Although the 1st and 2nd Rugby teams were out-gunned by very successful and talented Glenwood teams, WBHS generally took the overall honours in what was a keenly-contested weekend of sport against traditional rivals.
The overall statistics were
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win-Draw % | |
Rugby | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 65% |
Hockey | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
The 1st Rugby team started off well in the first half with an opportunist try by Grovē Akker to take an early lead 7-3. Glenwood responded with a try of their own to take a 10-7 at half time. However, in the last few minutes of that half, WBHS were decimated by a series of injuries to four key players Ockie Barnard (collar-bone), Dean Schräder (elbow) and Luntu Kili (tongue) before the tragic hip-dislocation of play-maker Grovē Akker. This stalled the game for 30 minutes, while Akker was attended to on the field before being transported to hospital. Thankfully there appears to be no breakage, and Grovē will be wearing a supportive brace for the next three months. These injuries seriously compound the serious of injuries and niggles suffered in the KES festival two weeks ago. After the 30-minute delay, the WBHS team were unable to get going in the 2nd half, and the impressive Glenwood team ran in a series of well-worked tries for a 47-7 win.
Highlights in the Rugby results were the impressive victories by the Under 14A (38-19) and Under 15A teams (22-13). Special mention is made of the courageous Under 16A team who almost pulled off a memorable victory, being denied by what was adjudged to a forward-pass in the last minute, in going down 26-32. The hard work being put in by this team seems to be paying dividends.
The 1st Hockey team was faced with tough encounters against their Glenwood counterparts, and came back from a 1-3 deficit to earn a 3-3 draw. Generally the Hockey results went the way of WBHS.
The full set of results are as follows:
Rugby results vs Glenwood at Westville:
1st 7-47 Loss
2nd 31-70 Loss
3rd 19-12 Win
4th 14-10 Win
5th 10-31 Loss
6th 10-7 Win
7th 17-7 Win
16A 26-32 Loss
16B 19-17 Win
16C 29-17 Win
16D 34-5 Win
15A 22-13 Win
15B 13-17 Loss
15C 14-24 Loss
15D 45-5 Win
15E 42-14 Win
15F 19-24 Loss
14A 38-19 Win
14B 31-7 Win
14C 10-15 Loss
14D 50-0 Win
14E 81-0 Win
14F 27-5 Win
Hockey results vs Glenwood at Westville:
1st 3-3 Draw
2nd 9-0 Win
3rd 7-0 Win
16A 5-0 Win
16B 0-0 Draw
16C 6-0 Win
16D 4-0 Win
14A 6-1 Win
14B 6-0 Win
14C 2-2 Win
Volleyball league results at Westville:
BU19
WESTVILLE 1ST 30-15 NORTHWOOD 2ND
WESTVILLE 1ST 30-19 KINGSWAY 1ST
NEW FOREST 1ST 30-18 WESTVILLE 2ND
WESTVILLE 3RD 39-33 KINGSWAY 1ST
BU16
WESTVILLE A 30-12 KINGSWAY
WESTVILLE B 30-29 NORTHWOOD A
WESTVILLE B 30-21 NEW FOREST
BU15
NORTHWOOD A 30-25 WESTVILLE B
PORT SHEPSTONE 30-20 WESTVILLE A
NEW FOREST 30-14 WESTVILLE C
BU14
WESTVILLE A 30 21 NORTHWOOD B
WESTVILLE A 30-20 PINETOWN
NORTHWOOD A 30-25 WESTVILLE B
Tennis results vs Glenwood at Westville:
1st 9-0 Win
2nd 8-0 Win