Blues put a stop to inform Bennies

St John’s College took down an inform St Benedict’s College away in Bedfordview, winning the match by a margin of 12 points, and ending the hosts’ recent run of good form entering into this fixture.

St John’s would have felt that they entered into the game as underdogs but found themselves putting in a match-winning performance against a strong St Benedict’s College side.

fter several losses in a row. However, it was the away side who scored first and went up 7-0 with the big prop Finlay Holden, scoring under the poles after breaking through the defence.

St Benedict’s scored a penalty and two tries through backline players Sabelo Shangase and Ntelezi Mchunu both making excellent runs to go 15-14 up at the break.

During the second half St Benedict’s looked to further extend the lead by scoring an excellent try by the quick winger Nathi Beda, which was converted by the inform fullback and hero from their previous outings Onkgopotse Monaheng. 

With the clock clicking down, and The Blues needing some points on the board, St John’s scored two quick tries in succession by Nkosi Sibanda and Yannis Patu to take back the lead and eventually put St Benedict’s on the back foot.

St Benedict’s controlled much of the middle period and will be disappointed with not being able to hold back St John’s. During their last two matches, St Benedict’s have won both games coming from behind and were in a foreign position of leading for much of the match.

A penalty kick was won, which The Blues’ Bryson Walker cleared with ease, closing out the match. The fullback played an important role during the fixture, demonstrating good control and ball distribution.

St John’s set-pieces were dominant throughout the match and assisted in winning a good game of schoolboy rugby.

Scorers: 

St John’s College 34 (14) – Tries: Finlay Holden, Thomas Kruger, Nkosi Sibanda Yannis Patu. Conversions: Bryson Walker (3). Penalty: Walker. St Benedict’s College 22 (15) – Tries: Sabelo Shangase, Ntelezi Mchunu, Nathi Beda. Conversions: Onkgopotse Monaheng (2) Penalty: Monaheng.

The teams:

St Benedict’s College: 15 Onkgopotse Monaheng, 14 Ntelezi Mchunu, 13 Raymond Hassim, 12 Braeden Le Roux, 11 Nathi Beda, 10 Jason Pengelley, 9 Sabelo Shangase (captain), 8 Jason Cutler, 7 Thando Jadezweni, 6 Byron Smit, 5 Declan Murphy, 4 Luke Carr, 3 Victor Goncalves, 2 Michael Mundove, 1 Daniel Walsh (vice-captain). 

St John’s College: 15 Bryson Walker, 14 Tino Munyurwa, 13 Bradley Chabalala, 12 Nkosi Sibanda (VC), 11 Jacob Smith, 10 Oliver Tait, 9 Thomas Kruger, 8 Yannis Patu, 7 Grant Barnes, 6 Matt Macmaster (C), 5 Thomas Archer, 4 Dominic Kamangu, 3 Vincent Miles, 2 Kyle Watson, 1 Finlay Holden.

Results:

u19A – St John’s College 34, St Benedict’s College 22
u19B – St John’s College 24, St Benedict’s College 14
u16A – St John’s College 0, St Benedict’s College 0
u15A – St John’s College 17, St Benedict’s College 12
u14A – St John’s College 65, St Benedict’s College 0