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Framesby wins nail-biter against Kearsney, Rondebosch in classy victory over Westville

By Working Words , in Rugby | Featured Rugby | News , at 2024-03-28 Tags: , , , , ,

 

Rondebosch centre Randall John Davids scores in the game against Westville. PHOTO: Hannah Shirley

Some classy free-flowing rugby played in the wet elevated Rondebosch Boys’ High School to a convincing 31-10 win over Westville Boys’ High in the final game of day one of the Kearsney College Easter Festival.

Playing in constant drizzle and misty conditions on Stott Field, Rondebosch displayed superior tactical awareness and execution to claim a comfortable victory in what might otherwise have been a very tight game. Westville had their moments but were simply unable to match the sharp skills of their opponents on the day.

An Unathi Mlotshwa penalty got WBHS off the mark, but it wasn’t long before the Western Cape side hit back, with a sparkling line-break and offload by Alutha Wesi putting Ewan Lawrie away and under the sticks.

Randall John Davids scored another for the festival debutants, who seemed to be able to break the Westville defensive line at will, before David Simon, who shone at flyhalf, slotted a penalty to extend the lead.

Zekhethelo Siyaya showed off his great finishing ability to dot the ball down in-goal and haul Westville back to within seven at the break, but the writing was on the wall.

As conditions continued to deteriorate in the second half, Rondebosch assumed full control of the contest and never really looked like missing out on the win.

Converted tries by Travis van den Berg and Caleb Belelie were the only scores after the break, as Rondebosch eased home.

Hoërskool Framesby condemned Kearsney College to an 18-17 defeat in the fifth game on Thursday.

In another classic KERF arm wrestle, the Eastern Cape school outlasted the tournament hosts to get their festival campaign up and running in the best possible fashion.

For Kearsney, the result dashed their hopes of finishing unbeaten and they’ll need some massive improvements going forward to compete with Rondebosch and EG Jansen on the next two matchdays.

They started brightly enough, with a break down the right touchline ending in a score for Valentino Lenge, but the Gqeberha-based side hit back quickly through Cole Hilpert.

The driving maul was again the cornerstone of the Framesby approach, and through it they manufactured a penalty attempt for Logan Muller, which he duly slotted, to nudge his side ahead.

As defensively organised as Kearsney were in consistently thwarting waves of Framesby attacks, they found themselves helpless when an efficient quick-tap maul from the boys in red and blue got them their second try through No 8 Johan van Zyl.

Kearsney, however, came storming back, and when Lenge grabbed his second to reduce the deficit to 14-15 with just 15 minutes remaining, the intensity of both outfits went up a notch.

Daniel Eagar then put Kearsney two points clear, but Muller knocked over another penalty and Framesby held on for the win.

Scorers

Rondebosch Boys’ High 31 (17) – Tries: Ewan Lawrie, Randall Davids, Travis van den Berg, Caleb Belelie. Conversions: David Simon (4). Penalty: David Simon. Westville Boys’ High 10 (10) – Try: Unathi Mlotshwa. Conversion: Unathi Mlotshwa. Penalty: Unathi Mlotshwa.

Framesby 18 (8) – Tries: Cole Hilpert, Johan van Zyl. Conversion: Logan Muller. Penalties: Muller (2). Kearsney College 17 (7) – Tries: Valentino Lenge. Conversions: Daniel Eagar (2). Penalty: Eagar.

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