UP Tuks beat UCT Ikeys 38-30 In Varsity Cup thriller

Centurion — UP Tuks scored with the final move of the game as they beat UCT Ikeys 38-30 in their Varsity Cup match at Tuks Stadium, in Pretoria, on Monday evening.

In a tightly-contested match in which neither side enjoyed more than a 10-point lead at any stage, it would be the hosts who scored five tries to four to claim the spoils in an intense battle over 80 minutes.

Tuks were on the board inside 30 seconds, with flank Dian Schoonees showing a good turn of speed from outside the Ikeys 22 to surge his way over the line for the opening try of the clash and a Point of Origin (POR) bonus. Fullback Stefan Coetzee missed the conversion from the touchline, as Tuks were 7-0 ahead after just two minutes played.

Ikeys replied with a try in the ninth minute with fullback Duran Koevort finishing off a well-worked move. His attempted conversion of his own try from the touchline was successful to make it 7-7.

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From a rolling maul, Ikeys notched up their second try of the evening as Alex Castle muscled his way over. Koevort banged over the conversion from the same tight angle as the first, as his side led by seven once more with the score 14-7 in their favour.

Tuks notched up a superb team try as they worked the ball through the phases before whipping the ball out wide to wing Kabelo Mokoena who made no mistake as he dotted down in the corner. Coetzee nailed the difficult conversion to square things up once more at 14-14.

Ikeys moved ahead again, and once more it was Castle on the end of a diving maul. Keeping things consistent, Koevort slotted the conversion as well to make it 21-14 after 25 minutes.

Tuks were rewarded with some dominant play, working the phases in the