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Griquas run riot in Kimberley

August 23 2008

The Griquas recorded an easy 59-19 Currie Cup victory over a tired Valke in Kimberley on Saturday.

The hosts opened their account after just two minutes, when MJ Mentz crossed for the first of his three tries, and they never looked back.

With the bonus-point wrapped up by half-time it was always going to be a case of how many after the break. Valke showed some early resistance after the break but were soon out on their feet as their hosts ran away with the game.

Consolation scores came in the shape of three tries and a brace of conversions, but the truth was that when the Griquas put their minds to it they had far too much class for their weaker opponents.

The scorers:

For Griquas:

Tries: Mentz 2, Basson, Pretorius, Van Dyk, Kitshoff, Buckle

Cons: Barnard 5

Pens: Barnard 3

For Valke:

Tries: Kritzinger, Coetzee, Jenneker

Cons: Van Rooyen 2

The teams:

Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Lafras Uys, 12 Herkie Kruger, 11 MJ Mentz, 10 Conrad Barnard, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Heinrich Stride, 7 Stephan Gerber, 6 Gareth Krause (c), 5 Brendon Snyman, 4 Wayne van Heerden, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 Albertus Buckle.

Replacements: 16 James van der Walt, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Jacques Lombaard, 19 Rohan Kitshoff, 20 Dougie Helmuth, 21 Barry Geel, 22 Egon Seconds.

Valke: 15 Nicky Kritzinger, 14 Dewald Pretorius, 13 Rouan Cloete, 12 Hanno Coetzee (captain), 11 Ernie Kruger, 10 Len Olivier, 9 Poerie van Rooyen, 8 Sean Plaatjies, 7 Emile Verster, 6 Warren Perkins, 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Wouter Moore, 3 Nico Pretorius, 2 Jody Jeneker, 1 Rassie van Vuuren.

Replacements: 16 Frik Venter, 17 Rayno Barnes, 18 Ruhan van Jaarsveld, 19 Doepie du Preez, 20 Dean Okkers, 21 Gerrie Odendaal, 22 Mpho Matsaung.

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe, Archie Sehlako