{"id":206142,"date":"2019-05-30T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T04:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=206142"},"modified":"2019-05-30T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T07:59:38","slug":"elsburg-thrilled-kestrel-league-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/05\/30\/elsburg-thrilled-kestrel-league-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsburg thrilled with Kestrel League victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a disappointing loss against East Rand Police Rugby Club, the Elsburg Rugby Club bounced back with a nail-biting 33-28 win against Vanderbijlpark Rugby Club on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The match, the last game in the first round of the Kestrel League, was played at the Elsburg Sports Complex and was action-packed from start to finish.<\/p>

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Vanderbijlpark were the first to get three points on the scoreboard after conceding a penalty against the home team.<\/p>\n

In the 20th minute of the first half, Elsburg’s Rudolf Erasmus got the team’s first try and fly half Rudie Wessels the first successful conversion, pushing the home team ahead of their rivals.<\/p>

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The visiting team soon replied with two tries of their own, taking the lead back from Elsburg.<\/p>\n

The back-and-forth play continued this time with a try from Elsburg’s Andries Kemp who broke through Vanderbijlpark’s defensive line, right in front of the try line, and with the help of his teammates, added another five points to the home team’s tally.<\/p>\n

Wessels added a further two points, after another successful conversion, bringing the score to 15-14 in favour of Vanderbijlpark at the half-time break.<\/p>\n

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