RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Sibanye-Stillwater pushed Welkom Rovers to their limits in the two sides' clash at the former RPM rugby fields in Waterval on Saturday, but nonetheless lost by a single point.
Welkom finished victorius with a score of 36 - 35 against a spirited Sibanye-Stillwater who put together two halves of brilliant rugby. Things have gone somewhat better for Sibanye-Stillwater's second team by beating their counterparts narrowly by 22 - 20.
Sibanye-Stillwater center Dewaldt Havenga put up a brave and solid performance to clinch the Man of the Match award. Sakkie Smit, Jaco Pretorius, Christo Willemse and Ruan van Rensburg were the players who scored for Sibanye-Stillwater. Jaco Pretorius was also successful with three penalties and three conversions and furthermore scored a try to take his personal tally to 20 points.
Sibanye-Stillwater's next match is an away game against rivals Matlosana (Klerksdorp), this Saturday. Coach Joel Scherman and Sibanye-Stillwater management is confident that their side will be able to pull this one off to return to Rustenburg victorious. Keep watching Rustenburg Herald for the results of this match in next week's edition.
