Wynberg ends season with sparkling display against SACS
Wynberg Boys’ High’s SA Schools‘ scrumhalf Morné Noble, and their fullback Laeeq Davids, both secured braces in their final match of the season, a high-profile King Price Derby Series tilt against SACS on Hawthornden Field, on Saturday.
Wynberg powered their way to an emphatic 41-10 win, which was an excellent follow-up to their 21-10 victory over SACS, in June, on Memorial “A” Field.
It’s been a strong season for Wynberg, and their results included a clean record against their southern suburbs’ rivals. They’ve produced many star players.
While their backs shone on the scoresheet on Saturday, their lock and captain, Jaythen Orange, was as influential as ever. He’s been an all-action leader of a well-balanced and very competitive side, and, in his last outing, he played his part by making countless tackles and pulling off some lineout steals.
SACS had scored all their points by the half-time break. Lock RJ Cunningham went over for their final try of the season, while centre, Mikey Skeeles, converted it and added a penalty.
Utilising their skilful backs, Wynberg moved the ball out wide with speed, which have their flyers plenty of space in which to operate. SACS struggled to anticipate their direction of play.
For SACS, it was a season of mixed fortunes, but head coach Nick Maurer had no doubt about his favourite moment – “beating KES convincingly at the Noord-Suid Festival”.
SACS hooker and captain, Sango Zangqa, was a lead-by-example skipper, who stood tall throughout, no matter the challenges, setting a fine precedent for whoever follows him.
Results from their younger age groups also shows that SACS is highly competitive. The future looks bright for the Newlands outfit.
While they will have to deal with the turnover of players, Wynberg will look back with satisfaction on doing the double over SACS, and they will know they have a sound platform off of which to build when the 2026 season rolls around.
Scorers:
Wynberg Boys’ High 41 (19) – Tries: Morné Noble (2), Laeeq Davids (2), Chad Campbell, Noah Gila. Conversions: Achmat Behardien (4). Penalty: Achmat Behardien; SACS 10 (10) – Try: RJ Cunningham. Conversion: Mikey Skeeles. Penalty: Mikey Skeeles.
Other Results
u19 – Wynberg II 32 SACS II 15, Wynberg III 32 SACS III 19, Wynberg IV 35 SACS IV 5, Wynberg V 14 SACS V 10, Wynberg VI 15 SACS VI 24.
u16 – Wynberg A 25 SACS A 27, Wynberg B 12 SACS B 10, Wynberg C 21 SACS C 29, Wynberg D 14 SACS D 15.
u15 – Wynberg A 15 SACS A 18, Wynberg B 7 SACS B 6, Wynberg C 13 SACS C 13, Wynberg D 19 SACS D 7.
u14 – Wynberg A 19 SACS A 20, Wynberg B 27 SACS B 17, Wynberg C 14 SACS C 10, Wynberg D 10 SACS D 3.
