Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival: DAY 1, MATCH 5
HOëRSKOOL MONUMENT 26 – 26 GLENWOOD
In a proper see-saw affair, Hoërskool Monument and Glenwood High School played out a thrilling 26-all draw in the penultimate game of Day 1. Both schools were well and truly up for this one, with neither enjoying a clear advantage in what was a game of very fine margins.
The Green Machine drew first blood when hooker Nkululeko Khumalo dotted down off the back of a strong rolling maul, before midfielder Tasliem Guyan responded for Monument.
Hulking No 12 Lizwe Mtetwa then stormed over for Glenwood’s second, but Monnas again immediately hit back through Jason Joubert out wide. From there, an ensuing Sambesiwe Ndamase try meant it was the KZN outfit that took a 19-14 lead into halftime.
The teams continued to trade blows in the second half, with Glenwood striking first to extend their lead through Rorisang Ngwenya before the Witbulle’s Ayden van Zyl reduced the deficit.
It was Monument substitute Jaydon Viljoen who had the final say of the contest though, and he converted his own try with five-and-a-half minutes on the clock, to share the spoils.
Scores
Monument
Tries: Guyan, Joubert, Van Zyl, Viljoen
Cons: Kourie (2), Viljoen
Yellow card: Roberts, Hartman
Glenwood
Tries: Khumalo, Mtetwa, Ndamase, Ngwenya
Cons: Kopp (3)
DAY 1, MATCH 6
WESTVILLE BOYS HIGH 31 – 0 HOëRSKOOL FRAMESBY
Westville Boys’ High School eased to a comfortable 31-0 win over Hoërskool Framesby in the final game of Day 1.
Framesby struggled to get any real purchase in the collisions, with Westville outmuscling their Gqeberha opponents and shutting down a number of attacking threats. In truth, had Westville been more clinical, they may well have racked up an even bigger scoreline and they may need to address this aspect of their play with tougher tests lying in wait this week.
The KZN team scored their first through hooker Langalihle Mncwango via a driving maul, before namesake Bandile crossed the chalk for their second, as they took a 12-0 lead into halftime.
The second-half saw Westville hampered by more inaccurate moments which thwarted their efforts with ball in hand. Still, they did manage to finish off further tries through flying left winger Avumile Lisa and big second rower Lwandile Simelane in quick succession.
The electric Lisa showed more impressive speed to bag his second later on and while Framesby did enjoy some late territory and possession, they couldn’t make it count. Westville were able to steal a number of their lineout throws late on and the game eventually fizzled out.
Scores
Westville
Tries: L. Mncwango, B. Mncwango, Lisa (2), Simelane
Cons: Koopman (3)
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