{"id":219501,"date":"2022-03-16T14:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=113969"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:56:04","slug":"madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu\/","title":{"rendered":"Madibaz need to stay on it for 80 minutes, says Jwacu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113970\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=113970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"280\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-113970 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113970 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu.jpg\" alt width=\"280\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FNB Madibaz eighth man Siyamthanda Jwacu (front) prepares to take on UCT in their FNB Varsity Cup rugby match in Cape Town. Photo: ASEM Engage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FNB Madibaz must stay sharp and alert throughout when they take on University of Johannesburg in an FNB Varsity Cup rugby match in Gqeberha on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>This was the opinion of eighth man Siyamthanda Jwacu, who described the UJ outfit as \u201cunpredictable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Nelson Mandela University team went down 33-26 after a last-minute try by UCT in Cape Town on Monday, the loose forward insisted their spirits remained high ahead of the UJ match-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a really good balance between their forwards and their backs, and they are a tough side to beat if you are not focused for the full 80 minutes,\u201d said the 23-year-old, who scored one of Madibaz\u2019s three tries against UCT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut one thing about our Madibaz side is that we know we have to fight through until the very end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe belief among the players is still strong. We have each other\u2019s backs throughout and it will remain like that until the competition is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe realise too, though, that we need to watch our discipline, be a little more accurate in our gameplan and learn to take our chances when they present themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jwacu, a third-year business management student, said it had been a hard game against UCT, a fixture in which they led 19-14 at the break and were level at 26-26 with 10 minutes remaining before conceding the late try.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll games at this level are tough but we had moments that we missed in that game, especially in the first half,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really put them under pressure but conceded a lot of penalties, which made it difficult in defence, allowing them to grow in confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill, I am proud of the effort and fight my teammates brought to the game. The bounce of the ball just didn\u2019t go in our favour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jwacu, who was raised in Mthatha and educated at Queen\u2019s College in Komani, made his Madibaz debut in 2018 for both the Young Guns and senior teams.<\/p>\n<p>The experience he had gained against high-quality opposition was beneficial for his development, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVarsity Cup is a very intense and fast-paced competition, with free-flowing rugby, which is the sort of brand I really enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing exposed to this type of rugby has seen me grow personally as a player and it\u2019s a great platform to test your skills in all aspects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off against UJ is at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/madibaz-need-to-stay-on-it-for-80-minutes-says-jwacu\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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