From kick-off, the two teams went into attack mode and sought to hit collision points with force.<\/p>\n
As the first half progressed Elsburg slowly managed to get the upper hand in the match and in the scrums.<\/p>
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Elsburg\u2019s group of forwards kept dominating Heidelberg\u2019s backline and managed three thigh heads in the half. Heidelberg\u2019s performance went into a swift retreat allowing Elsburg\u2019s backline to get into the frame by running hard and passing the ball quickly from one player to the other and from a quick tap penalty, Rudi Lombard crashed over the line to get Elsburg\u2019s first five points on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The tries were coming in thick and fast from Elsburg putting even more pressure on Heidelberg\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n Half-time saw Elsburg leading the match 33-0.<\/p>\n The second half started similar to the first half with the two teams still going at each other.<\/p>\n Elsburg raised the pace of the game by controlling all the phases of the game but one slip up from the backline afforded Jason van Jaarsveld of Heidelberg the chance to score their first points in the last 10 minutes of the game.<\/p>\n Once they put their mark on the scoreboard Heidelberg handled more ball possession in the remainder of the second half but Elsburg kept attacking and in one counter-attack Pierre Bezuidenhout scored a hat-trick try for Elsburg.<\/p>\n Elsburg won the match 64-5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/11GCNSPORTRUGBY_83168-520x390.jpg\")
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