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African Bombers explosive in Cell C Rugby Cup SELBY MADIKANE
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OCAL club rugby team, African Bombers caused the biggest upset of the first weekend of matches in the Cell C Community Cup when they beat Welkom Rovers 35-22 in the Zwide Stadium on Saturday. This was thanks to two tries from fullback Xolela Payi and 19 points from the boot of mercurial flyhalf Masixole ‘Coyi’ Banda. The Cell C Community Cup is a project of the South African Rugby Union that has been three years in the making and finally got underway this past weekend. The 20 participating clubs will be competing for the historic Gold
Cup and involves club communities across the country, from Worcester and Wellington in the south, to Rustenburg and Polokwane in the north of the country. Last Saturday African Bombers proved beyond any doubt that they were a force to be reckoned with in the running for the Cup. Rovers looked like a big threat to Bombers in the initial stages of the game but seemed to lose concentration as the game progressed. Bombers were awarded four penalties which Masixole Coyi Banda took to put his side 12-0 in the lead. Rovers scrumhalf Jaco Pretorius scored the first try of the game which was converted by flyhalf Pieter Strydom to decrease the deficit to 12-7. The game seemed to be evenly balanced until the host’s first centre Sizwe Twani scored a try con-
Distinguished guests of EPRU who watched the match between African Bombers and Welkom Rovers are (at the back) Sakhekile Ngqungqumba Patrick Mengu, Sithembiso Kiti, Sydney Goba and Vusani Pamba. Photo: SELBY MADIKANE
UK boxers to share skills with Uitenhage counterparts in and out of ring NCEBA DLADLA AMATEUR boxers from the United Kingdom will be landing at the PE International Airport tomorrow (Thursday) at 12 noon for an engagement with Uitenhage amateur boxers on Saturday. The entourage of 15 boxers and three managers, who are all from London, are the guests of Zama Boxing Club of KwaNobuhle in Uitenhage, said Ward 43 Councillor Thembisile Gana who is part of the club’s management team. A team of boxers from around Uitenhage was selected in a boxing tournament that took place in KwaNobuhle at the weekend. According to Cllr Gana the club’s management decided to extend their involvement to include other local clubs rather than it being a Zama BC affair. Cllr Gana said the overseas
boxers and their trainers would be engaged in a skills transfer exercise at the same hall on Friday from 12 noon. He said local boxers were invited to attend. According to Zama BC trainer Ntemi Frans, qualified Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality ring officials will be working as referees and judges. He said he was hoping the local boxing fraternity would benefit immensely from the overseas visitors. “The London entourage will be taken around places of interest in Uitenhage on Thursday and Friday before the boxing match at the Sizakele Khonzi Community Hall on Saturday,” said Cllr Gana. The guests will also be taken for a walkabout at the Hopewell Reservoir on Saturday afternoon. Cllr Gana said the visitors will also leave behind all their training equipment for the benefit of local boxers.
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verted by Banda to make the first half score 19-7 with Bombers leading. In the second half Bombers fullback Xolela Mbembe scored his first unconverted try to increase the lead to 24-7. The visitors’ wing Ernie Prinsloo scored a try under the poles which was converted by Strydom
to make matters 24-14. Mbembe then scored his second unconverted try to increase Bombers lead to 29-14. Rovers fought back strongly and their hard work paid dividends with a try scored by wing Kobus Aucamp which Strydom converted with the scoreboard showing 29-21. Aucamp scored his unconverted
try to decrease the lead to 29-26. Rovers fans whimpered when Bombers fly half Banda took two penalties in succession to make the final score 35-26. African Bombers next game in round two of the Cell C Community Cup is on Saturday, February 23 when they play Durbanville-Bellville Rugby Club in Cape Town.
Welkom Rovers wing Ernie Prinsloo is tackled by an African Bombers player.
Photo: SELBY MADIKANE
Tigers still in top gear SELBY MADIKANE WALMER Township based team Bontle Tigers Ladies Rugby Football Club started the season with a big bang when they beat Zwide United Ladies Rugby Football Club 28-10 in the Eastern Province Rugby Union B-Section League match at Wolfson Stadium recently. Both sides looked rusty in the initial stages of the game owing to the long season layoff. United did not wait long to put points on the scoreboard with their No 10, Queenie Payi, scoring an unconverted opening try to put her side 5-0 in the lead. After a long struggle Tigers’ first try came courtesy of Andiswa Tafi which their sure-footed flyhalf Sikelelwa Soci converted to make the score line 7-5. Tigers’ performance improved as the game proceeded and their pacy skipper Poppie Windvogel registered her first try in her account which Soci converted to put Tigers in the half-time lead of 14-5.
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Bontle Tigers Ladies RFC squad and their coaches. The Walmer girls piled more pressure in the second half with their left wing, Lutho Sajini, scoring a converted try to increase Tigers’ lead to 21-5. United replied with an unconverted
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