Villagers make it a hat-trick weekend
The Hillcrest Villagers' Rugby LCub's 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams claimed wins in their recent matches.
THE Land Rover Durban – Hillcrest Villagers Rugby Club travelled to Howard College Stadium on Saturday afternoon to face off against UKZN in their KZNRU first division encounter.
In the 2nd XV match, a strong Villagers side held their own against a spirited UKZN team which delivered a physical challenge to the visitors.
Towards the end of the first half, Hillcrest’s attack opened up UKZN’s defences and they began to pile on a try count.
By end of game, the scoreboard read 18 – 5 to the Villagers. Man of the Match went to Wandile Shelembe (forwards) and Mathew Cele (backline).
The 1st XV match started with a bang as UKZN scored two quick and successive tries.
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Once again, the Villagers were required to dig deep to regain their dominance and composure. The visitors then ascended into a commanding lead during the second half, but not before UKZN clawed back at the deficit. At the blow of the final whistle, the Villagers had won the game 34 – 27.
Man of the Match went to Sheldon Lourens (forwards) and Tommy Bezuidenhout (backline).
On Thursday evening, Envirosan Hillcrest Villagers 3rd XV hosted DUR Rhinos in their KZNRU 4th Division clash.
The Villagers adopted a gameplan of keeping the ball among their bigger forwards, this helped them score three tries before halftime.
The Villagers began to dominate the match and ran in another 31 points to win the match 48 – 20.
Man of the Match for the forwards went to Brent Volek (forwards) and Ryan Hartmann (backline)
Upcoming games:
The Villagers 3rds will play the Ogwini Bafana RC at the Durban Shongweni Club on Thursday, 17 May from 7pm.
The team’s 1sts and 2nds will play host to the Durban Mets at the Durban Shongweni Club on Friday night and the games will kick off at 7pm.
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