Great Start to the KZNRU 1st Division Season for our 1st and 2nd XV

Land Rover Durban-Hillcrest Villagers RC, were hosted on Friday night, by PMB Collegians rugby club at their home grounds at Woodburn Stadium, in Pietermaritzburg, in the first round of the 2016 KZNRU First Division.

In the opening game of the evening, Pmb Collegians 2nd XV were the first to post a score, but as the Villagers outfit slowly but surely started to gel, so too did their eventual dominance of the game. It was a tough & tight encounter, with Villagers' Chairman, Nic Tyler, playing a Captain's Innings, and the Hillcrest lads ultimately beating the Home side 13-11. The Try scorer was Philip Calitz, with Justyn Ebben slotting 3x penalties and a conversion. Tyler & Ebben, were awarded Men of the Match.

In the main match of the evening, Villagers & Pmb Collegians 1st XV's went head to head & competed for every inch of territory, on the Woodburn pitch. The game "Yo-Yo'd" in both territory and possession, for all of the eighty minutes. An amazing, and hugely physically resolute defense from the visitors, saw Villagers defend their second half lead, with a resulting 19-13 win. Try scorers were Brandon Waugh and Wade Windell, with "speedster" Alex Klewinghaus kicking three penalties. Klewinghaus won the "Tackle Of The Evening" Award, whilst Wesley Volek and Mat Hill, won the Men of the Match Award. The win was particularly sweet for new Villagers Head Coach, Mike de Kock, who praised both teams for their double win away from home.

The Land Rover Durban Hillcrest Villagers 1st and 2nd XV play Westville Old Boys this Friday evening at the Jimmy Bellows Ground, in Westville. The Envirosan Hillcrest Villagers 3rd XV play Toti 3rd XV at home at the Durban Shongweni grounds on Friday night at 7pm in the opening round of the KZNRU 4th Division Fowden Bowl.