Paul Roos pack delivers comeback win

Paul Roos overturned a 14-point deficit to beat Wynberg, while there were also wins for St Andrew’s and Kearsney on Saturday.

Hosts Wynberg made the perfect start to their clash against Paul Roos with tries from tighthead prop Luqobo Makwedini and right wing Chad Campbell, both converted by inside centre Yaqeen Ahmed.

But the visitors hit back with a try by Gert Kemp just before half time and the No 8 went over again from a lineout maul early in the second half to help level the scores.

Ahmed put Wynberg 17-14 ahead with a penalty goal after Paul Roos right wing Divan Lamprecht was yellow-carded for preventing a player from chasing a kick.

In the 57th minute, Paul Roos were awarded a penalty try when Wynberg collapsed a maul just before their line, and the visitors then showed great determination on defence to secure the win.

In other Western Cape matches, star centre Markus Muller scored two of Paarl Gim’s 10 tries in an 82-7 thrashing of SACS while Paarl Boys’ beat Bishops 33-12.

In the Eastern Cape, winger Asante Chivere’s last-minute try gave St Andrew’s College a 25-22 victory against Kingswood College at City Lords.

Kearsney College needed two late tries to snatch a 26-25 win against Stithians College, while Maritzburg College edged Hilton 23-20 in another clash in KZN.

Selected schools results (14 June)
Eastern Cape
Selborne 42 Cambridge 0
Kingswood 22 St Andrew’s 25
Hudson Park 41 Stirling 7

KwaZulu-Natal
Kearsney 26 St Stithians 25
Hilton 20 Maritzburg College 23
Michaelhouse 20 Westville 50
St Charles 34 St David’s 6

Noordvaal
St Alban’s 59 St Benedict’s 0
St John’s 6 Pretoria Boys’ 33
Garsfontein 43 Transvalia 41
Rustenburg 7 Noordheuwel 27
Helpmekaar 52 Waterkloof 43
Monument 41 Nelspruit 34
EG Jansen 34 Menlopark 22
Piet Retief 13 Pietersburg 22
Hugenote (Springs) 17 Lichtenburg 31
Die Anker 55 Heidelberg Volkskool 36
Ermelo 32 Eldoraigne 29

Western Cape
SACS 7 Paarl Gim 82
Paarl Boys’ 33 Bishops 12
Wynberg 17 Paul Roos 21

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