{"id":75239,"date":"2025-06-15T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T07:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=75239"},"modified":"2025-06-15T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T07:45:33","slug":"paul-roos-pulls-off-extraordinary-comeback-against-wynberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=75239","title":{"rendered":"Paul Roos pulls off extraordinary comeback against Wynberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19526\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-hands-holding-rugby-ball-2021-08-28-17-57-37-utc-scaled-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"hands holding rugby ball on field\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-hands-holding-rugby-ball-2021-08-28-17-57-37-utc-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-hands-holding-rugby-ball-2021-08-28-17-57-37-utc-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-hands-holding-rugby-ball-2021-08-28-17-57-37-utc-scaled-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> kicked off at 12:30 against <strong>Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> on <strong>Hawthornden Field<\/strong>, on Saturday, intent on pulling off a home win.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts were fresh off <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wynberg-tops-rondebosch-in-back-and-forth-thriller\/\"><strong>a memorable 38-33 victory over Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High<\/strong><\/a>. They were also eager to avenge last season&#8217;s 25-50 defeat against the <em><strong>Maroon Machine<\/strong><\/em> in Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Oom Polla&#8217;s boys<\/em><\/strong>, meanwhile, headed into Saturday&#8217;s showdown\u00a0feeling confident after a sound performance in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/paul-roos-outplays-game-stellenberg-under-lights\/\">a 34-5 win over<\/a> Stellenberg <\/strong>last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>First blood went the way of the home side in the 12th minute. From a tap and go on the <strong>Paul Roos<\/strong> five-metre line, scrumhalf \u00a0<strong>Morn\u00e9\u00a0Noble<\/strong> released a flat pass to the oncoming tank, tighthead prop <strong>Luqobo Makwedini<\/strong>, who powered over the line for five points. Inside centre <strong>Yaqeen Ahmed<\/strong> added the extras.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in a fortuitous manner, the boys in black and white doubled their lead in the 18th minute. Flyhalf <strong>Achmat Behardien<\/strong> had the ball ripped from his grasp in a tackle. However, the fetching <em><strong>Gimnasium<\/strong><\/em> defender knocked the ball forwards, where it was collected by right wing <strong>Chad<\/strong> <strong>Campbell<\/strong>, who grabbed his chance and raced through to score. Ahmed again split the uprights to make it a seven-point play.<\/p>\n<p>In the 32nd minute, Paul Roos finally got onto the scoreboard. About 25 metres out from the Wynberg try line, PRG scrumhalf <strong>Liam de Silva<\/strong> intercepted a pass. The visitors then carried the ball over the gain line for a number of phases until eighthman <strong>Gert Kemp<\/strong> barged his way through for a try. Scrumhalf <strong>Jan-Jan Nel<\/strong> knocked over the conversion.<\/p>\n<p>At halftime, it was 14-7 in favour of Wynberg.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rugby - Paul Roos vs Wynberg Boys&amp;apos; High - 14 June 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZtW12QywOo4?start=1&amp;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>After the break, Paul Roos came out guns blazing. They levelled the scores in the 39th minute, thanks to a textbook rolling maul, which came from a five-metre lineout.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp put the finishing touch on the attack, dotting down for his second try, and when Nel coolly slotted the conversion from a narrow angle it was 14-14.<\/p>\n<p>In the 52nd minute, Paul Roos right wing <strong>Divan Lamprecht<\/strong>, was sent to the sin bin for blocking a Wynberg back from chasing a kick. The home side opted for a shot at poles and Ahmed tacked on three points from the kicking tee.<\/p>\n<p>They trailed 14-17, but the Maroon Machine turned to their power game to take them to victory.<\/p>\n<p>Utilising their maul, they drove deep into the Wynberg 22. When the maul went to ground, the referee reached into his pocket and showed flank Tjeripo Karuhumba a yellow card. He also awarded the visitors a penalty try. Those proved to be the winning points.<\/p>\n<p>Full-time score: 21-17 in favour of Paul Roos Gimnasium.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest winners were, in many ways, the spectators, who were richly rewarded with an even contest that neither side deserved to lose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SACS<\/strong> will have to watch out, when this wounded Wynberg side visits them next Saturday. Paul Roos, meanwhile, will begin a long break. They next host Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High on 26 July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High: <\/strong>Tries &#8211; Luqobo Makwedini, Chad Campbell. Conversions &#8211; Yaqeen Ahmed (2). Penalties: Yaqeen Ahmed; <strong>Paul Roos (PRG):<\/strong> Tries &#8211; Gert Kemp (2), penalty try. Conversions: Jan-Jan Nel (2).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>U19 &#8211; <\/strong>Wynberg I 17 Paul Roos I 21; Wynberg II 13 Paul Roos II 30; Wynberg III 3 Paul Roos III 17; Wynberg IV 7 Paul Roos IV 47; Wynberg V 0 Paul Roos V 43; Wynberg VI 5 Paul Roos VI 36; Wynberg VII 0 Paul Roos VII 81.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U16 &#8211;<\/strong> Wynberg A 7 Paul Roos A 36; Wynberg B 0 Paul Roos B 47; Wynberg C 5 Paul Roos C 59; Wynberg D 0 Paul Roos D 85.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U15 &#8211;<\/strong> Wynberg A 18 Paul Roos A 50; Wynberg B 21 Paul Roos B 28; Wynberg C 9 Paul Roos C 48; Wynberg D 18 Paul Roos D 22; Wynberg E 9 Paul Roos F 54.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U14 &#8211;<\/strong> Wynberg A 0 Paul Roos A 26; Wynberg B 10 Paul Roos B 42; Wynberg C 5 Paul Roos C 41; Wynberg D 7 Paul Roos D 77; Wynberg E 12 Paul Roos G 36.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High kicked off at 12:30 against Paul Roos Gimnasium on Hawthornden Field, on Saturday, intent on pulling off a home win. The hosts were fresh off a memorable 38-33 victory over Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High. They were also eager to avenge last season&#8217;s 25-50 defeat against the Maroon Machine in Stellenbosch. Oom Polla&#8217;s boys, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":19526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75239","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\/75239","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\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}