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The Citizen
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Golden Lions among standout performers as Day 2 delivers thrilling contests at FNB Girls Week
Golden Lions among standout performers as Day 2 delivers thrilling contests at FNB Girls Week Day two of the 2025 FNB U16 and U18 Girls Week saw dominant performances from Cape and northern-based unions, with Western Province, the Blue Bulls, and the Golden Lions extending their unbeaten runs in Johannesburg. In the U18 division, the Lions, Boland, Bulls, and WP remained undefeated heading into the final day on July 4. Griquas and Free State recorded spirited wins to bounce back after opening-round defeats, while the Valke registered their first points of the week. Western Province again impressed with a commanding 36–5 victory over Zimbabwe, highlighted by Endinalo Fihla's four-try performance. Griquas stunned the Limpopo Blue Bulls 17–7, while Free State came from 12–0 down to edge the Leopards 20–12. The U16 section continued to deliver exciting rugby. The Golden Lions underlined their form with a 57–0 demolition of SWD, with fullback Khanya Makhudu scoring three tries and Alice Ncube adding 12 points from the tee. The Limpopo Blue Bulls and Border also celebrated convincing victories. The tournament concludes tomorrow, with the final round of fixtures set to cap an action-packed week of development rugby. Results U18: Griquas 17–7 Limpopo Blue Bulls Pumas 5–20 Boland SWD 5–27 Blue Bulls EP 5–12 Golden Lions Leopards 12–20 Free State WP 36–5 Zimbabwe Valke 22–12 Griffons Border 6–0 Sharks Results U16: Border Country Districts 17–14 Zimbabwe Leopards 15–0 Valke Sharks 12–15 Pumas Boland 5–22 Border Griffons 0–22 Blue Bulls Limpopo Blue Bulls 22–0 Griquas Golden Lions 57–0 SWD WP 14–7 EP Golden Lions Invitational 10–5 Free State Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal.
The Herald
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Good day for EP at U13 Craven Week
The Eastern Cape teams produced mixed results on the second day of the U13 Craven Week rugby tournament, with Eastern Province's main team providing the highlight for the host province, comfortably beating the Valke 40-17 at Selborne College on Tuesday. The other leading team of the region, Border Central, put up a courageous performance in front of their home crowd but were narrowly defeated 27-20 by Griquas. Eighthman Aqhama Macembe and centre Bulelani Norman were the standouts in the EP victory over the Valke with their braces of tries. EP started the game well with tries from tight-head prop Musa Mdongwana from Kabega Primary and Sunridge Primary f ullback Janko Havenga to be 12-0 ahead after just 10 minutes. But EP struggled with discipline, with some of their players spending time in the sin bin. Noah Tshineva dotted down a converted try for the Valke, but Woodridge College eighthman Macembe stretched EP's advantage with two consecutive seven-pointers to give EP a 26-7 lead at halftime. Rossouw Nieuwoudt reduced the score with a penalty before Siyabonga Mtshwene powered over for a converted try to make it 26-17 to the Valke. Grey Junior pupil Norman erased any hopes of a Valke comeback as he dotted down twice for EP at the end. In the Border Central game, captain Esona Nqayana shone for his side in scoring twice, but it was not enough to win the game. For their first try, Border's forwards showed innovation with a tap-and-go at the edge of the field to set up a mid-maul inside the Griquas five-metre line, from where Queen's eighthman Nqayana scored. Border then pulled off some razzle-dazzle inside their own half, which Lilyfontein's Tyler Lendingham finished off for a converted try. Griquas showed as well that their forwards were capable of matching Border's as they opened their account through Joshua Basson. Nqayana powered his way over for his brace and extended Border's lead to 17-5. The hosts had a lapse in concentration close to halftime and allowed Angus Hattingh and Braydon Matshoba to cross the line to give the Kimberley boys a 19-17 advantage at the break. Matshoba slotted a 40m penalty at the start of the second stanza for the Griquas, but Border's Motheo Mabe also added three points from the tee. Centre Jacobus Prinsloo then put the game to bed for Griquas to hand Border their second loss of the event. EP B got their second win of the competition, beating Namibia 17-12. The tries came from Kabega Primary centre Clivian Buys (2) and Clarendon Primary prop Nathan van der Merwe. Border B could not repeat their heroics from opening day as they were beaten 20-0 by the Golden Lions B. Border Country Districts were beaten 81-0 by the Limpopo Blue Bulls in the opening match of the day. In that match, Phetelo Mokwena scored five tries and his centre partner, Esihle Tshicila, added four. Title contenders the Sharks beat SWD 6-0 in the main game of the day. Other results on day 2: Free State B 7 Valke B 14, SWD B 17 Griffons B 5, Zimbabwe 0 Griquas B 17, Leopards B 5 Pumas B 17, Blue Bulls 5 Leopards 7, Golden Lions C 5 Western Province B 59, Boland 17 Griffons 15, Blue Bulls B 35 Limpopo Blue Bulls 0, Golden Lions 5 Pumas 27, Western Province 27 Free State 12, Boland B 34 Sharks B 7 Daily Dispatch
The Citizen
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Come support the Puma Senior Women
Less than a minute Lucia Mudzanani Less than a minute Come support the Puma Senior Women The Puma Senior Women are asking for your support in their upcoming games. They will face the Griquas on Saturday, July 5, at Patriot High School. Following the above match, the team will again face the Griffons on Saturday, July 12. 'Let's paint eMalahleni pink and support our Puma Senior Women on July 5 and 12 at Witbank Rugby Club, Patriot High School,' said Zelda Freitag, Nkangala Rugby Region Chairperson. Attendees who will be best dressed in pink on July 5 will win four free Boktown tickets. The Boktown will take place at Bankenveld cricket field on June 12. Breaking news at your fingertips … Follow WITBANK NEWS on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok Chat to us: info@ At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
IOL News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Pumas dethrone Griquas to capture SA Cup in Mbombela final
On Saturday they repeated that feat in convincing style to capture the SA Cup title on home soil. The Pumas became the second team – after Griquas in the inaugural competition last year – to finish the campaign unbeaten after they dealt the men from the Northern Cape their first defeat in the competition in the league phase a few weeks ago. The hosts worked hard for a 19-7 advantage at half time and kicked on the second half for a deserved win. It is happy days in Nelspruit after the Pumas captured their first SA Cup title by beating last year's champions, Griquas, 39-14 in the final at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday evening. The Airlink Pumas take down the Suzuki Griquas to lift the 2025 #SACup 🏆 The match got off to a bad start for Griquas when their front ranker Cebo Dlamini was red carded for a head-on collision in the seventh minute, which meant they had to play the next 20 minutes with 14 men. In a sign of what was to come, the Pumas scored their first try barely a minute later, when hooker Eddie Swart went over at the back of a strong maul, which was converted by Danrich Visagie. Predictably, the men from Mpumalanga proceeded to dominate both possession and territory, leaving the defending champions to fend off wave after wave of attack from the rampant home side. The Pumas used their forward dominance to set up two good tries for midfielder Sango Xamlashe to take the score to 19-0 with a quarter of the opening half remaining. For his first effort, the outside centre stepped his way inside two defenders to score near the posts, and he was on the receiving end of a looping skip pass to go over near the corner for his second five-pointer. Griquas tried their best to stay in the contest and they were rewarded with a rather fortunate try when speedster Gurshwin Wehr intercepted a pass in his 22 to run in a long-distance try to make the half-time score 19-7. The dependable Visagie slotted a penalty goal before he converted No 8 Willie Engelbrecht's intercept try to stretch the home team's advantage to 29-7 shortly after the restart for the second half. Another successful penalty goal by Visagie took the score to 32-7 before Mnombo Zwelendaba scored Griquas' second try to bring the deficit down to 32-14. But the Pumas had the last laugh when replacement front ranker Dewald Maritz forced his way over the try line for their second try of the second half to all but secure them the SA Cup title
The Citizen
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Intensity wins: Pumas conquer Griquas in Mbombela
The SA Cup has a new title holder, and their home ground is Mbombela Stadium. The Airlink Pumas put on a brilliant display of dominant rugby to defeat the Suzuki Griquas 39-14 and were crowned the 2025 SA Cup champions tonight. The home team came out snorting from the kick-off and executed a game plan of speed, power and precision. This was complemented by excellent defence. The foundation of the Pumas' victory was their powerful scrum, which earned them numerous scrum penalties. The Griquas played their hearts out but were outclassed in every aspect of the game. They could not cope with the Pumas' intensity and committed too many unforced errors. The Pumas were gifted possession. The home team was also ruthless at the breakdowns and won numerous turnovers. It was a sublime team effort from the Mpumalanga side. The Griquas were in trouble within five minutes of the start. Cebo Dlamini was red carded for a dangerous tackle and they would play the rest of the match with 14 men. The Pumas' first try came in the sixth minute. A penalty was punted into touch on the Griquas' five-metre line and Eduan Swart scored from the resulting maul. Danrich Visagie slotted the conversion. Shortly after the restart, the Pumas again had an attacking line-out from a penalty into touch. The Pumas won their line-out and the ball went down the backline, with Sango Xamlashe scoring a try that was not converted. ALSO READ: Pumas and Griquas face each other in final battle of 2025 SA Cup war Xamlashe scored again in the 24th minute from the same scenario, using his speed to carve a gap through the Griquas' defence. Visagie added the two points. Three minutes before half-time Griquas finally put points on the board. Gurshwin Wehr intercepted a pass on his own five-metre line and sprinted the length of the field to score a try. George Whitehead converted. The half-time score was 19-7 to the home team. The Pumas continued to dominate in the second half. Two Visagie penalty kicks put the Mpumalanga team up 25-7 by the 52nd minute. Then Willie Engelbrecht intercepted a pass on his own 10-metre line and ran through untouched to score a try. Visagie kicked the conversion. The Griquas hit back when Mnombo Zwelendaba caught the Pumas napping, tapped a penalty and scored the try. Whitehead kicked the conversion. ALSO READ: IN PHOTOS: Pumas on fire at captain's practice The Pumas were soon back on attack in the Griquas 22-metre area, and after a period of sustained pressure, Dewald Maritz claimed a try. Visagie nailed the conversion. The Griquas threw everything at the Pumas in the final ten minutes of the match, but the home team's defence held. The new champions did their fans proud. They simply did not take the foot of the accelerator, and this sustained level of play gave them front-foot possession. It was 80 minutes of attrition that the visitors could not combat. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
