{"id":70339,"date":"2025-04-19T19:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=70339"},"modified":"2025-04-19T19:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:22:36","slug":"glenwood-snatches-win-from-milnerton-westville-overpowers-eg-jansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=70339","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood snatches win from Milnerton, Westville overpowers EG Jansen"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_70355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70355\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70355\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rugby-glenwood-mtetwa-190425-400x354.jpg\" alt=\"With a smile on his face after intercepting a pass, Glenwood captain Lizwe Mtetwa charges away from Milnerton's defenders, on his way to a try for the Green Machine. Photo: Brad Morgan.\" width=\"400\" height=\"354\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With a smile on his face after intercepting a pass, Glenwood captain Lizwe Mtetwa charges away from Milnerton&#8217;s defenders, on his way to a try for the Green Machine. Photo: Brad Morgan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Glenwood vs Milnerton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Kopp kicked a penalty after the final hooter to lift <strong>Glenwood High School<\/strong> to a 37-34 victory over <strong>Milnerton High School<\/strong>, who had staged a terrific fightback from 0-29 down halfway through the first half of their clash, on Saturday, at the <strong>Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival<\/strong>, in Botha&#8217;s Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Kopp opened the <em><strong>Green Machine&#8217;<\/strong><\/em>s account with a three-pointer before a <strong>Sthabiso Dube<\/strong> swan dive and <strong>Lian Lochner<\/strong>&#8216;s blindside snipe put the KZN outfit firmly in the driver\u2019s seat early on.<\/p>\n<p>When No 12 <strong>Lizwe Mtetwa<\/strong> then ran in an interception, matters looked ominous, and it went from bad to worse for the Western Cape boys when wing <strong>Litha Tasana<\/strong> saw yellow at the resulting kick-off for a reckless challenge in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Glenwood scored another try through their industrious flank <strong>Joshua Edwards<\/strong> to make it 29-0, but Milnerton, whose never-say-die spirit is a feature of their play, dramatically swung the momentum their way.<\/p>\n<p>The boys in sky blue hit back hard with quickfire tries by the <strong>Sellidon twins<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Chadwin and Chadlin<\/strong> &#8211; and <strong>Divine Ambrose<\/strong>, while a further penalty by Chadwin brought Milnerton right back into the contest at 24-29 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rugby - Glenwood High School vs Milnerton High School - Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival 19 April 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v238c_RU0Kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Glenwood set up camp deep inside Milnerton&#8217;s territory after the resumption and the pressure told when Chadlin Sellidon copped his side&#8217;s second yellow for a deliberate knock-on in the red zone. After a prolonged period of attack, the Durban school, at last, opened their second-half account through <strong>Mvelo Ndwalane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Milnerton was far from done, though, and Chadwin Sellidon snapped a superb drop goal minutes later &#8211; the first of the festival &#8211; before going on to score his second try, which he duly converted to make it 34-34. Very little time remained in the match.<\/p>\n<p>Glenwood was able to mount a late attack, however, and, on the last play of the contest, they won a penalty, which Kopp slotted to seal an absolute doozy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Westville Boys&#8217; High vs Dr EG Jansen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Westville Boys\u2019 High<\/strong>&#8216;s superior tactical awareness powered them to a 36-5 win over <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Dr EG Jansen<\/strong> in the fourth game of day two.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jansies<\/strong><\/em> had narrowly knocked over the hosts, <strong>Kearsney College<\/strong> 29-24, on Thursday, while the <em><strong>Griffin <\/strong><\/em>cantered to a 31-0 opening win over <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Framesby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Some thought it might be a hard-fought affair, but the Boksburg team struggled to play in the right areas and were often pinned back in their half by the astute tactical kicking of the local side.<\/p>\n<p>Westville started like a house on fire, scoring within 30 seconds after fullback <strong>Zekhethelo Siyaya<\/strong> tore away down the right flank. An impressive lineout drive saw <strong>Brandon Eke<\/strong> go over to extend their lead, but EG Jansen retaliated through <strong>Craig Lightfoot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70358\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70358\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rugby-westville-lisa-190425-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Left-wing Avumile Lisa makes the dive for five in the left-hand corner for Westville. Photo: Brad Morgan.\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left-wing Avumile Lisa makes the dive for five in the left-hand corner for Westville. Photo: Brad Morgan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Possession traded hands before Westville finished off another opportunity out wide through their speedy left-wing, <strong>Avumile Lisa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike that of their counterparts, Westville\u2019s tactical kicking kept them playing the game in the right parts of the field, with Siyaya executing two immaculate 50\/22s in the first half alone to heap the pressure on EG Jansen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jade-Will Koopman<\/strong> was on hand to add two more tries to the Westville tally before the break, showcasing exceptional acrobatics to complete his brace in the right-hand corner from a cross-kick in one of the tries of the festival.<\/p>\n<p>The scoring slowed up after the break, with EG Jansen unable to convert any of their chances, while <strong>Phumula Xulu<\/strong> went over for Westville to seal a comfortable win for coach <strong>Zander Erasmus<\/strong>&#8216;s boys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenwood 37 (29)<\/strong> &#8211; Sthabiso Dube, Lian Lochner, Lizwe Mtetwa, Joshua Edwards, Mvelo Ndwalane. Conversions: Joshua Kopp (3). Penalties: Kopp (2); <strong>Milnerton 34 (24)<\/strong> &#8211; Tries: Chadwin Sellidon (2), Ambrose, Chadlin Sellidon. Conversions: Chadwin Sellidon (4). Penalty: Chadwin Sellidon. Drop goal: Chadwin Sellidon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Westville 36 (29)<\/strong> &#8211; Tries: Jade-Will Koopman, Zekhethelo Siyaya, Brandon Eke, Phumula Xulu. Conversions: Koopman (3). Dr EG <strong>Jansen\u00a05 (5)<\/strong> &#8211; Try: Craig Lightfoot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenwood vs Milnerton Joshua Kopp kicked a penalty after the final hooter to lift Glenwood High School to a 37-34 victory over Milnerton High School, who had staged a terrific fightback from 0-29 down halfway through the first half of their clash, on Saturday, at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, in Botha&#8217;s Hill. 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