by Chesley Daniels Chesley Daniels. Although registering an all-important 28-24 bonus point win, it went down to the wire in a hard-fought and titanic rugby battle between St Mark’s Alicedale and the Gelvandale Wallabies at the Alicedale Sports Ground on 1 April. The first round of the long-awaited EPRU Adams Cup Fixture finally kicked off, with both clubs receiving promotion as Sub Union Regional Winners and Quarterfinalists of the 2022 rugby season. St Mark’s Alicedale was the Champs and winners of the SEDRU League, whilst Gelvandale Wallabies had won the PE Metro Champs. The contest was played in a very…
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By Chesley Daniels The long-awaited Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) officially kicks off this coming Saturday, 2 April 2023, in Makhanda, Alexandria, and Alicedale, as well as a friendly match in Port Alfred. Most Clubs that will participate in the competition have played preseason friendlies to prepare for the 2023 league season. EPRU GRAND CHALLENGE GROUP A Trying Stars, Grahamstown Brumbies and Lily Whites are the clubs that will be competing in the prestigious Competition and that will represent SEDRU in this Group A competition. They will join and compete against Born Fighters, Missionvale, Windvogel United, Progress, and Despatch. TRYING…
by CHESLEY DANIELS Trying Stars 1st XV made full use of the chances afforded to them and walked off the Oval SportsGround with a deserved 17-0 win on Saturday 11 February. The visitors were also 10-0 ahead at changeover.A decent crowd came in their numbers to witness a full day of rugby and most importantly, thecamaraderie that was forged between the two Clubs. The games were also played in a very goodspirit and the spectators enjoyed full value for their money, as they witnessed some entertaining,physical and running rugby.Stars started the clash as firm favourites. They’ve been playing some good…
by CHESLEY DANIELS In an exciting and entertaining main curtain-raiser between Lily White 1st and Klipfontein United, the United side surprised the EPRU Grand Challenge side with a fine 23-10 win in their friendly encounter at the Oval on 11 February. The visitors also took a narrow 12-10 lead at the break. Both sides did not disappoint the large crowd at the Oval and entertained them with some exciting and highly competitive running rugby. United played to their strength and made the game quick by playing to their skillful and exciting backline, led by the experienced former EP Mighty Elephants…
A birthday cake at the age of 24, and a very special Makhanda teacher are some of the moments that have brightened the life of Myrtle Janet Gray. The motivational speaker and life coach was at Amazwi, in Makhanda, recently to launch her book, The Fatherless Daughter. Special guests, family and friends stepped up to make the occasion memorable. The purpose of the event is to highlight the mental and emotional impact of an absent father in a child’s life. Gray met her father for the first time as a teenager – by accident – and doesn’t even have a photograph to…
Grahamstown Brumbies 1st XV and Trying Stars locked horns on Saturday 15 May at the Albany Sports Ground in a friendly match. Trying Stars got the better of the home side and ran out deserving 24-12 winners. Clubs in the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) that are complying with Covid-19 return to play regulations are eligible to play friendly matches during this pandemic. No leagues are yet decided for the compliant clubs within the EPRU and therefore, only friendly matches can proceed. Saturday’s friendly encounter saw no spectators allowed on the ground as it is the rule for all participating…
By CHESLEY DANIELS Faith Cares River Ministries Church in East London brought smiles to the faces of Alicedale residents with some early Christmas Cheer by handing out more than 500 food parcels on Thursday26 November. Learners and their parents from all the communities in Alicedale benefited from this outreach project. Faith Cares is the humanitarian division of Faith Broadcasting Network. Their main entity is River Ministries. They have a Satellite TV Channel, Faith TV, on DSTV 341, and also broadcast internationally. Faith Cares was formed under Faith TV. This outreach was done under Faith Cares with the help of…
New England (US) Free Jacks signs Pro14 Prop, Xandre Vos from the Southern Kings, reports Chesley Daniels Xandre is tipped to be a real handful in Major League Rugby. A strong scrummager, with experience playing both sides of the scrum, Xandre will be welcomed open arms to what is a formidable squad forming in New England. The talented and promising 24-year-old attended Graeme College and was impressive at the age-grade level, starting all 31 matches for the school’s top rugby side in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, Vos played with the Eastern Province Kings U/19 while beginning his tertiary education…
The Sidbury Cricket Club eye their third Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 1st league this coming season and want to make history in the process. They want to be the first club that wins the GCB 1st league three times in a row. They’ve won the league the past two seasons and have the third one in their sights. If they eventually succeed, they will make history as the first club to achieve this. The club has played consistent consistent cricket the past two seasons. Southwell, Cuylerville and Manleys Flats also won the league twice in a row but never went…
TRIBUTE TO ELEANOR CHRISTIAN Eleanor Christian was born in Hankey on 8 April 1968. She attended Hankey Primary School and later went to Gelvandale High School in Port Elizabeth where she matriculated. After school, she completed her teacher’s diploma at Dower College in PE and further studies at the Western Cape College of Education. This year, she was doing her final year BEd Degree at Rhodes University. Eleanor started her teaching career at Chigwell Primary near Hankey and then moved to Grahamstown, where she taught at Good Shepherd Primary from 1995 until now. Ella was humble and always went out…