Author: cschiwanza

Queen’s College is looking to past losses to learn lessons and for motivation to make their mark on the 2024 hockey season. Past defeats will help uplift them, not hold them back.

Facing Merrifield College recently, the score was 0–0 at the end of the first quarter. Everything about the contest pointed towards another closely fought contest that would end in heartbreak for Queen’s College.

That’s what happened last year when the sides faced off and Merrifield squeezed out a 1-0 win. That result left the Queen’s College players pining for redemption – a rivalry was born.

“When we played them last Friday, as part of our pre-season preparations, the boys were motivated to do well. There was a lingering grudge from last year,” Michael Baiden said.

Baiden has taken over the reins of 1st team coach, succeeding Director of Hockey Siya Lusiba, under whom he had served as an assistant coach. The two years before that, Baiden had worked as the strength and conditioning coach for the Queen’s College hockey team.

In the two-minute break between the first and second quarters, the coach reminded his side to forget the sting of a past defeat and stick to the processes they had been working on in the pre-season.

“I tried to do things differently with them. This year, we placed a lot of focus on technique and tactical awareness,” he explained. Clear on their roles and what was expected of them, Queen’s College took to the field and turned the game around.

Drag flicker Brett Hoffmann opened the scoring before Bevaneo Maythem doubled the lead a short while later. Merrifield halved the Queen’s lead through a penalty corner, but that was not enough to keep the Komani crew in check. They added three more goals, through Hoffman and Maythem, with no reply. Five weeks of training were summed up in that 5–1 drubbing of Merrifield.

From time to time, opposition teams will find themselves playing against the first-quarter version of Queen’s. It is to be expected. However, Baiden is certain that the attacking and dynamic version that dominated in the other three quarters is the one that will show up most times, and other schools should be wary of his boys.

The Queen’s College team is built around Luke du Preez, a multi-talented midfielder, who is expected to captain the side. Du Preez is also a provincial u18 player. He will be supported by Aiden van Jaarsveld, who like Du Preez is a midfielder and Amathole provincial representative. Hoffman and Maythem spearhead the attack, while Rowan Miles anchors the defence, in goal.

“We have always been known to punch above our weight, always giving the teams in the top 10 a good challenge. This year is no different. We will not just be giving them a good run for their money, but will be looking to cause a few upsets,” said Baiden.

He also promised fair and even-tempered contests. The coach has a simple vetting metric for youngsters who make the team: they have to be good people. Good people respect match officials and the opposition. They are also coachable, which means they can bounce back from a loss because they are committed to working hard for the right results.

“At the end of the day, school sports are there to help us develop these students into well-rounded people. We teach how to handle victory and defeat with grace. That’s why we focus on the principle of applying yourself and hard work,” Baiden said.

Queen’s College fixtures at the Tony Godding Festival

Friday, 15 March

vs Woodridge @ 14:00

Saturday, 16 March:

vs Pearson @ 10:45
vs Grey College @ 13:15

Sunday, 17 March:

vs Kingswood College @ 08:15

After five weeks of preparation, 24 of South Africa’s top hockey-playing schools will converge on East London for the annual Tony Godding Festival. Now into its seventh year, it runs from Thursday, 14 March to Sunday, 17 March.

Five venues – Selborne College, Cambridge High, Stirling High, Bunkers Hill and Merrifield – will host the season’s first major competition.

The festival is named after legendary former hockey player and coach, Tony Godding, who made a big impact on South African hockey.

Before moving to coaching schools’ hockey, Godding had a 15-year tenure as the national men’s team coach, from 1995-2010.

He also held several important positions in the sport. He served as a national selector from 1989 to 2004, held an administrative position with the SA Hockey Association between 1996 and 1998, and was a member of the SA Hockey Association Executive during the same period. He was also the Vice-President of the Amathole (Border) Hockey Association.

“Mr Godding did wonders in our area, with his vast knowledge and passion for the men’s game. We thought it fitting to name the festival in his honour,” said festival organiser Mark Wayne Taljard.

At its inception, the festival had 18 participating teams and has since grown to 24 teams. And although the event is a celebration of the sport, the teams taking part in the festival are not taking it lightly. They are out to make a statement about their intentions for the rest of the season.

Coach Wayne Coetzee’s Grey College will make the 560-odd kilometre trek to the coastal city hoping to show their preseason successes were not because their opposition was rusty, but because they were sharper, better prepared, and ready to conquer. The Bloemfontein side has defeated Menlopark, Waterkloof, and Garsfontein in the lead-up to the festival.

Kenneth John (KJ) Friend’s Selborne College have also enjoyed a good preseason. The one-time Dale College coach has seen improvement in his relatively young team, which has been focussed on sticking to their processes and refining their game.

Their win against an experienced Phoenix Hockey Club, in a tie that appeared to be stacked against them, was vindication of Friend’s approach. Selborne will be led on the field by Tre’ Gilbert, who ran out for the national U17 team that competed in the Mirnawan Cup in Malaysia late last year.

Queen’s College enters the festival with a new coach, Michael Baiden. But Baiden is not a new face to the team. He was previously the strength and conditioning coach and spent 2023 as the assistant coach. He takes over the head coach role after Queen’s Director of Hockey, Siya Lusiba, vacated the post.

Since taking over, Baiden has sought to improve his side’s technical abilities and tactical awareness. His charges have shown that they have grasped the concepts in the preseason, and now those preparations will be put to the test.

Other teams to keep an eye on at the festival and throughout the season are Cambridge, St Andrew’s School, St Andrew’s College, Dale, Hudson Park, Kingswood College, and Pearson.

FIXTURES

Thursday

18:15 – Cambridge vs Montana

Friday

10:15 – Cambridge vs Grey College; 11:30 – Westering vs Krugersdorp HS; 12:45 – Framesby vs Linden; 12:45 – Selborne vs St Andrew’s (Bloem); 12:45 – Alex Rd vs HS Duineveld; 12:15 – Hudson Park vs St Andrew’s (GHT); 14:00 – Dale College vs Montana; 14:00 – Queen’s College vs Woodridge; 15:15 – Curro Waterstone vs Witteberg; 16:30 – Stirling vs Voortrekker; 16:00 – Merrifield vs Kingwood; 17:45 – Pearson vs Grey College; 17:45 – Cambridge vs Grey High

Saturday

07:00 – Montana vs Westering; 08:15 – Curro Waterstone vs Dale College; 08:15 – Kingswood College vs Linden High; 09:30 – Framesby vs Krugersdorp High; 09:30 – Merrifield College vs Duineveld; 09:30 – Hudson Park vs Grey College; 10:45 – Grey (PE) vs St Andrew’s (Bloem); 10:45 – Stirling vs Witteberg; 10:45 – Queen’s College vs Pearson; 12:00 – Selborne vs Woodridge; 12:00 – Cambridge vs Alex Rd; 12:00 – St Andrews (GHT) vs Voortrekker; 13:15 – Curro Waterstone vs Westering; 13:15 – Queen’s College vs Grey College; 14:30 – Framesby vs Duineveld; 14:30 – Alex Rd vs Montana; 15:45 – Dale College vs Voortrekker; 15:45 – Kingswood College vs Witteberg; 15:45 – Merrifield College vs St Andrew’s (GHT); 15:45 – Hudson Park vs Grey High; 17:00 – Pearson vs St Andrew’s (Bloem); 17:00 – Cambridge vs Woodridge; 17:00 – Stirling vs Krugersdorp High; 18:15 – Selborne vs Linden High

Sunday

08:15 – Framesby vs Montana; 08:15 – Alex Rd vs Krugersdorp; 08:15 – Westering vs Duineveld; 08:15 – Queen’s College vs Kingswood College; 09:30 – Grey College vs St Andrew’s (GHT); 09:30 – St Andrew’s (Bloem) vs Curro Waterstone; 09:30 – Stirling vs Grey High; 10:45 – Selborne College vs Voortrekker; 10:45 – Merrifield vs Witteberg; 12:00 – Dale College vs Linden High; 12:00 – Cambridge vs Pearson; 13:15 – Hudson Park vs Woodridge

Under normal circumstances, Selborne College coach Kenneth John (KJ) Friend high-fives the assistant coach and players around him after his team scores. On Tuesday, 27 February, he did not. He remained “chilled” and his stoicism was only broken by the smile that hovered on his lips.

Tre’ Gilbert had scored the only goal of the game, deep into the fourth chukka, to secure a win for Selborne College. His young team had just defeated Phoenix Hockey Club 1-0.

“The victory was sweet, but the most important thing from that match was seeing that we were on track with our plans,” said Friend.

Phoenix was one of the teams Selborne played as part of their pre-season schedule, which was a little difficult to get underway because a few of their key players were also crucial members of other teams. Tre’ Gilbert, Friend’s captain and star player, is also the captain of the Selborne 1st cricket team, and a few other members of the hockey side play water polo.

Before their duel with Phoenix, Selborne had faced off against Merrifield. The challenges presented by the two teams were like night and day. That is how Friend wanted it to be. Vastly different teams ask you to adapt your play to be able to compete.

“We try to go up against teams that provide a challenge to us. Against Phoenix, we went up against adults with a lot of pace and experience. That was a learning curve for our team,” he said.

The Gilbert-led unit is no longer the same team that competed on the schools’ hockey circuit in 2023. Five of their key players matriculated and a new group has had to step up to fill the void. That was not difficult because the youngsters, who include Daniel Sirgel, Cade Kock, also a provincial u19 footballer, and Waeden Plaatjes, were part of the 2023 campaign. “Last year we had a lot of juniors in the team, and they learned a lot,” said Friend.

The four-member core doesn’t just boast experience from last year’s campaign, Sirgel, Kock and Plaatjes featured in the Amathole (Border) u18 team, while Gilbert was part of the National u17 team that competed in the Mirnawan Cup in Malaysia in October last year.

Their experience and the pre-season preparations will be crucial for Friend’s boys, who kick off their 2024 campaign with the Tony Godding Festival, which will be followed by Nomads, then the KES Easter Festival, and finally the Hibbert Shield.

Selborne will also play several Derby Day matches in an itinerary that includes Queen’s College, Pearson, and Grey College in April, Dale College, Cambridge, Stirling, and Merrifield in May, and St Andrew’s in June.

Those fixtures will put Selborne’s free-flowing and possession-based style of play to the test. “I always remind them to keep possession and the rest will happen for you,” Friend said.

However, Friend, who tends to be philosophical, pivots to add that while they want to win matches and improve on their 2023 showing, which saw Selborne finish in the top 20 among the hockey-playing schools in South Africa and secure a third-place finish at the Hibbert Shield, winning is not the be all and end all for his boys.

“Sport is the best educator in life. These boys are not just learning to compete against different teams on the field, they are also learning how to be agile and develop skills that will benefit them in the world after school. They are learning to deal with pressure and how to handle themselves as individuals,” explained Friend, who places a lot of emphasis on winning graciously and losing with grace.

While his team plays to win, he has created a safe space within the team where his players are not afraid to lose. He reminds them that after a loss, the sun will rise again tomorrow. Therefore, it’s not the end of the world.

Kearsney College capped off an outstanding campaign at the Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament with a 10–8 win over St Alban’s College in the final on Sunday to lift the title.

Both sides were in top form and provided thrilling entertainment as they battled for supremacy in the 44-year-old event, which was hosted by St Stithians College.

Kearsney qualified for the final by dominating Pool C, where they scored 81 goals and conceded only 21, for a goal difference of 60, which was the third-best goal difference during the group stages. They then scored 26 goals and conceded 10 against Reddam Helderfontein and St David’s Marist Inanda in the quarter- and semi-finals.

St Alban’s, on the other hand, sailed through Pool B with ease before overcoming Woodridge 11-8 and Michaelhouse 9-6 in the quarter- and semi-finals respectively.

A cracking final was expected, and the teams did not disappoint.

Despite missing a penalty that could have put the KwaZulu-Natal side ahead, and going down 0-2 in the first few minutes of the first chukka, Kearsney seized control and dominated proceedings.

Coach Nicholas Rodda‘s charges denied St Alban’s possession and camped in front of the Johannesburg side’s goal, which required Chris Evans, the opposition goalkeeper, to make several saves. But Kearsney’s relentless attack was rewarded as they finished the first chukka leading 5–3.

They carried their momentum into the second chukka and quickly buried two goals without reply. But St Alban’s was not done. They fought back and their resilience was rewarded with two goals. At the end of the chukka, though, they trailed their KZN opposition 5–7.

St Alban’s headed into the championship quarter intent on not just equalising but taking control of the match. They had to begin by reducing their two-goal deficit and midway through the chukka they had pulled to within one of Kearsney.

However, just when it seemed that coach Nardus Badenhorst‘s side was on course to level matters, Kearsney brought forth a new wave of energy and pulled away to finish the chukka 9-7 to the good.

In the fourth chukka, the waves of attack went from one end to the other. Much of the quarter was edge-of-seat entertainment, with the sides separated by only one goal after St Alban’s had breached the Kearsney defence early in the final stanza.

But the boys from Botha’s Hill held firm and repulsed the St Alban’s attempts at evening the score. Rodda’s side, though, missed their fair share of chances in front of the St Alban’s goal before Thomas Aylward found the back of the net to re-establish a two-goal advantage.

With the two-goal cushion, Kearsney had two jobs: to minimise St Alban’s shots on goal and to keep out the ones they attempted. They were outstanding on both counts and deservedly finished as the victors.

St David’s and Michaelhouse, who gave the finalists a good run for their money in the semifinals, met with third place on the line. St David’s won that contest 13-7.

Results

Rand Park 13-12 Crawford Lonehill
Beaulieu 6-7 Reddam Bedfordview
Steyn City 7-4 Reddam Umhlanga
Parktown 11-7 Falcon
Glenwood 7-12 St Peter’s
Grey College 10-14 DHS
Reddam Helderfontein 5-8 Woodridge
St Benedict’s 6-11 Affies
St David’s 13-7 Michaelhouse
Kearsney 10-8 St Alban’s

Final Standings

1. Kearsney
2. St Alban’s
3. St David’s
4. Michaelhouse
5. Affies
6. St Benedict’s
7. Woodridge
8. Reddam Helderfontein
9. Durban High School
10. Grey College
11. St Peter’s
12. Glenwood
13. Parktown
14. Falcon College
15. Steyn City
16. Reddam Umhlanga
17. Reddam Bedfordview
18. Beaulieu
19. Rand Park
20. Crawford Lonehill

Lightning lit up the Johannesburg sky and there were electric performances in the water on the third day of the Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament hosted by St Stithians College. It was against this backdrop that St Alban’s College and Kearsney College sealed their spots in the final, to be played on Sunday, 3 March.

The showstopper will be contested in the Main Polo Pool at St Stithians at 12:10 in the afternoon, when the two teams make a splash for the final time.

The lightning forced a few stoppages, but it was not enough to disrupt the march of St Alban’s to the final. Despite lagging behind St David’s Marist Inanda, Kearsney, Michaelhouse, and Affies on total goals scored in the tournament, the Pretoria team did enough to win comfortably and sail through without any complications.

They hit the back of the net 73 times and conceded 20 goals on their way to the top of Pool B with a record of four wins from four matches. That performance in the group stages earned them direct qualification into the quarterfinals, where they locked horns with Woodridge, whom they defeated 11 – 8.

Their semifinal tie was against a familiar foe. Last year, St Alban’s encountered Michaelhouse in the third and fourth-place playoff. The Pretoria school had found themselves in that position after capitulating to the eventual winners St Andrew’s College in the semifinals. In 2023, Michaelhouse proved too strong as they handed Coach Nardus Badenhorst’s charges a 12–3 spanking.

On Saturday, St Alban’s saw to it that they did not let recent history dictate terms. They, instead, wrote a new chapter. The Pretoria team was out for retribution, and they got it in spades, fighting their way to a pulsating 9-6 win over the KZN outfit.

A couple of hours after St Alban’s, Kearsney booked their ticket to the final.

Coach Nicholas Rodda’s team knew that they had to be at their best against St David’s. The 2023 runners-up came into the tournament with the express intention of going one better than last time, where they lost to St Andrew’s in a hard-fought contest.

In terms of experience, the match-up favoured St David’s. About half of the Johannesburg team took part in the 2023 Reef Cup, and they boasted plenty of inter-provincial experience, too.

In contrast, the KZN team was relatively young and inexperienced. But they had their own stars in Luca Sandri and James Pohl. However, Kearsney needed more than individual brilliance from their stars. They needed to work as a team. And that they did, just as they had done when they topped Pool B, which featured one of the tournament’s favourites, Affies.

Teamwork is also what saw them through the quarterfinals, where they dismembered Reddam Helderfontein 19–5. In the semifinals, Kearsney coalesced and took the fight to St David’s to prevail 7–5.

When St David’s and Michaelhouse duke it out in the third and fourth-place playoff, it promises to be an entertaining contest. They’re numbers two and three on the top goal scorers’ list, with the Sandton side ahead by eight goals. Kearsney has been the most prolific team in finding the back of the net so far in the tournament.

RESULTS

Grey College 7-8 Reddam Helderfontein
DHS 9-10 St Benedict’s
Affies 18-10 Glenwood
Woodridge 10-9 St Peter’s
Beaulieu 4-16 Steyn City
Reddam Bedfordview 5-6 Falcon
Rand Park 6–2 Parktown
Crawford Lonehill 5-12 Reddam Umhlanga
Michaelhouse 12–10 Affies
Woodridge 8–11 St Alban’s
Reddam Helderfontein 5–19 Kearsney
St David’s 17–2 St Benedict’s
Beaulieu 14–9 Rand Park
Reddam Bedfordview 9-5 Crawford
Glenwood 6–11 Grey College
St Peter’s 9–12 DHS
Parktown 6-3 Steyn City
St Alban’s 9-6 Michaelhouse
Falcon 8–5 Reddam Umhlanga
St David’s 5-7 Kearsney
Woodridge 4-5 Affies
St Benedict’s 7-5 Reddam Helderfontein.

Sunday

07:00 – (B#63) Rand Park vs Crawford; 07:00 – (B#64) Beaulieu vs Reddam Bedfordview; 07:00 – (B#65) Steyn City vs Reddam Umhlanga; 08:40 – (B#66) Parktown vs Falcon; 08:40 – (B#67) Glenwood vs St Peter’s; 08:40 – (B#68) Grey College vs DHS; 10:20 – (B#69) Loser 62 vs Loser 61; 10:20 – (B#70) Winner 62 vs Winner 61; 10:20 – (B#71) St David’s vs Michaelhouse; 12:10 – (B#72) St Alban’s vs Kearsney.

Kearsney College made their intentions clear on the second day of the Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament with a thrilling victory over Affies on Friday afternoon.

Kearsney and Affies, along with Michaelhouse, St Alban’s College, and St David’s Marist Inanda, are considered to be title contenders.

St Stithians is hosting the prestigious tournament, which was first contested in 1980.

The Kearsney versus Affies clash was a top-of-the-table showdown in Pool C, which stamped the winner’s ticket to the quarterfinals.

Last year, the KwaZulu-Natal side found themselves in the path of a rampant St Andrew’s College. They fought hard but narrowly lost 7-8 to cede control of their pool to the eventual champions. Coach Nicholas Rodda’s charges made it to the quarterfinals, having taken a longer route to get there, and were beaten by St David’s, who went on to finish as the runners-up.

After their loss in the last eight, Kearsney did not rest on their laurels. They regrouped and emerged as a stronger unit at the Stayers Tournament, hosted by Northwood, in October. Their young side, led by James Pohl and Luca Sandri (feature photo), swept the event.

Fresh out of the pool and having helped his side lift the Stayers’ title, Sandri joined the South Africa swimming squad that took part in the BRICS Games and was part of the gold medal-winning 4x50m and 4x100m relay teams. Sandri and Pohl were also part of the KZN team that won the u16 IPT last December.

This year, they made things easier for themselves at the Reef Cup by defeating the highly regarded Affies team. The game was closely contested until the final chukka, when Kearsney established a two-goal lead, and held on to win 10-8.

Their victory over Affies came hours after they had walloped Rand Park 26–4.

Michaelhouse ensured another KZN side would make it through to the quarterfinals, with back-to-back wins putting them on top of Pool A. Graeme Lucas-Bull’s young team dispatched Reddam Bedfordview 30-1 early on day two before battling it out with St Benedict’s College, who put up a strong fight. But Michaelhouse won that one 10–7.

St Alban’s made it four wins from their four group matches by seamlessly picking up from where they left off on day one. Nardus Badenhorst’s team thumped Steyn City 31–4 before shrugging off the challenge brought on by DHS with a 12–7 victory. Their clean record saw them join Michaelhouse and Kearsney in the quarterfinals.

St David’s kept their mission on course for a second successive appearance in the final. They secured their quarterfinal spot by topping Pool D with a clean sweep of all their games.

No team has found the back of the net as much as St David’s, who scored a massive 83 goals in their four group matches. At the same time, they conceded a paltry 12. In case you were wondering, that works out at an average score of, roughly, 21-3. Dean Whyte’s charges began the day with a 28-1 rout of Reddam Umhlanga before overcoming Glenwood 19–7.

RESULTS

Grey College 16-2 Reddam Bedfordview
Reddam Helderfontein 7-4 Steyn City School
Rand Park 4-26 Kearsney
Parktown 3-13 Woodridge
St Benedict’s 20-4 Beaulieu
DHS 12-3 Falcon
St Peter’s 15-3 Crawford
St David’s 28-1 Reddam Umhlanga
Michaelhouse 30-1 Reddam Bedfordview
St Alban’s 31-4 Steyn City School
Affies 8-10 Kearsney
Glenwood 11-12 Woodridge
Grey College 21-2 Beaulieu
Reddam Helderfontein 10-9 Falcon
Rand Park 5-12 Crawford
Parktown 8-3 Reddam Umhlanga
Michaelhouse 10-7 St Benedict’s
St Alban’s 12-7 DHS
Affies 18-3 St Peter’s
St David’s 19-7 Glenwood.

FIXTURES

Saturday

07:00 – (B#41) Grey College vs Reddam Helderfontein; 07:00 – (B#42) DHS vs St Benedict’s; 07:00 – (B#43) Affies vs Glenwood; 07:50 – (B#44) Woodridge vs St Peter’s; 08:40 – (B#45) Beaulieu vs Steyn City; 09:30 – (B#46) Reddam Bedfordview vs Falcon; 09:30 – (B#47) Rand Park vs Parktown; 09:30 – (B#48) Crawford vs Reddam Umhlanga; 11:10 – (B#49) Group A1 vs Winner Game 43; 11:10 – (B#50) Winner Game 44 vs Group B1; 12:00 – (B#51) Winner 41 vs Group C1; 12:00 – (B#52) Group D1 vs Winner 42; 13:40 – (B#53) Loser Game 45 vs Loser 47; 13:40 (B#54) Loser 46 vs Loser 48; 14:30 – (B#55) Loser 43 vs Loser 41; 14:30 – (B#56) Loser 44 vs Loser 42; 15:20 – (B#57) Winner 47 vs Winner 45; 16:10 – (B#58) Winner 50 vs Winner 49; 16:10 – (B#59) Winner 46 vs Winner 48; 17:00 – (B#60) Winner 52 vs Winner 51; 17:00 – (B#61) Loser 50 vs Loser 49; 18:40 – (B#62) Loser 52 vs Loser 51.

Sunday

07:00 – (B#63) Loser 53 vs Loser 54; 07:00 – (B#64) Winner 53 vs Winner 54; 07:00 – (B#65) Loser 57 vs Loser 59; 08:40 – (B#66) Winner 57 vs Winner 59; 08:40 – (B#67) Loser 55 vs Loser 56; 08:40 – (B#68) Winner 55 vs Winner 56; 10:20 – (B#69) Loser 62 vs Loser 61; 10:20 – (B#70) Winner 62 vs Winner 61; 10:20 – (B#71) Loser 60 vs Loser 58; 12:10 – (B#72 – Winner 60 vs Winner 58.

Top seeds’ St David’s Marist Inanda, Michaelhouse, St Alban’s College, Affies and Kearsney College, drilled 193 goals and conceded only 34 as they established dominance on day one of the Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament. The four-day event, which runs from Thursday, 29 February, to Sunday, 3 February, is being hosted by St Stithians College.

First out of the blocks was Michaelhouse. The KwaZulu-Natal outfit had difficulty in gearing up for the 2024 season due to inclement weather in the midlands, but that did not show once they hit the water. The Graeme Lucas-Bull–coached outfit was as ruthless and clinical as their coach could have asked them to be in their first match. They overran a hapless Beaulieu College by 24 goals to one.

In the afternoon, the KZN side came up against an optimistic Grey College team that had overcome St Benedict’s College 10-6 earlier the day. Captain Luke Davidson and his teammates had no trouble overcoming the Bloemfontein-based team by 15 goals to three.

St Alban’s was next in line, trouncing Falcon College 19-3. Last year’s semi-finalists were in fine form. After their victory over Falcon, they also overran Reddam House Helderfontein 11-6. 

Affies is on course for at least a quarterfinal slot or better, after a strong start to the tournament. The Juan-Claud Tribelhorn-coached side reached the quarters in 2023 and finished second at the Grey College ITEC Tournament earlier this month. Affies made light work of their opener against Crawford College (Lonehill), dismissing them 19-3. Then, the Pretoria school returned to register another double-digit win in the afternoon, thumping Rand Park 24-5.

Last year’s beaten finalists, St David’s Marist Inanda, began the tournament in a similar manner to their start in 2023, with a comprehensive win over Parktown, whom they dispatched 20-1. Dean Whyte’s charges stayed true to their coach’s promise that they were out to redeem themselves after narrowly losing to St Andrew’s in last year’s title-decider.  

St David’s reaffirmed their intentions in the late afternoon with a 16-3 win over Woodridge College.

Last year, Kearsney duked it out with Affies for the fifth and sixth positions after a commendable run in the tournament. They lost that closely contested encounter 6-7. The KZN side has arrived, however, at this year’s edition rejuvenated by an injection of new blood into the side.

Coached by Cameron Miller, the boys from Botha’s Hill made their intentions crystal clear when they dismembered Crawford 29-3. To show that their form of the morning was no fluke, Kearsney defeated St Peter’s 16-6 in the afternoon round of matches.

The competition will heat up on day two when some of the tournament’s high-fliers will meet and battle for supremacy as each team charts its course to the title.

Pools

Pool A

Beaulieu College (Boys) (Johannesburg)
Grey College (Bloemfontein)
Michaelhouse (KwaZulu-Natal)
Reddam Bedfordview (Johannesburg)
St Benedict’s College (Johannesburg)

Pool B

Durban High School (Durban)
Falcon College (Zimbabwe)
St Alban’s College (Pretoria)
Reddam Helderfontein (Johannesburg)
Steyn City School (Johannesburg)

Pool C

Affies (Pretoria)
Crawford College Lonehill (Johannesburg)
Kearsney College (Botha’s Hill)
Rand Park High (Johannesburg)
St Peter’s College (Johannesburg)

Pool D

Glenwood High (Durban)
Parktown Boys High (Johannesburg)
Reddam House Umhlanga (Durban)
St David’s Marist Inanda (Johannesburg)
Woodridge College (Eastern Cape)

RESULTS

Michaelhouse 24-1 Beaulieu
St Alban’s 19-3 Falcon College
Affies 19-3 Crawford
Glenwood 21-5 Reddam Umhlanga
St Benedict’s 6-10 Grey College
DHS 10-7 Reddam Helderfontein
St Peter’s 23-5 Rand Park
St David’s 20-1 Parktown Boys
Beaulieu College 7-14 Reddam Bedfordview
Falcon College 4-8 Steyn City School
Crawford 3-29 Kearsney
Reddam Umhlanga 5-15 Woodridge
Michaelhouse 15-3 Grey College
St Alban’s 11-6 Reddam Helderfontein
Affies 24-5 Rand Park
Glenwood 12-8 Parktown Boys
St Benedict’s 6-2 Reddam Bedfordview
DHS 15-3 Steyn City School
St Peter’s 6-16 Kearsney
St David’s 16-3 Woodridge

FIXTURES

Friday

07:00 – (B#21) Grey College vs Reddam Bedfordview; 07:00 – (B#22) Reddam Helderfontein vs Steyn City School; 07:00 – (B#23) Rand Park vs Kearsney; 07:50 – (B#24) Parktown vs Woodridge; 08:40 – (B#25) St Benedict’s vs Beaulieu ; 09:30 – (B#26) DHS vs Falcon; 09:30 – (B#27) St Peter’s vs Crawford; 09:30 – (B#28) St David’s vs Reddam Umhlanga; 11:10 – (B#29) Michaelhouse vs Reddam Bedfordview; 11:10 – (B#30) St Alban’s vs Steyn City School; 12:00 – (B#31) Affies vs Kearsney; 12:00 – (B#32) Glenwood vs Woodridge; 13:40 (B#33) Grey College vs Beaulieu; 13:40 – (B#34) Reddam Helderfontein vs Falcon; 13:40 – (B#35) Rand Park vs Crawford; 14:30 – (B#36) Parktown vs Reddam Umhlanga; 15:20 – (B#37) Michaelhouse vs St Benedict’s; 16:10 – (B#38) St Alban’s vs DHS; 16:10 – (B#39) Affies vs St Peter’s; 16:10 – (B#40) St David’s vs Glenwood.

Saturday 

07:00 – (B#41) Group A2 vs Group B3; 07:00 – (B#42) Group B2 vs Group A3; 07:00 – (B#43) Group C2 vs Group D3; 07:50 – (B#44) Group D2 vs Group C3; 08:40 – (B#45) Group A5 vs Group B4; 09:30 – (B#46) Group A4 vs Group B5; 09:30 – (B#47) Group C5 vs Group D4; 09:30 – (B#48) Group C4 vs Group D5; 11:10 – (B#49) Group A1 vs Winner Game 43; 11:10 – (B#50) Winner Game 44 vs Group B1; 12:00 – (B#51) Winner 41 vs Group C1; 12:00 – (B#52) Group D1 vs Winner 42; 13:40 – (B#53) Loser Game 45 vs Loser 47; 13:40 (B#54) Loser 46 vs Loser 48; 14:30 – (B#55) Loser 43 vs Loser 41; 14:30 – (B#56) Loser 44 vs Loser 42; 15:20 – (B#57) Winner 47 vs Winner 45; 16:10 – (B#58) Winner 50 vs Winner 49; 16:10 – (B#59) Winner 46 vs Winner 48; 17:00 – (B#60) Winner 52 vs Winner 51; 17:00 – (B#61) Loser 50 vs Loser 49; 18:40 – (B#62) Loser 52 vs Loser 51.

Sunday

07:00 – (B#63) Loser 53 vs Loser 54; 07:00 – (B#64) Winner 53 vs Winner 54; 07:00 – (B#65) Loser 57 vs Loser 59; 08:40 – (B#66) Winner 57 vs Winner 59; 08:40 – (B#67) Loser 55 vs Loser 56; 08:40 – (B#68) Winner 55 vs Winner 56; 10:20 – (B#69) Loser 62 vs Loser 61; 10:20 – (B#70) Winner 62 vs Winner 61; 10:20 – (B#71) Loser 60 vs Loser 58; 12:10 – (B#72 – Winner 60 vs Winner 58.

All roads lead to St Stithians College, where 20 schools will make up the boys’ side of the competition at the 2024 Reef Cup Water Polo Tournament. First played back in 1980, it is one of the longest-running water polo tournaments in Gauteng. This year’s competition takes place from Thursday, 29 February, to Sunday, 3 March.

One of the teams making the trek to Saints is Michaelhouse, who made it all the way to the semi-finals last year. They won six of their seven games before going down to St David’s Marist Inanda in the final four.

Their team this year looks quite different. Coach Graeme Lucas-Bull leads a relatively young side, which features only two boys in matric, four Grade 11s and seven Grade 10s. Whatever the side may lack in experience, it makes up for that for with character, skill and enthusiasm.

It’s not only the personnel in the water that are different. Their coach, Lucas-Bull, took the reins this year, but he is not new to the trade. He comes with a wealth of experience and a very impressive CV.

He was the St Andrew’s College coach and Director of Water Polo, and has also coached St Stithians, Reddam House Constantia, Western Province, Nelson Mandela Bay, Gauteng, the National u17 side, the SA Schools girls’ team, and he served as an assistant coach to the SA Men‘s team.

Apart from the changes in personnel, there has been a shift in the culture, too, Lucas-Bull explained. “Michaelhouse is not known as a water polo powerhouse and we want to change that.”

He told Supersport Schools Plus that his primary concern is to help the players grow as individuals. For him, the pool is a classroom where the players learn life skills that allow them to develop good character and resilience.

At the St Andrew’s Shield, at the end of January, playing against some of South Africa’s elite teams, Michaelhouse played themselves into strong positions but struggled to close out games. In one of their matches, they led for three chukkas only to lose by a single goal at the end of the fourth chukka. In another game, they were edged out after a penalty shootout.

At the Reef Cup, the Luke Davidson-captained team will aim to be more ruthless and accurate, and to play with greater intensity.

According to Lucas-Bull, each team Michaelhouse competes against is in for a fair but tough contest, and one of those teams is going to be last year’s beaten finalists, St David’s Marist Inanda.

The Dean Whyte-coached unit is returning to the Reef Cup intent on finishing a job they just missed out on completing last year. “I think the team always wants to strive for perfection. It was their efforts that got them that far. I certainly think the boys are ready and wanting to go, more so go one further,” Whyte said.

Unlike Michaelhouse, St David’s boasts an experienced side. Almost half of the 2024 team played at the Reef Cup in 2023. They lost five senior players, who matriculated at the end of last year, and will be missing a handful of players who are out of action due to injuries. However, they bring a strong squad into the event, and their tournament experience is not limited to the Reef Cup.

“I’m very blessed at St David’s to have many high performing players, who have played at the provincial level, so their experience extends past our pool,” Whyte said. “And we all know that having experience in a pool certainly adds benefits. This year our team has had every player play at a provincial level at some stage.”

St David’s will dive into the pool with their coach’s motto ringing in their ears, “Play with heart and pride – for yourself, and your team.” They will be out to have fun and compete, a combination that could help them take that one step further to lift the coveted trophy.

Other teams to look out for at the Reef Cup are a resurgent Affies, who finished second at the Grey College ITEC tournament, losing out to Selborne College in the final, earlier this season. They reached the quarterfinals at last year’s edition of the Reef Cup. St Alban’s, who lost to Michaelhouse in the battle for third place in 2023, will be out for redemption, with designs on going all the way. 

If there is a dark horse side, it could be Kearsney College. Young, but experienced and confident, they’ve been playing some fine water polo this season.

Pools

Pool A

Beaulieu College (Johannesburg)
Grey College (Bloemfontein)
Michaelhouse (KwaZulu-Natal)
Reddam House Bedfordview (Johannesburg)
St Benedict’s College (Johannesburg)

Pool B

Durban High School (KwaZulu-Natal)
Falcon College (Zimbabwe)
St Alban’s College (Pretoria)
Reddam House Helderfontein (Johannesburg)
Steyn City School (Johannesburg)

Pool C

Affies (Pretoria)
Crawford College Lonehill (Johannesburg)
Kearsney College (KwaZulu-Natal)
Rand Park High (Johannesburg)
St Peter’s College (Johannesburg)

Pool D

Glenwood High (KwaZulu-Natal)
Parktown Boys High (Johannesburg)
Reddam House Umhlanga (Johannesburg)
St David’s Marist Inanda (Johannesburg)
Woodridge College (Port Elizabeth)

Fixtures

Thursday

07:00 – (B#1) Michaelhouse vs Beaulieu; 07:00 – (B#2) St Alban’s vs Falcon College; 07:00 – (B#3) Affies vs Crawford; 07:50 – (B#4) Glenwood vs Reddam Umhlanga; 08:40 – (B#5) St Benedict’s vs Grey College; 09:30 – (B#6) DHS vs Reddam Helderfontein; 09:30 – ( B#7) St Peter’s vs Rand Park; 09:30 – (B#8) St David’s vs Parktown Boys; 11:10 – (B#9) Beaulieu College vs Reddam Bedfordview; 11:10 – (B#10) Falcon College vs Steyn City School; 12:00 – (B#11) Crawford vs  Kearsney; 12:00 – (B#12) Reddam Umhlanga vs Woodridge; 13:40 – (B#13)  Michaelhouse vs Grey College; 13:40 – (B#14) St Alban’s vs Reddam Helderfontein; 13:40 – (B#15) Affies vs Rand Park; 14:30 – (B#16) Glenwood vs Parktown Boys; 15:20 – (B#17) St Benedict’s vs Reddam Bedfordview; 16:10 – (B#18) DHS vs Steyn City School; 16:10 – (B#19) St Peter’s vs Kearsney; 16:10 – (B#20) St David’s vs Woodridge

Friday

07:00 – (B#21) Grey College vs Reddam Bedfordview; 07:00 – (B#22) Reddam Helderfontein vs Steyn City School; 07:00 – (B#23) Rand Park vs Kearsney; 07:50 – (B#24) Parktown vs Woodridge; 08:40 – (B#25) St Benedict’s vs Beaulieu; 09:30 – (B#26) DHS vs Falcon; 09:30 – (B#27) St Peter’s vs Crawford; 09:30 – (B#28) St David’s vs Reddam Umhlanga; 11:10 – (B#29) Michaelhouse vs Reddam Bedfordview; 11:10 – (B#30) St Alban’s vs Steyn City School; 12:00 – (B#31) Affies vs Kearsney; 12:00 – (B#32) Glenwood vs Woodridge; 13:40 (B#33) Grey College vs Beaulieu; 13:40 – (B#34) Reddam Helderfontein vs Falcon; 13:40 – (B#35) Rand Park vs Crawford; 14:30 – (B#36) Parktown vs Reddam Umhlanga; 15:20 – (B#37) Michaelhouse vs St Benedict’s; 16:10 – (B#38) St Alban’s vs DHS; 16:10 – (B#39) Affies vs St Peter’s; 16:10 – (B#40) St David’s vs Glenwood.

Saturday 

07:00 – (B#41) Group A2 vs Group B3; 07:00 – (B#42) Group B2 vs Group A3; 07:00 – (B#43) Group C2 vs Group D3; 07:50 – (B#44) Group D2 vs Group C3; 08:40 – (B#45) Group A5 vs Group B4; 09:30 – (B#46) Group A4 vs Group B5; 09:30 – (B#47) Group C5 vs Group D4; 09:30 – (B#48) Group C4 vs Group D5; 11:10 – (B#49) Group A1 vs Winner Game 43; 11:10 – (B#50) Winner Game 44 vs Group B1; 12:00 – (B#51) Winner 41 vs Group C1; 12:00 – (B#52) Group D1 vs Winner 42; 13:40 – (B#53) Loser Game 45 vs Loser 47; 13:40 (B#54) Loser 46 vs Loser 48; 14:30 – (B#55) Loser 43 vs Loser 41; 14:30 – (B#56) Loser 44 vs Loser 42; 15:20 – (B#57) Winner 47 vs Winner 45; 16:10 – (B#58) Winner 50 vs Winner 49; 16:10 – (B#59) Winner 46 vs Winner 48; 17:00 – (B#60) Winner 52 vs Winner 51; 17:00 – (B#61) Loser 50 vs Loser 49; 18:40 – (B#62) Loser 52 vs Loser 51.

Sunday

07:00 – (B#63) Loser 53 vs Loser 54; 07:00 – (B#64) Winner 53 vs Winner 54; 07:00 – (B#65) Loser 57 vs Loser 59; 08:40 – (B#66) Winner 57 vs Winner 59; 08:40 – (B#67) Loser 55 vs Loser 56; 08:40 – (B#68) Winner 55 vs Winner 56; 10:20 – (B#69) Loser 62 vs Loser 61; 10:20 – (B#70) Winner 62 vs Winner 61; 10:20 – (B#71) Loser 60 vs Loser 58; 12:10 – (B#72 – Winner 60 vs Winner 58.

 

Alexa de Villiers was sensational as she led Herschel to their second Old Petrian’s u19 Girls Water Polo Tournament title at the Wahoo Aquatic Centre in Sandton on Sunday afternoon.

The Western Cape side, who won their first title in 2011, defeated 2023 champions St Stithians College 9-6 in a hard-fought final. The event featured 27 of South Africa’s leading girls’ water polo teams.

De Villiers scored four of the nine goals that Herschel put past the Saints’ defence. The Johannesburg team was in control for large parts of the encounter, and through the first to third chukka, Saints led at multiple points, only for Herschel to equalise, often through De Villiers.

Herschel broke the trend in the fourth chukka when they went ahead 7-6 and, once they got in front, they did what Saints had failed to do each time they took the lead, by creating a two-goal gap. In the last couple of minutes of the match, the Cape Town team scored another to put the game beyond Saints and banish any hopes they may have had of a comeback.

The final marked the second time the teams had met in the tournament. Herschel and St Stithians first locked horns during the group stages, when the Cape Town side triumphed 8-5, which meant Saints had to take a longer route to the final.

After finishing second in Pool A, Saints had to get by Clarendon in the playoffs before squaring up to Roedean in the quarterfinals.

In the semis, coach Etienne Le Roux‘s team took on an unrelenting Reddam House Constantia. Courtney Calenborne, who had been outstanding for Saints throughout the tournament, stayed true to form. The Central Gauteng star breached the Reddam defence three times as the teams settled for a 4-4 draw after the fourth chukka. The contest was then decided by a penalty shootout, which Saints edged 3-2.

The finalists’ paths to the title-decider couldn’t have been any more different. After topping their group, Herschel stamped their ticket for direct qualification to the quarterfinals with an 11-8 win over Durban Girls’ College (DGC).

In the semifinals, Sophie Vickers put five goals past DSG to book a date with St Stithians in the final. By her standards, the Western Province player had a muted campaign, choosing to play a supporting role to her more experienced teammates, Anne Lieberman and Amy van Breda. The pair was prolific as Herschel effortlessly sailed past each of their opponents.

It was a testament to Herschel’s all-round excellence, however, that they produced numerous matchwinners on their way to the title.

Herschel and Saints were two of the three top goal-scoring teams of the tournament. Herschel topped the list, with 107, while Saints were third, with 95. Sandwiched between them was Roedean, on 104 goals.

Amy Mather, from Crawford, was the leading goal-scorer, with 32, while DGC’s Kayla Andrews struck 28 times, and Hannah Banks, from Reddam Constantia, was third with 27.

Lesser honours were accorded to the Shield winners, St Peter’s, who defeated Chisipite, 5-4, Bowl winners’ Crawford, who overcame Stirling, 5-3, and the Plate winners’ St Dominic’s, who outplayed St Mary’s 5-3.

Playoffs and Final Standings

25th-24th Playoff: Alexander Road 1-4 Springfield
Plate semi-final: Clarendon 5-9 St Mary’s
25th-28th Playoff: Pretoria Girls 3-4 Rand Park
Plate semi-final: St Dominic’s 4-3 Reddam Bedfordview
17th-20th Playoff: Westerford 5-13 Collegiate
Shield semi-final: Reddam Helderfontein 3-6 St Peter’s
17th-20th Playoff: Rustenburg 6-5 Hudson Park
Shield semi-final: Chisipite 8-1 Wynberg
5th-8th Playoff: St Anne’s 7-6 DGC
Bowl semi-final: Crawford 4-2 Kingsmead
5th-8th Playoff: Roedean 13-3 Kingswood
Bowl semi-final: Stirling 4-3 Pearson
27th-28th: Alex Road 4-3 Pretoria Girls
Cup Semi-Final: Herschel 5-4 DSG
25th-26th: Springfield 5-3 Rand Park
Cup semi-final: St Stithians 4 (3)-4 (2) Reddam Constantia
23rd-24th: Reddam Helderfontein 2-4 Wynberg
Shield Final: St Peter’s 5-4 Chisipite
19th-20th: Westerford 4-6 Hudson
17th-18th Collegiate 7-1 Rustenburg
Bowl Final: Crawford 5-3 Stirling
15th-16th: Kingsmead 4-3 Pearson
Plate Final: St Mary’s 3-5 St Dominic’s
11th-12th: Clarendon 5 (4)-5 (3) Reddam Bedfordview
5th-6th: St Anne’s 3-7 Roedean
7th-8th: DGC 6 (1)-6 (3) Kingswood
3rd-4th: DSG 4-8 Reddam Constantia
1st-2nd: Herschel 9 – 6 St Stithians

There were fewer blowouts and matches were more tightly contested on the second day of the 19th edition of the Old Petrian’s U19 Girls Water Polo Tournament, being hosted by St Peter’s College. The event, which kicked off on Thursday, finishes on Sunday.

Several teams, who were buried under waves of double-digit margins of defeat, regrouped and worked their way back into the tournament. Only five teams – Rand Park, Springfield, Pretoria Girls, Wynberg and Reddam Helderfontein – are yet to register a first win in the 27-team event.

The big guns who made a splash on day one continued to build on those results.

Coach Alex Hawkins‘ Herschel, which boasts several Western Province u16 and u19 stars, including Kirsten Bottger and Anna Lieberman, swept the group with little trouble.

Pool A, which also has powerhouses St Stithians and Crawford in its ranks, is one of the toughest groups at the tournament. Herschel, the 2011 champions, were not unnerved by the reputations of the teams in their group, however, and they kept a clean record on their way to the top of the standings. 

They prevailed 8-5 over the defending champions, St Stithians, in a tightly contested encounter, before trouncing Crawford and Alexander Road by double digits. The Western Cape outfit is a perfect six from six so far. They’re also six points clear of second-placed St Stithians, who have one game in hand. 

Roedean is the only other undefeated team at the tournament. The Gauteng school has scored a mammoth 66 goals and conceded a miserly 13 on their way to the top of Pool B. The Garreth Prout-coached unit has followed the lead of their top scorer, SA Schools’ star Mia Loizides. Right now, Roedean looks like the team to beat.

Pool C has three big guns tied on 12 points each. Coach Nick Tinkler‘s Reddam Constantia leads the three-team pack because of a superior goal difference over St Dominic’s and Durban Girls College. The Hannah Banks-led unit dropped points when they faced off against St. Dominic’s, who beat them by four goals to two.

Gauteng Central u19A star Ruby Carlson was among the scorers for St Dominic’s, adding one more goal to her tally of seven from day one. She was key in St Dominic’s two victories over Collegiate and Pretoria Girls. 

Kayla Andrews’ sensational form for DGC spilt into day two of the tournament. The KwaZulu-Natal sharpshooter scored five against Pretoria Girls and added two more to her tally when DGC breezed past the in-form St Dominic’s. Before falling to DGC, Coach Wade Marshall‘s team had been undefeated. 

Reddam Bedfordview leads Pool D after an impressive showing that saw them win three of their four group matches to end day two on 15 points.

The Johannesburg outfit is not blowing teams out of the water, but they’re doing enough to secure victory. In their three games on Friday, they scored 14 goals and conceded four. However, their position at the summit is not secure. Clarendon and St Anne’s are hot on their heels. Both teams have 12 points and a game in hand.

Pool A

St Stithians 5-2 Kingswood
Crawford 0-10 Herschel
Kingswood 16-3 Alex Road
Rand Park 2-13 Hudson Park
Herschel 8-5 St Stithians
Hudson Park 9-2 Alex Road
Kingswood 3-7 Herschel
Rand Park 1-14 Crawford
Herschel 19-1 Alex
Hudson Park 5-7 Crawford
Rand Park 0-15 St Stithians

Pool B

Chisipite 1-6 St Mary’s
Stirling 8-1 Springfield
DSG 7-0 Kingsmead
Chisipite 9-1 Springfield
St Mary’s 4-13 Roedean
Stirling 5-3 Kingsmead
Roedean 14-2 Chisipite
Kingsmead 9-1 Springfield
St Mary’s 4-5 DSG
Kingsmead 6-2 Chisipite
DSG 5-10 Roedean

Pool C

St Dominic’s 4-2 Reddam Constantia
DGC 13-2 Pretoria Girls
Rustenburg 4-4 St Peter’s
St Dominic’s 3-7 DGC
Collegiate 6-5 Rustenburg
St Peters 8-3 Pretoria Girls
Collegiate 2-7 Reddam Constantia
Rustenburg 9-4 Pretoria Girls
St Dominic’s 11-2 St Peter’s
Reddam Constantia 6-1 DGC
Pretoria Girls 0-19 Collegiate

Pool D

Pearson 8-0 Westerford
St Anne’s 13-0 Wynberg
Clarendon 2-5 Reddam Bedfordview
Westerford 5-1 Reddam Helderfontein
Clarendon 4-3 St Anne’s
Wynberg 1-5 Reddam Bedfordview
Reddam Helderfontein 3-8 Pearson
Reddam Bedfordview 4-6 St Anne’s
Clarendon 20-0 Reddam Helderfontein
Pearson 1-4 Reddam Bedfordview

Saturday

@ Wahoo Aquatic Centre

07:00 – (71) Westerford vs Wynberg; 07:35 -(72) Reddam Constantia vs St Peter’s; 08:10 – (73) Clarendon vs Pearson; 08:45 – (74) Collegiate vs Durban Girls; 09:20 – (75) Wynberg vs Reddam Helderfontein; 09:55 – (76) Rustenburg vs St Dominic’s; 10:30 – (77) St Anne’s vs Westerford; 11:30 – Exhibition Match.

12:30 – (85) Play-off; 13:05 – (86) Play-off; 13:40 – (87) PlayoOff; 14:15 – (88) Play-off; 14:50 – (89) Quarterfinal Bowl; 15:25 – (90) Quarerfinal Bowl; 16:00 – (91) Quarterfinal Bowl; 16:35 – (92) Quaertfinal Bowl; 17:10 – (97) Quarterfinal Cup; 17:55 – (98) Quarterfinal Cup; 18:40 – (99) Quarterfinal Cup; 19:25 – (100) Quarterfinal Cup.

@ Peter’s Girls Prep School

07:00 – (78) Stirling vs St Mary’s; 07:35 – (79) Crawford vs Alex Road; 08:10 – (80) DSG vs Chisipite; 08:45 – (81) Hudson vs St Stithians; 09:20 – (82) Stirling vs Roedean; 09:55 – (83) Kingswood vs Rand Park; 10:30 – (84) Springfield vs St Mary’s

12:30 – (93) Quarterfinal Shield; 13:05 – (94) Quarterfinal Shield; 13:40 – (95) Quarterfinal Shield; 14:15 – (96) Quarterfinal Shield