Bishops out to right the ship in King Price Derby Series at Durbanville
After a comfortable 64-5 success against Hoërskool Tygerberg last weekend, Hoërskool Durbanville will go into their King Price Derby Series clash against Bishops with confidence.
The teams take to the field for a 12:30 kickoff.
Last weekend, the visitors lost 14-66 at Paarl Gimnasium, arguably the most in-form side in the country, which extended Bishops’ run of losses to five.
Those five matches also included two southern suburbs’ derbies and a long trek to KwaZulu-Natal to take on a tough Hilton College team.
There’s no let-up. More tough games await Bishops, so the King Price Derby Series clash is an opportunity to pick up a win, to put it in plain terms.
Last weekend, outside centre Danny Newton showed off some exciting skills, even in the absence of his centre partner, Eljaron Geduld. He and hooker Joe Lanning were the only members of the visiting side to get over Gimmies‘ try line.
Durbanville is not short of talent. Without blindside flank Zay-Winn Januarie up for selection last weekend, openside flank Jean de Vries rose to the occasion to bag two tries. Fullback Wihan Roux, who also contributes many points off the kicking tee, also went over for a brace.
It’s expected to be a tight contest. Bishops will aim to end a streak of five losses, and Durbanville will aim to start a streak by winning back-to-back matches for the first time this season.
The teams:
Hoërskool Durbanville: 15 Wihan Roux, 14 Raydon Williams, 13 Farrel-Leigh Dido, 12 Louwrens Rademeyer, 11 Cole Carls, 10 Hadley Erasmus, 9 Lorenzo Brogneri, 8 Muller Jansen van Vuuren, 7 Jano Hearn, 6 Jean de Vries, 5 Jano Stone, 4 Jeandré Janse van Rensburg, 3 Hanno Rhode, 2 Tristen Muller, 1 Hannes Vermeulen.
Diocesan College: 15 Miyolo Ngculu, 14 Jono Horton, 13 Danny Newton, 12 Christian Toweel, 11 Elihle Tsobo, 10 Caleb Clark, 9 Jack Fleck, 8 Jack Venter, 7 Connor Clark, 6 James Gordon, 5 Alex Vintcent (captain), 4 Dan Coetzee, 3 Jack Hibling, 2 Joe Lanning, 1 Jarred Kowen.
