{"id":151039,"date":"2017-05-10T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/151039\/gruelling-match-for-elsburg\/"},"modified":"2017-05-10T07:32:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T05:32:36","slug":"gruelling-match-for-elsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/05\/10\/gruelling-match-for-elsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Gruelling match for Elsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a close match for the Elsburg Rugby Club and Vanderbijlpark Rugby Club on Saturday, at the Elspark Sports Grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The teams gave each other a tough time from the beginning and right throughout the entire match.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The supporters were, literally, kept on their feet as one minute Vanderbijlpark was leading and the next Elsburg was.<\/p>\n<p>The interchanging leads were not by big margins which also saw the game go into half-time with a 13-12 score in favour of Vanderbijlpark.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Elsburg went into the second half refusing to lose on home ground and they won 21-20.<\/p>\n<p>The local team\u2019s try scorers were Juan Barnardt and Pierre Bezuidenhout.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg\u2019s next game is away against the East Rand Police Rugby Club, on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-151039 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/05\/10\/gruelling-match-for-elsburg\/attachment\/18gcnsportsrugbps1_43102\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/05\/18GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_43102-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-151041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/05\/18GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_43102-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/05\/18GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_43102-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/05\/18GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_43102-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/05\/18GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_43102.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-151041'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Rugby Club\u2019s Stephen Phillipson (right) goes head first against his Vanderbijlpark Rugby Club opponent during their match at the Elspark Sports Grounds, on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/150160\/elsburg-rugby-club-ready-to-tackle-new-season\/\">Elsburg Rugby Club ready to tackle new season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149946\/new-rugby-season-kicks-off\/\">New rugby season kicks off<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif\">Have a story?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';color: #333333\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" 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