St Andrew's take down Selborne heroes
It was a confident Selborne side that ran out against the St Andrew’s College first XV in East London on Saturday.
Turning down three opportunities for points, and looking to put early forward pressure onto the St Andrew’s pack, they were unable to break through however and the St Andrew’s College defence held firm.
In their first real opportunity of the half, St Andrew’s scored after a good break by Murray Koster and a clever kick behind the Selborne defence, with Jack Allanson finishing under pressure in the corner.
After further pressure was soaked up by the St Andrew’s defensive line, with James Quarmby and Callum Dugmore outstanding, a turnover allowed Matt More to break through and offload to Allanson who again put Selborne behind their poles, St Andrew’s College taking a 14-0 lead into half time.
After the break, a good counter attack by fullback Sean Varty, and great work at the base by Oscar Evans put Allanson away for his hatrick. Selborne came back with a try of their own after poor decision making by the St Andrew’s backs, but they soon hit back with a solo effort from Matt More who ran 80m to put the game beyond Selborne's reach.
Final score 26-5, and the first win by a St Andrew’s College first XV since 1999 against Selborne in East London.
The scorers:
For Selborne:
Try: 1
For St Andrew's:
Tries: Jack Allanson 3, Matt More
Cons: Murray Koster 3
Selborne: 15 Jordan Janse van Rensburg, 14 Jarrod Ramsay, 13 Siba Xamlashe, 12 Sibahle Kuhlane, 11 Afika Ndinisa, 10 Thomas Bursey, 9 Mitchell Connellan, 8 Adam Mountfort, 7 André Rust (captain), 6 Cody Els, 5 Stephan Niewenhuizen, 4 Grant Meyer, 3 Cameron Moodie, 2 Msisonke Mbadlanyana, 1 Luke Dalbock
Coach: Kevin Taylor
St Andrew's: 15 Sean Varty, 14 Jack Allanson, 13 Matt More, 12 Charlie Fleming, 11 Byron Sharwood, 10 Murray Koster, 9 Oscar Evans, 8 Zadok Makani, 7 Christian Roebert, 6 Graham de Vos, 5 Jason Brown, 4 James Quarmby, 3 Callum Dugmore, 2 Dean Jenkins (captain), 1 Chulumanco Mngxaso
Coaches: Andy Royle and Carl Bradfield