FNB Top 20 - 6 June
Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:20
Upsets, but ...
There were really tough decisions to be made this week in the FNB Top 20. After all the top two sides lost and the third side did not play.
Of the top three, Paul Roos have lost one, Outeniqua have lost one and Grey have lost lone and drawn one. A toe in touch kept Paul Roos away from victory and just one try was meant defeat for a depleted Outeniqua side.
That made it hard. Should we promote No.3 for not playing - not as a school anyway?
Those who laid their superiors low deserve to be rewarded - Bishops, Paarl Gim and Maritzburg College. But do we do so at the expense of those who won, even if they played less demanding opponents.
In the end we have a sport of compromise which rewards success and rewards the teams playing tough opponents.
Nelspruit have gained a toehold on the ladder after their big win over Ermelo.
The FNB Top 20 for 6 June
1. Paul Roos
2. Outeniqua
3. Grey
Bloem
4. Waterkloof
5. Monument
6. Bishops
7. Affies
8. Marlow
9. Paarl Gim
10. Pretoria Boys High
11. Grey PE
12. Queen's
13. Westville
14. Maritzburg College
15. Glenwood
16. Framesby
17. Boland Landbou
18. Tygerberg
19. DHS
20. Florida, Nelspruit
Schools putting pressure on the FNB Top 20 are
HTS Middelburg
Hoërskool Middelburg
Jeugland
Jim Fouché
Kearsney
Paarl Boys' High
Strand