Daar is net geen einde aan die sprokiesverhaal van die nuwelinge Steenberg\u2019s Cove in die Weskus-afdeling van die Boland-Grootuitdaag-kompetisie nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle het sonder verwagting een van die grootste skokgolwe die Boland in gestuur deur die Rhino\u2019s van Piketberg met 25-12 op hul tuisbodem te klop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00e1 \u2019n goeie terugvegpoging teen Vredenburg vroe\u00ebr di\u00e9 maand, en waarin Cove die knie moes buig, kon hulle Saterdag opmaak met \u2019n oorwinning teen die Rhino\u2019s van Piketberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cove kon die Rhino\u2019s omtrent 10 meter in hul eie kwartgebied vaspen met \u2019n sterk wind aan hul kant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cove het die een aanval n\u00e1 die ander afgestuur, sonder sukses, en kon in die 12de minuut n\u00e1 \u2019n mislukte strafskoppoging vroe\u00ebr in die wedstryd daarin slaag om die bal met hul tweede strafskop van die wedstryd deur die pale te jaag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die span van St. Helenabaai kon die wind in die eerste helfte ver beter gebruik as di\u00e9 van Rhino\u2019s. In daardie stadium het Piketberg gehoop dat die wedstryd op \u2019n mespunt gebalanseer sou word om ten minste mededingend te kon wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hierna het die Rhino\u2019s weer goeie rugby vir tye gespeel deur die voorspelers van Cove in te trek om hul agterlyn weg te stuur. Dit het byna tot \u2019n drie gelei. Nadat die losskakel van Piketberg die bal rigtingloos teen \u2019n sterk Weskus-wind die lug ingejaag het, kon Cheswin Snyders van St. Helenabaai in die regterkantse hoek oordraf vir \u2019n verspot maklike drie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nadat die telling na 8-0 opgeskuif het, het Cove onmiddellik weer toegeslaan om Aceilo Magerman oor die doellyn te stuur vir sy tweede drie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met die telling op 13-0 het dit gelyk asof die Rhino-spelers in sak en as was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was so erg in die eerste helfte dat die toeskouers die rugby van Rhino\u2019s met \u2019n renosterstropery wou vergelyk. Nog was dit het einde niet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cove het hierna weer agter die Rhino-doellyn gekuier deur \u2019n tweede drie deur Cheswin Snyders om Piketberg heeltemal buite die prentjie te laat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die ou siekte van \u2019n Piketberg-span om met meer as 20 punte in die eerste helfte agter te loop, het weer eens kop uitgesteek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCatch-up\u201d-rugby was weer eens die voorland van Piketberg in die tweede helfte. By tye kon hulle goed rugby speel, maar afronding was eintlik hul teenstander teen die einde van die dag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sashin Dirks, een van Rhino\u2019s se uithaler-skrumskakels, het die opponente minute later deur \u2019n fop-aangee na links geflous om weer hoop aan sy spanmaats te bring deur onder die pale te gaan druk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die geelkaart van Cove, wat herinner aan die geel truie van gifappeltjies in \u2019n Liewe Heksie-verhaal, het die voorste drie-drukker van Rhino\u2019s, Christophai Booise, in staat gestel om \u2019n skoppie deur te stuur om Cheslinne Monk met die grootste gemak in die doelgebied op die bal te val om die telling op 20-12 in die guns van Steenberg\u2019s Cove te staan te laat kom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat hierna gebeur het, sou elke rugbykenner grys hare gee. Sonder dat enige fluitjie geblaas het om die spel tot stilstand te roep, het albei spanne in \u2019n diepe slaap verval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cheswin Snyders \u2013 myns insiens die speler van die wedstryd vir Cove \u2013 het hierna ontwaak en met die besef dat die spel nog aan die gang was, oorgeduik vir sy derde drie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat Piketberg se rugby betref, is die enigste pad vorentoe ongelukkig terug na die tekenbord om toe te sien dat wat gered kan word, nog gered word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle moet teen die einde van die kompetisie kan s\u00ea soos deur Paulus, \u201cI have fought the good fight, I have run the race, and I have kept the faith.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daar is net geen einde aan die sprokiesverhaal van die nuwelinge Steenberg\u2019s Cove in die Weskus-afdeling van die Boland-Grootuitdaag-kompetisie 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