Author: captainmorgan

A quick glance through the teams set to contest the Peninsula Cricket Week from Wednesday is eye-opening. These are, mostly, very experienced teams.

They represent many of South Africa’s leading cricket-playing schools, with proven performers at the 1st XI level, and plenty of players with provincial experience within their ranks.

Five Western Cape powerhouses – Bishops, Wynberg, Rondebosch, SACS, and Paul Roos Gimnasium – tackle KwaZulu-Natal‘s Hilton College and St Charles College; Affies, Waterkloof, and Pretoria Boys High, from The Titans; St Stithians, from Central Gauteng; and the North West‘s Potchefstroom Gimnasium.

For more about the sides, the fixtures and the formats, see here.

TEAMS

Affies: JP Botha, AJ Morkel, Vihan Pretorius, Christian Linde, Daniel Murray, Dylan Stander, Jaque Swart, Zian Labuschagne, Nico Loggenberg, Armin Snyman, Carlo Venter, Schalk Coetzee, Dawie Barnard.

Bishops Diocesan College: Ibraheem Taliep, Alex Vintcent, Harry Morgan, Thaafier Japhta, Litha Mbiko, Cameron MacBeth, Michael Kruiskamp, Raa’id Arendse, Matthew Edwards, Waco Bassick, Kyle Stirk, Daniel Perold, Matthew Schultz.

Hilton College: Robert Burman (c), Sean Burman, Daniel Christie, Sechaba Gude, Cameron Hargroves, Sanqe Qangule, Obakeng Motsepa, Barack Munawa, James Peattie, Benoit Rey, Ben Wilson, Luke Wilson, Oyena Zulu.

Paul Roos Gimnasium: Enré van Zyl, Aiden Titus, Roux Joubert, Xander van Niekerk, Marcus Conradie, James Holm, Tian van Niekerk, Jason Raal, Dion Slabber, Seth Muirhead, Noah Appollis, Morné Pauw.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium: Christivan Coetzer, Ulrich Botha, Lukas Kotze, Henré Cronje, Bennet Keet, AJ Coetzer, Jahndré Coetzee, Tlhoni Thabatha, Ruhann Steenkamp, Adriaan van Niekerk, Bernard Judels, Louis van Niekerk, Damian Kruger.

Pretoria Boys High: Ethan Nel, Joshua Hall, Tim Gordon, Dylan Kruger, Justin Basdeo, Louis Kruyshaar, Tshepang Baloyi, Jayden Knott-Craig, Victor Louw, Liam Brooker, Euan Gottfried, Ruan Coetzee.

Rondebosch Boys’ High: Tim Short, Tyler Heyns, Raa’id Davids, Zion van Rensburg, Schalk Fourie, Tom Hoffman, Arin Spiller, Ethan De Heer Kloots, Ethan Strydom, Luca Ghignone, Matthew Brooks, Eli Aufrichtig, Alex du Plessis.

SACS: Aqeel Waggie, Litha Kraai, Abhay Kalan, Ulrich Roth, Benji Tibury, Mickey Watson, Matthew Hill, Tim Hodgkinson, Ronan Meintjies, Benji Blackburn, Reece Engelbrecht, Vaughan van den Berg, Raadhi Dollie.

St Charles College: Thandolwethu Zama, Ryan Clarke, Dylan Leppan, Relebogile Mokoena, Kaiyuran Naidoo, Christiaan Prinsloo, Jayden Saville, Caleb Sharp, Connor Vogt, Matthew Weightman, Owen Widdows, Connor Simpson, Keegan Vermaak.

St Stithians College: Ombesa Matsha, Akhil Challa, Thomas Collins, Nicholas Bayly, Matthew Katzenstein, Matthew Anderson, Didier Le Roux, Tendai Kadyamadare, Zaakir Hanslo, Tajendra Naidu, Mqaba Matunda, Michael Botha.

Waterkloof: AJ de Villiers, Wian du Plessis, Franco Schmidt, Rico van der Walt, Johan Feuth, Liam Breedt, Juan Swart, Rian Klopper, Jean Cloete, Vorster de Villiers, Frank van der Westhuizen, Rivan Booysen, Johan Liebenberg, Christiaan Smit.

Wynberg Boys’ High: Michail Tarentaal, Joshua Prince, Qaeed Shaik, Damien Harris, Fawaaz Hendricks, Nicholas Stafford, Matthew Saunders, Noah du Plooy, Hugo Norambuena, Chad Campbell, Raihan Khan, Matthew Mills, Josh Nicholson.

It’s a new year and, as has become the norm, schools’ cricket festivals begin before learners return to school. One of the most prominent festivals, based on the quality of its line-up, is the Peninsula Cricket Festival, which gets under way on Wednesday, 7 January.

The event features 12 schools competing at both 1st XI and u15A level, with Wynberg Boys’ High, Bishops Diocesan College, Rondebosch Boys’ High, and SACS flying the flag for Cape Town. Another Western Cape team is Stellenbosch’s Paul Roos Gimnasium.

Competition between the southern suburbs rivals is always fierce and the festival, which features two declarations matches, two 50 overs games, and a T20 to finish, is a wonderful opportunity to get a sense of what the stocks of talent in those schools look like for 2026.

Paul Roos, often the backbone of Boland’s provincial teams, will be keen to show they have replenished and reloaded.

KwaZulu-Natal’s interests are represented by Hilton College and St Charles College. They haven’t enjoyed the best of showings at the festival in recent years in the 1st XI matches, including both going winless in 2024, but they picked up some good results in 2025, and an upset victory by The Tuskers over Western Province at the Khaya Majola Week – with a good number of those KZN players returning to school and in action at the Peninsula Cricket Festival – suggests they could make a solid impact.

The Titans supply Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria Boys’ High, and Affies.

Klofies are an interesting side. They play brave cricket, always prepared to go hard at tough targets, and that has brought them some memorable victories in recent years.

Affies has shown an ability to adapt well to the Western Cape conditions and in early 2025 won two out of three matches on their tour there, beating Paul Roos and Wynberg comfortably before going down to Rondebosch.

While Boys’ High’s results in 2024 were middling, they’re there or thereabouts, and it wouldn’t take that much for them to turn narrow losses into hard-fought wins. That’s what makes the change of personnel and the matches early in the year so interesting.

One of the sides to keep an eye on is Potchefstroom Gimnasium. Their cricket programme has gone from strength to strength in recent times. On the last day of 2025’s festival, they came mighty close to downing Rondebosch, who ended the event as the only unbeaten side, going down by only four runs.

The lone Johannesburg school in action will be St Stithians College. Although 2024 wasn’t a great year by their standards, they bring with them a hard-earned and well-deserved reputation as one of the country’s leading cricket-playing schools.

Their biggest challenge, as will be the case for all of the teams travelling from other provinces, will be to adjust to the Western Cape pitches while often facing local teams on their home grounds.

In 2024, in tournaments played in the Western Cape, at the Khaya Majola Week, the bowlers ruled the roost, while in 2025, at the CSA u16 National Week, which was hosted by Boland, the balance also tilted in favour of the bowlers.

Given that four of the five matches will be played over longer formats, a disciplined batting approach will be one of the keys to successes.

FIXTURES

Wednesday, 7 January, Declaration Cricket

1st XI
Wynberg vs Affies, Jacques Kallis Oval (Wynberg)
Bishops vs St Stithians, Frank Reid (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs Hilton, Cricket A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs St Charles, De Villiers (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Waterkloof, PRG Oval (Paul Roos)
Potch Gimnasium vs Pretoria Boys High, Wally Wilson (WPCC)

u15
Wynberg vs Affies, Silverhurst A (Wynberg)
Bishops vs St Stithians, Oaks (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs Hilton, Meadow A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs St Charles, Memorial (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Waterkloof, Markötter (Paul Roos)
Potch Gimnasium vs Pretoria Boys High, GK Oval (WPCC)

Thursday, 8 January, Declaration Cricket

1st XI
Wynberg vs St Charles, Jacques Kallis Oval (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Pretoria Boys High, Frank Reid (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs Waterkloof, Cricket A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs Affies, De Villiers (SACS)
Paul Roos vs St Stithians, PRG Oval (Paul Roos)
Potch Gimnasium vs Hilton, Wally Wilson (WPCC)

u15
Wynberg vs St Charles, Silverhurst (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Pretoria Boys High, Oaks (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs Waterkloof, Meadow A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs Affies, Memorial (SACS)
Paul Roos vs St Stithians, Markötter (Paul Roos)
Potch Gimnasium vs Hilton, GK Oval (WPCC)

Friday, 9 January, 50 Over

1st XI
Wynberg vs Hilton, Jacques Kallis Oval (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Affies, Frank Reid (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs Pretoria Boys High, Cricket A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs St Stithians, De Villiers (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Potch Gimnasium, PRG Oval (Paul Roos)
St Charles vs Waterkloof, Wally Wilson (WPCC)

u15
Wynberg vs Hilton, Silverhurst A (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Affies, Oaks (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs Pretoria Boys High, Meadow A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs St Stithians, Memorial (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Potch Gimnasium, Markötter (Paul Roos)
St Charles vs Waterkloof, GK Oval (WPCC)

Saturday, 10 January, 50 Over

1st XI
Wynberg vs Waterkloof, Jacques Kallis Oval (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Hilton, Frank Reid (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs St Charles, Cricket A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs Pretoria Boys High, De Villiers (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Affies, PRG Oval (PRG)
Potch Gimnasium vs St Stithians, Rondebosch Cricket Club (Rondebosch)

u15
Wynberg vs Waterkloof, Silverhurst (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Hilton, Oaks (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs St Charles, Meadow A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs Pretoria Boys High, Memorial (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Affies, Markötter (PRG)
Potch Gimnasium vs St Stithians, GK Oval (WPCC)

Sunday, 11 January, 20 Over

1st XI
Wynberg vs Potch Gimnasium, Jacques Kallis Oval (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Waterkloof, Frank Reid (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs St Stithians, Cricket A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs Hilton, De Villiers (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Pretoria Boys High, PRG Oval (Paul Roos)
St Charles vs Affies, Rondebosch Cricket Club (Rondebosch)

u15
Wynberg vs Potch Gimnasium, Silverhurst A (Wynberg)
Bishops vs Waterkloof, Oaks (Bishops)
Rondebosch vs St Stithians, Meadow A (Rondebosch)
SACS vs Hilton, Memorial (SACS)
Paul Roos vs Pretoria Boys High, Markötter (Paul Roos)
St Charles vs Affies, GK Oval (WPCC)

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) A edged out Western Province A 3-1 in a penalty shootout after the sides had finished regulation time level at 6-6 in the u15 Boys’ final at the 50th Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament, played at St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Jubilee Pool on Wednesday.

KwaZulu-Natal made it an u15 double when the province also claimed the girls’ title with a 7-4 win over Western Province A in St David’s Fourvière Pool.

Boys

With their win in the final, KwaZulu-Natal A finished the IPT undefeated. When they met Western Province A in a group stage game on Sunday, they claimed a narrow 8-6 win, with Dru Mills firing in five goals in that contest.

WP A kept Mills off the scoresheet in the final, but Josh Watson struck three times and Lincoln Burger twice to help their side into the shootout.

While Western Province A had to endure the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the title, the province was able to celebrate placing their two sides in the top three. Western Province B comfortably defeated Nelson Mandela Bay in the bronze medal game, winning 6-2.

The home province, Central Gauteng, had their A and B teams meet for fifth place, with the A-side doubling up their compatriots, taking an 8-4 victory.

Seventh went to Buffalo City, who won by three goals over Northerns A, while Zimbabwe‘s Luca Simoes netted four times in his team’s tight 8-7 win over Eden Districts in the ninth-place playoff.

Girls

Solid all-round performances from KwaZulu-Natal A throughout the IPT led the team to the girls’ title. While Mary Aylward was their leading scorer, they also received regular goal-scoring contributions from many others in their successful campaign.

In the final, Mikayla Morrison beat the ‘keeper three times, while Aylward scored twice. The 7-4 victory also kept KZN’s pristine record intact.

It was an outstanding tournament for Buffalo City A, who romped to a 9-3 win over Central Gauteng A in the third-place playoff. They had beaten them 5-4 in a group stage match, which led to the Eastern Cape side topping Group A. Their only loss was by a single goal to Western Province A in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe performed well and downed Nelson Mandela Bay 5-3 to place fifth.

In a meeting of two B-sides, Western Province B held off Central Gauteng B 5-4 to take seventh spot, while the top scorer in the girls’ u15 competition, Frankie Dewe, netted three times in KwaZulu-Natal B‘s 10-4 win over Buffalo City B in the ninth-place playoff.

Dewe finished with 16 goals, two more than Mary Aylward, of KZN A, and three more than Eastern Gauteng’s Chloe Regnard, who scored both of Easterns’ goals in a 2-3 defeat to Central Gauteng C in the eleventh-place playoff.

RESULTS

Boys

9th: Zimbabwe 8: Luca Simoes (4), Ben Lashbrook (2), Msimba Nyamunhungo (1), Preston Caple (1). Eden Districts 7: Heinrich Smit (3), Jake Wood (2), Max Bubanj (1), Daniel Pharoah (1).

7th: Buffalo City 8: Kenneth Makelele (2), Riley Owen (1), Matt Oliver (1), Morgan Erasmus (1), Yun-Yu Chang (1), Yogan Govender (1), Tristan Buss (1). Northerns A 5: Mark Lindeboom (3), Harrison Oberholzer (1), Jaden Sparkham (1).

5th: Central Gauteng A 8: Christoper Davidson (2), James Simpson (1), Leo Bruinders (1), Dominic Teixeira (1), Timothy Barbeau (1), Adam Houghton (1), Christian Ford (1). Central Gauteng B 4: Jonah Teeling-Smith (3), Tai Hanslo (1).

3rd: Western Province B 6: Matthew van Graan (1), Jackson Schielemann (1), Liam Ripsold (1), Janno Botha (1), Troy Webb (1), James Grout (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 2: Benjamin Rutherfoord (1), Thomas van Oerle (1).

Final: KwaZulu-Natal 6 (3): Josh Watson (3), Lincoln Burger (2), Benjamin Keeton (1). Western Province A 6 (1): Adam Maggott (2), Jamie Thomason (1), Samuel Bigara (1), Nathan Corlett (1), Ross Briers-Danks (1).

Girls

11th: Central Gauteng C 3: Kasia Morris (1), Nicola Thorburn (1), Emily Muller (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Chloe Regnard (2).

9th: KwaZulu-Natal B 10: Frankie Dewe (3), Sarah Uys (2), Taylor Foster (1), Jessica Meekin (1), Brianna Felt (1), Madison Love (1), Chloe Pomakov (1). Buffalo City B 4: Tyler-Jade Roebert (2), Isobel Botha (1), Leah Smith (1).

7th: Western Province B 5: Emma Jones (1), Gracie Fabing (1), Aimee Muller (1), Zaza Le Feuvre (1), Tiegan Johnson (1). Central Gauteng B 4: Millicent Quinn (1), Melissa Mussett (1), Jade Ferreira (1), Emma Clowes (1).

5th: Zimbabwe 5: Kiah Smyth (2), Kristin Jones (2), Emily Lutz (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 3: Lucy Schwechheimer (1), Lily Collins (1), Danica Smith (3).

3rd: Buffalo City A 9: Kate van Biljon (3), Bailey Lake (2), Emily Hattingh (1), Kirsty Ikin (1), Jodi Carr (1), Hannah Hattingh (1). Central Gauteng A 3: Alexis James (2), Kristem Bratby (1).

Final: KwaZulu-Natal 7: Mikayla Morrison (3), Mary Aylward (2), Leah Kent (1), Jemima Parry (1). Western Province A 4: Isabella Batistich (1), Emma Webber (1), Holly Deneys (1), Eva Turrell (1).

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) A and Western Province (WP) A delivered a memorable u16 boys’ final in St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Jubilee Pool on Wednesday, with a shootout needed to separate the sides after regulation time ended 10-10.

KZN A took the honours from the spot by a 3-2 margin to be crowned the champions of the 50th Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament.

To claim the title, they overcame a 4-7 deficit and, later, an 8-10 deficit, and they also kept the Capetonians to six goals below their goal scoring average.

KZN, also, reversed the results of 2023, when the sides contested the u13 final, and 2024, when they competed for the u14 title.

In 2023, Western Province A won 6-2, and in 2024 they won 8-4. Finally getting one over their nemesis was, no doubt, a massively satisfying outcome for KZN A.

Max Mills scored five times for KZN in the title game, while WP A’s dynamic duo, Noah Reiback and James Swart, scored four and three goals respectively. Swart was the tournament’s top goal scorer, with 29 to his name. Reiback finished with 24, and Mills scored 21.

Central Gauteng A took down Buffalo City 6-3 to claim the bronze medals, while Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) and Central Gauteng B shared a 6-6 draw in the fifth-place playoff before NMB won 5-4 in a shootout.

Northerns A scored a 9-7 win over Central Gauteng B to finish seventh, and Zimbabwe ran out 9-7 winners over Northerns B to end ninth.

Girls

Central Gauteng A gave the local supporters plenty of reasons to cheer after beating KwaZulu-Natal A 7-4 in the girls’ u16 final, which brought together the highest scoring teams in the competition.

In total, Central Gauteng A netted 75 times in seven games, while KZN A scored 68 goals, nine more than Western Province A, who scored 59 times.

Central Gauteng A’s win in the final was their second over KZN A. They had eked out a 9-8 victory in a group stage clash.

Eden Districts, one of the smaller regions, excelled by claiming third place with a 7-4 win over Western Province A. Earlier in the event, when they met Western Province B, they scored a narrow 7-6 victory.

Central Gauteng B finished fifth. They won 2-0 in a penalty shootout over Nelson Mandela Bay after their game had ended 5-5.

Buffalo City secured seventh with a 9-7 win against Zimbabwe, and Western Province B raced to an 11-2 win over Northerns in the ninth-place playoff. WP B’s Jessica Gray was the tournament’s top goal scorer with 20, which included four against Northerns.

June Stander, of Central Gauteng A, and Micha Danilewitz, of Western Province A, shared second spot with 17 goals each.

Boys

9th: Zimbabwe 9: Johnathan Bird (3), Samuel Tivadar (2), Christian Smith (2), Dwayne Chiyangwa (1), Daniel Hutchings (1). Northerns B 7: André Robberts (2), Ethan Zambelli (2), Alex Stedall (2), Conner Slater (1).

7th: Northerns A 9: Christopher Jansen van Vuuren (3), Jacque Dippenaar (2), Gunther Taute (2), Ryan Fuller-Good (1), Daniel Janse van Rensburg (1). Central Gauteng B 6: Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (2), Charlie Caudle (2), Adam Duffy (1), Ethan Bennett (1).

5th: Nelson Mandela Bay 6 (5): Christian Horne (2), Caleb Levey (2), James de Lange (1), Luke Parker (1). Western Province B 6 (4): Jack Grout (3), Matthew Robinson (2), Ryan Dales (1).

3rd: Central Gauteng A 6: Benjamin Vine (1), Matthew Nash (1), Andrew Ochse (1), Blake Morton (1), Fedor Sadovnik (1), Nathan Mansfield (1). Buffalo City 3: Nathan Wiese (2), Joshua Talbot (1).

Final: KwaZulu-Natal A 10 (3): Max Mills (5), Jed Reilly (3), Jake Frederic (1), Bradley van Loggerenberg (1). Western Province A 10 (2): Noah Reiback (4), James Swart (3), Luca Orgill (2), Dominic Zulch.

Girls

9th: Western Province B 11: Jessica Gray (4), Erin Willard (2), Skye Priede (2), Caibella Oliver (1), Isla Roos (1), Jorja Turner (1). Northerns 2: Aimee Noonan (1), Carina van Schoor (1).

7th: Buffalo City 9: Nicola Schwarz (3), Kayden Glasgow (2), Eva Saffy (2), Abigail Tesmer (2). Zimbabwe 7: Jordan Carlisle (2), Tiffany Small (2), Mazvitaishe Zuze (1), Kiana Marais (1), Tiana Myburgh (1).

5th: Central Gauteng B 5 (2): Emma Harmzen (3), Jaime Napier (1), Olesego Moleme (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 5 (0): Kate Wilson (2), Jasmine Apps (1), Gina Lindhorst (1), Charlotte van Bochove (1).

3rd: Eden Districts 7: Méla Loubser (3), Tatum Dace (1), Mia Gibson (1), Rosslyn Squair (1), Cate Harrison (1). Western Province A 4: Carolyn Lord (1), Anna Sherren (1), Micha Danilewitz (1), Joy Waller (1).

Final: Central Gauteng A 7: Keira Holland (2), Jessica McCamlie (2), Georgia van der Walt (1), June Stander (1), Hannah van Heerden (1). KwaZulu-Natal 4: Amy Aaron (2), Maggy Matthews (2).

Western Province claimed top honours in both the boys’ and girls’ u14 events at the Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Western Province A beat Central Gauteng A 7-5 in the boys’ final, and Western Province A shut down a high-powered KwaZulu-Natal in the girls’ final, winning 5-3.

Boys

The Capetonians carried some confidence into the final after a hard-fought 6-5 win over the side they were up against, Central Gauteng A, in a key Group B game. Until the title decider, that was the home team’s only loss, although they had needed a penalty shootout to get by KwaZulu-Natal A in the semi-finals.

With the win in the final in St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Fourvière Pool, WP A completed an unbeaten run to the title.

KwaZulu-Natal was surely pleased to have both of their teams reach the semi-finals. It must have stung a little, though, to have them play one another for third place on Wednesday after both lost in the final four. Victory went the way of KZN A by an 11-5 margin.

Nelson Mandela Bay signed off in style, keeping their neighbours, Buffalo City, scoreless in the fifth-place playoff, which ended 5-0.

Western Province B ended seventh after a 10-6 defeat of Zimbabwe, while Central Gauteng B placed ninth following a 6-4 win over Northerns A, for whom Matthew King scored twice. He finished with 12 goals, the joint-fourth highest scorer in the tournament.

William King, though, topped the goal-scoring charts, finishing with 11 more goals than KZN’s Cooper Morrison, who filled second place. King had 28 and Morrison 17.

Northerns B dealt Eastern Gauteng a 6-3 loss to finish eleventh.

Girls

In a tight arm wrestle in which KwaZulu-Natal A‘s Ella Macqueen was the only player to score more than one goal – she scored two – Western Province A held off KZN A to claim the girls’ gold, also in St David’s Fourvière Pool.

With that win, they ended KZN’s clean record and kept theirs intact.

Central Gauteng A, beaten 10-5 by KZN A in the group stage, before losing out in a penalty shootout to WP A in the semi-finals, cruised to a 10-3 win over KZN B to finish third.

Zimbabwe powered their way to a 10-7 victory over Western Province B in the fifth-place playoff, while Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) ended seventh after a 7-4 win over Eastern Gauteng. Grace Thomas scored a hat-trick for NMB and Erin Caminsky achieved the same feat for Easterns.

Ninth went to Buffalo City after an 8-2 success against Eden Districts, and Central Gauteng B overran Northerns 13-1 to end eleventh.

Despite being kept off the scoresheet in the final, KZN A’s Ella Chalupsky was comfortably the tournament’s top goal scorer, striking 22 times. Zimbabwe’s Danni McCoun and Emma Loubser, of Eden Districts, tied for second with 15 goals each.

RESULTS

Boys

11th: Northerns B 6: Ryan Diack (2), Harrison Nass (2), Rikus Jankowitz (1), Daniel Botha (1). Eastern Gauteng 3: Nicholas de Beer (2), Wian Booysen (1).

9th: Central Gauteng B 6: Blake Jacobs (2), Prince Shiwundlana (1), Joshua Bennett (1), Ross Anderson (1), Luke Taylor (1). Northerns A 4: William King (2), Hermanus Rossouw (1), Jurgen Crevits (1).

7th: Western Province B 10: Dieter von Finckenstein (3), Ari Bulmer (1), Luke Lawlor (1), Robert Katz (1), John Tosi (1), Mikaeel Jacobs (1), Casey Muller (1), Josh Morris (1). Zimbabwe 6: Alexander Tivadar (2), Watipa Zvenyika (1), Grayson Smith (1), Daryl Chiyangwa (1), Shane Winterboer (1).

5th: Nelson Mandela Bay 5: Bjorn Maree (2), Harrison Rosser (1), William Newborn (1), Michael de Beer (1), Buffalo City 0.

3rd: KwaZulu-Natal A 11: Cooper Morrison (2), Isaac Mvulana (2), Cruz Marks (1), Jonty Mun-Gavin (1), Mason Allan (1), Noah Brown (1), Luke Barendse (1), Matthew Warner (1), Thomas Ludwig (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 5: Jack Hill (1), Rupert Keeton (1), Matt Swan (1), Callan Botha (1), Zachariah Hopf (1).

Final: Western Province A 7:  Finlay Hannigan (2), Mohamed Meyers (2), Matthew Roach (1), Oliver Muller (1), Brett van Schoor (1), Central Gauteng A 5: Sven Stander (1), Daniel Scott (1), Noah van den Berg (1), Ashton Eblen (1), Liam McJannet (1).

Girls

11th: Central Gauteng B 13: Rachel Walsh (3), Jemma Cederwall (2), Ashleigh Lang (2), Abigail Pacheco (2), Ella-Rose Fuller (1), Ella Savage (1), Ivana Meyer (1), Sanyu Mahologu (1). Northerns 1: Niah Durand (1).

9th: Buffalo City 8: Thandi Bosman (2), Dakota Cumming (2), Mackenzie Abrams (1), Tanita Pickering (1), Hannah Schenk (1), Khwezi Magobongo (1). Eden Districts 2: Klara Loubser (1), Oreneile Masike (1).

7th: Nelson Mandela Bay 7: Grace Thomas (3), Arabella Duggan (1), Kara-Linn van Niekerk (1), Georgie Dalling (1). Eastern Gauteng 4: Erin Caminsky (3), Amber Visser (1).

5th: Zimbabwe 10: Gabriella Borcherds (2), Emily Nisbett (2), Danni McCoun (2), Tassia Kaschula (1), Ella Passaportis (1), Catia Maio (1), Mwakawashe Mafunga (1). Western Province B 7: Elizabeth Whitfield (2) Isabella Kemp-White (2), Claudi Böttger (1), Jessica Durrant (1), Olivia Mundy (1).

3rd: Central Gauteng A 10: Taylor-Shay Williams (3), Zoe Zondi (2), Isabella West (1), Kwenza Vilakazi (1), Cassiah-Jade Cabral (1), Lucy Berry (1), Alyssa Pasqualie (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 3: Eva Berichon (1), Alexia Germanus (1), Sage Moodie (1).

Final: Western Province A 5: Ella Steenkamp (1), Sasha O’Neill (1), Sienah Styles (1), Jaime Smith (1), Lily Latimer (1). KwaZulu-Natal A 3: Lara Macqueen (2), Cristina van der Walt (1).

Before Wednesday’s playoff games rolled around, there was no doubt that the boys’ u13 title at the Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament was going to Western Province (WP). After all, it was Western Province A vs Western Province B in the final.

Meanwhile, it was Western Province A versus Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) in the girls’ title game.

Both Western Province teams had finished in first place in their groups, but in the boys’ final, not unsurprisingly, WP triumphed 10-4, while the Western Province A girls matched their boys’ side by beating NMB 7-4 to underline the Cape powerhouse’s supremacy in the age group.

Boys

When WP A won in the final in the Fouvière Pool, at St David’s Marist Inanda, they also inflicted the only loss suffered by the province in the boys’ competition of the Inter-Provincial Tournament’s biggest age group, which featured 18 boys’ and 18 girls’ sides. Nonetheless, Western Province B did themselves proud. Their record included two wins over KwaZulu-Natal A.

In 2023, KZN won the title, but they found themselves outside of the medals in Johannesburg after going down 3-5 to Central Gauteng A in the third-place playoff.

Nelson Mandela Bay finished fifth after a 6-3 victory over KZN B, while their Eastern Cape rivals, Buffalo City, snatched seventh with a penalty shootout win over Central Gauteng B after they had ended level at 6-6.

Central Gauteng C showed off the host’s enviable depth in the u13 age group by beating Boland 5-4 to finish ninth.
Zimbabwe A held off Eden Districts, winning 9-7, to place eleventh.

Zimbabwe B’s Daniel Hutchings had a dream day, rocketing seven goals into the back of the Northerns A net to lead his team to a thirteenth place finish.

Nelson Mandela Bay B beat Eastern Gauteng 7-5 in the fifteenth-place playoff, and Buffalo City B cruised to a 15-4 win over Northerns B to end seventeenth.

Jordan Meiring, of Eden Districts, was the tournament’s leading goal scorer, striking 28 times, while Dominic Hutchings scored 23 for Zimbabwe B. Matthew Skeeles, of the title-winning Western Province A side, scored 18 goals, the third-most, and was matched by Helmuth Bothma, of Northerns A.

Girls

Sarah Mocke, of Western Province A, was the leading goal scorer in the girls’ u13 competition, and she struck twice in the final to help her side to a three-goal win over Nelson Mandela Bay A, who, despite the loss, must have been thrilled with their runner-up finish.

For most Eastern Gauteng teams, the IPT going was tough sledding, but the province’s u13 girls’ side excelled. Behind a four-goal performance from Taylor-Rose Botes, they beat Buffalo City A 7-4 to lay claim to the bronze medals.

Central Gauteng A ended fifth after an 8-4 defeat of Western Province B, while in an all-KZN seventh-place playoff, KZN A needed a penalty shootout to get by KZN B after they had shared a 3-3 draw. There was an example of a B team bettering their A team, though, in the case of Zimbabwe A and Zimbabwe B.

On Tuesday, the Zimbabwe B team emphatically downed the Zim A side 6-1 in the playoffs. On Wednesday, Zim B claimed ninth place with a comfortable 5-1 win over Central Gauteng C, who finished above Central Gauteng B after getting by the B side in a penalty shootout on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe A, meanwhile, beat Central Gauteng B 6-4 to finish eleventh.

Thirteenth went to Boland. They drew 3-3 with Nelson Mandela Bay B but triumphed after a penalty shootout.

Ashley Mthethwa struck four times for Eden Districts to power them to an 8-2 victory over Buffalo City B in the fifteenth-place playoff, and Northerns finished seventeenth with a 7-2 defeat of Eastern Gauteng B in which Cara Bedeker, the event’s fifth-highest scorer, netted four times.

RESULTS

Boys

17th: Buffalo City B 15: Jacob Smit (3), William Fletcher (3), Liam Priem (2), Adam Smith (2), Jack Clifford (2), Kungwayo Xhasa (2), Chase Fredericks (1). Northerns B 4: Lucca Gomes (2), Johann du Toit (1), Hanlu Wessels (1).

15th: Nelson Mandela Bay B 7: Ryan Magson (2), James-Quinn Bailey (1), Callum Taylor-Davis (1), Rogan Barrat (1), Dante Williams (1). Eastern Gauteng A 5: Gianluca Kilfoil (2), Jaxon Odgers (1), Alex Peens (1), Matteo Kilfoil (1).

13th: Zimbabwe B 12: Dominic Hutchings (7), Daniel Evans (2), Matthew Eastwood (1), Ricky Davidson (1), Liam Erasmus (1). Northerns A 7: Keenan Pienaar (2), Helmuth Bothma (2), Kwame Quaqraine (1), Liam Nortje (1), Oliver Leathem (1).

11th: Zimbabwe A 9: Mason Granger (3), Daniel Williams (2), Andile Sibanda (1), Matthew Wishart (1), Luke Ridley (1), Taylor Hendricks (1). Eden Districts 7: Keagan Godfrey (2), Gray Jacobs (1), Rhoderick Simpson (1), Jordan Meiring (1), Matthew King (1), Jonathan Pieterse (1).

9th: Central Gauteng C 5: Alexander De Matteis (3), Jono Cheek (1), Riley Badsha-Eybers (1). Boland 4: Luca Olivier (1), Johannes Muller (1), Nicolas Coolen (1), Sam Dekker (1).

7th: Buffalo City A 6 (1): Zuzezakho Ncangisa (2), Luke Lategan (1), Brody Schemel (1). Central Gauteng B 6 (0): Jeremy Wattam (2), Alexi Nousias (1), Daniel Wilson (1), Rupert Devine (1), Benjamin Alberts (1).

5th: Nelson Mandela Bay A 6: Josh Parker (3), Ithiel Harry (1), Axl Jorgensen (1), Levi Oakes (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 3: Mason Mamotte (2), James Gaddi (1).

3rd: Central Gauteng A 5: Samuel Terlingen (3), Renzo Ferrari (1), Oliver Biddulph (1). KwaZulu-Natal A 3: Samuel Ash (1), Elvis Peltz (1), Mpilo Khomo (1).

Final: Western Province A 10: Matthew Skeeles (3), Harry Corlett (2), Christopher Vermaak (1), Luca Naude (1), Maximillian Grout (1), Sebastian Iles (1), Jake du Plessis (1). Western Province B 4: Oliver Vickers (1), Charles Dingley (1), Gus Cloete (1), Josh Labuschagne (1).

Girls

17th: Northerns 7: Cara Bedeker (4), Lia Basson (3). Eastern Gauteng B 2: Paballo Nkosi (1), Sonali Singh (1).

15th: Eden Districts 8: Ashley Mthethwa (4), Trudy McConville (1), Saskia Steffny (1), Abigail Vadas (1), Emma Hunter (1). Buffalo City B 2: Riley Thompson (1), Camryn Weber (1).

13th: Boland 3 (1): Jessica Rose-Innes (1), Sophia Boustred (1), Alexis Bushney (1). Nelson Mandela Bay B 3 (0): Lily Maio-Cheia (2), Olivia Brothers (1).

11th: Zimbabwe A 6: Mazvita Makamure (4), Hannah Pringle (1), Georgia D’Aquino (1). Central Gauteng B 4: Sophie Crawford (2), Alexia Marvin (1), Ava Booth (1).

9th: Zimbabwe B 5: Lexi Love (2), Rebecca Martin (1), Divya Chauhan (1), Keira Style (1). Central Gauteng C 1: Keira Gordon-Bennett (1).

7th: KwaZulu-Natal A 3 (3): Juliette Brown (1), Zibusiso Xulu (1), Olivia Botha (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 3 (2): Emily Kriel (1), Olivia Cox (1), Sarah Howieson (1).

5th: Central Gauteng A 8: Kristin-Leigh Barker (2), Mikayla Cross (2), Holly Dorrenstein-Rowley (1), Jessica Simpson (1), Vera Collocott (1), Giana Gonzaga (1). Western Province B 4: Rebecca Hime (2), Matilda Roberts (1), Caro Bishop (1).

3rd: Eastern Gauteng A 7: Taylor-Rose Botes (4), Megan Els (2), Akwande Hlophe (1). Buffalo City A 4: Morgan Graham (3), Maya Owen (1).

Final: Western Province A 7: Sarah Mocke (2), Khloe Brown (2), Elounda Charalambous (1), Mile-Belle Slatter (1), Emilie Conradie (1), Nelson Mandela Bay A 4: Mataiah Smith (2), Jemma Windsor (1), Emma Muirhead (1).

Boys

It was noted in the report on Monday’s action that the Western Province A u16 A boys’ team had averaged 16 points a game on their way to a place in the quarterfinals of the Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament, at St John’s College, in Johannesburg. So, what did they do in Tuesday’s quarterfinals and semi-finals? They fired in exactly 16 goals in both games.

In the quarters, Noah Reiback rattled the cage with five goals, and he was matched by James Swart, as WP A cruised to a 16-4 win over Northerns A. Then, in the semis, Swart had six and Reiback had four as WP A dumped Central Gauteng A 16-7.

Swart tops the goal scoring charts with 26, while Reiback is in second place with 20. Unsurprisingly, WP A has been the top scoring team of the IPT thus far, with 96 to their name. That’s 23 more than the team they’ll meet for the title, KwaZulu-Natal A.

KZN A’s Max Mills is fifth on the individual scorers’ chart, with 16, but he scored only one in their quarterfinals win over Central Gauteng B. Nonetheless, KZN won easily, 13-5.

In the semi-finals, Mills and Henry Harker scored three each as KZN A overwhelmed Buffalo City 13-1.

From early in the event, it was clear that WP A and KZN A were the class of the field. Now, they’ll have the opportunity to prove which team is number one when they contest the final at 10:45 in St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Jubilee Pool.

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Girls

KZN A got one over Western Province A, but that was in the girls’ semi-finals at Kingsmead College on Tuesday, where KZN A claimed a narrow 8-7 win despite a magnificent six-goal showing from Province’s Micha Danilewitz.

Danielwitz, Central Gauteng A‘s June Stander, and Jessica Gray, of Western Province B, lead all goal scorers with 16 each.

Earlier, KZN A won 11-3 against Zimbabwe in the quarterfinals, while Western Province A had Western Province B’s number, picking up a comfortable 13-1 victory.

In another A vs B clash, Central Gauteng A beat Central Gauteng B 13-1. Eden Districts completed the semi-finals’ line-up after a stirring 8-7 win over Nelson Mandela Bay.

Their brave title challenge ended in the final four where Central Gauteng A beat them 12-6.

The home side faces KZN in the title decider at 09:35 in the Jubilee Pool, at St David’s.

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RESULTS

Boys

QF1: Western Province A 16: Noah Reiback (5), James Swart (5), Harrison Ford (2), Luca Orgill (1), Riley Clarke (1), Dominic Zulch (1), Zack Labuchagne (1). Northerns A 4: Jacque Dippenaar (2), Christopher Jansen van Vuuren (1), Gunther Traute (1).

QF2: KwaZulu-Natal 13: Bradley van Loggerenberg (5), James Whatmore (3), Caleb Ambrose (1), Jed Reilly (1), Liam Casey (1), Max Mills (1), Jake Frederic (1). Central Gauteng B 5: Fayzan Seedat (2), Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (1), Ethan Bennett (1), Adam Duffy.

QF3: Buffalo City 7: Nathan Wiese (2), Joshua Talbot (1), Sam Harris (1), Riley Cook (1), Blake Abrams (1), William Schaefer (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 5: Caleb Levey (2), Luke Parker (1), Christin Horne (1), Liam Nurse (1).

QF4: Central Gauteng A 6 (3): Ethan Baty (2), Rupert Schonborn (1), Nathan Mansfield (1), Fedor Sadovnik (1), Matthew Nash (1). Western Province B 6 (1): Pieter Aucamp (3), Ewan Seymour (1), Jack Grout (1), Matthew Cox (1).

Northerns A 12: Ryan Fuller-Good (4), Christopher Jansen van Vuuren (2), Jacque Dippenaar (2), Wikus Burger (2), Liam Freeman (1), Robert Erasmus (1). Zimbabwe 5: Daniel Hutchings (3), Christian Smith (1), Samuel Tivadar (1).

Central Gauteng B 16: Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (3), Dean Ehret (3), Adam Duffy (2), Max Di Nicola (2), Joshua Dobrowsky (2), Fayzan Seedat (1), Ayanda Mabaso (1), Samuel de Klerk (1), Charlie Caudle (1). Northerns B 6: Noah Strydom (2), Tyler Stanton (1), Izak van der Linde (1), André Robberts (1), Connor Bayne (1).

SF1: KwaZulu-Natal 13: Henry Harker (3), Max Mills (3), Jed Reilly (2), Daniel Nothard (2), James Whatmore (1), Bradley van Loggerenberg (1), Nabil Bejia (1). Buffalo City 1: Blake Abrams (1).

SF2: Western Province A 16: James Swart (6), Noah Reiback (4), Riley Clarke (2), Luca Orgill (2), Kieran Bennewith (2). Central Gauteng A 7: Ethan Baty (2), Benjamin Vine (2), Giorgio Ferreira (1), Fedor Sadovnik (1), Rupert Schonborn (1).

Nelson Mandela Bay 11: Caleb Lavery (3), Christian Horne (2), Luke Parker (2), Liam Nurse (1), Benn Jorgensen (1), Ryan Venter (1), Liam Garrett (1). Central Gauteng B 9: Ayanda Mabaso (2), Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (2), Ethan Bennett (2), Adam Duffy (1), Dean Ehret (1), Joshua Dobrowksy (1).

Western Province B 6: Christo le Roux (2), Thomas Jenman (1), Ryan Dales (1), Jack Grout (1), James Hugo (1). Northerns A 3: Ryan Fuller-Good (1), Robert Erasmus (1), Gunther Taute (1).

Girls

QF1: Central Gauteng A 9: June Stander (4), Charlotte Jolley (2), Hannah van Heerden (1), Keira Holland (1), Jessica Boamgard (1). Central Gauteng B 3: Emma Harmzen (1), Riley Burger (1), Gabriella Lobban (1).

QF2: Western Province A 13: Catherine Ringwood (4), Sarah Lowndes (2), Nina Bakker (2), Micha Danilewitz (2), Sophia Turner (2), Carolyn Lord (1). Western Province B 1: Jessica Gray (1).

QF3: KwaZulu-Natal 11: Maggy Matthews (3), Lara Nel (3), Amy Aaron (2), Motloduwa Makwane (1), Jazlyn Moolman (1), Lia Jansen van Rensburg (1). Zimbabwe 3: Mazvitaishe Zuze (2), Tiffany Small (1).

QF4: Eden Districts 8: Mia Gibson (3), Cate Harrison (2), Tatum Dace (2), Rosslyn Squair (1). Buffalo City 7: Kayden Glasgow (3), Abigail Tesmer (3), Eva Saffy (1).

Central Gauteng B 17: Olesego Moleme (3), Gemma Caminsky (3), Riley Burger (3), Kiera Doyle (2), Emma Harmzen (2), Humaira Ballim (1), Gabriella Lobban (1) Erin Grimett (1), Jaime Napier (1). Northerns 2: Carina van Schoor (2).

Nelson Mandela Bay 15: Kate Wilson (5), Michaela Blaine (3), Charlotte van Bochove (2), Gina Lindhorst (1), Caitlyn Gemmill (1), Jasmine Apps (1), Iviwe Ntloko (1), Kate Newborn (1). Western Province B 5: Erin Willard (3), Jessica Gray (2).

SF1: KwaZulu-Natal 8: Amy Aaron (2), Maggy Matthews (1), Layla Dinsdale (1), Lia Janse van Rensburg (1), Lorna Kernahan (1), Motloduwa Makwane (1), Lara Nel (1). Western Province A 7: Micha Danilewitz (6), Catherine Ringwood (1).

SF 2: Central Gauteng A 12: Keira Holland (3), Jessica McCamlie (3), June Stander (2), Jessica Eblen (2), Hannah van Heerden (1), Charlotte Jolley (1).  Eden Districts 6: Rosslyn Squair (3), Méla Loubser (2), Cate Harrison (1).

Boys

A classic North vs South showdown awaits in the final of the u14 boys’ Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament on Wednesday, with Central Gauteng A taking on Western Province A for the title at 11:45 in St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Fourviére Pool.

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Central Gauteng handled Western Province B in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, doubling their opposition up in a 10-5 win. Western Province A, meanwhile, cruised to a 10-2 win over Zimbabwe.

They were joined in the semi-finals by KwaZulu-Natal A and B, who accounted for Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay respectively. Unfortunately for KZN, neither side was able to move on to the title game.

Central Gauteng needed a penalty shootout to get past KZN A after their clash ended 8-8, but Western Province A had an easier time, rolling to a 7-1 defeat of KZN B.

Northerns A picked up three wins, beating Eastern Gauteng, Central Gauteng B, and Northerns B, powered by huge performances from William and Matthew King. William contributed 10 goals to their victories, while Matthew weighed in with five.

William King tops the goal scoring chart with 26, which is 11 more than second-placed Cooper Morrison, of KZN, Matthew King shares third place on the list, with 12 goals to his name.

Girls

In the girls’ u14 final, scheduled for 09:45 in the Fourviére Pool, KwaZulu-Natal A takes on Western Province A.

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Ella Chalupsky, the tournament’s top goal scorer, with 22, nine ahead of any other player, helped to steer KZN A into the title contest. She struck twice in a convincing 8-2 quarterfinals’ win over Zimbabwe and added another three in a 6-2 defeat of KZN B in the semi-finals.

Western Province A, meanwhile, dealt with a tough Nelson Mandela Bay challenge in the last eight, winning 6-3.

They needed a penalty shootout to see off Central Gauteng A in the semi-finals. After regulation time ended 6-6, WP A took the win and a place in the final with a 3-2 spot success.

RESULTS

Boys

Northerns A 5: William King (4), Matthew King (1). Central Gauteng B 3: Connor Nell (2), Benjamin de Klerk (1).

QF1: KwaZulu-Natal A 13: Isaac Mvulana (3), Cai Terblanche (3), Cooper Morrison (2), Andrew van Onselen (2), Matthew Warner (1), Mason Allan (1), Blake Gaines (1). Buffalo City 4: Timothy Goodwin (2), Duncan van der Merwe (1), Landon van Heerden (1).

QF: KwaZulu-Natal B 6: Jack Hill (2), Eddy Harker (1), Callan Botha (1), Jayden Dellar (1), Thandolwethu Mthethwa (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 4: Jarryd Froy (3), Neil Stow (1).

QF: Central Gauteng A 10: Sven Stander (4), Noah van der Berg (3), Ashton Eblen (2), Ezio De Gouveia (1). Western Province B 5: Jude Sive (1), Josh Morris (1), Matthew Briers-Danks, Ari Bulmer (1), John Tosi (1).

QF: Western Province A 12: Matthew Roach (3), Oliver Muller (3), Mohamed Meyers (2), John Weir-Smith (1), Gus Moran (1), Ameer Moose (1), Leonardo Jonas (1). Zimbabwe 2: Siphosenkosi Nkomo (1), Tristan Tanner (1).

SF1: Central Gauteng A 8 (3): Sven Stander (2), Noah van den Berg (2), Ezio De Gouveia (1), Liam McJannet (1), Daniel Scott (1), Justin Ashkar (1). KwaZulu-Natal A 8 (1): Cooper Morrison (4), Isaac Mvulana (1), Jonty Mun-Gavin (1), Andrew van Onselen (1), Matthew Warner (1).

SF2: Western Province A 7: Andrew Eksteen (2), Oliver Muller (2), Jeremy Blake (1), Brett van Schoor (1), Matthew Roach (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 1: Joshua Coventry (1).

Central Gauteng B 8: Connor Nell (4), Braiden Lane (1), Blake Jacobs (1), Joshua Bennett (1), Andrew Mason (1). Northerns B 5: Alexi Kellaris (2), Rocco Stapelberg (2), Daniel Botha (1).

Northerns A 10: William King (3), Matthew King (2), Jan-Louw Koch (2), Ashton Smith (1), Christiaan Bosman (1), Jurgen Crevits (1). Eastern Gauteng 3: Armand van Waveren (2), Luke Robbeson (1).

Buffalo City 5: Reese Buret (3), Duncan van der Merwe (2). Western Province B 3: John Tosi (2), Ari Bulmer (1).

Nelson Mandela Bay 4 (3): Jarryd Froy (1), Neil Stow (1), Harrison Rosser (1), Anthony Repapis (1). Zimbabwe 4 (2): Jared Melvin (2), Alexander Tividar (1), Joshua Willcox (1).

Central Gauteng B 11: Blake Jacobs (4), Connor Nell (2), Amir Otto (2), Prince Shiwundlana (1), Joshua Bennett (1), Ross Anderson (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Luke Robbeson (1), Wian Booysen (1).

Northerns A 9: William King (3), Matthew King (2), Jan-Louw Koch (2), Ashton Smith (1), Gideon Marais (1). Northerns B 6: Frederick Roux (3), Alexi Kellaris (1), Ethan Modena (1), Ethan Phillipou (1).

Girls

Buffalo City 7: Eva Webber (3), Tanita Packery (1), Thandi Bosman (1), Mackenzie Abrams (1), Dakota Cumming (1). Central Gauteng B 1: Abigail Pacheco (1).

QF: Western Province A 6: Sophie Alexander (2), Jaime Smit (2), Lily Latimer (1), Sienna O’Neill (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 3: Ava Larter (1), Morgan Crous (1), Arabella Duggan (1).

QF: KwaZulu-Natal B 5: Eva Berichon (2), Tayla McGregor (1), Lesedi Sefolo (1), Farren Armour (1). Eastern Gauteng 4: Erin Caminsky (3), Gianna De Andrade (1).

QF: Central Gauteng A 7: Taylor-Shay Williams (2), Isabella West (1), Zoe Zondi (1), Lucy Berry (1), Kiera Forsdyke (1), Ella Willcox (1). Western Province B 4: Elizabeth Whitfield (2), Isabella Kemp-White (1), Jessica Durrant (1).

QF: KwaZulu-Natal A 8: Ella Chalupsky (2), Lara Macqueen (2), Justina Pellandini (1), Cristina van der Walt (1), Riley Girado (1), Lucy Harker (1). Zimbabwe 2: Emily Nesbitt (2).

Buffalo City 6: Katie Pickering (2), Hannah Schenk (1), Dakota Cumming (1), Mackenzie Abrams (1), Eva Webber (1). Eden Districts 4: Emma Loubser (2), Oreneile Masike (1), Jorja Ogden (1).

Central Gauteng B 10: Alexandra Hodgson-Jervis (4), Ella Savage (2), Emma Fynn (2), Abigail Pacheco (1), Ella-Rose Fuller (1). Northerns 1: Niah Durand (1).

Western Province B 4: Claudia Böttger (2), Ava Doller (1), Annabel Grey (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 3: Kara-Linn van Niekerk (10, Arabella Duggan (1), Morgan Gous (1).

Zimbabwe 5: Catia Maio (1), Bella Lynton Edwards (1), Ella Passaportis (1), Emily Nesbitt (1), Danni McCoun (1). Eastern Gauteng 3: Andreia Correira (1), Cassidy David (1), Gianna de Andrade (1).

SF1: Western Province A 6 (3): Ella Steenkamp (2), Lily Latimer (2), Sienah Styles (1), Sophie Alexander (1). Central Gauteng A 6 (2): Lucy Berry (2), Kiera Forsdyke (1), Olivia Ford (1), Dominique D’Oliveira (1), Zoe Zondi (1).

SF2: KwaZulu-Natal A 6: Ella Chalupsky (3), Lucy Harker (1), Riley Girodo, Lara Macqueen (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 2: Evelyn Kuster (1), Farren Armour (1).

Boys

Western Province will rule the roost in the u13 boys’ Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament. That much is known ahead of the final at 08:45 on Wednesday at St David’s Marist Inanda’s Fourviére Pool.

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That’s because it’s an all-Western Province final after Western Province A comfortably dealt with Central Gauteng A in the semi-finals, while Western Province B pulled off a stunner, downing KwaZulu-Natal A 4-3 to book their place in the title decider.

Earlier in the day, KZN A accounted for Central Gauteng B in the quarterfinals, winning by five goals, while Central Gauteng A handed Nelson Mandela Bay A a 12-7 defeat.

Western Province A blanked Buffalo City 12-0 and Western Province B outplayed KZN B 8-1.

Jordan Meiring, of Eden Districts, tops the goal scoring charts, with 27 to his name.

 

Girls

Western Province A will also play for the girls’ u13 title. Standing in their way is Nelson Mandela Bay A. They meet at St Stithians College at 10:00.

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WP A overpowered KwaZulu-Natal B 15-0 in the quarterfinals and followed that up with 13-3 pounding of Eastern Gauteng.

Abigail Turner scored five goals in their quarterfinals’ win, while Sarah Mocke continued her phenomenal scoring pace with four goals in both games. She’s the event’s top goal scorer, with 27, seven ahead of the next highest scorer, Lily Mao-Cheia, of Nelson Mandela Bay B.

Nelson Mandela Bay A, meanwhile, shocked Central Gauteng A in the quarterfinals, advancing after a penalty shootout.

They scored a more emphatic victory to secure their place in the title game, beating their neighbours, Buffalo City A, 9-5. Buffalo City had earlier accounted for KZN A in the quarterfinals.

RESULTS

Boys

QF 1: KwaZulu-Natal A 6: Elvis Peltz (3), Troy Botha (1), Benjamin Raubenheimer (1), Mphilo Khomo (1). Central Gauteng B 5: Matthew Ford (3), Callum Case (1), Joe Wilkins (1).

QF2: Central Gauteng A 12: Samuel Terlingen (4), Bradley Bowen (3), Matthew Moseley (1), Luc Crofton (1), Chuma Manjo (1), Renzo Ferrari (1), Oliver Biddulph (1). Nelson Mandela Bay A 7: Josh Parker (4), Levi Oakes (1), Evan Holster (1), Ithiel Harry (1).

QF3: Western Province A 14: Jake du Plessis (4), Harry Corlett (3), Matthew Skeeles (3), Stuart McEvoy (2), Sebastian Iles (1), Christopher Vermaak (1). Buffalo City A 0.

QF4: Western Province B 8: Charles Dingley (2), Jack McEwen (1), Max Wides (1), Joshua Chambers (1), Kayd de Klerk (1), Lukholo Ngcola (1), Josh Labuschagne (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 1: Sloan Brouard (1).

Nelson Mandela Bay B 17: Ryan Magson (5), Dante Williams (4), Jeff Larter (3), Connor Louw (2), Jake Smith (1) James-Quinn Bailey (1), Rogan Barrat (1). Eastern Gauteng B 1: Ngcebo Mazibuko (1).

Eastern Gauteng A 4: Alex Peens (1), Gianluca Kilfoil (1), Jaxon Odgers (1), Nikaar Sing (1). Buffalo City B 3: Liam Priem (3).

Northerns A 16: Helmuth Bothma (6), Liam Nortjé (2), Robert Noonan (2), Reuben Burger (2), Kwame Quagraine (1), Achuma Sapula (1), Keenan Pienaar (1). One scorer missing. Northerns B 1: Johann du Toit (1).

SF1: Western Province B 4: Charles Dingley (2), Kayd de Klerk (1), Gus Cloete (1). KwaZulu-Natal A 3: Benjamin Raubenheimer (1), Troy Botha (1), Mpilo Khomo (1).

SF2: Western Province A 8: Harry Corlett (5), Luca Naude (2), Jake du Plessis (1). Central Gauteng A 4: Samuel Terlingen (2), Luc Crofton (1), Oliver Biddulph (1).

Boland 8: Tristan van Rensburg (2), Sam Dekker (2), Nicolas Coolen (2), Paul Harris (1), Johannes Muller (1). Eden Districts 7: Jamie Kruger (2), Jordan Meiring (2), Jonathan Pieterse (1), Keagan Godfrey (1), Rhoderick Simpson (1).

Central Gauteng C 6: Jono Cheek (2), Riley Badsha-Eybers (2), Alexander De Matteis (1), Callum van Reenen (1). Zimbabwe A 3: Liam Rauch (1), Daniel Williams (1), Matthew Wishart (1).

Northerns A 16: Helmuth Bothma (4), Rhys Robson (3), Reuben Burger (1), Liam Nortjé (1), Keenan Pienaar (1), Robert Noonan (1), Achuma Sapula (1), four goals missing. Eastern Gauteng B 1: Ruben Pretorius (1).

KwaZulu-Natal B 3 (2): Thomy Sweeney (2), Malanchi van Zyl (1). Central Gauteng B 3 (1):  Joe Wilkins (2), Benjamin Alberts (1).

Nelson Mandela Bay A 5: Thomas Everts (1), Levi Oakes (1), Josh Parker (1), Matthew Lokotsch (1), Ithiel Harry (1). Buffalo City A 1: Murray Rance (1).

Nelson Mandela Bay B 11: Jake Smith (3), Rogan Barrat (2), Dante Williams (1), Ryan Magson (1), Connor Louw (1), James-Quinn Bailey (1), Callum Davis-Taylor (1), Jeff Larter (1). Northerns B 0.

Zimbabwe B 0. Eastern Gauteng A 0.

Girls

QF1: Buffalo City A 3: Julie Schwartz (2), Morgan Graham (1). KwaZulu-Natal A 2: Emily Wilson (1), Olivia Botha (1).

QF2: Eastern Gauteng A 5: Taylor-Rose Botes (2), Megan Els (2), Eryn O’Brien (1). Western Province B 4: Christina Cox (2), Emma Cullis (1), Rebecca Hime (1).

QF3: Western Province A 15: Abigail Turner (5), Sarah Mocke (4), Charlotte Finlayson (2), Elounda Charalambous (2), Milla Morris (1), Emilie Conradie (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 0.

QF4: Nelson Mandela Bay A 4 (2): Rosalie Holderness (1), Mataiah Smith (1), Holly Wilson (1), Emma Muirhead (1). Central Gauteng A 4 (1): Nayima Ndlovu (2), Mikayla Cross (1), Holly Dorrenstein-Rowley (1).

Buffalo City B 12: Riley Thompson (3), Kaitlyn Ryan (2), Camryn Webber (2), Lexi Ogilvie (1), Emma Dyer (1), Alexia van Niekerk (1), Emma Ristow (1), Rachel Barnard (1). Eastern Gauteng B 2: Gabriela Khoury (1), Paballo Nkosi (1).

Eden Districts 8: Abigail Vadas (4), Ashley Mthethwa (2), Emma Hunter (1), Olivia Avice du Buiss (1). Northerns 2: Cara Bedeker (2).

SF 1: Nelson Mandela Bay A 9: Mataiah Smith (4), Emma Muirhead (3), Jemma Windsor (1), Tara Elliott (1). Buffalo City A 5: Morgan Graham (2), Bella-Mae Makelele (1), Ella Stegmann (1), Julie Schwartz (1).

Zimbabwe B 6: Farai Matabeya (3), Lexi Love (2), Sarah O’Brien (1). Zimbabwe A 1: Zoe Chakonza (1).

Central Gauteng C 4 (2)  Blye Mitchell (2), Shelley Gordon-Bennett (1), Taylin Thurlow (1). Central Gauteng B 4 (1): Sophia Crawford (2), Alexia Marvin (1), Juno Stone (1).

SF2: Western Province A 13: Sarah Mocke (4), Elounda Charalambous (3), Milla Morris (2), Emilie Conradie (2), Lila-Harper Pinkham (1), Khloe Brown (1). Eastern Gauteng A 3: Tshegofatso Moabelo (1), Megan Els (1), Eryn O’Brien (1).

Central Gauteng A 5: Giana Gonzaga (2), Nayima Ndlovu (1), Zoleka Moyo (1), Vera Collocott (1). KwaZulu-Natal A 1: Emily Wilson (1).

Western Province B 5: Rebecca Hime (3), Christina Cox (2). KwaZulu-Natal B 1: Sarah Howieson (1).

Nelson Mandela Bay B 15: Lily Mao-Cheia (4), Gabriela Govender (2), Pippa Wolmarans (2), Zoe Sinclair (2), Lily-Grace Anderson (2), Nina Hewitt (1), Kaitlyn Hall (1), Jessica Scott (1). Eastern Gauteng B 0.

Boland 9: Sophia Boustred (4), Josephine van Wyk (2), Layla Roux (1), Noa Haarhoff (1), Jana Durrans (1). Northerns 1 Cara Bedeker (1).

Boys

It will be KwaZulu-Natal versus Western Province A for the boys’ u15 title at the 50th Schools Water Polo South Africa (SWPSA) Inter-Provincial Tournament, which is being hosted in Johannesburg.

They meet on Wednesday at 08:35 at King Edward VII in the gold medal game.

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KZN advanced to the final with a couple of comfortable wins. They defeated Central Gauteng B 10-6 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday before cruising to an 11-4 victory over Nelson Mandela Bay in the semi-finals.

Dru Mills and Lincoln Burger led the way, firing in five goals each in the two wins. Mills is second on the goal scoring chart, with 18 to his name. Northerns‘ Franco van der Merwe leads the way with 21.

Western Province A, meanwhile, saw off Northerns A in the quarterfinals, with Nathan Corlett scoring four goals in their 9-3 win.

In the semi-finals, they were given a hard time by the Western Province B team. In the end, though, they moved into the title decider after a 5-2 win.

Western Province B and Nelson Mandela Bay will meet for the bronze medals at 10:45.

Girls

The girls’ final will also be between KwaZulu-Natal A and Western Province A. It takes place at St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Fourvière Pool at 11:45.

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Mary Aylward fired in hat-tricks in both the quarterfinals and semi-finals as KZN bounded into the final in style, defeating Central Gauteng B 10-3 in the last eight, before eking out a nail-biting 9-8 win over Central Gauteng A in the final four.

Western Province A faced a stiff examination from Western Province B, but they came away with an 8-5 win behind Tayla Bosman‘s five goals.

In the semi-finals, WP A also won by only one goal, edging past Buffalo City A 4-3.

KwaZulu-Natal B recorded wins over Buffalo City B and Central Gauteng C, with Frankie Dewe netting five times. She’s top of the goal scoring charts with 13 to her name. Mary Aylward, of the KZN A side, trails her by a single goal.

RESULTS

Boys

QF1: Nelson Mandela Bay 10: Jasper Korver (5), Thomas van Oerle (2), Callum Loftus (1), Benjamin Rutherfoord (1), Carter Olivier (1). Buffalo City 6: Morgan Erasmus (2), Cole Kriedemann (1), Kenneth Makalele (1) Riley Owen (1), Matt Oliver (1).

QF2: Western Province B 6: Jackson Schliemann (2), Liam Ripsold (2), Brodie Pascoe (1), Robert Kirsten (1). Central Gauteng A 4: James Forbes (2), James Simpson (1), Timothy Barbeau (1).

QF3: Western Province A 9: Nathan Corlett (4), Jamie Thomason (2), Lukah Charalambous (2), Adam Maggott (1). Northerns A 3: Franco van der Merwe (2), Stegmann Joone (1).

QF4: KwaZulu-Natal 10: Dru Mills (3), Lincoln Burger (2), Josh Watson (2), Everraud Reynard (1), Cruz Chapman (1), Oliver Hunter (1). Central Gauteng B 6: Cameron Bayly (3), Jonah Teeling-Smith (2), Benjamin Lavery (1).

Zimbabwe 6: Luca Simoes (3), Rio Gray (1), Liam Duff (1), Ewan Burbidge (1). Northerns B 4: Adriaan van Schoor (2), Ryan Opper (1), Kristian Smit (1).

Central Gauteng A 9: Timothy Barbeau (2), Christopher Davidson (2), Adam Houghton (1), Christian Ford (1), Aiden Curtis (1), James Simpson (1), Leo Bruinders (1). Northerns A 4: Franco van der Merwe (2), Stegmann Joone (1), Matthew Reis (1).

Central Gauteng B 6: Jonah Teeling-Smith (4), Alexander Carle (1), Cameron Bayly (1). Buffalo City 5: Morgan Erasmus (2), Cole Kriedemann (1), Matt Olivier (1), Kenneth Makelele (1).

Eden Districts 5: Jake Wood (3), Shiloh Davidson (1), Heinrich Smit (1). Northerns B 2: Stephanus Janse van Rensburg (1), Michiel Smit (1).

SF 1: Western Province A 5: Ben Teubes (2), Ross Briers-Danks (2), Adam Maggott (1). Western Province B 2: Cole Breytenbach (2).

SF2: KwaZulu-Natal 11: Lincoln Burger (3), Dru Mills (2), Casey Marks (2), Everraud Raynard (1), Finn Mallett (1), Josh Watson (1), Carter Seiler (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 4: Jasper Korver (1), Benjamin Rutherfoord (1), Thomas van Oerle (1), Caleb Horne (1).

Zimbabwe 6 (2): Ben Lashbrook (2), Luca Simoes (2), Preston Caple (1), Joshua Whaley (1). Eden Districts 6 (1): Jake Wood (2), Daniel Pharaoh (1), Max Bubanj (1), Joseph Ingel (1), Heinrich Smit (1).

Girls

KwaZulu-Natal B 4: Jenae Smith (1), Casey Huntley (1), Frankie Dewe (1), Jessica Commins (1). Buffalo City B 3: Milani Mlanga (2), Isobel Botha (1).

QF: Buffalo City A 9: Bailey Lake (2), Emily Hattingh (2), Kate van Biljon (2), Kirsty Ikin (1), Jodi Carr (1), Hannah Hattingh (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 4: Lily Collins (2), Danica Smith (1), Hayleigh Frame (1).

Central Gauteng A 5 (3): Kristen Bratby (2), Megan Crossley (2), Samantha van Hille (1). Zimbabwe 5 (1): Lexie Kaschula (2), Kiah Smyth (1), Chloe Winsor (1), Hannah Harvey Davies (1).

Western Province A 8: Tayla Bosman (4), Eva Turrell (1), Aryana Cloete-Hopkins (1), Emma Webber (1), Tylah Johannes (1). Western Province B 5: Sierra Courtney (4), Aimee Muller (1).

KwaZulu-Natal 10: Mary Aylward (3) Jemima Parry (2), Mikaela Russell (2), Leah Kent (2), London Remley (1). Central Gauteng B 3: Erin Boyd (1), Megan Slattery (1), Melissa Mussett (1).

KwaZulu-Natal B 12: Frankie Dewe (4), Sarah Uys (3), Alexis Otto (1), Taylor Foster (1), Jessica Meekin (1), Madison Love (1), Jessica Commins (1). Central Gauteng C 4: Sara Hutton (2), Oagile Tema (2).

Buffalo City B 7: Rebecca Barnard (3), Madison Klopstra (3), Khloe Hurn (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Chloe Regnard (2).

Nelson Mandela Bay 9: Alexandra Miller (2), Bella de Villiers (2), Hayleigh Frame (1), Kyla-Linke Seyffert (1), Lily Collins (1), Danica Smith (1), Samantha Phillips (1). Western Province B 8: Sierra Courtney (3), Aimee Muller (2), Tiegan Johnson (1), Abigail Jacobs (1), Freya Hirst (1).

Zimbabwe 4 (1): Lola Accorsi (2), Kristin Jones (1), Meghan Edwards (1). Central Gauteng B 4 (0): Jade Ferreira (3), Olivia Quaker (1).

SF1: Western Province A 4: Ruby Lamb (1), Tayla Bosman (1), Isabella Batistich (1), Shella Nortje (1). Buffalo City A 3: Kate van Biljon (2), Hannah Hattingh (1).

SF2: KwaZulu-Natal A 9: Mary Aylward (3), Leah Kent (2), Mikayla Morrison (1), Olivia Gaines (1), Anri Human (1), Vida Le Meme (1). Central Gauteng A 8: Alexis James (3), Kristen Bratby (1), Michaela Sampson (1), Kelsey Meth (1), Megan Crossley (1), Lily Barlow (1).

KwaZulu-Natal B 7: Frankie Dewe (2), Akabongwe Sibeta (2), Alexis Otto (1), Taylor Foster (1), Madison Love (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Chloe Regnard (2).

Buffalo City B 12: Isobel Botha (3), Madison Klopstra (2), Tyler-Jade Roebert (2), Gabriella De Sousa (1), Leah Smith (1), Milani Mlanga (1), Joeke van Zyl (1), one scorer missing. Central Gauteng C 4: Sara Hutton (2), Oagile Tema (2).