Rugby
Raining tries in Bloem derby─── 08:49 Tue, 24 Feb 2015
The Big Bloemfontein derby in the Varsity Cup kicked-off with a bang last night thanks to loadshedding however sparks were flying on the park.
Shimlas made another massive statement last night as they rate riot during the storm affected match at CUT Park.
Gerhard Olivier crossed the whitewash for a hat-trick of tries as the Shimlas scored 9 times in thumping the CUT Ixias 57-0.
Tukkies hammered Maties 53-8 in Pretoria to shoot to the top of the standings, and this drubbing of the competitions most successful team leaves just the men from Pretoria and Shimlas unbeaten.
In Johannesburg, UJ beat the impressive Pukke 10-8 to return winning ways and hand their big rivals their first loss of the tournament.
In Cape Town the defending champions, the UCT Ikeys were too strong for David Maidza’s Madibaz with a 40-13 win at the Green Mile.
Morgan Piek / OFM News
