{"id":15597,"date":"2023-05-17T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/?p=15597"},"modified":"2023-05-17T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T12:00:28","slug":"st-stithians-college-on-top-in-pink-day-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=15597","title":{"rendered":"St Stithians College on top in Pink-Day Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15606\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15606\" src=\"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/St-Stithians-College-Schools-Rugby-Debbi-Adcock-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/St-Stithians-College-Schools-Rugby-Debbi-Adcock-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/St-Stithians-College-Schools-Rugby-Debbi-Adcock-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/St-Stithians-College-Schools-Rugby-Debbi-Adcock.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Debbi Adcock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Stithians College walked away victorious in the annual pink-day fixture against long standing rivals St John\u2019s College winning the match 31-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two Joburg powerhouses have a rich history of playing against each other and the pink-day fixture has become a prominent feature in the two schools sporting calendars. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2016 the teams match up against each other and where all funds raised on the day go towards the PinkDrive an NGO focused on Breast Cancer Awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Stithians scored two tries from their backline players, inside centre <\/span><b>Nthabeleng Mafole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and winger <\/span><b>Tinashwe Gweshe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each having a piece of the pie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Finlay Holden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Vincent Miles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Reece Watson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all scored tries for St Johns but too many errors resulted in a large number of penalties being awarded to the host side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saints number ten <\/span><b>Chris Anderson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had a good day in front of the poles, scoring 16 points from his placement kicks and capitalised on the opportunities presented.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Johns will need to wait until next year to have the opportunity to take home any sort of bragging rights when they put on their bright pink socks in this derby game again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St Stithians will be playing up against St Alban\u2019s this coming weekend, who played in the St Stithians Easter Festival debut earlier this year. St Stithians will be going into the fixture as favourites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next encounter for St Johns will be facing a high spirited Parktown Boys High who are fresh from their win against Northcliff High School where they won 38-25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Scorers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>St Stithians College 31 &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tries: Nthabeleng Mafole, Tinashe Gweshe, Tashinga Chingoza. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversion: Chris Anderson (2) Penalties: Anderson (4).\u00a0<\/span><b>St John\u2019s College 19 &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tries: Finlay Holden, Vincent Miles, Reece Watson. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversions: Luke Francis (2).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The teams:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>St Stithians College:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 Lebo Mofolo, 14 Hlelo Ngwenya, 13 Nthabeleng Mafole, 12 Gabriel Hore, 11 Tinashe Gweshe, 10 Chris Anderson, 9 Byron Grobler, 8 Mathula Sikhakhane, 7 Tiago Kostov, 6 Ethan Jacobs, 5 Tashinga Chingonzo, 4 Ryan Zvinavashe, 3 Keabetswe Mapukana, 2 Braeden Hollingworth, 1 Branden Lightfoot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>St John\u2019s College: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 Oliver Tait, 14 Thomas Ivers, 13 Reece Watson, 12 Nkosi Sibanda, 11 Jacob Smith,\u00a0 10 Luke Francis, 9 Thomas Kruger,\u00a0 8 Yannis Patu, 7 Kakuhle Tunguta, 6 Grant Barnes, 5 Liam Brodie, 4 Dominic Kamangu, 3 Vincent Miles\u00a0 2 Christian Venter, 1 Finlay Holden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Other results:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(St Stithians College Score First):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>u14A: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27-33<br \/>\n<\/span><b>u15A: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5-5<br \/>\n<\/span><b>u16A: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21-12<br \/>\n<\/span><b>u19B: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41-41<br \/>\n<\/span><b>u19A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 31-19<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Stithians College walked away victorious in the annual pink-day fixture against long standing rivals St John\u2019s College winning the match 31-19.\u00a0 The two Joburg powerhouses have a rich history of playing against each other and the pink-day fixture has become a prominent feature in the two schools sporting calendars. 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