Willows Cricket Club recorded an impressive 76-run bonus point win against the high flying Rhodes 1st XI in their Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) First League encounter at Prospect Field on Sunday. Willows ended Rhodes’s unbeaten run of three games in the process. Willows won the toss and elected to bat first on a sunny morning that later became overcast with drizzle. Rhodes got off to a good start with their bowlers containing Willows batsmen and bowled excellent areas. Willows batsmen struggled to score freely and lost wickets at regular intervals, due to disciplined bowling by the home side. Abner Accom…
Author: Chesley Daniels
Seviano Jasson is back as captain to lead the Willows Cricket Club this season in its 30th Anniversary Celebrations. He was captain of the side a couple of years ago and under his leadership the club did extremely well, finishing runner-up in the GCB 1st League as well as winning the GCB Central Albany 1st League. He was again entrusted with the captaincy at the club’s recent AGM. His vice captains will be Marquin Loutz and Tando Ngcete. The Club also elected its Office Bearers who will serve for two years: President – Jannie Coltman Vice President – Xanephan May…
A 29-17 bonus point win against Missionvale (PE), saw Makhanda’s top rugby side The Grahamstown Brumbies book their spot in the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) Super League Bottom 12 semifinals. Brumbies were 19-10 in front at halftime. The all-important last round of games was played out in front of a large crowd at the Oval last Saturday with winning a do-or-die to reach the semi finals. It was Brumbies who achieved this with a commanding performance that served as a stern warning to their opponents this coming weekend in the semi finals. The visitors got off to a perfect…
Despite playing with a 14-man side for 72 minutes, Makhanda’s top rugby club The Brumbies still managed to hammer Hankey Villagers 52-10 in their EPRU Super League Bottom 12 encounter at the Oval on Saturday. Brumbies also clinched an all important bonus point win. A large crowd came out in their numbers and with strong support, it was the home side who didn’t disappoint. The Oval ground is known by fans as ‘Brumbies Park’ and most teams find it very difficult to beat the home side there. On Saturday, it was no different. The weather conditions were perfect as was…
Trying Stars 1st XV recorded an impressive 33-27 bonus point win against the struggling NMU side from PE. The EPRU Super League Top 12 encounter took place at the Wentzel Park Sports Ground in Alexandria last Saturday. This bonus point win put Stars in 6th position on the log with 23 league points. The home side went in to the game full of confidence having beaten United Barbarians away the previous week. The students of NMU were 27-19 at one stage, putting the home side under pressure with their bigger forwards. Stars hit back with their speedy back line. Their…
The Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) Sedru Regional League is set for an exciting and dramatic finish this weekend when the competition draws to an end. This will be a tense weekend for both Old Collegians (OC) and Lily White (Blues), who are currently the front runners and log leaders. OC are back on top of the log after Lily White and Eastern played to a 17-17 draw last week at the Miki Yili Stadium. The last round of matches this coming weekend will determine who will be crowned champs and be declared as the Sedru league winners. Lily White…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Makhanda (Grahamstown) Brumbies Rugby Club’s 1st XV were unlucky to lose their EPRU Super League Bottom 12 Clash in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The local side went down narrowly 24-25 against Gelvandale Wallabies after trailing 0-19 at halftime. Brumbies struggled in the first half, making too many mistakes. Wallabies capitalised on the Brumbies’ errors and put points on the board. Brumbies came back too late in the second half. The second half went better for the Brumbies as they played more as a unit. Veteran Vincent Mains took charge of the game, creating spaces for the supporting…
By CHELSEY DANIELS Trying Stars 1st XV from Alexandria keep their title hopes alive in the EPRU Super League Top 12 competition with a fine 24-20 win over United Barbarians in Patensie on Saturday 24 August. It was never easy to travel to Patensie and come back with a win, but Stars succeeded and managed to pull it off against all odds. Barbarians are a very difficult team to beat at home and they have stunned a lot of teams. They’ve also managed to beat the Port Elizabeth Police the previous week with a bonus point. Stars went down full…
The two Ndlambe Coastal rugby sides, Kowie United and Klipfontein, are back to their winning ways in the EPRU Sedru Regional League. Both sides recorded victories on Saturday 24 August as the league draws closer to an end. Wanderers vs Kowie United Kowie travelled to Makhanda (Grahamstown) on Saturday to take on the struggling Wanderers at Mickey Yili Stadium. After a slow start, Kowie ended the encounter with an impressive 38-0 bonus point win. The first half was a fairly tight and even as Wanderers’ bigger forwards put pressure on the visitors. Both teams also executed too many enforced errors.…
By CHESLEY DANIELS The Brumbies achieved an impressive 41-15 win over Suburban at the Oval last Saturday in the second round of the EPRU Bottom 12 Competition. The previous week they demolished Despatch 60-14. The Brumbies started like a house on fire when winger Ayprian Biembam Morris rounded off a good midfield break by centre Athi Mfazwe in the right hand corner. A penalty followed by a try, both from full back Duane Brown, stretched the lead to 13-0. Brumbies continued to attack and use the powerful Athi Mfazwe in the midfield to burst through the opposition’s defence, setting up…