CLUB DRAW
The last club draw took place last Friday at Pirates.
These are the people whose name’s came out at Friday night’s club draw
– 1st R5100.00
Nicola Theunissen
– 2nd R2500.00
Colin Mitchley
– 3rd R1250.00
Dan Croft
None of them were here so the pot moves up too R5600 and will be drawn on Friday the 25th of September.
Remember you have to be there to win.
CRICKET SEASON 2015/2016
Registration for the 2015/2016 cricket season
Please note practices are every Tuesday and Thursday from 16h00 – 18h00. The season starts in October. Contact Matt Parr 073 003 3547 for any extra details you may need.
PIRATES COMEDY EVENING
Have you booked your tickets yet for the first Pirates comedy evening in a really long time? John Vlismas will be headlining the evening and he will be ably assisted by Alfred Adriaan in their goal of making all of you laugh your heads off. Drinks specials and tasty snacks will be on offer throughout the night for those that have managed to keep their heads attached to their neck.
Tickets are very limited so make sure that you get your ticket now –functions@piratesroadrunning.co.za for more details
PIRATES RUGBY
Pirates bullied Wanderers at Greenside on Saturday which resulted in a 43-5 victory in the last Pirates Grand Challenge fixture of the season.
“We targeted their pack and knew if we can physically dominate them the game was won,” said coach Brad Wilkin.
New Lions lock Makou Erasmus, who scored two tries, is a huge acquisition and he was aptley named Man of the Match.
Wilkin says to single out any players would be unfair and the victory was a result of an immense team effort.
“We played great rugby but I must confess that they weren’t great. Their back three let them down and Clayton Kelly left the field injured within five minutes.”
It wasn’t a good day at the office for Wanderers after a long season and this was one game too many.
Losing their charismatic captain with a torn quad muscle early in the game had a devastating effect on the Chiefs.
“Losing Kelly was unsettling to say the least. We had a very long season having played in the Community Cup and taking into consideration that we only moved up from the B section a mere two years ago.
“We have been playing rugby for almost a full year now. Today’s loss cannot reflect the fantastic season that we have had and I am very proud of the boys,” said Neil Kalify.
While this victory doesn’t change Pirates’ position on the log it will give them confidence for their semi-final against UJ in three weeks time.
Erasmus has, according to Wilkin, huge potential and the two metre lock scored two tries.
“We dominated up front and that freed our loose-forwards up a bit. Ben Sekgobela was brilliant in tandem with Dudley Stead I think they were the big difference,” said Wilkin.
Scorers:
Pirates: Scorers: Lourens Erasmus (2), Ernie van Niekerk, Dudley Stead, Ben Sekgobela, Shaun Davids. Conversions: Hanco Deale (3), Tiaan Visser, Martin Scheepers.
Wanderers: Try: Shaun Campbell
QUARTER FINALS
Venue: Alberton Rugby Club.
18:00 Pirates u21 vs. Randfontein u21 (A Field).
19:50 Pirates 3rd vs. JHB Police 3rd (A Field).
Pirates u19 vs. Randfontein u19 (B Field).
21:10 Raiders 2nd vs. Randfontein 2nd (A Field).
Pirates World Cup Rugby Superbru
Please join our Pirates Superbru Competition by clicking here and joining the fun.
It will cost you R200.00 to enter. The winner takes half the pool and the other half is used as a Fundraiser for the club
Please deposit your money into the Pirates Bank Account details below:
Name: Pirates Sports Club
Bank: FNB
Branch: Northcliff – 253 705
Acc No: 503 317 54785
Ref: Name and Superbru
We really do look forward to your support.
HOCKEY
Upcoming playoff fixtures for ladies Prem/reserve promotion/relegation:
Please come support the Pirates 1st team ladies in their playoff matches as they try to keep their spot in the premier league. They will be playing 3 matches where the worst performing team will be relegated to reserve league. The would really like to keep their Prem spot and would appreciate as much support as possible for the games:
Thursday 10 Sept 18:30 versus Khosa A at Randburg
Saturday 5 Sept 17:15 versus NWU Vaal A at Randburg
Sunday 6 Sept 9:45 versus MCC A at Randburg
FUNDRAISING AND SOCIALS:
Please will everyone book the evening of Sat 12th September in their diary for the year end dinner.
Further details about cost will be sent out at a later date but please see the save the date below
BARNYARD CRESTA – 50 Carat Gold – Hockey Club Fundraiser
Please book the date of Friday 23rd October in your diary to attend the Barnyard fundraiser and start getting everyone involved to book tables so we can make this a massive event. I know it is early to think about October but we have booked the date well in advance so people can put this date in their diary to support the Pirates Hockey Fundraiser.
The show is 50 Carat Gold which is top songs from all the decades – so this show caters for all ages.
Barnyard fundraisers have in the past been very eventful evenings for Pirates with lots of fun being had and many spending the rest of the evening together in Greenside afterwards.
These fundraisers help to keep our fees down so please could everyone make an effort to sell as many tickets as possible.
Tickets are R180 each.
Yes – this is in the playoffs of Rugby World Cup but there are NO RWC MATCHES that evening so you won’t miss any of the RWC action by coming to our fundraiser.
Please will everyone ask their friends, family and colleagues and come join us for an amazing night!
ROAD RUNNING
CROQUET
We would like to welcome the croquet players to Pirates. We wish you many happy hour playing croquet at Pirates. If you would like to join the croquet leaugue, contact Henry Watermeyer: henry.watermeyer@gmail.com
PIRATES CRAFT BEER CLUB
We stock the most delicious craft beer at Pirates
We’d like to introduce you to our new Craft Beer Sundays at Pirates…starting this Sunday.
Spring has sprung
The grass has riz
I wonder where the beers is …..
We are finally into September (and spring) and thus Craft Beer Sundays are finally here!!!! You would have seen the posters in and around Pirates and on emails but the first Craft Beer Sunday is right on our doorstep (or is that on our beer mat?).
As promised Pirates are slashing the prices of all their craft beers for Craft Beer Sunday and this will happen every Sunday whilst it remains popular – it is thus up to you to get your friends and family to join you for a day in the sun. There are lots of things for energetic kids to do around Pirates so make it a Sunday afternoon for the entire family, all generations. We have secured the wonderful services of Andrew Pinder, a qualified chef who will have great offerings available from his food truck. Dave is also going to bring his Beer Cruiser to save you from having to leave the glorious sunshine.
As always we rely on your guys and gals to spread the word and we appreciate all your efforts in this regard.
SPECIALS THIS WEEKEND
New Jack Black Beer 500ml – Only R30
Buy 5 ice cold Wellington & Cola’s for R100 and get the 6th on free. (Members & Non-Members)
Double Klipdrift and Coke only R30 for Non-Members. Members R28.
Buy a Mitchell’s Forester Lager 500ml at R20 for Members & R23 for Non-Members the whole weekend.
PIRATES SHOP
Here is what’s on special through the Pirates shop this week:
***RUNNING VESTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED***
These are the sizes that will be coming in, they are R 225
Running vests ladies:
– Small x 10
– Medium x 10
– Large x 5
Running vests men:
– Small x 5
– Medium x 10
– Large x 10
– X Large x 5
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SAVE THE DATE
Craft Beer Sundays: Sunday 6th September
Comedy Evening: Friday 11th September
Rugby World Cup Springbok Game: Saturday 19th September
Club Draw: Friday 25th September
CLUB CARDS
If you haven’t already collected your club card, please arrange to collect it from the office.
Please also note that from the 1st of July you can only load money onto your card via EFT or credit card, no more cash will be accepted.
The following people still need to collect their cards:
A
Rob Alexander
B
Cri-Zelda Brits
Lindsay Brits
Chereen Brown
Tyler Bairstow
Mike Burger
Heather Buys
Bruce Bydawell
Peter Butcher
David Buys
Laura Byrne
Peter Booth
Rekaselebale Borole
Anouk Baars
George Bennet
Maddie Brummer
Johan Botha
Adam Beadon
Jutta Berns
Britt Baillie
SEEDY SATURDAYS
We look forward to the next Seedy Saturday 12 September 2015 @ 4:30pm at Pirates. Bring your seeds to swop and come get new seed.
NOW AT PIRATES GYM!
