Simmer comes out tops in semi-finals

Germiston Simmer Rugby Club’s first and second teams have progressed to the Senior Grand Challenge finals after beating Harlequins Rugby Club in the semi-finals held at the Germiston Stadium on Saturday.

The first team won 32-17 and the second team won 18-15.

The games served as the semi-finals of the Senior Grand Challenge.

In the first team game, Simmer had a fast start which resulted in attacking play where the big winger, Armand van Dyk, chipped behind the opposition backs and Christopher Khumalo latched onto a favourable bounce to score within the first five minutes.

The forwards worked tirelessly to set up a good platform for the dangerous Simmer backline and this included winning a few opposition balls in the lineouts.

However, the last league game was still fresh in the mind of Harlequins and they put a lot of pressure on the Simmer scrum in the second half.

Khumalo proceeded to score two more tries to end with a man of the match award.

The end result was a 32-17 Simmer win.

The second team had a closer game against Harlequins.

The game was a tight affair with forward play dictating the possession.

Captain Chucky Moorcroft battled to keep his troops in check as Simmer almost lost the game due to do ill-discipline.

Luckily for the home team, the final whistle blew on an 18-15 score-line.

This game saw fly-half, Brian Lee, assert his skills and receive the man of the match title.

The highlight of the game was when a backline move found big prop Stefan Stevens lurking on the wing.

He scored in the corner for Simmer much like a winger should.

Simmer’s u-20 team played an away game against the Randburg Diggers Rugby Club, in Randburg.

The u-20 team lost 42-17 to a rampant Diggers.

Simmer’s first and second teams will face Diggers in the finals.

The club wishes both teams the best of luck in the final of the Senior Grand Challenge.

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