Welwitschias suffer another defeat
The Windhoek Draught Welwitschias lost to the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge on Saturday.
The Welwitschias lost 31- 47 to Blue Bulls on Saturday afternoon, after trailing 7-28 at halftime.
Wing Xolisa Guma scored a brace to help the Bulls return to winning ways at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek.
The table could not have been decked any better, as the visitors needed to beat their Namibian opponents, while the Welwitschias had their tails up after dispatching the Hino Valke the previous weekend.
The men from Pretoria did not have to wait long to trouble the scoreboard, as outside centre Franco Naude touched down in the second minute, with Guma following suit in the 8th minute.
Fullback Andell Loubser converted both tries.
The Welwitschias struck back in the 13th minute, with outside centre Johan Tromp crossing the whitewash and flyhalf Pieter Steenkamp's converting.
But this was the only points they scored during the first half.
The front-rowers of the Bulls then made their presence felt, as Nqobisizwe Mxoli forced his way over and recent Vodacom Super Rugby debutant Matthys Basson wrapped up the bonus point in the 29th minute.
Loubser was on target with both his conversion attempts, to give the visitors a commanding 28-7 lead at the break.
The halftime talk must have been an emotional one for the Welwitschias, as they came out firing in the second half, with replacement utility back Johan Greyling adding a converted try six minutes after the restart.
Man-of-the-match Jamba Ulengo pulled back a try for the visitors, before the match withered into a series of thwarted attacking attempts by both teams, with replacement hooker Daniel van Vuuren breaking the passage of play with an unconverted try.
The final 15 minutes exploded into a points-scoring frenzy, as replacement hooker Johan Grobbelaar added his name to the scoresheet for the Bulls and the home team scoring their bonus point try, courtesy of inside centre Darryl de la Harpe.
Guma got his brace with nine minutes left on the clock, but it was the Welwitschias who had the final say, with flank Rohan Kitshoff scoring a converted try after the whistle.
However, this was not enough to prevent the Bulls from winning 47-31.
SCORERS
Windhoek Draught Welwitschias
Tries: Johan Tromp, Johan Greyling, Daniel van Vuuren, Darryl de la Harpe and Rohan Kitshoff.
Conversions: Pieter Steenkamp (3).
Blue Bulls
Tries: Franco Naude, Xolisa Guma (2), Nqobisizwe Mxoli, Matthys Basson, Jamba Ulengo and Johan Grobbelaar
Conversions: Andell Loubser (6).
-SUPERSPORT
Wing Xolisa Guma scored a brace to help the Bulls return to winning ways at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek.
The table could not have been decked any better, as the visitors needed to beat their Namibian opponents, while the Welwitschias had their tails up after dispatching the Hino Valke the previous weekend.
The men from Pretoria did not have to wait long to trouble the scoreboard, as outside centre Franco Naude touched down in the second minute, with Guma following suit in the 8th minute.
Fullback Andell Loubser converted both tries.
The Welwitschias struck back in the 13th minute, with outside centre Johan Tromp crossing the whitewash and flyhalf Pieter Steenkamp's converting.
But this was the only points they scored during the first half.
The front-rowers of the Bulls then made their presence felt, as Nqobisizwe Mxoli forced his way over and recent Vodacom Super Rugby debutant Matthys Basson wrapped up the bonus point in the 29th minute.
Loubser was on target with both his conversion attempts, to give the visitors a commanding 28-7 lead at the break.
The halftime talk must have been an emotional one for the Welwitschias, as they came out firing in the second half, with replacement utility back Johan Greyling adding a converted try six minutes after the restart.
Man-of-the-match Jamba Ulengo pulled back a try for the visitors, before the match withered into a series of thwarted attacking attempts by both teams, with replacement hooker Daniel van Vuuren breaking the passage of play with an unconverted try.
The final 15 minutes exploded into a points-scoring frenzy, as replacement hooker Johan Grobbelaar added his name to the scoresheet for the Bulls and the home team scoring their bonus point try, courtesy of inside centre Darryl de la Harpe.
Guma got his brace with nine minutes left on the clock, but it was the Welwitschias who had the final say, with flank Rohan Kitshoff scoring a converted try after the whistle.
However, this was not enough to prevent the Bulls from winning 47-31.
SCORERS
Windhoek Draught Welwitschias
Tries: Johan Tromp, Johan Greyling, Daniel van Vuuren, Darryl de la Harpe and Rohan Kitshoff.
Conversions: Pieter Steenkamp (3).
Blue Bulls
Tries: Franco Naude, Xolisa Guma (2), Nqobisizwe Mxoli, Matthys Basson, Jamba Ulengo and Johan Grobbelaar
Conversions: Andell Loubser (6).
-SUPERSPORT
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