{"id":72892,"date":"2025-05-21T14:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=72892"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:59:50","slug":"boishaai-ready-for-paul-roos-test-wynberg-to-battle-bishops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=72892","title":{"rendered":"Boishaai ready for Paul Roos test, Wynberg to battle Bishops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_72909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72909\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72909\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/102371030-EJ5R9166-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Paarl Boys' High captain, AJ Mostert, was in action for his side agianst Grey College. They went down 0-2 in that clash. Photo: EJ Langner\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paarl Boys&#8217; High captain, AJ Mostert, in action for his side against Grey College. Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ejlangner?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr#\">EJ Langner<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After narrow losses against <strong>Grey College <\/strong>and <strong>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High<\/strong>, <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> returns to action this weekend with another tough assignment. They host <strong>Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> <strong>(PRG).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sides meet on Friday at 19:15 and the match will be broadcast live on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com\/upcoming\/?sport_type=fieldhockey&amp;search=true\">SuperSport Schools App<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Boys\u2019 High, famously known as <em><strong>Boishaai<\/strong><\/em>, will face PRG head-on and with no fear as they look to cause an upset for the ages in the Boland region.<\/p>\n<p>Led by coach <strong>Rowan McLachlan<\/strong>, Boys&#8217; High has had a decent run so far this season and fared playing particularly well at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/paarl-boys-high-shows-promising-signs-at-cape-co-ed-festival\/\">Cape Co-Ed Festival<\/a> <\/strong>and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/glenwood-paarl-boys-and-parel-vallei-sign-off-coastal-cup-with-wins\/\">Coastal Cup<\/a><\/strong> in March.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, they&#8217;ve defeated <strong>Somerset College<\/strong> and <strong>DF Malan<\/strong> but came up short against <strong>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High<\/strong>, Grey College and Wynberg.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those three losses, Boishaai has held their own whenever they&#8217;ve been confronted by top opposition and they continue to improve.<\/p>\n<p>In their loss to Wynberg, they were in it for most of the game, but some lapses of concentration allowed the Cape Town side to seal a nail-biting 3-2 win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin de Bruyn<\/strong> and <strong>Alex Lategan<\/strong> were on the scoresheet for Boishaai, and they&#8217;ll need to be on their game when they tackle a dangerous PRG side.<\/p>\n<p>Boys&#8217; High skipper, <strong>AJ Mostert<\/strong>, who played his 75th game first-team match earlier this year, will have a key role to play, along with goalkeeper <strong>Luan Bornman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Boys&#8217; High has provided four players to the <strong>Boland u18<\/strong> teams for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/domingo-pleased-with-schools-talent-as-sashoc-continues-to-grow-hockey\/\">SASHOC National Week<\/a><\/strong>, which takes place in the last week of June and beginning of July. <strong>Milani Tisana<\/strong> has been included in the A-team, while Mostert, <strong>Martin De Bruyn<\/strong>, and <strong>Da-Niell Willemse<\/strong> will play for the B-side.<\/p>\n<p>In Paul Roos, they will come up against a side that is high in confidence and well-rested after they had a bye last week.<\/p>\n<p>Before the break, PRG made a big statement by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/baker-ball-in-motion-as-paul-roos-runs-rampant-against-paarl-gim\/\">thumping Paarl Gimnasium 6-2<\/a><\/strong> at the <strong>Maties AstroTurf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It won&#8217;t be smooth sailing for coach <strong>Michael Baker<\/strong> and his PRG boys, especially in front of a hostile crowd in Paarl, but they\u2019ll be confident they can get the job done.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68189\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68189\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gibbon-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"Zach Gibbon has a point to prove at the 2025 Founders Festival. Photo: Ziyaad Solomons\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zach Gibbon will captain Wynberg against Bishops. Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ziyaad_solo\/\">Ziyaad Solomons<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also on Friday night, Wynberg Boys&#8217; High welcomes their local rivals, <strong>Bishops<\/strong>, to the <strong>Astro of Dreams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That game is scheduled to start at 18:45 and promises to entertain as both teams go in search of southern suburbs&#8217; bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>Wynberg are the favourites heading into the clash after their 3-2 win over Boys&#8217; High last week, and especially since Bishops was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/a-stellenberg-masterclass-stuns-bishops-at-the-woodlands-astro\/\">stunned 1-2 by Stellenberg High School<\/a> <\/strong>on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides are in transition after bidding farewell to several influential players at the end of last season, so they should be well matched, and a cracker is on the cards.<\/p>\n<p>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High will be in action against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/belgotex-sport-easter-hockey-tournament-double-glory-for-fairmont\/\">Fairmont High School<\/a> <\/strong>in a league match and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/we-are-proud-kraai-family-jubilant-as-litha-reaches-100-caps-for-sacs\/\">South African College High School (SACS)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>travels to <strong>DF Malan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Durbanville<\/strong> takes on an on-fire <strong>Reddam House Constantia<\/strong> side, while there should be fireworks in Somerset West when <strong>Parel Vallei<\/strong> hosts Paarl Gim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worcester Gimnasium<\/strong> faces Wellington&#8217;s <strong>Hugenote, <\/strong><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua<\/strong> has a date with <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Framesby<\/strong>, and York High tests their mettle against <strong>Langenhoven Gimnasium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIXTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>17:00<\/strong> \u2013 Outeniqua vs Framesby<br \/>\n<strong>18:10<\/strong> \u2013 York High School vs Langenhoven Gimnasium<br \/>\n<strong>18:15<\/strong> \u2013 Durbanville vs Reddam House Constantia<br \/>\n<strong>18:45<\/strong> \u2013 Wynberg Boys&#8217; High vs Bishops Diocesan College<br \/>\n<strong>19:10<\/strong> \u2013 Worcester Gimnasium vs Hugenote Wellington<br \/>\n<strong>19:15<\/strong> \u2013 Paarl Boys&#8217; High vs Paul Roos Gimnasium<br \/>\n<strong>19:25<\/strong> &#8211; DF Malan vs SACS<br \/>\n<strong>19:30<\/strong> \u2013 Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High vs Fairmont High School<br \/>\n<strong>20:15<\/strong> \u2013 Parel Vallei vs Paarl Gimnasium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After narrow losses against Grey College and Wynberg Boys&#8217; High, Paarl Boys&#8217; High returns to action this weekend with another tough assignment. They host Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG). The sides meet on Friday at 19:15 and the match will be broadcast live on the SuperSport Schools App. Boys\u2019 High, famously known as Boishaai, will face [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":72909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72892","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\/72892","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/72909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}