{"id":43245,"date":"2024-04-27T21:40:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=43245"},"modified":"2024-04-27T21:40:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:40:49","slug":"second-half-surge-sees-paarl-gim-back-to-winning-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=43245","title":{"rendered":"Second-half surge sees Paarl Gim back to winning ways"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Louis D van Niekerk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> wasted no time getting back to winning ways on Saturday, outclassing SACS<\/strong> in the second half of their clash to score a convincing 35-10 victory.<\/p>\n

The Gimmies tasted defeat for the first time this season last weekend when they narrowly lost 27-29 to Grey College.<\/p>\n

SACS played extremely well to frustrate the hosts in the first 35 minutes, but a dominant performance after the break enabled the Gimmies to assert themselves and head into the Absa Wildeklawer Tournament<\/strong> in Kimberley<\/strong> with a welcome win under the belt.<\/p>\n

Watch all of the action on SuperSport Schools – Register now<\/a> –<\/strong> Link to the match<\/a><\/p>\n

After a gruelling run of fixtures, during which they dusted off Boland Landbou<\/strong> (47-13) and edged by Affies<\/strong> (20-19) before last weekend’s loss to Grey, the Gimmies struggled to find their rhythm early on in the match in the face of the visitors’ tireless attack.<\/p>\n

SACS, who were coming off a 22-55 loss to their southern suburbs’ rivals, Rondebosch Boys’ High, threw everything they had at the Gimmie defences from the first kick-off.<\/p>\n

Their big lock, Callum Hirst<\/strong>, had a couple of strong carries and fullback, Jack Benade<\/strong>, looked exciting every time he touched the ball.<\/p>\n

The Gimmie-defence, however, remained resolute and, despite not seeing much of the ball in the first 20 minutes, they were able to keep the visitors away from their try-line, for the most part.<\/p>\n

It took a bit of magic by Rayaan Solomons<\/strong> to break through the home team’s barriers, allowing Nic Reynolds<\/strong> to open the scoring and give SACS the upper hand.<\/p>\n

Reynolds had captained the side with distinction in their last couple of outings in the absence of Seth Bradford,<\/strong> who was injured early in the season.<\/p>\n

Bradford returned with a vengeance in Saturday’s clash and starred for the visitors until he was unfortunately forced to leave the field early in the second half with another injury.<\/p>\n

After Reynolds’ five-pointer, it was more of the same for the rest of the first half as SACS kept Gimmies pinned in their half, but brave defending, by the likes of Josh O’Neill<\/strong> and his captain Kobus Blanckenberg<\/strong>, kept the score at 0-7 at the break.<\/p>\n

A stern talking-to at half-time seemed to do the trick and the hosts shot out of the blocks in the second stanza with flanker, Wihan Kotze<\/strong>, opening Gim’s account, and Freek de Kock<\/strong> expertly adding the extras to level the scores.<\/p>\n

De Kock, who moved from fullback to wing after last weekend’s match, stood out for the hosts. He kept a perfect record off the tee and looked dangerous with the ball in hand.<\/p>\n

His flyhalf, Chandler Green<\/strong>, also shone, directing the Gimmie attack smoothly throughout the match, and he played a big role in swinging the momentum in his side’s favour.<\/p>\n

Blanckenberg struck twice while Solomons could add only a penalty as Gim stormed into a 21-10 lead.<\/p>\n

Still, SACS were in it until the final 10 minutes. A brace of tries for the other Gimmie centre, Markus Muller<\/strong>, then knocked the wind out of the visitors’ sails and secured a comprehensive win for Paarl Gimnasium.<\/p>\n

The classy performance will give the Gimmies a welcome boost before they take on two more-than-capable challengers from the Noordvaal, EG Jansen and Helpmekaar, in Kimberley next week.<\/p>\n

SACS will regroup quickly and set about preparing for their next challenge, a home fixture next weekend against Bishops Diocesan College.<\/p>\n

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

Paarl Gimnasium 35 (0) –\u00a0<\/strong>Tries: Kobus Blanckenberg (2), Markus Muller (2), Wihan Kotze. Conversions: Freek de Kock (5).\u00a0SACS 10 (7) –\u00a0<\/strong>Try: Nic Reynolds. Conversion: Rayaan Solomons. Penalty: Solomons.<\/p>\n

Results <\/strong><\/p>\n

u19 – <\/strong>Paarl Gimnasium II 38, SACS II 5; Paarl Gimnasium III 26, SACS III 11; Paarl Gimnasium IV 42, SACS IV 7; Paarl Gimnasium V 34, SACS V 5; Paarl Gimnasium VI 53, SACS VI 3.<\/p>\n

u16 –\u00a0<\/strong>Paarl Gimnasium A 53, SACS A 0; Paarl Gimnasium B 85, SACS B 0;\u00a0Paarl Gimnasium C 72, SACS C 0.<\/p>\n

u15 –\u00a0<\/strong>Paarl Gimnasium A 15, SACS A 13; Paarl Gimnasium B 20, SACS B 11; SACS C 15, Paarl Gimnasium C 10; Paarl Gimnasium D 27, SACS D 26.<\/p>\n

u14 –\u00a0<\/strong>Paarl Gimnasium A 52, SACS A 14; Paarl Gimnasium B 15, SACS B 9; Paarl Gimnasium C 10, SACS C 7; Paarl Gimnasium D 37, SACS D 10; Paarl Gimnasium E 25, SACS E 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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