Touchline reporter - Mr. McdonaldFor those of you that don’t know, on Saturday the Cobras boys threw out two teams into a pre- season sevens tournament. A big thank you must go to Graeme for pulling out all the stops to help out his beloved Cobras. Nonetheless we managed to scrape together two teams, namely C1 and C2. It was the C1’s who got the ball rolling in the first game against the Villages 4ths, which saw an explosive performance from none other than Callan “Fetish” Artus, who provided the crowd with a savage display of tackling. We smashed those blokes thoroughly. The next game was played by the C2 team, 2 having no reflection on rank but simply represented the second Cobras team to play on the day. Captained by none other than Philip “The Preying mantis” Rogers, also known as Philip “The Snake” Rogers, not to be confused with Dean “the Snake” Smorenburg, he led his team to another pummeling of the 4ths side. Special mention must go to another import, Monty Taljaard who had a fantastic performance at scrummy. It was clear that his UCT training combined with his losing a few pounds in the off season gave him a great advantage in the sevens version of the game.
The Shebeen Boys were the next fixture for the C1’s who pulled out another epic performance with workhorse Zandy Macdonald and Oliver Braithwaite having exceptional games. The big match up of the day was to be the C2’s game against the Nadoes, bru. Utilizing our numbers on the bench we decided to play a mixed side against the Nadoes. They looked in good form in their earlier matches and the stage was set for a very intriguing affair. By half time we had chalked up a two try lead. If my memory serves me correctly the play of the day came from Mont Taljaard. Having just received a kick off from the Nadoes with the score at three to two, the ball soared over the head of Z Macdonald to bounce just in front of the Mont. He collected calmly and proceeded to fend Nadoes players in a manner that can only be likened to the way in which Ian Armstrong is pushed around Tiger Tiger by his would- be victims. Unfortunately Mont just didn’t quite have enough gas and was dragged down just meters short of the touch line. With the score at four all the game was poised on a knife edge and the two teams were only separated by pure physical exhaustion and what can only be described as dubious refereeing. Brendan “I’m gooing Lee Tacon” Raubenheimer tried valiantly to chase down a little chip to tie the game but the eventual outcome was Nadoes 25, Cobras 20. A hard pill to swallow.
The next game saw the C1’s take on the Nadoes, pretty much the same outfit went back out barely minutes after their last crushing defeat. Fatigue was clearly showing in our players. Nonetheless they played in true Cobras fashion and battled to the death. Oli B showed incredible grit and tenacity, fighting to the last. It was not to be, however, with Fetish throwing an unlucky interception pass that just finished us off. Again the game finished Nadoes 25, Cobras 20. The final game of the afternoon saw the C2’s take on the Shebeen Boys. It was a tired start by the Cobras but eventually it was Deano S, with a little hop skip and a jump over Mont, who closed out the game and ensured that both Cobra teams suffered one loss. Dillon “Me and Blake G are now closely acquainted” Mcevoy had a special game at God knows what position adding two tries to his name. He ended the day with two tries.
The Shebeen Boys were the next fixture for the C1’s who pulled out another epic performance with workhorse Zandy Macdonald and Oliver Braithwaite having exceptional games. The big match up of the day was to be the C2’s game against the Nadoes, bru. Utilizing our numbers on the bench we decided to play a mixed side against the Nadoes. They looked in good form in their earlier matches and the stage was set for a very intriguing affair. By half time we had chalked up a two try lead. If my memory serves me correctly the play of the day came from Mont Taljaard. Having just received a kick off from the Nadoes with the score at three to two, the ball soared over the head of Z Macdonald to bounce just in front of the Mont. He collected calmly and proceeded to fend Nadoes players in a manner that can only be likened to the way in which Ian Armstrong is pushed around Tiger Tiger by his would- be victims. Unfortunately Mont just didn’t quite have enough gas and was dragged down just meters short of the touch line. With the score at four all the game was poised on a knife edge and the two teams were only separated by pure physical exhaustion and what can only be described as dubious refereeing. Brendan “I’m gooing Lee Tacon” Raubenheimer tried valiantly to chase down a little chip to tie the game but the eventual outcome was Nadoes 25, Cobras 20. A hard pill to swallow.
The next game saw the C1’s take on the Nadoes, pretty much the same outfit went back out barely minutes after their last crushing defeat. Fatigue was clearly showing in our players. Nonetheless they played in true Cobras fashion and battled to the death. Oli B showed incredible grit and tenacity, fighting to the last. It was not to be, however, with Fetish throwing an unlucky interception pass that just finished us off. Again the game finished Nadoes 25, Cobras 20. The final game of the afternoon saw the C2’s take on the Shebeen Boys. It was a tired start by the Cobras but eventually it was Deano S, with a little hop skip and a jump over Mont, who closed out the game and ensured that both Cobra teams suffered one loss. Dillon “Me and Blake G are now closely acquainted” Mcevoy had a special game at God knows what position adding two tries to his name. He ended the day with two tries.
The players of the day - Mont and OllyThere was meant to be a final game between the C1 and C2 but the okes were just too buggered. All in all the day was deemed a great success, with Oli taking home C1 player of the day and Mont taking home C2 player of the day. Oli definitely racked up most minutes on the pitch, although he insisted on playing a full back type job on defense. Lots of credit to him though. Again I must thank everyone involved and who came down, Warren especially for organizing it. And of course, again, Graeme, what a trooper.
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