Nico Malan go up to PE

For their FNB Classic Clash on 23 August 2014, Nick Malan go up from Humansdorp to take on Framesby. Both are schools enthusiastic about rugby.

Season so Far

Nico Malan have played 19 matches, winning 11 and losing eight. Their opponents come from near and far - from Mossel Bay to Durban and Johannesburg - and include five teams that are in the FNB Top 20 or have been there. Five of their eight defeats have been against such powerful schools.

Framesby have played 17 matches, winning eight and losing nine.  Of their nine defeats seven have been against teams currently on the FNB Top 20. But their last match was a victory over a Top 20 side - Oakdale (20-18). Their opponents, too, range from afar - from Paarl to Durban and Klerksdorp.

Framesby have themselves just got onto the Top 20, ranked 19th, which shows how highly they are regarded.

Results against Common Opponents

Selborne: Framesby lost 33-29 & 21-13; Nico Malan lost 31-19

Daniël Pienaar: Framesby won 21-13; Nico Malan won 19-17

Grey PE: Framesby lost 29-19; Nico Malan lost 71-8

Despatch: Framesby won 66-0; Nico Malan won 45-12

Marlow: Framesby lost 25-12; Nico Malan won 20-16

Otto du Plessis: Framesby won 81-0; Nico Malan won 65-0

Die Brandwag: Framesby lost 32-29; Nico Malan lost 23-20

Representative Players

The players of both schools are eligible for Eastern Province, the most successful team at Craven Week this year.

Academy Week

Framesby: Tiaan Lourens, Malan Marais, André Lategan

Nico Malan: Dean van der Westhuizen, Pierre Janicke,  Darren Domingo

Craven Week

Framesby:  Rouché Nel,  SF Nieuwoudt,  Wihan Coetzer, Roché van Zyl, Tiaan Stander

Nico Malan: Alandré van Rooyen  

Teams

Framesby: 15 Jaquis Oosthuizen, 14 Jeanré Munro, 11 Mfundo Ndawo, 13 Tiaan Louwrens, 12 Malan Marais, 10 Tiaan Stander, 9 Rouché Nel , 8 Wikus van Rooyen, 7 Jurgens Viljoen, 6 SF Nieuwoudt (captain), 5 Wiehan Coetzer, 4 Wessel Strydom, 3 Roché van Zyl, 2 Gerhard van As, 1 Dean Verwey

Nico Malan: 15 Rushane Murray,  14 Aljoran Didloft, 11 Lourens van Zyl, 13 Dominik Uytenbogaart, 12 Jossie Nieuwoudt, 10 Armand de Lange, 9 Ruben Botha (captain), 8 Dean van der Westhuizen, 7 Willem Rautenbach, 6 Andries Jacobs, 5 Martin Pretorius, 4 Pieter-Steyl Swanepoel, 3 Peet Swiegers, 2 Alandré van Rooyen, 1 Pieter Moolman

Date: Saturday, 23 August 2014

1st XV kick-off: 15.00

Venue: Hoërskool Framesby

Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain, a high of 17°C and a low of 11°C

Rugby Programme

A Field

08.30: Under-14A

09.30: Under-15A

10.30: Under-16A

11.40: 3rd XV

12.50: 2nd XV

15.00: 1st XV

B Field

09.30: Under-16B

10.30: Under-14B

Recent Results

2009: Framesby won 16-6

2010: Framesby won 22-12

2011: Framesby won 22-18

2012: Framesby won 35-20

2013: Framesby won 38-25