{"id":96450,"date":"2026-05-24T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=96450"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:02:16","slug":"ten-in-a-row-for-paarl-gim-with-wynberg-win-sacs-ends-pvs-unbeaten-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=96450","title":{"rendered":"Ten in a row for Paarl Gim with Wynberg win, SACS ends PV’s unbeaten run"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paarl Gimnasium scrumhalf Alexander Kotze<\/strong> displays a weary smile after delivering a stellar performance in his side’s big win over Wynberg Boys’ High. Photo: Paarl Gim Premium.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> defeated a southern suburbs’ side 66-14 on Saturday. Last week, they beat Bishops by that score<\/strong><\/a>. <\/b>This time around, Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> was the victim.<\/p>\n

The visitors took their winning streak to 10 games in succession by delivering a complete performance on Hawthornden Field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gimmies<\/strong><\/em>‘ fullback Thomas Saunders<\/strong> was in his element, using his excellent speed and smart running lines to score four tries. He appears to have a sixth sense for knowing where space in the opposition’s defence will open up, and he put those instincts to devastating use.<\/p>\n

Openside flank Corn\u00e9 Niemand<\/strong> got himself onto the scoresheet for the third week in a row. He’s long been consistent in defence, but now appears to be evolving into a consistent try-scorer as well.<\/p>\n

Left-wing De Waal Vivier<\/strong>, who’s also an excellent cricketer, made his presence known with a brace, while scrumhalf Alexander Kotze<\/strong> backed his feet to also race over for two tries.<\/p>\n

Flyhalf Louis Koen<\/strong> collected 16 points off the kicking tee, once again providing consistency with the boot.<\/p>\n

With less than 20 minutes played, the hosts were 0-26 behind, but they cut into the Gim lead at last. From a lineout just outside the Paarl Gim 22,\u00a0flyhalf Achmat Behardien<\/strong>, with superb touch, stabbed a delicate grubber behind the opposition’s defence, and outside centre Ithandile Nkhola<\/strong> collected the ball before going over for a try.<\/p>\n

That was, however, the only scoring sequence from Wynberg in the first half, and Paarl Gimnasium led 40-7 at halftime.<\/p>\n

The visitors continued their impressive all-round play in the second half, again depriving Wynberg of possession and territory.<\/p>\n

After such an intense encounter, Wynberg will welcome a less demanding showdown with Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville<\/strong> next weekend. Meanwhile, Oakdale Landbou<\/strong> will aim to end Paarl Gim’s winning streak in Riversdal.<\/p>\n

In another match played in Cape Town, SACS<\/strong> broke Ho\u00ebrskool Parel Vallei’s<\/strong> 11-game winning streak, which included nine wins on the trot this season. In a hard-fought contest, the home side triumphed 19-5 on the Memorial-A Field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fullback Shudley<\/strong> Rhoda<\/strong> bagged the Bulldogs’ five points, which was no surprise. He’s been their most prolific attacking threat all season long.<\/p>\n

SACS flank Kwakhanya Gobe<\/strong> twice forced his way over the line for tries as the home team won most of the forward battles at the breakdown and set-pieces, which left the visitors short of quality ball.<\/p>\n

While one of the standout qualities of the PV<\/strong> side has been their clinical finishing, a team needs the ball to be able to finish.<\/p>\n

SACS prop Deen Fortuin<\/strong> was a good example of the tenacity shown by the hosts up front, which also brought him a try.<\/p>\n

The 14-point win was a confidence booster for the SACS players, who will come up against a wounded Paarl Boys’ High<\/strong> next weekend. Booishaai<\/em> lost to Paul Roos Gimnasium in a King Price Derby Series<\/strong><\/a> clash on Saturday.<\/p>\n

After their first loss of the season, Parel Vallei will have an opportunity to put the lessons they took from their defeat to good use when they tackle Ho\u00ebrskool Brackenfell<\/strong> at home.<\/p>\n

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

Paarl Gimnasium 66 (40) –<\/strong> Tries: Thomas Saunders (4), De Waal Vivier (2), Alexander Kotze (2), Dirk Hugo, Corn\u00e9 Niemand. Conversions: Louis Koen (8). Wynberg Boys’ High 14 (7) –<\/strong> Tries: Ithandile Nkhola, Ridah Johnson. Conversions: Achmat Behardien, Luke Gertze.<\/p>\n

SACS 19 –<\/strong> Tries: Kwakhanyo Gobe (2), Deen Fortuin. Conversions: Jake Dave (2). Ho\u00ebrskool Parel Vallei 5 –<\/strong> Try: Shudley Rhoda.<\/p>\n

Other Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

U19 –<\/strong> Wynberg II 7 Paarl Gim II 54, Wynberg III 5 Paarl Gim III 33, Wynberg IV 15 Paarl Gim IV 14, Wynberg V 0 Paarl Gim V 40, Wynberg VI 12 Paarl Gim VI 64.<\/p>\n

U16 –<\/strong> Wynberg A 31 Paarl Gim A 29, Wynberg B 10 Paarl Gim B 21, Wynberg C 7 Paarl Gim C 54, Wynberg D 0 Paarl Gim D 61.<\/p>\n

U15 –<\/strong> Wynberg A 8 Paarl Gim A 42, Wynberg B 0 Paarl Gim B 33, Wynberg C 0 Paarl Gim C 104, Wynberg D 0 Paarl Gim D 54.<\/p>\n

U14 –<\/strong> Wynberg A 19 Paarl Gim A 32, Wynberg B 10 Paarl Gim B 47, Wynberg C 14 Paarl Gim C 41, Wynberg D 0 Paarl Gim D 63; SACS A 26 Parel Vallei 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paarl Gimnasium defeated a southern suburbs’ side 66-14 on Saturday. Last week, they beat Bishops by that score. This time around, Wynberg Boys’ High was the victim. The visitors took their winning streak to 10 games in succession by delivering a complete performance on Hawthornden Field. Gimmies‘ fullback Thomas Saunders was in his element, using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":96459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96450","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\/96450","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=96450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}