{"id":39023,"date":"2024-03-24T20:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39023"},"modified":"2024-03-24T20:56:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:56:04","slug":"bishops-fight-back-in-thrilling-175-fest-finale-all-the-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39023","title":{"rendered":"Bishops fight back in thrilling 175th Fest finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before kick-off Saturday afternoon, Eugene Mpatheni (a presenter on Smile FM) introduced two players to the spectators around the Piley Rees, as Bishops’ co-captain James le Feuvre presented a signed 1st XV jersey to St Andrew\u2019s forward Matthew Harvey, who was injured during a match on Thursday | PHOTO: Warwick Richter (Courtesy of Diocesan College)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong> closed out their 175 Rugby Festival with a hard-fought victory over St Andrew’s College<\/strong> on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

The two proud teams produced a thrilling battle, with both squads throwing everything they had into the festival finale.<\/p>\n

The Makhanda boys were set on spoiling the hosts’ festivities, and they showed their intent early on via their outside centre, Nic Hall<\/strong>, who crossed for the first of his two tries to open the St Andrew’s account after 10 minutes of dominance.<\/p>\n

Bishops responded through their big 8th-man, Aza Gabada<\/strong>, who powered over after a pick-and-go, which brought the scores level.<\/p>\n

The visitors, though, were relentless in their attack.\u00a0St Andrew’s goal-kicking scrummy, Will Stern,<\/strong> restored his side’s lead with a long-range penalty, before their fullback, Karabo van Heerden<\/strong>, turned on the afterburners and left Bishops chasing shadows as he ran in a try from the halfway line.<\/p>\n

His opposite number, Lucca Mynhardt<\/strong>, added a much-needed three-pointer for the hosts just before halftime, but the Eastern Cape outfit was in the ascendency.<\/p>\n

Their loose trio were tireless at the breakdown and on defence, and Murray Wilson<\/strong> was rewarded for his efforts with a try shortly after the restart.<\/p>\n

Down by 14 points, at 8-22, Bishops were staring down the barrel of another defeat. They were down, but they weren’t out and showed immense character to regroup and fight back.<\/p>\n

Daniel van den Heever<\/strong> gave the local supporters something to cheer, scoring a try to close the gap after peeling around a ruck, and Mynhardt added the extras.<\/p>\n

Not long after, the Bishops’ fullback landed another penalty to bring them to within six points of St Andrew’s.<\/p>\n

His earlier penalty goal and linkup play with his backline had helped the hosts stay in the contest, but Mynhardt was not done. He went over for a five-pointer, then converted it, to give Bishops the lead with just more than 15 minutes left to play.<\/p>\n

The game was far from over, though, and Hall dived over for his second try, with Stern slotting the conversion to put the visitors in the driving seat once again.<\/p>\n

In the final 10 minutes, both sides threw absolutely everything they had at each other. Tired bodies littered the field, but every attack was met with stubborn, last-ditch defence from both sides.<\/p>\n

With their old boys cheering on the home team from the sideline, Bishops’ big lock and co-captain, Alex Smith,<\/strong> dotted down what proved to be the winning try, with five minutes to go. Mynhardt’s crucial conversion then edged the hosts in front by a single point.<\/p>\n

The final moments were filled with more frantic back-and-forth, but Bishops held on to deny St Andrew’s another score to the delight of the home crowd.<\/p>\n

In the penultimate game, Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> continued their great early season form, powering their way to a convincing victory over Kingswood College<\/strong> in an historic first encounter between the two schools.<\/p>\n

Kingswood had pulled off a stunning comeback to upset Hilton College on the first day, but the locals proved too well-drilled, recording their third win on the trot by a comfortable 35-7 margin.<\/p>\n

Flyhalf, Yaqeen Ahmed<\/strong>, was on fire for ‘Berg, scoring one try and converting all five of his sides’ five-pointers to see his team to another impressive win.<\/p>\n

SACS<\/strong>‘s kicking difficulties continued, but they managed to outmuscle the stars of day one, Michaelhouse<\/strong>, 27-24.<\/p>\n

They made hard work of the victory, though, scoring five tries, while the visitors needed only a double from their lightning-quick winger Aya Mkhokeli<\/strong> and a third by centre, Tom Baguley, to get to within three points, thanks to Luke Davidson<\/strong>‘s accuracy off the tee.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Bishops Diocesan College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hilton College<\/strong> bounced back from their defeat on the first day to double-up Grey High<\/strong> 34-17.<\/p>\n

Both sides were punished for ill-discipline. Hilton saw a couple of yellow cards early on, but it was a red to Grey that caused the dam wall to break.<\/p>\n

At half-time, Grey led 10-8, with fullback, Kyle Callaghan<\/strong>, having scored a brilliant try, and they kept asking questions on Hilton’s try line.<\/p>\n

Hilton hit back after a strong carry by their 8th-man, Hanu Pieterse<\/strong>, to take the lead, but Jon Hobson<\/strong>‘s try, and a conversion from the sideline by Zephyr Smith,<\/strong> put Grey back in front.<\/p>\n

The red card came shortly after that, and Hilton made full use of the one-man advantage to punish the squad from Gqeberha in the final quarter-of-an-hour, with\u00a0Ricky Adonis<\/strong> and Xola Makongolo<\/strong> scoring two tries apiece for the side from KZN.<\/p>\n

Results and Scorers, 23 March<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishops Diocesan College 30 (8) –<\/strong> Tries: Aza Gabada, Daniel van den Heever, Lucca Mynhardt, Alex Smith. Conversions: Lucca Mynhardt (2). Penalties: Mynhardt (2).\u00a0Saint Andrew’s College 29 (15) – <\/strong>Tries: Nic Hall (2), Karabo van Heerden, Murray Wilson. Conversions: Will Stern (3). Penalty: Stern.<\/p>\n

Wynberg Boys’ High 35 (14) – <\/strong>Tries: Yaqeen Ahmed, Torren February, Benjamin Matthews, Albert Lourens, Luqobo Makwedini. Conversions: Ahmed (5).\u00a0Kingswood College 7 (7) – <\/strong>Try: Munangi Kawendo. Conversion: Praise Matsila.<\/p>\n

SACS 27 (17) –\u00a0<\/strong>Tries: Ikhona Maxegwana, Matt Carrick, Jack Benade, Quewinn Lackay, Ethan Combrink. Conversion: Rayaan Solomons.\u00a0Michaelhouse 24 (17) –\u00a0<\/strong>Tries: Aya Mkhokeli (2), Tom Baguley. Conversions: Luke Davidson (2). Penalties: Davidson (2).<\/p>\n

Hilton College 34 (8) –\u00a0<\/strong>Tries: Ricky Adonis (2), Xola Makongolo (2), Zander Vorster. Conversions: Liyema Nela (3). Penalty: Nela. Grey High School 17 (10) – <\/strong>Tries: Kyle Callaghan, Jon Hobson Conversion: Zephyr Smith (2). Penalty: Smith.<\/p>\n

All the results<\/strong><\/p>\n

u19 A –\u00a0<\/strong>Bishops 30, St Andrew’s College 29; Wynberg Boys’ High 35, Kingswood College 7; SACS 27, Michaelhouse 24; Hilton College 34, Grey High 17; Grey High 7, SACS 3; Kingswood College 26, Hilton College 25; Wynberg Boys’ High 43, St Andrew’s College 21; Michaelhouse 37, Bishops 17.<\/p>\n

u19 B –\u00a0<\/strong>Grey High 14, SACS 5; Wynberg Boys’ High 19, St Andrew’s College 19; Bishops 12, Michaelhouse 10; Bishops 24, St Andrew’s College 0.<\/p>\n

u16 A –\u00a0<\/strong>Michaelhouse 38, Bishops 7; Wynberg Boys’ High 21, St Andrew’s College 0; Grey High 18, SACS 3; Bishops 29, St Andrew’s College 12.<\/p>\n

u16 B –\u00a0<\/strong>SACS 7, Bishops 0; Langa 27, Bishops 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 14, SACS 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 12, Bishops 0; Bishops 3, Rondebosch Boys’ High 0; SACS 7, Rondebosch Boys’ High 0.<\/p>\n

u16 C – <\/strong>Bishops 21, SACS 7; Wynberg Boys’ High 25, SACS 5; Wynberg Boys’ High 21, Bishops 0; Langa 19, SACS 0.<\/p>\n

u15 A –\u00a0<\/strong>SACS 17, Grey High 12; Wynberg Boys’ High 17, Ubombo 0; Bishops 26, Ubombo 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 21, Bishops 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 38, Hamiltons 0.<\/p>\n

u15 B –\u00a0<\/strong>Wynberg Boys’ High 17, Diocesan College 0; Rondebosch Boys’ High 10, Bishops 0; SACS 19, Bishops 0; SACS 5, Rondebosch Boys’ High 0.<\/p>\n

u15 C –\u00a0<\/strong>SACS 29, Rondebosch Boys’ High 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 14, Rondebosch Boys’ High 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 28, Bishops 7.<\/p>\n

u14 A –\u00a0<\/strong>Grey High 12, SACS 9; Bishops 72, Ubombo 0.<\/p>\n

u14 B –\u00a0<\/strong>SACS 33, Bishops 5; Wynberg Boys’ High 28, SACS 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 47, Bishops 0; Rondebosch Boys’ High 12, SACS 8; Bishops 24, Rondebosch Boys’ High 7.<\/p>\n

u14 C – <\/strong>Bishops 19, Langa 12; SACS 24, Bishops 0; Rondebosch Boys’ High 19, Bishops 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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