{"id":56670,"date":"2024-09-08T07:52:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T05:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=56670"},"modified":"2024-09-08T07:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T05:52:06","slug":"monument-rules-at-home-in-high-school-sevens-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=56670","title":{"rendered":"Monument rules at home in High School Sevens Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_56672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56672\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56672\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugby-sevens-monument-070924-400x258.jpg\" alt=\"Joy for Monument as they lift the u17 trophy in their home event of the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota.\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy for Monument as they lift the u17 trophy in their home event of the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Monument<\/strong> made full use of their home-ground advantage as both their u17 and u15 teams won the <strong>High School Sevens, proudly presented by Toyota <\/strong>tournaments in Krugersdorp on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was one-way traffic in the u17 competition as the <strong>Wit Bulle<\/strong> ran riot. They were barely tested.<\/p>\n<p>In each of their first three matches, they racked up more than a half-century of points, including 80 against <strong>Eye of the Tiger<\/strong>. Only their fourth outing was competitive, but comfortable, with Monnas downing the <strong>Noordheuwel Invitation<\/strong> side 28-10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeppe<\/strong> was brushed aside 42-0 in the semi-finals and <strong>Dinamika<\/strong> overrun 43-5 in the title decider.<\/p>\n<p>In the Plate final, <strong>Marais Viljoen<\/strong> surprised a deflated Jeppe outfit, and <strong>Helpmekaar<\/strong> secured the Bowl with a victory over <strong>Alberton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56675\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56675\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugby-monument-050924-1-400x251.jpg\" alt=\"Monument crossed often for tries as they dominated their opposition on home ground.\" width=\"400\" height=\"251\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument crossed often for tries as they dominated their opposition on home ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The u15 competition proved to be a two-horse race between the Krugersdorp powerhouses.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until the Cup semi-finals that Monument conceded a point. By then, they had already racked up 151 in their previous three matches. Noordheuwel, meanwhile, also boasted an unblemished defensive record. They had tallied 116 points in victories over Monument 2, Eye of the Tiger, and Dinamika.<\/p>\n<p>Monnas were finally extended in the Cup semis, where they won 24-10 over <strong>Helpmekaar<\/strong>, while their Krugersdorp rivals, Noordheuwel, cruised to a 33-0 defeat of Dinamika.<\/p>\n<p>There was little to separate the sides in the final, but Monument grabbed the trophy with a hard-fought 12-7 victory.<\/p>\n<p>In the Bowl final, Monnas added another title, with Monument 2 beating Garsfontein 33-17, while Helpmekaar hoisted the Plate with a tight 17-12 win over Dinamika.<\/p>\n<p><strong>u17 Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument 57-0 Alberton<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 23-10 Monument 2<br \/>\nNoordheuwel Inv 21-14 Eye of the Tiger<br \/>\nJeppe 54-0 Westridge<br \/>\nMonument 59-5 Marais Viljoen<br \/>\nWestridge 0-42 Monument 2<br \/>\nEye of the Tiger 5-27 Alberton<br \/>\nJeppe 22-26 Dinamika<br \/>\nNoordheuwel Inv 5-26 Marais Viljoen<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 68-0 Westridge<br \/>\nMonument 80-0 Eye of the Tiger<br \/>\nMarais Viljoen 12-10 Alberton<br \/>\nJeppe 47-12 Monument 2<br \/>\nDinamika 68-0 Westridge<br \/>\nMonument 28-10 Noordheuwel Inv<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 17-34 Jeppe<br \/>\nMarais Viljoen 19-12 Eye of the Tiger<br \/>\nDinamika 35-14 Monument 2<br \/>\nNoordheuwel Inv 10-31 Alberton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cup semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument 42-0 Jeppe<br \/>\nDinamika 19-7 Marais Viljoen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alberton 12-24 Helpmekaar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeppe 19-26 Marais Viljoen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument 43-5 Dinamika<\/p>\n<p><strong>u15 Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument 48-0 Alberton<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 26-10 Marais Viljoen<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 2 12-20 Dinamika<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 26-0 Monument 2<br \/>\nMonument 42-0 Garsfontein Inv<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 31-14 Eye of the Tiger<br \/>\nMonument 2 12-7 Marais Viljoen<br \/>\nDinamika 24-5 Alberton<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 40-0 Eye of the Tiger<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 12-17 Garsfontein Inv<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 41-0 Monument 2<br \/>\nMonument 61-0 Dinamika<br \/>\nGarsfontein Inv 41-12 Alberton<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 50-0 Marais Viljoen<br \/>\nEye of the Tiger 20-26 Monument 2<br \/>\nHelpmekaar 5-19 Noordheuwel<br \/>\nGarsfontein Inv 0-31 Dinamika<br \/>\nEye of the Tiger 0-24 Marais Viljoen<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 2 24-12 Alberton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cup semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument 24-10 Helpmekaar<br \/>\nNoordheuwel 33-0 Dinamika<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Garsfontein Inv 17-33 Monument 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helpmekaar 17-12 Dinamika<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument 12-7 Noordheuwel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monument made full use of their home-ground advantage as both their u17 and u15 teams won the High School Sevens, proudly presented by Toyota tournaments in Krugersdorp on Saturday. It was one-way traffic in the u17 competition as the Wit Bulle ran riot. They were barely tested. In each of their first three matches, they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":56672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56670","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\/56670","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\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}