THE Welwitschias were comprehensively beaten 50-20 by the Falcons in their final Currie Cup First Division match of the season in Windhoek on Saturday.
The Falcons, who held a 24-6 lead at the break, ran in a total of eight tries with right wing Charles Mayeza, left wing Etienne Taljaard and scrum half Johan Pretorius each scoring two tries, and eighthman Reg Hack Muller and substitute back Anrich Richter scoring one try each.
Flyhalf Karlo Aspeling added three conversions, while substitute scrum half Warren Potgieter added two.
Welwitschias scrum half Eugene Jantjies scored all their points, consisting of two tries, two conversions and two penalties.
The Welwitschias were their own worst enemies as they conceded numerous soft tries – either through intercept passes or through poor tackling.
Furthermore the match was not much of a spectacle as it continuously broke down either through poor handling especially by the Welwitschias, or through intermittent fights that broke out throughout the match.
The referee had his hands full and issued three yellow cards to the Falcons and two to the Welwitschias.
The Falcons were, however, full value for their victory, with their forwards dominating the set pieces while their speedy backline turned defence into attack at every opportunity.
Their centre Grant Janke had a great match, punching holes through Namibia’s defence which led to numerous tries, and won the man of the match award.
For the Welwitschias, Jantjies had a fine match at scrum half, scoring two tries through quick breaks, while he also had his kicking boots on, and succeeded with all his kicks.
Hooker Gerhard Lotter and lock Ruan Ludick also caught the eye with their rampaging runs, but the backline was poor and made too many unforced errors.
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