School team’s 221-0 win causes controversy

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Grey College’s U15D team, based in Bloemfontein, scored 221 points in their match against Durban’s Glenwood on Saturday. Two 1st XV coaches from South Africa believe this should have been prevented.

Grey’s seventh and sixth open side teams also scored big victories, winning 164-0 and 152-0 respectively in the U16 age group, while Grey’s C-team won 150-0 and the fourth team claimed a 147-0 victory.

On the day, Grey claimed nine 100-plus scores along with the over 200 score.

Diamantveld High coach Jaco Dames slated the referee and both schools for games reaching over 100 points being allowed to continue. Dames believes these results are humiliating for youngsters and will prevent them from continuing to play the game.

Grey College’s director of rugby, Wessel du Plessis, agreed with Dames. Du Plessis said he would’ve stopped the game if he was aware of what was going on at the time.

“I definitely would have stopped that 200-point game had I been in close proximity to the field where they played. After a while, the Glenwood players just stood there and refused to play further. It must have been so humiliating for them and their supporters,” Du Plessis told Netwerk24 as reported by SARugbyMag.

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