Hoërskool Monument’s alumni CJ Conradie, Rhyno Herbst and Ruan Macdonald were instrumental in the Wits University rugby team securing automatic qualification for the 2017 Edition of Varsity Cup.
This guarantees Varsity Cup for the next two years after an inspiring Varsity Shield campaign.
In the monumental game on Easter Monday, the Witsies thrashed the University of the Western Cape by a margin of 60 – 13.
This followed another massive win on Saturday for Wits coach Hugo van As when his team beat the University Of Fort Hare by 64 points to 13.
To end on top of the Shield log and secure a place in the Varsity Cup, the Witsies had to beat rugby legend Chester Williams’ University of Western Cape team by 39 points and secure a bonus point in the process.
With only eight minutes remaining on Monday at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, Wits player Kwanele Ngema flew across the field in a moment of inspired magic to score a try followed shortly afterwards by another superb converted try from Captain Warren Gilbert.
In the end, the Witsies earned a winning margin of 47 points which was sufficient to end top of the log and ensure automatic Varsity Cup qualification from 2017.
“We are ecstatic that after two tough years for the team, as well as a difficult season in the 2016 Varsity Shield tournament due to the student protests, the Wits rugby team has performed brilliantly,” said Director of Wits Sport Adrian Carter.
The Wits team is now preparing for the final match in the Shield tournament; however, this would only serve as a victory lap.
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