{"id":45652,"date":"2024-05-18T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=45652"},"modified":"2024-05-18T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:18:16","slug":"prg-edges-out-paarl-gim-to-hold-onto-boland-bragging-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=45652","title":{"rendered":"PRG edges out Paarl Gim to hold onto Boland bragging rights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRG’s Barend Geldenhuys gets through on goal against Paarl Gimnasium in their inter-schools’ clash on 17 May. Photo: Hano Geldenhuys<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was far from the prettiest hockey on display by the Hibbert Shield<\/a><\/strong> champions, Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG)<\/strong>, but it proved good enough to secure a 1-0 win over their rivals, Paarl Gimnasium,<\/strong> in Paarl, on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

The Stellenbosch school scored the contest’s only goal in the third chukka through Christo Swanepoel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rewatch the match on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PRG headed into the rivalry game licking their wounds after suffering a hefty 2-6 defeat<\/a><\/strong> at the hands of South African College High School (SACS<\/strong>) last week.<\/p>\n

Gim, on the other hand, was in search of a first win since the Hibbert Shield after they had played to a 2-2 draw with Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> a week ago.<\/p>\n

In the most recent clashes between the schools, PRG had claimed the honours in 2023, winning 2-0, while they also scored a resounding 5-2 win in the Hibbert Shield quarterfinals earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Just like they did in that quarterfinal in Gqeberha, they started the match brightly and could’ve opened the scoring within the first two minutes.<\/p>\n

Joshua Smit, <\/strong>who earned his 50th cap for the team last week, played a through ball that found Callum van Oudsthoorn<\/strong> in space and, with a one-on-one against Gim\u2019s shot-stopper Joe van Coller<\/strong>, he pulled his shot wide.<\/p>\n

Soon after, Barend Geldenhuys<\/strong> created a golden opportunity for himself after captain Reuben Sendzul<\/strong> found him in space, but he, too, failed to hit the target.<\/p>\n

Gim struggled to gain a foothold in the match and were forced to play most of the first chukka in their own half.<\/p>\n

The second quarter was a replica of the first with coach Michael Baker’<\/strong>s PRG troops creating opportunities and coming close to scoring, but they failed to capitalise on the opportunities they created.<\/p>\n

They were awarded four penalty corners, and skipper, Sendzul, the Paul Roos drag flicker, who appeared to have found his groove in recent weeks, struggled under the lights.<\/p>\n

However, in the third chukka, the Maroon Machine finally broke through with a variation from a penalty corner.<\/p>\n

Instead of Sendzul attempting another shot on goal, he calmly picked out Swanepoel<\/strong>, who was in space and had time to get off a shot into the back of the net.<\/p>\n

Baker’s side continued to create chances, but Van Coller had an answer for each and every shot, pulling off some superb saves, to keep coach Jacques Grobler’<\/strong>s charges in the match heading into the final chukka.<\/p>\n

Unlike last week against SACS, where PRG’s defence was found wanting in the final quarter, Louan van Zyl<\/strong>, Hanno Basson<\/strong>, Swanepoel, Ruben Gouws<\/strong> and Keith Siebrits<\/strong> did massive work in the fourth chukka to keep their side’s slender lead intact.<\/p>\n

Gim, who had been forced to defend the entire match, had an opportunity to draw level from a PC, but the injection wasn’t cleanly stopped, and the chance was squandered.<\/p>\n

With about three minutes left, PRG’s goalkeeper Beor van Reenen<\/strong> saw his first action of the night. LD Nel <\/strong>let fly with a powerful shot, but Van Reenen reacted superbly to deny the Paarl Gim man.<\/p>\n

That proved to be the last meaningful attack of the match and PRG returned to winning ways away from home.<\/p>\n

Next week, Gim hosts Parel Vallei<\/strong>, while PRG welcomes Wynberg Boys’ High <\/strong>to the Maties Astroturf.<\/p>\n

Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Roos Gimnasium 1 (0): Christo Swanepoel<\/strong>. Paarl Gimnasium 0 (0).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was far from the prettiest hockey on display by the Hibbert Shield champions, Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG), but it proved good enough to secure a 1-0 win over their rivals, Paarl Gimnasium, in Paarl, on Friday evening. The Stellenbosch school scored the contest’s only goal in the third chukka through Christo Swanepoel. Rewatch the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":45654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}