DHL Western Province vs NovaVit Griffons | Currie Cup

DHL Western Province

NovaVit Griffons

Saturday 3 Aug 2024

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

DHL Western Province

NovaVit Griffons

Tries

Imad Khan 57'; 12'

Damian Markus 35'; 33'

Paul De Villiers 22'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr 29'

Andrew Kota 6'

Conversions

Imad Khan 58'

Clayton Blommetjies 36'; 22'; 13'

Andrew Kota 29'; 6';

Penalties

Clayton Blommetjies 56'; 5'

Andrew Kota 11'

Timeline

End of Second Half

81'

Joshua Paris

Out: Matthew Gray

72'

Kyle Smith

Out: Clayton Blommetjies

69'

CJ Velleman

Out: Divan Fuller

69'

Labeeb Kannemeyer

Out: Imad Khan

66'

Mhleli Khuzwayo

Out: Vernon Matongo

64'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Yellow Card

62'

Enos Ndiao

Out: Andre Goedhals

61'

Cheslin Arendse

Out: Keegan Schaefer

60'

Justin Geduld

Out: Damian Markus

59'

Calla Pienaar

Out: Thomas Ongera

58'

Imad Khan

Conversion

58'

Imad Khan

Try

57'

Clayton Blommetjies

Penalty

56'

Mthokozisi Gumede

Out: Moango Ngundue

53'

Willem van den Hever

Out: Chadley Wenn

53'

Xolani Jacobs

Out: Simon Westraadt

53'

Zachary Porthen

Out: Corne Weilbach

51'

JJ Kotze

Out: Scarra Ntubeni

51'

Jared Kruger

Out: Mingo Piti

46'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Clayton Blommetjies

Conversion

36'

Damian Markus

Try

35'

Damian Markus

Try

33'

Andrew Kota

Conversion

29'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Try

29'

Christopher Hollis

Out: Robbie Petzer

27'

Clayton Blommetjies

Conversion

22'

Paul De Villiers

Try

22'

Clayton Blommetjies

Conversion

13'

Imad Khan

Try

12'

Andrew Kota

Penalty

11'

Andrew Kota

Conversion

Andrew Kota

Try

Clayton Blommetjies

Penalty

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

DHL Western Province

-3

NovaVit Griffons

-395

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

W. Simelane

Ball Carries: 14

Tackles

P. De Villiers

Tackles: 12

Points

A. Kota

Points: 12

Insights

Currie Cup

Points per match

3118

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1113

Match Information

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Currie Cup

Saturday 3 Aug 2024

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

DHL Western Province

NovaVit Griffons

Tries

Imad Khan 57'; 12'

Damian Markus 35'; 33'

Paul De Villiers 22'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr 29'

Andrew Kota 6'

Conversions

Imad Khan 58'

Clayton Blommetjies 36'; 22'; 13'

Andrew Kota 29'; 6';

Penalties

Clayton Blommetjies 56'; 5'

Andrew Kota 11'

Timeline

End of Second Half

81'

Joshua Paris

Out: Matthew Gray

72'

Kyle Smith

Out: Clayton Blommetjies

69'

CJ Velleman

Out: Divan Fuller

69'

Labeeb Kannemeyer

Out: Imad Khan

66'

Mhleli Khuzwayo

Out: Vernon Matongo

64'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Yellow Card

62'

Enos Ndiao

Out: Andre Goedhals

61'

Cheslin Arendse

Out: Keegan Schaefer

60'

Justin Geduld

Out: Damian Markus

59'

Calla Pienaar

Out: Thomas Ongera

58'

Imad Khan

Conversion

58'

Imad Khan

Try

57'

Clayton Blommetjies

Penalty

56'

Mthokozisi Gumede

Out: Moango Ngundue

53'

Willem van den Hever

Out: Chadley Wenn

53'

Xolani Jacobs

Out: Simon Westraadt

53'

Zachary Porthen

Out: Corne Weilbach

51'

JJ Kotze

Out: Scarra Ntubeni

51'

Jared Kruger

Out: Mingo Piti

46'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Clayton Blommetjies

Conversion

36'

Damian Markus

Try

35'

Damian Markus

Try

33'

Andrew Kota

Conversion

29'

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Try

29'

Christopher Hollis

Out: Robbie Petzer

27'

Clayton Blommetjies

Conversion

22'

Paul De Villiers

Try

22'

Clayton Blommetjies

Conversion

13'

Imad Khan

Try

12'

Andrew Kota

Penalty

11'

Andrew Kota

Conversion

Andrew Kota

Try

Clayton Blommetjies

Penalty

Start of First Half

Top Stats

5Tries2

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

154

119

Offload

Metres Gained

596

277

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

116

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 3 meetings

Won

Currie Cup

Currie Cup

Currie Cup

Head to Head

Previous 3 meetings

Won

Last 3 Meetings

Currie Cup

Currie Cup

Currie Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

DHL Western ...

Vodacom Bulls 50 - 34 DHL Western Province

27 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

NovaVit Griffons 15 - 64 DHL Western Province

21 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

Toyota Cheetahs XV 37 - 17 DHL Western Province

13 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

Vodacom Bulls 25 - 30 DHL Western Province

7 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

Sharks XV 44 - 5 DHL Western Province

10 Jun 2023 • Currie Cup

NovaVit Grif...

Toyota Cheetahs XV 45 - 47 NovaVit Griffons

26 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

DHL Western Province 15 - 64 NovaVit Griffons

21 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

Vodacom Bulls 10 - 52 NovaVit Griffons

14 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

Toyota Cheetahs XV 82 - 20 NovaVit Griffons

6 Jul 2024 • Currie Cup

Golden Lions 22 - 39 NovaVit Griffons

9 Jun 2023 • Currie Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Vernon Matongo

Scarra Ntubeni

Corne Weilbach

Andre Goedhals

Gary Porter

Paul De Villiers

Divan Fuller

Willie Engelbrecht

Imad Khan

Clayton Blommetjies

Angelo Davids

Damian Markus

Wandisile Simelane

JC Mars

Luke Burger

Simon Westraadt

Chadley Wenn

Moango Ngundue

Matthew Gray

Curtly Thomas

Mingo Piti

Thomas Ongera

Wikus Nieuwenhuis

Keegan Schaefer

Dewald Human

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr

Robbie Petzer

Keanu Vers

Andrew Kota

Kyle Cyster

Substitutes

JJ Kotze

Mhleli Khuzwayo

Zachary Porthen

Enos Ndiao

CJ Velleman

Labeeb Kannemeyer

Kyle Smith

Justin Geduld

Willem van den Hever

Xolani Jacobs

Mthokozisi Gumede

Joshua Paris

Jared Kruger

Calla Pienaar

Cheslin Arendse

Christopher Hollis

Commentary

81’

End of second half

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

79’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as JC Mars bursts through to advance the Western Province attack.

72’

Substitution on

Griffons decide to make a substitution, with Joshua Paris getting some game time.

72’

Substitution off

Griffons decide to make a substitution, with Matthew Gray being replaced.

69’

Substitution on

Western Province make a substitution with Kyle Smith coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Western Province make a substitution with Clayton Blommetjies coming off.

69’

Substitution on

Western Province make a substitution with CJ Velleman coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Western Province make a substitution with Divan Fuller coming off.

66’

Substitution on

Western Province make a substitution with Labeeb Kannemeyer coming on.

66’

Substitution off

Western Province make a substitution with Imad Khan coming off.

64’

Substitution on

Western Province sub Mhleli Khuzwayo comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Vernon Matongo departs for Western Province.

62’

Yellow card

Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr (Griffons) is shown a yellow card

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Wandisile Simelane goes through the gap.

61’

Substitution on

Western Province sub Enos Ndiao comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Andre Goedhals departs for Western Province.

60’

Substitution on

Griffons sub Cheslin Arendse comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Keegan Schaefer departs for Griffons.

59’

Substitution on

Justin Geduld comes on for Western Province.

59’

Substitution off

Damian Markus leaves the field.

58’

Substitution on

Calla Pienaar comes on for Griffons.

58’

Substitution off

Thomas Ongera leaves the field.

58’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Imad Khan kicks the conversion.

57’

Try

Imad Khan scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

57’

Clean break

What a run here by Imad Khan as they get over the gainline!

56’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Clayton Blommetjies adds the points for Western Province.

53’

Substitution on

Mthokozisi Gumede comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Moango Ngundue comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Willem van den Hever comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Chadley Wenn comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Xolani Jacobs comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Simon Westraadt comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Zachary Porthen comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Corne Weilbach comes off.

51’

Substitution on

JJ Kotze comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Scarra Ntubeni comes off.

46’

Substitution on

Griffons decide to make a substitution, with Jared Kruger getting some game time.

46’

Substitution off

Griffons decide to make a substitution, with Mingo Piti being replaced.

43’

Clean break

JC Mars makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42’

Clean break

Keanu Vers makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

36’

Conversion

Clayton Blommetjies does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35’

Try

What an effort there by Damian Markus as they score the try.

35’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Western Province has led to Damian Markus being able to wriggle through a gap.

35’

Try assist

Luke Burger sets up the try.

34’

Conversion

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Clayton Blommetjies will have to re-adjust the radar.

33’

Try

Incisive passing by Western Province is finished off by Damian Markus, as they goes over for the try.

33’

Try assist

Scarra Ntubeni sets up the try.

29’

Conversion

Andrew Kota makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

29’

Try

Silky skills by Griffons ends with a try for Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr.

29’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Chadley Wenn is finished off with a try.

29’

Clean break

Trouble here as Keanu Vers breaches the defence.

27’

Substitution on

Christopher Hollis comes on.

27’

Substitution off

Robbie Petzer comes off.

26’

Clean break

Trouble here as Robbie Petzer breaches the defence.

22’

Conversion

Clayton Blommetjies makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

22’

Try

Western Province are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Paul De Villiers picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

22’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Willie Engelbrecht.

17’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Wandisile Simelane bursts through to advance the Western Province attack.

13’

Conversion

Clayton Blommetjies converts the try.

12’

Try

A series of passes by Western Province results in a try for Imad Khan

12’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Clayton Blommetjies is finished off with a try.

12’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Clayton Blommetjies took full advantage.

11’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Andrew Kota makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

6’

Conversion

Andrew Kota has kicked a conversion.

6’

Try

A stunning solo try from Andrew Kota

6’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Andrew Kota goes through the gap.

5’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Clayton Blommetjies kicks the penalty.

1’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Damian Markus goes through the gap.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

See All

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

DHL Western Province

-3

NovaVit Griffons

-395

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

W. Simelane

Ball Carries: 14

Tackles

P. De Villiers

Tackles: 12

Points

A. Kota

Points: 12

Insights

Currie Cup

Points per match

3118

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1113

Match Information

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Currie Cup