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Di\u00e9 klipharde wedstryd is in warm Bolandse weer gespeel, wat die spanne genoodsaak het om bykomende waterpouses te neem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die besoekers was net n\u00e1 die eerste waterpouse danksy \u2019n onverdoelde drie eerste op die telbord met die telling 5-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skaars minute later het Excelsior verwoed aangeval, maar klein foute het die tuisspan kniehalter om sy eerste punte op die telbord te kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gedurende lemoentyd het die Excelsior-afrigters met hul spelers vergader en harde woorde het in die kring geval. Hulle het Excelsior se eerste-keuse-spelers opgestuur \u2013 \u2019n besluit wat dadelik vrugte afgewerp het toe die plaasvervanger-heelagter Cole du Toit n\u00e1 skitterende balspoed deur die agterspelers langs die pale oorduik. Die losskakel, Laythom Small, het verdoel (7-5). Excelsior het na \u2019n ho\u00ebr rat oorgeskakel. N\u00e1 \u2019n goeie lopie deur die stut Jordie Davids het Small die bal oor die Young Stars-verdedigers se koppe geskop en die bal het vir die woelige flank Leython Koopman reg geval, wat onder die pale vir \u2019n verdoelde drie (14-5) oorgeduik het. Young Stars het minute later gedruk om die telling 14-10 te maak, maar Excelsior se verdediging was tot die eindfluitjie rotsvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jordie Davids se spel het hom die Speler van die Wedstryd-toekenning besorg..<\/span> Excelsior se volgende voorseisoenwedstryd is Saterdag (22 Februarie) teen die Klipdrift-rugbyklub op die B-veld van die Danie Craven-stadion. 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