Noord-Kaap too strong for Kearsney

 

Noord-Kaap got off to a slow start and after just 15 minutes Kearsney was leading 15-0. The Kimberley boys at this stage had hardly touched the ball. The Durban side tried to speed up the game and they were really testing the Kimberley sides’ defence. 

 

After about 20 minutes the Kimberley side slowly took control of the game and their big forwards ran hard at the opposition. Their first points came after a brilliant period of play keeping the ball in hand for more than two minutes, some straight running from Lottering saw the Kimberley side score their first try, Hufke converted. 

 

Shortly after the first try the Northern Cape side stole a line-out from Kearsney and Gerhard Holtzhausen and Cleo Adams cut the defence of the Durban side, Cameron Hufke finished a great movement with a 60 metre try and converted his own try. 

 

The score was now 14 – 15 for Kearsney. Northerns continue to step on the accelerator and scored two quick tries, both tries were created by some brilliant play from their backline. Cleo Adams scored first and shortly after that Zayne Farmer, Hufke converted both. Half-time score 28-15 for Northerns.

 

Just after halftime Northerns ran in another quick try scored by Rian Kotze and Hufke converted. The score 35-15 for Northerns. At this stage it looks as if Kearsney was going to get a big hiding. The Durban side started to fight back and gain their rhythm again and more than once came close to the Northerns try line but were unable to dot down. 

 

Eventually Kearsney scored a try to take their total to 22 points. After a scrum for Kynoch Lottering attacked the advantage line well and off loed to Adams who scored another great try which Hufke converted to take their lead out to 42-22.  

 

In the dying moments of the game Northerns got awarded a penalty and try to run from their own goal line but a handling error saw them called back for a scrum. They got penalised and the scrum and Kearsney capitalised on this to score the final try of the day. 

 

Hufke, Farmer and Adams were brilliant for the Kimberley side and Holtzhausen got awarded Man of the Match.