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The Parel Vallei Bulldogs are geared up for one of their biggest challenges of the season, a visit to George to take on Outeniqua on Saturday.

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Outeniqua had a tough run of fixtures to start the season, coming up short against Noordheuwel (19-28) and Boland Landbou (13-15) early on. They regrouped well to beat Pretoria Boys High (29-12) and Menlopark (37-17) at the NMI Toyota North-South Tournament in Pretoria before suffering the wrath of a wounded Grey College in Bloemfontein.

Last weekend, they got off to a flying start against the visiting Hoërskool Durbanville and went on to double up the Durbies in a 34-17 win.

Keenan Jantjies was in top form in that match, crossing the whitewash twice. He will be a player to keep a close eye on this weekend, along with other Kwagga dangermen, including Luca Potgieter and Ruart Curlewis.

The Bulldogs saw off Hoërskool Tygerberg 29-14 in their last outing. Flyhalf Shudley Rhoda spearheads their attack to great effect, and they will be looking to showcase more of the exciting brand of rugby that has brought them success so far this season.

They have a number of options available to them, which they showed in the match against the Tigers, twice scoring through strong forward play, with the big tighthead prop Ian Kleynhans rounding off, while their other two tries came by way of exciting backline interplay from Rhoda and his speedy winger, Iviwe Majingo.

While the hosts are definitely the favourites going into the match, they will not be taking the challengers from Somerset West lightly. An exciting contest looms.

Outeniqua vs Parel Vallei at 13:10

Outeniqua: 15 Jade Peterson, 14 Keenan Jantjies, 13 Reshaan Damons, 12 Luca Potgieter, 11 Xavier Solomons, 10 Ellie Meyer, 9 Jay-Zee Olivier, 8 Gareth Maree, 7 Jonothan Schutte, 6 Henru Nell, 5 Ruart Curlewis, 4 Trent Huisamen, 3 Zacary Meyer, 2 Luhan van der Sandt, 1 Deven Kleingeld.

Parel Vallei: 15 Luchen Meyer, 14 Junior Ruzvidzo, 13 Caleb Maasdorp, 12 Cayde Lucas, 11 Iviwe Majingo, 10 Shudley Rhoda, 9 Michael Kent, 8 Renato Tosi, 7 Sebastian van Niekerk, 6 Dylan Cockroft, 5 Marko Karsten, 4 Thomas Hoffmeyer, 3 Ian Kleynhans, 2 Diaan du Toit, 1 Ayandisa Mpumlwana.

FIXTURES

A field: 08:30 – Outeniqua u14 A vs Parel Vallei u14 A; 09:35 – Outeniqua u15 A vs Parel Vallei u15 A; 10:40 – Outeniqua u16 A vs Parel Vallei u16 A; 11:50 – Outeniqua II vs Parel Vallei II; 13:10 – Outeniqua 1ste XV vs Parel Vallei 1ste XV.

B field: 08:30 – Outeniqua VI vs Hoërskool Punt III; 09:40 – Outeniqua III vs Parel Vallei II; 10:50 – Outeniqua IV vs Hoërskool Punt II; 12:00 – Outeniqua V vs Parel Vallei III.

C field: 08:30 – Outeniqua u16 B vs Hoërskool Punt u16 A; 09:40 – Outeniqua u16 C vs Hoërskool Punt u16 B; 10:50 – Outeniqua u15 C vs Hoërskool Punt u15 B.

D field: 08:30 – Outeniqua u15 B vs Hoërskool Punt u15 A; 09:35 – Outeniqua u14 C vs Hoërskool Punt u14 B; 10:40 – Outeniqua u14 B vs Hoërskool Punt u14 A.

Wynberg Boys’ High will be aiming to continue their unbeaten run when they kick off the first of their southern suburb double-headers against Bishops Diocesan College on the Piley Rees Field on Saturday.

As one of the few teams yet to taste defeat this season, Wynberg has been one of the pacesetters in the Western Cape, delivering some spectacular performances to defeat almost every opponent they’ve come up against thus far.

Most recently, however, Grey High managed to hold them to a 10-10 draw in Cape Town. Before that, Wynberg recorded an historic 30-27 win against Paarl Boys’ High at the Buco Brug Street Stadium, where Yaqeen Ahmed slotted the winning penalty in the final moments of the clash.

Bishops have not had the season they would have hoped for in their 175th year. They lost their star scrumhalf Kashief Joseph to an injury and, despite some brave fighting spirit shown by the boys in white, the results have not gone their way thus far.

Ending their rivals’ spectacular run would go a long way towards righting their season, though, and one thing that is certain is that will not be lacking in motivation when they host the rampant Wynberg boys on Saturday.

Bishops will have their hands full containing Wynberg’s wings, Levi Brown and Kunene Gadu, and with their SA Schools A flyhalf, Ahmed, guiding their attack, the visitors will be excited about an opportunity to get back to winning ways after last week’s draw.

Last year, Bishops toppled Wynberg 14-10 away from home before Wynberg returned the favour in the return fixture, winning 27-20 on the Piley Rees.

Meanwhile, SACS travels to take on a wounded Paarl Gimnasium on the JA Kriel Field.

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Gim has been in top form this season and until last weekend, when Grey College scraped a 29-27 victory in Paarl, had maintained an unbeaten record despite facing some of the top sides in the country.

Chandler Green stood out for the Gimmies at flyhalf and will spearhead their challenge this weekend.

After a slow start to their season, SACS impressed against Stellenberg (24-22) and Brackenfell (54-27) but Rondebosch Boys’ High dismantled them 55-22 last weekend.

Taking on the Paarl giants on their home field will undoubtedly be the biggest challenge so far for SACS and they will need to produce something special and unexpected to upset the Gimmies.

The return of SACS’ captain, Seth Bradford, who has been out due to injury for most of the season, will be a welcome boost for the Cape Town school.

Rondebosch will seek to tap into the momentum they took from their decisive victory over SACS when they take on Melkbosstrand.

TEAMS

Diocesan College vs Wynberg Boys’ High at 12:30

Diocesan College: 15 Wa-keem Fortuin, 14 Rynard Gordon, 13 Alex Newton, 12 Alex Laspatzis, 11 Ben Koenig, 10 Jordan Petersen, 9 Lucca Mynhardt, 8 Aza Gabada, 7 Alex Smith, 6 Daniel van den Heever, 5 Rieko Kidha, 4 James Kotze, 3 Yusuf Ahmed, 2 Jack Campbell, 1 Gareth Mckinon.

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

Paarl Gimnasium vs SACS at 12:00

Paarl Gimnasium: 15 Josh O’Neill, 14 Freek de Kock, 13 Markus Muller, 12 Kobus Blanckenberg, 11 Markus Moolman, 10 Chandler Green, 9 Melt Viljoen, 8 Adriaan Louw, 7 Wihan Kotze, 6 Jan Koegelenberg, 5 Marinus Daling, 4 Stiaan de Goede, 3 Ely Williams, 2 Dawie Stemmet, 1 Jean-Jacques du Preez.

SACS: 15 Jack Benade, 14 Imtiaz Abrahams, 13 Nic Reynolds, 12 Matt Carrick, 11 Endi Sidinile, 10 Rayaan Solomons, 9 Seth Bradford, 8 Daniel Grant, 7 Tashriq Bailey, 5 Zac Wilson, 4 Callum Hirst, 3 Ikhona Maxegwana, 2 Sango Zangqa, 1 Ethan Combrink.

Melkbosstrand vs Rondebosch Boys’ High at 13:15

Melkbosstrand: 15 Waydon Afrikaner, 14 Jordan Heys, 13 Cyle Theys, 12 David Kuhburger, 11 Logan Becker, 10 Joel Maree, 9 Patrick van Niekerk, 8 Hanro Bresser, 7 Christiaan de Beer, 6 Zaheer Moosa, 5 Tristen Els, 4 Melkisidek Wakazadi, 3 Brody Nel, 2 Deyondre Andrews, 1 Janco Labuschagne.

Rondebosch Boys’ High: 15 Caleb Louw, 14 David Kadima, 13 Ewan Lawrie, 12 Alutha Wesi, 11 Shakeel Abrahams, 10 Harry Soboil, 9 James Kirsten, 8 Collin Paul Kemp, 7 Matthys du Plooy, 6 Travis van den Berg, 5 Danil-Nicolas Oosthuizen, 4 Carl Geddie, 3 Damian Spence, 2 Kai Ramsbottom, 1 Luke Pretorius.

Selborne College continues its long-standing rivalry with Grey College on Saturday when the Free State powerhouse visits East London.

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The last time the Selbornians were able to topple Grey was in 2017 when third-team call-up, Thomas Bursey, cemented his place in Selborne history by scoring the winning try, which Mitchell Connellan converted, for an historic 20-19 victory.

After Grey stumbled against Jeppe High School for Boys earlier in the season, however, the boys from Bloem won’t be caught napping and the hosts are in for a massive battle.

Grey’s midfield caused havoc against a strong Paarl Gimnasium outfit last weekend, beating the previously unbeaten hosts 29-27 in Paarl to make a massive statement.

Centres, Pieter van der Merwe and Ethan Adams, are again among the players to keep an eye on this weekend, while the big boys up front, like Heinrich Theron, Danie Kruger and captain, Liam van Wyk, will also make their presence felt in the coastal city.

The hosts enter the big clash off the back of a convincing 49-10 win over Port Rex last weekend.

Scrumhalf Page Fennel directs their attack very effectively and, with speedsters like Daniel Breetzke and Siyamthanda Sakhela on the wing, Selborne has the tools to unlock any defence.

Captain Gcina Puzi and the rest of the forwards will have their work cut out for them containing the burly Bloemfontein boys, though. The Grey loose trio of Liam Santos, Juliun Cosmo and Xander Smit has been unrelenting and influential in its previous few outings and will be keen to continue that good work ahead of the Absa Wildeklawer Tournament in Kimberley.

Their focus will, however, be firmly fixed on the fixture in front of them as they know that Selborne presents a big challenge on their home field.

Selborne College vs Grey College at 13:30

Selborne College: 15 Bunqina Nuku, 14 Daniel Breetzke, 13 Cole Schonknecht, 12 Siyamthanda Sakhela, 11 Anjolauluwa Sogbanmu, 10 Chad de Beyer, 9 Page Fennel, 8 Joshua Cloete, 7 Gcina Puzi, 6 Adam Schwedhelm, 5 Andrew de Smidt, 4 Thabo Sonamzi, 3 Luke Stegmann, 2 Luke McGregor, 1 Robert John-Osunkwo.

Grey College: 15 Heinz Stockenström, 14 Siyabonga Kenny, 13 Ethan Adams, 12 Pieter van der Merwe, 11 Ruben Cilliers, 10 Alzeadon Felix, 9 Philip McLaren, 8 Liam Santos, 7 Juliun Cosmo, 6 Xander Smit, 5 AJ Meyer, 4 Heinrich Theron, 3 Danie Kruger, 2 Liam van Wyk, 1 Dian Venter.

Fixtures

A Field: 08:00 – Selborne u14 A vs Grey College u14 A; 09:00 – Selborne u15 A vs Grey College u15 A; 09:55 – Selborne u16 A vs Grey College u16 A; 11:05 – Selborne III vs Grey College III; 12:15 – Selborne II vs Grey College II; 13:30 – Selborne College 1st XV vs Grey College 1st XV.

B Field: 08:00 – Selborne V vs Grey College V; 09:05 – Selborne IV vs Grey College IV; 10:15 – Selborne u14 B vs Grey College u14 B; 11:15 – Selborne u15 B vs Grey College u15 B.

C Field: 08:00 – Selborne u16 B vs Grey College u16 B; 09:05 – Selborne u14 C vs Grey College u14 C; 10:05 – Selborne u15 C vs Grey College u15 C; 11:05 – Selborne u16 C vs Grey College u16 C.

HTS Drostdy asserted themselves, scoring a 33-20 victory over a fired-up Worcester Gimnasium at a jam-packed Trappes Park Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

It was the first time in seven years that the local derby had taken place and, although the Donkeys walked away the deserved victors, the real winner was the Worcester community, which got to experience the rivalry again.

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Both squads should be proud of the part they played in revitalising the fixture and leaving everything on the field.

It was a high-paced and entertaining game from the first kick-off, and it was clear that both teams meant business.

Drostdy crossed the whitewash first, thanks to brilliant interplay between Adrian Vergotine, on the wing, and his centre, Aljay Skippers.

The Gimmies kept pressing, though, and it wasn’t long before their hooker, Armand Croeser, was rewarded for his tireless work with the visitors’ opening try.

In response, the big Drostdy forwards muscled Pietie Erasmus over for their second try to stake them to a 12-5 lead at the break.

A spectacular finish by their lightning-quick winger, George Bernedict, stretched their lead to 19-5 just after halftime, but the Gimmies are a never-say-die bunch, and they never let up and continued piling the pressure on the home team. It paid off.

Three unanswered tries by Worcester Gim saw them take the lead for the first time with only 15 minutes to go after Valentino Nomdluka, Alungile Mothibe and Luke Cupido struck one after another in dramatic fashion.

With tired bodies littering the field, the proud neighbours kept hammering away at the opposing defences.

Juandre Ungerer, who was phenomenal after coming on as a replacement for Drostdy, crossed for a five-pointer to put his side ahead once more, but with 10 minutes left in regulation time and only six points between the rivals, the drama was far from over.

After a frantic back-and-forth and some desperate defending by both sides, Adrian Vergotine dealt the knockout blow, diving over to give HTS Drostdy a buffer to defend in the final moments of the game.

Given the entertaining competition and the excitement the match brought to the Worcester community, the fixture will hopefully become a mainstay on the calendar for the teams once more. Both squads represented their schools with distinction and the fans were dished up a treat.

HTS Drostdy next heads to Kimberley to take part in the Absa Wildeklawer Tournament, while Worcester Gim continues a gruelling run of fixtures when they take on Hoërskool Brackenfell on Saturday.

Scorers

HTS Drostdy 33 (12) – Tries: Aljay Skippers, Pietie Erasmus, Bernedict George, Juandre Ungerer, Adrian Vergotine. Conversions: Josh Fourie (2), Ungerer (2). Worcester Gimnnasium 20 (5) – Tries: Luke Cupido, Alungile Mothibe, Valentino Nomdluka, Armand Croeser.

All the results:

u16 – HTS Drostdy 24, Worcester Gimnasium 3.
u15 – HTS Drostdy 64, Worcester Gimnasium 0.
u14 – Worcester Gimnasium 11, HTS Drostdy 10.

Grey High takes on Paul Roos Gimnasium in Gqeberha this Saturday in what will be the ultimate test for the hosts before their annual Grey High Rugby Festival from 2-4 May.

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Since returning from an unbeaten tour of Ireland in December 2023, the Maroon Machine has shown no signs of slowing down.

Last weekend, they dealt a decisive 25-10 blow to Paarl Boys’ High, and they will be looking for a further boost to their substantial momentum before they travel to Kimberley to play in the Absa Wildeklawer Tournament at the beginning of May.

Gert Kemp starred in their win over Boishaai, as part of PRG’s outstanding loose trio, which also includes captain and dual SA Schools’ representative Riley Norton and big Reuben Kruger.

In Cape Town, Likona Sodlaka scored the try that helped Grey hold unbeaten Wynberg Boys’ High, who had beaten Paarl Boys’ High in Paarl in their previous game, to a 10-10 draw last weekend. On Saturday, he and the rest of the Grey forwards, especially the front row of CJ Naude, Jon Hobson and Akhanani Zita, will have a key role to play if the Paul Roos pack is to be kept at bay.

Grey has displayed real grit in their previous matches against Western Cape opposition. Apart from the draw with Wynberg Boys’ High, they bested SACS 7-3 at the Bishops 175 Festival.

A strong performance against Paul Roos would give Grey a welcome lift before their festival, but their focus will be on Saturday’s sizeable challenge before they turn their attention to their matches against St John’s College and Graeme College.

Paul Roos has asserted itself as one of the top sides in the country this season and, as one of the unbeatens, could legitimately claim to be number one. They showed just how imposing they could be at the NMI Toyota North-South Tournament, where they beat Affies 30-25 and Waterkloof, the recently crowned champions of the NWU Sport Series, 47-24.

The last time Grey High upset Paul Roos was in 2017, when LJ du Preez slotted the winning conversion after a try in the final minutes to make the score 22-20 in Grey’s favour. Before that, Curwin Bosch converted a penalty on the hooter to lift Grey to a 27-26 victory in 2014.

This year, fullback Meyer Prinsloo has been excellent with the boot for Grey and, should it come down to a kick again, he’s proven himself to be the man for the job.

His opposite number, Matthew Seymore, and the halfback duo of Joshua Dampies and Adeeb Boraine have also been exceptional this season, and they will direct the visitors’ challenge.

Grey High vs Paul Roos at 14:00

Grey High: 15 Meyer Prinsloo, 14 Zubenathi Skosana, 13 Rick Byszios, 12 Lavela Pongolo, 11 Luc de Villiers, 10 Zephyr Smith, 9 Liyema Ndlondlo, 8 Tanner Howard, 7 Blayton Ward, 6 Caylum Jansen, 5 Likona Sodlaka, 4 Steven Lee, 3 CJ Naude, 2 Jon Hobson, 1 Akhanani Zita.

Paul Roos: 15 Matthey Seymore, 14 Hugo Coetzee, 13 Matthew Kleyn, 12 Ian Smith, 11 Keenan Stoffels, 10 Joshua Dampies, 9 Adeeb Boraine, 8 Reuben Kruger, 7 Riley Norton, 6 Gert Kemp, 5 Jesse Stegehuis, 4 Charl Holwill, 3 Gerrit van Vuuren, 2 Altus Rabé, 1 Oliver Reid.

Fixtures

Kolisi field: 08:00 – Grey High u14 A vs Paul Roos u14 A; 09:10 – Grey High u15 A vs Paul Roos u15 A; 10:20 – Grey High u16 A vs Paul Roos u16 A; 11:30 – Grey High III vs Paul Roos III; 12:40 – Grey High II vs Paul Roos II; 14:00 – Grey High 1st XV vs Paul Roos 1st XV.

Pollock Oval: 08:00 – Grey High V vs Paul Roos V; 09:10 – Grey High u16 B vs Paul Roos u16 B; 10:20 – Grey High IV vs Paul Roos IV; 11:30 – Grey High u14 B vs Paul Roos u14 B; 12:40 – Grey High u15 B vs Paul Roos u15 B.

Pyott Field: 08:00 – Grey High u16 C vs Paul Roos u16 C; 09:10 – Grey High u15 D vs Paul Roos u15 D; 10:20 – Grey High u15 C vs Paul Roos u15 C; 11:30 – Grey High VI vs Paul Roos VI; 12:40 – Grey High u16 D vs Paul Roos u16 D.

Gordon Field: 08:00 – Grey High u14 E vs Paul Roos u14 E; 09:10 – Grey High u14 D vs Paul Roos u14 D; 10:20 – Grey High u14 C vs Paul Roos u14 C; 11:30 – Grey High u15 E vs Paul Roos u15 E; 12:40 – Grey High VII vs Paul Roos VII.

Diamantveld se eerstespan het Woensdagaand die tafel gedek vir ‘n opwindende Absa Wildeklawer-toernooi, wat volgende week in Kimberley afskop, deur vir Fichardtpark met 41-12 af te stof.

Met hierdie indrukwekkende sege druk die Diamonds verder hul stempel af op vanjaar se Wesgrow Sentrale Sportreeks en spog hulle steeds met ‘n onoorwonne rekord.

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Die span van Kimberley beleef ‘n merkwaardige reeks tot dusver, en nadat hulle verlede seisoen in Bloemfontein teen die Fichies verloor het behoort hierdie oorwinning selfs soeter te smaak.

Skrumskakel, Dirk van Heerden, was deurlopend ‘n uitblinker vir die Diamonds en het slegs sewe minute nodig gehad om die eerste van sy twee drieë aan te teken.

Die Fichie-Leeus het gedurende die eerste helfte nietemin goeie rekenskap van hulself gegee om binne trefafstand te bly, en Zaine van Zyl het kort na Diamantveld se eerste drie ook sy span se rekening oopgemaak.

Van Heerden het daarna uitstekende tussenspel deur die Diamantveld-agterlyn afgerond om sy tweede drie in te ryg, en binnesenter, Simon Liversage, het Diamonds se derde drie gedruk vir ‘n voorsprong van 19-5 na die eerste halfuur.

Die Bloemfonteiners se skrumskakel, Devanté Claasen, het weereens uitgeblink vir sy span en het die agterstand tot slegs sewe punte laat krimp kort voor rustyd. Hy is reeds sedert verlede seisoen ‘n opwindende speler om dop te hou en is een van die Fichardtpark-spelers wat weer ‘n plek in vanjaar se Cravenweekspan kan losspeel, nadat hy in 2023 reeds vir die Vrystaat uitgedraf het by die byeenkoms.

Dit was ‘n kragtige lopie deur die groot agsteman, MJ Herbst, wat tot Claasen se drie gelei het, en Herbst het ook die doelskop behartig om die rustydtelling op 19-12 te staan te bring.

Diamantveld het egter in die tweede helfte die skroewe styf vasgedraai met drieë deur Liversage, Stiaan van Loggerenberg, Jonathan Harding en Carel Viljoen, terwyl die Fichies nie weer hul verdediging kon oopsluit nie.

Van Loggerenberg, wat beloon is met die laaste drie, en Enrique Boshoff het weer die veld vol gespeel vir die Diamonds, en hul groot voorry het die besoekers swaar laat leef in die vaste aspekte van die spel.

Hul agterhoede het ewe goed saamgewerk, en hierdie vertoning sal vir die span van Kimberley se selfvertroue ‘n beduidende hupstoot bied voor die komende week se Wildeklawer-fees. Die laerskoolspanne is reeds in aksie in Kimberley, terwyl van die beste hoërskoolspanne in die land van 1 tot 4 Mei vergader om kragte te meet.

Puntemakers:

Diamantveld 41 (19) – Drieë: Dirk van Heerden (2), Simon Liversage (2), Stiaan van Loggerenberg, Jonathan Harding, Carel Viljoen. Doelskoppe: Liversage (2), Ethan Manus. Fichardtpark 12 (12) – Drieë: Devanté Claasen, Zaine van Zyl. Doelskop: MJ Herbst.

Al die uitslae:

o. 19 – Diamantveld II 46, Fichartpark II 14; Diamantveld III 34, Fichardtpark III 0; Diamantveld IV 15, Landboudal III 14.

o. 16 – Diamantveld A 29, Fichardtpark A 24; Diamatveld B 59, Fichardtpark B 7.

o. 15 – Diamantveld A 26, Fichardtpark A 10; Diamantveld B 31, Fichardtpark B 22.

o. 14 – Diamantveld A 43, Fichardtpark A 14; Diamantveld B 35, Fichardtpark B 0.

Daar wag ‘n titaniese stryd op Trappespark, Woensdagaand, wanneer HTS Drostdy en Worcester Gimnasium sake uitspook vir die spogregte nadat die buurskole mekaar in 2017 laas gepak het

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Voor die onderbreking van sewe jaar het die interskole jaarliks groot opwinding in die dorp gebied, met die Drostdy “Donkies” wat vir ‘n geruime tydperk die bepaling kon domineer.

Die “Bosvarke” het laas in 2015 met die louere weggestap, toe Jeshua Paul in die doodsnikke gedruk en Adriaan van der Bank verdoel het om ‘n geskiedkundige sege van 20-18 aan die Gimmies te besorg.

In 2016 en 2017 was Drostdy weer baas en hulle lyk oorgehaal om hul stempel onmiddelik af te druk wanneer die twee spanne vanaand weer hul wedywering hervat.

Vroeër vanjaar het die twee spanne die geleentheid gehad om mekaar onder oë te kry by die Drostdy-sportdag, waar hulle albei spiere gebult het teen Melkbosstrand en Schoonspruit. Die Donkies het egter meer indrukwekkend vertoon in hul wedstryde, met wegholseges van 65-0 en en 35-5 oor onderskeidelik die Melkies en Schoonspruit.

Die Bosvarke se onderskeie seges van 17-12 teen Schoonspruit en 15-5 teen Melkbosstrand het harder werk geverg, maar hulle het sedertdien gewys dat hulle juis ‘n span is wat onder druk floreer.

By die Kearsney Paas-toernooi het die Gimmies sprankelrugby tentoongestel met spogseges oor Hoërskool Rustenburg (26-25) en Marlow Landbou (38-37), voordat hulle net-net teen Framesby vasgeval het met 34-36.

Verlede naweek het Hugenote vasgeklou om met 31-28 te wen, nadat die Gimmies stadig begin het maar teen die einde van die kragmeting sterk teruggekom het.

Drostdy het egter vroeër vandeesmaand vir Hugenote met 46-10 afgeransel, en na nóg ‘n indrukwekkende vertoning teen Framesby (22-5), asook ‘n afnaweek, behoort die Donkies slaggereed te wees vir die stryd wat wag.

Kaptein, MJ van der Westhuizen, en sy makkers sal die Gimmies van die eerste afskop af wil probeer oordonder voorlangs, om te verhoed dat hulle hul spelpatrone agterlangs kan uitvoer. Bernedict George en Ajay Skippers is twee van die gevaarmanne in die agterlyn om dop te hou.

Nege spelers het verlede jaar reeds Drostdy se eerstespan verteenwoordig en hulle sal op die ervare kerngroep staatmaak om ‘n herhaling van 2015 te verhoed.

Met opwindende spelers soos Lorenzo Harmse, Luke Cupido en Amaan Adendorff in hul midde, asook die ekstra motivering wat ‘n plaaslike derby soos hierdie bied, ly dit egter geen twyfel dat die Gimmies ook vasberade is vir die stryd nie.

 

HTS Drostdy t. Worcester Gimnasium om 17:10:

HTS Drostdy: 15 Hareld Mbuqa, 14 Adrian Vergotine, 13 Aljay Skippers, 12 Josh Fourie, 11 Bernedict George, 10 Stefan van der Merwe, 9 Caleb Cornett, 8 MJ van der Westhuizen, 7 Darius Venter, 6 Gerhard le Roux, 5 Marcus Lee, 4 Pietie Erasmus, 3 Tertius Wantenaar, 2 Daniel Mellet, 1 WJ Visagie.

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

Die bepalings:

Trappespark: 14:15 – HTS Drostdy o. 15 A t. Worcester Gimnasium o. 15 A; 15:55 – HTS Drostdy o. 16 A t. Worcester Gimnasium o. 16 A; 17:10 – HTS Drostdy 1ste XV t. Worcester Gimnasium 1ste XV.

Steelkant: 14:45 – HTS Drostdy o. 14 A t. Worcester Gimnasium o. 14 A.

Gqeberha will be a hive of activity from 2 to 4 May, when Grey High School hosts its annual rugby festival.

To add to the drama and excitement, they will be defending the Kolisi Field against their rivals from Makhanda, Graeme College.

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Last year, Graeme recorded their first win in 49 years over the Gqeberha outfit, and they will be chomping at the bit for a chance to repeat that success in the final match on Saturday afternoon.

Grey showed their potential in their most recent outing, rising to the challenge set by an unbeaten Wynberg Boys’ High in Cape Town, to draw 10-10.

First though, Graeme will have to navigate a tough fixture on the opening day against one of this season’s most outstanding and entertaining teams, Jeppe High School for Boys. The hosts, meanwhile, kick off their weekend against another Johannesburg school when they face St John’s College.

Makhanda will also be represented at the prestigious event by St Andrew’s College. They go up against Parktown Boys’ High, followed by a clash with Jeppe.

Fixtures

Thursday, 2 May 

Kolisi Field: 09:10 – Hudson Park v Brandwag; 10:25 – Westville v Durbanville; 11:45 – St Andrew’s College v Parktown; 12:55 – Queen’s College v St Stithians; 14:05 – Graeme v Jeppe; 15:25 – Grey High v St John’s.

Pollock Oval: 12:55 – Ithembelihle v St Charles College; 14:05 – Mali Foundation XV v Muir.

Saturday, 4 May

Kolisi Field: 09:10 – Hudson Park v St Charles College; 10:25 – St Stithians v Brandwag; 11:45 – St Andrew’s College v Jeppe; 12:55 – Queen’s v Durbanville; 14:05 – Dale v Westville; 15:25 – Grey High v Graeme.

Pollock Oval: 10:25 – Ithembelihle v Parktown; 14:05 – Muir v St John’s.

Diamantveld sit Woensdagaand hul onoorwonne Wesgrow Sentrale Sportreeks-veldtog voort wanneer hulle vir die Leeus van Fichardtpark in Kimberley ontvang.

Beleef die aksie regstreeks op SuperSport Schools – Registreer nou – Skakel na die reeks

Die Diamonds skitter letterlik tot dusver in die reeks, met spogseges oor Jim Fouché (38-15), Hoërskool Trio (29-27) en Voortrekker (18-6), en is ongetwyfeld een van die voorste aanspraakmakers op vanjaar se titel.

Verlede seisoen het Fichardtpark egter vir Diamantveld met 33-27 by hul jaarlikse sportdag in Bloemfontein getroef om hul onoorwonne veldtog na die Wesgrow-trofee mee af te skop. Devanté Claasen het uitgestaan op skrumskakel in daardie kragmeting, tesame met die Fichies se eerste SA Skole-verteenwoordiger, Jaco Grobbelaar.

Vanjaar het die Bloemfonteiners effens langer geneem om hul ritme te vind, maar na inspirerende vertonings oor die afgelope paar naweke, en met gevaarmanne soos Claasen, Duan Viviers en Pule Motshilili in hul midde, behoort die Leeus oorgehaal te wees om die Diamonds op tuisbodem te probeer skok.

Diamantveld se sukses tot dusver weerspieël die hoeveelheid top-talent to hul beskikking vanjaar.

Linkervleuel, Jonathan Harding, het byvoorbeeld twee keer gaan druk toe hulle verlede naweek in Bloemfontein met Jim Fouché afgereken het. Voorlangs sal die besoekers hulle ook moet staal vir die voorrystryd wat voorlê teen Diamantveld se Dian Ellis, De Wet du Plooy en kaptein, FJ de Vries.

‘n Oorwinning Woensdagaand behoort die Diamonds se selfvertroue ook ‘n beduidende hupstoot te gee alvorens hulle van die beste spanne in die land onthaal by die Absa Wildeklawer-toernooi van 1 tot 4 Mei.

Die spanne:

Diamantveld t. Fichardtpark om 19:20:

Diamantveld: 15 Kyle Taute, 14 Carel Viljoen, 13 Clinton Brits, 12 Simon Liversage, 11 Jonathan Harding, 10 Marno Greeff, 9 Dirk van Heerden, 8 Enrique Boshoff, 7 Stiaan van Lofferenberg, 6 Paul Cronje, 5 Zuan Rautenbach, 4 Daniël Kühn, 3 Dian Ellis, 2 De Wet du Plooy, 1 FJ de Vries.

Fichardtpark: 15 Martin Kalp, 14 Ayanda Quinisa, 13 Duan Viviers, 12 Junior Titoti, 11 Divan Martens, 10 Pule Motsilili, 9 Devanté Claasen, 8 MJ Herbst, 7 Janel du Plessis, 6 Marno Smith, 5 Pieter Tembo, 4 Buko Mlali, 3 Nathen Swanepoel, 2 MJ Hattingh, 1 Zaine van Zyl.

Ander bepalings:

Diamantveld A-veld: 14:00 – Diamantveld IV t. Landboudal III; 15:00 – Diamantveld o. 14 A t. Fichardtpark o. 14 A; 16:00 – Diamantveld o. 15 A t. Fichardtpark o. 15 A; 17:00 – Diamantveld II t. Fichardtpark II; 18:10 – Diamantveld o. 16 A t. Fichardtpark o. 16 A.

Diamantveld B-veld: 15:00 – Diamantveld o. 16 B t. Fichardtpark o. 16 B; 16:10 – Diamantveld o. 14 B t. Fichardtpark o. 14 B.

Kimberley Boys’ High B-veld: 15:00 – Diamantveld o. 15 B t. Fichardtpark o. 15 B; 16:00 – Diamantveld III t. Fichardtpark III.

Die plattelanders het Saterdag nogmaals spogrugby opgedis in die Sandveld, met ‘n paar kragmetings wat ‘n fees van drieë opgelewer het.

Hoërskool Bultfontein het hul stempel afgedruk teen Hoërskool Riebeeckstad met ‘n indrukwekkende wegsege van 24-10.

Gideon Labuschagne het al drie sy span se drieë verdoel en self agter die pale gaan draai om 11 punte by te dra. Hendri Roux en AC Greyling het albei ook gedruk vir die besoekers.

Riebeeckstad het nietemin verbete teruggeveg, en kon deur agsteman, Chad Dreyer, en die plaasvervanger, Zwelake Nomandla, bresse in Bultfontein se verdediging slaan.

Die res van die naweek se kragmetings was meer eensydig, maar het ewe veel aksie opgelewer.

Losskakel, Wian Muller, en heelagter, Marnus Swart, het die veld aan die brand gespeel vir Wilgerivier en was beloon met twee drieë elk in hul sege van 40-12 oor Hoërskool Bothaville.

Wessel Maree het met 33-8 teen HTS Welkom geseëvier danksy binnesenter, Kabelo Oliphant, en linkervleuel, Thando Singama, wat elk ook ‘n tweekuns behaal het, terwyl Hoopstad se ster-senter, Hennie Barnard dieselfde vermag het in sy span se oorwinning van 36-8 oor Henneman.

Puntemakers:

Bultfontein 24 – Drieë: Gideon Labuschagne, Henri Roux, AC Greyling. Doelskoppe: Labuschagne (3). Strafdoel: Bastian van Zyl. Riebeeckstad 10 – Drieë: Chad Dryer, Zwelake Nomandla.

Wilgerivier 40 – Drieë: Wian Muller (2), Marnus Swart (2), Tlhompo Motsapi, Driaan Engelbrecht. Doelskoppe: Muller (5). Bothaville 12.

Wessel Maree 33 – Drieë: Kabelo Oliphant (2), Thando Singama (2), Junior Moroke, Kagiso Plaatjie. Doelskoppe: Moroke (3). HTS Welkom 8.

Hoopstad 36 – Drieë: Hennie Barnard (2), Busi Mfebe, AP Meyer, Christo van Rooyen, Marko Wolfaard. Doelskoppe: Mfebe (3). Henneman 8.

Ander tellings:

Sandveld B-liga: Winburg 42, Theunissen 0; St Anne’s Technical 36, Hoërskool Sandveld 5; Salomon Senekal 12, Welkom High 10.

o. 19 – Wilgerivier II 54, Bothaville 0; Riebeeckstad II 38, Bultfontein II 0

o. 16 – Wilgerivier 31, Bothaville 5; Wessel Maree 20, HTS Welkom 7; Hoopstad 64, Henneman 0; Bultfontein 25, Riebeeckstad 24

o. 15 – Wilgerivier 31, Bothaville 14; Wessel Maree 33, HTS Welkom 7; Hoopstad 31, Henneman 5; Bultfontein 21, Riebeeckstad 12