On Saturday it’s Ho\u00ebrskool Hangklip’s turn to travel the 160 km from Queenstown to Aliwal north on the Orange River to play Ho\u00ebrskool Aliwal-Noord in an FNB Classic Clash – a meeting of country cousins on pretty equal terns.<\/p>\n
Hangklip won at the death in Aliwal North in 2010 but last year Aliwal-Noord hammered them in Queenstown. This suggests that home ground is not such an advantage.<\/p>\n
Hangklip believe that they have a better side than the one they had last year. The present team is more united and has a better spirit. They believe that their forwards could be decisive in the winning of the match.<\/p>\n
Aliwal-Noord have not been having a great year and believe that it could be a while still before they are back to their usual strength.<\/p>\n
The season’s results:<\/p>\n
Aliwal-Noord play more towards the Bloemfontein while Hangklip, in Border, play more towards East London.<\/p>\n
Hangklip have played seven, winning three. Aliwal-Noord have played 11, winning four. The only opponents they have in common are Volkskool of Graaff-Reinet with very different results.<\/p>\n
Volkskool (Graaff-Reinet) beat Aliwal-Noord 17-5
\nHangklip beat Volkskool Graaff-Reinet 26-19<\/p>\n
That suggests the upperhand for Hangklip.<\/p>\n
Player experience:<\/p>\n
Hangklip have three players back from last year’s fixture – wing Chessry Solomons and locks Morn\u00e9 Hartzenberg, who is a flank this year, and Armand Pieterse, who is the captain this year.<\/p>\n
Aliwal-Noord have four back from last year’s victorious side – fullback Martin Bezuidenhout, centre Jan Adam Watkins, flyhalf Willem Venter, flank Marko Kruger and their captain Glen Pletzen, a hooker last year but an eighthman this year.<\/p>\n
That suggests the upperhand for Aliwal-Noord.<\/p>\n
Player achievement:<\/p>\n
Hangklip are in Border and have one player who went to Craven Week – scrumhalf Justin Bell.<\/p>\n
Aliwal-Noord had two players in the Eastern Province Country Districts team at Craven Week – Nicholaas Poone, who is not in Saturday’s team, and Glen van Pletzen. They also had two players at the Academy Week – hooker Zenande Mpalisa and lock Vuyo Jam.<\/p>\n
That suggests the upperhand for Aliwal-Noord.<\/p>\n
The teams:<\/p>\n
Hangklip: 15 Fran\u00e7ois Rossouw, 14 Kululekani Duna, 13 Andrich Friebe, 12 Tiaan Smuts, 11 Chessry Solomons, 10 Riaan Pretorius, 9 Justin Bell, 8 Amber Coetzee, 7 Wiehan le Roux, 6 Morn\u00e9 Hartzenberg, 5 CJ Dempsy, 4 Armand Pieterse (captain), 3 Dillan McCaskill, 2 Hendrik Voogt, 1 Isak Maartens.
\nReplacements: 16 Ryan Jonker, 17 Ruben Mattheus, 18 Stefan de Kock, 19 Darren Williams, 20 Dane Flusk, 21 Marcel Borman.<\/p>\n
Coaches: Willem Basson, Jannie Rossouw, Phillip Smith<\/p>\n
Aliwal-Noord: 15 Martin Bezuidenhout, 14 Thembelani Kojana, 13 Jan-Adam Watkins, 12 Riques Jooste, 11 Aphiwe Dinga, 10 Willem Venter, 9 Wihan Schmidt, 8 Glen van Pletzen (captain), 7 Marko Kruger, 6 Jovaan Cloete, 5 Conraad Potgieter, 4 Vuyo Jam, 3 Arno Naud\u00e9, 2 Zenande Mpalisa, 1 Shannon Jantjies.<\/p>\n
Date: Saturday, 21 July (2012)
\nKick-off: 14.00
\nVenue: Ho\u00ebrskool Aliwal-Noord
\nExpected weather: Partly coudy with a high of 17\u00b0, dropping to -1\u00b0<\/p>\n
Rugby programme:<\/p>\n
A Field
\n08.30: Under-11A
\n09.30: Under-14A
\n10.20: Under-15A
\n11.25: Under-13A
\n12.20: Second XV
\n14.00: First XV<\/p>\n
B Field
\n08.30: Under-7A
\n08.55: Under-13B
\n09.30: Under-11B
\n10.30: Under-9A
\n11.30: Third XV <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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