Kearsney Festival: Glenwood win in the Rain

The wind brought rain which affected ball-handling, making it sufficiently greasy for passes to be dropped. Towards the end of the game the rain became heavier, and so much of the play was amongst the forwards. Framesby did not give up and spent most of the last 10 minutes in the Glenwood half.

There were some big tackles by both sides as play moved from end to end. Glenwood arguably held the ascendancy, but Framesby won enough loose ball to make their own forays towards the Glenwood line.

The Durban side went into the lead after 10 minutes when left wing Morné van Rensburg managed to burst through for a five pointer. He converted his own try.

Framesby flyhalf Riaan van Rensburg replied with a penalty but neither side could get away. With the half-time whistle imminent, centre Grayson Ditlow went over after an attack down the left hand touchline. It was converted by Van Rensburg for the Port Elizabeth boys to lead 10-7 at the break.

In the second half Glenwood grew in confidence and their flyhalf Dylan Pretorius snaked through again, with a conversion by Van Rensburg, for a 14-10 lead.

Framesby came close to scoring but the Glenwood defensive patterns were sound and, when Glenwood got back into the Framesby half, a bullocking run by JJ van der Mescht created some space and two passes later, Van Rensburg saw the try-line, to score his second try. His conversion put Glenwood 21-10 in front.

Glenwood held on and with numerous changes occurring, some because of injury, the local team managed a 21-10 win.

Scorers:

For Glenwood:

Tries: Morne van Rensburg 2, Pretorius

Cons: Morne van Rensburg 3

For Framesby:

Tries: Grayson Ditlow

Con: Riaan van Rensburg

Pen: Riaan van Rensburg

From Sue Miles of Working Words