Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival: Day 3 Match 1 Report
HOëRSKOOL MONUMENT 26-21 MILNERTON HIGH
A physical onslaught on both sides of the ball from Hoërskool Monument was enough to earn them a 26-21 win over spirited Milnerton High School in the first game of the final day.
Monnas were coming off the back of a Day 1 26-all draw with Glenwood and a Day 2 17-32 defeat to Durban High School, while the Western Cape side had downed Peterhouse Boys’ 34-18 in their opener, before coming unstuck to the Green Machine in a last-minute 34-37 loss.
The last time Monument had left KERF winless was in 2012, and it was clear from the outset the Krugersdorp school weren’t keen on breaking that successful streak on Monday. Much like they did against Glenwood, Milnerton staged another rousing comeback to lead at one stage, but ultimately they fell just short in the end.
Juandre Ehlers broke the deadlock after he barged over early on for the team in white, with Morgan Lodewyk, otherwise his side’s best player, missing a rather straightforward penalty attempt for Milnerton minutes later.
Monument went on to take control of proceedings from there and, although they couldn’t quite take all of their chances, Milnerton struggled to gain any kind of foothold in the contest.
A clever tap and go from Witbulle tighthead Juandre Marais five metres out led to their second try, before a third through blindsider Ryno van der Westhuizen made it 19-0 at the break.
The introduction off the bench of the Sellidon twins, Chadlin and Chadwin, marked a huge upturn in Milnerton fortunes, with the diminutive duo pulling three excellent tries back between them in the third quarter, to edge their side into an unlikely 21-19 lead.
But when Cornelius Mostert set up Ewan van der Walt to regain Monument the advantage, Milnerton were all out of answers.
Scores
Monument
Tries: Ehlers, Marais, Van der Westhuizen, Van der Walt
Cons: Viljoen (3)
Yellow card: Viljoen
Milnerton
Tries: Chadlin Sellidon (2), Chadwin Sellidon
Cons: Chadwin Sellidon (3)
FINAL DAY FIXTURES
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL FESTIVAL (MAIN STOTT FIELD)
Day 3 – Monday 21 April
08h00 Hoërskool Monument v Milnerton High; 09h20 Glenwood High v Dale College; 10h40 Hoërskool Framesby v Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen; 12h50 Closing Ceremony; 13h00 Durban High School v Hoërskool Durbanville; 14h20 Westville Boys’ High v Hoërskool Rustenburg; 15h40 Kearsney College v Peterhouse Boys’ School
PRIMARY SCHOOL FESTIVAL (ROBERTS FIELD)
Day 3 – Monday 21 April
08h00 Hillcrest Primary v Winston Park Primary; 09h00 Chelsea Prep v KZN Ibutho Development; 10h00 Kloof Senior Primary v uThukela Rugby; 12h00 Glenwood Prep v Westville Senior Primary; 13h00 Highbury Prep v Umhlali Prep
GIRLS U16 TOURNAMENT
Day 3 – Monday 21 April
11h00 Adams College v Grosvenor Girls High (Roberts Field); 12h00 Mowat Park High v George Campbell (Stott Field)
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