Double-header at Komani indoor stadium
All roads will lead to the Thobi Kula Indoor Sports Centre tomorrow when Komani rugby followers will be treated to a double header as both Old Collegians and Breakers will be in action at the same venue.
This will be a rugby bonanza as the two biggest teams in Komani with arguably the most supporters will give their spectators double the pleasure. This does not happen often as the fierce cross-town rivals normally use different fields for their matches.
The day will kick off with Old Collegians taking on Hibernians from Burgersdorp at 2.30pm. Matches between the two teams are always exciting with Hibernians having an edge over the local side. Old Collegians have been in a rebuilding phase and the youngsters coming through are gelling well with the experienced players. Exchanges are expected to be brutal with both teams likely to throw the ball wide.
Hibernians’ backline is lightning fast with Apie Flitoor their go-to man. They have the strike force in all departments at the back and Collegians must be at their best.
Zebbe Nkomati is dangerous when unattended and can cause havoc to any side. OC can call on Neville Olivier, Craig Pijoos and Darren Williams to spark the magic. The return of Larry Blignaut and Conrad Tromp to stabilise the midfield will be crucial.
Up front Romaine Flusk, Spek Douw, Sesethu Time and Colin Kemp must pull out all the stops to set the home team on the front foot. This will be an epic clash.
Up next, will be the EC Super 12 clash between local side Breakers and Progress from Uitenhage at 4 pm. Breakers will go out with only pride at stake. It will be a momentous task as Progress is one of the best sides in the entire province. Progress played Gold Cup and were EP champs last season and have reached the final of the competition on three occasions. Breakers will have their work cut out for the entire 80 minutes.
The local side can call on the likes of Thabo Sokwebe, Lali Maso, Nkunku Mbuso, Thulani Renqu, Phumlani Matshoba and many more of their star players to stand up and be counted. Progress are ruthless and can tear any team apart as shown last weekend when they thrashed Berlin Tigers 36-10 in Berlin. To make matters worse Progress are unbeaten and Breakers winless. Although the away team, Progress will enter the match as clear favourites.