Aliwal surprise Hangklip

In their FNB Classic Clash in Aliwal North on Saturday, Aliwal-Noord beat Hangklip of Queenstown 21-10 where the visitors had been expected to win.

In fact Hangklip suggested early on that they were going to run away with the match when big Morné Hartzenberg took a tapped penalty and burst through, shrugging off tackles to score a try.

Hangklip never recaptured that spirit and though they led 10-9 at half-time, they did not really look like winning a match which Aliwal-Noord deserved to win.

It was a scrappy game

The scorers:

For Aliwal-Noord:

Tries: Apiwe Dinga, Nicholus Poone

Cons: Riques Jooste

Pens: Willem Venter 3

NB. Poone's name was not in the team list given by Aliwal-Noord.

For Hangklip:

Try: Morné Hartzenberg

Con: Tiaan Smuts

Pen: Smuts

The teams:

Hangklip: 15 François Rossouw, 14 Kululekani Duna, 13 Andrich Friebe, 12 Tiaan Smuts, 11 Chessry Solomons, 10 Riaan Pretorius, 9 Justin Bell, 8 Amber Coetzee, 7 Wiehan le Roux, 6 Morné Hartzenberg, 5 CJ Dempsy, 4 Armand Pieterse (captain), 3 Dillan McCaskill, 2 Hendrik Voogt, 1 Isak Maartens.

Replacements: 16 Ryan Jonker, 17 Ruben Mattheus, 18 Stefan de Kock, 19 Darren Williams, 20 Dane Flusk, 21 Marcel Borman.

Coaches: Willem Basson, Jannie Rossouw, Phillip Smith

Aliwal-Noord: 15 Martin Bezuidenhout, 14 Thembelani Kojana, 13 Jan-Adam Watkins, 12 Riques Jooste, 11 Aphiwe Dinga, 10 Willem Venter, 9 Wihan Schmidt, 8 Glen van Pletzen (captain), 7 Marko Kruger, 6 Jovaan Cloete, 5 Conraad Potgieter, 4 Vuyo Jam, 3 Arno Naudé, 2 Zenande Mpalisa, 1 Shannon Jantjies.