DAY 1, MATCH 5
HOëRSKOOL FRAMESBY 18 – 17 KEARSNEY COLLEGE
Hoërskool Framesby condemned Kearsney College to an 18-17 defeat in the fifth game of the first day’s action.
In another classic KERF arm wrestle, the Eastern Cape school outlasted the tournament hosts to get their festival campaign up and running in the best possible fashion.
For Kearsney, the result dashes their hopes of finishing unbeaten and they’ll need some massive improvements going forward to compete with Rondebosch and EG Jansen on Days 2 and 3.
They started brightly enough, with a break down the right touchline ending in a score for Valentino Lenge, but the Gqberha-based side hit back quickly through Cole Hilpert.
The driving maul was again at the cornerstone of the Framesby approach, and through it they manufactured a penalty attempt for Logan Muller, which he duly slotted, to nudge ahead.
As defensively organised as Kearsney were in consistently thwarting waves of Framesby attack, they found themselves helpless when an efficient quick-tap maul from the boys in red and blue got them their second try through No 8 Johan van Zyl.
Not to be brushed aside so easily, Kearsney came storming back, and when Lenge grabbed his second to reduce the deficit to 14-15 with just 15 minutes remaining, the intensity of both outfits went up a notch.
Daniel Eagar and Muller traded penalties as the lead continued to change hands, but it was Framesby who held out.
Point scorers
Kearsney College
Tries: Lenge (2) Cons: Eagar (2) Pen: Eagar
Hoërskool Framesby
Tries: Hilpert, Van Zyl Cons: Muller Pens: Muller (2)
Catch the highlights of the game in the clip below:
