A solid batting knock by Paarl Gymnasium 1st XV rugby coach Pieter Rossouw helped guide the Gim 1st XI parents to a win against the Boishaai 1st XI parents. The cricket match took place ahead of the real-deal between the schoolboys of the big rivals this Saturday, 04 March. The email correspondence from a private individual ( and not either of the two school) went on to note : “We all braaied together after the game. Come Saturday, we shall support our own teams, but still respect each other and remain friends.” “A lot of both school’s first team boys were next to the field, cheering their dads on and coaching us from the boundaries. This is what I call constructive rivalry.”
There was also a suggestion in the email that perhaps some Noordvaal rivals should try doing the same???
@Skopgraaf243: He’s the guy with the gold tooth and knuckle dusters, normally owns the beamer, and is married to the body liner.
@beet: heckle is most welcome. As long as it does not come with the terribly mundane “leuenaars” phrase. With those balls we can step back. They will be so far off course that a six will be bowled.
@Hooit: as long as it is not all at once, one does not want to get a “Chuck Norris” reputation.
@Rugbymal: the Beamer will be met with a double step, reverse sweep, for 6.
McCulleys Workshop…
Suppose a bouncer is the car with hydraulic syspension hey
@Rugbymal: In KZN the Beamer has fur on the dash.
@Rugbymal: I will be the fuy in the black pants and white shirt ‘fielding’ behind the non facing wickets. Everytime I get n fresh cold dop I will lift my arm/finger and say out/cheers. I think I can handle 20 ice cold drinks.
@Hooit: Will most certainly be a beamer 1st up.
@beet: Not even during deliveries.
@Hooit:
I wonder if the fielders behind the wicket will quietly respect the batsmen in between deliveries.
@beet: A Noordvaal game will consist mainly of bouncers and body bowling each over. Imagine the Noordvaal bloggers get an oppertunity to bowl at Brotherbear.
@Die Ken: the event itself might be trivial, the underlying message is relevant. The kids from opposing teams often get along very well off the field. But not all adults feel so comfortable reading this sort of thing let alone trying to put “constructive rivalry” into practice.
I think it does happen everywhere in the country. I just think the rest don’t need to write articles about such a trivial event