RUGBY:
Kingswood College vs St Andrews College 1st XV:
It was a beautiful afternoon at St Andrew's College on Saturday the 18th of June where Kingswood College met St Andrew's College in one of Eastern Cape's classic derby games. Both sides started with fire in their bellies and it was evident from the first 10 minutes that it was going to be a titanic battle.
St Andrew's had the upper hand until 10 minutes before halftime when they led the visitors by 17-6 with tries scored by Anthony Everard and Peter Lever, however, Kingswood took a quick tap penalty and Nigel Namayumba scored in the left hand corner taking the score to 17-11. With a minute to go in the first half St Andrew's did not find touch from the scrum and Kingswood countered, scoring in the right hand corner through captain Ruru Msutu and this allowed them to take a one point lead into halftime.
In the second half St Andrew's got into the Kingswood 22 area and were pressurising the line, the Kingswood pack defended for their lives and kept the St Andrew's side out for a long period of time before Ian Herold went over the line for the men in blue to take a 4 point lead. Kingswood did not give up and kept the ball alive stretching their opponents side across the park until a very good break and offload in the tackle put the left wing into space behind the advantage line and Kingswood took a 1 point lead as they scored their third try of the afternoon and the second by Nigel Namayumba.
There were ten minutes left and Kingswood pinned St Andrew's back in their own half with some effective tactical kicking. Time marched on and with three minutes to go St Andrew's moved the ball across the field and put their 8th man Stuart Stopforth into space out wide, he offloaded to Kankowski who was high tackled in the corner. A penalty was awarded five metres out from the Kingswood try line and they decided to have a go for the line. A tap penalty was taken and St Andrew's went for the five points, a number of phases took place but the Kingswood defence held them off and forced a knock on, thus turning over possession. Kingswood won their scrum and put the ball out to end and extended unbeaten run by St Andrew's College amidst joyous scenes from the many Kingswood supporters. All thirty players must be commended for the manner in which the game was played and the conduct they all showed both on and off the field. It was a reminder of the beauty of schoolboy rugby and everyone looks forward to another battle royale in 2012.
Results vs. Kingswood / Ukhanyo / St Matthews :
St Andrew's College 1st XV lost Kingswood College 1st XV 22 - 23
St Andrew's College 2nd XV beat Kingswood College 2nd XV 36 - 5
St Andrew's College 3rd XV beat Kingswood College 3rd XV 27 - 12
St Andrew's College 4th XV beat Ukhanyo 1st XV 85 - 0
St Andrew's College 5th XV beat Kingswood College 4th XV 20 - 5
St Andrew's College 6th XV beat Ukhanyo 2nd XV 75 - 0
St Andrew's College 7th XV beat Kingswood College 5th XV 33 - 10
St Andrew's College 8th XV lost St Matthews 1st XV 14 - 24
St Andrew's College 9th XV lost Kingswood College 7th XV 10 - 31
St Andrew's College U15A beat Kingswood College U15A 20 - 7
St Andrew's College U15B beat Ukhanyo U15A 76 - 0
St Andrew's College U15C beat Kingswood College U15B 49 - 0
St Andrew's College U15D lost Ukhanyo U15B 15 - 28
St Andrew's College U14A beat Kingswood College U14A 19 - 5
St Andrew's College U14C beat Kingswood College U14B 12 - 8
HOCKEY:
1st XI Boys Hockey Result vs Kingswood:
U14C won 1-0
U14B won 1-0
U14A won 6-1
U16D lost 0-4
U16C won 6-1
U16B won 2-1
U16A lost 1-2
3rds lost 0-2
2nds drew 1-1
1sts drew 0-0
It was another typical K Day hockey match where neither team was willing to give an inch. The first half saw both teams building up play patiently but nobody really had great goal-scoring chances until Kingswood were awarded the only Penalty Corner of the half. Mziyanda Mangi saw his flick go agonizingly close, past the left hand post. Neither side was able to create goal-scoring opportunities, as both teams proved to be solid in defence. For St Andrews, a few attacks came from their midfield, with Charles Bowren, Matthew Frew and Paul Selwyn-Smith playing well. Half way through the 1st half Richard Rubidge had a terrific run into the Kingswood circle, only to see his pass narrowly evade Alan Gerber's stick.
As the game progressed the Kingswood side started to take control the tempo of the game. Ruru Msutu and Connor Thorp were magnificent for Kingswood as they seemed to starve St Andrews of the ball. This continued into the second half with the St Andrews defence struggling to get the ball out of their own half, through good closing down by the Kingswood strikers. St Andrews managed to get themselves back in the game with some great defensive work by Paul Selwyn-Smith and Chris Bailey. The 2nd half saw both teams defending with discipline and control and the midfield battle was evenly contested! St Andrews had a good spell with Matthew Frew coming close with a shot from the edge of the circle. The best chance of match was a great break from Kingswood's captain, Mziyanda Mangi, which ended up with a one-on-one tussle with the goalkeeper, Richard Crow, at the top of the circle. He opted for the shot, which was well saved! The final few minutes were nail-biting as St Andrews defence desperately held on, as Kingswood piled on the pressure and were awarded three Penalty Corners. None of these were converted, largely thanks to some good goal-keeping from Richard Crow.
As usual, it was an enthralling encounter and finished with the honours shared at 0-0.
Vs Pearson (Saturday)
U14A won 7-0
U16A won 5-0
1st XI won 3-1
The 1st XI had another tough match against Pearson on Saturday, and had to work hard to secure a 3-1 win. Excellent team work, hard-running and good finishing made this a most deserving victory.
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