff and backup team including Dobson, Rob Fleck, Selbourne Boome, Bob Skinstad, Jake White, Tim Noakes, Sheryl Calder et al.
On the playing field they are not that impressive.
2 Feb 2009, 17:33 pm
Ikeys have a well-drilled team…
Maties are doing well on defence, specially on the ground-ball..
2 Feb 2009, 17:37 pm
I hope tukkies get the hiding they deserve this afternoon.
2 Feb 2009, 17:39 pm
#6 Fern: Hoekom Varing ??
Dis my Alma Mater daai….
2 Feb 2009, 17:41 pm
#6 Fern: Where did you study, Fern…. in Prison ?
2 Feb 2009, 17:43 pm
#7 grootblousmile:
want dis jou alma mater.
#8 grootblousmile:
thankfully not at tukkies.
2 Feb 2009, 17:45 pm
#9 Fern: Waht did you study ? B-Punani ?
2 Feb 2009, 17:45 pm
#5 grootblousmile:
Good summary.
The wind and van Wyk’s boot can be decisive in the second half if Stellenbosch can secure some decent ball.
2 Feb 2009, 18:04 pm
The wind is such a crucial factor in this game…. after half time Maties have enjoyed territorial dominance and looks much better than in the first half !
2 Feb 2009, 18:07 pm
Maties now lead… 12 / 10
2 Feb 2009, 18:11 pm
Die Boertjies skrum nou die Souties meters en meters terug…
2 Feb 2009, 18:13 pm
Ikeys replacing 2 players now in the front row…. wheeled scum by Maties, turnover ball.
2 Feb 2009, 18:15 pm
Ikeys still willing though… dogged defence !
2 Feb 2009, 18:22 pm
2 Almost tries by Ikeys… held up over the line.
The Ikeys No 12 impresses me.
2 Feb 2009, 18:25 pm
Go Maties!!!! Go Maties!!!!
Moet egter erken, dat soos nog altyd, die Ikey girls baaaaie mooier is.
Sal eintlik ‘n skande wees as Ikeys verloor met daai moerse afrigtingspan!
2 Feb 2009, 18:27 pm
Brilliant defence from Maties. UCT has looked extremely dangerous on attack at times.
2 Feb 2009, 18:27 pm
#18 PapSak1:
Die Ikeys girls is ook baie makliker, in my ervaring, hulle is baie meer vrygewig…
2 Feb 2009, 18:29 pm
rooikaart???
2 Feb 2009, 18:29 pm
Bliksem. Rooikaart vir ‘n amperse spear tackle.
2 Feb 2009, 18:30 pm
#22 WP Till I Die:
Boorvat, altans. Kom ons hou dit in die Moedertaal…
2 Feb 2009, 18:31 pm
Draghoender het nou Gooihoender geword. Ai, ai, ai, hoe f@kken stupid kan jy nou wees?? Hierdie gaan ons die game kos….#20 WP Till I Die: Baie maliker…..heheheeh
2 Feb 2009, 18:33 pm
#24 PapSak1:
Janee…niks van daai “Ek gaan met jou trou…” nonsens nie…
2 Feb 2009, 18:33 pm
Sjoe…’n uiters belangrike lynstaandiefstal deur die Bolandse boys daar…
2 Feb 2009, 18:34 pm
Die ref is maar kakarag! Hoop nie hy moet gou CC rugby blaas nie. Baie foute gemaak, weerskante toe. Soos daai Matie try wat hy nie toegeken het nie, en die Ikeys try wat hy nie toegeken het nie…
2 Feb 2009, 18:35 pm
O bliksem.
2 Feb 2009, 18:35 pm
#27 PapSak1:
Ten minste skroef hy albei kante ewe erg…
2 Feb 2009, 18:36 pm
Flippen ref!!!!! Daai ouens het dadelik teruggeval, nie hulle skuld die Ikey het in hulle vas geharloop nie!!
2 Feb 2009, 18:36 pm
whats the score chaps??
2 Feb 2009, 18:36 pm
Kom wind, kom! Waai daai skoppie af van koers!
2 Feb 2009, 18:36 pm
#31 grant10:
12-10 Maties. Ikeys have a penalty kick, full time, could win it…
2 Feb 2009, 18:36 pm
Missed!
Maties take it!
2 Feb 2009, 18:37 pm
Hoooooeeeeeep!! Hoeeeeeeeeeep!!!
2 Feb 2009, 18:37 pm
#33 WP Till I Die: and ??
2 Feb 2009, 18:37 pm
Donnerrrrrrrr, Rosslee het kuk geskop hele wedstryd vir Ikeys..
Wel Maties wen, 12 / 10
2 Feb 2009, 18:37 pm
Poor Rosslee – always **** to have to take a kick under that pressure. Fine player, though.
2 Feb 2009, 18:37 pm
#34 WP Till I Die: nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
2 Feb 2009, 18:39 pm
#38 WP Till I Die:
Huge sigh of relieve on this side
2 Feb 2009, 18:39 pm
#37 grootblousmile: glad to hear Fourie du preez okat GBS! Pith about the fijian being out against sharks!
2 Feb 2009, 18:39 pm
Was a good, hard game… swung this way, then that way, the whole time.
2 Feb 2009, 18:39 pm
What impressed me though is that there was absolute silence during that kick – no Maties supporters boo’ing or something similarly disgraceful.
2 Feb 2009, 18:40 pm
#40 Robzim:
Same here, same here…
2 Feb 2009, 18:40 pm
#41 grant10: spelling is ****…fingers still frozen from swim in the freezing atlantic!
2 Feb 2009, 18:40 pm
Ek is ‘n volbloed Matie, maar moet erken dat die Ikey span glad nie sleg is nie. Ikeys se veld is maar sleg, nie ‘n patch teen Craven stadion nie.
2 Feb 2009, 18:41 pm
#43 WP Till I Die: the way it should be!
2 Feb 2009, 18:41 pm
#41 grant10: Man, I’m not so sure… would have liked to see Heinie Adams & young Francois Hougaard in action for the Bulls.
But, having said that, Fourie du Preez has been a great servant to the Bulls and Bokke.
2 Feb 2009, 18:42 pm
#40 Robzim: hi robzim…you make the boland game??
2 Feb 2009, 18:42 pm
#46 PapSak1:
Ja, daai veld is amper so sleg soos Boland Park.
Ek dink Coetzenburg is waarskynlik die stadion met die grootste kapasiteit van al die universiteite wat deelneem aan die Varsity Cup. By Groote Schuur stres jy heeltyd dat die bal op die M3 gaan land, plus die toeskouers staan basies reg op die kantlyn…
2 Feb 2009, 18:42 pm
#47 grant10:
I fully agree.
2 Feb 2009, 18:43 pm
OK, now for Tuks against Pukke
Go Tuks !!
2 Feb 2009, 18:44 pm
#48 grootblousmile: he is a great plater…in 2007 walked on water…2008 a bit jaded …he will want to get into form again…that 36 nil win over eng at world cup he was the man!!
2 Feb 2009, 18:44 pm
Go Pukke!!!
2 Feb 2009, 18:44 pm
#45 grant10:
Hi Grant,
Sorry I could not get you the report on Saturday, I never made the match.
Seemed as if it was a scrappy affair with not much happening anyway.
2 Feb 2009, 18:44 pm
plater is player…going to put hands under warm water quick.
2 Feb 2009, 18:44 pm
#53 grant10:
Plater? Werk hy by Iskor, of wat?
2 Feb 2009, 18:46 pm
#54 WP Till I Die: absolutely!!
2 Feb 2009, 18:47 pm
#57 WP Till I Die: LOL
2 Feb 2009, 18:47 pm
#58 WP Till I Die: heheheh, nee man, dis ‘n skinkbord vol calamari, prawns, mossels, tjips ens..
Amper soos ‘n Gatsby, net sonder brood.
2 Feb 2009, 18:48 pm
#55 Robzim: i wanted to know about the crowd reaction to luke and koster…damn huge blow with fiji probably out against sharks….
2 Feb 2009, 18:50 pm
Feel sorry for Ikeys, they only have three home games this season, and now they lost one of those. That being said, I support Maties first, Ikeys second.
2 Feb 2009, 18:50 pm
#61 grant10: Makwilleaaptwakkie is no loss… the single player who DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PASS
2 Feb 2009, 18:53 pm
#63 grootblousmile: LOL…I certainly dont want him at centre but at wing he is a handfull…would have given odwa and jp a torrid time…stormers use him off 1 st phase a lot as well to bash it up…he will be missed,,,,perhaps the tongan or koster will get a run there.
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