Repeated infringements in the 22m area.
Skosana does very well to make a break through the midfield. After recycling the ball, NMMU chip the ball up field but Pukke dot the ball down on their own tryline. Opportunity lost for the Madibaz to get back into the game.
Pukke's scrum dominates, but a reset is called.
Pukke lose the ball forward at the ruck and NMMU will have a chance to relieve the pressure from the scrum.
NMMU unable to make any ground against a very strong defence. Pukke eventually win a penalty for not releasing the ball and have set up a lineout on the NMMU 22m line.
Pukke are employing a very effective rush defence. NMMU are lucky to win a penalty near the halfway line. They set up a lineout near the 22m line, but play is momentarily stopped for a strategic break.
Poor defence by NMMU allows Pukke to break the line off static ball. Pukke easily break through a number of tackles in the process of scoring the try.
NMMU finally are able to put some good phases together, but Pukke are up to the challenge and they manage to win a penalty at the ruck.
Pukke spread the ball wide from the scrum. Smith gets the ball out wide and puts in a great hand-off to break the line and go 40m to score the opening try.
NMMU are struggling to get any decent territory as their play has been error-ridden thus far.