FRIDAY, 9.25AM:
NATAL Rugby Union president Keith Pakinson believes he is the right man to step into Louis Luyt’s shoes as the next South African Ruby Football Union (Sarfu) president. Pakinson made a public statement ahead of Tuesday’s Sarfu election. saying: “We deparately need a national controlling body that serves in a fair and equitable way the needs and aspirations of all the provincial rugby unions.” he said.
“We need to take steps to ensure that the Springbok team is feared and respected when it defends the World Cup in 1999.”
He said if he is elected on Tuesday he will quit the Natal presidency. SPORT BRIEFS
BAFANA SQUAD NAMEDBAFANA Bafana coach Clive Barker will announce a 19-man squad on Friday afternoon for the friendly match against Germany in Dusseldorf on November 15. The squad to be anounced by Barker will exclude all the players from the Rothmans Cup semi-finalists – Kaizer Chiefs, Manning Rangers, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.
TICKETS FOR MANDELA TOURNAMENT Tickets for the Nelson Mandela Tribute Tenis spectacular go on sale on Saturday. This tournament which will be played from December 12-14 will feature some of the best tennis players in the world.
TRANSVAAL WINSA TRANSVAAL XI beat the visiting Poland men’s national hockey side 2-1 at Randburg Astro on Thursday. Peter de Lange and Paul Spencer scored for the Transvaalers and Robert Grzeszczak replied for the visitors.
NORTHERNS TEAM South African A seamer Greg Smith and Pretoria Technikon all rounder Mark Meyer have been called up to the Northerns cricket team to replace Fanie de Villiers and Dan van Zyl for Fridays’s Standard Bank League match against Eastern Province in Port Elizabeth.
THE NORTHERNS SQUAD.
Mike Rindel, Deon Jordaan, Martin van Jaarveld, Rudolf Steyn, Roy Pienaar, Gerald Dros, Dirkie de Vos, Steve Elworthy, Grant Morgan, Mark Davis (captain), Rudi Bryson, Greg Smith, Mark Conyers.
HAWK GETS ANOTHER CHANCEFORMER International Boxing Federation (IBF) world champion Welcome “Hawk” Ncita will fight Hector Lizaringa for the vacant IBF featherweight title in Detroit, US on Decmber 13.
KOTOANE IN PIRATES’ CAMPORLANDO PIRATES have signed Bloemfontein Celtic striker Jan Kotoane for an undisclosed amount. Pirates managing director Irvin Khoza said: “He’s been training with the club for a while now and should make his debut in Saturday’s Rothmans Cup semi-final match against Sundowns at the FNB Satdium.”
SA POSTPONED NET SESSIONSOUTH AFRICAN cricketers, who found themselves crowded out by spectators, had to postpone their net session at Gymkhna club on Thursday. South African national cricket coach Bob Woolmer said: “It was a bit chaotic at first, But eventually the police were able to disperse the fans.”
COETZEE GOES THROUGHSOUTH AFRICAN second-seeded Jeff Coetzee advanced to the next stage of the ITF Central Africa satelite tennis tournament on Wednesday at the expence of compatriot Michael White. Coetzee beat White 7-6 (7-4) 6-3.