Westville records double victory against Maritzburg College
The school is looking forward to the Rugby 7’s season starting in late July.
WESTVILLE Boys’ High School expected a tough day of sport against Maritzburg College, but the 1st rugby and 1st hockey teams rose to the occasion, posting 35-27 and 2-1 victories respectively.
It was an Old Boys’ Reunion weekend, and the school welcomed, in particular, the groups representing the 1968, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2008 matrics.
In the 1st rugby team game, enterprising play led to five well-worked tries by Nkululeko Mkhwanazi, Zane Korff, Stanley Giani, Philani Luthuli and captain Dylan Labuschagne.
All five tries were successfully converted by Labuschagne.
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Maritzburg College played tough, with their strong forwards always threatening an attack near the Westville try-line, running in five tries as well.
The Westville boys had opportunities to stretch their lead late in the game, but chose to decline two kickable penalties in favour of seeking tries; however, the strong College defense held firm.
Maritzburg College took the overall rugby honours winning 12 of the 20 games played.
The Rugby 7’s season starts in late July.
Hockey
On the hockey astro, the Westville 1st team were most impressive, holding onto a 2-0 lead for most of the game, with goals by Keegan Gibbon and Caleb Carney, who have both been influential players this season.
College responded with a goal towards the end of the game. The U16A team were competitive, achieving a tightly fought 1-1 draw. Generally, all 15 hockey games were closely contested, with WBHS achieving four wins and two draws.
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