Grey College focused on avoiding a repeat of 2017 in East London

Selborne College continues its long-standing rivalry with Grey College on Saturday when the Free State powerhouse visits East London.
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The last time the Selbornians were able to topple Grey was in 2017 when third-team call-up, Thomas Bursey, cemented his place in Selborne history by scoring the winning try, which Mitchell Connellan converted, for an historic 20-19 victory.
After Grey stumbled against Jeppe High School for Boys earlier in the season, however, the boys from Bloem won’t be caught napping and the hosts are in for a massive battle.
Grey’s midfield caused havoc against a strong Paarl Gimnasium outfit last weekend, beating the previously unbeaten hosts 29-27 in Paarl to make a massive statement.
Centres, Pieter van der Merwe and Ethan Adams, are again among the players to keep an eye on this weekend, while the big boys up front, like Heinrich Theron, Danie Kruger and captain, Liam van Wyk, will also make their presence felt in the coastal city.
The hosts enter the big clash off the back of a convincing 49-10 win over Port Rex last weekend.
Scrumhalf Page Fennel directs their attack very effectively and, with speedsters like Daniel Breetzke and Siyamthanda Sakhela on the wing, Selborne has the tools to unlock any defence.
Captain Gcina Puzi and the rest of the forwards will have their work cut out for them containing the burly Bloemfontein boys, though. The Grey loose trio of Liam Santos, Juliun Cosmo and Xander Smit has been unrelenting and influential in its previous few outings and will be keen to continue that good work ahead of the Absa Wildeklawer Tournament in Kimberley.
Their focus will, however, be firmly fixed on the fixture in front of them as they know that Selborne presents a big challenge on their home field.
Selborne College vs Grey College at 13:30
Selborne College: 15 Bunqina Nuku, 14 Daniel Breetzke, 13 Cole Schonknecht, 12 Siyamthanda Sakhela, 11 Anjolauluwa Sogbanmu, 10 Chad de Beyer, 9 Page Fennel, 8 Joshua Cloete, 7 Gcina Puzi, 6 Adam Schwedhelm, 5 Andrew de Smidt, 4 Thabo Sonamzi, 3 Luke Stegmann, 2 Luke McGregor, 1 Robert John-Osunkwo.
Grey College: 15 Heinz Stockenström, 14 Siyabonga Kenny, 13 Ethan Adams, 12 Pieter van der Merwe, 11 Ruben Cilliers, 10 Alzeadon Felix, 9 Philip McLaren, 8 Liam Santos, 7 Juliun Cosmo, 6 Xander Smit, 5 AJ Meyer, 4 Heinrich Theron, 3 Danie Kruger, 2 Liam van Wyk, 1 Dian Venter.
Fixtures
A Field: 08:00 – Selborne u14 A vs Grey College u14 A; 09:00 – Selborne u15 A vs Grey College u15 A; 09:55 – Selborne u16 A vs Grey College u16 A; 11:05 – Selborne III vs Grey College III; 12:15 – Selborne II vs Grey College II; 13:30 – Selborne College 1st XV vs Grey College 1st XV.
B Field: 08:00 – Selborne V vs Grey College V; 09:05 – Selborne IV vs Grey College IV; 10:15 – Selborne u14 B vs Grey College u14 B; 11:15 – Selborne u15 B vs Grey College u15 B.
C Field: 08:00 – Selborne u16 B vs Grey College u16 B; 09:05 – Selborne u14 C vs Grey College u14 C; 10:05 – Selborne u15 C vs Grey College u15 C; 11:05 – Selborne u16 C vs Grey College u16 C.