Polocrosse trio fly South Coast flag
Three local Oribi youngsters competed in a South Africa vs Barbarians test series recently.
THREE young polocrosse players from the Oribi area recently played for an unofficial South African team in a test series against a visiting Barbarians team, held in Mooi River.
They were Kenan Classen, Jens Bunge and Paige Pretorius.
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The U19 SA boys won the series 3-0 against the Barbarians, which compromised top players from Australia, New Zealand and Zambia.
Scores were 25-17, 25-22 and 23-21.
Kenan, who was later named as the best number three player of the series, captained and was joined by Jens in this team.
He’s had a good streak, also being named as best number three in the A division of the recent South African Champs.
The SA U19 women played against a mixed Barbarians side, with Paige Pretorius in action in these games, captaining the side.
They lost all three games, which were hard fought with not much in it at all.
Scores were 24-22, 21-19 and 24-16.
The boys were coached by Graham MacLarty and the girls by Leigh Higgs, who played in this year’s World Cup in Australia.
Kenan and Jens then had the privilege of playing for team Inkosi Inc, sponsored by Sebastian King, at the recent prestigious Durban Landrover Highgoal tournament, where the best take on the best.
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