Eastern Province U19 made it three wins out of three when they held on for a thrilling 13-10 victory against Western Province in the Absa U19 provincial competition at a wet Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The match began in pouring rain and Western Province drew first blood through a try by prop Michael Kumbirai, converted by flyhalf Aidynn Cupido, as they took an early 7 - 0 lead. Cupido added a penalty to make it 10-0 in the twelfth minute.
However, EP hit back with a penalty from flyhalf Michael Brink in the twenty second minute followed by a period of intense pressure which resulted in captain and centre Jeremy Ward diving over a ruck to score. Brink added the conversion to make it all square at the break.
The second half was a terrific battle in difficult conditions. Both sides had their chances, but the only points came from a well-struck penalty by Brink to give EP a narrow three point lead, 13 - 10.
The game ended with WP putting in a desperate effort by running the ball from near their tryline, but eventually the conditions resulted in the inevitable knock-on and EP were able to scramble the ball to safety as the final hooter sounded.
Scorers:
EP (10) 13 - Try: Jeremy Ward. Conversion: Michael Brink. Penalty: Michael Brink (2).
WP (10) 10 - Try: Michael Kumbirai. Conversion: Aydinn Cupido. Penalty: Aydinn Cupido.
The match began in pouring rain and Western Province drew first blood through a try by prop Michael Kumbirai, converted by flyhalf Aidynn Cupido, as they took an early 7 - 0 lead. Cupido added a penalty to make it 10-0 in the twelfth minute.
However, EP hit back with a penalty from flyhalf Michael Brink in the twenty second minute followed by a period of intense pressure which resulted in captain and centre Jeremy Ward diving over a ruck to score. Brink added the conversion to make it all square at the break.
The second half was a terrific battle in difficult conditions. Both sides had their chances, but the only points came from a well-struck penalty by Brink to give EP a narrow three point lead, 13 - 10.
The game ended with WP putting in a desperate effort by running the ball from near their tryline, but eventually the conditions resulted in the inevitable knock-on and EP were able to scramble the ball to safety as the final hooter sounded.
Scorers:
EP (10) 13 - Try: Jeremy Ward. Conversion: Michael Brink. Penalty: Michael Brink (2).
WP (10) 10 - Try: Michael Kumbirai. Conversion: Aydinn Cupido. Penalty: Aydinn Cupido.
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