Glenwood in tense win
Today’s action saw Glenwood match up against the highly regarded Jeppe side from Gauteng.
Physicality was always going to be the order of the day with the Jeppe side having to focus on stopping the formidable Glenwood pack if they were to harbour any type of success.
The hype around the game definitely lived up to the expectation as both sides threw everything that they had at each other. With uncompromising defence and hugely physical ball-carries it was a tight affair for most of the first half.
Jeppe were the first to score after a line break through the middle, which was slightly against the run of play, and forced the Glenwood side to click into another gear.
Glenwood responded almost immediately through a driving maul which resulted in James Venter the Glenwood flank's crossing over the try line levelling the game at 7-7.
Jeppe scored again after a period of sustained pressure and took the lead to a 14-7 advantage. Joubert then slotted a penalty for the Glenwood side as the teams went into the half with Jeppe leading 14-10.
The second half saw Glenwood gain the ascendancy and exert their control on the game. Their efforts were rewarded when Curtis Jonas, the flyhalf, crossed over the line after his pack had won a tight head. The try not converted but Glenwood were back in the game at 13-14.
With the pressure building and time running out, Glenwood produced another pacey counterattack from deep within their half which saw Morné Joubert cross over to extend the Glenwood lead to 20-14.
It was a tense final few minutes as Glenwood had to front up against a Jeppe attack that never gave up. Resolute as they were, Glenwood kept them out and forced them to play rugby deep inside their own half resulting in Jeppe making mistakes and conceding turnovers.
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