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BOKSBURG. – Die gort was Saterdag behoorlik gaar in die Beker-afdeling van die SDC Noordvaal Cup.

Daar sal boonop vanjaar ‘n nuwe kampioen in die kompetisie gekroon word na Waterkloof die Wit Bulle van Monument met 26-22 in hul laaste groepwedstryd verslaan het.

Dié kragmeting tussen die twee spanne kon as ‘n kwarteindstryd aangesien gewees het. Die wenner sou deurdring tot die halfeindronde van die reeks, terwyl die verloorder se seisoen vroeg beëindig sou word.

Monnas het teen rustyd ‘n voorsprong van 14-5 geniet. Sy skrumskakel, Ceano Everson, was witwarm en het twee keer agter Klofies se doellyn gaan kuier.

Die tuisspan se senterpaar, Reuven Ferreira en Riwan van Aswegen, het egter in die tweede helfte te veel vrae gehad vir Monnas se verdediging. Klofies se kantman Jean Jooste was ook uitstaande.

Garsfontein se Bere het in Boksburg met ‘n sege van 42-36 oor EG Jansen gesorg dat hulle bo-aan die puntelys met ‘n onoorwonne status in die liga eindig. Die Jansies was voor die kragmeting ook nog onoorwonne in die reeks.

Garsies se losskakel, Nicallen Gabrielsen, het met sy akkurate stelskopwerk beïndruk. Indien hy die peil van die kegel kan behou vir die uitspeelwedstryd gaan sy span nie maklik geklop word nie.

Die grondslag vir die sege is egter deur die verdediging van die buitesenter, Dimitre Erasmus, gelê. Hy was in ‘n hewige tweestryd met sy direkte teenstander, Jeandré Jacobs, gewikkel.

Jacobs is die voorste driedrukker in die reeks en het weer op die aanval ‘n hele paar keer gevaarlik vertoon.

In die Bowl-afdeling van die Noordvaal-reeks het Wesvalia vir Dr. Malan van Meyerton ‘n drag slae van 99-0 toegedien. Wesvalia se Junior Kuhn (haker), Francois Dumond (flank) en Teboho Sekonyela (vleuel) het elk drie keer agter die doellyn gaan kuier.

Wesvalia se losskakel, Richardt van Heerden het self 24 punte tot sy span se totaal met 12 doelskoppe bygedra.

In Groep 2 van die Noordvaal-reeks sal Midstream College sy titel as kampioen teen Bergsig Akademie van Rustenburg verdedig. Midstream College het vir Potchefstroom Gimnasium met 42-26 in die halfeindronde uitgeknikker, terwyl Bergsig naelskraaps met Dinamika (23-22) klaargespeel het.

In Groep 3 het verlede jaar se kampioene, Vryburg en Die Wilgers, mekaar reeds vanjaar in die halfeindronde ontmoet. Die twee spanne het verlede jaar die louere met 15-elk gedeel. Vanjaar was Vryburg op sy tuisveld met 37-29 baas om ‘n afspraak met Bastion vir die eindstryd vas te maak.

Bastion het oor te veel skietgoed in sy halfeindstryd vir Erasmus van Bronkhorstspruit beskik en met 68-25 as oorwinnaars van die veld gestap.

In die Vrystaat A-liga eindstryd het Jim Fouché die bordjies met 31-25 teen Fichardtpark verhang. Dit was boonop Fichies se eerste nederlaag van die seisoen.

Fichies was vroeër vanjaar met 39-33 oor JF baas. Albei spanne sal vanjaar tot die halfeindronde van die Kovsiestreekkompetisie se Shimla-liga deurdring.

JF se sege in die eindstryd beteken dat hy in die halfeindronde teen die Griffons se kampioen, Welkom Gimnasium, te staan sal kom. Welkom Gimnasium het vir Voortrekker van Bethlehem met 29-26 in die Griffon-eindstryd verslaan.

Fichies se Leeus sal na Kimberley moet reis om teen die Griekwa-kampioen sake uit te spook. Hoërskool Upington dra vanjaar dié kroon.

In dié streekkompetisie se Irawa-liga sal die Hoërskool Staatspresident Swart van Brandfort volgende week in die halfeindronde teen Wilgerivier van Frankfort sake uitspook.

Brandfort het die Vrystaatse B-liga eindstryd teen Zastron met 29-27 gewen. Wilgerivier as met 29-14 in die Vrystaat Platteland-eindstryd oor Bothaville baas.

In die Paarl het New Orleans sy oorheersing die afgelope paar jaar oor Klein Nederburg in die twee skole se interskole met ‘n sege van 13-8 voortgesit. Die wenspan se regtervleuel, Jayden Solomons, het twee keer in die hoekie oorgedraf.

Hoërskool Durbanville het met ‘n wegholsege van 91-0 oor Tygerberg sy spiere behoorlik gebult voor sy jaarlikse interskole teen Stellenberg. Durbies se Jayden Nell het drie van sy span se 15 drieë afgerond.

Die Kwaggas van Outeniqua het hul eeufeesjaar met ‘n oorwinning van 38-19 oor HTS Drostdy afgesluit.

Al die uitslae: 

SDC NOORDVAAL CUP

GROEP 1

Beker: Garsfontein 42, EG Jansen 36; Waterkloof 26, Monument 22; Noordheuwel 44, Marais Viljoen 28. Plaat: Transvalia 40, HTS Middelburg 11; Hoërskool Rustenburg 38, Kempton Park 15; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 27, Montana 26; Hoërskool Middelburg 21, Zwartkop 7. Skild: Lichtenburg 31, Ben Vorster 17; Secunda 38, Heidelberg Volkskool 28; Ligbron 34, Hugenote (Springs) 26; Oos-Moot 34, Jeugland 17. Bowl: Eldoraigne 67, Hoërskool Alberton 12; Die Anker 43, Potchefstroom Volkskool 13; Wesvalia 99, Dr. Malan 0; Hoërskool Pietersburg 38, Merensky 26.

GROEP 2 – HALFEINDSTRYDE

Midstream College 42, Potchefstroom Gimnasium 26; Bergsig Akademie 23, Dinamika 22.

GROEP 3 – HALFEINDSTRYDE

Vryburg 37, Die Wilgers 29; Bastion 68, Erasmus (Bronkhorstspruit) 25.

GROEP 4 – HALFEINDSTRYDE

Bekker 26, Glenharvie 10; Allen Glen 29, Edenvale 15.

GROEP 5A – HALFEINDSTRYDE

Westonaria 26, Highveld 10; Heilbron 29, Hoërskool Roodepoort 10.

KWAZULU-NATAL/OOS-KAAP

Selborne College 12, Grey High School 10; Glenwood 27, Maritzburg College 24; Framesby 30, Marlow Landbou 25; Graeme College 15, Muir College 13; Nico Malan 31, Hoërskool Punt 7; HTS Daniël Pienaar 20, Die Brandwag (Uitenhage) 13; Hudson Park 17, Dale College 14; Pearson 38, Parel Vallei 12; Queen’s College35, Cambridge 12.

VRYSTAAT/GRIEKWAS

Jim Fouché 31, Fichardtpark 25; Brandfort 29, Zastron 27; Welkom Gimnasium 29, Voortrekker 26; Wilgerivier 29, Bothaville 14; Hoopstad 33, Vrede 12; Diamantveld 33, Kalahari (Kuruman) 12; Postmasburg 22, Namakwaland 14; Hartswater 27, Curro Kathu 17.

WES-KAAP

Outeniqua 38, HTS Drostdy 19; New Orleans 13, Klein Nederburg 8; Wynberg Boys’ High 27, Bishops 20; Rondebosch Boys’ High 29, SACS 21; Montagu 21, Charlie Hofmeyr 17; Hoërskool Durbanville 91, Tygerberg 0; Robertson 26, Langenhoven Gimnasium 12; Brackenfell 48, Melkbosstrand 15; Stellenberg 24, Milnerton 7; Hoërskool Bellville 36, Strand 26; Kasselsvlei 41, Parkland College 19; Piketberg 25, Dirkie Uys 20; Overberg 39, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 12; Bredasdorp 46, Swellendam 16; Westerford 32, SK Walmers 7; Bergrivier 81, Weltevrede 17.

An exhilarating Sportsmans Warehouse Premier Interschools derby between Hoërskool Waterkloof and Hoërskool Monument in Pretoria ended in Waterkloof taking a 26-22 victory to secure bragging rights and a spot in the SDC Noordvaal Cup semi-finals.

Waterkloof trailed 14-5 at half-time, but a clinical second half performance, that included a blitzkrieg of three tries in 10 minutes, gave the boys in blue and yellow a deserved win.

It was a true see-saw encounter between the two first teams from Krugersdorp and Pretoria, with Monnas scoring three tries to Klofies’ four in a match that went over 74 minutes.

Klofies’ centre pairing of Reuven Ferreira and Riwan van Aswegen were immense in defence and attack and bagged three of their side’s tries.

Monument scrumhalf, Ceano Everson, also had a brilliant game for the visitors, with his sniping breaks and attacking play keeping defenders guessing.

Waterkloof had most of the possession and territory in the first-half, but solid Monnas defence and flair in attack gave the visitors the edge with a 14-5 lead at half-time.

Monument showed ruthlessness in attack with a brilliant 40 metre run from fullback, Kealan Milton.

His storming run, where he danced past several Klofies defenders, put scrumhalf Ceano Everson through for the first try of the match. Daylon Myners converted the try to make it 7-0 for the visitors.

Discipline was also a factor that hampered both teams in the first 15 minutes with both teams down to 14 men. Waterkloof lost inside centre Reuven Ferreira, and Monnas lost hooker Tristan da Costa, to the bin.

Waterkloof kept territory and possession for the next 10 minutes and deserved to open the scoring with hooker Stephan Jacobsz going over after constant attacking persistence in the Monnas 22.

Cronje missed the conversion and Monument kept a 7-5 lead.

The visitors made the most of Waterkloof’s mistakes, and made a crucial score just before half-time, with flanker Geoffrey French crashing over to grab his side’s second try of the match. Myners converted to make it 14-5 to Monument.

The hosts, buoyed on by fervent home support, were inches from securing their second try with the last move before half-time, but outside centre, Van Aswegen, was held up by desperate Monnas defence with the try-line calling his name.

The second-half started perfectly for Monnas with Everson scoring his second try of the match. Zain Henery got an intercept and made a speedy run before passing to Everson to finish in the corner to make it 19-5.

Waterkloof didn’t keep their heads down and responded immediately through superb play from openside flanker Jean Jooste, who made a world-class off-load to send an appreciative Reuven Ferreira over under the posts to reduce the deficit to 7 points.

Waterkloof tied the game with the try of the game from outside centre, Van Aswegen, going over after a superb build up effort started from a 22 drop-off.

Waldemar Griesel caught the ball mid-air, beating a couple of defenders. He laid the ball off to Happy Makate, who in turn saw Van Aswegen in support on his left with a perfectly timed pass. Van Aswegen did the rest, as a Cronjé conversion levelled the score at 19-19.

Waterkloof took the lead with 20 minutes to go, after they took advantage of a Monument backline error. The crowd went wild as Ferreira made the most of an unclaimed bouncing ball from an up-and under, to go through untouched. Cronje added the conversion and suddenly, Klofies had a 26-19 lead and momentum on their side in this see-saw match.

Monument narrowed the deficit to four points with two minutes to go with a Myners penalty giving the visitors a sniff.

They also had a five-metre scrum in the dying minutes of the game and one last chance to score as the game went down to the wire.

Waterkloof’s defence of 14 men held firm under immense pressure as a knock-on signalled scenes of wild celebration from the players, coaches and spectators who joined on the field with their heroes.

Sportsmans Warehouse Man of the Match: Riwan van Aswegen (Waterkloof)

Scorers:

Waterkloof: 26 (5) – Tries: Reuven Ferreira (2), Stephan Jacobsz, Riwan van Aswegen. Conversions: Franco Cronje (3). Monument: 19 (14) – Tries: Ceano Everson (2), Geoffrey French. Conversions: Daylon Myners (2). Penalty: Myners

The teams:

Waterkloof: 15. Hernus Marais, 14. Waldemar Griesel, 13. Riwan van Aswegen, 12. Reuven Ferreira, 11. Sjaan Steyn, 10. Franco Cronje 9. Francois Viljoen, 8. Dale Arlow, 7. Jean Jooste, 6. Happy Makate, 5. Stephan de Beer, 4. Dylan Knoetze, 3. Luan Brown, 2. Stephan Jacobsz 1. Marnus Maritz.

Monument: 15. Kealan Milton, 14. Hanu Fourie, 13. Jody Schambreel, 12. Zain Henery, 11. Ernesto Oerson, 10. Daylon Myners, 9. Ceano Everson, 8. Jamaal Feldman, 7. Nathan Erasmus, 6. Geoffrey French, 5. RJ Barnard, 4. Ruan Koekemoer, 3. Roelf Jacobs, 2. Tristan da Costa, 1. Muller van Reenen.

Referee: Niel Bosman
AR1: Toit du Toit
AR2: Paddington Kunyaki

Die SDC Noordvaal Cup se onderskeie afdelings bereik nou die uitspeelrondes van die kompetisie.

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@superschoolsnews.co.za of per WhatsApp na 072 172 5455.

Al die uitslae:

GROEP 1 

BEKER-AFDELING

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Ander spanne:

o.16: Garsfontein 26, EG Jansen 25; Marais Viljoen 30, Noordheuwel 29; Waterkloof 56, Monument 19.

o.15: EG Jansen 26, Garsfontein 10; Noordheuwel 47, Marais Viljoen 3; Monument 20, Waterkloof 17.

o.14: EG Jansen 15, Garsfontein 5; Noordheuwel 45, Marais Viljoen 7; Monument 33, Waterkloof 7.

PLAAT-AFDELING

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Ander spanne:

o.16: Middelburg 50, Zwartkop 10; Klerksdorp 31, Montana 14; Rustenburg 38, Kempton Park 12;

o.15: Zwartkop 15, Middelburg 0; Klerksdorp 12, Montana 3; Kempton Park 12, Rustenburg 10;

o.14: Middelburg 75, Zwartkop 7; Klerksdorp 24, Montana 14; Rustenburg 8, Kempton Park 8;

SKILD-AFDELING

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Ander spanne:

o.16: Hugenote 32, Ligbron 23; Ben Vorster 22, Lichtenburg 20;

o.15: Hugenote 29, Ligbron 17; Ben Vorster 46, Lichtenburg 7;

o.14: Ligbron 22, Hugenote 0; Ben Vorster 59, Lichtenburg 10;

BOWL-AFDELING

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Ander spanne: 

o.16: Wesvalia 37, Dr. Malan 9; Alberton 22, Eldoraigne 14; Die Anker 40, Potch Volkies 33; Pietersburg 28, Merensky 17.

o.15: Wesvalia 29, Dr. Malan 0; Alberton 28, Eldoraigne 19; Potch Volkies 24, Dr. Malan 12; Pietersburg 61, Merensky 10.

o.14: Wesvalia 8, Dr. Malan 7; Eldoraigne 48, Alberton 0; Die Anker 17, Potch Volkies 15; Pietersburg 18, Merensky 8.

GROEP 2 HALFEINDSTRYDE

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Ander spanne: 

o.16: Brandwag (Benoni) 30, Piet Retief 10; Hans Strijdom 50, Wagpos 8.

o.15: Centurion 22, Piet Retief 0; Wagpos en Randburg se halfeindstryd word Dinsdag beslis.

o.14: Wagpos 31, Midstream College 15; Piet Retief 39, Potchefstroom Gimnasium 12.

GROEP 3 HALFEINDSTRYDE

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Ander spanne: 

o.16: Vryburg 36, Hoogenhout 15;

o.15: Lydenburg 17, Bergvlam 10;

o.14: Hoogenhout 20, Standerton 5;

GROEP 4 HALFEINDSTRYDE

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Ander spanne:

o.16: Patriot 43, Carletonville 15; Allen Glen 22, Glenharvie 19.

o.15: Parys 27, HTS Klerksdorp 10; Allen Glen 15, HTS Carel de Wet 15 (Allen Glen scored first try).

o.14: Allen Glen 20, Queen’s High 5.

GROEP 5A HALFEINDSTRYDE

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Ander spanne: 

o.17: Die Wilge 19, HTS Rhodesfield 17;

o.15: HTS Elspark 31, Stella 29; Koster 26, Vryburger 22.

Catch all the action live 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 contact us via e-mail at hockey@superschoolsnews.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

All the Results:

FAIRTREE SUPER 12 TOURNAMENT

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WESTERN CAPE 

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The hosts of the annual Fairtree Super 12-tournament, Hoër Meisieskool Oranje of Bloemfontein, will have to dig deep today if they want to keep their crown as champions and probably their position on top of the national rankings.

Oranje will face their arch-rivals, Eunice of Bloemfontein, in the semi-final of the tournament at 10:40 on Saturday. Oranje defeated Eunice by 3-1 in last year’s final to be crowned champions.

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

Eunice defeated Oranje earlier in the week during the final of the Southern Free State League by 4-3 in a shootout. It was the first time since 2011 that Eunice managed to defeat Oranje Southern Free State final.

Eunice also defeated Oranje (1-0) earlier this year in the semi-final of the St Mary’s Festival in Johannesburg. A victory in the semi-final could mean than Eunice dethrone Oranje at South Africa’s top girls hockey team.

Important to note is that Oranje’s captain and star player, Germarie Spershott, got injured in the Southern Free State final earlier in the week, which without a doubt had a major impact on their Super 12 campaign.

Oranje suffered two defeats during the second day of the tournament against St Mary’s Waverley (0-1) and Paarl Gimnasium (1-2) but still managed to reach the semi-finals. Eunice and Paarl Gimnasium is the only two undefeated sides left in the City of Roses.

Oranje booked their place in the semi-finals thanks to a better goal difference than St Mary’s Waverley. Both teams finished on seven log points.

Paarl Gimnasium will face Rhenish of Stellenbosch in the other semi-final. Rhenish’s only defeat thus far came against Eunice and will without a doubt test Paarl Gimnasium in their play-off match.

Paarl Gimnasium’s Arisha van Niekerk scored a brace of goals in their final pool match against Oranje to help het side bag a 2-1 victory.

Scorers: 

Pearson 1 (Jorja Andrews 25′); Garsfontein 0.

Eunice 3 (Bianca Rees-Gibbs 9′, Khanya Mtimkulu 25′, Zandri Wiid 34′); Bloemhof 0.

St Mary’s Waverley 1 (Isabelle Barrow 40′); Oranje 0.

Paarl Gimnasium 4 (Anke Botes 3′, Marli van Lierop 8′, Tanya Pieterse 12′, Anine le Roux 29′); Collegiate 0.

Menlopark 0, Herschel Girls’ High 0.

Rhenish 3 (Halle Williams 16′ Justine Basson 38′, Raquel Pestana 40′); Garsfontein 1 (Arista van Zyl 8′).

Eunice 2 (Anebel Venter 13′, Trusten Barnard 20′); Durban Girls’ College 1 (Emily Macquet 31′).

HMS Bloemhof 1 (Janke Viljoen 10′); Pearson 1 (Isabelle Hofmeyr 38′).

Menlopark 1 (Ashley Moreira); St Mary’s Waverley 0.

Collegiate 2 (Gemma Bower 18′, Elizabeth Porter 40′); Herschel Girls’ High 1 (Sofia Dearnaley 14′).

HMS Bloemhof 1 (Nina Stanich 35′); Garsfontein 0.

Durban Girls’ College 1 (Ruby Kraus 6′); Pearson 0.

Paarl Gimnasium 2 (Arisha van Niekerk 15′, 28′); Oranje 1 (Nadine Claassens 30′).

Eunice 1 (Megan Pelser 16′); Rhenish 0.

PAARL.- A clinical, dominant, and statement defining performance sealed an emphatic 41-0 win for England in the opening match of this year’s u18 International Series at Boland Landbou in Paarl on Friday. 

Catch all the action from the u18 International Series live on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com). Broadcast brought to you by Investec.

England controlled and bossed almost every facet of the match, and with their strong forward pack, quick backline and passionate supporters on the stands managed to pull off arguably one of their best wins against the French at this level.

Going into the match, England had lost to France twice in the U18 Six Nations, their latest defeat coming earlier this year, when they went down (23-22).

In this particular clash, there were no glimpses of that, in fact, it looked like it was England that had gone on an unbeaten run.

The encounter began with high tempo, as expected. The first opportunity of the match fell to England winger, Charlie Griffin who broke the line from his own half, put In a kick, chased it only for the French to recover and dot the ball over at the back.

However, it didn’t take long for the men in red and white to register their first score of the day.

Nine minutes in, England received a penalty outside the French 22-meter line when a player failed to roll away.

They then opted to kick for touch, a decision which paid off in the end. From the resulting line-out, the side used its strong pack of forwards and overpowered France to see skipper Kepueli Tuipulotu go over the line.

If there’s one thing France will rue from the match are the chances they missed out on, knocking on three balls in front of the try line. 

Those mistakes sparked the English side to life, and they grew in confidence, and started to play with intensity. They doubled their lead when an overlap on the wing saw Angus Hall score his first of two tries. 

England just grew in confidence after that and started to experiment with cross-kicks and interlinking play between the forwards and backs. 

Inside centre, Toby Baker put in a cross kick that was caught by Nick Lilley before he offloaded the ball to Griffin as he was being tackled, and just like that, Griffin was in for his side’s third of the match. 

That try extended the score to (19-0), and with France playing with 14-men after full-back, Thomas Alary received a yellow card for foul play, there was no hope of closing the margin. 

The first half ended with England leading (19-0).

At the start of the second stanza, the French side made wholesome changes, putting on a new look front row, scrumhalf, blind-side flanker and centre. 

The changes didn’t seem to make any difference, as their opponents picked up from where they left off. 

Eight minutes in, the English extended their lead through a try by big prop, Billy Sela, who tipped the ball in front of the try line and stormed over for his first of the match. 

Ollie Davies, who had converted two of the three tries scored in the first half, converted Sela’s try, to extend his side’s lead to (29-0).

By then, France were down and out and England just needed to put one more nail in the coffin. They did that by a further two tries when Griffin scored his second of the match before Finlay Wiseman got his name on the scoreboard to seal an emphatic win for his side. 

Despite the two opportunities they missed out on, France never challenged England. 

They will face South Africa on Tuesday at 15:00 at Stellenberg High School, whereas England will look to do the double when they take on a Western Province invitational side at 13:00.

Scorers:

England 41 (19) – Tries: Angus Hall (2), Charlie Griffin (2), Kepueli Tuipulotu, Billy Sela, Finlay Wiseman. Conversions: Ollie Davies (3). France 0. 

 

 

 

Daar kan Saterdag ‘n titaniese stryd tussen Potchefstroom Gimnasium en Midstream College in die halfeindronde van Groep 2 van die SDC Noordvaal Cup verwag word.

Potch Gimmies is op sy tuisveld en het vanjaar reeds gewys dat hy bo sy gewigsklas kan boks. Midstream College is die verdedigende kampioen van die kompetisie.

Midstream het sy plek in die halfeindronde met ‘n sege van 36-20 oor die Hoërskool Ermelo bespreek. Potch Gimmies het op hul beurt vir Brandwag van Benoni met 41-19 uit die pad gestamp.

In die ander halfeindstryd sal Dinamika van Alberton na Rustenburg reis om vir Bergsig Akademie die stryd aan te sê.

Dinamika het verlede week naelskraaps vir Ellisras met 16-15 uitgekakel, terwyl Bergsig ook hard moes werk om Hans Moore met 27-25 in die kwarteindronde te verslaan.

Die spanne is: 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Midstream College in Potchefstroom om 10:30: 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium: 15 PC Schutte, 14 Lourens Jacobs, 13 Jean Groenewald, 12 Delarey Joubert, 11 David Ndlala, 10 Jhanco de Beer, 9 Dian Smith, 8 Morné van Aswegen, 7 Dewald Lubbe, 6 Bart du Plooy, 5 Tobias van Dyk, 4 Kyle Williams, 3 Altus van Zyl, 2 Franco van Dyk, 1 Daneil Potgieter.

Midstream College: 15 Jaedon Louw, 14 Hilton Thomas, 13 Justin Hattingh, 12 Anru Cronjé, 11 Kobus Alberts, 10 Christiaan Mare, 9 Xander Senekal, 8 Tian Pretorius, 7 Joshua Smit, 6 Jahred Smit, 5 Kago Montene, 4 Jacques Vos, 3 Deon le Roux, 2 Mika Lubbe, 1 Kobus van der Merwe.

Bergsig Akademie vs Dinamika in Rustenburg om 10:00: 

Bergsig: 15 Waldo Pretorius, 14 Siya Buthelezi, 13 MJ Pretorius, 12 Jaysen de Abreu, 11 Alzandro dos Santos, 10 Simeon Botha, 9 Paulo dos Santos, 8 Juandré Steyl, 7 CJ van Rooyen, 6 Cobus Ferns, 5 Dewald Potgieter, 4 Taffa Luyanda, 3 Hercu du Plessis, 2 Clayton Reed (kaptein), 1 Bongi Sakie.

Dinamika: 15 Josh Egwatu, 14 Ansley Govender, 13 Jaden Jonker, 12 Dylan Serfontein, 11 Jayden Serfontein, 10 Kyle Young, 9 Dylan Feenstra, 8 Dwayne Roodt, 7 Keanu Viljoen, 6 Jonathan Rebelo, 5 Usher Booysen, 4 Marco Gomes, 3 Wesley Williamson, 2 Kyle Middelton, 1 Tiaan Saayman.

Dit is min dat albei spanne in ‘n kragmeting ‘n appeltjie met mekaar te skil het.

Maar die unieke geval doen hom Saterdag voor wanneer die Hoërskool Vryburg en Die Wilgers mekaar die stryd in die Gert Lubbe-stadion in Vryburg in die halfeindronde van Groep 3 van die SDC Noordvaal Cup pak.

Die twee spanne het verlede jaar met 15-elk in die eindstryd van die reeks gelykop gespeel en daarmee ook dan die louere gedeel. Vanjaar sal albei voel dat hul die saak kan regstel.

Vryburg het tuisspan wel ‘n reuse voordeel, maar Die Wilgers het reeds met ‘n sege van 28-24 oor Curro Nelspruit in Mbombela reeds gewys dat hy weer vanjaar ‘n sterk aanspraakmaker op die titel sal wees.

Die span van Pretoria se heelagter, David Valentine, haker, Tiaan Joubert, en flank en kaptein, Ajay Lottering, was verlede jaar ook sleutelspelers vir hul span. Joubert het verlede jaar twee keer in die eindstryd gaan druk, terwyl Lottering ‘n groot doring in Vryburg se vlees was.

Die twee voorrymanne, Ruan en Willem Minny, was ook verlede jaar in die eindstryd in aksie.

Vryburg het vir Vereeniging Gimnasium met 41-19 in die kwarteindronde geklop om sy plek in die volgende ronde te bespreek. Die span wat deur Joubert Horn en Dawid Viviers gebrei word is terug op volsterkte vir die halfeindstryd. Die tuisspan se kaptein en onderkaptein, Hanco Halgryn (binnesenter) en Diaan Janse van Rensburg (flank), maak ook hul terugkeer tot die beginspan.

Halgryn en Janse van Rensburg was saam met Linda Boyo (vleuel), Johan Steyn (haker) en Kobus van den Berg (stut) verlede jaar in die eindstryd ook teen Die Wilgers in die beginspan. Zander Ackerman (losskakel), Jan Espag (slot) en Solly Mokoka (heelagter) het vanaf die plaasvervangersbank ‘n rol gespeel.

In die ander halfeindstryd sal Bastion van Roodepoort op sy tuisveld teen die Hoërskool Erasmus van Bronkhorstspruit sake uitspook. Bastion moes verlede week hard werk om vir Overvaal met 26-20 uit te skakel, Erasmus het op sy beurt vir Hoërskool Brits met 34-13 kaf gedraf.

Die kragmeting beloof ook om kliphard te wees. Bastion se sleutel tot sukses lê by sy skakelpaar, Juan Venter (kaptein) en Devlin du Preez, se vermoë om hul span aan die gang te kry.

Erasmus het in sy geledere vir Reinhardt Uys wat oor ‘n geleerde skopskoen beskik. Die binnesenter het nie ‘n enkele stelskop pale toe in die kwarteindstryd teen Brits verbrou nie. Selfs die Springbokke sal wet hoe belangrik ‘n akkurate stelskopper in die uitspeelrondes van ‘n toernooi is.

Die spanne is: 

Hoërskool Vryburg vs Die Wilgers om 11:15 in Vryburg: 

Vryburg: 15 Solly Mokoka, 14 Linda Boyo, 13 Karabelo Mbolekwa, 12 Hanco Halgryn, 11 Johannes Haasbroek, 10 Zander Ackerman, 9 Rikus Nieuwoudt, 8 Kenan Joseph, 7 Marno van den Berg, 6 Diaan Janse van Rensburg, 5 Ben van Niekerk, 4 Jan Espag, 3 Daniel Nortjé, 2 Johan Steyn, 1 Kobus van den Berg.

Die Wilgers: 15 David Valentine, 14 Armand Pretorius, 13 Jeanré van der Walt, 12 Jonathan Hefer, 11 Jason Beets, 10 Willem Ferreira, 9 Vicky Beukes, 8 Kyle Painter, 7 Ruben Botha, 6 Ajay Lottering (kaptein), 5 Caleb Klein, 4 Wiehann Ferreira, 3 Willem Minny, 2 Tian Joubert, 1 Ruaan Minny.

Bastion vs Erasmus (Bronkhorstspruit) om 11:00 in Roodepoort: 

Bastion: 15 Liam Jacobs, 14 Benie Paich, 13 Aiden Gerber, 12 PJ Potgieter, 11 Heinrich Albrecht, 10 Devlin du Preez, 9 Juan Venter (kaptein), 8 Warren Scott, 7 Christiaan Harmse, 6 Deanin Marais, 5 Michael Bester, 4 Christo Troskie, 3 Joodre de Beer, 2 Heinrich Venter, 1 Rynhardt Koekemoer.

Erasmus: 15 Thoriso Legodi, 14 Marius Erasmus, 13 Petrus van der Merwe, 12 Reinhardt Uys, 11 Boka Sebothoma, 10 Pieter Uys, 9 Marnus Erasmus, 8 André Bezuidenhout, 7 Storm Hailstone, 6 Frikkie de Klerk, 5 Gustav van der Walt, 4 Nardo Craucamp, 3 Raynardt Jacobs, 2 GJ Smuts, 1 Jayden Hilliar.

 

Charlie Hofmeyr looks to return to winning ways when they travel to Montagu on Saturday.

The Charlies have looked unstoppable this season again, until they ran into Worcester Gimnasium last weekend, who managed to end their winning streak for the second year in a row with a 22-12 victory in which they prevented the team from Ceres from scoring a single try.

Charlies’ fullback, Lawrence Jantjies, scored all their points off the kicking tee in that match and has been instrumental to their success throughout the season. He will be one to watch this weekend.

They are still without their star flyhalf, Luan Giliomee, who is travelling back from Trinidad and Tobago where he earned a bronze medal as part of the SA U18 Sevens team at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.

They also take the field without their big grade 11 lock, Le Roux Groenewald, who has just undergone surgery on his knee and will be out of action for the rest of the season as well as their star flanker, Tyron Davids, who has also just come out of surgery on his nose.

Montagu have been experiencing a solid season themselves though, and will be looking forward to the opportunity to add another big name to their list of victories this year.

Last weekend the Montagu boys showed immense character in protecting their unbeaten record against Bredasdorp which they have held since 2010 in an epic 8-5 thriller.

The hosts struggled against Langenhoven Gimnasium, losing by 38-7, but showed grit the weekend before that to beat Overberg by 28-26.

Their lightning-quick winger, Liam Pekeur, has been one of their standout players and will also have a big role to play on Saturday.

Charlie Hofmeyr will want to build some momentum before their big inter-schools against Robertson next weekend.

Robertson will also be desperate for some game time, as their last two matches have been called off, first due to the weather, and then the taxi strikes.

So the Robertson boys will be itching to get on the field when they travel to Oudtshoorn to play Langenhoven Gimnasium on Saturday.

Their last match, on the 22nd of July, was a romp in the Winelands when they beat Hoërskool Stellenbosch by a massive 87-0.

Luke Davids (eighth man) and Mullan Burger (winger) both scored a hattrick in that match.

The hosts are no pushover though, and they are coming off a strong 47-10 victory over York High last weekend.

Their big eighth man, Charles Jacobs, looks to be at the top of his game at the moment, and their dynamic little scrumhalf, Jayden Arends, has been phenomenal with ball in hand and off the kicking tee.

The teams are:

Montagu vs Charlie Hofmeyr at 13:30:

Montagu: 15 Linden de Silva, 14 Liam Pekeur, 13 Jenovan Soldaat, 12 Xolani Stevens, 11 Raywon Minnaar, 10 Juhan Venter, 9 Udo Windvogel, 8 Mattwin Christoffels, 7 Chad Lottering, 6 Rossouw Kriel, 5 Casré Husselman, 4 Caleb du Toit, 3 Ewan Coetzee, 2 Collin Conradie, 1 CJ van der Walt.

Charlie Hofmeyr: 15 Lawrence Jantjies, 14 Matthew Syster, 13 Kyle Swartland, 12 Phillip du Plessis, 11 Deolyn Isaac, 10 Ronwil Frans, 9 Izha-Vin van Wyk, 8 Johan Coetzee, 7 Daniel Bakkes, 6 Daniel Pieters, 5 Wilmar Winterbach, 4 Benja Muller, 3 Duran Shiba, 2 Connor Baron, 1 Duran Shiba.

Langenhoven Gimnasium vs Robertson at 12:45:

Langenhoven Gimnasium: 15 Tamrin Pietersen, 14 Jade Janse van Vuuren, 13 William Ferguson, 12 Jaco Pretorius, 11 Sinclair Lottering, 10 Natayniel Fillies, 9 Jayden Arends, 8 Charles Jacobs, 7 Janes Labuschagne, 6 Keith van Zyl, 5 Michael Smit, 4 Jayden-Lee Tiemie, 3 Ruan Victor, 2 Stephan Cloete, 1 Marco van Zyl.

Robertson: 15 Brad-Leigh Cookson, 14 Ruwan Stevens, 13 Ryan Fortuin, 12 Séan-Douglas Cedras, 11 Mullan Burger, 10 Craig Rossouw, 9 Kyle Cedras, 8 Luke Davids, 7 Helgard Bruwer, 6 André Gelderblom, 5 Zackira Carolus, 4 Denzell Eyssen, 3 Petrus Coetzee, 2 Petrie van Dyk, 1 Stephen Kent.

Other fixtures:

11:00 – Kasselsvlei vs Parkland College; 11:00 – Steynville Secondary vs Vredendal Secondary; 11:55 – Overberg vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 12:20 – Bredasdrp vs Swellendam; 12:40 – Piketberg vs Dirkie Uys.

Die Hoërskool Kalahari in Kuruman onthaal Saterdag vir Diamantveld vir ‘n kans vir albei spanne om hul seisoen op ‘n hoogtepunt af te sluit.

Vir die tuisspan sal ‘n oorwinning teen Diamantveld ‘n massiewe prestasie wees, na die Diamonds verlede jaar met 74-0 bobaas was.

Diamantveld beleef egter ‘n moeilike seisoen hierdie jaar en sal net so gretig wees om hul laaste wedstryd op ‘n positiewe noot af te sluit.

Hul pak voorspelers het al gewys waartoe hulle in staat is met sterk vertonings om vir Duineveld (30-15) en Hoërskool Trio (21-15) te verslaan, maar daar was al geleenthede hierdie jaar wat die Diamonds net nie hul ritme kon vind nie.

Kalahari het onlangs teen Hoërskool Upington verloor met 34-19, maar het hulself goed verteenwoordig teen die Noord-Kaapse kampioene met veral hul agsteman, SW van Heerden, wat uitgestaan het vir sy harde werk.

As Van Heerden en kie hierdie naweek weer so ‘n vertoning kan lewer mag hulle moeilikheid vir die besoekers veroorsaak.

Toe Diamantveld vroeër in die seisoen teen Uppies gespeel het het hulle ook verloor met 43-31, so al word Kalahari dalk nie as die gunsteling beskou nie, het hulle hulself al meer as genoeg bewys teen die kaliber teenstander.

‘n Sege teen die span van Kimberley sal ‘n groot stelling wees vir die Kalahari span wat in die afgelope paar jaar al soveel vordering met hul rugbyprogram kon maak.

Die besoekers is steeds sonder hul twee ster-senters, Simon Liversage en Valentino Lenge, maar Kyle Taute (vleuel), JJ Fourie (agsteman), Achiles de Jager (flank) en FJ de Fries (stut), wie almal vir die Griekwas by die Cravenweek uitgedraf het is op hul pos om hul seisoen sterk te probeer afsluit.

Die spanne is:

Kalahari t. Diamantveld om 13:20:

Kalahari: (Moontlik) 15 Tikane Tstollo, 14 Philanso Phillips, 13 Thlompo Matilo, 12 Janco Reinecke, 11 Nathaniel Mbane, 10 Tshepo Matonkonjane, 9 Nico Thomatos, 8 SW van Heerden, 7 Molema Machaba, 6 Juandre Beeby, 5 Pieter Swanepoel, 4 Wian Taljaard, 3 Duan Roodt, 2 Lesego Thebeegae, 1 Robert Blaauw.

Diamantveld: 15 Liam Ferris, 14 Kyle Taute, 13 Kaliq Jacobs, 12 Marno Greef, 11 Lehan van der Westhuizen, 10 Ethan Manus, 9 Dirk van Heerden, 8 JJ Fourie, 7 Diwan Muller, 6 Achiles de Jager, 5 Daniël Kuhn, 4 Llewellyn Bartch, 3 Lu-Gene Coetzer, 2 De Wet du Plooy, 1 FJ de Fries.