Nelspruit, Framesby fight back as North and South share early day three spoils
Hoërskool Nelspruit became the second side on Monday, day three of the 2026 NMI Toyota Noord/Suid Rugby Tournament at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in Pretoria, to overturn a deficit and secure victory, thanks to a commanding second-half performance.
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The Rhinos outscored Bethlehem Voortrekker 28–7 in the second stanza to overcome a 14-15 halftime deficit and record a 42–22 win, which meant they completed their assignments in Pretoria with a clean record.
As was the case on Friday, when Nelspruit beat Framesby 29-14, the Rhinos’ locks, Christiaan Botha and Dirk-Arnold Joubert, stood out. Their combined efforts, bolstered by the impact of replacement prop Christiaan Viljoen, ensured Nellies‘ dominance of the tight exchanges.
That solid platform allowed scrumhalf Kamo Monkwe to dictate proceedings from the base of the rucks and set scrums. The lively halfback also crossed the whitewash, delivering a late blow to put the contest beyond doubt.
His intriguing duel with Voortrekker scrumhalf Vlag Janse van Rensburg was one of the highlights of the encounter. Janse van Rensburg was also on the scoresheet, dotting down after a clever break from behind a ruck caught the Nelspruit defence napping.
In the opening 1st XV match of the day, Hoërskool Framesby overturned a 5-12 half-time deficit to edge out Boksburg’s Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen 37–31 after scoring 32 unanswered second-half points to complete a stirring comeback.
Framesby’s flyhalf, Miles Feltham, the Player of the Match, sparked the revival. Hisslotted three conversions and two penalties, with those two penalties separating the sides at the final whistle.
In the midfield, inside centre Charles Blignaut impressed and opened the scoring with the first try of the match.
Fullback Juan van Aswegen excelled in the opening half for Jansies. Difficult to contain on attack, he played a key role in creating Werner Breytenbach‘s second try of the clash.
In the first match of the day, King Edward VII School‘s 2nd XV made it a tough day for the Mzwandile Mali XV in the composite side’s only appearance at the festival. KES reigned victorious, cruising to a 52-8 victory, but the Mali XV got the crowd to their feet with a try right at the end.
Scorers
Hoërskool Nelspruit 42 (14) – Tries: Obuhle Nyumba, Christiaan Viljoen, Vian Louw, Jeandré Aucamp, Christiaan Botha, Kamo Monkwe. Conversions: Ewan van der Merwe (5).
Voortrekker 22 (15) – Tries: Moropa Lepondo, Vlag Janse van Rensburg, Wessel Hattingh. Conversions: JC Pretorius (2). Penalties: Pretorius.
Framesby 37 (5) – Tries: Jamiel Swarts (2), Chales Blignaut, Miles Feltham, Josh Potgieter. Conversions: Feltham (3). Penalties: Feltham (2). EG Jansen 31 (12) – Tries: Werner Breytenbach (2), Aljay Olivier (2), Marlo van der Merwe. Conversions: Dian Botha (2), Juan van Aswegen.
