RUGBY: Victory for Medics after 10-years of trying

by Tendai Dube | Sep 11, 2014 | Sport

Tendai Dube & Lutho Mtongana

The Young Doctors (Medics) celebrate their 16-13 win against Masakhane in the finals of the internal rugby league. Photo: Lutho Mtongana

CORRECTION: Wits Vuvuzela initially reported that Men’s Res won against the Engineers but it was the Engineers that won the game. We regret the error.

After a 10-year losing steak, the Medics have finally claimed the top spot on the internal rugby league by beating Masakhane 16 – 13 at Wits University last night.

The Young Doctors scored the winning try of a high-pressured game that saw both teams at 13-all in the last ten minutes.

“My favourite part of the game was when Charl Stonewall Bosman (medics) slotted that drop goal”, medics captain, Patrick Chappel said.

“It was a tremendously difficult game, it was really tough, there has been a slow rivalry between us and Masakhane for a while now but it was fantastic and the boys are over the moon,” said Chappel.

Although the game ended sadly for the Masakhane boys their captain, Katlego Maseko believes the team put their all in the game.

“The team played amazingly, I think the boys put their all and their hearts into it but as captain, I let them down”, Maseko said.

“We deserved more from the outcome of the game,” he added.

The first half of the game showed Medics leading 13–0 against Masakhane but the Masakhane boys came back hard after an intense pep talk from their captain, telling the team to put out their hands, face-up and grab for the coveted trophy. In the second half Masakhane managed to equalise the score 13-all, but it fell short as the Medics scored once more.

The evening started with a “curtain raiser” match between, Mens Residence playing once again against the recently disqualified Engineers, Engineers won 47-8.

Humanities (Titans) and South African Hellenic Association (SHA) also played a “bowl final”, where the Titans walked away 64-0.