Sports News for Kearsney College on the 17 March
RUGBY
Kearsney 1st XV beat Clifton 1st XV 50-0
Saturday saw Kearsney host Clifton in the first rugby fixture of the season, following several days of extremely heavy rain.
Kearsney vice-captain Doan Nel put his team ahead in the seventh minute of the game, after some excellent defense from the hosts.
Another good defensive effort by Kearsney pressured Clifton to boot the ball down field, for Bukho Hlwatika to counter attack, and put Nhlanhla Ndlovu into space to score in the 14th minute. A 5m attacking lineout saw Kearsney score again in the 23rd minute, with a well-orchestrated drive.
The first half finished in style with a 100m counter-attack after a missed penalty attempt by Clifton; to take the half-time score to 24-0.
The second half could not have started better for the hosts, with a phenomenal try by Hlwatika after a clean line-break by Ollie Ludwig from the kickoff.
Lwandle Mkize was next to score after Ludwig stole a Clifton lineout. Some slick handling by a mixture of the forwards and backs saw Mkize diving into the corner, much to the delight of Kearsney’s supporters. Another lineout drive in the 62nd minute saw Kearsney over the line again.
The game finished in the most spectacular style with an individual try by Lwazi Mbebe who stepped his way through half the Clifton team, to score almost under the poles.
The final score was 50-0 to Kearsney, who scored seven tries in total.
HOCKEY
Kearsney 1st X1 drew 2-2 with Clifton 1st X1
Kearsney’s 1st XI hockey team hosted Clifton School on the Mason Astro on Saturday. This was Kearsney’s first match of the season, while Clifton had already played one game.
It started with both teams being cautious and not taking many risks. Kearsney moved the ball well, however, and had several chances to score in the first 20 minutes. They finally broke the deadlock with a fantastic drag flick goal from Keegan de Jager.
Just three minutes later, Kearsney scored again to take a 2-0 lead.
But Clifton fought back, scoring a goal two minutes after Kearsney’s second goal; to make the score 2-1 at half-time.
The second half was evenly contested, with Kearsney having many chances to score but unable to convert them. Despite this, however, they still controlled the game. Clifton managed to score a second goal from a short corner in the 59th minute, to level the scores.
It was an exciting and closely contested game between the two teams, with Clifton constantly at Kearsney’s defensive line pushing for a result.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Photographer: Hannah Shirley
