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Pumas End Losing Run With 20–15 Win Over Boland

Nevaldo Fleurs scored 15 points as sin-bins and yellow cards shaped a narrow victory that moved the Pumas up the early Currie Cup log.

Overview

  • The Pumas beat the Boland Cavaliers 20–15 in Wellington on Sunday to claim their first Currie Cup win of the season.
  • Flyhalf Nevaldo Fleurs was named man of the match after scoring a try, converting twice and kicking two penalties for a 15-point personal haul.
  • Discipline influenced the match with Boland players Kwanda Dimaza and James Tedder shown yellow cards and Pumas lock JJ Scheepers sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on.
  • The result lifted the Pumas to sixth on the log with seven points and handed Boland their first defeat after two opening wins.
  • Both teams now turn to Round Four fixtures with the Pumas travelling to Loftus to face the Bulls XV and Boland headed to Durban to play the Sharks XV.