LHS loses in last seconds

One minute of playing time remained. 

Alberton were awarded a penalty. The kick was close to the 22-metre line, a few metres from the left touchline. The smallest player on the field, Alberton scrum half, Duane Coertzen placed the ball on the tee. He went through his ritual, stepped forward and stroked the ball through the uprights. 

Alberton won 13-12 and the players celebrated as the final whistle blew, before play could resume. The Lowveld High boys were devastated. They had given everything, but it was not meant to be.

LHS had fought back from being 10 points down to a two-point lead. It was a remarkable effort they can be proud of. 

Alberton scored within 40 seconds when prop Cameron Steyn scored and full back Jullian Carr converted and added a penalty.
Lowveld High settled down after a nervous start and prop Phetulo Shayi scored a try which was converted by Frank Muwayi.

In the second half, LHS ran everything at Alberton and centre Sigelo Shilubane scored a brilliant try, slipping six tackles, to give his team the lead for the first time. The lead held until that final minute. 

Then one transgression of the laws, one young man with remarkable temperament, made the difference between winning and losing.