Greater Knysna rugby hard to beat

KNYSNA NEWS - The 20-year-old Greater Knysna lock Kurt Prinsloo played a decisive role in demolishing Pro Stars from George recently, making Greater Knysna Rugby Club the first Knysna team to finish the ordinary league phase in any SWD competitions unbeaten. He was declared man of the match.

Greater Knysna hosted Pro Stars from George in their last group fixture of the 2018 rugby season at Loerie Park in Knysna last Saturday. Their 51-22 defeat over the visitors made them the only rugby team in SWD to remain undefeated.

The youngsters of Greater Knysna made life difficult for the visitors with players like Prinsloo, Robin (Bantam) Lamini, JP Duplesis, Cullen Cole and Bradley Kiewitz causing pain every time they got their hands on the ball.

The visitors did not just play dead. At times they had the hosts grabbing at air with great running lines that earned them two beautiful tries before the halftime whistle.

The try of the day was scored by Greater Knysna captain Justin Damons who received the final pass after great forward interplay.

The biggest concern for the coaching staff this week ahead of the quarterfinals will be their poor kicking form – having only converted three of the nine tries.

Greater Knysna Rugby Club will now host Universals in a home quarterfinal match this coming weekend. It has also qualified for a home semifinal (and ultimately the final, should the team progress there).

Greater Knysna Rugby Club will be playing a quarterfinal match against Universals this weekend. Photos: SuppliedBoth Greater Knysna's first and second teams have qualified for a home quarterfinal and a request has been issued for the community of Greater Knysna to come in numbers to support the boys on their way to the President's League.

Greater Knysna point scorers:

Tries:
Bradley Kiewitz: 4; Masekhane Sitole, Robin Lamini, Justin Damons and Bonisani Mtiki: 1 each

Conversions:
Zolani Bavuma: 1/1; Thandu Tsewu: 1/1; Cyanda Nquka 0/3; Masekhane Sitole: 0/3

Match player:
Kurt Prinsloo

Round 18 results:
Greater Knysna 51-22 Pro Stars
Western Tigers 20-33 Excelsiors
United Stars 20-27 Black Lions
Flying Eagles 03-51 Superstars

Remaining fixtures:
Group A – East: A1. Greater Knysna; A2. Excelsiors; A3. Black Lions; A4. Super Stars
Group B – South: B1. Garden Route; B2. Black Warriors; B3. Hungry Lions; B4. Universals

Quarterfinals: 4 August 2018: