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The Rondebosch Boys High team at this year’s KES Easter Hockey Festival. Photo: Team PhotoSA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a positive start to their 2024 campaign, Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> will have an opportunity to stake their claim to being one of Western Cape’s top teams when they host Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> (PRG)<\/strong> at the Bosch Astro on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The clash takes place at 19:00.<\/p>\n

‘Bosch enters the game on the back of a gruelling pre-season campaign, and a tough season opener against Stellenberg<\/strong> last Friday.<\/p>\n

They played to a 2-2 draw against Stellies, with Martin Barnard<\/strong> and Jamie Hundermark<\/strong> getting onto the scoresheet for Rondebosch.<\/p>\n

Catch all the hockey action live on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Before that, ‘Bosch participated in the annual Founders<\/strong>\u00a0and King Edward VII<\/strong> Hockey Festivals, in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng respectively.<\/p>\n

At Founders, coach Waseem Domingo<\/strong>‘s side, up against some of the best schools in the country, held their own.<\/p>\n

They defeated Affies<\/strong> (2-1), held a strong Kearsney College<\/strong> team to a draw (1-1), beat Dale College<\/strong> (3-1), and recorded a draw (0-0) against Northwood School<\/strong>‘s 2nd XI. Their only defeat came against the defending Aitken Cup champions, St Stithians College (1-2).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fast forward less than a week, and Domingo’s charges were in action at the annual KES Easter Hockey Festival.<\/p>\n

There, ‘Bosch impressed, playing an attacking brand of hockey and, again, losing only one match, against Grey College<\/strong> (1-2) on day two.<\/p>\n

They drew with the hosts, King Edward VII (3-3), Maritzburg College<\/strong> (1-1), and the Northwood School<\/strong> 1st XI (1-1), and beat Jeppe <\/strong>(1-0) on the final day.<\/p>\n

“I think the preparation at both KES and Founders helped immensely,” Domingo told SuperSport Schools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“The boys had very good wins against Dale College, Affies, and Jeppe, before coming back home.<\/p>\n

“I feel like we are on the right footing, and we are in a better position than we were in last year. Our boys are getting the meaning of what it means to play an attractive brand of hockey.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, we’ve had a couple of injuries, so that was a setback, but very happy with the progress we’ve made so far,” he added.<\/p>\n

The Rondebosch team is a mixture of youth and experience, with several players in the side currently in matric, playing their final year.<\/p>\n

Domingo said they have worked hard as a unit to ensure that squad depth exists within the team heading into 2025.<\/p>\n

“At Rondebosch, we pride ourselves on depth, and I think we are back to that level where the depth has been incredible,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We have an even number of grade 12s and grade 11s, so we have a good amount of experience and continuity in terms of the boys that are playing this year going into 2025.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve got a couple of grade 10s, as well, who are in the team based on talent. It’s well balanced but the team chemistry on and off the field has been immense.\u201d<\/p>\n

That team chemistry will need to be at its sharpest when Domingo’s side welcomes Paul Roos on Friday night.<\/p>\n

PRG is led by the school’s Director of Hockey, Michael Baker,<\/strong> who made the move from KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban High School <\/strong>at the start of the year.<\/p>\n

Domingo said his team recognises the big threat the Stellenbosch side poses, and his ‘Bosch boys will give their all, in front of their home supporters.<\/p>\n

“The major thing with Paul Roos is that we have to respect them,” Domingo said.<\/p>\n

“They are a well-oiled machine, well versed. They know what’s expected of them. They are going to come at us hard, but our team knows what’s at stake.<\/p>\n

“We are ready, willing to go the extra mile, and we have to take the step up against them physically, and our concentration can’t drop. We have to back ourselves and understand that we have a level of confidence to contribute to the match,” he concluded.<\/p>\n

Paul Roos,<\/strong> on the other hand, will enter the clash filled with self-belief after an impressive showing at the Founders Festival.<\/p>\n

They will, however, be without their influential goal scorer and skipper, Reuben Sendzul<\/strong>, who went down with an injury this week. Coach Baker’s boys will need to step up as a unit to make up for his absence, if they are to register a win away from home.<\/p>\n

TEAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rondebosch Boys High:<\/strong> Marley Musasa, \u2060Thomas Gordon, Joshua Beattie, Hilton Lima (c), \u2060Nathan Ball, \u2060Noah Heath, \u2060Raeeq Daniels, \u2060Daniel Powell, \u2060Anam Nkohla, \u2060Jamie Hundermark, \u2060Martin Barnard, \u2060Cade Miller, \u2060Jasper Southwood, \u2060Imaad Martin, \u2060Oliver Roach<\/p>\n

Paul Roos: <\/strong>Keanu Meyer, Hano Basson, Callum van Oudtshoorn, Louan van Zyl (Vice), Joshua Smit, Seth Paterson, Keith Siebrits, Luke Oliver, Barend Geldenhuys, Juan Mouton, Christo Swanepoel (Captain), Charles Lombard, Logan Lackay, Dan Lurie, Ruben Gouws<\/p>\n

Other matches<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Fairmont
Fairmont against SACS during the first week of hockey action in the Western Cape. Both sides are back in action this week against Westerford, and Parel Vallei respectively. Photo: Colin Hadley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The weekend is jam-packed with a busy fixture list, starting at 15:00 on Friday at Fairmont High School, who welcome Westerford.<\/p>\n

Fairmont<\/strong> will be chasing a bounce-back performance after being on the wrong end of a 0-6 drubbing from SACS last weekend.<\/p>\n

Belville High<\/strong> takes on The Settlers<\/strong>, Pinelands<\/strong> hosts Somerset College<\/strong>, and Curro Durbanville<\/strong> entertains the unpredictable Langa Hockey Club<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The action doesn’t end there, as SACS has a home game against Parel Vallei<\/strong>. While SACS thumped Fairmont last weekend, Parel Vallei shared a 1-1 draw with DF Malan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Later, on Friday, Bishops<\/strong> has home ground advantage against that same DF Malan side, Worcester Gimnasium<\/strong> battles Punt, and Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> travels to Paarl Boys’ High<\/strong> for a match that begins at 19:20.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s action begins with a clash between HTS Drostdy<\/strong>\u00a0and Framesby,<\/strong> before Durbanville<\/strong> tackles Edgemead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Brackenfell<\/strong> High School<\/strong> has a 16:00 meeting with Cannons Creek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, 12 April<\/strong>
\n15:00 – Fairmont High School vs Westerford
\n17:00 – Belville High vs The Settlers
\n18:00 – Pinelands vs Somerset College
\n18:30 – Curro Durbanville vs Langa Hockey Club
\n18:45 – SACS vs Parel Vallei
\n19:00 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
\n19:00 – Bishops vs DF Malan
\n19:15 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Punt
\n19:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Wynberg Boys’ High<\/p>\n

Saturday, 13 April
\n<\/strong>10:00 – HTS Drostdy vs Framesby
\n11:00 – Durbanville vs Edgemead
\n16:00 – Brackenfell vs Cannons Creek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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