Scheepers and Liggies shine with 19-point victory over Randburg
Ligbron Akademie powered their way to a convincing 33–14 victory over Hoërskool Randburg at the Fairtree Sport Festival on Saturday.
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Playing at Die Hoërskool Menlopark in Pretoria, Liggies, from Ermelo, asserted their dominance early. They crossed for three tries in quick succession, with their forwards providing good quality ball, and Hoërskool Randburg was unable to contain them.
Lihbron’s loose trio was outstanding, led by captain Henco Scheepers, who wore the no. 19 jersey. Their relentless work rate set the tone from the outset.
Both Scheepers and openside flank Johardt Swanepoel crossed the try-line, with Swanepoel opening the scoring for Liggies.
Hoërskool Randburg‘s standout performer was their flyhalf, Hendrico van Reenen, who contributed nine of his side’s 14 points, including a try, which was a classic number 10’s effort – selling a dummy before slicing through the defence shortly before half-time.
For much of the first half, Randburg kept Ligbron‘s defence honest, but the Liggies’ superiority eventually brought them a 19-point victory.
Earlier in the day, the Die Hoërskool Menlopark Invitational side withstood a spirited fightback from Hoërskool Overvaal to claim a hard-fought 36-27 win.
The Parkies’ victory was a product of their forwards’ dominance, which was underlined by the fact that all six of their tries were scored by members of their pack, with hooker Gihann Parsons and openside flank De Wet Holtzhausen each crossing the whitewash twice.
The man of the match honours, though, went to blindside flank, Eduan Bothma, whose engine ran on all cylinders throughout the contest.
All credit to Hoërskool Overvaal, they refused to buckle. Their challenge was led by left wing Eckardt Hanse van Vuuren and outside centre Connor Eley, who kept the Invitational side under pressure throughout the contest.
In the day’s opening match, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool‘s (Affies) 5th XV, better known as the Bruinbere, ran out 37-20 winners over Hoërskool Dr Malan.
Flyhalf Danté Meyer, the younger brother of former Affies 1st XV scrumhalf Zirk Meyer, delivered a standout performance, contributing 17 of his side’s points from two tries, two conversions, and a penalty.
Hooker Dylan Hopkins kept Dokkies competitive. He also crossed for two tries, which was a deserved reward for his industrious performance.
Scorers:
Ligbron Akademie 33 (19) – Tries: Johardt Swanepoel, Banele Mthombo, RW Beyleveld, Henco Scheepers, Ndumiso Dlamini. Conversions: Gaston Brown (4). Randburg 14 (0) – Tries: Hendrico van Reenen, Ewan van der Walt. Conversions: Van Reenen (2).
Menlopark XV 36 (24) – Tries: Gihann Parsons (2), De Wet Holtzhauzen (2), Eduan Bothma, Johan Vermaak. Conversions: Julian Nel (3). Overvaal 27 (15) – Tries: Austin Coetzee, Luan Botha, Jeandre Potgieter, Eckardt Janse van Vuuren, Connor Eley. Conversion: Geovandre Louw.
Affies Bruinbere (5th XV) 37 (20) – Tries: Danté Meyer (2), Franco de Bruyn, Deronne Meyer, Divan Dreyer, Bjorn Pendlebury. Conversions: Meyer (2). Penalty: Meyer. Dr Malan 20 (3) – Tries: Dylin Hopkins (2), Jordan Bouwer. Conversion: JJ Kruger. Penalty: Marcelle Pearson.
