u13B Match Report vs Rondebosch
We suffered our second consecutive loss of the season, this time against Rondebosch. We were first on the board from a blindside break by Nic Clemo with Cem Kutlu converting. They got a long range one back after a kick and chase. We scored again when Cajyn Jacobs barged over to make it 12-5 but again they broke out and scored. They had missed both conversions under the poles so... Read More
u13A Match Report vs Rondebosch
On Saturday the 30th of July we played a strong Rondebosh team at home. It was a warm day with very little wind. Rondebosh won the toss and decided to play against the breeze, we decided to kickoff. Our kick was good and so was our chase putting them under pressure. For the first five to ten minutes of this match we managed to keep bosh in their own 22 meter area. But we made a... Read More
u13A Match Report vs DPHS
On Saturday the 23 July we played a strong DPHS side at home. It was cool weather with strong winds blowing. DPHS won the toss and decided to kick off, we decided to play with the wind. Our game plan was to use kicking to keep in their half and keep possession. We started off slowly knocking the ball on of the kickoff resulting in a DPHS scrum on the 10 metre line. After DPHS having... Read More
u13B Match Report vs DPHS
It was a tough day for us against the touring DPHS team. They came out firing and we simply had no answer. They scored four times before we could get our act together and it was soon 26-0. We had our best period of the game on either side of half time and got on the scoreboard through tries by James King and Nic Clemo. Seb Milner converted one and we were showing signs of a fight... Read More
u13B Match Report vs Wynberg
Our last game of the term was against our old rivals Wynberg. Conditions were rainy and very muddy, and our game plan was to keep it mostly in the forwards. Right from the outset we physically dominated our opponents. Tries came from Connor Bam, Tim Dawson, and Nic Clemo (2). Storm Jacobs was kicking well and was on target with 3 conversions. We let one in and at half time it was... Read More
u13B Match Report vs DPHS
With the field still a quagmire we came up against our strongest opposition of the tour, Durban Prep. The sun had come out but it did not shine on us this day. We just simply never arrived for this game and were totally flat. In the first half we conceded 3 tries and a conversion to be down 17-0. Worse was to come when they added another after half time and at 24-0 down we... Read More
U13B Match Report vs Trinity House
We played against Trinity House in truly atrocious weather. This was worse than the worst Newlands winter I can remember. The field was an absolute mud bath as you will see from the pictures. In the first half we got on the scoreboard via tries from Nic Clemo and Mikal Kooiker. Halftime was 10-0 and we had the advantage although we had struggled with our running game. After... Read More
U13B Match Report vs Pelham
Our first game of the Durban tour was against Pelham. They came out firing and dominated us in the first half. A try from Mikal Kooiker was all we could muster and at half time we were 12-5 down. They were playing a clever percentage game and we lacked any continuity. Things went from bad to worse when they scored again after the break and at 19-5 down we needed to dig deep. We... Read More
u13B Match Report vs Pelham
Our first game of the Durban tour was against Pelham. They came out firing and dominated us in the first half. A try from Mikal Kooiker was all we could muster and at half time we were 12-5 down. They were playing a clever percentage game and we lacked any continuity. Things went from bad to worse when they scored again after the break and at 19-5 down we needed to dig deep. We... Read More
u13B Match Report vs Sweet Valley
This Saterday we played Sweet Valley away. We went into the match motivated against a bigger u13b Sweet Valley side. In the first half we defended well and only conceeded one try. Straight after the start of the second half Sweet Valley scored two quick tries because of some miss tackles. We replied with a good team try, but we were unable to stop our hungry oppenants who scored... Read More
