Ballito Dolphins avoid relegation with win

The Great Railroad Brewing Company Dolphins managed to avoid the dreaded relegation hammer on Saturday, beating the PMB Collegians 34-25 at Sugar Rush Park

The Dolphins drew first blood – scoring two tries in the first 15 minutes – and managed to stay ahead for the duration of the match, so scoreboard pressure was always on the visitors.

“Both sides had everything to play for,” said Dolphins chairman Kevin Murphy.

“It must have been the most physical game I have ever seen at Sugar Rush Park.”

Try scorers were Paul Moll, Mike Neysschens Anthony Fivaz, Kirston Block (2) and Joey Mpyana while captain Kenny Graney was back on song with the boot and slotted two conversions from the sideline which proved crucial.

“The guys stuck to the game plan, which was very important. We did not get sucked into playing the other team’s game.”

Murphy said that overall it had been a slightly disappointing season but that they were glad to remain in the first division and would soon start planning for how to improve next year.

“When you consider that almost our entire backline was poached last season and we had to rebuild almost from scratch, the hope is that next year will go better.”

When the final whistle sounded, both teams seemed absolutely broken – having put their bodies on the line for the win that would keep them from the relegation spot. Unfortunately for the Collegians, the Dolphins were the better team on the day and Ballito’s boys in yellow and blue will keep their spot in the first division next season.

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