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On Saturday, Grey College welcomes Paarl Boys’ High for their annual Sportsmans Warehouse Premier Interschools clash, adding a new chapter to a rivalry that spans back as far as 1950.

Eleven senior teams from both schools will battle it out this weekend, a testament to the magnitude of their respective rugby programmes, with the excitement culminating when the first XVs take the field at 14:00.

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The Free State powerhouse dominated the fixture in the earlier stages of the rivalry but, after a three-year winning streak by Boishaai between 2015 and 2017, the proud Paarl side has represented itself well.

Since 2018, Grey have reasserted its dominance, but the last two fixtures ended with only nine points separating the sides. Grey won 39-30 in Paarl last season and in 2022 they beat Boishaai 21-12 in Bloemfontein.

Apart from an early slip-up against a fired-up Jeppe High School for Boys at the NMI Toyota North-South tournament earlier in the year, Grey College has been setting the pace again this season.

Most recently, they asserted their dominance at the Absa Wildeklawer tournament in Kimberley, beating Maritzburg College (46-0) and Garsfontein (38-10) comprehensively.

Earlier in April, they also downed an in-form Paarl Gimnasium 29-27 on the J.A. Kriel Field in Paarl, and they’ll be looking forward to the opportunity to take down another of their big rivals from Paarl in front of their home crowd this weekend.

If Heinrich Theron and AJ Meyer continue to dominate the lineouts in conjunction with their captain, Liam van Wyk, the visitors might be in for a long day.

At the back, Grey looks just as dangerous, with the only change in the squad from their last outing against Garsies being Ruben Cilliers taking over from Siyabonga Kenny on the wing.

Paarl Boys shot out the blocks at the beginning of the season, with impressive wins over Hoërskool Durbanville (73-7), Jeppe (45-19) and Garsfontein (38-36) but three defeats on the trot against Wynberg Boys’ High (27-30), Paul Roos Gimnasium (10-25) and Affies (21-43) have somewhat broken their rhythm.

They showed real character to shake off the loss to Affies in Kimberley last weekend to edge past Durban High School (DHS), 15-13, in their final match at Wildeklawer.

A win in Bloemfontein would be enough to turn their season around and they possess the necessary firepower with the likes of Rubin Dames and Viaan Mentoor in their ranks.

Mentoor starts in the no. 12 jersey this weekend, with Jeneal Davids, who made a couple of appearances at flyhalf earlier in the season, and who has shone for their second team, starting at 10.

As always, it will be a monumental challenge, with the Grey boys going from strength to strength this season.

TEAMS

Grey College: 15 Heinz Stockenström, 14 Pretorius Ekeji, 13 Ethan Adams, 12 Pieter van der Merwe, 11 Ruben Cilliers, 10 Alzeadon Felix, 9 Philip McLaren, 8 Liam Santos, 7 Juliun Cosmo, 6 Xander Smit, 5 AJ Meyer, 4 Heinrich Theron, 3 Danie Kruger, 2 Liam van Wyk, 1 Dian Venter.

Paarl Boys’ High: 15 Francois van der Merwe, 14 Aiden Jacobs, 13 Tristan Joubert, 12 Viaan Mentoor, 11 Shane Lee Simonse, 10 Jeneal Davids, 9 Keagan Smith, 8 Douw Wessels, 7 Rubin Dames, 6 Steph van der Merwe, 5 Jayden Joubert, 4 Gershom Pieters, 3 Cruz Davey, 2 Christiaan Grundling, 1 Jordan Jooste.

FIXTURES

Saturday, 11 May

Main field: 08:30 – Grey College u14 A vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 A; 09:50 – Grey College u15 A vs Paarl Boys’ High u15 A; 11:10 – Grey College II vs Paarl Boys’ High II; 12:30 – Grey College u16 A vs Paarl Boys’ High u16 A; 14:00 – Grey College 1st XV vs Paarl Boys’ High 1st XV

Oval: 08:30 – Grey College u14 C vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 C; 09:50 – Grey College u14 E vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 E; 11:10 – Grey College u14 B vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 B; 12:30 – Grey College u14 D vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 D.

GCB A: 08:30 – Grey College III vs Paarl Boys’ High III; 09:50 – Grey College V vs Paarl Boys’ High V; 11:10 – Grey College IV vs Paarl Boys’ High IV; 12:30 – Grey College VI vs Paarl Boys’ High VI.

GCB B: 08:30 – Grey College u16 B vs Paarl Boys’ High u16 B; 09:50 – Grey College u16 C vs Paarl Boys’ High u16 C; 11:10 – Grey College u16 D vs Paarl Boys’ High u16 D; 12:30 – Grey College u14 F vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 F.

Windmill A: 08:30 – Grey College u15 C vs Paarl Boys’ High u15 C; 09:50 – Grey College u16 E vs Paarl Boys’ High u16 E; 11:10 – Grey College u15 D vs Paarl Boys’ High u15 D; 12:30 – Grey College u15 B vs Paarl Boys’ High u15 B.

Windmill B: 08:30 – Grey College IX vs Paarl Boys’ High IX; 09:50 – Grey College VII vs Paarl Boys’ High VII; 11:10 – Grey College X vs Paarl Boys’ High X; 12:30 – Grey College VIII vs Paarl Boys’ High VIII.

Friday, 10 May

Main Field: 14:40 – Grey College u14 G vs Paarl Boys’ High u14 G; 15:40 – Grey College XI vs Paarl Boys’ High XI.

Oval: 14:40 – Grey College u15 E vs Paarl Boys’ High u15 E; 15:40 – Grey College u15 F vs Paarl Boys’ High u15 F.

Dit is weereens tyd vir die netbalspanne van Bloemfontein, Kimberley en Upington om sake uit te spook in die jaarlikse FNB Classic Clashes-botsings.

Alle oë is hierdie naweek op die kragmetings tussen die spanne van die Noord-Kaap en Vrystaat, wat gewaarborg is om tonne aksie op te lewer.

In Bloemfontein ontvou die botsing tussen Hoërskool Sentraal en Hoërskool Jim Fouché om 11:20 by Sentraal. Die gasheer het verlede jaar ‘n swaarverdiende oorwinning van 35-28 oor JF behaal, wat die hoop op ‘n herhaling laat opvlam het. Jim Fouché is egter vasbeslote om hierdie slag met die louere weg te stap.

Hoërskool Diamantveld en Hoërskool Noord-Kaap is ook slaggereed vir ‘n epiese tweestryd op DHS se bane, in Kimberley, om 10:30. Met Diamonds wat in 2023 vir Noord-Kaap met 33-28 kon troef, weg van die huis af, is die besoekers oorgehaal om vanjaar die bordjies te verhang.

Hoërskool Duineveld en hul buurskool, Hoërskool Upington, pak mekaar om 11:20 by Upington. Duineveld het verlede jaar oortuigend met 42-25 geseëvier, en het ook in 2017, 2018, 2019 en 2022 as oorwinnaars uit die stryd getree.

Sentraal Chené de Villiers, Nicola van der Wath, Elbé van der Merwe, Keevy-Ann Fourie, Marli van der Merwe, Izanne van Aswegen, Ceinwin Lindeque, Caitlyn Maddocks, Anri Kachelhoffer.

Jim Fouché: Lesedi Sebiloane, Elri Pieters, Zandria Bastone, Lindsey Neveling, Jenilee Kotze, Ansune Humphries, Dimpo Totola, Jana Rossouw, Roechelle van der Merwe.

Diamantveld: Mari du Raan, Johandri de Wet, Izeldi Jacobs, Timney Greyling, Carmen Louw, Valmari Faber,  Lara van Niekerk,  Klarissa Taljaard, Brithe Horniball, Zandri Stark.

Duineveld: Abriëlle de Witt, Clarise Barnard, Carmi Liebenberg, Carla Kuhn, Tersian Oberholzer, Zandri Brink, Zanelle Brink, Jeanne Coetzer, Yolanda de Kock, Stephanie Kruger.

Upington: Kayla du Plessis, Liebe Karsten, Lané Esterhuizen, Anria Oberholzer, Jenique Matthys, Raquel Raman, Cara Fourie, Lida Louw, Mari-Alet van Zyl en Amé Kotzé.

Dit is weer tyd vir die FNB Classic Clashes-kragmeting tussen die twee buurskole in Upington, oftewel die “Klein Interjol”, wanneer verlede jaar se Noord-Kaap kampioene, Hoërskool Upington, vir Duineveld op hul tuisveld welkom heet.

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Verlede jaar het Uppies met 22-17 koning gekraai na ‘n naelbytstryd in die eerste kragmeting, maar die Velties het die bordjies later in die seisoen met 29-26 verhang op Hoërskool Upington se velde tydens die “Groot Interjol”.

Die tafel is dus gedek vir nóg ‘n meedoënlose stryd wanneer die twee mekaar weer Saterdag pak.

Die Duineveld-span het verlede week hul spiere gebult in Bloemfontein, by Hoërskool Sentraal se Standard Bank-toernooi, deur eers vir die Tralies met 61-15 kaf te draf en toe 39 punte sonder antwoord teen Goudveld in te ryg.

Jacquin Jasson en Gregon Jansen is twee van die Velties se opwindende gevaarmanne agterlangs, met Alek Andrianatos en Arno Luttig twee voorspelers om dop te hou hierdie naweek. Dié viertal is veterane van die Duineveld-vyfyiental wat, saam met skrumskakel, Franco Erasmus, en stut, Ethan Prins, ook in hul vorige kragmeting met die Uppies in aksie was.

Luttig het verlede jaar reeds vir Griekwas by die Cravenweek verteenwoordig.

Die tuisspan sal heelwat staatmaak op die ondervinding van hul spelbreker op binnesenter, Sylvester Hoffman, asook Louwan Harper, Roelof Slabbert, Johan Louw en Ruan Janse van Rensburg.

Die stryd op die oewers van die Oranjerivier lewer jaarliks vonke, en Saterdag se wedywering sal geen uitsondering wees nie.

Die spanne:

Hoërskool Upington: 15 LJ Izaaks, 14 Dali Gubula, 13 Themba Kella, 12 Sylvester Hoffman, 11 Laymian Snyders, 10 Cayden Daniels, 9 Louwan Harper, 8 Roelof Slabbert, 7 Petri Fourie, 6 Johan Louw, 5 Ruan Janse van Rensburg, 4 Jaden Williams, 3 Nathan Manyora, 2 Jade Coetzee, 1 Monqoba Hinana.

Duineveld: 15 Jacquin Jasson, 14 Henry Page, 13 Gregon Jansen, 12 Xavier Swarts, 11 AJ Burger, 10 PJ Smit, 9 Franco Erasmus, 8 Wihan Liebenberg, 7 Henco Spangenberg, 6 Alek Adrianatos, 5 Jandries Potgieter, 4 Arno Luttig, 3 Ethan Prins, 2 Phillip van As, 1 Adriaan Botha.

 

Die eerste tennisspan van die Oranje Meisieskool het die 25ste Amanda Coetzer-toernooi in Bloemfontein met twee seges oor onderskeidelik Rhenish Girls’ High en die Hoërskool Waterkloof afgeskop. Die gasheer is die verdedigende kampioen en mik boonop na ‘n derde agtereenvolgende titel.

Volg al die aksie regstreeks op SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).

Die Schimper-tweeling, Nina en Mia, is vanjaar weer vir die gasheer in aksie. Die duo was ook in 2022 en 2023 in Oranje se span wat die kroon gedra het. Boonop het Oranje in hul geledere ook nog vir Donna le Roux wat verlede jaar as die voorste nommer een speler op die toernooi gekroon is. Le Roux is die dogter van die voormalige Springbok-stut Ollie le Roux.

Oranje het teen Waterkloof skoonskip gemaak en in al agt kragmetings (ses enkelspel en twee dubbelspel) koning gekraai. Le Roux het haar direkte teenstander van Klofies, Ciaran McConnell, met 8-3 verslaan. Oranje se nommer-twee, Cara le Grange, het haar direkte teenstander, Isabelle van Wyk, met 8-2 geklop.

Le Roux het kragte saam met Nina Schimper is die een dubbelspel-kragmeting gespan en vir McConnell en Zene Claassen met 6-2 uitoorlê. In die ander dubbelspel-kragmeting het Oranje se Le Grange en Ansone Theron vir Van Wyk en Tania Venter met 6-0 kaf gedraf.

Oranje moes veel harder werk om vir Rhenish van Stellenbosch met 5-3 te klop. Le Roux het haar tweestryd met Lisa-Marie du Toit met 8-2 gewen, terwyl Le Grange ook met 8-3 oor Jenna Theron baas was.

In die enkelspelwedstryde tussen die twee skole se nommer drie en vier gekeurdes het Rhenish se Katrien Booysen (8-6) en Jenna Pettipher (8-5) met onderskeidelik Nina Schimper en Theron klaargespeel. Oranje Mia Schimper het die kragmeting tussen die vyfde gekeurdes teen Christie Kotzé met 8-3 gewen, terwyl Lisa Louw met ‘n sege van 8-4 oor Nestine van Rooyen seker gemaak het dat die kragmeting tussen die twee skole in die dubbelspel-wedstryde beslis sou word.

Le Roux en Nina Schimper het vir Lisa-Marie du Toit en Pettipher met 6-2 in hul wedstryd verslaan, terwyl Mia Schimper en Ameli Bezuidenhout ook met 6-2 in hul dubbelspel-kragmeting teen Kotzé en Emily du Toit baas was om die oorwinning te beklink.

Oranje kom Vrydag vanaf 07:30 teen Menlopark in hul laaste groepwedstryd van die toernooi te staan.

Die Parkies het albei sy kragmetings tot dusver teen onderskeidelik Rhenish en Waterkloof verloor. Rhenish het Menlopark met 8-0 verslaan, terwyl die Klofies met 7-1 koning gekraai het.

In die ander groep blyk dit of die Hoër Meisieskool Paarl en Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof die twee aanspraakmakers op die titel sal wees.

Die twee spanne was in ‘n hewige stryd gewikkel met die meisies van die Paarl wat uiteindelik met 10-8 as oorwinnaars van die baan gestap het.

Die span van die Paarl se twee voorste spelers, Hanmaré McAslin en Kelly Coetzee het hulle onderskeie enkelspelwedstryde teen Milla Kotze (8-6) en Carli Kruger (8-7) gewen.

Bloemhof se Nina van Eeden, Charlotte Bouwer en Anandie de Waal het hul enkelspelwedstryde teen onderskeidelik Minke van Zyl (8-3), Wilmien Oosthuizen (8-2) en Roné du Preez (8-5) gewen.

Hoër Meisieskool Paarl se Karin Fabricius het met haar sege van 8-5 oor Marline Stoop seker gemaak dat sake gelyk is na die ses enkelspelwedstryde.

McAslin en Du Preez het in die dubbelspel teenoor Kotze en De Waal met 6-3 koning gekraai, terwyl Kelly Coetzee en Van Zyl ook ‘n oorwinning van 7-5 oor Bouwer en Stoop behaal het.

Die span van die Paarl het vir die Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool van Pretoria met 7-1 geklop. Bloemhof het sy stryd teen Paarl Gimnasium gemaklik met 8-0 gewen.

Bloemhof is sedert die eerste Amanda Coetzer-toernooi die mees suksesvolle skool met 14 titels. Slegs vier skole kon sedert die ontstaan in 1998 die titel opraap. Waterkloof was al vier keer as kampioen gekroon, terwyl die Hoërskool Stellenbosch een keer die gesogte titel verower het.

Die gasheer het self al ses keer die trofee omhoog gehou.

Die opwinding is tasbaar in afwagting op Saterdag se jaarlikse FNB Classic Clashes-kragmeting tussen Hoërskool Lichtenburg en Hoërskool Klerksdorp.

Volg al die aksie regstreeks op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com).

Die spanne sê mekaar vanjaar die stryd aan in Lichtenburg, met Klerksdorp wat oorgehaal sal wees om die bordjies te probeer verhang nadat hulle verlede jaar tuis met 27-31 die knie teen die Liggies moes buig.

Albei spanne lek ook nog wonde na nederlae in hul eerste uitstappies in onderskeidelik die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Skild- en Plaat-afdeling verlede naweek.

Lichtenburg het in die Skild-afdeling met 12-23 teen Hoërskool Wesvalia vasgeval, terwyl die Klerksdorpers, in die Plaat-afdeling, hul rieme styfgeloop het met 31-44 teen ‘n begeesterde Hoërskool Zwartkop.

Die stryd tussen die pakke voorspelers beloof om ‘n groot gestoei af te gee. Albei geniet die fisiekheid voorlangs en die skote gaan ongetwyfeld klap op sowel die aanval as verdediging.

Die Liggies se slot en kaptein, John Kleyhans, het ‘n taamlike taak op hande maar, indien sy spelpeil op dieselfde vlak is as in die laaste klompie wedstryde, behoort hy met gemak die vuur onder sy pak te kan aansteek. Hy behoort ook kranige ondersteuning te ontvang van agtsteman, Abrie Coetzee, wat terugkeer na sy gunstelingposisie.

Eddie du Preez vervang die beseerde haker, Juan van Rhyn, in die voorry, terwyl Liggies agterlangs ook slegs een verandering aangebring het met Benré Pollar wat geleentheid kry op binnesenter in die plek van Oratile Sekoto, wat homself ook op die krukkelys bevind.

Om die span van Klerksdorp in ‘n groot derby te klop gaan egter nie maklik wees nie, met die besoekers wat slegs een verandering aan hul vyftiental aangebring het.

Tyron Masanga skuif in op regtervleuel, met Winton Abrahams wat Saterdag in die nr. 15-trui diens doen. Hul gereelde staatmaker op heelagter, Deacon Loots, ervaar nog las van ‘n besering. Abrahams se verdediging is nietemin uit die boonste rakke, en hy kan ook heelwat waarde toevoeg op die teenaanval.

Voorlangs kan haker, Janu de Wet, die lewe uiters moeilik te maak vir die tuisspan, vernaam in gebroke spel.

Benewens die spogregte wat daarmee gepaardgaan, bied hierdie Saterdag se FNB Classics Clashes-stryd in Lichtenburg ook ‘n waardevolle geleentheid vir albei spanne om momentum te bou met die oog op volgende naweek se Noordvaal Cup-aksie.

Die spanne is: 

Hoërskool Lichtenburg t. Hoërskool Klerksdorp op Lichtenburg om 12:50: 

Lichtenburg: 15 Luan Snyman, 14 Tirll van Schalkwyk, 13 Dundré Dempers, 12 Benré Pollard, 11 Rea Motsusi, 10 Albert Joubert, 9 Willem van Niekerk, 8 Abrie Coetzee, 7 Tiaan Booysen, 6 Kgolagano Legodi, 5 John Kleynhans, 4 GJ Malan, 3 JJ Jonjer, 2 Eddie du Preez, 1 Donovan Rosato.

Klerksdorp: 15 Winton Abrahams, 14 Tyron Masango, 13 Asif Sumara, 12 Diwan Labuschagne, 11 Louis Vorster, 10 Brendin Mathyse, 9 Jared van Staden, 8 GJ Steenberg, 7 Elardus Botha, 6 Tiaan Koen, 5 Juan Hills, 4 Bokamoso Mabeleng, 3 Liam Pretorius, 2 Janu de Wet, 1 De Wet le Roux.

SA Rugby’s Youth Weeks will again take place during the winter school holiday, starting on the 14th of June 2024. The Youth Weeks include the u/18 Craven, Academy and LSEN Weeks, the u/16 Grant Khomo Week, the u/13 Craven Week, as well as u/16 & u/18 Girls Weeks. Here are all the dates and venues for the various weeks.

The SA Schools match will take place on Saturday, 6 July.

Click here for the SA Schools Squads for 2024

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

u/18 Craven Week

Tournament	Craven Week u/18
Venue	Hoërskool Monument
City	Krugersdorp
Starting Date	24 June 2024
End Date	29 June 2024

Click here for u/18 Craven Week Teams

 

u/18 Academy Week

Tournament	Academy Week u/18
Venue	Jeppe High School for Boys
City	Johannesburg
Starting Date	24 June 2024
End Date	28 June 2024

 

Click here for the u/18 Academy Week Teams.

 

 

u/16 Grant Khomo Week

Tournament	Grant Khomo u/16
Venue	Grey High School
City	Gqeberha
Starting Date	17 June 2024
End Date	21 June 2024

Click here for u/16 Grant Khomo Week teams

u/18 LSEN Week

Tournament	LSEN Week u/18
Venue
City	Potchefstroom
Starting Date	15 June 2024
End Date	19 June 2024

u/13 Craven Week

Tournament	Craven Week u/13
Venue	Loftus Versfeld
City	Pretoria
Starting Date	17 June 2024
End Date	21 June 2024

u/16 and u/18 SA Rugby Girls Week

Tournament	u/16 and u/18 Girls Week
Venue	Jeppe High School for Boys
City	Johannesburg
Starting Date	1 July 2024
End Date	4 July 2024

Pretoria bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when Hoërskool Waterkloof welcomes Hoërskool Garsfontein to their astroturf, with the sides set to reignite their fierce rivalry.

The visitors enter the clash high in confidence after an impressive showing at the Hibbert Shield.

In Gqeberha, coach Steve Paulo‘s men produced an upset for the ages when they defeated previously unbeaten Bishops Diocesan College 1-0 in the quarterfinals to seal a spot in the last four.

There, they faced a tough and dangerous Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) side, who hit a purple patch to overwhelm Garsies. PRG subsequently went on to win the tournament.

The boys from Pretoria ended fourth after a 1-4 defeat to Grey High School, but that was an outstanding result as the Hibbert Shield, beyond a shadow of doubt, brought together the strongest field of the year at a boys’ hockey tournament.

This week, Garsfontein shifts gears and comes up against an unpredictable Waterkloof side that had been making progress this season under the leadership of coach Mark Lamprecht.

Lamprecht’s side began their season well at the NWU Eagles Festival in March, picking up wins against St Andrew’s School (3-0), Sasolburg (4-1), and Potchefstroom Gimnasium (3-2).

Last month, they defeated Transvalia 3-2, with Jordan Abbott, Xander Kleynhans, and Adriaan Botha all getting on the score sheet.

Their most recent match, at the end of April, resulted in a 1-2 defeat against Menlopark in the NWU Puk Reeks finals. The hosts face an in-form team, but they will be raring to go and will draw inspiration from their home supporters.

Another clash that’s expected to deliver fireworks in the city is the showdown of Pretoria Boys High and Hilton College, who make the long trek up from KwaZulu-Natal.

Boys High heads into the match after a bye-weekend, having last played competitive hockey against Parktown Boys’ High late last month. In that clash, coach Jacques Klopper’s men took home a 3-0 win.

Before that, they beat St Alban’s College 2-1 and King Edward VII 3-0. They did, however, suffer a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg.

In Hilton, they come up against a team looking to get back to winning ways after they were dealt a massive blow by Michaelhouse last weekend, going down 2-3 at home.

Before that clash, coach Damian Kimfley’s side drew 4-4 with Kearsney College and thumped Glenwood 5-0.

Hilton will be fully aware of the threat posed by Boys High, who are much improved since the Nomads Festival, where Kimfley’s boys were one of the top performers. Captain Jared Kitto and his team will need to be switched on from the start of the match lest they find the long journey to the South African capital a tough one to stomach.

Fixtures

Friday, 10 May

18:30 – Hoërskool Waterkloof vs Hoërskool Garsfontein
18:45 – Pretoria Boys High vs Hilton College

Die eerste netbalspanne van Hoërskool Montana en Hoërskool Zwartkop was in ‘n hewige tweestryd Donderdag in die Jubilee-liga gewikkel.

Montana het naelskraaps met 30-29 as oorwinnaars van die veld op die bane van Zwarries in Centurion gestap.

Die tuisspan het na die derde kwart ‘n skrale voorsprong van 22-20 geniet, voordat Montana in die laaste kwart diep gedelf het om tien doele teenoor Zwarries se sewe aan te teken.

Zwartkop se Rolaine Lubbe wat as plaasvervanger as doel opgekom het, was een van haar span se staatmakers. Dit was Lubbe se terugkeer na ‘n besering. Die hulpdoel, Danica Laas, verdien ook ‘n klop op die skouer vir haar vertoning op die dag.

Daar was niks tussen die twee spanne in die eerste twee kwarte van die kragmeting nie. Die spanne was 6-elk gelykop na die eerste kwart en teen rustyd het sake op 13-elk steeds gelyk gestaan.

Montana se Catthlene du Preez (hulpverdediger) asook die doel, Anjé Pelzer, was uitmuntend op die dag.

Montana kom Vrydag teen die Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool van Pretoria in hul volgende wedstryd in dié liga te staan. Affies het verlede week sy titel as kampioen van die Wildeklawer-toernooi suksesvol teen Oranje van Bloemfontein (26-14) verdedig.

Hoërskool Garsfontein het self ‘n moeilike tameletjie oorkom deur met 27-23 oor Oos-Moot baas te wees. Die Garsies se een oog sou ongetwyfeld reeds op hul kragmeting Saterdag teen Waterkloof gewees het.

Vanjaar se kragmeting tussen dié twee skole is nie net deel van die Jubilee-liga nie, maar boonop ook ‘n Premier Interschools-wedstryd. Die kragmeting word dus regstreeks op SuperSport Schools gebeeldsend op DStv kanaal 216 asook op die toepassing.

Na die eerste kwart was daar met die telling op 6-elk nog niks tussen die twee spanne te kies nie. Oos-Moot het in die tweede kwart vlam gevat en kon met ‘n voorsprong van 12-9 gaan rus.

Die Garsies het teruggeveg in die derde kwart om sake op 18-elk gelyk te trek, voordat die tuisspan die sege in die vierde kwart beklink het.

Waterkloof het Donderdag vir Eldoraigne gemaklik met 35-20 verslaan. Eldoraigne het in die eerste kwart die Klofies nog probleme besorg. Die tuisspan kon slegs ‘n voorsprong van ‘n enkele doel (7-6) na die eerste kwart geniet.

Die Klofies het egter daarna na ‘n hoër rat oorgeskakel en teen rustyd ‘n stewige voorsprong van 17-7 opgebou. Na die derde kwart het die voorsprong na ‘n verdere 27-14 gerek.

Die Eldos kom Vrydag teen Menlopark in hul volgende wedstryd in die liga te staan.

Al die uitslae: 

Eerstespanne: Garsfontein 27, Oos-Moot 23; Waterkloof 35, Eldoraigne 20; Montana 30, Zwartkop 29.

o.19B: Oos-Moot 18, Garsfontein 11; Waterkloof 26, Eldoraigne 14; Montana 18, Zwartkop 14.
o.19C: Garsfontein 35, Oos-Moot 7; Eldoraigne 22, Waterkloof 15; Zwartkop 18, Montana 17.

o.17A: Garsfontein 22, Oos-Moot 18; Montana 21, Zwartkop 21.
o.17B: Oos-Moot 17, Garsfontein 16; Waterkloof 24, Eldoraigne 9; Zwartkop 8, Montana 8.

o.16A: Garsfontein 31, Oos-Moot 8; Eldoraigne 18, Waterkloof 18; Montana 18, Zwartkop 18.
o.16B: Garsfontein 18, Oos-Moot 15; Waterkloof 50, Eldoraigne 3; Zwartkop 19, Montana 18.
o.16C: Garsfontein 16, Oos-Moot 7; Waterkloof 33, Eldoraigne 1; Zwartkop 41, Montana 2.
o.16D: Zwartkop 38, Montana 0.

o.15A: Oos-Moot 32, Garsfontein 14; Waterkloof 18, Eldoraigne 17; Zwartkop 19, Montana 12.
o.15B: Oos-Moot 18, Garsfontein 12; Waterkloof 20, Eldoraigne 17; Zwartkop 21, Montana 12.
o.15C: Garsfontein 19, Oos-Moot 14; Waterkloof 24, Eldoraigne 2; Zwartkop 16, Montana 7.
o.15D: Garsfontein 18, Oos-Moot 10; Waterkloof 49, Eldoraigne 2; Zwartkop 24, Montana 1.

o.14A: Garsfontein 20, Oos-Moot 16; Waterkloof 21, Eldoraigne 16; Montana 19, Zwartkop 16.
o.14B: Garsfontein 18, Oos-Moot 6; Waterkloof 38, Eldoraigne 13; Zwartkop 28, Montana 18.
o.14C: Garsfontein 24, Oos-Moot 8; Waterkloof 33, Eldoraigne 3; Montana 13, Zwartkop 13.
o.14D: Garsfontein 19, Oos-Moot 11; Waterkloof 43, Eldoraigne 2; Zwartkop 14, Montana 9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fiercely competitive and thrilling rivalry between two of the country’s top hockey sides, South African College High School (SACS) and Paul Roos Gimnasium, will resume when the giants lock horns at the Brewery Astroturf on Friday night.

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The meeting will be the second between the teams in a week after they clashed in the final of the Hibbert Shield, hosted by Grey High School in Gqeberha over the past weekend.

There, both teams enjoyed stellar runs in the pool stages, topping their respective pools, while looking deadly in front of goal.

To progress to the final, coach Michael Baker’s Paul Roos thumped Hoërskool Garsfontein 10-0 in the semis, while SACS sneaked past Grey High 4-2 on penalties to set up the showdown.

In the final, SACS dominated the early exchanges to race into a 3-0 lead, but Paul Roos showed character and composure to claw their way back and level the contest at 3-3, which sent the title-decider into a penalty shootout.

There was nothing to separate the sides there, and it went to sudden death, with the Stellenbosch side eventually claiming a 6-5 win.

That defeat was SACS’s first against PRG in almost a year after they went down 2-3 in last year’s Hibbert Shield final against the same opponents, which was their only loss of 2023.

However, it’s in the “in-season” matches where SACS has held the upper hand over their rivals.

Last season, they comfortably won both encounters, home (3-1) and away (8-1).

In hindsight, as this season has shown, past results mean almost nothing, and a spirited Paul Roos side will be aiming to make it two wins in quick succession over their old foe.

To do so, they will need their top players to come to fore when it matters the most in a hostile environment.

Skipper Reuben Sendzul has found his form and rhythm of late and has been in prolific goal scoring form. He will need to be on his game if PRG is to win again.

Barend Geldenhuys is another player that’s been on song for PRG, and his striking and challenging runs will come in handy.

Players like Christo Swanepoel, Ruben Gouws, and Keith Siebrits, who scored in the final, could be impactful performers, too.

From SACS’s side, no doubt, they will be banking on their playmaker Litha Kraai to come up with the goods when it matters the most.

Kraai scored the opener in the Hibbert Shield final, and on Wednesday netted his side’s only goal in their 1-1 draw against Bishops Diocesan College.

But SACS is far more than a one-man team. They are blessed with quality throughout their ranks and players like Reece Theunis, Nicholas Paxton, Stephen Meyer, and Cohen Williams all have the ability to turn a match on its head.

Both goalkeepers, Noah Venter, and Beor van Reenen, performed impressively in Gqeberha, and they will be fully aware that a safe pair of gloves and wide pads on the night could propel their side to victory.

The clash starts at 19:30.

TEAMS

SACS: Andrew Betty, Luc Dicey, Stephan Meyer (Captain), Noah Venter (GK), Joshua le Roux, David Versfeld, Kevin Oosthuizen, Litha Kraai, Reece Theunis, Nicholas Paxton, Matthew Lassen, Matthew Jones, Zachary Redfern, Aidan Hughes, Cole Allam, Regan Wille, Cohen Williams.

Paul Roos: Louán van Zyl, Joshua Smit, Keith Siebrits, Barend Geldenhuys, Christo Swanepoel, Ruben Gouws, Daniel Lurie, Reuben Sendzul (Captain), Beor van Reenen (GK), Hano Basson, Callum van Oudsthoorn. Reserves: Seth Paterson, Logan Lackay, Krisjan Groenewald, Luke Oliver.

Another big match to look forward to in the province is the one between Rondebosch Boys’ High and Paarl Gimnasium.

Gim will make the trip from Paarl set on getting their season back on track after a rather disappointing Hibbert Shield campaign.

Coach Jacques Grobler’s troops did well in the pool stages but lost to Grey High, which set up a quarterfinal fixture against the eventual winners, Paul Roos.

They went down 2-5 in that clash and then lost out Bishops on penalties (0-2) on penalties, which was followed by a 1-3 loss to Durban High School (3-1). In the end, they finished joint seventh with Westville Boys’ High.

In ‘Bosch, they come up against an unpredictable side that caused a big upset earlier this season when they beat PRG 1-0 at home.

However, since that victory, coach Waseem Domingo‘s boys have lost 0-3 to SACS and 0-1 to Wynberg. They’ll be seeking the kind of spirited performance that they produced in week one to stun Paul Roos against Gim.

Western Cape Fixtures

Friday, 10 May 

17:15 – Curro Durbanville vs Reddam Constantia
18:30 – Grey College vs Paarl Boys High
18:30 – Wynberg Boys High vs Stellenberg
19:00 – Rondebosch Boys High vs Paarl Gimnasium
19:30 – SACS vs Paul Roos
19:30 – Fairmont vs Bishops
20:00 – DF Malan vs Punt

Saturday, 11 May

08:10 – Stellenbosch vs Fairmont
09:00 – Brackenfell vs El Shadaai
09:25 – Worcester Gim vs Robertson
10:00 – HTS Drostdy vs Durbanville

Bishops Diocesan College will set their sights on a return to winning ways when they travel to take on Fairmont High School in a Western Cape League fixture on Friday night in Cape Town.

The southern suburbs’ side will enter the clash on the back of a hard-fought 1-1 draw against South African College High School (SACS) on Wednesday.

Before the clash, Bishops participated in the Hibbert Shield, hosted by Grey High School in Gqeberha last weekend.

There, they finished in joint fifth with Durban High School after they were eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing to Pretoria’s Hoërskool Garsfontein 0-1.

However, in the mid-week match at the Brewery Astroturf, coach Ryan Julius‘s men looked like a rejuvenated outfit and caused SACS several problems with their attacking prowess.

The match was tightly contested, with very little to separate the teams in the opening half, as they went into the break level at 0-0.

The hosts scored first in the third chukka, through Litha Kraai, but Bishops responded late in the chukka with a goal from youngster, David Handley.

It was blow-for-blow in the final chukka, but neither side capitalised on the opportunities they created, and the spoils were shared.

“It was a heated game, very good tactical approach from both teams,” Julius told SuperSport Schools after the match.

“From a Bishops perspective, we started a bit shakily, but we were able to find rhythm.

“When we went down 0-1, I think we showed good fight and character to come back under pressure, and we found a goal through Handley from open play.

“We had a lot of short corners, and there were a lot of chances on both sides to edge ahead in the game, but we couldn’t convert.”

Turning his sights to the forthcoming league action on Friday night, Julius said Bishops would need to work on a part of their game that had been lacking this season, and that’s converting the opportunities they create.

At the Hibbert Shield, Julius’s side scored only nine goals in their five matches. Against SACS, they created several chances, but converted only one.

“Tactically, we were on point, and displayed a good brand of Bishops’ hockey,” Julius said.

“One thing we’re missing is that we need to take our chances. We are creating a lot, and we need to bury those chances, and if we’re not able to, it’ll end up catching up to us.”

On Friday evening, Bishops comes up against a side that has picked up some impressive results over the past two weeks.

Coach Bryce West‘s team last weekend defeated DF Malan 3-0 and shared a thrilling 3-3 draw with Somerset College.

If Fairmont were to win, it would be considered a major upset, but they’ll have the backing of their home crowd for the match, which starts at 19:30.