Wynberg Trek East
Wynberg Boys' High bus their way to Port Elizabeth for their annual get-together with Grey High School.
A large contingent treks – 19 rugby teams, 15 hockey teams , chess players, squash players, tabletennis players, crosscountry runners, surfers, fishermen. golfers, tennis players, air-rifle shots and debaters. It is a wonderful outing, culminating in a rugby match between the 1st XVs, and then the long bus ride home.
The rugby match could be a thriller. Grey have exciting runners who scored brilliant tries against Paul Roos and others, Wynberg have a strong pack that makes their game more structured.
Both are ranked in the FNB Top 20 – Wynberg 13th and Grey 14th, suggesting an even contest.
This year Grey have played 11 matches, winning seven.
Wynberg have played 10, winning eight.
Grey have played five Top 20 teams, beating Kearney and Paul Roos but losing to EG Jansen and Waterkloof.
Wynberg have played three Top 20 sides, beating Maritzburg College and losing to Paarl Boys' High and Paul Roos, the latter defeats each by two points.
Selection for the Eastern Province Craven Week side suggests that the Grey =backs are outstanding. They have a fullback, a wing, a centre and a flyhalf in the team – Keanu Vers, Athi Mayinje, Jeremy Ward and Curwin Bosch. They have two forwards in the Eastern Province squad – the captain Johann van Niekerk and the hooker Robin Stevens who made a try and scored a try against Paul Roos.
Western Province are announcing their team only on Monday. They picked three trial teams to play Boland teams last Wednesday and there were only two Wynberg players in the trials -centre Jihaad Smith and eighthman Keagan Timm who is the Wynberg captain.
Rugby Programme
Philip Field
08.30: Under-14A
09.30: Under-15A
10.30: Under-16A
11.45: 4th XV
13.00: 6th XV
14.15: 2nd XV
15.30: 1st XV
Pyott Field
08.30: Under-15B
09.30: 5th XV
10.30: Under-14B
11.45: Under-16B
Gordon Field
08.30: Under-16C
09.40: 8th XV
10.50: 7th XV
11.45: Under-15C
Pollock Oval
08.30: Under-14C
09.30: Under-15D
10.40: Under-14E
11.30: Under-14D
Date: 224 May 2014
Kick-off: 15.30
Venue: Philip Field at Grey
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 28°C, dropping to 17°C
