Gouties will have to be more than Goeda to surprise Welkom Gim
The annual Welkom FNB Classic Clash match between Goudveld-Hoërskool and Welkom Gimnasium is set to take place this Saturday at 14:00 on the Gouties’ field.
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This is a fixture Welkom Gim has dominated in the past, but that has never stopped it from being one of the highlights on the calendar for the Welkom community who are very much split into two camps for this local derby.
Welkom Gim look to continue asserting their dominance to mark their 70th year of existence and look well equipped to do exactly that, as Gimmies have been slicing through the defences of some of the strongest sides in the country this season.
They beat Hoërskool Trio convincingly last weekend, 44-17, and Trio beat Goudveld 29-0 the week before that, so current form bodes ominously for the home team.
But we all know how the passion of a big derby can lift a team, and Welkom Gim will not be underestimating their neighbours at all.
Their flyhalf, Renaldo Kiewiet, has shown how professional and composed he is when directing his troops all season, and this has resulted in some highlight-reel tries for the likes of Naylen Goeda (fullback), Naven Goeda (winger), Kamohelo Mokoena (winger) and Ethan Jones (no. 8).
The Gouties managed to produce some of the attacking play they have been threatening to all season in their 26-3 victory over Hentie Cilliers last weekend and have stuck with their new lineup for this game, where Ruben Crous plays inside centre and Quinton Davids covers flyhalf. They are, however, also bolstered by the return of their fullback Ru-Bran Kock.
They will need to be playing at their absolute best to avoid a Gimmies romp though, as the visiting team’s attack has looked extremely dangerous.
Hoërskool Trio and Witteberg are both coming off losses last weekend, Trio played Welkom Gim and had to bend a knee to the impressive Gimmie side (44-17) and Witteberg played in their big annual derby against Voortrekker and lost 24-16.
Voortrekker are in action again this week in another big interschool clash against Hentie Cilliers.
Douglas also hosts Hopetown for their big derby, while Noord-Kaap look to build on their success from last weekend, when they beat Diamantveld 18-17 in their FNB Classic Clash.
The teams are:
Goudveld Hoërskool vs Welkom Gimnasium at 14:00
Goudveld Hoërskool: 15 Ru-Bran Kock, 14 Enzo Beukes, 13 Urban Pienaar, 12 Ruben Crous, 11 Junior Motsamai, 10 Quinton Davids, 9 Ryan de Jager, 8 Jonathan Olivier, 7 Schalk du Plessis, 6 Kabous du Plooy, 5 Juandricht Cloete, 4 Lodie van Dyk, 3 Marco-Jan Pretorius, 2 Jan Coetzee, 1 Pieter Reyneke.
Welkom Gimnasium: 15 Naylen Goeda, 14 Naven Goeda, 13 Taschon Meas, 12 Mojalefa Mathoka, 11 Khamohelo Mokoena, 10 Renaldo Kiewiet, 9 Julian Samuels, 8 Ethan Jones, 7 Rylen Kirsten, 6 Rovaun van Niekerk, 5 Jayden Auld, 4 Tristan Appollis, 3 Keanan August, 2 Dante Smith, 1 Buchle Ngxabayi
Other fixtures:
13:30 – Voortrekker vs Hentie Cilliers; 13:30 – Trio vs Witteberg; 13:30 – Duineveld vs Noord-Kaap; 14:30 – Douglas vs Hopetown; 12:30 – Bothaville vs HTS Welkom.
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