WESTVILLE BOYS HIGH 83-0 HOERSKOOL FRAMESBY
Westville Boys’ High showed their intent early in their clash against Framesby in Thursday’s third match of KERF, when the jet-shoed Avumile Lisa sped clear for a long-range try to put the Griffins up 5-0 within the first few minutes. It was the start of an astonishing performance from the local side.
Unbeaten at KERF in 2025, they were full of running and quickly began punching holes in the Gqeberha side’s defensive line.
A fantastic counterattack opened space on the right and fullback Lisa, with excellent vision, grubbered inside for lock Warren Murray, who gratefully accepted a kind bounce to cross for Westville’s second try within the first 10 minutes. Jade-Will Koopman converted the try to make it 12-0.
Westville was full of running and playing with intensity. The cohesion between their backs and forwards was impressive, and their speed caused Framesby problems.
To their credit, Framesby almost caught out Westville, but the race for a ball that had been stabbed across the goal line ended in it being knocked on.
Something that quickly became clear, though, was that Westville had the upper hand in the scrums. Framesby found themselves being forced into reverse on their put-ins.
With two minutes to go to the break, inside centre, Curtis Fenton, powered over from close range for Westville’s third to make it 17-0.
Coach Zander Erasmus’ boys began the second half the way they began the first, scoring an early try, with Ezra Karolisin scrambling back to his feet after not being held in a tackle and touching down in the right-hand corner.
Flyhalf Koopman slotted the difficult kick, bisecting the uprights to extend the Griffins’ advantage by another two points.
Shortly after the kick-off, Westville was over again, with 8th-man Lwandle Makhanya making a storming run, which created space out wide for SA Schools’ flyer Jadrian Afrikaner to round off. Another accurate Koopman kick made it 31-0.
Avumile Lisa cantered over for his second try after smooth handling by the backline, and Koopman had an easy conversion as Westville’s intensity took its toll on Framesby.
Karosilin then broke a tackle and made good yards before setting up Lwandle Makhanya for another five-pointer.
Jadrian Afrikaner crossed the whitewash shortly after, playing a nice one-two pass to put himself clear on the right after he had made the initial break. That took the KZN side to 50 points.
Soon, Afrikaner had a hat-trick as Westville’s sharp passing cut Framesby to shreds. He dotted down under the poles to make the conversion easy for Koopman.
Framesby couldn’t contain the Griffins and Lisa Sijadu continued the rout, scoring under the posts. Koopman converted again to make it 64-0.
Westville showed that their forwards could do it, too, when they drove over from a 50-22 lineout, with hooker Rorke Stirk bagging the five points. That meant Westville had topped a half-century in the second half.
When Framesby finally forced their way up to the Westville try line, they were struck a hammer blow. Seeing a big gap in front of him, Levi Allan broke their line and pinned his ears back. Chased by two defenders, he lost his footing inside the Gqeberha side’s 22, but Lisa was on hand to take a pop pass and go over for his third try. Koopman slotted the kick.
With time almost up, Sijadu scored under the uprights, Koopman converted, and a one-sided contest ended 83-0.
After a tight first half, Westville let loose. Framesby couldn’t hang with their speed, precision and execution.
Scorers
Westville Boys’ High 83 (17): Tries: Jadrian Afrikaner (3), Avumile Lisa (3), Lisa Sijadu (2), Lwandle Makhanya, Warren Murray, Curtis Fenton, Ezra Karosilin, Rorke Stirk. Conversions: Jade-Will Koopman (9)
Framesby 0 (0)
Photographer: Gabrielle Swanepoel
