Picture: NIGEL LOUW

In their second match of the U18 Coca Cola Craven Week at East London’s Border Rugby Stadium, South Western Districts played running rugby in beating Namibia 41-5. Writes Brian McLean (more…)

Namibia vs South Western Districts. Picture: NIGEL LOUW

Daily Dispatch Photographer, Nigel Louw, took these great action pictures of the Namibia vs South Western Districts match on Wednesday. (more…)

An SWD and Lions player in a line-out during the game: Pic: NIGEL LOUW

In the penultimate match on Monday afternoon on the opening day of the Coca-Cola Craven Week at the Border Rugby Stadium, the Lions beat South Western Districts (SWD) 34-6. (more…)

Picture: NIGEL LOUW

Dispatch Photographer Nigel Louw took these great action pictures of the Lions vs SWD match on Monday afternoon. The Lions won 34 – 6. (more…)

Piet Lindeque in action against SWD

Recalling last year’s pulsating main game played between Free State and South Western Districts which South Western Districts won 31-25

Free State surrendered their “unofficial” Champions crown won in spectacular fashion in Stellenbosch last year, going down 31-25 to SWD in a pulsating main game. The young Eagles started the game well, controlling the possession early on and launching a series of attacks at the Free State line.

They opened the scoring in the sixth minute when wing Vogan Lourens ran on to a clever chip kick down the short side by scrumhalf Enrico Acker after SWD had turned over pos session in the Free State 22. (more…)