As the leaves begin to fall and the evenings start to get chilly, the new rugby season begins.<\/p>\n
The Elsburg Rugby Club started its Kestrel League earlier this month (April) and played their first home match, at the Elspark Sports Grounds, on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>
The club faced the Katlehong Tigers, beating the visitors by 40 points, 52-12.<\/p>\n
The team was pleased with its first home performance, scoring a total of nine tries in the match.<\/p>
The tries were scored by Rudie Wessels, Gerrit Groenewald, Pierre Bezuidenhout, Sharel de Lange, Piet Scheepers, Juan Barnardt, Gordon Berry and Pieter van der Walt.<\/p>\n
Elsburg\u2019s next match will be played at the Elspark Sports Grounds, on May 6, and will see the team tackling it out against Vanderbijlpark Rugby Club.<\/p>\n
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