Kemp shines as Paul Roos downs Boishaai
Paul Roos Gimnasium successfully defended their home turf in Stellenbosch on Saturday, seeing off Paarl Boys’ High 25-10, with their flank Gert Kemp putting in a man-of-the-match performance to help the Maroon Machine maintain their unblemished record for the season.
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After Paul Roos beat Boishaai 35-17 at the Buco Brug Street Stadium last year, this year’s Sportsmans Warehouse Premier Interschools showdown was set up to be another thrilling battle as Paarl Boys sought to reverse that result.
Kemp opened the scoring, bursting through the Boishaai defensive line, after a great off-load in contact by his destructive No. 8, Reuben Kruger.
The visitors kept their cool and flyhalf Viaan Mentoor chipped away at the deficit with a well-struck penalty, but the hosts stood firm to prevent Paarl from crossing their try line.
However, a period of sustained pressure by the PRG attack took them up to the Boishaai try line, and their lively scrumhalf Adeeb Boraine reaped the rewards of his forwards’ hard work when he found space around the ruck to stroll over for their second five-pointer.
Flyhalf Joshua Dampies‘ aim was true off the tee, which lifted his side to the maximum 14 points after their two tries and put them into an 11-point lead at the break.
He continued to punish the visitors with his educated boot and knocked over a drop goal to get the scoreboard rolling in the second half.
The Paarl powerhouse never let up, though, and their endeavour paid off when wing Ashwin Swarts dived over for their sole try. Mentoor nailed the conversion to get his team back to within seven points.
That was it for the Boishaai attack, however, and the marauding PRG raised the ante again as they launched a barrage on the visitors’ defences.
With eight minutes left on the clock, the Maroon Machine set up another unstoppable maul from which Altus Rabe landed the knockout blow.
Dampies added a final penalty for good measure, and the home team kept the visitors off the board as they saw out the final minutes of the contest.
Still unbeaten, Paul Roos has stated their goal for the first team this season is to live up to the school’s illustrious legacy, and they have done so with distinction thus far.
Next weekend they travel to Gqeberha to face Grey High, who surprised by holding Wynberg Boys’ High to a 10-10 draw in Cape Town.
Wynberg, who scored an historic 30-27 win over Boishaai at the Buco Brug Street Stadium a week ago, also remain unbeaten, so Paul Roos will not take their challengers from the Eastern Cape lightly.
Boishaai gets a well-deserved break after a taxing run of fixtures. They’ll next be in action at the Absa Wildeklawer Festival in Kimberley at the beginning of May.
Scorers
Paul Roos Gimnasium 25 (14) – Tries: Gert Kemp, Adeeb Boraine, Altus Rabe. Conversions: Joshua Dampies 2. Penalty: Dampies. Drop Goal: Dampies. Paarl Boys’ High 10 (3) – Try: Ashwin Swarts. Conversion: Viaan Mentoor. Penalty: Mentoor.
All the results
u19 – Paarl Boys’ High II 13, Paul Roos II 12; Paul Roos III 22, Paarl Boys’ High III 22; Paul Roos IV 13, Paarl Boys’ High IV 10; Paul Roos V 12, Paarl Boys’ High V 5; Paarl Boys’ High VI 17, Paul Roos VI 14; Paul Roos VII 23, Paarl Boys’ High VII 10; Paul Roos VIII 15, Paarl Boys’ High VIII 7; Paul Roos IX 25, Paarl Boys’ High IX 17; Paul Roos X 22, Paarl Boys’ High X 12.
u16 – Paul Roos A 26, Paarl Boys’ High A 15; Paarl Boys’ High B 27, Paul Roos B 19; Paarl Boys’ High C 29, Paul Roos C 22; Paarl Boys’ High D 17, Paul Roos D 8; Paul Roos E 15, Paarl Boys’ High E 12; Paul Roos F 21, Paarl Boys’ High F 12.
u15 – Paul Roos A 16, Paarl Boys’ High A 13; Paul Roos B 18, Paarl Boys’ High B 8; Paul Roos C 8, Paarl Boys’ High C 6; Paul Roos D 29, Paarl Boys’ High D 12; Paul Roos E 22, Paarl Boys’ High E 5; Paarl Boys’ High E 22, Paarl Boys’ High E 5; Paarl Boys’ High F 22, Paul Roos F 19.
u14 – Paul Roos A 12, Paarl Boys’ High A 6; Paarl Boys’ High B 26, Paul Roos B 10; Paul Roos C 29, Paarl Boys’ High C 26; Paarl Boys’ High D 24, Paul Roos D 5; Paul Roos E 17, Paarl Boys’ High E 15; Paul Roos F 17, Paarl Boys’ High F 13; Paul Roos G 29, Paarl Boys’ High G 0.
