RUGBY NEWS - The NovaVit Griffons outplayed the Leopards 42-10 on Sunday afternoon in Welkom in the last fixture of the round.
On Saturday, the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers registered their first win of the campaign when they defeated Valke 29-13 in Wellington; the Eagles edged Eastern Province 24-23 in an entertaining encounter in Gqerberha; while flyhalf and skipper George Whitehead scored 49 points as Suzuki Griquas overpowered Border 119-5 in Kimberley.
In the opening game of the round, on Friday, Airlink Pumas got the third-round action underway with a comprehensive 50-0 victory over a young Toyota Cheetahs side in Bloemfontein.
Their third win in a row allowed Suzuki Griquas to stretch their tally to 15 league points, the same amount as the Airlink Pumas and NovaVit Griffons. However, the men from Kimberley have a far superior points difference, which has seen them retain top spot on the log.
The Eagles' win over EP increased their total to ten points, the same amount as Toyota Cheetahs. Thanks to their first victory, the Kavaliers moved to seven points, which is one more than EP and five points better than the Valke.
Border and Leopards complete the standings, with both still searching for their first league points. Five more games will take place in next weekend’s fourth round action.
Griffons hunt down Leopards in Welkom
The NovaVit Griffons ran in five tries and were awarded a penalty try as they beat the Leopards 42-10 on Sunday in Welkom.
The hosts led 28-3 at halftime and continued their dominance after the interval for a third straight win in the competition.
Inside centre Danrich Visagie delivered a solid performance for the Welkom side by scoring one of their tries and succeeding with all five conversions. Although the Leopards gave good account of themselves at times, they still suffered their third defeat in a row which leaves them bottom of the log.
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