Comets prop Ox Meyiwa making a name for himself among FNB Varsity College faithful

Loose-head prop Okuhlekodwa ‘Ox’ Meyiwa is already earning a popular name for himself across FNB Varsity College faithfuls. Scoring two tries against FNB UWC, Ox has been an important piece in the impressive setup of the Comets with his significance clear in the strength requiring work on the pitch such as scrum work.

The front-rower has praised forwards coach and teammates for much of his work up-front and the team’s efforts particularly on the end of the forward pack.

“The honest truth with  our scrums has to be our scrum and forwards coach, Mr Swanepoel, as he prides himself on scrums and knowing your detail from the way we set all the way through to the way we bind,” said Meyiwa.

“Detail and having a good coaching system has been the main reason behind our success as forwards. We also have a lot of experience within the pack with guys that have played provincial rugby. We all really gel well together for one cause which is to win scrums and get as many scrum penalties as we can”.

With a few men from the Comet’s team moving on to different futures, fresh talent has come in and the 20-year-old Meyiwa is one of those and has already felt ‘special’ about his contributions in his first year out with the men from Durban.

“Being my debut season in Varsity Shield, to score two tries was very special to me.

The prop went on to promise a continued positive show for the FNB Varsity College in the season as it continues.

“We definitely learnt a lot from the game against FNB UWC, which we can take to the upcoming week. We knew the game could’ve easily gone our way that evening so I believe we are still in the fight and that there’s a huge possibility of us meeting UWC again in the future. For now our main focus is our next game” adds Meyiwa.

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By: Mpendulo Letsoalo