KES: ‘We can be better’
12 Apr 2010
KES feel they can improve despite their undefeated run at their recent Easter festival.
The hosts were one of the impressive teams at the KES Easter Festival a fortnight ago as they recorded wins against Marlow (21-18, day one), Queen’s (23-7, day two) and Italy’s Viadana (24-16, day three).
However, 1st XV head coach Carl Spilhaus says there is still a lot of progress to be achieved.
‘Although the results are all wins, our performances were poor,’ Spilhaus told keo.co.za. ‘Our backline is below standard and needs to improve. Our forwards have done well but we are slacking in our ball retention and decision making.
‘This saw us have an indifferent start to the season. We achieved wins against Pretoria Boys and St Albans, but we were very poor in our defeat against Jeppe.’
Spilhaus said they will need to get their game in order as they have a tough schedule ahead.
KES face St Johns (17 April), Northwood (24 April), DHS (26 April), St Stithians (1 May), Maritzburg (7 May), Potch Boys (12 May), Parktown (15 May), Sandown (19 May), Hilton (22 May) and Westville (29 May).
‘We face some good schools this year but I think the derbies against the Gauteng schools will be the toughest for us.’
Spilhaus added that he will depend on lock Malcolm Marx and fullback Kazlo Holtzhausen to fire this season.
‘Malcom and Kazlo performed well for us at the festival,’ he said. ‘Malcolm is still 15-years-old, but he’s holding his own amongst the seniors. Kazlo started out at flyhalf this season, but we moved him back to fullback. He’s been playing well there and can only get better.’
By Gareth Duncan
4 Comments
12 Apr 2010, 19:29 pm
One thing I don’t understand about KES is why people rave about them, they constantly play average oposition and yet they are overhyped by everyone and ranked way beyond their worth. They have already succumbed to Jeppe this year, of whom Paarl Boishaai disposed without any trouble. If they start playing, and beating, quality opposition on regular outings, I will reconsider my low opinion of them in terms of their rugby abilities.
13 Apr 2010, 10:48 am
Bokbal – do you actually know anything about KES?
19 Apr 2010, 11:23 am
DEE – do you actually know anything about rugby?
10 Nov 2010, 13:13 pm
BOKBAL, I do agree with you. They do need to play big rugby schools now, but thats just not possibble with all the traditional fixtures they have. KES do have a reputation of being a great sporting school. Prior to the 90s, they were consistantly a top 10 rugby school.
They have a winning record against Monument, winning 4 or 5 years in a row when I was there.(Unfortunately this fixture feel away because monument do not have enough boys and could not field enough teams) They narrowly lost to GCB in 87/88. GCB scored a late try in the last minute to win. I think that college team had 4 future boks in it. In the 90s the principal wasnt into sporting tradition and KES rugby suffered. They have a new head since 2005, I think. He is an old boy and takes KES sporting tradition very seriously. And they have been improving. Last year was their best year for about 20 years. Not many schools can say they beat maritzburg by 60. Stand to be corrected, but I think KES have produced the most national sportman of any school. over 200 i think.
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