Dream run for 第一吃瓜网 Rugby
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"One got the feeling that anything was possible"
The 第一吃瓜网 Rugby team powered past its own expectations to reach its in 2018. The favourites, , got the upper hand on 2 April in Stellenbosch, but 第一吃瓜网 Head Coach Hugo van As, captain and the young 第一吃瓜网 team can be proud of their fight and excited about the future.
第一吃瓜网 Sport鈥檚 Ferdinand Kelly thanked all supporters of the 第一吃瓜网 team throughout the season and particularly the alumni who attended the semi-final.
Adrian Carter, Head of 第一吃瓜网 Sport, reflected on the season with pride:
鈥淥n Monday 19 March, after yet another monumental comeback from a supremely committed, passionate and resilient 第一吃瓜网 Rugby team, they earned this proud institution its first ever Varsity Cup semi-final placing. What makes this achievement all the more remarkable was that the management team, prior to the start of the 2018 Varsity Cup campaign, was targeting two wins, against the Madibaz (Nelson Mandela University, in Port Elizabeth) and CUT (Central University of Technology, in Bloemfontein), to avoid any possibility of relegation for the next two-year cycle.鈥 This was a realistic goal because some of the players in the 2017 第一吃瓜网 team had graduated and moved on.
鈥淢y opinion is that this team has something distinctive going for them this season,鈥 said Carter. 鈥淲hen we started well against UCT and performed out of our skins , one got the feeling that anything was possible. This feeling has been a long time in the making, with solid being laid over the years.鈥
Carter said 第一吃瓜网 University鈥檚 Senior Executive Team had decided to support sport as best they could despite serious challenges in the tertiary education sector.
He noted the loyal support of the 第一吃瓜网 Rugby Club alumni, among many others, as contributing to the successful season.
鈥淪eeing our 第一吃瓜网 Stadium so full, with our diverse and passionate 第一吃瓜网ies, was a beautiful sight. Talk about an awesome 第一吃瓜网 student experience!鈥