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  • Skeidsregter gaan óns te lyf – rugbyspelers

    Die Rassie Erasmus-paviljoen van die Hoërskool Despatch. FOTO: Hoërskool Despatch Facebook

    Twee rugbyspelers van die Hoërskool Despatch het klagte by die polisie ingedien nadat hulle glo tydens ’n wedstryd deur ’n skeidsregter aangerand is.

    Die klagte volg kort op die hakke van ’n aantyging deur die Oostelike Provinsie-skeidsregtersvereniging vroeër in die week dat die blaser, Mzo Sotyana­, deur Despatch se spelers aangeval is. Die skool ontken dié bewering.

    Despatch se kaptein en flank, Louis Fourie (18), sê in sy polisieverklaring dat Sotyana gedreig het dat hy hom sal “bliksem” ná die kragmeting met Muir College.

    “Ons was op die verdediging en een van my spanmaats het homself gereed gemaak vir ’n duikslag toe die skeidsregter tussen die aanvallende speler en my spanmaat inbeweeg het. Hy het sagkens met die skeidsregter gebots. Die skeidsregter was woedend en het hom voor die bors gegryp voordat hy hom rofweg weggestoot het.

    Fourie het die Oostelike Provinsie op die Akademie-week in Johannesburg verteenwoordig.

    Hy het verskeie aanbiedinge ontvang om sy rugbyloopbaan ná skool voort te sit, maar vrees dat dit nou in die weegskaal is.

    “Ek het as kaptein dadelik na die skeidsregter gegaan en vir hom gesê dat dit ontoelaatbaar vir hom is om spelers rond te stamp. Ek het die skeidsregter op sy skouer getik om sy aandag te kry. Hy het omgedraai en my voor die bors gegryp en teruggestoot voordat hy my met sy vuis op die bors geslaan het. Dit was baie seer,” lui Fourie se verklaring.

    Fourie se spanmaat wat 17 jaar oud is en wie se naam aan Rapport bekend is, beaam in sy verklaring Fourie se weergawe van gebeure.

    Elric van Vuuren, hoofafrigter van Despatch, het vir sy spelers in die bres getree.

    “Hoekom het die skeidsregter nie die wedstryd gestop na hy volgens hom deur die spelers aangerand is nie? Hy het nie eens ’n rooikaart aan enige van die twee spelers gegee nie,” het die breier gesê.

    Die OP-skeidsregtersvereniging het Dinsdag ’n sterk bewoorde brief aan al die skole in die unie gestuur waarin daar aangedui is dat hy nie skeidsregters vir enige skolewedstryde in die nabye toekoms sal voorsien nie.

    “Verskeie voorvalle van skeidsregter-mishandeling, verbaal en fisies, is die afgelope maand aan ons gerapporteer, waarvan die mees onlangse oor die afgelope naweek gebeur het. Ons het dus geen ander keuse as om ’n beroep op die hoofde en beheerliggame van skole te doen om streng op te tree teen hierdie oortreders nie,” lui die brief wat deur Fernando Uithaler, asook Dante Rademeyer, onderteken is.

    Uithaler is voorsitter van die OP-skeidsregtersvereniging, terwyl Rademeyer die bestuurder van skeidsregtersake is. Die besluit is egter ná ‘n vergadering by die Hoërskool Framesby in die Baai herroep en skolewedstryde in die unie kon Saterdag voortgaan.

    Ondanks herhaalde pogings kon Rapport nie kommentaar by Uithaler of Rademeyer verkry nie.

    Tydens die vergadering by Framesby het skeidsregters, asook die onderskeie hoofde van skole in die unie, hul bekommernisse en ook moontlike oplossings gedeel.

    Daarna is besluit dat die skeidsregters wel gister in aksie sou wees en groot interskole-kragmetings tussen Grey High School en Selborne College, Marlow Landbou en Framesby, Nico Malan en Hoërskool Punt kon onder andere plaasvind. Die Hoërskool Despatch was ontsteld omdat die skeidsregters ’n brief uitgestuur het voordat ’n ondersoek na die voorval glo plaasgevind het.

    Sotyana was verlede jaar ook in ’n voorval in ’n klubwedstryd tussen Star of Hope en Joubertina United betrokke, waar hy na bewering deur spelers verbaal mishandel is.

    Sover vasgestel kon word, is daar geen beeldmateriaal van die Despatch-voorval beskikbaar nie. Muir College het die kragmeting by die Danie Gerber-sportterrein met 26-18 gewen. Sowel Gerber as Rassie Erasmus het hul eerste groot tree as rugbyhelde op dié veld gegee.

  • Gim breek Boishaai met naasgrootste sege sedert 1915

    FOTO: Louis D van Niekerk

    Daar was Saterdag geen keer aan Paarl Gimnasium tydens die grootste interskole ter wêreld in die Paarl nie.

    Die Gimmies het hul tweede grootste sege nog sedert 1915 oor die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl met 30-8 in die Faurestraat-stadion behaal.

    Dié sege is merkwaardig as daar in ag geneem word dat die gemiddelde punteverskil tussen die twee spanne sedert 2014 slegs 3 punte per wedstryd was. Eintlik 2.75 om statisties presies korrek te wees.

    Die Gimmies was teen rustyd met die telling op 16-0 reeds stewig in die saal. Die span se slot Quintin Potgieter is na afloop van die kragmeting welverdiend as Speler van die Wedstryd aangewys.

    Potgieter het fisiek nie ‘n tree vir Boishaai teruggestaan nie. Hy het die bal goed gedra en by die afbreekpunte sy lyf op die spel geplaas. Die feit dat hy en die buitesenter, Markus Muller, nog in graad 11 is sal Boishaai-ondersteuners slapelose nagte besorg.

    Vir Boishaai het sy kantman Rubin Dames moedig probeer.

    Paul Roos Gimnasium is na sy sege van 59-20 oor Boland Landbou steeds onoorwonne met slegs een afspraak teen die magtige Grey-kollege in Stellenbosch wat nog voorlê.

    Die kragmeting wat op 17 Augustus plaasvind is reeds al uitverkoop na daar nog paviljoene gereël is.

    Gepraat van onoorwonne Charlie Hofmeyr van Ceres het sy seisoen onoorwonne afgesluit deur Montagu met 48-24 die loef af te steek. Die span sal as een van die bestes in die skool se geskiedenis bekend staan.

    Voor die naweek se kragmeting in die Beker-afdeling van die SDC Noordvaal Cup was daar agt van die tien spanne in die reeks wat nog tot die halfeindronde kon deurdring.

    Ná Saterdag se kragmeting is die vier rolspelers vir die halfeindronde nou bekend. EG Jansen, Waterkloof, Garsfontein en Monument sal in die halfeindronde in aksie wees.

    Monnas het ratte verwissel om vir Hoërskool Rustenburg met 87-8 pak slae toe te dien. Die Wit Bulle se heelagter, Theuns du Plooy, het vier keer ‘n draai agter die doellyn gemaak en ook met ‘n doelskop geslaag.

    Menlopark het vir Noordheuwel met 26-19 verras, terwyl EG Jansen met ‘n sege van 50-7 oor Hoërskool Nelspruit seker gemaak het van ‘n tuishalfeindstryd.

    Waterkloof het vir Marais Viljoen met 47-14 kaf gedraf. Op Berepark het Garsfontein soos verwag gesukkel om hul nemesis, Helpmekaar Kollege, te bêre. Die Garsies was op die ou einde met 54-40 baas.

    Verlede jaar was die Turkoois Bere met 50-49 baas. Die twee spanne gee mekaar gewoonlik behoorlik gas.

    Voortrekker van Bethlehem het met ‘n sege van 36-28 vir Welkom Gimnasium as Griffon-kampioen onttroon. Dit was die Trekkers se vierde titel en hul eerste sedert 2014 in die liga.

    Die Vrystaatse eindstryd het ook vir ‘n opskudding gesorg deurdat Landboudal van Jacobsdal vir die eerste keer in sy geskiedenis as Vrystaatse kampioen gekroon is. Die Lanties het die verdedigende kampioen, Jim Fouché, met 34-23 in die eindstryd getroef.

    Die Vrystaatse kampioen sal nou in die Kovsiestreekkompetisie se Shimla-liga halfeindronde teen die Trekkers te staan. Welkom Gimnasium sal in die ander halfeindtryd teen Duineveld van Upington te staan kom.

    Die Velties het sy rieme in die jaarlikse Groot Interjol naelskraaps met 14-15 teen Hoërskool Upington vasgeloop.

    Al die uitslae:

    SDC NOORDVAAL CUP

    Groep 1

    Beker: Menlopark 26, Noordheuwel 19; Monument 87, Hoërskool Rustenburg 8; Garsfontein 54, Helpmekaar 40; EG Jansen 50, Hoërskool Nelspruit 7; Waterkloof 47, Marais Viljoen 14. Plaat: HTS Middelburg 36, Zwartkop 7; Ligbron Akademie 47, Kempton Park 22; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 26, Transvalia 10; Oos-Moot 29, Hoërskool Middelburg 29. Skild: Hoërskool Pietersburg 41, Heidelberg Volkskool 38; Die Anker 33, Hugenote (Springs) 19; Wesvalia 32, Secunda 31. Bowl: Hoërskool Randburg 18, Hoërskool Alberton 17; Potchefstroom Volkskool 33, Dr. Malan 28; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 44, Eldoraigne 37; Merensky 27, Piet Retief 24.

    Groep 2 – Halfeindronde

    Overkruin 30, Ermelo 29; Bergsig 32, Dinamika 21.

    Groep 3 – Halfeindronde

    Linden 22, Bergvlam 20; Riebeeckrand 26, Vryburg 25.

    Groep 4 – Halfeindronde

    Carletonville 27, Witbank High 21; Kanonkop 38, Warmbad 33.

    Groep 5A – Halfeindronde

    Die Wilge 26, Heilbron 19; Morgenzon Landbou 12, FH Odendaal 3.

    Groep 5B – Halfeindronde

    Sannieshof 32, Sizanane 5; Christiana 34, Glenbrack 27.

    KWAZULU-NATAL/OOS-KAAP

    Grey High School 48, Selborne College 27; Durban High School 24, Jeppe 20; Maritzburg College 39, Glenwood 20; Marlow Landbou 31, Framesby 26; Hudson Park 24, Dale College 17; Graeme College 38, Muir College 19; Nico Malan 29, Hoërskool Punt 19; Parel Vallei 15, Pearson 10; Queen’s College 55, Cambridge 6; HTS Port Rex 33, Bergsig 19; HTS Daniël Pienaar 26, Die Brandwag (Uitenhage) 25.

    VRYSTAAT/GRIEKWAS

    Voortrekker (Bethlehem) 36, Welkom Gimnasium 28; Landboudal 34, Jim Fouché 23; Hoërskool Upington 15, Duineveld 14; Hendrik Potgieter 36, Zastron 29; Wilgerivier 32, Ficksburg 15; Hopetown 29, Martin Oosthuizen 24; Grey-kollege 31, Oakdale Landbou 22; Douglas 23, Hoërskool Kathu 20; Curro Kathu 41, Hartswater 19.

    WES-KAAP

    Paarl Gimnasium 30, Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 8; Paul Roos Gimnasium 59, Boland Landbou 20; Wynberg Boys’ High 38, Bishops 16; Rondebosch Boys’ High 43, SACS 5; Stellenberg 38, Milnerton 20; Hoërskool Bellville 31, Strand 20; Hugenote (Wellington) 31, Brackenfell 19; Charlie Hofmeyr 48, Montagu 24; DF Malan 27, Hermanus 23; Hopefield 38, Curro Langebaan 8; HTS Bellville 42, De Kuilen 10; Labori 39, Fairburn College 13; Robertson 41, HTS Jakes Gerwel 14; Bosmansdam 34, Violets-klub 10; Hoërskool Durbanville 79, Melkbosstrand 13.

  • Nories se halfeind-hoop sneuwel in Pretoria

    Nories se halfeind-hoop sneuwel in Pretoria

    FOTO: Frans Lombard

    PRETORIA – Die Norie Blues het die einde van die pad in die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Beker-wedloop bereik, na die opskudding wat Hoërskool Menlopark Saterdag in Pretoria veroorsaak het.

    Herleef al die Noordvaal Beker-aksie op SuperSport Schools(www.supersportschools.com)

    Die Parkies het die besoekende Hoërskool Noordheuwel met ‘n telling van 26-19 verslaan.

    Die vier spanne wat deurgedring het na die halfeindronde is Dr. EG Jansen, Waterkloof, Garsfontein en Monument.

    Die Nories se nederlaag het vir heelwat mense as ‘n verrassing gekom, verál na die span van Krugersdorp vir een van die voorlopers in die reeks, Hoërskool Waterkloof, skaars ‘n week vantevore gemaklik met 52-32 omgedop het.

    Hul vertoning hierdie week kan egter nie met dié van die vorige week vergelyk nie. Dit was aangesien die Parkies deurgaans maniere gevind het om die besoekers onder druk te plaas en dit het daartoe gelei dat ongedwonge foute kop uitgesteek het.

    Die Pretorianers se verdediging was boonop rotsvas. Onder leiding van die indrukwekkende  Rocco Myburgh op agsteman, asook die slotte, Mattheus Prinsloo en Xander Roets, het die Parkies voorlangs behoorlik die septer geswaai.

    Dit het die grondslag gelê vir die agterlyn om aanskoulike, aanvalsrugby te speel en gevolglik is ál vier hul drieë deur agterspelers aangeteken. Die veelsydige Divan Nel het vir die soveelste keer vanjaar geskitter en heel gepas die driedruk-vertoning ingelei.

    Nories se flank en kaptein, Meyer Opperman, en losskopstut, Ruben Botes, het moedig probeer om voorwaartse momentum te bewerkstellig, maar hul span het eenvoudig nie van rat verwissel nie. Agterlangs het Cheswill Jooste en Lindsey Jansen soms vir die Parkies hoofbrekens gesorg, maar selfs hulle was nie so giftig soos teen die Klofies verlede naweek nie.

    Hoërskool Dr. EG Jansen het sy stempel selfs verder afgedruk deur, met slegs 14 man, sjampanje-rugby op te dis waarmee hy vir die Rhinos van Hoërskool Nelspruit met 50-7 afgestof het. Oopkantflank, Zaide-Leigh Rippenaar, was uitmuntend en het een van sy beste vertonings van die seisoen gelewer.

    Die Boksburgers se agterhoede het ook ‘n duidelike waarskuwing gerig dat hulle nie enige spasie gegun moet word nie. Losskakel, Matthew Bergman, het spel van die hoogste gehalte gelewer om sy senters, Steven Williams en Jeandre Jacobs, telkens in gapings te plaas.

    Die Jansies het met dié bonuspuntsege ‘n tuishalfeindstryd oor twee weke verseker. Dit is ‘n vooruitsig wat Helpmekaar Kollege of Monument se handpalms sal laat sweet.

    Die Blou Tornado, Hoërskool Waterkloof, het, na twee uitdagende weke, na die wenpad teruggekeer en, danksy ‘n dominante vertoning in die tweede helfte, met 47-14 oor Hoërskool Marais Viljoen in Alberton koning gekraai. Dié bonuspuntsege kan beteken dat hy, nes die Jansies, tuisveldvoordeel vir die semi-finale geniet.

    Losskopstut, Juan Gouws, het soos ‘n wafferse losvoorspeler in die vastelos gewoel om die lewe ondraaglik vir die tuisspan te maak, en sy kort maar kragtige barslopies het herhaaldelik  vir die besoekers oor die voordeellyn gedryf. Dit het ‘n groot aandeel gehad daarin dat die besoekers 35 punte in die tweede helfte aangeteken het.

    Boonop het Ronan Bastiaanse, wat vandeesweek op losskakel uitgedraf het, sy ritme gevind in die tweede 35 minute om die agterlyn aan die gang te kry.

    Devin Raubenheimer, die tuisspan se linkervleuel, het soos die week vantevore, deurentyd gevaarlik gelyk en met sy bedrieglike vaart en flink voetwerk die Klofies op hul tone gehou.

    Puntemakers: 

    Menlopark 26 (12) – Drieë: Gustav Schaffner, Wynand van Wyk, Leskin Samuels, Divan Nel. Doelskoppe: Phillipus de Bruyn (3). Noordheuwel 19 (5) – Drieë: Jeremo Luiters, Ruben Botes, Meyer Opperman. Doelskoppe: Lindsey Jansen (2).

    Dr. EG Jansen 50 (31) – Drieë: Steven Williams, Zade-Leigh Rippenaar, Duwan Potgieter, Jeandre Jacobs, Gerhard van Aswegen, Divan Francis, Ettienne Smit, Jeandre Reynders. Doelskoppe: Jean-Dré Claasen (5), Jeandre Reynders. Hoërskool Nelspruit 7 (0) – Drie: Vaughn van Zyl. Doelskop: Theuns Meyer.

    Waterkloof 47 (12) – Drieë: Ronan Bastiaanse, Juan Gouws, Mikhal Odendaal, Happy Makate, Dennis Obi, Migael Prinsloo, Ruan Jacobz. Doelskop: Bastiaanse. Marais Viljoen 14 (7) – Drieë: Claude de Couto, Devin Raubenheimer. Doelskoppe: Tyron Bouw (2).

    Ander spanne: 

    o.16: Noordheuwel 24, Menlopark 18; Nelspruit 24, Dr. EG Jansen 19; Waterkloof 67, Marais Viljoen 0.

    o.15: Noordheuwel 41, Menlopark 0; Nelspruit 26, Dr. EG Jansen 19; Waterkloof 28, Marais Viljoen 21.

    o.14: Noordheuwel 23, Menlopark 6; Nelspruit 21, Dr. EG Jansen 17; Waterkloof 52, Marais Viljoen 7.

  • Wynberg claims revenge against Bishops, SACS hammers ‘Bosch

    The Wynberg Boys High team singing their school song after their 3-1 win against Bishops. Photo: Wynberg Boys High Media
    The Wynberg Boys High team singing their school song after their 3-1 win against Bishops. Photo: Wynberg Boys’ High Media

    “It’s up there as one of our best matches this season,” said Wynberg Boys’ High head coach, Ben Wiley, after his side defused and outplayed Bishops Diocesan College to claim a convincing 3-1 win on the Astro of Dreams on Friday night in Cape Town.

    The hosts opened the scoring early, with only a minute played in the first quarter, through a Liam Kleintjies strike, before the skipper, Jordan Paulsen, scored twice in the second half to seal the win.

    Heading into the biggest clash of the weekend in the Cape, coach Wiley’s side was brimming with confidence after defeating Paarl Gimnasium late last month.

    Last week, their match against Fairmont High was postponed, but that gave them enough time to sharpen their swords, regroup, and prepare for what arguably could’ve been described as a season-defining fixture for the Supera Moras boys.

    In their previous meeting earlier in the season, Wynberg suffered a hefty 0-3 defeat at the hands of Bishops on the Woodlands AstroTurf.

    In that clash, Bishops were on song, threatening every time they entered the circle, at a time when they were unbeaten in the province. However, a lot has changed since then.

    Firstly, Bishops has tasted defeat, losing 0-2 against Paul Roos Gimnasium in Stellenbosch last month. Their head coach, Ryan Julius, who was present when they played Wynberg for the first time, is currently representing South Africa at the Olympic Games. More importantly, Wynberg has finally found its groove and they demonstrated that in the Friday night encounter.

    The hosts were full of energy from the get-go, playing with enthusiasm, putting their bodies on the line, and drawing inspiration from every roar of their supporters.

    After Kleintjies opened the scoring from a penalty corner, they were forced onto defence for a while, as Bishops responded well to the setback, with Joshua Mettler coordinating his side’s fightback.

    However, the hosts were, for the most part, solid at the back. Then, when Paulsen made it 2-0 from a penalty stroke, which was awarded after goalkeeper Mu’aath Ganief’s save of a penalty corner struck one of his defenders on the goalline and went out, those in navy and white started believing.

    The visitors had an opportunity to pull one back before the final chukka when they were awarded a penalty stroke after a Wynberg player had deliberately broken play down when an overhead pass was made to a Bishops’ player.

    Up stepped their reliable skipper, Rob Veldtman, but he did something uncharacteristic and blasted his shot into an upright.

    Bishops finally broke through in the fourth chukka, scoring through James Grieve, but soon after Paulsen struck again with a superb solo effort to inspire his side to victory.

    Wynberg supporters were in full voice as they witnessed their side claim a famous win against Bishops. Photo: Wynberg Boys High Media
    Wynberg supporters were in full voice as they witnessed their side claim a famous win against Bishops. Photo: Wynberg Boys’ High Media

    “It was an exceptional performance,” Wiley told SuperSport Schools Plus after the match on the Astro of Dreams.

    “They put us under pressure in the first chukka, and we had to dig deep to keep the clean sheet.

    “Our structure kicked in nicely at the back. We held them up and when we got our opportunities we took them well. As soon as the first goal went in, momentum carried us through, and the boys kept believing in themselves.”

    The win continued Wynberg’s impressive run during the second half of the season.

    After closing term two with a narrow 0-1 defeat against SACS, they’ve come back firing, and in their first match of the third term they defeated the UK’s Repton A 3-0, before beating Paarl Gim 4-2.

    Wiley said he’s pleased with how rejuvenated his side is, and with how his provincial players have transitioned the winning energy from the SASHOC National Week into the Wynberg team.

    “We put a lot of emphasis on the start of the third term because last year we had a drop during this time,” he said.

    “Guys came back from the IPTs and our performances dropped, and we couldn’t figure out why.

    “This year, we made sure that the ones that didn’t go to IPTs were keeping fit and were ready mentally.

    “We told the guys that went to the IPTs to focus there, and as soon as it ended it was about how they could transition what they learned to the team. I think they’ve done it so well, and I’m so proud of them.”

    Wynberg will next turn their attention to a struggling Rondebosch Boys’ High side, whom they face next weekend.

    Wiley said they’re not taking any encounter lightly and will prepare as best as they can for the clash.

    “The amazing thing about the Cape Town schools and the derbies is that form means very little, and teams turn out for derby games.

    “We’ll never think a derby match will be easy. We’ll never take it for granted, and we will have to put our training hats back on for the coming week before ‘Bosch because all these games will be hectic for us,” he concluded.

    Meanwhile, in Newlands, South African College High School (SACS) continued their impressive season by trashing Rondebosch Boys’ High 8-2 at the Brewery.

    In the teams’ previous meeting, SACS won 3-0. This time around, they turned it up a notch in front of a buzzing home crowd.

    Coach Sam Holmes’ side were the undeniable favourites heading into the game. In their previous two matches, they scored a whopping 19 goals, beating Paarl Boys’ High 7-1, and Reddam House Constantia 12-1.

    Litha Kraai, who has hit peak goal scoring form of late after an average performance against Paul Roos last month, scored four times in the clash.

    He was joined on the score sheet by his SA Schools’ teammate, Reece Theunis who scored a hattrick of goals, while Cole Allam also struck for SACS.

    For Bosch, it was a night of dismay. After recording a 7-0 win over DF Malan, they couldn’t replicate that momentum.

    The visitors, in all age groups, managed less than 10 shots on target, signalling a strong need to return to the drawing board ahead of a tough Wynberg clash next weekend.

  • SDC Noordvaal Cup Results – 3 Augustus 2024

    Al die uitslae van die reeks soos wat ons dit ontvang sal hier opgedateer word.

    Indien u uitslag of wedstryd nie op die lys is nie – tree gerus met ons in kontak deur ‘n e-pos te stuur aan rugby@ssschoolsplus.co.za of per WhatsApp na 072 172 5455.

    Al die uitslae:

    GROEP 1 

    BEKER-AFDELING

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    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Helpmekaar 15, Garsfontein 13; Nelspruit 24, EG Jansen 19; Noordheuwel 24, Menlopark 18; Monument 27, Rustenburg 19; Waterkloof 69, Marais Viljoen 0.

    o.15: Garsfontein 19, Helpmekaar 5; Nelspruit 26, EG Jansen 19; Noordheuwel 41, Menlopark 0; Monument 19, Rustenburg 7; Waterkloof 28, Marais Viljoen 21.

    o.14: Garsfontein 36, Helpmekaar 24; Nelspruit 28, EG Jansen 17; Noordheuwel 23, Menlopark 6; Rustenburg 6, Monument 5; Waterkloof 52, Marais Viljoen 7.

    PLAAT-AFDELING

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    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Kempton Park 16, Ligbron 15; Transvalia 60, Klerksdorp 7; Middelburg 27, Oos-Moot 24; HTS Middelburg 14, Zwartkop 12.

    o.15: Kempton Park 19, Ligbron 17; Klerksdorp 34, Transvalia 13; Middelburg 7, Oos-Moot 3; Zwartkop 15, HTS Middelburg 12.

    o.14: Kempton Park 28, Ligbron 5; Klerksdorp 10, Transvalia 10; Middelburg 17, Oos-Moot 13; HTS Middelburg 15, Zwartkop 8.

    SKILD-AFDELING

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    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Die Anker 33, Hugenote 10; Heidelberg Volkies 29, Pietersburg 14; Wesvalia 34, Secunda 5.

    o.15: Die Anker 45, Hugenote 7; Pietersburg 19, Heidelberg Volkies 12; Wesvalia 26, Secunda 21.

    o.14: Die Anker 22, Hugenote 0; Pietersburg 62, Heidelberg Volkies 7; Wesvalia 40, Secunda 7.

    BOWL-AFDELING

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    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Potch Gimmies 27, Eldoraigne 8; Randburg 58, Alberton 8; Merensky 26, Piet Retief 21.

    o.15: Eldoraigne 19, Eldoraigne 7; Randburg 33, Alberton 26; Piet Retief 15, Merensky 0; Potch Volkies 35, Dr. Malan 5.

    o.14: Eldoraigne 12, Potch Gimmies 7; Randburg 45, Alberton 0; Piet Retief 53, Merensky 0; Dr. Malan 29, Potch Volkies 3.

    GROEP 2 | HALFEINDRONDE

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    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Bergsig Akademie 23, HTS Witbank 0; Centurion 42, Lydenburg 16.

    o.15: Leeuwenhof 28, Centurion 5; Ermelo 26, Dinamika 10.

    o.14: Lydenburg 27, Brandwag (Benoni) 22; Dinamika 9, Ben Viljoen 7.

    GROEP 3 | HALFEINDRONDE

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    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Hoogenhout 25, Florida 6; Vryburg 19, Bergvlam 11.

    o.15: Fochville 10, Standerton 0; Hoogenhout 16, Riebeeckrand 7.

    o.14: Riebeeckrand 37, Standerton 10; Wolmaransstad 12, Bastion 5.

    GROEP 4 | HALFEINDRONDE

    [ninja_tables id=”54133″]

    Ander spanne:

    o.16: Parys 35, HTS Elspark 15; Bekker 18, HTS Klerksdorp 12.

    o.15: HTS Elspark 19, Evander 13; Curro Bakenveld 14, Eric Louw 13.

    o.14: Queen’s High 31, Kanonkop 0; Bekker 62, HTS Klerksdorp 19.

    GROEP 5A | HALFEINDRONDE

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    Ander spanne:

    o.17: HTS Rhodesfield 31, Adelaar 5; Maragon Mooikloof 26, Ingqayizivele 0.

    o.15: Hoërskool Roodepoort 28, Akasia 5; Curro Secunda 20, AHS Germiston 10.

    GROEP 5B | HALFEINDRONDE

    Eerstespanne: Sannieshof 32, Sizanne 5; Christiana 34, Glenbrack 27.

    o.15: Hoërskool Vryburger 17, Trinityhouse Centurion 0; Jabulani Secondary 31, Christiana 7.

  • School Rugby Results – 3 August 2024

    School Rugby Results – 3 August 2024

    Catch all the action live from around the country on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).

    The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools.

    If your school’s match is not listed below or you would like to send in your team’s results, please email us via e-mail at rugby@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

    For results from the SDC Noordvaal Cup – please click on the following link – SDC Noordvaal Cup Results.

    Or you can submit a result via our website – Submit Result.

    All the results: 

    EASTERN CAPE 

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    KWAZULU-NATAL 

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  • Grey welcomes old foe Selborne to Gqeberha

    Photo: Spook Louw

    A fixture that dates back nearly a century in the Eastern Cape is set for a classic clash on the famous Kolisi Field when Grey High School hosts Selborne College in their annual derby day fixture on Saturday at 15:00.

    Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools and SuperSport Schools on DStv Channel 216.

    Both schools started playing rugby in the late 1880s, but travel was not a simple task back then, so their first official game had to wait until 1926. Since then, there have been many memorable matches.

    In 2014, a heart-stopping 20-18 victory to Grey followed a 45-0 romp for the Gqeberha boys the previous year. Last year, in a low-scoring clash, Selborne won 12-10. Grey had claimed a high-scoring 32-26 victory the previous year.

    From 2000 to 2008, Grey was unbeaten against Selborne, winning all of those matches, both home and away, which was an impressive feat when one considers how much talent has passed through both schools.

    Recent results this season make Saturday’s showdown a difficult game to call. Last weekend, Selborne fired on all cylinders and stormed to a big 63-5 win over Dale College. The week before, however, they went down to Queen’s College, losing 6-18.

    Grey High had the toughest of challenges last Saturday, facing Grey College in Bloemfontein, where they gave a good account of themselves in a 27-41 loss. They, in fact, led for a large portion of the match. The weekend before that, less impressively, they fell 17-19 against Framesby, a good team, but not in Grey College’s league.

    Grey High School is skippered by wing Lavela Pongolo, whose blistering pace down the sidelines has left many defenders in his wake this season. It’s his leadership, though, that has captured the attention of fans. Pongolo, hooker Jon Hobson, and lock Likona Sodlaka, all represented Eastern Province at the Stadio Craven Week this year.

    Flank Gcina Puzi wears the captain’s armband for Selborne College. He’s been a regular try scorer this season, capitalising on Selborne’s momentum up front to get across the whitewash.

    The East London school had six of their players selected for the Border Schools side, with backline players Chad de Beyer and Anjolauluwa Sogbanmu being joined by forwards Robert John-Osunkwo, Luke Stegmann, Andrew de Smidt and Luke McGregor in the provincial team.

    How much will Grey’s visit to Bloemfontein have taken out of the Gqeberha school’s tank ahead of Selborne’s visit? That’s one of the key questions to be answered on Saturday. Of course, playing on Kolisi Field favours the home side, but derbies are not known to be the most predictable of contests.

    FIXTURES

    u14A: 9:00 – Grey High School vs Selborne College (Kolisi Field)
    u15A: 10:10 – Grey High School vs Selborne College (Kolisi Field)
    u16A: 11:20 – Grey High School vs Selborne College (Kolisi Field)
    u19C: 12:30 – Grey High School vs Selborne College (Kolisi Field)
    u19B: 13:40 – Grey High School vs Selborne College (Kolisi Field)
    u19A: 15:00 – Grey High School vs Selborne College (Kolisi Field)

    TEAMS

    Grey High School: 15 Meyer Prinsloo, 14 Lavela Pongolo, 13 Kyle Callaghan, 12 Dylan Garrod, 11 Luc de Villiers, 10 Adam Holmboe, 9 Ray-Dylan Wilkinson, 8 Caylum Jansen, 7 Mpumelelo Magwaza, 6 Caylum Jansen, 5 Likona Sodlaka, 4 Blayton Ward, 3 Ross Atkinson, 2 Jon Hobson, 1 Evan Mucka.

    Selborne College: 15 Ollie Schmidt, 14 Daniel Breetzke, 13 Cole Schonknecht, 12 Siyamthanda Sakhela, 11 Anjolauluwa Sogbanmu, 10 Chad de Beyer, 9 Page Fennell, 8 Joshua Cloete, 7 Gcina Puzi, 6 Liam Hansen, 5 Andrew de Smidt, 4 Thabo Sonamzi, 3 Luke Stegmann, 2 Luke McGregor, 1 Robert John-Osunkwo.

  • St Charles set to challenge Westville for Saints Sevens title

    Westville Boys' High celebrate victory in the inaugural Saints Sevens, held at St Charles College on 12 August 2023.
    Westville Boys’ High celebrates victory in the inaugural Saints Sevens, held at St Charles College on 12 August 2023.

    Westville Boys’ High, the winners of the Clifton Sevens two weeks ago, will be defending the Saints Sevens title at St Charles College on Saturday in Pietermaritzburg. They will, however, be without one of their star players.

    Zekhethelo Siyaya, who scored a hattrick for SA Schools against the SA Schools A side, has been withdrawn because of his selection for the SA u18 team to play against France, England and Ireland later this month.

    It’s not as if the cupboard will be empty without Siyaya, though. The Griffin are blessed with some tricky runners, including Jade-Will Koopman, a slippery customer, who set up one of the tries of the season with a brilliant run when Westville and KES shared a 36-36 draw on Bowden’s in May.

    Last season, Westville beat St Charles 28-17 in the final and Saints will likely be one of the frontrunners for the honours this season. Their grade 12 boys didn’t play in the Clifton Sevens, but they’ll be in action on home soil on Saturday. Fleet-footed Salmaan Mohammed, big and fast Raphael Ajibade and multi-skilled Matthew Fick will pose problems for any team facing the hosts.

    Michaelhouse A, who held Westville to a draw at the Clifton Sevens in pool play, before going down to the same side in the final, should be a contender once more.

    Hilton College could be in the running as they play themselves into form, and Clifton, while they won’t be favoured to go all the way, have the ability to pull off an upset or two. They were comfortable winners over Michaelhouse A at their home tournament.

    Kearsney College missed the Clifton event, so they’re a bit of an unknown.

    Pool A – St Charles A, Kearsney A, Michaelhouse B, Clifton and Hilton A – with four A teams is tougher to call than Pool B – Michaelhouse A, Kearsney B, Hilton B, St Charles B and Westville – which has only two A teams.

    Those two sides, Michaelhouse A and Westville, who contested the final at the Clifton Sevens, should be favoured to fight it out for a place in the title match. Sevens, though, is an unpredictable game and anything could happen.

    In the u15 event, Pool A features three A sides, Michaelhouse, Clifton and Kearsney, who will also face St Charles B and Hilton B. Pool B includes Westville, Hilton A and St Charles A, along with Kearsney B and Michaelhouse B.

    Although no u15 winner was crowned at the Clifton Sevens – each match was played as a one-off – Westville Boys’ High went through their schedule undefeated. Should they repeat their unbeaten run through pool play, they may face a tough challenge. Their last match is scheduled to start at 12:45 and the final takes place directly after that at 13:00.

    FIXTURES

    SENIORS – OLD ORCHARDS
    (7 mins a side)

    Round 1

    08:00 – St Charles A vs Clifton (Pool A)
    08:20 – Michaelhouse A vs St Charles B (Pool B)
    08:40 – Kearsney A vs Michaelhouse B (Pool A)
    09:00 – Kearsney B vs Hilton B (Pool B)

    Round 2

    09:20 – Michaelhouse B vs St Charles A (Pool A)
    09:40 – Hilton B vs Michaelhouse A (Pool B)
    10:00 – Clifton vs Hilton A (Pool A)
    10:20 – St Charles B vs Westville (Pool B)

    Round 3

    10:40 – Hilton A vs Michaelhouse B (Pool A)
    11:00 – Westville vs Hilton B (Pool B)
    11:20 – St Charles A vs Kearsney A (Pool A)
    11:40 – Michaelhouse A vs Kearsney B (Pool B)

    Round 4

    12:00 – Kearsney A vs Hilton A (Pool A)
    12:20 – Kearsney B vs Westville (Pool B)
    12:40 – Michaelhouse B vs Clifton (Pool A)
    13:00 – Hilton B vs St Charles B (Pool B)

    Round 5

    13:20 – Hilton A vs St Charles A (Pool A)
    13:20 – Clifton vs Kearsney A (Pool A, Crookes)
    13:40 – Westville vs Michaelhouse A (Pool B)
    13:40 – St Charles B vs Hilton B (Pool B, Crookes)

    14:15 – Final (Winner A vs Winner B)

    JUNIORS (u15) – CROOKES
    (5 min a side)

    Round 1

    08:00 – St Charles B vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A)
    08:15 – Westville vs St Charles A (Pool B)
    08:30 – Clifton vs Hilton B (Pool A)
    08:45 – Hilton A vs Kearsney B (Pool B)

    Round 2

    09:00 – Hilton B vs St Charles B (Pool A)
    09:15 – Kearsney A vs Westville (Pool B)
    09:30 – Michaelhouse A vs Kearsney A (Pool A)
    09:45 – St Charles A vs Michaelhouse B (Pool B)

    Round 3

    10:00 – Kearsney A vs Hilton B (Pool A)
    10:15 – Michaelhouse B vs Kearsney B (Pool B)
    10:30 – St Charles B vs Clifton (Pool A)
    10:45 – Westville vs Hilton A (Pool B)

    Round 4

    11:00 – Clifton vs Kearsney (Pool A)
    11:15 – Hilton A vs Michaelhouse B (Pool B)
    11:30 – Hilton B vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A)
    11:45 – Kearsney B vs St Charles A (Pool B)

    Round 5

    12:00 – Clifton vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A)
    12:15 – St Charles A vs Hilton A (Pool B)
    12:30 – Hilton A vs St Charles B (Pool A)
    12:45 – Michaelhouse B vs Westville (Pool B)

    13:00 – Final (Winner A vs Winner B)

  • Interskole: Kan HMS Paarl dit drie uit drie maak?

    Opwinding is aan die opbou in die Paarl, met een van die land se voorste interskole-byeenkomste wat Vrydagmiddag plaasvind.

    Ten spyte van die bibberweer sal die netbalbane met intense wedywering verhit word aangesien die gasheer, Hoër Meisieskool Paarl, om 16:30 vir Paarl Gimnasium pak.

    HMS Paarl se eerste netbalspan het die afgelope ruk sake oorheers by hierdie jaarlikse kragmeting, met ‘n spogsege van 38-18 in 2022 – hulle eerste in ses jaar – en ‘n oorwinning van 30-26 verlede jaar. Dus is die groot vraag: Kan hulle dit drie uit drie maak vandag?

    Vanmiddag se wedstryd is dié spanne se tweede kragmeting vanjaar, met Paarl Gimnasium, beter bekend as die Gimmies, wat vir HMS Paarl met 27-21 geklop het in die finaal van die Topskole-toernooi.

    Paarl Gim beskik oor twee uitblinkers, kaptein Elené Vosloo en onderkaptein Jana Martin, wat albei gekies was vir die SA Top-35-groep na die TNC-toernooi. Jana is ook aangewys as die beste middelbaanspeler op die toernooi.

    Die Hoër Meisieskool spog met vier uitblinkers: Janie Visser, wat deel was van die o.17 SA-span en aangewys was as die beste senter by die TNC-toernooi; Anke Stofberg en Elzahn Nel wat deel was van die Top-35 SA o.18-groep; en Jenna Haywood van die Top-35 SA o.19-groep.

    Sedert 2004 het die Gimmies 12 keer koning gekraai in die interskole, terwyl Paarl Girls’ High ses keer gewen het. Die jaarlikse geleentheid is in 2020 en 2021 afgelas weens die COVID-19-pandemie.

    Paarl Gimnasium: Milla Barnard, Anja Smit, Leané Otto, Carly Basson, Marli Matthee, Jana Martin, Elené Vosloo, Annabella Wiese, Cathryn Botes, Karla Mostert, Eloné Dippenaar.

    Paarl Gim Netball 2024

    HMS Paarl: Sophia Wium, Anke Stofberg (kaptein), Isabella Cook, Kyla Sabbagha, Cara Els, Mine van der Walt, Elzahn Nel (onderkaptein), Jenna Haywood, Janie Visser, Angie Cook.

    Paarl Girls Netball 2024

  • Maritzburg College chasing the double over Glenwood

    Phiwayinkhosi "Rambo" Kubheka will lead the Maritzburg College 1st XV for a last time when they take on Glenwood on Goldstone's on Saturday.
    Phiwayinkosi “Rambo” Kubheka will lead the Maritzburg College 1st XV for a last time when they take on Glenwood on Goldstone’s at 15:00 on Saturday.

    Maritzburg College hosts Glenwood on Goldstone’s on Saturday in the last match of the season for both teams. It’s a long-standing rivalry, which will be played for the 177th time.

    Playing at home, and with a superior record to their Durban rival, College will be favoured to win. If they do, it will, astonishingly, be their first season’s double over Glenwood since 2005.

    That’s an eye-opening fact, especially considering the historical record between the sides, which convincingly favours College, who have won 112 matches, with Glenwood victorious in 48, and 17 games having ended in draws. In recent times, though, the Green Machine has enjoyed the edge over the Red, Black and White, but the balance of power appears to be shifting back in favour of the Pietermaritzburg school.

    Earlier this season, in a cold and wet Sportsmans Warehouse Premier Interschools clash on Dixon’s Field in Durban, College recorded a hard-fought 18-7 victory.

    It has been an inconsistent season for Maritzburg College and a tough one for Glenwood, but the last impression one leaves is important, so a win would do wonders for either team.

    In 2023, it was the Green Machine who ended their season on a high with a surprise 27-24 victory over a College team that had outplayed them 42-15 on Goldstone’s.

    One of the big questions that captain Rambo Kubheka and his team will need to answer is how much successive trips up to Gauteng to play Pretoria Boys High and KES over the past two weekends have taken out of his team? That was a tough ask, and it was reflected in their 21-47 loss to KES in their most recent outing. College started that game slowly and were 0-19 down in 19 minutes. They never recovered from there.

    On Goldstone’s, however, one of the secrets to College’s success has been their ability to get away to a fast start. They were unbeaten on the hallowed ground in 2023 and have lost only twice there this season, going down narrowly to two extremely good teams.

    On 20 April, they dominated the first half of their clash against Durban High School (DHS), building up an 18-6 lead with some excellent rugby. The Horseflies, though, clawed their way back into the contest and claimed a 21-18 victory. To College’s credit, those are the most points DHS has conceded in a game this season, with School set to play one more match against Jeppe.

    Then, against Affies, on 13 July, College was on the scoreboard first and that game went back-and-forth before the Wit Bulle snatched a 39-37 victory with flyhalf Ruben Pienaar landing a penalty with just 30 seconds to play to secure the win.

    College has, otherwise, beaten Clifton, Pretoria Boys High, Michaelhouse and Hilton College at home.

    Glenwood last won in the middle of April, when they beat Clifton. Their only other wins all season long have been against Marlow and Wesvalia.

    To beat Maritzburg College, they’re going to have to stop one of College’s strengths on Goldstone’s – a fast start – and reverse something that has plagued them all season long – a slow start. A loss on Saturday would be a 10th in succession for the Green Machine.

    They have seldom been overrun this season, but they have often also been out of matches until upping their game in the second half of those contests. They will need to show their second half form from the start against the Red, Black and White. If they don’t, it might be a familiar pattern of playing catch-up when it is too late.

    Maritzburg College will be without their SA Schools tighthead prop Aiden Botha again, and his place is taken by Bavula Madikazela. Naz Isaacs returns at flank, which has led to an interesting change, with Wasi Vyambwera, usually a loose-forward, being named on the right-wing.

    Glenwood’s team was not available when this article was written.

    TEAM

    Maritzburg College – 15 Luyanda Kunene, 14 Wasi Vyambwera, 13 Swelithle Mbatha, 12 Nkululeko Sithole, 11 Lee-Rynne Sinkfontein, 10 Jordan Thackeray, 9 Rayke Maartens, 8 Imivuyo Kemke, 7 Naz Isaacs, 6 Struan Oosthuizen, 5 Jake Jansen, 4 Bohlale Maphisa, 3 Bavula Madikazela, 2 Siya Nyathi, 1 Phiwayinkosi Kubheka.

    Glenwood – TBC