Green Machine still unbeaten in KZN

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:13

In the final local encounter of the season, form and results were put aside as Glenwood and Kearsney locked horns in Botha's Hill. It was a hard fought physical encounter, resulting in a well-deserved 19-9 win for the boys from Nicolson Road. Storm Pearton was the general for Glenwood, controlling play from the flyhalf position, kicking intelligently, breaking well and doing his share of defending. A flykick early on bounced off a Kearsney player and fullback Marinus Coetzee fielded it and went over in the corner for Glenwood to lead 5-0. Kearsney flyhalf Bailey Hart, succeeded with two penalties to take a 6-5 lead. Livewire flank, Kyle Cooper, scored the second Glenwood try just before the break and Pearton converted for a 12-6 lead to the visitors. Shortly after half-time, Hart narrowed the gap to 3 points, with his third penalty and then Kearsney started gaining momentum but stout defense by Glenwood kept them at bay. The momentum was lost when a yellow card for a late tackle reduced Kearsney to 14 men and Glenwood started dominating again. Five minutes from the end saw a classic wing's try by Msizi Ngcongo, when he went inside and then beat the defender on the outside to dot down, again converted by Pearton for a 19-9 victory. Despite losing three staggered encounters (e.g. Kearsney C vs Glenwood D) it was a great day all-round for Glenwood teams: 2nd - Glenwood 10-0, Under-16A - Glenwood 54-17, Under-15A - Glenwood 29-17, Under-14A Glenwood 10-0. By Mike Hill