Queen’s College victorious against feisty Hudson Park High
Queen’s College overcame some moments of anxiety with 19 minutes remaining before going on to score a solid 40-22 victory in a well-contested encounter against Hudson Park High at the Rec Ground in Komani on Saturday.
The home team led 20-14 at the break, but then had to watch as Hudson took control of the early part of the second half.
By the 51st minute, the visitors led 22-20, after adding eight points without reply.
The Queenians, however, regrouped admirably. A few minutes later, they scored from a rolling maul before hooker Nande Tiwani produced one of the highlights of the match when he found himself in space and sprinted some 30 metres for another try.
That lifted the home side into a 34-22 lead, providing them with some much-needed daylight. Queen’s flyhalf Bongo Nyakaza then made sure of victory by kicking two more penalties.
Nyakaza made a telling contribution with his boot, slotting four conversions and four penalties for a personal tally of 20 points.
Other tries for Queen’s came from Zino Lali, Ncutu Kepe and Zimi Deleki.
Following an early try by scrumhalf Zizibele Mtongwana, Hudson crossed again in the 11th minute, with their big centre Athan Gravett making a superb break to put Mtongwana in again under the posts.
In the second half, wing Cwenga Bityo beat the cover defence for another good try, while he also added 10 points with the boot.
At Ooskus Gymnasium, Stirling High came from behind, scoring a late try to edge out the home side 19-18, while, in other matches, Selborne and Dale scored big wins.
For Stirling, Iyazi Mbhele crossed for a hat-trick of tries. Crucially, two of those were converted.
Selborne played a midweek fixture against Port Rex and had too much class for their opponents. Loose forward Travis Enslin enjoyed a field day, running in four tries in a 60-10 victory. Selborne led 34-0 at the break
Similarly, Dale set up their 59-7 win over Cambridge High at the Graveyard in Qonce by jumping out to a 33-0 lead at halftime.
Scorers
Queen’s College 40 (20) – Tries: Zina Lali, Ncutu Kepe, Zimi Deleke, Nande Tiwani. Penalties: Bongo Nyakaza (4). Conversions: Nyakaza (4). Hudson Park High 22 (14) – Tries: Zizibele Mtongwana (2), Cwenga Bityo. Penalty: Bityo. Conversions: Bityo (2).
