Unbeaten Shimlas to host Pukke
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The unbeaten UFS-Shimlas will host NWU-Pukke in their first-ever Varsity Cup final in Bloemfontein.
The Free State side saw off defending champions UCT-Ikeys in their home semifinal, and NWU-Pukke edged table-topping UP-Tuks in Pretoria to book a place in their second consecutive final.
A late try from flyhalf Jonny Welthagen saw NWU-Pukke snatch a dramatic 29-28 victory over UP-Tuks to send the two-time champions crashing out of the competition.
Welthagen had been the villain of NWU-Pukke's defeat to UCT in last year's final in Potchefstroom, but he turned to hero in Pretoria as a…
The Free State side saw off defending champions UCT-Ikeys in their home semifinal, and NWU-Pukke edged table-topping UP-Tuks in Pretoria to book a place in their second consecutive final.
A late try from flyhalf Jonny Welthagen saw NWU-Pukke snatch a dramatic 29-28 victory over UP-Tuks to send the two-time champions crashing out of the competition.
Welthagen had been the villain of NWU-Pukke's defeat to UCT in last year's final in Potchefstroom, but he turned to hero in Pretoria as a…
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