By LUTHO MAGASANA The Grahamstown Brumbies opened their Grand Challenge Cup season with a win over Port Elizabeth side Windvogel in a match played at the Grahamstown Oval on Saturday April 14. The hosts looked to continue their form from the previous couple of weeks, during which they have participated well in the SEDRU league. Although the visitors started well by putting pressure on the Brumbies, it was the hosts who scored first, with Chad Gill getting the ball over the try-line and Duane Brown successfully securing the conversion. After the try, the Brumbies relaxed and the visitors took the opportunity to equalize,…
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NguCHRIS TOTOBELA Ngomgqibelo umhla we-21 kuTshazimpunzi, i-City Pirates ekhokelayo kwi-league ye-Makana LFA, ibiqubisene ne-Santos kumdlalo obumnandi ngeyona ndlela, oye waphela lamaqela ebambene ngenqaku elinye macala. Kowona mdlalo otsale umdla wabalandeli bebhola, i-Eleven Attackers isindleke iMaru kwidabi labakhaya kumdlalo wabo we-SAB Regional League eJD Dlepu. Umdlalo uqale ngesona santya siphezulu, amaqela omabini ezama ucacisa zisuka nje ukuba azimisele ukuwuphumelela lomdlalo. I-Maru iye yawulawula umdlalo kula mizuzwana yokuqala yaze yaphantse yafaka inqaku emva kokuba imbumbulu yomnye wabadlali bayo iye yaqabela nje kancinci phezu kweepali. I-Attackers iye yabuya kancinci kulomdlalo yaqala yazama ucinezela ifuna inqaku. Uburhabaxa lomdlalo nanjengoko bekulindelekile xa iyimfazwe yabakhaya. UNako…
By: CHRIS TOTOBELA On Saturday 14 April, JD Dlepu played host to some exciting Makana LFA and SAB regional league fixtures. LFA log leaders City Pirates clashed with Santos early in the day, battling hard for a 1-1 draw. The main game of the day saw Eleven Attackers hosting Maru in front of a capacity crowd in their SAB league derby game. Both teams started at a blistering pace competing for each and every ball. It was Maru who looked very dangerous on the ball and controlled the game. Maru got the first clear chance of the game but the…
Jacaranda took on Newtown City in an LFA clash on Saturday 7 April at JD Dlepu stadium. Jacaranda played some exceptional football to score four goals against the wind, and ultimate;y run out 6-2 victors over Newtown. Here are some action photos from the day.
By CHANEEZ SIAS The Brumbies 1st XV rugby team was took part in a warm-up match against Easterns on Saturday 7 April. The curtain-raiser was scheduled to be the Brumbies 1st reserve team vs Winter Rose, however, the aways side failed to pitch without explanation. This did not deter the 1st team, however, as they were set for their final warm-up match before the start of the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) Grand Challenge cup on Saturday 14 April. The Brumbies worked exceptionally hard to make sure that they gained the upper hand, however Easterns showed remarkably good counter-attacking skills from…
By CHRIS TOTOBELA Bekugcwele kuthe qhu eJD Dlepu ngeCawa kuyokubukelwa imidlalo emibini enzima ye-SAB Regional League. Kumdlalo wokuqala i-Sakhulutsha ilahle ukukhokela kwayo ngama -nqaku amabini eqandeni ngethuba bihlangene ne-Young Pirates yaseCawa. I-Sakhulutsha ivumele i-Pirates ukuba ibuye sele isilela ngemva ngamanqaku amabini, yaphela iphumelela ibetha iqela lasekhaya. I-Sakhulutsha bifumene ithuba lokuwuphumelela lomdlalo kodwa ukaptein wabo uye waphosa i-penalty nto leyo ebangele ukuba boyiswe ngamanqaqu amathathu kwamabini yi-Pirates. Kowona mdlalo ubujongwe ngamehlo abomvu i-Maru yamkele i-Manchester yaseMnyameni. Lomdlalo uqale ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu ileli iqela lifunza kwelinye. I-Manchester ikhe yanethuba lemizuzu elishumi nesihlanu ilawula umdlalo kodwa ayakwazi usebenzisa loo mathuba ewenzileyo. I-Maru ibuye…
By: CHRIS TOTOBELA A huge crowd packed into JD Dlepu on Sunday 8 April to witness two crucial SAB regional league encounters. In the first game, Sakhulutsha took on the Port Alfred team, Young Pirates, before Maru took on Manchester, from Alexandria. Sakhulutsha threw away a 2-0 lead to to go down by 2-3 against Young Pirates. Sakhulutsha even missed a crucial penalty, after their captain shot wide at goal. Despite the loss, the side will look to regroup and build on the positives that the early lead gave them. In the main game of the day Maru took on Manchester in…
Grahamstown’s local boxing hero, Mzoxolo “Black Tiger” Ndwayana, exchanged leather with Ntuthuko Memela of Kwazulu-Natal on Friday 6 April as part of the bill organised by Xaba Promotions at the Orient Theatre in East London. Ndwayana knocked out his opponent in the fourth round of their eight-round Welterweight contest. “I am happy that I have won but I must admit that he was not a push over as he came to me very hard at the beginning of the fight. I used my new tactics that I have learnt to knock him down,” said Ndwayana. “I would have to wait for…
Grocott’s Mail was out and about this week and caught a touch of graduation fever. Poelo Keta and Sue Maclennan took the photos
By XOLISA JODWANA Sophia Young Stars started extra classes with Rhodes University students12 March, to build a balance between schoolwork and football. These classes will increase the weekly schedule from one class each week, to three per week, at Ntsika Secondary School in Extension 7. Sophia Young Stars’ Chairperson, Lindisipho Swartbooi, went to Rhodes University for help, after he noticed that players were performing well on the field, but struggling in school. He felt that there was something he could do about this problem. Swartbooi found help through the Community Engagement office at Rhodes. Rhodes Community Engagement officials have worked…