Bishops and Cobras crucial in UCT victory...

UCT 55 - Tukkies 24
In a magnificent display of running rugby, the University of Cape Town (UCT) ran in eight tries to beat their Pretoria rivals, Tukkies, 55-24 in a thrilling FNB Varsity Cup match in front of a packed crowd at Groote Schuur on Monday night. It is the second big upset of Round Two of South Africa's exciting new universities tournament, a venture that has the pulses racing. Read full report here - http://www.uctrfc.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=1

After what can only be described as a magnificent game of rugby by UCT last night, it was great to see a couple of Cobras representing the UCT 1st team for the second week in a row. Starting at lock was young Mike Ledwidge who got his first cap for the Cobras in our first season against the Barbarians in the semi, and anyone who was there will always remember the huge hits he put in as he took the field. At hooker we had another start in JP Koster, who got his first cap for the Cobras in the same season except in the rain against res side Kopano, and one saw a repeat of his dangerous runs upfield showing extreme power and pace, something that breeds within the Cobras style of play. Off the bench came another young star in Pete Haw, who started the week before, he too has a couple of caps for the Cobras inlcuding the fixture against the Nadoes in Plett, small in size, but his heart makes up for it. Also on the bench was Kyle Wikkins who pulled the white and purple jersey over his head last season at scrumhalf position.

Far Left - scrumalf Stuart Commings in action for Vodacom Western Province u20 at Newlands against the Sharks.

Not only were there 4 capped Cobras representing the young Ikeys side, but there was a total of 8 out of the 22 that were Bishops Boys. These include star wing Marvin Christians '05, Matthew Turner '06 at fullback, the large Mike Ledwidge '05 at lock, Sprinbok under19 lock Martin Muller '06, scrumhalf Stuart Commins '06 hooker JP.Koster '04, powerful 8th man JJ.Gagiano '03, reserve back Pete Haw '05 who started last week and last but not least Wesley Chetty '06 (Post Matric) who was part of the magical Bishops side of 2006 at prop. Thats in total 1 player from 2003 1st team, 1 from the 2004 1st team, 3 from the 2005 first team and another 4 from star side of 2006. And start wing Marvin Christians ran in 4 awesome tries for the home team, it felt like we were watching him on the Piley 2 years ago. Is an extremely impressive representation of Bishops Rugby filtering through up the mountain to the Green Mile. It is even more spectacular that 4 of the UCT First team have represented the Cobras with the other destined to make their debut's in the not so distant future.

Lock Martin Muller signing autrographs for young kids after South Africa u19 game at the IRB U19 RWC.

It was an honour watching these young stars of Bishops just a few years ago who graced us with their awesome talent on the Piley Rees all those many winter Saturday mornings, now the same is being done except up the road on awesome summer evenings on the Green Mile playing for one of the top University sides in the country...this just shows how truly awesome Bishops was and still is, we look forward to watching many more youngster coming through as the u20 trial was also filled with young talent from Diocesan College.

We wish them all the best of luck for the season and hope to see you on the sideline of the Green Mile every Wednesday night and in the changeroom afterwards for a few cold ones...Oh so brave...