Monument are normally a school 1st XV that draws a huge amount of interest at the start of any given season. In 2024 things have been a bit different. It has been a subdued, no attention grabbing preseason for the Witbulle, a main feeder school for the GLRU youth week teams. It may have something to do with lowered expectations amongst the public about how they will fare in 2024.
The talk and speculation are finally over. It is time to unveil the team. First up on 16 March is Welkom Gim, who after three meaningful matches have their eye in and are relishing the challenge of taking on the well-known rugby high school in Krugersdorp.
Welkom Gim settling in well and prove too strong for Glenwood (26-21)
Welkom Gim matched Glenwood’s physicality from the word go. Gim also scrummed well and used the good base to launch meaningful attacks. Gim dominated for 60 out of the 70-minutes. Standout coach Roean Bezuidenhout was very pleased with his team’s form and they are hoping to carry it into this big match.
Monnas have great success in their first home game of the season. Thanks to tradition and commitment to keeping the memory of a former 1st XV player Malcullum Marx alive, this first home match carries special meaning.
Marx was an outstanding wing in the Witbul team of 1992 and 1993, with the 1993 season being one of the best in the Co-ed’s history. It consisted of 28 wins in 29 games and included a hard-fought win against Affies. Marx scored 18 of his school’s astonishing 144 tries that year and was selected for Transvaal Schools. Before he could take advantage of doors that had opened for a bright rugby future at the Bulls after school, he tragically passed away in a car accident in the school holidays at the end of his matric year.
The first home match of the Monnas Witbulle season is now named the Malcullum Marx match.
Monnas recent record against Gimmies:
| DATE | VENUE | MONUMENT RESULTS | ||||
| 06Mar18 | Monument | Unofficial |
Monument | <30> | <10> | Welkom Gim |
| 12Mar22 | Monument | WON | Monument | 45 | 20 | Welkom Gim |
| 18Mar23 | Welkom Gim | LOST | Monument | 26 | 31 | Welkom Gim |
TEAMS
| TEAM | MONUMENT | TEAM | WELKOM GIM | ||
| 1 | JC Oosthuizen | 1 | Buchle Ngxabayi | u18 | |
| 2 | Kiyan Pretorius | 2 | Kganya Molapo | u18 | |
| 3 | Wikus Meyer | 3 | Alexander Olivier | u18 | |
| 4 | Luhan Swart | 4 | Diekie Beuken | u18 | |
| 5 | Jacques Botha | 5 | Jayden Auld | u18 | |
| 6 | Jamaal Feldman | 6 | Revaun Van Niekerk | u18 | |
| 7 | RJ Barnard | 7 | Rylan Kirsten | u18 | |
| 8 | Nathan Erasmus | 8 | Ethan Jones | u19 | |
| 9 | Hannu du Toit | 9 | Revaldo Farmer | u18 | |
| 10 | Justin Viljoen | 10 | Renaldo Kiewiet | u19 | |
| 11 | Ernesto Oersen | 11 | Bokang Lesenyeho | u18 | |
| 12 | Theuns du Plooy | 12 | Jayden Weideman | u18 | |
| 13 | Jason Joubert | 13 | Joshua Coertzen | u18 | |
| 14 | Kealan Milton | 14 | Terence Tsholo | u18 | |
| 15 | Hanu Fourie | 15 | Dylan Kemp | u18 | |
| 16 | Keenan Myners | 16 | |||
| 17 | Bernard Delport | 17 | |||
| 18 | Juandré Marais | 18 | |||
| 19 | Vincent Robberts | 19 | |||
| 20 | Geoffrey French | 20 | |||
| 21 | Evan Bernardi | 21 | |||
| 22 | Vaugh Gous | 22 | |||
| 23 | Cameron Swarts | 23 | |||
| Coach | TJAART VAN DER WALT | Coach | ROEAN BEZUIDENHOUT |
@beet (Comment #8)
Nee Nee Nee. Daars baie werk wat voorlê en die span gaan nog sukkel vanjaar. Top 20 sal goed wees
64-28, now that is a statement! Maybe shows how poor Glenwood were. I hope not. Monnas top 10 again…
@Die Ken (Comment #6)
Grey en Affies in een jaar geklop. Dit wil gedoen word.
I guess its fair to say Monnas are not lying low anymore.
A bit of a statement with today’s result.
64-28
@Grizzly (Comment #2)
Dan is daar somiges hier wat reken Noordvaal rugby het n tekort aan tradiesie en geskiedenis…..
@kantako (Comment #5)
Ek weet Dirkie Strydom het ook vir Ntvl senior rugby gespeel, maar ek weet nie vd Alec konneksie nie. Ek mag verkeerd wees, maar ek kan nie ń beter jaar onthou nie. Ek dink in 2003, 2005 en 2010 het hul 2 wedstryde verloor. Ek moet gaan kyk. Maar wat 93 spesiaal maak is dat hul GCB 34-12 geklop het
@Die Ken (Comment #4)
Daai jare was Pietersburg en Tom Naude ysters gewees.
Is die Dirkie Strydom in die berig die tweeling boetie van Alec, hulle was ook lank die HTS Middelburg coaches toe hulle nog goed gedoen het ?
Het Monnas al n perfect season gehad ? Of is die jaar van 1993 hulle beste ?
@Grizzly (Comment #3)
Teen Pietersburg in die Beeld semis. Iets soos 29-30. Matfield was in daai Pieties span
Teen wie het Monnas daai een wedstryd verloor?
Ek het nou n moerse knop in my keel.Dankie Beet dat jy hierdie klein goedjies wat ontsaglik belangrik is lewendig hou.Monnas is ysters!
Sal graag die Monnas span se wedstryd wil sien, hoop dit word uitgesaai.