Bishops host hurtingr Paarl Gim
Normally when Southern Suburbs schools play the country big four, they do their best, knowing that they have only a slim chance. And then, last week, SACS beat Paarl Gim, creating perhaps a chink of hope. It will be interesting to see how Paarl Gim react. They are likely to come back with great zest.
For one thing, their captain and star player, Muller du Plessis, who played for SA Schools last year, is back at fullback where he is the fons et origo of much of Gimmies' best play.
At the moment Paarl Gim is second on the Top 20 rankings, behind Paarl Boys' High while Bishops are in the pressure group just below the Top 20.
This season, Bishops have played nine matches, four of them in the Top 20. Paarl Gim has played 10 matches, six of them against Top 20 teams.
Common opponents
Stellenberg: Bishops won 29-28; Gim won 31-19
SACS: Bishops drew 24-24; Gim lost 22-19
Teams
Bishops: 15 James Ipser, 14 Matt du Plessis, 13 Rob Macdonald (C), 12 George Spencer, 11 Reece Meyer, 10 Aydan Labuschagne, 9 Ross Goodwin, 8 Felix Burt, 7 Matt Norton, 6 Justin Muller, 5 Tim Sharples, 4 Aidan Neill, 3 Oliver MacRobert, 2 Ghaalieb Kenny, 1 Ross Doyle
Replacements: 16 Terrence Pettersson, 17 Murray Bruce, 18 Victor Allen, 19 Lukhanyo Mntonintshi, 20 Bingo Ivanisevic, 21 Alex Castle, 22 David Courie, 23 David Nivison
Coaches: Richard Smith, Wesley Chetty
Paarl Gim: 15 Muller du Plessis, 14 Stravino Jacobs, 13 Dawid Kellerman, 12 Francois Marais, 11 Hanco Hanekom, 10 Daniel Beukes, 9 Jean van Rensburg, 8 Henco Martins, 7 Corné Uys, 6 Dean Nieuwoudt, 5 Rayno Beukes, 4 Adriaan Ludick, 3 Adriaan Staples, 2 Chris Rossouw, 1 Daniel Wessels
Coaches: Pieter Rossouw, Helmut Lehmann
Date: 3 June 2017
1st XV kick-off: 11.30 (The match will be streamed live.)
Venue: Piley Rees Field at Bishops
Expected weather conditions: Heavy (8 mm) rain is expected with a high of 22°C and a low of 12°C. The whole of the Western Cape aches for rain.
Rugby Programme – Saturday, 3 June 2017
Piley Rees
09.00: 3rd XV
10.10: 2nd XV
11.30: 1st XV
Sahara
08.00: Under-16C
09.10: Under-16B
10.20: Under-16A
Avenue
09.10: 5th XV
10.20: 4th XV
Cemetery
08.30: Under-14B
09.30: Under-14C
10.30: Under-14A
Range
09.30: Under-15B
10.30: Under-15A
Lutgensvale A
08.00: Under-15C
09.00: Under-16D
Lutgensvale B
08.00: Under-14D
09.00: Under-15D (Paarl Gym vs Curro)
Lutgensvale C
08.00: 6th XV
09.00: 7th XV
