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No 19. July 2009 TransDale Extra RUGBY SPECIAL DALIANS IMPRESS AT THE CAPE SCHOOLS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL DALE’S first rugby team ended the first three Dale’s exciting play against Wynberg Boys’ High months of their 2009 season on a high note. In should raise Dale’s hopes for their return matches the Cape Schools Week at SACS, they lost the first against Queen’s and Selborne in the third term. two games – one to the hosts in the dying minutes Here are edited extracts from website reports, – but won the last convincingly to round off a gathered by BARRY TURNER, veteran Old Dalian, topsy-turvy season start. keen rugby follower, statistician and web-surfer. Sparkling, running rugby stuns Wynberg ON THE FINAL DAY of the festival Mtembu - a colossus at the back of the Dale produced a fine display of running scrum - terrorised the Wynberg de- rugby to beat a more-fancied Wynberg fenders with his pace and power. He side 40-26, in a breathtaking match. was unstoppable from ten metres out The game began at a high-tempo, to crash over for the first of his three both teams testing out the other's de- tries. fence with hard-running and quick The pack took the fight to the Wyn- passing. Wynberg had the first scoring berg forwards, and where before the opportunity when the forwards bashed Dale attack was rushed and sloppy; it the ball up close to Dale's line, but they became structured and patient. They couldn't break down a resolute Dale sucked in the Wynberg defence, be- defence. fore unleashing the pace and skill of The Eastern Cape outfit put them- the backline to strike out wide. selves under unnecessary pressure by Wynberg gained some ground back trying to run their way out of trouble with another try to Edmeades, but it rather than clearing the ball, and Wyn- wasn't enough to halt Dale's rampage. berg threatened again. But Dale desper- The dangerous backline continued to ately defended their line to weather the make ground with their speed and early storm despite being dominated in elusive running and Mtembu was ex- the rucks. plosive every time he touched the The Dale attack was not well- ball, smashing his way through and executed to begin with, mistimed pass- over defenders with ease. ing and running lines spoiling the little The forwards' and backs combined ball they had in the first half. Their beautifully, with burly prop Luvuyo backs tried to run from everywhere, but Kama showing some silky handling they could do little on the wrong half of skills with a clever inside ball for the field. Mtembu to score. Eventually, the Wynberg pack's supe- The interplay was sensational. Wyn- riority told; eighthman Grant Edmeades berg made a late a comeback – with going over after a well-executed maul. tries by Ashbey Williams and Josh The teams entered the change-room Katzen - to make the scoreline re- with Wynberg leading 5-nil. The tight, spectable, but they had little answer to error-ridden first half gave little indica- CAPTAIN Lubabalo Mtembu . an inspired Dale side, who put in a tion of the free-scoring exhibition that . a colossus at the back of spectacular performance that was a was to follow. the scrum credit to schoolboy rugby in the East- Dale came out firing after the break * Picture: www.bigdot.co.za ern Cape. and scored quickly after a blistering Ngam and Mtembu each scored counter-attack with their No.14 flyer, among the players, who delighted three tries, of which five were con- Yamkela Ngam, crossing the line for a the crowd from then on with a mes- verted by scrumhalf Bangi Kobese. superb try after some amazing offloads merising try-feast. Wynberg’s points came from two tries by the Dalians. Dale had showed Holes in the Wynberg defence by Edmeades and one each by Wil- glimpses of their counter-attacking abil- started to appear and Dale attacked liams and Katzen. Dylan Frylinck ity earlier in the tournament, but had with purpose; the forwards support- converted three of Wynberg’s tries. often been let down by poor finishing. ing the pacy backline with good, This score seemed to flick a switch clean ball. Eighthman Lubabalo TransDale Extra, June 2009 1 TransDale Extra Rugby Special Heartbreaking last-gasp try foils Dale THE RESULT of Dale’s second game – 18-12 to SACS – in the Cape Schools Week could be described as a travesty and heartbreaking for the visitors. SACS won – through a bizarre final try, but the tireless Dalians provided most of the good rugby. Full-back Olunje Gwampi gave Dale an early lead after a kick ahead to score far out. This lead was rather short-lived as SACS flyhalf Matthew Möhle scythed through the Dale backline to send outside centre Godfrey Tundube over for his first try of the game. Möhle goaled a penalty. Dale overturned the 5-8 half-time deficit when superb handling by hooker Lifa Ghana resulted in inside centre Andile Jho dotting down. The conversion made it a seven-pointer. A long penalty by lock TRY-SCORERS . Olunje Gwampi, seen in this file picture celebrat- Shaun Colclough brought SACS back to ing with fellow Dalian Jerry Nqolo (left) and Lutho Mgedezi at the just one point adrift, 11-12. 2008 Kearsney College festival * Pictures: www.bigdot.co.za Then the final twist in the tale occurred when Möhle’s last-gasp penalty attempt Dale can take heart Boland Landbou scored five tries, passed just under the crossbar…with the four by Tiaan Radyn and one by Dale lads’ eyes on it all the way…into the IN THEIR FIRST GAME of the festival, Dale Gerhard Jordaan. in-goal area. It was allowed to bounce… took on the big guns of Boland Landbou. This Radyn converted one and Jordaan and Tundube dived on it for the match- game was very entertaining with both teams goaled a penalty. winning try! running hard at the line. Boland were eventual * These accounts of Dale’s perform- SACS’18 points came from two tries by winners by 30-18. ances in the Cape Schools Week were Tundube, one converted by Möhle. Col- But Dale will take heart in the way they extracted and compiled by BARRY clough and Möhle succeeded with a pen- broke the Landbou line on more than one occa- TURNER from reports on websites alty each. Dale’s 12 points came from tries sion. Right wing Lutho Mgedezi, leftwing Yam- www.rugby365.com/schools/ by Gwampi and Jho and one Gwampi con- kela Ngam and captain and eightman Lubahalo news/1775843.htm. The Dale-Wynberg version. Mtembu each scored tries for Dale. match story was based on a report by Flyhalf Jerry Nqolo goaled one penalty. TIM HUMAN. Dalians shine for Border: Jho chosen for SA Schools TWO DALE rugby players, centre Andile Jho and fullback ing run before passing the ball inside to Gwampi, who grabbed it Olunje Gwampi, starred in an exciting Border Schools side at full tilt. Evading two cover tackles, he sped down to score in that finished unbeaten in the Under 18 Craven Week held in the corner. East London.. Jho was chosen for the Under 18 SA Schools Border's fortunes may have been changed by the arrival of Old team. Gwampi, on his reported form, may be considered Dalian South African and Warriors fast bowler Makhaya at the unlucky to have missed selection. stadium. Selborne flanker Chris Cloete shone through the tourna- Jho and Gwampi were again involved in a thrilling movement ment and was also chosen for SA Schools. in Border’s 17-15 nail-biting win over Griquas. Border led 10-8 Border Central (their official title), who were captained by at the break after a see-saw battle. Griquas regained the lead with hooker Grant Hartley of Queen’s, won all three of their less than half an hour to play. Again a burst upfield by Jho led to matches. They beat the Valke 15-10 in a game which sprang a Border try. to life in the last ten minutes after a tight and tense opening In the best movement of the day Jho fed Selborne flyhalf Dale battle. Then Border determination and flair saw them edge Sabbagh, who sent Queen’s wing Leon Makewane over (17-15). out Griquas 15-25 in a hard-fought, see-saw game. As the clock ticked down, a “fabulous” run by fullback Gwampi In the tournament play-offs Dale trounced the Pumas 41- put Border on the front foot to hold out for the last eight min- 14. Western Province Schools beat Free State in the main utes. play-off. The criteria used to decide the “finalists” remain a In the play-off against the Pumas, Border were trailing 11-10 mystery. at the break before Gwampi scored a converted try after a great Three other Dalians - scrumhalf Bangihlombe Kobese, run and pass by Jho for Border to lead 17-11. prop forward Luvuyo Kama, hooker and hooker Lifa Ghana Later, with Border further ahead, came what the Dispatch were part of the Border squad. called “the try of the game, when Jho beat the Pumas defence in Jho and Gwampi were outstanding in thrilling, free-flowing a brilliant 30-metre solo effort.” Jho was named man of the back movements. Against the Valke, Dale’s Gwampi scored match. what was described as a “spectacular try …. in a breathtaking * This edited account of Dalians’ performances in Craven Week finish” when a draw seemed likely Gwampi scored in the was extracted by BARRY TURNER from the website corner after Border swung the ball wide from inside their half www.rugby365.com/schools/craven week.

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