Drostdy flex their muscles in Worcester
The HTS Drostdy Sport Day provided the stage for an electrifying start to the new rugby season in Worcester this past weekend, as teams fine-tuned their squads ahead of league battles.
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Local rivals, Worcester Gimnasium and HTS Drostdy, set the tone with impressive twin-victories on Saturday. The Donkeys stampeded past Schoonspruit, registering a commanding 35-5 win, and followed that up with dominant 65-0 thrashing of Melkbosstrand.
Meanwhile, Worcester Gimnasium mirrored their neighbours’ successes, securing two wins, albeit by much smaller margins, against the same opponents. A hard-fought 15-5 triumph over Melkbosstrand preceded a narrow victory over Schoonspruit.
Lhangquin de Bruyn (flyhalf), Lukewin van Heerden (centre) and Lorenzo Harmse (fullback) scored the first tries of the season in Worcester Gim’s first outing. They will be seeking a repeat of last year’s successes, when they turned many a head by outclassing some of their strongest opponents.
HTS Drostdy faces a tougher challenge in their next fixture on Saturday, when they square off against Stellenberg .
The Gimmies are set to continue their pre-season fixtures with a tour to George, where they’ll clash with Langenhoven Gimnasium at the Hoërskool Outeniqua 101 Year Sports Day.
Swartland also remained unbeaten at the weekend’s event, edging out Brackenfell by a 13-10 margin, before running in 48 unanswered points against Worcester Secondary.
U19 A Results
HTS Drostdy 65, Melkbosstrand 0; Worcester Gimnasium 17, Schoonspruit 12; Hoërskool Tygerberg 7, Langeberg 3; Swartland 48, Worcester Secondary 0; Hoërskool Brackenfell 21, Esselenpark 3; Worcester Gimnasium 15, Melbosstrand 5; HTS Drostdy 35, Schoonspruit 5; Hoërskool Tygerberg 5, Worcester Secondary 5; Langeberg 10, Esselenpark 8; Swartland 13, Brackenfell 10.
