A perfect road to the final for FNB UWC as they knocked defending champions FNB UFH Bluesoff their perch with an emphatic 39-13 semi-final win at the UWC Sports Stadium.
They will now jostle things out with neighbours FNB CPUT in the first-ever FNB Varsity Shield final featuring both Bellville sides.
Master tactician and controller of the UWC game, Conwill Conradie put in yet another all-around near-perfect performance. The scrumhalf scored a try, converted four of his side's tries, and kicked two penalties to take his tally to 19 points in the match.
Fort Hare held a slender one-point lead, 5-6, with just under ten minutes left in the first half. Merlin du Plessis slotted two long-range penalty attempts, cancelling out UWC's first-minute Ridge Gaffley try.
UWC, however, showed exactly why they haven’t lost a match this season. The 2018 champions rounded the first half off with two quick tries. Mauritz Swart, with his first of two tries, and Conradie both got over the try line to hand the home side a healthy 19-6 lead as the half-time whistle sounded.
A solid foundation was laid by the UWC forwards, their set pieces were just too hard to stop, and this compounded matters for the visitors. Swart completed his brace when he collected the ball at the back of a rolling UWC maul.
Swart put in a clinical performance. The hooker makes scoring tries look too easy, his ability to be in the right place at the right is uncanny. His try tally for the season currently stands at 10.
FNB UFH Blues 13 (6) – Try: Mthokozisi Ndlazi. Conversion: Merlin du Plessis. Penalties: Du Plessis (2)
FNB Player That Rocks: Conwill Conradie (UWC)
FNB UWC Starting XV: 15 Diston Ethan Will, 14 Gaffley Ridge Jozé, 13 Brynard Zhaun-Jacques, 12 Breda Bryan John, 11 NcanaHlomla, 10 Willemse Elkan, 9 Conradie Conwill Brooklyn (Bolla), 8 Magerman Zinzan, 7 Afrika Brent, 6 KuildersAlmore Jnr A. S., 5 van der Merwe Carel, 4 Tattersal Liam, 3 Ceasar Franco Lee, 2 Swart Mauritz, 1 Lamprecht Christian Johan.
Head coach: Paul Treu
Match summary and images courtesy Varsity Cup Media.
They will now jostle things out with neighbours FNB CPUT in the first-ever FNB Varsity Shield final featuring both Bellville sides.
Master tactician and controller of the UWC game, Conwill Conradie put in yet another all-around near-perfect performance. The scrumhalf scored a try, converted four of his side's tries, and kicked two penalties to take his tally to 19 points in the match.
Fort Hare held a slender one-point lead, 5-6, with just under ten minutes left in the first half. Merlin du Plessis slotted two long-range penalty attempts, cancelling out UWC's first-minute Ridge Gaffley try.
UWC, however, showed exactly why they haven’t lost a match this season. The 2018 champions rounded the first half off with two quick tries. Mauritz Swart, with his first of two tries, and Conradie both got over the try line to hand the home side a healthy 19-6 lead as the half-time whistle sounded.
A solid foundation was laid by the UWC forwards, their set pieces were just too hard to stop, and this compounded matters for the visitors. Swart completed his brace when he collected the ball at the back of a rolling UWC maul.
Swart put in a clinical performance. The hooker makes scoring tries look too easy, his ability to be in the right place at the right is uncanny. His try tally for the season currently stands at 10.
MATCH FACTS
FNB UWC 39 (19) – Tries: Ridge Gaffley, Conwill Conradie, Mauritz Swart (2), Mihlali Tyanase. Conversions: Conwill Conradie (4). Penalties: Conradie (2)FNB UFH Blues 13 (6) – Try: Mthokozisi Ndlazi. Conversion: Merlin du Plessis. Penalties: Du Plessis (2)
FNB Player That Rocks: Conwill Conradie (UWC)
FNB UWC Starting XV: 15 Diston Ethan Will, 14 Gaffley Ridge Jozé, 13 Brynard Zhaun-Jacques, 12 Breda Bryan John, 11 NcanaHlomla, 10 Willemse Elkan, 9 Conradie Conwill Brooklyn (Bolla), 8 Magerman Zinzan, 7 Afrika Brent, 6 KuildersAlmore Jnr A. S., 5 van der Merwe Carel, 4 Tattersal Liam, 3 Ceasar Franco Lee, 2 Swart Mauritz, 1 Lamprecht Christian Johan.
Head coach: Paul Treu
Match summary and images courtesy Varsity Cup Media.
