Brakkies host Tiere

Two strong Northern Suburbs teams, Hoërskool Tygerberg and Hoërskool Brackenfell, meet at Brackenfell on Saturday in an Interschools which the older Tygerberg has tended to dominate. Not that that will diminish the enthusiasm for the occasion.

There is more than just rugby though rugby will be the big activity ending with the climax of the 1st XV match. There is also golf, target shooting, tabletennis, chess, crosscountry, netball and hockey. The schools choose a glamorous Mr and Miss each and on Thursday evening there is the Big Brag, this year at Tygerberg in Parow.

Season so Far

Brackenfell have played 17 matches, winning 11 and losing six. Their best result was beating SACS 31-26 early in the season.

Tygerberg have played 19, winning 14 and losing five. Tygerberg have tended to play tougher opponents than Brackenfell and their five defeats include four against Top 20 schools. They were on the FNB Top 20 for a while earlier in the season. Their best win was probably beating Noord-Kaap 25-10.

Results against Common Opponents

Durbanville: Brackenfell lost 35-5; Tygerberg won 32-6

Hugenote: Brackenfell lost 29-26; Tygerberg won 43-23

Swartland: Brackenfell won 28-11; Tygerberg won 40-14

Stellenberg: Brackenfell lost 46-24; Tygerberg won 26-21

Strand: Brackenfell lost 30-21; Tygerberg won 22-20

There is not much there for Brackenfell's comfort.

Representative Players

The players of both schools are eligible to play for Western Province

Academy Week

Neither school had a player at the Academy Week

Craven Week

Tygerberg: Shane Farmer who was at the Grant Khomo Week in 2013.

Brackenfell: -

Teams

Tygerberg: 15 Marco Stassen, 14 Sharban Smit, 13 Robin Kuys, 12 Ivan Kunz, 11 Sherwin Eyman, 10 Wynand Maclachlan, 9 Mark Weir, 8 Juanro Augustus, 7 Uwe Geissler, 6 Louw Langeveldt, 5 Juan Esterhuizen (captain), 4 Dewald Crouse, 3 Divan Meyer, 2 Deanu Murray, 1 Tiaan Holtzhausen

Replacements: 16 Shane Farmer, 17 Francois Hougaard/Casper Nel, 18 Hugo Swart, 19 Darren Adams, 20 Damian West, 21 Tyron Scholtz, 22 André van Eeden, 23 Ettienne Spies

Coaches: Henri Koch, Gavin Beresford

Brackenfell: 15 Lewellyn Titus, 14 Brandon Collins, 13 Reinhardt Groenewald, 12 Edrich Crouse, 11 Damion Carollisen, 10 Rohan Conradie, 9 Arno Verster, 8 Jean-Marc Fuchs, 7 Dudley Archer, 6 Luvuyo Mose, 5 Jan-George Bender, 4 Francois Cummings, 3 Regardt Hayman, 2 Riccardu Ladu, 1 Kabous Voges (captain)

Replacements: 16 Bennie van Eeden, 17 Stefan Strydom, 18 Tiaan Louw, 19 Amil van Heerden, 20 Corné Smit, 21 Martin Fourie, 22 Renuldo Scotts

Coaches: Philip Taylor, Corné Kannemeyer

Date: 23 August 2014

1st XV kick-off: 12.15

Venue: Pieter Rossouw Field, Hoërskool Brackenfell

Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 19°C and a low of 10°C

Referee: Jared Dorfman (Western Province Referees' Society)

Rugby Programme

A Field

08.30: Under-15A

09.30: Under-16A

10.40: 2nd XV

11.50: Drum Majorettes

12.00: 1st XV Presentation & Match

B Field

08.30: Under-16B

09.40: 3rd XV

C Field

08.30: Under-14B

09.30: Under-15C

10.30: Under-14A

Recent Results

2010: Tygerberg won 64-6

2011: Tygerberg won 61-12

2012: Tygerberg won 14-10

2013: Tygerberg won 22-10