{"id":75243,"date":"2025-06-15T10:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T08:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=75243"},"modified":"2025-06-15T10:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T08:13:48","slug":"boishaai-overpowers-resilient-bishops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=75243","title":{"rendered":"Boishaai overpowers resilient Bishops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paarl Boys loosehead prop Jordan Jooste in action. Photo: Paarl Boys’ High on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When their early afternoon game kicked off in Paarl, Boishaai<\/strong><\/em> were revving their engines with confidence after handing Boland Landbou<\/strong> a 69-12 trouncing last weekend.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Bishops<\/strong><\/em> were seeking redemption for their 6-73 loss in Paarl last year and also aiming to make amends for a 0-50 setback against a ruthless Paarl Gim<\/strong> side last weekend.<\/p>\n

The home side made an early breakthrough when right wing Jeneal Davids<\/strong> put in a short sprint before passing inside to his fullback Mark Grindlay<\/strong>, who then fed scrumhalf Liam de Villiers<\/strong> for the opening score in the sixth minute. Inside centre Iwan<\/strong> Jordaan<\/strong> added the extras.<\/p>\n

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Bishops display their resilient defence. Photo: Paarl Boys’ High on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

De Villiers put his team back on the front foot with an excellent 50-22 in the ninth minute.<\/p>\n

From there, after a series of phases, Mark Grindlay<\/strong> ran a hard line into contact and crashed over despite three defenders still hanging onto him. Jordaan narrowly missed the conversion attempt.<\/p>\n

After a tough opening 10 minutes, the Cape Town school found some momentum. They had their chances with a few 22m entries, but the Boishaai defence was valiant, at times tackling the ball carrier into touch, and at other times pulling off turnovers at the breakdown.<\/p>\n

At halftime, it was 12-0 in favour of the hosts.<\/p>\n

From the start of the second half, Paarl Boys’ High exerted pressure on their white-clad opponents.<\/p>\n

Just four minutes in, from the five-metre line, Boishaai hooker Tommy Muller<\/strong> took a tap-and-go and charged over the try line for five points. Jordaan made the conversion to extend the home side’s lead to 19-0.<\/p>\n

Boys’ High was reduced to 14 players in the 42nd minute when their flyhalf, Francois van der Merwe<\/strong>, was sent to the sin bin for tackling a Bishops’ player off the ball.\u00a0Four minutes later, Bishops had one of their forwards sin-binned for an off the ball incident.<\/p>\n

A minute later, from a lineout, Boishaai performed a textbook rolling maul, carrying captain and eighthman Steph van der Merwe <\/strong>over the whitewash for a try. Jordaan was bang on target with the conversion.<\/p>\n

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Boishaai exploit the wing. Photo: Paarl Boys’ High on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hosts continued to roll. After playing a series of phases from an overthrow at their lineout on the Bishops’ five-metre line, Boishaai fed the ball wide, where outside centre Tristan Joubert<\/strong> ran in from an overlap and Jordaan added a touchline conversion.<\/p>\n

The visitors’ resilience finally reaped reward in the 61st minute.<\/p>\n

From a ruck on the Paarl five-metre line, scrumhalf Rynard Gordon<\/strong> ran sideways with the ball in hand, then gave a short inside ball to centre Boytjie Fyfer<\/strong>, who burst through the gap and dived over the line for five. Outside centre Eljaron Geduld<\/strong>\u00a0added the extras.<\/p>\n

Bishops also had the final say with a try in the final minute of the match. After two phases from a lineout on the Boishaai five-metre line, the visitors’ captain Daniel van den Heever,<\/strong> picked up and charged over the line for a try. Geduld missed the tight-angled conversion.<\/p>\n

Full-time score: 33-12 in favour of Boishaai.<\/p>\n

Despite the defeat, Bishops put up a proud fight. They produced a much-improved result over last year’s fixture, and it was a character-filled response to last week’s thumping by Paarl Gim. They have a big clash awaiting them next week when they visit their rivals Rondebosch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Paarl Boys will be satisfied with yet another home victory, which brought the curtain down on their second term commitments. They next host SACS<\/strong> on 26 July.<\/p>\n

Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paarl Boys’ High 33 () – <\/strong>Tries – Liam de Villiers, Mark Grindlay, Tommy Muller, Steph van der Merwe, Tristan Joubert. Conversions: Iwan Jordaan (4). Diocesan College 12 () – <\/strong>Tries: Boytjie Fyfer, Daniel van den Heever. Conversion: Geduld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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