{"id":42521,"date":"2024-04-22T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=42521"},"modified":"2024-04-22T08:35:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:35:57","slug":"queens-claw-their-way-back-to-down-dale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=42521","title":{"rendered":"Queen’s claw their way back to down Dale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queens College storming to victory. Photo Credit: Lwandi Mkandla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Queen’s College Boys’ High School<\/strong> fended off a strong challenge from Dale College<\/strong> in their FNB Classic Clash<\/strong> over the weekend, to win 29-15 in Komani, after coming from behind.<\/p>\n

Dale carried the fine form that took them to a win over Grey High School in their previous outing into the early stages of the match, going up 12-0 after 16 minutes, with backline players Phikolomzi Mtyalela<\/strong> and Singatha Rasi<\/strong> crossing for tries.<\/p>\n

Rasi’s <\/strong>impressive five-pointer came from an excellent cross-field kick, which bounced favourably into the outside centre’s outstretched hands, after it had landed just before the dead-ball line.<\/p>\n

A strong fightback from Queen’s College ensued with the home team coming back into contention after wing Jameel Fleshman<\/strong> gathered a loose ball and charged to through to score their first try, which sent the 166th Reunion crowd into frenzied celebrations and ignited the turnaround.<\/p>\n

At the halfway mark, the match hung in the balance, with Queen’s only one point ahead at 13-12.<\/p>\n

In the second half, the home side kept padding their score. Hooker Sinelizwi Deleki<\/strong> broke through the Dale defensive line with a powerful run to add a five-pointer and\u00a0Fleshman <\/strong>went over for his second try in the corner.\u00a0Queen’s, with good hands, chucked the ball wide, creating a large overlap and an opportunity for the number 11, which he gratefully took, providing a picture-perfect finish.<\/p>\n

The traditional rivalry drew large support for both schools, with the cheering lasting until the bitter end. Queens College will be happy with a third win on the trot, following victories over Stirling and Selborne College.<\/p>\n

In East London, Selborne’s hooker Boitumelo Selonyane<\/strong> enjoyed himself, scoring a hat-trick of tries at Port Rex Technical High School, which helped the visitors to a comfortable a 49-10 win.<\/p>\n

Despite the large margin of victory, Selborne’s coach Allan Miles<\/strong> was impressed with Port Rex’s effort, stating: “Port Rex played with tons of passion. They made us work really hard for the win. In open play, they were good.”<\/p>\n

Vice-captain and scrumhalf Page Fennel <\/strong>converted three out of the eight Selborne tries and will be eager to improve on that rate, especially in tighter matches.<\/p>\n

Graeme College stormed to a big victory over Hudson Park, winning the match by 38 points, 50-12.<\/p>\n

Fullback Cameron Doyle<\/strong> led the way, scoring 20 points through a try, a penalty and six conversions.<\/p>\n

Hudson Park dotted down twice, through Alulutho Giqwa<\/strong> and Osphesona Mbekwa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Queen’s College Boys’ High School 29<\/strong> (13) –<\/strong> Tries: Jameel Fleshman (2), Sinelizwi Deleki, Mveli Mqulo. Conversion: Ryan Denston. Penalities: Ryan Denston (2), Mveli Mqulo (2). Dale College 15 (12) –<\/strong> Tries: Phikolomzi Mtyalela, Singatha Rasi. Conversion: Owethu Mpondo. Penalty: Owethu Mpondo.<\/p>\n

Port Rex Technical High School 10<\/strong> (10) –<\/strong> Try: Lutho Majavu. Conversion: Indiphile Songqwaba. Penalty: Indiphile Songqwaba. Selborne College 49<\/strong> (22) –<\/strong> Tries: Cole Schonknecht, Gcina Puzi, Boitumelo Selonyane (3), Njongo Mbanga, Robert John-Osunkwo, Liam Hansen. Conversions: Page Fennel (3). Penalty: Page Fennel.<\/p>\n

Graeme College 50 (26) –<\/strong> Tries: Xolisa Mdyesha, Cameron Doyle, Ashton Williams, Emihle Sukula, Marcus Williams, Inathi Planga, Damon Sias. Conversions: Cameron Doyle (6). Penalties: Cameron Doyle.\u00a0Hudson Park 13<\/strong>\u00a0(3) –<\/strong> Tries: Alulutho Giqwa, Osphesona Mbekwa. Conversion: Landile Gidi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Queen’s College Boys’ High School fended off a strong challenge from Dale College in their FNB Classic Clash over the weekend, to win 29-15 in Komani, after coming from behind. Dale carried the fine form that took them to a win over Grey High School in their previous outing into the early stages of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":7455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42521","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\/42521","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\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}