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Bishops put together a strong campaign at the Independent Schools Hockey Festival. Photo: St Alban’s College<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bishops<\/strong> will aim to claim the big scalp of Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/a><\/strong> (PRG)<\/strong> when the sides meet in a Western Cape derby at the Woodlands AstroTurf<\/strong>, in Cape Town, on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Recently, coach Ryan Julius<\/strong>‘s Bishops’ boys participated in the Independent Schools Hockey Festival<\/a><\/strong> that was hosted by St Alban’s College<\/strong> in March.<\/p>\n

There, they played five matches and walked away with two victories, two draws, and a 1-2 loss<\/a><\/strong> against the hosts.<\/p>\n

They next shifted their attention to their opening league fixture against Durbanville<\/strong>. Playing at home, Bishops won 3-2, courtesy of goals by Troy Stockdale<\/strong>, James Robb-Quinlan<\/strong>, and Adam Diggle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Despite that success, coach Julius, his assistants, and players are fully aware that PRG is a different kind of beast.<\/p>\n

Led by coach Michael Baker<\/strong> and captained by Christo Swanepoel<\/strong>, PRG looks deadly on attack, composed in the middle, but is still working to find greater consistency at the back.<\/p>\n

They’re an exciting side and their thrilling 4-4 draw with Grey High School<\/strong><\/a>, which was stacked with superb skills from both teams, is already a strong candidate for the match of the season.<\/p>\n