{"id":165493,"date":"2017-11-07T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/165493\/junior-rugby-players-honoured\/"},"modified":"2017-11-07T21:34:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:34:26","slug":"junior-rugby-players-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/11\/07\/junior-rugby-players-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior rugby players honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was much excitement in the air at the Elsburg Eagles Junior Rugby Club last Saturday as players, coaches, committee members and supporters were rewarded for their hard work throughout a successful rugby season.<\/p>\n

Prizes were awarded for various achievements during a fun-filled day.<\/p>

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The u-10 team was particularly pleased as they were named both Team of the Year as well as Up and Coming Team of the Year.<\/p>\n

Team coach Christiaan Jacobs and manager Ronelle Jacobs were thrilled to see their team walk away with double honours and an impressive trophy.<\/p>

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Other prizes included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coach of the Year went to u-9 coach Alwyn Venter.<\/p>\n

Team Manager of the Year was awarded to u-9 manager Marius Smith.<\/p>\n

The u-8 team were named Most Improved Team of the Year.<\/p>\n

Players of the Year included:<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-7 players Thinus Roets and Eugene Nel.<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-8 players Wian du Plessis and Tyson Coetzer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-9 players Jaden Fritz and Jayden van Wyk.<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-10 players Kelvin Berriman and Xylon Claassen.<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-11 players Kyle Galliot and Solami Memela.<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-15 players Paul Ueckermann and Tabiso Nzuzo.<\/p>\n

\u2022 U-18 players Pieter Fick and Danny Westenberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to the players, coaches, committee members, parents and supporters. We have had a very successful year,\u201d said club chairperson Tyron Smuts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd a huge thank you to our main sponsors Harcourts, and Mark Veale and Rochelle Veale, for all their effort and support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now ready for a well deserved rest as we wait for the new season to kick off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in joining the club can contact vice-chairperson Joan Rohrbeck on 082 550 5682 or send an email to info@elsburgeagles.co.za.<\/p>\n

You can also visit the club\u2019s website at www.elsburgeagles.co.za.<\/p>\n