Crinums back on form

The Free State Crinums demolished Mpumalanga Sunbirds 72-31 in the Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League match at the Ellis Park Indoor Arena on Sunday, May 15.

The previous evening they had a nail-biting affair against Southern Stings, beating them 32-31.

The Crinums were eight goals ahead before the Sunbirds were able to get their first goal, five minutes into the match. The Crinums, who had to win the match by more than 46 goals to end the round robin phase in third place, played their strongest team with an all-Protea goal attack and goal defence. The Sunbirds, who are second from the bottom on the log, played valiantly and never stopped trying.

The Gauteng Jaguars beat the bottom-ranked Limpopo Baobabs by 78 to 32. Although they were heavily beaten, the Baobabs looked much better than a week ago. They managed some turnovers and intercepts and kept the Protea-studded Jaguars on their toes with short, sharp passes.

The tournament moves to Durban next week for the quarterfinals.

The results are:

May 13:

Western Cape Southern Stings 55 Mpumalanga Sunbirds 28

Kingdom Stars 52 Northern Cape Diamonds 20

May 14:

Gauteng Jaguars 56 Kingdom Stars 34

Limpopo Baobabs 36 Eastern Cape Aloes 55

Free State Crinums 32 Western Cape Southern Stings 31

Gauteng Golden Fireballs 48 North West Flames 65

May 15:

Free State Crinums 71 Mpumalanga Sunbirds 30

Limpopo Baobabs 32 Gauteng Jaguars 78

Credit; BFNPL