Good Morning Pirates Friends
Our Road Runners did us proud last Sunday under very trying conditions. Well done to all those who finished and to those you had a bad day out there bad luck – you were great to get to the start line.
This weekend sees lots of exciting things happening at the Club. Club Draw tonight, Pirates Rugby School Challenge on Saturday and the Springboks in action in Durban. We look forward to the support of our members to these events.
CLUB DRAW TONIGHT – R2 000.00 to be won
The Club Draw will take place tonight at 6.30pm in the Main Bar. Come down and stand a chance of winning.
We look forward to the support of our members in this monthly event.
PIRATES BAR SPECIALS AND PRODUCTS
The Club is once again stocking German Crafters Beer in a 1 litre bottle – R48.00 for 1 litre of beer. Come down and try it
BUY 2 REDD’S ciders for just R20.00
Drostyhof Extra Light Wine is available behind the bar – try it out
COMRADES RESULTS – CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RUNNERS
Well done to John Stark for running and completing his 30th Comrades Marathon on Sunday 2nd June. Wow John that is fantastic stuff and the Club is very proud of your achievements.
To Benni Pellegrini well done on running a silver time this was a fantastic achievement. We cannot forget Jason Smith who ran is first Comrades in a time of 7h33 – well done.
The lady of the day was Michelle Davis who had a wonderful run, after losing her running partner and husband to an injury a week before the event, Michelle had a wonderful day out and was the 92nd Lady home overall and 48th in her category!!!
Here are the results from the day
| Name |
Time |
Medals |
| Benni Pellegrini |
07:29:16 |
2 |
| Jason Smith |
07:32:59 |
1 |
| Richard Mccafferty |
08:57:51 |
2 |
| Michelle Davis |
08:59:14 |
5 |
| John Stark |
09:10:17 |
30 |
| Brian Malcomess |
09:23:30 |
3 |
| Colin Mitchley |
09:52:16 |
4 |
| Ian Benson |
09:52:17 |
32 |
| Yunis Francis |
10:02:42 |
7 |
| Lesley Dennison |
10:18:54 |
3 |
| Warren Lawlor |
10:36:24 |
3 |
| Martin Buck |
10:41:44 |
2 |
| Thane Duffin |
10:50:35 |
2 |
| Geoffrey Hunt |
10:54:17 |
2 |
| Lethu Malimela |
10:57:13 |
4 |
| Scott Harvey |
11:12:21 |
2 |
| Chana-Lee Preston |
11:20:20 |
1 |
| Jan Vreken |
11:28:14 |
13 |
| Hilton Joseph |
11:34:47 |
14 |
| Andrew Mckeaveney |
11:36:00 |
1 |
| Orlaf Schepers |
11:36:39 |
1 |
| Lee Bromfield |
11:36:40 |
1 |
| Sandra Case |
11:38:51 |
1 |
| Bryan Antolik |
11:39:04 |
4 |
| Alan Lamplough |
11:47:58 |
4 |
| Tracey Mckay |
11:48:36 |
3 |
| David Case |
11:49:42 |
1 |
| Adrien Thoma |
11:53:56 |
4 |
Please click here to view all the pics from the day!
PIRATES RUGBY SCHOOLS CHALLENGE – FINALS AT PIRATES 8TH JUNE
The Pirates Rugby Schools Challenge was the brain child of Rugby’s Vice-Chairman Brad Guymer. This initiative was started to recruit school boys to play rugby at Pirates after leaving school. It is also a platform to show school boys that Club Rugby is alive and well and that there is more to rugby than just the Varsity Cup Competition.
This initiative has been a fantastic success. The following schools participated and enjoyed it very much
Del la Salle, Fourways, Northcliff, Maragon, Heron Bridge
The schools played each other on a round robin basis during their normal rugby fixtures at their schools culminating in the finals onSaturday. The finals are taking place at Pirates tomorrow Saturday 8th June.
Here are the games scheduled for Saturday at Pirates. Come down and support some good school boy rugby.
|
Time |
Age Group |
Final |
| 09:00 | U14 | Northcliff vs Fourways |
| 10:00 | U15 | Northcliff vs Maragon |
| 11:00 | U17 / 2nd XV | Heronbridge vs Northcliff |
| 12:00 | 1st XV | Maragon vs Northcliff |
Well done Brad this is fantastic for Pirates and the boys. We are looking for a naming sponsor for this Challenge for 2014 especially following on from the success and enthusiasm of this year’s event
GREAT RUGBY ON TV THIS WEEKEND
We have a weekend packed with great rugby on TV this weekend. Here is what you have to look forward to
International Rugby
Saturday
All Blacks vs France in Auckland – Kick off at 09h35
British Lions vs Reds in Brisbane – Kick off at 11h35
Scotland vs Samoa in Durban – Kick off at 14h00
Springboks vs Italy in Durban – Kick off at 17h00
Argentina vs England in Salta – Kick off at 21h00
Sunday
Springbok U21 vs England U21 – Kick off at 17h00
The Club will be festive – the food will be good and the drinks will be cold
PIRATES LADIES HOCKEY ARE PLAYING ON SATURDAY 8th June
Pirates ladies had two weeks of ups and downs. They had a great win against Wanderers on 25th May beating them 4-1 which was fantastic result. The following week they unfortunately went down 4-3 to UJA. The ladies will be out to prove themselves again this weekend when they take on UJ B at the Randburg Astro. The game starts at 15h45 and they would love some good Pirates support for this game. Good Luck Ladies
CLUB ACTIVITIES AND NEWS
- Pirates Rugby next home game is against Wanderers on Saturday 22nd June – this will be a fun day at the Club so diarise the date now
- We are having a Ladies Lunch so please diarise the date NOW – Saturday 12th October 2012
- Pirates Wine Tasting will take place on Thursday 20th June
- Pirates 10km Road Race – Sunday 7th July
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ‘XL’.
Till next week keep safe and warm
