{"id":126078,"date":"2016-06-28T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/126078\/local-rugby-team-invited-to-play-in-botswana-2\/"},"modified":"2016-06-28T15:10:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:10:12","slug":"local-rugby-team-invited-to-play-in-botswana-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/06\/28\/local-rugby-team-invited-to-play-in-botswana-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Local rugby team invited to play in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Germiston Simmer Rugby Club were recently invited to play in the Gaborone \u201cGabs Hogs\u201d Rugby and Football Club\u2019s 40th anniversary tournament, in Gaborone, Botswana.<\/p>\n

The tournament was held at Wharic Park, the Gabs Hogs’ home grounds.<\/p>

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The club\u2019s first match saw the Black Jacks (Simmer\u2019s old boys) facing Gaborone\u2019s old boys.<\/p>\n

This was a hard game as the Black Jacks didn\u2019t have a lot of time to prepare before the tour and, though the match may have been between the club\u2019s golden oldies, it was as fast-paced and hard-hitting as any club match.<\/p>

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Garth Crombie, Desmond van Niekerk, Pieter van der Westhuizen, Vernon Aub and Rene Audier were credited with outstanding performances during the match, which ended in a 40-0 defeat for Simmer.<\/p>\n

The club\u2019s first teams met in the main game of the tournament.<\/p>\n

The Gab Hogs have been named the Botswana club rugby champions for the past four years.<\/p>\n

The home side came out with a bang, running for the try-line from their own 22, at the kick-off.<\/p>\n

Simmer\u2019s defence responded with a number of good tackles, which allowed Wenzil Niemand to put the first points on the scoreboard for the visiting side.<\/p>\n

The tough and fast paced match ended in a win for Simmer, with the final score at 51-0.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s tries were scored by Niemand, Darrio Bezuidenhout, Anton Coetzee, Christopher Khumalo, Charl Wright, Gerrit Gertzen and Wikus Muller, with Anton Coetzee successfully converting six of the eight tries.<\/p>\n