MHS DYNAMIC CULTURE : STORYTELLING HERITAGE PROJECT - 2025

1989 Rugby

One would never think that McGregor Primer has one of the best, if not the best, rugby team. It is no use talking about it if you do not get to know the players.

At the start of the match the captain, Mr Galant, first talks to the arm book, without Baumann our team is incomplete. The two fast wings are D. J Kraukamp and I. W. van Staden.

In the fullback position we get T. P. Jordaan who can turn the balls well. Then we come to our two stalwarts, props I. Jordaan and A. Munnik, who ensure that they press the scrum well. The two centres are P. October and C. M. Hull who pass the ball nimbly from the centre area. We can also boast of the best loose half in S.A. and it is none other than ‘Naas’ (sister) C. M Jordaan. No, look, a kick is nothing for her. D. Fielies is our scrumhalf and close behind her is our shaker, S. Morris, who always gets the ball out of the scrum first. Our eighth man is R. Hull who throws her full weight when it comes to the pressure of the scrum, because she can pressure. In the lineout we rely on J. Koenze and E. Arendorf who always make sure that we don't get the ball. With a referee like C. M. Fullard, we can't lose, because she is on our side.

E. R. Botha

STORYTELLERS NAME                    : E. R. Botha

DATE                                                 : April 1989

PLACE OF INTERVIEW                    : McGregor Primary School

NAME OF INTERVIEWER               : Gareth Nolan – taken from the McGregor Primary School Opening Booklet 1989