{"id":132768,"date":"2019-03-08T01:53:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T23:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/team-effort-behind-ujs-first-win-says-skipper\/"},"modified":"2019-03-08T01:53:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T23:53:18","slug":"team-effort-behind-ujs-first-win-says-skipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/team-effort-behind-ujs-first-win-says-skipper\/","title":{"rendered":"Team effort behind UJ\u2019s first win, says skipper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team effort behind UJ\u2019s first win, says skipper<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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University of Johannesburg captain Adriaan Bester bursts through on his way to scoring a try in their Varsity Cup rugby match against Wits at the UJ Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday. UJ won 39-16. Photo: Christiaan Kotze\/SASPA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

University of Johannesburg rugby captain Adriaan Bester said a concerted team effort was behind their first win in the Varsity Cup tournament this year after they defeated Wits at the UJ Stadium on Monday.<\/p>\n

In a typically full-blooded Johannesburg derby, the UJ outfit continued their dominance over their city rivals in the competition, defeating them for the fifth time in a row.<\/p>\n

However, the victory was not easily achieved and the result was still in the balance with five minutes to go before two late UJ tries transformed a 23-16 lead into a 39-16 result.<\/p>\n

The second of those tries, scored by flank Bester, was worth seven points.<\/p>\n

As is normal with a derby game, the UJ skipper said the action was fast and furious.<\/p>\n

“It was a great team effort which brought us this win because there’s something about these games that adds a little more to the equation,” he said.<\/p>\n

“They always seem to be a little bit faster, with more intensity and the contacts are a bit harder.<\/p>\n

“But I must really praise the team for the work they put in and now we just have to keep working hard for the rest of the season.”<\/p>\n

The UJ team has experienced a tough start to the season, suffering four losses in a row, including an agonising 27-26 defeat at the hands of Central University of Technology.<\/p>\n

Bester said the win over their Wits rivals “was massive for the club”.<\/p>\n

“We are a fairly young side and are building to get back to the top,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But this is a tough competition where there are no excuses and we’ll just keeping working hard.<\/p>\n

“After this win we will go back to the drawing board for next week, focus on our processes and prepare for the next task ahead of us.”<\/p>\n

It will be one of their toughest challenges of the season as they now face the high-riding Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday, the only unbeaten team in the competition.<\/p>\n

UJ No 9 Jack Hart, who controlled much of the play from the base of the scrum, said their victory was due to fine play by the forwards.<\/p>\n

“I just want to say thank you to the pack because we were going forward most of the time and that is all a scrumhalf wants,” he said after being named the Player that Rocks.<\/p>\n

“We worked hard during the week and we knew we had to be patient in their 22-metre area and just build on the phases.<\/p>\n

“In that respect the forwards did a brilliant job and most of the credit must go to them for this win.”<\/p>\n

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