{"id":94405,"date":"2026-04-25T21:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=94405"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:27:21","slug":"janse-van-rensburg-and-pieties-rule-the-roost-against-fichies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=94405","title":{"rendered":"Janse van Rensburg and Pieties rule the roost against Fichies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Pietie Paparazzi\/Ho\u00ebrskool Pietersburg on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stephan Janse van Rensburg<\/strong> and the rest of his pack from Ho\u00ebrskool Pietersburg<\/strong> delivered a commanding performance as the Polokwane side outmuscled Ho\u00ebrskool Fichardtpark<\/strong> 47\u201312 on Saturday in the final match of the opening day of the Fairtree Sport Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Relive all the action on\u00a0SuperSport Schools<\/a> – (www.supersportschools.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pieties<\/strong><\/em>‘ win made it back-to-back victories for Limpopo\u2019s two leading schools, with Ben Vorster<\/strong> also recording a convincing win.<\/p>\n

Janse van Rensburg<\/strong> dictated proceedings. The experience he gained at the SA Rugby u17 Elite Player Development (EPD) camp in late 2025 was evident, as he anchored a dominant scrum that forced Fichardtpark<\/strong> onto the back foot throughout the contest.<\/p>\n

In support, the Pietersburg loose trio, particularly flankers Andru de Beer<\/strong> (openside) and Ignus Ferreira<\/strong> (blindside), were relentless and highly effective in broken play.<\/p>\n

Behind them, inside centre Hanru Marais<\/strong> and his midfield partner, Juan Dreyer,<\/strong> added further impetus, capitalising on the dominance their pack had established at both scrum and line-out time.<\/p>\n

Lock Dian Visagie<\/strong> stood out for Fichardtpark, producing a tireless performance, despite the Bloemfontein school’s pack being under sustained pressure. Shortly before the final whistle, he was rewarded with his side’s second try.<\/p>\n

The Buffels<\/strong><\/em> of Ho\u00ebrskool Ben Vorster<\/strong> ran eight tries in their emphatic 56\u201317 victory over Ho\u00ebrskool Dinamika<\/strong> in the penultimate match of the day. The Tzaneen team’s back three were outstanding.<\/p>\n

Tumi Ramohale<\/strong> (left wing) and Ronnel Komana<\/strong> (right wing) both crossed the whitewash twice. However, their tries were not merely the result of finishing moves. They consistently created opportunities out of nothing, treating the spectators to some exceptional rugby.<\/p>\n

The combination between flyhalf Lolo Letlabola<\/strong> and scrumhalf Joshua van Eeden<\/strong> was also highly effective, with many of the Buffels<\/strong><\/em>‘\u00a0scoring opportunities originating from their interplay. Lolo Letlabola<\/strong> also crossed for a try and added two conversions, while Joshua van Eeden<\/strong> succeeded with six kicks at goal.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Ho\u00ebrskool Marais Viljoen<\/strong> was forced to battle until the final moments to scrape a narrow 23\u201322 victory over Ho\u00ebrskool Merensky Landbou Akademie<\/strong>. A late penalty from flyhalf, Ovayo Jonas,<\/strong> proved decisive. It was the third of three penalties landed by the no. 10, who also added two conversions.<\/p>\n

They landed on the losing side, but Plasies<\/strong><\/em> played the majority of the rugby. Scrumhalf Christiaan de Lange<\/strong> shone for the Tzaneen outfit, dotting down twice for the Light Blues<\/strong><\/em>, but it was not quite enough to see them to victory.<\/p>\n

Scorers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pietersburg 47 (26)<\/strong> – Tries: Fredrich Cronje (2), Ignus Ferreira. Ziahn Lombaard, Hanru Marais, Juan Dreyer, Andru de Beer. Conversions: Ryno Mienie (6). Fichardtpark 12 (5)<\/strong> – Try: Dian Visagie, Dillon Louw. Conversion: Guiteau Petrus.<\/p>\n

Ben Vorster 56 (21) <\/strong>\u2013 Tries: Tumi Ramohlale (2), Ronnel Komana (2), Lolos Letlabola, Ruben Pohl, Zane Trollip, Edwin Matola. Doelskoppe: Josua van Eeden (6), Letlabola (2). Dinamika 17 (3) <\/strong>\u2013 Tries: Gucci Sithole, Jaden Mathysser. Conversions: Caiden van der Merwe, Andrew Marais. Penalty: Van der Merwe.<\/p>\n

Marais Viljoen 23 (7) <\/strong>\u2013 Tries: Ondi Njili, Juan Booysen. Conversions: Ovayo Jonas (2). Penalties: Jonas (3). Merensky 22 (15) <\/strong>\u2013 Tries: Christiaan de Lange (2), George Steenkamp, Heinrich Kirchner. Conversion: Francois Smith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stephan Janse van Rensburg and the rest of his pack from Ho\u00ebrskool Pietersburg delivered a commanding performance as the Polokwane side outmuscled Ho\u00ebrskool Fichardtpark 47\u201312 on Saturday in the final match of the opening day of the Fairtree Sport Festival. Relive all the action on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)\u00a0 Pieties‘ win made it back-to-back victories for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":72723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94405","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\/94405","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/72723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}