Wits in historic first Varsity Cup victory
FNB Wits in their historic first win at Varsity Cup.
The first FNB Varsity Cup match, presented by Steinhoff International on Monday February 13, saw FNB Wits pick up their maiden Varsity Cup win over FNB CUT. FNB Wits dominated possession, territory and the scoreboard, running out 43-3 victors on a historic day for FNB Wits rugby.
The match was off to a wonderful start for the home side, when winger Wandisile Simelane dived into the corner to give his side an early lead of 7-0 after fly half Warren Gilbert converted the try. The match then saw FNB CUT hit back, when they managed to get themselves on the scoreboard, thanks to a 50m penalty converted by FNB CUT fly half Martin Jacobs.
The hosts then added a further 15 points without reply, courtesy of captain Warren Gilbert’s boot and a try from lock Graham Logan. Both sides then headed into the break with FNB Wits leading 22-3.
The second half saw an FNB Wits onslaught on their visitors, with both teams suffering a few injuries and FNB CUT getting two players sent to the ‘Afkoelstoel’ (Sin Bin). This definitely put the visitors in a tough position as, after that, FNB Wits kept piling the points on the scoreboard with no reply from FNB CUT.
The match eventually saw the Witsies come close to putting 50 points on the board, with substitute prop Ameer Williams having the last say for the hosts, when he crossed over to bring the score to 43-3 at the close of play.
Rhyno Herbst earned the award for the FNB Player that Rocks after a great performance in the second row. FNB Wits now have a bye in the next round, which will give them a well-deserved rest after their great first victory in the Varsity Cup.
The other results of Monday evening were:
FNB Tuks 33 FNB Madibaz 16
FNB Shimlas 7 FNB UCT 22
FNB Maties 31 FNB NWU-Pukke 9
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