KERF MATCH REPORT: Grey College vs HTS Middelburg
GREY COLLEGE 22 – HTS MIDDELBURG 19
The final game on the first day of the festival between Grey College and HTS Middelburg was blown by international referee Craig Joubert, until he went off just before half-time with a hamstring twinge. Early pressure by Grey resulted in a try by centre Gerrie Koegelenberg, converted by fly-half Mario Vieira, for a 7-0 lead which eventually resulted in a thrilling 22-19 victory.
Middelburg then scored one of the best tries of the day when flank JC Pretorius handled a number of times in a move that swept downfield. He finished off the movement scoring just to the left of the uprights. Fullback Francois de Villiers converted to level the scores.
Speedster Dian Gouws, on the right wing for Grey, had a good run down the touchline and fullback Jandre de Beer was on hand to finish off with a try for Grey. Just before half-time wing Dawid Snyman cut his way through the Middelburg defensive line to score under the poles. A successful conversion by Vieira took them to a halftime lead of 19-7.
The second half saw HTS Middelburg rallying and enjoying some good phases. Prop JP Mans dived over from a ruck for HTS Middelburg’s second try, to close the gap to 12-19. A concerted effort on the try-line then saw flank Pretorius score his second try with two minutes remaining. Brandon Par-Bailey converted to level the score at 19-19.
In the final seconds, Grey was awarded a penalty close to the half-way line which was converted by Vieira for a narrow 22-19 win for Grey.
This ended a tremendous first day with plenty of movement resulting in some good tries and setting the scene for another great day on Saturday.
Point scorers:
Grey College: G Koegelenberg 5; M Vieira 9; J de Beer 5; D Snyman 5
Middelburg: JC Pretorius 10; F de Villiers 2; JP Mans 5; B Par-Bailey 2
Photo: Tracey van den Aardweg
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