Eldo look to march on
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Zwartkop will have a lot to do against their FNB Classic Clash opponents Eldoraigne as they try and come back from an 87-0 drubbing the last time these two met.
Although Zwartkop were hammered the last time out – the history books still favour the Zwarries' boys as they were able to beat Eldo both in 2012 and 2013.
Zwartkop come into the clash with a bit of a mix bag of a season so far with the captain, Ruan Viljoen, stating that the results have not all gone their way.
Zwarries are looking to take some of their tough losses and learn from them when they take on an Eldoraigne side that went through the KES festival undefeated.
Eldoraigne are a team known for their size and line-breakers leading one to assume that it may be a long day for the Zwarries as they defend their hearts out against an in-form team.
With that being said Zwarries' own attack is nothing to be sneezed at with their powerful centres known to punch holes through defences.
Eldoraigne are missing a few stars in their team with four usual starters missing, three of those are Matric boys who will be gutted to be missing such an important FNB Classic Clash.
However, Eldoraigne have a bit of a star in their mix with captain Wynand Botha contracted to the Lions for U19 in 2015, he hopes to make a splash in the UJ Varsity Cup team.
Eldo are a strong side that will be looking to put one over on their rivals, but if Zwarries can be disciplined in their defence and stick to their gameplan there is every chance in this Pretoria derby.
Teams:
Zwartkop: 15 Reinhard Rode, 14 Vian de Beer, 13 Henco Grober, 12 Steward Anderson, 11 Juandre Molendolf, 10 Johan Kleinhans, 9 Elandre Beukes, 8 Raymond Yssel, 7 Josia Gerber, 6 Ruan Viljoen, 5 Willem de Klerk, 4 Charl Barret, 3 Munnik Van der Merwve, 2 Armand Meets, 1 Johan Morrcroft.
Eldoraigne: 15 Charl Spies, 14 Tristen van Schalkwyk, 13 Maartin du Toit, 12 Awie Smal, 11 Herman Roodt, 10 Ruan Ungerer, 9 Wynand Botha, 8 Jo-Hanko de Villieers, 7 Brendon Heymans, 6 Kevin Makkink, 5 Clement Tilley, 4 Juandre de Kock, 3 Jan-Paul Barnard, 2 Stephan du Toit,1 Willie Killian.
Date: Saturday, May 24
Time: 12.00
Eldoraigne coach: D. du Plessis
Zwartkop coach: C. van den Berg
Expected weather: Saturday should be partly-cloudy and warm with the tempreture sitting around the low 20's. There is no real chance of rain.
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