Brakpan Rugby Club hosted Boksburg on Saturday in the Peregrine League. The matches were part of the second round of the league, where the teams were scrambling to secure a semi-final spot and home-ground advantage.
A promised tight match in its build-up fizzled out quickly as Brakpan steam-rolled over Boksburg.
Brakpan’s first team scored 15 tries in a 99-7 winning margin. At the stroke of halftime, the writing was already on the wall where Brakpan was 59-0 ahead.
The two Brandons in the team, Brandon Swart and Brandon Smith stole the show as between them they scored nine tries.
The match was stopped 15 minutes before the end because of the big points difference. Brakpan is top of the log and it seems highly likely they will host one of the semi-finals at home.
Brakpan’s first team scorers were: Tries: Swart (5), Smith (4), Joe Meyer (1), Justice Nkombua (1), Rourke Lyte-Mason (1), Henry Pike (1), Franco Booysen (1) and Jacques Blignaut (1).
Conversions: Ruben Beytell (11) and Stefan van Zyl (1). The first team man of the match was Brandon O’Neill.
The first team match 23 were: Joe Meyer, Buan Botha, O’Neil, Justice Nkombua, William Scheepers, Danny Keyser, Rourke Lyte-Mason, Smith, Louis de Bruyn, Ruben Bytell, Keagan Balfour, Henry Pike, Franco Booysen, Swart, Garren Morris, Adriaan du Plessis, Johnathan Redelinghuys, Duncan van Waardhuizen, Steve Engelbrecht, Xander Marais, George Giessing, Jacques Blignaut and Stefan van Zyl.
Coaches: Reghardt Botha; Rudi Dames; Pieter Jansen; Darlton Botha and Michael Bekker. Brakpan’s second team beat Boksburg 50-7 and the U21 team was victorious with a 24-17 win.
The respective man of the match players was second team: Stefan van Zyl and U21: Aiden Marizel.
Brakpan’s has a rest this coming weekend and their next match is on August 3 against NWU away from home.
