FNB's Worcester Classic
The strongest rugby schools in Worcester over the mountains on the fringe of the Karroo are HTS Drostdy and Worcester Gimnasium, and they meet in the FNB Classic Clash on Saturday – the Donkeys against the Bosvarke – names they call themselves.
In normal years Drostdy are the stronger of these two sides but this is not a normal year for Boland schools who seem to have fallen off greatly.
Results this Year
Worcester Gim have won once in five matches and that was over Westering of Port Elizabeth. Drostdy have played eight times and won just twice – against Charlie Hofmeyr of Ceres and Krugersdorp High.
Drostdy have had much the tougher fixtures and have lost to Stellenberg, Potch Gimmies, Outeniqua, Framesby, Selborne and a Wildeklawer XV chosen from schools in the Western Cape who do not get much of a chance to go to Festivals. Drostdy would be expected to do much better than that.
Worcester Gim have lost to Augsburg, Rondebosch, Bellville South and Swartland.
In last year's Boland side at Craven Week, Drostdy had four players, Worcester Gim one. None of those five players are at school this year.
Last year Worcester Gim hosted the match which Drostdy won 31-10. Flyhalf Wynand Roets, lock and captain Willem Augustyn and props Robert Hunt and Ruan Marais, are back in the side whose strength is in their strong, mobile pack.
Teams
Worcester Gim: 15. Thirlo Fredericks, 14. Rivaldo Morgan, 13. Julian Lodewyk, 12. Gustav September, 11. Jeanrick Scheepers, 10. Brenwyn Samuels, 9. Louis v Rensburg, 8. Steyn Olivier, 7. Bradman Grove, 6. Christo Smit, 5. Benito Kriel, 4. Francois Heyns , 3. Denver Prins , 2. Jeshau Paul, 1. Mias Coetzee
Replacements: 16. Robin Titus, 17. Lionel Davids, 18. Emile Barnard, 19. Lyle Olson, 21. Johan Jordaan, 22. Adriaan van der Bank , 23. Reinardt Stemmet
Coaches: Bjorn Botha, Francois Willemse
Drostdy squad: Roy Brink, Tiaan Smuts, Evan Booysen, Marnu Bartels, Zandré Fernhout, Carel Kotzé, Bernito McPherson, Kobus Roux, Robert Hunt, Edward Haas, Frikkie Badenhorst, MC Haggard, Alberto Dos Santos, Willem Augustyn (captain),Wynand Roets , Gevin Scheepers, Earl Douwri, André Swanepoel, Theodore Pienaar, Emile Opperman, Ruhan Marais, Jason Howells
Coaches: André Cilliers, Hein Matthee
Date: Saturday, 10 May 2014
Kick-off: 12.40
Venue: Trappespark, Worcester
Expected weather conditions: Overcast with a high of 17°C, dropping to 6°C.
Rugby Programme
Trappespark
08.00: Under-14A
09.00: Under-15A
10.00: Under-16A
11.10: 2nd XV
12.40: 1st XV
Middeveld
08.00: Under-16B
09.10: Under-14B
10.10: Under-15B
