{"id":70651,"date":"2025-04-24T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=70651"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:11:10","slug":"brandwag-and-daniel-pienaar-set-to-duel-for-kariega-derby-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=70651","title":{"rendered":"Brandwag and Daniel Pienaar set to duel for Kariega derby honours"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ho\u00ebrskool Brandwag is bracing for a strong physical challenge from HTS Daniel Pienaar. Photo: Ho\u00ebrskool Brandwag on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After some encouraging performances by HTS Daniel Pienaar<\/strong> in recent years, Ho\u00ebrskool\u00a0Brandwag<\/strong> knows they face a serious challenge at Daniel Pienaar on Saturday in what has become the iconic schools’ derby in Kariega.<\/p>\n

This latest showdown comes after the Tigers<\/strong><\/em> broke a decade-long streak of Brandwag dominance with a 20-13 win in 2023. Last year, the teams shared the honours, with Brandwag winning 18-5 before Daniel Pienaar triumphed 26-25 later in the year.<\/p>\n

It promises to be another classic clash and Brandwag coach Heine Erasmus<\/strong> said rugby fever is building for the weekend.<\/p>\n

“We are extremely excited to face Daniel Pienaar, especially after losing last year’s second game against them,” Erasmus reckoned.<\/p>\n

“A total of 11 players who played that day are still in the team and they are really focused and determined to make things right.”<\/p>\n

He admitted that playing in Daniel Pienaar\u2019s backyard would be a test for his team, for whom Damian le Roux<\/strong> and Angelo Adams<\/strong> have been the standout players this year, while Wendall Uithaler<\/strong>, who scored two tries in last year’s opening game, is also in the side.<\/p>\n

“Playing the Tigers at home is never easy. Their competitive and aggressive approach is always intimidating, but this was also the case at Marlow<\/strong> (whom Brandwag beat 36-31 two weeks ago),” Erasmus said.<\/p>\n

“Our boys showed then that they could rise to the occasion, but only time will tell if this will be the case at Daniel Pienaar this Saturday.”<\/p>\n

Brandwag has had some good results this season, mixed with a few disappointing outcomes. In the Tinara Cup<\/strong>, played between the three Kariega schools, they recently defeated Muir College<\/strong> 26-10 and will be looking to tighten their discipline as they chase a second success.<\/p>\n

“I think our team’s discipline will need to be our main priority,” the Brandwag mentor said. “Against Muir we conceded a red and yellow card, playing for 10 minutes with only 13 players on the field. We will not be able to get away with this on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“In addition, we will need to stay composed and stick to our structures, putting them under pressure and playing in the right areas of the field.<\/p>\n

“The Tigers are also well known for their big pack and strong scrum. If we can hold them up front, I feel we have enough flair in our backline to run in some spectacular tries.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After some encouraging performances by HTS Daniel Pienaar in recent years, Ho\u00ebrskool\u00a0Brandwag knows they face a serious challenge at Daniel Pienaar on Saturday in what has become the iconic schools’ derby in Kariega. This latest showdown comes after the Tigers broke a decade-long streak of Brandwag dominance with a 20-13 win in 2023. Last year, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":70654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}