Thursday 22 April 2004

This site will be updated on 29 April  2004 at 17:30

Sport

• Boland atlete skitter
• Rangers laat val die bal
• Sundowns, Ajax battle looms
• Vier Vryheidsdag met Myl, pretdraf
• Ceres snoei vir Roses United
• Downhill MTB action
• FNB boosts rugby development

Boland atlete skitter

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DIE Wellingtonner Sors Joubert (foto) is een van die sewe Boland atlete wat medaljes verower het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Senior Atletiekkampioenskappe wat die naweek in Durban plaasgevind het.

Die plaaslike tienkamp-atleet het 'n silwer ingeoes. Ander Bolanders wat presteer het, is die paalspringers Okkert Brits (goud), Fanie Jacobs (goud), Johan du Plessis (brons), Annelie van Wyk (silwer), asook Frans Kruger (diskus, goud) terwyl Daniele Olivier (verspring, brons) ook op die podium staanplek gekry het.

Boland atlete het vanjaar reeds meer as 60 medaljes op nasionale vlak gewen, .

DIE Wellingtonner Sors Joubert is een van die sewe Boland atlete wat medaljes verower het tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Senior Atletiekkampioenskappe wat die naweek in Durban plaasgevind het.

35 daarvan in die laaste maand alleen.

Die goue medaljes wat Kruger en Brits by die kampioenskappe gewen het, het feitlik verseker dat hulle in die SA span opgeneem word wat in Augustus in Athene aan die Olimpiese Spele gaan deelneem.

Brits, wat in 2003 die beste paalspringer in die wêreld was, en Kruger wat verlede jaar die naasbeste diskusgooier in die wêreld was, het albei 'n baie goeie kans om vanjaar 'n Olimpiese medalje in te oes.

Boland Atletiek het die ongeëwenaarde rekord om die enigste sportfederasie in Suid-Afrika te wees wat vir die afgelope tien jaar in elke Wêreld Kampioenskappe of Olimpiese Spele minstens een atleet gehad het wat 'n medaljewenner of finalis was.

Volgens Richard Stander, uitvoerende Hoof van Boland Atletiek, is die federasie goed op pad om dit vir die elfde agtereenvolgende jaar reg te kry.

Boland Atletiek sal in Junie weer 'n paar baan- en veldbyeenkomste aanbied om atlete te help wat nog wil kwalifiseer vir die 2004 Wêreld Junior Kampioenskappe en die 2004 Statebond Spele. Die datums vir die byeenkomste sal volgende maand aangekondig word

DIE manne van Paarl Rangers het Saterdag net nie genoeg stoom gehad om die knoop deur te hak in hul wedstryd teen Scottsdene nie.

Rangers was tien minute voor die einde nog 13-6 voor, maar 'n vinnige doel en strafskop deur Scottsdene se losskakel, Elronzo Smith, het hul lot 13-16 verseël.

Goeie spel deur Michael Fischer (stut) en kaptein Johannes van Reenen (agtsteman) het verseker dat Rangers voorlangs domineer.

Die wedstryd het andersins nie vir veel opwinding gesorg nie.

Granville Jones (senter) het 'n drie gedruk en met 'n skepdoel geslaag, terwyl Mark Adams (losskakel) 'n doel- en strafskop oorgesit het.

Scottsdene se Smith het al sy span se punte aangeteken.

Rangers II en III het 22-17 en 27-12 gewen.

Saterdag pak Paarl Rangers en Albions mekaar ná meer as tien jaar weer in wat beloof om 'n titaniese ligawedstryd te wees op Daljosafat. 'n Geselligheid word na die tyd  gehou.

THERE was joy once again in the Sundowns camp when the soccer champs of Mbekweni thrashed Jamestown Football Club 6-1 at the Bishop Lavis sportsgrounds last week.

After Sundowns' dismal performance in their last game and the pressure from coaching staff, the squad worked hard on their mistakes - and on Tuesday the plan really came together.

Striker Eric Maxamba was Sundowns' star scoring his second hat-trick of the season. Fellow striker Thabang Makoti and midfielders Siphelo Skafu and Benjamin Makabani also found the back of the net with their strikes.

Sundowns further improved their chances of being promoted to the Vodacom League when they clobbered Peninsula 3-1 in Mbekweni on Saturday.

This victory extends their lead to seven points over Ajax Cape Town. The Paarlites only need three wins from their last seven games to ensure being promoted.

Excellent defence by the visitors ensured that Sundowns could only break through before halftime.

Credit goes to midfielder Bongani Mathiso, who after beating Peninsula's fullback gave a perfect past to Makoti who headed his 13th goal of the season into the back of the net.

The other goals were scored by Maxamba and Mathiso himself.

Sundowns play Santos in Thornton on Saturday, and Tuesday is Judgement Day when they are up against the mighty Ajax at the Mbekweni Stadium at 15:30.

Mbekweni-based Cosmos kept their slim hopes of the Castle League title alive when they eased past Jamestown with a 2-1 victory in Mbekweni on Saturday.     

PLAASLIKE Vryheidsdag-feesvieringe sal Dinsdag 'n hupstoot kry met die Safari Bombela Straatmyl in Newton.

Die program skop om 08:00 af met 'n Vryheidsdag Pretloop en -draf.

Die pretdraf wat oor 7km strek, spring by die Newton besigheidsentrum weg, waar die atlete dan in Sandstraat afhardloop deur die Oliver Tambo plakkerskamp verby Carterville in Blignautlaan draai, verby Hillcrest en regs op by Bergrivier Hoërskool in Champagneweg opdraai, regs afdraai by die Wellington begraafplaas en weer terug tot by die wegspringpunt.

Bekendes soos Omar Henry, Wilfred Daniels en Francois Davids gaan ook deelneem (inskrywings R5).

Daar is ook fietsry vir ryers in die ontwikkelingsklas, o.10/o.12 (10:00), o.16 (10:30), ope (11:00) en veterane (11:20) afdelings. Al die wedrenne sal oor een myl beslis word. Ryers in die ope-afdeling kan ook om 12:00 aan 'n 20 minute kermesse deelneem.

Daar sal ook te voet meegeding word. Atlete sal aan 1 Myl wedlope deelneem met die o.15 en o.17 atlete wat om 10:15 begin, die o.19's om 10:45 en die ope-afdeling wat om 11:15 wegspring.

Om 11:45 sal daar ook 'n BMX-wedren vir alle ouderdomme wees. Heelwat musiek en vermaak sal ook deel van die dag se verrigtinge uitmaak.

Navrae: Chris Davids 083-587-8960.

DIE eerstespan van Roses United moes Saterdag in hul tweede ligawedstryd met 39-19 (26-12) die knie buig voor die gedugte span van Ceres.

Die eindtelling is egter nie 'n getroue weergawe van die wedstryd nie, aangesien Roses vir Ceres goed in toom gehou het.

Dit was egter duidelik dat Roses se manne nog nie voldoende herstel het van die strawwe wedstryde wat hulle gespeel het tydens die Paasnaweek toernooi nie.

Ceres het gedoen wat nodig was en het veral in die skrums oorheers en uit gebroke spel 'n paar "sagte" drieë gedruk.

Die besoekers se voorspelers het goed vertoon en dit was veral Ignacio Korabie (agtsteman) en Burton Abrahams (slot) wat uitgeblink het.

Agterlangs het Brandon April (vleuel) en Claude Arendse (senter) weer eens gewys dat hulle 'n plek verdien in die Boland Kavaliers span.

Roses se drie drieë is deur Korabie en April (2) gedruk. Claude Arendse het twee doelskoppe aangeteken.

Roses se tweede span het ook geskiedenis gemaak toe hulle vir die eerste keer die span van Ceres op sy tuisveld met 20-17 geklop het.

Voorlangs het Denver Fortuin (slot) uitstekend gespeel en is ook beloon met twee drieë en die speler-van-die-wedstryd toekenning.

Roses se derde span het met 35-3 verloor.

Roses United speel Saterdag weg teen Rawsonville. Die bus vertrek om 11:00 vanaf Hillcrest en die prys is R25 per persoon.

SOME of the country's top riders will be participating at the second round of the Western Province downhill mountainbike race series on Sunday at the Language Monument in Paarl.

Among the racers will be current SA champion Gary Barnard.

Racing will begin at midday and beginners are welcome to enter the Fun class. Practice is on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Downhill mountainbike racers have two timed runs down the hillside course, and the top three riders in each age group are awarded medals from the WPMBA.

The top riders will push the limits of fast and flowing Paarl downhill. Its also ideal for riders wanting to give downhill racing a go.

Starting at the top of the Paarl Mountain, the course winds its way past the Monument and then through the lunar landscape of an old quarry before diving into the pine trees for the lower half of the course.

The spectator-friendly finishing straight will provide thrills as the top riders hit a series of jumps and sweeping berms into the finish.

Entries and info at www.raceday.co.za.

ANCHOR sponsors of schoolrugby-rivalries, First National Bank (FNB), recently gave players from two local schools the oppertunity to play at the St John's College Easter Rugby Festival.

The FNB Invitation team was made up of learners from Klein Nederburg and New Orleans secondary schools. Both schools are made up largely of learners from previously disadvantaged backgrounds and could not otherwise afford to send their teams to the tournament.

FNB is a key partner of the three schools rugby tournaments which annually take place at King Edward VII School, St Johns College and St Stithians College over Easter.

The bank's involvement in rugby at the schools is part of its Classic Clash programme, which supports traditional rivalries between rugby-playing schools from all communities. The Classic Clash programme has been running for three years.

A new aspect of the project is the linking of the development programme to 15 schools. This will enable FNB to assist more rugby players and to develop the sport within communities that may not previously have had access to such opportunities.

"When FNB got the opportunity to support a development team for the Easter Schools Rugby Festival we wanted to choose a side that would benefit from the experience and yet be able to hold their own," says Francois Pienaar, Strategic Business Development, FNB.

"The Festival can go a long way towards broadening the players' horizons and exposing them to schoolboy rugby at a level beyond what they had previously experienced. We believe that the FNB Invitation Team will do us proud in the future," adds Pienaar.

"It has been a challenge to coach a team made up of players from two schools. The boys gained a lot from the entire experience," adds Garret Watts, coach of FNB team.

The FNB Invitation team locked horns with St Johns in their first match, beating the hosts 29-12.

In their second match they went down 32-6 against Paarl Boys' High. The debutants however, finished the tournament on a high note when they whipped Prince King Edward of Zimbabwe 29-20.

Paarl Boys' High also competed at the St Johns' Rugby Festival.

Although suffering quite a hiding of 33-6 at the hands of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunsskool (Affies) in their final match, they came away victorious earlier against Pretoria Boys' High (47-8) and their Paarl neighbours of Klein Nederburg and New Orleans secondary schools, who made up the FNB Invitation team, 32-6.

In their match against Oakdale on Saturday, Boys' High were once again tops winning 29-3.

* The u.19 team of Paarl Gymnasium had a blistering run at the St Stithians College Rugby Festival.

Gym won all three their matches beating Roodepoort High 44-15, King Edward 41-6 and even HTS Middelburg, who boasted a huge forward pack, 19-14.

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