Bulls and Kwaggas clash
The 18 Outeniqua rugby teams will probably not be mesmerised by the scenery on their way west for they know the rugby is going to be uncompromising and the mood on the journey back may well depend on what happens on the rugby field.
They are after all, the strongest teams in the South Western Districts and together make up the bulk of the union's provincial school teams.
Season So Far.
At present Oakdale are ranked ninth on the schools Top 20 while Outeniqua are unranked.
Outeniqua have won and lost five of their matches while Oakdale suffered their first defeat at the hands of Paarl Gim last Saturday – not a big defeat at all, 47-39.
To be fair to the Kwaggas they have played tougher opposition. All of their five defeats were against Top 20 sides while Oakdale have played only two.
Results against Common Opponents
Drostdy: Oakdale won 37-34; Outeniqua lost 25-18
Dr EG Jansen: Oakdale won 46-22; Outeniqua won 34-31
2017 Achiever back in 2018
Both schools' players are eligible to play for South Western Districts and make up the bulk of the teams to Youth Weeks, where South Western Districts usually do remarkably well. Last year the two schools had 19 of the 24 players in the South Western Districts Craven Week side.
Craven Week
Oakdale: Janco Klinck, Clyde Lewis
Outeniqua: Dillon Pieterse, Darren Fortuin
Academy Week
Oakdale: Henco Beukes, Hannes Gous, Joaquin Taute, Pietie Uys
Outeniqua: Herchelle Otto, Pieter Ferreira, Aylen Scabort
Grant Khomo Week
Oakdale: Creflo Witbooi, Hendrik Victor, Vernon Paolo, Zack Stander, Neil Francis
Outeniqua: Auburn Bezuidenhout, Mathew Thorne, Hendrik Hattingh, Leon Volschenk
Teams
Oakdale: 15 Clyde Lewis, 14 Trevino Gordon, 13 Janco Klinck, 12 Etienne Steyn, 11 Joaquim Taute, 10 Jan Daniël Strydom, 9 Derick Jooste, 8 Le Roux Pepler, 7 Henco Beukes, 6 Jaco Bruwer, 5 Hannes Gous (captain), 4 Pierré-Raymond Uys, 3 Pieter Maritz, 2 Keano Hendricks, 1 Magnus Muller
Replacements: 16 Karel Kleynhans, 17 Neil Francis, 18 Josh Lawson, 19 Hendrik Victor, 20 Zach Stander, 21 Simon le Roux, 22 Franco Blignaut, 23 Creflo Witbooi 24 Vernon Paulo
Outeniqua: 15 Matthew Thorne, 14 Herchelle Otto, 13 Darren Fortuin, 12 Aylen Scabort (captain), 11 Ridge Gaffley, 10 Zinedine Robinson, 9 Abre Minnie, 8 Bennet Nortjé, 7 Leon Volschenk, 6 Braam van Huysteen, 5 Pieter Ferreira, 4 André Pretorius, 3 Brian Williams, 2 Eldon Lotz, 1 Jaco Gerber
Replacements: 16 Chad Coetzee, 17 Jonathan Joseph, 18 Corné Struwig, 19 Ruan Barnard, 20 Sergio Stalmeester, 21 Gerhard Ackerman, 22 Auburn Bezuidenhout, 23 Armand Kritzinger
Date: 26 May 2018
1st XV kick-off: 12.55
Television broadcast: SuperSport channel 210
Venue: Hoer Landbouskool Oakdale, Riversdale
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 21°C and a low of 7°C
Some Recent Results
2005: Outeniqua won 11-6
2006: Outeniqua won 40-10
2007: Outeniqua won 15-6
2008: Outeniqua won 20-18
2009: Outeniqua won 54-3
2010: Oakdale won 9-8
2011: Oakdale won 23-13
2012: Outeniqua won 32-7
2013: Outeniqua won 13-7
2014: Oakdale won 23-22
2015: Oakdale won 24-17
2016: Oakdale won 22-3
2017: Outeniqua won 19-15
