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Daniel Kazambo, Hoërskool Transvalia se steelkantflank, was die hoofkarakter in sy span se sprokie wat oor 70 minute op sy tuisveld in Vanderbijlpark afgespeel het, toe Valia vir Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen met 39-24 verslaan het.

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Kazambo, in sy tweede seisoen van eerstespan-rugby, en reeds een van Valia se groot uitblinkers as Graad 11 in 2024, het sy gehalte Saterdag uitgestal met ‘n besonderse driekuns aan drieë.

Die kantman moes vir elkeen van sy drie drieë ‘n tikkie briljante individuele spel optower. Vir die tweede, het hy byvoorbeeld tussen die pale oorgebars na ‘n skitterende stukkie opvolgwerk vanaf ‘n afskop.

Kazambo was egter nie ál ‘n uitblinker vir Valia nie. Haker, Wihandré Kruger, het gewoel in die vastelos om die lewe vir die besoekers van Boksburg moeilik te maak, terwyl losskakel, Jay-Dee Maree, agterlangs die toutjies meesterlik getrek het. Hoewel nie sy beste vertoning vanaf die skopkegel nie, was Maree se taktiese skopwerk uit die boonste rakke, en het hy goed versprei om gevaarmanne soos regtervleuel, Dihan Crause, op die aanval te plaas.

Vir die besoekers het niemand beter vertoon as heelagter, Deshean Pietersen, nie. Pietersen, welbekend in die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Beker-afdeling vir sy dodelike teenaanvalle, het die tuisspan goed besig gehou wanneer hy met die bal op loop gesit het. Voorlangs het haker en kaptein, Marco Ventura, en oopkantflank, Craig Lightfoot, moedig probeer om momentum te herwin, maar dit was oplaas tevergeefs teen Kazambo en Kie.

In Pretoria kon Die Hoërskool Menlopark nie die Waterkloof-vloek van die laaste twee jaar breek nie, toe hulle met 19-27 die knie moes buig teen die Klofies. Dit was egter nie één van die twee spanne se beste vertoning vanjaar nie. Die kragmeting het wel sy oomblikke gehad, vernaam wanneer die Parkies se buitsenter, Leskin Samuels, die bal in die hande gekry het.

Vir die Blou Tornado, het sy pak voorlangs die grondslag gelê. Ál drie sy drieë is deur voorspelers gedruk, met haker, Ruan Jacobs, se wendrie straks die aanskoulikste van die dag. Vaskopstut, Jedri Swart, lyk ook weer soos die Jedri van ouds en het moue opgerol in die loopgraafoorlogvoering voorlangs.

Ethan Lourens, binnesenter van Helpmekaar Kollege, het die voortou geneem in sy span se sege van 22-13 oor Hoërskool Nelspruit in Mbombela. Lourens het, nes ‘n week vantevore teen Hoërskool Noordheuwel, die middeveld telkens aan flarde geruk en is uiteindelik as speler van die wedstryd aangewys.

Die Nellies, as ‘n eenheid, was uiters fisiek op die verdediging. Die besoekers van Johannesburg het vir seker gevoel wanneer hulle geduik word, maar dit was helaas nie genoeg om die Bruin-golf te stuit nie.

Puntemakers: 

Transvalia 39 (17) – Drieë: Daniel Kazambo (3), Christiaan Liebenberg, Dihan Crause, Declan Hattingh. Doelskoppe: Jay-Dee Maree (3). Strafdoel: Maree. EG Jansen 24 (7) – Drieë: Ruan Rossouw, Deshean Pietersen, Marco Ventura, Strafdrie. Doelskop: Juan van Aswegen.

Waterkloof 27 (3) – Drieë: Jedri Swart, Dawid Prinsloo, Ruan Jacobs. Doelskoppe: Ronan Bastiaanse (3). Strafdoele: Bastiaanse (2). Menlopark 19 (14) – Drieë: Leskin Samuels (2), Declan Pelser. Doelskoppe: Andru Keun (2).

Helpmekaar Kollege 22 (12) – Drieë: Ethan Lourens, Shaye Lourens, Xander van Niekerk. Doelskoppe: Wian Storm (2). Strafdoel: Storm. Hoërskool Nelspruit 13 (6) – Drie: Tinyiko Silubane. Doelskop: Liam Pringle. Strafdoele: Pringle (2).

Ander spanne: 

o.16: EG Jansen 33, Transvalia 21; Menlopark 26, Waterkloof 24; Helpmekaar 35, Nelspruit 7.

o.15: Transvalia 21, EG Jansen 17; Menlopark 35, Waterkloof 22; Nelspruit 14, Helpmekaar 10.

o.14: Transvalia 24, EG Jansen 12; Helpmekaar 59, Nelspruit 7.

Hoërskool Eldoraigne hosted Hoërskool Zwartkop in interschool hockey matches on Friday and Saturday in Pretoria, with the girls’ 1st XIs meeting on Friday and the boys’ first teams facing off on Saturday.

Their home and away derby began in 2018 and has been fiercely and closely contested ever since.

Both of the big matches delivered impressive intensity, but the hosts, Eldoraigne, emerged victorious in both contests to reverse last year’s heartbreak, when Zwartkop won both games for the first time.

In the girls’ match, Jeanté Korff scored the all-important only goal of the contest as both sides defended with discipline and grit.

Eldoraigne’s head coach, Chadwin Petersen, praised his side’s resilience, especially after last year’s narrow loss to Zwartkop.

“Adversity does not build character, it reveals it,” Petersen stated.

“It was tough losing in 2024 in a match we felt we should’ve won. But this year gave us a fresh opportunity with a new group of players, who rose to the occasion. All credit to Zwartkop. They pushed us to the edge. But our girls showed fantastic character to pull through.”

In the boys’ fixture, Eldoraigne was dominant and sealed a confident 3-0 win thanks to clinical finishes from Duncan Eloff, Nico Janse van Rensburg, and Hanco Nel.

The goal-scoring trio showcased slick combination play and ruthless efficiency in front of goal and capitalised on a Zwartkop side that struggled to find its rhythm in key moments.

Zwartkop boys’ head of Hockey, Martinus Gouws, offered a heartfelt and humorous analogy to describe the defeat: “When I was younger, I had a good friend who lived nearby,” he said. “We’d always play at his house, but when we got up to mischief, his mom would give us a hiding. That’s how Friday night felt. We got a hiding at our friend’s house.”

Gracious in defeat, Gouws praised the opposition: “Congratulations to Eldoraigne, they were brilliant in every aspect. We, unfortunately, couldn’t get going. Too many unforced errors and poor execution in the attacking third let us down.

“The girls’ game was a nail-biter, very evenly matched, and the deciding goal came late. It’s a tough one to take, but it was a good battle all the same.”

RESULTS

Girls’ 1st XI

Eldoraigne 1-0 Zwartkop

Boys’ 1st XI
Eldoraigne 3-0 Zwartkop

The first three months of the schoolboy hockey season in the Western Cape have been fairly routine in terms of top teams dominating and tallying up wins.

However, it was just a matter of time before hockey enthusiasts who love an underdog story were treated to a thrilling clash and a major upset.

Last year, that big shock came when Rondebosch Boys’ High defeated Paul Roos Gimnasium 1-0. No one saw that coming. 

Fast forward to 2025, and a major upset unfolded on Friday night when Stellenberg High School recorded a famous 2-1 victory over Bishops Diocesan College at the Woodlands AstroTurf, in Cape Town.

That triumph will go down as one of the best yet for Stellenberg, who in past seasons have been on the receiving end of some hefty defeats at the hands of Bishops.

The boys from Bellville meant business from the get-go and put the hosts under pressure before opening the scoring through Charl van Niekerk. The home side pulled one back, but Gerrard Matthews-Boukoua’s strike sealed a treasured win for the visitors.

Reacting after the momentous victory, head coach Kyle Esau said: “I’m still overwhelmed by the result. Coming in, I didn’t expect the result, but I expected the boys to come out and fight and give it their all. 

“The boys played their hearts out. I think we did the same against SACS, but we didn’t have the result to show for it, and then coming back against Bishops, they stepped up,” he told SuperSport Schools Plus.

Their first two league fixtures, against SACS and Rondebosch Boys’ High, were tough on Stellenberg. Against SACS, they suffered a 1-9 loss, and last weekend they went down 1-5 against ‘Bosch.

Despite those heavy defeats, they showed glimpses of their potential and of how dangerous they could be. To finally see that potential deliver a big result pleased Esau.

“Taking a result from any of the boys’ schools is always a special moment because it’s not often you get those results against the top four teams in our league,” he said.

“It’s been a lot of hard work, a lot of grinding, since I took over three years ago. The guys have had to adapt to my systems and my styles. It’s been a process, but now it’s coming through stronger than ever.”

Stellenberg will return to action against Wynberg Boys’ High at the end of May. Coach Esau said they’ll reset, refocus, and quickly put the Bishops’ win behind them.

“I told the guys immediately after the match that it’s done now. We’ve grabbed the points, and we need to move on.

“We have a break this coming week, and then we take on Wynberg later this month, but we will work hard and focus on fixing the mistakes we made. It’s important to reset and refocus. These are big games that we are kicking off our league with, so we have no time to relax,” he concluded.

While it was a team effort that secured the win, some of the players who stood out included Gerrard Matthews-Boukoua, Jacques van Dyk, Nicol Truter, centurion Ben Marais, Charl van Niekerk, Christopher Schoeman and Juan Joubert.

In another Western Cape clash, Wynberg Boys’ High claimed a 3-2 win over Paarl Boys’ High at the Astro of Dreams.

Chad Julius netted a brace for coach Ben Wiley’s side before Ethan Daniels got his name on the score sheet. For Paarl, it was Martin de Bruyn and Alex Lategan who replied.

Parel Vallei, meanwhile, returned to action with an impressive 4-0 victory over Somerset College. Their goals were scored by Boland u18A representatives, Luka Meets (2) and Luca Jordaan before Nathan Nissen got in on the action.

SACS were the big winners on the day, thumping Rondebosch Boys’ High 9-1 at the Brewery AstroTurf.

It was a special day for their number 10, Litha Kraai, who ran out for his 100th game in the blue and white hoops. Kraai was in top form and netted five times while further goals by Matthew Lassen, Reece Theunis, Jo Le Roux, and Adam Thompson added to the lopsided final score.

Reddam House Constantia also registered a win, outplaying DF Malan 5-1.

Skipper Joe Gitlin contributed a hat-trick,  and, in the process, scored his 100th goal for Reddam, becoming the first player in the school’s history to achieve the feat.

Mitchell Welch and Daniel Steyn chipped in with goals as Reddam continued to bolster their impressive record. 

RESULTS

Curro Durbanville 2-1 Westerford High School
Wynberg Boys’ High 3-2 Paarl Boys’ High
Stellenberg 2-1 Bishops
Worcester Gimnasium 1-0 Charlie Hofmeyr
Parel Vallei 4-0 Somerset College
SACS 9-1 Rondebosch
Reddam House Constantia 5-1 DF Malan

Die Jubilee-liga het weer gesorg vir aksiebelaaide netbal, met Menlopark en Affies wat oortuigende seges behaal het, terwyl Garsfontein in ‘n klipharde stryd vir Oos-Moot getroef het.

Die Parkies het uitmuntend vertoon teen Eldoraigne om met 45–12 as oorwinnaars uit die stryd te tree. Hulle het van die eerste afgooi af die botoon gevoer met presiese aangeewerk, blitsige spel en verdediging wat die opposisie haas geen ruimte toegelaat het nie.

Affies het ‘n ewe indrukwekkende sege van 40–16 oor Waterkloof behaal, deur elke fout van die opposisie genadeloos uit te buit met hul ongenaakbare verdediging.

Dit was egter ook ’n spesiale dag vir Waterkloof, en vernaam hul kaptein en veelsy­dige ster op doel en verdediging, Zoey Smit, wat haar 150ste eerstespan-wedstryd gespeel het.

Dit is ’n merkwaardige mylpaal. As kaptein het Smit nie net haar span aangevoer met uitsonderlike leierskap nie, maar ook haar merk gelaat met besielende spel. Haar onblusbare passie, toewyding en deursettingsvermoë maak van Smit ’n ware voorbeeld vir alle jong spelers.

Garsfontein het met ’n welverdiende sege van 25–18 oor Oos-Moot hul vaardigheid en strukturele spel uitgestal. Die Garsies het deurgaans kalm maar doelgerig gespeel met hul verdediging wat waardevolle balle teruggewen het, terwyl hulle op die aanval netjies afgerond het. Oos-Moot het taai weerstand gebied, maar Garsfontein se spanwerk en akkuraatheid in die sirkel het die verskil tussen wen en verloor beteken.

Uitslae o.19A:

Garsfontein 25, Oos-Moot 18

Menlopark 45, Eldoraigne 12

Affies 40, Waterkloof 16

Die JOMO-liga in Gauteng het weer netbal van hoogstaande gehalte, ‘n paar dominante vertonings en ook ‘n skoksege opgelewer.

Die verrassing van die week was ongetwyfeld Noordheuwel se naelbytsege van 20–19 oor die magtige Monument. Die kragmeting was van meet af aan gelaai met spanning, met die spanne wat mekaar minimum beweegruimte toegelaat het op die baan.

Die Nories se koelkopbenadering in die doodsnikke het uiteindelik die deurslag gegee in ’n kragmeting wat beslis as een van die hoogtepunte van die seisoen beskou kan word.

In ’n kragmeting van totaal verskillende karakter, het Helpmekaar hul stempel afgedruk met ’n wegholsege van 57–4 oor Florida.

Helpies het van die eerste fluitjie af momentum opgebou, met vinnige oorgange, presiese spelpatrone en doeltreffende afronding. Florida kon eenvoudig nie die tempo hanteer nie en het gesukkel om enige vatplek aan die kragmeting te kry.

Rand Park het ook hul staal gewys met ‘n deeglike oorwinning van 31–19 oor Linden. Hayley Jose het uitmuntend gevaar op hulpdoel (HD) met haar dinamiese vertoning op die aanval, puik ondersteunende spel en akkuraatheid met elke doelpoging. Sy het ’n beduidende rol gespeel in Rand Park se dominante vertoning, met die span wat met georganiseerde struktuur en selfvertroue hul oorheersing bevestig het.

Uitslae o.19A:

Helpmekaar 57, Florida 4
Monument 19, Noordheuwel 20
Rand Park 31, Linden 19

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

The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools. For results of the SDC Noordvaal Cup – click on the following link – SDC Noordvaal Cup Results.

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

You can also submit a result via our website – Submit Result.

All the results: 

CENTRAL REGION

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EASTERN CAPE 

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KWAZULU-NATAL

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NOORDVAAL

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WESTERN CAPE

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

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

Al die uitslae:

GROEP 1 

BEKER-AFDELING

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Ander spanne:

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

PLAAT-AFDELING 

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

SKILD-AFDELING

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

BOWL-AFDELING 

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

GROEP 2

BLOU BULLE

LIMPOPO

VALKE

GROEP 3

 

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@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

All the Results:

EASTERN CAPE 

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WESTERN CAPE 

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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@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

All the Results:

EASTERN CAPE 

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FREE STATE 

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KWAZULU-NATAL 

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NOORDVAAL 

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WESTERN PROVINCE 

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Grey College was in top form against Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in their Hyundai Friday Nite Lights contest at Grey College on Friday evening, romping to a 4-1 victory.

Waldo Konig, with two goals, Wian Griesel, and Gianni Tyropolis, were on target for Grey College.

With strong support in the stands, the home side did not disappoint their backers. Their schoolmates sang out their support with gusto, and the songs were the wind beneath College’s wings.

Affies stood firm and denied the hosts a goal in the first chukka, but Grey broke through in the second. Coach Dallan Phillips’ had done a good job of exerting pressure, and they were rewarded with a well-worked field goal three minutes into the second quarter.

First, they turned over possession high up the field. Then, they made ground down the left flank and broke open the deadlock by squeezing in a goal after a bit of a scramble in front of the goal box.

“I am very happy with our pressing tonight. We put Affies under pressure, especially early on,” Phillips said after the match.

The visitors did a good job repelling all of Grey College’s subsequent attempts on goal in the remainder of the chukka. However, the hosts could be kept out only so long, and, shortly after halftime, they added another field goal.

They extended their advantage to 3-0 with a penalty corner in the last chukka, but Affies pulled one back four minutes later, also from a shorty.

With Affies chasing another goal to make a game of it, Grey College sat deep and soaked up the pressure. Then, they struck a hammer blow on the counterattack, knocking in their fourth goal with less than five minutes left on the clock to secure the win.

“I was impressed by our defence. The boys did really well at the back. But I feel we leave a lot of goals on the pitch. We need to work on our goal-scoring,” Phillips reflected on the contest.

Something else Grey College will need to address is their discipline. They were, at one point, reduced to nine players, with two men in the bin. That aside, Phillips’s side played as good a match as they could have.

RESULT

Grey College 4-1 Affies