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Hoërskool Middelburg het die tog van sowat 314 km na Tzaneen aangepak met die wete dat ‘n sege oor die Buffels geensins maklik sou wees nie.

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Die kragmeting op die Piet Swart-stadion van Hoërskool Ben Vorster het inderdaad ‘n titaniese stryd afgegee, met die besoekers wat, ná ‘n geswoeg teen hardnekkige verdediging, met 23-17 oor die Bloktruie koning gekraai het.

Die Middies se oopkantflank, CW Hanekom, was straks sy span se grootste uitblinker en het geen kans om balbesit om te keer laat verbygaan nie.

Die voorspelerstryd het soos verwag vuurwerke opgelewer, met die Buffels wat uitmuntend vertoon het in die skrums, maar in die lynstane effens opgekeil is. Daar het die Middies se slot, Jabu Mathebula, uitgetroon, terwyl hy en haker, Roux Grobler, dikwels meters veld gewen het met hul robuuste dryfspel.

Chifu Banda, die Buffels se buitesenter, het vir die tuisspan uithalerspel gelewer, nie nét op die aanval nie, maar ook by die afbreekpunte waar hy soos ‘n wafferse losvoorspeler gewoeker het. Stiaan de Rand was oudergewoonte woelig in die nr 9-trui, het goeie diens aan losskakel, Shelton-Ray Primo, gelewer en is, kort voor rustyd, met sy span se enigste drie beloon. Primo het met vier strafdoele geslaag om die telbord aan die rol te hou.

In Pretoria het die ondersteuners van Hoërskool Montana en Hoërskool Klerksdorp uiteindelik ‘n aksiebelaaide dag beleef, nadat die eindronde van die NWU Prestige-reeks weens reën in Potchefstroom afgelas is.

Die Klerksdorpers het in ‘n vriendskaplike stryd vir die Monties met 33-24 verslaan, met heelagter, Dorian Isaacs, wat weer in ‘n vernietigende bui was en twee keer die Monties se verdediging oopgekloof het vir ‘n welverdiende tweekuns aan drieë.

Voorlangs het ‘n vurige stryd gewoed tussen die besoekers se agsteman, Tiaan Koen, en die Monties se oopkantflank, Aiden Vorster, met Koen, asook steelkantflank, Marnus van der Merwe, wat uiteindelik die grondslag vir hul span se sege gelê het met hul fisieke spel in die los.

Puntemakers: 

Hoërskool Middelburg 23 (13) – Drieë: CW Hanekom, Sihle Mkhatswa, Maseko Lungelo. Doelskop: Matthew Abbey. Strafdoele: Abbey (2). Ben Vorster 17 (8) – Drie: Stiaan du Rand. Strafdoele: Shelton-Ray Primo (4).

Hoërskool Klerksdorp 33 (19) – Drieë: Dorian Isaacs (2), Tiaan Koen, Marnus van der Merwe. Strafdoele: Brendin Mathyse (4). Montana 24 (10) – Drieë: Aiden Vorster, Luan Barnard, Marq de Villiers. Doelskoppe: Rubel Bester (3). Strafdoel: Bester.

Ander uitslae: 

Zwartkop 74 (29) – Drieë: Reagan Blignaut (2), Luan Wepener (2), Shayden Botha (2), Luan Williams, Tilon Baron, Luan Janse van Rensburg, Ettienne van Niekerk, Brian Smith. Doelskoppe: Baron (2), Janse van Rensburg (3), Kyle Koopman (2). Heidelberg Volkskool 12 (12).

Jeugland 32, Hugenote (Springs) 26.

Wesvalia 22, Hoërskool Lichtenburg 19. 

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Ben Vorster t. Hoërskool Middelburg (afgelas); Klerksdorp 33, Montana 14.

o.15: Ben Vorster 31, Hoërskool Middelburg 24; Klerksdorp 21, Montana 10.

o.14: Ben Vorster 12, Hoërskool Middelburg 12; Montana 8, Klerksdorp 5.

The King Price Derby Series match between Pretoria Boys High School and Maritzburg College on Saturday afternoon in Pretoria delivered on expectations and then some.

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After a scintillating performance by their pack, College was victorious by a 45-28 margin.

Captain and eighthman Vasi Vyambwera made it clear from the get-go that he would be ruling the roost among the big men upfront. His barrelling runs kept the visitors on the front foot for most of the game. They also brought him two tries, with his first being College’s opener.

Hooker, Theo Boshoff delivered a barnstorming performance, as he, too, shone with some impressive runs, while his lineout throw-ins were on the money.

The game was highlighted by the physical battle raging between the two packs, but the Red, Black, and White‘s outside centre, Amahle Hadebe, still managed to steal some of the limelight from the big boys up front. Running hard attacking lines at the Candies‘ defence, he exhibited skilful attacking prowess.

Like his skipper, Hadebe made the dive for five twice. He was, in fact, the only backline player to score a try in the match.

Boys High kept bashing away at College, and, with the home crowd firmly behind them up until the final whistle, they found some rhythm in the last 20 minutes. During that time, their driving mauls forced the KZN side onto the back foot and twice they paved the way for openside flank Tristan Heinz to bag a double of his own.

Another highlight of the fierce clash was the immaculate place-kicking of College’s scrumhalf, Dom du Toit, and the Candies’ fullback, Blake Mager. Both boasted perfect records at the end of the match, with Du Toit slightly outscoring Mager after landing six conversions and a penalty. Mager, meanwhile, converted all of Pretoria Boys High’s four tries.

At King Edward VII School, in Johannesburg, the Reds‘ captain, Sam Bruwer, led by example to help his side to a narrow three-point win over a game Parktown Boys’ High School team. In the end, the reliable kicking of fullback, Indibabele Mboniswa, proved to be the decisive factor between the sides. He contributed seven points towards the KES victory, banging over two conversions and a penalty as the home team scraped a narrow 17-14 win.

Bruwer and eighthman, Chenidu Amadi, produced industrious and effective performances for the home side, and they were rewarded with a try each.

The visitors certainly earned respect with their never-say-die attitude, which tested KES from the first whistle to the last. Parktown number 8, Siya Masinga, made sure that Amadi had his hands full on defence, while right wing, Oyisa Mjiwu, rightfully and deservedly, rounded off a practice-ground move from inside his half, to give Parktown a glimmer of hope, but it wasn’t quite enough to steal a shock victory.

SCORERS

Maritzburg College 45 (21) – Tries: Wasi Vyambwera (2), Amahle Hadebe (2), Theo Boshoff, David Colenbrander. Conversions: Dom du Toit (6). Penalty: Du Toit. Pretoria Boys High School 28 (14) – Tries: Tristan Heinz (2), Queenton Mncube, Jeffrey Singo. Conversions: Blake Mager (4).

King Edward VII School 17 (7) – Tries: Sam Bruwer, Chenidu Amadi. Conversions: Indibabele Mboniswa (2). Penalty: Mboniswa. Parktown Boys’ High School 14 (7) – Tries: Siya Masinga, Oyisa Mjiwu. Conversions: Enrico van Coller (2).

Other Teams 

u.16A: Maritzburg College 24, Pretoria Boys High 17

u.15A: Pretoria Boys High 30, Maritzburg College 15

u.14A: Pretoria Boys High 24, Maritzburg College 24

Durban High School (DHS) made their home crowd happy with a 2-1 win over Northwood when they crossed swords at DHS on Saturday morning.

In Balgowan, Michaelhouse registered a 2-0 win over Clifton College.

“We often get distracted in trying to do all the options. Recently, I have been telling the boys to pick the best option in front of them,” Keegan Hezlett, the DHS coach, told Supersport Schools Plus after the match.

Against Northwood, DHS wasn’t distracted by a buffet of options. They knew what they wanted to achieve and chose what they felt was the best course.

One of those paths was a high press when Northwood had the ball in their half. The other was to make enterprising runs down the left flank, which was interesting, because Northwood wanted School to play down the left, and thus on the Knights‘ strong stick side.

One of the DHS presses caused a turnover in the Northwood final third and the hosts bisected the Northwood defence with precise passes before Tariq Cloete fired the ball into the back of the net from close to the penalty spot with less than five minutes left in the first chukka.

The Knights had started the game a little flatfooted, coming off a tough schedule at the KES Easter Festival last week and their matric dance the evening before the encounter. Gradually, though, they worked their way into the contest, upping their intensity. It was a typical DHS vs Northwood clash – a hard-fought, all-out effort, with little to choose between the sides.

Through the next two chukkas, the game ebbed and flowed, with School having better success at penetrating deep into Northwood’s territory, but the visitors stood firm and kept them at bay, led by a composed performance from their skipper Kyle White.

“We created many opportunities. I think we managed to play the ball against the grain. Everyone running to the front was able to find that middle player and it helped with creating space,” Hezlett said of his team’s efforts.

Three minutes into the final quarter, DHS converted one of those opportunities, from a counterattack, into a goal, with captain Josh Mungherera tapping in from an inviting pass.

Their two-goal lead lasted only five minutes. Northwood is never more dangerous than when they are down and they hit back hard at DHS, looking more like the side that went unbeaten at KES. Coach Justin Collins’ side launched persistent attacks on the DHS goal and made the game more interesting when Ryan Herselman scored with eight minutes remaining.

“I think our big thing is not having consistency,” Collins reflected on his team’s performance afterwards. “We want our practice intensity to match the game intensity.”

Northwood works on ramping up their intensity as the game progresses during training and they stayed true to that in Saturday’s game. However, it wasn’t quite enough and they went down 1-2 in the end.

In the KZN Midlands, Michaelhouse was clinical in their 2-0 win over Clifton. Coach Nick Bérichon‘s side was patient, building from the back, and their accurate passing enabled them to find spaces that led to Clifton’s circle.

Early on, they made several entries into the Clifton D and could have taken the lead but were denied by Clifton’s goalkeeper, Georg Wolhuter, who stood rock-solid between the posts.

In the second chukka, the Durban side appeared invigorated and they launched an attack deep into the Michaelhouse half. However, when they were turned over, ‘House countered down the left flank, quickly switched play to the right, and then made a circle entry on the right baseline before tucking a pass under the shoulder, which led to a well-taken strike that flew past Wolhuter high into the left corner.

Clifton gave as good as they got as the teams headed into the final chukka separated by a goal. With four minutes remaining, though, Michaelhouse made sure of victory by converting a penalty corner to run out 2-0 winners.

RESULTS

DHS 2-1 Northwood
Michaelhouse 2-0 Clifton

Wynberg Girls’ High School plays host to the highly anticipated National All Girls’ Sport and Cultural Festival, which celebrates the talent, spirit, and camaraderie of young women across South Africa, from Sunday, 27 April, to Wednesday, 30 April.

This annual festival, which began in 2000, brings together government schools from across the country for four days of vibrant competition on the sports field and the cultural stage.

The festival, as usual, offers a dynamic blend of activities, including chess, cross country, hockey, netball, and tennis on the sports front, while the cultural programme includes creative writing, dance, debate, marimba performances, a MasterChef-style cooking competition, and vocal ensemble showcases.

Each event is designed to foster creativity, teamwork, and school pride.

The hockey tournament takes centre stage from 28 to 30 April and features 18 schools, many of them among the most highly regarded hockey programmes in the country.

Pool A starts with a bang, with last year’s finalists, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria (AHMP), and Rhenish Girls’ High School, meeting in the very first game of the 63-match schedule, at 08:00 on Monday morning.

Meanwhile, in Pool B, Collegiate Girls’ High School, fresh off a successful visit to Stellenbosch, will open their challenge against Durban Girls’ High School, while Oranje will lock horns with Westville Girls’ High. This past weekend, they beat Paarl Girls’ High, who are also at the festival, 2-0.

Speaking of Paarl Girls’ High, they’re in Pool C and face another Bloemfontein powerhouse, Eunice. The hosts, Wynberg Girls’ High, are also in Pool C, and they, too, face Eunice on Monday. Paarl Girls’ High will also take on East London’s Clarendon on the opening day.

In Pool D, the action will commence with a Cape clash between Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle and Rustenburg Girls’ High School. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof, one of the fancied teams after finishing in second place at the St Mary’s Waverley Festival, takes on Pretoria High School for Girls and Rustenburg on Monday.

All of the matches will be played at Wynberg Girls’ High.

Wynberg Girls’ Principal Jennifer Wallace expressed her enthusiasm ahead of the event in a welcome message to the participants, saying: “We are excited to welcome you to Wynberg Girls’ High School and wish you all the best with your planning. We understand and appreciate the effort involved in coordinating a tour of this nature.

“We hope that the families, friends, and supporters of your schools will all join us to support the participants.”

TEAMS

Pool A: Rhenish, Affies, Danville, Queenstown, St Michael’s
Pool B: Oranje, Collegiate, Durban Girls’ High, Pietermaritzburg GHS, Westville Girls’ High
Pool C: Eunice, Paarl Girls’ High, Clarendon, Wynberg Girls’ High
Pool D: Bloemhof, Rustenburg Girls’ High, Pretoria High School for Girls, La Rochelle

FIXTURES

Monday, 28 April

Astro 1

08:00 – Affies vs Rhenish, Pool A, Game 1
08:30 – Queenstown vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 3
09:00 – Eunice vs Paarl Girls, Pool C, Game 5
09:30 – Danville vs Rhenish, Pool A, Game 7
10:00 – Affies vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 9
10:30 – Clarendon vs Paarl Girls, Pool C, Game 11
11:00 – Eunice vs Wynberg Girls, Pool C, Game 13
11:30 – Collegiate vs Westville Girls, Pool B, Game 15
12:00 – Durban Girls vs Pietermaritzburg GHS, Pool B, Game 17

14:00 – Bloemhof vs Pretoria HSG, Pool D, Game 19
14:30 – Affies vs Queenstown, Pool A, Game 21
15:00 – Durban Girls vs Westville Girls, Pool B, Game 23
15:30 – La Rochelle vs Pretoria HSG, Pool D, Game 25
16:00 – Bloemhof vs Rustenburg GHS, Pool D, Game 27
16:30 – Danville vs Queenstown, Pool A, Game 29
17:00 – Collegiate vs Oranje, Pool B, Games 31
17:30 – Clarendon vs Wynberg Girls, Pool C, Game 32

Astro 2

08:00 – Collegiate vs Durban Girls, Pool B, Game 2
08:30 – Oranje vs Westville Girls, Pool B, Game 4
09:00 – La Rochelle vs Rustenburg, Pool D, Game 6
09:30 – Collegiate vs Pietermaritzburg GHS, Pool B, Game 8
10:00 – Durban Girls vs Oranje, Pool B, Game 10
10:30 – Pretoria HSG vs Rustneburg, Pool D, Game 12
11:00 – Bloemhof vs La Rochelle, Pool D, Game 14
11:30 – Rhenish vs Queenstown, Pool A, Game 16
12:00 – Affies vs Danville, Pool A, Game 18

14:00 – Danville vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 20
14:30 – Paarl Girls vs Wynberg Girls, Pool C, Game 22
15:00 – Oranje vs Pietermaritzburg GHS, Pool B, Game 24
15:30 – Clarendon vs Eunice, Pool C, Game 26
16:00 – Rhenish vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 28
16:30 – Pietermaritzburg GHS vs Westville Girls, Game 30

Tuesday, 29 April

Astro 1

08:00 – B1 vs D2, QF1, (1-8), Game 33
08:40 – D1 vs B2, QF2, (1-8), Game 35
09:20 – A1 vs C2, QF3, (1-8), Game 37
10:00 – A2 vs C1, QF4, (1-8), Game 39
10:40 – A5 vs B4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 41
11:10: C4 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 43

14:00 – LQF3 vs LQF4, (5-8), Game 45
14:40 – LGQ1 vs LQF2, (5-8), Game 47
15:20 – WQF3 vs WQF4, (1-4), Game 49
16:00 – WQF1 vs WQF2, (1-4), Game 51
16:30 – B5 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 53

Astro 2

08:00 – A4 vs C4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 34
08:30 – B4 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 36
09:00 – C3 vs B3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 38
09:30 – A5 vs C4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 40
10:00 – A3 vs D3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 42
10:30 – B5 vs A4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 44

14:00 – A5 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 46
14:30 – A4 vs B4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 48
15:00 – C4 vs B5, Pool F, (13-18), Game 50
15:30 – A3 vs C3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 52
16:00 – B3 vs D3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 54

Wednesday, 30 April

Astro 1

07:00 – A5 vs B5, Pool F (13-18), Game 55
07:30 – B3 vs A3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 57
08:00 – WSF3 vs WSF4, (5-6), Game 59
08:40 – LSF1 vs LSF2, (3-4), Game 61
09:20 – WSF1 vs WSF2, (1-2), Game 63

Astro 2

07:00 – C4 vs B4, (13-18), Pool F, Game 56
07:30 – A4 vs D4, (13-18), Pool F, Game 58
08:00 – D3 vs C3, (9-12), Pool E, Game 60
09:30 – LSF3 vs LSF4 (7-8), Game 62

10:30 – Hockey Prize Giving, Astro 1
11:30 – Final Closing Ceremony

It always takes a special team to beat Grey College at home in Bloemfontein. And this year’s team from Paarl Gimnasium is a special bunch of players.

Gimmies handed Grey College its first defeat at home since 2017 with an emphatic 43-31 victory in the City of Roses.

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Their captain and outside centre, Markus Muller, is an exceptional rugby player. Muller scored a brace in the victory but also helped create a couple more scoring opportunities for his side.

Muller also won the first round of the battle for the SA Schools No. 13 jumper against Ethan Adams. The national selectors might still decide to combine these two in the midfield later this year.

Probably the most impressive part of Paarl Gimnasium’s victory is the fact that they outplayed and outscored Grey in the final 20 minutes of the clash. The visitors scored twice in the 60th and 62nd minutes via Johan Kleynhans and Muller to land the knock-out punch.

The two teams rested with the score at 24-all after Grey’s flyhalf, Darius Erwee, drew scores level with a penalty just before half-time. Erwee was one of his side’s standout performers.

Kleynhans also completed a brace of tries with this score, with a move that started with a turnover about 100 metres back. This had Grey on the back foot and staggering. Muller’s visit behind Grey’s posts two minutes later from the kick-off after an excellent run by lock Mighael Turner put the result beyond doubt.

This ended Grey College’s unbeaten run of 2,905 days on their home field. Their previous defeat at home was on 13 May 2017 against Paarl Boys’ High (31-46). That team of Boishaai was led by Francke Horn (Lions captain), with flyhalf, Abner van Reenen, playing the leading role.

Grey College’s lock AJ Meyer also deserves a mention for a solid performance. He will, without a doubt, be a SA Schools contender yet again later this year. He already represented the side last year. Alexi Tyropolis (flanker) and Xander Smit (captain and hooker) also tried their best.

Gimmies’ Turner received the Man of the Match, or rather King of the Match award for his mammoth effort.

Scorers:

Paarl Gimnasium 43 (24) – Tries: Markus Muller (2), Johan Kleynhans (2), Adriaan van der Lingen, Thomas Saunders, Dawid Badenhorst. Conversions: Divan Pieters (2), Louis Koen (2). Grey College 31 (24) – Tries: AJ Meyer (2) Darius Erwee, Alexi Tyropolis. Conversions: Erwee (4). Penalty: Erwee.

Other Results: 

u19: Cherries 26, Paarl Gimnasium II 23.

u16: Paarl Gimnasium 29, Grey College 24.

u15: Paarl Gimnasium 20, Grey College 17.

u14: Grey College 17, Paarl Gimnasium 17.

Die Hoërskool Menlopark se losskakel en kaptein, Andru Keun, het die span van Pretoria tot ‘n sege van 36-33 gesool oor Helpmekaar Kollege in Johannesburg.

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Keun het ‘n merkwaardige skopvertoning gelewer om persoonlik 19 van sy span se 36 punte by te dra. Dit het vyf strafdoele en twee doelskoppe ingesluit.

Benewens sy akkurate korrelwerk na die pale, was Keun se algemene spel en taktiese skopwerk ook van hoogstaande gehalte en het hy gereeld die Helpies laat omdraai. Sy flink verspreiding het vir buitesenter, Leskin Samuels, losgelaat om na hartelus aan te val, terwyl linkervleuel, Juan Joubert, met sy gereelde lopies teen die kantlyn af die Helpies ook laat bontstaan het.

Voorlangs het die Pretorianers se pak as ‘n eenheid uitgeblink in ‘n uiters fisieke stryd. Oopkantflank, Nathen du Plessis, het soos gebruiklik gewoel in die los en die tuisspan by die afbreekpunte hoofbrekens besorg. Die kranige loskopstut, Mattheus Prinsloo, en staatmaker-haker, Declan Pelser, het ook die pap dik aangemaak.

Die tweede helfte het egter aan die Helpies behoort. Die span van Johannesburg het verbete teruggeveg om die Parkie-ondersteuners te laat naels kou in die doodsnikke van die wedstryd. Die tuisspan se lostrio bestaande uit agsteman, Llewelyn Vermaak, en flanke, Sydney Nicholson en Zaiden Krige, het uitgetroon in die terugvegpoging, terwyl regtervleuel, Xander van Niekerk, ook moedig probeer het om ‘n haas uit die hoed te trek.

Dit was egter nét nie genoeg om die Parkies te ontspoor nie en dié sege bied vir die span van die Jakarandastad ‘n stewige platform vir die res van die kompetisie.

Puntemakers: 

Menlopark 36 (24) – Drieë: Bladen Petersen, Strafdrie, Juan Joubert. Doelskoppe: Andru Keun (2). Strafdoele: Keun (5). Helpmekaar Kollege 33 (14) – Drieë: Llewelyn Vermaak, Sydney Nicholson, Keenan Combrink, Xander van Niekerk, Andreas Badenhorst. Doelskoppe: Wian Storm (4).

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Menlopark 29, Helpmekaar 19.

o.15: Helpmekaar 17, Menlopark 0.

o.14: Helpmekaar 31, Menlopark 6.

Tinyiko Silubane was die Rhinos se spreekwoordelike ridder op ‘n wit perd in die span van Mbombela se eerste wedstryd in die Beker-afdeling van die SDC Noordvaal Cup Saterdag in Mbombela.

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Silubane het twee keer die doellyn oorgesteek om vir Hoërskool Nelspruit ‘n oorwinning van 31-24 oor verlede jaar se naaswenner, Hoërskool Waterkloof, te beklink. Vir die tweede, het die Rhino’s se linkervleuel met speeltyd bykans verstreke in die hoekie oorgeduik vir die drie wat die Klofies se harte gebreek het.

Benewens sy tweekuns, het Silubane dikwels sy opponent aan die buitekant geklop om druk te plaas op die Klofies en was hy ongetwyfeld die speler van die wedstryd.

Die Nellies het voorlangs die septer geswaai, nadat hulle vroeg reeds die oorhand in die skrums verkry het. Haker, D’Angelo Roberts, het kookwaterspel gelewer en is ook met twee drieë, vanaf kragtige dryfmaalbewegings, beloon.

Die besoekers verdien nietemin ‘n klop op die skouer vir die manhaftige wyse waarop hulle vir die grootste gedeelte van die wedstryd verdedig het. Hulle het die druk van die Rhinos goed absorbeer, en self ook ‘n paar houe op die aanval geland.

Die tweedstryd tussen die agstemanne het nie teleurgestel nie, met Klofies se Marko Kok en die Rhinos se kaptein, Vaughn van Zyl, wat albei hul lywe op die spel geplaas het. Kok was ‘n breker by die afbreekpunte en het saam met flank, Dawid Prinsloo, die lewe moeilik gemaak vir die span van Mbombela.

Liam Pringle het weer sy skopskoen aangehad. Die Nellies se skrumskakel het met ál vier doelskoppe en ‘n strafdoel geslaag.

Puntemakers: 

Hoërskool Nelspruit 31 (10) – Drieë: D’Angelo Roberts (2), Tinyiko Silubane (2). Doelskoppe: Liam Pringle (4). Strafdoel: Pringle. Waterkloof 24 (14) – Drieë: Dundré Tustin, Gustav Mienie, Ruan Jacobs. Doelskoppe: Ronan Bastiaanse (3). Strafdoel: Bastiaanse.

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Waterkloof 15, Nelspruit 13.

o.15: Nelspruit 28, Waterkloof 8.

o.14: Waterkloof 17, Nelspruit 0.

Reid Drake scored a hat-trick of goals to help Selborne College secure a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Queen’s College, in Komani, on Friday night.

The Eastern Cape derby was played on Queen’s College’s 167th Reunion Weekend, and the occasion saw the Chris Harker AstroTurf filled to the rafters.

Both sides headed into the clash on the back of mixed results at the King Edward VII Easter Hockey Festival, in Johannesburg, last week.

Selborne’s last outing ended in a 3-4 loss against Glenwood High School, while Queen’s suffered a hefty 0-5 defeat at the hands of the high-flying Jeppe High School for Boys.

The teams were evenly matched in the early going on Friday night as both sides struggled to find their rhythm.

The hosts, though, opened the scoring late in the first quarter after a PC drag flick by their dangerman Brett Hoffman.

Selborne wasn’t about to back down, though, and they came out firing after the break. After generating persistent pressure, they were awarded a penalty corner. Drake, who has been superb from the top of the D this season, converted to make it 1-1.

A few minutes later, he had two goals to his name, and before halftime, Drake had completed his hat-trick, with each of his goals coming from penalty corner drag flicks.

The game looked done and dusted, but Queen’s pulled one back through Aiden van Jaarsveld in the second half.

They made a late push for an equaliser, but Selborne remained resolute and secured a much-needed win away from home.

Grey High School, meanwhile, continued their impressive start to the season with a 5-1 victory over Dale College, in Gqeberha.

Earlier, in a mid-week game, Grey had handed Pearson High a 4-0 defeat, so they were brimming with confidence and had their tails up.

It was business as usual for coach Andrew Beynon’s side when the usual suspects – Dante Elkington, Athi Voigt, James Chree, Logan Goddard-Ford, and skipper Luke Tait  – found the back of the net.

While there was joy for Grey at home, Pearson High suffered a second big blow, going down 1-4 to Hoërskool Outeniqua.

Cambridge High School welcomed Graeme College to East London and grabbed a 2-0 win, thanks to goals from  Lihle Hempe and Anganathi Nyongo.

Next week, Selborne, Grey, and Pearson will be in action in the upcoming Hibbert Shield. Hosted by Grey, it runs from Wednesday, 30 April, to Friday, 2 May, and features many of the country’s leading teams.

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Die skare op Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool se tuisveld is Saterdagmiddag soos verwag bederf met ‘n aksiebelaaide stryd tussen die Wit Bulle en Hoërskool Garsfontein.

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Dit was van meet af aan duidelik dat die twee agttalle mekaar sou opkeil, met albei pakke wat met mening ingeklim het op sowel die aanval as verdediging.

Dit was egter die Affies-voorhoede wat uiteindelik die oorhand verkry en die grondslag vir die tuisspan se sege van 41-25 gelê het. Die Wit Bulle het ses keer agter die Bere se doellyn gaan kuier, waarvan vyf drieë deur die voorspelers gedruk is.

Steelkantflank, Elwin Jansen van Vuuren, wat in die plek van die beseerde Albert Smit gespeel het, het straks die nr. sewe-trui sy eie gemaak. Van Vuuren het nie alleen twee van sy span se drieë aangeteken nie, maar deurentyd regoor die veld met sy energieke spel uitgetroon. Loskopstut, Roal Kruger, wat ook deurgebars het vir ‘n drie, was uiters indrukwekkend in die skrums.

Agterlangs het Ruben Groenewald, die Wit Bulle se losskakel, oudergewoonte beheer geneem en sy driekwarte, vernaam buitesenter, Estiaan Marx, telkens op die voorvoet geplaas.

Vir die Bere is die nederlaag ‘n bitter pil om te sluk, maar is daar was nietemin positiewe tekens op die vooraand van hul SDC Noordvaal Cup-veldtog. Vaskopstut, Luan van den Berg, het vurig vertoon voorlangs en sy vernuf met bal in hand kan vir die Bere nog heelwat beteken op die pad vorentoe.

Dit was egter die Garsies-losskakel, Joshua Gouws, wat die kollig vir sy span gesteel het. Gouws se visie en verspreiding het dikwels die Bere op die aanval geplaas en hy het self, na ‘n slinkse steekskoppie, een van sy span se drie drieë gedruk. Hy het ook 15 punte met die stewel bygedra.

Puntemakers: 

Affies 41 (17) – Drieë: Elwin Jansen van Vuuren (2), Stefan McDonald, Luan Potgieter, Joshua Gouws. Doelskoppe: Ruben Groenewald (3). Strafdoel: Groenewald. Garsfontein 25 (6) – Drieë: Joshua Gouws, Junaide Stewart, Drewyn Baron. Doelskoppe: Gouws (2). Strafdoel: Gouws (2).

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Affies 43, Garsfontein 24.

o.15: Affies 19, Garsfontein 17.

o.14: Affies 43, Garsfontein 17.

Vrydag se netbalkragmetings tussen Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria en Hoërskool Garsfontein het ‘n kragtige aanduiding gegee van wie tans die botoon voer in Pretoria.

Affies het in elke ouderdomsgroep onwrikbaar presteer om hul teenstanders van Garsfontein oortuigend te klop.

In die o.14A-wedstryd het Affies met 25–16 geseëvier en daarmee die toon duidelik aangegee vir die res van die dag. Die momentum het verder opgebou met die o.15A-span wat hul kragmeting met 22–15 beklink het.

Affies se o.16’s het uiters klinies vertoon om hul opponente met ‘n indrukwekkende telling van 39–12 van die baan te vee.

Een van die dag se hoogtepunte was die o.17A-ontmoeting, waar Affies weer die hef in die hand gehad het om Garsfontein met 29–11 te verslaan. Die Affie-dogters het met blitsige spel, akkurate doele en rotsvaste verdediging uitgeblink en geen twyfel oor hul vaardighede gelaat nie.

Die o.18-A span van Affies het die dag stylvol afgesluit deur ‘n taai stryd teen Garsfontein se eerste span met 33–27 te wen. Alhoewel Garsies vasgebyt het, het Affies se ervaring en puik samespel uiteindelik die deurslag gegee.

Die dag het gewys dat Affies se netbalstrukture diep gevestig en goed ontwikkeld is. Hulle spanne het nie slegs met individuele talent nie, maar ook met uitstekende spanwerk en strategiese spel beïndruk. Affies het dus sonder twyfel koning gekraai in hierdie klassieke Pretoria-derby.

Uitslae:

o.14A: AHMP 25, Hoërskool Garsfontein 16

o.15A: AHMP 22, Hoërskool Garsfontein 15

o.16A: AHMP 39, Hoërskool Garsfontein 12

o.17A: AHMP 29, Hoërskool Garsfontein 11

o.18A: AHMP 33, Hoërskool Garsfontein 27