ASHTON. \u2013 Die Robertson Town- rugbyklub (84 ligapunte) beklee die topposisie op die Grootuitdaagbeker-punteleer in die Bre\u00eb-Langebergstreek en is sterk in die wedloop om weer di\u00e9 streek se kampioenskapstitel te wen en terselfdertyd ook vir die Boland-rugbyunie se Top-12-kompetisie te kwalifiseer.<\/p>\n
Maar die verdedigende Bre\u00eb-Langebergkampioen verkeer onder geen illusie nie. Hy besef terde\u00eb dat hy geensins, met veral Villagers Worcester (80) en ook Young Hamiltons (76), wat tans warm in sy nek blaas, op sy louere kan rus nie.<\/p>\n
Daarom het hy Saterdag (17 Augustus), seker gemaak hy kry die maksimum punte uit sy kragmeting teen Ashton United op die Cogmanskloof-sportterrein. <\/p>\n
Town het vyf drie\u00eb gedruk en met 38-22 gewen vir \u2019n bonuspuntsege waarmee hy sy posisie op die punteleer \u2019n hupstoot gegee het.<\/p>\n
Di\u00e9 wedstryd in Ashton het met \u2019n tikkie geskiedenis ontvou toe die legendariese Johan de Koker, oud-SWD- en Saru-senter, se twee seuns, Jovelian de Koker, wat vir Robertson Town uitdraf, en Divandr\u00e9 Strydom, wat onlangs vir Ashton United begin speel het, langs mekaar op die veld gedraf en vir die eerste keer nog teen mekaar kragte gemeet het. <\/p>\n
Maar namate die wedstryd gevorder het, was dit egter Colin Willemse, die immergroen losskakel van die besoekers, wat die oog met sy besonderse stelskopvertoning gevang het. Hy het ten spyte van \u2019n lastige wind wat gedurende die kragmeting gewaai het, nogtans vyf doelskoppe en \u2019n strafdoel deur die pale gejaag vir \u2019n waardevolle persoonlike bydrae van 13 punte. <\/p>\n
Town het met die begin van die wedstryd met die wind in sy blaaie groot druk op die tuisspan uitgeoefen en n\u00e1 sowat tien minute \u2019n voorsprong van 14-0 opgebou nadat Dihan van der Walt (flank) en Isaiah Davids (skrumskakel) gaan druk het. Willemse het beide drie\u00eb verdoel. <\/p>\n
Ashton het geantwoord met \u2019n strafdoel deur Lorenzo de Wee (heelagter) en \u2019n onverdoelde drie deur Regiano Buis (stut) n\u00e1 \u2019n dryfmaalbeweging vanaf \u2019n lynstaan in Town se kwartgebied om die telling 14-8 te maak.<\/p>\n
Met die aanbreek van rustyd was die besoekers gerieflik met 21-8 voor nadat Jenno April (buitesenter) sy span se derde drie, wat deur Willemse verdoel is, gaan druk het. <\/p>\n
N\u00e1 die blaaskans het Divandr\u00e9 Strydom (binnesenter) n\u00e1 verskeie aanvalle deur die tuisspan langs die linkerpaal oorgeval vir sy span se tweede drie om hul agterstand tot 21-15 te verklein.<\/p>\n
Willemse het egter hierna weer sy span se voorsprong met \u2019n strafdoel vergroot en die telling na 24-15 geneem.<\/p>\n
Minute later het die onvoorspelbare plaasvervanger-vleuel, Lindsay (Grimmie) Eksteen, wat sedert sy verskyning op die veld \u2019n duidelike uitwerking gehad het, sy span se bonuspuntdrie aangeteken. Willemse se doelskop was weer in die kol en die telling het na 31-15 gegroei.<\/p>\n
Die uurglas was besig om leeg te loop, maar Ashton het geweier om tou op te gooi en mededingend gebly. <\/p>\n
Sowat tien minute voor die einde het sy pogings vrugte afgewerp toe Granville Matthys (regtervleuel) gaan druk het. De Wee se doelskop was tussen die pale deur, wat die telling na 31-22 geneem het. <\/p>\n
Kort voor die eindfluitjie het Jumainuine Arendse (kaptein) die wedstryd egter buite die tuisspan se bereik geplaas toe hy Town se vyfde drie, waarin Eksteen ook \u2019n hand gehad het, gedruk het. <\/p>\n
Willemse het sy uitstekende skopvertoning met \u2019n suksesvolle <\/span>doelskop afgesluit om die kragmeting 38-22 in sy span se guns te beklink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ASHTON. \u2013 Die Robertson Town- rugbyklub (84 ligapunte) beklee die topposisie op die Grootuitdaagbeker-punteleer in die Bre\u00eb-Langebergstreek en is sterk in die wedloop om weer di\u00e9 streek se kampioenskapstitel te wen en terselfdertyd ook vir die 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