{"id":178512,"date":"2018-05-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178512\/tough-weekend-for-simmer\/"},"modified":"2018-05-23T14:40:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T12:40:59","slug":"tough-weekend-for-simmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/05\/23\/tough-weekend-for-simmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough weekend for Simmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germiston Simmer Rugby Club suffered a major upset on May 12, when they welcomed the Alberton Rugby Club to their home turf, the Germiston Stadium, in the Pirates Grand Challenge under the Golden Lions Rugby Union.<\/p>\n

In the first minutes of the game, both teams were light on the attack. Both were still trying to figure out each other\u2019s game plan, although their zealous energies were palpable.<\/p>

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Simmer struck first after a mistake from Alberton\u2019s scrum half, but their joy was short-lived as Alberton levelled the score soon after the restart.<\/p>\n

Although Simmer had possession in the first phase and began dominating the game, they did not convert the pressure into a scoreboard point.<\/p>

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Lack of concentration from Simmer saw Alberton score two quick tries and end the first half with a 21-7 lead.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe could have easily scored three more tries before half-time if the decision making on the field had been better,\u201d said Rene Audier, the club\u2019s president.<\/p>\n

The second half kicked off at a slow pace, which picked up when Simmer tried to pierce through Alberton\u2019s defence, but they held a tight defensive line and bravely stopped a couple of aggressive attacking plays.<\/p>\n

Simmer were thrown off their game plan with little to no time to come up with a new strategy as Alberton took advantage of their lacking forwards and headed directly to their defence, running, pushing and adding to their scoreboard for the entire second half.<\/p>\n

The home team suffered a 42-10 defeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a hard week ahead of us on the field to practise and rectify the mistakes we made in this game,\u201d said Audier.<\/p>\n

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