Adelaide win tough FNB Classic

Match report

Adelaide Gymnasium won their FNB Classic Clash when they beat Winterberg Landbou of Fort Beaufort 13-6 in Adelaide on a perfect Saturday afternoon.

There was all the fun of the fair at a packed ground at Adelaide and the match was, as befits such a clash between close rivals, a tough one, producing just two tries, one in each half.

Adelaide got off to a good start when after five minutes scrumhalf Buntu Ntlanzi kicked a penalty goal.

Ten minutes later Winterberg's star flyhalf Aubrey MacDonald, an SA Schools player, levelled the scores with a penalty.

Adelaide scored their first try shortly afterwards when they played the ball wide in a double-backline formation and fullback Lonwabo Ntlama came in between the centres and scored an unconverted try.

On the stroke of half-time, Aubrey MacDonald kicked a second penalty to make the score 8-6 at the break.

The only score of the second half came half-way through the half when Adelaide drove a line-out maul for prop Dwayne Kinghorn to be credited with the try.

Scorers:

For Adelaide:
Tries: Lonwabo Ntlama, Dwayne Kinghorn
Pen: Buntu Ntlanzi

For Winterberg:
Pens: Aubrey MacDonald 2

Teams:

Winterberg: 15 Mzuvukile Nakani, 14 Charl Marais (captain), 13 Jarryd Smith, 12 Yanga Boto, 11 Sinovuyo Ganto, 10 Aubrey MacDonald, 9 Rudy Turner, 8 Andrew Coetzee, 7 Lee Champion, 6 Gerhard Strydom, 5 André Smuts, 4 Javan Eaton, 3 Ignatius Mejane, 2 DC Botha (vice-captain), 1 Sivuyile Hiti.

Adelaide Gymnasium: 15 Lonwabo Ntlama, 14 Jonty Royati, 13 Sherwin Ambraal, 12 Darryn Lentoor (captain), 11 Garland Ray, 10 Mthandozo Mbangata, 9 Buntu Ntlanzi, 8 Phillip van der Walt, 7 Christo Jordaan, 6 Ricky de Gouveia, 5 Mzubisi Makapela, 4 Aviwe Andries,  3 Shane Meier, 2 Frans van der Walt, 1 Dwayne Kinghorn.

Referee: Jacques Barkhuizen (Eastern Province)

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