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After showing promise in the pre-season against the likes of St Charles College and Boland Landbou, Milnerton High School turned that potential into points, upsetting Rondebosch Boys’ High 34-33, after trailing 3-33 on the Tinkie Heyns Field on Saturday.

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The hosts got off to a solid start, seemingly putting the match to bed after 40 minutes, thanks to a brace of tries by their big hooker, Justin Amos, and further five-point contributions by Alutha Wesi, Harry Soboil and Shakeel Abrahams.

By that stage, Milnerton’s only points had come from the boot of flyhalf, Chadwin Sellidon, but that was about to change as the visitors launched an incredible fightback.

Spurred on by their captain, Frank Hitimana, who rounded off their first try after some excellent work by Briint Davids, with only 15 minutes left to play, the Milnerton side picked up the pace considerably and left ‘Bosch stunned.

Minutes later, the hosts were huddled under their posts again, after Morgan Lodewyk went over for Milnerton’s second.

Sellidon’s kicking off the tee had a massive part to play in a tight match, and he contributed even more with a try of his own. Winger Keagan Wood struck twice to get the visitors to within a point, with a minute left on the clock, and Sellidon added the extras to give his side the lead for the first time in the game.

The drama wasn’t yet over, however. From the ensuing kickoff, Milnerton gave away a penalty within reach of their uprights, but the hosts decided to go for a lineout instead of taking an attempt at goal, which gave the visitors a chance to steal back the ball and secure a remarkable victory.

The margins were almost as fine in the match between SACS and Stellenberg, with the team from the southern suburbs digging deep to secure a 24-22 victory.

SACS were missing some of their stars due to injury, including captain Seth Bradford and vice-captain Ben van Coller, but stand-in skipper Nic Reynolds did brilliantly to rally his troops.

Their troubles were compounded when flanker Siphe Mbungendlu suffered a serious injury, but the remaining SACS players pulled together and had just enough in the tank to see off the Jade Brigade.

Tries by Luka Tonitz, Dehan Neethling, and Dale du Toit got Stellenberg to within two points of their first win of the season, but Rayaan Solomon‘s accuracy off the tee for SACS proved to be the difference on the day which, given their kicking struggles earlier this season, was a huge positive for the visiting team.

Wynberg Boys’ High kept their perfect record for the season intact, comfortably beating Hoërskool Durbanville 36-19.

Hooker Xabiso Mkiva and winger Kunene Gadu each scored two tries for Wynberg as they outplayed the Durbies.

Next weekend, however, they will face their toughest challenge yet when they take on Paarl Boys’ High at the Buco Brug Street Stadium.

Scorers

Milnerton 34 (3) – Tries: Keagan Wood (2), Frank Hitimana, Morgan Lodewyk, Chadwin Sellidon. Conversions: Sellidon (3). Penalty: Sellidon. Rondebosch Boys’ High 33 (19) – Tries: Justin Amos (2), Alutha Wesi, Harry Soboil, Shakeel Abrahams. Conversions: David Simon (3), Shakeel Abrahams.

SACS 24 – Tries: Connor King, Jack Benade, Daniel Grant. Conversions: Rayaan Solomons (3). Penalty: Solomons. Stellenberg 22 – Tries: Luka Tonitz, Dehan Neethling, Dale du Toit. Conversions: Eben Rademan (2). Penalty: Rademan.

Wynberg Boys’ High 36 (12) – Tries: Xabiso Mkiva (2), Kunene Gadu (2), Torren February, Levi Brown. Conversions: Yaqeen Ahmed (3). Hoërskool Durbanville 19 (7) – Tries: Dale Martin (2), AD Freemantle. Conversions: Claydon Karelse (2).

Other results

u19 – Rondebosch Boys’ High II 34, Milnerton II 0; Wynberg Boys’ High II 15, Hoërskool Durbanville II 12; Stellenberg II 28, SACS II 5; Hoërskool Durbanville III 17, Wynberg Boys’ High III 8; Stellenberg 24, SACS 20.

u16 – Rondebosch Boys’ High 48, Milnerton 16; Wynberg Boys’ High 21, Hoërskool Durbanville 7; Stellenberg 56, SACS 7; Wynberg Boys’ High B 11, Hoërskool Durbanville B 7; Stellenberg B 17, SACS B 7.

u15 – Rondebosch Boys’ High 56, Milnerton 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 20, Hoërskool Durbanville 14; Stellenberg 20. SACS 15; Wynberg Boys’ High B 20, Hoërskool Durbanville B 10; Stellenberg B 33, SACS B 0.

u14 – Rondebosch Boys’ High 32, Milnerton 3; Hoërskool Durbanville 15, Wynberg Boys’ High 14; Stellenberg 22, SACS 7; Wynberg Boys’ High B 20, Hoërskool Durbanville B 10; SACS B 13, Stellenberg B 5.

Hoërskool Brackenfell het hul indrukwekkende spelpeil die afgelope naweek voortgesit toe hulle die partytjie met 25-17 bederf het vir Hoërskool Bellville in die hoofwedstryd van die Margaret Pansegrouw Sportdag.

Die Brakkies se pak het hard gewerk om voorlangs die oorhand teen die gasheerspan te verkry, met vaskopstut, Graigan Matroos, wat oorgebars het vir twee drieë.

Die groot agsteman, Wade Fortuin, het ook ‘n drie agter sy naam geplaas, terwyl hul spelbreker op  losskakel, Junior Louw, weer die opposisie gestraf het met sy geoefende skopskoen.

Louw het vroeër vanjaar, by Brackenfell se sportdag, al sy span se punte aangeteken met vyf strafdoele in hul naelbytsege van 15-14 oor Hoërskool Hopefield.

Dominic Adams kon twee pragdrieë vir die tuisspan aanteken, maar dit was nie genoeg om die Brakkies te stuit nie.

In die voorlaaste wedstryd van die dag het Hoërskool Porterville ‘n massiewe stelling gemaak teen Hoërskool Melkbosstrand.

Die plattelanders het agter die Melkies se doellyn geboer om met 55-0 as oorwinaars uit die stryd te tree. Howard Ocks, Marvin Lee Benjemin en Keanu Plaatjies het elkeen twee drieë gedruk, terwyl Ocks nog 10 punte bygedra het met doelskoppe.

Porterville het ‘n strawwe voorseisoen agter die rug. By hul jaarlikse Bulfees het hulle teen Hoër Jongenskool Paarl se derdes verloor, en by die Paul Roos-rugbyfees moes hulle die knie buig teen HTS Daniel Pienaar en Hoërskool Tygerberg. Hulle het egter ‘n indrukwekkende sege teen Hoërskool Durbanville se tweedes behaal by die Wynberg Rugbyfees, en nou pluk hulle die vrugte van hul harde arbeid in die voorseisoen.

Puntemakers:

Hoërskool Brackenfell 25 – Drieë: Graigan Matroos (2), Wade Fortuin. Doelskoppe: Junior Louw (2). Strafdoelle: Louw (2). Hoërskool Bellville 17 – Drieë: Dominic Adams (2), Willick de Klerk. Doelskop: Ashwin Cox.

Hoërskool Porterville 55 – Drieë: Howard Ocks (2), Marvin Lee Benjemin (2), Keanu Plaatjies (2), Llewellyn Fransman, Gideon Kroon, Dandre Killian. Doelskoppe: Ocks (5). Hoërskool Melkbosstrand 0.

Uitslae:

o. 19 – Tygerberg 17, Hermanus 15; Bellville II 34, Brackenfell 7; Jan van Riebeeck 24, Tygerberg II 3; Dirkie Uys 10, Swellendam 0; Westcliff 29, Curro Hermanus 7; Bellville III 12, Brackenfell III 7; Bonnievale 34, Weskusskool 0;

o. 16 – Bellville 34, Brackenfell 19; Bellville B 51, Brackenfell B 7; Hermanus 82, Swellendam 0; Tygerberg 23, Porterville 7; Melkbosstrand 25, Dirkie Uys 5; Tygerberg 31, Egdemead 12.

o. 15 – Bellville 41, Brackenfell 3; Bellville B 14, Brackenfell B 7; Jan van Riebeeck 21, Bellville B 17; Tygerberg B 19, Dirkie Uys 8; Tygerberg 12, Porterville 7; Swellendam 31, Edgemead 0; Bellville C 23, Westcliff 17; Melkbosstrand 22, Hermanus 0; Bonnievale 15, Tygerberg C 5.

o. 14 – Brackenfell 19, Bellville 5; Bellville 5, Brackenfell 5; Eddgemead 24, Curro Hermanus 15; Jan van Riebeeck 21, Melkbosstrand 21 Tygerberg 47, Hermanus 0.

Paarl Boys’ High continue to find answers, regardless of their challenges. On Saturday, the Boishaai first team kept their unblemished record for the season intact as they defended their home turf at the Buco Brug Street Stadium against the visiting Oakdale Landbou.

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Kurt Coetzee, the electric inside centre from Riversdal, opened the scoring early on as the visitors drew first blood by way of a penalty.

However, two quickfire tries by the boys in blue, in response, put the home team in the driver’s seat early on.

First, hooker Christiaan Grundling powered his way through the farmers’ defenders, then winger Aiden Jacobs had too much gas and left the visitors grasping at air when he went over five minutes later.

Even though Boishaai had to defend with 14 men for large periods of the match, as they received three successive yellow cards, the team from Paarl kept control of the game throughout.

After the break, their big bruiser at flank, Rubin Dames, increased their lead when he barrelled through a couple of would-be defenders. Flyhalf Viaan Mentoor, who has been excellent so far this season, added the extras to extend the host’s lead to 19-3.

A raft of penalties meant that the game couldn’t fall into a rhythm, but the hosts had done more than enough to add another big name to the list of teams they’ve dealt with already this season.

Oakdale continued to apply pressure through the likes of Duraan Janse van Rensburg and Erick Steyn, but Boishaai captain Dian Smal and his team were rock solid on defence and utilised their own opportunities better.

A late try by Oakdale’s replacement prop, Sine Mdlankomo, softened the blow, but it came too late to trouble the hosts.

Next weekend, the Paarl outfit welcomes Wynberg Boys’ High, who are also still undefeated in 2024.

Wynberg convincingly beat Hoërskool Durbanville 36-19 on Saturday, but Boishaai overwhelmed the same team 73-7. The boys from the southern suburbs will, no doubt, enter the forthcoming match as the underdogs.

If players like Dames, Mentoor and Grundling maintain the form they have displayed thus far, Paarl Boys’ High will be a difficult team to beat this season.

Scorers

Paarl Boys’ High 19 (12) – Tries: Christiaan Grundling, Aiden Jacobs, Rubin Dames. Conversions: Viaan Mentoor (2). Oakdale 10 (3) – Try: Sine Mdlankomo. Conversion: Kurt Coetzee. Penalty: Coetzee.

All the results

u19 – Paarl Boys’ High II 34, Oakdale II 7; Paarl Boys’ High III 47, Oakdale III 12.

u16 – Paarl Boys’ High 29, Oakdale 10; Paarl Boys’ High B 26, Oakdale B 12.

u15 – Paarl Boys’ High 34, Oakdale 14; Paarl Boys’ High B 63, Oakdale B 5.

u14 – Paarl Boys’ High 44, Oakdale 0; Paarl Boys’ High B 28, Oakdale B 7.

Hoërskool Diamantveld het ‘n stelling gemaak met ‘n klinkende sege van 40-7 oor Hoërskool Upington, en sodoende die bordjies verhang na verlede jaar se skoknederlaag van 31-43 met die hervatting van die twee spanne se jaarlikse interskole.

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Die Diamonds het die tuisskare binne die eerste vyf minute reeds op hul voete gehad toe heelagter, Kyle Taute, op die teenaanval deur die Uppies-verdedigers gesny en binnesenter, Simon Liversage, weggestuur het vir die eerste drie.

Liversage het self sy drie verdoel, en met nog vier doelskoppe geslaag vir ‘n bydrae van 15 punte in sy span se spogsege.

Die span van Kimberley se pak het voorlangs die oorhand geniet, met kaptein, FJ de Vries, en haker, De Wet du Plooy, wat elk ook gedruk het in die eerste skof om die halftydtelling op 21-0 in hul guns te staan te bring.

In die tweede helfte is die sluise heeltemal oopgemaak, met vleuel, Carel Viljoen, wat onderskep het vir buitesenter, Clinton Brits, om eerste te druk na die omdraaislag, en die ander vleuel, Jonathan Harding, wat die Uppies-verdediging twee keer aan flarde gehardloop het om die oorwinning bo alle twyfel te stel.

Die besoekers het egter nooit hul koppe laat sak nie en in die laaste 10 minute steeds gapings in die Diamantveld-verdediging probeer ontgin. Een so ‘n briljante stukkie samespel tussen agsteman, Roelof Slabbert, en kaptein, Ruan Janse van Rensburg, het gesorg dat die span van Upington ook punte op die bord kon kry.

Vir Diamantveld behoort hierdie uitslag te dien as die begin van ‘n splinternuwe hoofstuk. Die trotse span van Kimberley het reeds twee puik seges oor Voortrekker Hoërskool en Hoërskool Trio behaal in die Wesgrow Sentrale Skolesport-reeks, en nou het hulle ook verlede jaar se Noord-Kaap ligakampioene verslaan.

Volgende naweek pak hulle vir Hoërskool Duineveld in Upington. Die Velties het die afgelope naweek vir Hoërskool Kalahari met 38-9 oorrompel en het vroeër, by die NMI Noord/Suid-toernooi, vir ‘n witwarm Hoërskool Noordheuwel laat sweet vir ‘n naelskraapse oorwinning van 33-32.

Daar wag dus tawwe stryd op die manne van Diamantveld.

Puntemakers:

Hoërskool Diamantveld 40 (21) – Drieë: Jonathan Harding (2), FJ de Vries, De Wet du Plooy, Simon Liversage, Clinton Brits. Doelskoppe: Liversage (5). Hoërskool Upington 7 (0) – Drie: Ruan Janse van Rensburg. Doelskop: Hercules Hudson.

Ander uitslae

o. 19 – Diamantveld II 60, Upington II 10.

o. 16 – Upington 30, Diamantveld 19; Diamantveld B 29, Upington B 21.

o. 15 – Diamantveld 19, Upington 17.

o. 14 – Diamantveld 64, Upington 0.

 

The Hoërskool Brackenfell first team is no stranger to playing in the main event. They’ve already played in a couple of headline games this season.

In their first, they beat Hopefield in a dramatic main game at the Brackenfell Sports Weekend. Then, at the Oakdale Klein Karoo Saadproduksie Rugby Week, they tore through their competition to earn a place in the finale, where they came up just short against Charlie Hofmeyr.

On Saturday, the Brakkies take on Hoërskool Bellville in the final match of the Margaret Pansgrouw Sports Day in Bellville.

The hosts are coming off an impressive run of performances at the Mauritz Hansen Rugby Weekend, where they took down Piet Retief (19-13) and Witteberg (12-10), and also put up a real fight in a 7-19 loss to Hans Strijdom.

Watch out for the Brakkies’ flyhalf Junior Louw, and the centre pairing of Jaydon La Douce and Marquine Abrahams, in the final match. That trio has shown big-game temperament already this season and finds a way to get points on the board.

In the penultimate game, Melkbosstrand squares off against Hoërskool Porterville, and before that Hoërskool Hermanus will attempt to tame the Hoërskool Tygerberg Tigers.

TEAMS

Hoërskool Bellville: 15 Jaden Gumede, 14 Dominic Adams, 13 Carlo Aucamp, 12 James Parker, 11 Ronaldo Lakay, 10 Ashwin Cox, 9 Jerric Estee, 8 Divan Swanepoel, 7 Kyle Brotherton, 6 Matthew Veldsman, 5 Ethan Swartz, 4 Willick de Klerk, 3 Gavin Peterson, 2 Devan Visagie, 1 Zack Viviers.

Hoërskool Brackenfell: 15 Zane van Schalkwyk, 14 Cwenga Ntshapo, 13 Jaydon La Douce, 12 Marquine Abrahams, 11 Liam Lucas, 10 Junior Louw, 9 Jaydin Basson, 8 Wade Fortuin, 7 Dawson Lombard, 6 Dante Johnson, 5 Antwone Julies, 4 Zander van Zyl, 3 Graigan Matroos, 2 Matthew Wyngaard, 1 Ntsikayomzi Njongonkulu.

Fixtures

A Field: 08:00 – Westcliff u19 A vs Curro Hermanus u19 A; 09:10 – Hoërskool Bellville u16 A vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u16 A; 10:20 – Dirkie Uys u19 A vs WP LSEN u19 A; 11:30 – Jan van Riebeeck u19 A vs Hoërskool Tygerberg u19 B; 12:40 – Hoërskool Bellville u19 B vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u19 B; 13:50 – Hoërskool Tygerberg u19 A vs Hoërskool Hermanus u19 A; 15:00 – Melkbosstrand u19 A vs Hoërskool  Porterville u19 A; 16:10 – Hoërskool Bellville u19 A vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u19 A.

B Field: 08:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u16 B vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u16 B; 09:10 – Hoërskool Bellville u19 C vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u19 C; 10:20 – Bonnievale u19 A vs Weskusskool u19 A; 11:30 – Hoërskool Swellendam u16 A vs Hoërskool Hermanus u16 A; 12:40 – Hoërskool Tygerberg u16 A vs Hoërskool Porterville u16 A; 13:50 – Hoërskool Swellendam u19 A vs Edgemead High u19 A; 15:00 – Dirkie Uys u16 A vs Melkbosstrand u16 A.

C Field: 08:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u15 B vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u15 B; 09:00 – Edgemead High u15 A vs Hoërskool Swellendam u15 A; 10:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u14 A vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u14 A; 11:00 – Hoërskool Tygerberg u15 A vs Hoërskool Porterville u15 A; 12:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u15 A vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u15 A; 13:00 – Hoërskool Bredasdorp u14 vs Jan van Riebeeck u14 A; 14:00 – Dirkie Uys u15 A vs Hoërskool Tygerberg u15 B; 15:00 – Edgemead High u16 A vs Hoërskool Tygerberg u16 B; 16:10 – Curro Hermanus u16 A vs Westcliff u16 A.

D Field: 08:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u14 B vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u14 B; 09:00 – Edgemead High u14 A vs Curro Hermanus u14 A; 10:00 – Jan van Riebeeck u14 A vs Melkbosstrand u14 A; 11:00 – Hoërskool Hermanus u14 A vs Hoërskool Tygerberg u14 A; 12:00 – Bonnievale u15 A vs Hoërskool Tygerberg u15 C; 13:00 – Hoërskool Hermanus u15 A vs Melkbosstrand u15 A; 14:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u15 C vs Westcliff u15 A; 15:00 – Hoërskool Bellville u14 C vs Hoërskool Brackenfell u14 C.

After a highly successful Easter tour, Worcester Gimnasium is back home to face their local rivals Swartland on Saturday.

At the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, the boys from Worcester grabbed the spotlight, with their exciting running rugby bringing them nail-biting victories over Hoërskool Rustenburg and Marlow Landbou. They edged out both by a single point, before losing 34-36 to Framesby on a last-second kick in their final outing.

They play an entertaining brand of brave rugby and will seek to build on the momentum they built up in KZN when they take on Swartland in Malmesbury.

Swartland scored 48 unanswered points against their opponent’s neighbours, Worcester Secondary, at the pre-season HTS Drostdy Sports Day, but they will face a far tougher challenge this weekend.

Props, Wilfred Slingers and Armaan Adendorff, have been outstanding for the Gimmies so far this season, and they will aim to assert their dominance on Saturday.

For Swartland, much of their success has come through their wingers, Deven Bocks and Tyrese Barlow, so the visitors will have to be wary of the speedsters on the outside.

Meanwhile, Hoërskool Montagu travels to face Hoërskool Robertson in a fixture that has the potential to deliver fireworks.

Both teams won two of their three matches recently at the Oakdale Klein Karoo Saadproduksie Rugby Week in Riversdal.

The Robbies have already shown their intent to make their home field a fortress this year, and they held off Vredendal 15-12 in the headline match at their Robbie-Fest.

Winger Ruwan Stevens scored the winning try in that contest, after earlier five-pointers from Bernardo Diedericks and Jaydan van Niekerk.

Montagu was also in action at the Robbie-Fest, where they ran riot in a 52-12 victory over the Jakes Gerwel Technical School.

Flanker Chadwin Lottering dotted down twice and his flyhalf, Renaldo Koker, contributed 17 points with a try and six conversions.

TEAMS

Swartland vs Worcester Gimnasium at 12:30

Swartland: 15 Nicholai Miggel, 14 Deven Bocks, 13 Daniël Walters, 12 Gerard Jacobs, 11 Tyrese Barlow, 10 Carlo van der Merwe, 9 Kailen Kotzé, 8 JH Kleynhans, 7 Rheinhardt Adonis, 6 Arthur Bester-van Lill, 5 Martin Neethling, 4 Alexzander Wucherofenning, 3 Ruan Zandberg, 2 Kallie Boutsikaris, 1 Melchior Botha.

Worcester Gimnasium: 15 Lorenzo Harmse, 14 Vuyolwethu Bavuma, 13 Breyton Cupido, 12 Lukewin van Heerden, 11 Elrenzo Swarts, 10 Aiden Abrahams, 9 Luke Cupido, 8 Ryan Jacobs, 7 Waylan Pienaar, 6 Valentino Nomadluka, 5 Joshua Coetzee, 4 Chris O’Neil, 3 Wilfred Slingers, 2 Armand Croeser, 1 Armaan Adendorff.

Hoërskool Robertson vs Hoërskool Montagu at 12:20

Hoërskool Robertson: 15 Roberto Koert, 14 Winsor de Koker, 13 Bernardo Diedericks, 12 Jaydan van Niekerk, 11 Ruwan Stevens, 10 Tyron Matthys, 9 Kyle Cedras, 8 Ethan Fourie, 7 Groban van Wyk, 6 Ivor Thompson, 5 André Gelderblom, 4 Mychal Swart, 3 Petrus Coetzee, 2 Yannick du Plessis, 1 Stephen Kent.

Hoërskool Montagu: 15 Joshua Scheepers, 14 Adrian Opperman, 13 Morne-John Roos, 12 Linden de Silva, 11 Peter-Wayne Soldaat, 10 Ronaldo Koker, 9 Udo Windvogel, 8 Xolani Yanta, 7 Chad Lottering, 6 Nazeer Ahmed, 5 Jacobus van Zyl, 4 Curwin Matthys, 3 Gorchen Fluks, 2 Geraldo Andries, 1 Tian Crous.

Other fixtures: 12:15 – Hoërskool Punt vs Hoërskool Langenhoven; 13:20 – Piketberg vs Curro Langebaan.

Hoërskool Hoopstad se veldtog om hul kampioenstatus in die Sandveld-liga te behou begin Saterdag wanneer hulle vir Wessel Maree Hoërskool in Odendaalsrus aandurf.

Hoopstad het reeds die seisoen suksesvol afgeskop deur die Lucien van Zyl Snr-wisseltroffee by die Namgola Parys-rugbyweek omhoog te lig.

Buitesenter, Hennie Barnard, is by daardie byeenkoms as die beste agterspeler aangewys en sal vanjaar iemand wees om dop te hou.

Wessel Maree het self ‘n skitterende voorseisoen beleef en kon vir sowel President Steyn as SPS Brandfort by hul onderskeie sportdae kasty. Hulle sal oorgehaal wees om verlede jaar se kampioen ook te laat struikel vroeg in die seisoen.

Met ‘n splinternuwe plattelandse seisoen om die draai, bied hierdie naweek ‘n opwindende eerste geleentheid om te sien hoe die spanne opweeg.

Die spanne:

Riebeeckstad t. Wilgerivier om 10:45:

Hoërskool Riebeeckstad: 15 Fezikele Sibuyi, 14 Karie Mofokeng, 13 Moshoaliba Kannanelo, 12 Eddie Lekota, 11 Lushaba Nhalanhla, 10 Lerato Mangonjane, 9 Bongani Majola, 8 Amos Moleleki, 7 Pule Dunjane, 6 Kamogelo Mpanyane, 5 Pule Sello, 4 Khayalethu Ntsakaza, 3 Toka Thaele, 2 Matli Khobi, 1 Austin Duka.

Hoërskool Wilgerivier: 15 Marnus Swart, 14 Thato Tsotetsi, 13 Tihompo Motsapi, 12 Onkarabile Mokoena, 11 Gerhardu Lourens, 10 Wian Muller, 9 HG Muller, 8 Rohan de Beer, 7 Paseka Motsoeneng, 6 JD van den Berg, 5 Drihan Engelbrecht, 4 PJ Nortje, 3 Eduardu Muller, 2 Louis de Villiers, 1 Tshwanelo Rametse.

Wessel Maree Hoërskool t. Hoërskool Hoopstad om 10:50

Wessel Maree: 15 Tsepo Fako, 14 Nhlanhla Fotoi, 13 Kamohelo Ntaje, 12 Kabelo Oliphant, 11 Junior Moroke, 10 Retabile Letanta, 9 Lesego Monyaki, 8 Jeff Khobi, 7 Mpumelelo Dumako, 6 Ntute Tsotsotso, 5 Awa Malebo, 4 Thabang Lenyane, 3 Andile Gumedi, 2 Kagiso Plaatjie, 1 Shorty van Wyk.

Hoërskool Hoopstad: 15 FP Graeme, 14 Christo van Rooyen, 13 Hennie Barnard, 12 Abrie van Zyl, 11 Busi Mfebe, 10 AJ Brink, 9 Marco Wolfaardt, 8 Adam Barnard, 7 AB Muller, 6 Michael Steyn, 5 Christiaan Liebenberg, 4 Theuns van Rhyn, 3 Kobus Liebenberg, 2 AP Meyer, 1 Schalk van der Merwe.

HTS Welkom t. Bultfontein om 11:00:

HTS Welkom: 15 Tshireletso Parora, 14 Nkosi Kutyunga, 13 Tumelo Seloana, 12 Amohelang Makhalanyane, 11 Kabelo Tapisi, 10 Teboho Hlalele, 9 Akhona Mgoboli, 8 Thabo Langa, 7 Junior Botipe, 6 Bokamoso Plank, 5 Raphael Tahadimane, 4 Mpho Mhlanga, 3 Paul Morokgweng, 2 Sthembiso Vutela, 1 Hlomi Rakometsi.

Hoërskool Bultfontein: 15 AC Greyling, 14 CJ Engelbrecht, 13 Nathen Booysen, 12 Gideon Labuschagne, 11 AC Janse van Rensburg, 10 Tumi Moahludi, 9 Jedri Janse van Rensburg, 8 Eddie Buys, 7 Eduan Janse van Rensburg, 6 Deon du Toit, 5 Flippie Tait, 4 Ian Erasmus, 3 Dylan Marias, 2 CJ Aucamp, 1 Rigardt Ardendorff.

Bothaville t. Henneman om 11:20:

Hoërskool Bothaville: 15 Vuyo Nzunga, 14 Hayden Fraser, 13 Josh Pietersen de Andrade, 12 TJ de Jager, 11 Adriaan van Huysteen, 10 Hanru Coetzee, 9 Francois Rossouw, 8 Frans Eloff, 7 Hanco van der Walt, 6 Cilliers van der Merwe, 5 Edrian Erasmus, 4 Richter Scholtz, 3 Chris Engelbrecht, 2 Paul Verwey, 1 Schalk Engelbrecht.

Hoërskool Henneman: 15 Siya Khaba, 14 Henry Fechter, 13 Ernst Serfontein, 12 Thabiso Leeu, 11 JC Delport, 10 Travis van Wyk, 9 Jordan Ferreira, 8 Franco Marx, 7 Sam Dlamini, 6 Tjaart Gravett, 5 Duan Scheepers, 4 Xander van Jaarsveld, 3 Brandon Baker, 2 Stavro Victor, 1 Armand Jordaan.

Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale besoek Brugstraat Saterdag om sake uit te spook met die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl.

Verlede jaar het die boere op Riversdal met 20-17 geseëvier, maar hulle kon vir Boishaai laas in 2018, vir die eerste keer sedert 2002, op Brugstraat pootjie.

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Hannes Gous het die Oakdale-span in 2018 op die veld gelei en danksy bydraes deur sleutelspelers soos Trevino Gordons, Clyde Lewis en Pieter Maritz kon hulle die tuisspan met 47-29 gaffel.

Vanjaar lyk die span van Paarl egter weer soos een van die voorstes in die land, en het hulle reeds hul stempel afgedruk teen ‘n paar van die spanne wat verlede seisoen vir hulle opdraande gegee het.

Boishaai het die seisoen afgeskop met ‘n reuse oorwinning van 73-7 oor Hoërskool Durbanville, nadat die Durbies in 2023 ‘n skoksege oor hulle behaal het.

Daarna het hulle by die NMI Noord/Suid-toernooi met Jeppe High School afgereken (45-19), en dit op die vooraand van Jeppe se opspraakwekkende sege oor Grey-kollege.

Boishaai het ook hope karakter aan die dag gelê teen Garsfontein, om in die doodsnikke die knoop deur te hak met 38-36.

Verlede naweek het hulle ook hul onoorwonne rekord by die King Edward School se Paastoernooi behou, deur die gasheerspan en ‘n begeesterde Pretoria Boys’ High met onderskeidelik 22-7 en 24-8 te klop.

Die tuisspan lyk dus slaggereed om die bordjies te verhang teen Oakdale, maar die manne van Riversdal is self besig om ‘n indrukwekkende seisoen aanmekaar te sit.

Oakdale het reeds vir Ligbron Akademie, Rondebosch Boys’ High, Hoërskool Garsfontein en Helpmekaar Kollege die loef afgesteek, en sal uitsien na nog ‘n kans om met Boishaai in hul eie agterplaas te ploeg.

Oakdale se loskopstut, Kai Pratt, het verlede jaar as deel van die SWD-span by die Grant Khomo-week aandag getrek, en is besig om op daardie momentum voort te bou.

Die Boishaai-voorry, met Christiaan Grundling op haker, sal egter nie terugstaan vir die besoekers nie. Dit gaan ‘n enorme stryd tussen die groot manne in die skrums afgee.

Rubin Dames, die tuisspan se bul van ‘n flank is nog elke naweek ‘n uitblinker vir die span van Paarl, en sy losskakel, Viaan Mentoor, kon ook nog nie ‘n voet verkeerd sit nie.

Kurt Coetzee van Oakdale is ook ‘n opwindende speler om dop te hou en het verlede jaar by die Internasionale Skolefees in Thailand gewys waartoe hy in staat is.

Die spanne:

Paarl Boishaai t. Oakdale om 13:30:

Hoër Jongenskool Paarl: 15 Francois van der Merwe, 14 Aiden Jacobs, 13 Tristan Joubert, 12 Tristan Fransman, 11 Ashwin Swarts, 10 Viaan Mentoor, 9 Keagan Smith, 8 Douw Wessels, 7 Rubin Dames, 6 Anroux du Plessis, 5 Jayden Joubert, 4 Dian Smal, 3 Juan van der Merwe, 2 Christiaan Grundling, 1 Bernard du Toit.

Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale: 15 Reinhart Viljoen, 14 Christian Vorster, 13 Lee-Winn Pretorius, 12 Kurt Coetzee, 11 Duraan Janse van Rensburg, 10 CT Vosloo, 9 Jandrian Goosen, 8 Erick Steyn, 7 Jannes Snyman, 6 Zack Wessels, 5 Roy Viljoen, 4 Ruan Swart, 3 Tiaan Turck, 2 Gustav van der Merwe, 1 Kai Pratt.

Hoërskool Diamantveld het, van 2008 tot 2015, hul jaarlikse bepaling teen Hoërskool Upington gedomineer, maar met die hervatting van die twee spanne se wedywering verlede jaar was dit Uppies wat koning gekraai het.

Saterdag pak die twee mekaar weer, dié keer in Kimberley, en die Diamonds sal die bordjies so gou as moontlik wil verhang om weer hul plek as die toonaangewende span in die Noord-Kaap te herwin.

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Die span van Upington se ster op senter, Ruwin Isaks, het 23 punte met die stewel bygedra in verlede jaar se sege, maar slegs drie van daardie seisoen se staatmakers het oorgebly. Roelof Slabbert, wat verlede jaar op haker gesak het, begin in die no. 8-trui; Louwan Harper skuif van vleuel na skrumskakel; en Ruan Janse van Rensburg is weer op slot in aksie.

Die Uppies sal staatmaak op die ervaring van bogenoemde trio wanneer hulle Saterdag probeer om verlede jaar se sukses te herhaal in Kimberley.

Die Diamonds lyk boonop na ‘n totaal ander span vanjaar.

Daar is ‘n kerngroep van spelers, soos die medekapteine, FJ de Vries en Simon Liversage, wat ook verlede jaar reeds die ligbloutrui gedra het, en tot dusver lyk Diamantveld slaggereed om ‘n nuwe hoofstuk te skryf.

Die Diamonds het reeds twee indrukwekkende seges in die Wesgrow-reeks behaal, en kon gedurende die vakansie hul deelname aan die St Stithians-fees afsluit met ‘n klinkende sege van 53-11 oor Hoërskool Secunda, nadat hulle op die eerste dag teen Helpmekaar Kollege vasgeval het.

Voor die seisoen het Diamantveld met 10-33 teen Affies verloor, terwyl Upington by dieselfde geleentheid met 10-38 die knie gebuig het teen die Pretorianers se tweedespan. Die tuisspan sal dus voel dat hulle hierdie kragmeting behoort te wen.

Upington het egter verlede jaar gewys dat hulle nie hulself steur aan vorige uitslae nie, en reg is om op ‘n gegewe dag enige span die stryd aan te sê.

Die spanne:

Diamantveld t. Upington om 12:00:

Hoërskool Diamantveld: 15 Kyle Taute, 14 Carel Viljoen, 13 Clinton Brits, 12 Simon Liversage, 11 Jonathan Harding, 10 Marno Greeff, 9 Ethan Marnus, 8 Enrique Boshoff, 7 Jayden de Klerk, 6 Paul Cronje, 5 Zuan Rautenbach, 4 Daniël Kühn, 3 Heinrich Nel, 2 De Wet du Plooy, 1 FJ de Vries.

Hoërskool Upington: 15 Hercules Hudson, 14 Dali Gubula, 13 LJ Izaaks, 12 Tony van Kradenburg, 11 Laymian Snyders, 10 Cayden Daniels, 9 Louwan Harper, 8 Roelof Slabbert, 7 Petri Fourie, 6 Walter Warkus, 5 Ruan Janse van Rensburg, 4 Jaden Williams, 3 Nathan Manyora, 2 Jade Coetzee, 1 Monqoba Hinana.

Boland Landbou has not tasted victory against Paarl Gimnasium on the J.A. Kriel Field since 2006, if the Gimmies have their way on Saturday, that record will remain intact.

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Paarl Gim has emerged as one of the front-runners for the number-one spot in South African schools’ rugby this season after convincing performances in the pre-season and during the Easter break.

They dusted off Monument 38-21 at the NMI Toyota North-South Tournament in Pretoria, before making a loud statement against Pretoria Boys’ High, outmuscling them 75-10.

Boland Landbou have also made an exciting start to their season, most recently scoring 59 unanswered points against Hans Moore. But they showed some cracks in their armour when they slipped up against Hilton College, losing 14-17 at the St John’s Easter Rugby Festival.

When these two met on the farm last year, Paarl Gim doubled up Boland for a 36-18 triumph.

Fullback Freek de Kock played on the wing in that match and was one of six Gimmies to cross the home team’s try line as they stamped their authority on their local rivals.

Boland Landbou’s star flyhalf Retagen van Rooi also played in that match and will look forward to an opportunity to strike back at Gim this weekend.

It will take a special performance to cause the hosts to stumble, though. With players like young Markus Muller, who has been grabbing attention since he burst on the scene at last year’s Grant Khomo Week, in their midst, the Paarl outfit looks like an unstoppable force at present.

The challengers pride themselves on being something akin to an immovable object, and with a pack that is able to compete with most in the country, captain Hans Verster and co will be looking forward to digging in their heels and trading blow-for-blow with Gim when they run out on Saturday.

Paarl Gimnasium vs Boland Landbou at 12:00

Paarl Gimnasium: 15 Freek de Kock, 14 Immanuel Prinsloo, 13 Markus Muller, 12 Kobus Blanckenberg, 11 Markus Moolman, 10 Chandler Green, 9 Melt Viljoen, 8 Nicolas Nel, 7 Quintin Potgieter, 6 Jan Koegelenberg, 5 Marinus Daling, 4 Stiaan de Goede, 3 Ely Williams, 2 Dawie Stemmet, 1 Jean-Jacques du Preez.

Boland Landbou: 15 Lyle Lewis, 14 Wehan Lume, 13 Danté Christians, 12 Juan Swart, 11 Enslin Claasen, 10 Retagen van Rooi, 9 Jayden Brits, 8 Alco Bindemann, 7 Karst Smits, 6 Hans Verster, 5 Ruan Viviers, 4 Kodi Nel, 3 Derico Mesina, 2 Thiaan van Zyl, 1 Henry Rudder.