Glenwood lie in wait
Kearsney College leave Botha's Hill and go down to Durban to face redoubtable Glenwood .
It is a tough assignment for Kearsney who suffered a heavy defeat at home to Michaelhouse last weekend, their last home match this year and Saturday's match at the Varsity Fields will be their last match for the year.
Glenwood, for the second week in a row, has played its home matches on the Varsity fields while its own fields are being prepared for the Under-13 Craven Week next month.
This Season so Far
Glenwood have again been having a strong season. At present they are ranked 9th on the FNB Top 20, one of the very best school sides in South Africa. Kearsney are just off the Top 20, their position slipping a little after the Michaelhouse defeat.
Glenwood have played 15 matches winning 12. They have beaten Michaelhouse, Maritzburg College and Dr EG Jansen who are other sides on the Top 20 and Dale and Bishops who have been there. Their defeats have been at the hands of Waterkloof, Outeniqua and Monument, In their last two matches they have scored over 60 points – against Hilton and Northwood.
Kearsney have also played 15 matches, winning 10. Their best win was over Dale but otherwise they have lost to Top 20 schools – Grey PE, HTS Middelburg, Dr EG Jansen and Maritzburg College.
Results against Common Opponents
DHS: Glenwood won 38-13; Kearsney won 33-16
Dale: Glenwood won 31-17; Kearsney won 24-19
Dr EG Jansen: Glenwood won 31-18; Kearsney lost 25-3
Hilton: Glenwood won 67-7; Kearsney won 31-17
Maritzburg College: Glenwood won 27-14; Kearsney lost 29-17
Michaelhouse: Glenwood won 17-14; Kearsney lost 45-7
Northwood: Glenwood won 64-27; Kearsney won 19-11
Westville: Glenwood won 32-15; Kearsney won 13-12
Clearly Glenwood's results are better than Kearsney's.
Representative Players
Craven Week
Glenwood: Morné Joubert, Ilunga Mukendi, Jaco Coetzee, McMillan Muller, James Venter, Kevin du Randt, Koos Tredoux, Kenny van Niekerk, Percy Mngadi, Kwazikwenkosi Khanyile, Curtis Jonas, Spamandla Ngcobo
Kearsney: Tristan Tedder, James Hall, Tristan Dixon
Academy Week
Glenwood: Jayden Morgan, Donovan du Randt, Sam Matiwane, Marco Palvie, Nama Xaba
Kearsney: Tijde Visser
17-4 is a big difference in class players.
Teams
Glenwood: 15 Jayden Morgan, 14 Ilunga Mukendi, 13 Spamandla Ngcobo, 12 Donovan du Randt, 11 Philiani Ngcobo, 10 Curtis Jonas, 9 Kwazikwenkosi Khanyile, 8 Marco Palvie, 7 McMillan Muller, 6 James Venter, 5 Kevin du Randt, 4 Nama Xaba, 3 Koos Tredoux, 2 Percy Mngadi, 1 Kenny van Niekerk
Coaches: Rudi Dames, Mike Vowles
Kearsney: 15 David Zondi, 14 Langa Hlongwane, 13 James Tedder, 12 Sebastian Pau, 11 Nicholas Hoare, 10 Mitchell Nesbit, 9 James Hall, 8 Stephen Tedder, 7 Patrick Zietkiewicz, 6 Anthony Quenet, 5 Jesse Rich, 4 David Brown, 3 Matthew Maddock, 2 Nicholas Luyt, 1 Tijde Visser
Coaches: F Lubbe, B Steyn
Date: 21 June 2014
1st XV kick-off: 14.30
Venue: Varsity A Field
Expected weather conditions: Sunny with a high of 25°C, dropping to 14°C
Rugby Programme, 21 June 2014
Varsity 1
09.00: 7th XV
10.00: 4th XV
11.00: 3rd XV
12.10: Under-16A
13.20: 2nd XV
14.30: 1st XV
Varsity 2
09.00: Under-16B
10.00: 8th XV
11.00: Under-14A
12.00: Under-15A
13.00: Under-16D
Glenwood Prep
09.00: Under-14B
10.00: Under-15B
11.00: Under-15D
12.00: Under-14D
