Zwartkop make Kempton sweat for their victory, Rusties on top against Transvalia
Zwartkop put together a good performance to make Kempton Park sweat for their 24-18 victory over them.
The blindside flank from Kempton, Milano Hattingh, had another impressive performance. Hattingh was especially good with ball in hand and made his presence known through some sheer physicality at the breakdowns.
He was well backed up by his colleagues Luann Schreuder and Adrian Labuschagne who both had solid outings.
At the back it was the speedster on the left wing, Tian Aucamp, who impressed with a remarkable display of running rugby and exceptional footwork as he kept the Zwarries defenders on their toes.
Zwartkop seemed like they finally found some of the rhythm they’ve been striving for as they looked renewed with a very good performance. Danilson Metcalfe was the pick of the Zwarries players crossing the whitewash once again to add yet another try to his already impressive tally in the season thus far.
Waldo Smit also contributed with a good performance from the kicking tee slotting a 54m penalty to keep his team in the hunt throughout most of the game, but it deemed not to be enough as Kempton managed to seal the deal in what can only be described as a very physical match between the two sides.
Rustenburg kept their unbeaten streak alive, beating Transvalia, on home soil in a nail bitter in Rustenburg.
The team from North West were pushed all the way by the men from Vander Bijl in very good contest between two quality sides, but managed to withstand the continuous pressure from Transvalia, claiming a victory of 25-21.
It was a titanic battle upfront with both packs being relentless on defence and at ruck time. At the back it didn’t seem any different as both backlines kept testing the others’ defence, but ultimately it proved to be Rustenburg’s that made the difference with it being the deciding factor at the end as they closed out a hard-fought victory.
HTS Middelburg bagged their first win of the campaign after beating Klerksdorp 33-22. The Rooibulle’s flyhalf, Zander Erasmus, was at the top of his game and managed to run in three tries and convert four of his team’s tries to contribute 23 points of his own to guide his side to a well-deserved victory.
Middelburg got back to winning ways after clinching a nail bitter against Montana in Middelburg. The home side got over the line with two points 19-17 it what might prove to be a very important win when it gets to the playoffs.
Scorers:
Kempton Park 24 (14) – Tries: Brandon Gerber, Divan Francis, Milano Hattingh. Conversions: Marko Opperman (3). Penalty: Tiaan Delport. Zwartkop 18 (13) – Tries: Kyle van Deventer, Danilson Metcalfe. Conversion: Waldo Smit. Penalties: Smit (2).
Hoërskool Rustenburg 25 (15) – Tries: GJ Steenberg, Jayden Meyer, Zulu Khumalo, Reuben Delport. Conversion: Awie Alberts. Penalty: Alberts. Transvalia 21 (14) – Tries: Junior van Wyngaardt, Siya Khambula. Conversion: Duan du Toit. Penalties: Du Toit (2). Drop Goal: Du Toit.
HTS Middelburg 33 (21) – Tries: Zander Erasmus (3), Dewald Pieterse, Sam Ndwandwe. Conversions: Erasmus (4). Hoërskool Klerksdorp 22 (7) – Tries: Lebo Waneng, Papino Maluleke, Leonard Bevan, Liam Pretorius. Conversion: Bevan.
Hoërskool Middelburg 19 (7) – Tries: Wandisa Mthobeni, Tebogo Nkosi, Fumani Chuake. Conversions: Crawford Joubert (2). Montana 17 (10) – Tries: Divan Nel (2). Conversions: Rigard van Rensburg, Roald Matthee.
Other teams:
u16: Zwartkop 34, Kempton Park 8; Rustenburg 20, Transvalia 17; Klerksdorp 38, HTS Middelburg 13; Middelburg 22, Montana 7.
u15: Kempton Park 27, Zwartkop 9; Transvalia 19, Rustenburg 7; HTS Middelburg 8, Klerksdorp 5; Middelburg 35, Montana 3.
u14: Kempton Park 31, Zwartkop 17; Rustenburg 22, Transvalia 22; Klerksdorp 38, HTS Middelburg 11; Middelburg 15, Montana 0.
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