Glenwood far too good for Kearsney
Glenwood were hosts to Kearsney on Saturday which did not prevent them from giving their visitors a pasting. Poor Kearsney, they ended their season on an unhappy note, conceding 130 points in their last two matches. Glenwood won 85-13.
The final round of fixtures for the second term saw Glenwood play host to Kearsney at the UKZN rugby grounds. Having lost to the visitors two years in a row, the Glenwood team would have been keen to get back to winning ways.
Kearsney started well and put the home team under some serious pressure in the opening couple of minutes. Kearsney, however, were not able to sustain this pressure as Glenwood broke the line at ease and scored the first of their 12 tries.
With the bulk share of possession and territory, the home team capitalised on their advantage and made Kearsney pay for any mistake that they made.
Glenwood scored tries through Donovan du Randt, who scored a hat trick, Morné Joubert (2), Curtis Jonas, Sphamandla Ngcobo, Marco Palvie (2), James Venter, Kwazi Khanyile d Ilunga Mukendi.
Curtis Jonas has an incredible day with the boot converting 11 of the 12 tries as well as slotting a penalty. This, added to his try, took his personal tally on the day to 30 points.
Credit must be given to a Kearsney side that showed great attitude and tenacity, but on the day Glenwood were just too strong and dominated almost all aspects of the game. With a 70 minute performance that was clinical and direct, Glenwood finished the game with a convincing 85-13 lead.
Scorers:
For Glenwood:
Tries: Donovan du Randt 3, Morné Joubert 2, Curtis Jonas, Sphamandla Ngcobo, Marco Palvie 2, James Venter, Kwazi Khanyile, Ilunga Mukendi
Cons: Curtis Jonas 11
Pen: Curtis Jonas
For Kearsney:
13 points
Teams
Glenwood: 15 Jayden Morgan, 14 Ilunga Mukendi, 13 Spamandla Ngcobo, 12 Donovan du Randt, 11 Philiani Ngcobo, 10 Curtis Jonas, 9 Kwazikwenkosi Khanyile, 8 Marco Palvie, 7 McMillan Muller, 6 James Venter, 5 Kevin du Randt, 4 Nama Xaba, 3 Koos Tredoux, 2 Percy Mngadi, 1 Kenny van Niekerk
Coaches: Rudi Dames, Mike Vowles
Kearsney: 15 David Zondi, 14 Langa Hlongwane, 13 James Tedder, 12 Sebastian Pau, 11 Nicholas Hoare, 10 Mitchell Nesbit, 9 James Hall, 8 Stephen Tedder, 7 Patrick Zietkiewicz, 6 Anthony Quenet, 5 Jesse Rich, 4 David Brown, 3 Matthew Maddock, 2 Nicholas Luyt, 1 Tijde Visser
Coaches: F Lubbe, B Steyn
By Mike Vowles
