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Die eerste dag by vanjaar se Klein Karoo Saadproduksie-rugbyweek het weereens alle verwagtings oortref.

Vyftien kookwater-wedstryde het op die plaas in Riversdal afgespeel, met deurlopende aksie reg deur die dag op albei velde.

Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale se verteenwoordigende vyftiental het hul veldtog goed afgeskop met ‘n sege van 28-12 oor Hoërskool Bredasdorp in die hoofwedstryd, maar daar was ‘n hele paar oomblikke gedurende die dag wat aandag getrek het.

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Oakdale het vroeg reeds druk geplaas op die besoekers, met twee strafdoele deur losskakel, Tyrese Plaatjies. Dit het egter 20 minute geneem voordat haker, Daniël Joubert, die eerste drie kon aanteken vanaf ‘n netjiese lynstaanbeweging.

Die span van Riversdal se heelagter, Zack Malherbe, het ‘n tweede hou ingekry toe hy ‘n skop afgestorm en die bal opgeraap het om tussen die pale te druk.

Bredasdorp se haastige flank, Prosper Kaitano, het hul rekening kort voor halftyd oopgemaak deur sy hakke te wys vir die tuisspan, vir sy span se eerste drie.

Bredasdorp het na die breuk weer gedruk om hul agterstand na slegs vier punte te laat krimp toe flank, Norte Mintoor, ‘n skop op Oakdale se doellyn afgestorm en die bal toegeduik het.

Die tuisspan het egter hergroepeer om weer beheer te neem van die wedstryd in die laaste kwart, en na ‘n periode van volgehoue druk kon Mardo Wasserman en Tian Kemp kort na mekaar die doellyn oorsteek om ‘n sege voor die tuisskare te verseker.

In die voorlaaste wedstryd van die eerste dag het Hoërskool Sentraal vir Pietersburg Hoërskool kwaai laat sweet vir ‘n naelskraapse oorwinning van 18-12. Die Bloemfonteinse span was teen halftyd met slegs drie punte agter, maar Pietersburg se losskakel, Hanno van Zyl, het die enigste punte in die tweede helfte aangeteken om die nodige buffer vir sy span daar te stel.

Die Tralies was egter tot op die eindfluitjie nog in die geveg en die manne van Pietersburg moes bontstaan om hul doellyn te verdedig.

Hoërskool Strand het ‘n uiters indrukwekkende sege van 14-10 oor Hoërskool Middelburg behaal, met drieë deur vleuels, Heinrich April en Lyle Julies, wat genoeg was om die Middies te laat struikel op die eerste dag.

Hoërskool Vryburg se kaptein, Keenan Joseph, het ‘n ongelooflike vertoning gelewer om sy span tot ‘n oorwinning van 31-21 oor Hoërskool Robertson te lei. Die fris agsteman het ál vier Vryburg se drieë gedruk, terwyl  losskakel, Jayden Starke, se visier ingestel was om al vier te verdoel, en ook ‘n strafdoel by te dra in hul sege oor die Wynlanders.

Ceres se verteenwoordigers, Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr, het hul spiere gebult teen Hoërskool Die Anker van Brakpan. Kaptein en ster-losskakel, Luan Giliomee, het 20 punte vir die Charlies aangeteken met twee drieë en vyf doelskoppe, terwyl Philip du Plessis, Tyrone Davids, Izha Vin van Wyk, Zepinith Sass en Deolyn Isaac die res van die vernietigingswerk verrig het in hul wegholsege van 45-12 .

Langenhoven Gimnasium het ewe oortuigend met Hoërskool Wagpos afgereken, met ‘n telling van 48-12. Skrumskakel, Jayden Arends, het die veld volgespeel en eiehandig 24 punte aanteken met ‘n driekuns en nege punte vanaf sy stewel.

Die grootse oorwinning van die dag het aan Merensky Landbou Akademie behoort, wat vir Hoërskool Hermanus met 50-12 die loef afgesteek het. Die Tzaneeners se senterpaar was weer witwarm in die middeveld, met Ulrich Maré wat ‘n driekuns behaal het en Jens Bezuidenhout wat ook gaan druk het.

Saterdag pak Charlie Hofmeyr en Merensky mekaar in die hoofwedstryd om 19:10, en geoordeel aan hul vertonings op die eerste dag beloof dit ‘n opwindende kragmeting af te gee.

Nadat Hoërskool Swartland teen halftyd reeds met 17-0 voorgeloop het teen Hoërskool Lichtenburg, het die Liggies mooi teruggeveg in die tweede helfte. Hul agsteman, Abrie Coetzee, het twee drieë gedruk om die momentum te help swaai, maar ‘n strafdoel deur Swartland se binnesenter, Carlo van der Merwe, was nét genoeg om vas te klou vir ‘n oorwinning van 20-19.

Parel Vallei High School het ook nét te laat aan die gang gekom teen Hoërskool Oosterlig. Die Boksburgers het teen die breuk gelyk of hulle die oorhand geniet met ‘n voorsprong van 13-0 , maar die span van Somerset-Wes het in die tweede skof blitsig 21 punte opgestapel deur hul skakelpaar, Shudley Roda en Michael Kent, om binne trefafstand van hul opponente te eindig.

Oosterlig se heelagter, Jayden Bouwers, se 13 punte, danksy ‘n drie en drie suksevolle pogings pale toe, het op die einde die verskil beteken.

Bepalings vir Dag Twee, 23 Maart:

De Eike-veld: 08:45 – Westering t. Bredasdorp; 09:55 – Vryburg t. Upington; 11:05 – Lichtenburg t. Strand; 12:15 – Swartland t. Kempton Park; 14:00 – Langenhoven Gimnasium t. Potchefstroom Gimnasium; 15:10 – Hugenote t. Hoërskool Middelburg; 16:20 – Brackenfell t. Pietersburg; 18:00 – Oakdale XV t. Overberg; 19:10 – Charlie Hofmeyr t. Merensky.

Populierbos-veld: 08:45 – Hermanus t. Oosterlig; 09:55 – Labori t. Augsburg; 11:05 – Zwartkop t. Robertson; 12:15 – Parel Vallei t. Die Anker; 14:00 – Wagpos t. Montagu; 15:10 – Sentraal t. Hoër Volkskool Graaff-Reinet.

Die uitslae en puntemakers op Dag Een:

Oakdale XV 28 (16) – Drieë: Daniël Joubert, Zack Malherbe, Mardo Wasserman, Manny Gomes. Doelskoppe: Tyrese Plaatjies. Strafdoele: Plaatjies (2). Hoërskool Bredasdorp 12 (5) – Drieë: Prosper Kaitano, Norte Mintoor. Doelskop: Kyle Willeman.

Hoërskool Pietersburg 18 (15) – Drieë: Divan Brown, Celliers van der Merwe. Doelskop: Hanno van Zyl. Strafdoel: Van Zyl (2). Hoërskool Sentraal 12 (12) – Drieë: Steven Smith, CJ Hertzog. Doelskop: SJ Coetzee.

Hoërskool Strand 14 (7) – Drieë: Heinrich April, Lyle Julies. Doelskoppe: Tyron Nicholas (2). Hoërskool Middelburg 10 (10) – Drie: Matthew Abbey. Doelskop: Abbey. Strafdoel: Abbey.

Hoërskool Hugenote 31 (21) – Drieë: Cullen Ruiters (2), Strafdrie, Kieran de Villiers, Xavier Gertse. Doelskoppe: Lian Wiid (2).  Hoërskool Zwartkop 17 (3) – Drieë: Jayden Lee Cronwright, Logan Knott. Doelskoppe: Luhardt Booysens (2). Strafdoel: Booysens.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 10 (7) – Drie: Jaco Nel. Doelskop: Jhanco de Beer. Strafdoel: De Beer. Hoërskool Upington 8 (5) – Drie: Sylvester Hoffman. Strafdoel: Hercules Hudson.

Hoërskool Brackenfell 34 (19) – Drieë: Cwenga Ntsapho (2), Matthew Wyngaard, Liam Lucas, Graigan Matroos. Doelskoppe: Junior Louw (3). Strafdoel: Louw. Hoërskool Kempton Park 27 – Drieë: Deon Mulligan, Tiaan Delport, Preston Smith, Joshua Meyer. Doelskoppe: Delport (2). Strafdoel: Delport.

Langenhoven Gimnasium 48 (36) – Drieë: Jayden Arends (3), Stephane du Plessis, Sinclair Lottering, Tamrin Peterson, Kevin Kennedy. Doelskoppe: Arends (3), Camron Avontuur, Cade Ayford. Strafdoel: Arends. Hoërskool Wagpos 12 (7) – Drieë: Tiaan van der Merwe, Franco Dippenaar. Doelskop: JG Olckers.

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr 45 (31) – Drieë: Luan Giliomee (2), Philip du Plessis, Tyrone Davids, Izha Vin van Wyk, Zepinith Sass, Deolyn Isaac. Doelskoppe: Giliomee (5).  Hoërskool Die Anker 12 (0) – Drieë: Tian Mills, Danie Smit. Doelskop: Ruan Smith.

Hoër Volkskool Graaff-Reinet 18 (10) – Drieë: Jan Theo van Tonder, Lreese Stuurman. Doelskop: Elrico Prins. Strafdoele: Prins, AJ de Jager. Hoërskool Montagu 12 (0) – Drieë: Xolani Stevens, Algurvine Everson. Doelskop: Ronaldo Koker.

Hoërskool Overberg 12 (0) – Drieë: Lorenzo Kroutz, Andrew Erasmus. Doelskop: Favian Arendse. Augsburg Landbougimnasium 7 (7) – Drie: Greyton van Maroe. Doelskop: Hanre Swart.

Hoërskool Oosterlig 23 (13) – Drieë: Joël Jordaan, Kevin Koen, Jaydon Bruwer. Doelskop: Bruwer. Strafdoele: Bruwer (2). Parel Vallei High School 21 (0)- Drieë: Shudley Rhoda (2), Michael Kent. Doelskoppe: Rhoda (3).

Westering High School 24 (10) – Drieë: Lukholo Duna (2), Lemuel Kent, Siphosethu Dzwedzi. Doelskoppe: Avumile Katu (2). Labori 20 (8)- Drieë: Dante Muller, Johan Gerber, Joshua Gempies. Doelskop: McNiel Thomas. Strafdoel: Christiaan Beukes.

Hoërskool Merensky 50 (33) – Drieë: Ulrich Maré (3), Jens Bezuidenhout, Ruan Marcos, Hardus Terblanche, Tirelo Mashapa, Andreas Honiball. Doelskoppe: JD Boshoff (3), Byron Hendricks (2). Hoërskool Hermanus 12 (0) – Drieë: Lucion Fortuin (2). Doelskop: Giano da Kosta.

Hoërskool Vryburg 31 (24) – Drieë: Keenen Joseph (4). Doelskoppe: Jayden Starke (4). Strafdoel: Starke. Hoërskool Robertson 21 (14) – Drieë: Ethan Fourie, Bernardo Diedericks, Jaydan van Niekerk. Doelskoppe: Van Niekerk (3).

Hoërskool Swartland 20 (17) – Drieë: Kailen Kotze, Deven Bocks. Doelskoppe: Carlo van der Merwe (2). Stafdoelle: Van der Merwe (2). Hoërskool Lichtenburg 19 (0) – Drieë: Abrie Coetzee (2), Juan van Rhyn. Doelskoppe: Albert Joubert (2).

Michaelhouse produced a clinical display on the Piley Rees to hand Bishops Diocesan College their first loss of the season at their 175 Rugby Festival.

The KZN outfit hit the ground running and stunned the hosts early on, but Bishops clawed their way back into the contest in the second half, only to be denied by the visitors’ strong closing quarter.

Michaelhouse’s outside centre, Rourke O’Sullivan, scored a hat-trick of tries to help his team take down the Diocesan College boys on their home field.

It took less than a minute for the visitors to open their account after the Bishops’ attempt to exit their danger area was charged down, with flanker, Riley Gehren, diving over for the opening score.

By the end of the half, Michaelhouse had increased their lead to 25-3 and it looked like it might be a long night for the locals.

Coach Wes Chetty’s halftime talk and some fresh bodies in the pack sparked something in the Bishops’ side, though. Both tries for the hosts came through their substitutes, as Imma Magongwa and Chris du Toit helped their side pick up some momentum.

However, ‘House regrouped well to quell the Bishops boys’ fightback in the final stanza. In the last 15 minutes, O’Sullivan dotted down his third five-pointer and the big loosehead prop, Aphiwe Shelembe, rounded off the win with one last try to make the full-time score 37-17.

Though Bishops will be bitterly disappointed with the loss, they will take some motivation from the fact that they outscored the visitors in the second half and will look to bounce back immediately when they face St Andrew’s College on Saturday.

St Andrew’s ran into an in-form Wynberg Boys’ High side in their first outing at the festival.

Wynberg’s big 8th man, Torren February, crossed the whitewash twice in their 43-21 win.

An early yellow card to the local school gave the boys from Makhanda an advantage and they made good use of it to go 14-0 up through tries by winger Aza Nonxuba and centre Nic Hall.

Wynberg responded through their big prop, Luqobo Makwedini, just before the break. Once they got their tails up, though, they began pummelling the visitors’ defence in the second half.

February crossed over almost immediately after the restart, and three minutes later his hooker, Xabiso Mkiva, followed suit, to hand Wynberg the lead for the first time in the match.

More tries by the Capetonians’ captain, Aden da Costa, as well as February, Tyron Gombe and Kunene Gadu, put Saints to bed, and they were able to reply only once through their speedy winger, Julian Mapoore.

Kingswood College continued to impress after making a statement earlier in the season with a 29-14 win over Marlow Landbou.

They trailed Hilton College 7-25 with about 20 minutes left to play but finished strongly to sneak the victory by a single point, 26-25.

In the first match of the day, Grey High School, from Gqeberha, won an intense, low-scoring battle against SACS, with an interception leading to Grey’s winger, Meyer Prinsloo, scoring the only try of the match.

SACS had some difficulties with their goal-kicking during the pre-season and they again missed a couple of opportunities on Thursday. Clearly, that is something that needs to be worked on. However, there were also positives to take from their performance against the visiting side.

The first team action continues on Saturday when Bishops take on St Andrew’s, Wynberg crosses swords with Kingswood College, and Michaelhouse seeks to keep their record clean when they run out against SACS. The action kicks off at 11:30 when Grey High and Hilton College do battle.

Saturday, 23 March

Piley Rees Field (1st XVs): 11:30 – Grey High vs Hilton College; 13:00 – SACS vs Michaelhouse; 14:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Kingswood College; 16:00 – Diocesan College vs St Andrew’s College.

Avenue Rugby Field (2nd XVs): 09:00 – Grey High vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 10:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Michaelhouse; 12:00 – SACS vs Bergvliet; 13:30 – Diocesan College vs St Andrew’s College.

Results and scorers, 21 March

Michaelhouse 37 (25) – Tries: Rourke O’Sullivan (3), Riley Gehren, Aphiwe Shelembe. Conversions: Luke Davidson (3). Penalties: Davidson (2). Diocesan College 17 (3) – Tries: Imma Magongwa, Chris du Toit. Conversions: Lucca Mynhardt (2). Penalty: Mynhardt.

Wynberg Boys’ High 43 (5) – Tries: Torren February (2), Luqobo Makwedini, Xabiso Mkiva, Tyrone Gombe, Kunene Gadu, Aden da Costa. Conversion: Yaqeen Ahmed (3). St Andrew’s College 21 (14) – Tries: Julian Mapoore, Nic Hall, Aza Nonxuba. Conversions: Scott Miles (2), Karabo van Heerden.

Kingswood College 26 – Tries: Munangi Kamwendo, Vizi Labase, Likhona Kepe, Liyema Katikati. Conversions: Praise Matsila (3). Hilton College 25 – Tries: Emmanuel Dankwah, Ben le Roux, Ivan Jjuuko. Conversions: Liyema Nela (2). Penalties: Nela (2).

Grey High School 7 – Try: Meyer Prinsloo. Conversion: Kyle Callaghan. SACS 3 – Penalty: Rayaan Solomons.

Die platteland word hierdie langnaweek weer bederf met topgehalte skolerugby by die Namgola Parys-rugbyweek.

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Die gedagte agter die toernooi is om sowel aan opkomende spelers die geleentheid te bied om hul vaardighede op te skerp as aan afrigters ‘n finale geleentheid om hul spanne voor te berei vir die liga-seisoen.

Daar is nietemin steeds ‘n groot mate van trots op die spel wanneer die spanne mekaar aandurf, en dit sal verál die geval wees vir die gasheerspan, Hoërskool Parys, waneer hulle Vrydag vir Hoërskool Riebeeckstad die stryd aansê in die hoofwedstyd van die eerste dag.

Die manne van Parys het reeds ‘n positiewe begin tot hul seisoen beleef toe hulle vir St Andrew’s School van Bloemfontein met 24-19 geklop het by SPS Brandfort se jaarlikse Pieter Swanepoel-sportdag.

Parys se senter, Qenan Bekker, het die Saints se verdediging kafgedraf om twee keer agter die doellyn te gaan kuier.

‘n Aantal van die spanne wat by daardie geleentheid te siene was, is ook hierdie naweek in Parys in aksie.

Brandfort het in die hoofwedstryd naelskraaps met 12-16 verloor en sal gretig wees om terug te keer wenpad toe wanneer hulle Vrydag teen Hoërskool Balfour te staan kom.

Hul stewige pak voorspelers sal nie sommer vir enige span hierdie naweek terugstaan nie, maar daar is paar ander spanne wat self beskik oor ‘n klompie groot plattelandse seuns wat in die skrum sak.

Hoërskole Bothaville en Ladybrand het altwee hul wedstryde by die sportdag in Brandfort gewen, en sal hierdie naweek op daardie sukses wil voortbou.

Bothaville het, danksy twee drieë deur Paul Verwey, daarin geslaag om vir Reddersburg (Landbouskool Hendrik Potgieter) met 34-26 te klop, terwyl Ladybrand ligte werk van President Steyn Hoërskool gemaak het om met 31-7 te wen.

Vrydag begin Bothaville hul veldtog teen Hoërskool Panorama, voordat Ladybrand teen Hoërskool Hoopstad uitdraf.

Die Hoopstad span het ook reeds twee goeie seges behaal, deur vir Brandfort met 47-14 pakslae te gee en ook, by die Hartswater-sportdag, vir Hoërskool Kalahari af te stof met 28-14.

Binnesenter, Abrie van Zyl, het in albei daardie wedstryde ‘n drie aangeteken en sal definitief een van die spelers wees om dop te hou hierdie naweek.

Die Groepe

Groep A: Retief, Carel de Wet, Morgenzon, Zastron.

Groep B: Parys, President Steyn, Riebeeckrand, New Horizons College Bethlehem.

Groep C: Die Anker Skool, Reddersburg, Zeerust, New Horizons College Harrismith.

Groep D: Hoopstad, Hoërskool Sasolburg, Ladybrand, Heilbron.

Groep E: Bothaville, Brandfort, Panorama, Balfour.

Die bepalings, 22 Maart

Dag Een: 10:00 – Heilbron t. Hoërskool Sasolburg, 11:10 – Carel de Wet t. Zastron; 12:20 – Bothaville t. Panorama; 13:30 – Die Anker Skool t. Zeerust; 14:40 – Hoopstad t. Ladybrand; 15:50 – Retief t. Morgenzon; 17:00 – Brandfort t. Balfour; 18:10 – President Steyn t. New Horizons College; 19:20 – New Horizons College t. Reddersburg; 20:30 – Parys t. Riebeeeckstad.

Die voormalige Bok- en Bul-breker, Danie Rossouw, was die vergestalting van wat klipharde, eerlike rugby behels. Geen wonder dat ’n skolerugbyweek na dié Wêreldbekerheld van 2007, wat sy hoërskoolloopbaan aan Hoërskool Rob Ferreira voltooi het, vernoem is nie.

Die Laeveld wemel juis hierdie naweek van rugbyspelers en ondersteuners wat op Witrivier toegesak het vir die jaarlikse Motswako Danie Rossouw-rugbyweek.

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Rob Ferreira stel baie trots in hul rugbyprogram en sal vanaf hul eerste kragmeting, met Midstream College, hul stempel, op hul tuisveld, op die week wil afdruk.

Midstream het egter vir die afgelope twee jaar hul afdeling in die SDC Noordvaal Cup-kompetisie domineer, en sal dus hoë verwagtinge koester vir die seisoen wat voorlê.

Nóg ‘n span om dop te hou die naweek is die besoekers uit die Rosestad, Hoërskool Fichardtpark.

Die Fichie-Leeus het in 2023 met ‘n onoorwonne veldtog die Wesgrow Sentrale Sportreeks se o. 19 A-afdeling gewen, maar het tot dusver vanjaar gesukkel om daardie selfde spelpeil te bereik.

Spelbrekers soos heelagter, Pule Motsilili, en skrumskakel, Devanté Claasen, beskik nietemin steeds oor die vermoë om ‘n wedstryd op sy kop te draai. Die span van Bloemfontein kom in hul eerste wedstryd teen Hoërskool Birchleigh te staan.

Die blou-en-wit van HTS Sasolburg pryk ook in Witriver die naweek, en hulle pak vir Hoërskool Warmbad, van Limpopo, op die eerste dag.

Die res van die bepalings sal deur die uitslae van die eerste dag vasgestel word.

Na afloop van week se wedstryde gaan daar ook ‘n Span van die Toernooi aangewys word, wat later vanjaar na Georgië sal toer. Dit bied ekstra motivering vir die seuns om alles uit te haal en hul tyd in Witrivier ten volle te benut.

Die spanne en bepalings vir Dag 1, 21 Maart:

A-veld

Rob Ferreira II t. Hoërskool Middelburg om 10:00:

Hoërskool Rob Ferreira II: 15 B Mashego, 14 O Soko, 13 L Magagula, 12 S Shikwambana, 11 S Mdhluli, 10 M Mahamba, 9 S Khoza, 8 N Malherbe, 7 L Matsane, 6 W Nitsche, 5 L Siwele, 4 A Calitz, 3 M Zeelie, 2 J Dinkelman, 1 S Tshabalala.

Hoërskool Middelburg: 15 Marco de Wet, 14 Hlapo Sebapu, 13 Le Roux French, 12 Logab Faber, 11 Jannie Janse van Rensburg, 10 Ruan Smit, 9 Owami Ngewnya, 8 Unknown, 7 Lesego Nkauta, 6 Andre Roberts, 5 Unknown, 4 Rico van Niekerk, 3 Blessing Mabena, 2 Eckardt Marx, 1 Henno Hatting.

HTS John Vorster t. Delmas om 11:25:

HTS John Vorster: 15 Christian Nel, 14 Jason Smidt, 13 Owen Williams, 12 Ruben Bester, 11 Tyron de Beer, 10 Xander Roesch, 9 Andre Huyser, 8 Fanu Venter, 7 Reagan van der Merwe, 6 Heinrich Coetzee, 5 SJ van Mourik, 4 Jonatan Walters, 3 Armand Beetge, 2 Drikus Coetzee, 1 Tiaan van Loggerenberg.

Hoërskool Delmas: Onbekend

Hans Moore t. Bergvlam om 12:50:

Hoërskool Hans Moore: 15 Warren Minnaar, 14 Jayden Naido, 13 Stephan Kellerman, 12 Ruben van der Berg, 11 Wikus Rossouw, 10 Ettiene Smith, 9 Dian Britz, 8 Keagen van Zyl, 7 Liam Diedericks, 6 Slade Mowbray, 5 Marnus van der Walt, 4 Franco Pienaar, 3 Jayden van Heerden, 2 Hanrique Cronje, 1 Vernon Lindeque.

Hoërskool Bergvlam: 15 E Malinda, 14 N Fulton, 13 K Malinda, 12 K Mokoena, 11 L Mathebula, 10 C Maritz, 9 K Masuku, 8 D Aucamp, 7 D Appies, 6 T Shokane, 5 L Bulwana, 4 S Maisane, 3 S Ndwandwe, 2 S van den Heever, 1 K Mashego.

HTS Sasolburg t. Warmbad om 14:15:

HTS Sasolburg: 15 Zandi Sebini, 14 Tshepang Makhonyane, 13 Sazi Sipondo, 12 Ampie Reyneke, 11 Reabetswe Molakeng, 10 Thato Morake, 9 Moeketsi Sefako, 8 Rualdo Fouche, 7 George Mokanse, 6 Kabelo Lebone, 5 Olwethu Hlengwa, 4 Lesego Smith, 3 Divan Fourie, 2 Sibusiso Mosala, 1 Paballo Mokaene.

Hoërskool Warmbad: 15 Kea Mahabeer, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 Thebatso Ashaba, 12 Mohau Maluleka, 11 Christian Oberholzer, 10 Henco van Vollenhoven, 9 Owami Moeng, 8 Nolan Nel, 7 Gerhard Mynhardt, 6 Juandre, 5 Gerben de Beer, 4 JP van Rooyen, 3 Omphile, 2 Jaco Marits, 1 Themba.

Fichardtpark t. Birchleigh om 15:40:

Hoërskool Fichardtpark: 15 Pule Motsilili, 14 Martin Kalp, 13 Duan Viviers, 12 Divan Martens, 11 Ayanda Quinisa, 10 Junior Titoti, 9 Devanté Claasen, 8 Tumelo Leputla, 7 Janel du Plessis, 6 Wouter Jonker, 5 Buko Mlali, 4 Marnus Henning, 3 Nathen Swanepoel, 2 MJ Hattingh, 1 Zaine van Zyl.

Hoërskool Birchleigh: 15 Sandie Ngwabe, 14 Lwazi Ngcobo, 13 Prince Mncube, 12 Emmanuel Singa, 11 Parallel Kolobe, 10 Tebogo Kumeke, 9 Ntokozo Mokgabudi, 8 James Kalala, 7 Rodwill Aryee, 6 Alfred Kimina, 5 Thato Mokose, 4 Anesu Chigariro, 3 Isaac Mgidi, 2 Bonthle Masemola, 1 Ntokozo Korasi.

Wonderboom t. HTS Witbank om 17:05:

Hoërskool Wonderboom: 15 Eduan Kritzhinger, 14 Nathan Fitchat, 13 Ryan van Greunen, 12 Tyron Jansen van Noordwyk, 11 Carlo Schmahl, 10 Navan Jansen, 9 Barend Bossert, 8 Ryan Otto, 7 Kevin Fensham, 6 Sibusiso Monane, 5 Jayden Prinsloo, 4 Donovan van Heerden, 3 CJ Snyman, 2 Nathan Wilke, 1 Guillaume Luus.

HTS Witbank: 15 Duan Pelser, 14 Divan Hattingh, 13 Alex Taylor, 12 Jan-Dean Paxton, 11 Siphesihle Nkosi, 10 Xavier Smit, 9 Donathan Oosthuizen, 8 Johan Engelbrecht, 7 Kevin Lubbe, 6 Alwandi Ndlovu, 5 Janco Reynders, 4 Hendroe van As, 3 Henko de Villiers, 2 Damian McKay, 1 Xian Jacobs.

Rob Ferreira t. Midstream om 19:20:

Hoërskool Rob Ferreira: 15 Mayare Mbatsane, 14 Asanda Shiba, 13 Lwandle Makhubele, 12 CJ Pretorius, 11 Bundas Mabunda, 10 Ofentse Maunye, 9 Ryan Cogill, 8 Marcele Nel, 7 Bandile Zwane, 6 Ruben Hills, 5 Zander Visser, 4 Daniel Ferreira, 3 Jean Dean Nunes, 2 Juandre Shand, 1 Sandile Nkoana.

Midstream College: 15 Luca Jankovic, 14 Thabang Rammabi, 13 Jean Holtzhausen, 12 Yanko Cronje, 11 Thomas Stofberg, 10 Jeanré Lourens, 9 Xander Senekal, 8 Jahred Smit, 7 Nicholas Grobler, 6 Louis Verhoef, 5 Nathan Judelsohn, 4 Neil de Vleeschauwer, 3 Keiran van Wijk, 2 Hanno Britz, 1 Leeunard Ehlers.

Ander bepalings:

21 Maart

B-veld: 10:00 – Bergvlam o. 15 t. HTS Middelburg o. 15; 11:00 – Hoërskool Middelburg o. 15 t. HTS John Vorster o. 15; 12:00 – Nelspruit o. 16 t. Birchleigh o. 16; 13:10 – Wonderboom o. 16 t. Oosterland o. 16; 14:10 – HTS Witbank o. 16 t. Midstream o. 16; 15:20 – HTS John Vorster o. 16 t. Bergvlam 0. 16.

C-veld: 10:00 – HTS Witbank o.14 t. Birchleigh o. 14; 11:00 – Bergsig o. 14 t. Midstream o. 14; 12:00 – HTS John Vorster o. 14 t. Bergvlam o. 14; 13:00 – Rob Ferreira o. 14 t. Wonderboom o. 14; 14:00 – Rob Ferreira o. 15 B t. Oosterland o. 15; 15:00 – Nelspruit. 15 t. Birchleigh o. 15; 16:00 – Rob Ferreira o. 15 t. Bergsig o. 15.

Dorpsveld: 11:00 – Wonderboom II t. Birchleigh II; 12:10 – Fichardtpark II t. HTS Witbank II; 14:00 – HTS Witbank o. 15 t. Wonderboom o. 15.

 

Bishops Diocesan College celebrates its 175th Anniversary this weekend, marking the historic milestone with their Bishops 175 Rugby and Hockey Festival, which will see 1 400 young sportsmen representing their schools over the course of four days.

In 1849, just as swarms of people began flocking to the west coast of the USA, in the California gold rush, and Queen Victoria was into the twelfth year of a nearly 64-year reign as Monarch of the United Kingdom and Great Britain, the first Bishop of Cape Town, Robert Gray founded Diocesan College in Rondebosch.

To put it into perspective, that was only 26 years after William Webb Ellis famously picked up a football in the town of Rugby in England and made a mad dash towards the opposition’s goal line, inspiring the sport that would come to play such a large part in our culture.

The hosts’ 1st XV has already revved up its engine this past weekend with two good wins at the Wynberg Boys’ High Rugby Festival. They flexed their muscles in their opener against Windhoek High School, from Namibia, winning 43-8, before showing real character to see out a 28-24 arm-wrestle against St Charles College from Pietermaritzburg.

Scrumhalf, Kashief Joseph, has already put his hand up as a player to watch in the Bishops’ team this season, stepping up to fill the boots of the Class of ’23’s Haashim Pead, who made the SA Schools team last year.

Joseph also captained his school’s 1st XI cricket team through a brilliant season, but he’s shown that he is not yet done etching his name into the Diocesan College history books by scoring two tries against St Charles.

Co-captains, James Le Feuvre and Alex Smith, lead the Bishops’ first team out for their first challenge at the festival on Thursday at 16:00, when they take on Michaelhouse. They’re in action again on Saturday, in the final match of the weekend against St Andrew’s College.

Before both of those matches, a team of Bishop’s old boys will square off against representatives from their respective challengers to set the table for the main games.

SACS and Wynberg Boys’ High also got off to winning starts at last weekend’s event.

SACS outmuscled Hoërskool Durbanville by five tries to three, but kicking difficulties made the SACS boys sweat to secure a 25-22 victory. They will hope to have shaken off the last remaining rust from the off-season in that match because they might be punished for those types of mistakes in their fixtures against Grey High and Michaelhouse.

Watch out for some of the big boys in the SACS front row, like Ikhona Maxegwana and Ethan Combrink, this weekend.

Wynberg stormed to a lopsided 84-3 victory in their opening match of the season against Windhoek High, but they will be expecting much more resistance on Thursday and Saturday when they square off against St Andrew’s College and Kingswood College.

The big victory, and hat-tricks for flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed and scrumhalf Tyron Gombe, will have done wonders for the boys from Wynberg’s confidence heading into the weekend.

Kingswood faces Hilton College on the first day. They will hope to continue building on their momentum from the Graeme College Festival where they made an early statement by beating Marlow Landbou 29-14.

Teams

Bishops Diocesan College vs Michaelhouse at 16:00

Bishops Diocesan College: 15 Lucca Mynhardt, 14 Iviwe Dadamasi, 13 Wa-keem Fortuin, 12 Alex Newton, 11 Ammar Laatoe, 10 Jordan Petersen, 9 Kashief Joseph, 8 Aza Gabada, 7 Imma Magongwa, 6 James Le Feuvre, 5 Fouke Wagener, 4 Alex Smith, 3 Yusuf Ahmed, 2 Jack Campbell, 1 Gareth McKinnon.

Michaelhouse: 15 Stefan Moolman, 14 Aya Mkhodeli, 13 Rourke O’Sullivan, 12 Tom Baguley, 11 Rourke Murray, 10 Luke Davidson, 9 Jack Hughes, 8 Carlyle Hawkins, 7 Anesu Nduru, 6 Riley Gehren, 5 Dom Sesink Clee, 4 Robert Combrinck, 3 Thomas Peach, 2 Jordan Ratsey, 1 Aphiwe Shelembe.

Wynberg Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s College at 14:30

Wynberg Boys’ High: 15 Morné Noble, 14 Kunene Gadu, 13 Albert Lourens, 12 Brandon Ashburner, 11 Levi Brown, 10 Yaqeen Ahmed, 9 Tyrone Gombe, 8 Torren February, 7 Aden da Costa, 6 Jamie Stride, 5 Tjeripo Karuhumba, 4 Jaythen Orange, 3 Benjamin Matthews, 2 Xabiso Mkiva, 1 Luqobo Makwedini.

St Andrew’s College: 15 Karabo van Heerden, 14 Aza Nonxube, 13 Nic Hall, 12 Aphindile Ncuka, 11 Julian Mapoore, 10 Scott Miles, 9 Will Stern, 8 Murray Wilson, 7 Guy Fraser, 6 Philip Maske, 5 Roman van Zyl, 4 Rob Faber, 3 Thato Machaba, 2 Joe Wostenholm, 1 Mark Were.

Kingswood College vs Hilton College at 13:00 

Kingswood College: NA

Hilton College: 15 Ivan Jjuuko, 14 Rukudzo Madinga, 13 Khazimla Makali, 12 Daniel Sweeney, 11 Requime Adonis, 10 Liyema Nela, 9 Zander Vorster, 8 Hanu Pieterse, 7 Stewart Falconer, 6 Ross Brown, 5 Kieran Hunter, 4 Meyer Malherbe, 3 Ben le Roux, 2 Josh Grant, 1 Oliver Proudfoot.

SACS vs Grey High at 11:00

SACS: 15 Jack Benade, 14 Matt Carrick, 13 Nic Reynolds, 12 Endi Sidinile, 11 Imtiaz Abrahams, 10 Rayaan Solomons, 9 Matt Forbes, 8 Daniel Grant, 7 Siphe Mbungendlu, 6 Ben van Coller, 5 Pierre van Selm, 4 Connor King, 3 Ikhona Maxegwana, 2 Zinzan Paulsen, 1 Ethan Combrinck.

Grey High: 15 Kyle Callaghan, 14 Meyer Prinsloo, 13 Lavela Pongolo, 12 Dylan Garrod, 11 Luc de Villiers, 10 Divan Lamprecht, 9 Liyema Makaane, 8 Jon Hobson, 7 Blayton Ward, 6 Tanner Howard, 5 Likhona Sodlaka, 4 Steven Lee, 3 Ross Atkinson, 2 Evan Mucka, 1 Alex Ferreira.

Fixtures

Wednesday, 20 March

Piley Rees Field (u16 A): 11:30 – Diocesan College vs Michaelhouse; 13:00 – Kingswood College vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 14:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s College; 16:00 – SACS vs Grey High.

Range Rugby Field (u15 A): 11:30 – Hamiltons vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 13:00 – SACS vs Grey High.

Cemetery Rugby Field (u14 A): 11:30 – SACS vs Grey High; 13:00 – Diocesan College vs Ubombo; 14:30 – Hamiltons vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 16:00 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s College.

Thursday, 21 March

Piley Rees Field (1st XVs): 11:00 – SACS vs Grey High; 13:00 – Kingswood College vs Hilton College; 14:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s College; 16:00 – Diocesan College vs Michaelhouse.

Avenue Rugby Field (2nd XVs): 09:00 – SACS vs Grey High; 10:30 – Bergvliet vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 12:00 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s College; 13:30 – Diocesan College vs Michaelhouse.

Friday, 22 March

Piley Rees Field (u16 A): 12:00 – Grey High vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 13:30 – SACS vs Michaelhouse; 15:00 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Kingswood College; 16:30 – Diocesan College vs St Andrew’s College.

Range Rugby Field (u15 A): 10:30 – Diocesan College vs Grey High; 12:00 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Hamiltons.

Cemetery Rugby Field (u14 A): 10:30 – Grey High vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 12:00 – SACS vs Hamiltons; 13:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Ubombo; 15:00 – Diocesan College vs St Andrew’s College.

Saturday, 23 March

Piley Rees Field (1st XVs): 11:30 – Grey High vs Hilton College; 13:00 – SACS vs Michaelhouse; 14:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Kingswood College; 16:00 – Diocesan College vs St Andrew’s College.

Avenue Rugby Field (2nd XVs): 09:00 – Grey High vs Rondebosch Boys’ High; 10:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Michaelhouse; 12:00 – SACS vs Bergvliet; 13:30 – Diocesan College vs St Andrew’s College.

Die Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale se jaarlikse Klein Karoo Saadproduksie-rugbyweek trek hierdie naweek weer 30 skole van regoor Suid Afrika na Riversdal vir ‘n aksiebelaaide ses dae op die plaas.

Die spanne het Woensdag by Oakdale gearriveer, met die eerste wedstryde wat Donderdagoggend om 08:45 afskop waneer Hoërskool Montagu en Hoër Volkskool, Graaff-Reinet, mekaar die stryd aansê.

Montagu het verlede naweek hul spiere gebult teen Jakes Gerwel Tegnies met ‘n reuse oorwinning van 52-12 by die Robbie-fees, maar hierdie naweek sal die kompetisie aansienlik strawwer wees.

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Oakdale se eerstespan is natuurlik by die Noord/Suid-toernooi in Pretoria in aksie, waar hulle getoets sal word teen Hoërskool Garsfontein en Helpmekaar Kollege. Dus word die skool se trots word deur ‘n vyftiental verteenwoordig, wat jaar na jaar wys dat hulle skouers kan skuur met die besoekende spanne.

Die Oakdale-vyftiental speel in die hoofwedstryd van die eerste dag teen Hoërskool Bredasdorp.

Die Bredasdorp-manne het vroeër in die seisoen by Hoërskool Outeniqua se 101-jaar sportdag hulself in Pearson High School vasgeloop en ‘n pakslae van 71-7 op die lyf geloop.

Die span van die suide het egter verlede jaar ‘n goeie seisoen beleef, en tel jaarliks onder van die voorste plattelandse sewesspanne, so toeskouers kan lekker opwindende hardlooprugby in die hoofwedstryd verwag.

Opwindende, vrygeestige rugby is inderdaad iets wat ‘n hele paar van die spanne by die toernooi in gemeen het. Hoërskole Charlie Hofmeyr en Robertson,  byvoorbeeld, spog elkeen met ‘n verteenwoordiger in die SA o. 17-Sewesspan wat verlede jaar ‘n derde plek behaal het by die Statebond-jeugspele in Trinidad en Tobago.

Charlies se losskakel, Luan Giliomee, en die Robbies se buitesenter, Bernardo Diedericks, was deel van die groep seuns wat ‘n bronsmedalje by daardie byeenkoms verower het.

Verlede naweek het die span uit Ceres ‘n uiters indrukwekkende sege van 41-15 oor Hoërskool DF Malan behaal, terwyl Robbies die hoofwedstryd by hul jaarlikse sportnaweek op ‘n dramatiese wyse teen Hoërskool Vredendal kon wen, danksy ‘n skitterende drie deur vleuel, Ruwan Stevens.

Bloemfontein se verteenwoordigers, Hoërskool Sentraal, sal van die geleentheid wil gebruik maak om weer op die wenpad te kom na ‘n taai begin aan die seisoen, maar hul eerste kragmeting, met Pietersburg Hoërskool gaan beslis ‘n taamlike uitdaging bied.

Die Pieties het egter ook reeds gestruikel aan die begin van die jaar, so die wedstyd bied aan albei skole die geleentheid om waardevolle momentum te bou.

Hoërskool Brackenfell se losskakel, Junior Louw, kon verlede Vrydag sy span tot oorwinning teen Hopefield High School sool by hul jaarlikse sportnaweek. Louw het vyf strafdoele deur die pale gejaag vir ‘n naelbyt-sege van 15-14.

Die wedstryd tussen die Brakkies en Hoërskool Kempton Park beloof om heel interessant te wees. Die Kempies is gewoond aan tawwe opponente in die NWU-Sportreeks, maar hulle moet nie die gevaar wat in Brackenfell se agterlyn skuil onderskat nie.

Parel Vallei High School watt verlede naweek ook ‘n puik sege van 13-5 oor Hoërskool Hermanus behaal het, kom Donderdag teen Hoërskool Oosterlig te staan. Die span van Somerset-Wes sal hul stempel wil afdruk teen die Boksburg-manne wat tot dusver vanjaar gesukkel het om hul ritme te vind.

Die res van die bepalings sal na die eerste dag se spel bekendgemaak word.

Die spanne en bepalings vir Dag Een, 21 Maart:

De Eike-veld

Montagu t. Volkskool om 08:45:

Hoërskool Montagu: 15 Josh Scheepers, 14 Keanan Plaatjies, 13 Morne-John Roos, 12 Linden de Silva, 11 Pieter-Wayne Soldaat, 10 Renaldo Koker, 9 Udo Windvogel, 8 Xolani Stevens, 7 Chadwin Lottering, 6 Rossouw Kriel, 5 Jacobus van Zyl, 4 Kirwin Matthys, 3 Gorchen Fluks, 2 Amed Nazier, 1 Tian Crous.

Hoër Volkskool, Graaff-Reinet: 15 Ben-Lee Jooste, 14 Curwin Niemand, 13 Ashwill Swartz, 12 AJ de Jager, 11 Ethan Davids, 10 Elrico Prins, 9 Pieter van der Merwe, 8 Jan-Theo van Tonder, 7 Zak Wolfaardt, 6 Gideon Becker, 5 Divan van Rooyen, 4 Hugo Botha, 3 Casper Bekker, 2 Lreese Stuurman, 1 Juan Stannard.

Charlie Hofmeyr t. Die Anker om 09:55:

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr: 15 Jay-Jay Janse, 14 Danico Sass, 13 Keagan Kelly, 12 Philip du Plessis, 11 Deolyn Isaac, 10 Luan Giliomee, 9 Izha-Vin van Wyk, 8 Gerhard Goosen, 7 Tyron Davids, 6 Daniel Bakkes, 5 Leroux Groenewald, 4 Jacob Kriel, 3 Duran Shiba, 2 Jay-Handro van Rooyen, 1 Aaron Richter.

Hoërskool Die Anker: 15 Paul Schutte, 14 Ruan Smith, 13 Sean Schoeman, 12 Troy Joubert, 11 Jayden Steenkamp, 10 Branden Crous, 9 Danie Smit, 8 Ruben Herbst, 7 Xander Visser, 6 Siya Shongwe, 5 Brendan van Lutterfeld, 4 Gerhard Oosthuizen, 3 Zander Nell, 2 Rico Goosen, 1 Branden Sauerman.

Langenhoven Gim t. Wagpos om 11:05:

Langenhoven Gimnasium: 15 Tamrin Pietersen, 14 EG Marais, 13 Evan Delport, 12 Kevin Kennedy, 11 Sinclair Lottering, 10 Cade Ayford, 9 Jayden Arends, 8 Ethan Schoeman, 7 Janes van der Merwe, 6 Keith van Zyl, 5 Stephane du Plessis, 4 Michael Smit, 3 PJ Coericius, 2 Stefan Cloete, 1 Gerick Matthee.

Hoërskool Wagpos: 15 Ruben Joubert, 14 Hardus van der Ryst, 13 Frans Burger, 12 Franco Dippenaar, 11 Heinrich Gurovich, 10 JG Olckers, 9 Arrie Joubert, 8 Adriaan Olivier, 7 David van Breda, 6 Tiaan van der Merwe, 5 Nathan Louw, 4 Dylan Lautenbach, 3 Marcelle Gruindelingh, 2 Tristan van der Westhuizen, 1 Armand Botha.

Brackenfell t. Kempton Park om 12:15:

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

Hoërskool Kempton Park: 15 Joshua Meyer, 14 Wian Riekert, 13 Tian Aucamp, 12 Tiaan Delport, 11 Vaughn Fouché, 10 Marko Opperman, 9 Ryan Smith, 8 Preston Smith, 7 JP Barnard, 6 Ruben Turketti, 5 Luann Schreuder, 4 JP Roos, 3 Zander Luckay, 2 Deon Mulligan, 1 Aiden Nepgen.

Potchefstroom Gim t. Upington om 14:00:

Potchefstroom Gimnasium: 15 Jean Groenewald, 14 Lourens Jacobs, 13 David Ndala, 12 Jhanco de Beer, 11 Toks Becker, 10 Justin Oosthuizen, 9 Jaap van der Westhuizen, 8 Elrich Bosch, 7 Morné van Aswegen, 6 Tiardt Vorster, 5 Tobias van Dyk, 4 Bart du Plooy, 3 Jayden Stoffberg, 2 Jaco Nel, 1 Cobus van Rooyen.

Hoërskool Upington: 15 LJ Izaaks, 14 Tony van Kradenburg, 13 Themba Kella, 12 Sylvester Hoffman, 11 Laymian Snyders, 10 Cayden Daniels, 9 Louwan Harper, 8 Slabbert Roelof, 7 Petri Fourie, 6 Johan Louw, 5 Ruan Janse van Rensburg, 4 Jaden Williams, 3 Nathan Manyora, 2 Jade Coetzee, 1 Monqoba Hinane.

Hugenote (Wellington) t. Zwartkop om 15:10:

Hugenote Hoërskool : 15 Kieran de Villiers, 14 Keenen Johnson, 13 Ethan-John Isaacs, 12 Xavier Oktober, 11 Joshua Lewis, 10 Lian Wiid, 9 Hugo Steenkamp, 8 Alrich Humphreys, 7 Cullen Ruiters, 6 Basson Truter, 5 Bret Arendse, 4 André van der Westhuizen, 3 Eswin Apollis, 2 Kieran Smith, 1 Xavier Gertse.

Hoërskool Zwartkop: 15 Justin Julies, 14 Denilson Metcalfe, 13 Milton Naude, 12 Neil Gouws, 11 Bokamoso Zulu Mona, 10 Luhardt Booysens, 9 Layton Wilson, 8 Brian Smith, 7 Adriaan Janse van Vuuren, 6 Migael Lindeque, 5 Logan Knott, 4 Leonard Lotriet, 3 Brogan Ackerman, 2 Jayden Lee Cronwright, 1 Julian Lubbe.

Strand t. Hoërskool Middelburg om 16:20:

Hoërskool Strand: 15 Tyron Nicholas, 14 Lyle Julies, 13 Sherwin April, 12 Grezano Plaatjies, 11 Heinrich April, 10 Justin Philips, 9 Jaydan Steenkamp, 8 Na-Eem Adams, 7 Eben Delport, 6 Andre Bester, 5 Wessel Cloete, 4 Dewald Barnard, 3 Cayden Theunissen, 2 Roeben Robinson, 1 Wiehan Adams.

Hoërskool Middelburg: 15 Sihle Makatswe, 14 Jacques Greyling, 13 Swe Sibiya, 12 Lungelo Maseko, 11 Marko Mulder, 10 Matthew Abbey, 9 Crawford Joubert, 8 Jabu Mathebula, 7 Khensani Buthelezi, 6 CW Hanekom, 5 Joseph Loretz, 4 Rogan van der Walt, 3 Wandisa Mthombeni, 2 Roux Grobler, 1 Rusty Olwagen.

Sentraal t. Pietersburg om 18:00:

Hoërskool Sentraal: 15 Aiden Gotsh, 14 Ethan Hoffman, 13 Lee-Yagen Arendse, 12 Pat Cloete, 11 CJ Hertzog, 10 SJ Coetzee, 9 Hendrik Jonker, 8 Liam Pretorius, 7 Chris Kachelhoffer, 6 Juandre Jardim, 5 Steven Smith, 4 DJ Bredenkamp, 3 Daniel Kotze, 2 Marnus Earle, 1 Van Zyl Hetzel.

Hoërskool Pietersburg: 15 Brydan Retief, 14 Lerisch Duba, 13 Dustin Terblanche, 12 Nick Jones, 11 AJ Loots, 10 Hanno van Zyl, 9 Divan Brown, 8 Hardus Otto, 7 FC Smith, 6 Tiaan Vermeulen, 5 Juan Jansen van Vuuren, 4 Etienne van Jaarsveldt, 3 Elardus Erasmus, 2 Dewald de Beer, 1 Floris Venter.

Oakdale XV t. Bredasdorp om 19:10:

Oakdale XV: 15 Zack Malherbe, 14 Benji Genis, 13 Casper du Plessis, 12 Corné Kennedy, 11 Jurgen Isaacs, 10 Tyrese Plaatjies, 9 Zandré Lategan, 8 Raydon Jafta, 7 Reuben Holtzhausen, 6 Hanno Liebenberg, 5 Mika Smit, 4 Christiaan van Vuuren, 3 Ryno Steyn, 2 Daniël Joubert, 1 Daniël Keyser.

Hoërskool Bredasdorp: Kyle Willeman, 14 Markus de Villiers, 13 Miquyel Johnson, 12 Fortune Goni, 11 Rondaldino September, 10 Urlinn Henecke, 9 Nolez Sedras, 8 Wynand Wessels, 7 Prosper Kaitano, 6 Norte Mintoor, 5 Albert Lambrecht, 4 Alex Janse van Rensburg, 3 Liam Engel, 2 TJ du Plessis, 1 Ismael Jongi.

Populierbos-veld

Overberg t. Augsburg Landbou om 08:45:

Hoërskool Overberg: 15 Bradwill Mackenzie, 14 Andrew Erasmus, 13 Lorenzo Kroutz, 12 Rinus Beukes, 11 Franco Griessel, 10 Favian Arendse, 9 Kiyan Burger, 8 Pieter du Toit, 7 James Badenhorst, 6 Granville Hickley, 5 Johan Beukes, 4 Divan Schroeder, 3 Eaton Cupido, 2 Morné Wessels, 1 Dean Andries.

Augsburg Landbougimnasium: 15 Connen Mouton, 14 Bevan Kroutz, 13 Handré Swart, 12 Zandré Nel, 11 Grayton van Maroe, 10 Matthew Moolman, 9 Nolan Ockhuis, 8 Leon Loots, 7 Zane Jantjies, 6 Jacques Marais, 5 Andreuan Klaase, 4 JJ van der Merwe, 3 Ian Pinto, 2 Neelum Jafta, 1 Dewald Vermeulen.

Parel Vallei t. Oosterlig om 09:55:

Parel Vallei High School: 15 Luchen Meyer, 14 Junior Ruzvidzo, 13 Caleb Maasdorp, 12 Noah Enyang, 11 Liam de Villiers, 10 Shudley Roda, 9 Michael Kent, 8 Boaz Sterley, 7 Chris de Jager, 6 Dylan Cockroft, 5 Renato Tosi, 4 Thomas Hoffmeyer, 3 Ian Kleynhans, 2 Diaan du Toit, 1 Ayandisa Mpumlwana.

Hoërskool Oosterlig: 15 Jaydon Bouwers, 14 Dean Jordaan, 13 Dylan Jordaan, 12 Joël Jordaan, 11 Joshua Boyens, 10 Tristan Else, 9 Neithan Botha, 8 Kevin Koen, 7 Juandré Bekker, 6 Gert Nel, 5 Jeandré Naudé, 4 Rubin van der Westhuizen, 3 Joshua Niemann, 2 Gunther Nel, 1 Tiaan Louw.

Labori t. Westering om 11:05:

Hoërskool Labori: 15 Christiaan Beukes, 14 Jesse Goodwin, 13 Leo de Wet, 12 Xavier Bothma, 11 Joshua Gempies, 10 McNiel Thomas, 9 Miguel Britz, 8 Danté Muller, 7 Joshua Hartley, 6 Christiaan Wearne, 5 Lourens Richter, 4 Dirk Human, 3 Jannie Strauss, 2 Leighton Titus, 1 Christiaan Kershoff.

Westering High School: 15 Avumile Katu, 14 Siphosethu Dwedzi, 13 Oko Figlan, 12 Lemuel Kramer, 11 Lusanele Mbenga, 10 Joshua Smith, 9 Endinako Sitonga, 8 Geoff Reed, 7 Masaneliswe Cakwebe, 6 Owam Sebe, 5 Khanya Skosana, 4 Andrew Prins, 3 Ntokoza Gana, 2 Perez de Maar, 1 Lokholo Duna.

Hermanus t. Merensky om 12:15:

Hoërskool Hermanus: 15 Kyle Lewis, 14 Deano Gardiner, 13 Giano da Kosta, 12 Johan van der Walt, 11 Neo Faro, 10 Chad van der Merwe, 9 Cristable Nutt, 8 Reon Sparkham, 7 Rehan Götza; 6 Gideon Scheepers, 5 Chris Marais, 4 Zack Meyer, 3 Yosindiso Mpakama, 2 Sebastiaan van Dyk, 1 Rowen Moore.

Merensky Landbou Akademie: 15 Maritz Meintjies, 14 Heinrich Libbe, 13 Ulrich Mare, 12 Jens Bezuidenhout, 11 Leon de Lange, 10 Byron Hendricks, 9 JD Boshoff, 8 Hardus Terblanche, 7 Mukhetwa Musundwa, 6 Corné Swanepoel, 5 Rico Pieterse, 4 Blessing Mathebula, 3 Tirelo Mashapa, 2 Ruan Marcos, 1 Ethan Maritz.

Robertson t. Vryburg om 14:00:

Hoërskool Robertson: 15 Tyron April, 14 Ruwan Stevens, 13 Bernardo Diedericks, 12 Kerwin Koert, 11 Winsor de Koker, 10 Trailer Venter, 9 Kyle Cedras, 8 Eathan Fourie, 7 André Gelderblom, 6 Ivor Thompson, 5 Jayban Davids, 4 Mycal Swart, 3 Petrus Coetzee, 2 Kallie Joubert, 1 Stephen Kent.

Hoërskool Vryburg: 15 Jayden Starke, 14 Abduraman Amien, 13 Karabelo Mbolekwa, 12 Jordan Rathebe, 11 Tefo Sejake, 10 Christopher Isaacs, 9 Rikus Niewoudt, 8 Kenan Joseph, 7 Aiden Jonker, 6 Janco Venter, 5 Juan Smit, 4 Olerato Bonokwane, 3 Daniel Nortje, 2 Dirk Visser, 1 Cobus van der Berg.

Swartland t. Lichtenburg om 15:10:

Hoërskool Swartland: 15 Nicholai Miggel, 14 Deven Bocks, 13 Daniël Walters, 12 Carlo van der Merwe, 11 Tyrese Barlow, 10 Iminathi Njozela, 9 Kailen Kotzé, 8 JH Kleinhans, 7 Rheinhardt Adonis, 6 Arthur Bester-van Lill; 5 Martin Neethling, 4 Alexzander Wucherpfenning, 3 Ruan Zandberg, 2 Tiaan Bester-van Lill, 1 Kallie Boutsikaris.

Hoërskool Lichtenburg: 15 Luan Snyman, 14 Lukie Benson, 13 Dundré Dempers, 12 Benré Pollard, 11 Rea Motsusi, 10 Albert Joubert, 9 Willem van Niekerk, 8 Abrie Coetzee, 7 Tiaan Booysen, 6 KG Legodi, 5 John Kleynhans, 4 Regardt Jacobsz, 3 JJ Jonker, 2 Juan van Rhyn, 1 Donovan Rosato.

Voortrekker Hoërskool se eerstespan het Saterdag die bordjies verhang teen Hoërskool Fichardtpark met ‘n oortuigende sege van 33-5, tuis in Bethlehem .

Fichardtpark was verlede jaar gekroon as die o. 19 A-kampioen met ‘n onoorwonne rekord, maar die Trekkers het as algehele wenners van die reeks geëindig. Nadat die Fichies die vorige slag in Bloemfontein met 33-19 baas was, sal die naweek se uitslag ekstra soet smaak vir span van die Oos-Vrystaat.

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Dit was inderdaad ‘n aksiebelaaide naweek wat die Wesgrow Sentrale Sportreeks betref.

Hoërskool Witteberg het ‘n skitterende 51-8 oorwinning oor Sentraal behaal, terwyl Diamantveld en Goudveld-Hoërskool albei met hul tweede seges van die jaar se reeks, oor Hoërskole Trio en Jim Fouché, kan spog.

Die Fichie-Leeus het eerste bloed getrek in Bethlehem deur hul kranige loskopstut, Zaine van Zyl, maar die ervare Trekkers-span het koelkop gebly en geduldig aanhou verdedig.

Kort voor halftyd het die tuisspan se blitsige buitesenter, Frederik Fourie, ‘n gaping gewaar op die teenaanval en, teen die verloop van spel, ‘n pragdrie uit sy eie helfte afgerond. Skrumskakel, Christiaan van der Sandt, het aan  hulle die voorsprong besorg deur die ekstras by te voeg.

Dit was al wat die span van Bethlehem nodig gehad het om die momentum na hul kant toe te laat swaai, en na die breuk het hulle behoorlik die tempo gelig.

Die sluise het van meet af in die tweede skof oopgemaak, met Francois Maree wat binne 30 sekondes na rustyd oorgeduik het, en 10 minute later het Kaneng Komane nog ‘n skitterende drie bygevoeg.

Die Trekkers se kaptein, Arnold Ras, en sy groot Cravenweek-stut, Cecil Parsons, het die veld vol gespeel, terwyl Kamohelo Moses en die res van die agterlyn aangedui het hóé vernietigend hulle kan wees wanneer hulle toegelaat word om hul spelpatrone uit te voer.

Moses het twee drieë tot sy naam gevoeg, terwyl heelagter, Tumi Khoza, ook weer deurlopend betrokke was vir Voortrekker. Dit is die derde jaar wat Khoza die eerstespantrui oor die kop trek.

Fichardtpark-flank, Janel du Plessis, het nog een keer oor die doellyn gebeur vir ‘n troosdrie, maar die Bloemfonteiners sal die geleentheid moet benut om hul spel te verfyn by hierdie naweek se Danie Rossouw-rugbyweek in Witriver, voordat die Wesgrow-reeks weer in April hervat.

Intussen moes Diamantveld sweet om in Kroonstad teen Trio deur te skraap.

Nadat die tuisspan goed teruggeveg het om van agter te kom en Diamantveld se telling verby te steek, danksy ‘n pragdrie deur hul ster losskakel, Byron Biennas, moes die Diamonds staatmaak op die stewel van Charl Swanepoel, nadat Carel Viljoen se drie in die doodsnikke  die spanne gelyk laat trek het, om naelskraaps met 29-27 te seëvier.

Na hul sege oor Voortrekker in die eerste ronde van vanjaar se kompetisie, is die Diamonds van die vroeë aanspraakmakers op die Wesgrow-titel, met twee welverdiende seges reeds agter hul naam.

Goudveld is die enigste ander span wat ook met twee oorwinnings kan spog na die afgelope naweek.

Die Gouties het verlede week vir Fichardtpark geklop, en Saterdag het hulle vir nog ‘n span uit die Rosestad afgestof deur vir Jim Fouché met leë hande huistoe te stuur. Die eindtelling was 20-13 in die span van Welkom se guns.

Witteberg het hul spiere gebult teen Sentraal, met losskakel Sydwell Sethi wat 21 punte kon aanteken in hul eensydige oorwinning van 51-8.

Puntemakers:

Voortrekker 33 (7) – Drieë: Kamohelo Moses (2), Frederik Fourie, Kaneng Komane, Francois Maree. Doelskoppe: Christiaan van der Sandt (4). Hoërskool Fichardtpark 10 (5) – Drieë: Zaine van Zyl, Janel du Plessis.

Goudveld-Hoërskool 20 (3) – Drieë: Jan Coetzee, Hannes Fouche, Ru-Bran Kock. Doelskop: JM Rensburg. Strafdoel: Ruben Crous. Hoërskool Jim Fouché 13 (6) – Drie: Bendré Vermaak. Doelskop: Alldrick Johnson. Strafdoelle: Johnson, Christian Strydom.

Hoërskool Witteberg 51 (22) – Drieë: Sydwell Sethi (3), Sakkie Brits, Lesego Mosikidi, Colin van der Merwe, Jacques van der Merwe, Tshepo Motloung, Kenyon Morat. Doelskoppe: Sethi (3), Motloung (2). Hoërskool Sentraal 8 (0) – Drie: Steven Smith. Strafdoel: SJ Coetzee.

Hoërskool Diamantveld 29 (17) – Drieë: De Wet du Plooy, Jayden de Klerk, Kyle Taute, Simon Liversage, Carel Viljoen. Doelskoppe: Simon Liversage, Charl Swanepoel. Hoërskool Trio 27 (8) – Drieë: Strafdrie, Killian Kriek, Aaron Kriek, Byron Bienas. Doelskop: Bienas. Strafdoel: Biennas.

Ander tellings:

o. 19 – Voortrekker II 41, Fichardtpark II 14; Witteberg II 43, Sentraal II 19; Goudveld II 15, Jim Fouché II 12; Diamantveld II 41, Trio II 10; Diamantveld III 54, Trio III 0; Jim Fouché III 26, Goudveld III 12; Voortrekker III 70, Fichardtpark III 8; Witteberg III 47, Sentraal III 19.

o. 16 – Voortrekker A 32, Fichardtpark A 17; Sentraal A 8, Witteberg A 7; Jim Fouché A 27, Goudveld A 26; Diamantveld A 31, Trio A 14; Diamantveld B 33, Trio B 0; Voortrekker B 50, Fichardtpark B 10; Sentraal B 26, Witteberg B 0.

o. 15 – Voortrekker A 36, Fichardtpark A 0; Witteberg A 12, Sentraal A 0; Jim Fouché A 46, Goudveld A 0; Trio A 50, Diamantveld A 0; Trio B 48, Diamantveld B 0; Jim Fouché B 56, Goudveld B 5; Voortrekker B 32, Fichardtpark B 22; Sentraal B 34, Witteberg B 14.

o. 14 – Voortrekker A 52, Fichardtpark A 7; Jim Fouché A 52, Goudveld A 5; Diamantveld A 42, Trio A 5; Diamantveld B 29, Trio B 0; Goudveld B 25, Jim Fouché B 5; Voortrekker B 29, Fichardtpark B 10; Witteberg B 19, Sentraal B 19.

The new schoolboy rugby season was welcomed in style in the Western Cape as teams gathered at Wynberg Boys’ High for five action-packed days from Friday.

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The four big rivals from the southern suburbs all kicked off their seasons at the event, with Wynberg and SACS registering wins. Bishops Diocesan College tacked two wins onto their record, and Rondebosch Boys’ High came up just short against Oakdale Landbou.

On Saturday, Wynberg flexed their muscles against the visiting side from Windhoek High School, blasting the visitors 84-3.

The 9/10 combo of Yaqeen Ahmed and Tyronn Gomb devastated the Namibians’ defensive lines. Both crossed the whitewash three times, and Brandon Asburner scored a brace of tries, as the hosts romped to a decisive win, scoring 14 tries in all.

It was a tough ask for Windhoek High, who had little turnaround time after playing in the final match against Bishops on Friday. Bishops controlled the tempo of that game with a well-drilled attack as they rolled to 43-8 victory in their opener.

Alejandro Morkel got one back against the locals, finishing off with some clever support play after an interception.

Bishops also took on St Charles College from Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. Saints had beaten Milnerton 25-19 in a thrilling encounter under lights on Friday evening.

The Bishops’ 1st XV has been preparing to defend their school’s honour at their 175th Year Festival next weekend, and they stormed out of the blocks on Sunday.

Two intercept-tries gave the Capetonians a commanding lead early on.  Kashief Joseph scored twice and captain, James le Feuvre, added another for a 21-0 head-start, but St Charles kept their heads up, kept fighting, and clawed their way back into the contest just before half time.

Halfback, Matthew Fick, who made the Sharks’ Craven Week team last year, was immense for Saints, along with his flyhalf, Ukhanyo Ntsangani, but a perfect conversion record by Lucca Mynhardt gave Bishops the edge.

The home side was forced to defend in the second half but showed character to keep St Charles at bay, which bodes well as they aim to add another strong season to the school’s proud rugby history in its 175th anniversary year.

Windhoek High finally got a taste of success on Monday, when they beat Bellville THS in a gruelling 7-0 slugfest.

Just like in the game against Bishops, it was the winger, Morkel, who scored the only try for the Namibians, which his fullback, William Beukes converted. That proved enough to secure a victory before they took the long drive back to Windhoek.

SACS put themselves under pressure against Hoërskool Durbanville by missing all six of their attempts at goal and conceding a penalty try, but, ultimately, they outmuscled the Durbies, scoring five tries to win by three points.

Oakdale Landbou were the only visitors to have success against one of the southern suburbs’ powerhouses, beating Rondebosch 17-13.

After a closely contested first half, the farmers from Riversdal trailed by three points and David Simon doubled Bosch’s lead with a penalty shortly after the break.

Oakdale stuck to their structures, however, and Reinhardt Viljoen and Kai Pratt crossed the whitewash to add to Lohan Gerber‘s first half try to seal a big victory for the visitors ahead of their Klein Karoo Saadproduksie Rugby Week next weekend.

Scorers

Wynberg Boys’ High 84 – Tries: Yaqeen Ahmed (3), Tyron Gombe (3), Brandon Ashburner (2) Xabiso Mkiva, Luqobo Makwedini, Aden da Costa, Torren February, Morné Noble, Theripo Karuhumba. Conversions: Ahmed (6), Ashburner. Windhoek High 3 – Penalty: William Beukes.

Diocesan College 43 (24) – Tries: Gareth Mckinon, Alex Smith, Iviwe Dadmasi, Alex Newton, Wa-keem Fortuin, Jordan Petersen, Fouke Wagener. Conversions: Lucca Mynhardt (2), Ammar Laatoe (2). Windhoek High 8 (3) – Try: Alejandro Morkel. Penalty: William Beukes.

Bishops Diocesan College 28 (21) – Tries: Kashief Joseph (2), James le Feuvre, Cole Robyntjies. Conversions: Lucca Mynhardt (4). St Charles College 24 (14) – Tries: Matthew Fick, Chris Allardyce, Ukhanyo Ntsangani, Matthew Ludick, Rashied Isaacs. Conversions: Ntsangani (2).

Oakdale Landbou 17 (7) – Tries: Lohan Gerber, Reinhardt Viljoen, Kai Pratt. Conversions: Kurt Coetzee. Rondebosch Boys’ High 13 (10) – Tries: Randall John Davids, Dylan Miller. Penalty: David Simon.

SACS 25 – Tries: Pierre van Selm, Callum Hirst, Siphe Mbungendlu, Imtiaz Abrahams, Matt Carrick. Hoërskool Durbanville 22 – Tries: Penalty Try, Kyle Albertus, Valrhinio Olckers. Conversion: Claydon Carlse. Penalty: Tobie Roelofse.

Windhoek High School 7 (7) – Try: Alejandro Morkel. Conversion: William Beukes. Bellville THS 0.

All the results:

u19 –  Jan van Riebeeck 11, Bergvliet 6; Kaytomas Academy 28, Langa RFC 0; Porterville 17, Hoërskool Durbanville II 10; Dream Hunters 24, Wynberg Boys’ High II 22; Wynberg Boys’ High III 17, Bergvliet 10; SACS III 17, Kaytomas Academy 12; Hoërskool Durbanville III 31, Langa RFC 5; SACS II 21, Jan van Riebeeck 0; Oakdale Landbou III 25, Porterville II 0; Oakdale II 17, Rondebosch Boys’ High 12; Wynberg Boys’ High II 17, St Charles College II 0.

u16 – Hoërskool Durbanville A 26, Bellville THS A 14; Wynberg Boys’ High A 53, St Charles College A 15; Oakdale Landbou A 18, Rondebosch Boys’ High A 17; Hoërskool Durbanville A 29, SACS A 19; Wynberg Boys’ High B 50, Porterville A 19; SACS B 67, Kaytomas Academy A 0; Hoërskool Durbanville B 12, Oakdale Landbou B 5.

u15 – Hoërskool Durbanville A 66, Windhoek High A 0; Wynberg Boys’ High A 36, St Charles College A 0; Wynberg Boys’ High A 56, Windhoek High 7; SACS A 27, Hoërskool Durbanville A 17; Rondebosch Boys’ High A 17, Oakdale Landbou A 7; Windhoek High A 14, Hamiltons A 14; SACS B 42, Jan van Riebeeck A 0; Wynberg Boys’ High B 5, Jan van Riebeeck A 3; Langa RFC A 29, Porterville B 12; Hoërskool Durbanville B 12, Oakdale Landbou B 5; Rondebosch Boys’ High B 10, Porterville A 7; Wynberg Boys’ High C 7, Langa RFC A 0; Hamiltons A 15, Hoërskool Durbanville B 14; Jan van Riebeeck A 19, Bellville THS A 15.

u14 – Wynberg Boys’ High 59, Windhoek High 0; SACS B 52, Jan van Riebeeck A 5; Wynberg Boys’ High B 28, Reds Academy 26; Wynberg Boys’ High C 25, SACS C 0; Hoërskool Durbanville A 62, Hamiltons A 14; Jan van Riebeeck A 32, Kaytomas Academy 0; Oakdale Landbou A 20, Wynberg Boys’ High A 12; Rondebosch Boys’ High A 72, Windhoek High A 0; Hoërskool Durbanville B 48, Reds Academy A 7; Oakdale Landbou B 5, Wynberg Boys’ High B 0; Rondebosch Boys’ High B 14, Jan van Riebeeck A 0; Oakdale Landbou C 17, Wynberg Boys’ High C 12; Wynberg Boys’ High C 17, Kaytomas Academy A 0; SACS A 41, Langa RFC 0; SACS B 42, Kaytomas Academy A 14; Hoërskool Durbanville A 55, Windhoek High A 0; Hoërskool Durbanville B 12, Bellville THS A 7; Wynberg Boys’ High A 25, Hamiltons A 0; Bellville THS A 15, Jan van Riebeeck A 0; Hoërskool Durbanville B 12, Jan van Riebeeck A 3.

u13 – SSDP A 29, Hamiltons A 29; SSDP B 12, Marvin Park A 19; Bastion A 26, Wynberg Boys’ Junior A 19; Bastion B 24, Marvin Park A 5; Bastion 22, SSDP B 5; Reds Academy A 17, SSDP B 10; Hamiltons A 60, Marvin Park A 12; Bastion A 48, Porterville A 0; Wynberg Boys’ Junior A 17, SSDP A 14; Bastion B 12, Wynberg Boys’ Junior B 0; Langa RFC A 34, Wynberg Boys’ Junior B 17; Bastion B 21, Langa RFC A 7; Langa RFC A 31, SSDP B 10; SSDP A 62, Marvin Park A 10; Hamiltons A 41, Wynberg Boys’ Junior A 7; Wynberg Boys’ Junior B 41, Reds Academy A 14.

Junior Louw scored 15 points off the tee to see Brackenfell to an exciting victory over Hopefield under lights on Friday evening to kick off Brackenfell’s yearly sports weekend in style.

With their flyhalf seemingly unable to put a foot wrong, the Brakkies edged past Hopefield by one point in a thrilling battle.

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Hopefield’s fullback, Jayden Engelbrecht opened the scoring, slicing through the Brakkie defence like a hot knife through butter to dot down inside 12 minutes, with winger, Aris Barend adding the extras.

Unable to make progress by taking on the visitors head-on, the Brakkies switched tactics, with Louw peppering the visitors with penalties at every opportunity.

The second half was more of the same, with Barend finishing off a scintillating run by his eighth man, Henro Kotze, to regain the lead for Hopefield.

But Louw had ice in his veins and continued to punish the visitors with his boot, slotting kicks from all angles and nailing the winning kick with five minutes left on the clock.

On Saturday, the action continued with the kinds of thrills provided in Friday’s main event.

Worcester Gimnasium outplayed Tygerberg, with four tries between the duo of Wilfred Slinger and Waylan Pienaar seeing the Gimmies to victory after the teams had been locked at 15-15 at halftime.

The Tigers struck first through their captain, Thurlow Goodhart, who ran in a double, but they were kept scoreless in the second half as Worcester added nine more points to secure the win.

Esselenpark scored a couple of beautiful tries to stay in the game against Piketberg, with their eighth man, Keaton van der Hanse, giving them a 19-15 lead at half-time.

The big boys from Piketberg regrouped in the second half, however, with hooker, Zander Jordaan, charging over for his second try and 8th-man, Jasper Smit, causing havoc with his powerful carries and huge hits on defence.

Scorers

Brackenfell 15 (9) – Penalties: Junior Louw (5). Hopefield 14 (7) – Tries: Jayden Engelbrecht, Aris Barend. Conversions: Barend (2)

Worcester Gimnasium 24 – Tries: Wilfred Slingers (2), Waylan Pienaar (2). Conversions: Aidan Abrahams, Lorenzo Haremse. Tygerberg 15 – Tries: Thurlow Goodhart (2). Conversion: Shane Steenkamp. Penalty: Steenkamp.

Strand 33 – Tries: Darren Dramat, Justin Phillips, Lyle Julies, Heinrich April, Sherwin April. Conversions: Tyron Nicholas (3), Darren Dramat. Hamiltons 31.

Labori 10 – Try: Miguel Britz. Conversion: Christiaan Beukes. Penalty: Beukes. Bosmansdam 0.

Melkbosstrand 22 (15) – Tries: Janco Labuschagne (2), Michael Janse van Rensburg. Conversions: Joel Maree (2). Penaly: Maree. Fairmont 7.

Piketberg 27 – Tries: Zander Jordaan (2), Jasper Smit, Redowin Booise, Jorgan Strauss. Conversion: Requin Lesh. Esselenpark 19 – Tries: Shaan Jay Lukas, Ruwayne Jeftha, Keaton van der Hanse. Conversions: Luhandry Monaila (2).

Other results

u19 – Weston 12, De Kuilen 7; Steynville 27, De Villiers Graaff 24; Edgemead 20, Vredenburg 0; Hottentots Holland 38, Fairbarn 0

Outeniqua fell to a second successive defeat on Saturday, against the mighty farmers from Boland Landbou, but the visitors had to sweat to hold on to their narrow lead in George.

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Last weekend, Noordheuwel exacted retribution by beating the Kwaggas 28-19 at their 101-Year Festival, after losing to the side from George in 2023.

On Saturday, Boland also got one back against the boys from Outeniqua to avenge their 15-18 loss in Paarl in 2022.

The visitors struck first, against the run of play, when Jayden Brits and Enslin Claassen combined on the counterattack to send Brits over for the first score of the game.

His opposite number, Ellie Meyer, reduced the deficit for Outeniqua and exchanged penalty goals with the visiting flyhalf, Retagan van Rooi, to bring the score to 10-6 at halftime.

The home team kept battering at Boland’s defences, but they could not find a way through. They also defended well to contain the visitors, and it was a back-and-forth for large parts of the game.

Boland Landbou eventually prised open the hosts’ defence when Van Rooi sent over the big flanker, Karst Smits, in the second half to stretch their lead to 15-6. With 13 minutes remaining the game, they had to defend for dear life.

Meyer and his flyhalf, Andrew Stopforth, were prominent for the home team in the final stanza, with Outeniqua putting the visitors under immense pressure as the game drew towards its conclusion.

With just 10 minutes remaining, Stopforth stormed over for Outeniqua’s only try and Meyer reduced the deficit to two points with the extras.

With their tails up, the Kwaggas kept asking questions of Boland Landbou right up to the final whistle, but the visitors stood firm and repelled their attacks.

Unlike the last time these two met, there would be no last-minute winner, with the Boland boys confidently seeing out the remainder of the match to add a second hard-fought win to their record for the season.

Juan Kleinhans powered his way over the line in the final moments, but the visitors’ defence around the ruck remained sharp to the very end and they managed to prevent the big prop from grounding the ball, which brought the contest to a thrilling close.

Last weekend, at the AFGRI-Sports Day, the Bolanders were made to work hard for a 29-18 win over Milnerton. They will look forward to taking next weekend off before they head to the St John’s Easter Festival in Johannesburg at the end of the month.

Outeniqua will aim to bounce back immediately at the NMI Toyota North-South Rugby Tournament in Pretoria where they will face Pretoria Boys High and Menlopark.

Scorers

Boland Landbou 15 (10) – Tries: Jayden Brits, Karst Smits. Conversion: Retagan van Rooi. Penalty: Van Rooi. Outeniqua 13 (6) – Try: Andrew Stopforth. Conversion: Ellie Meyer. Penalties: Meyer (2).

Other results

u19 – Boland Landbou II 22, Outeniqua II 12; Boland Landbou III 14, Outeniqua III 13; Boland Landbou IV 13, York 11; Boland Landbou V 27, Wittedrif 12; Boland Landbou VI 22, Outeniqua IV 5; Boland Landbou VII 19, York II 0.

u16 – Boland Landbou A 20, Outeniqua A 5; Boland Landbou B 25, Outeniqua B 14; York A 27, Boland Landbou C 22.

u15 – Boland Landbou A 21, Outeniqua A 5; Boland Landbou B 7, Outeniqua B 5; York A 24, Boland Landbou C 12; Outeniqua C 38, Boland Landbou 5.

u14 – Outeniqua A 34, Boland Landbou A 3; Outeniqua B 12, Boland Landbou B 8; York A 14, Boland Landbou C 10; Boland Landbou D 17, Outeniqua C 14.