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The Herald
7 days ago
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- The Herald
Pearson snatch draw against Framesby
Pearson pulled off a thrilling draw against Framesby in the final minute when wing Siya Ncwadi sliced through the defence for an outstanding try next to the poles in their King Price Derby Series schools rugby clash at Framesby on Saturday. Despite the relatively easy nature of the conversion, the pressure was on Pearson fullback Keano Beling with time running out, but he nailed the kick to draw the scores level at 19-19. The drama, however, was not over because from the kickoff Framesby were awarded a penalty around the Pearson 10-metre line, five metres in from touch. However, the kick to win the match failed to find its mark and the teams had to settle for a stalemate. At Framesby, the home side were forced onto the defensive early on, conceding a scrum penalty in the second minute and allowing Pearson two shots at goal. Both of those missed, however, and it was Framesby who struck first when a bad error in Pearson's in-goal area saw flank Ethan Terblanche pounce on a loose ball to dot down. Jaiden Brewis added the conversion to make it 7-0. But Pearson had come to play and they soon spelt out their intentions when a brilliant backline move saw centre Sibu Mkhontwana surge through a gap to put away the irrepressible Denilo Jordaan for their first try. Soon after halftime, Framesby extended their lead when livewire wing Damian Witbooi darted past a couple of defenders to score next to the poles, with Brewis adding the conversion. But it was a game where nobody could really take control and Pearson's ability on attack was again shown when Jordaan was put into space for his second try, making it 14-12. Then came a crucial turnaround when, with the visitors pressing hard in the Framesby 22, the ball bobbled around from a pass, only to be collected by Witbooi, who showed extreme pace by running 80 metres for a try in the corner, chased all the way by Mkhontwana. The conversion failed, but Framesby had a cushion, only to be crushed by another spectacular attack for Ncwadi to become the Pearson hero. • In Makhanda, Graeme College seized the advantage after halftime when they crossed for three tries to transform their 22-21 halftime lead into a 43-42 victory. Graeme College built up a critical cushion in their clash with Nico Malan after a tightly contested first half. From a score of 22-21, the home team scored two tries to make it 36-21 and though Nico Malan hit back once, another try restored Graeme's 15-point advantage. That ultimately helped them secure the win because Nico Malan were not done and crossed for two tries in the last 10 minutes to close the gap to one point. Unfortunately for them, the referee blew for full time after their final try and there was no chance for them to try to snatch the win. For Graeme, the standout players included Lucritia Magau, Erin Nelson, Luke Doyle and Ayola Mali, while Waldo Krige and Neil Lategan each crossed for a brace of tries for Nico Malan and Leighton Lawrence kicked six conversions from six attempts. — Additional reporting by The Herald
IOL News
21-04-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Milnerton excel at Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival as KZN's Westville and DHS go unbeaten
The 2025 Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) concluded on Monday following three absorbing days' play, with KZN's Durban High School (DHS) and Westville winning all three of their matches. After a draw to Glenwood and defeat to DHS in their first two games, Hoërskool Monument – coached by former Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis – drew to Glenwood and lost to DHS in their first two games, but worked hard to beat Milnerton 26-21 in their final game. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ The Western Cape school, who had beaten Peterhouse before falling to Glenwood, were one of the most exciting sides to watch over the weekend, with twins Chadlin and Chadwin Sellidon sparking superb counter-attacking plays. Glenwood overcame a much-improved defensive performance from Dale College to claim an eventual 33-12 win in their final outing, with the Eastern Cape school having already lost to Durbanville and hosts Kearsney. EG Jansen pipped Framesby 22-20, having beaten Kearsney on Thursday before losing out to a Westville team that themselves knocked over the Gqeberha boys on the first day – though Framesby did rebound to see off Peterhouse convincingly on day two. Having opened their festival campaign with a big win over Rustenburg, who had held off Durbanville on day two, DHS collected their third victory in a 33-15 result over Ivan Jooste's charges. Westville completed their KERF grand slam thanks to a 24-17 result over Rusties, while Kearsney finished with a two-from-three record after beating Peterhouse 48-8 in the final game of the showpiece. Despite their losses, the Zimbabwean tourists were crowd favourites. They earned many new supporters through their positive attitudes and good sportsmanship over the weekend. In keeping with tradition, an independent panel of rugby selectors awarded the festival's best forward player to Briint Davids from Milnerton, and the best backline player was Zekethelo Siyaya (Westville). The Festival's All Stars Team was named as 1 Eli Pedro (Durbanville), 2 Okuhle Mbanjwa (DHS), 3 Joseph UdoIdung (DHS), 4 Vimbiso Kasvosve (DHS), 5 Lwandile Mlaba (Westville), 6 Briint Davids (Milnerton), 7 Sambesiwe Ndamase (Glenwood), 8 Nhlanhla Ndlovu (Kearsney), 9 Mondre van Heerden (Framesby), 10 Chadwin Sellidon (Milnerton), 11 Ruan Genip (Monument), 12 Zingce Simka (DHS), 13 Andrew Maringa (Peterhouse), 14 Zenkosi Mthiyane (DHS) and 15 Zekethelo Siyaya (Westville).
