Kearsney Results, Easter Monday

The Kearsney Easter Festival ended on Easter Monday in leafy Botha's Hill. The final day got off to an exciting start this morning, in perfect sunny conditions.

Easter Monday Results

Dale vs Nico Malan, 25-10

Glenwood vs Framesby, 31-29

Selborne vs Westville, 20-14

HTS Middelburg vs Affies, 20-10

Grey Bloem vs Monument, 10-10

EG Jansen vs Kearsney, 25-3

Reports are from Kearsney.

Game 1: Dale vs Nico Malan, 25-10

Kicking off the day’s play, Nico Malan from Humansdorp took on Dale College from King William’s Town, with both teams having something to prove after losing both their first and second day fixtures. Nico Malan has struggled at the festival this year having lost both their matches – to Westville on Thursday and to HTS Middelburg on Saturday. Dale, in spite of their usual flair for unpredictable rugby, has also lost both matches – to Glenwood on Thursday and to Kearsney on Saturday.

The team from the Eastern Cape kicked off and put pressure on Nico Malan from the start. The first points of the match came through great running play by Dale College hooker Bubele Gongqu who scored under the poles, converted by Justerino Davids, to open the score at 7-0 in Dale’s favour.

Nico Malan recovered quickly and with good, steady phase play and consistent pressure on the Dale defence line, they were rewarded with a try by eighthman Dean van der Westhuizen to take the score to 7-5 to Dale.

After some scrappy play Davids slotted a penalty in the 17th minute (10-5) and within minutes Nico Malan number 9 Dian Hartzenberg broke through the Dale defence to dot down, bringing the score to 10-10.

In the 21st minute Bulele Gongqo notched up his second try of the day, once again converted by Justerino Davids to round off the scores at half-time at 17-10 to Dale College.

The second half saw Dale exert consistent pressure from the restart and they were unlucky not to score in the 44th minute when number 14 Luzuko Mase dropped the ball on the Nico Malan try line. But this was the theme of the half as both teams were guilty of far too many handling errors and too much scrappy play.

It looked as if the second half would see no points added until in the 57th minute when Nico Malan handed Dale a penalty and Justerino Davids successfully converted to make the score 20-10. The renewed energy unleased a spate of running rugby and Davids crossed the line in the dying moments of the game to bring the final score to 25-10 to Dale College.

Game 2: Glenwood vs Framesby, 31-29

Glenwood have had a fantastic festival, notching up two excellent wins – over Dale on Thursday and over EG Jansen on Saturday. Framesby, whilst performing better than in last year’s festival, have lost both of their matches – to Monument on Thursday and to Selborne College on Saturday.

Framesby began playing well with renewed energy and focus and impressed with a fine running attack for the first six minutes of the game and their efforts were rewarded when Rikus Zaayman crossed the line to record the first try of the match. Score: 5-0 to Framesby. Four minutes later Framesby momentum pushed Roche van Zyl over the line in impressive style, converted by Tiaan Stander, to take the score to 12-0.

In the 18th minute, again after consistent pressure and successful retention, Framesby flyhalf Tiaan Stander went over to bring the scores to 17-0. The picture looked bleak for Glenwood until fullback  Morné Joubert managed to convert the second of two penalties to put Glenwood on the board in the 24th minute. Score: 17-3. And that opened the door for some very impressive running, culminating in a runaway try by Glenwood outside centre Sphandla Ngcobo, converted by Morné Joubert, to bring the scores to 17-10 at half-time.   

The second half began with Glenwood exerting relentless pressure on the Framesby pack. Framesby kept their cool and pushed Glenwood back into their 22. But it was Glenwood fullback Morné Joubert who got the break and shot down the field for a 60-metre run to score between the posts. He converted, bringing the score to 17-17 in the 42nd minute of the game.

Two minutes later, Framesby proved they were still in the game when scrumhalf SF Nieuwoudt went over the line in loose play to make the scores 22-17. Framesby maintained the pressure, winning through again in the 51st minute when Mfundo Ndawo crossed the line and Tiaan Stander converted to push the scores to 29-17.

But Glenwood were not giving up and resurged as Jayden Morgan raced down the field in yet another runaway try from Glenwood. Morné Joubert converted to bring the scores to 29-24 setting up a very exciting final six minutes. And that is where the Green Machine proved its worth. Prop Kenny van Niekerk pushed over the line to level the scores and Morné Joubert converted to hand the game to Glenwood 31-29

Game 3: Selborne vs Westville, 20-14

After Westville’s great performance against Grey College on Saturday, they continued to impress with good, basic rugby and were the first to score a try using the pace of Lindo Buthelezi.  After a successful conversion by captain Kyan Braithwaite, Westville took the lead by 7 points to 0.  

In the 16th minute, Selborne levelled the scores with centre David Brits scoring a try and Morgan Steyn converting.  A penalty by Steyn put Selborne in front with 10 points to 7.  This was also the half-time score.

In the first few minutes of the second half, it was Westville who came out firing and they soon found themselves attacking their try-line.  Renier Pieterse went over for a well-worked try and Braithwaite converted to score the first points of the second half, putting Westville in front by 4 points. 

It was Selborne’s turn to dominate possession and with good line-out play they soon found themselves on the attack.  Grant Venter and Milani Lubelwana scored for Selborne within two minutes of one another, putting them six points ahead with just one minute to go.  

When the final whistle blew, it was Westville who found themselves on the attack, but too little too late left the end score at 20-14 to Selborne who were the deserved victors.  Selborne returns home having won two of their three festival games.

Scorers:

For Westville:

Tries: Buthelezi, Pieterse

Cons: Braithwaite 2

For Selborne:

Tries: Brits, Venter, Lubelwana

Con: Steyn

Pen: Steyn

Game 4: HTS Middelburg vs Affies, 20-10

The physicality of this tough encounter was confirmed in the first five minutes with two great sides taking on each other. It was the team from HTS Middelburg who dominated possession until relief came for Affies.

With great line-out play, Affies ran the ball down the line, only to lose it again. HTS Middelburg found themselves on the attack once again, having most of the possession. It was an up-and-under from Affies which put them on the attack and close to the try-line with only nine minutes to go in the first half. Unfortunately a knock-on gave HTS a scrum, after which Affies secured possession once again.

Great defensive play by the red team resulted in Affies missing an opportunity to put points on the board. Affies were eventually rewarded with a penalty by Pieter Coetser, to make the score 3-0 to Affies. It was a minute later that centre Ryno Lourens broke through to score the first try of the match. Pieter Coetser converted and the score was 10-0 to Affies at half-time.

HTS Middelburg opened the scoring in the second half courtesy of wing Jan Rens with a great runaway try. With an unsuccessful conversion the score changed to 10-5.

It was once again the HTS attack which put Affies on the defence, and another try by Chrisjan Steynberg for the ‘Reds ’ levelled the scores with an unconverted try. With HTS Middelburg camping in the Affies half, the Rooi Bulle were able to score again, taking a 17-10 lead with the try-scorer Derik Willemse and Barend Smit converting.

A penalty in the last minute by Barend Smit sealed the victory for HTS Middelburg, deservedly so. A disappointed Affies team leave the festival with two losses.

Scorers:

For Affies:

Try: Lourens

Con Coetser

Pen: Coetser

For HTS Middelburg:

Tries Rens, Steynberg, Willemse

Con: Smit

Pen: Smit

Game 5: Grey Bloem vs Monument, 10-10

The team from Bloemfontein were on the score board with only nine minutes from the start, scoring two tries, one by prop Ruben Terblanche and the other by fullback Henry Immelman.

Monument regrouped and slowly found themselves gaining possession and almost scored twice. Monnas had territorial advantage and impressed with good forward dominance. A knock-on by Monument relieved the pressure and Grey was able to consolidate.

With great attacking play from Grey College’s loose trio, with just five minutes to the end of the half, Grey came very close to scoring again. The half-time score was 10-0.

The second half was all Grey College, with Monument fending off attack after attack. It was only when the Grey fullback Henry Immelman missed a penalty that Monument was able to regroup. An excellent intercept try by flyhalf Ivan Smit from Monument, and a quick conversion by Wikus van Biljon, put Monnas right back into the game. Another penalty by Van Biljon made the scores level at 10-10.

All credit must go to both teams for enthralling the crowd until the very end and for a game played in excellent, typical school boy spirit.

Scorers:

For Grey College:

Tries :Terblanche, Immelman

For Monument:

Try: Smit

Con: Van Biljon

Pen: Van Biljon

Game 6: Dr EG Jansen vs Kearsney, 25-3

Kearsney found themselves on the back foot right from kick-off, as EG Jansen’s pace and physicality put their defence under pressure. With only 21 minutes gone, EG Jansen were three tries to nil ahead, tallying the score up to 15-0. Just before half time, Forrest Roos slotted a penalty and the half-time score was 18-0 to the boys from the East Rand.

At the start of the second half, Kearsney showed great defence and held their counter parts at bay and were unfortunate not to capitalise and score. A penalty by scrumhalf James Hall finally put the home team on the score board.

But EG Jansen scored once again, using their pace and through great team support, courtesy of Rouxbann Bauman and Forrest Roos converting.

Scorers

For Kearsney College:

Pen: Hall

For Dr EG Jansen:

Tries: Van Wyk 2, Cronje, Baumann

Con: Roos

Pen: Roos

Previous Results

Maundy Thursday

Affies vs Selborne, 34-12

Glenwood vs Dale, 31-17

Grey Bloem vs Dr EG Jansen, 26-8

HTS Middelburg vs Kearsney, 31-25

Monument vs Framesby, 21-16

Westville vs Nico Malan, 41-10

Holy Saturday

Glenwood vs EG Jansen, 31-20

Grey Bloem vs Westville, 32-20

HTS Middelburg vs Nico Malan, 43-22

Kearsney vs Dale, 24-19

Monument vs Affies, 36-14

Selborne vs Framesby, 21-13