KES Ahead in 80-Point Match
Beaten twice by Jeppe High School for Boys in 2018, King Edward VII school came to Jeppe’s packed Collard Field on Saturday and turned the tables on their hosts, winning 49-31, a score which perhaps flattered Jeppe who found the big KES pack a handful.
KES kicked off, Jeppe were penalised and from the lineout tall flank Connor van Buuren was over for a try, before a minute of the match had passed. Three minutes later the other flank Josh Nkomo scored his side’s second try.
Jeppe came back and put pressure on the victors. Prop Sibu Shongwe scored and Jeppe came back to put the pressure back on till KES snatched up a knock-on and ran out of trouble. KES prop Wayne van Niekerk scored and then Jeppe came back with a try in the left corner by fullback Gerath Louw. Then Jeppe scrumhalf Tsoane Tiro darted over for a try near the posts There was still enough time left in the half for bulky prop Van Niekerk to force his way over, and the half-time score was 27-17.
The second half became KES’s game as the forwards took over. Into the last 10 minutes the score was 49-17 to KES but two final tries by Jeppe forward, lock Calvin Kuperus and flank Jarred Haw throne, produced 14 points and restored some honour.
Scorers
For KES:
Tries: Connor van Buuren 2, Wayne van Niekerk 2, Josh Nkomo, Nick Harris, Eulon Redcliffe.
Cons: Conan Davies 3, Eulon Redcliffe
Pens: Conan Davies 2
For Jeppe:
Tries: Sibu Shingwe, Gerath Louw, Tsoane Tiro, Calvin Kuperus, Jarred Hawthorne
Cons: Tsoane Tiro 3
Teams
Jeppe: 15 Gerath Louw, 14 Kamohelo Tlome, 13 Mohau Mohlohleli, 12 Boitumelo Tsatsane (captain), 11 Hugo Monteiro, 10 Setjhaba Mokoena, 9 Tsoana Tiro, 8 Lifa Jambane, 7 Matt du Preez, 6 Jarred Hawthorne, 5 Calvin Kuperus, 4 Justin Kalamer, 3 Sibu Shongwe, 2 Setjhaba Motaung, 1 Itemeleng Mtembu
KES: 15 Eulon Redcliffe, 14 Jason du Plessis, 13 Ngia Selengbe, 12 Joseph Lye, 11 Ethan Fisher, 10 Conan Davies, 9 Nicholas Harris, 8 Lindokuhle Ncusane (captain), 7 Connor van Buuren, 6 Josh Nkomo, 5 Franco du Plessis, 4 Joshua Ruthel, 3 Wayne van Niekerk, 2 Sebastioan Motsage, 1 Prince Mulea
Referee: Quinton Pretorius (Golden Lions Referees’ Society)
Jeppe vs KES Down the Years
1935: KES won 20-0
1936: KES won 26-0
1937: KES won 12-3
1938: Jeppe won 14-3
1939: KES won 9-6
1940: KES won 10-0
1941: KES won 8-3
1942: KES won 9-3
1943: KES won 11-3
1944: Jeppe won 11-9
1944: KES won 16-10
1945: Draw 3-3
1946: Jeppe won 9-3
1947: KES won 8-6
1948: Jeppe won 11-3
1949: Draw 0-0
1950: KES won 12-6
1951: Jeppe won 17-3
1952: Jeppe won 22-8
1953: Jeppe won 8-6
1954: Jeppe won 20-6
1955: Jeppe won 14-0
1956: KES won 13-3
1957: Draw 0-0
1958: KES won 16-14
1959: Jeppe won 16-8
1960: KES won 8-6
1961: KES won 12-11
1962: KES won 17-5
1963: Jeppe won 18-0
1964: KES won 22-19
1965: KES won 12-11
1966: KES won 6-0
1967: Jeppe won 16-9
1968: KES won 15-9
1969: KES won 9-3
1970: Draw 5-5
1971: KES won 12-5
1972: KES won 37-0
1973: KES won 15-10
1974: KES won 39-3
1975: KES won 28-3
1976: KES won 57-0
1977: KES won 51-3
1978: KES won 39-6
1979: KES won 22-20
1980: KES won 26-3
1981: KES won 22-10
1982: KES won 18-6
1983: Jeppe won 17-10
1984: KES won 18-15
1985: Jeppe won 18-13
1986: KES won 36-4
1987: KES won 18-10
1988: KES won 17-9
1989: KES won 21-18
1990: KES won 16-3
1990: Jeppe won 12-9
1991: Jeppe won 9-6
1992: Jeppe won 21-0
1993: KES won 22-21
1994: KES won 22-20
1995: KES won 24-22
1996: Jeppe won 12-5
1997: KES won 38-15
1998: KES won 23-3
1999: KES won 30-15
2000: KES won 27-9
2001: Draw 15-15
2002: KES won 38-3
2002: Jeppe won 20-14
2003: KES won 27-7
2004: KES won 12-0
2005: KES won 30-7
2006: KES won 12-0
2007: KES won 40-18
2008: KES won 24-14
2009: KES won 65-10
2010: Jeppe won 17-13
2011: KES won 36-15
2012: Jeppe won 28-13
2013: Jeppe won 15-12
2014: Draw 17-17
2015: KES won 24-0
2016: Jeppe won 36-17
2017: KES won 45-10
2018: Jeppe won 24-21 & 52-27
2019: KES won 49-31
