Brandwag aims for Kariega clean sweep in Tinara Cup
Brandwag will be aiming to put the finishing touches on their Tinara Cup challenge and to establish themselves as the top guns in Kariega when they host Daniel Pienaar in their final game on Saturday.
The competition involving the top three sides in Kariega was established last year and involves home and away matches between Brandwag, Daniel Pienaar, and Muir College.
There have been some intense battles for the top honours this year, but Brandwag held sway in the opening rounds with hard-fought wins over the Tigers (22-19) and Muir (26-10).
They, then, went on to wrap up the competition two weeks ago with a resounding 62-3 result over a hapless Muir team, who failed to show their earlier competitiveness.
But even with the competition decided, the Daniel Pienaar Tigers are sure to come out firing as they attempt to take something positive from the season.
That means Brandwag will have to be fully focused on the task ahead of them for a showdown which, generally, captures the imagination of the whole town. These matches have a long history of intense rivalry.
There are a number of other mouth-watering showdowns in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro on Saturday, none more so than the annual derby between Framesby and Marlow Agricultural, in Gqeberha.
The home side will go into the game lacking match practice, having not had any matches for the two weeks since their loss to Grey High.
Nonetheless, coach Louis Gerber is astute enough to have his men in the right frame of mind for what is always a tough challenge against their Nxuba rivals.
Marlow will be hurting from two narrow losses in recent games, to Queen’s College by three points and to Pearson by two points. That will have them primed to prove a point against Framesby.
Graeme College, fresh off a notable win over Queen’s, travels to Kariega for their annual clash with Muir. The Makhanda visitors will be favoured, but there will be no room for complacency against a determined home team.
Two other Eastern Cape schools are on the road this weekend, with Pearson in Somerset West for their derby against Parel Vallei, and Nico Malan taking on Punt, in Mossel Bay.
Teams
Brandwag: 15 Wendell Uithaler, 14 Rezanio Petrus, 13 Angelo Adams, 12 Derono Potgieter (captain), 11 Dwayne Louw, 10 Leewin Kammies, 9 Keeran Kayster, 8 Duane Meyer, 7 Erik Rudman, 6 Nathan Fraser, 5 Damian le Roux, 4 Hanre Oberholzer, 3 Francu Fouche, 2 Liam Erasmus, 1 Zandre van der Mescht (vice-captain).
Daniel Pienaar: 15 Mauriano Pillay, 14 Zinzile Mtoywa, 13 Mkencele Siphuxolo, 12 Luyanduhlanga Ndzimande, 11 Raqiel Jaftha, 10 Ashley Liesing, 9 Rozario Grootboom, 8 Josh Steyn, 7 Etto Mapapu, 6 Luphawu Manzine, 5 Caleb Prince, 4 Ntsako Maimela, 3 Clewin Papenfus, 2 Denovan Booysen, 1 Mihle Busakwe.
Pearson: 15 Denilo Jordaan, 14 Matthew Els, 13 Sibu Mkhontwana, 12 Hanro Botes, 11 Siya Ncwadi, 10 Keano Beling, 9 Kadin Kretzmann, 8 Robert Harris, 7 Cameron Knoetze (captain), 6 Siphe Myataza, 5 Mlibo Toni, 4 Ryan Herbst, 3 Jordan Bruintjies, 2 Nicholas Gillespie, 1 Joshua Pienaar.
Graeme College: 15 Lucritia Magau, 14 Asakhe Ranuga, 13 Inathi Planga, 12 Torres Fourie, 11 Elgin Fanton, 10 Alden Walters, 9 Ethan Bokbaard, 8 Ayamile Bill, 7 Ayola Mali, 6 Lwandle Dlamini, 5 Mikhulu Yolani, 4 Akho Tonjeni, 3 Athi Bonga, 2 Lebo Mahasele, 1 Bagcine Njengele.
Marlow Agricultural: 15 Du Preez Vermaak, 14 Pierre Marais, 13 WJ Pienaar, 12 Ockert du Preez, 11 Jurgens van Staden, 10 Cole Hurter, 9 Logan van Vuuren, 8 GD Jordaan (vice-captain), 7 Adrian Joubert, 6 CJ Botha, 5 Marnus Malan, 4 Burgert van Heerden, 3 Herman le Roux, 2 Markus Bester, 1 Zian Jacobs.
Nico Malan: 15 Regan Stone, 14 Kobus Strydom, 13 Gelden van Niekerk, 12 Enzo Machaba, 11 Tequane Koopman, 10 Leighton Lawrence, 9 Lleyton Mienie, 8 Neil Lategan, 7 Chrisjan de Lange, 6 Ruben van Dijk, 5 Merwe van der Merwe, 4 Ulrich van Zyl, 3 Andre van der Merwe, 2 MC Ferreira, 1 Waldo Krige.
