Currie Cup Round-Up
August 24, 2002

Western Province maintained their unbeaten record in this year's Bankfin Currie Cup with a 41-13 victory over Boland at Newlands.

WP stars Breyton Paulse and Pieter Dixon celebrated their 50th caps for the province with tries as they outscored their visitors six tries to one to clinch maximum points.

The game was marred by the news that WP centre Robbie Fleck suffered concussion in his first game back since he injured his ankle against New Zealand in a Vodacom Tri-Nations Test in 2001.

Coach Gert Smal afterwards confirmed that Fleck suffered concussion and the player would be spending the next three weeks on the sidelines.

Scorers:
Western Province - Tries: Gus Theron, Pieter Dixon, Breyton Paulse (2), Percy Montgomery; Conversions: Chris Rossouw (3), Montgomery; Penalty: Rossouw.

Boland - Try: Dewald Femboes; Conversion: Leon van den Heever; Penalties: Van den Heever (2).

  • Flyhalf Kennedy Tsimba was the star of the show for the Cheetahs as they ran out comfortable 571-5 winners over the Griquas.

    Tsimba scored 32 points via the three tries, seven conversions and one drop-goal.

    The Griquas had four players yellow-carded and another, winger Corrie Avenant, red-carded as tempers boiled over. Cheetahs flanker Hendro Scholtz was also sin-binned.

    The Cheetahs ran in a total of eight tries, four in each half.

    Cheetahs - Tries: Kennedy Tsimba (3), Eddie Fredericks, Friedrich Lombard, Rassie Erasmus (2), Anton Pitout; Conversions: Tsimba (7); Drop-goal: Tsimba

    Griquas - Tries: Quinton van Tonder, Attie Stander (replacement); Conversion: Corrie Avenant; Penalty: Avenant

  • The Border Bulldogs edged the Griffons, running out 32-23 winners.

    A try by replacement wing Ian Fihlani in the closing stages ensured the win and secured the visitors a valuable bonus point for the fourth try.

    Griffons - Tries: Trevor Booysen, Hein Edwards; Conversions: Slang Roux (2); Penalties: Roux (3).

    Border - Tries: Werner Bester (2), Gareth Krause, Ian Fihlani; Conversions: Solly Goosen (3); Penalties: Goosen (2).

  • The Sharks crushed the Leopards 52-10 in Durban.

    The Natal side outscored their visitors eight tries to two and could have won even more emphatically but for poor passes in key positions.

    Natal - Tries: Stefan Terblanche (2), Federico Mendez (2), Albert van den Berg, Deon Carstens, Gaffie du Toit, John Smit; Conversions: Butch James (6)

    Leopards - Tries: Johann Smith, Draadkar de Lange.

  • The Blue Bulls furthered their chances in this season's competition with a bruising 33-20 victory over the Lions.

    The win put the Bulls on top of Section Y and left the Lions needing to win their last two games to ensure qualification to the Top Eight.

    Scorers:
    Lions - Tries: Joe van Niekerk, Grant Esterhuizen; Conversions: Louis Koen (2); Penalties: Koen (2)

    Blue Bulls - Tries: Dries Scholtz, Richard Bands, Johan Wasserman; Conversions: Jaco van der Westhuizen (3); Penalties: Van der Westuizen (4)

  • The Eagles held off a late comeback from the Mighty Elephants to hold on for a 32-27 triumph.

    Eagles - Tries: Jaco Gouws, Danie van Rooyen; Conversions: Rynhard van As (2); Penalties: Van As (5); Drop-goals: Noel Oelschig.

    Migvhty Elephants - Tries: William Rorich, Brett Hennessey, Kees Lensing; Conversions: Hennessey (3); Penalties: Hennessey (2).

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