Red Army aims to slay Griffons

Two teams both coming off of the back of big losses from last weekend will be looking to change their fortunes tomorrow.

Westville Boys’ High makes the long trip up to Gauteng where King Edward VII will be aiming to protect their home-turf.

Kick-off takes place at 12:00 on Reds Field, where fans can expect a fiery encounter as both teams look towards getting a win next to their name. 

KES will fancy playing in home conditions and have shown throughout the season that they are tough to beat when playing in front of their home crowd, where a sea of bottle green blazers stack up next to the field to show their support.

Last weekend the team lost to a rampant Affies side, who were particularly brutal in the second half. During the first half, the side showed some grit and were able to hold off the boys from Pretoria and were able to score through forwards Tristan Maugeri, Thomas Beling and Joshua Aube.

Prior to last weekend KES had won three games on the trott beating Parktown, Pretoria Boys High and Jeppe. 

Only one change has been made to last weekend’s starting XV with Mbuso Methula coming in for Olunje Mehlomakulu who misses out due to injury. The Red Army will be looking at flyhalf Vusi Moyo to fire, who has been pivotal in their success throughout the season thus far, but struggled last weekend to convert any of his kicks last weekend.

Westville lost to Maritzburg College who were celebrating their 160th Anniversary. Playing away at Goldstones proved to be a tough challenge with Maritzburg winning the match 27-8. The Griffins showed some fight in defence as the scoreline could have run away from them. 

Outside centre, Siyabonga Ndlodzi was named in the Sharks Craven Week side earlier this week which will be held in George later this year. Winger Unathi Mlotshwa finds himself in the Sharks Academy XV side. Both backline players will be itching at finding the try line. 

The Westville coaching staff in the form of head coach Dusty Noble and assistant coach Njabula Zulu are also part of the Sharks Craven Week Team. Alongside Strength and Conditioning Coach Zander Erasmus.

The weather may come into question as there has been a large amount of rainfall in the past few days on the highveld, but the forecast looks good with no rain predicted on the day. However the field might be a mud bowl, with the amount of rain which has fallen, which could provide for interesting viewing.

The teams: 

King Edward VII: 15 Tristan Maugeri, 14 Haniel Monkoti, 13 Timi Oluwole, 12 Caleb Lombard,11 Mbuso Methula, 10 Vusi Moyo , 9 Ruan Van Rensburg, 8 Kebotile Maake, 7 Thandolwethu Biyela, 6 James Kobrowisky, 5 Andrew Engelbrecht, 4 Thomas Beling, 3 Joshua Aube, 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 1 Lesedi Moloi. 

Westville Boys’ High: 15 Tsheggofatso Ramaloko, 14 Evan Moolman, 13 Siyabonga Ndlozi, 12 Likhona Finca, 11 Unthi Mlotshwa, 10 Rylan Jones, 9 Ryan Pitsor, 8 Tebogo M’Khomazi, 7 Avethandwa Tukwayo, 6 Chris Cloete, 5 Rhys Mitchell, 4 Daniel Mayo, 3 Bryce Stockton, 2 Ross Calvert, 1 Jeshua Ferreira.

Fixtures: 

u14A – 8:30 (Tutty Faber)
u15A – 9:30 (John Hurry 2)
u16A – 9:30 (Reds Field)
u19B – 10:40 ( Reds Field)
u19A – 12:00  (Reds Field)