Viewing entries posted in September 2014

2014 WRAP…AND THE 2015 ELITE GROUP !

Posted by on 23 September 2014 | 0 Comments

* 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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2014 IN REVIEW PT V : GREAT WHITES – THE APPETITE

Posted by on 20 September 2014 | 0 Comments

* 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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2014 IN REVIEW PT IV : BASKING SHARKS – NOT ENOUGH ACTION

Posted by on 17 September 2014 | 0 Comments

*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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2014 IN REVIEW PT III : PIRAIBAS – IF LOOKS COULD KILL…

Posted by on 14 September 2014 | 0 Comments

* 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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2014 IN REVIEW PT II : BARRACUDAS – AMBITIOUS SCAVENGERS

Posted by on 10 September 2014 | 0 Comments

* 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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2014 IN REVIEW PT I : PIRANHAS – LITTLE GUYS, BIG APPETITES

Posted by on 6 September 2014 | 0 Comments

*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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IT MAKES ONE’S BLOOD BOIL !

Posted by on 3 September 2014 | 0 Comments

* "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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