CC: Sentraal vs Jim Fouche
Hoërskool Sentraal plays host to Hoërskool Jim Fouché in the week's FNB Classic Clash at Sentraal on Saturday.
If the last two encounters are anything to go by this will be a high-scoring match with an unpredictable result.
In 2010 JF were expected to win but Tralies hammered them 41-3 but last year in a match postponed because the JF field was waterlogged, JF turned the tables and won 30-21.
This year the sides have each played nine matches. Sentraal have won five, JF four, but JF may just have had stiffer opposition. Their common opponents have been Ben Vorster of Tzaneen and Die Brandwag of the Eastern Cape. Ben Vorster, a strong side, beat both - Sentraal 24-17 and Jim Fouché 20-12. There is nothing much in that but the Brandwag results are vastly different. Die Brandwag beat Sentraal 31-25 but JF beat the Uitenhage side 41-10.
Both sides tend to live in Grey's shadow. Sentraal beat Grey's Cherries, their second team which is regarded by some as the second best team in the Free State. Tralies won 15-5 and next week play the Grey first team. JF have played them already and lost 17-7, which is indeed a creditable performance.
A noteworthy victory for Sentraal was their 41-34 win over Tygerberg who last weekend unseated the mighty Paul Roos. JF's most notable victory was probably their 23-21 win over Marlow.
Their playing history this year does not say much. It could just be a really close encounter.
The teams:
Jim Fouché: 15 Michael Vlooh, 14 Wian Musgrave, 13 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 12 Nathan Rothman, 11 Frankie Ferreira, 10 Franco Spies, 9 Ruben Heymans (vice-captain), 8 PC Labuschagne, 7 Jacques Roodt, 6 JG Linde (captain), 5 Etienne Bosman, 4 Johan de Wet, 3 André Laubscher, 2 Chris Noordman, 1 Eduan Weppener.
Replacements: 16 Reinico Groenewald, 17 Günter Brühns, 18 Tjibbe Spoelstra, 19 Albert Duvenage, 20 WP Pretorius, 21 Christopher Kalp, 22 Chris van der Merwe.
Coaches: Raymond Hiscock, Fanie Schoeman
Sentraal: 15 Tom Deetlefs, 14 Bart Raath, 13 Graham Maguire, 12 Danie van Tonder (vice-captain), 11 Brendon Kahts, 10 DP de Lange, 9 Juandré van der Berg, 8 Dirk van Niekerk (captain), 7 Stefan Kruger, 6 Rulof Keyser, 5 Renier Kymdell, 4 Jaques Lombaard, 3 Ben Moodie, 2 Ryno Gerber, 1 Kevin Erasmus.
Replacements: 16 Lafras Bekker, 17 Hanko Steyn, 18 Eric Frieslaar, 19 Jan-Albert Kotze, 20 Brandon Bruwer, 21 DJ Hefer, 22 Wiaan Koekemoer, 23 Stephan van Heerden.
Coach: Deon van Wyk
Date: Saturday, 12 May, 2012
Kick-off: 13,35
Venue: Hoërskool Sentraal
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 24°C, dropping to 4°C as the Highveld winter closes in.
Referee: Sakkie Meyter (Free State Referees' Society)
Programme:
A Field
08.30: Under-14A
09.30: Under-16A
10.50: Under-15A
12.00: Under-19B
13.45: First XV
B Field
08.30: Under-19C
09.30: Under-19D
10.50: Under-14B
12.00: Under-16B