Played two, won two is, for the moment, how Tuks's Young Guns Varsity Cup report card reads. 

In their first game, the youngsters "out survived" Ikeys in Cape Town's windy conditions to win  32-14. On Monday, on their home turf, Tuks ran amok, beating Shimlas 55-12. An impressive statistic is scoring 13 tries in two games and only conceding four. 

The performances of Tuks's Young Guns should be no surprise. Kennedy Tsimba is, after all, the coach. Diehard rugby fans would remember Tsimba as a player who could change the outcome of any game in mere seconds because of his flare. Every so often, he would do the unexpected. When he did, it usually paid dividends — points on the scoreboard. Often, it was Tsimba himself that scored. 

Tsimba is the player who was the quickest to score 1000 points in all competitions (Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and Super Rugby). In 2012, Tsimba was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

It would seem that Tsimba can instil the same sense of flair in the players he coaches. He believes there is never only one way to do things on the field to him. One of his favourite sayings is, "you got to play what you see on the field". That is why he is excited about his team's performance against Ikeys on Monday, 14 March. 

"I have never experienced the wind blowing as it did on that day against Ikeys. The players could hardly afford to kick. If they did, they were lucky to gain two metres. The team had to forget the strategy we had planned and develop a whole new game plan during the game. And they did. That is why I am so proud."

According to him, Monday against Shimlas was a good day at the office. Last year, when Tsimba was appointed as the Young Guns' coach, his first goal was to win every player's confidence. 

"I had to learn what their respective strengths were. Something that stood me in good stead was playing for the Cheetahs when Rassie Erasmus was the captain. He allowed us to express ourselves. To make decisions. Be innovative. As a coach, I encourage the players to do the same." 

The approach seems to work. A definite highlight last year was Tuks's two under-20 teams dominating to such an extent that they got to contest the Blues Bulls Club League final. 

"I could not bear to watch the final as I coached both teams. That experience certainly stood the players in good stead. It laid the foundation for our Varsity campaign. The players got to understand 'how I see the game'."

On Monday, 28 March at 17:00, Tuks Young Guns play Wits at home.