Bay rugby take first division crown

RICHARDS Bay Rugby Club 1 were crowned Saturday 24 Over League First Division champions when they beat Empangeni Rugby Club by 34 runs on Saturday at the uMhlathuze Regional Sports Complex.

The home team headed out to the middle first and notched up 187/5.

Opening batsmen Berto Basson (50) and Johnty van den Berg (54) put on half a ton each before departing to the showers.

Spinner Chad Neuhoff reaped little success on the concrete turf with figures of 1/37 in 6.

Empangeni fell short at the crease when they were dismissed for 153.

Du Toit Pretorius (47) and Simon Savides (28) were guilty of throwing their wickets away and not moving on to help their team home.

Johnty van den Berg caused havoc with the ball, picking up three scalps for 37 runs.