{"id":71459,"date":"2025-05-03T21:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71459"},"modified":"2025-05-03T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:03:51","slug":"last-day-of-absa-wildeklawer-kicks-off-with-three-thumping-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71459","title":{"rendered":"Last day of Absa Wildeklawer kicks off with three thumping victories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Frans Lombard\/Actionpix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The third and final day of the 2025 Absa Wildeklawer<\/strong> kicked off with three emphatic victories on the B-field at Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld<\/strong>, in Kimberley.<\/p>\n

Relive all the action on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Northern Barbarians<\/strong>, a composite team featuring players from the Blue Bulls<\/strong> region, concluded their campaign with a dominant 50-0 victory over Voortrekker<\/strong>, from Bethlehem, securing their second win and an unbeaten record at the event.<\/p>\n

Right-wing Waylan Oncke<\/strong> crossed the whitewash three times, earning a well-deserved hattrick after a scintillating attacking performance.<\/p>\n

Oncke’s exploits were made possible by a commanding display from his forward pack, which was complemented by a Man of the Match performance from scrumhalf Gustav Sch\u00e4ffner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The tenacious number nine produced a well-rounded game on both sides of the ball, scoring a try and making several crunching tackles in defence.<\/p>\n

Another standout, fullback Reinhardt Herbst<\/strong>, from Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong>, showcased his attacking flair with several scything runs through the Voortrekker defence. He also took on the kicking duties and slotted six conversions and a penalty for a personal tally of 15 points.<\/p>\n

In the second 1st XV match of the day, Helpmekaar Kollege<\/strong> routed a struggling Framesby<\/strong> outfit, bouncing back well from a loss to Grey College two days earlier. They flung the ball around with confidence and left the Eastern Cape side clutching at straws on defence.<\/p>\n

Blindside flank Zaiden Krige<\/strong> set a superb example, delivering a series of thunderous tackles before contributing two well-earned tries. He was ably supported by lock Diandro Botha<\/strong>, who also bagged a brace to further energise the men in brown.<\/p>\n

At the back, captain Ty Ax<\/strong> looked increasingly comfortable in his new role at fullback. Frequently stepping in as first receiver, he distributed the ball effectively and consistently troubled Framesby with his powerful carries.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg <\/strong>made a strong statement, putting together a commanding performance and dispatching Welkom Gimnasium<\/strong> 33-0. The North West side ran in five tries, with fullback Lorenzo Snyers<\/strong> proving a persistent threat in space and twice punishing the Welkom defence by crossing for a pair of tries.<\/p>\n

It was, however, the Rusties<\/strong><\/em>‘ captain and hooker Xavier Steenkamp<\/strong> who stole the spotlight. Leading from the front, he strengthened his case for a Leopards Craven Week selection with a high-octane performance. He was a thorn in Gimnasium’s side in broken play, causing chaos and putting the Welkom school under pressure.<\/p>\n

SCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Barbarians 50 (24) – Tries: Waylan Oncke (3), Nathen du Plessis, Reinhardt Herbst, Gustav Sc\u00e4ffner. Conversions: Herbst (6). Penalty: Herbst.\u00a0Voortrekker 0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Helpmekaar Kollege 62 (29)\u00a0<\/strong>– Tries: Zaiden Krige (2), Diandro Botha (2), Xander van Niekerk, Francois Tonkin, Ethan Lourens, Clinton Cloete, Wian Storm, Ty Ax. Conversions: Storm (6).\u00a0Framesby 7 (0)\u00a0<\/strong>– Try: Eden Calitz. Conversion: Miles Feltham.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg 33 (7)\u00a0<\/strong>– Tries: Lorenzo Snyers (2), Jayden Mienie, Evan van Heerden, Xavier Steenkamp. Conversions: Ayden Willemse (2), Ricardo Enos (2). Welkom Gimnasium 0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The third and final day of the 2025 Absa Wildeklawer kicked off with three emphatic victories on the B-field at Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld, in Kimberley. Relive all the action on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)\u00a0 The Northern Barbarians, a composite team featuring players from the Blue Bulls region, concluded their campaign with a dominant 50-0 victory over Voortrekker, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":71479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71459","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\/71459","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}