{"id":141876,"date":"2017-01-10T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141876\/simmer-heads-for-pirates-grand-challenge\/"},"modified":"2017-01-10T15:42:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T13:42:31","slug":"simmer-heads-for-pirates-grand-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/01\/10\/simmer-heads-for-pirates-grand-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Simmer heads for Pirates Grand Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston Simmer Rugby Club ended 2016 with a bang.<\/p>\n<p>The last game brought a narrow, but sweet, victory for the team in the Senior Grand Challenge league against the Diggers Rugby Club.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It was the first time since 1992 that the club took home the league trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Simmer will not be defending its title in the Senior Grand Challenge in 2017 as the club has been promoted to the Pirates Grand Challenge.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Promotion has always been a part of the club\u2019s three-year plan, but it has come sooner than expected.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the year, the club played in the Golden Lions Club Seven\u2019s tournament where the seniors (first and second teams) reached fourth position and the juniors (u-20) came in sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Simmer was also invited to be part of the 40th birthday celebrations of the Gaborone Rugby Club (Gabs Hogs), in Botswana, and walked away winners of the main event.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the season, Simmer players, Anton Coetzee, Christopher Khumalo and Dario Bezuidenhout, were included in the Golden Lions sub-union team.<\/p>\n<p>The club commenced with training for the year on Monday (January 9) and will hold training sessions every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Anybody interested in joining the club is welcome to come along to the practice sessions or call Nardia Carlse on 082 804 1831.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You might also be interested in reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141884\/sporting-highlights-for-january-and-february-2016\/\">Sporting highlights for January and February 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='278286605833816c9b362eefc5321485'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Germiston Simmer Rugby 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