{"id":175813,"date":"2018-04-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175813\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/"},"modified":"2018-04-03T13:04:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T11:04:14","slug":"elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/04\/03\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Elsburg suffer defeat in Kestrel League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a wet couple of days, the sun peeped through the clouds for Elsburg Rugby Club\u2019s match against Edenvale Rugby Club at the Elspark Sports Complex last Saturday.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/174131\/elsburg-win-weekend-friendly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg win weekend friendly<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>This was the club\u2019s second match in the Kestrel League, which started on March 17.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Read the full report in this week&#8217;s Germiston City News out on Wednesday (April 4).<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173285\/tough-match-for-elsburg-rugby-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tough match for Elsburg Rugby Club<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-175813 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\/2018\/04\/03\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/attachment\/13gcnsportrugbl_87739\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_87739-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-175815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_87739-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_87739-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_87739-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_87739.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-1-175815'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Rugby Club hosted Edenvale Rugby Club in their Kestrel League match at the Elspark Sports Complex, last Saturday. Here Elsburg\u2019s Juan Barnardt, with ball in hand, charges away from the home team\u2019s try-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\/2018\/04\/03\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/attachment\/13gcnsportrugbl_12039\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_12039-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-175816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_12039-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_12039-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_12039-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_12039.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-1-175816'>\n\t\t\t\tRudi Lombaard, a player for the Elsburg Rugby Club, is tackled to the ground by an Edenvale Rugby Club player.\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\/2018\/04\/03\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/attachment\/13gcnsportrugbl_80992\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_80992-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-175817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_80992-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_80992-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_80992-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_80992.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-1-175817'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Rugby Club player Rudie Wessel kicks for the conversion.\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\/2018\/04\/03\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/attachment\/13gcnsportrugbl_90738\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_90738-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-175818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_90738-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_90738-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_90738-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_90738.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-1-175818'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Elsburg Rugby Club\u2019s Willem van den Heever offloads the ball in the team\u2019s match against Edenvale Rugby Club.\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\/2018\/04\/03\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/attachment\/13gcnsportrugbl_46694\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_46694-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-175814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_46694-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_46694-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_46694-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/13GCNSPORTRUGBL_46694.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-1-175814'>\n\t\t\t\tMicheal Beukes (green), a player for the Elsburg Rugby Club, looks for a gap past an Edenvale Rugby Club player during the teams\u2019 clash, last Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span 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