What Is Again and Again in the Outsiders
TWO unfancied clubs Grootfontein and Kudus went to the summit of the Namibian Rugby Premier League log after both recorded their 2d victories over the weekend.
Grootfontein travelled to Rehoboth where they collected maximum bonus points after scoring eight tries in a 48-xvi victory confronting Reho Falcon.
Fullback Irongwa Alshivudhi scored two tries, while wings Luis Weto and Ian Malan, centre Louis Grobbelaar, scrumhalf Willem Enslin, eighthman Johannes Luttig and hooker Wikus Jacobs scored one each, with flyhalf Ronald Deck calculation iv conversions.
It was Grootfontein's second successive victory after they beat United concluding weekend and they now lead the log on 11 points.
Kudus follow in second place, three points behind after pulling off a surprise twenty-5 victory against Unam at Walvis Bay, after leading 8-0 at half fourth dimension.
Kudus scored three tries through left wing Aston Mukwiilongo, flanker Tertius Arangies and substitute back Rayton Paulse, while Mukwiilongo added a penalty and fullback Lloyd Jacobs a conversion.
For Unam, left wing Shareave Titus scored a solitary attempt.
Western Suburbs, meanwhile, got back to winning ways with an impressive 38-xv victory confronting United at Suburbs Park.
Suburbs, who lost 37-25 to Unam in the beginning round, outscored United by five tries to 2, with their dynamic scrumhalf AJ Kearns scoring a hattrick of tries.
The two sides were evenly matched up front, but Suburbs' quick backline and opportunistic play saw them winning the match with ease, while United contributed to their own downfall with numerous treatment errors and incorrect options.
Suburbs scored several tries from quick counterattacks, with Kearns running the length of the field for one of them when Suburbs counterattacked from behind their own effort line.
Besides Kearns, flanker Dhale Cloete and left wing Gino Wilson scored one each.
Flyhalf Bronwyn Willemse added ix points with the boot and substitute back Justin Nel iv points.
For United, substitute fly Dr. Andreas scored two tries, while flyhalf Chris Arries scored a conversion and a penalisation.
Suburbs coach Lorenzo Kloppers said their game program had worked out.
"We set some targets for this game after losing to Unam and I recollect nosotros reached those targets. Our main target was to speed upwardly the game and I'm very happy that we managed to outscore them by 5 tries to two," he said.
"Our game plan was to launch quick counterattacks, because we have very fast wings, and so we need to play fast around the rucks to get them into the game and we did that today. I'm and then happy with this operation because it shows that we managed to sort out all the problems that we had against Unam terminal week," he added.
Kloppers besides had a word of praise for Kearns although he believes he can do fifty-fifty better.
"I'one thousand and so happy with AJ, he showed me today that his fettle and forcefulness is at a expert level - I however recollect in that location is room for improvement, but we will piece of work on that."
Despite the defeat, United autobus Robbie Dickson wasn't also worried about the issue.
"I recollect nosotros could take had a better first one-half, we were put under a lot of pressure especially on our defence on the outside, but it's but first fourth dimension tackling thats defective, it'southward a squad that'south building so I'thou not stressed. It'southward still early in the season and I've got a very young squad, but plainly the fitness is non where its supposed to be, so nosotros will piece of work hard on our structures and Im full of confidence that we volition bounce back from this," he said.
Sign upwards for gratis AllAfrica Newsletters
Become the latest in African news delivered direct to your inbox
Success!
Nigh finished...
Nosotros need to confirm your email address.
To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the electronic mail we just sent you.
Error!
Dickson likewise welcomed the return of one-time Welwitschias flyhalf Chris Arries who has come up out of retirement to join United this season.
"Chris is awesome, he'due south a gentleman and he's a real flyhalf and he must play rugby, if he doesn't play rugby he does himself a lot of impairment. He's a good kicker, he reads the game well, he's a good leader, he's everything that you want in a flyhalf and then I'chiliad very happy that he's with united states of america," he said.
The lucifer betwixt Wanderers and Rehoboth was postponed, afterwards a Rehoboth player, Cameron McNab passed away on Friday night in a motor car accident.
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202204110364.html
0 Response to "What Is Again and Again in the Outsiders"
Post a Comment