{"id":54852,"date":"2025-03-29T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T12:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/?p=54852"},"modified":"2025-03-29T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:34:14","slug":"bergsig-se-jd-word-sa-afrigter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/bergsig-se-jd-word-sa-afrigter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bergsig se JD word SA afrigter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8216;n Groot eer het die Bergsig Skool in Kariega (voorheen Uitenhage) te beurt geval toe JD Esterhuizen, die skool se eerstespan-rugbyafrigter, as nasionale afrigter van LSEN-skole aangewys is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esterhuizen word hiermee die tweede personeellid wat die nasionale span brei nadat Leon Welgemoed ook voorheen di\u00e9 eer gehad het. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" data-attachment-id=\"54853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/bergsig-se-jd-word-sa-afrigter\/jd_77412\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JD_77412\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;JD Esterhuizen (links) en Leon Welgemoed saam met die OP se SA Beker-afrigter, Allister Coetzee. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;JD Esterhuizen (links) en Leon Welgemoed saam met die OP se SA Beker-afrigter, Allister Coetzee.                                                                               &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412-1024x574.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412-1024x574.jpeg\" alt=\"JD Esterhuizen (links) en Leon Welgemoed saam met die OP se SA Beker-afrigter, Allister Coetzee. FOTO: VERSKAF\" class=\"wp-image-54853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JD_77412.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JD Esterhuizen (links) en Leon Welgemoed saam met die OP se SA Beker-afrigter, Allister Coetzee. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oor sy aanstelling is Esterhuizen baie beskeie. Hy s\u00ea hy was redelik verras oor sy aanstelling. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;n Mens se kanse is gewoonlik skraal om verkies te word uit baie aansoeke van regoor die land,  omdat daar so baie goeie afrigters in ons land is,&#8221; s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy is uiteraard baie dankbaar vir die geleentheid.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esterhuizen s\u00ea hy wil seker maak dat al die unies se afrigtingskorps sy plan vir die akademieweek, waar die SA LSEN-span gaan meeding om op die hoogste vlak deel te neem, sal ondersteun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ons speel in die LSEN Cravenweek gedurende die toernooi . Daarna word die SA span gekies om by akademieweek deel te neem. 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