Westville Boys’ High didn’t just make a statement at the first day of Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, they bellowed it from the rooftops with an 83-0 annihilation of Framesby that will have rivals sitting up and taking serious notice.
The jet-shoed Avumile Lisa set the tone within the opening minutes, scorching clear for a long-range stunner that announced the Griffins’ intentions in the most emphatic fashion possible. At 5-0 up before some spectators had even settled into their seats, Westville were just getting warmed up for what would become an absolute masterclass in attacking rugby.
Maintaining their unbeaten record at KERF 2025, Zander Erasmus’s charges were utterly rampant from the opening whistle.
The Gqeberha side barely had time to catch their breath before Westville struck again. A fantastic counterattack opened space on the right flank, and fullback Lisa, delivered a perfectly weighted grubber inside for lock Warren Murray. The big man gratefully accepted a kind bounce to crash over for the Griffins’ second try inside the first 10 minutes.
Jade-Will Koopman split the uprights with the conversion, and at 12-0, the rout was already taking shape.
What stood out immediately was Westville’s cohesion. The interplay between backs and forwards was sublime, with lightning-quick ball causing Framesby all sorts of problems. This wasn’t just individual brilliance, it was collective excellence of the highest order.
To their credit, Framesby nearly caught the locals napping with a clever kick across the goal line, but the race for the bouncing ball ended in a knock-on. It would prove to be their closest call of the afternoon.
What quickly became evident was Westville’s utter dominance at scrum time. Framesby found themselves shunted backwards on their own put-ins, a demoralising reality that sapped confidence and territorial advantage.
With two minutes remaining before the break, inside centre Curtis Fenton powered over from close range following sustained pressure. At 17-0, Framesby headed to the sheds already staring down the barrel.
If the Eastern Cape visitors harboured any hopes of a second-half revival, those dreams were crushed within minutes of the restart. Ezra Karolisin scrambled back to his feet after not being held in a tackle and touched down in the right-hand corner. Koopman’s difficult conversion sailed through the uprights to extend the advantage to 24-0.
Shortly after the restart, the floodgates truly opened. Eighth-man Lwandle Makhanya produced a storming run that created space out wide for SA Schools flyer Jadrian Afrikaner to round off in the corner. Another accurate Koopman strike made it 31-0, and Framesby’s resistance was visibly crumbling.
Lisa cantered over for his second after slick backline handling carved through the Gqeberha defence like a hot knife through butter. Koopman’s routine conversion had the scoreboard ticking over relentlessly.
Karolisin then demonstrated his power, breaking a tackle and making good yards before setting up Makhanya for another five-pointer. Before Framesby could regroup, Afrikaner crossed the whitewash again, executing a beautiful one-two pass to put himself clear on the right after making the initial break.
The KZN side had reached the half-century, and there was still plenty of time on the clock.
Afrikaner completed his hat-trick as Koopman took his personal tally to 15 points.
The Griffins weren’t done. Lisa Sijadu continued the onslaught, scoring under the uprights, with Koopman maintaining his metronomic accuracy to make it 64-0.
Westville then demonstrated that their forwards weren’t just there to provide a platform. From a 50-22 lineout, they drove over with irresistible force, hooker Rorke Stirk claiming the five-pointer. Remarkably, the Durban side had racked up more than 50 points in the second half alone.
When Framesby finally mounted a serious attack and forced their way to Westville’s try line, they were dealt the cruellest of blows. Levi Allan spotted a gaping hole, broke the line and pinned his ears back. Chased by two desperate defenders, Allan lost his footing inside the Gqeberha side’s 22, but the ever-alert Lisa was on hand to accept a pop pass and cross for his third try of the afternoon.
Koopman, who had been faultless all day, slotted the conversion with his customary precision.
With time almost up, Sijadu grabbed his second, touching down under the uprights. Koopman converted once more, and the final whistle sounded on an 83-0 demolition.
The scoreline doesn’t tell the full story of Westville’s brilliance. This wasn’t just about putting points on the board – it was about the manner in which they did it. The speed, the precision, the execution, the relentless intensity that never wavered despite the scoreboard.
