As respectable title contestants, Wolverines and the Silverbacks were equally good value for money. Both played only their second match in this year’s competition. They went into the round with full knowledge of the different games and points advantage that the Leopards already had to their credit. Both teams understood the danger of mediocrity and under-performance. What was required was nothing less than a championship performance. A drawn match and shared match-points would, in the long run, only benefit the Loskop stalkers.
The end result was an all-action try-festival in which both clubs contributed a collective total of 13 tries. Of these, the Wolverines scored six and the Silverbacks seven. Werner Barnard, in a master-class of goal-kicking, converted all six of the Wolverines tries and helped them to secure a 36 – 28 victory. This performance resulted in him winning the weekly Golden Boot of the Week Award. The kickers of the Silverbacks, however, failed to convert any of their seven-goal kicks into points. In the process, they forfeited 14 points and a potential victory to boot. This notwithstanding, the current points table indicates that all four sides are still in contention for the eventual league title. As far as the points difference is concerned, the Leopards is topping the log with 47 over three games, while the Tomahawks boasted with 35 after a similar number of matches.
SALSA Protea cup
Match 1 - Tomahawks 36 - 21 Leopards
Tomahawks - Tries
Luigi Cirigliano 2,
Alec Duncan,
Zimri Buchling,
Jeandre Muller,
Zevey Geel,
Andre Thomas
Conversions
Jeandre Muller 2,
Zimri Buckling
Penalty
Luigi Cirigliano
Leopards -Tries
P v Heerden,
N Rust,
R Horn
P Pretorius
Conversion
G Gendall 2
Drop Goal
A Muller
Match 2 - Wolverines 36 - 28 Silverbacks
Wolverines - Tries
Gerald Gibson 2
Franco Cloete 2
Carlo Cloete
Kali Grung
Conversions
Werner Barnard 6
Silverbacks - Tries
Stephan Andreson 2,
Mathew Reynolds 2,
Zuke Da Wula,
Armand Olivier,
Jason Dicks.
Hat-trick Try-scorer of the Week:
- None
Double-Header Try-scorer of the Week:
Stephan Andreson 2 (Silverbacks)
Mathew Reynolds 2 (Silverbacks)
Gerald Gibson 2 (Wolverines)
Franco Cloete 2 (Wolverines)
Luigi Cirigliano 2 (Tomahawks)
Golden Boot of the Week:
Werner Barnard 6 (Wolverines)