Affies have upped their game by appointed two new 1st XV coaches ahead of the 2015 school rugby season. Jan-Hendrik Hattingh (history teacher) and Jaco Koch (gym manager/biokineticist) will take charge of the Witbulle backs and forwards respectively. Koch’s promotion means a new conditioning coach Janus Kruger (previously Boishaai) also comes into the mix.
Head coach Sakkie van der Walt will now assume the position of Team Manager.
| Coach | New Role | Previous Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sakkie van der Walt | Team Manager | 1st XV Head Coach |
| Jan-Hendrick Hattingh | Backs Coach | u16A Head Coach |
| Jaco Koch | Forwards Coach | Conditioning Coach |
| Janus Kruger | Conditioning Coach | At HJS Paarl BH |
Affies have 16 returning players (Grade-11’s) with 1 or more games for their 2014 1st XV.
Add to this that at under-16 level this year, Affies ended 2nd on the unofficial national rankings.
So before even factoring Affie-guts to the formula, we are looking at a 2015 1st team the will have experience and a decent amount of depth as well.
For more on Jan-Hendrik Hattingh and Jaco Koch, read www.AffiesRugby.co.za: link
I believe Westville also has a change of guard …
Boishaai’s loss is Affies’ gain !! Janus is an excellent conditioning coach – I guess he is going back to his roots and will be joining a fellow PUKKE graduate, Jaco Koch