{"id":71836,"date":"2025-05-09T11:49:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71836"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:49:39","slug":"grey-high-out-to-end-wynbergs-run-of-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71836","title":{"rendered":"Grey High out to end Wynberg’s run of wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grey High will be aiming for a first win over Wynberg Boys’ High since 2017 on the Kolisi Field, in Gqeberha, on Saturday. Photo: Grey High School on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grey High<\/strong> School<\/strong> will be aiming to use the occasion of their Founder’s Day to halt a run of defeats against Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> when they clash in a much-anticipated showdown on the Kolisi Field<\/strong> in Gqeberha on Saturday, at 15:30.<\/p>\n

This encounter is part of the King Price Derby Series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The home side has not beaten Wynberg since a high-scoring 40-30 win in Cape Town in 2017, but, in fairness to them, since then there have been two draws and two years were lost to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, they know that they will be up against a fiercely competitive Cape outfit who will be fully motivated to rain on the Grey Reunion parade by continuing their recent impressive record.<\/p>\n

Grey head coach Matt King<\/strong> acknowledged that Reunion Week at the school is always something special. “There is so much going on and the levels of excitement are palpable,” he said. “The team is especially excited as this group seems to really enjoy the challenge of playing against fiercely competitive teams, like Wynberg.”<\/p>\n

While they’re playing at home, King knows that it is not necessarily a simple advantage.\u00a0“It\u2019s definitely a two-edged sword,” he explained. “The guys recognise that the Grey community expects them to put in a proud performance and so that comes with a lot of responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the other hand, it is comforting knowing that 90 percent of those in attendance on Saturday will be behind us.<\/p>\n

“Our message to the boys is to embrace the feelings of excitement and anxiety, breathe, and try to enjoy the moment.”<\/p>\n

Under co-captains, wing Luc de Villiers<\/strong> and hooker Evan Mucka<\/strong>, Grey has stitched together a decent run this year, with just a loss to the formidable Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> and a draw with Michaelhouse<\/strong> to counter their four victories.<\/p>\n

With vice-captain and flank David Melariri<\/strong> an energetic force up front, and fullback Meyer Prinsoo<\/strong> a constant threat, they will be focused on raising their game to the next level.<\/p>\n

“The general feeling is that this team has not yet lived up to its potential,” King said. “While we have only lost one game, we would like to put together more complete performances in the games to follow.<\/p>\n

“We believe we are improving every week and hope to see more of that improvement this weekend.”<\/p>\n

Wynberg has enjoyed a solid season, winning five of their seven matches thus far, and the visitors are also excited about the annual derby.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s special that 650 of our boys get to travel out of the province to compete across a variety of sporting and cultural codes,” Director of Rugby, Nick Groom<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n

“They will create lasting memories both on and off the field, and they always look forward to the Grey weekend.<\/p>\n

“It doesn\u2019t feel like an away fixture because we have hundreds of high school and junior school boys, as well as parents and old boys, supporting on the sidelines.”<\/p>\n

Wynberg knows that Grey boasts a number of threats in their team and they’ll be seeking a disciplined effort to overcome the “blue” surge.<\/p>\n

“We will need to be cohesive with and without the ball, and will have to play well as a team, executing our roles selflessly,” Groom said.<\/p>\n

The teams: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Grey High School<\/strong>: 15 Meyer Prinsloo, 14 Ahumzi Masoka, 13 Bradley Myburgh, 12 Noah Mbizi, 11 Luc de Villiers (co-captain), 10 Ray-Dylan Wilkinson, 9 Ryan Swarbrick, 8 Sibonelo Sturrman, 7 David Melariri (vice-captain), 6 Cody Wilmot, 5 Joandre van Jaarsveld, 4 Riley Higgs, 3 Ross Atkinson, 2 Evan Mucka (co-captain), 1 Daniel Naude.<\/p>\n

Wynberg Boys’ High: <\/strong>15 Daniel Ould, 14 Chad Campbell, 13 Kunene Gadu, 12 Yaqeen Ahmed, 11 Albert Lourens, 10 Achmat Berhardien, 9 Morn\u00e9 Noble, 8 Alvin Machinja, 7 Tjeripo Karuhumba, 6 Jamie Stride, 5 James Orwin, 4 Jaythen Orange (captain), 3 Luqobo Makwedini, 2 Noah Gila, 1 Luke Miller.<\/p>\n

Results since 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015: Grey 32-20 Wynberg
\n2016: Grey 24-7 Wynberg
\n2017: Grey 40-30 Wynberg
\n2018: Wynberg 36-33 Grey
\n2019: Wynberg 27-27 Grey
\n2022: Wynberg 18-16 Grey
\n2023: Wynberg 37-5 Grey
\n2024: Wynberg 10-10 Grey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grey High School will be aiming to use the occasion of their Founder’s Day to halt a run of defeats against Wynberg Boys’ High when they clash in a much-anticipated showdown on the Kolisi Field in Gqeberha on Saturday, at 15:30. This encounter is part of the King Price Derby Series. Catch the action LIVE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":71838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71836","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\/71836","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\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}