High scoring forecast at Durbies vs Kwaggas, Melkbosstrand visits Parel Vallei
Hoërskool Durbanville hosts Outeniqua on Saturday at 12:50. Two Saturdays ago, Durbanville defeated Brackenfell 45-21, but they’ll be in for a stiffer challenge from the Kwaggas this weekend.
The George school will be full of confidence after overrunning Worcester Gimnasium 45-13 in their most recent outing, thanks to their forward dominance.
To counter the visitors, Durbies will look to their work-horse flanks, Zay-Winn Januarie and Ethan Swartz, to disrupt the opposition attack by making a nuisance of themselves at the breakdowns. Both are also strong ball carriers and scored two each against Brackenfell.
The Kwaggas have a silky-smooth attack. Flyhalf Virgil Pockpas is equally dangerous with the ball in hand and with his boot. He has a deep range of moves which he’ll use to search for cracks in the home side’s defence.
His fellow halfback, scrumhalf Cee-Jay Arends, also knows a thing or two about getting his teammates over the try-line.
Both sides like to play at speed and a game filled with exciting tries would not be a surprise.
Meanwhile In Somerset West, Parel Vallei (PV) takes on the challenge of Melkbosstrand at 12:30. Last weekend, the Bulldogs were outplayed at home, going down 13-59 to Wynberg Boys’ High.
Melkbosstrand won last weekend, scoring a 44-29 win over Tygerberg.
PV is a side on the up, and they will have taken lessons from their Wynberg game in which they trailed only 13-21 at halftime. Melkbosstrand will need to be wary of the backlash the local boys will be focused on dishing out.
The visitors have an athletic backline, with plenty of pace, but they’ll need their forwards to supply good quality ball.
In short, Parel Vallei is in for another tough challenge this weekend. It’s an opportunity, though, for them to show off their evolution. Will they have to learn further lessons, or will they take another step forward?
Teams:
Durbanville vs Outeniqua at 12:50 in Durbanville.
Durbanville: 15 Cole Carls, 14 Michael Shaw, 13 Lourens Rademeyr, 12 Farrel-Leigh Dido, 11 Kyle Doyle, 10 Kyle Albertus, 9 Lorenzo Brogneri, 8 Adrian Freemantle, 7 Tiaan Kearns, 6 Zay-Winn Januarie, 5 Ethan Swartz, 4 Ruan Vosloo, 3 Ruan van Wyk, 2 Juan Smit (Captain), 1 Eli Pedro.
Outeniqua: 15 Jade Peterson, 14 Grant Savage, 13 Schalk van der Merwe 12 Reshaan Damans, 11 Devino Bernardo, 10 Virgil Pockpas, 9 Cee-Jay Arends, 8 Henru Nell (Captain), 7 Bradley Steel, 6 Ruan van Rensburg, 5 Samuel Augustyn, 4 Favian Swart, 3 Zacary Meyer, 2 Luhan van der Sandt, 1 Matthew Prins.
Parel Vallei vs Melkbosstrand at 12:30 in Somerset West.
Parel Vallei: 15 Shudley Rhoda, 14 Johan van Zyl, 13 Noah Enyang, 12 Tihan van der Colff, 11 Cayde Lucas, 10 Stefhan Niemann, 9 Michael Kent, 8 Bradley Brown, 7 Chris de Jager, 6 Marce Els, 5 James Paxton, 4 Renato Tosi, 3 Cayden Rautenbach, 2 Diaan du Toit, 1 Herman Diedericks.
Melkbosstrand: 15 Waydon Afrikaner, 14 Cole Japhta, 13 Sean Cooper, 12 Arno Visser, 11 Craig Solomons, 10 Joel Maree, 9 Nico Mpoemelang, 8 Ntsika Mtokwana, 7 Zandrich Nel, 6 Samuel Arendse, 5 Melkis Wakazadi, 4 Nico Ndou, 3 Caleb Williams, 2 Deyondre Andrews, 1 Darius Prinsloo.
