Wits matched their opponents in strength and speed but fell apart in the last 20 minutes of the game to hand the Ixias their fourth consecutive victory.

Wits flyhalf Christian Humphries kicked an early penalty before CUT hooker Janus Venter scored a converted try off the back of a maul.

Wits responded with a try to hooker and captain Justin Brandon, and Humphries added a penalty to put them 11-7 ahead at half-time.

The Ixias forced themselves back into the game when flank and captain Luvuyo Ndevu barged over the tryline and flyhalf Charles Williams kicked the conversion.

Straight after the strategy break, FNB CUT used their maul to edge further ahead when Venter got his second to make it 19-11.

Wits lost possession in a maul close to the Ixias tryline and while FNB CUT fullback Cohen Jasper was yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on, it didn’t prove costly for his team.

Player That Rocks: Hans Terblanche (FNB CUT)

Wits – Try: Justin Brandon. Penalties: Christian Humphries (2).

CUT Ixias – Tries: Janus Venter (2), Luvuyo Ndevu. Conversions: Charles Williams (2).