New Orleans eye Classic hat-trick

New Orleans will be determined to claim a hat-trick of wins over Klein Nederburg in Saturday’s FNB Classic Clash in Paarl.

New Orleans in 2011 snapped a four-match losing streak with a hard-fought 15-9 win and followed it up with a comfortable 25-8 victory last year to put themselves in a position to secure a ‘classic’ hat-trick.

History suggests they will achieve this objective.

Over the past 20 years, New Orleans have gone on to win at least three consecutive derby matches before falling victim to Klein Nederburg.

New Orleans captain and fullback Uzair Davids, however, says history will count for nothing when the teams write the latest chapter in this great rivalry this weekend.

“Since 1984 we have won 23 matches out of 29 but history remains history. It's a new ball game on Saturday,” said Davids.

Teams:

Klein Nederburg: 15 Owen Krediet, 14 Elrich Koopman, 13 Emilio Jacobs, 12 Coneree Poole, 11 Curtley Fisher, 10 Robin Hendricks, 9 Gillroy Farmer, 8 Iver Aanhuizen, 7 Shane Demas, 6 Charlton Moses, 5 Conal Brown, 4 Morne Saal, 3 Clyde Allies, 2 Taswell Singh (captain), 1 Kirsten Erasmus.

Replacements: 16 Malcolm du Preez, 17 Elverno Marquard, 18 Gurswin Saal, 19 Wendall Andrews, 20 Aythen-Storm Farrow, 21 Theswill Ruiters, 22 Keanu Cupido, 23 Sharlton Booysen.

New Orleans: 15 Uzair Davids, 14 Warren Williams, 13 Curtley Andrews, 12 Juvean Jordaan, 11 Romano Collins, 10 Dillon Naude, 9 Saquille Adams, 8 Brendon Fortuin, 7 Zubair Khan, 6 Jade Adams, 5 Rowan Groeneveld, 4 Austin De Bruyn, 3 Novellyn Julies, 2 Leston Sanie, 1 Winston Josephs.

Replacements: 16 Lucian Arendse, 17 Azanele Fatyela, 18 Carlton Arendse, 19 Nathan Isaacs, 20 Leighton Bell, 21 Denton Pietersen, 22 Keeagan Van Wyk.

Date: Saturday, August 10

1st XV kick-off: 16.00

Venue: Faure Street Stadium

Referee: TBC

Results Down the Years:

1994: New Orleans won 33-3

1995: New Orleans won 32-0

1996: New Orleans won 19-12

1997: Klein Nederburg won 11-5

1998: New Orleans won 17-8

1999: New Orleans won 9-5

2000: New Orleans won 32-3

2001: New Orleans won 17-0

2002: Klein Nederburg won 14-12

2003: New Orleans won 15-9

2004: New Orleans won 8-0

2005: New Orleans won 12-3

2006: New Orleans won 7-5

2007: Klein Nederburg won 13-10

2008: Klein Nederburg won 24-23

2009: Klein Nederburg won 16-3

2010: Klein Nederburg won 19-17

2011: New Orleans won 15-9

2012: New Orleans won 25-8