The Tuks Young Guns retained their unbeaten status in the Varsity Cup Tournament by beating UJ 36-10 yesterday at Tuks.
The score is, however, not a true reflection of what happened on the field. Tuks only won because they were able to make the most of every scoring opportunity.
One thing that is for sure is that the Tuks Young Guns has a big match temperament. What was also impressive is that no player seems to hesitate to make crucial tackles when it mattered.
In contrast to it, UJ turned out to be their own worst enemy. They dominated playing about 60% of the time in Tuks's half, but it was to no avail. Time and again when it mattered, they made basic mistakes letting Tuks off the hook.
For the first 30 minutes, it was anyone's game, but then Tuks scored twice in the spate of five minutes to take a 19-3 lead at halftime.
UJ closed down on the point’s deficit in the fifth minute of the second half scoring a converted try. They then went on to pin down Tuks in their own half for nearly 20 minutes but try as they may UJ was not able to add to their points tally.
In the last five minutes, Tuks executed another blitzkrieg, scoring two tries within four minutes to ensure convincing victory.
The Tuks winger, Enrique Oranje, was quite realistic about their performance.
"It was not our best performance. We certainly did not execute what we had practised."
The Tuks Young Gun captain, Clyde Lewis (fullback), added that stupid mistakes led to the team having to play mostly a defensive game.
"There is no doubt we need to improve. The good thing is that we managed to win even when not playing at our best. In the end, that is what matters."
Andries Kruger (Tuks Young Guns head coach) was impressed with how his players were able to remain calm at all times when under pressure.
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