​A hat-trick of tries by FNB Maties winger Duncan Saal was enough for the Stellenbosch-based side to defeat FNB Tuks at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday evening. 

FNB Maties walked away with a comfortable 29-16 win to remain on top of the log in this year’s FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International.

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FNB Maties got their third straight of the tournament while FNB Tuks remained winless after three rounds, keeping them rooted at the bottom of the table.

The result means next week’s encounter between FNB Maties and FNB UJ in Johannesburg will be between two of the three unbeaten sides in the competition. FNB Maties will be hoping Saal can carry his try-finishing skills into that crucial match.

The match kicks-off at 18h30.

Scorers:

FNB Maties:

Tries: Saal (3)

Conversions: Stapelberg (2)

FNB Tuks:

Tries: Keanan van Wyk, Corniel Els

Conversions: Joshua Stander

Teams:

FNB Maties

15 Craig Barry, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 Paul Streicher, 12 Jan Venter, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Theo Stapelberg, 9 Remu Malan, 8 Jacobus van Dyk, 7 Janco Venter, 6 Beyers de Villiers(C), 5 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 4 Ian Groenewald, 3 John-Roy Jenkinson, 2 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 1 Neil Oelofse Replacements: 6 Craig Corbett, 17 Wesley Adonis, 18 Justin Moberly, 19 Conal Brown, 20 Geor Malan, 21 Brandon Nell, 22 Christopher Smith, 23 Jacobus van der Merwe

FNB Tuks

15 Nicolaas Britz, 14 Keanan van Wyk, 13 Stedman-Ghee Gans, 12 Adrian Maebane, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 Andre Warner, 8 Clyde Davids, 7 Frederic Eksteen, 6 Ruan Steenkamp(C), 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Aston Fortuin, 3 Johan Fouche, 2 Cornelius Els, 1 Andrew beerwinkel Replacements: 16 Jan-Frederik Enslin, 17 Stephanus Genis, 18 Pieter Jansen van Vuuren, 19 Marco van Staden, 20 Carlo Engelbrecht, 21 Quaid Langeveldt, 22 Oskar Calitz, 23 Justin Forwood

Source: www.varsitycup.co.za

Photo: Anton Jordaan, SCPS