Selborne host Queen's
The cold spell sweeping the country has hit Queenstown hard and they must be relieved to go down from their mountain and thaw. On Tuesday night it reached -2°C while East London was 9°C. The distance between the two is about 190 km by road.
There is also a difference between the seasons of the two teams so far.
Season So Far
Selborne is currently ranked 14th on the FNB Top 20 of teams in South Africa. Queen's is unranked even though in the first round of matches Queen's beat Selborne.
Queen's have lost seven of their 16 matches, Selborne three of their 15.
Queen's have played against three Top 20 teams, Selborne against five.
Results against Common Opponents
Dale: Queen's lost 17-3; Selborne won 24-19
Framesby: Queen's won 20-12; Selborne won 36-10
Hudson Park: Queen's won 23-7 and lost 20-14; Selborne won 34-7
Port Rex: Queen's won 105-20; Selborne won 109-10
St Andrew's: Queen's lost 31-23; Selborne won 26-17
Achievements
Craven Week
Queen's: Aaron Brody, Cameron Cato, Gareth Heidtmann, Christopher Hollis, Siyamthanda Jwacu, Tristan Wailer,
Selborne: Josh Armstrong, Milan Mbombela, James Bruce, David Coetzer, Darren Lemmer, Leon Lyons, Sande Megan, Sango Xamlashe, Luke Dalbock (Border Country Districts)
Academy Week
Queen's: Keith Kroutz, Sitsaba Moyake, Ilano Smith
Selborne: Alexander Greig, Sibahle Kuhlane, André Rust
Teams
Queen's: 15 Sakhele Ngeno, 14 Christopher Hollis, 16 Justin Kuyler, 12 Ilano Smith, 11 Asi Mrubata, 10 Bulela Sotyelelwa, 9 Edumisa Njumba, 8 Tristan Wailer, 7 Mihlali Peter (captain), 6 Cameron Cato, 5 Luyolo Dapula, 4 Aaron Brody, 3 Sitsaba Moyake, 2 Gareth Heidtmann, 1 Adam Joyner
Replacements: 17 Coenraad Pieterse, 18 Siya Matanda, 19 Siya Jwacu, 20 Bryan Bless, 21 Gareth Greyvenstein, 22 Aviwe Mancotywa, 23 Keith Kroutz
Note: In 1951 Vince Maitland died in a motor accident. He, a prop, wore 13. Since then Queen's have played without a number 13, using 16 instead.
Selborne: Selborne: 15 James Bruce, 14 Josh Norton, 13 Sibahle Khulane, 12 Sando XVamlashe (captain), 11 Miles Norton, 10 David Coetzer, 9 James Monaghan, 8 Darren Lemmer, 7 Alex Greig, 6 Abndre Rust, 5 Storme Snelling, 4 Brandon du Toit, 3 Cameron Moodie, 2 Mila Bomela, 1 Leon Lyons
Replacements: 16 Onthatile Mavuso, 17 Sande Msengane, 18 Luke Dalbock, 19 Kais Schoeman, 20 Sisonke Mbadlanyana, 21 Mitchell Connellan, 22 Afrika Ndinisa, 23 Musawenkosi Sili
Rugby Programme
A Field
09.00: Under-14A
10.10: Under-15A
11.20: Under-16A
12.30: 3rd XV
15.00: 1st XV
15.45: 2nd XV
B Field
08.30: Under-15B
09.40: 5th XV
10.50: 4th XV
12.00: 6th XV
C Field
08.30: Under-16C
09.40: Under-16B
10.50: Under-14C
11.50: Under-14B
12.50: Under-15C
