Wrap: Round 4…

It’s pretty impressive to think that nearly half of the round matches have already been completed and we are that much closer to the play-offs. After a week lay off big fireworks were expected to get the League up and running again and they certainly came.

In the A League Marquard ran in 4 tries to beat the Rochester Rhinos 24 – 0. Usually the winning side gets lauded but this week the hapless Rhinos get a consolatory pat on the back for only leaking 4 tries and actually coming very close to scoring one themselves. Rochester has been pretty dismal so far but what you can’t take away from them is the fact that they even arrive, which is more than we can say about Kopano. Both residences have the same amount of beds but we know Kopano has more boys (more boys than beds probably) so it is a shame they can’t produce 15 guys to come play some rugby on a Wednesday night. Barbarians walked away with 4 point without getting dirty.

In the B League, the Panthers back to their winning ways trounced College House 17-0 but were unable to secure the bonus point. They do seem to be over their earlier midseason upset and back to full form. Hidding then forced a come from behind draw when flyhalf and captain James White crossed for a late game try under the polls to end it 7 all against Smuts. Hidding were upset at having to come away with the ‘kissing your sister’ feeling although the Smuts guys were content in that any action is good action. The draw does open up the B-League log though.


In the two key matches, Shebeen Boys managed to lay claim to the Sobhar Shield for a 3rd successive week by convincingly beating the Spanners. They do look like parting with their prize very easily. The A-league Shield game was epic with the Cobras taking it in a come from behind win at the death. It was an incredible game of rugby and awesome to watch. Neither side baulked at any opportunity to run the ball and the entire game was played at a frenetic pace. The challengers Soco Thocos looked too good in the early stages but never managed to get out of distance on the scoreboard. Their first try was a touch of magic from captain Dale Owen but didn’t silence the hissing Cobra crowd long as they mounted their comeback. With the score against them at 10-5 the Cobras forced a tighthead on the 5m directly under the Soco Thocos poles and underrated flanker Dougal MacDonald crossed for the winner.

It was an awesome round of rugby marred only by Kopano’s failure to produce a side. The rest of the season is set to be a cracker.

Team of the Week: It’s a tricky one this week as it was hard to separate the teams so through default it will have to go to Marquard Lions after a valiant 4 try victory...

Try of the Week: The first try by Soco Thocos, it came from counter attack and Dale Owen’s stop go, step and weave before the perfectly weighted kick for the scorer to dive on was priceless. You can’t coach that.