Bulls punish Welwitschias

The Windhoek Draught Welwitschias are yet to taste success in the 2019 edition of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, after suffering a massive defeat at the hands of the Blue Bulls in their second match of the season on Saturday.They lost their first match 40-23 against the Xerox Golden Lions in Windhoek and were looking to pull off a win against the Bulls.The Bulls, however, ran riot at Loftus Versveld, as they demolished the Welwitschias 87-21 (49-0), with a 13-try bonanza against the Namibians, who managed to cross the whitewash just three times. Bulls' outside centre Erich Cronje snatched a hat-trick of tries for himself, while right-wing Duncan Matthews added a brace and Cronje's partner, JT Jackson, added nine conversions for the Pretoria side. Flankers Ruan Steenkamp and Nick de Jager added themselves to the scoresheet, while the halfback pair of Ambrose Papier and Theo Boshoff were also in the try column.Matthews' partner Travis Ismael also bagged a try, while fullback Madot Mabokela and replacement Vaughan Isaacs also scored for the home side.Isaacs also added two late conversions, while Levene Damens, Jan Adriaan Booysen and Oderich Mouton bagged five-pointers for the visitors, with PV Steenkamp and Clive Loubser adding conversions in what was a disappointing effort from the Welwitschias.Head coach Phil Davies said prior to the match that the Bulls team are strong and they would face a tough match. He said their main focus points after the first game was to build on the good things and general playing philosophy of the team, and also to build on discipline when tackling. The Namibians will now face Griquas this weekend at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Western Province, the Pumas and the Boland Cavaliers, along with the Golden Lions and Tafel Lager Griquas, maintained their perfect start to the SuperSport Rugby Challenge with their second victories in two starts. This can't be said for the Leopards, Valke and the Welwitschias.Rest of the results were as follows:Boland Cavaliers 21-10 Free State XV; Valke 19-26 Pumas; EP Elephants 59-31 SWD Eagles; Leopards 27-55 Golden Lions XV;Border Bulldogs 24-48 Western Province; Griffons 26-35 Griquas; and Zimbabwe 14-36 Sharks XV. -Additional reporting by SuperSportLIMBA MUPETAMI

Bulls punish Welwitschias

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