{"id":185252,"date":"2018-08-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/185252\/entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars\/"},"modified":"2018-08-23T16:02:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T14:02:25","slug":"entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/08\/23\/entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertaining rugby day for young rugby stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Elsburg Eagles Junior Rugby Club hosted their annual Junior Rugby Day on Saturday at the Elspark Sports Grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Intensely cold winds blew throughout the majority of the day but spectators came out in numbers to support the rugby prot\u00e9g\u00e9s.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Pancake and coffee stalls were popular due to the weather, however, things changed as the games heated up.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs which are part of the Valke League, including Benoni Grizzlies, Brakpan Junior Rugby Club, Suikerbosrand Junior Rugby Club and Kempton Park Junior Rugby Club joined the Elsburg Eagles for a day dedicated to junior rugby.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178082\/calling-all-junior-rugby-players\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calling all junior rugby players to join the Elsburg Eagles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The three teams from the hosting club produced a mixed bag of results at the end of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The u-8 team enjoyed a 5-2 win against Brakpan.<\/p>\n<p>The Elsburg Eagles\u2019 highlight of the day was the u-10 team which chipped in a good 24-10 win against Suikerbosrand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a wonderful day hosting all the clubs at our home grounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur u-7 team played their hearts out in tag rugby but unfortunately they lost their game,\u201d said Joan Rohrbeck, chairperson of the Elsburg Eagles Rugby Club.<\/p>\n<p>The u-12 Benoni Grizzlies were the overall winners of the day, scoring the most tries leading to a 53-0 win against Suikerbosrand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all our coaches for their hard work throughout the season and for their participation in the rugby day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking forward to more games to be played,\u201d said Rohrbeck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/160710\/elsburg-eagles-host-successful-rugby-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg Eagles host successful rugby day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-185252 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\/08\/23\/entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars\/attachment\/34gcnsportjrrug_24369\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_24369-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_24369-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_24369-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_24369-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_24369.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-1-185254'>\n\t\t\t\tRugby action galore at the junior rugby day hosted by the Elsburg Eagles Junior Rugby Club at the Elspark Sports Grounds.\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\/08\/23\/entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars\/attachment\/2_05100\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/2_05100-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/2_05100-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/2_05100-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/2_05100-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/2_05100.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-1-185255'>\n\t\t\t\tKempton Park Junior Rugby Club vs Boksburg Rugby Club at the junior rugby day hosted by the Elsburg Eagles Junior 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\/08\/23\/entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars\/attachment\/34gcnsportjrrug_90405\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_90405-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_90405-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_90405-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_90405-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNSPORTJRRUG_90405.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-1-185256'>\n\t\t\t\tKempton Junior Rugby Club vs Boksburg Rugby Club at the Elsburg Eagles Junior Rugby Day last Saturday.\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\/08\/23\/entertaining-rugby-day-for-young-rugby-stars\/attachment\/1_07066\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/1_07066-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-185257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/1_07066-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/1_07066-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/1_07066-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/1_07066.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-1-185257'>\n\t\t\t\tBenoni Grizzlies (black) were the overall winners of the junior rugby day tournament hosted by the Elsburg Eagles Junior Rugby Club 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>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the 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