{"id":36236,"date":"2024-02-29T21:24:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=36236"},"modified":"2024-02-29T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:24:23","slug":"big-guns-dominate-day-one-of-reef-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=36236","title":{"rendered":"Big guns dominate day one of Reef Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Top seeds’ <\/span>St David’s Marist Inanda, Michaelhouse, St Alban’s College, Affies <\/b>and <\/span>Kearsney College,<\/b> drilled 193 goals and conceded only 34 as they established dominance on day one of the <\/span>Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament.<\/b> The four-day event, which runs from Thursday, 29 February, to Sunday, 3 February, is being hosted by <\/span>St Stithians College.<\/b><\/p>\n

First out of the blocks was Michaelhouse. The <\/span>KwaZulu-Natal <\/b>outfit had difficulty in gearing up for the 2024 season due to inclement weather in the midlands, but that did not show once they hit the water. The <\/span>Graeme Lucas-Bull<\/b>–coached outfit was as ruthless and clinical as their coach could have asked them to be in their first match. They overran a hapless <\/span>Beaulieu College <\/b>by 24 goals to one.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the afternoon, the KZN side came up against an optimistic <\/span>Grey College team <\/b>that had overcome <\/span>St Benedict’s College <\/b>10-6 earlier the day. Captain <\/span>Luke Davidson <\/b>and his teammates had no trouble overcoming the Bloemfontein-based team by 15 goals to three.<\/span><\/p>\n

St Alban’s was next in line, trouncing <\/span>Falcon College <\/b>19-3. Last year\u2019s semi-finalists were in fine form. After their victory over Falcon, they also overran <\/span>Reddam House Helderfontein <\/b>11-6.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Affies is on course for at least a quarterfinal slot or better, after a strong start to the tournament. The <\/span>Juan-Claud Tribelhorn-<\/b>coached side reached the quarters in 2023 and finished second at the <\/span>Grey College ITEC Tournament <\/b>earlier this month. Affies made light work of their opener against <\/span>Crawford <\/b>College<\/strong> (Lonehill), dismissing them 19-3. Then, t<\/span>he Pretoria school returned to register another double-digit win in the afternoon, thumping <\/span>Rand Park <\/b>24-5.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year’s beaten finalists, St David\u2019s Marist Inanda, began the tournament in a similar manner to their start in 2023, with a comprehensive win over <\/span>Parktown,<\/b> whom they dispatched 20-1. <\/span>Dean Whyte’s <\/b>charges stayed true to their coach’s promise that they were out to redeem themselves after narrowly losing to St<\/strong> <\/span>Andrew’s <\/b>in last year’s title-decider.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

St David’s reaffirmed their intentions in the late afternoon with a 16-3 win over Woodridge College<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, Kearsney duked it out with Affies for the fifth and sixth positions after a commendable run in the tournament. They lost that closely contested encounter 6-7. The KZN side has arrived, however, at this year’s edition rejuvenated by an injection of new blood into the side. <\/span><\/p>\n

Coached by Cameron Miller<\/strong>, the boys from Botha’s Hill made their intentions crystal clear when they dismembered Crawford <\/span>29-3. To show that their form of the morning was no fluke, Kearsney defeated <\/span>St Peter’s<\/b> 16-6 in the afternoon round of matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The competition will heat up on day two when some of the tournament’s high-fliers will meet and battle for supremacy as each team charts its course to the title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pools<\/b><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/b><\/p>\n

Beaulieu College (Boys) (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span> Grey College (Bloemfontein)
\n<\/span>Michaelhouse (KwaZulu-Natal)
\n<\/span>Reddam Bedfordview (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span>St Benedict’s College (Johannesburg)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool B<\/b><\/p>\n

Durban High School (Durban)
\n<\/span>Falcon College (Zimbabwe)
\n<\/span>St Alban’s College (Pretoria)
\n<\/span>Reddam Helderfontein (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span>Steyn City School (Johannesburg)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool C<\/b><\/p>\n

Affies (Pretoria)
\n<\/span>Crawford College Lonehill (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span>Kearsney College (Botha’s Hill)
\n<\/span>Rand Park High (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span>St Peter’s College (Johannesburg)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool D<\/b><\/p>\n

Glenwood High (Durban)
\n<\/span>Parktown Boys High (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span>Reddam House Umhlanga (Durban)
\nS<\/span>t David’s Marist Inanda (Johannesburg)
\n<\/span>Woodridge College (Eastern Cape)<\/span><\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michaelhouse 24-1 Beaulieu
\nSt Alban’s 19-3 Falcon College
\nAffies 19-3 Crawford
\nGlenwood 21-5 Reddam Umhlanga
\n<\/span>St Benedict’s 6-10 Grey College
\nDHS 10-7 Reddam Helderfontein
\nSt Peter’s 23-5 Rand Park
\nSt David’s 20-1 Parktown Boys
\nBeaulieu College 7-14 Reddam Bedfordview
\nFalcon College 4-8 Steyn City School
\nCrawford 3-29 Kearsney
\nReddam Umhlanga 5-15 Woodridge
\n<\/span>Michaelhouse 15-3 Grey College
\nSt Alban’s 11-6 Reddam Helderfontein
\nAffies 24-5 Rand Park
\nGlenwood 12-8 Parktown Boys
\nSt Benedict’s 6-2 Reddam Bedfordview
\nDHS 15-3 Steyn City School
\nSt Peter’s 6-16 Kearsney
\nSt David’s 16-3 Woodridge<\/span><\/p>\n

FIXTURES<\/b><\/p>\n

Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

07:00 <\/b>– (B#21) Grey College vs Reddam Bedfordview; <\/span>07:00<\/b> – (B#22) Reddam Helderfontein vs Steyn City School; <\/span>07:00<\/b> – (B#23) Rand Park vs Kearsney; <\/span>07:50 <\/b>– (B#24) Parktown vs Woodridge; <\/span>08:40 <\/b>– (B#25) St Benedict’s vs Beaulieu ; <\/span>09:30<\/b> – (B#26) DHS vs Falcon; <\/span>09:30<\/b> – (B#27) St Peter’s vs Crawford; <\/span>09:30<\/b> – (B#28) St David’s vs Reddam Umhlanga; <\/span>11:10 <\/b>– (B#29) Michaelhouse vs Reddam Bedfordview; <\/span>11:10 <\/b>– (B#30) St Alban’s vs Steyn City School; <\/span>12:00<\/b> – (B#31) Affies vs Kearsney; <\/span>12:00<\/b> – (B#32) Glenwood vs Woodridge; <\/span>13:40<\/b> (B#33) Grey College vs Beaulieu; <\/span>13:40<\/b> – (B#34) Reddam Helderfontein vs Falcon; <\/span>13:40 <\/b>– (B#35) Rand Park vs Crawford; <\/span>14:30<\/b> – (B#36) Parktown vs Reddam Umhlanga; <\/span>15:20<\/b> – (B#37) Michaelhouse vs St Benedict’s; <\/span>16:10<\/b> – (B#38) St Alban’s vs DHS; <\/span>16:10 <\/b>– (B#39) Affies vs St Peter’s; <\/span>16:10 <\/b>– (B#40) St David’s vs Glenwood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

07:00 <\/b>– (B#41) Group A2 vs Group B3; <\/span>07:00 <\/b>– (B#42) Group B2 vs Group A3; <\/span>07:00 <\/b>– (B#43) Group C2 vs Group D3; <\/span>07:50 <\/b>– (B#44) Group D2 vs Group C3; <\/span>08:40 <\/b>– (B#45) Group A5 vs Group B4; <\/span>09:30<\/b> – (B#46) Group A4 vs Group B5; <\/span>09:30<\/b> – (B#47) Group C5 vs Group D4; <\/span>09:30<\/b> – (B#48) Group C4 vs Group D5; <\/span>11:10<\/b> – (B#49) Group A1 vs Winner Game 43; <\/span>11:10 <\/b>– (B#50) Winner Game 44 vs Group B1; <\/span>12:00<\/b> – (B#51) Winner 41 vs Group C1; <\/span>12:00<\/b> – (B#52) Group D1 vs Winner 42; <\/span>13:40<\/b> – (B#53) Loser Game 45 vs Loser 47; <\/span>13:40<\/b> (B#54) Loser 46 vs Loser 48; <\/span>14:30<\/b> – (B#55) Loser 43 vs Loser 41; <\/span>14:30 <\/b>– (B#56) Loser 44 vs Loser 42; <\/span>15:20<\/b> – (B#57) Winner 47 vs Winner 45; <\/span>16:10<\/b> – (B#58) Winner 50 vs Winner 49; <\/span>16:10<\/b> – (B#59) Winner 46 vs Winner 48; <\/span>17:00 <\/b>– (B#60) Winner 52 vs Winner 51; <\/span>17:00 <\/b>– (B#61) Loser 50 vs Loser 49; <\/span>18:40 <\/b>– (B#62) Loser 52 vs Loser 51.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday<\/b><\/p>\n

07:00<\/b> – (B#63) Loser 53 vs Loser 54; <\/span>07:00 <\/b>– (B#64) Winner 53 vs Winner 54; <\/span>07:00<\/b> – (B#65) Loser 57 vs Loser 59; <\/span>08:40<\/b> – (B#66) Winner 57 vs Winner 59; <\/span>08:40 <\/b>– (B#67) Loser 55 vs Loser 56; <\/span>08:40<\/b> – (B#68) Winner 55 vs Winner 56; <\/span>10:20 <\/b>– (B#69) Loser 62 vs Loser 61; <\/span>10:20 <\/b>– (B#70) Winner 62 vs Winner 61; <\/span>10:20<\/b> – (B#71) Loser 60 vs Loser 58; <\/span>12:10<\/b> – (B#72 – Winner 60 vs Winner 58.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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