Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival kicks off
The Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival officially opened today, (Thursday, 18 April) with the host taking on Pretoria Boys.
KEARSNEY’s 12th Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival kicked off today and this year, it was against Pretoria Boys. Kearsney had the better of the first half, but it was all PBHS in the second half for a 27-11 win.
Pretoria was the first to gain the lead when Wing Tim Glatthaar beat the cover defence to score in the corner for a five-point lead.
Gradually, the Kearsney forwards began dominating and after 17 minutes it was prop forward Bradley Taylor who opened their scoring with a try, after the forwards had advanced 15m with pick and go driving.
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The scores were level but Kearsney sneaked ahead following a penalty by scrumhalf Jordan Bamber.
Boys High rallied and exerted their own pressure which led to Glatthaar going over for his second try following broken play in the Kearsney red zone. It was easily converted by flyhalf Justin Cross.
On the stroke of half-time a penalty by Bamber narrowed the score to 11-12.
The second half saw a change with Pretoria exerting most of the pressure. Early in the half scrumhalf Jaden Collaros ran 20m through the defence to score and Cross’ conversion saw Pretoria increasing their lead to 19-11.
A long-range penalty by Cross increased it further to 22-11. Aidan Bristow, captain and flank, scored the final try which was converted.
Point scorers:
PBHS: J Glatthaar (5,5), J Collaros (5), A Bristow (5), J Cross (3,2,2)
Kearsney: B Taylor (5), J Bamber (3,3)
FESTIVAL FIXTURES:
Day 1: Thursday 18: Kearsney 11-27 Pretoria Boys; 10.45am Hoërskool Framesby v Welkom Gimnasium; noon Selborne v Hoërskool Noord-Kaap; 1.15pm HTS Middelburg v HTS Drostdy; 2.30pm Glenwood v EG Jansen; 3.45pm DHS v Hoërskool Transvalia.
Day 2: Saturday 20: 8.30am Hillcrest Primary v U13 KZN Ibutho; 9.30am Hoërskool Noord-Kaap v HTS Middelburg; 10.45am Hoërskool Transvalia v Pretoria Boys; noon Kearsney v Hoërskool Framesby; 1.15pm Welkom Gimnasium v HTS Drostdy; 2.30pm DHS v EG Jansen; 3.45pm Selborne v Glenwood.
Day 3: Monday 22: 8.30am Highbury v U13 KZN Ibutho; 9.30am Hoërskool Noord-Kaap v EG Jansen; 10.45am HTS Middelburg v Pretoria Boys; noon Selborne v Hoërskool Framesby; 1.15pm DHS v HTS Drostdy; 2.30pm Glenwood v Hoërskool Transvalia; 3.45pm Kearsney v Welkom Gimnasium.
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