{"id":81429,"date":"2025-08-24T10:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=81429"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T08:35:15","slug":"hentie-cilliers-wins-u17-pionier-sevens-pionier-the-u15-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=81429","title":{"rendered":"Hentie Cilliers wins u17 Pionier Sevens, Pionier the u15 champs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Hentie
Hentie Cilliers held off Sarel Cilliers to lift the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota, title at Ho\u00ebrskool Pionier on Saturday. Photo: Hentie Cilliers on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hentie Cilliers<\/strong> captured the u17 title and Ho\u00ebrskool<\/span> <\/strong>Pionier<\/strong> the u15 honours on Saturday after two days of all-out action at Ho\u00ebrskool Pionier in the <\/span>High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hentie Cilliers, from Virginia, in the Free State, made the longest drive of any of the competing teams, around 480 kilometres, to be in Vryheid, but they made it worthwhile, going unbeaten to lift the title.<\/p>\n

They very nearly came unstuck in the final against Glencoe’s Sarel Cilliers<\/strong>, the defending champion<\/strong><\/a>, but pulled off a tight 24-22 win.<\/p>\n

Sarel Cilliers won a key pool game against Pionier 14-10, but sparkled in their quarterfinal and semi-final matches, thumping Vryheid Landbou<\/strong>, who made the final in 2024, by 38 points in the last eight before beating Ladysmith<\/strong> High<\/strong> by 14 to secure their place in the title game.<\/p>\n

u15 Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was joy for the hosts, Pionier, in the u15 competition. They saved their best for the playoffs, brushing aside Vryheid Landbou 40-0 in the semi-finals before almost matching that emphatic victory in the final, which they won 40-5 over Empangeni<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That result came close to their 42-7 win over the same opponents in their Pool A clash. The Zululanders did well, though, to topple Pool B’s winners, Ferrum<\/strong>, 40-26 in the semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool B was closely contested, with no team emerging unscathed. Ferrum fell 14-15 to Vryheid Landbou. Vryheid Landbou lost 22-28 to Sarel Cilliers, and Ferrum beat Sarel Cilliers 27-19.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U17 RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hentie<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 45-5 Empangeni
\nSarel Cilliers 2 0-10 Empangeni
\nHentie Cilliers 10-0 Sarel Cilliers 2
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

HS Vryheid 10-24 <\/span>Ferrum
\n<\/span>Ferrum<\/span> 2 5-25 HS Vryheid
\nFerrum 2 0-43 Ferrum<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Vryheid Landbou 52-7 HS Vryheid 2
\nLadysmith 26-5 HS Vryheid 2
\nVryheid Landbou 12-21 Ladysmith<\/p>\n

Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pionier<\/span> 5-7 Amajuba
\n<\/span>Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 14-10 <\/span>Pionier
\n<\/span>Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 59-0 Amajuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Cup Quarterfinals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hentie<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 33-5 HS Vryheid
\n<\/span>Ferrum<\/span> 21-14 Empangeni
\n<\/span>Ladysmith 24-10 Amajuba
\n<\/span>Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 50-14 Vryheid <\/span>Landbou<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowl Semi-finals<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 2 22-26 <\/span>Ferrum<\/span> 2
\nHS Vryheid 2 10-12 <\/span>Pionier<\/span><\/p>\n

Plate Semi-finals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HS Vryheid 19-26 Empangeni
\nAmajuba Vryheid <\/span>Landbou<\/span><\/p>\n

Cup Semi-finals<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Hentie<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 22-5 <\/span>Ferrum
\n<\/span>Ladysmith 12-26 <\/span>Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span><\/p>\n

Shield Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 2 20-12 HS Vryheid 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowl Final<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferrum<\/span> 2 17-24 <\/span>Pionier<\/span><\/p>\n

7th\/8th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HS Vryheid 10-0 Amajuba<\/p>\n

Plate Final<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Empangeni 7-14 Vryheid Landbou<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd\/4th<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferrum<\/span> 5-0 Ladysmith<\/span><\/p>\n

u17 Cup Final<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Hentie<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 24-22 <\/span>Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span><\/p>\n

U15 RESULTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pool A<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HS Vryheid 49-12 Vryheid <\/span>Landbou<\/span> 2
\nPionier 10-0 Sarel Cilliers 2
\nHS Vryheid 14-29 Empangeni
\nSarel Cilliers 2 10-33 Vryheid Landbou 2
\nPionier 42-7 Empangeni
\nHS Vryheid 105-0 Sarel Cilliers 2
\nEmpangeni 38-19 Vryheid Landbou 2
\nHS Vryheid 12-19 Pionier
\nEmpangeni 48-5 Sarel Cilliers 2
\n<\/span>Pionier<\/span> 43-5 Vryheid <\/span>Landbou<\/span> 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Vryheid Landbou 29-0 HS Vryheid 2
\nAmajuba 0-52 Sarel Cilliers
\nVryheid Landbou 15-14 Ferrum
\nSarel Cilliers 21-5 HS Vryheid 2
\nAmajuba 10-59 Ferrum
\nVryheid Landbou 22-28 Sarel Cilliers
\nAmajuba 12-35 HS Vryheid 2
\nFerrum 27-19 Sarel Cilliers
\nVryheid Landbou 61-0 Amajuba
\nFerrum 36-5 HS Vryheid 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Plate Semi-finals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HS Vryheid 10-0 HS Vryheid 2
\nSarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 19-7 Vryheid <\/span>Landbou<\/span> 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Cup Semi-finals<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Pionier<\/span> 40-0 Vryheid <\/span>Landbou
\n<\/span>Ferrum<\/span> 26-40 Empangeni<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowl Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span> 26-12 Amajuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Plate Final<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HS Vryheid 32-7 Sarel<\/span> Cilliers<\/span><\/p>\n

u15 Cup Final <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pionier<\/span> 40-5 Empangeni<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hentie Cilliers captured the u17 title and Ho\u00ebrskool Pionier the u15 honours on Saturday after two days of all-out action at Ho\u00ebrskool Pionier in the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota. Hentie Cilliers, from Virginia, in the Free State, made the longest drive of any of the competing teams, around 480 kilometres, to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":81434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81429","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\/81429","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\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/81434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}