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Robertson ready to entertain at Robbie-fest

By Willem Louw , in Rugby | News , at 2024-03-16 Tags: , , , , , ,

Robertson 1st XV, 2023 (Photo provided)

Robertson will be a hive of activity on Saturday as local schools gather for the annual Robbie Festival at Hoërskool Robertson.

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The hosts’ u19 rugby team takes on Vredendal in the main event of the day, where they will hope to kick off their winter sports season with a bang.

With the likes of Bernardo Diedericks at outside centre, the Robertson fans are sure to be treated to the exciting brand of running rugby they enjoy.

Diedericks was a member of the SA u17 Sevens team that earned bronze at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago last year and played an integral role in Robertson’s success throughout the season.

The Robbies already revved up their engines with some practice chukkas against Stellenberg earlier in the month and will be anxious to kick on from there.

Their opponents from Vredendal had a mixed season in 2023 and will be eager to make a positive start to 2024.

In the curtain-raisers, Overberg takes on Langenhoven Gimnasium and Montagu faces Jakes Gerwel to set the scene for an exciting day of schoolboy rugby in the valley of wine and roses.

Teams

Robertson vs Hoërskool Vredendal at 13:30:

Robertson: 15 Tyron April, 14 Ruwan Stevens, 13 Bernardo Diedericks, 12 Roberto Koert, 11 Winsor de Koker, 10, Jaydan van Niekerk, 9 Kyle Cedras, 8 Ethan Fourie, 7 André Gelderbloem, 6 Ivor Thompson, 5 Jayban Davids, 4 Mychal Swart, 3 Petrus Coetzee, 2 Yannick du Plessis, 1 Kallie Joubert.

Hoërskool Vredendal: 15 Jaydon Volmer, 14 Juan-Lee le Roux, 13 Brandwill Arries, 12 Waylom Smith, 11 Aidin Blankenberg, 10 Calvin du Toit, 9 Jaco-Willem Greeff, 8 Dillen Theron, 7 Gilbert de Klerk, 6 Oloff le Roux, 5 AJ Botha, 4 Mivuyo Yakobi, 3 Josh Engelbrecht, 2 Franco van Zyl, 1 Bern Coetzee.

The fixtures

A Field: 08:30 – Montagu u16 vs Jakes Gerwel u16; 09:40 – Overberg u16 vs Langenhoven Gimnasium u16; 10:50 – Robertson u16 vs Vredendal u16; 11:30 – Montagu u19 vs Jakes Gerwel u19; 12:30 – Overberg u19 vs Langenhoven Gimnasium u19; 13:30 – Robertson u19 vs Vredendal u19.

B Field: 08:30 – Montagu u14 vs Jakes Gerwel u14; 09:30 – Langenhoven Gimnasium u14 vs Ashton Secondary u14; 10:30 – Montagu u15 vs Jakes Gerwel u15; 11:30 – Overberg u15 vs Langenhoven Gimnasium u15; 12:30 – Robertson u15 vs Vredendal u15; 13:30 – Ashton u19 vs Langenhoven u19 II.

Willem Louw
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