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Since losing by a point to Stellenberg High in their opening game, Paarl Gimnasium has appeared to be near unstoppable. Photo: Paarl Gim Premium.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> mustered a narrow 19-17 victory over SACS<\/strong> on the Tinkie Heyns Field<\/strong> in Cape Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The hard-fought contest felt like two boxers slugging it out in the ring. It was raw and ferocious, with both sides leaving everything on the field.<\/p>\n

At halftime, it was only 5-3 in favour of the hosts. The outcome was uncertain, and it stayed that way until the final whistle blew.<\/p>\n

SACS threatened throughout the match, with flyhalf Jake Dave<\/strong> getting the ball out wide quickly. He also bagged himself 12 points through a try, a penalty, and two conversions, making him the highest individual points scorer of the contest.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, ‘Bosch<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0inside centre Andrea Mynhardt<\/strong>‘s try in the first half was the razor’s edge that separated the teams.<\/p>\n

The tight southern suburbs’ derby demonstrated the importance of maintaining consistency throughout the 70 minutes, where every mistake or lapse in concentration could be highlighted as the mistake which cost one side victory.<\/p>\n

While SACS didn’t do much wrong, Rondebosch didn’t make that one mistake, which could so easily have cost them the game against the battle-hardened Newlands outfit, who fought tigerishly to the final whistle. Instead, they showed courage and persistence to grind out a win.<\/p>\n

Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> extended their winning streak to eight consecutive games with their 64-15 success over the visiting Boland Landbou<\/strong> in a Paarl derby on Saturday.<\/p>\n