The Varsity Cup under-20 competition known as the Young Guns kicks off this afternoon. Tuks beat Maties in an exciting final last year. On paper both teams are again looking like the two strongest teams in the competition this year. Maties will not be in action today but the Tuks have a relatively difficult assignment at the University of the Free State. Both teams are fielding a number of players that did provincial duty in the 2012 ABSA under-19 competition. In the only other first round game the Trojans from UCT hosts NMMU.
Starting teams for (excl NMMU):
| # | Kovsies | Tuks | Trojans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Oosthuizen (Outeniqua) | Justin Forwood (Waterkloof) | Msizi Zondi (Westville) |
| 2 | Marco Klopper (Voortrekker Bth) | Theuns Reynolds (Monnas) | Mike Kennedy (Kearsney) |
| 3 | Petrus Senekal (Paul Roos) | Andrew Beerwinkel (Porterville) | David Maasch (Wynberg) |
| 4 | Andre Venter (Monnas) | Irne Herbst (Waterkloof) | Olwethu Hans (Graeme) |
| 5 | Philip du Preez (Monnas) | Dennis Visser (Affies) | Jade Kriel (Bellville) |
| 6 | Tinnie Burger (Grey College) | Roelof Smit (Waterkloof) | Tinotenda Zakeya (Dale) |
| 7 | Sihle Ngxabi (Glenwood) | Jannis Kirsten (Affies) | Rushdie Salie (Wynberg) |
| 8 | Henco Greyling (Grey College) | Nicolaas Immelman (Grey Bloem) | Sean Johnston (KES) |
| 9 | Zee Mkhabela (Glenwood) | Carlo Engelbrecht (Affies) | Daniel Anderson (Rondebosch) |
| 10 | Warren Potgieter (Glenwood) | Francois Tredoux (Waterkloof) | Rob Anderson (Michaelhouse) |
| 11 | Charlton Koopman (Noord-Kaap) | Jade Stighling (St Albans) | Suwi Chibale (SACS) |
| 12 | Johan Peens (Paarl Boishaai) | Burger Odendaal (Monnas) | Justin Scott (Wynberg) |
| 13 | Francois Pretorius (Grey College) | Dries Swanepoel (Grey Bloem) | Brendan Rodgers (SACS) |
| 14 | Tertius Kruger (Outeniqua) | Kefentse Mahlo (Ben Vorster) | Joshua Jacobson (SACS) |
| 15 | Jannie Strumpher (Grey College) | Jacques Rossouw (Piketberg) | Thomas Bednall (Hermanus) |
Young Guns Fixtures for 2013
February 18 to April 1, 2013:
Monday, February 18:
FNB Shimlas v FNB UP-Tuks, Xerox Shimla Park – 3pm
FNB UCT v FNB NMMU, UCT Rugby Fields – 5pm
Monday, February 25:
FNB NWU-Pukke v FNB Wits, Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds – 5pm
FNB NMMU v Steinhoff Maties Jrs, NMMU Stadium – 5pm
Monday, March 4:
FNB Shimlas v FNB NWU-Pukke, Xerox Shimla Park – 5pm
FNB UP-Tuks v FNB Wits, Tuks Rugby Stadium – 5pm
FNB NMMU v FNB UJ, NMMU Stadium – 5pm
FNB UCT v Steinhoff Maties Jrs, UCT Rugby Fields – 7pm
Monday, March 11:
FNB NWU-Pukke v FNB UP-Tuks, Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds – 3pm
FNB UJ v FNB UCT, UJ Stadium – 5pm
FNB Wits v FNB Shimlas, Wits Rugby Stadium – 5pm
Monday, March 18:
Steinhoff Maties Jrs v FNB UJ, Danie Craven Stadium – 3pm
Monday, March 25:
Semifinal One: Log position 1 v Log position 4 – TBA
Semifinal Two: Log position 2 v Log position 3 – TBA
Monday, April 1:
Final: Semifinal winner One v Semifinal winner Two – 7pm (TV)
Nothing against ladies but apparently the lady ref was a bit poor. Opening myself up to a Cyndi attack.
Is the game on tv
@All Black: Yes Free State put in an excellent performance.
I heard Warren Potgieter was on song with the boot.
Kovsies had 12 u19s out of 23. Tuks had 6 SA u20 squad members and no u19s.
18-16 to Tuks. Must have been a good game. By all accounts the Tuks team were hanging on by their finger nails at the end.
@BOG: 8) @beet: Dankie Beet.
@Woltrui: Sorry Shimlas/Tuks u20 moved to 19h00.
@Woltrui:
Ons opvoeding doodeenvoudig te goed om te lieg- selfs as n grap.
@BOG: Eina!
@Woltrui: Shimlas 43-5
Hi Beet. Any results available on the Tuks/Shimlas game? 8) Thank you
Ek het verneem dat Maties maar verswak het, maar is verbaas om te sien dat selfs jong mense van Stellenbosch en die Suidkaap, nou Kovsies toe gaan- en dan boonop het dinge daar ook maar agteruit gegaan.
Na al die bohaai oor skole spelers (ek myself ingesluit) wat tussen provinsies beweeg, verbaas Tuks deur 9 spelers van Pretoria en Verre Noord platteland in te sluit.
Bloemfontein en Vrystaat platteland beskik slegs oor 6 spelers in die Shimlas span.