WBHS U16A Rugby TEAM 4th row: Allen Chambers, Luthando Woji, Tyler McClure, Nathan Moore, Kyle Lamb, Matthew de Villiers, Jason Alexander 3rd row: Kadan Witbooi, James Pearse, Rorke Dean-Smith, Jarryd Turner, Saeed Fakier, Dylan Munro, Jarrod Price, Caleb Philander 2nd row: Liam Lotz, Jarrod Whitson, Liam Beattie, Khaalid Saliem, Luke Marais, Llayne Lawrence, Kamva Mgwali, Ben Helman Front row (L – R): Chase Hermanus, Ali Mulholland (Conditioning Trainer), Raven Smith, Alan Gerber (Coach), Mika Schubert (Captain), Justin van Winkel (Coach), DiLivio van Wyk, Alex Goldstein (Coach), Jamie Aremband (Manager)
two respected Old Boys join our team. Keagan, our trainer, contributed plenty of wisdom and good advice to many of our boys, as he slowly earned their trust, never imposing himself and always being kind and patient – he is a rare young man. Alex took the scrumming baton over from Digby and meticulously analysed our forwards and the packs that we would be facing. As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and he took a committed pack and turned them into a mature, stable unit who unsettled the opposition at scrum time and laid a platform for our backs to launch. We knew that our boys were very capable after setting the bar high the previous season, and as we reflect on 2016, it is very clear to see why they managed to achieve a triple crown and down some of our big rivals along the N1. The boys were statistically better at scrums, lineouts, kick-offs, defence and kicking compared to 2015. Our entire
coaching staff made significant contributions including Slab, Eric, Craig, Tilly, Chris and Arky. I must also thank Gus and Mike for their unwavering support throughout the season. Mr Gerber continued to drive the handling skills of all our players. Our backs especially went from strength to strength and became confident and competent on attack and ruthless on defence. Their decision-making abilities were fast and accurate which was evident as they spear-headed the 7’s team to the SACS 7’s title, under the guidance of our Old Boy and Blitzbok, Dylan Sage. This group of boys is passionate, committed and humble. They play for one another and will follow their skipper to war. They can all look back and be very proud of their efforts and achievements in 2016. J van Winkel
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