Rhino wrestlers on a medal charge
Dundee's Rhino wrestlers gripped and grappled their way to clinching 11 medals at the South African Youth Wrestling Championships in Cape Town last week.
Dundee’s Rhino wrestlers gripped and grappled their way to clinching 11 medals at the South African Youth Wrestling Championships in Cape Town last week.
“As a province, KZN entered 21 wrestlers, 12 of which were from Northern KZN. With a return of 11 medals for the local lads (and one girl !), this is an astonishing achievement,” commented proud coach, Steven Brown.
The results are as follows:
Greco-Roman style:
U/13 63-69kg: Mundell Brown: gold
U/13 63-69kg: Theuns van Zyl: silver
U/15 50-54kg: Edrich Nortje: gold
U/15 54-58 kg: Willem Husselman: bronze
U/15 76-85kg: Attie van Zyl: bronze
U/20 69-76kg: Wiehan Whelan: bronze
Free style:
U/17 girls U/60kg: Lucinda De Bruin: silver
U/13 63-69kg: Mundell Brown: silver
U/13 63-69kg: Theuns van Zyl: bronze
U/15 50-54kg: Edrich Nortje: gold
U/15 54-58kg: Willem Husselman: bronze
U/15 76-85kg: Attie van Zyl: 4th place