Gimmies run riot at home, Boland Landbou edges out SACS
Paarl Gimnasium enjoyed a field day at home on Saturday, defeating Bishops 66-14 while running in 10 tries.
Gimmies’ captain and inside centre Ethan Barker dotted down twice, while last week’s hat-trick hero, Corné Niemand, matched him.
The visitors acquired 14 points, all in the first half. Hooker Joe Lanning forced his way over the try line, followed by a score from outside centre Danny Newton, and flyhalf Caleb Clark converted both.
The hosts were dominant in all aspects of the game. They secured and stole possession from the scrums, lineouts, and breakdowns.
With a surfeit of possession, they had numerous opportunities to express themselves, and that resulted in some exciting tries. Their creativity and skillful hands proved to be too much for the Bishops’ defence.
At halftime, the hosts were already 40-14 up. They added another four tries in the second stanza.
Paarl Gim will aim to continue their try-scoring form at Wynberg Boys’ High next Saturday, while Bishops will be focused on picking up their first win in five games against Hoërskool Durbanville.
Boland Landbou outside centre Louis du Plessis crossed the try line twice as the visitors scored a hard-fought 26-22 win at SACS on Saturday.
The Farmers‘ lock, RW van Deventer, and blindside flank, Juan Visagie, captain and vice-captain, respectively, were excellent and led by example. In addition to their robust defensive work rate and leadership efforts, they scored a try each.
The visitors’ fullback, Divan Meyer, played his part by keeping cool under pressure and slotting three conversions that delivered crucial points in a narrow victory.
SACS took the Farmers head-on, bagging tries through carries from lock Cameron Hirst and eighthman Stephan Kruger. Their flyhalf, Jake Dave, kept the Newlands outfit within scoring distance for much of the game, landing two conversions and a penalty.
SACS, though, didn’t do enough with their possession. They’ll need to look for new avenues of attack if they are to impress their home crowd against Hoërskool Parel Vallei next weekend.
Playing in Mossel Bay on Saturday, Hoërskool Bellville won a fourth successive match after opening their season with five losses. In a high-scoring affair, they beat Hoërskool Punt 45-29.
Centre Caylem du Plessis and Xandru Büter were once again on the scoresheet, with both crossing for tries.
Blindside flank Zandro Stramrood also got himself over the try line. He’s impressed with his defensive work of late, but his hard running and carrying brought Stramrood a five-pointer on Saturday.
Scrumhalf Juvan Rousseau also made it onto the scorers’ sheet, but more importantly, he distributed with haste from the breakdown in a match that was won by the side that set the faster tempo.
While Punt scored their fair share of points, they were done in by their defence. Against centres like Du Plessis and Büter, missed tackles quickly turned into try-scoring opportunities.
Bellville will be hoping to deliver more of the same when they take on Hoërskool Melkbosstrand next weekend.
Scorers
Paarl Gimnasium 66 (40) – Tries: Ethan Barker (2) Corné Niemand (2), Corné de Beer, Derick Cloete, Dirk Hugo, Bernhardt Schulze, Ruan Lindeque, Hannes de Kock. Conversions: Louis Koen (7), Adrian Conradie. Diocesan College 14 (14) – Tries: Joe Lanning, Danny Newton. Conversions: Caleb Clark (2).
Boland Landbou 26 – Tries: Louis du Plessis (2), Juan Visagie, RW van Deventer. Conversions: Divan Meyer (3). SACS 22 – Tries: Cameron Hirst, Stephan Kruger, Dayaan Conrad. Conversions: Jake Dave (2). Penalty: Dave.
Hoërskool Bellville 45 – Tries: Zandro Stramrood, Liam Kuyk, Steven Steyl, Caylem du Plessis, Juvan Rousseau, Xandru Büter. Conversions: Marno Botes (5). Hoërskool Punt 29 – N/A.
Results
U19 – SACS I 22 Boland Landbou I 26, SACS II 12 Boland Landbou II 22, SACS III 45 Boland Landbou III 33, SACS IV 22 Boland Landbou IV 21, SACS V 30 Boland Landbou V 22, SACS VI 31 Boland Landbou VI 14.
U16 – SACS A 41 Boland Landbou A 41, SACS B 7 Boland Landbou B 12, SACS C 8 Boland Landbou C 16, SACS D 0 Boland Landbou D 19.
U15 – SACS A 13 Boland Landbou A 24, SACS B 3 Boland Landbou B 10, SACS C 14 Boland Landbou C 13, SACS D 10 Boland Landbou D 17.
U14 – SACS A 21 Boland Landbou A 17, SACS B 14 Boland Landbou B 14, SACS C 21 Boland Landbou C 7, SACS D 45 Boland Landbou D 14.
