2010-3-8
Hat-trick for Mr. Bones
Bones
The Puk had a Bone to pick when they turned their season around with a convincing 51-17 win over the visiting Tswane University of Technology in Potchefstroom on Monday night.

In fact you could call new lock Francois Robbertze, Mr. Bones. The replacement for captain Dirco Rautenbach scored a hat-trick in an impressive display. Robbertze was the one on the receiving end of the powerful Puk maul for each of his tries.

The pack also set up tries for number eight PJ van Zyl and Bones’ replacement Thabo Molete late in the game.

It was clearly a rejuvenated Pukke side which showed their intentions early on with winger Johannes Seerane scathing through the midfield, but the pass to outside centre Ruan Jacobs went astray.

But it wasn’t long before Seerane pinned his ears back and scored under the sticks after Worsie Kotze, who left his kicking boots at home, cut through the defence.

New lock Robbertze, who ignited the fire in the pack, was on the receiving end of a 20 meter maul to score Puk’s third try.

For a change Puk’s defence was rock-solid but the powerful Johan Swartz ran through a few feeble tackles to score the visitors only first half try.

The scoreline of 17-10 didn’t suggest it, but it was a half which Pukke dominated play and should have scored a few more.

After the break it was one-way traffic as Mr. Bones collected his second and third.

Hansie Graaff scored a consellation try for TUT but by then they buried themselves in three yellow cards and a red.

Worsie Kotze took the score to 51 with a seven pointer at the sound of the hooter.

Scorers:

Pukke: Tries: Johannes Seerane, Bom Samaai, Bones Robbertze (3), PJ van Zyl, Thabo Molete, Worsie Kotze. Conversions: Worsie Kotze (3), Neil Jacobs. Penalties: Drop Goal: Neil Jacobs.

TUT: Tries: Johan Swartz, Hansie Graaff, Conversions: Jaco Oosthuizen (2). Penalty: Oosthuizen