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Zastron 28, Grens HS 30
Zastron 27, Louis Botha 45
Zastron 24, Hentie Cilliers 37
Zastron 21, Langenhoven Gimnasium 28
Zastron 49, Duineveld 5
Zastron 3, Cherries 41
Players: Nicholas Naudé, Tumi Slabbert, Wayne Slabbert, Hendri Roodt, Ruan Goosen, AJ Goosen,
Coaches: Dawie Venter and Riaan Coetzee.
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Founded: | 1876 |
| Motto: | Facta non Verba | |
| Website: | www.zastronskool.co.za | |
| Teams: | 2011, 2012, 2013. |
TWEE spanne sal vanjaar die eerste keer aan die Wildeklawer-SuperSkole-rugbytoernooi deelneem. Die Hoërskool Noord-Kaap maak sy langverwagte verskyning, terwyl Grey Boys’ High School van Port Elizabeth die ander skool is wat vanjaar die eerste keer aan die gewilde toernooi sal deelneem.
Die toernooi vind van 2 tot 4 April by Maritzburg-kollege in Pietermaritzburg plaas.
Noord-Kaap het in 2011 en 2012 onder die voorste tien spanne in die land getel en sal graag ook sy stempel op die voorste skoletoernooi in die land wil afdruk.
Northerns sal teen EG Jansen en Boland Landbou in sy twee kragmetings op die toernooi in aksie wees. Die span se uithouvermoë sal in dié tydperk getoets word. Die span van die Diamantstad is vandag in sy derde en laaste wedstryd van die Pukke se Skouspel teen die Hoërskool Klerksdorp in Potchefstroom in aksie. Die span neem ook dan van Saterdag in Pietermaritzburg deel aan die feestoernooi ter herdenking van Maritzburg-kollege se 150ste bestaansjaar.
Grey-kollege sal met Oakdale Landbou van Riversdal en Monument van Krugersdorp kragte meet. Die ander span van die sentrale streek wat op die toernooi in aksie is, is Diamantveld. Hy sal teen Grey PE en EG Jansen in sy twee wedstryde te staan kom.
Vanjaar is die vyfde jaar dat dié toernooi aangebied word. Grey-kollege, wat die eerste jaar misgeloop het, is die enigste span wat met ’n onoorwonne rekord spog. Monument en die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl spog met die naasbeste rekord. Albei skole het in ses van hul agt wedstryde tot dusver op die Wildeklawer-toernooi as oorwinnaars van die veld gestap.
Dié wedstryde waarna die meeste uitgesien sal word, is die kragmeting tussen Affies en Paul Roos-Gimnasium, en Waterkloof en Paarl-Gimnasium.
Die toernooi se bepalings is:
Dag 1: A-veld: 07:50 – EG Jansen t. Noord-Kaap; 09:00 – Glenwood t. Boland Landbou; 10:10 – HTS Drostdy t. Monument; 11:20 – Grey-kollege t. Oakdale Landbou; 12:30 – Diamantveld t. Grey Boys’ High School; 13:40 – Paarl-Gimnasium t. Wildeklawer XV; 14:50 – Maritzburg-kollege t. Paul Roos-Gimnasium; 16:00 – Outeniqua t. Waterkloof. B-veld: 10:10 – Affies t. Framesby; 11:20 – Hoër Jongenskool Paarl t. Sharks XV.
Dag 2: A-veld: 07:50 – Oakdale Landbou t. Sharks XV; 09:00 – Waterkloof t. Paarl- Gimnasium; 10:10 – Diamantveld t. EG Jansen; 11:20 – Glenwood t. Hoër Jongenskool Paarl; 12:30 – Boland Landbou t. Noord-Kaap; 13:40 – Affies t. Paul Roos; 14:50 – Monument t. Grey-kollege; 16:00 – Maritzburg-kollege t. Framesby. B-veld: 10:10 – Outeniqua t. Grey Boys’ High School; 11:20 – HTS Drostdy t. Wildeklawer XV.
Down 0-3 at halftime in difficult and wet conditions, the South Africa U20 training squad delivered an inspired second half performance, which resulted in four tries, to win their opening tour match 26-3 against an Argentine U20 XV on Saturday evening (SA time) in Corrientes.
The South Africans, in Argentina as part of their preparations for the forthcoming Junior World Championship in France, initially struggled to master the wet conditions.
The squad lost their regular captain Marvin Orie (lock, broken leg) on the eve of their departure to South America and found the going tough in the first half when they also played against a strong wind. However, they did well to restrict their opponents to a slender 3-0 lead at the interval.
A tactical change in the second half yielded far better scoring opportunities for the visitors, who eventually scored four times through Ruan Steenkamp (2), squad newcomer Aidon Davis (no 8) and flyhalf Robert du Preez (no 10). Replacement fullback Jacques Rossouw also landed two penalties.
Afterwards SA U20 coach, Dawie Theron, was understandably happy with the successful turnaround in the second half.
“We maybe tried to do too much in the first half, and that, plus the rain and soft underfoot conditions made it difficult for our guys to get going. With the wind in our favour at the turn we played a more forward-orientated game, driving the ball up and taking it through a couple of phases before sending it out wide,” explained Theron who also said he was also pleased with their kicking after the break.
He added he was pleased with the squad’s mental toughness, which served them well after a long trip from South Africa.
“The trip was long and when we arrived here we could only managed to fit in one training session, plus the weather was not good at all. We also had a few different combinations and the lineout jumpers had to adjust their calls because of the absence of Marvin, who was really good at managing our calls.
“Overall, I am very pleased with the end result and I am sure the boys would have learnt a lot. I though Aidon Davis (EP Kings), who last year played for the SA Schools against England and France, did well in his first outing for us. Jannie Stander (MTN Golden Lions, lock) also performed admirably in place of Marvin,” added Theron.
The second tour match is on Tuesday at 23h00 SA time against Argentina U20 at the same venue, with the final series match taking place next Saturday in Buenos Aires.
The point scorers:
Argentina U20 XV: Penalty: Augistin Carletto
SA U20 Training Squad: Tries: Ruan Steenkamp (2), Aidon Davis, Robert du Preez. Penalties: Jacques Rossouw (2).
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DIE Hoërskool Voortrekker van Bethlehem se eerste rugbyspan begin reeds vroeg sy spiere in die Griffon-liga bult. Die Trekkers het in sy eersteligawedstryd van dié seisoen die Goudveld-Hoërskool in Welkom met 45-15 verslaan.
Die span se losskakel, Tokkie van Zyl, het ’n driekuns aan drieë behaal. Die wenspan het sewe drieë gedruk en het die heelagter, AJ van Wyk, nie sy skopstewels by die huis vergeet nie, sou die telling veel groter gewees het.
Die span se kaptein en kantman, André Janse van Vuuren, het weer voorlangs die pas aangegee. Hy is goed deur die agtsteman, Robert de Jongh, stut Ernie Sumner, haker, Christo van Zyl, en slot Henko Naudé bygestaan.
Agterlangs het Tokkie van Zyl sy beste wedstryd sover die seisoen beleef. Benewens sy driekuns aan drieë het hy sy spel goed afgewissel en sy agterlyn mooi weggestuur. Hy was beslis die held in die sege agterlangs, maar die buitesenter, Boeta Vermaak, binnesenter, Wian van der Watt, en Junior Smit wat Van der Watt in die tweede helfte vervang het, het ook beïndruk.) Die verdedigende kampioen, Hentie Cilliers van Virginia, het sy aanslag op vanjaar se titel met ’n bonuspuntsege van 31-22 teen Welkom-Gimnasium begin. Henties was rustyd met die telling op 17-3 reeds stewig in die saal.
Gimnasium het in die tweede helfte verwoed teruggeveg. Die Gimmies se skrumskakel, Kerr Till, senter Danie Hendricks en plaasvervanger-stut, Fanie Vermaak, kan vandag tevrede met hul vertonings voel.
Henties se agtsteman, Gregan Hull, het sy uitstekende spelpeil volgehou.
Die span se skrumskakel, Ethan Williams, was agterlangs die beste speler. ) Witteberg het op sy tuisveld op Bethlehem geen genade aan die Hoërskool Kroonstad (Bloues) betoon nie en oortuigend met 59-7 gewen.
Die wenspan se senterpaar, Donavin Lourens en Louis Spershott, het die Blouskool se verdediging dikwels oorhoops gehad. Voorlangs het die haker, George Steyn, en stut Lambert Rautenbach stewige vertonings gelewer. Steyn het twee keer agter die Blouskool se doellyn gaan kuier. Vir die Blouskool het sy buitesenter, PD Marais, en slot Erlo Kleinhans moedig probeer.) Die Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad (Rooies) gaan vanjaar weer ’n aanspraakmaker op die
Griffon-liga se titel as kampioen wees. Die Rooiskool het HTS Welkom op Kroonstad met 45-13 geklop. Die wenspan was teen die omdraaislag reeds met 28-6 voor. Die span se kaptein en slot, TP Kleynhans, en die haker, Stephen O’Donovan, was soos gewoonlik uitblinkers. Die flank Francois Stemmet het ook ’n blink vertoning gelewer. Agterlangs was die senter Kobus Kleyn uitstaande.
Puntemakers:
AHS Kroonstad 45 (28) – Drieë: Nico Potgieter (2), Stefan Oelofse, Stephen O’Donovan, Robbie Petzer, Jeandré Uys, JP le Roux. Doelskoppe: Uys (5). HTS Welkom 13 (6) – Drie: Innocent Vala-shiya. Doelskop: Teboho Lesholi. Strafdoele: Lesholi (2).
Witteberg 59 – Drieë: George Steyn (2), Stefan Maree (2), Reinhardt Chapman (2), Donovin Lourens, Wiaan Pittendrich, Ludwig Swarts. Doelskoppe: Louis Spershott (7). Hoërskool Kroonstad 7 – Drie: Erlo Kleinhans. Doelskop: Gerhard de Bruin.
Voortrekker 41 (26) – Drieë: Tokkie van Zyl (3), Elandré Palm, Boeta Vermaak, Tiisetso Madonsela, Junior Smit. Doelskoppe: AJ van Wyk (3). Goudveld-Hoërskool 15 (3) – Drieë: Andy Jones, Michael Herbert. Doelskop: Shaun Reynolds. Strafdoel: Eric Herbert.
Hentie Cilliers 31 (17) – Drieë: Sylvester Lewis, Justin Williams, Ethan Williams, Gregan Hull, Riaan Pretorius. Doelskoppe: Ethan Williams (3). Welkom-Gimnasium 22 (3) – Drieë: Francois Kuipers, Oswaldo Swarts, Albert Brummer. Doelskoppe: Brümmer Marais (2). Strafdoel: Marais.
LOUIS BOTHA het Sand du Plessis in sy eerste wedstryd terug in die Vrystaat A1-liga laat les opsê deur hom met 56-6 kaf te draf.
Sannies het al vanjaar die Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad geklop, maar Louis Botha se twee drieë vroeg in die kragmeting deur Luke Cyster en Sheldon Fortuin het die verloorspan se moed gebreek.
Die wenspan se Suid-Afrikaanse skole-stut, Ox Nche, het die bal goed gedra en sy span met sy kraglopies oor die voordeellyn gehelp. Agterlangs het Cyster (losskakel), Sharwin Cupido (skrumskakel) en Sheldon Fortuin (vleuel) uitgemunt. Vir Sannies het Juan Dorf-ling as plaasvervanger ’n paar harde duikslae van die afskoppe af uitgevoer.
President Steyn se agterhoede gaan vanjaar nog heelwat spanne hoofbrekens in die Vrystaatse B1-liga gee.
Die Steyners het in sy eerste ligawedstryd vir dié seisoen die Hoërskool Bloemfontein met 55-13 uit die pad gevee.
Die wenspan se agterlyn was deurgaans gevaarlik met veral Chester Sejake en Eugene Stry-dom (senters) wat beïndruk het. Die skrumskakel Janus Sander, vleuel Lee-hane Ontong en heelagter Jean Janse van Rensburg het ook goeie vertonings gelewer.
Vir die Duikers was Ian Alberts (losvoorspeler) woelig. Die stut Barend Alexander het ook mooi by die afbreekpunte skoongemaak en in die skrums goed gevaar.
) St. Andrew het die Hoërskool Staatspresident Swart van Brandfort in die ander B1-liga-wedstryd met 18-5 getroef.
Saints het teen rustyd 18-0 voorgeloop nadat hulle in die eerste helfte met die wind van agter gespeel het.
Brandfort het die meeste balbesit en gebiedsvoordeel in die tweede helfte geniet, maar die span se vertoning was futloos.
Saints se losskakel, Dean Tucker, het bresse in die verloorspan se verdediging geslaan. Voorlangs was agtsteman Lawrence Danso en flank Krisjan Diedericks ysters.
Vir Brandfort het die agtsteman Jan Serfontein en skrumskakel Vlam Groenewald moedig probeer.
Puntemakers:
Louis Botha 56 (32) – Drieë: Sheldon Fortuin (2), Luke Cyster (2), Patrick Mbangi (2), Sydwill Mayika, Whaseem Gallant, Sharwin Cupido, Ox Nche. Doelskoppe: Cupido (3). Sand du Plessis 6 (0) – Strafdoele: JB la Cock (2).
St. Andrew 18 (18) – Drieë: Sinclair Marais, Marc Brown. Doelskop: Dean Tucker. Strafdoele: Tucker (2). Brandfort 5 (0) – Drie: Vlam Groenewald.
President Steyn 55 (22) – Drieë: Janus Sander (2), Chester Sejake, Eugene Strydom, Juan Grobbelaar, Lee-hane Ontong, Junior Aggenbach, Danie Truter, Jean Janse van Rensburg. Doelskoppe: Sander (5). Hoërskool Bloemfontein 13 (3) – Drieë: André Erasmus, Ian Albertse. Strafdoel: Tiaan van Heerden.
GREY-KOLLEGE se eerste rugbyspan het die span van Jim Fouché met 62-10 in hul Vrystaatse A1-li-gakragmeting oorrompel. Grey het rustyd met 22-3 voorgeloop danksy goeie afronding in ’n helfte waarin JF ook goeie teenstand gebied het.
Die wenspan het ook dalk ’n antwoord gekry op die vraag wie sy eerstekeuse-losskakel moet wees. Die plaasvervanger-losskakel, Julian Jordaan, was uitstekend op die aanval. Jordaan is eintlik ’n senter, maar hy het Grey se agterlyn in die tweede helfte op die voorvoet geplaas. Ander uitblinkers agterlangs was die plaasvervanger-senter, Carel Durow, en buitesenter, Stephen Rautenbach. Voorlangs het die agtsteman, Andries Kriek, ’n kragtige vertoning gelewer. Die Cravenweek-stut van verlede jaar, Andrew du Plessis, het op haker diens gedoen in die afwesigheid van die beseerde Martin Wipplinger en vir die Vrystaat- keurders gewys hy kan ook in dié posisie diens doen, sou dit van hom verwag word. Hy het in die los gewoel en twee keer gedruk.
JF se heelagter, Franco Spies, het ’n hele paar keer op die dekverdediging in die eerste helfte gewys hoe dié soort verdediging gedoen behoort te word.
) Alex Jonker, agtsteman van die Cherries, was met sy driekuns aan drieë aan die voorpunt van sy span se oorwinning van 52-0 oor die Hoërskool Fichardtpark. Die Fichies kon net nie al die gate toestop nie. Die Cherries se losskakel, Julian Delicado, het ’n hele paar keer verby die Fichies se verdedigers gesweef en gesystap. Die wenspan se twee senters, Dwayne Wessels en Neil Stannard, kan ook tevrede met hul vertonings voel. Vir die Fichies sal die span se twee breiers, Dirkie Groenewald en Diaan Neetling, slegs hul spel in die lynstane as ’n positiewe aspek kan beskou. Die Fichies se kaptein en haker, Morné de Beer, se ingooiwerk was van hoogstaande gehalte, terwyl die springers en ondersteuners in die lynstane goed saamgewerk het.
Puntemakers:
Grey-kollege 62 (22) – Drieë: Theo Ferreira (2), Andrew du Plessis (2), Julian Jordaan (2), EW Viljoen, Luan Reynders, Dylan Harlen, Charl Pretorius. Doelskoppe: Stephen Rautenbach (5), Viljoen. Jim Fouché 10 (3) – Drie: Franco Spies. Doelskop: Ruan Wasserman. Strafdoel: Spies.
Cherries 52 (31) – Drieë: Alex Jonker (3), Neil Stannard (2), Johann du Toit, Jacques du Preez, Dwayne Wessels. Doelskoppe: Henry Immelman (3), André Swarts (3). Fichardtpark 0.
Our first fixture of the regular season took place against Nico Malan in Humansdorp on Saturday. Our opponents were confident after a string of good results against some of their more fancied opponents at the Easter Festivals they attended – and an early score by their fullback after poor ball retention on our part sent their crowd into delirium. The conversion was good and the score 0 points to 7. The next 20 minutes were scrappy, as we struggled for cohesion. Thankfully we managed to get our act together and stand in captain Martin Groenewald capped off a good passage of play with a belligerent run to score our first try and level the scores at 7 a piece.
Moments later Nico Malan kicked a penalty to the corner. The ball was spread wide and the highly rated Selwyn Davids beat our defense to reclaim his deft grubber kick and score their second try. That proved to the be the final action of the first half which ended 7 to 12.
We seemed a different team after the break and began to carry the ball with a greater sense of determination and urgency, which soon brought dividends in the form of a penalty goal after a period of sustained pressure in their half of the field.
Again a lapse in concentration on defense allowed Davids to ghost through and score their third try, which was unconverted. Our newfound brutal effiency while carrying the ball and accuracy at the break down began to tell as Keanu Vers rounded off another period of dominance by our pack with a fine try as we narrowed the gap to only two points, trailing by 15 points to 17. This period of possession and territorial dominance broke our opponent’s spirits and we began to run riot – Dylan Vermaak scoring two tries in quick succession as we first gained and then stretched our lead to 29 points to 17, with 15 or so minutes remaining. A long break for an injury to one of Nico Malan’s outside backs gave them time to regroup and the last ten minutes saw Nico Malan score from fairly long range after a fortuitous turnover at a breakdown. The conversion was good and our lead was reduced to 5 points with 4 minutes on the clock. Nico Malan maintained possession from the kick off and it went wide – only for their wing to hack in downfield. Keanu Vers won the subsequent scramble for possession to dot down. We squandered possession from the restart and a few minutes of panicky defense began before our opponents coughed the ball up. The final whistle brought the curtain down on a fine advert for school’s rugby, on a day our superior conditioning and desire to win held sway over a plucky and pugnacious Nico Malan XV.
The SA Under-20 training squad to face Argentina Under-20 in their second tour match on Tuesday, 16 April show thirteen changes from the starting fifteen that won their tour opener 26-3 on Saturday evening in Corrientes.
Tomorrow’s rugby match will kick-off at 23h00 SA time and will also be played in Corrientes. The South African youngsters are in Argentina as part of their final preparations for the forthcoming Junior World Championship (JWC) in France.
Justin Geduld (inside centre) and Dennis Visser (No 5 lock) are the only two players in the team that also started on Saturday.
The speedy Seabelo Senatla, a Springbok Sevens team mate of Geduld, will run out at left wing while 2012 JWC winner Handrè Pollard was selected in the flyhalf position. Pollard is also understudy to Ruan Steenkamp who will captain the team from the side of the scrum.
Steenkamp scored two tries on Saturday in the heavy and wet conditions of Corrientes.
Jannie Stander (lock), Robert du Preez (flyhalf) and Sylvian Mahuza (fullback) were included on the bench after starting on Saturday. The last clash of the three-match tour will be played this coming Saturday in Buenos Aires.
SA U20 coach, Dawie Theron, attributed the many changes to their rotation policy. “We want to give every squad member a chance to play on tour. I am pleased with the overall result of our first game, but we know that the Pumas will come with an even bigger onslaught on Tuesday,” explained Theron.
He cautioned his team will not be able to afford another slow start again their hosts. “They will make it extremely difficult for us again right from the start so we will have to concentrate and get into our stride from early on.”
The SA U20 Training Squad vs. Argentina U20:
15. Jacques Rossouw (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
14. Tyler Fisher (The Sharks)
13. Justin Geduld (SARU contracted)
12. Dries Swanepoel (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
11. Seabelo Senatla (SARU contracted)
10. Handrè Pollard (Vodacom Blue Bulls, vice-captain)
9. Hanco Venter (The Sharks)
8. Johan Meyer (The Sharks)
7. Jurie van Vuuren (DHL Western Province)
6. Ruan Steenkamp (Vodacom Blue Bulls, captain)
5. Dennis Visser (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
4. Irne Herbst (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
3. Luan de Bruin (Toyota Free State Cheetahs)
2. Malcolm Marx (MTN Golden Lions)
1. Sti Sithole (DHL Western Province)
Reserves (roving substitutions):
16. Fred Kirsten (DHL Western Province)
17. Andrew Beerwinkel (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
18. Jannie Stander (MTN Golden Lions)
19. Jannes Kirsten (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
20. Stefan Ungerer (The Sharks)
21. Robert du Preez (The Sharks)
22. Sylvian Mahuza (Leopards)
23. Neethling Fouché (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
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Ernst Stapelberg is going to give his opponents a very hard time this season on the schools rugby fields in the province.
The fly half was in top form on Saturday for Framesby in the victory of 42-8 (21-3 half time) over Despatch. Stapelberg (captain) gave a polished display op his home ground and that trademark long raking line kicks had Despatch in sixes and sevens. His place kicking was a joy to watch as he converted all 6 tries.
Wihan Coetzer (lock), who was a power of strength in the lineouts, Visser Smit (hooker) and Wessel Strydom (prop), were prominent. Divo Welgemoed (centre) did drop a pass or two, but also dished up some brilliant play at times, with a good positional performance by fullback Tiaan Stander. For Despatch Ivan Oosthuizen (hooker), Neil Basson (lock) and Divan van Willingh (fly half) never stop trying.
Framesby started like a house on fire with Welgemoed scoring an intercept try in the first 10 seconds. They quickly build up a lead of 21-3 but lost a bit of structure in the second part of the first half when both sides struggled with their discipline.
Despatch produced their best play early in the second half when Reinhardt Roelofse broke the defence to send Roche Vermeulen away for the try. That gave Framesby the wakeup call to get in top gear to secure victory over the game visitors.
Welgemoed (2), Coetzer, Smit, Strydom and Anru Botha scored tries for Framesby and for Despatch Van Willingh added a penalty to Vermeulen’s try.