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Die 2023 Valke-liga halfeindstrydrondte vir afdeling vier en vyf vind hierdie Vrydag plaas by HTS Carel de Wet en Hoërskool Suiderlig in Vanderbijlpark.

Die gasheerskool, HTS Carel de Wet, sal hierdie geleentheid sien as ‘n kans om te wys hoe hul rugbyprogram gegroei het sedert Jacques Moorcroft by hulle aangesluit het as adjunkhoof aan die einde van 2021.

Moorcroft is ook sedert 2020 hoofafrigter van die Valke-suid span.

Hul teenstanders, Parys, het dit egter al in 2019 ook tot in die eindstryd gemaak, en weet wat dit verg om vir die top posisie te kompeteer.

Die wenner van daardie wedstryd sal in die einstryd teen of Die Anker Skool of Edenvale High speel, afhangende van wie die stryd tussen daardie twee skole wen.

In afdeling 5A is dit Heilbron teen Dr. Johan Jurgens en Olympia Park teen Generaal Smuts wat uitspeel vir ‘n posisie in die eindstryd, terwyl afdeling 5B se eindstryd bepaal sal word deur die uitslae van Glenbrack teen Elspark en Vaal High teen Reigerspark.

Die spanne is:

Afdeling 4:

HTS Carel de Wet t. Parys om 12:40 op die A-veld:

HTS Carel de Wet: 15 Fazel Motsoboloso, 14 Neo Ngosha, 13 Lesego Mquteni, 12 Setchaba Mongiwa, 11 Latickha Sonwaba, 10 Vuyo Ngosha, 9 Gift Hlubi, 8 Jenevic Kalombo, 7 Amogelang Mthombeni, 6 Thabo Matai, 5 Keimetso Moletsane, 4 Sandile Mdudi, 3 Mpho Monuetshwa, 2 Tumelo Shalaba, 1 Nicateko Shibamba.

Parys: 15 Austin Feerus, 14 Sibusiso Mmulutsi, 13 Lyton Oelofse, 12 Ian Posthumus, 11 Nathan Stassen, 10 Marnus Roets, 9 Nathan Muller, 8 Diaan Brink, 7 Gideon van Dyk, 6 Herman Steyn, 5 Benjamin De Gouvia, 4 Siyabonga Ntsuku, 3 Wuhan Mare, 2 Romé Pretorius, 1 Calvin Kruger.

Die Anker Skool t. Edenvale High om 11:30 op die A-veld:

Die Anker Skool: 15 Ryan van Wyk, 14 Riaan Putter, 13 Bjorn van der Berg, 12 Vusi Melato, 11 Tshepo Kutoane, 10 Stefan Lombard, 9 Katleho Buthelezi, 8 Jaco Pretorius, 7 Danie Fourie, 6 Zak Poolman, 5 Katiso Ramajoe, 4 Keketso Kekana, 3 Lesedi Magapa, 2 Tshebo Maduna, 1 Damion Jacobs.

Edenvale High: 15 Bradley de Beer, 14 Damian Greeff, 13 Jake Carlyle, 12 Tre Ahaiwe, 11 Moses Moyo, 10 Brandon Spencer, 9 Juan Vermaak, 8 Joshua Bell, 7 Storm Taylor-Broun, 6 Daniel Scott, 5 Christian Moore, 4 Liam van Schalkwyk, 3 Ethan Magnussen, 2 Tumiso Matabane, 1 Tino Mandula.

Afdeling 5A:

Heilbron t. Dr. Johan Jurgens om 09:10 op die A-veld:

Heilbron: 15 GC van Wyk, 14 Kagiso Radebe, 13 Andre van der Merwe, 12 Wessel Steyn, 11 Brodney Bothman, 10 Rele Mokoena, 9 Joshua van Wyk, 8 Ernst Stemmet, 7 RE Bronhorst, 6 Freddie Hausleitner, 5 Rigardt Smit, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 3 Danie Swart, 2 Stean Lategan, 1 Ethan Mkgotsi.

Dr Johan Jurgens: 15 Jordan Low Kee, 14 Sam Ibe, 13 Smilo Zulu, 12 Given Netshivhazwaulu, 11 Nkosinathi Monedi, 10 Viwe Maduna, 9 Owethu Matshoba, 8 Mpendulo Sidibana, 7 Shervandre Eavening, 6 Eloce Ngoy, 5 Sipheshle Tshabalala, 4 Wenzile Ngcobo, 3 Puthuna Njabulo, 2 Qiyaam Sodoms, 1 Buhle Sibiya.

Olympia Park t. Generaal Smuts om 08:00 op die A-veld:

Olympia Park: 15 Dumisane Nkosi, 14 Ruan Ferreira, 13 Lesedi Mhlangu, 12 Leon Hanekom, 11 Siyabonga Takalo, 10 Rickus Els, 9, Reuben Hanekom, 8 Sihle Mazia, 7 Kgomotso Masina, 6 Reegan Grobbelaar, 5 Andrico Potgieter, 4 Juan-Pierre Paddock, 3 Freddie Basson, 2 Imannuel Beukes, 1 Juandre Ackermann.

Generaal Smuts: Onbekend

Ander bepalings:

Afdeling 4: 

B-veld: 08:00 – Elspark II t. Belvedere II.

C-veld: 08:00 – CBC o.14 t. Voortrekker o.14; 09:00 – CBC o.15 t. HTS Carel de Wet o.15; 10:00 – Die Anker Skool II t. CBC II; 11:00 – CBC o.16 t. Suiderlig o.16.

D-veld (Suiderlig A): 09:00 – Belvedere o.16 t. Parys o.16; 10:00 – Parys o.15 t. Voortrekker o.15.

E-veld (Suiderlig B): 09:00 – Elspark o.14 t. HTS Carel de Wet o.14.

Afdeling 5:

A-veld: 09:10 – Glenbrack t. Elspark (Afdeling 5B halfeindrondte).

B-veld: 09:00 – HTS Rhodesfield o.17 t. Kwa Tsa Duza o.17; 10:00 – Vaalpark o.15 t. Drie Riviere o.15; 11:00 – Birchleigh o.17 t. Olympia Park o.17.

D-veld (Suiderlig A): 08:00 – HTS Rhodesfield o.15 t. Heilbron o.15; 11:00 – Vaal High t. Reigerspark (Afdeling 5B halfeindrondte).

E-veld (Suiderlig B): 08:00 – Alra Park o.15 t. Riverside o.15; 10:00 – Sizanane o.15 t. Elspark o.15.

Afdeling 3 van die Valke-liga se halfeindstryde vind hierdie naweek by Hoërskool Hans Moore in Benoni plaas.

Na ‘n harde seisoen word die twee top spanne in die afdeling hierdie Vrydag bepaal waneer Vereeniging Gimnasium teen Stoffberg speel en Overvaal vir Delmas aanpak.

Overvaal sal hul kampioen-status wil behou hierdie jaar, na hulle verlede jaar die einstryd teen HTS Sasolburg met 17-12 gewen het, ondanks die feit dat hulle op ‘n stadium slegs 12 spelers op die veld gehad het.

Hul teenstander, Delmas, sal egter ander planne inhou vir die heersende kampioene hierdie naweek, en daardie wedstyd beloof om ‘n massiewe stryd te wees.

Die tweede- en laer ouderdomsgroep-spanne in die afdeling se halfeindstryde word ook op die dag beslis, so daar is heel dag opwindende rugby op skou in Benoni.

Hans Moore, wie se velde vir die byeenkoms gebruik word, is op hul beurt weer in aksie by Brandwag waar hulle teen Oosterlig in afdeling twee se halfeindrondte speel, saam met Brandwag wat teen Leeuwenhof speel.

Die spanne is:

Delmas t. Overvaal om 11:30 op die A-veld:

Delmas: TBC

Overvaal: 15 Jamie van det Lilth, 14 Dwayne Oosthuizen, 13 Tristen Ward, 12 Miguel Carolus, 11 JP le Roux, 10 Jason Pretorius, 9 Wynand Vermeulen, 8 Sean Dubery, 7 Zander de Leeuw, 6 CJ du Toit, 5 Hanré Mans, 4 Vian Kruger, 3 Ewaldt de Klerk, 2 Ruan Krauze, 1 Branden Mocke.

Vereeniging Gimnasium t. Stofberg om 12:40 op die A-veld:

Vereeninging Gimnasium: 15 Ryan Thompson, 14 Henno van Heerden, 13 Shuan van der Merwe, 12 Tony Prince, 11 Duncan Scheun, 10 Neil Helberg, 9 André Labuschagne, 8 Thato Lehohla, 7 Dominique Britz, 6 Zander Jonck, 5 Hennie Coetsee, 4 Werner Lottering, 3 Janco Nel, 2 Marco Steyn, 1 Handré Britz.

Stoffberg: 15 Justin Green, 14 Juan-Ray van Eenden, 13 Zander Fourie, 12 Dudley Mans, 11 Matthew Smith, 10 Eben Botes, 9 Christian Birks, 8 Luquinn Coetzer, 7 Dewald Wolfe, 6 Keenan van Wyk, 5 Cayden Vogel, 4 Candan Olsson, 3 Hannes Pretorius, 2 Leigh du Plessis, 1 Gareth Willemse.

Ander bepalings:

A-veld: 08:00 – Birchleigh II t. Stofberg II; 09:10 – HTS Sasol II t. John Vorster II; 10:20 – Vereeniging Gimnasium o.16 t. Delmas o.16.

B-veld: 08:00 – Vereeniging Gimnasium o.14 t. Birchleigh o.14; 09:10 – John Vorster o.14 t. Delmas 0.14; 10:10 – John Vorster o.15 t. Birchleigh o.15; 11:10 – Delmas o.15 t. Overvaal o.15; 12:20 – Overvaal o.16 t. Birchleigh 0.16.

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.

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St Andrew’s College had a memorable win last Saturday when they made a last-minute comeback to defeat Queen’s College 13-11. 

St Andy’s showed their determination, the same determination they will bring this Saturday to end things on a high note before the break. 

It was not only their matchup against Queen’s that saw St Andrew’s take the win, but their two prior games as well. They earned a 41-19 win over Hudson Park shortly followed by their 26-13 defeat of Selborne College. 

It is hard to say who are the favourites going into this game, with Kingswood having a phenomenal season of their own. 

In fact, if Kingswood College is victorious on Saturday, it will be their twelfth win of the season. It will also be their sixth consecutive win. 

Aside from their long list of triumphs, including beating Dale College by 22-0 in their last matchup and Mary Waters by 44-5 just before that, Kingswood also has three players representing their school as part of the Eastern Province u18 Craven Week team. 

Tadiwa Chikutiro, Sinengomso Brawen and Phikolomzi Petse will all take the field during Craven Week to showcase Kingswood’s rugby talent. 

They find great strength in their teamwork, pace and ability to think quickly and adapt in high pressure situations. 

This should be a great fixture and warm up before the provincial rivalry begins. 

The teams: 

St Andrew’s College: 15 Oliver Snart, 14 Jacques Cloete, 13 Joe Bennie, 12 Sintu Mjali, 11 Murray Wilson, 10 Daniel Hickey, 9 Luke Rowley, 8 Andrew Baisley, 7 Jason Dovey, 6 Sinjhun Cawse, 5 Charlie Beaton, 4 Oliver Myatt-Taylor, 3 Ayamnkele Dongwana, 2 Joe Wostenholm, 1 Connor Brand.

Kingswood College: 15 ikhona Keep, 14 Sine Brawen, 13 Jared Wilson, 12 Tadiwa Chikutiro, 11 Shiloh Nyakutwa, 10 Praise Matsila, 9 Appiah Ndezengu, 8 Shingi Manyarara, 7 Kundai Magaya, 6 Tapiwa Zhanda, 5 Sipho Nonyalela, 4 Aiden Fletcher, 3 Stanley Murangwana, 2 Amazing Vheriwa, 1 Phiko Petse. 

Kick-Off: 15:30

 

Hilton College, and KwaZulu-Natal Inland coach, Damian Kimfley says he is excited and relishing the opportunity of leading the provincial side in this year’s IPT which kicks off in Bloemfontein on the 24th of June. 

Kimfley, who also represented South Africa during his playing days is no stranger to the big stage having led Hilton to a top-5 ranking this year while ranking up some impressive performances on the way. 

The former will also return to the tournament with vast knowledge, having led the U16 side to a silver medal in 2022 while acting as an assistant coach for the U18 side. 

This year, he takes the reigns, and in an interview with SuperSport Schools, outlined how he feels ahead of the tournament. 

“I’m very excited for the tournament, I think we’ve got a good group of players this year that can compete,” he said. 

“We have a mixture of Hilton, Maritzburg College, and St Charles boys in the team so I’m pretty keen to see how we put it all together and compete at the highest level.”

The 16-player squad is made up of nine Hilton College boys, rightfully so considering their electric form this season. Five boys are from Maritzburg College while St Charles is represented by two players.

Despite not having a pool of schools to pick from, Kimfely was quick to admit that choosing the team was difficult and players were chosen because of their attributes, skills, and the way they fit into the team. 

“It was quite challenging because we had three trial weekends to pick a team,” he said.

“So, it was quite tough to select the right team and the right players for the way I would like us to play and how I see hockey.”

“We were quite specific on how we picked the players and who we wanted to play in the team.”

The KZN Inland team will go to Bloemfontein with a mission to win the tournament, just like any other side. 

However, Kimfley is aware that it won’t be an easy ride considering the teams they are drawn within the Coastal A pool. 

“I think it’s gonna be very tough, we’ve got Coastal A in our pool,” said the coach.

“We have Boland, who is a very strong team this year with a lot of Paul Roos boys, then there’s EP (Eastern Province), who are always a challenge with their different style of play and flare of hockey.”

“So it will be tough fighting for a top two spot to make the semi-finals, hence I think it’s gonna be extremely challenging for the boys, but I believe we are ready.”

Kimfley’s side will open their IPT campaign with a clash against KZN rivals, the Coastal side on day one of the tournament. ‘

Kick-off for that clash is at 16:05. 

The team:

Nkosiyethu Shozi (Hilton), Nicholas Holmes (Maritzburg College), Michael Sara (Hilton), Kyle Dobeyn (Maritzburg College), Nicholas Chantler (Hilton), Rearden Dicken (St Charles), Akha Mda (Hilton), Phiwayinkosi Dlamini (Maritzburg College), Dale Herbert (Hilton College), Kearabetswe Khoele (Hilton), Wian Liebenberg (Hilton), Jarred Kitto (Hilton), Banele Dlamini (Maritzburg College), Caleb Ryland (St Charles), Grant Bridgeford (Hilton), Ipeleng Mosupye (Maritzburg College). 

Head coach: Damian Kimfley

Manager: Cheslvn Mosupye 

Physiotherapist: Daiyaan Solomons 

As we reach the mid-year break, schools are slowly wrapping up their hockey fixtures to shift their focus on exams- However, there were some entertaining matches in the Eastern Cape this week with wins for Clarendon Girls  and Selborne College in East London, while St Andrews defeated Kingswood College in the annual “K-Day” fixture. 

Selborne College and Clarendon Girls both registered tough wins on the road against Stirling High School on Wednesday evening as both matches were played under the rain and in tough conditions. 

Clarendon, who are the sister school of Selborne has had a similar run to their neighboring boys’ school this season, recording emphatic wins and beating a couple of strong teams on their way to the mid-season break.

They came into the Stirling game on the back of a (4-1) win against Cambridge whereas they had scored 14 goals against Kingsridge Girls High a week prior. 

Reacting to the hard-fought 1-0 against Stirling, Clarendon’s head coach, Deon Nel told SuperSport Schools how delighted he was with the win, and feels like they played their best hockey 

“I think it was a really good game for us, statistically, we were good the whole game, the only part that let us down was the finishing around the circle,” he said after the match. 

“Anyways, we’ll take the win. I also think it was a very dominant performance even though we managed to get the goal in the dying seconds of the match.” 

“We played some of the nicest hockey that we’ve played this season, moved the ball around a lot, I’m generally happy with the performance, it’s not always about the outcome but satisfied with the way we played,” added the coach.  

Players that stood out: Claren Lugo- Fernandez, Cara Knott, while Stirling captain Linamandla Mxinwa also produced a top performance. 

In the boys’ game, Selborne once again scored five goals in what Selborne coach, KJ Friend described as “Torrential Rain”. 

The side was coming off a (6-1) win against Cambridge a few days ago. Among the scorers featured Cade Kock, who has come alive of late. Whereas regular goal scorers, Ben van der Merwe and Waeden Plaajies also scored to record yet another victory for the side away from home. 

Across the province in Makhanda, Kingswood College hosted St Andrews in the annual K-Day derby. 

Two teams, who have performed up to standard this season struggled to break each other’s defence early in the game. 

It was probably one of the toughest and most tightly contested hockey matches in the Province to date. St Andrews scored the only goal of the match in the second half, with one quarter to go. 

Captain, Sibusiso Mxube came up with the goal after pouncing on a loose ball in the box. That makes it two wins in as many matches for St Andrews after they defeated Queens College (2-0) last weekend. 

Kingswood Girls vs DSG Makhanda will play on Saturday, while other schools have completed their hockey fixtures for the term.

Scorers:

Boys: 

Selborne College 5 (Cade Kock (2), Ben van der Merwe, Waeden Plaajies, Jacques van der Merwe); Stirling 1 (Tristan Rowe).

St Andrew’s College 1 (Sibusiso Mxube). Kingswood College 0.

Girls: 

Clarendon Girls High 1 (Kaylin Hendrick). Stirling 0. 

Michaelhouse will be aiming to turn around a tough season when they travel to Hilton College in one of KZN’s heated matchups this coming weekend. 

The side which hails from the Midlands area of KwaZulu-Natal, has had a pretty challenging season, faced with adversity but in the midst of it all managed to produce five provincial players this year. 

This coming weekend, they take on arguably one of the most dangerous teams in Durban, Hilton College who have moved to fifth spot in the U18 boys rankings. 

Ahead of the match, SuperSport Schools had an exclusive interview with the coach, Grant Von Mayer to preview the match, and get more detail about his team. 

“The season has been a tough one,” opened Von Mayer. 

“It started with promise as we had a fit healthy and talented squad. Unfortunately, we suffered from many disruptions over the season and have seldom been able to fix the side we planned.”

“So in terms of results, we are disappointed and we feel that we have not been able to capitalize on early success against the likes of College,” he added.

In many cases, the performance of certain teams depreciates when they lose regular first-team players and more experienced players. This is also the case at the KZN school, however, Von Mayer believes the squad they have now will drive the hockey program into 2024. 

“The squad is bolstered by a strong Grade 11 group.”

“These boys will have the responsibility of driving the squad into 2024.”

There might be some disappointing results recorded by Von Mayer’s side but he believes positive performances against Durban rivals will go a long way for the confidence of his side. He picked the best games he’s seen his side in action in: 

“The Maritzburg College game was a fantastic fixture. We managed to win it (3-2), however, both sides produced some good constructive hockey and it was a good advert for the schools.”

“Our first-half defensive effort against Hilton was extraordinary and despite the score line, our game against the dangerous DHS team was a highlight for me.”

“The team (against DHS) had to adapt to a nuanced structure and they managed this exceptionally well for much of the game.”

The season might’ve not lived up to expectations for the coach, however, the fact that the side managed to produce five Inland U18 B players cannot be overlooked. 

The likes of John Yeadon, West Mitchell-Innes, Patrick Lambert, Piko Nkompela, and Mokilibi Makara will represent the school at the IPT tournament starting next week in Bloemfontein. 

But first, they need to go through a Hilton side, who come off a (1-0) loss against Kearsney College while they went down (3-0) against Westville Boys. The last time the sides met was earlier on in the season and Hilton won (4-2).

Kick-off between the two sides is at 11:30 on Saturday.

The teams:

Hilton College: Nkosi Shozi, Michael Sara, Grant Bridgeford, Dale Herbert, Nicholas Chantler, Akha Mda, Wian Liebenberg, Joel Kitshoff, Kearabetswe Khoele, Jarred Kitto, Masud Dakile, Jarred Matlby, Tino Hove, Murray Loughor-Clarke, Benjamin Mcguigan. 

Michaelhouse: Pikolomzi Nkompela, Jordan Baxter, Jason Lawrence, Nicholas Pitt, Christopher Angel, Keaton Porrill, West Mitchell-Innes, Sebastian Hofmeyr, John Yeadon, Murray Hall-Jones, Thomas Griffin, Dominic Furby, Patrick Lambert, Erich van Zyl, Oliver Brown. 

 

Hoërskool Nelspruit will be defending their title as last year’s Mpumalanga champions at their home ground.

Sixteen schools will be competing against each other, the top two schools will go through to the DStv Schools Challenge at the end of July.

The Championship starts at 14:00 on Thursday 15 June and goes on until the 17^th.

Nelspruit had a great season, they won most of their games and won big against Trio with a score of 55-14.

They will be facing schools like Secunda who had a roller coaster of a season. They won against Merensky 46-30 but lost against Oranje 24-11.

HTS Middelburg and Hoërskool Middelburg are also facing the champions this weekend.

Hoërskool Middelburg’s season has also been great and might just be Nelspruit’s biggest competition. They also won most of their games with big scores. Against Kalahari they won by 38-9, and against HTS Middelburg they won by 35-15.

There is a guarantee that this long weekend will be packed with great netball on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com) don’t miss any of the games.

Fixtures:

15 June

Court 1: 14:00 – Hoërskool Middelburg vs Hlomani Secondary; 15:00 – Hoërskool Nelspruit vs Lambalati Secondary; 16:00 – Middelburg vs Curro Nelspruit.

Court 2: 14:00- HTS Witbank vs Curro Nelspruit; 15:00 – General Hertzog vs Piet Retief; 16:00 – HTS Witbank vs Hlomani Secondary.

Court 3: 14:00 – Secunda vs Oasis; 15:00 – HTS Middelburg vs Luka; 16:00 – Secunda vs Lydenburg.

Court 4: 14:00 – Ermelo vs Lydenburg; 15:00 – Standerton vs Delmas; 16:00 – Ermelo vs Oasis.

16 June

Court 1: 08:00 – Hoërskool Nelspruit vs Piet Retief; 09:00 – Hoërskool Middelburg vs HTS Witbank; 10:00 – Hoërskool Nelspruit vs Generaal Hertzog.

Court 2: 08:00 – Generaal Hertzog vs Lambalati Secondary; 09:00 – Curro Nelspruit vs Hlomani Secondary; 10:00 – Piet Retief vs Lambalati Secondary

Court 3: 08:00- HTS Middelburg vs Delmas; 09:00- Secunda vs Ermelo; 10:00- HTS Middelburg vs Standerton.

Court 4: 08:00 – Standerton vs Luka; 09:00 – Lydenburg vs Oasis; 10:00 – Delmas vs Luka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing quite beats a midweek fixture, just before the long weekend. What better way to get the Youth Day celebrations rolling with some schoolboy rugby?

A fired-up St Benedict’s College who are going through a purple patch of form, winning three out of their last four fixtures, will be hosting St Stithians College.

The side have beaten Parktown Boys’ High, St Alban’s College, and St David’s Marist, their most recent loss to St John’s College where they went down (34-22), in what was a slight upset.

Kick-off takes place at 18:05. These two sides have already met earlier in the season where St Benedict’s came out on top, winning the fixture away (26-17).

The team have already come out on top twice against St Alban’s College and will be looking to do the same against Saints.

St Stithians however might be the underdogs in this fixture but don’t be surprised to see the team coming out all guns blazing as they look to wrap up, what has been a long and tedious season. The staff might take an opportunity to scout a few new recruits for next year’s season.

Saints will be looking at prop Keabetswe Mapukana to put in some big hits in defense as the side looks to slow down any sort of offensive play from the home team. The backline will need to fire if they want to put points on the board and push for a win, watch out for winger Tinashe Gweshe as looks to kick it up a gear.

Bennies Coach Andrew Barnes will be going into the match feeling confident in his side’s ability to perform during crucial times. His side has won nine matches this season and are on the search for a tenth.

St Bendict’s College have managed to find ways to win from unlikely positions as was the case against St Alban’s College where they won the match from behind. The team is well led by skipper Sabelo Shangase, who has shown his tenacity in the scrumhalf position.

Against St David’s Marist, Bennies defended well making 68 tackles in the second half to slow down the hosts who were persistent in attack as they searched for victory, locks Luke Carr and Declan Murphy put in some hard graft.

The teams will be looking forward to squaring off against each other before entering their midterms.

Expect an exciting match to be played under lights in very cold conditions with evening temperatures set to drop down to 11 degrees.

Can Bennies secure a second win over Saints and hold their cool or will there be an upset with St Stithians breaking the ice?

Teams:

St Benedict’s College: 15 Onkgopotse Monaheng, 14 Ntelezi Mchunu, 13 Raymond Hassim, 12 Uche Ejike, 11 Nathi Beda, 10 Jason Pengelley, 9 Sabelo Shangase, 8 Jason Cutler, 7 Thando Jadezweni, 6 Byron Smit, 5 Declan Murphy, 4 Luke Carr, 3 Victor Goncalves, 2 Michael Mundove, 1 Daniel Walsh.

St Stithians College: 15 Lebo Mofolo, 14 Ben Parkinson, 13 Sean Strydom, 12 Gabriel Hore, 11 Tinashe Gweshe, 10 Nthabeleng Mafole, 9 Aidan Appalsamy, 8 Tashinga Chingonzo, 7 Ryan Zvinevashe, 6 Mathula Sikhakhane, 5 Thato Madziwanyika, 4 Francois Botes, 3 Keabetswe Mapukana, 2 Braedon Hollingworth, 1 Branden Lightfoot.

Fixtures:

u14A: 15:00 pm (C Field)

u15A: 15:00 pm (B Field)

u16A: 15:00 pm (A Field)

u19B: 16:15 pm (A Field)

u19A: 18:05 pm (A Field)

Hoërskool Diamantveld is vanjaar die gunsteling om weer as die nommer een netbalspan by die Noord-Kaap netballiga uitspele gekroon te word.

Hul sal egter eers ‘n paar aanslae van hul mededingers moet afweer wanneer die top netbalskole in die Noord-Kaap op 16 en 17 Junie aan die uitspele in Upington deelneem.

Kyk regstreeks na die aksie op SuperSport Schools – www.supersportschools.com.

Diamantveld is in 2022 as die kampioen gekroon nadat hulle Duineveld met 25-22 in die eindstryd geklop het.

Diamantveld het ‘n uitstekende netbalseisoenv tot dusver beleef en vroeër vanjaar vir die vyfde agtereenvolgende jaar vir Hoërskool Noord-Kaap by die Classic Clashes met ‘n telling van 33-28 geklop.

Diamantveld het ook vir Hartswater 44-11 verslaan, terwyl Hartswater op hul beurt vir Noord-Kaap met 22-12 gewen. Hierdie oorwinning plaas Hartswater in die tweede possie en Noord-Kaap in die derde possie van die Frances Baard-streek wat aan die uitspele gaan deelneem.

In die ZF Mgcawu-streek het Duineveld, Upington en Hoërskool Martin Oosthuizen (HMO) van Kakamas tot die uitspele deurgedring.

Duineveld het vanjaar skoonskip teen Upington met ‘n telling van 42-25 gemaak tydens die FNB Classic Clashes.

Duineveld was in sy laaste vier van sy vyf Clashes-kragmetings teen Uppies aan die wenkant nadat die twee spanne in 2019 gelykop gespeel.

Duineveld het HMO, wat die streek in die derde plek verteenwoordig, 49-8 pak gegee.

Uit die John Taolo Gaetsewe-streek sal Kalahari en Kathu hul staal tydens die uitspele ten toon stel terwyl Douglas en Prieska die Pixley-streek verteenwoordig.

Die voorste twee spanne per ouderdomsgroep tydens die uitspele dring deur tot die DStv Schools Challenge.

Frances Baard-streek:

Hoërskool Diamantveld: Mari du Raan, Anushka Hugo (onderkaptein), Valmari Faber, Carmen Louw, Anliné Brunette (kaptein), Lara van Niekerk, Alexa Cox, Amoré Rosant, Elé Kruis, Timney Greyling.

Hoërskool Noord-Kaap: Jayden Mapanka, Sasha Oliver, Jenna Lee le Roux, Tayla-Anne Abrahams, Megan de Villiers (kaptein), Charnique Faarland (onderkaptein), Theetso Peme, Kganya Molefe, Tlotla Seretse

Hoërskool Hartswater: Tezlyn Blom, Anjelle Carroll, Liancke de la Rey, Miallse du Toit, Anchen Duvenhage, Liza Engelbrecht, Demunke Fourie, Lana McKenzie, Nina Snyman, Rene van Niekerk

ZF Mgcawu-streek:

Hoërskool Duineveld: Chane Steyn, Sylene Terblanche (kaptein), Joane Visser, Sumarie van Deventer, Tersian Oberholzer, Rone van Zyl, Janie Visser, Abrielle de Witt, Zanelle Brink, Carmi Liebenberg

Hoërskool Upington: Riana Oberholzer, Cameron Gilbert, Ipeleng Molokwane, Yonta de Koker, Gilly-Ann Titus, Elizna Scheepers, Lee-Chandré van Wyk, Vivi Mbiza, Kayla du Plessis, Mischa Geldenhuys

Hoërskool Martin Oosthuizen: Joré Wessels, Brigitte Wessels, Connie Springbok, Gracelen Matthys, Jazzlynn Louw, Ilene van Niekerk, Lizmari Kruger, Mauneeze Cloete, Jassleen Kavula, Karin Penny, Erin Kordom, Frans-Janien Jansen van Rensburg

John Taolo Gaetsewe-streek:

Hoërskool Kalahari: Zethè Jospeh, Marilie Kotzé (kaptein), Lieze Rossouw, Keila Fourie, Shanay Kriek, Kaitlin Hoops (onderkaptein), Beate Lubbe, Lené Slabbert, Nadene Kasper, Ansheila Oosthuizen.

Hoërskool Kathu: Tseko Bonokwane, Leago Mokomele, Lemogang Tsinyane, Ashlynn Majola, Olorato Dipone, Kaylim Ebrahim, Sharike Rossouw, Matlogonolo Molomo en Gontle Tsinyane

Pixley-streek:

Douglas: Chanè Steenkamp, Caretha Nel, Anke Taljaard, Mila Visser, Lanthe Jansen (kaptein), Celine Scholtz, Nicci le Roux, Minè de Winnaar, Cailin Nel, Johandri Visser.

Prieska: La-Rochelle Kruger, Merice Smith, Maurique Nyl, Caylene Van Wyk, Kris-Mari Zeelie, Zaricia Badenhorst, Andrea Booisen, Emma Hescock, Mariam Williams.