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Benade helps SACS to first victory over Wynberg since 2019

By Hannes Nienaber , in Featured | Main Rugby | Featured Rugby | News , at 2024-06-02 Tags: ,

SACS managed to secure their first victory over Wynberg Boys’ High since 2019 thanks to a brace of tries by their star fullback, Jack Benade. The 30-29 victory is also the first since 2017 at Wynberg’s Hawthornden field.

Benade brace came in the first half to help his side enjoy a 25-17 lead at the break.

This was Wynberg’s fourth successive defeat after starting the season with impressive victories over Paarl Boys’ High (30-27), Kingswood College (35-7) and St Andrew’s College of Makhanda (43-21).

Wynberg has four players within the Western Province’s Craven Week squad that will travel to Krugersdorp later this month.

They are Yaqeen Ahmed (flyhalf), Xabiso Mkiva (hooker), Aden da Costa (flanker) and Torren February (loose forward). SACS doesn’t have any representation in the team.

Benade’s omission however did lift a couple of eyebrows in the southern suburbs as he didn’t make any of Western Province’s sides for the annual youth weeks. His performance against Wynberg Boys’ High is without a doubt a message to the WP selectors.

Wynberg will feel that the victory was within reach as they scored five tries while SACS scored four during the encounter. Ahmed had some tricky conversions and only managed to slot two of them. The flyhalf will be one of the contenders for being the South African Schools’ side’s general.

SACS’ tight-five consisting of Ethan Combrink, Ikhona Maxegwana (props), Sanga Zangqa (hooker), Callum Hirst and Pierre van Selm (locks) has become a formidable unit this term. They laid the platform for the victory while flanker Zac Wilson secured a couple of penalties at the breakdown.

Qawe Sawuka (flanker) also made a huge impact from the bench. In the back, Nick Reynolds (outside centre) soldiered on despite an injured elbow with another commendable performance.

Scorers: 

SACS 30 (25) – Tries: Jack Benade (2), Sango Zangqa, Qawe Sawuka. Conversions: Rayaan Solomons (2). Penalties: Solomons (2). Wynberg Boys’ High 29 (17) – Tries: Morné Noble, Albert Lourens, Xabiso Mkiva, Aden da Costa, Torren February. Conversions: Yaqeen Ahmed (2).

Other teams: 

u16A – Wynberg Boys’ High 19, SACS 12.
u15A – Wynberg Boys’ High 7, SACS 3.
u14A – SACS 17, Wynberg Boys’ High 10.

Hannes Nienaber
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