Rugby players awarded for blood, sweat and tears

The Randfontein Rugby Club (RRC) treated their members, players and supporters to a glitzy end of year function cum annual general meeting (AGM).

The two events were held at the club in Greenhills on Friday, 21 October.

On the agenda was the way forward for the coming rugby season as well as the celebration of the season that just ended in which Teine, the club’s first team, won the Pirates Grand Challenge.

Winning the title was just the cherry on top of a successful season as the club managed to beat Roodepoort Rugby Club (Poorte) after 11 years. Dana van Vuuren, club chairman, has high hopes for the coming season and said at the event that next year they want to play in the prestigious Gold Cup.

The awards ceremony kicked off with members receiving their honorary club colours.

Recipients of club colours:
• Drikus Jansen – Coach of the year
• Matt van Zyl – Player for over five years
• Donavan Haynes – Player for over five years
• Dean Krynauw – 1st team player for over four years

Booby prizes:
• Drikus Jansen – Werner Bam floating trophy for being a know it all that doesn’t
• Louw Parsons – Wooden spoon for loafer (droogmaker) of the year

Sportsman spirit of the year:
• Brandon Bekker (Junior)
• Ryno Bosman (Senior)

Friendliest committee member (Gert Augustyn floating trophy):
• Rudi Jansen van Rensburg
• Evert Potgieter

Most initiative taken (Lance Keys trophy):
• Dana van Vuuren

Best players
1st team:
• Johan Swart (front line)
• Theo Calitz (back line)

2nd team:
• Donavan Haynes (front line)
• Bennie van Vuuren (back line)

3rd team:
• Pieter Meyer (front line)
• Erens Oelsen (back line)

U/21 team:
• Pieter Smit (front line)
• Swys Pretorius (back line)

U/19 team:
• Eben Vorster (front line)
• Regards Erasmus (back line)

Best progress (Christo Oosthuizen floating trophy):
• Swys Pretorius (junior)
• Dean Krynauw (senior)

Best senior citizen player (Jannie van Loggerenberg floating trophy):
• Donald Bekker

Coach of the year (Danie Mulder floating trophy):
• JP Huisamen (junior)
• Louw Parsons (senior)

Special awards – GLRU amateur team:
• Rudi Marx
• Dean Krynauw
• Theo Calitz
• Koos van Zyl
• Johan Swart
• Ryno Bosman

Player’s player of the year (Louw Parsons floating trophy):
• Theo Calitz
• Dean Krynauw

Sportsman of the year (Wallie Walters floating trophy):
• Pieter Smit (junior)
• Rudie Marx (senior)

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