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Pumas leave fans purring

Step aside Jonah Lomu’s New Zealand, look away Jonny Wilkinson’s England, and hide your eyes Francois Pienaar’s Springboks, the u/21 Pumas are making their claim as the best rugby team to step foot on the pitch in their league.

September 7, 2023
Matthew Handley Less than a minute
Ruben Kotze brushing off the opposition. PHOTO: Tiisetso Malunga.

The Pumas demolished the Griquas by a score of 37–6, putting them firmly atop the SA Rugby u/21 Shield Northern Log with a comfortable three wins out of three fixtures.

Now the players can enjoy a well-earned rest, as the Pumas have a bye this weekend.

Vuyelwa Khoza fending off tackles.

The try scorers were Dries du Preez (2x), Seyabonga Ngobeni (2x), Njabulo Shabangu and Meshack Nzike.

Conversions: Russwill Fredericks (1x) and Jan Joubert (1x)

Penalties: Jan Joubert (1x).

Shandor Radnai braces for impact.
Seyabonga Ngobeni with twinkle toes high in the air.

At Caxton, every story is written by humans. We use AI only to perform quality checks - never to generate the news. Happy reading!
September 7, 2023
Matthew Handley Less than a minute

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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