Old Boys Reunion Rugby. On Saturday Kearsney’s One-Stripe faced a formidable Maritzburg College team on their Old Boys Reunion Weekend. 

College was first on the board with a well-executed try from counter attack. It saw them dot down to the left of the uprights. The try was converted for College to lead 7-0 after four minutes.

After some solid defensive work off a College lineout, Kearsney was on the board from a well-taken penalty by Lwazi Mbebe; but an error from the restart saw the visitors penalised, taking College to a lead of 10-3 after 13 minutes.

It was then the turn of Kearsney to strike with a superb try by Doan Nel which he dotted down to the right of the uprights after a lineout strike. The try was converted by Mbebe, putting the teams level at 10-10 heading into the last five minutes of the first half.

A handling error from Kearsney saw College pounce and score a try against the run of play. Mbebe then kicked a further penalty, for final 35-20 score

Second half

The second half started in a similar fashion to the first. College crossed the chalk in the third minute and Kearsney responded almost immediately to be trailing 22-20 just 12 minutes into the second half.

Furious play ensued over the next 10 minutes, with College kicking two further penalty goals, to lead 28-20. Despite some positive passages of play, Kearsney did not score again.  College, however, had one more try in them and kicked a turnover ball across the defensive line, to get the bounce and run in for a final 35-20 score.

It was a really physical encounter. Both teams are to be congratulated for providing an entertaining afternoon for the thousands of spectators there to witness the occasion.

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