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Paul Roos Gimnasium and Paarl Gimnasium got off to a flying start on the first day of the 2023 Marius Schoeman u17 Sevens-tournament on Friday.

Neither team conceded a single try throughout the group stage and enter the playoffs as the favourites.

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The home team scored a massive 193 points over their three games against Tygerberg, Brackenfell and Vooruitsig.

Grey College are the second-highest-scoring team in the group stage. They scored 148 while only conceding 10, and definitely also look on form before the knockout stages.

The proud school from Bloemfontein made it to the finals of the NWU Prestige sevens tournament in Potchefstroom last weekend unbeaten, until Paul Roos pulled off an amazing second-half comeback. After being down 19-0 at half time, the Maroon Machine ended up winning that match, and consequently the inaugural title, by 22-19.

SACS played really well to end second in Group G, after ending all square against the group leaders, Boland Landbou, at 19-all and beating Charlie Hofmeyr (17-0) and Melkbosstrand (24-0) for an opportunity to compete for the Cup quarter-finals.

Group D produced an equally thrilling contest.

Stellenberg and Outeniqua couldn’t find a winner when they met, they also drew at 19-all. After the Jade Brigade then ran 55 unanswered points past Paulus Joubert, it meant that the Kwaggas would need to beat Connect Academy by 68 to finish on top of the pool on points difference.

They gave it their all, but came up just short of their huge target, beating their final opponents by 56-0.

The action continues today as the hosts pick up with their campaign to defend their title from last year. Paul Roos were the first champions back in 2017 and Boishaai won both the 2018 and 2019 editions.

Grey College, Outeniqua, Stellenberg, Boland Landbou and SACS are all still on track for the trophy though, and the beautiful thing about sevens is that it levels the playing field and anyone could win.

A lot can happen on a rugby field in 14 minutes, and from this point on in the tournament, every mistake could have major consequences, as we enter the elimination phase.

All the results:

Pool A – Strand 52, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 0; Paarl Barbarians 21, Worcester Gimnasium 14; Worcester Gimnasium 10, Strand 7; Paarl Barbarians 38, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 0; Paarl Barbarians 21, Strand 12; Worcester Gimnasium 49, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 0.

Pool B – Paul Roos Gimnasium 50, Parel Vallei 0; Hugenote 28, Amdec Blitz 12; Paul Roos Gimnasium 25, Hugenote 0; Amdec Blitz 15, Parel Vallei 7; Hugenote 38, Parel Vallei 0; Paul Roos 46, Amdec Blitz 0.

Pool C – Paarl Gimnasium 74, Tygerberg 0; Brackenfell 19, Vooruitsig 5; Paarl Gimnasium 50, Brackenfell 0; Tygerberg 38, Vooruitsig 0; Tygerberg 19, Brackenfell 14; Paarl Gimnasium 69, Vooruitsig 0.

Pool D – Outeniqua 36, Paulus Joubert 0; Stellenberg 55, Connect Academy 7; Stellenberg 19, Outeniqua 19; Connect Academy 17, Paulus Joubert 5; Stellenberg 55, Paulus Joubert 0; Outeniqua 56, Connect Academy 0.

Pool E – Paarl Boys’ High 31, Milnerton 5; HTS Drostdy 36, Jan van Riebeeck 12; Paarl Boys’ High 29, HTS Drostdy 24; Milnerton 31, Jan van Riebeeck 12; Paarl Boys’ High 56, Jan van Riebeeck 0; Milnerton 24, HTS Drostdy 21.

Pool F – Hoërskool Durbanville 61, Hermanus 0; Oakdale 29, Forward Foundation 22; Oakdale 19, Hoërskool Durbanville 17; Forward Foundation 31, Hermanus 7; Oakdale 22, Hermanus 0; Forward Foundation 12, Hoërskool Durbanville 7.

Pool G – SACS 17, Charlie Hofmeyr 0; Boland Landbou 51, Melkbosstrand 0; SACS 19, Boland Landbou 19; Charlie Hofmeyr 29, Melkbosstrand 7; Boland Landbou 26, Charlie Hofmeyr 5; SACS 24, Melkbosstrand 0.

Pool H – St Andrews College 17, Hoërskool Bellville 17; Grey College 73, Curro Langebaan 0; Grey College 39, St Andrews College 5; Hoërskool Bellville 45, Curro Langebaan 19; Grey College 36, Hoërskool Bellville 5; Curro Langebaan 24, St Andrews College 19.

Round of 16 playoffs:

Pitch 1 (JA Kriel): 09:00 – Strand vs Parel Vallei; 09:20 – Brackenfell vs Paulus Joubert; 09:40 – HTS Drostdy vs Hermanus; 10:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs St Andrews College; 10:20 – Paarl Barbarians vs Hugenote; 10:40 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Outeniqua; 11:00 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Forward Foundation; 11:20 – Boland Landbou vs Hoërskool Bellville.

Pitch 3 (Oukraal): 09:00 – Amdec Blitz vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 09:20 – Connect Academy vs Vooruitsig; 09:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Jan van Riebeeck; 10:00 – Curro Langebaan vs Melkbosstrand; 10:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Worcester Gimnasium; 10:40 – Stellenberg vs Tygerberg; 11:00 – Oakdale vs Milnerton; 11:20 – Grey College vs SACS.

The group stage of the 2023 Marius Schoeman u15 Sevens-tournament lived up to all expectations.

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While some of the favourites, like Paarl Boys’ High, Oakdale and the hosts, Paarl Gimnasium, reasserted their dominance before the Round of 16 playoffs tomorrow morning, there were also a few unexpected results.

In group C, Forward Foundation went unbeaten over HTS Drostdy, Strand and Hoërskool Bellville.

This means HTS Drostdy will need to get through Boland Landbou tomorrow for a spot in the Cup quarter-finals, as they end second in their pool.

There was nothing to separate Paul Roos Gimnasium and Stellenberg in their fixture.

After Robert Hewitt scored a sensational try to draw the first blood for Stellenberg, the Paul Roos boys fought back hard to draw level at 12-all.

The u15 team from Stellenbosch went unbeaten during the regular 15-man season, and their sevens teams experienced their first loss last weekend at the Bredasdorp Sevens Tournament against this weekend’s hosts, Paarl Gimnasium by 21-7 in the semi-final.

They finish on top of their pool because they have the best point difference, beating Stellenberg by a single point.

Both still have a chance to progress to the Cup quarter-finals tomorrow where either could very well go all the way. Stellenberg will need to get past Paarl Boys’ High tomorrow though, and Paul Roos face Outeniqua.

Round of 16 fixtures:

Pitch 2 (Stofberg): 09:00 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Brackenfell; 09:20 – Strand vs Melkosstrand; 09:40 – Blitz Gimmies vs Parel Vallei; 10:00 – Paulus Joubert vs Table View; 10:20 – Hermanus vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 10:40 – Forward Foundation vs Tygerberg; 11:00 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs St Andrews College; 11:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Stelleberg.

Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 09:00 – Curro Langebaan vs Bosmandam; 09:20 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Hoërskool Bellville; 09:40 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Milnerton; 10:00 – Swartland vs Vooruitsig; 10:20 – Oakdale vs Connect Academy; 10:40 – Boland Landbou vs HTS Drostdy; 11:00 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Hugenote; 11:20 – Paul Roos vs Outeniqua.

All the results of day 1:

Pool A – Worcester Gimnasium 29, Bosmandam 5; Hermanus 40, Connect Academy 5; Hermanus 38, Worcester Gimnasium 19; Connect Academy 29, Bosmandam 5; Connect Academy 21, Worcester Gimnasium 14; Hermanus 54, Bosmandam 0.

Pool B – Hoërskool Stellenbosch 28, Brackenfell 7; Oakdale 54, Curro Langebaan 0; Oakdale 59, Brackenfell 0; Curro Langebaan 19, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 15; Oakdale 43, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 5; Brackenfell 12, Curro Langebaan 10.

Pool C – Strand 28, Hoërskool Bellville 24; Forward Foundation 19, HTS Drostdy 14; HTS Drostdy 17, Strand 7; Forward Foundation 33, Hoërskool Bellville 7; HTS Drostdy 36, Hoërskool Bellville 12; Forward Foundation 27, Strand 10.

Pool D – Tygerberg 14, Charlie Hofmeyr 7; Boland Landbou 35, Melkbosstrand 0; Boland Landbou 38, Charlie Hofmeyr 14; Tygerberg 24, Melkbosstrand 12; Boland Landbou 54, Tygerberg 12; Charlie Hofmeyr 28, Melkbosstrand 7.

Pool E – Hoërskool Durbanville 17, Milnerton 0; Hugenote 35, Blitz Gimmies 14; Hugenote 19, Hoërskool Durbanville 17; Blitz Gimmies 27, Milnerton 7; Hoërskool Durbanville 24, Blitz Gimmies 14; Milnerton 24, Hugenote 21.

Pool F – St Andrews College 12, Parel Vallei 5; Paarl Gimnasium 57, Jan van Riebeeck 0; Paarl Gimnasium 29, St Andrews College 5; Jan van Riebeeck 24, Parel Vallei 14; Paarl Gimnasium 25, Parel Vallei 0; St Andrews College 38, Jan van Riebeeck 7.

Pool G – Paarl Boys’ High 46, Paulus Joubert 0; Outeniqua 48, Vooruitsig 0; Paarl Boys’ High 29, Outeniqua 0; Paulus Joubert 14, Vooruitsig 7; Outeniqua 36, Paulus Joubert 0; Paarl Boys’ High 51, Vooruitsig 0,

Pool H – Paul Roos 33, Swartland 7; Stellenberg 29, Table View 0; Paul Roos 12, Stellenberg 12; Swartland 38, Table View 5; Stellenberg 31, Swartland 7; Paul Roos 28, Table View 0.

Hilton College managed to book their place in next week’s One Insurance Eston School T20 Night Series after coming out on top against Maritzburg College on Wednesday evening.

Maritzburg won the toss and decided to bat first. Looking to put up a competitive total for a strong Hilton batting line up the Maritzburg men went hard from the get-go, losing a few quick wickets in the process.

Ross Boast proved to be the dangerman for Hilton as the all-rounder claimed figures of 2/26 in his allotted four overs.

For Maritzburg it was Caleb Thomas who got his teams’ innings back on track with a splendid 57 including seven fours of only 46 deliveries at a strike rate of 126.

Thomas was well supported by Middle-order batter Bryan Brokensha, who contributed with a much-needed cameo of 33 of 31 balls to help his side to a total of 144/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Hilton’s innings got off to a relatively slow start as they too lost some early wickets in their quest to reach the target of 145 needed for a place in the final.

Michael Gibson proved to be the main thorn in the side for Hilton’s top order claiming figures of 3/18 in his 4 overs.

With wickets falling around him, Charles Swart kept his composure and stepped up to the plate to make an unbeaten 60 of 50 deliveries. His teammate Ivan Jjuuko played an important supportive role as the middle order batter made 29 of 28 balls.

The pair’s contributions were deemed to be enough as Hilton chased down the required target in the 19^th over to book a place in the final against either, Michaelhouse or St. Charles’ College, next week.

Summarised scorecards:

Maritzburg College 144/5 (Caleb Thomas 57, Bryan Brokensha 33; Ross Boast 2/26); Hilton College 148/4 (Charles Swart 60, Ivan Jjuuko 29; Michael Gibson 3/18). Hilton College won by six wickets.

Hoërskool Pietersburg continued their dominance in the Limpopo Super League after beating Ben Vorster convincingly by 178 runs on Saturday in Tzaneen.

The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first on what seemed to be a batter-friendly wicket. Opening batsman, Philip Weterman laid a solid foundation with his 42 of 64 deliveries as the Pieties got off to a good start.

All the batters from Pietersburg managed to get good starts but found a way to lose their wicket just as the partnerships started to look threatening.

It proved to be the turners who held the key for the Vossies as Njabulo Maseko (2/30) led the fightback with a good bowling display.

It was not until, Drian Hartslief (32, 35b) and Zandré Hattingh (45, 60b) got together that the Pieties really hit their straps and a clear shift in momentum took place. The pair’s partnership of 68 laid a solid foundation for Zandré van Rooyen to set their innings alight with an aggressive 63 of 51 balls to lead his team to a total of 266/8 at the end of their allotted 50 overs.

Van Rooyen impressed again. This time with the ball in hand. The fiery allrounder stormed in to have the home side in hot water early on, claiming four scalps for only 20 runs. The Vossies seemed to have no answer for the onslaught from Pietersburg with Ndzalama Mushwana top scoring with only 17 runs behind his name as the home side was bundled out for a meagre 88 runs to hand Pietersburg yet another convincing win.

Merensky got back to winning ways after claiming a thumping victory against Nkowankowa Hub on Saturday in Tzaneen.

The home side won the toss and elected to bowl first. A decision that proved to be the right one as they almost immediately had Nkowankowa in serious trouble. Off-spinner Rinaldo Bornman led the way with his impressive figures of 3/20. Supported by the ever-impressive swing bowler, Luka Heinlein (2/14), Merensky managed to bundle the visitors out for only 71. Ntshunxeko Malangana deemed to be the only shining light as he top-scored with 16 of 16 deliveries.

Meresnky chased down the small score in the 15^th over with only three wickets down. Heinlein showed his class with the bat making 17 of 40 balls. Support from his older statesman, Alfred Nel (16, 25b) helped the Plasies to a convincing seven-wicket victory.

Hoërskool Ellisras had yet another field day in the Waterberg League as they chased down 300 set by Hoërskool Nylstroom with only two wickets down. Nylstroom’s bulk of their runs came from a breathtaking 161 of 145 balls by opening batsman Jannes van Zyl.

For Ellisras it was their stalwart, Gerdro Grobler, who notched up his second century for the season, blasting 143 of only 116 balls. His colleague, Mohau Tswidi (99, 112b), also put up another classy display as the top order batter fell just one run short of his second century for the season as the pair helped their team to a comfortable eight-wicket victory.

Summarised scorecards:

Pietersburg 266/8 (Zandre van Rooyen 63*, Zandre Hattingh 45, Philip Weterman 42, Drian Hartslief 32; Njabulo Maseko 2/30, Tristan Buglass 2/24); Ben Vorster 88/10 (Ndzalama Mushwana 19; Van Rooyen 4/20, Hattingh 3/22). Pietersburg won by 178 runs.

Nkowankowa 71/10 (Ntshunxeko Malangana 16; Rinaldo Bornman 3/20, Luka Heinlein 2/14, Timothy Baker 2/16, Carel Jacobsz 2/2); Merensky 73/3 (Luka Heinlein 17, Alfred Nel 16*; Believe Zitha 1/9). Merensky won by seven wickets.

Nylstroom 300/9 (Jannes van Zyl 161, Lukas van der Merwe 68; Alec Bester 4/31, Gerdro Grobler 2/30, Edward Johnson 2/39); Ellisras 302/2 (Gerdro Grobler 143, Mohau Tswidi 99; Daniel Briel 1/42). Ellisras won by eight wickets.

The 15th Pearson High School Cricket Festival takes place this weekend in Gqeberha as 25 teams come to compete at the biggest schools cricket festival in the Eastern Cape.

Each team will be competing in two T20 matches on Thursday, a timed match on Friday in which each side will bat twice and two 50 over matches on Saturday and Sunday.

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This tournament will provide the perfect start to the season for most of the teams, and a first opportunity to take stock of the talent that will be on show this coming season.

The hosts started their season strong last weekend by beating Union by 322 runs in their first 50 over match of the season after a mighty innings by both their opening batsmen and some precise bowling by Brayden Andrews, they will be looking to carry that momentum into their home tournament this weekend.

Owen Reyneke-Barnard scored 142 before he was run out, and his opening partner, Jayden Groenewald got to 103 off only 89 deliveries faced. Andrews then went on to take five wickets, conceding only nine runs.

The encounter between the hosts and Queens College on the final day promises to be one of the highlights of the festival. The boys from Queenstown are always a big challenge and this match will be a good indication of where both teams are at early on in the season.

On Saturday, Grey High versus Potchefstroom Gimnasium also promises sparks as it always has when these two have crossed paths.

Rondebosch Boys’ High are considered to be among the top cricketing schools in the country, they will be represented at the festival by a Colts Invitational team but will undoubtedly still be a force to be reckoned with.

Two visitors from further afield will be joining this event for the first time this year when Boland Landbou come from Paarl and York travels out of George to compete.

Boland Landbou’s date with Marlow on Sunday is another fixture that stands out, but with 51 matches being played over the four days, cricket lovers are spoiled for choice all weekend.

Participating teams: Pearson, Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Sterling, Union, Boland Landbou, Marlow, Grey High, Parel Vallei, Muir College, Queens College, Victoria Park, York, Westering, Graeme College, Brandwag, Nico Malan, Otto du Plessis, Cradock, Despatch, Woodridge, Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts, DF Malherbe, Hudson Park, Pearson Invitational.

The fixtures are:

Thursday (T20)

09:00 – Pearson vs Stirling (Pearson A); Hudson Park vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (NMU A); Graeme College vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (MNU B); Victoria Park vs Cradock (Victoria Park A); Otto du Plessis vs Despatch (Otto du Plessis A); Daniel Pienaar vs Parel Vallei (Daniel Pienaar A); Westering vs Union (Westering A); Woodrigde vs York (Woodridge A); Pearson Invitational vs Nico Malan (Pearson B); Brandwag vs Marlow (Brandwag A).

13:30 – Pearson vs York (Pearson A); Grey High vs Stirling (Old Grey); Graeme College vs Parel Vallei (NMU A); Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts vs Queens College (NMU B); Victoria Park vs Nico Malan (Victoria Park A); Woodridge vs Hudson Park (Woodridge A); Daniel Pienaar vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Daniel Pienaar A); Westering vs Cradock (Westering A); Brandwag vs Otto du Plessis (Brandwag A); Muir College vs Union (Muir A); Despatch vs Marlow (Despatch A).

Friday (Time Format)

09:00 – Pearson vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Pearson A); Stirling vs Union (NMU B); Boland Landbou vs Marlow (NMU A); Grey High vs Parel Vallei (Old Grey); Muir College vs Queens College (Muir A); Victoria Park vs York (Victoria Park A); Westering vs Graeme College (Westering A); Brandwag vs Nico Malan (Brandwag A); Otto du Plessis vs Cradock (Otto du Plessis A); Despatch vs Pearson Invitational (Despatch A); Woodridge vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (Woodridge A); Daniel Pienaar vs Hudson Park (Daniel Pienaar A).

Saturday (50 Overs)

09:00 – Pearson vs Hudson Park (Pearson A); Boland Landbou vs Graeme College (NMU A); Parel Vallei vs Stirling (NMU B); Grey High vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Old Grey); Victoria Park vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (Victoria Park A); DF Malherbe vs Union (DF Malherbe); Otto du Plessis vs Pearson Invitational (Otto du Plessis A); Westering vs Marlow (Westering A); Muir College vs York (Muir A); Daniel Pienaar vs Nico Malan (Daniel Pienaar A); Woodridge vs Queens College (Woodridge A); Brandwag vs Cradock (Brandwag A).

Sunday (50 Overs)

09:00 – Pearson vs Queens College (Pearson A); Muir College vs Boland Landbou (Muir A); Graeme College vs Rondebosch Boys’ High Colts (NMU A); Woodridge vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium (Woodridge A) Victoria Park vs Daniel Pienaar (Victoria Park A); Westering vs York (Westering A).

The Proteas will face a tough ask when they travel to India for the ICC ODI World Cup which starts on the 5th of October.

The men in Green and Gold’s first hurdle will be a very unpredictable Sri Lankin side at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Dehli on the 7th of October.

Even though these young men are now representing their country at the highest level, most will look back and speak with great gratitude about where it all started to develop in high school.

One of the premier cricketing Schools in the Highveld and South Africa will boast with the most representatives in the 15-man squad traveling to India in hopes of bringing back a World Cup for the first time in the nations history.

Top order batter Rassie van der Dussen and highly rated keeper batsman, Heinrich Klaasen, will proudly wear the mantle of  Hoërskool Menlopark old boys. Van der Dussen also did a post-matric at Affies.

Captain and top order batter, Themba Bavuma, will lead the side as the only representative from St Davids Marist in Johannesburg as he looks to find form with the willow again.

Two of the world’s best in their respective fields, Quinton de Kock who hails from King Edward VII School and Kagiso Rabada from the well-known St. Stithians will play a vital role to the Proteas’ success

Aiden Markram whose journey started at Cornwall Hill College and later finished at Pretoria Boys High will feature heavily in the middle order for the Proteas as the classy batsman looks to play a massive role in the success of the South Africans.

Alongside Markram, Maritzburg college old boy David Miller will send shivers down many bowling attacks’ spines as the power hitting specialist looks to set India a light.

The fiery paceman from Uitenhage, Anrich Nortje, will be watched closely by the youngsters from Hoërskool Brandwag as he will be their only representative. The same goes for Reeza Hendricks as his humble beginnings at Hoërskool Noord-Kaap in Kimberley has seen him become one of the rainbow nation’s best batters in the business.

The squad traveling to India:

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The fifth annual Marius Schoeman Sevens Festival takes place this weekend at Paarl Gimnasium where some of the best schoolboy talent will be on show with cream of the Western Province rugby crop will be competing along with some visitors from further afield like Hoërskool Outeniqua from George and St Andrew’s College from Makhanda for the prestigious title.

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Paul Roos won the u15 tournament in 2022 and that group seems to have evolved into one of the favourites in the u17 competition this year after claiming the inaugural NWU Prestige Schools sevens tournament in Potchefstroom last weekend.

This year’s event promises endless action with the quality of the competing teams and the scale of the tournament meaning every game matters.

The home team won the u15 tournament in 2019 and looks like one of the favourites coming into this edition again with an unbeaten season for their u15 team in the regular season this year.

The reigning champs’ u15s have also gone unbeaten this year though, so expect an epic matchup if these two cross paths during the knockout round.

Both Paul Roos Gimnasium’s and Paarl Gimnasium’s u15 squads beat all their opponents this year, with the only draw coming when they faced each other.

There’s a lot of work to do before they can start worrying about the playoffs though, as there’s no guarantee of qualifying for the Cup knockout games.

Paul Roos shares a pool with Stellenberg, who are more than capable of causing an upset, and Swartland and Tableview, who could also surprise anyone on the day.

The Gimmies need to get through the visiting St Andrews College as well as Parel Vallei and Jan van Riebeeck.

Paarl Boys’ High are also in a tough group, Outeniqua has looked really strong in their centenary year and Paulus Joubert prides themselves on their skills in the quicker format of the game.

Saturday’s knockout games will be confirmed after the conclusion of the group stage on Friday.

The pools are:

Pool A – Worcester Gimnasium, Bosmandam, Connect Academy, Hermanus.

Pool B – Brackenfell, Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Curro Langebaan, Oakdale.

Pool C – Strand, Hoërskool Bellville, Forward Foundation, HTS Drostdy.

Pool D – Charlie Hofmeyr, Tygerberg, Melkbosstrand, Boland Landbou.

Pool E – Hoërskool Durbanville, Milnerton, Blitz Gimmies, Hugenote (Wellington).

Pool F – St Andrews College, Parel Vallei, Jan van Riebeeck, Paarl Gimnasium.

Pool G – Paarl Boys’ High, Paulus Joubert, Vooruitsig, Outeniqua.

Pool H – Paul Roos Gimnasium, Swartland, Table View, Stellenberg.

The fixtures:

Friday

Field 2 (Stofberg): 14:00 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Bosmandam; 14:20 – Connect Academy vs Hermanus; 14:40 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Tygerberg; 15:00 – Melkbosstrand vs Boland Landbou; 15:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Paulus Joubert; 15:40 – Vooruitsog vs Outeniqua; 16:00 – Brackenfell vs Oakdale; 16:20 – Curro Langebaan vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 16:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Hugenote; 17:00 – Blitz Gimmies vs Milnerton; 17:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Stellenberg; 17:40 – Table View vs Swartland; 18:00 – Bosmandam vs Hermanus; 18:20 – Brackenfell vs Curro Langebaan; 18:40 – Strand vs Forward Foundation; 19:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Melkbosstrand; 19:20 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Blitz Gimmies; 19:40 – Parel Vallei vs Paarl Gimnasium; 20:00 – Paulus Joubert vs Outeniqua; 20:20 – Swartland vs Stellenberg; 20:40 – Milnerton vs Hugenote; 21:00 – St Andrews College vs Jan van Riebeeck; 21:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Vooruitsig; 21:40 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Table View.

Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 14:00 – Brackenfell vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 14:20 – Curro Langebaan vs Oakdale; 14:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Milnerton; 15:00 – Blitz Gimmies vs Hugenote; 15:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Swartland; 15:40 – Table View vs Stellenberg; 16:00 – Strand vs HTS Drostdy; 16:20 – Forward Foundation vs Hoërskool Bellville; 16:40 – St Andrews College vs Paarl Gimnasium; 17:00 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Parel Vallei; 17:20 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Connect Academy; 17:40 – Hoërskool Bellville vs HTS Drostdy.

Pitch 6 (Dammetjie): 14:00 – Strand vs Hoërskool Bellville; 14:20 – Forward Foundation vs HTS Drostdy; 14:40 – St ANdrews College vs Parel Vallei; 15:00 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Paarl Gimnasium; 15:20 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Hermanus; 15:40 – Connect Academy vs Bosmandam; 16:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Boland Landbou; 16:20 – Melkbosstrand vs Tygerberg; 16:40 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Outeniqua; 17:00 – Vooruitsig vs Paulus Joubert; 17:20 – Hoërskool Stellenbosch vs Oakdale; 17:40 – Tygerberg vs Boland Landbou.

The biggest schools sevens tournament in the country kicks off on Thursday when Paarl Gimnasium hosts the Marius Schoeman Sevens Festival.

The u12s will set the tone on Thursday before the u15s and u17s take the field on Friday and Saturday.

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The hosts’ u12 team won the tournament last year after beating their neighbouring rivals, Paarl Boys’ Primary in the final.

Bastion was the champion in 2019 and 2018.

Every year, the junior teams compete for bragging rights and prize money, as well as a sought-after scholarship to the prestigious Paarl Gimnasium for one lucky player in the winning team.

Two-time champions, Bastion, and last year’s finalists, Paarl Boys’ Primary, share a pool this year, meaning only one of them can advance to the playoffs for the Cup which sets up a huge battle when these two face each other at 14:00 on the Stofberg field.

The reigning champs, Paarl Gimnasium, are grouped with Durbanville Primary, Kenridge and Drakenstein.

Because of the quality of the opponents and the scale of the event, no one can afford any mistakes during the group stages.

The playoffs will commence on Thursday as soon as the pool games have been concluded.

The pools are:

Pool A – Worcester Primary, Hugenote Primary, Forward Foundation, Panorama.

Pool B – Durbanville Primary, Kenridge, Drakenstein, Paarl Gimnasium.

Pool C – Gericke, Hugo Rust, Hendrik Louw, Noord-Eind.

Pool D – Stellenbosch Primary II, WA Joubert, Worcester Primary II, Lochnerhof.

Pool E – Brackenfell Primary, Welgemoed Primary, Kathleen Murray, Oueniqua.

Pool F – Stellenbosch Primary, Vooruitsig, NTK RFC Juniors, Eikestad.

Pool G – Paarl Boys’ Primary, Courtrai, Paarl Gimnasium II, Bastion.

Pool H – Van Riebeeckstrand, Gordon’s Bay, Bastion II, Eversdal.

The fixtures are:

Thursday:

Group stage

Pitch 1 (JA Kriel): 12:00 – Worcester Primary vs Hugenote Primary; 12:20 – Forward Foundation vs Panorama; 12:40 – Gericke vs Hugo Rust;  13:00 – Hendrik Louw vs Noord-Eind; 13:20 – Stellenbosch Primary vs Eikestad; 13:40 – NTK RFC Juniors vs Vooruitsig; 14:00 – Van Riebeeckstrand vs Eversdal; 14:20 – Bastion II vs Gordon’s Bay; 14:40 – Brackenfell vs Kathleen Murray; 15:00 – Courtrai vs Bastion; 15:20 – Welgemoed Primary vs Outeniqua; 15:40 – Paarl Boy’s Primary vs Paarl Gimnasium II.

Pitch 2 (Stofberg): 12:00 – Durbanville Primary vs Kenridge; 12:20 – Drakenstein vs Paarl Gimnasium; 12:40 – Stellenbosch Primary II vs WA Joubert; 13:00 – Worcester Primary II vs Lochnerhof; 13:20 – Brackenfell Primary vs Outeniqua; 13:40 – Kathleen Murray vs Welgemoed Primary; 14:00 – Paarl Boys’ Primary vs Bastion; 14:20 – Paarl Gimnasium II vs Courtrai; 14:40 – Vooruitsig vs Eikestad; 15:00 – Gordon’s Bay vs Eversdal; 15:20 – Stellenbosch Primary vs NTK RFC Juniors; 15:40 – Van Riebeeckstrand vs Bastion II.

Pitch 3 (Oukraal): 12:00 – Brackenfell Primary vs Welgemoed Primary; 12:20 – Kathleen Murray vs Outeniqua; 12:40 – Paarl Boys’ Primary vs Courtrai; 13:00 – Paarl Gimnasium II vs Bastion; 13:20 – Durbanville Primary vs Paarl Gimnasium; 13:40 – Drakenstein vs Kenridge; 14:00 – Stellenbosch Primary II vs Lochnerhof; 14:20 – Worcester Primary II vs WA Joubert; 14:40 – Worcester Primary vs Forward Foundation; 15:00 – Hugo Rust vs Noord-Eind; 15:20 – Hugenote Primary vs Panorama; 15:40 – Gericke vs Hendrik Louw.

Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 12:00 – Stellenbosch Primary vs Vooruitsig; 12:20 – Eikestad vs NTK RFC Juniors; 12:40 – Van Riebeeckstrand vs Gordon’s Bay; 13:00 – Bastion II vs Eversdal; 13:20 – Worcester Primary vs Panorama; 13:40 – Forward Foundation vs Hugenote Primary; 14:00 – Gericke vs Noord-Eind; 14:20 – Hendrik Louw vs Hugo Rust; 14:40 – Kenridge vs Paarl Gimnasium; 15:00 – WA Joubert Lochnerhof; 15:20 – Durbanville Primary vs Drakenstein; 15:40 – Stellenbosch Primary II vs Worcester Primary II.

 

Garsfontein managed to come out on top against their old rivals, Affies in the Titans League on Saturday.

Affies won the toss and elected to bowl first. A decision that most certainly deemed to suit Garsfontein on home soil, as the Garsie-batsman laid down the law.

Reuben van Zyl was the main contributor as the opener pilled on the runs at a brisk pace. He was finally sent back to the pavilion with his score on 113 of only 78 deliveries.

His opening partner, Dumisani Motshene, also had a good day with the willow, contributing a mature and well-constructed 71 off 95 balls.

Just as the Affie bowlers, led by Heinrich Muller (3/70), started to make some good inroads, Eckard Struwig strode to the crease to swing the momentum back in his side’s favour, blasting 55 of only 28 deliveries to guide Garsfontein to a very imposing score of 369/9 in their allotted 50 overs.

The Affie batters followed the example set in the first innings as they too got off to a very good start with the bat. The opener, Lukas Janse van Rensburg showed his class with a wonderful knock of 106 at more than a run a ball having faced only 102 deliveries.

Van Rensburg was well supported by Divan de Villiers who contributed 40 runs of his own to go with his impressive bowling figures of 2/82. But the festivities were short-lived as Stefan van Staden (4/55) and Xander Venter (2/29) tore through the Affie batters to restrict the home side to only 306 all out, claiming a very impressive 66-run victory.

Hoërskool Centurion also got off to a good start claiming a solid victory of 25 runs over Prestige College away from home. Centurion won the toss and decided to have a bat first.

After a rocky start and a few early wickets by the impressive Teko Modiba (3/41) the visitors finally hit their straps as Divan van Tonder (73, 105b) and Rehan Lues (52, 47b) steadied the ship. Supported by a good knock of 24 of 61 balls by Anton Stassen they managed to work their way to a competitive first innings total of 224/8.

Still enjoying somewhat of the momentum, the men from Prestige looked in a comfortable position in their chase of 225 to win, with Modise Maloka laying the foundation with his 62 of 81.

Contributions by Lethabo Kunene (35, 28b) and Morati Lefhiedi (31, 36b) further helped the cause, but it was deemed not to be enough as Rehan Lues continued his momentum gained with the willow to claim impressive figures of 4/23.

Wouter Kielblok also walked away with figures of 3/46 as the pair claimed seven scalps between them to ensure a hard-fought victory.

Summarised scorecards:

Garsfontein 369/9 (Reuben van Zyl 113, Dumisani Motshene 71, Eckard Struwig 55, Logan Weetman 32, Mohammad Aslam 25; Heinrich Muller 3/70, Divan de Villiers 2/82); Affies 306/10 (Lukas Janse van Rensburg 106, Divan de Villiers 40, Andru van Zyl 32, Jorich van Schalkwyk 30; Stefan van Staden 4/55, Xander Venter 2/29). Garfsfontein won by 66 runs.

Centurion 224/8 (Divan van Tonder 73, Rehan Lues 52, Anton Stassen 24; Teko Modiba 3/41, Lethabo Kunene 2/37, Ditebogo Chuake 2/48); Prestige College 199/10 (Modise Maloka 62, Lethabo Kunene 35, Morati Lefhiedi 31, Keamogetswe Semenya 29; Rehan Lues 4/23, Wouter Kilblock 3/46, Charl Prinsloo 2/42). Centurion won by 25 runs.

 

 

Duineveld het sy spiere die naweek by die Hoërskool Sentraal-been van die o.17 Frogfoot Sewesreeks in Bloemfontein gebult om as kampioene uit te tree na ‘n naweek van opwindende sewesrugby.

Kyk al die wedstryde op SuperSport Schools – Registreer nou – Skakel na die toernooi

Met ‘n gemiddelde telling van 52-3 oor die vyf wedstryde van die naweek is daar geen twyfel oor die Velties se kampioenstatus by die kompetisie nie.

Die kampioene het slegs twee drieë oor die hele toernooi teen hulle laat deurglip.

In die eindstryd kon hulle die Vrystaat se kampioene, Jim Fouché, met 47-0 wegsien om die louere te neem en ‘n merkwaardige naweek met ‘n trofee af te sluit.

Gregon Jansen is as die speler-van-die-toernooi aangewys en Jacquin Jasson was die beste speler in die eindstryd.

PJ Smit en Henco Spannenberg het ook vir Duineveld uitgestaan.

Sentraal kon die plaatafdeling by hul tuistoernooi verower deur om met 26-19 teen Hangklip te wen in die eindstryd.

Burgersdorp word gekroon as die Bowl wenners nadat hulle eers vir Kimberley Boys’ High se eerstespan in die halfeindronde kon uitskakel met 45-0 voordat hulle die skool van Kimberley se tweedespan in die eindstryd verslaan het met 33-0.

HTS Louis Botha het ‘n geskiedenis van baie goed presteer in die vinniger weergawe van die spel, maar het die naweek stadig begin.

Hulle kon wel uiteindelik die Skild-afdeling wen deur om vir Duineveld se tweedes met 27-19 weg te sien.

Al die uitslae:

Poel A: Sentraal 43, Kimberley Boys’ High II; Bultfontein 19, HTS Louis Botha 12; Bultfontein 24, Sentraal 22; Kimberley Boys’ High II 24, HTS Louis Botha 19; Sentraal 34, HTS Louis Botha 7; Bultfontein 21, Kimberley Boys’ High II 12.

Poel B: Duineveld 57, Hodisa 0; Aliwal Noord 35, Sand du Plessis 5; Duineveld 47, Aliwal Noord 7; Sand du Plessis 47, Hodisa 7; Duineveld 50, Sand du Plessis 0; Aliwal Noord 36, Hodisa 5.

Poel C: Fichardtpark 28, Burgersdorp 12; Zastron 29, Duineveld II 10; Fichardtpark 38, Duineveld II 5; Zastron 19, Burgersdorp 12; Fichardtpark 45, Zastron 21; Burgersdorp 33, Duineveld II 0.

PoelD: Jim Fouché 58, Kimberley Boys’ High 0; Hangklip 31, Heatherdale 0; Jim Fouché 19, Hangklip 10; Kimberley Boys’ High 34, Heatherdale 14; Jim Fouché 67, Heatherdale 0; Hangklip 61, Kimberley Boys’ High 0.

Halfeindstryde

Beker: Duineveld 59, Bultfontein 7; Jim Fouché 31, Fichardtpark 19.
Plaat: Sentraal 29, Aliwal Noord 26; Hangklip 33, Zastron 5.
Bowl: Kimberley Boys’ High II 19, Sand du Plessis 12; Burgersdorp 45, Kimberley Boys’ High 0.
Skild: HTS Louis Botha 36, Hodisa 7; Duineveld II 37, Heatherdale 0.

Eindstryde

Beker: Duineveld 47, Jim Fouché 0.
Plaat: Sentraal 26, Hangklip 19.
Bowl: Burgersdorp 33, Kimberley Boys’ High 0.
Skild: HTS Louis Botha 27, Duineveld II 19.