OOSTELIKES Eagles look to cap a fairytale season
OOSTELIKES Eagles will look to cap a fairytale season when the resurgent Pretoria club play Varsity Cup champions Tuks in the Blue Bulls' Carlton League final at Loftus Versfeld B on Saturday.
Victory over their student rivals will not only be a remarkable achievement for a club that last year claimed the wooden spoon and conceded a century of points on three occasions, but also allow them to stake a serious claim for inclusion as a wild card entry into the 2014 Cell C Community Cup.
Three of the 20 slots for the 2014 edition of SARU's elite tournament for non-university or so-called 'open' clubs have already been filled, with Centurion set to represent the Bulls after finishing as the highest-placed open club on the final Carlton League log.
As defending champions, GAP Despatch will be assured of their place should they not qualify automatically as the top open club in Eastern Province at the end of the season, while Bloemfontein Crusaders made history when they became the first wild card in the short history of the Community Cup to re-qualify by right, as Free State's top open club.
Oostelikes reached the Carlton final after they beat Centurion 16-14 in the first semi-final last weekend, while Tukkies dispatched Pretoria Police, who finished sixth in the Community Cup, 38-23 in a titanic struggle.
The Carlton League is one of South Africa's most famous club competitions and is undergoing a renaissance after years out of the spotlight. The match between Tukkies and Oostelikes is one of five finals taking place at the Loftus B and C fields on Saturday, with the students in the running to make it a clean sweep of the silverware on offer.
The action gets underway at 13h00 with Tuks taking on TUT in the Under-19 final (Loftus C) and Tuks Pumas facing Centurion in the Third League decider (Loftus B). At 14h30, Tuks play TUT in the Under-21 final (Loftus C) while Tuks Fezelas come up against Centurion in the Second League final on the B field.
All eyes will then be on the Loftus B field when Tuks run out against Oostelikes in the main match, which kicks off at 16h00.
SA gaan nie weer 'n Bakkies en Victor he nie. Victor sal nooit weer sy gelyke he nie. Ek verpes dit as 'n belowende jong speler twee goeie wedstryde het en die sogenaamde eksperts maak vergelykings.
Posted by mighty_sharkie on 17 June 2013 10:25
Ek dink in elk geval die Bokke was baie gelukkig toe die gety gedraai het - die skotse slot Hamilton se geel kaart. Ek wil nie bevooroordeeld klink nie, maar hel, ek dink nie dit was regte geelkaart materiaal nie. Soos die instaan afrigter van die skotte na die tyd gese het, dit was "handbag stuff". Buitendien dink ek ons hier in SA maak te veel van 'n ophef oor Etsebeth, hy was maar bietjie aan die vaal kant......nog vrek ver van 'n Bakkies af!!
Posted by Boel on 16 June 2013 07:58
Ek dink Heyneke skuld ons nou big time met Jano, Arno wat seer gekry het. Dis vrek onnodig. Hoop ons ander Bulle rus lekker uit en kom honger terug. Ons moet teen Kings seker maak ons kan nie SA Franchise meer verloor nie. Hoop Morne kry darem ook bietjie rus voor Bulle weer inval. I nternasionale seisoen moet volgens my nie voorkeur kry nie, maar dis 'n helse eer vir ons spelers wat betrokke is, so ons moet maar styf duim vashou dat niemand verder beseer word nie. Go Bulle! Sterkte en goeie wense vir julle Frans.
Posted by Boel on 16 June 2013 07:47
die toets gister was nice lekker spanend-kan sien hoekom die sharks sukkel -janie en the beast kort rus -dis wat die bokke meeste gekos het -straus het n shocker gehad mallet se spies bring nie sy kant --maar ek die game weer gekyk spies het baie vas gespeel is dit maar net mallet wat nie spies like -en was n vreemde lostrooi ne arno seer gekry het .maar darem n wen is n wen en die jong outjies het dit ervaar -kan net better gaan
Posted by louisk on 16 June 2013 07:36
More almal. Ja nee, dit is 'n helse terugslag! Ek sien geen nut van die toets reeks! En dan is daar nog doe Juandre ding ook! Wat dink jul van miskien Jacques du Plessis as cover? Ek besef hy is nog jonk en S15 is ander vlak maar het ons 'n ander keuse??
Posted by DIE BLOU BAAS on 16 June 2013 06:50
drie spelers, jano, hougaard en nou arno. hierie simpel internasionale skedule moet gestop word. of superrugby moet verkort word. groot gatslag vir fransludeke.
Posted by bloukaap2 on 15 June 2013 22:46
As dinge so aangaan het ons geen spelers oor vir die laaste games in die super 15 nie. Eers Jano en nou Arno.
Posted by Bl@de Runner on 15 June 2013 17:26