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Free State has been crowned champions in Bloemfontein after defeating the Sharks in a final that lived up to all of the drama and excitement of the 2023 Interprovincial Sevens Tournament.

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The Free State team, made up of mostly Grey College players who would have been at ease on their home turf, saved their best performance of the tournament for the final to beat the Sharks by a single point, 15-14.

The Sharks looked set to reclaim the trophy they won in 2019 after having been forced to hand it over to Eastern Province last year.

The boys from the KZN moved through the group stages unbeaten, seeing away with an exciting Boland team by 26-19 and scoring 91 unanswered points in their next two games against the Limpopo Blue Bulls and the Griffons Invitational team.

Free State struck early in the final though, with Junior Titoti, from Fichardtpark, drawing the first blood and Grey College’s Philip Mclaren following up with another try to give the hosts a 10-0 lead.

Mathew Fick reduced the deficit to three points just before halftime when he scored a brilliant individual try from his own half.

The Sharks were smelling blood in the second half and had the locals under pressure, but Grey College’s Ruben Cilliers scored to give the Free State a much-needed buffer.

The visitors kept asking questions of the Free State defence until the Westville Boys’ High flyer, Zekhethelo Siyaya, finally got over to get the Sharks to within a single point with about 30 seconds left to play.

The Free State boys managed to control the ball from the kickoff though and saw out a big victory to claim the sevens bragging rights for the next year.

Mclaren was phenomenal in the final, and his captain Liam Santos and their hot-stepping teammate, Alzeadon Felix, who are both also from Grey, were among the standouts in the Free State team throughout the tournament.

The road to the final was less glamorous for the champions, they were caught out by Griquas in the pool stages by 20-12. The Griquas also held the Blue Bulls to a 17-all draw and missed out on qualifying for the Cup quarter-finals on points difference alone.

Boland made the Free State sweat in the semi-finals.

Last year’s runners-up from the Boland played brilliantly to keep the hosts busy in the penultimate round, coming up just short by 12-10.

The Lions cut the Blue Bulls’ campaign for the cup short in the quarter-finals but were no match for the Sharks in the semis.

The team from Pretoria went on to win the Plate by beating Eastern Province comfortably by 31-5 and the Lions finished third overall after finishing on a high against Boland by 26-10.

The matchups and rivalries were equally exciting right through the rankings.

Even in the playoffs for third place in the Shield divisions, the Falcons beat the Free State Invitational team in an epic rematch of their battle during the group stages, with the Falcons increasing their margin over the Free State second team to 38-17 after their pool match was decided by only two points.

All the results:

Pool Stages

Pool A: Eastern Province 17, Leopards 14; Golden Lions 36, Namibia 5;  Golden Lions 33, Eastern Province 12; Leopards 17, Namibia 7; Eastern Province 40, Namibia 12; Golden Lions 42, Leopards 19.

Pool B: Sharks 26, Boland 19; Limpopo Blue Bulls 33, Griffons Invitational 19; Boland 45, Griffons Invitational 0; Sharks 45, Limpopo Blue Bulls 0; Boland 31, Limpopo Blue Bulls 10; Sharks 46, Griffons Invitational 0.

Pool C: SWD 41, Falcons 0; Free State Invitational 17, Griffons 7; Griffons 19, SWD 12; Falcons 19, Free State Invitational 17; SWD 24, Free State Invitational 18; Griffons 31, Falcons 12.

Pool D: Free State 26, Blue Bulls 14; Pumas 19, Griquas 12; Blue Bulls 31, Pumas 12; Griquas 20, Free State 12; Blue Bulls 17, Griquas 17; Free State 29, Pumas 12.

Quarter-finals

Bowl: Pumas 27, Leopards 0; Griquas 45, Namibia 22; Limpopo Blue Bulls 38, Falcons 17; Griffons Invitational 33, Free State Invitational 14.

Cup: Golden Lions 19, Blue Bulls 14; Free State 22, Eastern Province 0; Sharks 17, Griffons 0; Boland 33, SWD 5.

Semi-finals

Shield: Leopards 24, Falcons 10; Namibia 5, Free State Invitational 0.

Bowl: Limpopo Blue Bulls 12, Pumas 10; Griquas 22, Griffons Invitational 17.

Plate: Blue Bulls 38, Griffons 12; Eastern Province 26, SWD 7.

Cup: Sharks 31, Golden Lions 14; Free State 12, Boland 10.

Finals

Shield: Leopards 31, Namibia 19; (Third place) Falcons 38, Free State Invitational 17.

Bowl: Limpopo Blue Bulls 43, Griquas 7. (Third place) Pumas 33, Griffons Invitational 5.

Plate: Blue Bulls 31, Eastern Province 5; (Third place) SWD 21, Griffons 17.

Cup: Free State 15, Sharks 14; (Third place) Golden Lions 26, Boland 10.

The local teams still have the upper hand after the third day of the Cape Schools Festival.

Grey High from Gqeberha and St Andrews from Bloemfontein are the only two visiting teams who managed to get a victory on the third day.

This year’s hosts, Paul Roos Gimnasium, kept their unbeaten record at the festival alive with a victory against Pearson and Diocesan College, Rondebosch Boys’ High, Wynberg Boys’ High, SACS and Somerset College also added another win to their campaigns.

After coming up short against Selborne on the second day, Parel Vallei returned to winning ways against Union.

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Diocesan College scored 327/7 in 50 overs, with James Robb-Quinlan and Calum Daniels both achieving centuries and Stan Stavely-Alexander getting to 51.

Robb-Quinlan scored 133 from 107 deliveries, with nine huge sixes along the way and Daniels got to his 101 off 105 balls with 13 boundaries.

They then bowled Selborne College for 72 to send a message to the rest of the competition with another big 255-run victory. This comes after the Bishops boys also saw away with Queen’s College on the second day by 187 runs.

Payton Leigh took four wickets, conceding only nine runs and Tiaan Louw wreaked havoc among the openers, getting a hattrick for Diocesan College.

Selborne was the only visiting team that won on day two when they beat Parel Vallei, but the boys from East London were no match for Bishops on the third day.

Despite another strong innings by Pearson‘s captain, Jayden Groenewald, to get to 53, Paul Roos Gimnasium had no trouble chasing down the 146 total, with Josh Jordaan adding 55 as they cruised to a comprehensive victory by eight wickets.

Rondebosch Boys’ High continued with their strong batting form, putting up 254 against Graeme College which they were able to follow up with three braces by Jordan Neill (2/14), Declan Gillespie (2/17) and Raeeq Daniels 2/25 to dismiss the visitors in 40 overs, leaving them 79 runs short.

Litha Kraai had a five-wicket haul for only 13 runs in SACS‘s victory over Dale College. The SACS boys got all 10 of the visiting batsmen out for only 61, a total they managed to chase down with six wickets left.

The visiting Grey High, from Gqeberha, saw away with Paarl Gimnasium with a whopping 146 runs.

Michael Molenaar‘s 75 helped the Grey boys to a 270/7 total, but it was the fast bowling of Ben Ristow that shook the Gimmies, taking four wickets to help his team bounce back after their narrow nine-run loss to Wynberg Boys’ High on the second day.

At the same time, Paarl Boys’ High were putting up a valiant effort against St Andrews from Bloemfontein but came up tantalizingly close, losing by six runs.

It was a game for the bowlers, with Boishaai’s Christiaan Bourbon-Leftley taking three wickets as they bowled out the boys from Bloemfontein for 155.

Saints’ JC Young and Schalk Liebenberg showed they could repeat the trick, taking it even further. Young took 5 wickets for only 19 runs and his captain, Liebenberg, took four more for 38.

Somerset College is the only team with three victories at the event so far, having won the only match that took place on the first day when they beat Outeniqua and then following up with more success on day two against Dale College.

They continued building on their momentum with another impressive showing against Queen’s College.

Dion Claassens dismissed four Queens batsmen to help contain the visitors to a chaseable 135.

Mbasa Thomas then made the boys from Somerset sweat, taking six wickets for only 39, but his teammates were unable to apply the same pressure and the locals made it three from three at this year’s event.

Summarised Scorecards (Day 3, 50 Overs):

Diocesan College 327/7 (James Robb-Quinlan 133, Calum Daniels 101, Stan Stavely-Alexander 51, Extras 28; Thomas Marais 2/44, Yolisa Qoboshiyane 2/50); Selborne College 72 (Jacques van der Merwe 27, Hayden McKay 21; Payton Leigh 4/9, Tiaan Louw 3/28). Diocesan College won by 255 runs.

Pearson 146 (Jayden Groenewald 53, Owen Reineke-Barnard 25; Callum Appollis 4/25, Dian Winkel 3/25); Paul Roos Gimnasium 147/2 (Josh Jordaan 55, Cormey van der Watt 38*, Luca Plekker 33; Esa Gangat 1/27). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by eight wickets.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 254 (Declan Gillespie 50, Jordan Neill 42, Extras 32, Daniel Bosman 25, Noah Heath 24, Daniel Cooke 20; Kevin Geldenhuys 3/64, AJ Jeggels 2/36); Graeme College 175 (Extras 33, Athandile Feni 29, Rhys Wiblin 24, Ethan Beyleveld 22; Jordan Neill 2/14, Declan Gillespie 2/17, Raeeq Daniels 2/25). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 79 runs.

Dale College 61 (Gavin Walton 19; Litha Kraai 5/13, Hamish Anderson 2/12, Fayaad Davids 2/18); SACS 64/4 (Joshua Wyngaard 37; Hlumelo Ntlola 22/3). SACS won by six wickets.

Grey High 270/7 (Michael Molenaar 75, Corby van Heerden 43; Adriaan Louw 2/41); Paarl Gimnasium 124 (Charles King 43*, Marinus Daling 34; Ben Ristow 4/30). Grey High won by 146 runs.

Outeniqua 87 (Zander Nel 41; Paul James 3/7); Wynberg Boys’ High 89/2 (Paul James 46*, Storme van Rooyen 29*; Trent Huisamen 2/23). Wynberg Boys’ High won by eight wickets.

Union High 95 (Extras 21, Makuhanye de Beer 16; Henry Jones 3/20, Josua Smit 2/9, Jameel Ismail 2/20, Christopher Hughes 2/22); Parel Vallei 96/5 (Extras 47, Marco Karsten 18*; Shaakir Kazi 2/33). Parel Vallei won by five wickets.

St Andrews 155 (Naude Botha 36, Jordan van der Bergh 31; Christiaan Bourbon-Leftley 3/34); Paarl Boys’ High 149 (Johan Wege 52; JC Young 5/19; Schalk Liebenberg 4/38). St Andrews won by 6 runs.

Queen’s College 135 (Akho Ngesi 55, Ryan Denston 28; Dion Claassens 4/29, Massimo Kontopirakis 2/18, Thomas Parsons 2/28); Somerset College 137/7 (Chad Ayford 28, Antonio de Souza 26; Mbasa Thomas 6/39). Somerset College won by three wickets.

 

 

CAPE TOWN.- SACS bagged their second consecutive title in a space of two weeks after defeating Paul Roos (6-3) in the final of the Hussar Grill SACS Water Polo tournament in Cape Town on Monday. 

SACS came into the tournament on the back of a hard fought (7-6) victory over the same opponents at the Clifton Water Polo tournament in Durban a fortnight ago.  

The hosts were dominant during the group stages, as they recorded wins in their matches against St Benedict’s College (8-2), Wynberg Boys’ High (4-2), Kearsney College (6-5) and St Stithians College (5-2). 

The 2019 champions then began day two with a (4-2) defeat against Clifton before redeeming themselves with an impressive (10-4) win over Gauteng’s Jeppe before scoring five and seven goals against St Benedict’s and Wynberg respectively.  

That set SACS up with a clash against Bishops on the final day, a clash they drew one-all, but they had just done enough to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. 

In the last eight, SACS managed to sneak past St David’s, winning that clash (5-4) before edging out Clifton in the semi-finals with the same scoreline.  

That meant the hosts would face Paul Roos for the second time in a week, after the two sides met in the final of the Clifton Water Polo. 

The boys from Paarl also had an impressive run to the final, beating St Stithian (3-1) in the quarterfinals before a nail-biting (5-4) win against Hilton secured their spot in the final. 

SACS take their chances in hotly contested final: 

A final between two Cape sides will always come down to which team manages to capitalize and take its chances when they present themselves. 

This was the case for SACS, as they managed to snatch every opportunity that came their way to secure the win.  

The home side started like a rocket! By opening the scoring within the first minute through Nichols Fall in the left-hand corner. 

Paul Roos quickly got themselves into the match, creating opportunities and almost levelled the scores when Cosmo Enthoven fired a shot which was saved by Ryan Dawson to keep the score at (1-0). 

Paul Roos, who have never won the tournament were made to pay soon after that, when SACS played the ball down to their half and the ball travelled to Zack Cicero who doubled his side’s tally with under four minutes to play. 

Paul Roos knew that scoring before the half-way mark would essentially make their jobs easier coming into the second quarter. And they did exactly that. 

After defending a SACS attack on their half, the visitors turned down the ball and executed a counterattack. They passed the ball to Josh Reyneke, who timed his shot perfectly to score and cut the lead to (2-1) at the half-way mark. 

Enthoven brothers fight hard but not on Nichols Fall’s watch: 

Coming into the second quarter, Paul Roos needed to get ascendency on the match and limit playing catch-up water polo. 

The hosts did exactly that, and came out firing in the second half, scoring from the kick-off.  

Paul Enthoven, who was one of the standout players during the tournament alongside his brother, Cosmo Enthoven pioneered the ship for Paul Roos and when Cosmo scored after being put through by his brother, the match started taking a different direction. 

That direction was quickly changed by SACS, as they also came back, scoring through Nicholas Fall, who scored from long range to secure his second of the match. 

SACS then started playing smart Polo, allowing their opponents to defend while their strong shooters remained out the shooting range. 

With that strategy, they made Paul Roos pay when Conor Melling-Williams also fired a shot from long range, to allow some breathing space between the two teams.  

Fall returned to score his hattrick with under three minutes to play before the Enthoven brothers linked up again to see the score sitting at (5-3).  

Try as they may, Paul Roos just couldn’t break SACS’s defence, and when Fall scored his fourth of the match, time ran out, and SACS claimed were victorious, winning the tournament for the first time since 2019.  

In the other matches on the final day, Wynberg Boys finished on a high defeating Kearsney (6-5) before Selborne College thumped Pretoria Boys (7-2).  

There were also wins for Clifton College who finished third above Hilton College, while St John’s beat Parktown Boys (8-0).  

Scorers from the final: 

SACS 6 (1) – (Nicholas Fall (4), Conor Melling-Williams, Zack Cicero); Paul Roos Gimnasium 3 (1) – (Cosmo Enthoven (2), Josh Reyneke).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results: 

Day 1: 

St Stithians 10, Grey College 1; Grey High 3, Bishops 2; Rondebosch 3, Pretoria Boys High 2; Hilton 5, St David’s 1; Kearsney 5, Jeppe 2; Cifton 6, Wynberg 1; Paul Roos 5, Northwood 2; St Johns 9, St Benedicts 2; SACS 8, St Alban’s 0; Grey High 8, Grey College 3;  Selborne 10, Parktown Boys 1; St Davids 6, Rondebosch 4; St Johns 4, Pretoria Boys High 2; Bishops 4, Jeppe 1; SACS 4, Wynberg 2; Paul Roos 7, St Benedicts 1; Clifton 8, St Alban’s 5; Kearsney 3, St Stithians 7; Northwood 8, Parktown 0;  Hilton 4, Selborne 4; Grey High 4, Jeppe 8; Clifton 2, Bishops 3; Pretoria Boys 2, St Benedicts 2; Rondebosch 12, Parktown 0; St Stithians 5, St Alban’s 3; Kearsney 5,  SACS 6; Paul Roos 5, Selborne 1; St Johns 7, Hilton 3; Grey College 3, Wynberg 3; Clifton 2, Grey High 3; St Davids 6, Northwood 1; St Stithians 2, SACS 5; Hilton 7, Parktown 1; Kearsney 6, Grey College 2; Paul Roos 7, Pretoria Boys 1; St Johns 7, St Davids 4; St Benedicts 2, Northwood 6; Wynberg 2, Jeppe 3; Bishops 5, St Alban’s 0; Rondebosch 4, Selborne 3. 

 

Day 2: 

St Benedicts 3, Parktown Boys 1; Paul Roos 7, St Davids 5; St Johns 5, Selborne 3; Kearsney 3, Grey High 2; St Stithians 2, Bishops 3; Wynberg 2, St Alban’s 3; Clifton 4, SACS 2; Pretoria Boys 1, Northwood 2; Grey College 2, Jeppe Boys 4; Kearsney 3,  Bishops 6; Rondebosch 1, Hilton 5; St David’s 5, St Benedicts 1; Clifton 5, St Stithians 0; Grey College 0,  St Alban’s 7; Pretoria Boys 5, Parktown 0; Paul Roos 3, Hilton 3; Grey High 3, Wynberg 3; SACS 10, Jeppe 4; St John’s 3, Rondebosch 2; Kearsney 2, Clifton 3; Grey High 6, St Alban’s 3; St Davids 11, Parktown Boys 1; Bishops 3, Wynberg 2; SACS 7, Grey College 1; Paul Roos 4, St John’s 3; Hilton 4, St Benedicts 0; Selborne 8,  Pretoria Boys 1;  Clifton 3,  Jeppe 2;  Kearsney 7, St Albans 4; Rondebosch 7, Northwood 1; St Stithians 5,  Wynberg 2; Paul Roos 6, Parktown 0; Bishops 5, Grey College 2; Hilton 3, Pretoria Boys 0; Selborne 3, St Davids 4; Rondebosch 5, St Benedicts 0; SACS 5, Grey High 3; St Stithians 8, Jeppe 2; St Johns 6, Northwood 2. 

Day 3: 

Wynberg 6, Kearsney 5; Jeppe 4, St Alban’s 1; St David’s 6, Pretoria Boys 2; Selborne 7, St Benedict’s 2; Clifton 7, Grey College 0; St Stithians 6, Grey High 0; St Johns 8, Parktown 0; Hilton 5, Northwood 1; Bishops 1, SACS 1; Paul Roos 4, Rondebosch 4. 

Quarterfinals:  

Clifton 2, St Johns 1; Hilton 3, Bishops 1; SACS 5, St David’s 4; Paul Roos 3, St Stithians 1. 

Semi-finals: 

Paul Roos 5, Hilton 4; SACS 5, Clifton 4. 

Final: 

SACS 6, Paul Roos 3. 

 

The Hoërskool Punt cricket team finished off their annual tournament on a high on Tuesday, beating the visiting Worcester Gimnasium in a T20 by six wickets.

The visitors had presented themselves well at the festival, with wins over Tygerberg and Curro Mossel Bay on their first two outings.

Christopher Ley set the pace, scoring 47 runs for Worcester, but the hosts’ bowling attack prevented them from building any real momentum.

Heinrich Gericke, Ian van der Westhuysen and MC Barnard took two wickets each and contained their opponents well to keep them at 101.

Ricus van Rooyen then launched an all-out attack, scoring 44 to help Punt chase down the total for a well-deserved win to cap off their festival.

Ley was one of the standouts for the Gimmies at the tournament, apart from his batting display, he also took five wickets against Tygerberg in their thrilling encounter to help his team dismiss the squad from Cape Town with only five runs to spare.

The hosts’ first game against Marlow fell victim to the weather, as did most of the scheduled matchups on Friday, but the action continued on Saturday when Hoërskool Punt came up short against an invitational team from Paarl Boys’ High.

In a game where the bowlers on both sides struggled to maintain control, Dian Havenga stood out for Boishaai, taking three wickets for 25 and Umar Kajee did well for Hoërskool Punt to also get three dismissals, although it came at more of a cost.

Daniel Bakkes scored a massive 124 for Charlie Hofmeyr which his bowlers, Keahan Alexander (3/27) and Reagan Davids (3/36) could back up as they beat Dirkie Uys by 181 runs.

D’Neill du Toit wreaked havoc under the batsmen from Sentraal as DF Malan beat the boys from Bloemfontein by 8 wickets. Du Toit dismissed four Sentraal batsmen and conceded only six runs.

DF Malan could not repeat that success on the final day against Framesby despite starting strong by dismissing the side from Gqeberha for 103.

Logan Fleetwood took four DF Malan wickets for only 21 and Hanro van Jaarsveld took three for 18 as Framesby put on a bowling masterclass to dismiss the Cape Town boys 11 runs short of their target.

Zheemo Isaacs also got four wickets against Langenhoven Gimnasium, as the Paarl Gimnasium Invitational team won that match by 45 runs.

Sentraal’s Aldo Bezuidenhout took a fiver for only four runs as the team from Bloemfontein overcame Oudtshoorn.

 

Summarized Scorecards:

Worcester Gimnasium 101/6 (Christopher Ley 47; Heinrich Gericke 2/17, Ian van der Westhuysen 2/20, MC Barnard 2/24); Hoërskool Punt 102/4 (Ricus van Rooyen 44; Aiden Pekeur 2/10). Hoërskool Punt won by six wickets.

Paarl Boys’ High Invitational 171 (Extras 47, Gysbert le Roux 30, Tiaan Liebenberg 21; Umar Kajee 3/42, MC Barnard 2/26, Ian van der Westhuysen 2/40); Hoërskool Punt 122 (Extras 34, Ewan Schoeman 21; Dian Havenga 3/25, Stephen van Eyssen 2/19, Christian van Zuydam 2/20, Gysbert le Roux 2/27). Paarl Boys’ High Invitational won by 49 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium Invitational 222 (John Coetzee 75, Extras 36, Ruan Jacobs 26, Zheemo Isaacs 23; Ewald de Jager 3/34, Stephan Cloete 2/34); Langenhoven Gimnasium 177 (Ben Pierre du Plessis 58, Cameron Avontuur 37, Extras 37, Cameron Williams 28; Zheemo Isaacs 4/36, JC Swarts 2/6, CG Steenkamp 2/41). Paarl Gimnasium Invitational won by 45 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium Invitational 122/9 (Joe van Coller 26; Zander Hammond 4/27, MC Strydom 2/21); Marlow 124/4 (Cole Hurter 28*, Dawid Malan de Ridder 22*; Zheemo Isaacs 1/15). Marlow won by 6 wickets.

Glenwood House 140 (Dylan Penlington 46, Extras 30, Tristan van Zyl 22; Zander Hammond 4/21, Alex Meyer 3/19); Marlow 143/5 (MC Strydom 41*, Ockert du Preez 34, Robert van Zyl 23; Tristan van Zyl 2/39). Marlow won by 5 wickets.

Swartland 92 (Extras 22, Matthew Ferreira 19*; DF Theron 3/16, Michael Pienaar 2/16); Nico Malan 93/2 (Jean Joubert 44*, Jayden Olivier 28*; Carlo van der Merwe 2/11). Nico Malan won by 8 wickets.

Sentraal 105 (Liam Pretorius 23, Extras 21; D’Neill du Toit 4/6, Charl Botha 2/10, Reuben Braxton 2/39); DF Malan 108/2 (Charl Botha 37*, D’Neill du Toit 30*; Liam Pretorius 1/12). DF Malan won by 8 wickets.

Sentraal 83 (Emile le Roux 28; Denzey Plaatjies 4/24, Ronaldo Prins 2/3; Herman Augustyn 2/20); Oudtshoorn 55 (Extras 29, Lenathi Ngombuza 12; Aldo Bezuidenhout 5/4, Johan van den Heever 2/1, Liam Pretorius 2/13). Sentraal won by 28 runs.

Glenwood House 114/9 (Extras 27, Kyle Smith 21; Tiaan Liebenberg 20/3, Dian Havenga 2/24); Paarl Boys’ High Invitational 117/4 (Gysbert le Roux 42, Brent Goosen 37; Tristan van Zyl 2/21). Paarl Boys’ High won by 6 wickets.

Framesby 103 (Logan Fleetwood 39, Extras 24; Johan van Rensburg 2/9, D’Neill du Toit 2/12; Benjamin Grobler 2/20, Charl Botha 2/29); DF Malan 92 (D’Neill du Toit 20; Logan Fleetwood 4/20, Hanru van Jaarsveld 3/18, Taine Douw 2/16). Framesby won by 11 runs.

Die Brandwag 119/7 (Extras 39, Damian le Roux 32, Reagan Diedericks 22; Janu Fouche 3/21, Nicholis Martin 2/10, Daniel Theron 2/16); Strand 122/5 (Nathan Drotskie 34*, Extras 27, Nicholis Martin 26; Leander van Staden 2/24, Aidan Boshoff 2/30). Strand won by 5 wickets.

 

All the results:

Day 1 

Worcester Gimnasium (53/1) beat Curro Mosselbaai (50) by 9 wickets.

Swartland (86/2) beat Hoërskool Oudtshoorn (82) by 8 wickets.

Day 2 

Paarl Boys’ High (171) beat Hoërskool Punt (122) by 49 runs.

Daniel Pienaar (140/3) beat Hoërskool Bellville (134) by 7 wickets.

Framesby (91/0) beat Swartland (90) by 10 wickets.

Worcester Gimnasium (174) beat Tygerberg (170) by 4 runs.

Dirkie Uys (143/3) beat Curro Mosselbaai (142) by 7 wickets.

Strand (194/8) beat Outeniqua Invitational (192) by 2 wickets.

Nico Malan (160/4) beat Charlie Hofmeyr (159) by 6 wickets.

Marlow (143/5) beat Glenwood House (140) by 5 wickets.

Die Brandwag (40/2) beat Hoërskool Oudtshoorn (39) by 8 wickets.

Paarl Gimnasium Invitational (220) beat Langenhoven Gimnasium (172) by 50 runs.

DF Malan (108/2) beat Sentraal (105) by 8 wickets.

Bridgeton RPC (92/7) beat Jim Fouché (91) by 3 wickets.

Day 3

Hoërskool Punt (102/4) beat Worcester Gimnasium (101/6) by 6 wickets.

Charlie Hofmeyr (320/7) beat Dirkie Uys (139) by 181 runs.

Nico Malan (93/2) beat Swartland (92) by 8 wickets.

Strand (122/5) beat Die Brandwag (119/7) by 5 wickets.

Tygerberg (196/4) beat Curro Mosselbaai (91) by 105 runs.

Daniel Pienaar (227/8) beat Outeniqua Invitational (104/8) by 123 runs.

Framesby (103) beat DF Malan (92) by 11 runs.

Paarl Boys’ High Invitational (117/4) beat Glenwood House (115) by 6 wickets.

Sentraal (83) beat Hoërskool Oudtshoorn (55) by 28 runs.

Marlow (124/4) beat Paarl Gimnasium Invitational (122/9) by 6 wickets.

Hoërskool Bellville (92) beat Bridgeton RPC (41) by 51 runs.

 

A turn of events in the title race for the Gauteng Development League as Highlands Park FC were stunned by Randburg AFC, while Kaizer Chiefs FC hammered Joburg City FC by 6-0.

Highlands Park were defeated by 3-1 by Randburg AFC. Randburg AFC who are currently sitting on the 5th position behind the School of Excellence moved closer to the top 4 by defeating the log leaders at Panorama Sports Club.

Kaizer Chiefs on the other hand have bounced back to winning ways after two consecutive wins, putting pressure to the log leaders, Highlands Park FC. Kaizer Chiefs on the road, defeated the struggling Joburg City FC in this year’s run of the GDL.

Kaizer Chiefs are now six points behind Highlands Park FC and with three games left to the end of the season, another loss for Highlands Park could mean a deadly threat posed by Amakhosi, the Phefeni boys.

A title race that started with two teams at the top, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs, Highlands Park worked its way early in the season and their efforts have been paid. Through its consistency leading to the first half of the season, the Lions of the North became clear favorites widening up the gap at the top. However, in recent events, Kaizer Chiefs who have also dropped points on crucial stages have been catching up with Highlands Park and looking to steal the title and take it to the Naturena Village.

Next encounter for Kaizer Chiefs is Jomo Cosmos at the Rand Stadium. Jomo Cosmos are treading on thin ice sitting at the bottom half of the log just 4 points above Joburg City FC.

Highlands Park FC will face Kathorus Hyper academy at the home ground in Balfour Park. Highlands Park have a good record at home and they will be hoping to use that to their advantage in order to get back to winning ways and extend the gap.

Results:

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Jorich van Schalkwyk’s five-for on the third day of the Michaelmas week helped the Pretoria-based Affies to an impressive victory in a low-scoring affair against a strong Michaelhouse-side.

The off-spinner claimed remarkable figures of 5/12 in his outing with the ball to restrict Michaelhouse to a meagre 122 all out.

Affies won the toss and elected to, like the day before, to bat first. After losing both openers cheaply to impressive bowling from Cameron Strudwick (3/19), who did most of the damage, the inform Divan de Villiers came to the rescue once again.

De Villiers decided to fight fire with fire as he went on the attack to counter the solid start Michaelhouse got in the early stages of the match. He blasted 43 from only 30 balls but had to depart not long after, becoming Strudwick’s third victim.

De Villiers’ departure swung the momentum back in favour of the side from Pietermaritzburg with Affies failing to put together any partnerships of substance.

Matthew Seymore fought valiantly with a timely 35 from 80 deliveries. Seymore’s contributions proved invaluable as it helped Affies to a total of 151 all out, something they felt could be defended with an attack stacked with spin-bowlers.

The Pretoria men came out firing on all cylinders as Michaelhouse stumbled forward in their chase. Van Schalwyk was introduced to the attack early on, a decision proving to be extremely fruitful.

Not long after Michaelhouse found themselves 82/8 with 70 runs still needed for victory. The inform Murray Baker (28, 52b), who came in lower down the order combined with Cameron Strudwick (24, 36b), who showed his prowess with the bat after a good bowling display.

Their efforts weren’t enough, though, as they slumped to 122 all out, losing by 29 runs.

Waterkloof will sleep better tonight after putting together a well-rounded team performance to down Northwood convincingly by six wickets.

The Durbannites won the toss and elected to bat first.

After a rocky start, losing three wickets for only 36 runs, Evan Fouché and Nqobani Mokoena combined for a wonderful 125-run partnership to get Northwood back on track. Fouche top scored with an invaluable 58, with Mokoena contributing a much-needed 51 of his own.

The Franco combo in Franco Schmidt (4/40)  and Franco Cronjé (2/26) did most of the damage for the Klofies, claiming six wickets between the two of them, playing an integral part in restricting Northwood to a respectable 224/9 in their allotted 50 overs.

The Klofie batters certainly put their batting wows from the previous day behind them. The side from Pretoria got off to a convincing start with a solid 26-run partnership to get them going. Divan Behrens found form again, scoring a wonderful 80 at the top of the order.

Captain for the day, Beukes van den Berg continued his good form, this time reaching his half-century, contributing 55 from 66 balls to assist Behrens in breaking the back of the run chase.

Riley Millers also shone again with the willow in hand as his 38 not out, put the final nail in the coffin as Klofies crossed the line comfortably to get back to winning ways.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Affies 151/10 (Divan de Villiers 43, Matthew Seymore 35; Cameron Strudwick 3/19, Ethan Muir 3/24, Nathan Hoatson 2/30); Michaelhouse 122/10 (Murray Baker 28, Strudwick 24; Jorich van Schalkwyk 5/12, Xavier de Wet 2/14, Heinrich Muller 2/21). Affies won by 29 runs. 

Northwood 224/9 (Evan Fouché 58, Nqobani Mokoena 51, Kyle White 28*; Franco Schmidt 4/40, Franco Cronjé 2/26); Waterkloof 225/4 (Divan Behrens 80, Beukes van den Berg 55, Riley Miller 38*; Mokoena 2/41). Waterkloof won by six wickets. 

Ross Boast proved why he is one of the most highly-rated cricketers in the country with a Man-of-the-Match performance in Hilton College’s victory over King Edward VII on the third day of the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week in Pietermaritzburg.

Boast top scored with bat contributing 69, an innings which saw Hilton reach 257 in the first innings at the Hart-Davis Oval. He also amazed with the ball claiming match-winning figures of 5/31 in his outing with the ball.

KES won the toss and elected to bowl first, hoping to make some early inroads with the new ball on the used pitches.

However, Hilton’s batters occupied the crease and opted to bat for as long as possible instead of going out searching for runs, a tactic paying off dividends for the home side.

Ben Hockly (46, 60b) and Charles Swart (39, 32b) continued their good form laying a solid platform for those to come.

Boast capitalised on this opportunity and like two days prior led the way, even after continuously losing partners at the other end. He has shown a tremendous capability to bat for long periods of time alongside his lower-order batters. The trio’s contributions steered the home side to a very defendable 257 all out.

Cristian Sabela was the main threat for the team from Johannesburg, ending his outing with the ball with figures of 3/46.

The KES innings never seemed to get underway as Boast steamrolled his way through the top order. The visitors struggled to put together partnerships of substance or to counter-attack the onslaught from the Hilton bowlers.

Kian Hilton and Christian Sabela were the only two who managed to have some answers to the Hilton attack. Hilton managed to accumulate a well-played 33 at less than a run a ball, while Sabela knuckled down and grafted hard for his 23 coming from 56 deliveries.

It wasn’t enough as Hilton was too good on the day, bundling KES out for a disappointing 128, to claim a 129-run victory.

St Charles College reigned superior on home turf over St David’s Marist in their Day Three clash of the week.

The home side won the toss and elected to bowl first. After finding themselves in some hot water early on, the visitors recovered well, through yet another stellar innings from their stalwart, Gomolelo Phiri. 

Phiri showed his class by backing up his wonderful century from the previous day with another classy 66 from 78 balls. Kamagelo Phiri completed the full Phiri circle as he also contributed 54 of his own, assisting in propelling his side to a total of 192/8 in their allotted 50 overs.

Jehan Adonis led the way with his figures of 3/10 with some solid support from Brendon Sungroo who claimed two scalps for 16 runs.

However, St Charles never looked like losing as they put home conditions to their advantage. Samuel Brown (61, 59b) and Ntandoyenkosi Zuma (59, 69b) combined for a match-winning 119-run partnership contributing a half-century each.

Matthew West fought hard with the ball claiming 2/37 as the pick of the bowlers.

Unfortunately, it was deemed to be too little too late as the home side romped to a convincing five-wicket victory.

St Stithians College stamped their authority with a commanding victory of 79 runs over Glenwood High School from Durban.

Saints had the opportunity to make use of the batting-friendly conditions at Eston Oval as they opted to bat first. Emile Odendaal paved the way with an impressive and composed 59 from 68 at the top of the order. Finding support in Richard Seletswane who contributed 44 of his own and cameos from Liam Mudenda (25, 26b) and Joshua Meyer (22, 35b) Saints managed to amass a total of 227/10.

For Glenwood, it was Bandile Mbatha who came to the party with the ball. The right-arm medium-pacer showed his worth, taking a five-for with figures of 5/42 in his outing with the ball.

However, the Glenwood batters didn’t do the bowling performance much justice as they struggled to get any sort of momentum going. Only Cameron Laing (47, 77b) and Slade Lock with a 32 down the order added some empathise to the Glenwood innings.

To add to their misery, star-batsman Ciaran Roundtree picked up an injury whilst trying to field a ball of his own bowling, which restrained him from batting.

SA u19 speedster, Kwena Maphaka, seemed to be in good knick as he found some rhythm bagging his first five-wicket haul for the week with figures of 5/28. Lhuan-dre Pretorius made up for his performance with the bat as he bagged three scalps for 29 runs.

The Maphaka and Pretorius combination was deemed to be too good for the Durbannites as they slumped to a Miseley 147 all out, losing by 79 runs and suffering their second defeat in as many days.

Summarised scorecards: 

Hilton College 257/10 (Ross Boast 69, Ben Hockly 46, Charles Swart 39, Matipa Denega 22*; Christian Sebela 3/46, Declam Ritchie 2/42, Rowan Kourie 2/54); King Edward VII 128/10 (Kian Hilton 33, Christian Sebela 23; Ross Boast 5/31, Brett Cutting 2/5, Natenzi Denega 2/26). Hilton College won by 129 runs.

St David’s Marist 192/8 (Gomolemo Phiri 66, Kamogelo Phiri 54; Jehan Adonis 3/10, Brendon Sungroo 2/16); St Charles College 193/5 (Samuel Brown 61, Ntandoyenkosi Zuma 59, Panashe Taruvinga 22; Matthew West 2/37). St Charles College won by five wickets. 

St Stithians College 227/10 (Emile Odendaal 59, Richard Seletswane 44, Liam Mudenda 25, Joshua Meyer 22; Bandile Mbatha 4/42); Glenwood 147/10 (Cameron Laing 47, Slade Lock 32; Kwena Maphaka 5/28, Lhuan-dre Pretorius 3/29). St Stithians College won by 79 runs. 

 

 

 

Having been defeated by Glenwood High School on day one, Cornwall Hill College desperately needed a victory on day two to get their campaign underway.

Faced with a strong Michaelhouse 1^st XI, Cornwall Hill needed most things to go their way on Day two, and when the captain won the toss, there was hope of a better day out in the middle.

Their decision to bowl was motivated by the bowling attack’s good form following Tristan de Klerk’s four-for on day one.

This time around, it was Jason Jansen who put his hand up with the new-ball as the bowler took the prized wicket of Dylan Hewlett for a duck.

Bowling in tandem with Jansen, De Klerk (0/26 in 10 overs) delivered an economical spell giving nothing away to the opposition batters.

But with an in-form Murray Baker in the Michaelhouse 1^st XI, it was inevitable that runs were going to come. Baker went on to score a second-successive half-century, following his 97 on Day One with an 89-ball 81 runs that saw him smash eight 4s in his stay in the crease.

As the case was on Day One, Baker was the only batter that dug-deep to score a fifty-plus score while the next best score was from Ethan Muir with 24 off 48, a knock that included two 4s.

Richard Williams (4/10) was the pick of the bowlers for Cornwall Hill as they were able to restrict Michaelhouse to a chaseable total of 220 runs.

In reply, Cornwall Hill struggled to put together partnerships of substance with the bat, with the best partnership on Day two only amounting to 33 runs between Herselman and Williams.

Eventually, Cornwall Hill were bowled out for 114, losing the match by 106 runs and going down for the second consecutive time in the week. This is after they were bowled out for 111 runs by Glenwood High on Day one.

Left-arm orthodox Cameron Strudwick (5/17) picked up a five-for for Michaelhouse while Nathan Hoastan picked up 3/28, following up his figures of 4/37 on Day one.

Amidst the batting collapse, opening batter Ryan Herselman looked a lot more comfortable out in the middle and went on to score 50 off 92 deliveries and finished top-scorer in the Cornwall Hill innings.

Summarised Scorecard:

Michaelhouse 220/8 (Murray Baker 81, Ethan Muir 24, Cameron Strudwick 22; Richard Williams 4/10, Ryan Herselman 1/27, Amogelang Thoagong 1/25); Cornwall Hill College 114/10 (Ryan Herselman 50, Gerhard Lock 13; Cameron Strudwick 5/17, Nathan Hoastan 3/28). Michaelhouse won by 106 runs.

 

 

The Hart-Davis Oval hosted the Clash of the Titans as St Stihians College crossed swords with Hilton College on Day 2 of the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week.

Saints won the toss and opted to use the early morning conditions to their advantage as they elected to bowl first.

Kwena Mphaka, Saints’ SA u19 representative, provided the early breakthrough, claiming a wicket off only the third ball of the game.

Matthew Stewart, however, stood his ground as the opening batter grafted for his 33 from 43 deliveries but was sent back to the pavilion by resilient and consistent bowling from the Saints’ attack.

The Hilton batters all got off to decent starts but struggled to convert to something bigger.

Nicholas Chantler (52, 84b) and Luke Watt (51, 48b) did the necessary repairs to the Hilton innings, both scoring impressive half-centuries, but unfortunately found no support lower down the order to kick on from the platform laid by the pair.

For the Saints’ it was Joshua Meyer who spearheaded the attack with a dominating outing of 3/33 in his outing with the ball. Together with Lhuan-dre Pretorius, showing his abilities with the ball, claiming 2/21 Hilton was restricted to only 211/9 in their allotted 50 overs.

Saints, being the happier of the two sides at the break, found themselves in a bit of a pickle early on at 21/3, chasing 212 required for victory.

Ross Boast proved to be the main threat with the ball in hand, baking up his dominant batting display from yesterday, walking away with decent figures of 2/48 in his spell for the day.

However, Chris Anderson and Richard Seletswane weren’t planning on falling short of the target. Anderson put together a wonderful batting performance of 76 and together with Seletswane’s impressive 58 not out, the pair guided Saints home to a comprehensive five-wicket victory over the home side.

Golstones, Maritzburg College’s revered field, proved to be a happy hunting ground for the men from Grey College as they too sailed to a comfortable five-wicket victory over the hosts.

Grey College won the toss and decided to have a bowl first.

At first, it seemed like Grey might have missed the plot a bit as Maritzburg started off their innings scoring relatively freely. Chad Mason got in amongst the runs for a second consecutive day with another well-played 59 from 91 deliveries.

He, however, seemed to be the only one with answers to a wonderful exhibition of leg-spin bowling from Juan Viljoen.

Viljoen turned heads as the leggie claimed four Maritzburg’s scalps for only 39 runs in his allotted ten overs. Sicelo Malayi also got in on the act with three wickets of his own, only conceding 32 runs.

Starts from Liam Armstrong (25, 30b) and Bryn Brokensha (22, 46b) helped Maritzburg avoid being bowled out for a very below-par score, as the hosts were rolled over for an already meagre score of 173.

Grey College didn’t hang about as they set off in search of the 174 required for victory. Adem Niewoudt let loose on the Maritzburg attack, breaking the backbone of the chase with an aggressive 54 from only 39 deliveries.

James Wiggil tried valiantly with the ball and bagged a few important wickets for College, but it wasn’t enough.

Together with Nieuwoudt contributions from Ruben Maree (41, 38b) and Samu Lephoto (32, 41b), meant that the team from Bloemfontein had no problem chasing down the score, romping to a second consecutive victory of the week.

St. David’s Marist Inanda recovered well from their loss yesterday to claim a convincing 87-run victory over Durban High School.

DHS won the toss and elected to put St. Davids in to bat first. The Durban-based side managed to make some early inroads through Mihir Bahari (3/48), but a fighting 39 from opening bat, Reece Reddy, quickly swung the momentum back in favour of St. Davids.

Reddy’s innings laid a solid platform for those to come, a platform Gomolemo Phiri put to great use. Phiri looked set for a big score from the get-go and, not long after, notched up the first century of the week as he made his way to a brilliant 109 from only 98 balls.

Phiri’s innings together with some valuable cameos down the order propelled St. David’s to a convincing 268/7 in their allotted 50 overs.

The DHS innings never seemed to get going as the Horseflies continued to lose wickets on a regular basis. Krian Jugoo seemed to be the only one hitting his straps, contributing a mature 60 from 77 balls. Ethan Cooper also settled down somewhat after an indifferent start, accumulating 32 of his own.

However, this was not enough as a dominant spell from Sam Wearne (4/39) and Matthew West (3/7) took the sting out of the Dhs chase, eventually restricting them to only 181 all out, claiming their first victory of the week.

Affies reigned superior against Northwood as they cruised to an 89-run victory in Richmond.

The Pretoria side won the toss and elected to bat first, looking to put Northwood under some scoreboard pressure.

However, after losing two quick wickets they reconsolidated with Divan de Villiers knuckling down for much much-needed 33 to recover from the early loss. But it was his partner, Ruben Groenewald, who stole the limelight. Groenewald started off slowly but systematically put his foot on the accelerator, scoring more freely.

After hitting his straps it didn’t take the top-order batter very long to notch up a magnificently structured century, scoring 103 from 113 deliveries, also helping his team cross the 250 mark, ending up on 257/10 in their 50 overs.

Northwood’s top order all managed to get off to good starts but just couldn’t convert. Thayin Kuppan was the pick of the Northwood batters contributing 24 from 33 balls.

However, it was the spin twins Petrus Rautenbach (3/35) and Jorich van Schalkwyk (3/29), who did the damage, claiming six wickets between them. The exhibition of spin by the duo from Affies proved to be too good as Northwood slumped to 168 all-out

Waterkloof had a disappointing outing against Kearsney College in their second game of the week.

Kearsney won the toss and elected to bowl first. It soon proved to be a fruitful one with the Klofies finding themselves in all sorts of trouble at 34/4 after just seven overs.

Sandiswa Yeni did the bulk of the damage with a brilliant performance of 6/40 in only eight overs.

Beukes van den Berg found himself among the runs again, playing a crafty innings of 43 in hopes of building a respectable first innings total. Riley Miller also contributed for a second time in a row with 31 from 32 balls, but it wasn’t enough and the Klofies were restricted to a sub-par 171 all-out.

Kearsney, however, had a field day on the baked-out, flatter second innings pitch.

Hayden Bishop showed his batting prowess at the top with a remarkable 72, not out, from 97 deliveries. Bishop’s strokeplay is probably what stood out the most throughout his innings.

Michael de Beer also cashed in on the batting-friendly conditions accumulating a well-played 52 not out. The pair’s 98-run partnership guided Kearsney to a thumping eight-wicket victory over the men from Pretoria.

Summarised Scorecards:

Hilton College 211/9 (Nicholas Chantler 53, Luke Watt 50, Matthew Stewart 33; Joshua Meyer 3/33, Lhuan-dre Pretorius 2/21); St Stithians College 212/5 (Chris Anderson 76, Richard Seletswane 58*; Ross Boast 2/48). St. Stithians won by five wickets.

Maritzburg College 173/10 (Chad Mason 59, Liam Armstrong 25, Bryn Brokensha 22; Juan Viljoen 4/39, Sicelo Malayi 3/32, Jonathan Miller 2/30); Grey College 177/5 (Adem Niewoudt 54, Ruben Maree 41, Samu Lephoto 32; Jams Wiggil 2/30, Chad Mason 2/48). Grey College won by five wickets.

St David’s Marist 268/7 (Gomolemo Phiri 109*, Reece Reddy 39, Morteza Manack 37, Kamagelo Phiri 28; Mihir Bahari 3/48); DHS 181/10 (Krian Jugoo 60, Ethan Cooper 32, Nkuleko Masondo 22; Sam Wearne 4/39, Matthew West 3/7, Kabir Bhattacharjee 2/42). St David’s Marist won by 87 runs.

Affies 257/10 (Ruben Groenwald 103, Vihan Pretorius 55, Divan de Villiers 33; Isaac Phiri 3/39, Kyle White 3/33, Harlee Jagga 2/31, Andrew Deeb 2/58); Northwood 168/10 (Thayin Kuppan 24, Mo Karodia 24, Evan Fouche 23, James Nielsen 20; Petrus Rautenbach 3/35, Jorich van Schalkwyk 3/29, Divan de Villiers 2/17). Affies won by 89 runs.

Waterkloof 171/10 (Beukes van den Berg 43, Riley Miller 31, Franco Cronje 26; Sandiswa Yeni 6/40, Hayden Bishop 2/17); Kearsney College 173/2 (Hayden Bishop 72*, Michael de Beer 52*; Khumo Thoaela 1/21). Kearsney College won by eight wickets.

 

 

 

 

The annual inter-provincial sevens tournament kicks off at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Monday.

With 16 teams made up of the most versatile and talented rugby players in the country, the event promises to deliver stirring competition.

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Earlier this year the South African u18 sevens team earned bronze at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

Three of those players will also be in action this weekend. Luan Olivier from Garsfontein runs out for the Blue Bulls. He will be facing his SA teammates Xhanti Pongolo from Grey High who plays for the Eastern Province as well as Charlie Hofmeyr’s golden boy, Luan Giliomee, who plays for Boland.

All three of these boys will be at the forefront of the action at the tournament, having already developed their skills and gained invaluable experience under the SA Sevens High-Performance Manager, Marius Schoeman, during their time in his care at the Youth Games.

This event will showcase even more future talent as speedsters from across the country gather to test their mettle in their provincial colours.

The teams are:

Blue Bulls: Albert Smit, Luan Olivier, Anwil Prince, Hendré Schoeman, Nylan Albertus, Leskin Samuels, Danny Metcalfe, Luan Potgieter, Victory Akin, Justin Julies, Stephan Pretorius, Divan Nel.

Boland: Kian van Tonder, Philip du Plessis, Giano da Kosta, Aljay Skippers, Luan Giliomee, Eathon Erasmus, Lu-Handré Arendse, Boeta Schreuder, Rheinhardt Adonis, Callum van Staden, Junaide Stuart, Bernedict George.

Eastern Province: Xhanti Pongolo, Caleb Friskin, Jan-Theo van Tonder, Christiaan van der Merwe, Shenon Jacobs, Meyer Prinsloo, Sibulele Mkhontwana, Lreese Stuurman, Cameron Doyle, Denilo Jordaan, Khanya Maduna.

Free State: Liam Santos, Liam van Wyk, AJ Meyer, Mokgaotsi Mosiane, Heinrich Theron, Ruben Cilliers, Philip Mclaren, Donelle Hendricks, Alzeadon Felix, Ethan Adams, Theko Montjane, Junior Titoti.

Free State Invitational: Marcel Coetzee, Xander Smit, David du Toit, Julian Cosmo, Bendre Vermaak, Themba Nonganga, Bernard Wessels, Sherwin Buys, Pule Motselile, Rorisang Masoeu, Piwe Mkunjane, Brandon de Wee.

Golden Lions: Pieter Moller, Ty Ax, Jarod Coetzee, Ignatius Jantjies, Jade Muller, Hanu Fourie, Aiden Bester, Khotadso Rashivanga, RJ Barnard, Lindsey Jansen, Deveno Bernado, Jenimo Luiters.

Griffons: Dawie Fourie, Kelvin Chaka, Kganya Molapo, Rewaldo Farmer, Ru-Bran Kock, Joshua Coertzen, Hloni Mokotjo, Thabiso Phafudi, Ashwin Mellon, JM Rensburg, Bokang Lensenyeho, Kamohelo Moses.

Griffons Invitational: Jan Coetzee, Owen Posholi, Daniël Meintjies, Ethan Smit, Rorisang Marumo, Tsepho Motloung, Kaneng Komane, Letlotlo Mohale, Franco de Wet, Meguel Davids, Vuyo Nzunga, Xander Wiltshire.

Griquas: Wian Liebenberg, Sylvester Hoffman, Arno Luttig, Marcwin Nero, Ethan van Zyl, Gregan Jansen, Jacquinn Jasson, Alec Andrianatos, Ambrijon Vraagom, Jaco Brits, Clinton Brits, Louwen Harper.

Namibia: Zack von Wielligh, Bradley Gawanab, Tjeripo Karuhumba, Dominique Isaacs, William Beukes, Soobramoney Sammy, Alejandro Morkel, Jivaldo Pienaar, Jaythen Orange, Wesley Haukongo, Alexandro van Wyk, Roberto Simbo.

Leopards: Hanré Venter, Dewald Potgieter, Francois Dumond, Chad Hofmeyer, Rickardt van Heerden, Winton Abrahams, Tirell Schalkwyk, Kgologano Legodi, Tiaan Booysen, Rea Motsusi, Xander Smit, CJ Felkers.

Limpopo Blue Bulls: Tihandre Reynecke, Hanno van Zyl, Aza Mabe, Anverio Bradford, Dustin Terblanche, Nikelo Moyo, Mignon Stevens, Divan Brown, Mihlali Ntlebi, FJ Drotskie, Hardus Otto.

Pumas: Toy Engelbrecht, Johnny dos Santos, Jabu Mahebula, Jarno Haaroff, Matthew Abbey, Ryan Erasmus, Kefilwe Phamotse, Lungelo Maseko, Martin Pretorius, Anele Ngwenya, Divan Mulder, Bandile Thanjekwayo.

Sharks: Vuyo Gwiji, Thando Luthuli, Carlyle Hawkins, Aka Boqwana, Luke Davidson, Zenkosi Mthiyane, Adriano Jackson, William Ridl, Mathew Fick, Unathi Mlotshwa, Kwenzo Dlamini, Zekethelo Siyaya.

SWD: Gustav van der Merwe, Roy Viljoen, Gareth Meyer, Elgernon Meyer, Andrew Stopforth, Kurt Coetzee, Keenan Jantjies, Logan Jantjies, Anrich Scheffer, Migail Barnard, Waylon Kortjie, Craig Lottering.

Valke: JP Jooste, Daniel Kazambo, Storm Labuschagne, Hennie Eybers, Jason Joubert, Gerhard van Aswegen, Ruan van Biljon, Jean-dré Claassen, Ryan Smith, Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Tanyani Mokiri, Musa Mahlangu.