Prince Edward Tigers’ impressive home record in recent years went up in smoke after they were outmuscled 9-11 by local rivals St John’s College at the Jubilee Field in a rugby match on Saturday.
This was the Tigers’ second consecutive defeat inside two weeks after they lost 17-12 to their bitter rivals St George’s in the oldest schoolboy derby in Zimbabwe whose history goes back over 100 years.
Visitors St John’s College had a nervy start to the match which allowed Prince Edward to strike first courtesy of flyhalf Luke Masasire who slotted home a penalty early in the match.
Despite the early setback it was St John’s who settled quickly in the match, dominating phase-possession with most of their attacks spearheaded by their enterprising tearaway winger Wilson Seremani.
As the pressure increased, the Tigers became more error-prone, resulting in two penalties, which were both converted by their sure-footed flyhalf Jamie Forrester.
This served as a wake-up call for Prince Edward, who gave their vocal fans something to cheer about when Masasire slotted another penalty on the stroke of half-time to send the teams to the oranges deadlocked on six-all.
Despite St John’s College being the more dominant side after the breather it was the Tigers who took the lead after Masasire nailed over another penalty to give his side a 9-6 lead.
However, that would be the final straw as St John’s took control of the match thereafter with winger Ulrich Kontchou putting down the decisive try in the 63rd minute.
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