SACS claims derby win, Oakdale defeats Durbies, Charlies handles Hopefield
After two draws and a loss to Bishops in their most recent battles, SACS made their home crowd proud at Memorial Field on Saturday, defeating their southern suburbs’ rival 22-17.
The hosts were on fire from the get-go, going up 15-0 just past the 20-minute mark.
Centres James Sale and Luca Orgill both crossed the whitewash, and flyhalf Jake Dave added another try as halftime drew near.
Just before the break, Bishops hit back hard, with inside centre Boytjie Fyfer squirming his way through the defence to dot down under the posts.
At halftime, SACS led 22-10.
Throughout the second half, the visitors clawed their way back into the game. They scored their second try of the match when right wing Elihle Tsobo spotted space down his flank and stabbed a grubber through for Fyfer, who chased and then pounced on the ball for his second five-pointer.
Despite the centre’s tries and Bishops’ sterling second stanza effort, SACS held on for a much-desired victory.
Oakdale Landbou made the journey from Riversdal to Cape Town to take on Hoërskool Durbanville. In a tough battle, the visitors fought their way to a 21-7 victory.
They were exceptional in the lineouts and at set scrums, using both set pieces as attacking weapons.
Their physicality took a toll on the hosts and brought rewards, with fullback André van der Merwe bursting through a rolling maul and scoring in the first half. In the second half, lock Rico Ferreira and outside centre Myburgh Eksteen also went over for tries.
Durbies pulled one back, notching a try after a snipe from scrumhalf Lorenzo Brogneri. He sliced through the middle from the base of a ruck, and then offloaded to flyhalf Hadley Erasmus, who provided the finish. He also converted his try to make it a seven-point play.
A couple of stiff assignments await Oakdale at the ABSA Wildeklawer Festival. They face Westville Boys’ High on Saturday, 25 April, and Paul Roos Gimnasium on Monday, 27 April.
Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr secured victory at home, beating Hoërskool Hopefield 29-10 on Saturday. The hosts appeared to have an extra level of synchronicity at the set pieces, and they also dominated the collisions.
Fullback Shandley Burrows contributed 14 points to Charlies‘ win, scoring a try, kicking three conversions, and a penalty.
Hopefield scored two entertaining tries. The first came when their large and speedy eighthman Vis Frey was put into space from an offload by flyhalf Jordan Loubser.
The second came via a pass, which was toe-poked through, chased, and dotted down by hooker Ewout Oosthuizen. Those tries made it tight at the break, with Charlie Hofmeyr only 12-10 ahead.
They pulled clear in the second half, exhibiting better stamina as they added two converted tries and a penalty to take their victory margin to 19 points.
It was the second week in succession that they won by 19 points. They beat Hoerskool Strand 43-24 the previous weekend.
Scorers
SACS 22 (22) – Tries: James Sale, Luca Orgill, Jake Dave. Conversions: Dave (2). Penalty: Dave. Diocesan College 17 (10) – Tries: Boytjie Fyfer (2). Conversions: Caleb Clark (2). Penalty: Clark.
Oakdale Landbou 21 (7) – Tries: Rico Ferreira, André van der Merwe, Myburgh Eksteen. Conversions: Nathan-Lee Gordon (3). Hoërskool Durbanville 7 (0) – Try: Hadley Erasmus. Conversion: Erasmus.
Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr 29 (12) – Tries: Dewald Jaars, Randall Muller, Henry Willemse, Shandley Burrows. Conversions: Burrows (3). Penalty: Burrows. Hoërskool Hopefield 10 (10) – Tries: Vis Frey, Ewout Oosthuizen.
Results
U19
SACS I 22 Bishops I 17
Oakdale I 21 Durbanville I 7
Charlie Hofmeyr I 29 Hopefield I 10
SACS II 20 Bishops II 20
U16
A: SACS 29 Bishops 7
U15
A: SACS 12 Bishops 15
U14
A: SACS 19 Bishops 7
