Brandfort and Wilgerivier clashes in Irawa-league final
The Staatspresident Swart High School from Brandfort will face their toughest challenge yet when they meet Wilgerivier High School from Frankfort at 10:50 at Shimlapark in Bloemfontein in the final of the Kovsie-competition’s Irawa-league.
Brandfort smashed Reitz by 50-15 to book their place in the final of the competition. Both teams are very successful over the last few years. Former Griffons’ player Spanjool Wessels coaches the side from Frankfort. While Pieter Swanepoel is Brandfort’s coach. Swanepoel coached the Free State’s Cravenweek-side last year.
Brandfort still have to play without their captain and flyhalf Jan Frik Ludeke. Ludeke injured his knee in a friendly match earlier in the season. The brilliant lock Andrew Bester will lead the side.
The teams:
Brandfort: 15 Ruan Venter, 14 Michael Ebersohn, 13 Johnny Barnard, 12 Drickus Kotze, 11 Cabous Alberts; 10 Rossouw van Staden, 9 FJ Marx, 8 Heinrich Viljoen, 7 Johan Slabbert, 6 H Purchase, 5 Andrew Bester (captain), 4 Hanno van Straaten, 3 Georgie Andrade, 2 Vincent Adendorf, 1 Paulie Andrade.
Wilgerivier: 15 Rudolph Muller, 14 Gert Potgieter, 13 Marinus Els, 12 Johan Kemp, 11 Conré Muller, 10 Edwin Naudé, 9 Ignus Kritzinger, 8 Sydney Biddulph, 7 Chritiaan le Grange, 6 Tiaan Muller, 5 Hannes Lindeque, 4 Stefan Kleynhans, 3 Nans Muller, 2 JP Potgieter, 1 Danie van der Merwe (captain).
Hannes Nienaber covered schools' rugby in South Africa for Volksblad, Beeld, and Rapport for 11 years. He also created the biggest school rugby website in South Africa - School of Rugby - back in 2007. It eventually morphed into Supersport Schools Plus. He still occasionally milks cows.
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