{"id":71462,"date":"2025-05-03T22:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71462"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:13:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:13:52","slug":"kopp-kicks-glenwood-to-nailbiting-one-point-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71462","title":{"rendered":"Kopp kicks Glenwood to nailbiting one-point victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Frans Lombard\/Actionpix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Glenwood<\/strong> fullback Joshua Kopp kicked the Durban side to a tense one-point victory over Marlow Landbou<\/strong> in a low-scoring thriller on the final day of the 2025 Absa Wildeklawer<\/strong> in Kimberley.<\/p>\n

Relive all the action on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kopp slotted three penalties – his only shots at goal – to snatch a dramatic win over the Wolramme<\/strong><\/em>. Despite the loss, Marlow impressed with a dynamic attacking performance.<\/p>\n

The Cradock side’s midfield pairing of Ockert du Preez<\/strong> (inside centre) and Dawid-Malan de Ridder<\/strong> (outside centre) stood out as they had two days earlier in a gritty win over Welkom Gimnasium<\/strong><\/a>, They set their team on the front foot whenever opportunities arose.<\/p>\n

That attacking momentum was fuelled by a commanding display from scrumhalf Gian Steyl<\/strong>, who was, arguably, the Eastern Cape outfit’s top performer on the day.<\/p>\n

Besides his reliable kicking, Kopp also kept Glenwood in the hunt with his sharp counterattacking play. His fast feet challenged the Marlow defenders, while up front, blindside flank Sambesiwe Ndamase<\/strong> was a standout, wreaking havoc at the breakdown and proving a handful for the Wolramme in open play.<\/p>\n

Northwood<\/strong> returned to winning ways with a gritty 19\u201312 victory over HTS Drostdy<\/strong>‘s Donkies<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0Hooker Ayavuya Makula<\/strong> led from the front with two tries off the back of a dominant rolling maul, which laid the platform for the five-point win.<\/p>\n

Flyhalf Savio Stevens<\/strong> made full use of the momentum created by the Knights<\/strong><\/em>‘ pack and orchestrated play with poise for his backline. His composed distribution and attacking intent earned him a well-deserved Player of the Match award.<\/p>\n

For the Donkies, unforced errors proved costly. They were the team’s Achilles’ heel. However, fullback Anwill Jacobs<\/strong> made his mark with a strong showing from deep.<\/p>\n

In the final match of the day on the B-field, the Sentraal Suid Barbarians<\/strong> edged out Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan<\/strong>, scoring a hard-fought 14\u20136 win.<\/p>\n

In a tightly contested affair, it was the boot of openside flank Franco de Wet<\/strong> that proved decisive. He not only landed two difficult conversions from the touchline, but he also crossed for a crucial try.<\/p>\n

At the back, playmaker Jaydin Windvogel<\/strong> dictated proceedings with pinpoint tactical kicking, which helped the Barbarians dominate territory. Their rock-solid defence ultimately suffocated the side from Humansdorp, whose inability to crack the line sealed their fate.<\/p>\n

SCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glenwood 9 (3)<\/strong> – Penalties: Joshua Kopp (3). Marlow Landbou 8 (3)\u00a0<\/strong>– Try: Cole Hurter. Penalty: Dawid-Malan de Ridder.<\/p>\n

Northwood 19 (14)\u00a0<\/strong>– Tries: Ayavuya Makula (2), Trevor van Vollenstee. Conversions: Savio Stevens (2).\u00a0HTS Drostdy 12 (7)\u00a0<\/strong>– Tries: Rianzo van der Westhuisen, Anwill Jacobs. Conversion: Abdul Fisher.<\/p>\n

Sentraal Suid Barbarians 14 (7)<\/strong> – Tries: Franco de Wet, Darius Job. Conversions: De Wet (2).\u00a0Nico Malan 6 (6)\u00a0<\/strong>– Penalties: Leighton Lawrence (2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glenwood fullback Joshua Kopp kicked the Durban side to a tense one-point victory over Marlow Landbou in a low-scoring thriller on the final day of the 2025 Absa Wildeklawer in Kimberley. Relive all the action on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)\u00a0 Kopp slotted three penalties – his only shots at goal – to snatch a dramatic win […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":71507,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71462","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\/71462","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}