Whitewash for Glenwood’s Green Machine
The Green Machine made h a convincing win over Kearsney College .
GLENWOOD High School’s Green Machine thrashed Kearsney College in a clash of schoolboy rugby at the weekend.
A tough task awaited Glenwood as they headed up to Botha’s Hill to play a Kearsney outfit that has showed good promise so far this season. Glenwood were put under pressure in the first five minutes with Kearsney having most of the possession.
Glenwood began to string strong phases together and it was outside centre Conan Le Fleur who broke the Kearsney line to score in the corner. Winger Morne van Rensburg stepped up to add the extra points giving Glenwood a 7-0 lead.
Not long after Glenwood’s right winger Morne van Rensburg went over for Glenwood just next to the uprights, Van Rensburg converted his own try 14-0 to Glenwood.
Glenwood looked deadly with ball in hand and it was blindside flanker Renaku Brynard who dotted down, Van Rensburg added the extras to bring the score to 21-0 to Glenwood.
Ten minutes of back and forth play between the teams resulted in a piece of brilliance between the forwards and backs which Rynardt Jonker finished off in the corner. Van Rensburg stepped up and slotted his fourth to give the Green Machine a 28-0 half time lead.
In the second half, left winger Janus Hendrikz went over in the first set play. Van Rensburg added the extras giving Glenwood a 35-0 lead. Glenwood’s lock forward Edward Laubscher was the next to go over after a strong run breaking Kearsney’s defensive line with ease to go over the whitewash. Van Rensburg added the extras once again extending Glenwood’s lead to 42-0.
Scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse was the next to get on the scoreboard. Hendrikse converted his own try taking Glenwood lead out to 49-0. Eight man George Luzolo was next to rumble over with 10 minutes remaining. Hendrikse missed the first kick of the game hooking it left of the uprights making the score 54-0 to Glenwood.
Kearsney got their first points of the game when outside centre James Sutherland went over and converted his own try 54-7.
Reserve flyhalf Connor Allan put the last nail in the coffin for Kearsney with a fantastic try in the corner. Hendrikse was unable to add the extras.
The Green Machine marched on with a convincing win over Kearsney 59-7.
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