Gimmies go Farming
Winning is much treasured but then so is the determination to win, and both sides will have that. Gimmies have had big wins in the last two years – 39-0 in 2015 and 34-14 in 2016, but in neither case does the score tell the full story of the battles. Besides the heavy rain expected could just turn the result on its head.
This year Paarl Gim have been faring better. They are presently ranked third on the Schools Top 20, Boland Landbou 16th. That tells their achievements in South African schools rugby.
Landbou have won seven of their 11 matches and have played against five other schools on the Top 20.
Gim have won nine of their 11 matches and have played against six other schools on the Top 20.
Opponents in Common
Dr EG Jansen: Boland Landbou won 65-21; Paarl Gim won 39-20
Garsfontein: Boland Landbou won 43-41; Paarl Gim won 46-17
SACS: Boland Landbou lost 22-15; Paarl Gim lost 22-19
Stellenberg: Boland Landbou won 35-34; Paarl Gim won 31-19
Teams
Boland Landbou: 15 Luther McKay, 14 Hanro- Daniel van der Merwe, 13 Sebastian de Klerk, 12 Francois du Toit, 11 Erik Lambrecht, 10 Darren Hendricks, 9 Gavin Mills, 8 Armand Adendorff , 7 Franco Venter, 6 Thys Kitshoff, 5 Herman le Roux (captain), 4 Marko van Niekerk, 3 Christiaan Olivier, 2 Tian Drotskie, 1 Albert Coetzee
Paarl Gim: 15 Muller du Plessis, 14 Stravino Jacobs, 13 Dawid Kellerman, 12 Francois Marais, 11 Hanco Hanekom, 10 Daniël Beukes, 9 Jean Janse van Rensburg, 8 Henco Martins, 7 Corné Uys, 6 Dean Nieuwoudt, 5 Dré Engelbrecht, 4 Adriaan Ludick, 3 Adriaan Staples, 2 Chris Rossouw, 1 Hugo Pienaar
Date: Saturday, 10 June 2017
1st XV kick-off: 12.00
Venue: The Farm. Hoër Landbouskool Boland Landbou, Paarl
Expected weather conditions: Heavy rain with a high of 14°C and a low of 9°C
Rugby Programme, Saturday, 10 June 2017
Paardeberg
08.20: 4th XV
09.30: 3rd XV
10.40: 2nd XV
12.00: 1st XV
Groenberg
08.20: 6th XV
09.30: 5th XV
10.40: Under-16C
Tafelberg
08.20: Under-15C
09.30: Under-15B
10.40: Under-15A
Paarlberg
08.20: Under-16B
09.30: Under-16A
10.40: Under-15D
Kasteelberg
08.20: Under-14A
09.30: Under-14B
Alfons
08.20: Under-14C
09.30: Under-14D
