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Matfield, Snor Boland Rugby shareholders

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Rod McCall (65)
Myself living in this area and was quite surprise to read about it yesterday in our Boer newspaper. First honestly thoought its a Aprils fool joke. Now it look not like a joke but a reality.

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Rugby

New vision for Boland Rugby
2010-03-29 14:22Email | Print

Peter de Villiers (File)
Cape Town - Boland Rugby Union (Pty) Ltd, who owned 100% of Boland Rugby (Pty) Ltd to date (the professional arm of Boland Rugby), signed an historic agreement of sale with Timavo Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Game Plan for the sale of 50% of its shareholding in Boland Rugby (Pty) Ltd on Friday, March 26, 2010 at Val de Vie Estate in the Franschhoek valley.

The president of Boland Rugby, Francois Davids and his co-directors Arthrob Peterson, Rian Oberholzer and JD Veldsman had the vision to take Boland Rugby to its rightful position in SA and world rugby with the help of its new business partner, Game Plan.

Boland Rugby represents the biggest geographical rugby area in South Africa, consisting of 235 clubs and more than 15 000 players (compare this with the Tonga national team which has 10 000 registered players and is ranked 15th in the world).

The strongest club in South Africa, the University of Stellenbosch, falls within the geographical area of Boland, as well as four of the top 10 rugby schools of South Africa, namely Paul Roos, Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Boys’ High and Boland Landbou.

Boland Rugby is 100% politically transformed since 1994.

Boland Rugby’s biggest modern day contribution to the sport is the number of Springboks it has produced. Springboks, past and present who learned their trade in the Boland area include among others: Bolla Conradie, Hilton Lobberts, Derick Hougaard, Francois Hougaard, Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger, JP Peterson, Andries Bekker, Gurthro Steenkamp, Heini Adams, Sampie Mastriet (Sevens), Danwel Demas (Sevens), Ryno Benjamin (Sevens), Ashley Johnson and Juan de Jongh.

Boland Rugby owns 50% of the Stormers Super Rugby franchise while rugby is the biggest sport in the Boland region.

Game Plan’s shareholders include Boland businessman, Renier Swart, the founder of Game Plan. Swart is a Chartered Accountant with a legal BProc degree. His business achievements include SA Nissan, Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealer of the year awards as well as the Pretoria Businessman of the year in 2001. His business interests include property, motor retail and game-and-hunting industry. Renier is a family man with a passion for sport and a lifelong dream to manage and own a successful sports club.

Victor Matfield, the current Springbok vice-captain and Bulls skipper is the second partner in Game Plan. Victor is a legend in world rugby and his achievements include a Rugby World Cup victory in 2007 as vice-captain as well as Super 14 champions in 2007 and 2009 as captain of the Bulls. Victor has been nominated for numerous SA and world player of the year awards. He has also won numerous Currie Cup and other SA rugby competitions. Victor is regarded as the best lock in the world and plays a key role in the Springboks and Bulls’ strategies and training of young players. Victor is a family man and he shares Renier’s vision to lead his own club to success. Victor also has plans to coach after his playing career.

The third shareholder SA Afrikaans pop artist, Kurt Darren. Kurt has 10 solo albums to date, and through the unbelievable support of his fans, his own hard work and popularity in the music industry, this list is destined to grow for many years to come. Kurt is a living example that dedication, perseverance and a passion for what you do, will result in success. Kurt is in addition to being an outstanding artist, an extremely good marketer of which his brand and popularity in SA and the world is evident.

Current Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is the fourth and final shareholder of Game Plan. Peter played his rugby for Boland in his playing years and hails from Paarl in the Boland. Peter coached the SA Under-19 and Under-21 national teams and has been the Springbok head coach since 2008. In 2009 Peter achieved the remarkable "double" of beating the touring British and Irish Lions as well as winning the Tri-Nations. Peter’s passion is with the development of young rugby talent and he sees the Boland as an area with the biggest potential in SA. Peter is overwhelmed that he can give back to the community of the Boland with his investment in Game Plan and he hopes that he can become involved in player and life skills development after his career with the Springboks.

Game Plan and Boland Rugby Union’s vision for Boland Rugby is:

• Boland Rugby to take its rightful position in SA rugby. We are of the opinion that Boland Rugby has the means and talent to achieve at the highest level in SA and world rugby
• Boland Rugby will play a more active role with the Stormers Super Rugby franchise
• Develop talent and players in the Boland on all levels including life skills, the game of rugby as well as providing for life after rugby
• The Under-19 and Under-21 teams will be changed from amateur to professional
• We are going to take the game of rugby to the people of SA and we are going to make the game more accessible for all South Africans
• Investigate the possibilities to use the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup stadiums to their full potential after the tournament
• Bring our Boland rugby players home
• Daily communication with all our supporters
Boland had a big sponsor, Findentia going back three years and had similair ideas. Unfortanely Fidentia was rocked with some scandals , being a pension fund and funds allocated illegally and everything drop back for Boland.

In short I think the bolded part very important for Boland & WP provinces. Boland Ussasa and WP rugby for years in legal battles about the borders of the provinces. Stellenbosch and Paarl is located dot spot in the middle of Boland and those rugby borders was settled way back when rugby was started in the 1900s.

In short if this get done it will mean Boland will have WP strength and WP Boland strength in rugby terms. Boland obvious will then a full blooded afrikaans team and WP soutie like.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Maties will be the target and good to see Snor and the new share holders in the stands. Maties making it three in a row and I am pretty sure Chean Roux (x WP and Stormers loose forward), Matie coach will now strive for bigger things. Talk around town is that he may move to the Sharks in some coaching role in future with Plumtree and his NZ gang moving.

The Mean Maroon Matie Machine have done it again! Pitty Dagbreek could not make it a double for us!

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Varsity Cup

Maties make it three in a row

Stellenbosch - Maties won their third consecutive crown in the FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, surviving a late UCT onslaught to win 17-14 in front of 20 000 people in Stellenbosch on Monday evening.

Outscoring their Cape Town rivals, FNB Ikey Tigers, by three tries to one, FNB Maties established themselves as the true university champions of South Africa - adding to the 2008 and 2009 titles they won in the country's fastest growing competition.

The atmosphere at The Danie Craven Stadium was positively buzzing. Small pockets of visiting fans tried their best to make the UCT presence felt, but were drowned out by the swarms of Maties fanatics.

On the field, it was a nervy start from both sides and the players, who looked a bit daunted by playing in the high-pressure cauldron of a Final, looked to put boot to ball early on.

It was the visitors who showed the first signs of attacking intent and they put some good phases together. Flyhalf Doug Mallett – a late replacement for regular No.10 Matt Rosslee – distributed well to dangerous men outside him.

It was Mallett who got UCT off the mark in the third-minute with a well-struck penalty after a Maties infringement at the breakdown.

That lead though, was short-lived, as Maties regained the ball and attacked wide for the first time in the match.

The UCT defence was stretched, and a chip kick put right wing Pete Haw under enormous pressure on his own goal-line.

The pacey No.14 did well get himself into a position to kick, but his clearance wasn't as impressive and was expertly fielded by Maties scrumhalf Johan Herbst.

Herbst moved the ball infield as a the Maties moved dangerously into attacking formation. The ball found its way to try-scoring machine Tythan Adams via some superb handling from Kemp and fullback Adnaan Oesman.

The explosive wing did the rest, and the Maties faithful celebrated the familiar sight of the No.11 crossing the line.

It wasn't long before the crowd was off their seats again, and it was Herbst who was once again the catalyst for a bit of Maties magic.

His chip from the base of a ruck was allowed to bounce, and right-wing Wilhelm Loock was first to arrive and collect.

He fed big lock Hugo Kloppers, who showed a deft touch to move it to flank Jonathan Adendorf, who drew a defender and delivered the final pass to No.12 Charl Weideman to score.

Kemp, who had earlier knocked over the first conversion, missed the second and it was 12-3 after only nine minutes.

Those were two good tries, but UCT could take heart from the fact that they did not stem from extended periods of domination from the Maties – that and the fact that they weren't being outgunned by the powerful Stellenbosch pack.

UCT were adventurous, but a little too lateral and were being outshone by more direct and penetrative Maties runners.

The men in blue and white, though, did manage, to score next – this time through the massive boot of centre Marcel Brache, who slotted a penalty from the halfway line after 16 minutes.

That scoreline of 12-6 would stay until the halftime whistle sounded, but UCT had fullback Therlow Pietersen – who was brilliant on the night – to thank.

Maties flank Sam Mabombo had cut a swathe through the Ikeys defensive line, but Pietersen read the play superbly and managed to intercept Mabombo's pass to Adendorf and stop a certain try before half-time.

The second half started slowly, as defences outplayed attack for the first ten minutes.

But on 52 minutes the Maties exploded into action with a thrilling try. The forwards sucked in host of defenders in the UCT half, and the backline had space to launch an assault.

Outside centre Danie Poolman got some room to move and timed his grubber to perfection. He beat Adams – and more importantly, several UCT players - to dot down and open up a eleven-point gap.

With that score, UCT knew that they had to respond quickly and threw caution to the wind. The Ikeys are at their best when they adopt an approach of all-out attack, and for the first time in the match they started to look menacing with the ball in hand.

The Maties defensive line was defiant, but Mallett reduced the deficit to eight with a 59th minute penalty.

It was almost all-Ikeys for the final quarter, and strike-runners Brache and wing Marcello Sampson were beginning to cause havoc in the outside channels.

Superb interplay between backs and forwards got UCT to the brink of scoring several times, but the final pass seemed to always go awry and it wasn't until five minutes from time that they would finally cross the whitewash.

Substitute Sam Peter made an electric impact when he came on the field, and it was the big flank who crossed over on the left hand touchline in the dying minutes.

That score ensured a thrilling finish, but try as they might, the Tigers didn't have time for a final assault on the Maties line and the match ended 17-14.

In true cape derby tradition, it was a match that could have gone either way and UCT will be rightfully heartbroken at missing an opportunity to earn their first ever Varsity Cup triumph.

Take nothing away from Maties though, who showed their champion quality in absorbing the late UCT onslaught and controlling the game despite never reaching the levels that have made them so dominant in 2010.

The win made it three out of three in the Varsity Cup for Stellenbosch – undoubtedly the best University side in the country.

The scorers:

FNB Maties:

Tries: Adams, Weideman, Poolman

Con: Kemp

FNB Ikeys:

Try: Peter

Pens: Mallett 2, Brache

The teams:

FNB Maties: 15 Adnaan Oesman, 14 Wilhelm Loock, 13 Danie Poolman, 12 Charl Weideman, 11 Tythan Adams, 10 André Kemp, 9 Johan Herbst, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Jonathan Adendorf, 6 Sam Mabombo, 5 Hugo Kloppers, 4 Andrew Prior, 3 Lourens Adriaanse (captain), 2 Matthew Dobson, 1 Johan Roets.

Replacements: 16 Gareth Light, 17 Mike De Neuilly-Rice, 18 Marinus Pretorius, 19 Cameron Peverett, 20 Johan Laker, 21 Hayden Groepes, 22 Jonathan Francke, 23 Andrew Crausaz.

Head coach: Chean Roux

The FNB UCT: 15 Therlow Pietersen, 14 Pete Haw, 13 Marcel Brache, 12 Sean van Tonder, 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Douglas Mallett, 9 Stu Commins (vice-captain), 8 JJ Gagiano, 7 Mike Morris, 6 Nick Fenton-Wells (captain), 5 Donovan Armand, 4 Levi Odendaal, 3 Grant Kemp, 2 Mark Goosen, 1 Ash Wells.

Replacements: 16 Matt Page, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Mike Ledwidge, 19 Sam Peter, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Matt Rosslee, 22 Mark Esterhuizen, 23 Wesley Chetty.

Head coach: John Dobson

KOSHUIS FINAL:

Bloemfontein's Vishuis were crowned Steinhoff Koshuisrugby champions after demolishing Dagbreek 22-7 in the final at Stellenbosch's Danie Craven Stadium on Monday.

Vishuis, making use of their much bigger pack, dominated the contact situations and bullied Dagbreek off the ball, outscoring them by three tries to one.

The hero of the day was left wing Beyers Louw, who scored two of his team's tries, kicked two conversions and added a penalty for a contribution of 17 points. That left him on 97 points, the tournament's leading scorer.

From the opening moments both teams played the game at pace, with a clear intent to keep the ball in hand. However, first success went to Vishuis, with powerful left wing Louw going over after six minutes following some great interplay between forwards and backs.

Dagbreek had to play catch-up throughout, but in the face of some ferocious Vishuis defence they simply could not find a way over the line and they were also prone to more errors in their chase.

There was some consolation for the home team in the dying seconds when left wing Danie Kritzinger used his pace to exploit some unexpected space out wide after Vishuis had turned over possession. Lourens added the conversion to make the final score 22-7.

The scorers:

Dagbreek: Try: Danie Kritzinger. Conversion: Deon Lourens

Vishuis: Tries: Beyers Louw (2), Jaco Lambrecht. Conversions: Louw (2). Penalty: Louw
Interesting Doc Craven would have been a century old yesterday. Altho he hate money in rugby he would have love to saw a 19,000 pack Danie Craven Stadium supporting his beloved Matie team.

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