EG too good for Framesby
With the Sharks match and conditions becoming quite dark, the crowd had thinned for the final match on the second day of the Kearsney Easter Festival between Dr EG Jansen of Boksburg and Framesby of Port Elizabeth. EG won 31-6.
Within the first five minutes EG Jansen had scored a brace of tries, both by wing Franklin Wagner, but neither was converted. Expectations of the 10-0 early lead were that this was to be a big scoring game. But Framesby beefed up their defence and EG Jansen did not get over the line again. Scrumhalf Wayne Moss succeeded with two penalties for Framesby to trail 6-10 at the break.
Conditions were darkening, thunder peeling in the background and rain threatening but still Framesby held on despite Jansen's numerous assaults into the 22m area. For five minutes they were reduced to 14 men after a yellow card.
Hendré Stassen, playing on the flank instead of his normal position at lock, drove over following a line-out with 14 minutes remaining. Henry Pike added the two points to stretch the lead to 17-6.
It looked as though the flood gates would open when flank Dylan van der Walt peeled off from a line-out to score under the uprights. Pike increased the tally to 24-6 following the conversion. Despite some rain falling it took another 10 minutes before fullback David Mostert scored in the corner. It was converted by Pike for a 31-6 win, with Framesby's never-say-die attitude prevailing until the very end.
Scorers:
For Framesby:
Pens: W Moss 2
For EG Jansen:
Tries: F Wagner 2, H Stassen, D van der Walt, D Mostert
Cons H Pike 3
Teams
Dr EG Jansen: 15 David Mostert, 14 Quinton Beaton, 13 Marco Niemand, 12 Erich Cronjé, 11 Irvin Ali, 10 Xander Crause, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Warren Britz, 7 Dylan van der Walt, 6 Dillon Robus, 5 Hendré Stassen (captain), 4 Edwin Jansen, 3 André van der Merwe, 2 Nico Peyper, 1 Rouxbann Baumann.
Replacements: 16 Werner Fourie, 17 Rehann Baumann, 18 Esuan van Niekerk, 19 Dandré Brand, 20 Jacques Joubert, 21 Romano Jonkerman, 22 Franklin Wagner, 23 Henry Pike, 24 Francois du Preez.
Framesby: 15 Keegan Tait, 14 Leslie Sharp, 13 Tiaan Louwrens, 12 Julian Kleyn, 11 Dylan Olivier, 10 Riaan van Rensburg, 9 Wayne Moss, 8 Malan Marais, 7 Juandré Kritzinger, 6 Jurgens Viljoen, 5 Ruben Pretorius, 4 Ruben le Roux, 3 Roelof Roodt, 2 André Lategan (captain), 1 Roelof Meyer.
Replacements: 16 Stefan van der Poel, 17 Rico Theron, 18 Ruaan Watson, 19 Charl Stander, 20 Tommy Adlam, 21 Bernard McDonald, 22 Louis Strydom, 23 Stefan van Rooyen.
