Rovers crowned club kings
24 Sep 2010
College Rovers won the National Club Champs for the first time when they shocked Maties 24-15 on Friday.
For the KZN champions, it was a case of third time lucky after they had lost the two previous finals they had appeared in, in 2006 and 2008. It was also the second year running that an open club – after Hamilton in 2009 – had beaten a Varsity Cup team in the Club Champs final.
It was the first time in 30 years that Maties had lost in the final. Their eight-match unbeaten streak in deciders was broken by a committed Rovers side whose defence, which was their hallmark throughout the tournament, again proved to be impenetrable.
Flyhalf Wesley Dunlop, one of the standout players during the week-long tournament, was again magnificent, kicking a conversion, three penalties and a drop goal to dash the Stellenbosch students’ dreams of an unprecedented 13th title.
12 Comments
24 Sep 2010, 20:32 pm
Yes, they are from Province. Yes, they are a credit to Cape rugby, but we of Ikeys ilk say “SUCK ON THAT, MATIES”!
24 Sep 2010, 21:18 pm
wow, that’s a bit of a poke in the eye with a blunt stick for the mockers of natal rugby.
won’t shed a tear for maties though..they’ve had things their own way for far too long
24 Sep 2010, 21:48 pm
yes, natal is where it is at my friends.
not even a countrywide recruitment programme disguised as a varsity can help you capetonians.
24 Sep 2010, 22:02 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-3: Okay. I never thought I’d stand up for Maties, but nou praat jy k a k. They have some of the best rugby schools on the planet in the same town. When you add that up…
25 Sep 2010, 07:19 am
The strength in KZN rugby is still evident. Looking good for the future.
No Bulls clubs? Very odd.
25 Sep 2010, 08:11 am
rugby healthy in Durbs…..good win this….Maties at home a huge challenge….congrats
25 Sep 2010, 08:39 am
@rangerman(rangerman)-3:
Prat !!!!!!…… fark it does not take much to get you sardines excited !!!!
Get yourseves a decent University before talking c rap….. FFS
25 Sep 2010, 09:07 am
ooh look, i caught two!
just kidding around guys, it was a great game to watch. well done to wp, sheesh griquas came back strong!
25 Sep 2010, 09:24 am
@justrugby(justrugby)-7:
We used to have two good universities but no prizes for guessing what happened there…
25 Sep 2010, 12:06 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-9: Well its true what you said after school all the kids from the private schools will most likely end up in cpt . I know guys who make natal craven week sides and natal accademy sides go to cpt just becuase it has become a trendy place or becuase ukzn is so useless ,thats why people who complain about the sharks accademy and how it recruits are being a bit dof -any way dont froget that that rovers side was without rhodes downey and one or two other players -i was impressed with anton bresler and rudi kyle -and jodi jeneker
25 Sep 2010, 13:34 pm
it was
so funny
when
haarhof
the rovers
flank
showed
everybody
the brown eye
afterwards
25 Sep 2010, 16:44 pm
10. baw(maxed) i wouldn’t send my enemies’ kids to UKZN. The place is a joke.
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