{"id":48866,"date":"2021-05-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/captain-named-player-that-rocks-20210505-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:34:15","slug":"captain-named-player-that-rocks-20210505-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/captain-named-player-that-rocks-20210505-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain named Player that Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_ceb04d2e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9988\/d3681be56b9a4032bf4d9a67efd178f2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9988\/2297686fc72342509992e8efb39537c9.jpg\" title=\"FNB Madibaz rugby captain Luyolo Dapula was voted the Player that Rocks in their Varsity Cup match against Shimlas at the weekend.                                         Photo:BRENDAN CROFT\/VARSITY SPORTS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">FNB Madibaz rugby captain Luyolo Dapula was voted the Player that Rocks in their Varsity Cup match against Shimlas at the weekend.                                         Photo:BRENDAN CROFT\/VARSITY SPORTS<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>FNB Madibaz rugby captain Luyolo Dapula says they will continue the fight to land that elusive win after an agonising loss against Free State University in the Varsity Cup at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nelson Mandela University outfit, back in the competition\u2019s top flight for the first time since 2018, went down 24-20 to a try by Shimlas which came after the final hooter had sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has left them at the bottom of the log but Dapula, who was named the Player that Rocks, said they were not disheartened despite the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere were a lot of positives that we can take from the game against Shimlas,\u201d said the skipper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI must admit, we all wanted to achieve the win so there is disappointment in the squad but I am satisfied that we gave it all we could out there on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dapula said they would continue to fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is not about how you start but about how you finish, so we will be staying in the fight right until the end. 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