Hilton hammer comes down on day one of St John’s Fest
The Hilton College hammer came down with force on day one of the St John’s Easter Rugby Festival as the team from the KZN Midlands slammed St Benedict’s College 57-0.
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Hilton enjoyed the upper hand up front, as well as at the back, in Thursday’s game. They’re a well-coached unit.
St Benedict’s, however, looked like deer caught in headlights after Hilton’s speedster on the left wing, Requilme Adonis, opened the scoring with less than three minutes on the clock.
Their forwards enjoyed their day out, steamrolling over their opposition with powerful runs. That laid a solid platform for their backs to throw the ball around and express themselves.
Adonis visited behind the St Benedict’s try line twice more to complete the first hattrick of tries at the 2024 St John’s Easter Festival.
Right-wing Khamzimla Makali, outside centre Sebastian Gabareau, and flyhalf Xola Makongole all followed suit, going over for tries.
Khanya Jekwa, Hilton’s loosehead prop, made sure it wasn’t the speed merchants alone who enjoyed themselves. He broke through and, in a manner reminiscent of Bryan Habana, dived over the try line to add five points to his side’s tally.
SACS started quite slowly in their 31-7 victory over Graeme College. But, after their first try came from lock Pierre van Selm, the side from Cape Town put its foot down to add another four tries.
Reserve prop, Callum Hirst, proved his value, not just by crossing the whitewash but by putting in a massive shift on attack and defence.
The SACS’ centre pair, Endie Sindile (inside centre) and Matthew Carrick (outside centre), made full use of the platform laid by Hirst and the rest of the forward pack. Both ran outstanding attacking lines to get their team onto the front foot, and both crossed for five-pointers.
Scorers
SACS 31 (12) – Tries: Pierre van Selm, Endie Sindile, Callum Hirst, Matthew Carrick, Daniel Grant. Conversions: Rayaan Solomons (3). Graeme College 7 (7) – Try: Avu Helesi. Conversion: Marcus Williams.
Hilton College 57 (29) – Tries: Requilme Adonis (3), Khanya Jekwa, Trent Chubb, Khazimla Makali, Xola Makongolo, Emmanuel Dankwah, Sebastian Gaboreau. Conversions: Makongolo (3), Liyema Nela (3). St Benedict’s College 0 (0).
