Glenwood march to Pretoria
There is nothing shy about Glenwood. last week they played Grey Bloem and this week they are playing Affies in their Pretoria home.
There are more than just rugby players going over the Berg to Pretoria. There will be teams playing hockey, chess, tennis, table-tennis, squash and golf and running crosscountry.
The 25 rugby matches will be played over two days. Of course, all the competitions will be keen but the 1st XV match as ever will decide who the winner is.
Season so Far
Both are schools which play the Top schools of South Africa, which is a demanding thing to do.
On the FNB Top 20, Glenwood are ranked ninth. Affies were 20th till this week when they dropped off after their big defeat at the hands of Maritzburg College. That means that they are both amongst the top teams in South Africa.
Affies have played 12 matches, winning and losing six of them. All their defeats have been against top sides and they have themselves beaten Selborne, Oakdale and Jeppe who are top sides.
Glenwood have played 17 matches, winning 13 and losing four. Their defeats have been at the hands of Waterkloof, Outeniqua, Monument and Grey Bloem. That certainly is no disgrace. Probably their best victory was their 31-18 defeat of Dr EG Jansen.
Results against Common Opponents;
Grey Bloem: Affies lost 42-31; Glenwood lost 29-12
Waterkloof: Affies lost 38-21; Glenwood lost 39-27
Maritzburg College: Affies lost 37-10; Glenwood won 27-14
Monument: Affies lost 36-14; Glenwood lost 30-9
Jeppe: Affies won 23-11; Glenwood won 22-10
There is enough there to suggest a dingdong match, especially on Affies' home ground.
Representative Players
Affies' players are eligible for the Blue Bulls, Glenwood's for KwaZulu-Natal.
SA Schools
The SA Schools squad of 28 players for matches against England, France and Wales were chosen this week. Affies and Glenwood each have representatives.
Affies: Eduan Keyter
Glenwood: Morné Joubert, Jaco Coetzee.
Craven Week
Affies: Eduan Keyter, Eduan Lubbe, Eddie Fouché,
Glenwood: Morné Joubert, Ilunga Mukendi, Jaco Coetzee, McMillan Muller, James Venter, Kevin du Randt, Koos Tredoux, Kenny van Niekerk, Percy Mngadi, Kwazi Khanyile, Curtis Jonas, Spamandla Ngcobo
Academy Week
Affies: Carlo de Nysschen, Gavin Foster, Juan Basson, Ruan Roelofse, Dale Hendricks
Glenwood: Jaydon Morgan, Donovan du Randt, Sam Matiwane, Marco Palvie, Nama Xaba.
Teams
Affies: 15 Eduan Keyter, 14 Tiaan Schmulian, 13 Ryno Lourens, 12 Eddie Fouché, 11 Carlo de Nysschen, 10 Dale Hendricks, 9 Divan Henning, 8 Eduan Lubbe, 7 Rohan Roelofse (captain), 6 Gavin Foster, 5 Dylan du Preez, 4 Human Bodenstein, 3 Strauss Koekemoer, 2 Remon Viviers, 1 DP du Plessis
Date: Saturday, 2 August 2014
1st XV kick-off: 13.00
Venue: Affies A, Pretoria
Expected weather conditions: Sunny with a high of 23°C, dropping to 7°C
Rugby Programme
Friday, 1 August 2014
Affies A
14.30: 6th XV
15.30: 5th XV
16.30: 4th XV
Affies B
14.30: Under-14F
15.30: Under-14E
16.30: Under-14D
Affies C
14.30: Under-15F
15.30: Under-15E
16.30: Under-15D
Harlequins
14.30: Under-16E
15.30: Under-16D
Saturday, 2 August 2014
Affies A
08.00: Under-14A
09.00: Under-15A
10.00: Under-16A
11.00: 3rd XV
12.00: 2nd XV
13.00: 1st XV
Affies B
08.00: Under-14C
09.00: Under-15C
10.00: Under-14B
11.00: Under-15B
Affies C
08.00: Under-16B
09.00: 8th XV
10.00: Under-16C
11.00: 7th XV