Author: hnienaber

The Paarl Derby, part of the King Price Derby Series, kicks off at 16:00 this Saturday at the Faure Street Stadium, where more than 25 000 spectators will take their seats.

Paarl Gimnasium, ranked South Africa’s top school side in 2025 so far, will look to extend their unbeaten run to 18 matches. Their rivals, Paarl Boys’ High, beaten only once this season, aim to upset the hosts after last year’s 8-30 loss.

Historically, the derby has been fiercely contested, with eight of the last nine clashes decided by five points or fewer.

“The process in getting the team ready for Saturday’s clash has started at the beginning of the season. We try to keep our routine the same as the one we used throughout the season. Also, to keep the emotion in place during the week, as there will be enough of that on Saturday. The focus of the team will be to play for each other and fulfill their individual roles,” said Pieter Rossouw, head of rugby of Paarl Gimnasium.

Gim captain Markus Muller, compared to a young Danie Gerber, leads a potent backline supported by SA Schools’ eighthman Quintin Potgieter. Boishaai counters with powerhouse prop Jordan Jooste and elusive fullback Mark Grindlay. With talent across the park and intense local pride, the stage is set for another classic battle in one of South Africa’s most iconic schoolboy rugby rivalries.

“It is Interschools in Paarl. The town is even prettier this week than usual. Blue and Green all over the place, of course, a bit bluer,” said Sean Erasmus, head coach of Boishaai.

This year’s interschools clash will be the 106^th between these two powerhouses. Gim has been on the winning side 52 times, Boishaai coming out on top 42 times with 11 encounters ending in a draw.

“The highlight for me is naturally the game on Saturday. But it is also the build-up throughout the week between the three schools. The involvement of the parents, old boys and the town which makes this Interschools a very special occasion,” said Rossouw.

This weekend will also host a special 100^th clash between Jeppe High School for Boys’ and King Edward VII’s Red Army at Collard Field in Johannesburg.

Jeppe won the earlier clash in the season by 37-28 but the Red Army has been marching on in the latter part of the season as they recorded victories over Rondebosch Boys’ High (20-17), Noordheuwel (23-22), Helpmekaar (23-21) and Pretoria Boys’ High (24-23).

KES has won 63 times since the first interschools back in 1935. Six matches ended in a draw, while Jeppe bagged 30 victories.

Grey College of Bloemfontein will travel down to Gqeberha to face their namesake, Grey High School, in their annual encounter. The team from Bloemfontein will arrive in the Eastern Cape as favourites for this King Price Derby Series encounter, but it is never easy on Kolisi Field.

In Pretoria the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool of Pretoria will look to continue their dominance against Waterkloof in their King Price Derby Series clash. Klofies’ last success against Affies was back in 2017.

Klofies will also travel to Affies with their talisman and eighthman, Marco Kok, ruled out with injury. The clash between him and Stefan McDonald was to be one of the highlights.

Affies’ SA Schools halfback pairing of Zirk Meyer and Ruben Groenewald (captain) will be the dangermen for their side.

As daar een les is wat spanne uit die onlangse geskiedenis van die SDC Noordvaal Cup Groep 2 kan neem, is dit die feit dat geen span vanuit die Blou Bulle-streek afgeskryf kan word nie.

Verlede jaar het die Bulle se vyfde kwalifiseerder, die Hoërskool Overkruin, met die kroon weggestap na hy vir Bergsig Akademie van Rustenburg met 28-27 in die eindstryd verslaan het.

Verlede jaar was daar slegs vyf kwalifiseerders van die Blou Bulle in die uitspeelrondes in aksie. Vanjaar het daar ‘n totaal van sewe tot die uitspeelrondes deurgedring.

Dit sluit wel spanne vanuit die Luiperds-streek in wat vanjaar deel van die Ligbloues se liga was. Die sewe spanne vanuit dié liga wat vanjaar hul staal in die uitspeelrondes sal wys is Hoërskool Centurion, Midstream College, Wagpos, Pretoria-Noord, Wonderboom, Die Wilgers en Hartbeespoort.

Die tweemalige kampioen van Groep 2, Midstream College, sal vanjaar weer ‘n sterk aanspraakmaker op die titel wees. Die span onder breierskap van Henry Verster en Christiaan van der Merwe het in 2022 en 2023 die gesogte trofee omhoog gehou.

Vanjaar sal Midstream College teen die Hoërskool Sasolburg in die eerste ronde van die kompetisie te staan kom. Sasolburg spog self met ‘n gedugte span en betree die reeks as die Valke se derde kwalifiseerde.

Sasolburg se senterpaar, Khaya Radebe (kaptein) en Sphiwe Mngomezulu, se tweestryd met hul direkte teenstanders, Yanko Cronjé en Paul Loubser, behoort vir vele hoogtepunte in die kragmeting te sorg.

Die Hoërskool Hartbeespoort, wat die Blou Bulle se sewende kwalifiseerder is, sal in sy eerste uitspeelwedstryd Vrydag op sy tuisveld teen Hoërskool Lydenburg te staan kom. Harties het sy plek in die uitspeelrondes met ‘n klinkende sege van 31-12 oor Hoërskool Tuine van Pretoria bespreek.

Lydenburg is die Pumas se naaswenner na hy verlede week in die eindstryd met 14-34 teen Hoogenhout van Bethal die knie gebuig het.

Die Valke se kampioen, Brandwag van Benoni, sal graag vanjaar verder wil vorder as die afgelope paar jaar. Die span sal Saterdag op sy tuisveld gasheer vir Pretoria-Noord speel.

Brandwag het die Valke-kroon gedra deur vir Dr. Malan van Meyerton naelskraaps met 13-11 in die eindstryd te troef. Die groep van Brandwag het boonop die Noordvaal-kroon as o.16’s (2023) en o.15’s (2022) gedra.

Die Wilgers van Pretoria het verlede jaar nog in Groep 3 spanne die skrik op die lyf gejaag. Vanjaar kry die span ‘n vuurdoop in sy uitspeelwedstryd teen Ben Viljoen van Groblersdal.

Ben Viljoen is die Limpopo-kampioen na hy vir Hans Strijdom van Mookgophong met 27-23 in die eindstryd getroef het.

Die spanne is: 

Brandwag (Benoni) vs Pretoria-Noord om 11:15 in Benoni: 

Brandwag: 15 Zander Gower, 14 Johndré Pienaar, 13 Tristan Fletcher, 12 Dirk Jansen, 11 Jaden van Staden, 10 Logan van der Bank, 9 Jason Coetzer, 8 Hanré Heydenrych, 7 Wikus Rossouw, 6 Ruben Croucamp, 5 Jayden Diedericks, 4 Ronaldo Becker, 3 Div Fourie, 2 Damian Minnaar, 1 Wian Riekert (kaptein).

Pretoria-Noord: 15 Junior Bokwa, 14 Jaco Janse van Vuuren, 13 MC Swanepoel, 12 Henco van der Merwe, 11 Brandon du Plessis, 10 Anthony Smith, 9 Cayden Botha, 8 Ettiene du Bruyn, 7 Jordan Booyens, 6 Tristan Tintinger, 5 Malan Bezuidenhoudt, 4 Juwan Schwann, 3 Dehan Joubert, 2 Duncan Paulsen, 1 Dewan Janse van Rensburg.

Hartbeespoort vs Lydenburg om 15:00 in Hartsbeespoort: 

Hartbeespoort: 15 Theo Mothoagae, 14 Reitumetse Ntile, 13 Zanrich Botha, 12 Divan Koen, 11 Kgosi Matshana, 10 Anikwe Zuma, 9 Jadon Meyer, 8 Wiehann Venter, 7 Kyle Moss, 6 Nathan Le Roux, 5 Luken Rheeder, 4 Pieter Mulder, 3 Driaan Du Plessis, 2 Luke Hammond, 1 Reabetswe Ramarumo.

Lydenburg: 15 Thipi Mohlala, 14 Alu Mpungose, 13 Pogisho Mohlala, 12 Alan Vos, 11 Joshua Weber, 10 Clyde Taaibosch, 9 Ian Taylor, 8 Lythen Duvenhage, 7 Jordan Harker, 6 FJ Terblanche, 5 Jaiden Venter, 4 Arinus le Roux, 3 AJ van Deventer, 2 Seabi Ramodike, 1 Ntsako Maleka.

Die Wilgers vs Ben Viljoen om 10:15 in Pretoria: 

Die Wilgers: 15 Nico Klein, 14 Christo le Grange, 13 Kealen Cloete, 12 Leo Owen, 11 Luke Morgan, 10 Mitchell Obi (captain), 9 Hanro Brits, 8 Milan Maree, 7 Johno Mollet, 6 Zander Bothma, 5 Matthew Valentine, 4 Caleb Klein, 3 JP Olivier, 2 Adriaan Jacobs, 1 Aidon Moolman.

Ben Viljoen: 15 Refentse Mashaba, 14 Nathan Boucher, 13 Zeagan Groenewald, 12 Chris Jordaan, 11 Leeroy Alexander, 10 Rome Pietersen, 9 Joe Cloete, 8 Tiaan Scheepers, 7 Jac-Johan Gouws, 6 Wian Ferreira, 5 Jaco Botha, 4 Jacobus Lewies, 3 Eben Oosthuizen, 2 Hugo Lourens, 1 Andrew Blake.

Hoërskool Sasolburg vs Midstream College om 11:00 in Sasolburg: 

Hoërskool Sasolburg: 15 Andile Mlenga, 14 Musa Ntuli, 13 Khaya Radebe (kaptein), 12 Sphiwe Mngomezulu, 11 Themba Mbele, 10 Jan-Hendrik Espach, 9 Liam Singleton, 8 Walter Manana, 7 Luan Roodman, 6 Hlompo Mahabane, 5 Janco van der Merwe, 4 Tyron Roux, 3 Xavier Kleingeld, 2 TJ van Lelyveld, 1 Kamo Ndweni.

Midstream College: 15 Ryan Strauss, 14 Jean Holtzhausen, 13 Yanko Cronjé, 12 Paul Loubser, 11 Estiaan Scheepers, 10 Dian de Villiers, 9 Thomas Pretorius, 8 Louis Verhoef, 7 Nicholas Grobler, 6 Henke Griffioen, 5 Martin van Rooyen, 4 Nathan Judlesohn, 3 Hanno Britz, 2 Jared Nel, 1 Robin Stassen.

Catch all the action live from around the country on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).

The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools. For results of the SDC Noordvaal Cup – click on the following link – SDC Noordvaal Cup Results.

If your school’s match is not listed below or you would like to send in your team’s results, please email us via e-mail at rugby@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

You can also submit a result via our website – Submit Result.

All the results: 

EASTERN CAPE 

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FREE STATE/GRIQUALAND WEST

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KWAZULU-NATAL

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NOORDVAAL

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WESTERN CAPE

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Al die uitslae van die reeks soos wat ons dit ontvang sal hier opgedateer word.

Indien u uitslag of wedstryd nie op die lys is nie – tree gerus met ons in kontak deur ‘n e-pos te stuur aan rugby@ssschoolsplus.co.za of per WhatsApp na 072 172 5455.

Al die uitslae:

GROEP 1 

BEKER-AFDELING

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Ander spanne:

o.16: 

o.15: 

o.14: 

PLAAT-AFDELING 

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Ander spanne:

o.16: 

o.15: 

o.14: 

SKILD-AFDELING

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

BOWL-AFDELING 

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

GROEP 2 | STREEK-EINDSTRYDE

BLOU BULLE

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LIMPOPO

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PUMAS 

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VALKE

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GROEP 3 | STREEK-EINDSTRYDE

BLOU BULLE 

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GOUE LEEUS 

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LUIPERDS 

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LIMPOPO 

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PUMAS

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VALKE

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DHL Western Province and Eastern Province claimed crucial derby wins on the fourth day of the FNB U18 Craven Week at Hoërskool Middelburg.

WP maintained their perfect record at this week’s tournament after downing the Sharks High Schools on Thursday, while EP proved too strong for Border in the Eastern Cape derby.

Earlier on Thursday, the Valke and Suzuki Griquas secured their first wins of the competition when they beat Sanlam Boland and the Leopards, respectively.

The first quarter of the Coastal Derby was fiercely contested, with the Sharks stretching the WP defence and wing Jadrian Afrikaner touching down for a hard-earned try.

WP hit back with tries by centre Markus Muller and prop Matthew van der Merwe, while flyhalf Ethan van Biljon slotted a penalty goal on the stroke of half-time to boost his team’s lead to 11 points.

Province continued to dominate after the break, and went on to finish with six tries in an emphatic 45-13 win, with the impressive Muller bagging a brace.

After losing 41-10 to the Sharks earlier this week, EP made a statement when they put three early tries past Border in the Eastern Cape derby. Flyhalf Tristan Kemp kicked three conversions and three penalty goals to steer his side to a convincing 30-12 victory.

The game between the Valke and Boland was in the balance at half-time, before the boys from the East Rand shifted through the gears in the second stanza to secure a convincing 35-19 win.

Meanwhile, Griquas bounced back from their recent loss to Border to down the Leopards 46-34, with flyhalf Aidan Gadeija scoring two tries and four conversions.

The last round of the FNB u18 Craven Week will be staged at Hoërskool Middelburg on Saturday, with WP taking on South Western Districts in the final match of the tournament.

FNB U18 Craven Week day four results (Thursday, 10 July):

Sanlam Boland 19 (14) Valke 35 (20)
Suzuki Griquas 46 (19) Leopards 34 (24)
Border 12 (5) Eastern Province 30 (27)
DHL Western Province 45 (24) Sharks High Schools 13 (13)

FNB u18 Craven Week day five fixtures (Saturday, 12 July):

A-field:

09h00: EP vs Bulls
10h15: Lions vs WP XV
11h30: Sharks vs Free State
12h45: WP vs SWD

B-field:

09h00: Boland vs Griffons
10h15: Limpopo vs Leopards
11h30: Griquas vs Valke
12h45: Border vs Pumas

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Scorers: 

Western Province 45 (24) – Tries: Jayden Brits, Markus Muller, Matthew van der Merwe, Jordan Jooste, Jadon Ocks, Josh Neill. Conversions: Ethan van Biljon (6). Penalty: Van Biljon. Sharks 13 (13) – Try: Jadrian Afrikaner. Conversion: Liyema Nela. Penalties: Liyema Nela (2).

Eastern Province 30 (27) – Tries: Liyema Katikati, Neshaun Bester, Erin Nelson. Conversions: Tristan Kemp (3). Penalties: Kemp (3). Border 12 (5) – Tries: Njonga Banga, Liam Hansen. Conversion: Bungqina Nuku.

Griqualand West 46 (19) – Tries: Aidan Gadeija (2), Jonathan Harding, Enrique Boshoff, Themba Kella, Jayden de Klerk, Zuan Rautenbach. Conversions: Gadeija (4). Penalty: Gadeija. Leopards 34 (24) – Tries: Juan van Rhyn, Rea Motsusi, Oratile Sekoto, Elzeno Schalkwyk, Franco Dumond. Conversions: Eduard Dreyer (3). Penalty: Dreyer.

Valke 35 (20) – Tries: Dihan Crause, Ruan Rossouw, Deshean Pietersen, Tumi Moloi, Deveraux Weideman. Conversion: Joshua van Rensburg, Juan van Aswegen. Penalties: Van Rensburg, Van Aswegen. Boland 19 (14) – Tries: Jeraldo Davids, Lorenzo Kroutz, West-Lee Uithaler. Conversions: Zion Rabie (2).

The Free State is back to winning ways on the third day of the 60th annual FNB u18 Craven Week hosted by Hoërskool Middelburg in Middelburg, Mpumalanga.

The Free Staters were fueled by a hat-trick of tries by their fullback, Lamla Mgedezi, as well as a brace of tries by their SA Schools centre, Ethan Adams, to down the Blue Bulls by 52-33.

Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).

Adams’ midfield partner, O’Ryan Kleyn, once again produced a solid performance, quietly becoming an unsung stalwart for the team.

Flyhalf, Darius Erwee, also found his rhythm again as he opened the Bulls’ defence with some wily running. He also slotted four conversions and three penalties for a personal tally of 17 points.

His father, Marius Erwee, was the scrumhalf for the Free State schools’ side when they smashed Northern Transvaal in 1992 in a curtain raiser for the match between the All Blacks and Free State in Bloemfontein. His schoolmate from Sentraal, Stephen Brink, scored 46 of the Free State schools’ side on that day.

The Blue Bulls will be licking their wounds, but also need to recover quickly before Saturday’s final day of the tournament. It was the team from Pretoria’s fourth successive defeat at the Craven Week. The first time ever since the inaugural tournament in 1964.

The Bulls did, however, have a worse run of form as they went for six matches without a victory from the last match in 1984 until 1986. The only reason they did not lose four in a row is the fact that they drew 15-all with Western Transvaal (now Leopards) in their final match of the 1985-edition of the tournament in Witbank.

In the Free State’s pack, both locks, AJ Meyer and Claude Steyn, also produced standout performances.

For the Bulls, their winger Thabiso Simelane showcased his pace and also put forward a solid claim for a place in the SA Schools’ side with a hat-trick of tries. Their captain and flyhalf, Ruben Groenewald, took possession a lot flatter than in their opening match against the Golden Lions, which unlocked the Bulls’ backline much more efficiently.

In the opening match of the third day in Middelburg, the Limpopo Blue Bulls came out on top by 49-44 against the Griffons in an exciting clash that produced 13 tries in total.

The winning side’s hooker, Ziahn Lombaard, recorded the first hat-trick of tries. And in the spirit of the game, not from rolling mauls. Their fullback, Ryno Mienie, also produced a kicking masterclass as he converted all seven of his side’s tries.

The quality of rugby produced by the Limpopo Blue Bulls under Corstiaan Vermaak (coach) is without a doubt a huge improvement by the union from their performances during previous weeks in recent history.

The Griffons suffered their second defeat, but will feel better about this performance than their first outing against Western Province XV. Their eighthman, Emile Mahlelebe, caused Limpopo problems with his bullocking runs. He was also rewarded with a brace of tries for his performance.

Other performances of note were by Joze Draghoender (fullback) and Sedwin Gysman (inside centre).

Scorers: 

Free State 52 (27) – Try: Lamla Mgedezi (3), Ethan Adams (2), O’Ryan Kleyn, AJ Meyer. Conversions: Darius Erwee (4). Penalties: Erwee (3). Blue Bulls 33 (19) – Try: Thabiso Simelane (3), Junaide Stuart, Luan Potgieter. Conversions: Ruben Groenewald (4).

Limpopo Blue Bulls 49 (21) – Tries: Ziahn Lombaard (3), Tumi Ramohale, Anzio Swartbooi, Gehan Hendricks, Stephan Janse van Rensburg. Conversions: Ryno Mienie (7). Griffons 44 (31) – Tries: Emile Mahlelebe (2), Joze Draghoender, Sedwin Gysman, Xander Wiltshire, Qlin Booyse. Conversions: Olereko Sebatana (3), Draghoender. Penalties: Sebatana (2).

Scorers: 

South Western Districts 54 (26) – Tries: Christiaan Vorster (2), Jacobus de Villiers (2), Keenan Myners, Lee-Winn Pretorius, Matthew Prins, Tyrese Plaaitjies. Conversion: Virgil Pockpas (4), Jandrian Goosen (3). Golden Lions 22 (7) – Tries: Ty Ax, Sam Bruwer, Aidan Bester. Conversions: Jeandre Uithaler, Ethan Lourens. Penalty: Uithaler.

Free State 52 (27) – Try: Lamla Mgedezi (3), Ethan Adams (2), O’Ryan Kleyn, AJ Meyer. Conversions: Darius Erwee (4). Penalties: Erwee (3). Blue Bulls 33 (19) – Try: Thabiso Simelane (3), Junaide Stuart, Luan Potgieter. Conversions: Ruben Groenewald (4).

Western Province XV 45 (33) – Tries: Caleb Koeberg (2), Gershom Pieters (2), Steph van der Merwe, Jason Ocks, Tiaan Basson. Conversions: Iwan Jordaan (4), Mark Grindlay. Pumas 14 (7) – Try: Franko Rossouw, Siyanda Dennisson. Conversions: Matthew Abbey (2).

Limpopo Blue Bulls 49 (21) – Tries: Ziahn Lombaard (3), Tumi Ramohale, Anzio Swartbooi, Gehan Hendricks, Stephan Janse van Rensburg. Conversions: Ryno Mienie (7). Griffons 44 (31) – Tries: Emile Mahlelebe (2), Joze Draghoender, Sedwin Gysman, Xander Wiltshire, Qlin Booyse. Conversions: Olereko Sebatana (3), Draghoender. Penalties: Sebatana (2).

Scorers: 

Western Province 80 (40) – Tries: Quintin Potgieter (2), Josh Neill, Markus Muller, Ethan van Biljon, Altus Rabe, Juvan Burden, Briint Davids, Ismaeel Conrad, Albert Lourens, Matthew van der Merwe, Achmat Behardien. Conversions: Van Biljon (5), Jayden Brits (3), Achmat Behardien (2). Boland 18 (6) – Try: Caleb Cornett, Amaan Adendorff. Conversion: Zion Rabie. Penalties: Rabie (2).

Sharks 41 (13) – Tries: Nathan Aneke (2), Alande Ngubane, Jadrian Afrikaner, Zekhe Siyaya, William Ridl. Conversions: Stefan Moolman (3), Siyaya. Penalty: Siyaya. Eastern Province 10 (3) – Try: Cole Hilpert. Conversions: Will Stevens. Penalty: Stevens.

Border 36 (17) – Tries: Jeffrey Niland, Bulumko Manqina, Ethan Schoeman, Zeake Mata, Liam Hansen, Robert John-Onsunkwo. Conversion: Bungqina Nuku (2), Ndimphiwe Songqaba. Griqualand West 17 (17) – Try: PJ Smit, Jonathan Harding. Conversions: Aidan Gadeija (2). Penalty: Gadeija.

Valke 29 (19) – Tries: Dihan Crause (2), Deshean Petersen, Tumi Moloi, Otlotleng Zulu. Conversions: Juan van Aswegen (2). Leopards 29 (12) – Tries: Winton Abrahams, Jaime Davids, KG Legodi, Fanie Linde, Tiaan Koen. Conversions: Brendin Mathyse (2).

South Western Districts managed to keep their exceptional record against the Free State at the annual FNB u18 Craven Week intact, with a 35-34 victory on the opening day of the 60th edition in Middelburg, Mpumalanga.

The last and only time the Free State was able to beat SWD at the Craven Week was back in 1972. The team from the southern Cape came out on top in the other two encounters before today in 2008 (31-25) and 2022 (29-19).

Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).

It was a blitzkrieg of three tries in five minutes by Tyrese Plaatjies, Kai Pratt and Jade Peterson between the 62nd and the 67th minute that gave SWD the upper hand.

Just two minutes before Plaatjies crossed the tryline, referee Charlwyn Darries showed Free State flyhalf Darius Erwee a yellow card. A minute later, Darries also sent lock Claude Steyn to the sin bin.

Free State could feel a bit hard done by as Plaatjies seemed to have stepped on the touchline in the in-goal area while starting the blitzkrieg. It was not sent for review to the television match official, as Darries probably didn’t believe there was any reason not to award the try.

SWD’s inside centre, Christiaan Vorster, was on fire throughout the match. He was superb on both attack and defence. Other standout players in the victory was Keenan Myners (hooker), Dian Augustyn (lock), Jacobus de Villiers (eighthman) and Reinhardt Viljoen (fullback).

For Free State, their fullback, Lamla Mgedezi, created a couple of opportunities, while Ethan Adams (outside centre) also produced a solid performance.

In the opening match on the first day, Western Province XV proved too strong for the Griffons. The team from the Western Cape won comfortably by 52-6.

The victors scored eight tries with inside centre Iwan Jordaan converting six of them. Lock Gershom Pieters could also feel more than happy with his performance on the day. In the backs, Kunene Gadu showcased his class in the midfield.

Scorers: 

South Western Districts 35 (11) – Tries: Anrich Scheffer, Christiaan Vorster, Tyrese Plaatjies, Kai Pratt, Jade Peterson. Conversions: Jandrian Goosen (2). Penalties: Virgil Pockpas (2). Free State 34 (17) – Tries: Darius Erwee, Xander Smit, Claude Steyn, Lamla Mgedezi, O’Ryan Kleyn. Conversions: Darius Erwee (2), Kleyn. Penalty: Erwee.

Western Province XV 52 (24) – Tries: Kunene Gadu, Liam de Villiers, Tristan Joubert, Gershom Pieters, Chadley Davids, Steph van der Merwe, Siphesihle Mbungendlu, Bernardt Schulze. Conversions: Iwan Jordaan (6). Griffons 6 (6) – Penalties: Olereko Sebatana (2).