Bay fight back not enough against hungry Tiere

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The 1st XV contest opened in nightmare fashion. Within ten minutes, Tygerberg had struck twice, first via an intercept by right wing Brandon Collins, who skirted the offside line all afternoon, and then through a set piece master-class ending with flyhalf Raven Smith scoring under the posts.

Bay’s backline, unsettled by a misaligned rush defense, struggled to contain the early Tiere onslaught.

The home crowd, so buoyant after three emphatic home wins, was momentarily stunned into silence.

Bay struck back with the first of Jacques Goosen’s three tries just before halftime, but the break came with the scoreline at 5 - 28. Two costly intercepts and a heavily lopsided penalty count had tilted the odds dramatically.