Paul Roos, Marlow meet in Burger final
Match Preview
Paul Roos Gymnasium and Marlow Agricultural School meet on the Markötter Field in Stellenbosch on Saturday in the final of Die Burger's competition for schools.
The competition is run in the Big Schools, Medium Schools and Small school categories in Die Burger's distribution areas – Western Province, Boland, South Western Districts and Eastern Province.
Paul Roos beat Drostdy to get tot he final. Marlow of Cradock beat Outeniqua at home in the semi-final, a dramatic won which they won and then nearly lost in extra time..
Paul Roos are fresh from their victory over Grey College in Bloemfontein last weekend, and have chosen the same starting team for this match.
Marlow, who have a powerful pack of forwards, followed their victory over Outeniqua with a narrow 6-5 victory over Daniël Pienaar of Uitenhage.
Marlow also have an outstanding fullback in Nielbert Kitching. The clash between him and Paul Roos's outstanding fullback Stephan van der Merwe could be one of the highlights of the match.
Both teams feature strongly on the FNB Top 20. Paul Roos are top where they have been for most of the season and Marlow are 8th.
Results this year:
The sides have each lost one match, but Paul Roos have had much tougher opposition.
Of schools in the FNB Top 20, Paul Roos have played eight (Affies, Daniël Pienaar, both Greys, Paarl Gim and Paarl Boys' High and Bishops). Marlow have played two – Outeniqua (twice) and Daniël Pienaar.
Paul Roos
Paul Roos beat Affies 25-7
Paul Roos beat St Andrew`s College 50-7
Paul Roos beat Golden Lions Emerging 32-13
Paul Roos beat Marais Viljoen 26-13
Paul Roos beat Daniël Pienaar 27-12
Paul Roos beat Drostdy 26-13
Paul Roos beat Grey High 28-24
Paul Roos beat Paarl Gimnasium 19-14
Paul Roos beat Boland Landbou 22-6
Paul Roos beat Rondebosch 47-7
Bishops beat Paul Roos 18-16
Paul Roos beat Paarl Boys' High 10-6
Paul Roos beat Oakdale Landbou 12-3
Paul Roos beat Drostdy 24-10
Paul Roos beat SACS 52-10
Paul Roos beat Wynberg 47-8
Paul Roos beat Grey College 16-11
Marlow
Marlow beat Dinamika 41-8
Outeniqua beat Marlow 9-6
Marlow beat Newton 48-0
Marlow beat Otto Du Plessis 41-12
Marlow beat Eldoraigne 22-8
Marlow beat EG Jansen 33-5
Marlow beat HTS Middelburg 22-14
Marlow beat Aeroville 75-0
Marlow beat Die Brandwag 38-6
Marlow beat Framesby 32-11
Marlow beat Jim Fouché 11-5
Marlow beat Port Rex 20-6
Marlow beat Kingswood 29-0
Marlow beat St Andrew`s College 32-22
Marlow beat Outeniqua 26-23
Marlow beat Oakdale 25-18
Marlow beat Despatch 78-10
Marlow beat Daniël Pienaar 6-5
Both sides have plenty of provincial representation.
The following Paul Roos players have been to Craven Week or Academy Week: Siyasanga Mkiva, Coenie van Wyk, Charl Weideman, Jason Volschenk, Stephan van der Merwe, Jaco van Vuuren, and Stephan Dippenaar.
Marlow dominated Eastern Province's Craven Week side. The following Marlow boys have been to Craven Week or Academy Week: Nielbert Kitching, Jan du Toit, Daniël Muller (captain), Jakobus Odendaal, François Hanekom, Graham Heynecke, Hennie Linde, Tiaan Nortjé, Jacques Watson, Ulrich Pretorius.
The referee for the day is Jonathan Kaplan, one of the very best in the world.
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Teams:
Paul Roos: 15 Stephan van der Merwe (captain), 14 Jesse Nowers, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Charl Weideman, 11 Jason Volschenk, 10 Coenie van Wyk, 9 François Hougaard, 8 Lambert Groenewald, 7 Dantes Wium, 6 Siyasanga Mkiva, 5 Jaco van Vuuren, 4 Christiaan Uys, 3 Stephan Hamman, 2 Pieter van der Merwe, 1 Emile Kroegman.
Replacements: 16 Christaan Louw, 17 Steyn de Vos, 18 Gideon Myburgh, 19 Julian Joubert, 20 Johan Laker, 21 Willie le Roux, 22 Stephan de Villiers
Marlow: 15 Nielbert Kitching, 14 PW Roux, 13 Dirk Karstens, 12 Jacques Watson, 11 Johan Hurter, 10 Brett Michau, 9 Danie Schoeman, 8 Daniël Muller, 7 Jacques van der Westhuizen, 6 FC Cloete, 5 Hennie Linde, 4 Jacobus Odendaal, 3 François Hanekom, 2 Graeme Heyneke, 1 AJ Oelofse.
Replacements: 16 Jan Strydom, 17 Ulrich Pretorius, 18 Tiaan Lessing, 19 Koot Prinsloo, 20 Clinton Coetzee, 21 Tiaan Nortjé
Date: 26 August 2006
Kick-off: 12.30
Venue: Markötter Field, Stellenbosch
Expected weather conditions: Clear with a high of 20°C and a wind from the northeast of 14 km/h, a great day for rugby
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
