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Rondebosch captain Josh Neill added to his outstanding try-scoring record, but Wynberg Boys’ High claimed victory at Rondebosch. Photo: Rondebosch Boys’ Rugby on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s usually a Saturday fixture, but Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> hosted Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> on Friday morning, in respect of Eid ul-Adha.<\/p>\n

Two Saturdays ago, both sides celebrated comfortable victories. At home, Rondebosch defeated Boland Landbou<\/strong> 57-26, while also at home, Wynberg triumphed 34-5 over Bishops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Heading into the clash, both sides were well rested and confident.<\/p>\n

In the ninth minute, first blood went the way of Wynberg when, after a few phases outside the Rondebosch 22, tighthead prop Luqobo Makwendini<\/strong> drew two men into a tackle and then delivered a delicious offload to Kunene Gadu<\/strong>. The outside centre pulled off an electric step to beat his man and dived over the line for the opening points of the contest. His fellow centre, Yaqeen Ahmed<\/strong>, added the extras.<\/p>\n

The home side bounced back only two minutes later. From the restart, they were awarded a penalty for blocking by the Wynberg forwards. ‘Bosch kicked for touch and from the resulting lineout they drove over, with hooker Ismaeel Conrad<\/strong> bagging their first try. Flyhalf Sebastian Boshoff<\/strong> made it 7-7 with a successful conversion attempt.<\/p>\n

In the 14th minute, about 30 metres from the Rondebosch goal line, Wynberg let the ball do the work down the backline. Then, after a series of offloads, the speedy Gadu made a line break, resulting in a net gain of 28 metres. Scrumhalf Morn\u00e9\u00a0Noble<\/strong> led a transition with a series of short passes for his hard running forwards, until Makwendini broke through for a five-pointer.<\/p>\n

Another conversion from Ahmed turned the play into a seven-pointer.<\/p>\n

Wynberg doubled their lead eight minutes later. From a lineout maul, 20 metres out, they forced Rondebosch back onto their five-metre line. From there, Noble passed to the blind side. Left-wing, Albert Lourens<\/strong>, was tackled two metres short of the line, but Noble was on hand to keep the momentum going.<\/p>\n