FNB Top 20 - 2 May

Tue, 03 May 2005 17:13

Outeniqua up

Many schools did not play over the long weekend. Of those who did play there were some interesting results.

Monnas came roaring back. Waterkloof, with five of their side in Japan, just lost to HTS Middelburg and Affies and Nelspruit were so close.

Daniël Pienaar beat Otto du Plessis, Grey PE were not all that impressive against Framesby.

Queen's lost their unbeaten record on their trip to Durban. Kearsney beat them. They in turn beat Westville who had beaten Kearsney - just to make results look silly.

The number of unbeaten sides is shrinking!

Schools which did not play are Paul Roos, Grey Bloem, Paarl Gim, Rustenburg, Boland Landbou, Jim Fouché, Dale, Diamantveld and Glenwood.

That is a lot to make meaningful switches to the FNB Top 20, but one would want to reward winners.

Maritzburg College had a good win over Voortrekker, and are clearly on track with a good side. It's just hard to nudge them up at present but soon there will be serious action. Part of it will be the Michelin Series final for Under-18 teams when Affies and HTS Middelburg meet - Wit Bulle against Rooi Bulle. The match will be played at the University of Pretoria.

The FNB Top 20 for 2 May:

1. Monument
2. *Grey High of Port Elizabeth
3. Paul Roos
4. Grey College of Bloemfontein, Paarl Gim
6. Affies
7. Outeniqua
8. *Daniël Pienaar
9. HTS Middelburg
10. Waterkloof
11. Nelspruit
12. Florida
13. Paarl Boys' High
14. Queen's
15. Rustenburg
16. Boland Landbou
17. Jim Fouché
18. Dale
19. Strand
20. *Diamantveld, Maritzburg College, Glenwood

* = unbeaten

Schools knocking at the door are Bishops, Kearsney, who have played just four matches domestically, Westville, who play only tough opposition it seems, Afrikaans Hoër Kroonstad, Kemptonpark and Selborne,