{"id":16411,"date":"2023-06-12T14:37:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/?p=16411"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:37:29","slug":"a-tale-of-two-old-boys-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=16411","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Old Boys’ Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHOTO: Frans Lombard\/Actionpix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Big traditional schools come with the additional nuances of long-standing rivalries and old boys’ days which add a layer of interest to the matches. Throw in the attendance of some well-known old boys and you have a recipe for entertaining fixtures.<\/p>\n

This past weekend saw two different old boys matches unfold with St Alban’s College beating St Stithians comfortably (36-14), and St David’s Marist losing narrowly to St Bendict’s (17-3) in a physical match dominated by some big tackles.<\/p>\n

Rewatch both matches on SuperSport Schools (www.superschools.co.za).<\/p>\n

St Stithians travelled across to St Alban’s College where the hosts put on a mighty performance to win the return fixture against their long-standing rivals.<\/p>\n

The Hoops were particularly brutal scoring five tries amongst themselves, with a number of players getting their names onto the scorecard.<\/p>\n

St Stithians struggled to keep up with the pace of play but were able to find the try line on two separate occasions once by lock Mathula Sikhakhane<\/strong> and the second by prop Keabetswe Mapukana.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A special mention to Druan Visagie<\/strong> had a stellar game scoring the first try of the match and kicking well for St Alban’s notching up a total of 14 individual points.<\/p>\n

St Stithian’s have an opportunity to bounce back against St Benedict’s College on Wednesday 14 June 2023, in their return fixture.<\/p>\n

In the other match of the day St David\u2019s Marist were eager to put on a show and were pumped up due to the excitement around their old boy’s day but could not hold back St Benedict’s College.<\/p>\n

The home team drew first blood with a penalty from the boot of flyhalf Jayden Jagga, <\/strong>kicking over his first of three converted placement kicks for the day.<\/p>\n

Outside centre Raymond Hassim<\/strong>, scored the first try of the day for Bennies with a long-range intercept, gathering the ball and making a sprint for the try line.<\/p>\n

With a few well-worked phases with the forwards and some strong mauls, the away team scored again this time through eight-man Jason Cutler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St David\u2019s scored through Theo Fonternel<\/strong> after a poor kick-off receive by Bennies.<\/p>\n

Bennies Fullback Onkgopotse Monaheng<\/strong>, kicked well for the visitors slotting over two conversions and a long range penalty kick.<\/p>\n

At halftime, the score read 17-10 to Bennies, but St David’s would have felt in a good position to claw themselves back into contention, knowing that they had their home support behind them.<\/p>\n

It was a very physical match with plenty of tackles between the two sides and a large number of double hits coming in the second half, with both teams picking up a yellow card each.<\/p>\n

St David\u2019s chucked absolutely everything at Bennies. With seven maul attempts inside St Benedict’s twenty-two, St Davids were not going to give up as victory was well within their grasp.<\/p>\n

St David’s held most of the possession, but St Benedict’s absorbed the pressure very well ensuring that the home team did not score any further points.<\/p>\n

Another feisty performance will be needed from St David’s against The Hoops on Friday 16 June 2023. The Pretorian school have found a winning formula since making a few changes to the make-up of their side. St Alban’s College have now won two matches on the trot.<\/p>\n

Scorers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Alban’s College 36 (29) –<\/strong> Tries: Druan Visagie, Luke Webber, Lloyd Schneeburger, John-Joshua Steenkamp, Cody Petersen. Conversions: Druan Visagie (3), Penalties: Druan Visagie.\u00a0St Stithians College 14 (7) –<\/strong>Tries: Mathula Sikhakhane, Keabetswe Mapukana. Conversions: Lebo Mafolo\u00a0 (2).<\/p>\n

St Benedict’s College 17 (10) –<\/strong> Tries: Raymond Hassim, Jason Cutler.\u00a0Conversions: Onkgopotse Monaheng (2) Penalties: Onkgopotse Monaheng. St David’s Marist 13 (10) –<\/strong> Tries: Theo Fonternel.\u00a0Conversions: Jayden Jagga (2) Penalties: Jayden Jagga.<\/p>\n

The teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Alban\u2019s College:\u00a0<\/strong>15 Luke Sass, 14 Michael Rider, 13 John-Joshua Steenkamp, 12 Tumelo Mohale, 11 Nkosi Malaza, 10 Druan Visage, 9 John Verster, 8 Daniel Bouwer, 7 Matthew Price, 6 Patrick Weir, 5 Llyod Schneeberger, 4 William Von Broembsen, 3 Craig Milne, 2 Luke Webber, 1 Cody Petersen.<\/p>\n

St Stithian’s College: <\/strong>15 Lebo Molofo, 14 Ben Parkinson, 13 Sean Strydom, 12 Gabriel Hore, 11 Tinashe Gweshe, 10 Nthableneg Mafole, \u00a09 Aidan Appalsamy, 8 Tashinga Chingonzo, 7 TiagoKostov, 6 Ethan Jacobs, 5 Thato Madziwanyika, 4 Ryan Zvinavashe, 3 Keabetswe Mapukana, 2 Braedon Hollingworth, 1 Branden Lightfoot.<\/p>\n

St Davids Marist: <\/strong>15 Teegan Rossini, 14 Luke Bailey, 13 Theo Fonternal, 12 Isaac Amadasun, 11 Cameron Simmonds, 10 Jayden Jagga (vice-captain), 9 Joshua West, 8 Tristan Grimett, 7 Daniel Fellingham, 6 Max Nader, 5 Jack Brady,4 Ryan Daye, 3 D’Andre Mushonga, 2 Brandon Archer, 1 Mariano Paolantonio (captain).<\/p>\n

St Benedict’s College: <\/strong>15 Onkgopotse Monaheng, 14 Ntelezi, 13 Raymond Hassim, 12 Uche Ejike, 11 Nathi Beda, 10 Jason Pengelley, 9 Sabelo Shangase (captian), 8 Jason Cutler, 7 Thando Jadezweni, 6 Byron Smit, 5 Declan Murphy, 4 Luke Carr, 3 Victor Goncalves, 2 Michael Mundove, Daniel Walsh (vice-captain).<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

u19A: St Alban’s College 36, St Stithians College 14<\/p>\n

u19A: St David’s Marist 13, St Benedict’s College 17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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