Author: asawula

CAPE TOWN.- SACS bagged their second consecutive title in a space of two weeks after defeating Paul Roos (6-3) in the final of the Hussar Grill SACS Water Polo tournament in Cape Town on Monday. 

SACS came into the tournament on the back of a hard fought (7-6) victory over the same opponents at the Clifton Water Polo tournament in Durban a fortnight ago.  

The hosts were dominant during the group stages, as they recorded wins in their matches against St Benedict’s College (8-2), Wynberg Boys’ High (4-2), Kearsney College (6-5) and St Stithians College (5-2). 

The 2019 champions then began day two with a (4-2) defeat against Clifton before redeeming themselves with an impressive (10-4) win over Gauteng’s Jeppe before scoring five and seven goals against St Benedict’s and Wynberg respectively.  

That set SACS up with a clash against Bishops on the final day, a clash they drew one-all, but they had just done enough to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. 

In the last eight, SACS managed to sneak past St David’s, winning that clash (5-4) before edging out Clifton in the semi-finals with the same scoreline.  

That meant the hosts would face Paul Roos for the second time in a week, after the two sides met in the final of the Clifton Water Polo. 

The boys from Paarl also had an impressive run to the final, beating St Stithian (3-1) in the quarterfinals before a nail-biting (5-4) win against Hilton secured their spot in the final. 

SACS take their chances in hotly contested final: 

A final between two Cape sides will always come down to which team manages to capitalize and take its chances when they present themselves. 

This was the case for SACS, as they managed to snatch every opportunity that came their way to secure the win.  

The home side started like a rocket! By opening the scoring within the first minute through Nichols Fall in the left-hand corner. 

Paul Roos quickly got themselves into the match, creating opportunities and almost levelled the scores when Cosmo Enthoven fired a shot which was saved by Ryan Dawson to keep the score at (1-0). 

Paul Roos, who have never won the tournament were made to pay soon after that, when SACS played the ball down to their half and the ball travelled to Zack Cicero who doubled his side’s tally with under four minutes to play. 

Paul Roos knew that scoring before the half-way mark would essentially make their jobs easier coming into the second quarter. And they did exactly that. 

After defending a SACS attack on their half, the visitors turned down the ball and executed a counterattack. They passed the ball to Josh Reyneke, who timed his shot perfectly to score and cut the lead to (2-1) at the half-way mark. 

Enthoven brothers fight hard but not on Nichols Fall’s watch: 

Coming into the second quarter, Paul Roos needed to get ascendency on the match and limit playing catch-up water polo. 

The hosts did exactly that, and came out firing in the second half, scoring from the kick-off.  

Paul Enthoven, who was one of the standout players during the tournament alongside his brother, Cosmo Enthoven pioneered the ship for Paul Roos and when Cosmo scored after being put through by his brother, the match started taking a different direction. 

That direction was quickly changed by SACS, as they also came back, scoring through Nicholas Fall, who scored from long range to secure his second of the match. 

SACS then started playing smart Polo, allowing their opponents to defend while their strong shooters remained out the shooting range. 

With that strategy, they made Paul Roos pay when Conor Melling-Williams also fired a shot from long range, to allow some breathing space between the two teams.  

Fall returned to score his hattrick with under three minutes to play before the Enthoven brothers linked up again to see the score sitting at (5-3).  

Try as they may, Paul Roos just couldn’t break SACS’s defence, and when Fall scored his fourth of the match, time ran out, and SACS claimed were victorious, winning the tournament for the first time since 2019.  

In the other matches on the final day, Wynberg Boys finished on a high defeating Kearsney (6-5) before Selborne College thumped Pretoria Boys (7-2).  

There were also wins for Clifton College who finished third above Hilton College, while St John’s beat Parktown Boys (8-0).  

Scorers from the final: 

SACS 6 (1) – (Nicholas Fall (4), Conor Melling-Williams, Zack Cicero); Paul Roos Gimnasium 3 (1) – (Cosmo Enthoven (2), Josh Reyneke).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results: 

Day 1: 

St Stithians 10, Grey College 1; Grey High 3, Bishops 2; Rondebosch 3, Pretoria Boys High 2; Hilton 5, St David’s 1; Kearsney 5, Jeppe 2; Cifton 6, Wynberg 1; Paul Roos 5, Northwood 2; St Johns 9, St Benedicts 2; SACS 8, St Alban’s 0; Grey High 8, Grey College 3;  Selborne 10, Parktown Boys 1; St Davids 6, Rondebosch 4; St Johns 4, Pretoria Boys High 2; Bishops 4, Jeppe 1; SACS 4, Wynberg 2; Paul Roos 7, St Benedicts 1; Clifton 8, St Alban’s 5; Kearsney 3, St Stithians 7; Northwood 8, Parktown 0;  Hilton 4, Selborne 4; Grey High 4, Jeppe 8; Clifton 2, Bishops 3; Pretoria Boys 2, St Benedicts 2; Rondebosch 12, Parktown 0; St Stithians 5, St Alban’s 3; Kearsney 5,  SACS 6; Paul Roos 5, Selborne 1; St Johns 7, Hilton 3; Grey College 3, Wynberg 3; Clifton 2, Grey High 3; St Davids 6, Northwood 1; St Stithians 2, SACS 5; Hilton 7, Parktown 1; Kearsney 6, Grey College 2; Paul Roos 7, Pretoria Boys 1; St Johns 7, St Davids 4; St Benedicts 2, Northwood 6; Wynberg 2, Jeppe 3; Bishops 5, St Alban’s 0; Rondebosch 4, Selborne 3. 

 

Day 2: 

St Benedicts 3, Parktown Boys 1; Paul Roos 7, St Davids 5; St Johns 5, Selborne 3; Kearsney 3, Grey High 2; St Stithians 2, Bishops 3; Wynberg 2, St Alban’s 3; Clifton 4, SACS 2; Pretoria Boys 1, Northwood 2; Grey College 2, Jeppe Boys 4; Kearsney 3,  Bishops 6; Rondebosch 1, Hilton 5; St David’s 5, St Benedicts 1; Clifton 5, St Stithians 0; Grey College 0,  St Alban’s 7; Pretoria Boys 5, Parktown 0; Paul Roos 3, Hilton 3; Grey High 3, Wynberg 3; SACS 10, Jeppe 4; St John’s 3, Rondebosch 2; Kearsney 2, Clifton 3; Grey High 6, St Alban’s 3; St Davids 11, Parktown Boys 1; Bishops 3, Wynberg 2; SACS 7, Grey College 1; Paul Roos 4, St John’s 3; Hilton 4, St Benedicts 0; Selborne 8,  Pretoria Boys 1;  Clifton 3,  Jeppe 2;  Kearsney 7, St Albans 4; Rondebosch 7, Northwood 1; St Stithians 5,  Wynberg 2; Paul Roos 6, Parktown 0; Bishops 5, Grey College 2; Hilton 3, Pretoria Boys 0; Selborne 3, St Davids 4; Rondebosch 5, St Benedicts 0; SACS 5, Grey High 3; St Stithians 8, Jeppe 2; St Johns 6, Northwood 2. 

Day 3: 

Wynberg 6, Kearsney 5; Jeppe 4, St Alban’s 1; St David’s 6, Pretoria Boys 2; Selborne 7, St Benedict’s 2; Clifton 7, Grey College 0; St Stithians 6, Grey High 0; St Johns 8, Parktown 0; Hilton 5, Northwood 1; Bishops 1, SACS 1; Paul Roos 4, Rondebosch 4. 

Quarterfinals:  

Clifton 2, St Johns 1; Hilton 3, Bishops 1; SACS 5, St David’s 4; Paul Roos 3, St Stithians 1. 

Semi-finals: 

Paul Roos 5, Hilton 4; SACS 5, Clifton 4. 

Final: 

SACS 6, Paul Roos 3. 

 

CAPE TOWN.– Being clinical, dominant, and using the home ground advantage will be the order of the weekend for the South African Schools side, famously known as SACS, when they host the Hussar Grill Water Polo Tournament in Cape Town this coming weekend.  

The home side, come into the tournament with their tales up having recently claimed the Clifton Water Polo Tournament in Durban last weekend.  

However, SACS would’ve quickly forgotten about their triumph in the Zulu land and turned their attention to their inaugural tournament set to host 19 prestigious schools from Saturday 30 September to Monday, October 2nd. 

The schools in action come from across the country and include the likes of Grey College, Jeppe Boys High from Gauteng, Parktown Boys High, and Pretoria Boys.  

The Kwa-Zulu Natal province will also be widely represented in the Cape, with Hilton, Northwood, Kearsney College, and Clifton flying down to the Mother City. 

From the Eastern Cape, Grey High from Gqeberha will also be in action while Selborne College from East London will also make the long trip down to face the best schools in the pool. 

You might be interested: SACS get one past Paul Roos to claim Clifton Water Polo tournament. 

SACS double “could” be on the cards: 

The objective for the hosts is pretty simple this weekend, and that’s to win two titles in a space of one week. 

After impressively claiming the Clifton Water Polo tournament last week by beating Cape rivals, Paul Roos (6-5), the home side will get into the groove knowing they have what it takes. 

Their first match on the opening day will be against St Alban’s before playing in a Southern-suburb derby against Wynberg Boys High in their second clash of day one. 

They will then face a motivated Kearsney side before taking St Stithians in their final match at 17:30. 

Day two is where things will get really interesting for the hosts. They will face Clifton, who will feel undone after missing out on a final in their home tournament last weekend. Their final three fixtures of the day will also be highly contested, as Jeppe Boys High, Grey College and Grey High School will be looking to upset the favourites. 

On Sunday, the home side will play against Bishops at 09:30, and by then would know if they’ve made It through to the quarterfinals.  

What’s clear though is that SACS, judging from their performance last weekend, could be well on song to winning two trophies in a space of seven days.  

Durban sides come to the party: 

Since 1984, Durban schools have only won the tournament 12 times, dating back to 1985 when Durban High School shared the title with Rondebosch Boys High. 

Since then, Westville, Northwood, Kearsney, Maritzburg College and Clifton have gone on to their hands on the prestigious title. 

However, from the four schools representing the province this year, only Clifton has managed to win the title in the past five years, taking it in 2021 just after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The side (Clifton College) will come into the tournament high in spirts after an impressive showing in their home tournament last weekend where they finished in third spot beating Hilton College (9-5) in the third/fourth play-off. 

Hilton, on the other side are back in the mix after a few years of absence.  

Northwood and Kearsney College will enter the competition as underdogs. However, teams will be weary of Kearsney, who reached the quarterfinal in Clifton last weekend, only to lose out (10-9) against Paul Roos. 

With the tournament wide open, this year, could pose an opportunity for the Durbanites to come to the party. 

Embracing the underdogs term: 

There are several teams not spoken about a lot going into this tournament, some are even from the Western Cape. 

Bishops, Wynberg, Rondebosch Boys, and Paul Roos are serious contenders, despite all the talk around SACS. 

Paul Roos particularly will be the team to beat in Pool B.  

The boys from Paarl play a smart style of waterpolo, mixed with great effort from their defence and accuracy in front of goal. 

These attributes saw them sail through the group stages at the Clifton tournament last weekend, to reach the final, and miss out on winning the whole thing by just one goal against SACS.  

If there’s any team, you wouldn’t want to meet in a knock-out match, it’s definitely them. 

Other teams lying down on the radar, are the two schools from the Eastern Cape, Selborne College, and Grey High School. 

The two teams are coming in fresh, having not taken part in any festival over the past weeks. They will also look to bring a threat and ask some questions in their respective groups. 

What is certain is that this tournament will be wide open, and the team that gets off to best start on day one could pose a threat throughout the weekend.   

The groups are: 

Pool A: Bishops, Clifton, Grey College, Grey High School, Jeppe Boys High, Kearsney College, SACS, St Alban’s, St Stithians, Wynberg Boys High.  

Pool B: Hilton, Northwood, Parktown Boys High, Paul Roos, Pretoria Boys’ High, Rondebosch Boys’ High, Selborne College, St Benedicts, St Davids, St Johns.  

Fixtures: 

Day 1: 

07:10- St Stithians vs Grey College; 07:30- Bishops vs Grey High; 07:50- Rondebosch vs Pretoria Boys High; 08:10- Hilton vs St David’s; 08:30- Kearsney vs Jeppe; 08:50- Clifton vs Wynberg 09:10- Paul Roos vs Northwood; 09:30- St Johns vs St Benedicts; 09:50- SACS vs St Alban’s; 10:10- Grey High vs Grey College; 10:30- Selborne vs Parktown Boys; 10:50- St Johns vs Pretoria Boys High; 11:10- Bishops vs Jeppe; 11:30- SACS vs Wynberg; 11:50- St Johns vs Pretoria Boys; 12:10- Paul Roos vs St Benedicts; 12:30- Clifton vs St Alban’s; 12:50- Kearsney vs St Stithians; 13:10- Northwood vs Parktown; 13:30- Hilton vs Selborne; 13:50- Grey High vs Jeppe; 14:10- Clifton vs Bishops; 14:30- Pretoria Boys vs St Benedicts; 14:50- Rondebosch vs Parktown; 15:10- St Stithians vs St Alban’s; 15:30- Kearsney vs SACS; 15:50- Paul Roos vs Selborne; 16:10- St Johns vs Hilton; 16:30- Grey College vs Wynberg; 16:50- Clifton vs Grey High; 17:10- St Davids vs Northwood; 17:30- St Stithians vs SACS; 17:50- Hilton vs Parktown; 18:10- Kearsney vs Grey College; 18:30-Paul Roos vs Pretoria Boys; 18:50- St Johns vs St Davids; 19:10- St Benedicts vs Northwood; 19:30- Wynberg vs Jeppe; 19:50- Bishops vs St Alban’s; 20:10- Rondebosch vs Selborne. 

Day 2: 

07:10- St Benedicts vs Parktown Boys; 07:30- Paul Roos vs St Davids; 07:50- St Johns vs Selborne; 08:10- Kearsney vs Grey High; 08:30- St Stithians vs Bishops; 08:50- Wynberg vs St Alban’s; 09:10- Clifton vs SACS; 09:30- Pretoria Boys vs Northwood; 09:50- Grey College vs Jeppe Boys; 10:10- Kearsney vs Bishops; 10:30- Rondebosch vs Hilton; 10:50- St David’s vs St Benedicts; 11:10- Clifton vs St Stithians; 11:30- Grey College vs St Alban’s; 11:50- Pretoria Boys vs Parktown; 12:10- Paul Roos vs Hilton; 12:30- Grey High vs Wynberg; 12:50- SACS vs Jeppe; 13:10- St John’s vs Rondebosch; 13:50- Kearsney vs Clifton; 14:10- Grey High vs St Alban’s; 14:30- St Davids vs Parktown Boys;14:50- Bishops vs Wynberg; 15:10- SACS vs Grey College; 15:30- Paul Roos vs St John’s; 15:50- Hilton vs St Benedicts; 16:10- Selborne vs Pretoria Boys;  16:30- Clifton vs Jeppe;  16:50- Kearsney vs St Albans; 17:10- Rondebosch vs Northwood; 17:30- St Stithians vs Wynberg; 17:50- Paul Roos vs Parktown; 18:10- Bishops vs Grey College; 18:30- Hilton vs Pretoria Boys; 18:50- Selborne vs St Davids; 19:10- Rondebosch vs St Benedicts; 19:30- SACS vs Grey High; 19:50- St Stithians vs Jeppe; 20:10- St Johns vs Northwood. 

Day 3: 

06:50- Kearsney vs Wynberg; 07:10- Jeppe vs St Alban’s; 07:30- St Davids vs Pretoria Boys; 07:50- Selborne vs St Benedicts; 08:10- Clifton vs Grey College; 08:30- St Stithians vs Grey High; 08:50- St Johns vs Parktown; 09:10- Hilton vs Northwood; 09:30- Bishops vs SACS; 09:50- Paul Roos vs Rondebosch; 10:40- Quarterfinal 1; 11:00- Quarterfinal 2; 11:20- Quarterfinal 3; 11:40- Quarterfinal 4; 12:30- Semi-final 1; 13:00- Semi-final 2; 14:00- Third/fourth play-off; 14:30- Final. 

 

St Stithians Girls College from Gauteng have been crowned winners of the inaugural St Anne’s Water Polo tournament after defeating Roedean School (9-5) in the final in Durban on Monday.  

“Saints” as they’re famously known came into the tournament as one of the favourites and despite being paired up in a competitive group which featured the likes of Kingsmead, St Anne’s, St Mary’s Kloof, and St John’s, the Gauteng side prevailed by playing some entertaining but smart Water Polo throughout the long weekend. 

During the group stages, Saints were dominant and looked un-playable in the pool. 

They thumped every team they came across in the pool stages, starting with a three-point win against hosts St Anne’s (8-5) on Friday. 

On day two, the visitors just got better. Their two statement wins of (14-0) against St Mary’s Kloof and (21-1) against St John’s put a marker on the side as the team to beat going forward. 

To top it off, the visitors also thumped Kingsmead by 10 goals to one. 

After a dominant display in the first two days, Saints put themselves in a good position going forward and their record meant that their journey to the final was a simple straight one. They had to win one more time against Durban Girls College to make it. 

The side did exactly that, getting one past the Durban girls (6-5) to book themselves a date with Reddam House Constantia in the semi-finals. The semi-final clash was closely fought with both sides coming at each other in the first two chukkas. 

Saints once again showed their class, outscoring Reddam to claim a (11-9) win and secure a spot in the final against Roedean, who also were impressive in their journey to the last round. 

The final was always going to be a tough one between the two best sides in tournament. Saints, just as they did in most of their matches started on the front foot scoring early, but Roedean didn’t lie down. 

Roedean went on to score two goals and led (2-1) after the first chukka. 

St Stithians came back firing in the second chukka and regained the lead. The Gauteng side then extended their lead, scoring three more goals while Roedean kept applying pressure, scoring two of their own to see Saints leading (5-4). 

The last two chukkas were a case of match management, something Saints managed to do the whole weekend. They added two more goals to their tally to reach seven, and despite Roedean’s fight and determination with their late two goals, the damage had already been done and St Stithians prevailed. 

In other matches on the final day, Reddam House Constantia defeated Herschel to finish in third spot, while wins for Durban Girls College, St Mary’s Waverly, and the KZN Invitational side saw them finish inside the top 10.   

Results: 

Day 1: 

KZN Invitational 8, Maris Stella 3; St Anne’s 15, St Mary’s Kloof 1; St Anne’s u16 4, Durban Girls College 14; Rodean 6, Reddam House Bedfordview 4; Kingsmead 16, St John’s 0; Herschel 20, St Mary’s Waverly 6; TWC 12, Danville 10; St Anne’s 5, St Stithians 8; Crawford 17, KZN Invitational 4; St Dominics 3, Reddam House Bedford View 2; St Anne’s u16 9, Beaulieu 4; Reddam House Constantia 16, Thomas More College 2.  

Day 2:  

Durban Girls College 19, Beaulieu 4; Roedean 22, Danville 0; St Stithians 14, St Mary’s Kloof 0; Crawford 16, Maris Stella 0; Reddam House Constantia 16, St Anne’s u16 2; St Dominic’s 20, TWC 1; Herschel 17, KZN Invitational 2; St Anne’s 6, Kingsmead 4; Beaulieu 6, Thomas More College 7; Reddam House Bedford View 19, Danville 0; St Stithians 21, St John’s 1; St Mary’s Waverley 10, Maris Stella 4; Reddam House Constantia 5 (2), Durban Girls College 5 (1); Roedean 7, St Dominic’s 4; Kingsmead 10, St Mary’s Kloof 1; Herschel 10, Crawford 8; Reddam House Bedford View 17, TWC 2; St Mary’s Waverly 8, KZN Invitational 6; St Anne’s 10, St John’s 0; St Anne’s u16 6, Thomas More College 5; Reddam House Constantia 21, Beaulieu 1; St Dominic’s 21, Danville 1; Herschel 18, Maris Stella 1; St Stithians 10, Kingsmead 1; Roedean 15, TWC 0; Durban Girls College 14, Thomas More College 0; St Mary’s Kloof 16, St John’s 1; Crawford 9, St Mary’s Waverly 4.  

Day 3: 

St Anne’s 9, Reddam House Bedford View; St Mary’s Kloof 10, Danville 1; Crawford 14, St Anne’s 4; Durban Girls College 9, St Mary’s Waverly 3; KZN Invitational 10, Beaulieu 3; Kingsmead 4, St Dominic’s 3; Thomas More College 5, Maris Stella 2; TWC 14, St John’s 3; Herschel 15, St Anne’s 5; Roedean 7, Crawford 4; St Stithians 6, Durban Girls College 5; Maris Stella 9, Danville 2; Beaulieu 11, St John’s 1; Thomas More College 4, St Mary’s Kloof 2; Reddam House Constantia 8, Kingsmead 3; Reddam House Bedford View 6, St Mary’s 5; St Dominic’s 8, St Anne’s u16 2; KZN Invitational 14, TWC 0; Durban Girls College 10, Kingsmead 2; Crawford 12, St Anne’s 7; St Stithians 6, Durban Girls College 5.  

Day 4: 

Roedean 6, Herschel 5; St Sitihians 11, Reddam House Constantia 9; Danville 13, St John’s 3; St Dominics 8, Reddam House Bedford View 4; Maris Stella 8 (14), Beaulieu (8) 13; St Anne’s 8, Kingsmead 3; St Mary’s Kloof 11, TWC 2; KZN Invitational 8, Thomas More College 2; St Mary’s Waverly 11, St Anne’s u16 5; Durban Girls College 9, Crawford 7; Reddam House Constantia 8, Herschel 6; St Stithians 9, Roedean 5.  

South African College Schools (SACS) produced a clinical performance to outscore Paul Roos (7-6) in the final of the Clifton Water Polo tournament on Monday.  

SACS, who were impressive with their attacking style of Water Polo play from day one, asserted themselves early in the final, keeping hold of the lead despite the fight shown by the men from Paarl. 

The tournament kicked off on Friday with mouthwatering fixtures in display. 

SACS began their campaign in the best way possible, dismantling Glenwood (21-2) before another emphatic (18-5) win against King Edward VII which was followed by a (14-5) win against Kearsney College. 

As a result of their dominance, the Cape-side found themselves top of their Pool which featured the two KwaZulu-Natal teams and KES from Gauteng. 

The boys from Cape Town remained accurate in attack, scoring goals for fun, while they were resolute at the back, conceding very little. 

They faced their toughest opposition in the quarterfinals, Westville. That clash proved to be more demanding from the Cape side, and despite Westville showing grit and refusing to go away, SACS prevailed by one goal, taking it (10-9) 

While SACS were going on smoothly about their business, Paul Roos was also making progress, edging out teams along the way looking to reach a second straight final after losing against St John’s in last year’s campaign. 

The side from Paarl were smart about their business and when they edged out Hilton (10-9) in the quarterfinals, one could sense that the team Cape sides would meet in the final. 

That is exactly how things panned out, as both teams managed to nail Hilton and Clifton respectively in the semi-finals to set a date for an all-Cape final in a tournament hosted in Durban. 

The finale was short of no excitement as the two sides had set the tempo throughout the tournament. Played with a full house of support, and their fellow teammates cheering them on in the stands, the two sides put on a show for the ages. 

It all started with four minutes left to play in the first chukka when SACS opened the scoring from a counterattacking opportunity which saw Paul Roos left napping at the back. 

Paul Roos tried to get into the game after conceding, hitting the crossbar several times and not able to break through the SACS defence. 

The second chukka is where things changed, and the matches started being competitive. Paul Roos scored two quick goals in a space of five minutes to lead (2-1). 

They added to their tally, making it three, before SACS pulled two back and levelled the scores at (3-3) with just seconds remaining in the chukka. 

The third chukka is where SACS ran away with the match, scoring two goals to take their tally up to five goals while Paul Roos struggled and remained on three points. 

In the last quarter of the match, Paul Roos tried to stage a comeback, but SACS had already done the damage and a further two goals saw the Cape side prevail (7-6) against their old rivals. 

In other matches on the final day, Clifton beat Hilton College to finish in third place. While wins for St Johns, Westville and Affies saw them finish the tournament inside the top 10 standings. 

Results: 

Day 1:  

Westville 11, Durban High School 6; Clifton 18, Grey College 1; St Andrews 8, Reddam House Constantia 6; KES 5, Kearsney College 9; Affies 5, Westville 9; St Johns 7, Michaelhouse 2; Maritzburg College 5, St Andrews 6; SACS 21, Glenwood 2; Paul Roos 13, Durban High School 4; St Johns 18, Grey College 4; Hilton College 13, Maritzburg College 3; Kearsney 9, Glenwood 6; Clifton 9, Michaelhouse 2; SACS 18, KES 5; Paul Roos 7, Affies 5; Hilton 10, Reddam House Constantia 3.  

Day 2: 

Michaelhouse 9, Grey College 4; Maritzburg College 8, Reddam House Constantia 7; KES 2, Glenwood 3; Clifton 9, St Johns 7; Hilton 7, St Andrews 3; Paul Roos 8, Westville 7; SACS 15, Kearsney 5; Durban High School 5, Affies 7; Kearsney 14, Maritzburg College 6; Westville 6, Michaelhouse 0; St Andrews 8-3 Glenwood; St Johns 9, Affies 5; Maritzburg College 15, Grey College 5; KES 10, Michaelhouse 6.  

 Day 3: 

DHS 12, Glenwood 4; Affies 9, Reddam House Constantia 4; Maritzburg College 8, KES 7; Affies 6, DHS 5; Grey College 5, Michaelhouse 4; Glenwood 5, Reddam House Constantia 8; St Johns 7, Westville 6; Kearsney 10, St Andrews 4. 

Day 4: 

Michaelhouse 10, Glenwood 2; Reddam House Constantia 10, Grey College 1; Durban High School 10, KES 9; Affies 10, Maritzburg College 7; Westville 9, St Andrews 0; St Johns 9, Kearsney 5; Clifton 9, Hilton 5. SACS 7, Paul Roos 6.  

Quarterfinals: 

SACS 10, Westville 9; Paul Roos 10, Kearsney 9; Hilton 3, St Johns 2; Clifton 11, St Andrews 2.  

Semifinals: 

SACS 11, Hilton 10; Paul Roos 9, Clifton 7. 

Final: 

SACS 7, Paul Roos 6.  

A gutsy, well calculated, and assertive display from the Bishops Diocesan College u15 Water Polo team saw them nail SACS (6-5) in the final of the Ian Melliar Water Polo Tournament hosted at Wynberg Boys High School in Cape Town on Monday.  

The tournament, which returned for its 16th edition this year, saw 24 teams battle it out over four days in two separate venues before the champions were crowned. 

Last year’s winners, Selborne College from East London, suffered this time around, losing three of their group matches to SACS, St Stithians and Paul Roos respectively. 

Their poor run of form resulted in the side finishing 17th, just above Maritzburg College and Grey College.  

Several teams put up their hands in this year’s event and improved on their overall finishes from the 2022 campaign. 

One of the teams that impressed with the type of water polo they played was the hosts, Wynberg Boys High.  

In last year’s tournament, they were blown away and finished in 16th position. However, a year later, Wynberg put together a strong showing in front of their home crowd to seal the bronze medal, beating Paul Roos (8-5) in the third/fourth play-off match. 

The Cape sides will also leave the tournament in high spirits. Besides the final being between Cape Town sides, the top five finishers were all from the Mother City. 

Paul Roos joined Rondebosch alongside the two finalists, and Wynberg to form up the five teams.  

The final of the tournament was a hard-fought encounter between two in-form sides, with both seeking to rectify some of the mistakes they made in last year’s campaign. 

In 2022, SACS finished in eighth place, while Bishops entered the final having experienced the heartbreak of losing out to Selborne for the title last year.  

The boys from Bishops were assertive from the start, scoring the opening goal in the first chukka to take a one-goal lead. 

SACS quickly responded to level things up, but Diocesan College responded with a further two goals to take a 3-1 lead after the first chukka. 

Bishops were not letting up and scored early in the second chukka to lead by three goals before SACS pulled one back to cut the deficit to two points. The third chukka didn’t produce much, with both sides going hard at each other without reward on the scoreboard. 

In the fourth and final chukka, the teams produced their best play. Bishops were sharp but so, too, were SACS. Bishops increased their tally to six goals, but SACS remained in the fight, and pulled to within one goal, but couldn’t find one more goal to level matters, leaving Bishops the champions after a 6-5 victory. 

Results

Friday, 22 September:  

Day 1 

Glenwood House 2, Bishops 13; Rondebosch 12, Westerford 3; Grey College 5, Wahoo 9;  St Stithians 6, Woodridge 3; Clifton 6, Affies 4;  Kearsney 10, Hellenic 1; Jeppe 5, St Andrew’s 4;   Paul Roos 8, Maritzburg College 1; Grey High 3, Wynberg 7; Selborne 13, St Alban’s 4; Kearsney 5, Woodridge 5; SACS 6, St David’s 6;    Rondebosch 4, St Stithians 2; St John’s 7, Glenwood House 2; Westerford 6, Hellenic 4; Grey College 3, Hilton College 11; Paul Roos 10, St Alban’s 1; Wahoo 3, Bishops 4; SACS 7, Selborne 2; Clifton 5, St Andrew’s 4; St David’s 8, Maritzburg College 5; Grey High 8, Jeppe 6;   Hilton College 4, St John’s 2 Wynberg 7, Affies 3. 

Saturday 23 September: 

Day 2 

Rondebosch 8, Kearsney 1; Glenwood House 5, Grey College 5; Hellenic 2, Woodridge 4; Bishops 7, St John’s 2; Westerford 1, St Stithians 7; Wahoo 4, Hilton College 8; Clifton 4, Grey High 6; Paul Roos 3, SACS 6; Maritzburg College 8, St Alban’s 3; Affies 1, St Andrew’s 2; St David’s 5, Selborne College 8; Wynberg Boys High 4, Jeppe 4; St John’s 5, Grey College 2; Woodridge 1, Rondebosch 14; Hilton College 4, Bishops 5; St Stithians 11, Hellenic 1; Wahoo 2, Glenwood House 2; Kearsney 4, Westerford 3; Grey High 6, St Andrew’s 5; SACS 14, St Alban’s 1; Jeppe 5, Affies 3; Selborne 9, Maritzburg College 3; Wynberg 4, Clifton 2; Paul Roos 7, St David’s 6; Bishops 4, Grey College 1; Rondebosch 14, Hellenic 0; Wahoo 5, St John’s 2; Woodridge 3, Westerford 3; Hilton College 10, Glenwood House 3; St Stithians 5, Kearsney 5; Grey High 6, Affies 4; SACS 9, Maritzburg College 3; Wynberg 6, St Andrew’s 4; St David’s 15, St Alban’s 3; Clifton 6, Jeppe 2; Paul Roos 5, Selborne College 2. 

Sunday 24 September  

Day 3:  

St Stithians 8, Selborne 6; Maritzburg College 4, Woodridge 3; Paul Roos 10, Kearsney 9; St David’s 13, Westerford 2; Hilton 6, Clifton 0; St Andrew’s 5, St Johns 3; Wahoo 4, Grey High 2; Glenwood House 10, Jeppe 11; Paul Roos 7, Rondebosch 6; Woodridge 5, Hellenic 0; Westerford 10, St Alban’s 2; SACS 4, St Stithians 2; St John’s 4, Grey College 3; Bishops 9, Wahoo 4; Glenwood House 9, Affies 8; Wynberg 7, Hilton 4; Maritzburg College 8, St Andrew’s 2; Clifton 6, Selborne 5; St David’s 8, Jeppe 0; Grey College 5, Hellenic 4; Grey High 6, Kearsney 0; Affies 8, St Alban’s 1; Rondebosch 3, Wahoo 2; St John’s 6, Woodridge 0; Hilton 6, St Stithians 8; Westerford 4, Glenwood House 3; Bishops 8, Paul Roos 3; SACS 5, Wynberg 4.  

Monday 25 September:  

Day 4: 

Hellenic 5, St Alban’s 4; Maritzburg College 6, St David’s 11; Grey College 4, Affies 5; Selborne 4, Kearsney 2; Woodridge 2, Glenwood House 7; Clifton 1, Grey High 5; St John’s 4, Westerford 3; Wahoo 4, Hilton 5; St Andrew’s 4, Jeppe 2; Rondebosch 4, St Stithians 3; Paul Roos 5, Wynberg 8; Bishops 6, SACS 5.  

 

The annual St Anne’s Diocesan College Water Polo tournament will kick off this coming weekend in Durban when the hosts welcome 19 schools to determine who will be crowned 2023 champions by the end of play on Monday. 

The tournament will enter its 17th edition this year having started all the way back in 2004, with disruptions coming in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. 

The festivities will be played in two different pools, namely St Annes and Hilton College.  

There will be 40 group stage matches on Friday and Saturday before the play-offs on Sunday, with the action coming to an end with the final on Monday at 12:00.   

Last year’s winners, Crawford all the way from Lonehill will be back with strong intentions of retaining their title. They are placed in Pool B, alongside powerhouse schools in Herschel, St Mary’s Waverley, Maris Stella and a KZN invitational side that will be looking to cause the big name upsets. 

The home side, St Anne’s, coached by the experienced Megan Sileno are in Pool A, and will take on St Stithians, Kingsmead, St Mary’s Kloof, and tournament favourites St John’s. 

Durban Girls College will be looking to follow in the footsteps of their u16 team that won the DSG u16 Water Polo tournament a couple of weeks ago when they take on Reddam House Constantia, St Anne’s u16, Beaulieu, and surprise package, Thomas More College. 

Pool D promises to be a very tightly contested affair as Danville Park Girls from Durban will battle it out with St Dominics, Roedean, Reddam House Bedfordview and The Wykeham Collegiate. 

The matches to watch out for on day one include the opening clash between hosts St Anne’s and St Mary’s Kloof. 

Herschel will also be looking to get their tournament up and running when they take on St Mary’s Waverley at 15:30.  

The groups are:  

Pool A: St Stithians, Kingsmead, St Anne’s 1st, St Mary’s Kloof, St John’s.  

Pool B: Herschel, Crawford, St Mary’s Waverley, Maris Stella, KZN invitational.  

Pool C: Durban Girls College, Reddam House Constantia, St Anne’s u16, Beaulieu, Thomas More College.  

Pool D: St Dominics, Roedean, Reddam House Bedfordview, Danville, The Wykeham Collegiate.   

Fixtures: 

Friday:  

St Anne’s Pool:  

14:00- St Mary’s Kloof vs St Anne’s 1st; 14:45- St Anne’s u16 vs Durban Girls College; 15:30- Kingsmead vs St John’s; 16:15- Reddam House Constantia vs Thomas More College; 17:00- St Stithians vs St Anne’s 1st; 17:45- St Anne’s u16 vs Beaulieu. 

Hilton Pool: 

14:00- Maris Stella vs KZN Invitational; 14:45- Roedean vs Reddam House Bedford View; 15:30- Herschel vs St Mary’s Waverley; 16:15- The Wykeham Collegiate vs Danville; 17:00- Crawford vs KZN Invitational; 17:45- St Dominics vs Reddam House Bedford View.   

Saturday: 

St Anne’s Pool: 

07:00- Roedean vs Danville; 07:45- Crawford vs Maris Stella; 08:30-St Dominics vs The Wykeham Collegiate; 09:15- Herschel vs KZN Invitational; 10:00-Reddam House Bedford View vs Danville; 10:45- Maris Stella vs St Mary’s Waverley; 11:30- St Dominics vs Roedean; 12:45-St Mary’s kloof vs Kingsmead; 13:30- St Anne’s u16 vs The Wykeham Collegiate; 14:15- St John’s vs St Anne’s 1st; 15:00- Reddam House Constantia vs Beaulieu; 15:45- Kingsmead vs St Stithians; 16:30- Thomas More College vs Durban Girls College; 17:15- St John’s vs St Mary’s Kloof.  

Hilton Pool: 

07:00- Durban Girls College vs Beaulieu; 07:45- St Mary’s Kloof vs St Stithians; 08:30- St Anne’s u16 vs Reddam House Constantia; 09:15- St Anne’s 1st vs Kingsmead; 10:00- Beaulieu vs Thomas More College; 10:45- St John’s vs St Stithians; 11:30- Durban Girls College vs Reddam House Constantia; 12:45- Herschel vs Crawford; 13:30- Reddam House Bedford View vs The Wykeham Collegiate; 14:15- St Mary’s Waverley vs KZN invitational; 15:00- St Dominics vs Danville; 15:45- Herschel vs Maris Stella; 16:30- Roedean vs The Wykeham Collegiate; 17:15- St Mary’s Waverley vs Crawford.  

 

Clifton Water Polo tournament winners from 2022, St Johns College will set their eyes on defending their title at this year’s inaugural tournament set to kick-off in Durban this coming Friday. 

The 18th edition of the tournament will see 16 schools battle it out for top honours throughout the weekend, with the tournament coming to an end on Monday. 

In last year’s edition, St Johns entered the tournament high in confidence and went on to claim top spot by thumping Paul Roos (13-7) in the final. 

The final was played at a high tempo with the Gauteng side taking a (3-1) after the first chukka. They asserted their dominance in the final three chukkas, and despite a flurry of late goals by the Cape side, St Johns held on to win the clash by six goals.  

In the third/fourth play-off match, the hosts, Clifton took on the South African College Schools, after both sides stumbled to narrow defeats on day three. The Cape side prevailed in that fixture, edging out Clifton by eight goals to six.  

This year’s tournament will see a similar structure in play, with the 16 teams separated in four pools. Pool A will see Kearsney from Durban take on SACS, Glenwood, and King Edward VII. 

Last year’s finalists, Paul Roos will be licking their lips in Pool B, as they’re up against Westville, Durban High School, and Affies. 

St Andrews College from Makhanda are the only school from the Eastern Cape this year, and they are seeded in Pool C, alongside Hilton College, Pietermaritzburg College, and Reddam House Constantia.  

Pool D is the group of death, with last year’s winners, St Johns set to take on the home side, Clifton, Grey College, and Michaelhouse who finished in ninth place last year. 

Gqeberha’s Pearson, Grey High School and Maritzburg college will miss out on this year’s tournament with their spots being taken by Reddam House Constantia, Pietermaritzburg College and Bloemfontein’s Grey College.  

The groups:  

Pool A- Kearsney, SACS, Glenwood, Kind Edward VII. 

Pool B- Paul Roos, Westville, Durban High School, Affies.  

Pool C- St Andrews, Hilton College, Pietermaritzburg College, Reddam House Constantia.  

Pool D- St Johns College, Clifton, Grey College, Michaelhouse.  

The fixtures: 

Friday:  

08:00- Westville vs Durban High School; 08:45- Clifton vs Grey College; 09:30- St Andrews vs Reddam House Constantia; 10:15- KES vs Kearsney College; 11:00- Affies vs Westville; 11:45- Michaelhouse vs St Johns; Pietermaritzburg College vs St Andres; 13:15- SACS vs Glenwood; 14:00- Paul Roos vs Durban High School; 14:45- St Johns vs Grey College; 15:30- Hilton College vs Pietermaritzburg College; 16:15- Kearsney vs Glenwood; 17:00- Clifton vs Michaelhouse; 17:45- SACS vs KES; 18:30- Paul Roos vs Affies; 19:15- Hilton vs Reddam House Constantia.  

Saturday:  

07:15- Michaelhouse vs Grey College; 08:00- Pietermaritzburg College vs Reddam House Constantia; 08:45- KES vs Glenwood; 09:30- Clifton vs St Johns; 10:15- Hilton vs St Andrews; 11:00- Paul Roos vs Westville; 11:45- Kearsney vs SACS;  12:30- Durban High School vs Affies; 13:15- BREAK; 14:00- 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool C; 14:45- 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool D; 15:30- 3rd Pool A vs 2nd Pool C; 16:15-3rd Pool B vs 2nd Pool D; 17:00- Loser 25 vs 4th Pool D.  

Sunday:  

07:15- Loser 26 vs 4th Pool A; 08:00- Loser 27 vs 4th Pool B; 08:45- Loser 28 vs 4th Pool C; 09:30- 1st Pool A vs Winner 26; 10:30- 1st Pool B vs Winner 25; 11:30- 1st Pool C vs Winner 28; 12:30- 1st Pool D vs Winner 27; 13:30- Winner 29 vs Winner 30; 14:15- Winner 31 vs Winner 32; 15:00- Loser 29 vs Loser 30; 15:45- Loser 31 vs Loser 32; 16:30- Loser 33 vs Loser 35; 17:15- Loser 34 vs Loser 36; 18:00- Winner 33 vs Winner 35; 19:00- Winner 34 vs Winner 36.  

Monday: 

07:00- 15th/16th play-off – Loser 40 vs Loser 39; 07:45- 13th/14th play-off- Winner 40 vs Winner 39; 08:30- 11th/ 12th play-off- Loser 37 vs Loser 38; 09:15- 9th/10th play-off- Winner 37 vs Winner 38; 10:00-7th/8th play-off- Loser 41 vs Loser 42; 10:45- 5th/6th play-off- Winner 41 vs Winner 42; 11:30-3rd/4th play-off- Loser 44 vs Loser 43; 12:30- Final- Winner 44 vs Winner 43. 

 

 

Selborne College from East London in the Eastern Cape will be tasked with the challenge of defending their Melliar Water Polo title when they take to the pool on day one of the tournament at Wynberg Boys High this coming weekend. 

The u15 tournament will return for its 16th edition this year, with 24 teams set to battle it out over four days in two separate venues. 

The spectacle will be played at the Wynberg High School swimming pool and junior pool, with each team getting an opportunity to play at both pools. 

In last year’s edition, the Eastern Cape side were dominant and remained unbeaten throughout the group stages to seal the title in a closely fought final against Bishops. 

During the pool stages, Selborne defeated Clifton (5-0), Michaelhouse (10-1), Western Province invitational (10-1), SACS (7-1), and Bishops (7-5) before edging out Hilton (12-11) in the semi-finals and then winning the title with a (3-1) against Bishops. 

This year, the defending champions are seeded in Pool B. The group has potential to be the group of death, and it features the likes of Maritzburg College, Paul Roos, SACS, St Albans, and St David’s. 

They will begin their title defence against SACS on Friday afternoon.  

Bishops, who took home the silver medal in last year’s instalment will be battling it out in Pool C with newcomers, Wahoo, Glenwood House, Grey College, Hilton College, and St Johns. 

Other teams to look out for in Pool A and D respectively are also newcomers Grey College, Jeppe Boys High, Woodridge from Gqeberha and Kearsney College. 

Glenwood House will kick-off the action against Bishops on day one at 12:00. Other matches to keep an eye on in the opening day include hosts, Wynberg Boys up against Grey High School, St Davids versus SACS, and Paul Roos against Maritzburg College.  

The groups: 

Pool A- Hellenic, Kearsney, Rondebosch Boys, St Stithians, Woodridge, Westerford.  

Pool B- Maritzburg College, Paul Roos, SACS, Selborne College, St Albans, St David’s.  

Pool C- Bishops, Glenwood House, Grey College, Hilton College, Wahoo, St Johns. 

Pool D- Affies, Clifton, Grey College, Jeppe Boys High, Wynberg Boys High, St Andrews.  

Fixtures:  

Friday: 

High School Pool:   

12:00- Glenwood House vs Bishops; 12:35- Grey College vs Wahoo; 13:10- Clifton vs Affies; 13:45- Jeppe Boys vs St Andrews; 14:20- Grey High School vs Wynberg Boys; 14:55- Kearsney College vs Woodridge; 15:30- Rondebosch vs St Stithians; 16:05- Westerford vs Hellenic; 16:40- Paul Roos vs St Alban’s; 17:15- SACS vs Selborne College; 17:50- St Davids vs Maritzburg College; 18:25- Hilton College vs St Johns.  

Junior School Pool:  

12:00- Rondebosch vs Westerford; 12:35- St Stithians vs Woodridge; 13:10- Kearsney vs Hellenic; 13:45- Paul Roos vs Maritzburg College; 14:20- Selborne vs St Alban’s; 14:55- SACS vs St David’s; 15:30- Glenwood House vs St John’s; 16:05- Grey College vs Hilton College; 16:40- Wahoo vs Bishops; 17:15- Clifton vs St Andrew’s; 17:50- Grey High School vs Jeppe Boys; 18:25- Wynberg Boys High vs Affies.  

Saturday: 

High School Pool: 

08:00- Kearsney vs Rondebosch; 08:35- Hellenic vs Woodridge; 09:10- Westerford vs St Stithians; 09:45- Paul Roos vs SACS; 10:20- Maritzburg College vs St Alban’s; 10:55- St David’s vs Selborne College; 11:30- St John’s vs Grey College; 12:05- Hilton College vs Bishops;  12:40- Wahoo vs Glenwood House; 13:15- St Andrews vs Grey High School; 13:50- Jeppe vs Affies; 14:25- Wynberg Boys vs Clifton; 15:00- Bishops vs Grey College; 15:35- St John’s vs Wahoo;  16:10- Hilton College vs Glenwood House; 16:45- Affies vs Grey High; 17:20- St Andrew’s vs Wynberg Boys; 17:55- Jeppe vs Clifton.  

Junior School Pool: 

08:00- Glenwood House vs Grey College; 08:35- Bishops vs St John’s; 09:10- Wahoo vs Hilton College;  09:45- Clifton vs Grey High School; 10:20- Affies vs St Andrew’s; 10:55- Wynberg vs Jeppe; 11:30- Woodridge vs Rondebosch; 12:05- St Stithians vs Hellenic; 12:40- Westerford vs Kearsney; 13:15- St Alban’s vs SACS; 13:50- Selborne College vs Maritzburg College; 14:25- St David’s vs Paul Roos; 15:00- Hellenic vs Rondebosch; 15:35- Woodridge vs Westerford; 16:10- St Stithians vs Kearsney; 16:45- Maritzburg College vs SACS; 17:20- St Alban’s vs St David’s; 17:55- Selborne College vs Paul Roos.  

 

Durban Girls College stalwart Kayla Andrews produced a performance for the ages when she scored two late goals to help her side retain the u16 Water Polo tournament hosted by her school in Sunday’s final against Roedean schools. 

The home side, who were paired up in Pool A alongside, Reddam House Constantia, St Mary’s Kloof, Durban Girls High and Oka Valkyries enjoyed a good outing during the weekend winning three of their four pool matches. 

In the process, the hosts scored a whipping 27 goals and only lost to Reddam House Constantia, and St Mary’s Kloof respectively. 

That set the home side up for play-off matches against Herschel, and another encounter against Reddam House Constantia. 

The home team, who would’ve been in high spirits considering their form and the backing of their supporters convincingly won both of those clashes. In their second face-off against Reddam House, they outscored the visitors by six goals to two.  

Before that, the defending champions edged Herschel by one goal when they held on for a (5-4), and in the process booked themselves a spot in the final against Roedean, who was also a tough side to beat throughout the weekend.  

The final was always going to be a tough encounter between the two giant schools. In last year’s edition, Roedean didn’t participate in the tournament whilst the hosts were looking to go back-to-back. 

It was a cagy start, and it showed with both sides finding it hard to score against each other in the pool. Both teams defended well in the early exchanges.  

The opening goal of the final came with just over five minutes to play. Roedean managed to get a penalty just outside the home side’s box. Stepped up number nine, Gabriella Morell, and calmly slotted the goal in to take the lead for her side.  

The visitors would soon add to their tally when number four, Ambrin Mcewan found herself in a good position and shrugged off one defender to flick the ball in the far corner, leaving the keeper with no chance.  

That would be the last time Roedean found the back of the net, as the home side made a remarkable comeback.  

With under three minutes to play, Kayla Andrews drew one back for the home side giving them hope, but very little of it. Faith was restored even more when Lara Mervis found herself in a good position to score her side’s second goal, much to the approval of the home crowd. 

The miraculous comeback was finished off by Andrews, who scored a penalty for her team after one of the Roedean defenders gave away a silly penalty with just under a minute to go. 

The home side held on to the one-goal lead to win the trophy after looking dead and buried late in the second half.  

In other matches on the final day, Reddam House Bedfordview defeated Reddam House Umhlanga (4-0) to finish in ninth place. 

Rhenish lost (4-2) to St Dominic’s to finish eighth, while wins for Reddam House Constantia, and Herschel saw them end the tournament in third and fourth place respectively.  

All the Results:  

Pool A:  

Day 1: 

Oka Valkyries 13, St Mary’s Kloof 0; Reddam House Constantia 9, Durban Girls College 8; Oka Valkyries 9, Durban Girls 0; Durban Girls College 10, Durban Girls High School 2; Reddam House Constantia 9, St Mary’s Kloof 2; Durban Girls College 9, Oka Valkyries 1.  

Day 2: 

St Mary’s Kloof 3, Durban Girls High School 0; Reddam House Constantia 2, Oka Valkyries 3; Durban Girls College 7, St Mary’s Kloof 1; Reddam House Constantia 13, Durban Girls High School 0.  

Pool B: 

Day 1: 

Reddam Bedfordview 15, Danville 0; Herschel 7, St Dominics 3; Herschel 4, Reddam Bedfordview 3; St Dominics 13, Danville 1.  

Day 2:  

Herschel 13, Danville 0; St Dominics 5, Reddam Bedfordview 0.  

Pool C:  

Day 1: 

Rhenish 12, Maris Stella 2; St Stithians 11, St Peter’s 2; St Stithians 12, Rhenish 3.  

Day 2:  

St Peter’s 3, Maris Stella 2; St Stithians 10, Maris Stella 0; St Peter’s 0, Rhenish 4.   

Pool D:  

Day 1:  

Roedean 8, St Annes 4; Reddam House Umhlanga 16, Pietermaritzburg Girls 1; Roedean 11, DSG Makhanda 2; St Annes 15, Pietermaritzburg Girls 0; Reddam House Umhlanga 9, DSG Makhanda 2.  

Day 2: DSG Makhanda 11, Pietermaritzburg Girls 1; Roedean 5, Reddam House Umhlanga 1; St Annes 12, DSG Makhanda 2; Roedean 12, Pietermaritzburg Girls 0; St Annes 4, Reddam House Umhlanga 2.  

Play-offs: 

Durban Girls High School 5, Danville 4; Maris Stella 8, Pietermaritzburg Girls 4; St Dominics 4, Oka Valkyries 3; Reddam House Constantia 6, Reddam House Bedfordview 3; Rhenish 4, Reddam House Umhlanga 1; St Annes 10, St Peters 2; DSG Makhanda 6, St Marys 0; Maris Stella 5, Durban Girls High School 3; Durban Girls College 6, Reddam House Constantia 2; Herschel 10, St Dominics 3; St Stithians 5, St Annes 4; Roedean 8, Rhenish 4, Reddam House Bedfordview 7, Oka Valkyries 1; Reddam House Umhlanga 8, St Peters 1; Reddam House Constantia 5, St Dominics 1; St Annes 7, Rhenish 4; Durban Girls College 5, Herschel 4; Roedean 5, St Stithians 4; Danville 5, Pietermaritzburg Girls 3; St Marys 5, Durban Girls High School 1; DSG Makhanda 6, Maris Stella 1; Oka Valkyries 4, St Peters 3; Reddam House Bedfordview 4, Reddam House Umhlanga 0; St Dominics 4, Rhenish 2; Reddam House Constantia 5, St Annes 4; Herschel 7, St Stithians 6; Roedean 2, Durban Girls College 3.  

Top 10 standings: 

Durban Girls College, Roedean, St Stithians, Herschel, Reddam House Constantia, St Anne’s College, St Dominics, Rhenish, Reddam House Bedfordview, Reddam House Umhlanga.  

 

  

CAPE TOWN.- A hat-trick of goals by Rowan Davis, coupled with a double brace from Mike Royden Turner, and captain, Dean Carrick secured a resounding (11-1) victory for the South Africa College Schools (SACS) against Wynberg Boys High in their final match of the season in Cape Town this past weekend.

The win sees SACS finish the season ranked number one in the country.

Coming into the match, SACS were undoubtedly the favourites having bossed proceedings throughout the season, and defeated every team, particularly in the Western Cape.

Their last match at home, resulted in a (3-2) win against Bishops, and before that, the Cape side thumped Rondebosch (15-0), and Paul Roos (8-1).

Wynberg on the other side were looking to try end a very challenging season on a high. The team came into the clash having lost their previous three matches against Rondebosch (2-0), Bishops (1-0), and Paul Roos Gimnasium (5-0).

However, that optimism, hope, and belief for the home side was brushed off immediately when SACS quickly took control of the match, just as they’ve done in all their matches this season.

The visitors opened the scoring in the first three minutes of the match, when Mike Royden found himself at the right place to fire the ball in.

SACS would then go on to score two more goals in the first quarter through Rowan Davis, who scored a field goal from the break when his side recovered the ball from their half – before Ozair Pillai slotted in a penalty corner with a minute left on the clock to extend his side’s lead going into the second quarter.

With drops of rain coming down in the second quarter, it was always going to be difficult for Wynberg to keep up with SACS’s fast play and movement of the ball, and that showed in the second chukka.

Despite the home side keeping SACS scoreless for the better part of the chukka, the visitors still dominated proceedings, keeping ball possession, and playing in the opposition’s half.

They finally cracked the resilient Wynberg defence with three minutes to play when Rowan Davis, smacked the ball with his stick from close range leaving the Wynberg keeper with no chance. The visitors led (4-0) at the halfway point.

The final two quarters of the match had SACS written all over them. To kick-off the third chukka, the home side received a penalty shot. Captain, Dean Carrick stepped up and converted to keep the scoreboard ticking for his side.

Carrick would go on to grab his brace, scoring from a penalty corner just after Luke Salters, and Rowan Davis also netted in goals to see SACS take an (8-0) lead into the fourth and final quarter.

The final quarter was all about seeing the match through for SACS. Even though it was no doubt that Pierre Le Roux’s team had secured the victory, the team didn’t get complacent and added to their tally with just 15 seconds played in the final quarter through Davis – who got his hattrick.

Wynberg continued to struggle, and SACS on the other side capitalised. Josh Opperman got in on the action when he scored from a rebound to make it 10.

With nine minutes left in the final quarter, Wynberg pulled one back when a cross found Tristan Butters open on goal, and he duly converted. That, however, was just a consolation goal as SACS hammered the final nail in the coffin with a goal from Mike Royden Turner to record an emphatic (11-1) win for the visitors.

In other matches:

Rondebosch and Bishops played out to a one-all draw in the Bish Bosh derby. While Durbanville edged out Stellenberg (4-2) to close off their season on a high. Edgemead also defeated Fairbairn to put an end to their season.

Scorers: 

SACS 11 (Rowan Davis (4), Mike Royden-Turner (2), Dean Carrick (2), Luke Salters, Josh Opperman, Ozair Pillai); Wynberg Boys’ High 1 (Tristan Butters).

Other results:

Rondebosch Boys’ High 1, Bishops 1; Durbanville 4, Stellenberg 2; Edgemead 4, Fairbairn 2.