First place in three of the four Tuks-Reeks groups are still up for grabs but the competition spotlight should be on Boksburg for one of the biggest matches of the whole schoolboy rugby season so far when EG Jansen takes on Garsfontein (Pretoria). When the Tuks-Reeks schedule came out last year, the winner of this Jansies-Bere match potentially has an easier path to the final by avoiding Monument (Krugersdorp). Now Monument heads into their group-decider against Eldoraigne without five starters who also happen to be five of the best players in the country according to the SARU talent scouting network. So the chances of an Eldoraigne (Pretoria) upset in that match are significantly higher than they might have otherwise been. Eldoraigne has a team that can “jol”. If they do top their group, they won’t be anyone’s pushover in the knockout stages, but certainly EG or Garsies supporters would probably favour their chances a lot more against Eldos than against Monnas. So long story short, the loser of the EG vs Garsies match may see the brigher side of their result come Saturday evening. Menlopark and Kempton Park battle it out top spot in Group-1, while HTS Middelburg and Nelspruit should be confirmed as the top two in that order, with Nellies having the far more difficult match of the two against Florida.
| EG JANSEN | GARSFONTEIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Becker | 1 | Brailon Brandt |
| 2 | Nico Benade | 2 | Stephen Billing |
| 3 | Janus Swanepoel | 3 | Keanu Prinsloo |
| 4 | Domenique Mcarthur | 4 | Jordan van Dyk |
| 5 | Reinardt Venter | 5 | Etienne Terreblanche |
| 6 | Jonathan O’neill | 6 | Ruben Roodt |
| 7 | Dylan Engelbrecht | 7 | Junior Snyman |
| 8 | Carson Koekemoer | 8 | Carl du Plessis |
| 9 | Lesley October | 9 | Keegan Johannes |
| 10 | Ruben Beytell | 10 | Barry Schoombie |
| 11 | Hugo Claassen | 11 | Juandre Scheepers |
| 12 | Dylan Schwartz | 12 | Wesley Thompson |
| 13 | Keenan Oelofse | 13 | Kallie Calitz |
| 14 | Sheldon Ravibello | 14 | Tiaan Thysse |
| 15 | Franco Van Eeden | 15 | Campwill Willemse |
| 16 | Dian Coetzee | 16 | Phillip White |
| 17 | Dian Coetzee | 17 | Schalk van der Merwe |
| 18 | Reinardt Venter | 18 | Dewald Stronach |
| 19 | Wesley Noeth | 19 | Schalk vd Westhuizen |
| 20 | Craig Hutchison | 20 | Aldo Landsberg |
| 21 | Tertius Loots | 21 | JJ van Zyl |
| 22 | Juandre Venter | 22 | Stephan Buitendach |
| 23 | Damian Watters | 23 | Jayden Visagie |
Age group scores?
@Wonder: baie dankie. SJOE dit moes ‘n harde game gewees het. Baie geluk Jansies. Nes 2016 die game teen Garsies in Tuks reeks baie close en gewen deur Jansen..
@jakes: Baie geluk aan met hul 34/28 wen.Baie close game, Garsies kon teen die einde nog druk maar EG verdediging het gehou. Geluk aan Ruben Beytell met sy drie drieë. Bly hy het gespeel, meeste Garsies weet nou wat om te verwag wanneer ons weer koppe stamp.
@Wonder</a..gaan niemand nou vir ons die uitslae gee nie? Wat het gebeur vandag siende dat ek als gemis het
I think all the games are going to be tightly contested, no cricket scores tomorrow.
@Greenman: 12h15, when I look at the above team I get the impression that Garsies are still trying out various combinations.
What time is the Garsies EG Jansen game?
So there are definitely 2 Dian Coetzee’s on the EG bench. It’s not a duplication error. Both frontrow players.
@Crusader: The last info I saw was that his plane ticket was booked. Al 5 Monnas players are attending.
@Crusader: I have not seen the Affies or Helpies team lists yet. Perhaps their boys are staying put as well.
@beet: My sources told me yesterday allready that he wont attend the saru circus. Seems like a number of schools are going that route.
@Wonder: Good point. I wonder why his name was published in the official EG Tuks programme for Saturday.
Ag my tone krul van lekker! Ek gaan beslis oosrand toe ry om die game te kyk. Ek dink beslis EG het bietjie van ‘n voordeel met Beytel wat nie saru kamp toe gaan nie en ook die tuisveld. Hierdie is ‘n neutral observer se hemel om te kyk. Kan net lekker ontspan en die footie geniet. Mag die beste span wen.
Gaan lekker hard wees. EG se Ruben Beytell speel tog Saterdag by SARU?