The High School All-Americans improved to 2 -1 on their South African tour with 25-14 win over Tygerburg Rugby Club just outside of Cape Town.

The High School All-Americans improved to 2 -1 on their South African tour with 25-14 win over Tygerburg Rugby Club just outside of Cape Town.

The match was a contrast of styles, with the bigger and stronger All-Americans squaring off against a speedy and skilled Tygerberg, a U-18 club coming from an underprivileged neighborhood. After hearing of the 71-0 defeat the HSAAs put on the Durban Development team just a week earlier, Tygerberg bolstered their side with some larger U-19 & U-20 players.

The added heft from Tygerberg didn’t matter though as the HSAAs struck first when lock Christian Castro picked the ball of the base of a ruck and drove 4 meters for a 5-0 lead. Zach Miller’s conversion was no good, but he would have another chance to add points with a successful penalty kick, putting the Tourists up 8-0 15 min in.

The match would be a constant back and forth from there as Tygerberg’s speed proved to give the HSAA defense fits. The home side would capitalize on a botched HSAA lineout to score a try and bring the game within a point. But Miller would add another penalty before the half whistle to give the HSAAs an 11-7 lead.

Tygerberg would get out of the gates early in the second half using their blistering pace to weave through the American defense and take a 14-11 lead. The lead would be brief however as Miller would add another HSAA try via some impressive backline play to take the 18-14 lead.

Reserve Hooker Cameron Falcon would seal the victory for the All-Americans with a try in the 57th minute off a pick and drive. Sione Aisea would convert to bring up the final score of 25-18.

The HSAAs finish their South African Tour on Thursday when they are hosted by Durbanville High School with a match and post game braai.

Tries

Castro – min 5
Miller – min 42
Falcon – min 57

Conversions

Miller – 1
Aisea – 1

Penalty Kicks

Miller - 2

Boy's High School All-Americans

1 Colin Snyder
2 Jeff Calzaretta
3 Peyton Lauber
4 Christian Castro
5 Brendan Hardiman
6 Teli Veamatahu
7 Rick Korvick
8 Blake Simons
9 Charlie Hutchings
10 Sione Aisea
11 Jesse Milne
12 Bear Albritton
13 Gavin Brown
14 Matt Chipman
15 Zach Miller