{"id":157637,"date":"2017-08-02T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157637\/elsburg-heads-for-the-semi-finals-on-a-high-note\/"},"modified":"2017-08-02T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T10:45:12","slug":"elsburg-heads-for-the-semi-finals-on-a-high-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/08\/02\/elsburg-heads-for-the-semi-finals-on-a-high-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsburg heads for the semi-finals on a high note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elsburg Rugby Club played a home game against Heidelberg Rugby Club at the Elspark Sports Grounds on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg showed the visitors that they had the home ground advantage and claimed a 71-5 victory.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Although Heidelberg tried their best to match Elsburg\u2019s speed, it was a one-sided affair from the first whistle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157247\/nominate-your-sport-star\/\">Nominate your sport star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157006\/elsburg-takes-a-knock-at-weekend-match\/\">Elsburg takes a knock at weekend match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg gave their opponents no chance to breathe and dominated the entire game.<\/p>\n<p>The local team\u2019s try scorers were Anton van Deventer, Damian Diedericks, Francois Van Wyk, Stephen Phillipson, Johan Janse van Vuuren and Rudie Wessels who also made four conversions and scored one penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg will be playing in the semi-finals to be held at the Elspark Sports Grounds on Saturday, at 4pm.<\/p>\n<p>The club is yet to find out who they will face in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-157637 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\/08\/02\/elsburg-heads-for-the-semi-finals-on-a-high-note\/attachment\/30gcnsportsrugbps2_17603\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS2_17603-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS2_17603-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS2_17603-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS2_17603-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS2_17603.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-1-157639'>\n\t\t\t\tAn Elsburg Rugby Club player (green) battles to get past the Heidelberg Rugby Club\u2019s defense line.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/08\/02\/elsburg-heads-for-the-semi-finals-on-a-high-note\/attachment\/30gcnsportsrugbps1_00109\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_00109-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-157640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_00109-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_00109-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_00109-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/08\/30GCNSPORTSRUGBPS1_00109.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-1-157640'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Rugby Club (green) had a good match against Heidelberg Rugby Club at the Elspark Sports Grounds on Saturday. Elsburg won the match 71-5.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0or Puleng Sekabate\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"mailto:pulengs@caxton.co.za\">pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span 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