Diamantveld win against Rooies

By Hannes Nienaber , in Rugby | News , at 2007-08-19

Diamantveld secured thier place in the final of the Shimla-league with a victory of 32-19 over AHS Kroonstad in the semi-final of the competition at Absapark in Kimberley.

The team of Kimberley scored 22 unanswered points before Rooiskool started to find their feet in the match.

The winning team’s eightman and SA Academy player Byron Booysen played well. He was suppported well by Hennie Cloete (wing), Japie Naude (flyhalf), Janneman Jordaan (flank) and Wessel Lourens (captain and hooker).

The teams:

Diamantveld: 15 Gideon Hodgson, 14 Armand Jacobs, 13 Andrew van Wyk, 12 Kobus van Niekerk, 11 Hennie Cloete, 10 Japie Naude, 9 Joe van Niekerk, 8 Byron Booysen, 7 Janneman Jordaan, 6 Ivan Mthe, 5 Morne Jordaan, 4 Shaun Miller, 3 Jaco van der Westhuizen, 2 Wessel Lourens, 1 Eugene van Deventer.

AHS Kroonstad: 15 Ludwig Erasmus, 14 Johan Combrinck, 13 Leon Nel, 12 Corne Cronje, 11 Julias Viljoen, 10 Tiaan van Wyk, 9 Chris Martin, 8 Hannes Snyman, 7 Benson Brink, 6 Jean Olivier (captain), DP Oosthuizen, 4 Jacci van Niekerk, 3 DH Botha, 2 Louwtjie Smith, 1 Rudie Britz.

The scorers:

Diamantveld 32 (22) – Tries: Ivan Mthe 2, Janneman Jordaan, Byron Booysen, Wessel Lourens. Conversions: SW van der Merwe 2. Penalty: Van der Merwe. AHS Kroonstad 19 (7) – Tries: DH Botha, Hannes Snyman, Ludwig Erasmus. Conversions: Tiaan van Wyk 2.

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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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