{"id":203823,"date":"2019-05-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/203823\/elsburg-continue-their-winning-streak\/"},"modified":"2019-05-09T10:59:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T08:59:01","slug":"elsburg-continue-their-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/05\/09\/elsburg-continue-their-winning-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsburg continue their winning streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elsburg hoped to make it four wins from four matches when they travelled to Benoni last Saturday to face Daveyton Rugby Club.<\/p>\n<p>The match, their fourth in the Kestral League, was played at Noorderlig Gekombineerde Skool.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/202150\/elsburg-wins-50-0-against-long-time-rivals-edenvale\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Elsburg wins 50-0 against long-time rivals Edenvale<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Elsburg dominated the fast-paced match from the first whistle, beating back resistance to power their way to a half-time score of 47-0.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg\u2019s first-half tries were scored by Riaan van der Westhuizen, Daniel Matthee, Steven Venter, Marinus van Vuuren and Rudie Wessels, who also scored the team\u2019s conversions.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The second half went much the same way as the first, with Elsburg powering their way through the match to secure an 80-0 victory.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/201650\/elsburg-kick-off-their-kestrel-league-season\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg kick-off their Kestrel League season<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The team\u2019s second-half tries were scored by Juan Barnardt, Willem van der Heever and van der Westhuizen, with Wessels and Zander Smith scoring the half\u2019s conversions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_203824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203824\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-203824\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNSPORTRUGBL_40395-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNSPORTRUGBL_40395-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNSPORTRUGBL_40395-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNSPORTRUGBL_40395-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNSPORTRUGBL_40395.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsburg Rugby Club\u2019s Andries Kemp (with ball in hand) charges towards the try line during the club\u2019s match against Daveyton Rugby Club.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The club will next face Heidelberg Rugby Club in a home match.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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