Parktown leave St John's behind
Parktown scored eight unanswered points in the second half to hand St John's a 21-13 defeat in their FNB Classic Clash in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The teams went into the half-time break deadlocked at 13-13 in this tense encounter, but Parktown showed good composure in the second half to grab a rare victory over their local rivals.
a try from scrumhalf Michael Moyo saw Parktown take a 7-0 lead on home turf, but St John's responded with a try of their own, and after both goalkickers had slotted a penalty things were tied up at the break.
A penalty from skipper Nikiwe Sekhibidu saw Parktown take a slender 16-13 lead in the second half, which was how the score stayed until the final stages when flank Zander Worst got over for the decisive try.
Following an extended period of pressure in the St Johns 22, Worst had a crack at the line and was forced over by his teammates to clinch victory.
The scorers:
For Parktown:
Tries: Michael Moyo, Zander Worst
Con: Nikiwe Sekhibidu
Pens: Nikiwe Sekhibidu 3
For St John's: TBC
Teams:
Parktown: 15 Wayne Davenhill, 14 Bradley Dube, 13 Innocent Ngwenya, 12 Brandon Hobden, 11 Tshepo Montsho, 10 Nikiwe Sekhibidu, 9 Michael Moyo, 8 Jason Matthee, 7 Stuart McCulloch, 6 Zander Worst, 5 Emile Bosch, 4 Brandon Carter, 3 Terence Reader, 2 Rudhir Mahabeer, 1 Dylan Rigney.
Replacements: 16 Brandon Henning, 17 Collan Rex, 18 Michael Whittaker, 19 Nkosinathi Dlamini, 20 Andrew Page, 21 Karaden Molense, 22 Bradley Joslin.
St John's: 15 Tiaan Oberholzer, 14 Joseph Kamangu, 13 Coner Moses, 12 Michael Du Toit, 11 Daniel Katz, 10 Oliver Gnodde, 9 Dylan Testa, 8 Devon Henson, 7 Thapelo Rapelwana, 6 James Eckersley, 5 Rufaro Warinda, 4 Devon Stone, 3 Alistair Marquis, 2 Lee Pan, 1 Pilani Qwabe.
