Volkies win FNB Classic in Potch

Match Report

The FNB Classic Clash in Potchefstroom between Gimnasium and Volkskool at the Gimnasium Mooivallei sports grounds resulted in a 20-0 victory for Volkskool.

Volkskool won the Clash in 2005 by 10-5 on their home turf.

Volkies led 15-0 at the break. Volkies took the lead in the first minute of the game with a penalty by Tiaan Visser.

Four minutes later the Volkskool flyer, Berty Visser crossed the line after a splendid break by the Tiaan Visser. Visser could not convert and missed a penalty in the 17th minute.

Donovan Fouché scored for Volkskool after a set move from a line-out on the Gimnasium try-line and Visser converted to make the half-time score 15-0.

Gimnasium came back after the break in a more positive frame of mind and started attacking. Only desperate defence kept them away from the Volkskool try-line.

Volkskool broke the Gimnasium hold on the game late in the second half for the flyhalf Gerhard van Tonder to score in the 28th minute. Visser missed the conversion and the final score was 20-0.

Gimnasium had not even one attempt at goal.

The Volkskool scrumhalf Elmor Kruger was announced Man of the Match.

For a preview of the match with links to the captains and the schools, click here.

Scorers:
For Volkskool:
Tries: Berty Visser, Donovan Fouché, Gerhard van Tonder
Con: Tiaan Visser
Pen: Tiaan Visser

Teams:

Gimmies: 15 Zane van Heerden, 14 Pieter van Vuuren, 13 Andries Dreyer (captain), 12 Hermano Taute, 11 Barend Engelbrecht, 10 Leon Kruger, 9 JP van Aswegen, 8 Heinrich Barnard, 7 Jaco Bakkerus, 6 Bernie van Rooyen (vice-captain, 5 Phillip Grobler, 4 Harmen Bakkerus, 3 Heino Warnich, 2 Theo Louw, 1 Bertus Huisman
Replacements: 16 JJ Meyer, 17 Thys Ellis, 18 Johannes van Zyl, 19 Jacques Meyer, 20 Vincent Africa, 21 Jean Marais, 22 Julius van Staden

Coaches:  Valie Bakkerus,  Sias Janse van Rensburg

Volkies: 15 Louis Lourens, 14 Geon McCabe, 13 Tiaan Visser, 12 Tiaan Duvenhage, 11 Berty Visser, 10 Gerhard van Tonder, 9 Elmor Kruger (vice-captain), 8 Nico Ranft, 7 Donovan Fouché, 6 Stephe Viljoen (captain), 5 Jaco Beukes, 4 Hancu Odendaal, 3 Phillip Bruwer, 2 Stefan Botes, 1 Herculus Koekemoer
Replacements: 16 Dirkie de Kock, 17 Jacques Scholtz, 18 Zak Maree, 19 Jean Minnie, 20 Wimpie Workel, 21 Martin Oosthuizen, 22 Ieon McCabe

Coaches:  Danie Seymore,  C van Heerden,  H Jacobs

Referee:  Andries Selemela (Leopards)

By Piet de Jager