Author: hnienaber

South Africa Under-20 scored a hard-fought 31-24 victory over a tenacious England in La Roche-sur-Yon in France on Sunday evening to register their second consecutive victory at the IRB Junior World Championship (JWC).
The Junior Springboks, who are the defending champions, consolidated their place on top of the standings in Pool A (9 points) and now have one more group match to negotiate before the play-offs. They play tournament hosts France at the same venue on Thursday.

South Africa raced into a 21-0 lead after an impressive start and will perhaps feel disappointed that they did not manage to finish in a more commanding fashion. Flying wing Seabelo Senatla, scorer of four tries against the USA last week, was denied another hat trick of tries after his third effort was disallowed for an earlier infringement.

A fourth try and the accompanying bonus point would have confirmed South Africa’s place in the semi-finals with a match to spare.

They got off to a flying start and were leading 21-0 after 30 minutes of play in the first half, with the Junior Springboks pinning England in their own half with some clever positional kicks and crunching tackles.

Senatla scored two tries, one out wide after a good backline movement and another with a clever interception, while flyhalf Robert du Preez slotted a conversion and two penalties to keep the pressure in England.

The English however started to get into the match towards the end of the first half and had a try disallowed after a knock-on in the build-up. They were however rewarded for their persistence when Sam Hill (centre) crossed the line after a good offload from flyhalf Henry Slade.

Slade slotted the conversion to make the score 21-7 at halftime. A few minutes after the restart England scored again when Elliot Stooke (lock) dotted down in the corner and Slade converted from a difficult angle to reduce the score to 21-14.

But the SA U20 struck back when imposing flanker Jacques du Plessis crashed over in the corner for the team’s third try, while pivot Du Preez added a conversion and a penalty to keep England at bay.

But England fought back with some hard forward surges and they were rewarded when Stooke and Henry Purdy (reserve prop) crashed over for tries in the corner. Slade kept his side within striking distance with his accurate kicking boot, adding two conversions and a penalty.

Irne Herbst (SA U20 lock) and Tom Price (England U20 replacement flanker) were both yellow carded towards the end after a scuffle.

Dawie Theron, the SA Under-20 coach, said afterwards he was glad for the win but disappointed that his team could not secure a valuable bonus point.

“We made a very good start but did not manage to capitalise on it. This was a very good win against an English team that have won the Under-20 Six Nations and have played much longer together as a team.

“I am disappointed that we did not keep our discipline in the second half, but there were also some decisions made which were out of our control and influenced the play in the second half. We will now regroup and prepare for our next match against France, who will no doubt be a difficult customer in front of their home fans,” said Theron.

Scorers:

South Africa U20 (21) 31: Tries: Seabelo Senatla (2), Jacques du Plessis. Conversions: Robert du Preez (2). Penalties: Du Preez (4)
England U20 (7) 24: Tries: Sam Hill, Elliott Stooke, Hendry Purdy. Conversions: Henry Slade (3), Penalty: Slade

Oakdale Landbou almost manged to knock Paarl Gimnasium over in Paarl on Saturday. The match finished in a 17-all draw after Paarl Gimnasium scored the leveling try on a wet pitch with only five minutes left in the match. 

Scorers:

Paarl Gimnasium 17 (12) – Tries: Gareth Cilliers, Wyatt Murphy, Wayno Visagie. Conversion: Grant Hermanus. Oakdale Landbou 17 (14) – Tries: Benjamin Janse van Vuuren, Gene Willemse. Conversions: Pierre du Toit (2). Penalty: Du Toit.

Paarl Boys’ High 24 (14) – Tries: Daniel du Plessis, Keenan van Wyk, Paul de Wet, Curtley Grain. Conversions: Stefan Gous (2). Boland Landbou 13 (6) – Try: Heinrich Buhr. Conversion: Tian Nel. Penalty: Nel. Drop Goal: Nel.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 22 (17) – Tries: Nicholas le Roux (2), Ronnie Melck, Blake Reyneke. Conversions: Tyren Lee. Diocesan College 7 (0) – Try: Gerhard Pieterse. Conversion: Herman Share.

Tygerberg 23 (14) – Tries: Hanston Fielies, Robin Kuys. Conversions: Morné Kotze (2). Penalties: Kotze, Dewald Erasmus. Drop Goal: Wynand MacLachlan. Stellenberg 18 (12) – Penalties: Tiaan Swanepoel (6).

Wynberg Boys’ High 15 (10) – Tries: Jihaad Smith, Siya Alam. Conversion: Karl Martin. Penalty: Martin. SACS 7 (0) – Try: Sebastian Roodt. Conversion: Shane Fourie.

Strand HS 64 (29) – Tries: Roan Badenhorst (3), Marshall Doman (2), Jaco de Wet, Daniël Malan, Christiaan Geldenhuys, Zane Farmer, Jermaine Jansen. Conversions: Arnand Swart (5), Doman. Primrose RFC 9 (9) – Penalties: Aswat Reid (3).

Bellville HS 18 (10) – Tries: Raymond van der Merwe, Charldon van Niekerk. Conversion: Jean Strydom. Penalties: Strydom (2). De Kuilen 18 (9) – Penalties: Cameron Oliver (6).

Brackenfell 21 (11) – Tries: Wian Engelbrecht, Duard Robbertse. Conversion: Arno Verster. Penalties: Verster (3). Milnerton 12 (0) – Tries: Elroy Brand, Reeco Steward. Conversion: Brand.

Fairmont 33 (10) – Tries: Danie le Grange, Darryn Beighton, Robert Müller. Conversions: Corbon Pont (3). Penalties: Pont (4). Labori 12 (12) – Tries: Lorenzo Williams, Dean Mostert. Conversion: Johndré Booysen.

Other Results: 

u19B: Paarl Gim 29, Oakdale 0; HJS Paarl 22, Landbouskool Boland 17; Bishops 24, Rondebosch 0; Stellenberg 7, HS Tygerberg 17; SACS 0, Wynberg 7; HS Bellville 7, De Kuilen 10; Brackenfell 27, Milnerton 0; Fairmont 0, Labori 19; Paul Roos 38, Tygerberg-klub A 7.

u16A: Paarl Gim 20, Oakdale 5; HJS Paarl 10, Landbouskool Boland 9; Bishops 12, Rondebosch 22; Stellenberg 6, HS Tygerberg 8; SACS 13, Wynberg 3; Strand 31, Primrose-klub 12; HS Bellville 53, De Kuilen 0; Brackenfell 30, Milnerton 7; Fairmont 0, Labori 27; Paul Roos B 73, Tygerberg-klub 0.

u15A: Paarl Gim 14, Oakdale 12; HJS Paarl 29, Landbouskool Boland 3; Bishops 61, Rondebosch 0; Stellenberg 8, HS Tygerberg 0; SACS 7, Wynberg 13; Strand 12, Primrose-klub 5; HS Bellville 19, De Kuilen 7; Brackenfell 50, Milnerton 0; Fairmont 13, Labori 8; Paul Roos B 28, Tygerberg-klub 0.

u14A: Paarl Gim 15, Oakdale 10; HJS Paarl 22, Landbouskool Boland 0; Bishops 0, Rondebosch 30; Stellenberg 33, HS Tygerberg 7; SACS 12, Wynberg 7; Strand 24, Primrose-klub 0; HS Bellville 13, De Kuilen 7; Brackenfell 22, Milnerton 0; Fairmont 33, Labori 3; Paul Roos B 27, Tygerberg-klub 0.

Dawie Theron, the South Africa Under-20 coach, has kept his starting fifteen unchanged for the IRB Junior World Championship Pool A fixture against England on Sunday.

There is however one change on the bench, with lock Jannes Kirsten (Vodacom Blue Bulls) replacing Kwagga Smit (flank, MTN Golden Lions).

The Junior Springboks’ second pool match will kick off at 16:45 in the Stade Henri Desgrange in La Roche-sur-Yon.

South Africa’s runway 97-0 victory over the United States on Wednesday has placed them top of Pool A with five points. The three pool winners and the best placed pools runner-up will advance through to the semi-finals.

Theron, who led the Junior Springboks to their first JWC title in 2012, explained that the coaching staff resisted the temptation to change the starting fifteen because they wanted to maintain the continuity.

According to Theron England is a strong, physical side and his team will have to front up for the full 80 minutes.

“Their core skills are very good and we will play against a very well-prepared team. They have good structures in place, many of the players came through the Premiership academies and they play on a regular basis together as a team,” said Theron.

The Junior Springboks coach added the approach of his team will be to build on their momentum from the first game:

“We will have to be disciplined and play with the same energy as the team showed against the United States.”

SA U20 team versus England on Sunday is:

15. Cheslin Kolbe (DHL Western Province)

14. Luther Obi (Platinum Leopards)
13. Justin Geduld (SARU contracted)
12. Handré Pollard (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
11. Seabelo Senatla (SARU contracted)
10. Robert du Preez (The Sharks)
9. Stefan Ungerer (The Sharks)
8. Ruan Steenkamp (Vodacom Blue Bulls, captain)
7. Jacques du Plessis (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
6. Roelof Smit (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
5. Dennis Visser (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
4. Irné Herbst (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
3. Luan de Bruin (Toyota Free State Cheetahs)
2. Jacques du Toit (Toyota Free State Cheetahs)
1. Andrew Beerwinkel (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Replacements:
16. Michael Willemse (DHL Western Province)
17. Sti Sithole (DHL Western Province)
18. Jannes Kirsten (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
19. Aidon Davis (EP Kings)
20. Hanco Venter (The Sharks)
21. Dries Swanepoel (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
22. Jesse Kriel (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
23. Marné Coetzee (The Sharks)

Rondebosch Boys’ High produced a very good performance in their Premier Interschools match against Diocesan College to walk from Piley Rees victorious 22-7. EG Jansen was in a devastating mood as they recorded a century as they smashed Die Anker 103-17 in their Beeld Trophy match. 

Ben Vorster booked their place in the final of the Limpopo medium schools league with a victory of 47-17 over Nylstroom in the semi-final. Ben Viljoen defeated Louis Trichardt 40-16 in the other semi-final.

Eastern Cape 

Union HS	25	Victoria Park	0
St. Andrew’s College	17	Selborne College	17
Kingswood College	23	Muir College	22

Limpopo

Ben Vorster	47	Nylstroom	16
Ben Viljoen	40	Louis Trichardt	16

Northvaal 

EG Jansen	103	Die Anker	17
Waterkloof	71	Eldoraigne	5
King Edward VII	53	St. John’s College	22
Pretoria Boys’ High	35	St. Alban’s College	6
Jeppe Boys’ High	45	St. Benedict’s College	24
Bekker	60	President	5

Western Province 

Rondebosch Boys’ High	22	Diocesan College	7
Paarl Boys’ High	24	Boland Landbou	13
Paarl Gimnasium	17	Oakdale Landbou	17
Wynberg Boys’ High	15	SACS	7
Tygerberg	23	Stellenberg	18

Twice a year, every year, boys walk the 400 or so metres along Tullyallen Road to play a rugby match. It is a wonderful tradition.

They are the same sort of schools – same sort of boys, same sort of staffs, same sport of parents, same sort of aspirations, same sort of manners, but none of that stops them from getting stuck in on the rugby field, as well they should. Mercifully it is a wholesome passion and then you walk back the 400 or so metres, knowing there will be another one later.

Look back down the years as far as your experience takes you and try to pick the nasty incidents between the two schools. They hardly exist and so it is possible and in fact desirable to play two matches each year. There is no residue of acrimony.

There is added lustre this year as it has been chosen as a Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools and will be shown on television.

This one, at Bishops, the 183rd between the two schools, is the first for 2013, a year when Rondebosch look to have the upper hand.

Bishops have lost their last four matches in a row, seven altogether and a draw in 12 matches. But then, as they have always done, they play top opponents. So do Rondebosch. They have lost three and drawn one of their 10 matches.

Results against Common Opponents

Paul Roos: Bishops drew 22-22; Rondebosch lost 10-5
Paarl Gim: Bishops lost 24-3; Rondebosch lost 35-14
SACS: Bishops lost 22-5; Rondebosch won 41-18
Wynberg: Bishops lost 42-28; Rondebosch drew 10-10

Rondebosch look stronger.
Representative Players

Rondebosch also have more players chosen to represent Western Province teams. Three of their players have been chosen to go to Craven Week – fullback Khanyo Ngcukana and tighthead Brett Paulse – and two made the Western Province Academy Week side – scrumhalf Stef de Gouveia and loosehead Kyle White. Bishops has one in each side – eighthman Saud Abrahams for Craven Week and hooker Cuan Hablutzel for the Academy Week.

All of those are a consolation for Rondebosch and perhaps a concern for Bishops but on the day anything can happen. Just look at the 2011 results down below to see how things can fluctuate.

Teams

Bishops: 15 Gerard Pieterse, 14 Ant van Ryneveld, 13 Mike Mynhardt, 12 Herman Share , 11 Andre Manuel, 10 Ty Wills, 9 Sean van Rensburg, 8 Saud Abrahams, 7 Wes White, 6 Mervano da Silva, 5 Shane Smith, 4 Sam Mitchell, 3 Tariq Allen, 2 Cuan Hablutzel (captain), 1 Dan Russell

Coaches: Dave Mallett, Gareth Hayden, Stephen Knoop

Rondebosch: 15 Khanyo Ngcukana, 14 Blake Reinecke, 13 Clyde Martch, 12 Ronald Melck (captain), 11 Nicholas le Roux, 10 Tyren Lee, 9 Stefano de Gouveia (vice-captain), 8 Jay Stevens, 7 Philip Jankielsohn, 6 Michael Palframan , 5 Christoph Blake, 4 Luke Stringer, 3 Brett Paulse , 2 Alan Eaby, 1 Kyle Whyte
Replacements: 16 Justin Baty, 17 Luca Botha, 18 Robert Jankielsohn, 19 Blake Reinecke, 20 Hylton Gibson, 21 Robert Blake, 22 Francois Swart

Coaches: Clinton van Rensburg, Rod Labuschagne

Date: 8 June 2013
Venue: Diocesan College (Bishops)
1st XV kick-off: 11.30
Television: Live on SuperSport 6 (206)
Expected weather conditions: 70% chance of rain with a high of 14°C, dropping to 10°C, and a 19km/h southwester.

Rugby Programme and Venues

The Piley Rees Field is named for the legendary schoolmaster and rugby coach who had been a master at Bishops from 1922 to 1967. He died in 1975 and the field was named after him in 1983.

The fields on the Top Field – to the right as you come down the Avenue – take their names from what they were next to, The Avenue Field was and still is next to the Avenue. The Range was next to the shooting range before it was moved to the far side of the Oaks. Parallel and next to the Range is the Cemetery because it was next to the cemetery behind St Thomas’s Church, where the Astroturf now is. When the cemetery was deconsecrated the field was used for rugby and called the Graveyard.

The Fields outside of the school in the dip next to the river were once a farm. JW Lutgens acquired the farm in 1799 and sop that low-lying part was called Lutgensvale.

Piley Rees

09.00: 3rd XV
10.15: 2nd XV
11.30: 1st XV

Avenue
09.00: 5th XV
10.15: 4th XV

Range
08.00: 6th XV
10.00: Under-15C

Cemetery
08.50: Under-15B
10.00: Under-15A

Sahara
08.50: Under-16B
10.00: Under-16A

Lutgensvale A
08.50: Under-14B
10.00: Under-14A

Lutgensvale B
08.50: Under-14D
10.00: Under-14C

Lutgensvale C
10.00: Under-16C

Results Down the Years

1911: Bishops won 18-0 & 25-0
1916: Bishops won 13-0 & drew 13-13
1917: Bishops won 5-3 & Rondebosch won 14-3
1918: Bishops won 16-0 & drew 0-0
1921: Bishops won 6-0
1923: Rondebosch won 9-8
1925: Rondebosch won 22-3
1926: Bishops won 10-9 & 6-3
1928: Bishops won 8-3 & 15-3
1929: Bishops won 7-3
1930: Bishops won 15-9 & 12-9
1931: Bishops won 11-3 & 16-9
1932: Bishops won 9-3 & 15-0
1933: Bishops won 11-6 & drew 3-3
1935: Bishops won 6-3
1936: Bishops won 49-0 & 37-3
1937: Drew 0-0 & Bishops won 6-3
1938: Rondebosch won 8-3 & Bishops won 16-6
1939: Rondebosch won 8-0
1940: Bishops won 25-3 & 11-8
1941: Bishops won 13-9 & Rondebosch won 8-3
1942: Bishops won 16-4 & 10-3
1943: Bishops won 21-0 & 31-3
1944: Rondebosch won 21-14 & 6-0
1945: Rondebosch won 6-0 & Bishops won 11-8
1946: Drew 3-3 & drew 3-3
1947: Bishops won 6-3 & Rondebosch won 9-6
1948: Rondebosch won 17-13 & Bishops won 13-6
1949: Bishops won 23-0 & 17-6
1950: Drew 14-14 & Rondebosch won 17-6
1951: Bishops won 8-0 & 17-0
1952: Rondebosch won 6-3 & drew 3-3
1953: Rondebosch won 6-3 & 13-3
1954: Rondebosch won 11-3
1955: Bishops won 9-6 & 8-6
1956: Bishops won 11-0 & Rondebosch won 9-6
1957: Rondebosch won 5-0 & drew 3-3
1958: Rondebosch won 8-0 & 8-6
1959: Bishops won 10-0 & Rondebosch won 3-0
1960: Drew 3-3 & Rondebosch won 12-3
1961: Rondebosch won 5-0 & 13-6
1962: Bishops won 3-0 & drew 6-6
1963: Rondebosch won 11-0 & 9-6
1964: Rondebosch won 13-0 & 13-0
1965: Drew 0-0 & drew 3-3
1966: Rondebosch won 14-3 & 12-3
1967: Drew 3-3 & Rondebosch won 20-0
1968: Rondebosch won 6-0 & drew 8-8
1969: Rondebosch won 11-6 & 25-3
1970: Rondebosch won 14-0 & 11-9
1971: Rondebosch won 8-3 & 24-3
1972: Rondebosch won 13-4 & 13-4
1973: Rondebosch won 13-12 & Bishops won 16-13
1974: Bishops won 9-3 & 18-4
1975: Bishops won 27-3 & 22-6
1976: Bishops won 14-13 & 22-12
1977: Rondebosch won 15-12 & 33-7
1978: Drew 6-6 & Bishops won 8-6
1979: Bishops won 9-0 & 24-0
1980: Rondebosch won 22-12 & Bishops won 10-3
1981: Bishops won 12-6 & 7-6
1982: Bishops won 18-6 & Rondebosch won 12-6
1983: Rondebosch won 18-10 & Bishops won 16-6
1984: Rondebosch won 7-0 & 15-11
1985: Bishops won 12-3 & Rondebosch won 16-9
1986: Bishops won 14-4 & 13-3
1987: Bishops won 12-7 & 15-3
1988: Bishops won 10-3 & 13-3
1989: Bishops won 58-10 & 7-4
1990: Bishops 14-7 & 9-0
1991: Bishops 12-9 & 21-9
1992: Bishops 34-3 & 27-6
1993: Bishops 28-10 & 19-5
1994: Rondebosch won 6-5 & 19-9
1995: Rondebosch won 7-6 & 11-10
1996: Rondebosch won 17-7 & 6-0
1997: Rondebosch won 18-0 & 31-11
1998: Bishops won 20-0 &15-7
1999: Rondebosch 16-15 & Bishops won 24-9
2000: Rondebosch 22-19 & 27-17
2001: Bishops won 17-0 & 18-0
2002: Bishops won 52-8 & 41-25
2003: Bishops won 18-5 & 78-19
2004: Bishops won 27-8 & Rondebosch won 26-22
2005: Bishops won 31-6 & 14-12
2006: Bishops won 71-3 & 75-22
2007: Bishops won 48-27 & 27-24
2008: Bishops won 20-8 & 47-15
2009: Rondebosch won 16-10 & Bishops won 10-6
2010: Bishops won 38-10 & the sides drew 19-19
2011: Rondebosch won 34-18 & Bishops won 37-12
2012: Bishops won 15-3 and Rondebosch won 19-11

Rondebosch play Bishops at Bishops in a Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools match on Saturday, and they will be wearing purple hose.

The Rondebosch 1st XV are doing this, not as a fashion statement, but to increase awareness of all forms of bullkying in support of the JAG Foundation’s BullyProof campaign which culminates with South Africa’s first National Bullying Awareness Day on 26 July 2013,

The JAGBullyProof purple socks can be purchased for R100 . Supporters receive a pair of socks, and another pair of purple socks is donated to a child at one of the underprivileged JAGBully-Proof schools.

To order a pair of JAGBullyProof socks or for more information: www.jagfoundation.org.za or tel: (021) 702 7880