Taking Back The Night - Grocott's Mail

Grocott’s Mail Tuesday, 27 April 2010SportBoys get down and girlyMeggan MccarthyBoys raided girls’ wardrobes to look the part for theRhodes inter-residence men’s netball tournament onWednesday. Participants took a while to realise that thiswas not basketball, with many struggling to stand still and followthe pattern of catch, step and pass. The only conformity tothe actual netball rules was the uniform, with many men decidingto wear skirts for the occasion.Over 14 residences, along with two oppidan teams, took partin the tournament. Teams played in a round robin, with matchesbeing ten minutes long.The first match was played by Stanley Kidd and Joe Slovoresidences. An excellent long-distance goal from the Slovo goalkeeper and a missed goal from Skidd ensured an early lead forthe Slovo team. Skidd struggled with an excellent defence fromthe Slovo centre who ensured that the ball couldn’t reach theirterritory for a while. Mike Chimhini from Skidd managed tobreak through the strong Slovo defence but lost the ball, givingSlovo an opportunity to get the ball to their goal shooter, whoseheight helped him to get an easy goal. Chimhini bounced back,managing to score an equalising goal. The teams were thenforced to go to sudden death. A weak defence and a missed goalby Slovo saw Chimhini score the winning goal, securing a 3-2victory for Skidd residence.The winner of the inter-residence netball was Centenaryresidence who beat Chris Hani in the final.COLOUR CO-ORDINATED... Some participants took greatcare in choosing their outfits for the men’s inter-residencenetball on Wednesday. Photo: Karen TennentSilver at SA karate champsStaff reporterYork SeniorYORK Senior, a Grade 9 pupilat St Andrew’s College,recently represented BorderJKA at the National SouthAfrican karate championshipswhich took place on 16 and 17April. The event was held atthe Standard Bank Arena inJohannesburg.York represented BorderJKA in both kumite (sparringor fighting against an opponent)and kata which is (setsof defence and attack movementsagainst an imaginaryopponent).York Senior shows off his moves at the National South African karate championship.Photo: SuppliedYork was awarded secondplace (silver) in the kumiteyouth elite black/brown beltboys in his category. The finalbout was closely contest withYork losing three to two pointsin the last seconds of the fight.This is the second year thatYork has won a silver medal atthe championships.He also made it into thethird round in the kata event.St Andrew’s thump CambridgeStephen penneyTHE St Andrew’s College 1st XV joined the rest of the rugbyclub in making a good start to their domestic season on Fridayafternoon, when they won their game comfortably against CambridgeHigh School.Getting quality possession deep in Cambridge’s territoryearly on in the game meant the St Andrew’s side were able toslip straight back into the effective attacking pattern of play thatthey had been working on in the preseason games and as a resultscored early in the game.This early score gave them the confidence to carry on playingin this manner. Because of the fast pace of the game theywere then able to play into the space that Cambridge left in defenceand create more great scoring opportunities. St Andrew’swon 79-9.Scorers summary: Tries by Ryan Black (3), Ryan Dugmore(2), Grant Prior, Benjamin Davies, Ian Herold, Liam Henderson,Jonny Ford, two tries and one conversion by Dane van derWesthuizen and one try and six conversions by Ntsiki Mlamleli.The results were as follows: 1st XV won 79–9, 2nd XV won38–3, 3rd XV won 33–5, 4th XV won 45–0, 5th XV won 63–0, 6th XVwon 56–0, 15A won 19–17, 15B won 20–14, 15C won 49–5, 14A won16–5, 14B won 24–0, 14C won 29–19.Sport in brief15Mixed fours bowlsThe Rose Maguire mixed fours bowls competition takesplace on 29 May and is hosted by the Albany Bowling Club.Teams are invited to enter on or before 22 May and a maximumor 36 teams will be accepted on a first come first servebasis. Entry fee for teams is R280 per team which includesgreen fees, lunch, tea and snacks. For more information or tosubmit your entry, contact Marlene Jacobs on 083 452 7092.Time trialRhodes University Athletics Club time trial results from 21 April:4km: Thendo Thenga 13:46, Darryn Huyssteen 14:31, AntonioBlom 16:07, Tim Ross 16:35, Zane Watkins 17:04, Nigel Sibanda19:08, Kirsten Huysamen 19:37, Bronywn Mathopo 20:50,Cynthia Ngwenya 20:55, Isla Mcquaid 21:52, Steve Baines22:38, Lithabiso Motanyane 23:27, Caroline Ross 25:26;8km: Madeleine Du Toit 43:53.Southern Kings styleThe Southern Kings franchise remains determined in itsquest to bring Super Rugby to the Eastern and SouthernCape from 2011. The Presidents of the three Provinces thatcomprise the Southern Kings met in Port Elizabeth recentlyto reaffirm their commitment to making Super Rugby participationa reality in the region. The meeting discussed anumber of issues that remain critical to the Southern Kings’participation in the Super 15 competition from 2011.In 2009, the SARU leadership indicated that the SouthernKings would participate in Super Rugby from 2011. Asrecently as January 2010, SARU changed its position, statingthat the Southern Kings could play from 2012. The latestSARU position is that the Southern Kings must be preparedfor participation from 2013.The Southern Kings leadership agreed that this was adelaying tactic by SARU in the hope that Super Rugby wasexpanded to 18 teams in 2013, which would allow for a sixthSouth African franchise.Springbok Test tickets on saleSpringbok supporters will have the opportunity to see theirteam play for as little as R150 when Test match rugby returnsto East London in June. Match tickets for the secondTest between the Springboks and Italy go on sale on 1 Maypriced between R150 and R250.“This is a fantastic opportunity not only to see the Springboksin East London but at a price that really is less than halfthe normal price at one of the bigger venues,” said OreganHoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union.Border are applying a differential pricing structure forthe fixture to make the game widely accessible. Tickets behindthe poles will cost R150, the open stand costs R200 andthe main stand R250. The public can contact the Border RugbyUnion on 043 743 5998 for general ticket enquiries.This is the first time East London will host a Test matchfeaturing a Six Nations opponent and it is only the third Testhosted by Border.Silver medal from 1974 Comrades finisherPrior to 1975 runners of colour were not eligible to competein the Comrades Marathon. For some this seemed extremelyunfair but due to South Africa’s racial policies at the time,runners of colour were excluded from the race.Bernard Fridman entered and ran the Comrades Marathonin 1972 and obtained a bronze medal with a finishingtime of 9:12:22. He decided to run again in 1974, however dueto the fact that non-white runners were excluded from participatingin the race, he ran unofficially to prevent discrimination.Bernard completed his unofficial race in a time approximatedat 06:30 which would have awarded him a silvermedal. In 1975 the Comrades Association decided to allowrunners of colour to enter the race officially.A special award ceremony was held at Comrades Houseon 12 April to officially recognise and award Bernard byComrades Marathon Chairman Dave Dixon.Rhodes win all threeThe Rhodes University men’s soccer team started theircampaign in the Port Elizabeth Football Association on ahigh note. The firsts played three matches and won all threeconvincingly. Their first assignment was against the leaguenewcomers, Eberspacher, on 11 April at Westbourne Ovaland Rhodes proved too strong for the minnows and wallopedthem 4–0.The second match was against the SANDF on 17 April atEP Command, the soldiers were given free soccer lessons bystudents and the final score was 3–1.On the following day, Rhodes again took on another lawenforcement agency, the SAPS at Kemsley Park. The policedid not give much resistance and were thrashed 3–0.Rhodes had a bye this past weekend which give the teama chance to relax and focus on their studies.BoatraceThe 2010 Mutual & Federal Universities Boatrace will beheld from 9 to 11 September from the Kowie River in PortAlfred.