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The group stage of the 2023 Marius Schoeman u15 Sevens-tournament lived up to all expectations.

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While some of the favourites, like Paarl Boys’ High, Oakdale and the hosts, Paarl Gimnasium, reasserted their dominance before the Round of 16 playoffs tomorrow morning, there were also a few unexpected results.

In group C, Forward Foundation went unbeaten over HTS Drostdy, Strand and Hoërskool Bellville.

This means HTS Drostdy will need to get through Boland Landbou tomorrow for a spot in the Cup quarter-finals, as they end second in their pool.

There was nothing to separate Paul Roos Gimnasium and Stellenberg in their fixture.

After Robert Hewitt scored a sensational try to draw the first blood for Stellenberg, the Paul Roos boys fought back hard to draw level at 12-all.

The u15 team from Stellenbosch went unbeaten during the regular 15-man season, and their sevens teams experienced their first loss last weekend at the Bredasdorp Sevens Tournament against this weekend’s hosts, Paarl Gimnasium by 21-7 in the semi-final.

They finish on top of their pool because they have the best point difference, beating Stellenberg by a single point.

Both still have a chance to progress to the Cup quarter-finals tomorrow where either could very well go all the way. Stellenberg will need to get past Paarl Boys’ High tomorrow though, and Paul Roos face Outeniqua.

Round of 16 fixtures:

Pitch 2 (Stofberg): 09:00 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Brackenfell; 09:20 – Strand vs Melkosstrand; 09:40 – Blitz Gimmies vs Parel Vallei; 10:00 – Paulus Joubert vs Table View; 10:20 – Hermanus vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 10:40 – Forward Foundation vs Tygerberg; 11:00 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs St Andrews College; 11:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Stelleberg.

Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 09:00 – Curro Langebaan vs Bosmandam; 09:20 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Hoërskool Bellville; 09:40 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Milnerton; 10:00 – Swartland vs Vooruitsig; 10:20 – Oakdale vs Connect Academy; 10:40 – Boland Landbou vs HTS Drostdy; 11:00 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Hugenote; 11:20 – Paul Roos vs Outeniqua.

All the results of day 1:

Pool A – Worcester Gimnasium 29, Bosmandam 5; Hermanus 40, Connect Academy 5; Hermanus 38, Worcester Gimnasium 19; Connect Academy 29, Bosmandam 5; Connect Academy 21, Worcester Gimnasium 14; Hermanus 54, Bosmandam 0.

Pool B – Hoërskool Stellenbosch 28, Brackenfell 7; Oakdale 54, Curro Langebaan 0; Oakdale 59, Brackenfell 0; Curro Langebaan 19, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 15; Oakdale 43, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 5; Brackenfell 12, Curro Langebaan 10.

Pool C – Strand 28, Hoërskool Bellville 24; Forward Foundation 19, HTS Drostdy 14; HTS Drostdy 17, Strand 7; Forward Foundation 33, Hoërskool Bellville 7; HTS Drostdy 36, Hoërskool Bellville 12; Forward Foundation 27, Strand 10.

Pool D – Tygerberg 14, Charlie Hofmeyr 7; Boland Landbou 35, Melkbosstrand 0; Boland Landbou 38, Charlie Hofmeyr 14; Tygerberg 24, Melkbosstrand 12; Boland Landbou 54, Tygerberg 12; Charlie Hofmeyr 28, Melkbosstrand 7.

Pool E – Hoërskool Durbanville 17, Milnerton 0; Hugenote 35, Blitz Gimmies 14; Hugenote 19, Hoërskool Durbanville 17; Blitz Gimmies 27, Milnerton 7; Hoërskool Durbanville 24, Blitz Gimmies 14; Milnerton 24, Hugenote 21.

Pool F – St Andrews College 12, Parel Vallei 5; Paarl Gimnasium 57, Jan van Riebeeck 0; Paarl Gimnasium 29, St Andrews College 5; Jan van Riebeeck 24, Parel Vallei 14; Paarl Gimnasium 25, Parel Vallei 0; St Andrews College 38, Jan van Riebeeck 7.

Pool G – Paarl Boys’ High 46, Paulus Joubert 0; Outeniqua 48, Vooruitsig 0; Paarl Boys’ High 29, Outeniqua 0; Paulus Joubert 14, Vooruitsig 7; Outeniqua 36, Paulus Joubert 0; Paarl Boys’ High 51, Vooruitsig 0,

Pool H – Paul Roos 33, Swartland 7; Stellenberg 29, Table View 0; Paul Roos 12, Stellenberg 12; Swartland 38, Table View 5; Stellenberg 31, Swartland 7; Paul Roos 28, Table View 0.

The 15th Pearson High School Cricket Festival takes place this weekend in Gqeberha as 25 teams come to compete at the biggest schools cricket festival in the Eastern Cape.

Each team will be competing in two T20 matches on Thursday, a timed match on Friday in which each side will bat twice and two 50 over matches on Saturday and Sunday.

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This tournament will provide the perfect start to the season for most of the teams, and a first opportunity to take stock of the talent that will be on show this coming season.

The hosts started their season strong last weekend by beating Union by 322 runs in their first 50 over match of the season after a mighty innings by both their opening batsmen and some precise bowling by Brayden Andrews, they will be looking to carry that momentum into their home tournament this weekend.

Owen Reyneke-Barnard scored 142 before he was run out, and his opening partner, Jayden Groenewald got to 103 off only 89 deliveries faced. Andrews then went on to take five wickets, conceding only nine runs.

The encounter between the hosts and Queens College on the final day promises to be one of the highlights of the festival. The boys from Queenstown are always a big challenge and this match will be a good indication of where both teams are at early on in the season.

On Saturday, Grey High versus Potchefstroom Gimnasium also promises sparks as it always has when these two have crossed paths.

Rondebosch Boys’ High are considered to be among the top cricketing schools in the country, they will be represented at the festival by a Colts Invitational team but will undoubtedly still be a force to be reckoned with.

Two visitors from further afield will be joining this event for the first time this year when Boland Landbou come from Paarl and York travels out of George to compete.

Boland Landbou’s date with Marlow on Sunday is another fixture that stands out, but with 51 matches being played over the four days, cricket lovers are spoiled for choice all weekend.

Participating teams: Pearson, Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Sterling, Union, Boland Landbou, Marlow, Grey High, Parel Vallei, Muir College, Queens College, Victoria Park, York, Westering, Graeme College, Brandwag, Nico Malan, Otto du Plessis, Cradock, Despatch, Woodridge, Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts, DF Malherbe, Hudson Park, Pearson Invitational.

The fixtures are:

Thursday (T20)

09:00 – Pearson vs Stirling (Pearson A); Hudson Park vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (NMU A); Graeme College vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (MNU B); Victoria Park vs Cradock (Victoria Park A); Otto du Plessis vs Despatch (Otto du Plessis A); Daniel Pienaar vs Parel Vallei (Daniel Pienaar A); Westering vs Union (Westering A); Woodrigde vs York (Woodridge A); Pearson Invitational vs Nico Malan (Pearson B); Brandwag vs Marlow (Brandwag A).

13:30 – Pearson vs York (Pearson A); Grey High vs Stirling (Old Grey); Graeme College vs Parel Vallei (NMU A); Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts vs Queens College (NMU B); Victoria Park vs Nico Malan (Victoria Park A); Woodridge vs Hudson Park (Woodridge A); Daniel Pienaar vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Daniel Pienaar A); Westering vs Cradock (Westering A); Brandwag vs Otto du Plessis (Brandwag A); Muir College vs Union (Muir A); Despatch vs Marlow (Despatch A).

Friday (Time Format)

09:00 – Pearson vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Pearson A); Stirling vs Union (NMU B); Boland Landbou vs Marlow (NMU A); Grey High vs Parel Vallei (Old Grey); Muir College vs Queens College (Muir A); Victoria Park vs York (Victoria Park A); Westering vs Graeme College (Westering A); Brandwag vs Nico Malan (Brandwag A); Otto du Plessis vs Cradock (Otto du Plessis A); Despatch vs Pearson Invitational (Despatch A); Woodridge vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (Woodridge A); Daniel Pienaar vs Hudson Park (Daniel Pienaar A).

Saturday (50 Overs)

09:00 – Pearson vs Hudson Park (Pearson A); Boland Landbou vs Graeme College (NMU A); Parel Vallei vs Stirling (NMU B); Grey High vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Old Grey); Victoria Park vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (Victoria Park A); DF Malherbe vs Union (DF Malherbe); Otto du Plessis vs Pearson Invitational (Otto du Plessis A); Westering vs Marlow (Westering A); Muir College vs York (Muir A); Daniel Pienaar vs Nico Malan (Daniel Pienaar A); Woodridge vs Queens College (Woodridge A); Brandwag vs Cradock (Brandwag A).

Sunday (50 Overs)

09:00 – Pearson vs Queens College (Pearson A); Muir College vs Boland Landbou (Muir A); Graeme College vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (NMU A); Woodridge vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Woodridge A) Victoria Park vs Daniel Pienaar (Victoria Park A); Westering vs York (Westering A).

The fifth annual Marius Schoeman Sevens Festival takes place this weekend at Paarl Gimnasium where some of the best schoolboy talent will be on show with cream of the Western Province rugby crop will be competing along with some visitors from further afield like Hoërskool Outeniqua from George and St Andrew’s College from Makhanda for the prestigious title.

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Paul Roos won the u15 tournament in 2022 and that group seems to have evolved into one of the favourites in the u17 competition this year after claiming the inaugural NWU Prestige Schools sevens tournament in Potchefstroom last weekend.

This year’s event promises endless action with the quality of the competing teams and the scale of the tournament meaning every game matters.

The home team won the u15 tournament in 2019 and looks like one of the favourites coming into this edition again with an unbeaten season for their u15 team in the regular season this year.

The reigning champs’ u15s have also gone unbeaten this year though, so expect an epic matchup if these two cross paths during the knockout round.

Both Paul Roos Gimnasium’s and Paarl Gimnasium’s u15 squads beat all their opponents this year, with the only draw coming when they faced each other.

There’s a lot of work to do before they can start worrying about the playoffs though, as there’s no guarantee of qualifying for the Cup knockout games.

Paul Roos shares a pool with Stellenberg, who are more than capable of causing an upset, and Swartland and Tableview, who could also surprise anyone on the day.

The Gimmies need to get through the visiting St Andrews College as well as Parel Vallei and Jan van Riebeeck.

Paarl Boys’ High are also in a tough group, Outeniqua has looked really strong in their centenary year and Paulus Joubert prides themselves on their skills in the quicker format of the game.

Saturday’s knockout games will be confirmed after the conclusion of the group stage on Friday.

The pools are:

Pool A – Worcester Gimnasium, Bosmandam, Connect Academy, Hermanus.

Pool B – Brackenfell, Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Curro Langebaan, Oakdale.

Pool C – Strand, Hoërskool Bellville, Forward Foundation, HTS Drostdy.

Pool D – Charlie Hofmeyr, Tygerberg, Melkbosstrand, Boland Landbou.

Pool E – Hoërskool Durbanville, Milnerton, Blitz Gimmies, Hugenote (Wellington).

Pool F – St Andrews College, Parel Vallei, Jan van Riebeeck, Paarl Gimnasium.

Pool G – Paarl Boys’ High, Paulus Joubert, Vooruitsig, Outeniqua.

Pool H – Paul Roos Gimnasium, Swartland, Table View, Stellenberg.

The fixtures:

Friday

Field 2 (Stofberg): 14:00 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Bosmandam; 14:20 – Connect Academy vs Hermanus; 14:40 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Tygerberg; 15:00 – Melkbosstrand vs Boland Landbou; 15:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Paulus Joubert; 15:40 – Vooruitsog vs Outeniqua; 16:00 – Brackenfell vs Oakdale; 16:20 – Curro Langebaan vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 16:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Hugenote; 17:00 – Blitz Gimmies vs Milnerton; 17:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Stellenberg; 17:40 – Table View vs Swartland; 18:00 – Bosmandam vs Hermanus; 18:20 – Brackenfell vs Curro Langebaan; 18:40 – Strand vs Forward Foundation; 19:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Melkbosstrand; 19:20 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Blitz Gimmies; 19:40 – Parel Vallei vs Paarl Gimnasium; 20:00 – Paulus Joubert vs Outeniqua; 20:20 – Swartland vs Stellenberg; 20:40 – Milnerton vs Hugenote; 21:00 – St Andrews College vs Jan van Riebeeck; 21:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Vooruitsig; 21:40 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Table View.

Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 14:00 – Brackenfell vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 14:20 – Curro Langebaan vs Oakdale; 14:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Milnerton; 15:00 – Blitz Gimmies vs Hugenote; 15:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Swartland; 15:40 – Table View vs Stellenberg; 16:00 – Strand vs HTS Drostdy; 16:20 – Forward Foundation vs Hoërskool Bellville; 16:40 – St Andrews College vs Paarl Gimnasium; 17:00 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Parel Vallei; 17:20 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Connect Academy; 17:40 – Hoërskool Bellville vs HTS Drostdy.

Pitch 6 (Dammetjie): 14:00 – Strand vs Hoërskool Bellville; 14:20 – Forward Foundation vs HTS Drostdy; 14:40 – St ANdrews College vs Parel Vallei; 15:00 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Paarl Gimnasium; 15:20 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Hermanus; 15:40 – Connect Academy vs Bosmandam; 16:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Boland Landbou; 16:20 – Melkbosstrand vs Tygerberg; 16:40 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Outeniqua; 17:00 – Vooruitsig vs Paulus Joubert; 17:20 – Hoërskool Stellenbosch vs Oakdale; 17:40 – Tygerberg vs Boland Landbou.

The biggest schools sevens tournament in the country kicks off on Thursday when Paarl Gimnasium hosts the Marius Schoeman Sevens Festival.

The u12s will set the tone on Thursday before the u15s and u17s take the field on Friday and Saturday.

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The hosts’ u12 team won the tournament last year after beating their neighbouring rivals, Paarl Boys’ Primary in the final.

Bastion was the champion in 2019 and 2018.

Every year, the junior teams compete for bragging rights and prize money, as well as a sought-after scholarship to the prestigious Paarl Gimnasium for one lucky player in the winning team.

Two-time champions, Bastion, and last year’s finalists, Paarl Boys’ Primary, share a pool this year, meaning only one of them can advance to the playoffs for the Cup which sets up a huge battle when these two face each other at 14:00 on the Stofberg field.

The reigning champs, Paarl Gimnasium, are grouped with Durbanville Primary, Kenridge and Drakenstein.

Because of the quality of the opponents and the scale of the event, no one can afford any mistakes during the group stages.

The playoffs will commence on Thursday as soon as the pool games have been concluded.

The pools are:

Pool A – Worcester Primary, Hugenote Primary, Forward Foundation, Panorama.

Pool B – Durbanville Primary, Kenridge, Drakenstein, Paarl Gimnasium.

Pool C – Gericke, Hugo Rust, Hendrik Louw, Noord-Eind.

Pool D – Stellenbosch Primary II, WA Joubert, Worcester Primary II, Lochnerhof.

Pool E – Brackenfell Primary, Welgemoed Primary, Kathleen Murray, Oueniqua.

Pool F – Stellenbosch Primary, Vooruitsig, NTK RFC Juniors, Eikestad.

Pool G – Paarl Boys’ Primary, Courtrai, Paarl Gimnasium II, Bastion.

Pool H – Van Riebeeckstrand, Gordon’s Bay, Bastion II, Eversdal.

The fixtures are:

Thursday:

Group stage

Pitch 1 (JA Kriel): 12:00 – Worcester Primary vs Hugenote Primary; 12:20 – Forward Foundation vs Panorama; 12:40 – Gericke vs Hugo Rust;  13:00 – Hendrik Louw vs Noord-Eind; 13:20 – Stellenbosch Primary vs Eikestad; 13:40 – NTK RFC Juniors vs Vooruitsig; 14:00 – Van Riebeeckstrand vs Eversdal; 14:20 – Bastion II vs Gordon’s Bay; 14:40 – Brackenfell vs Kathleen Murray; 15:00 – Courtrai vs Bastion; 15:20 – Welgemoed Primary vs Outeniqua; 15:40 – Paarl Boy’s Primary vs Paarl Gimnasium II.

Pitch 2 (Stofberg): 12:00 – Durbanville Primary vs Kenridge; 12:20 – Drakenstein vs Paarl Gimnasium; 12:40 – Stellenbosch Primary II vs WA Joubert; 13:00 – Worcester Primary II vs Lochnerhof; 13:20 – Brackenfell Primary vs Outeniqua; 13:40 – Kathleen Murray vs Welgemoed Primary; 14:00 – Paarl Boys’ Primary vs Bastion; 14:20 – Paarl Gimnasium II vs Courtrai; 14:40 – Vooruitsig vs Eikestad; 15:00 – Gordon’s Bay vs Eversdal; 15:20 – Stellenbosch Primary vs NTK RFC Juniors; 15:40 – Van Riebeeckstrand vs Bastion II.

Pitch 3 (Oukraal): 12:00 – Brackenfell Primary vs Welgemoed Primary; 12:20 – Kathleen Murray vs Outeniqua; 12:40 – Paarl Boys’ Primary vs Courtrai; 13:00 – Paarl Gimnasium II vs Bastion; 13:20 – Durbanville Primary vs Paarl Gimnasium; 13:40 – Drakenstein vs Kenridge; 14:00 – Stellenbosch Primary II vs Lochnerhof; 14:20 – Worcester Primary II vs WA Joubert; 14:40 – Worcester Primary vs Forward Foundation; 15:00 – Hugo Rust vs Noord-Eind; 15:20 – Hugenote Primary vs Panorama; 15:40 – Gericke vs Hendrik Louw.

Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 12:00 – Stellenbosch Primary vs Vooruitsig; 12:20 – Eikestad vs NTK RFC Juniors; 12:40 – Van Riebeeckstrand vs Gordon’s Bay; 13:00 – Bastion II vs Eversdal; 13:20 – Worcester Primary vs Panorama; 13:40 – Forward Foundation vs Hugenote Primary; 14:00 – Gericke vs Noord-Eind; 14:20 – Hendrik Louw vs Hugo Rust; 14:40 – Kenridge vs Paarl Gimnasium; 15:00 – WA Joubert Lochnerhof; 15:20 – Durbanville Primary vs Drakenstein; 15:40 – Stellenbosch Primary II vs Worcester Primary II.

 

Duineveld het sy spiere die naweek by die Hoërskool Sentraal-been van die o.17 Frogfoot Sewesreeks in Bloemfontein gebult om as kampioene uit te tree na ‘n naweek van opwindende sewesrugby.

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Met ‘n gemiddelde telling van 52-3 oor die vyf wedstryde van die naweek is daar geen twyfel oor die Velties se kampioenstatus by die kompetisie nie.

Die kampioene het slegs twee drieë oor die hele toernooi teen hulle laat deurglip.

In die eindstryd kon hulle die Vrystaat se kampioene, Jim Fouché, met 47-0 wegsien om die louere te neem en ‘n merkwaardige naweek met ‘n trofee af te sluit.

Gregon Jansen is as die speler-van-die-toernooi aangewys en Jacquin Jasson was die beste speler in die eindstryd.

PJ Smit en Henco Spannenberg het ook vir Duineveld uitgestaan.

Sentraal kon die plaatafdeling by hul tuistoernooi verower deur om met 26-19 teen Hangklip te wen in die eindstryd.

Burgersdorp word gekroon as die Bowl wenners nadat hulle eers vir Kimberley Boys’ High se eerstespan in die halfeindronde kon uitskakel met 45-0 voordat hulle die skool van Kimberley se tweedespan in die eindstryd verslaan het met 33-0.

HTS Louis Botha het ‘n geskiedenis van baie goed presteer in die vinniger weergawe van die spel, maar het die naweek stadig begin.

Hulle kon wel uiteindelik die Skild-afdeling wen deur om vir Duineveld se tweedes met 27-19 weg te sien.

Al die uitslae:

Poel A: Sentraal 43, Kimberley Boys’ High II; Bultfontein 19, HTS Louis Botha 12; Bultfontein 24, Sentraal 22; Kimberley Boys’ High II 24, HTS Louis Botha 19; Sentraal 34, HTS Louis Botha 7; Bultfontein 21, Kimberley Boys’ High II 12.

Poel B: Duineveld 57, Hodisa 0; Aliwal Noord 35, Sand du Plessis 5; Duineveld 47, Aliwal Noord 7; Sand du Plessis 47, Hodisa 7; Duineveld 50, Sand du Plessis 0; Aliwal Noord 36, Hodisa 5.

Poel C: Fichardtpark 28, Burgersdorp 12; Zastron 29, Duineveld II 10; Fichardtpark 38, Duineveld II 5; Zastron 19, Burgersdorp 12; Fichardtpark 45, Zastron 21; Burgersdorp 33, Duineveld II 0.

PoelD: Jim Fouché 58, Kimberley Boys’ High 0; Hangklip 31, Heatherdale 0; Jim Fouché 19, Hangklip 10; Kimberley Boys’ High 34, Heatherdale 14; Jim Fouché 67, Heatherdale 0; Hangklip 61, Kimberley Boys’ High 0.

Halfeindstryde

Beker: Duineveld 59, Bultfontein 7; Jim Fouché 31, Fichardtpark 19.
Plaat: Sentraal 29, Aliwal Noord 26; Hangklip 33, Zastron 5.
Bowl: Kimberley Boys’ High II 19, Sand du Plessis 12; Burgersdorp 45, Kimberley Boys’ High 0.
Skild: HTS Louis Botha 36, Hodisa 7; Duineveld II 37, Heatherdale 0.

Eindstryde

Beker: Duineveld 47, Jim Fouché 0.
Plaat: Sentraal 26, Hangklip 19.
Bowl: Burgersdorp 33, Kimberley Boys’ High 0.
Skild: HTS Louis Botha 27, Duineveld II 19.

Na twee dae van opwindende sewesrugby in Virginia ter viering van Hentie Cilliers se 70ste bestaansjaar by die Hentiesfees het Welkom Gimnasium met die louere weggestap nadat hulle die tuisspan met 12-5 in die eindstryd kon troef.

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Die Gimmies het vir Goudveld in die halfeindronde uitgeskakel met 19-0, terwyl Hentie Cilliers naelskraaps met 21-19 teen Hoërskool Trio kon verby kom.

Dit is nog ‘n trofee vir die skool van Welkom om hierdie jaar in hul kabinet uit te stal, die Gimmies het ook die Griffon- en Kovsie-ligas verower hierdie seisoen.

Voortrekker, uit Bethlehem, kon slegs die Vrydag meemaak. Die Trekkers sou definitief ook kon aanspraak maak op die titel, aangesien albei hul spanne op die eerste dag onoorwonne kon bly.

Witteberg se eerstespan  het by die Prestige Skole o.17s Sewestoernooi in Potchefstroom oor die naweek deelgeneem, terwyl ‘n tweede span hulle in Virginia verteenwoordig het.

Die tuisspan het hulself uitstekend van hul taak gekwyt om dit tot in die eindstryd te maak, en hulle kan trots wees op hul vertoning teen van die sterkste spanne in die streek, Henties het natuurlik ‘n geskiedenis van uitblink in die vinniger weergawe van die spel en hulle is altyd ‘n opwindende span om te volg.

By die o.15s was dit ook die Kovsiesteekkompetisie se Shimla-liga kampioene wat uitgeblink het, met Voortrekker wat hul drie groepswedstryde op Vrydag kon domineer.

Hulle het vir Welkom Gimnasium en Hoërskool Trio pakslae gegee, voordat hulle ook vir Witteberg met 33-5 kon wegsien.

Witteberg se o.15s is Saterdag as die kampioene gekroon na ‘n 19-12 sege oor Goudveld in die eindstryd.

Die uitslae:

o.17:

Groepwedstryde: Hentie Cilliers 43, Witteberg 0; Goudveld 19, Welkom Gimnasium II 7; Voortrekker 40, Hoërskool Trio 0; Welkom Gimnasium 33, Hoërskool Trio 5; Welkom Gimnasium II 34, Witteberg 5; Voortrekker 33, Wessel Maree 0;  Hentie Cilliers 17, Goudveld 14; Voortrekker 17, Welkom Gimnasium 12; Hentie Cilliers 12, Welkom Gimnasium II 10; Goudveld 31, Witteberg 0; Hoërskool Trio 36, Wessel Maree 5; Welkom Gimnasium 33, Wessel Maree 0.

Uitspeelrondes: Eindstryd – Welkom Gimnasium 12, Hentie Cilliers 5; Derde plek – Hoërskool Trio 17, Goudveld 14; 5e/6e – Welkom Gimnasium II 21, Witteberg 12; 7e/8e – Hentie Cilliers II 34, Wessel Maree 0; Halfeindronde – Welkom Gimnasium 19, Goudveld 0; Hentie Cilliers 21, Hoërskool Trio 19; Witteberg 12, Wessel Maree 0; Welkom Gimnasium II 26, Hentie Cilliers II 7.

o.15: 

Groepwedstryde: Hoërskool Trio 14, Hentie Cilliers 5; Voortrekker 47, Welkom Gimnasium 0; Witteberg 31, Hoërskool Trio 12; Hentie Cilliers 19, Welkom Gimnasium 7; Voortrekker 45, Hoërskool Trio 0; Witteberg 31, Goudveld 21; Goudveld 12, Hentie Cilliers 7; Voortrekker 33, Witteberg 5; Goudveld 26, Welkom Gimnasium 12; Witteberg 26, Hentie Cilliers 0; Welkom Gimnasium 14, Hoërskool Trio 12; Witteberg 26, Welkom Gimnasium 5; Goudveld 31, Hoërskool Trio 24.

Uitspeelrondes: Eindstryd – Witteberg 19, Goudveld 12; Derde plek – Hentie Cilliers 33, Hoërskool Trio 7; Halfeindronde – Witteberg 21, Hentie Cilliers 12; Goudveld 31, Hoërskool Trio 17.

Paul Roos Gimnasium pulled off a stunning comeback for a 22-19 victory against their arch nemesis, Grey College, in the final match of the highly entertaining NWU Prestige Schools u17 Sevens tournament at the Fanie du Toit stadium in Potchefstroom.

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The mighty team from Bloemfontein stormed through the group stages and knockout rounds, but their fierce rivals from Stellenbosch produced an exceptional second-half performance to claim the inaugural title, scoring 22 unanswered points after the break.

The team from Stellenbosch saved their strongest performance of the day for the last seven minutes of the final match, in which they scored four tries against the Bloemfontein giants.

Gert Kemp, Samuel Badenhorst, Matthew Kleyn and Junaid Coetzee all starred for Paul Roos in their campaign to win the bragging rights and the lucrative R100 000 grand prize for Paul Roos in the first of what is set to become a highlight on the school sevens calendar.

All four of these players were selected as part of the “Dream Team” after the tournament for their contributions throughout the day, with Coetzee being singled out as the Player-of-the-Tournament.

Badenhorst was also selected as part of the SA u18 Sevens team that earned bronze at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago earlier in the year.

They did well to regroup after losing against Garsfontein by 31-28 early on and failing to find a winner in their 7-all draw against Noordheuwel.

The Maroon Machine cut Waterkloof’s campaign short in the quarter-final with a 19-5 victory, before they proved a step too far for Monument in the semi-final by 31-0.

Monument exceeded all expectations by claiming the third-place position after beating a strong Boland Landbou outfit by 27-19 in the penultimate match of the day after they also got the better of the boys from Paarl by 21-17 in the group stages.

The Monnas boys shocked everyone in the quarter-finals by taking out one of the favourites, Hoërskool Outeniqua from George, by 19-14.

In the battle for fifth place, the Kwaggas redeemed themselves with a strong second-half performance to come back from a 10-0 deficit to beat Garsfontein 17-10 after losing to them by 32-7 in the group stages.

Garsfontein and Grey College were the only two teams to beat the Kwagga first teams this season as they celebrated their centenary year, so the boys from George will have enjoyed getting one back over their rivals from the North.

Garsfontein was also one of the favourites coming into the tournament, and they showed why by beating the eventual champions in their first match, but they fell apart against Boland Landbou in the second half of the quarter-finals, losing by 41-17 after they were tied at 12-all after the first seven minutes.

Grey College’s Alzeadon Felix was selected as the “Best stepper” at the event, while his SA Schools A centre, Pieter van der Merwe, was rewarded with the “biggest hit” of the tournament.

With some of the best teams in the country competing at the first instalment of this event, it was a day filled with top-quality sevens rugby that is sure to become a highlight on the rugby calendar in the coming years.

The Dream Team:

Gert Kemp (Paul Roos), Pieter van der Merwe (Grey College), Geoffrey French (Monument), Alzeadon Felix (Grey College), Retagen van Rooi (Boland Landbou), Samuel Badenhorst (Paul Roos), Phillip McLaren (Grey College), Ruan Viviers (Boland Landbou), Matthew Kleyn (Paul Roos), Junaid Coetzee (Paul Roos), Keenan Jantjies (Outeniqua), Rewan van Aswegen (Waterkloof).

4 Paul Roos Gimnasium | 3 Grey College | 2 Boland Landbou | 1 Monument | 1 Outeniqua | 1 Waterkloof

All the Results:

Round Robin

Grey College 31, Waterkloof 0; Paul Roos Gimnasium 7, Noordheuwel 7; Monument 22, Merensky 12; Garsfontein 24, Witteberg 12; Durban High School 28, Outeniqua 14; Boland Landbou 35, Rustenburg 7; Garsfontein 31, Paul Roos Gimnasium 28; Grey College 41, Monument 14; Merensky 29, Rustenburg 19; Durban High School 28, Witteberg 17; Outeniqua 24, Noordheuwel 22; Boland Landbou 29, Waterkloof 7; Paul Roos Gimnasium 32, Durban High School 14; Grey College 33, Rustenburg 10; Waterkloof 55, Merensky 19; Noordheuwel 28, Witteberg 22; Garsfontein 32, Outeniqua 7; Monument 21, Boland Landbou 17.

Quarterfinals

Paul Roos Gimnasium 19 (12), Waterkloof 5 (0); Grey College 39 (19), Durban High School 19 (14); Boland Landbou 41 (12), Garsfontein 17 (12); Monument 19 (7), Outeniqua 14 (7).

Semi-Finals 

Paul Roos Gimnasium 31 (17), Monument 0; Grey College 22 (12), Boland Landbou 17 (10).

Final 

Paul Roos 22 (0), Grey College 19 (19).

Playoffs

3/4 – Monument 27 (12), Boland Landbou 19 (14); 5/6 – Outeniqua 17 (0), Garsfontein 10 (10); 7/8 – Durban High School 28 (14), Waterkloof 19 (14); 9/10 – Noordheuwel 19 (14), Rustenburg 14 (0); 11/12 – Merensky Landbou Akademie 24 (17), Witteberg 12 (5).

 

 

 

After a weekend of action-packed sevens rugby in George, Grey High from Gqerbeha emerged victorious with a dominant 29-0 display in the final against Strand.

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Despite an early, unexpected loss to George High by 17-12 early on, the Grey High team regrouped to see out the rest of the tournament, beating Hoërskool Punt (26-5) and Bridgeton (38-14) in the group stages, they qualified for the knockout rounds in which they didn’t concede a single point.

Grey beat Marlow Landbou in the semi-finals by 20-0 before flexing their muscles against Strand to bring an end to an exhilarating tournament.

The host’s honour was defended by two invitational teams while their first stringers were competing at the NWU Prestige Schools Sevens tournament in Potchefstroom.

The Outeniqua Invitational team did well to progress all the way to the Plate final, but Montagu was a step too far and after a thrilling match, a late score by Montagu secured the 21-15 victory for the visitors.

The other Outeniqua team competing at the tournament also made it all the way to the Bowl final where they faced Bridgeton.

Bridgeton won by 40-10 to be crowned Bowl champions, while York was named the Shield winners after a 5-all draw against Union in the final.

As per the competition rules, in the event of a draw, the team that scored first gets the victory.

Though they did not make the finals, George High will take pride in being the only team to beat Grey High over the weekend.

Raymondre Samson delivered a spectacular performance in that game for George that earned him the Player-of-the-Match award.

Results:

Pool A: Outeniqua Invitational 38, Union 0; Outeniqua Invitational 10, Sao Bras 5; Sao Bras 47, Union 0.

Pool B: Marlow Landbou 31, Montagu 19; Marlow Landbou 45, York 5; Montagu 50, York 5.

Pool C: George High 17, Grey High School 12; Grey High School 38, Bridgeton 14; Bridgeton 24, George High 21.

Pool D: Hoërskool Punt 40, Kwagga Invitational 12; Strand 14, Hoërskool Punt 12; Strand 29, Kwagga Invitational 7.

Cross Pool: Sao Bras 39, York 0; Strand 38, Bridgeton 14; Montagu 33, Union 5; George High 26, Kwagga Invitational 10; Marlow Landbou 10, Outeniqua Invitational 5; Grey High School 26, Hoërskool Punt 5.

Semi-Finals 

Bowl: Bridgeton 40, York 12; Kwagga Invitational 10, Union 5.
Plate: Montagu 24, George High 10; Outeniqua Invitational 17, Hoërskool Punt 5.
Cup: Grey High School 20, Marlow Landbou 0; Strand 24, Sao Bras 21.

Finals

Shield: York 5, Union 5 (York scored first).
Bowl: Bridgeton 40, Kwagga Invitational 10.
Plate: Montagu 21, Outeniqua Invitational 15.
Cup: Grey High School 29, Strand 0.

The annual Kalahari sevens tournament for u17 and u15 teams took place over the weekend in Kuruman.

After a weekend filled with exciting sevens action, there was nothing to separate Diamantveld and Hoërskool Upington in the final match, and they were crowned joint champions after a 19-all draw.

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Diamantveld and Hoërskool Upington both performed extremely well throughout the event, emerging as the only two unbeaten u17 teams.

There was a point during the final where it looked like Uppies boys might run away with it, but the Diamonds fought back valiantly and a try in the final moments secured the draw.

Ultimately, it seems a fair result, seeing as both of these teams stood out among the rest.

Hoërskool Upington had to get by the hosts in the semi-final, beating Kalahari by 33-25 while the Diamonds prevented an all Upington final by beating the Uppies’ second team by 43-12 in the semis.

Curro Kathu claimed the Plate in a thrilling 14-12 victory over their regional rivals, Postmasburg while their neighbours, Hoërskool Kathu secured the Shield with a 24-21 triumph over Hotazel.

While Duineveld didn’t send a senior team to this competition, their u15s impressed over the weekend and returned home with the u15 Cup after seeing away with Hoërskool Upington in the final.

All the results: 

u17:

Group stage

Pool A: Kalahari 31, Postmasburg 5; Kalahari 31, Vaalharts 7; Postmasburg 66, Blinkklip 0; Kalahari 24, Hoërskool Upington II 10; Postmasburg 17, Vaalharts 5; Kalahari 57, Blinkklip 12; Hoërskool Upington II 24, Vaalharts 21; Hoërskool Upington II 25, Postmasburg 17; Vaalharts 60, Blinkklip 0.

Pool B: Diamantveld 20, Nababeeb 0; Hotazel 20, Nababeeb 0; Curro Kathu 26, Hotazel 0; Diamantveld 47, Kalahari III 5; Diamantveld 25, Hotazel 0; Kalahari III 20, Nababeeb 0; Diamantveld 38, Curro Kathu 5; Curro Kathu 20, Nababeeb 0; Hotazel 14, Kalahari III 0.

Pool C: Hoërskool Upington 26, Hoërskool Kathu 5; Kalahari II 19, Postmasburg II 14; Hoërskool Upington 50, HMO 5; Kalahari II 20, Hoërskool Kathu 19; Hoërskool Upington 32, Postmasburg II 0; HMO 12, Hoërskool Kathu 7; Hoërskool Upington 40, Kalahari II 12; HMO 25, Postmasburg II 0; Hoërskool Kathu 50, Postmasburg II 0; Kalahari II 19, HMO 19.

Semi-finals

Cup: Hoërskool Upington 33, Kalahari 25; Diamantveld 43, Hoërskool Upington II 12.
Plate: Curro Kathu 33, Kalahari II 7; Postmasburg 24, HMO 12.
Shield: Hoërskool Kathu 35, Kalahari III 7; Hotazel 21, Vaalharts 17.

Finals

Cup: Diamantveld 19, Hoërskool Upington 19.
Plate: Curro Kathu 14, Postmasburg 12.
Shield: Hoërskool Kathu 24, Hotazel 21.

u15:

Group stage

Pool A: Kalahari 33, Postmasburg 0; Curro Kathu 44, Daniëlskuil 0; Kalahari 39, Blinkklip 0; Curro Kathu 38, Postmasburg 12; Kalahari 24, Daniëlskuil 19; Postmasburg 42, Blinkklip 0; Kalahari 19, Curro Kathu 14; Daniëlskuil 45, Blinkklip 0; Postmasburg 24, Daniëlskuil 17; Curro Kathu 20, Blinkklip 0.

Pool B: Duineveld 38, Hoërskool Kathu 0; Hotazel 19, Vaalharts 12; Hoërskool Kathu 24, Hotazel 21; Dioneveld 57, Hoërskool Upington II 5; Duineveld 40, Vaalharts 26; Hoërskool Kathu 40, Hoërskool Upington II 12; Duineveld 38, Hotazel 12; Vaalharts 30, Hoërskool Upington II 17; Hoërskool Kathu 24, Vaalharts 7.

Pool C: Hoërskool Upington 35, Duineveld II 12; Diamantveld 38, HMO 0; Hoërskool Upington 20, Kalahari II 0; Duineveld II 26, HMO 0; Hoërskool Upington 36, Diamantveld 5; Duineveld II 20, Kalahari II 0; Hoërskool Upington 43, HMO 5; Diamantveld 20, Kalahari II 0; Diamantveld 55, Duineveld II 10; HMO 20, Kalahari II 0.

Semi-finals

Cup: Hoërskool Upington 33, Kalahari 5; Duineveld 40, Hoërskool Kathu 12.
Plate: Diamantveld 50, Duineveld II 17; Curro Kathu 19, Postmasburg 17.
Shield: Hoërskool Upington II 38, Hotazel 7; Vaalharts 24, Daniëlskuil 21.

Finals

Cup: Duineveld 34, Hoërskool Upington 10.
Plate: Diamantveld 40, Curro Kathu 12.
Shield: Hoërskool Upington II 38, Vaalharts 10.

Affies het verlede naweek hul spiere gebult by die Sutherland o.17 sewestoernooi.

Die Affies eerstespan stap as kampioene weg na ‘n vleklose vertoning.

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Affies kon hul buurskool, Pretoria Boys’ High, in die eindstryd weg sien om ‘n dominante naweek met ‘n trofee af te sluit.

Die Witbulle se tweedespan het ook baie goed vertoon en ‘n die derde plek verdien. Hul enigste nederlaag was in die halfeindronde teen hul die eerstespan.

Theunz Maritz en Khumo Manakana ontvang in die twee laaste wedstryde vir die Affies-spanne die onderskeie Speler-van-die-Wedstryd toekenings vir hul bydrae.

Menlopark het ook baie indrukwekkend gelyk en kon die Plaat-titel verower nadat hulle teen ‘n jong Oos-Moot span met 26-19 kon seëvier.

Uitslae:

Groep A: Affies 52, Sutherland 7; Rooikatte 24, Talent45 7; Affies 66, Rooikatte 0; Menlopark 45, Centurion 0; Rooikatte 24, Sutherland 17; Affies 58, Talent45 0.

Groep B: Zayo Academy 24, Centurion 14; Zayo Academy 14, Overkruin 12.

Groep C: HTS John Vorster 52, Oos-Moot 0; Wonderboom 17, HTS John Vorster 10; Zwartkop 21, HTS John Vorster 7; Oos-Moot 55, Wonderboom 5.

Groep D: Pretoria Boys’ High 48, Gerrit Maritz 5; Eldoraigne 24, Curro Hazeldean 12; Pretoria Boys’ High 33, Amberfield 7; Pretoria Boys’ High 35, Eldoraigne 7; Eldoraigne 43, Gerrit Maritz 0.

Groep E: Pretoria-Noord 33, Amberfield 7; Affies II 57, Amberfield 7; Pretoria-Noord 21, Montana 10; Affies II 52, Montana 0; Affies II 22, Pretoria-Noord 12.

Kwarteindronde: 

Beker: Affies 26, Menlopark 10; Affies II 26, Pretoria-Noord 10; Pretoria Boys’ High 22, Oos-Moot 10; Zwartkop 26, Eldoraigne 15.

Halfeindronde:

Beker: Affies 34, Affies II 17; Pretoria Boys’ High 14, Zwartkop 5.
Plaat: Menlopark 56, Pretoria-Noord 0; Oos-Moot 22, Eldoraigne 17.

Eindstryd:

Beker: Affies 33, Pretoria Boys’ High 17.
3/4 Affies II 26, Zwartkop 20.
Plaat: Menlopark 26, Oos-Moot 19.