{"id":134057,"date":"2016-09-27T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/134057\/league-ends-for-eagles\/"},"modified":"2016-09-27T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T11:07:12","slug":"league-ends-for-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/09\/27\/league-ends-for-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"League ends for Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 Junior Rugby League has come to an end for the Elsburg Eagles Rugby Club.<\/p>\n<p>The club played their final matches at the Kempton Park Rugby Club\u2019s Junior Rugby Day, on Saturday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Teams played against opponents from Benoni, Kempton Park and Brakpan, and walked away with one draw and eight losses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teams played some fantastic rugby against the top teams of the season and showed impressive development skills.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe, as a club and coaches, feel we have reached our goals by improving our players\u2019 skills,\u201d said Tyron Smuts, chairman of the club.<\/p>\n<p>The club will now look ahead to the new season, starting in March 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results of the day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U-7:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Game 1: lost 3-5 against Brakpan.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: lost 1-7 against Kempton Park.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U-8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Game 1: lost 0-1 against Kempton Park.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: draw 1-1 against Benoni.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U-9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Game 1: lost against 0-32 Brakpan.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: lost 10-15 against Brakpan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U-10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>League game: lost 0-24 against Brakpan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U-11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>League game: lost 0-22 against Brakpan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U-13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>League game: lost 19-26 against Brakpan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0U-18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>League game was cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big thank you to all our supporters, the Elsburg Sports Club, parents, coaches, committee and, most importantly, our players, for an outstanding rugby season,\u201d said Smuts.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles will host a special prize giving on October 15, to honour the players of this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/133437\/eagles-continue-to-improve-their-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eagles continue to improve their skills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/132886\/eagles-struggle-to-find-their-stride\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eagles struggle to find their stride<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/132379\/disappointing-weekend-for-eagles-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young players tackle tough opponents<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item 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