{"id":78563,"date":"2025-08-01T11:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=78563"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:44:10","slug":"fiery-oakdale-hosts-electric-paul-roos-boland-landbou-at-hungry-stellenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=78563","title":{"rendered":"Fiery Oakdale hosts electric Paul Roos, Boland Landbou at hungry Stellenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_73981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73981\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73981\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7763-400x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakdale has put together a memorable season in 2025. A win over Paul Roos would add further sparkle to an outstanding set of results.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Oakdale Landbou<\/strong> hosts <strong>Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> <strong>(PRG)<\/strong> at 13:20 on <strong>&#8220;De Eike&#8221;<\/strong> this Saturday in a battle of two of the 2025 season&#8217;s heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Farmers<\/strong><\/em> have enjoyed an incredible season, which has included inflicting the only loss of the season on <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Oakdale didn&#8217;t face the all-conquering Paul Roos side, but, when they last met in July 2023, in Stellenbosch, PRG won 27-15.<\/p>\n<p>The Farmers have grown significantly since then. Their set-piece this season has been awesome, with SA Schools&#8217; loosehead <strong>Kai Pratt<\/strong> anchoring the scrum, SA Schools A monster lock <strong>Diaan Augustyn<\/strong> in the second row, and SA Schools&#8217; 8th-man <strong>Jacobus de Villiers<\/strong> at the back of the pack.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, in their <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/oakdale-overpowers-stubborn-hts-drostdy\/\"><strong>31-7 victory over HTS Drostdy<\/strong><\/a>, all five of their tries were scored within two phases of a set-piece.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the <em><strong>Maroon Machine<\/strong><\/em> started term three on fire, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/paul-roos-dumps-rondebosch-strand-edges-out-swartland\/\">powering their way to a 48-12 win over<\/a> Rondebosch <\/strong>last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, they&#8217;re one of the country&#8217;s leading teams, and Paul Roos, potentially, has a good counter to Oakdale&#8217;s strong lineout in the form of SA Schools&#8217; hooker,<strong> Altus Rabe<\/strong>. Loose forwards&#8217; <strong>Luke Kent<\/strong> and <strong>Gert Kemp <\/strong>add an extra layer of oomph to the Stellenbosch attack, running hard lines like centres.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of running lines, wing <strong>Jordan Steenkamp<\/strong> scored a hat-trick last week, while fullback <strong>Keenan Stoffels<\/strong> crossed for a brace. With such speedsters at their disposal, the Oakdale forwards cannot give afford to give <em><strong>Ou Polla&#8217;s Boys<\/strong><\/em> too much space or possession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boland<\/strong> <strong>Landbou<\/strong>, meanwhile, travels to <strong>Stellenberg<\/strong> for a 12:50 fixture. The hosts head into the clash off the back of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/outeniqua-survives-stellenberg-parel-vallei-in-win-over-worcester-gim\/\">an 8-14 loss against<\/a> Outeniqua <\/strong>in a match which could have gone either way. They&#8217;ll certainly be looking to get back to winning ways.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71436\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71436\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PSX_20250503_090840-400x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"309\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stellenberg, with home ground advantage, will be aiming for their first win of the third term.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boland Landbou defeated <strong>Bishops<\/strong> 40-19 last Saturday, so will be chasing back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the sides met in April 2024, Boland won 25-19 on <strong>Perdeberg-A Field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em><strong>Jade Brigade<\/strong><\/em> will lean on SA Schools A flyhalf, <strong>Ethan van Biljon<\/strong>, to dictate play with his excellent distribution and to score points with his powerful and accurate boot.<\/p>\n<p>The home side is not afraid to boot the ball down field and chase. However, before their backs can look to take advantage of their flyhalf&#8217;s powers, they&#8217;ll need to secure possession through the forwards.<\/p>\n<p>The Farmers also have a star halfback in SA Schools&#8217; scrumhalf, <strong>Jayden Brits<\/strong>. Like Van Biljon, he scores plenty of points off the kicking tee and he&#8217;s an excellent creator with his clever passing and kicking.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors have often leaked penalties and cards under pressure this season. That&#8217;s something they&#8217;ll need to avoid if they are to challenge Stellenberg. Van Biljon&#8217;s boot is one of the most accurate to be found anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakdale Landbou vs Paul Roos Gimnasium at 13:20 on &#8220;De Eike-Veld&#8221; in Riversdal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakdale:<\/strong> 15 Reinhardt Viljoen, 14 Myburgh Eksteen, 13 Anrich Scheffer, 12 Christian Vorster, 11 Lee-Winn Pretorius, 10 CT Vosloo, 9 Jandrian Goosen, 8 Jacobus de Villiers, 7 Liam Lightley, 6 Jannes Snyman (Captain), 5 Rico Ferreira, 4 Diaan Augustyn, 3 Francois le Roux, 2 Adrian Smith, 1 Kai Pratt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Roos:<\/strong> 15 Keenan Stoffels, 14 Divan Lamprecht, 13 Tiaan Basson, 12 Ian Smith, 11 Jordan Steenkamp, 10 Travis Pheiffer, 9 Jan-Jan Nel, 8 Gert Kamp, 7 Luke Kent, 6 Caleb Koeberg, 5 Manus van Leeuwen, 4 Truspe Schoeman, 3 Gerrit van Vuuren, 2 Altus Rabe, 1 Zak Hickman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stellenberg High School vs Boland Landbou at 12:50 in Belville, Cape Town.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stellenberg:<\/strong> 15 Eben Rademan, 14 Daniel Mongie, 13 Luka Tonitz, 12 Armand Potgieter, 11 Christian Arendse, 10 Ethan van Biljon, 9 Daniel Steffen, 8 Yanos Molnar, 7 Ryan Jones, 6 Regardt Rademeyer, 5 Leon Vermaak, 4 Juvan Burden, 3 Janu can Deventer, 2 Liam Joubert, 1 Christian Janse van Rensburg (Captain).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boland Landbou:<\/strong> 15 Jadon Ocks, 14 Kobus Jordaan, 13 Jason Ocks, 12 Blake de Kock, 11 Aleit Stander, 10 Pieter Bergh (Captain), 9 Jayden Brits, 8 Jacques Retief, 7 Kody Nell, 6 Juan Visage, 5 Jeandr\u00e8 le Roux, 4 Stephan Griesel, 3 Derico Messina, 2 Wikus Coetzee, 1 Diwan Grobbelaar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakdale Landbou hosts Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) at 13:20 on &#8220;De Eike&#8221; this Saturday in a battle of two of the 2025 season&#8217;s heavyweights. The Farmers have enjoyed an incredible season, which has included inflicting the only loss of the season on Paarl Boys&#8217; High. 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