{"id":299686,"date":"2026-04-11T18:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/kavas-suffer-second-consecutive-defeat-as-griquas-claim-victory-in-wellington\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:08:04","slug":"kavas-suffer-second-consecutive-defeat-as-griquas-claim-victory-in-wellington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/kavas-suffer-second-consecutive-defeat-as-griquas-claim-victory-in-wellington\/","title":{"rendered":"Kavas suffer second consecutive defeat as Griquas claim victory in Wellington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WELLINGTON<\/strong> &#8211; The Sanlam Boland Kavaliers endured their second successive defeat on Saturday, falling 14-24 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboks.rugby\/tournaments\/sa-cup\/\">SA Cup log leaders<\/a> Suzuki Griquas at the Boland Rugby Stadium in Wellington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss follows last weekend&#8217;s disappointing 33-24 defeat to the Dotsure SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park in George, leaving the Kavaliers searching for answers as they prepare for next weekend&#8217;s home encounter against the Border Bulldogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visitors dominated the opening exchanges, racing to a commanding 7-19 half-time lead through tries from Gurswin Wehr, Tiaan Lange and Dylan Maart. George Whitehead converted two of the three attempts as the Griquas capitalized on the home side&#8217;s unforced errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Kavaliers players Maart and Wehr both crossed the whitewash against their old teammates, whilst Lange&#8217;s close-range effort compounded the hosts&#8217; misery in the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kavaliers showed brief resistance before the interval when Doctor Booysen powered over the line. Replacement fly-half James Tedder, who had entered the fray in the opening ten minutes after Juan Mostert suffered a shoulder injury, added the conversion to make it 7-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Griquas extended their advantage early in the second half when Connor Mahoney claimed the bonus-point fourth try, with the visitors&#8217; dominant set piece proving decisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tedder provided a late consolation for the home side, scoring and converting his own try to reduce the deficit to 14-24, but it proved insufficient as the Kavaliers&#8217; enterprising attacking play failed to translate into meaningful points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defeat leaves the Kavaliers with mounting concerns as they slip further behind the competition&#8217;s pace-setters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"299688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/kavas-suffer-second-consecutive-defeat-as-griquas-claim-victory-in-wellington\/tl_2547593\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 11: Domenic Smit of Sanlam Boland Kavaliers during the SA Cup match between Sanlam Boland Kavaliers and Suzuki Griquas at Boland Rugby Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Wellington, South Africa. 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(Photo by Ashley Vlotman\/Gallo Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593-1024x720.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593-1024x720.jpg\" alt=\"Domenic Smit, Sanlam Boland Kavaliers\" class=\"wp-image-299688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TL_2547593-1320x928.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Domenic Smit of Sanlam Boland Kavaliers breaks through the Griquas&#8217; defence during the SA Cup match between Sanlam Boland Kavaliers and Suzuki Griquas at Boland Rugby Stadium on Saturday in Wellington. Photo: Ashley Vlotman\/Gallo Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scorers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanlam Boland Kavaliers 14 (7): Tries: Doctor Booysen, James Tedder. Conversions: Tedder (2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzuki Griquas 24 (19): Tries: Gurswin Wehr, Tiaan Lange, Dylan Maart, Connor Mahoney. 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