WORCESTER GIMNASIUM 26 – 25 HOëRSKOOL RUSTENBURG
A last-gasp converted try saw Worcester Gimnasium claim a dramatic 26-25 victory over Hoërskool Rustenburg in a tightly fought 2024 Kearsney Easter Festival opener on Thursday morning.
The sides were neck and neck for the majority of the contest, and it looked for all money like Rustenburg had sealed the win after a superb breakaway try from Lorenzo Snyers with a little over two-minutes remaining. However, a valiant fightback by Worcester finally resulted in a Tyron Abrahams try in the corner, which was converted brilliantly by namesake Aiden Abrahams for the victory.
Some manful defending in the opening exchanges kept Rustenburg at bay, but their sustained pressure finally told when Jaden Meyer slotted an early penalty to edge the KERF debutants in front.
They extended their advantage through a Zulu Khumalo try after a failed Worcester attempt to play from deep as the boys in green and orange raced into a 10-0 lead.
Those early setbacks seemed to spark the Western Cape lads into life, and two quickfire tries against the run of play through Conzay Roelf and Wilfred Slingers reduced the deficit before another Meyer three-pointer.
The schools traded tries through Waylan Pienaar and Henco Raath as Rusties took a slender 20-19 lead into the break.
The game slowed down somewhat in the second-half, with both sides guilty of several unforced errors. In contrast to the first-half, it was Worcester that enjoyed the lion’s share of territory and possession in their hunt for the lead.
Then came that electryfying try from Snyers that looked to be the final nail; but Worcester showed enormous tenacity in the dying embers to finally snatch it at the death.
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