{"id":39520,"date":"2024-03-28T15:46:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39520"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:46:51","slug":"horseflies-and-grasshoppers-on-top-against-their-eastern-cape-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39520","title":{"rendered":"Horseflies and Grasshoppers on top against their Eastern Cape opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ADRIANO JACKSON, winger of Durban High School, scores in the corner. PHOTO: Hannah Shirley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Durban High School\u2019s three converted tries were enough to see off a determined Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan outfit 21-0 in game four of the opening day.<\/p>\n

The much-vaunted KZN side lived up to their billing, bouncing back well from their defeat to Rondebosch last week, to deliver a skillful and physical display here. With matches against Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg and Pearson High School still to come, Peter Engledow\u2019s charges will be eyeing a 100% record.<\/p>\n

Nico Malan was industrious on offence, showing a real willingness to swing the ball around, but just couldn\u2019t live with the size and strength of their opposite numbers for the full 60 minutes.<\/p>\n

DHS skipper Muhle Sithole rumbled his way over from the back of a driving maul to open the scoring, before Adriano Jackson added his side\u2019s second, with a well-worked finish in the left-hand corner.<\/p>\n

To their credit, the Bloutrui<\/em> refused to fade, throwing several counter-punches DHS\u2019 way. Their defensive bravery also stopped the DHS attack on numerous occasions but ultimately they didn\u2019t have enough in the arsenal to unlock the DHS defensive system.<\/p>\n

A late try by flyhalf Aka Boqwana was the last play of the game, as the Durbanites cantered home in the end.<\/p>\n

Glenwood High School took their chances when they mattered most to see off Ho\u00ebr Landbouskool Marlow 14-6 in a low-scoring affair in the third game of Day 1.<\/p>\n

Having won all three of their festival games last year, the Green Machine, playing in red, were eyeing the perfect start to this year\u2019s event. As it happened, they got what they were looking for by making good on the few chances that came their way.<\/p>\n

In what was a proper game of attrition, it was Marlow who looked sharper out the gate, putting Glenwood under real pressure early on. They couldn\u2019t capitalise on that ascendency however, with two attempted Gideon Jordaan penalties going wide of the mark to let the KZN side off the hook.<\/p>\n

The Cradock boys were made to rue those missed opportunities a few moments later when Leo Weber nailed a three-pointer of his own to give Glenwood the lead.<\/p>\n

Despite their slender advantage, Derek Heiberg\u2019s side slowly began to assume control of the tempo, with the 3-0 half-time scoreline not an accurate reflection of their dominance.<\/p>\n

Marlow was better in the second half, but another Weber penalty extended the Glenwood lead before the Eastern Cape side were rewarded for their staying power when Jordaan came right with his third attempt at goal.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for them, a rare lapse in defensive concentration allowed Glenwood flyhalf Kungawo Ncamazana through to score in the defining play of the game.<\/p>\n

Jordaan and Weber traded penalties thereafter, but Glenwood hung on for the win.<\/p>\n

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

Durban High School 21 (14) –<\/strong> Tries: Mahle Sithole, Aka Boqwana, Adriano Jackson. Conversions: Boqwana (3). Nico Malan 0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Glenwood 14 (3) –<\/strong> Try: Kungawo Ncamazana. Penalties: Leo Weber (3). Marlow Landbou 6 (0) –<\/strong> Penalties: Gideon Jordaan (2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Durban High School\u2019s three converted tries were enough to see off a determined Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan outfit 21-0 in game four of the opening day. The much-vaunted KZN side lived up to their billing, bouncing back well from their defeat to Rondebosch last week, to deliver a skillful and physical display here. With matches […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":39522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}