pressure. He had some memorable games, particularly at the Kings Park stadium, and he has developed into an ef fective fly half. He needs to keep looking for the opposi tion's weaknesses and then exploit these with the many talents he has at his disposal. W. Kimber(15 caps) His size and unobtrusive manner have lulled many an op posing prop into afalse state ofconfidence.Many ofthese props had to think about themselves later on in the game as, invariably,"Wogs" had scrummed them into submis sion. His technique in this department of the game is ex cellent. He is mobile and drives well in the second phase, and should be looking at handling and running with the ball a little more.He has the ability to do well, but should try to put on some bulk in order to take him higher up the rugby ladder. P. Morgan(28 caps) His strength has been his driving play. When he gets the ball in close quarters, he is very difficult to stop, and has always enabled the pack to give the three-quarters good ball going forwards. He still needs to polish up his ball handling skills, and should start trying to run past(the op position)and not through it! J.J. Smit(26 caps); Colours Physically he is very strong and has given the opposition front rows a lot to think about. His scrumming has been excellent, particularly after his return from injury in the third term.His mobility hasimproved and,once atthe break down,he has been effective in the drive. His line out sup port work has been good,as has his disruption ofthe op position's line out. He has been plagued with injury, but has always come back stronger. D. Verbaan(24 caps); Colours He is a very competitive player, never loud or boastful, always quiet and very aware of the situation. He can be relied on when the going gets tough.His ball handling has improved,as has his confidence. His defence is his strong point - it is very solid. He played his role in the direct approach extremely well, and set up a lot of running op portunities for others around him.He has been the unsung hero who has effectively played his particular part in the game plan effectively. D. Woolnough(17 caps); Colours He has developed a great deal this year. From the time he came into the side until now, his play has changed,from knowing very little ofthejob,to being really confident in his new position. In all aspects of play he has shone. His line out throwing has been good,and his scrumming and loose play have been excellent.His determination andcom mitment have been faultless.Ifhe keeps his head and does not overdo it, he could have a great'94. U.K.RUGBYTOUR 24SEPTEMBER-10OCTOBER 1993 Asquad of24 players,3 staff and6 parents left Durban at 6.00 p.m.on 24 September for Johannesburg and London for a historic rugby tour ofEngland. Afterflying all night,we arrived at Heathrow on Saturday at 8.00 in the morning. After hours of waiting and queu ing,weeventuallyfound our Welsh bus driver,Dave Evans, who was to be our tour guide and friend for the next two weeks.Dave took us to Mill Hill public school on the out skirts ofLondon. After a morning practice and lunch,the boys mettheir hosts with whom they spentthe firstevening. The following day, a Sunday at 1.30 p.m.,the rugby tour began in earnest. After an easy first half, the opposition put up courageous resistance, but eventually succumbed to the direct running approach of Kearsney. We ran out comfortable winners; 37-0. The Kearsney supporters club of parents. Old Boys(both South African and London based)almostoutnumbered our opposition support; whata splendid way to begin our tour. On Monday,arrangements were made to visit the famous Harrow Public School(Winston Churchill being one fa mous old Harrovarian). We had the privilege of being coached by Roger Uttley,their sports co-ordinator.There after, we enjoyed a guided tour of Harrow's 16th century Old School in which are carved the names of 5 British Prime Ministers,famous poets and philosophers. What a privilege it was. Leaving Harrow after lunch, we travelled to Homchurch in Sussex. Campion,a large comprehensive school with a Jesuit heritage, were our hosts.Our boys were really com fortable in this environment, but experienced a certain toughness and determination in the rugby the following day.Campion handed out a rucking lesson to us which we will not forget. The rugby was uncompromising and only through Kearsney's superior defence and running,did we manage a winning try in the dying seconds of the game. The score was 13-8. In the county of Leicester, the fee paying Loughborough Grammar School was our next destination where,in a dis appointing,scrappy match,Kearsney dominated all phases ofthe game to run out comfortable winners: 25-10. On Friday I October,an invitation to the Royal Grammar School of High Wykeham(Buckinghamshire) was grate fully accepted. David Levine, the headmaster, and a Pembroke Kearsney Old Boy,kindly invited us to lunch before proceeding to Wellington College(named after the DukeofWellington ofWaterloofame and started in 1850). This public school of850 boys has rugby traditions in the mould ofthe best South African schools and provided us with our sternest opposition on tour. They once again showed our boys up in the wet underfootconditions where their rucking and supportplay wereexceptional.Both sides ran the ball with purpose and some marvellous tries were scored. We sighed with relief when their attempted con version went wide to leave us winners by 22-20-a great match. Wales,and in particular,CardiffArmsPark,wasour desti nation on Monday.After driving across the most impres sive Severn River suspension bridge, we visited the hal lowed grounds of Welsh rugby. The guide, Des, a proud Welshman,showed us an original Springbok badge given to him by our own late Dr Danie Craven. From Cardiff we travelled back to Reading in Berkshire, another elite academic grammar school.They did not pro vide us with much opposition and in pouring rain, we ran out comfortable winners: 58-7. On Wednesday,Bath was visited.The eity is really beauti ful with its Georgian architecture and Roman Baths dating from 67AD,the only hot sulphur springs in Britain. From 81
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