St Johns dominated the early proceedings and were rewarded with the first try of the match (5-0). A lot of mistakes were made by both teams early on. It to 18 minutes of dominance by St Johns to score their second try.
Milnerton hit back immediately when their hooker scored their first try after a kick was stormed down by Milnerton (5-12).
With three minutes to go St Johns again were rewarded for their dominance as the Milnerton defence struggled to contain them (19-5). The second try in 3 minutes by St Johns saw the lead 24-5 going into halftime rest.
St Johns dominated at aspects of the match during the first 35 minutes with Milnerton struggling to contain the attack from St Johns.
Halftime: St Johns 24-5 Milnerton
Milnerton struck almost immediately at the start of the second half. A long-distance try scored by Milnerton to narrow the gap to 12-24. A great individual try by St Johns' Kieran Louw stretched their lead to 31-12. St Johns' second try of the half (38-12) could be the opening of the gates with Milnerton on the receiving end.
Milnerton sowed some class with their patience and scored their 3rd try after a good 8 phases (19-38). However, St Johns struck back immediately with an excellent try (45-15). With 5 minutes to go, the defence was not a priority and Milnerton's winger scored their 4th try (24-45).
St Johns were the better side with Milnerton never giving up hope. The scoreline may be a bit kind to Milnerton with St Johns's mistakes on attack could prove to be costly in the future.
Fulltime: St Johns 45-24 Milnerton.