SA 'A' loose forward Manu Tshituka played a strong role for the side as they trumped Zimbabwe in Gqeberha on Saturday afternoon
The South African ‘A’ side delivered a dominant performance against Zimbabwe in Gqeberha on Saturday, overcoming a second-half red card to secure a comfortable 40-0 victory and underline the wealth of depth and talent coming through Springboks rugby.
The hosts signalled their attacking intent from the opening minutes as wing Zekhethelo Siyaya twice came close to scoring. He looked dangerous early on alongside fullback Luan Giliomee as they kept the Zimbabwe defence guessing.
Siyaya crossed in the corner after just 90 seconds following slick handling from scrumhalf Haashim Pead behind the ruck to set up the move, before Giliomee put his winger into space with an equally deft pass. However, Sables fullback Tapiwa Mafura produced a superb cover tackle to deny the try and force a foot into touch.
Moments later, the winger crossed the tryline again after another innovative attacking move, only for the effort to be ruled out after Siyaya was found to be ahead of the kicker, even though centre Lukhanyo Am collected the ball and sent his winger away.
