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Centrafrique: après des troubles liés à la mort d’un homme dans la localité de Boali, la situation à nouveau «sous contrôle»
En Centrafrique, c'est un retour au calme à Boali, située à une centaine de kilomètres au nord de Bangui, après des violences survenues le 13 juillet. Des troubles ont été déclenchés suite à la mort d’un jeune homme, tué par des hommes armés dans les environs. Son décès a provoqué la colère des habitants, qui ont organisé une marche de protestation en apportant le corps de la victime à la mairie. Ils dénoncent la dégradation de la situation sécuritaire et appellent les autorités à intervenir rapidement.
A-team upsets SA Schools
SA Schools A claimed a dramatic victory against SA Schools at Grey High’s Kolisi Field on Thursday.
SA Schools were in charge for large parts of the annual battle, but a late fightback by the A side secured the second-stringers a 34-33 win. forestarrow.help
SA Schools showed their class in the opening quarter, with fullback Ethan van Biljon and hooker Theo Boshoff scoring tries.
Boshoff went on to set up the team’s third try, after he busted up the middle and found scrumhalf Mickyle Boose with a well-timed offload.
The A team managed to win some possession and territory towards the end of the first half, but it took something special to unlock the SA Schools defence.
Midfielder Ruan Roux stepped past several defenders en route to the tryline, and flyhalf Ruan Fluks’ conversion reduced the deficit to 14 points (21-7) before the break.
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The A side continued to threaten SA Schools’ tryline, and when replacement flyhalf Jaydon Viljoen slotted a 55th-minute penalty goal, only six points separated the teams.
SA Schools regained control after speedster Luxolo Sonkonokono chased down a well-weighted grubber by replacement flyhalf Achmat Behardien, and at that stage, the boys in green appeared to be on course for victory.
But outside centre Nathan Aneke sparked a late comeback, intercepting a pass and racing away to score for the A side, with the conversion making it a four-point game.
Moments later, fullback Rhandzu Mkhabela flew down the right-hand touchline to earn his team a one-point lead.
SA Schools had their chances in the dying stages, but failed to convert pressure into points.
A long period on attack culminated in a desperate dive for the tryline – but on closer inspection, the referee ruled that the ball had been held up.
SA SCHOOLS – Tries: Ethan van Biljon, Theo Boshoff, Mickyle Booise, Stefan van der Vyver, Luxolo Sonkonokono. Conversions: Travis Pheiffer (3), Achmat Behardien.
SA SCHOOLS A – Tries: Ruan Roux, Aphelele Chamane, Lucritia Magua, Nathan Aneke, Rhandzu Mkhabela. Conversions: Ruan Fluks, Jaydon Viljoen (2). Penalty goal: Viljoen.
Photo: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images
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Stormers coach: Scarra always a call away
Tom Dawson-Squibb is grateful to have veteran hooker Scarra Ntubeni on board as the “underdogs” Stormers XXIII look to kick off their Currie Cup title bid on Friday.
Six debutants will line up for the club against defending champions Griquas at Cape Town Stadium, with Ntubeni on the bench – months after what looked to be his last professional appearance.
Dawson-Squibb on Thursday revealed the thinking behind the 35-year-old Springbok’s selection, after injuries have already left the Capetonians short on cover at No 2 this season.
“Right from the start, we had some good young hookers in the club: Vernon Paolo, Luca Bakkes and ‘Boepa’ [Lukhanyo] Vokozela. Unfortunately, Boepa and Luca have been ruled out for the competition before we even got going,” the head coach said.
“It was always in the back of our minds that we don’t necessarily have four hookers, but that our fourth – Scarra – was a call away. It had to happen a little bit quicker.
“It’s a tribute to the guy as a human being that he’s come back. He’s been unbelievable in the meetings, he’s been training hard, he’s lending his experience … I said to him today, what a great way to go out in your career with an opportunity to win a trophy.”
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Ntubeni’s role forms part of blending youth with experience by the Stormers, in what will also be Dawson-Squibb’s first stint at the helm of a rebranded Western Province outfit in rugby’s oldest competition.
“It so happens that we’ve got some guys who’ve got lots of experience at different levels and it so happens that we’ve got some guys who are young,” he said.
“I personally love it. I think you get the exuberance of youth and then you get the exuberance of a more experienced player. It makes for a really rich dynamic.”
Captain Jean-Luc du Plessis added: “Skat, Oli Kebble, GG [Gerbrandt Grobler], Steph [Ungerer], Cornel Smit has also been around for a while … It really does help out a lot. I don’t have to focus on five, six different departments.
“We have a very strong leadership group and everybody has their role. It’s always good to have some old heads around.”
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Turning to Friday’s season opener, Dawson-Squibb was happy to embrace underdog status against a Pieter Bergh-coached side he expects to be direct and physical.
“It’s an interesting position to sit in in a Stormers jersey as the underdogs, because of Griquas as defending champions, SA Cup finalists,” the former UCT Ikeys tactician said.
“I was listening to Pieter talk in the week about the amount of depth that they’ve built and the cohesion that they’ve built; they should be proud of what they’ve done and everyone in the country admires what Griquas have done.
“We know that they’ll be massively physical, we know that they’ll maul a lot. But we’ve been working hard and we’re excited with what we can show them.”
Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images
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