{"id":16009,"date":"2023-06-05T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T08:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/?p=16009"},"modified":"2023-06-05T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T08:19:16","slug":"fantastic-fullback-monaheng-builds-on-weekend-heroics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=16009","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic fullback Monaheng builds on weekend heroics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Credit: Jessica Walsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St Benedict’s College won an absolute nailbiter in the dying minutes of their most recent match against the home team, Parktown Boys’ High School, 22-18.<\/p>\n

Parktown were off to a flying start with their hard-running forwards. St Benedict\u2019s College defended as best they could, however, eventually conceding two tries.<\/p>\n

A pickup and go try from Parktown’s prop Karabo Phokwane<\/strong> as well as an opportunistic try from the fast winger Reval Meth\u00a0<\/strong>ensured that the home team had points on the board.<\/p>\n

St Benedict\u2019s were nursing a few injuries after the fixture against St Alban\u2019s. Hero from the previous match, fullback Onkgopotse Monaheng<\/strong> started on the bench but made heads turn when he was eventually brought on to the field.<\/p>\n

Being brought on at halftime, he opened the game up with his electrifying runs and long kicks. This ignited a spirited comeback from St Benedict\u2019s, who were sitting 13-0 down at halftime.<\/p>\n

A superb forward’s try by Daniel Walsh<\/strong> brought the game to 12-13, after fullback Onkgopotse Monaheng <\/strong>scored and converted his kick earlier in the half.<\/p>\n

Parktown recovered and scored a try against the run of play to take the game to 12-18, failing to convert their kick.<\/p>\n

With two minutes on the clock, Jason Pengelley<\/strong> scored a try to take things to 17-18, with the conversion being missed. Enough time for a kickoff, St Benedict\u2019s put several phases together before flanker Thando Jadezweni<\/strong> broke the line and put away Onkgopotse Monaheng<\/strong>, who had several defenders to beat. The fullback scored in the corner, taking the game to 22-18, ensuring that his heroics continued.<\/p>\n

The try after time was up resulted in St Benedict\u2019s securing a great comeback win and putting their season back on course.<\/p>\n

St Benedict’s College earned a second hard-fought win over rivals St Albans College, leaving the boys in blue and grey reflecting back on a crucial missed opportunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With a few minutes left on the clock, St Albans were awarded a penalty opportunity to take the lead, but scrummie <\/span>Joshua Verster<\/b> failed to capitalise on the possibility of putting his side into a winning position.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not long afterwards, Bennies converted a penalty off the boot of\u00a0<\/span>fullback, Onkgopotse Monaheng,<\/strong> who sent the ball sailing through the poles. It was a well-judged placement kick, which ultimately sealed the deal for the home team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The match started out very slowly, with both sides not allowing the other to break the shackles. Both teams were happy to play a more defensive style of play, ensuring that they did not allow for the floodgates to open up.<\/span><\/p>\n

It took 25 minutes for the first points of the day to be scored. The Hoops took advantage of a handling error by St Benedict’,s which saw them score the first try of the match from flyhalf Druan Visagie<\/strong>, who made the most of a mistake from the Bennie backline.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside centre<\/span> Uche Ejike <\/b>scored on a short line from a scrum, which was won after Bennies were awarded a penalty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the halfway mark the score sat 7-7, a very similar position as the previous match, which reflected an 8-8 scoreline at the same stage of that game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the second half of the game, it was much the same as it was in the first half, with both teams looking to try and score a few more points and find a way to create a result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flanker<\/span> Patrick Weir<\/b> added a try to the St Albans scoresheet and then winger <\/span>Nathi Beda<\/b> from St Benedict\u2019s added shortly after, keeping the scoreline even.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Upcoming Fixture – St Benedict’s College vs St John’s College – 03 June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking ahead St Benedict’s will be entering into this weekend’s fixture against St John’s College full of confidence.<\/p>\n

The first XV kicks off at 12:30 pm on Saturday at St Benedict’s College.<\/p>\n

The Blues are coming off a considerably large loss against King Edward VII who were on the day the better of the two sides, winning 31-6.<\/p>\n

St John’s have shown in the past that they have some strong fighting spirit and will provide Bennies with some stiff competition, but are going into this fixture as the underdogs.<\/p>\n

Can the comeback kings make it three straight wins in a row?<\/p>\n

Scorers:<\/b><\/p>\n

St Benedict\u2019s College 22 (0) –\u00a0<\/b>Tries: Onkgopotse Monaheng (2), Jason Pengelley, Daniel Walsh.\u00a0Conversions: Onkgopotse Monaheng (2). Parktown Boys High’ School<\/strong> 18 (13) – <\/strong>Tries: Reval Meth (2), Karabo Phokwane.\u00a0<\/span>Penalties: Sebastian Sekoto.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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St Benedict\u2019s College 17 (7) – <\/b>Tries: Uche Ejike, Nathi Beda.\u00a0<\/span>Conversions: Onkgopotse Monaheng (2) Penalties: Onkgopotse Monaheng.<\/span><\/p>\n

St Albans College 14 (7) – <\/b>Tries: Druan Visagie, Patrick Weir. <\/span>Conversions: Josh Verster (2).<\/span><\/p>\n

The teams:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Parktown Boys’ High: <\/strong>15 Sihle Mncube, 14 Karabo Phokwane, 13 Bhukosi Moyo, 12 Lisassa Mnukiso, 11 Reval Meth, 10 Sebasti\u00e1n Sekoto, 9 Thembela Foli, 8 Busisiwe Mngomezulu 7 Olwenkosi Sibeko, 6 Joshua Yoane, 5 Sibusiso Stefaans 4 Sandziso Sithole, 3 Karabo Mbakota, 2 Chris Junior Maile, 1 Junior Shongwe.<\/p>\n

St Benedict\u2019s College: <\/b>15 Jason Pengelley, 14 Ntelezi Mchunu, 13 Raymond Hassim, 12 Braeden Le Roux, 11 Nathi Beda, 10 Charlie Panteli, 9 Sabelo Shangase (captain), 8 Jason Cutler, 7 Thando Jadezweni, 6 Tebogo Phukuile, 5 Declan Murphy, 4 Luke Carr, 3 Jack Brewer, 2 Victor Goncalves, 1 Daniel Walsh (vice-captain).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

27 May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Benedict\u2019s College: <\/b>15 Onkgopotse Monaheng, 14 Ntelezi Mchunu, 13 Daniel Koen, 12 Uche Ejike, 11 Nathi Beda, 10 Jason Pengelley, 9 Sabelo Shangase (captain), 8 Jason Cutler, 7 Thando Jadezweni, 6 Byron Smit, 5 Declan Murphy, 4 Luke Carr, 3 Jack Brewer, 2 Victor Goncalves, 1 Daniel Walsh (vice-captain).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

St Albans College:\u00a0<\/b>15 John-Joshua Steenkamp, 14 Michael Rider, 13 James Edwards, 12 Luke Sass (vice-captain), 11 Nkosi Malaza, 10 Druan Visagie , 9 Josh Verster, 8 Daniel Bouwer, 7 Matthew Peirce, 6 Patrick Weir, 5 Alex Yeatman, 4 William Von Broembsen, 3 Craig Milne, 2 Luke Webber (captain), 1 Cody Petersen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Results:<\/b><\/p>\n

31 May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

u19B – Parktown Boys’ High School 26, St Benedict\u2019s 7
\n<\/span>u16A – Parktown Boys’ High School 41, St Benedict\u2019s 0
\n<\/span>u15A – Parktown Boys’ High School 0, St Benedict\u2019s 7
\n<\/span>u14A – Parktown Boys’ High School 38, St Benedict\u2019s 7<\/span><\/p>\n

27 May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

u19A – St Benedict\u2019s 0, St Albans 34
\n<\/span>u19B – St Benedict\u2019s 18, St Albans 3
\n<\/span>u16A – St Benedict\u2019s 0, St Albans 34<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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