Opening win for Tigers
Bay teams take control in Westering’s 10th Co-Ed Sports Festival
NELSON Mandela Bay schools ruled the roost on the opening two days of the 10th Westering High School Co-Ed Festival at the weekend. In the rugby fixtures on Saturday, the four Western Cape schools on tour came close in two of the match-ups, but in the end it was the Bay schools which emerged triumphant, not only in those games, but also in the other three played on the day.
In the main match of the day, hosts Westering Tigers overcame a strong challenge from Milnerton to claim a well-deserved 2115 victory.
Westering were quick out the blocks and scored the first try through centre Sisanda Matlali. Flyhalf Baphelele Pango, who was superb on the day, converted.
Milnerton replied with a good try by No 8 Cameron Hort.
But it was Westering who would take a 14-5 lead into half time after an Aviwe Mama try and Pango conversion.
Pango was on the scoreboard again just after mid-way through the second half when he registered his team’s third and final try of the game after being the recipient of a quick tap and go. He converted his own try.
Milnerton bounced back with tries from flank Sethu Zoya and left wing Mervyn Nicholson but it was not enough to curb the home team’s march to victory.
In the main curtain-raiser, Despatch ran out 24-0 winners over Fairmont.
Left wing Heinrich Willemse (2), No 8 Lornelle Avontuur and lock Gary Kleyn scored tries for Despatch, while fylhalf Donze Landman kicked two conversions.
In earlier games, Framesby were too strong for Cambridge, winning 57-0, while Woodridge thumped Fish Hoek 83-10.
DF Malherbe did just enough to beat Bergvliet 20-19 and Andrew Rabie were convincing in a 41-10 win against Port Alfred.
In the first game, Alexander Road ran away 48-5 victors over East London’s Westbank. The festival continues today. Results from the three sporting codes on Friday and Saturday:
Friday Hockey astroturf Girls, VP 0 Framesby 1 Boys, Framesby 2 Alex 1 Girls, DF Malherbe 0 Alex 5 Girls, Framesby 3 Linkside 0 Girls, Westering 1 Woodridge 3
Saturday
Rugby Alex 41 West Bank 10 Andrew Rabie 48 Port Alfred 10 DF Malherbe 20 Bergvliet 19 Woodridge 83 Fish Hoek 10 Framesby 57 Cambridge 0 Despatch 21 Fairmont 0 Westering 21 Milnerton 15 Hockey, Astroturf, boys Westering 5 Fish Hoek 1 Alex 5 Port Alfred 1 Framesby 1 Cambridge 4 Victoria Park 2 Bergvliet 0 DF Malherbe 0 Fish Hoek 7 Alex 7 Fish Hoek 0 Victoria Park 1 Cambridge 0 Westering 4 Port Alfred 0 Hockey, astroturf, girls Alex 5 Bergvliet 0 DF Malherbe 0 Cambridge 1 Framesby 9 Camps Bay 0 Linkside 0 Fish Hoek 2 Victoria Park 3 Port Alfred 0 Woodridge 4 Alex 3 Framesby 2 Fish Hoek 0 Westering 2 Bergvliet 0 Hockey, grass, boys DF Malherbe 0 Cambridge 4 Framesby 0 Bergvliet 0 Hockey, grass, girls Victoria Park 4 Camps Bay 0 Linkside 0 Port Alfred 1 Westering 1 Cambridge 0 DF Malherbe 0 Bergvliet 0 Linkside 0 Cambridge 1 Netball, court 1 Westering 21 Fish Hoek 18 Alex 17 Bergvliet 14 Pearson 37 West Bank 4 Fairmont 28 DF Malherbe 11 Westering 22 Bergvliet 15 Cambridge 8 Pearson 17 Fish Hoek 21 Woodridge 9 Netball, court 2 Cambridge 25 DF Malherbe 18 Camps Bay 15 Port Alfred 18 Fish Hoek 16 Victoria Park 14 Port Alfred 16 Woodridge 13 Camps Bay 18 Alex 12 Fairmont 15 Victoria Park 17 Port Alfred 19 West Bank 7 Today’s fixtures are: Netball Court 1: 8.30am: Westering v Camps Bay, 9.10am: Port Alfred v DF Malherbe, 9.50am: Alex v Woodridge Court 2: 8.30am: Pearson v Fairmont, 9.10am: Cambridge v Bergvliet, 9.50am: Victoria Park v West Bank Hockey, astro 8am: Girls, Woodridge v Camps Bay; 8.50am: Boys, Cambridge v Fish Hoek; 9.40am: Girls, Alex v Fish Hoek; 10.30am: Girls, Woodridge v Cambridge; 11.20am: Girls, Westering v Port Alfred; 12.10am, Boys Bergvliet v Port Alfred; 1pm: Girls, Bergvliet v Victoria Park; 1.50pm: Boys, Westering v Victoria Park; 2.40pm: Girls, DF Malherbe v Linkside Rugby A field: 8.30am: Framesby v Fairmont; 9.45am: Despatch v Cambridge; 11am: Westering v Fish Hoek; 12.15pm: Milnerton Woodridge. B Field: 8.30am: Andrew Rabie v West Bank; 9.45am: Alex v Bergvliet; 11am: Port Alfred v DF Malherbe