{"id":92818,"date":"2026-03-31T22:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=92818"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:14:58","slug":"stellenberg-paints-pretoria-in-a-shade-of-jade-with-historic-victory-over-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=92818","title":{"rendered":"Stellenberg paints Pretoria in a shade of Jade with historic victory over Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-92821\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44A1038-400x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" \/>The<em><strong> Jade Brigade<\/strong><\/em> is marching on.<\/p>\n<p>The 1st XV of <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Stellenberg<\/strong> secured a historic 26-21 victory over <strong>Grey College<\/strong> on Tuesday, the final day of the <strong>NMI Toyota Noord\/Suid tournament<\/strong>, hosted by Affies in Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p>It was the team from Bellville&#8217;s first-ever victory over Grey College. The Bloemfontein boys previously beat <em><strong>Stellies <\/strong><\/em>43-27 in 2022, and 31-8 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s victory was the second occasion in the 2026 season in which Stellenberg claimed a major scalp. They beat <strong>Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> 20-19 in their opening fixture of the year on 14 March.<\/p>\n<p>The clash between the Jade Brigade and Grey was a tightly contested encounter throughout, with Stellenberg&#8217;s captain and eighthman, <strong>Yanos Molnar<\/strong>, leading the physical charge. He was named Man of the Match for his momentous effort in the historic victory.<\/p>\n<p>His direct opposition, <strong>Niel du Randt<\/strong>, also stood out and ran hard at the winning side&#8217;s defenders, regularly bursting through tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Stellenberg&#8217;s inspirational lock, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/player-profile-juvan-burden-stellenberg-high\/\">Juvan Burden<\/a>,<\/strong> struggled with a shoulder issue but kept making tackles and cleaning rucks, putting his body on the line to help his side secure the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Grey College drew first blood after fullback <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/player-profile-lamla-mgedezi-grey-college\/\"><strong>Lamla Mgedezi<\/strong><\/a>, laid the groundwork for scrumhalf <strong>Jonathan Drysdale<\/strong> to round off a movement that started in their own 22.<\/p>\n<p>Mgedezi kept more than three defenders busy every time he was put in possession and showed his class.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rugby - Grey College vs Stellenberg High School - NMI Toyota Noordsuid - 31 March 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INwqrNbGifs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorers:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stellenberg 26 (12) \u2013<\/strong> Tries: Yanos Molnar, Ralton Rhode, Seth Coetze, Penalty Try. Conversions: Ethan van Biljon (2). <strong>Grey College 21 (13) \u2013<\/strong> Tries: Jonathan Drysdale, JG Horn. Conversions: Christoff Crous. Penalty: Crous (3).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affies 24 (12) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Reubenne Vlok (2), Joshua Gouws, Dandr\u00e9 Brink. Conversions: Reuben Smith (2). <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Durbanville 13 (3) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Malherbe Louw. Conversion: De Wet Viljoen. Penalties: Viljoen (2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jade Brigade is marching on. The 1st XV of Ho\u00ebrskool Stellenberg secured a historic 26-21 victory over Grey College on Tuesday, the final day of the NMI Toyota Noord\/Suid tournament, hosted by Affies in Pretoria. It was the team from Bellville&#8217;s first-ever victory over Grey College. 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