{"id":52828,"date":"2024-07-19T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=52828"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:03:37","slug":"grey-college-would-be-cautious-for-history-repeating-itself-against-grey-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=52828","title":{"rendered":"Grey College would be cautious for history repeating itself against Grey High"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_52834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52834\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52834\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/445175694_1002242915242797_7810376533821007867_n-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: The Weekend Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grey College could have probably eyed a comprehensive victory over their namesakes from Gqeberha, Grey High School if it wasn&#8217;t for the fact this is 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Catch all the action live on <strong>SuperSport Schools<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GreyvsGrey2024\">www.supersportschools.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Since the 1990&#8217;s Grey High School has only managed to beat Grey College five times.<\/p>\n<p>Even more, foreshadowing is the fact Grey College have lost to the team from Gqeberha in <strong>1994<\/strong> (10-18), <strong>2004<\/strong> (14-17) and <strong>2014<\/strong> (20-27). So for anybody who is superstitious, this pattern will leave them with some sleepless nights before Saturday&#8217;s clash.<\/p>\n<p>The home side will also be a bit more emotional as their matrics will jog onto their home field for one last time. College&#8217;s last two matches against <strong>Oakdale Landbou<\/strong> and <strong>Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> will both be away from home.<\/p>\n<p>Grey College will without a doubt take the field as favourites as four of their players <strong>Alzeadon Felix<\/strong> (flyhalf), <strong>Pieter van der Merwe<\/strong> (inside centre), <strong>AJ Meyer<\/strong> (lock) and <strong>Ethan Adams<\/strong> (outside centre), represented the South African Schools&#8217; side earlier this year. Felix was also named the Player of the Tournament for the magic he produced during the Stadio Craven Week in Krugersdorp.<\/p>\n<p>It helped the Free State to reach the prestigious main match at the tournament for the first time since 2011. Grey&#8217;s fullback, <strong>Heinz Stockenstr\u00f6m<\/strong>, was the leading point scorer during the Craven Week as he amassed a total of 45 points.<\/p>\n<p>Another two players <strong>Liam van Wyk<\/strong> (hooker) and <strong>Philip McLaren<\/strong> (scrumhalf) represented the SA Schools A-side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grey High School<\/strong> on the other hand would&#8217;ve preferred a better approach leading up to this clash.<\/p>\n<p>The team from Gqeberha lost for a third year on a trot against Framesby (17-19) in their last encounter before packing for Bloemfontein. This would&#8217;ve left the side wounded.<\/p>\n<p>The battle up-front between Liam van Wyk (Gey College) and <strong>Jon Hobson<\/strong> (Grey High) could be one of the highlights of the encounter. Also watch out for Grey College&#8217;s centre pairing of Van der Merwe and Adams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The teams:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grey College:<\/strong> 15 Heinz Stockenstr\u00f6m, 14 Tristan Maree, 13 Ethan Adams, 12 Pieter van der Merwe, 11 Siyabonga Kenny, 10 Alzeadon Felix, 9 Philip McLaren, 8 Liam Santos, 7 Juliun Cosmo, 6 Xander Smit, 5 AJ Meyer, 4 Marcel Coetzee, 3 Danie Kruger, 2 Liam van Wyk (captain), 1 Dian Venter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grey High School:<\/strong> 15 Meyer Prinsloo, 14 Lavela Pongolo (captain), 13 Ruan Oelofse, 12 Dylan Garrod, 11 Luc de Villiers, 10 Adam Holmboe, 9 Ray-Dylan Wilkinson, 8 Caylum Jansen, 7 Tanner Howard, 6 Fletcher Britz, 5 Likhona Sodlaka, 4 Blayton Ward, 3 Ross Atkinson, 2 Jon Hobson, 1 Evan Mucka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee:<\/strong> Tiaan Engelbrecht<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kick-Off:<\/strong> 13:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other fixtures:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 &#8211; u14A &#8211;<\/strong> Grey College vs Grey High School (Tommix A)<br \/>\n<strong>09:15 &#8211; u16A &#8211;<\/strong> Grey College vs Grey High School (Main Field)<br \/>\n<strong>08:00 &#8211; u15A &#8211;<\/strong> Grey College vs Grey High School (Main Field)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUS MEETINGS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[ninja_tables id=&#8221;52833&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grey College could have probably eyed a comprehensive victory over their namesakes from Gqeberha, Grey High School if it wasn&#8217;t for the fact this is 2024. Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com). Since the 1990&#8217;s Grey High School has only managed to beat Grey College five times. 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