Landboudal Host Diamantveld
Before the British coveted the diamond mines and changed the map, Griqualand West was a part of the Free State, which means that Diamantveld of Griqualand West are not making a great move when they go across to Jacobsdal in the Free State to play the agricultural school whose players are eligible for Griquas.
In South Africa there are several agricultural schools which perform far, far more successfully than their numbers suggest – Oakdale, Marlow, Boland Landbou, Augsburg, Weston, Bekker, Martin Oosthuizen, Winterberg, Hendrik Potgieter, Northern Cape of Jan Kempdorp and Landboudal which is really Hoër Landbouskool Jacobsdal, its name concertinaed to Landboudal.
If the 1st XV match is anything like last year's fixture it should be a very entertaining match. Diamantveld won 27-22 in a close encounter.
Apart from the rugby there will be netball and hockey matches, and several reunions will be taking place.
Season so Far
Landboudal have played 11 matches, winning six and losing five.
Diamantveld have played 11 matches winning five, drawing two and losing four.
Diamantveld's opponents have been generally of a higher calibre than those of Landboudal. They have played four teams who are on the FNB Top 20 while Lanties have played only one. Of their four Diamantveld drew with Grey Bloem and Selborne, losing to Paarl Boys' High and Oakdale.
Results against Common Opponents
Duineveld: Landboudal lost 21-12; Diamantveld won 24-0.
Oakdale: Landboudal lost 71-0; Diamantveld lost 26-13.
Achievers
The big achiever in the Landboudal side is the captain Teubes Brits who played for Griquas at the 2014 Craven Week and was one of the 55 players chosen for SA Schools trials. Prop Simbulele Mnweba, nicknamed Snowball, was at the Academy week while Willem Stoltz and Conradt Blaauw were at the Grant Khomo Week.
Gerco Nortjé, the Diamantveld flyhalf, is the only one of his side who went to the 2014 Craven Week. But Nico Roets and Janco Cloete were at the Academy Week while De-an Ackerman and Louis Fourie were at the Grant Khomo Week.
Weather
The weather forecast is for a sunny afternoon with the temperature reaching 26°C.
Teams
Landboudal: 15 Spyker Schmidt, 14 Conradt Blaauw, 13 David du Plessis, 12 Nguni Marais, 11 Vellies van der Merwe, 10 Tiaan van Wyk, 9 CD Wilke, 8 Teubes Brits (captain), 7 Windhond Pienaar, 6 Pomp Scholtz, 5 Jokie Brits, 4 Marlin van Zyl, 3 Snowball Mnweba, 2 Jongboer du Plessis, 1 Pieter Botha
Reserves: 16 Hennie Marais, 17 Abrie Nieuwoudt, 18 Panda Oosthuizen, 19 Alro du Pisanie, 20 Tjoefter van Zyl, 21 CA Menezes, 22 Hendrie Brits, 23 Willie Mans
Diamantveld: 15 Phurnal Swartz, 14 Gert Coetzee, 13 De-an Ackerman, 12 Nico Roets, 11 Etdeon Greyvenstein, 10 Gerco Nortjé, 9 JP Roets, 8 Jacques Ackerman, 7 Jan-Willem van Niekerk, 6 Janco Cloete (captain), 5 Bernard Jansen, 4 Corné van der Merwe, 3 Louis Fourie, 2 Anton van Romburgh, 1 Wilhelm Rosenstrach
Rugby Programme
A Field
08.30: Under-14A
09.30: Under-15A
10.30: Under-16A
11.40: 2nd XV
13.00: 1st XV
B Field
08.20: Under-16B vs Koffiefontein Under-16A
Photo: Scholtz scores
