{"id":9171,"date":"2019-09-25T05:41:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T05:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/boland-and-griquas-to-battle-it-out-for-iqhawe-week-crown\/"},"modified":"2019-09-25T05:41:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T05:41:41","slug":"boland-and-griquas-to-battle-it-out-for-iqhawe-week-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=9171","title":{"rendered":"Boland and Griquas to battle it out for Iqhawe Week crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-9170\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/NewsGIqhaweSharks.jpg\" alt=\"NewsGIqhaweSharks\" width=\"412\" height=\"320\" \/>Boland and Griquas will battle it for top honours in the Iqhawe Week at Paarl Gymnasium on Thursday after finishing the second round of matches on Tuesday among four unbeaten teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The other two undefeated sides in the development tournament for Under-15 boys \u2013 which is a joint initiative between the SA Rugby Legends Association and SA Rugby \u2013 were Eastern Province and the Sharks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boland dominated their match against the Leopards on Tuesday and touched down five times for a rewarding 33-7 win, while Griquas also continued to show their class, with their effective attack earning them six tries against Western Province for a 38-12 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eastern Province stamped their authority from the outset against the Pumas and used their try-scoring chances well to cruise to a 37-7 victory, while the Sharks overcame a tightly-fought first half against SWD to continue their winning ways, scoring four tries to two for a 24-12 victory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Border, meanwhile, bounced back strongly from their round-one defeat to register an emphatic 50-0 win against the Blue Bulls in a one-sided encounter in which they crossed the tryline an impressive eight times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Golden Lions also earned their first victory as they produced a solid all-round performance to defeat the Griffons 34-12, with <strong>Amandio Wamusse<\/strong> (winger) earning a hat-trick in the process, while the Valke held their nerve a gripping match against the Free State for a 12-10 win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The teams will have Wednesday off to rest and recuperate before taking the field in the closing round of the competition on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Iqhawe Week Day 2 results (Tuesday, 24 September):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sharks 24-12 SWD<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blue Bulls 0-50 Border<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boland 33-7 Leopards<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Valke 12-10 Free State<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Western Province 12-38 Griquas<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Golden Lions 34-12 Griffons<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eastern Province 37-7 Pumas<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Iqhawe Week Day 3 fixtures (Thursday, 26 September):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>10:00 &#8211;<\/strong> Western Province v Border (A Field)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10:00 &#8211; Blue Bulls v Free State (B Field)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11:00 &#8211; SWD v Golden Lions (A Field)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11:00 &#8211; Griffons v Valke (B Field)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12:00 &#8211; Eastern Province v KZN (A Field)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12:00 &#8211; Leopards v Pumas (B Field)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13:00 &#8211; Boland v Griquas (A Field)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Issued by SA Rugby Communications<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boland and Griquas will battle it for top honours in the Iqhawe Week at Paarl Gymnasium on Thursday after finishing the second round of matches on Tuesday among four unbeaten teams. 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