Oakdale overpowers stubborn HTS Drostdy
Oakdale Landbou was superb in a 31-7 home victory over HTS Drostdy on Saturday in Cradock, led by SA Schools A centre Christiaan Vorster, who enjoyed an excellent outing and scored two tries for his team.
The Farmers opened the scoring in the seventh minute from a lineout on the visitors’ five-metre line.
After receiving the ball from the resulting maul, scrumhalf Jandrian Goosen attempted to burst through a gap. He was stopped, but Vorster, alert, quickly snatched up the ball and raced over for the opening try. Flyhalf CT Vosloo added the extras.
After going down 0-12 within the first 15 minutes, the visitors frustrated Oakdale with their committed defending, which prevented the hosts from adding to their tally before the break. In fact, neither side scored a point for 37 minutes (over half the length of the match), between the 15th and 52nd minutes.
Then, a clean lineout take by Liam Lightley, just five metres out from the Drostdy try line, opened up a path for Adrian Smit to dive in the right-hand corner. Vosloo missed the difficult corner conversion.
Drostdy’s sole try of the match in the 63rd minute was one they thoroughly deserved. The try-scoring sequence began when Oakdale lost possession of the ball inside their own 22.
Outside centre Abdul Fisher attempted an intercept but knocked the ball backwards. Then, the Donkeys took possession of the ball off the floor before going into contact. After a quick ruck, the visitors struck with a sharp counterattack, with Pirlo Baron outflanking Oakdale on the left to cross for five points. Flyhalf Jano van Deventer was on the money with his conversion attempt.
Oakdale was excellent in their set-pieces. Each of their five tries were scored within two phases after a set-piece, and three of those were scored from lineouts. The other two came from possession in their scrum, and a quick tap.
Next Saturday, Drostdy travels to Rondebosch, while Oakdale hosts Paul Roos Gimnasium.
Scorers
Oakdale Landbou 31 (7) – Tries: Christian Vorster (2), Adrian Smit, Diaan Augustyn, Rico Ferreira. Conversions: CT Vosloo (3); HTS Drostdy 7 (0) – Tries: Pirlo Baron. Conversions: Jano van Deventer.
Other results
u19 – Oakdale II 35 Drostdy II 19, Oakdale III 17 Drostdy III 14, Oakdale IV 22 Drostdy IV 7, Oakdale V 24 Drostdy V 0, Oakdale VI 38 Drostdy VI 0.
u16 – Oakdale A 10 Drostdy A 10, Oakdale B 18 Drostdy B 14, Oakdale C 20 Drostdy C 27, Oakdale D 14 Drostdy D 19.
u15 – Oakdale A 22 Drostdy A 3, Oakdale B 38 Drostdy B 0, Oakdale C 30 Drostdy C 3, Oakdale D 33 Drostdy D 10.
u14 – Oakdale A 7 Drostdy A 15, Oakdale B 20 Drostdy B 22, Oakdale C 19 Drostdy C 12, Oakdale D 15 Drostdy D 17, Oakdale E 5 Drostdy E 17.
