Grey High and Paarl Gimnasium impress at Frans Malherbe u15 Festival
Day three of the Frans Malherbe u15 Festival, Monday, started with a cracking performance from Grey High against Stellenberg High.
With some of their key playmakers out injured, Stellies struggled to convert their opportunities into points.
On the other hand, the Gqeberha locals were clinical. After a loss in a tight contest against Paarl Boys’ High on Friday night, they proved that the tournament hosts hadn’t delivered a sub-standard performance. Rather, they showed that Grey High boasts a formidable outfit.
They outplayed Stellenberg, winning 38-7 and running in five tries to one. Joubert Bosch, Ben Kennedy, Zach Matthys, and Caleb Makoba all crossed for five-pointers, and Ethan Houlie was denied a try by a high tackle. However, that led to the referee awarding a penalty try.
Paul Roos Gimnasium was one of two teams to tally 50 points on the day. They produced a mighty performance to topple Die Hoërskool Menlopark 52-5.
Paarl Gimnasium was the other side to better 50 points, racking up 59 while holding Hoërskool Wesvalia to only five in reply.
The Klerksdorp outfit was overwhelmed by a near-perfect performance from Gimmies. Just as he had done on Friday night, Xandru van Rensburg dotted down twice for Gim, while Alano Engelbrecht also bagged himself a brace.
At flyhalf, Daniel Jackson caught the eye, making several line-breaks, one of which brought him a try. He also added seven conversions from the kicking tee.
Oakdale Landbou earned another comfortable victory, downing SACS 32-7. Their win was built upon their superiority in the set pieces, which meant they bossed the possession stakes.
Boishaai tackled Hoërskool Waterkloof in the final match of the day. In a tight contest, the hosts overcame their Pretoria challengers 27-19.
Results | Day 3
Grey High 38, Stellenberg High 7; Hoërskool Strand 35, Hoërskool Robertson 28; Oakdale Landbou 32, SACS 7; HTS Daniel Pienaar 24, Worcester Gimnasium 21; Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr 29, Hoërskool Punt 8; HTS Drostdy 43, Boland Landbou 17; Hoërskool Rustenburg 45, Hoërskool Swartland 7; Hoërskool Durbanville 24, Hoërskool Diamantveld 5; Wynberg Boys’ High 28, Hoërskool Middelburg 21; Paarl Gimnasium 59, Hoërskool Wesvalia 5; Nico Malan High 21, Hoërskool Trio 20; Paarl Boys’ High 27, Hoërskool Waterkloof 19.
