Christiaan Steenekamp
House Mopane and Morula Legae’s matchup was a perfect game of exciting rugby that had everyone at the edge of their seats. Both teams previously battled in Round 2 where Morula came out as the victors with a score of 27-14. This match was much more exciting to watch. Mopane started the game with the kick-off which immediately led to a Morula penalty due to a Mopane player not rolling away. After 15 minutes into the game, Morula aimed to kick for the posts and took the lead by 3-0. Both sides had great scoring opportunities, but the defence from Mopane was rock solid. Mopane came close to scoring in the corner and Morula’s maul attack was successfully halted by
Mopane five metres from the try line.
Mopane had the clear scrum dominance and after applying relentless pressure they scored and made the halftime score 5-3 lean towards their favour. This was a bruising first half with both teams’ number eight’s making big hits. After the break, Morula had two opportunities to
take back the lead but could not successfully convert their penalty kicks. The Morula fly half then made a clutch penalty kick to take the lead and put the pressure back on Mopane. Shortly after, Mopane had a penalty kick but this one also faded past the upright post. Both kickers were under a lot of pressure and it showed. As the game came to a close, Mopane launched one final attack and patiently worked their way into Morula’s 22 area. When a relentless attack meets a courageous defence, it turns into a spectacle for the viewers.
Morula managed to tackle Mopane out in time to win with a score of 6-5. What a game! PDBY did not report on the match between OP Village and Sonop which was played at Onderstepoort.