Glenwood on top against Italian All-Stars
Glenwood of Durban eased past the Italian All-Stars by 53-10 in their opening match of the World Schools Festival in Paarl. This continued the trend that the South African schools have too much firepower for their counterparts from overseas.
Glenwood struggled to find their rhythm at the start of the game, but gradually shifted gears. The team from Durban finished the annual Kearsney College Easter Festival unbeaten on Monday by beating Welkom Gimnasium 24-10. The commute between Durban and Paarl and the three games over the Easter-weekend definitely played a role in Glenwood’s first half performance.
Glenwood still managed to build up a healthy lead of 27-10 by the break. The Italian All-Stars did show some fighting spirit early on with scrumhalf, Heinrich van der Watt, stealing the ball from his direct opposition, Jaden Hendriks, from a scrum to score. The tourists’ prop Rino Pasquali also produced a live-wire performance.
The SA Schools’ scrumhalf, Hendriks’, service from the base was excellent. He also scored 21 of his side’s points through a try, five conversions and two penalties. Glenwood’s winger Siyanda Cele also managed to find gaps at will in the Italians’ defence.
Scorers:
Glenwood 53 (27) – Tries: Jaden Hendrikse, Thabison Mdletshe, Aaron le Roux, Siyanda Cele, Conan le Fleur, George Luzolo, Carlo Cloete. Conversions: Hendrikse (5), Rynhardt Jonker. Penalties: Hendrikse (2). Italian All-Stars 10 (10) – Tries: Heinrich van der Watt, Nicola Rizzotti.
