The lack of reward for their efforts seemed to have taken the wind out of the University of Pretoria's sails as Pukke piled on the pressure which culminated in scrumhalf Chriswell September collecting a pop pass to dive over for the opening try in the 23rd minute. Flyhalf Schalk Hugo added the conversion after landing an earlier penalty goal.

Tuks just could not string an effective attack together and their momentum was further sabotaged by unforced errors and ill-discipline. Where the home team struggled, the visitors thrived as they continued to run the University of Pretoria off their feet.

Pukke consolidated their lead with time up in the first half as a dominant scrum allowed flanker Gideon van der Merwe to score a converted try to hand the visitors a 20-3 lead at the break.

The visitors continued their impressive form and were relentless as they attacked in waves. No.8 and captain, Tiaan Bezuidenhout scored a five pointer as the Pukke scrum decimated the home team in the 53rd minute.

Tuks seemed dead and buried by this point in the match and their body language was evident of a team that had no answers to the sheer brilliance of their opponents.

Pukke sailed out of sight on the scoreboard as they scored two quick tries in the 60th and 62nd minute. Zimbabwean fullback Tapiwa Mafura finished off a simple pass, pass movement as Tuks ran out of defenders with his efforts being followed up by outside centre Henko Marais who ran in a seven point try by simply running in support.

The University of Pretoria made the scoreboard look a little more respectable as they ran in three tries in the final ten minutes but it was a case of too little, too late.

Lock Marius Verwey started Tuks' try scoring run as he ran a fantastic support line to crash over the whitewash with outside centre Marnus Potgieter scoring a seven point try in the corner to make his Varsity Cup debut a memorable one.

Former Junior Springbok hooker Johan Grobbelaar had the final say of the match as he stretched over to score with time fast running out but it was not enough to prevent Pukke securing a 40-26 win in Pretoria and adding a fifth straight loss to Tuks' season.