Clash between table toppers of Plate-section awaits Rustenburg
Saturday will see the unbeaten table toppers, Hoërskool Rustenburg, welcome second-place Kempton Park in their last round-robin clash of the SDC Noordvaal Cup Plate-division.
This will prove to be the hosts toughest challenge thus far with Kempton being the top try scoring team in the division to date.
Rustenburg has been tremendous thus far managing to stay unbeaten in the division and with a victory in a friendly against the mighty Glenwood by 26-24 last week, beating the men from Rustenburg will be no easy feat for the visitors.
The Rustenburg pack has been the foundation of their attack, dominating the set pieces at line out time and rumbling forward at scrum time with none better than the front row in Werner Kinnear (loosehead prop), Zander Steenkamp (hooker), Carlo van Wijk (tighthead prop).
Behind them it has been the ever-present Sybrandt Smit, packing down at the side of the scrum, who has been instrumental to the Rustenburg pack’s success.
At the back it will be danger man Lorenzo Snyers who will be a thorn in the side of Kempton Park. Snyers has moved from fullback to left wing in recent times where he continues to terrorize defences on a regular basis.
Although, Kempton Park won’t be a walk in the park, possessing a pack that could easily upset the rhythm of Rusties. The loose trio of Kempton will be one to look out for with Preston Smith (eight man) and Milano Hattingh (blindside flanker) will look to take the physicality to the home side. At open side flanker, Ruben Turketti, will make his presence known at the breakdowns, trying to disrupt as much Rustenburg ball as possible.
At the back Joshua Meyer has been exceptional at fullback, proving to be a dangerous counter attacker and would the Rusties like to shy away from kicking to much as the flyer will look to cause problems for the home side’s defence.
With both teams already qualifying for the playoffs it will come down to which teams walks away with the bragging rights of being table toppers.
Middelburg will welcome Zwartkop in their last round robin clash of the season, both teams have built up some good momentum over the last couple of weeks with Middelburg thumping Transvalia 39-20 in Middelburg last week. The side from Middelburg has been impressive on home turf and will it be a tough ask for Zwartkop to walk away with a victory to sign of their season on a positive note.
Transvalia will have a new breath, playing at home for the first time in a while as they welcome HTS Middelburg. HTS Middelburg has struggled throughout the season but started showing promising signs in the last couple of weeks, making Rustenburg sweet for their 24-23 and securing a win against Klerksdorp.
Transvalia on the other hand will look to get back to winning ways after their defeat last weekend to build up some momentum before the playoffs start.
Klerksdorp will host Montana in Klerksdorp. With the hosts still in search of their first victory of the campaign they will look to capitalize on home ground advantage to achieve this feat, but Montana won’t make it easy as the men from the Jacaranda-City look to close out their campaign with a victory.
The teams:
Rustenburg vs Kempton Park at 13:40 in Rustenburg:
Rustenburg: 15 Tiano Combrinck, 14 Zulu Khumalo, 13 Adriaan Liebenberg, 12 Awie Alberts, 11 Lorenzo Snyers, 10 Jaden Meyer, 9 Nathan van Aswegen, 8 Adrian Young, 7 Sybrandt Byleveldt, 6 MC Smit, 5 PJ Engelbrecht, 4 Pedri Human, 3 Carlo van Wijk, 2 Zander Steenkamo, 1 Werner Kinnear.
Kempton Park: 15 Joshua Meyer, 14 Andre Zietsman, 13 Tian Aucamp, 12 Tiaan Delport, 11 Ryan Smith, 10 Marko Opperman, 9 Keagen Trollip, 8 Milano Hattingh, 7 Preston Smith, 6 Ruben Turketti, 5 Kyle Botha, 4 Divan Francis, 3 Adrian Labuschangne, 2 Brendon Grobler, 1 Zeke Shaw.
Klerksdorp vs Motana at 12:30 in Klerksdorp:
Klerksdorp: 15 Cohan Witbooi, 14 Brink von Wielligh, 13 Lebogang Wangeng, 12 Leonard Bevan, 11 Papino Mauleke, 10 Decan Loots, 9 Izak Nienaber, 8 HJ Erasmus, 7 Pedri Snyman, 6 Kobus de Waal, 5 Pieter Kriel, 4 JJ Nel, 3 Liam Pretorius, 2 Janu de Wet, 1 Juan-dre Botha.
Montana: 15 Divan Nel, 14 Liam de Villiers, 13 Stefan Steyn, 12 Roald Matthee, 11 Ryan Nel, 10 Rigard van Rensburg, 9 Ewan Korb, 8 Ivaan Koltzow, 7 Devan van der Merwe, 6 Eduard Retief, 5 Justin Herbst, 4 Hein du Prees, 3 Henco Brits, 2 Christiaan Coetzee, 1 Rico Herholdt.
Transvalia vs HTS Middelburg at 13:50 in Vander Bijl Park:
Tranvalia: 15 Daniel Grobler, 14 Nkanyiso Mccamel, 13 Kyle Esterhuyzen, 12 Brondonlee Smit, 11 Ruben Claasen, 10 Duan du Toit, 9 Anro Nagel, 8 Anro Labuschagne, 7 Xander Mcniel, 6 Wynand Sols, 5 Dane Beytel, 4 Alex Mcniel, 3 Arne Botes, 2 Junior van Wyngaardt, 1 Vusi Morathi.
HTS Middelburg: 15 Kutloano Seabela, 14 Luhan Graaf, 13 Johnny Dos Santos, 12 Dewald Pieterse, 11 Sphesihle Skosana, 10 Zander Erasmus, 9 Desmond Milner, 8 Toy Engelbrecht, 7 Luka Harmse, 6 Morne Botha, 5 Sam Ndwandwe, 4 Ben Meyer, 3 Kagiso Gumbi, 2 Gerrie Roets, 1 Michael-Owen Muller.
Middelburg vs Zwartkop at 13:30 in Middelburg:
Middelburg: 15 Le Roux French, 14 Mthokozisi Yende, 13 Smile Sibande, 12 Luke Geldenhuys, 11 Blessing Hamandishe, 10 Crawford Joubert, 9 Simtha Maseko, 8 Kaylin Maphutha, 7 Tjaart Joubert, 6 Tyrell Isaacs, 5 Rogan van der Walt, 4 Wandisa Mthobeni, 3 Tebogo Nkosi, 2 Fumani Chuake, 1 Shuan Marx.
Zwartkop: 15 Denilson Metcalfe, 14 Willem Hough, 13 Kyle Blignaut, 12 Zander Farmer, 11 Milton Naude, 10 Waldo Smith, 9 Xavier Rabie, 8 Ian van der Westhuizen, 7 Adriaan Janse van Vuuren, 6 Dehan Smit, 5 Nathan van Aswegen, 4 Johan van Heerden, 3 Brogan Ackerman, 2 Reagan Smith, 1 Xavier Boikanyo.
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