{"id":93468,"date":"2026-04-12T15:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=93468"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:38:35","slug":"outeniqua-downs-boland-landbou-bellville-wins-with-the-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=93468","title":{"rendered":"Outeniqua downs Boland Landbou, Bellville wins with the boot"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93472\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93472\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Outeniqua-Boland-Landbou-April-2026-400x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"304\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kwaggas were all smiles after a strong performance and a 10-point win over Boland Landbou. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/instakwa_?igsh=MTZvNG00YnExczNmbA==\"><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua on Instagram.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua vs Boland Landbou<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua<\/strong> made their home supporters happy, defeating <strong>Boland Landbou<\/strong> 34-24 in a fast-paced battle in George on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides brought flair and power to the contest, with cross-kicks, darting runs that broke the defensive lines, and rolling mauls proving to be effective weapons.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Outeniqua outside centre <strong>Gerrit Janse van Rensburg<\/strong> pulled off a similar feat, but still had to use his speed to get around a couple of covering defenders before pinning the ball to the ground for five points.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference between the sides was the Kwaggas&#8217; finishing when they got themselves to within striking distance of the try line. Captain and loosehead prop <strong>Matthew Prins <\/strong>and blindside flank <strong>Bradley Steyl<\/strong> both powered through a swarm of defenders from close range to score tries.\u00a0The<em><strong> Farmers<\/strong>, <\/em>meanwhile, came up short from close range on a number of occasions.<\/p>\n<p>While the scoreboard reflects a 10-point victory for Outeniqua, those who watched the match closely will know that the difference between the sides was a matter of only centimetres.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rugby - Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua vs Boland Landbou - 11 April 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eL4ZBrMN4es?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>Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville vs Ho\u00ebrskool Brackenfell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a try-less 12-6 victory over <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Brackenfell<\/strong>,<strong> Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville<\/strong> made their last home game for the next six weeks count.<\/p>\n<p>Three penalties from outside centre <strong>Rian Kuyk<\/strong> and a drop-goal from flyhalf <strong>Marno Botes<\/strong> were enough to ensure that the hosts were able to celebrate after the full-time whistle had blown.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Brakkies<\/em><\/strong> will be frustrated that they couldn&#8217;t find a way through the home team&#8217;s defence. It was their fourth defeat in five games.<\/p>\n<p>Next Saturday, they&#8217;ll travel to take on <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/the-jade-brigade-slays-a-third-giant\/\"><strong>a hungry Milnerton High outfit<\/strong><\/a>, which is eager to arrest a six-game slide.<\/p>\n<p>Bellville visits Wellington to take on <strong>Hugenote<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua 34 (17) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Gerrit Janse van Rensburg (2), Heiliano Beukes, Matthew Prins, Bradley Steyl. Conversions: Tylor Marais (3). Penalty: Marais. <strong>Boland Landbou 24 (10) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Juan Visagie, Adrian le Roux, Divan Meyer. Conversions: Meyer (3). Penalty: Meyer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville 12 &#8211;<\/strong> Penalties: Rian Kuyk (3). Drop-goal: Marno Botes. <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Brackenfell 6 &#8211;<\/strong> N\/A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>u19 &#8211;<\/strong> Outeniqua I 34 Boland Landbou I 24, Outeniqua II 21 Boland Landbou II 11, Outeniqua III 33 Boland Landbou III 0, Outeniqua IV 40 Boland Landbou IV 12, Outeniqua V 62 Boland Landbou V 0, Outeniqua VI 50 Boland Landbou VI 0; Bellville I 12 Brackenfell I 6, Bellville II 30 Brackenfell II 10, Bellville III 0 Brackenfell III 24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>u16 &#8211;<\/strong> Outeniqua A 7 Boland Landbou A 19, Outeniqua B 19 Boland Landbou B 12, Outeniqua C 26 Boland Landbou C 17; Bellville A 19 Brackenfell A 10, Bellville B 17 Brackenfell B 0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>u15 &#8211;<\/strong> Outeniqua A 14 Boland Landbou A 5, Outeniqua B 22 Boland Landbou B 14, Outeniqua C 3 Boland Landbou C 12, Outeniqua D Boland Landbou D 35; Bellville A 12 Brackenfell A 0, Bellville B 32 Brackenfell B 0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>u14 &#8211;<\/strong> Outeniqua A 17 Boland Landbou A 10, Outeniqua B 27 Boland Landbou B 26, Outeniqua C 17 Boland Landbou C 0, Outeniqua D 12 Boland Landbou D 5; Bellville A 19 Brackenfell A 17, Bellville B 7 Brackenfell B 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua vs Boland Landbou Ho\u00ebrskool Outeniqua made their home supporters happy, defeating Boland Landbou 34-24 in a fast-paced battle in George on Saturday. Both sides brought flair and power to the contest, with cross-kicks, darting runs that broke the defensive lines, and rolling mauls proving to be effective weapons. In the second half, Outeniqua [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":93472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93468","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\/93468","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\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/93472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}