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    St Andrew’s handling sees off Pearson

    Shaun GoosenBy Shaun GoosenJune 2, 2019Updated:June 2, 2019No Comments4 Mins Read
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    St Andrew’s College 1st XV scored 13-tries in an 87-3 win over Pearson High School 1st XV at Lower Field on Saturday. College's uncanny offloading ability has been a hallmark of their 2019 season. Photo: Mzwanele Sibanda

    St Andrew’s College 1st XV scored 13 tries in an 87-3 thrashing of Pearson High School 1st XV at Lower Field on Saturday 1 June.

    The hosts bounced back after falling 28-12 at Selborne College last week to record an 11th win from 14 matches in 2019.

    SAC continued to produce the unique brand of free-flowing rugby they have played all season, with their sublime handling and superior skillset proving far too much for Pearson on the day.

    Dylan Bowker opened the account for College before a Chadwin Spiers penalty narrowed the deficit.

    Benjamin Aliker added another try for the hosts before the imperious Basi Malesu finished off a move that started inside SAC’s own 22. A clean break and some neat interplay between Andrew Coxwell and Lloyd Koster put their side on the front foot, before the big No 1 rounded off the scoring.

    Braydon Barratt, Guy Rushmere, Miles Danckwerts and Matthew Hillary all dotted down as the Makhanda boys took a commanding 45-3 lead into the break.

    While Pearson put on a much-improved second-half showing, they continued to struggle with St Andrew’s physical intensity and conceded further tries to Dylan Wilson, Lloyd Koster (two) and substitute Lulito Lubengu, while Bowker grabbed two more scores to complete his hat-trick.

    St Andrew’s physicality was too much for their opponents. Photo: Mzwanele Sibanda

    Post-match, College coach Carl Bradfield highlighted an emphasis on skills development in training as a major catalyst for his side’s dominance.

    “[College head coach] Andy Royle places a huge emphasis on that [skill set]. That’s probably the most important thing. The numbers we’ve got, playing against bigger schools, we have to train that way.

    “College have always played that way [ball in hand], but we also have a plan for when the pressure’s on. It’s not only that. There will be tight games and you need another plan for that too.”

    He added: “I think after last week’s tough game it was nice, we got to throw the ball around today. But we know next week and the following week will be different. In terms of getting that confidence back it was a good exercise today.”

    The win would have given College a big boost ahead of a tricky end of season schedule, which includes matches against the likes of Queen’s College, Kingswood and Dale College.

    In other results, College’s 2nd XV, 3rd XV, 4th XV, U/16A, U/16B, U/15B, U/14A, U/14B and U/14C teams all recorded victories.

    Pearson’s U/15As, however, managed to sneak a 20-19 win over their counterparts to ensure the school didn’t come away completely empty-handed.

     

    First XV scores

    St Andrew’s College:

    Tries – Bowker (3), Aliker, Basi Malesu, Barratt, Rushmere, Danckwerts, Hillary, Wilson, Koster (2), Lulito Lubengu

    Cons – Rushmere (11)

    Pearson High School:

    Pen – Spiers

    Teams

    St Andrew’s College 1st XV

    1. Basi Malesu
    2. Christopher Poole (Capt.)
    3. Bame Malesu
    4. Matthew Hillary
    5. Brayden Barratt
    6. Dylan Wilson
    7. Buhle Matshaya
    8. Miles Danckwerts
    9. Sinjin Broad
    10. Guy Rushmere
    11. Benjamin Aliker
    12. Dylan Bowker
    13. Luke Stuart
    14. Andrew Coxwell
    15. Lloyd Koster

    Pearson High School 1st XV

    1. Ryan Windvogel
    2. Sisonke Ndoto
    3. Aqhamile Limba
    4. Jadon Corbett
    5. Chad Deutschmann
    6. James Potgieter
    7. Liyema Myataza
    8. Thlalefo Moleko
    9. Keegan Schaefer
    10. Chadwin Spiers
    11. Micaiah Coltman
    12. Aya Koza (Capt.)
    13. Aiden Augustus
    14. Taine-Josh Thorne
    15. Dylan Olivier

    Results

    1st XV – St Andrew’s College 87-3 Pearson High School

    2nd XV – St Andrew’s College 40-0 Pearson High School

    3rd XV – St Andrew’s College 46-12 Pearson High School

    4th XV – St Andrew’s College 45-10 Pearson High School

    U/16A – St Andrew’s College 38-32 Pearson High School

    U/16B – St Andrew’s College 54-7 Pearson High School

    U/15A – St Andrew’s College 19-20 Pearson High School

    U/15B – St Andrew’s College 19-13 Pearson High School

    U/14A – St Andrew’s College 24-19 Pearson High School

    U/14B – St Andrew’s College 12-0 Pearson High School

    U/14C – St Andrew’s College 35-7 Pearson High School

     

    College’s uncanny offloading ability has been a hallmark of their 2019 season. Photo: Mzwanele Sibanda
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