Day 1 – Match 5
Photo: Monnas Try scorer Jaydon Viljoen in the draw with Glenwood.
Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival. In a proper see-saw game at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, Hoërskool Monument and Glenwood High School played out a thrilling 26-all draw in the penultimate game of Day 1. Both schools were well and truly up for this one, with neither enjoying a clear advantage in what was a game of very fine margins.
The Green Machine drew first blood when hooker Nkululeko Khumalo dotted down off the back of a strong rolling maul, before midfielder Tasliem Guyan responded for Monument.
Hulking No 12 Lizwe Mtetwa then stormed over for Glenwood’s second, but Monnas again immediately hit back through Jason Joubert out wide. From there, an ensuing Sambesiwe Ndamase try meant it was the KZN outfit that took a 19-14 lead into halftime.
The teams continued to trade blows in the second half, with Glenwood striking first to extend their lead through Rorisang Ngwenya before the Witbulle’s Ayden van Zyl reduced the deficit.
It was Monument substitute Jaydon Viljoen who had the final say of the contest though, and he converted his own try with five-and-a-half minutes on the clock, to share the spoils.
Scores at Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival
Monument
- Tries: Guyan, Joubert, Van Zyl, Viljoen
- Cons: Kourie (2), Viljoen
- Yellow card: Roberts, Hartman
Glenwood
- Tries: Khumalo, Mtetwa, Ndamase, Ngwenya
- Cons: Kopp (3)
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