{"id":44852,"date":"2024-02-08T12:12:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/n-jaar-van-mylpale-vir-despatch-rugbyklub-20240207-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:41:28","slug":"n-jaar-van-mylpale-vir-despatch-rugbyklub-20240207-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/n-jaar-van-mylpale-vir-despatch-rugbyklub-20240207-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019n Jaar van mylpale vir Despatch Rugbyklub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is dit \u2019n 50ste, \u2019n 60ste of \u2019n 80ste? Vir Despatch Rugbyklub is dit al drie hierdie jaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voor jy begin kopkrap oor di\u00e9 raaisel, lees bietjie verder . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die klub is amptelik gestig op 18 Augustus 1944, nog voor die dorp se munisipaliteit \u2019n realiteit geword het. Die rugbyklub is die oudste klub in Despatch en is ook een van die oudste rugbyklubs in die Oos-Kaap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sy 80ste bestaansjaar sal later vanjaar gevier word met \u2019n beplande naweek-lange fees, wat die Vrydag reeds met \u2019n gala-geleentheid sal begin, gevolg deur \u2019n toernooi vir laerskole en ho\u00ebrskole, en eindelik \u2019n kerkdiens die Sondagoggend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En asof dit nie rede genoeg is om partytjie te hou nie, vier hulle ook die klub se W.J. de Wet pawiljoen se 50ste jaar. Die pawiljoen is in Oktober 1973 voltooi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boonop is dit ook die klub se direkteur van rugby en vise-president Bassie van der Walt se 60ste jaar wat hy by rugby betrokke is. Alhoewel hy nie die volle ses dekades by Despatch Rugbyklub \u2019n lid was nie, meen die ander bestuurslede dat di\u00e9 mylpaal ook \u2019n kersie op die koek verdien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOns wil sien dat mense weer liefraak vir die dorp se rugby. Die plaaslike mense, die mense op die dorp, wil ons weer betrokke sien raak en van die ouer ooms herinner aan die goeie tye toe hulle vir die klub gespeel het,\u201d het Vivian Delport, sekretaris van Despatch Rugbyklub, vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Di\u00e9 foto van dr. W.J. de Wet hang vandag nog in die rugbyklub. Die pawiljoen is na hom vernoem.<\/div>\n
<\/span>Foto: Anika de Beer<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Van 1944 tot nou: Het jy geweet?<\/div>\n
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  • Volgens Vivian Delport, huidige sekretaris van Despatch Rugbyklub, is hulle die enigste klub in die Oos-Kaap wat al die nasionale klubkampioenskap gewen het. \u201cWant ons het vir Danie Gerber gehad!\u201d Dit was in 1985 en 1986. Hulle het dit ook vir \u2019n derde keer in 2013 gewen.<\/li>\n
  • Die pawiljoen is vernoem na dr. W.J. de Wet. Hy was president van die Despatch Rugbyklub vanaf 1969 tot 1982.<\/li>\n
  • Despatch Rugbyklub is die oudste klub op Despatch.<\/li>\n
  • Tony Muller, Tienie du Preez, Piet Human, Gideon van Rensburg, Caby Moore, Rolf Zehmke, Rudi Koertzen, Danie Gerber, Charl Matteus, Rassie Erasmus; hierdie is net \u2019n paar van die manne \u2013 en vroue \u2013 wat deel van die klub se geskiedenis vorm. En jy behoort ten minste een of twee te herken\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.<\/li>\n
  • Die klub se eerste oefenveld was destyds waar die Ernst Swanepoelsaal vandag staan. Dit was grasloos, en die \u201ckleedkamers\u201d was waar jy ookal plek tussen die bosse kon maak.<\/li>\n
  • Dis eers in 1959 dat hulle met die aanl\u00ea van die nuwe velde, waar hulle steeds vandag is, begin het.<\/li>\n
  • Ander klubs wou destyds nie op Despatch kom speel nie omdat daar nie \u2018n pawiljoen was nie. Die Ho\u00ebrskool Despatch was seker die eerste \u2013 en dalk enigste \u2013 skool waar \u2019n eerste liga wedstryd gespeel is.<\/li>\n
  • Die Despatch rugbyklub het in 1972 die bynaam \u201cPikkewyne\u201d verdien toe hulle met nuwe uniforms van \u2019n swart trui en wit broek, gespeel het.<\/li>\n
  • Die klub het die Grootuitdaag-kompetisie vir die eerste keer in 1977 gewen.<\/li>\n
  • Despatch Rugbyklub het in die tagtigerjare geskiedenis gemaak as wenners van die meeste bekers ooit deur \u2019n klub in die Oostelike Provinsie: hulle spog toe met elf bekers en deel \u2019n twaalfde met \u2019n ander klub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Bron: Despatch Rugbyklub en \u2019n Eeu van OP Rugby 1888 \u2013 1988<\/em> saamgestel deur Willie Muller<\/p>\n

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    Vivian Delport, sekretaris van die Despatch Rugbyklub spog met van die foto\u2019s wat vandag nog in die klub te sien is.<\/div>\n
    <\/span>Foto: Anika de Beer<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Die datums en ander besonderhede van die verjaardagfees sal nader aan die tyd aan die publiek bekend gemaak word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tot dan word mense genooi om die spanne tydens wedstryde te ondersteun. Despatch Rugbyklub het vier spanne hierdie jaar; \u2019n eerste span, eerste reserwe span, tweede span en \u2019n onder 21-span. Die o.21\u2019s speel op Woensdae terwyl die senior spanne op Saterdae speel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Hou die UD Express<\/em> dop vir verdere besonderhede en geskiedenisfeite oor Despatch Rugbyklub.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Die Despatch Rugbyklub oefentye is om 18:00 op Dinsdae en Donderdae.<\/p>\n

      Kontak die Direkteur van Rugby, Bassie van der Walt, by 062 539 5804 vir meer inligting.<\/p>\n

      Die klub se saal is ook beskikbaar vir funksies en kan bespreek word met Josua Victor by 083 455 1853.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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