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Die laaste dag van die gewilde Kloof-Netbalfees het vanjaar in egte kampioenskapsgees afgesluit met die spanne wat vir oulaas alles in die stryd gewerp het.

In die o.19-kategorie het Sentraal hul segetog voortgesit met ’n indrukwekkende oorwinning van 26–7 oor Centurion en sodoende hul status as die enigste onoorwonne span behou.

La Rochelle, wat ook onoorwonne was, moes egter reeds na die tweede dag terugkeer huis toe, ten einde voor te berei vir die Rhodes-toernooi, en het dus nie die geleentheid gehad om enduit op hul momentum voort te bou nie.

‘n Kragmeting tussen La Rochelle en Sentraal sou inderdaad ‘n titaniese stryd af te gegee het.

Windhoek Hoërskool het weer hul staal getoon met oorwinnings oor Potch Volkies (22–16) en Reitz (25–12). Potch Volkies het nietemin vergoed vir die nederlaag om met 25–16 teen Eunice te seëvier.

Redhill het hul toernooi op ’n hoë noot afgesluit met ’n oortuigende sege van 38–12 oor Vrede. Die Redhill-meisies het deurlopend heelwat trots aan die dag gelê en hul laaste wedstryd het hul groei en veggees skitterend weerspieël.

Ander noemenswaardige kragmetings op die laaste dag sluit in Ferrum se gesaghebbende sege van 25–10 oor Gerrit Maritz en Klerksdorp se kragtige sege van 33-8 oor Bergvlam. Waterkloof se tweede span het hul wedstryd teen Wagpos met 19–16 beklink in een van die naelbytstryde van die dag, terwyl Oosterlig met 9–14 teen Wesvalia vasgeval en Voortrekker vir Ashton met 24–13 geklop het.

’n Spesiale vermelding gaan aan Potch Volkies se o.16-span, wat ál 11 hul wedstryde gewen het – ’n uitsonderlike prestasie wat beslis nie ongesiens verbygegaan het nie. Dié jong span het deurgaans spel van die hoogste gehalte gelewer en is beslis ’n groep om dop te hou in die toekoms.

Die Kloof-Netbalfees 2025 het afgesluit met ’n oorweldigende gevoel van prestasie en trots, met spelers, afrigters en ondersteuners wat reeds begin aftel na volgende jaar se aksie. Sentraal se onoorwonne segetog het beslis die toon aangegee, en beklemtoon dat deursettingsvermoë, spanwerk en passie steeds die hart van skolesport vorm.

Uitslae | Dag 4

Windhoek Hoërskool	22	Potch Volkies	16
Kemptonpark	17	Framesby	19
Sentraal	26	Centurion	7
Hoërskool Alberton	18	Witteberg	21
Reitz	12	Windhoek Hoërskool	25
Voortrekker	24	Ashton	13
Oosterlig	9	Wesvalia	14
Windhoek Privaatskool	22	Ellisras	11
St Anne’s	20	Piet Potgieter	11
Ferrum	25	Gerrit Maritz	10
Vrede	12	Redhill	38
Piet Retief	27	Empangeni	26
Potch Volkies	25	Eunice	16
Klerksdorp	33	Bergvlam	8
Waterkloof	19	Wagpos	16

This year’s edition of the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament in Cape Town will feature an astounding 96 teams and over 300 hockey matches.

The event, one of the biggest Easter hockey festivals in the country, features both boys’ and girls’ teams, and runs from Wednesday, 2 April, to Saturday, 5 April.

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools

The tournament includes teams from South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, which ensures interesting contrasts in playing styles.

Eight venues will be used for the jam-packed programme, including the Hartleyvale A and B turfs, Western Province Cricket Club‘s two fields, Pinelands High School, Rustenburg Girls’ High, Wynberg Girls’ High, and Herschel Girls School.

“We are excited for this year’s tournament. It’s an exciting time to be hosting the event again,” tournament director Robert Goslett told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“This year is unique and different,” he explained. “We have a different pool structure, which makes the competition exciting.”

The organisers have moved away from the traditional five-teams-in-a-pool formula and have instead opted for a quicker group stage and knockout rounds.

For 2025, there are 16 boys’ and 16 girls’ pools, with only three teams in each pool, and two group matches on the opening day.

After day one, the teams will move into the Cup, Plate, Shield, Super Bowl, Bowl, and Silver sections, depending on their results.

Last year’s winners in the boys section, Paarl Gimnasium, will not be in action this year but have instead sent an invitational side to the event.

Gim defeated Worcester Gimnasium 2-1 in the 2024 final to retain the title they had also won in 2023.

Somerset College was the girls’ champion last year. They defeated Middelburg Hoërskool 2-0 in the final, courtesy of an Alexia Kontopirakis double.

This year, though, Somerset College will be in Johannesburg to contest the St Mary’s Hockey Festival.

The absence of both defending champions adds intrigue to the event with the knowledge that new winners will be crowned.

Some of the front runners in the boys’ section include Worcester Gimnasium, Stellenberg High School, Fairmont High School, and Namibia’s Windhoek Gimnasium.

Some of the Western Cape’s hockey powerhouses have entered invitational sides, including Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG), South African College High School (SACS), Rondebosch Boys’ High, Somerset College and Paarl Boys’ High.

Newcomers, Hoërskool Upington, will also hope to make their presence felt.

The girls’ section is wide open and unpredictable. Middelburg caused shockwaves last year, but they’ll also be missing the tournament, which further opens the door for different teams to take a crack at gold.

Among the quality sides in action are Stellenberg High, La Rochelle Girls’ High School, Wynberg Girls’ High, Hoërskool Durbanville, and Fairmont High, who impressed at the York High Festival over the past weekend.

Woodridge College, Stirling High School, Kingswood College, and Hudson Park will represent Eastern Cape interests at the event.

The international teams will also bring a different dimension to the festival. Do they have the firepower to go all the way and claim top honours?

GROUPS

BOYS

Pool 1: Worcester Gimnasium, St John’s (Zimbabwe), Penryn College.
Pool 2: Stellenberg High School, Linden, Middelburg Hoerskool.
Pool 3: Upington, Nelspruit, Oudtshoorn.
Pool 4: Fairmont High, Northcliff, St Dunstan’s College.
Pool 5: Durbanville, Bridge House, St Dominic’s College.
Pool 6: Paul Roos Invitational, Windhoek, Kempton Park.
Pool 7: Ashton College, Woodridge College, Robertson.
Pool 8: SACS Invitational, Glenwood House, Hugenote.
Pool 9: Rondebosch Boys’ High Invitational, Pro-Ed Akademie, Charlie Hofmeyr.
Pool 10: Hermanus, Zwartkop, Curro Durbanville.
Pool 11: Monument, Strand, Somerset College Invitational.
Pool 12: Paarl Gimnasium Invitational, Hudson Park, Windhoek Gimnasium.
Pool 13: Kingswood College, DF Malan, Redhill School.
Pool 14: Eldoraigne, Outeniqua, HTS Drostdy.
Pool 15: Langenhoven Gimnasium, Peterhouse, Stellenbosch Hoerskool.
Pool 16: Paarl Boys’ High Invitational, Stirling High, Punt.

GIRLS

Pool 1: Stellenberg High School, Worcester Gimnasium, Rustenburg Girls’ Invitational.
Pool 2: Monument, Robertson, Brackenfell.
Pool 3: Northcliff, Strand, Durbanville Invitational.
Pool 4: Hudson Park, Nelspruit, Fairmont Invitational.
Pool 5: Rustenburg Girls’ High School, Ashton College, St Dunstan’s College.
Pool 6: Kempton Park, Bridge House, Stellenberg Invitational.
Pool 7: Fairmont High, Linden, Upington.
Pool 8: Peterhouse, Windhoek Gimnasium, Langa Hockey Club.
Pool 9: St Paul’s College, La Rochelle, Langenhoven Gimnasium.
Pool 10: York High, Durbanville, St Dominic’s College.
Pool 11: EG Jansen, Stirling High, Oudtshoorn.
Pool 12: Woodridge College, Wynberg Girls’ High, Charlie Hofmeyr.
Pool 13: Outeniqua, Hermanus, Curro Durbanville.
Pool 14: Pro-Ed Akademie, Hugenote, DF Malan.
Pool 15: Paarl Gimnasium Invitational, Kingswood College, Punt.
Pool 16: Glenwood House, Eldoraigne, HTS Drostdy.

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Thirty-two of the country’s top hockey-playing schools will converge at St Mary’s Waverley, Johannesburg, for the prestigious annual Standard Bank St Mary’s Waverley Hockey Festival, which runs from 3-6 April.

The hockey showcase has come a long way since its modest beginnings. Only 12 teams participated in the inaugural event in 2000. It has since grown exponentially over the years to become, arguably, the most prestigious girls’ hockey event on the South African sporting calendar.

Fifty-one festival participants have gone on to represent South Africa, and another two have donned the colours of Namibia, on the international stage.

The defending champions, Durban Girls’ College (DGC), will kick the festival off with a tie against Penryn on Thursday morning. Coach Chardinay Penniston‘s charges are aware that they carry a target on their back as the title holders. They are, however, not focusing on their previous success. It’s a new team and a new season, and they’re eager to write their own history at the event.

DGC is in Pool A and will face Die Hoërskool Menlopark, Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pearson High School, The Wykeham Collegiate (TWC), Somerset College, the St Mary’s Waverley Festival XI, and Penryn in the group stage.

The 2023 champion, Eunice High School, is bristling with excitement ahead of the festival. Coach Nika Coertzen‘s charges also begin their campaign on Thursday morning when they take on Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School.

It will be the third match in Pool B, which also features, Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria (Affies), St Andrew’s School for Girls, Hoërskool Garsfontein, St John’s DSG, Roedean School, and Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High.

The hosts, St Mary’s Waverley are on the hunt for their first title since 2011. They have lifted the trophy five times but there have been slim pickings in recent years. They’ll get Pool C’s action underway with a tricky test against Cape Town’s St Cyprian’s School, which has made a strong start to the season.

Standing in St Mary’s Waverley’s way in Group C are St Stithians College for Girls, St Mary’s DSG (Kloof), Rhenish Girls’ High, St Cyprian’s, Clarendon High School for Girls, Windhoek High, and Pretoria High School for Girls.

The seven-time winners, Oranje Meisieskool, are on the hunt for another trophy to adorn their resplendent trophy cabinet. However, they last lifted the title in 2022, so, given their record of success, it’s been a while since they came out on top. Coach Gys van Schalkwyk‘s charges face Durban’s Our Lady of Fatima in their opener.

Their opposition in Pool D includes Paarl Gimnasium, St Anne’s Diocesan College, Herschel Girls School, Paarl Girls’ High School, Collegiate Girls’ High School, Our Lady of Fatima, and Kingsmead College.

DAY 1 FIXTURES

07:45 – DGC vs Penryn, 07:45 – St Andrew’s vs Garsfontein, 08:10 – Pearson vs Wykeham, 08:10 – Affies vs St John’s DSG, 08:35 – Waterkloof vs Somerset, 08:35 – Bloemhof vs Roedean, 09:00 – Menlopark vs St Mary’s Waverley Festival XI, 09:00 – Eunice vs Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High, 09:30 – St Mary’s Waverley 1st XI vs St Cyprian’s, 09:30 – Paarl Gim vs Kingsmead, 09:55 – Oranje vs Our Lady of Fatima, 10:20 – Rhenish vs Clarendon, 10:20 – Herschel vs Paarl Girls, 10:45 – St Stithians vs Pretoria High School, 10:45 – St Anne’s vs Collegiate, 11:15 – Waterkloof vs TWC, 11:15 – Affies vs Garsfontein, 11:40 – Pearson vs Penryn, 11:40 – Bloemhof vs St John’s DSG, 12:05 – Eunice vs Roedean, 12:05 – St Andrew’s vs Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High, 12:30 – Menlopark vs Somerset, 12:30 – DGC vs St Mary’s Waverley Festival XI, 13:00 – St Mary’s Waverley 1st XI vs Pretoria High, 13:00 – Herschel vs Kingsmead, 13:25 – Paarl Gim vs Our Lady of Fatima, 13:25 – Rhenish vs St Cyprian’s, 13:50 – St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, vs Clarendon, 13:50 – Oranje vs Collegiate, 14:15 – St Anne’s vs Paarl Girls, 14:15 – St Stithians vs Windhoek, 12:40 – Bloemhof vs Garsfontein, 14:45 – Eunice vs St John’s DSG, 15:05 – DGC vs Somerset, 15:10 – Menlopark vs TWC, 15:30 – Affies vs St Andrew’s, 15:35 Waterkloof vs Pearson, 13:55 – Roedean vs Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High, 16:00 – St Mary’s Waverley Festival XI vs Penryn, 16:20 – Paarl Gim vs Collegiate, 16:30 – St Mary’s Waverley 1st XI vs Rhenish, 16:45 – Oranje vs Paarl Girls, 16:55 – St Mary’s DSG vs St Cyprian’s, 17:10 – Windhoek vs Pretoria High, 17:20 – St Stithians vs Clarendon, 17:45 – St Anne’s vs Herschel, 18:15 – Eunice vs Garsfontein, 18:40 – Bloemhof vs St Andrew’s, 19:05 – Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High vs St John’s DSG, 19:30 – St Mary’s Waverley 1st XI vs St Mary’s DSG, 20:00 – Affies vs Roedean, 20:25 – Our Lady of Fatima vs Kingsmead.

The mighty Soweto giants, Kaizer Chiefs, went down 1-2 to Remember Elite Sport Academy (RESA) in a shock result in the Gauteng Development League (GDL) on the weekend.

Playing away from home, coach David Mathebula‘s side was under the pump from the first whistle, with RESA making full use of their home-ground advantage.

Despite yellow cards to Kabelo Mofokeng, Samukelo Mthombeni, and Mandla Vilakati in the opening half, the hosts also found a way through the Amakhosi’s defence, striking twice before the break.

Onthatile Lemao netted in the second minute to set the visitors on the back foot before Banele Radebe knocked in a stunner in the 36th minute to give the hosts a two-goal cushion at halftime.

Chiefs fought until the end and were able to pull a goal back, but RESA came away with the win and the points after a committed performance.

In another big upset, the highly respected School of Excellence fell 0-3 to Joburg City. Last season was not one to remember for Joburg City, but it appears that they might have found their groove in 2025.

The Gauteng Development League rookies, Rockefvs, coached by Thokozani Mnguni, opened their GDL account with a 2-1 win over Seven’s Academy 2-1.

TS Galaxy put up a good fight but lost 0-1 to the defending champions, Highlands Park. Randburg AFC, after a win over Kaizer Chiefs last weekend, couldn’t pull off another upset and went down 1-2 to Mamelodi Sundowns.

In the big Pretoria derby, SuperSport United scored a resounding 3-0 win over Tuks, and Kathorus Hyper Academy lost 0-3 to Panorama.

RESULTS

RESA 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs
TS Galaxy 0-1 Highlands Park
Randburg AFC 1-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Rockefvs 2-1 Seven’s Academy
Tuks 0-3 SuperSport United
Jomo Cosmos 1-0 Elspark United
East Rand Athletic Club 1-0 Wits Junior
Kathorus Hyper Academy 0-3 Panorama FC
School of Excellence 0-3 Joburg City

Die derde dag van Kloof-Netbalfees 2025 het verskeie verrassings opgelewer, sowel as spelers wat hulself as ware kampioene onderskei het.

Van gevestigde netbalkragte tot opkomende sterre, Dag 3 het gewys hoekom die Kloof-Netbalfees ’n hoogtepunt is op die skolesportkalender.

Waterkloof se eerste span was goed op dreef met drie indrukwekkende seges. Hulle het Brandwag met 23–12 en Klerksdorp met 20–15 geklop, en Framesby se segetog beëindig met ‘n naelbytsege van 22–20. Klofies het hul teenstanders onder konstante druk geplaas met rotsvaste verdediging en kliniese afronding in die doelsirkel.

Voortrekker het ewe puik spelpeil gehandhaaf om vir Oosterlig (27–8) en Jeugland (19–12) te verslaan, terwyl hulle vir Wagpos met 30–8 oorrompel het. Vories het ontluik as ’n span wat met hope selfvertroue speel en hul wedstryde doelgerig benader.

Sentraal was weer een van die groot uitblinkers op die dag en het hul onoorwonne status behou met met seges oor Framesby (22–10), Potch Volkies (20–12) en Ellisras (25–10).

Die ster van die span was ongetwyfeld senter, Marli van der Merwe, wat die bal doeltreffend deur die baan beweeg op die aanval, terwyl sy op verdediging ‘n aantal kritieke onderskeppings gemaak het. Haar spel-intellek en energieke teenwoordigheid het beslis Sentraal se doele aangespoor om kalm te bly onder druk en met akkuraatheid te skiet.

Redhill het hul spelpeil na ‘n nuwe vlak geneem met oortuigende seges oor Piet Potgieter (41–7), Gerrit Maritz (38–13) en St Anne’s (25–9). Hul vinnige, direkte spel en ongenaakbare verdediging het teenstanders se kanse geweldig beperk.

Amanzimtoti het ook spiere gebult met drie oorwinnings, oor Empangeni (33–18), Piet Retief (28–22) en Gerrit Maritz (32–7). Die span van Toti het met selfvertroue gespeel en elke fout van hul opponente genadeloos uitgebuit.

Windhoek Privaatskool het ook ‘n goeie dag beleef. Die Namibiërs het 20–14 teen Wesvalia en 17–13 teen Framesby gewen, en in ’n spannende stryd met 18–18 gelykop gespeel teen Hoërskool Alberton. Ashton het hul veerkragtigheid onderstreep om ook drie wedstryde te wen, teen Bergvlam (33–10),  Oosterlig (19–11) en naelskraaps met 16–15 teen Waterkloof II.

Klerksdorp het met 19–9 teen Potch Volkies afgeskop, vir Brandwag met 17–15 getroef en hul dag afgesluit met ’n ewe naelskraapse sege van 13–11 oor Windhoek Hoërskool. Witteberg het goed vertoon met oorwinnings van 21–11 teen Ellisras, 18–14 teen Wesvalia en 15–12 teen Potch Volkies.

Ferrum het hul wedstryde teen Piet Potgieter (17–10), Vrede (17–10) en Bergvlam (13–11) gewen – spogvertonings van ’n span wat onder die radar begin het maar met elke wedstryd momentum gebou het.

Kempton Park het ook hul invloed op Dag 3 laat geld deur vir Eunice met 25–19 te wen en Wagpos met 32–8 af te ransel, voordat hulle ná ‘n taai kragmeting met Windhoek Hoërskool met 21–17 as oorwinnaars uit die stryd getree het. Kempies het met hul vaart en samespel beïndruk, terwyl hulle op die verdediging verskeie deurslaggewende balle teruggewen het.

Dag 3 | Uitslae

Waterkloof	23	Brandwag	12
Sentraal	22	Framesby	10
Kemptonpark	25	Eunice	19
Jeugland	11	Windhoek Hoërskool	18
Windhoek Privaatskool	20	Wesvalia	14
Centurion	22	Wagpos	15
Voortrekker	27	Oosterlig	8
Potch Volkies	9	Klerksdorp	19
St Anne’s	27	Waterkloof II	18
Witteberg	21	Ellisras	11
Hoërskool Alberton	22	Ferrum	10
Gerrit Maritz	13	Reitz	16
Vrede	16	Piet Retief	28
Redhill	41	Piet Potgieter	7
Ashton	33	Bergvlam	10
Amanzimtoti	33	Empangeni	18
Sentraal	20	Potch Volkies	12
Voortrekker	19	Jeugland	12
Waterkloof	22	Framesby	20
Windhoek Privaatskool	17	Eunice	18
Centurion	14	Waterkloof II	17
Klerksdorp	17	Brandwag	15
Wagpos	8	Kemptonpark	32
Wesvalia	14	Witteberg	18
Oosterlig	11	Ashton	19
Windhoek Hoërskool	18	St Anne’s	10
Hoërskool Alberton	30	Piet Potgieter	14
Vrede	19	Reitz	19
Redhill	38	Gerrit Maritz	13
Piet Retief	22	Amanzimtoti	28
Ferrum	17	Ellisras	11
Empangeni	14	Bergvlam	23
Piet Retief	15	Brandwag	26
Witteberg	15	Potch Volkies	12
Windhoek Hoërskool	17	Kemptonpark	21
Waterkloof	20	Klerksdorp	15
Windhoek Privaatskool	18	Hoërskool Alberton	18
Waterkloof II	15	Ashton	16
Wesvalia	12	Jeugland	14
Framesby	19	Eunice	12
Voortrekker	30	Wagpos	8
Sentraal	25	Ellisras	10
Oosterlig	12	Centurion	14
Ferrum	17	Vrede	10
St Anne’s	25	Reitz	9
Piet Potgieter	15	Empangeni	20
Gerrit Maritz	7	Amanzimtoti	32
Redhill	31	Bergvlam	7
Brandwag	19	Jeugland	9
Voortrekker	22	Eunice	18
Waterkloof II	18	Witteberg	9
Wesvalia	16	Ellisras	4
Klerksdorp	13	Windhoek Hoërskool	11
Ferrum	13	Bergvlam	11
Amanzimtoti	16	Hoërskool Alberton	15
Reitz	9	Centurion	22
Oosterlig	12	Empangeni	10
St Anne’s	9	Redhill	25
Windhoek Privaatskool	17	Framesby	13

Grey College, Pretoria Boys High (PBHS), Wynberg Boys’ High, and Maritzburg College enjoyed comprehensive victories on Monday, the third and last day of the Nomads Hockey Festival, in Johannesburg.

Jeppe High School for Boys kept their unbeaten record intact, but so, too, did Hilton College, who held the hosts to a thrilling 1-1 draw.

Jeppe was impressive from the get-go and recorded two victories on the opening day against Wynberg Boys’ High and Selborne College.

They were, however, held to a 2-2 draw by Grey College on Sunday before getting by Maritzburg College 2-1.

Hilton, like Jeppe, opened their account with successive victories on the opening day before being held to a 2-2 draw by Pretoria Boys High on Sunday. They followed that with a superb 4-2 win over King Edward VII (KES) after trailing 0-2.

Monday’s showdown was a tightly contested affair it went down to the wire. Juan Martin gave Jeppe the lead from a penalty corner in the first chukka, and they led 1-0 at the break. Coach Siya Sityana’s boys created further opportunities to extend their lead but they failed to finish.

Hilton made inroads as the game progressed and fought their way back into the clash. In the final chukka, they received four short in quick succession but were unable to convert them. However, when they were awarded a penalty stroke after a superb run by Reagan Mudau, their captain Xavier Enslin took on the responsibility and sent the keeper the wrong way to level the scores.

Both teams had chances to seal the win later on, but it wasn’t to be.

While the last match of the day ended in a 1-1 draw, the first match on Monday was Wynberg Boys High against KES and it featured six goals.

Coach Ben Wiley‘s Wynberg troops had a challenging time at Nomads, but they ended their campaign with a confidence-boosting 4-2 win over the Red Sticks.

Ethan Daniels slotted a pair before Mustafa Kajee and Ethan Smith joined him on the scoring sheet.

Pretoria Boys High also bowed out in style at the festival after a win and a draw on day two. They claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Selborne College on Monday, with Ben Crew-Brown scoring the game-winner. His goal prevented Selborne, the winners of all five of their games at Nomads in 2024, from winning one in 2025.

Maritzburg College finished on a high note, beating St John’s College 1-0.

RESULTS

Wynberg Boys’ High 4-2 King Edward VII
Grey College 2-0 St Benedict’s College
Pretoria Boys High 1-0 Selborne College
Maritzburg College 1-0 St John’s College
Jeppe 1-1 Hilton College

CLICK HERE FOR DAY 1 RESULTS

CLICK HERE FOR DAY 2 RESULTS

Scorers:

Paul Roos Gimnasium 26 (19) – Tries: Jordan Steenkamp (3), Tiaan Basson. Conversions: Travis Pheiffer (3). Noordheuwel 19 (0) – Tries: Clinton Agu, Raheem Schiefer, Stefan Bezuidenhout. Conversions: Jeandré Uithaler (2).

Grey College 64 (33) – Tries: Xander Smit (3), Tian Fourie (2), Penalty Try, Sherwin Buys, JG Badenhorst, Siyabonga Kenny, Eddie Mabena. Conversions: Jan-Hendrik van der Linden (4), Darius Erwee (2). Jeppe High School for Boys 31 (10) – Tries: Kuhle Shitlangu, Phano Letsie, Lindelani Nkambule, Talent Sithole. Conversions: Nehemia Hollenbach (3).

Oakdale Landbou 40 (26) – Tries: Rico Ferreira, Anrich Scheffer, Jannes Snyman, Liam Lightly, Christiaan Vorster, Lee-Winn Pretorius. Conversions: CT Vosloo (5). Helpmekaar Kollege 21 (14) – Tries: Gustav Grotius (2), Eugene de Lange. Conversions: Wian Storm (3).

Garsfontein 25 (3) – Tries: JP Pieterse, JJ Fourie, Levi Jordaan, Morné Coetzer. Conversions: Josh Gouws. Penalty: Gouws. Stellenberg 18 (13) – Tries: Ethan van Biljon, Daniel Steffen. Conversion: Van Biljon. Penalty: Van Biljon.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 47 (21) – Tries: Matthew Galpin (2), David Kadima, Randall John-Davids, Alutha Wesi, Shellvan Mabooi, Connor Arbuthnot. Conversions: Harry Soboil (5), Sebastian Boshoff. Hoërskool Nelspruit 12 (5) – Tries: Gert Cloete, Tinyiko Silubane. Conversion: Laim Pringle.

Diamantveld 59 (40) – Tries: Dian Ellis (2), Zuan Rautenbach (2), Ruben van der Linde, Jonathan Harding, Penalty Try. Conversions: Ezlin Swartz (6). Framesby 29 (12) – Tries: Jaiden Brewis (2), Jaco George, Luke Didloft, Rynhardt Brown. Conversions: Jaiden Brewis, Mondré van Heerden.

Voortrekker 53 (24) – Tries: Wessel Hattingh (2), AJ Myburgh, Maropa Lepondo, Jayden de Jesus, Karabo Relntloane, Wian Müller, Siya Mdobo. Conversions: Nolen du Plooy (6). Duineveld 19 (14) – Tries: Francois Nel (2), Erik van Brederode. Conversions: PJ Smit (2).

Nico Malan 15 (15) – Tries: Pietman Kleynhans, Tequane Koopman. Conversion: Liam Bekker. Penalty: Bekker. Hoërskool Rustenburg 15 (0) – Tries: Lorenzo Snyer, Waide Davey. Conversion: Davey. Penalty: Davey.

Brackenfell 38 (24) – Tries: Ethan Carr, Siraaj Cook, Yibonge Malote, Kamva Simama, Wade Fortuin. Conversions: Junior Louw (5). Penalty: Louw. Marais Viljoen 12 (12) – Tries: Kabelo Tlhoaele, Jonathan Morkel. Conversion: Raynhardt Kruger.

In ‘n kragmeting waar verdediging die verskil tussen wen en verloor sou beteken, het Hoër Jongenskool Paarl die septer geswaai en sy kanse die beste aangegryp.

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Die span van Paarl het uiteindelik, na ‘n tweede drie in die doodsnikke deur kookwater-slot, Jayden Joubert, met 25-17 oor Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool geseëvier by vanjaar se NMI Toyota Noord/Suid-toernooi.

Dié kragmeting het ‘n skermutseling afgegee waarin die skote behoorlik geklap het, en dat daar Dinsdagoggend ‘n paar seer lywe sal wees, is gewis. Dit was vernaam voorlangs waar die loopgraaf-oorlogvoering op sy felste gewoed het.

Die Wit Bulle se oopkantflank, Luhan Potgieter, het ‘n reuse wedstryd gespeel, met verál sy klipharde werk op die verdediging en by die afbreekpunte wat goud werd was vir sy span. Hy was, saam met agsteman, Stephan McDonald, ook ‘n doring op die aanval.

Boishaai se taktiese skopwerk was egter van hoogstaande gehalte en het dikwels die span van Pretoria se agterste driehoek uit posisie betrap. Dit het beduidende druk op Affies geplaas.

Skrumskakel, Liam de Villiers, wat as speler van die wedstryd aangewys is vir sy flink diens en akkurate boksskoppe, het die druk afgehaal van losskakel, Francois van der Merwe, wat hom in staat gestel het om die Wit Bulle ook met giftige steekskoppies te looi.

Paarl Gimnasium se staatmaker-senter, Markus Muller, het sy tweede driekuns aan drieë by vanjaar se Noord/Suid-toernooi aangeteken in sy span ‘n wegholsege van 66-16 oor Hoërskool Monument. Die Paarl Gimmies het in die tweede helfte na hoogste versnelling oorgeskakel om ‘n allemintige 49 punte aan te teken.

Voorlangs het haker, Charles Whitehead, en slot, Migael Turner, vir die Wit Bulle van Krugersdorp geroer en elk ‘n tweekuns aan drieë behaal.

Die Monumentare het effense sukses behaal met ‘n paar hangskoppe in Stellenbosch se skemerlig, met loskakel, Anthony Viljoen, wat een van sy span se weinige uitblinkers was, terwyl skrumskakel, Evan Bernhardi, moedige diens gelewer het agter ‘n pak in trurat.

Puntemakers: 

Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 25 (15) – Drieë: Jayden Joubert (2), Caleb Holmes. Doelskoppe: Iwan Jordaan (2). Strafdoele: Jordaan (2). Affies 17 (7) – Drieë: Stephan McDonald, Fourie Roberts. Doelskoppe: Ruben Groenewald (2). Strafdoel: Groenwald.

Paarl Gimnasium 66 (17) – Drieë: Markus Muller (3), Charles Whitehead (2), Migael Turner (2), Hendré van Zyl, Dawid Badenhorst. Doelskoppe: Divan Pieters (8). Monument 16 (6) – Drieë: Ewan van der Walt. Doelskop: Anthony Viljoen. Strafdoele: Viljoen (3).

Zwartkop Hoërskool is thrilled to be among the 96 teams that will be heading to the southern suburbs of Cape Town for the 2025 Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament.

Coach Connor Flowers‘ side will be making their debut at the tournament, which runs from 1-5 April.

Zwartkop’s Director of Hockey, Marthinus Gouws was excited about the school earning an invitation to the event: “This will be our first Belgotex,” he said. “We attended the Cape Town International Hockey Tournament in July 2024, and I believe our good showing at that event got us an invite to the 2025 Belgotex Easter Hockey Tournament.”

The Pretoria side has shown tremendous improvement in their game and has run up some big scores already this season.

They opened it with a big 13-0 triumph over Hoërskool Klerksdorp. In the past week, they outplayed Hoërskool Hugenote 7-0 in the pool stages of the NWU Prestige Sport Series and followed up with a 10-0 romp against Hoërskool Wagpos.

The competition in the Western Cape will, undoubtedly, be tougher, and Gouws said Zwarries will not set targets for themselves.

“Obviously, we would like to end up as high as possible at the end, but coach Connor and I believe in a game-for-game and quarter-by-quarter mindset. If we accomplish this, the rest will take care of itself,” he explained.

Zwartkop has built up a solid squad, including captain Handré Coetzee and vice-captain Roché Oberholzer, who have both been in the first team for three years and are closing in on 75 matches for the side. Douw Nel and Jordan Cooks, both in grade 11, are in their second year in the 1st XI.

Gouws said the quartet offers different qualities to the first side: “All four bring different personalities and playing styles to the team that complement each other, with a balance of natural defending and all-out flare.”

Zwarries have been drawn in Pool 10 where they will face Hermanus and Curro Durbanville. They open their challenge on Wednesday, 2 April, against Hermanus.

Gouws said he would have liked better preparation before the big event. He explained: “We are not where we should be as two of our games before this, our Klerksdorp and Wagpos games, were stopped at halftime as we were already up past 10 goals.

“The other game, against Hugenote, we won 7-0 with no real competition from them. I don’t want to sound or seem high, but they did not give us any realistic test in the game. It’s nothing against them or their schools, our hockey programme is just farther along than theirs.

“So, I am worried we might be entering this a bit under-cooked, but I feel we might just see real character come out in such times,” he concluded.

Dit is die eerste keer sedert 2018 dat Die Hoërskool Menlopark daarin kon slaag om die NMI Toyota Noord/Suid-toernooi suksesvol met twee seges af te sluit.

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Die Parkies het in hul tweede wedstryd, op die oggend van die derde dag, vir Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy met 43-29 verslaan.

‘n Dominante vertoning deur die voorspelers het die grondslag vir die agterlyn gelê om die die Donkies te laat les opsê. Buitesenter, Leskin Samuels, was weereens ‘n uitblinker in die middeveld en het die span van Worcester deurgaans aan die raai gehou met sy venynige voetwerk.

Dit was egter heelagter, Reinhardt Herbst, wat die kollig gesteel het. Alhoewel Herbst self nie op die telkaart kon kom nie, was hy die argitek van die Parkies se aanvalstruktuur agterlangs. Hy het gereeld aansluiting gevind by die agterlyn en met sy flink verspreiding die span van Pretoria deurentyd op die voorvoet geplaas.

Die Donkies se heelagter, Pirlo Baron, het self by ‘n paar geleenthede die Parkies se verdediging laat bontstaan met skerp aanvalshoeke wanneer hy by sy agterlyn aangesluit het, terwyl binnesenter, Jacques de Klerk, ook uitgeblink het met sy kragspel in die middeveld wat aan hom ‘n tweekuns aan drieë besorg het.

Hoërskool Durbanville het ook die toernooi onoorwonne afgesluit deur ‘n sukkelende Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen met 34-16 af te stof vir sy tweede sege, vir die eerste keer sedert 2021. Die Durbies het Vrydag reeds beïndruk met ‘n puik sege oor Hoërskool Monument.

Die stryd was ongetwyfeld voorlangs gewen, met ál ses die Durbies se drieë wat deur lede van hul imponerende agttal gedruk is.

Die Jansies se haker en kaptein, Marco Ventura, en oopkantflank, Craig Lightfoot, het moedig probeer om die lewe vir Durbanville moeilik te maak by die afbreekpunte, en dit ook soms reggekry. Dit Durbie-oormag was egter uiteindelik net té groot.

Puntemakers:

Menlopark 43 (19) – Drieë: Leskin Samuels (2), Juan Joubert (2), Declan Pelser, Ruan Strydom, Bladen Petersen. Doelskoppe: Andru Keun (4). HTS Drostdy 29 (19) – Drieë: Jacques de Klerk (2), Adrian Vergotine, Anwill Prins, Eugene Walker. Doelskoppe: Jano van Deventer (2).

Hoërskool Durbanville 34 (24) – Drieë: Tiaan Kearns (2), Adriaan Freemantle, Ruan Vosloo, Liam Lambert, Ruan van Wyk. Doelskoppe: Kyle Albertus (2). EG Jansen 16 (5) – Drieë: Marco Ventura, Craig Lightfoot. Strafdoele: Zain Ueckermann (2).