High hopes for Kritzinger
FNB CUT are a highly-motivated outfit who want to stamp their authority on the all-new Varsity Shield; a desire that is driven by their ambitious captain Inus Kritzinger.
Kritzinger, a talented scrumhalf who represented the Free State Under-21 team last year, makes no bones about what he and his team are hoping to achieve in the first edition of this exciting competition
"We want to win the Varsity Shield - it is one of our main goals, so we are working hard to achieve that," he told varsitycup.co.za.
His team have certainly started the competition in convincing fashion - winning their first three games to go top of the log with a game in hand over their nearest rivals, FNB Wits.
The Men from Bloemfontein are the only unbeaten team left in the competition after their 42-36 away win over the selfsame Wits on Monday night, a victory that Kritzinger himself was instrumental in clinching with a Man of the Match performance.
He commented: "I was lucky enough to score two tries (against Wits).
"We struggled a bit in the first half, especially with our defence. But in the second half we picked it up, so I'm very happy about the win."
At the same time, however, Kritzinger is not one to sit back and take his team's early success for granted.
"We have set some goals for ourselves and we hope to finish the first round without losing, so we will see how it goes on Monday against UKZN," he added.
One way that CUT hope to protect their position on the top of the log is by running in as many tries as possible, something that Kritzinger is confident that they are capable of with their pace to burn out wide.
He said: "The backline is quite quick, so that helps with getting bonus points and making sure we stay on top of the log."
For talented players such as Kritzinger, the Varsity Shield presents a massive opportunity to catch the eye of the right people and hopefully one day go on to bigger and better things.
"It is a dream of mine to play professional rugby," he admitted.
"The Varsity Shield is great because it gives us exposure that we wouldn't have had if we had just been playing club rugby, so I really hope it happens."
By Michael de Vries
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