* Better call for reinforcements !* Augsburg Gym siege-engine prop Deré Carstens takes a Vredendal defender with him on his path of destruction. Looking back at last year’s wrap it is encouraging to note two distinct improvements. Firstly, the rain didn’t spoil things as much as it did last August, during which a whole lot of games...
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* Put him down gently, boys ! * Paul Roos lock Emile Cloete (right) calms things down as Grey College get carried away against the Maroons in August. (photo: Inus Grobler) Just for this part, the order will be reversed in order to build up to some sort of climax. The two Eagles sides qualify comfortably for...
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*Rise, King James !* Rondebosch flank Jamie King (7) soars above a lineout in the final match of the season against Bishops, in which both sides made a mockery of their positions in the lower-half of the WP Premier A table. (photo: Peter van As) Technically, and as their name suggests, this quintet has, for this...
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* And over we go !* Tygerberg captain Juan Esterhuizen goes aerial to try and breach the Wynberg defence during their match in August. (photo: Marius Claassen) This is where the feisty fish metaphors get really appropriate. All the sides in this section of the review are in the WP Premier B tier, knocking on the...
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* Closing down the danger man.* Two Victoria Park defenders make sure that Milnerton's Alroy Brandt doesn't outfox them. (photo: Eleanor Muller) The medium schools, which, for the purposes of this article, include the lesser lights in the WP Premier B tier, threw up several welcome surprises this season. Usual suspects *Milnerton* and *Augsburg Gym* found themselves...
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*Gotta keep movin' !* Labori flyhalf Shane Bezuidenhout brings his backline into play against Fairbairn College at TSRF 2014. (photo: Eleanor Muller) At the outset, please bear in mind that the Team Stats 2014 table on which these articles and rankings are based only compares sides with respect to their success rates against the opposition they...
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* "Away we go !"* De Kuilen scrumhalf Joshua Wilson clears the ball from a ruck against Durbanville in April. (NB: This is not related to the article; it's just a nice shot !) This article, about aspects surrounding the local game that irritate me – and most likely you too – is being posted now...
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