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Die eersterugbyspan van die Hoërskool Secunda het vanjaar meer oemf as Sasol se Super 100-brandstof van destyds.

Die span skop sy aanslag in vanjaar se SDC Noordvaal Cup se Skild-afdeling teen die Hoërskool Jeugland van Kempton Park af.

Die eerstespanne se kragmeting skop om 13:00 in Secunda af.

Die tuisspan het ses spelers in die voorlopige Cravenweek-span van die Pumas. Die dosyn spelers is Jayden Schnuir (haker), Hanré Hattingh (flank), Tian Steyn (losskakel), Tyran Moolman (senter), Luan Lottering (heelagter) en Thumelo Mtshali (stut).

Hattingh voer Secunda se span aan en is ook die vonkprop voorlangs wat die vuur aansteek. Agterlangs het die senterpaar, Steyn en Moolman, asaook die vleuel Lottering al ‘n hele paar spanne behoorlik laat bontstaan.

Secunda het vroeër vanjaar ‘n hele paar Stellenboschers laat Google – Waar is Secunda? Dit is toe hulle amper vir ‘n opskudding gesorg het, maar toe uiteindelik die knie met 5-17 teen een van Suid-Afrikaanse rugby se Springbok-fabrieke Paul Roos Gimnaisum die knie moes buig.

Secunda het nie vanjaar in een van die NWU-reeks gespeel nie, maar goeie voorbereiding gekry met oorwinnings oor HTS John Vorster (57-10) en Hoërskool Pietersburg (17-16).

Jeugland sal deeglik bewus wees van die taak wat Saterdag op hom wag asook wie die gevaarmanne vir Secunda is.

Die span van Kempton Park is wel ook nie ‘n span wat vanjaar sommer die stryd gewonne gee nie. Hy het vanjaar in die NWU Prestige-reeks goeie seges oor die Hoërskool Middelburg (25-23) en Potchefstroom Volkskool (41-26) behaal.

Oos-Moot is die verdedigende kampioen van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Skild-kompetisie. Hy het verlede jaar vir die Hoërskool Klerksdorp in die eindstryd getroef om met die louere weg te stap.

Klerksdorp is egter gepromiveer na die Plaat-kompetisie na afloop van die seisoen. Oos-Moot sal sy aanslag in vanjaar se reeks eers op 27 Mei teen Ligbron Akademie in Ermelo afskop.

Die spanne is: 

Secunda: 15 Ethan Coetzee, 14 Ryan Erasmus, 13 Tyran Moolman, 12 Tian Steyn, 11 Luan Lottering, 10 Jean du Toit, 9 Jarno Haaroff, 8 Mike Pretorius, 7 Hanré Hattingh (kaptein), 6 Sibusiso Ngubane, 5 Armand Kwooitz, 4 John Opperman, 3 Henrico Fourie, 2 Lie-Chaen Müller, 1 Jayden Schnuir.

Jeugland: 15 Hassan Ruhongole, 14 Billy Rheeder, 13 Lynghe Pretorius (kaptein), 12 Jeandré Momberg, 11 Oregopotse Shilubane, 10 Jacques du Plessis, 9 Marno Maritz, 8 Relebohile Letlala, 7 Siyanda Mbanjwa, 6 Rynhardt Olivier, 5 Sharon Nsenda, 4 Thadiwa Zvomuyo, 3 Mundilu Emeraude, 2 Devan de Jager, 1 Keanan Watson.

 

 

Kempton Park beat EG Jansen by 31-18 in their annual Ekhuruleni League clash on Thursday.

EG Jansen came with a great game plan and motivated players, unfortunately they were no match for Kempton Park. In the first two quarters the game looked equally matched, and it was still anyone’s game.

In the third quarter of the first teams’ game, Kempton Park started to take the lead, but the Jansies didn’t take any of it laying down, they fought hard until the end.

EG Jansen got lucky with intercepting the ball where they almost lost it to the opposing team, luckily, they have excellent ball handling, and they got the ball back.

They were also able to vigorously defend the ball, but their effort was futile, because Kempies had the better game plan.

Even though Kempton Park made a few mistakes according to their coach, it all worked out for them in the end.

The teams:

Kempton Park: Sumari McCabe, Erin Free, Chané Munro, Nina Steyn, Leané Scheepers, Nikita Buitendag, Keira Wells, Suné McCabe, Andrea Janse van Vuuren, Lizelle Maritz.

EG Jansen: Quinlyn Breetzke (GS), Zhantezé Weingartz (GA), Morgan Trahms (GD), Carli Bronkhorst (GD/GA), Donné Howard (WD/GD), Sanitha Mkhwanazi (WD), Kirsty Rautenbach (C), Kaylin Pepler (WA), Melissa Slabbert (C).

Other results:

u18B – Kempton Park 25, EG Jansen 13.

u17A – Kempton Park 28, EG Jansen 10.
u17B – Kempton Park 31, EG Jansen 3

u16A – Kempton 27, EG Jansen 14.
u16B – Kempton 30, EG Jansen 7.

u15A – EG Jansen 25, Kempton Park 18.
u15B – Kempton Park 17, EG Jansen 16.
u15C – Kempton Park 17, EG Jansen 9.

u14A – EG Jansen 20, Kempton Park 4.
u14B – Kempton Park 18, EG Jansen 14.
u14C – EG Jansen 14, Kempton Park 9.
u14D – Kempton Park 23, EG Jansen 2.

Sixteen hardworking girls, one force to be reckoned with.

The Rhenish hockey girls have made a name for themselves in the early stages of this 2023 hockey season.

With a little bit of a slow start at the St Mary’s Hockey Festival that took place at the end of March where the girls had placed ninth overall.

The team quickly redeemed themselves when they took part in the Eunice all girls hockey festival on 28th-30th of April 2023 and had great plays of hockey beating most of their opponents, one being against St Mary’s Festival champions, Eunice, with a 2-0 win and had placed 2nd overall, taking home the silver medals.

Head coach, Chris Gerber, says, “This team is extremely special and has what it takes to be the best in the country, but it’s not just about their hard work, what stands out is the unique way they stand together in tough times and uplift the people around them.

They want to learn and be better and all of them will go very far. They always have smiles on their faces and they enjoy playing and playing well.”

The team is mixed with both experienced players and younger players having a total of 11 players returning to the team from 2022 where every player in the team understands their role and thrive in doing their job as well as they possibly can the team says that there is always room for improvement and want to work on their structure for upcoming games as well as brining in some players and giving them more exposure.

The teams goals for 2023 are simple, “We want to improve every single game and play as a team, but the ultimate goal will be to win the top 12 tournament” which is one of the later fixtures that they are looking forward to the most alongside their winters week fixture against Hoër Meisieskool  Bloemhof.

It goes without saying that these girls have a powerhouse for defense, but their attacking play is just as strong, Rhenish girls have won their match against Collegiate High School in their Interschools Derby 3-2 (Baylee Engelke 1; Leah du Plessis 2).

Had a very impressive win with seven goals against DF Malan where Leah du Plessis scored a skillful number of five goals, Baylee Engelke one goal alongside Raquel Pestana with one goal for her team.

The team also pushed through a very intense match against Herchel, one of the teams Rhenish lost to in the St Mary’s Festival, this time beating them with only one goal difference 4-3 with Kaitlyn van Binsbergen securing 2 goals, Justine Basson and Raquel Pestana both with one goal. 

Going into this weekends game against La Rochelle on Friday at 18:00 at La Rochelle the team is looking forward to the challenge La Rochelle Girls bring, “Hopefully we can work hard to keep our shape and structure for this match, be clinical in the circle and make sure we are defensively secured.”

The team players:

Jasmine Aitken, Melissa Muller, Shene du Plessis, Montana de Kock, Puck Bakker, Baylee Engelke, Raquel Pestana, Halle Williams, Leah du Plessis, Kaitlyn van Binsbergen, Olivia Visser, Justine Basson, Anna Petika, Ruby Cilliers, Alex Eagles, Grace Hobbs.

The team management:

Chris Gerber – Coach (Head of Hockey)
Ross Camel – Assistant Coach
Jinne De Kock – Manager
Christiaan De Kock – Trainer

The Bloemfontein schools are all in action on the rugby field this weekend.

Sentraal face another big challenge as they take on their neighbours, Jim Fouché, for their annual FNB Classic Clash on Saturday at 14:20.

The game will be available live on SuperSport Schools – Register now

The Tralies were involved in another big derby only last weekend when they lost to Fichardtpark 33-7.

They take on their other big rivals in the City of Roses this weekend when they make the short trip to Jim Fouché.

JF have had quite an impressive season thus far and will look forward to asserting their dominance over a Sentraal team who have been struggling to realize their potential this year.

JF lost to Fichardtpark by 39-33 in a titanic battle when those two met but managed big wins over the likes of Goudveld (24-21), Bethlehem Voortrekker (36-24) and most recently Randburg (40-31).

Their captain and talisman, Stefan Venter, has been phenomenal for his side, scoring many of their tries himself and managing the lineouts expertly, he slots into his natural hooker position as JF is bolstered by the return of their flanker Ruan Heymans. 

The Jim Fouché scrumhalf, Tristan van der Walt, has also more than proved his worth, distributing the ball well and taking on the conversion duties for his team.

Wiandro Wiese starts at centre and will cherish the opportunity to claim the position as his own.

Sentraal have been relying on their big forwards to carry the ball, with the Marnus Earle (hooker), Van Zyl Hetzel (prop) and AJ Senekal (prop) making most of the metres for the Tralies so far this season. 

They were without the services of Senekal for their fixture against Fichardtpark and the burly tighthead’s absence was evident on the field, they have to make do without him again this weekend.

Fichardtpark are also in action, travelling to the west to Jacobsdal to play Landboudal.

The Fichie Lions are on an incredible 11-match unbeaten streak this season and will look to keep building momentum with another big win against the Lanties.

Landboudal will need to regroup after suffering a heavy 70-12 defeat against Marlow at the GWK Agri-schools Fest, but they have also shown what they are capable of with strong performances to beat Goudveld (25-22) and Sentraal (43-22) earlier in the season. 

Fichardtpark are still without their star winger, Edward Mpinga, whose season has been interrupted by injury after he got off to a flying start. Rubin Visagie will look to make his mark as he gets the opportunity to start in place of Mpinga.

The team from Bloem are also without their stalwart hooker, Jaco Janse van Rensburg. He is replaced by Luhan du Plessis.

They can still rely on some of their other big playmakers like Devante Claassen (scrumhalf) and Dailen Geldenhuys (flyhalf) who have played very well this year and are definitely in with a shot at making the Craven week squad if they continue performing at their current level. 

Saint Andrew’s welcomes Cornwall Hill College from Centurion for their big annual derby.

When these two met last year in Gauteng, Cornwall Hill College emerged victorious, beating the Bloemfontein side 26-0.

Saints will want to set the record straight on their home turf.

Bloemfontein High and Sand du Plessis both travel for their games on Saturday.

Bloemfontein High face Brandfort, who managed a convincing 31-7 victory over President Steyn last weekend and will hope to build on that momentum.

Sannies travel to Reddersburg to play Hendrik Potgieter in what is bound to be an exciting battle between the structured attacking play of the Hendrik Potgieter forward-pack and the backline flair of Sand du Plessis.

The teams are:

Jim Fouché vs Sentraal at 14:20:

Jim Fouché: 15 Christian Strydom, 14 Altus du Plessis, 13 Wiandro Wiese, 12 Heinrich Hattingh, 11 Dillon Calitz, 10 Hanko Botha, 9 Tristan van der Walt, 8 Calvin Bolt, 7 CJ Raath, 6 Ruan Heymans, 5 SW van der Merwe, 4 Stephan van Rooyen, 3 Stean Marais, 2 Stefan Venter, 1 Bernard Labuschagne.

Sentraal: 15 Pat Cloete, 14 Lee-Yagin Arendse, 13 Hanco Smith, 12 Reece van Rooyen, 11 JP Pretorius, 10 Hendrik Jonker, 9 Johan van der Merwe, 8 Sarel Taljaard, 7 Stephan de Lange, 6 Chris Kachelhoffer, 5 Steven Smith, 4 Damian van Zyl, 3 EJ van der Berg, 2 Marnus Earle, 1 Van Zyl Hetzel.

Landboudal vs Fichardtpark at 12:00:

Landboudal: 15 Marius Etzebeth, 14 Barry Pretorius, 13 Jan Louis Nel, 12 Franz Homsek, 11 Robin van der Walt, 10 Vuyani Moore, 9 Coenraad Pretorius, 8 Peru van der Merwe, 7 AJ Burger, 6 Juhan Swanepoel, 5 Dylan Janse van Rensburg, 4 Franke Fourie, 3 Wianco Ludicke, 2 Bielie Davel, 1 Loffie Ackerman.

Fichardtpark: 15 Martin Kalp, 14 Rubin Visagie, Duan Viviers, 12 Dandré van der Merwe, 11 Janco Mollentze, 10 Dailen Geldenhuys, 9 Denvanté Claassen, 8 Erick Klopper, 7 Wian Pienaar, 6 Jan-Nel du Plessis, 5 Nathan Dodd, 4 Jaco Grobelaar, 3 Nathan Swanepoel, 2 Luhan du Plessis, 1 Zaine van Zyl.

Saint Andrews vs Cornwall Hill College at 12:30:

Saint Andrew’s: 15 Mlungisi Lepesa, 14 Imani Kioko, 13 Junior Lebone, 12 Elia Mokuoane, 11 Koena Ntsamai, 10 CM Geel, 9 Schalk Liebenberg, 8 Jiovano Alexander, 7 Mandela Sipoyo, 6 Matthew Fletcher, 5 Marco de Sousa, 4 Lesedi Sipoyo, 3 Matthew Simon, 2 Ioanni Giannakopoulos, 1 Brett Barnes.

Cornwall Hill College: 15 Tsepho Molete, 14 Jared Conradie, 13 Gideon van der Merwe, 12 Eusibio Scribante, 11 CJ Kapilikisha, 10 Jason Jansen, 9 Shaun Nelson, 8 JL Snyman, 7 Ryan Thompson, 6 Lethabo Phalamohlaka, 5 Ruben Horn, 4 Yazan Abdul, 3 Omar Sabah, 2 Evangelos Papadopoulos, 1 Max Land.

Brandfort vs Hoërskool Bloemfontein at 10:45:

Brandfort: 15 Gustav Maree, 14 Janco Snyman, 13 Franco de Klerk, 12 Fanie van Heerden, 11 Amolang Maloisane, 10 Henré Smith, 9 Altus Coetzee, 8 Wehan Strydom, 7 Barend de Klerk, 6 Demas Moloyi, 5 JC Venter, 4 Cor Lourens, 3 Lian Naude, 2 Cecil Lee, 1 Frikkie Smith.

Hoërskool Bloemfontein: 15 Kananelo Molengoane, 14 Thabile Mokwatlo, 13 Kenslyn Collins, 12 Merlique May, 11 Caydon Ontong, 10 Waylon Cedras, 9 Arthur Maasdorp, 8 Brandon Erasmus, 7 Karabo Loke, 6 Nico Kleynhans, 5 Frans Goliath, 4 Nyiko Thai, 3 Mosa Dipoko, 2 Duan Visagie, 1 Lefa Maino.

Hendrik Potgieter vs Sand du Plessis at 15:00:

Hendrik Potgieter: 15 Breyton Read, 14 Denver Jacobs, 13 Jandré van Niekerk, 12 Sterling Batties, 11 Tumi Pholoane, 10 Cedric Booysen, 9 Quinton Fillis, 8 Unathi Ngeyakhe, 7 Bin Laden Macholo, 6 Divan van der Bank, 5 Kallie Erasmus, 4 Grysie Coetzee, 3 Attie Melato, 2 Janco Roberts, 1 Pieter Jacobs.

Sand du Plessis: 15 Je-Andre Blaauw, 14 Ate Seleteng, 13 Lebo Rasenthuntsa, 12 Iklas Lamont, 11 Delron Klein, 10 Ruan Kruger, 9 Devano Bergman, 8 Rian Koekemoer, 7 Nelson Makabane, 6 Thabang Fuzani, 5 Shadrek Koza, 4 Tiaan Opperman, 3 Donovan Botha, 2 Elroe Smit, 1 Xolani May.

Kaizer chiefs us loosing momentum at a crucial point of the season is they lost their second game in a row on Saturday.

Kaizer Chiefs u19 team is finding it hard to win again as they lost at Naturena village again. Having lost at home for the first time last weekend even this week Kaizer chiefs lost again to Prestige.

Round 12 saw Amakhosi losing at home 3-2. The young boys from Naturena are lossing the gripe on log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.

With 3 loss so far for Amakhosi on position 3 tie with School of Excellence with 24 points and behind by 4 points from log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns with a game in hand.

The next game of Kaizer Chiefs is against Mamelodi Sundowns in which they will be looking to cut the points to 1 point gap.

Kaizer Chiefs will be looking to hand Kgaboyellow their first loss this season
The top 5 is looking interesting as 6 points separating position 1 and 4 Highlands Park.

Fixtures for Week 13: 

Joburg city vs Kathorus Hyper Academy
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Kaizer Chiefs
Panorama Fc vs Kagiso Porto Academy
Prestige Football Development Academy vs Jomo Cosmos
Randburg AFC vs Wits Junior
Remember Elite Sports Academy vs Wits Junior
Rosina Sedibane vs Modiba Sports School
School of Excellence vs TS Galaxy
Siluma 7 vs Supersport United

Last year’s meeting between Wynberg Boys’ High and Diocesan College was shrouded in controversy.

As what might have begun as banter between the two schools’ supporters and pupils boiled over after Wynberg managed to bring the team from Rondebosch’s impressive winning streak to an end, beating them 20-14.

This year, the teams face each other in Wynberg, on Saturday  at 12:20.

Both teams are on a good run of form, with Wynberg winning six of their seven games so far this season, their only loss coming against Paarl Gimnasium (33-11). 

Bishops have also managed to go five from six, their only defeat came when they hosted Paul Roos Gimnasium (24-12).

With both teams playing some exciting rugby this year, and the added animosity between the two sides after last year’s drama, this is set to be an intense battle.

Bishops have just managed a historic victory against SACS last weekend, on the 150th anniversary of the oldest rivalry in South African rugby. 

It will be interesting to see if they are inspired by their 31-25 win over their old foes, or if that battle has drained their energy somewhat.

It’s forecast to be another stormy weekend in the Cape, but one would expect both flyhalves to be adept at playing in these conditions.

Just five kilometres up the road another big clash will be taking place as SACS and Rondebosch Boys’ High square off at the foot of Table Mountain on the SACS fields where oldboy Percy Montgomery would have been practising his kicking in the afternoons when he attended the prestigious school.

The home team will be looking to bounce back after their heartbreaking loss to their oldest rivals last week.

Rondebosch have been a difficult fixture for all their opponents so far this year, losing only to an in-form Durbanville High (35-19) and drawing against Grey High School (19-all).

They will look to continue causing problems through their backline, allowing the likes of Matthew Malherbe (centre) and Ethan Gordon (winger) to score some more exciting tries, as they have been doing all season. 

Durbanville High School have been playing exceptionally this year. James Nero (centre) and Jayden Nell (no. 8) have stood out as the Durbies have knocked over some big teams, most notably when they beat Paarl Boys’ High 26-25 in March.

They travel to Somerset West to meet Parel Vallei on Saturday.

Parel Vallei played well to get a draw against Frikkie Meyer on the final day of the Rolyn Bergsig tournament in Rustenburg recently, but they will need to raise their game considerably to survive the Durbies’ onslaught in their match on Saturday.

There is action to the East as well, with Montagu making the drive to face Point High School in Mossel Bay and Worcester Gim hosting Bellville High School.

The teams are:

Wynberg Boys’ High vs Bishops at 12:20:

Wynberg Boys’ High: 15 Xolela Hoyi, 14 Matteo Pascoe, 13 Ezra Antonio, 12 Amier Adams, 11 Levi Brown, 10 Yaqeen Ahmed, 9 Sange Mbuto, 8 Xola Nyali, 7 Aden de Costa, 6 Jarryd Jackson, 5 Michail Kasfikis, 4 Monty Loggeenberg, 3 Leo Addinal, 2 Nicholas van Schalkwyk, 1 Aidan Reid.

Diocesan College: 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Ayanda Bonoyi, 13 Olo Sopotela, 12 Nic Allison, 11 Lucca Mynhardt, 10 Shaywan Blanckenberg, 9 Haashim Pead, 8 Aidan Norris, 7 Christian Steward, 6 Tapiwa Nkumanda, 5 Zach Willemse, 4 CJ Gordon, 3 Nashe Chahwahwa, 2 Merlin Fransman, 1 Richard Horton. 

SACS vs Rondebosch Boys’ High at 12:30: 

SACS: 15 Aya Machuli, 14 Jack Benade, 13 Daniel Dayaram, 12 Raashied Conrad, 11 Nicholas Reynolds, 10 Rayaan Solomons, 9 Seth Bradford, 8 Connor King, 7 Pierre van Selm, 6 Richard Skeeles, 5 Khwezi Ndlovu, 4 Noah Hefer, 3 Ikhona Maxegwana, 2 Alex Pybus, 1 Ali Osman-Bosch.

Rondebosch Boys’ High: 15 David Simon, 14 Juma Amissi, 13 Juandre Welthagen, 12 Matthew Malherbe, 11 Ethan Gordon, 10 Dylan Miller, 9 Cameron Whitson, 8 Ryan du Rand, 7 Collin Paul Kemp, 6 Polite Phiri, 5 Tom Barnard, 4 Carl Geddie, 3 Cole Macdonald, 2 Tom van Wyk, 1 Justin Amos.

Parel Vallei vs Durbanville: 

Parel Vallei: 15 Nathaniel Oktober, 14 Zion Tyman, 13 Bongi Bawuti, 12 Bevan Meiring, 11 Caleb Maasdorp, 10 Leighton Brinkhuis, 9 James Kent, 8 Nissi Mugada, 7 Anithan Claassen, 6 Dylan Cockroft, 5 Believe Mwabi, 4 Chandan Nieuwoudt, 3 Christiaan Uitenweerde, 2 Adriaan Stevens, 1 Orin Adams.

Durbanville: TBC.

Punt vs Montagu at 11:40:

Punt: 15 Zhandre Hattingh, 14 Keanu October, 13 Qhamani James, 12 HJ Nell, 11 Lee Wildemans, 10 Remile Moos, 9 Daylin Erasmus, 8 Ruan van Zyl, 7 Shane Horn, 6 Henro Kuhn, 5 JJ Malan, 4 Dean Vorster, 3 Andre Hattingh, 2 Jaydon Ralph-Allers, 1 Hendrico Schrader.

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

Worcester Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Bellville at 12:30

Worcester Gimnasium: 15 Lohenzel Jansen, 14 Hope Dliso, 13 Alton Hendricks, 12 Carick Kustoor, 11 Tyron Abrahams, 10 Aidan Abrahams, 9 Jethro Tentenie, 8 Ryan Jacobs, 7 Armand Croeser, 6 Wilfred Slingers, 5 Waylan Pienaar, 4 Chris O’Neil, 3 Jeffwhin Michaels, 2 Matthew Wilton, 1 Noah Pietersen.

Hoërskool Bellville: TBC.

Tygerberg vs Milnerton at 11:30:

Tygerberg: 15 Higgin Whites, 14 Therlow Goudhard, 13 JD Pombo, 12 Luke Moses, 11 Mikyle Philander, 10 Marius Griebenow, 9 Shane Steenkamp, 8 Dillon Fillies, 7 Zuhayr Pillay, 6 Prince Misengue, 5 Tyrique van Reenen, 4 Gian Brand, 3 Ashton Maloy, 2 Ezra Glover, 1 Ethan Abrahams.

Milnerton: 15 Keegan Wood, 14 Carl Moatshe, 13 Morgan Lodewyk, 12 Frank Hitimana, 11 Qhamani Mangele, 10 Seth Kleynhans, 9 Devon Damons, 8 Liberty Nyashanu, 7 Cole Wegewarth, 6 Ethan Wilson, 5 Matthew Gabriel, 4 Keenan Togni, 3 Khanyisa Tafeni, 2 Keagan Harding, 1 Liam Ross.

Hoërskool Noord-Kaap and Diamantveld battle it out this weekend for bragging rights in Kimberley when they meet for their FNB Classic Clash on Saturday at 13:30 on Pirates.

The game will be available live on SuperSport Schools – Register now

Diamantveld have had the upper hand in this fixture historically, winning three of their four encounters since 2018. 

Northern Cape, however, will look to repeat the success of the last time they met on their home turf in 2021, when they beat the Diamonds 29-17.

The home team started their season exceptionally well, managing a few big wins early on in the season over the likes of Sentraal (43-0), Landboudal (26-5) and Milnerton (38-24). 

They have had a run of defeats against some strong opponents since then though, most recently at the Menlo Rugby Tournament where they lost to both Menlopark (22-5) and Waterkloof (39-19) and they will need to return to the form they showed earlier in the season for their big derby.

Diamantveld hosted the annual Absa Wildeklawer Tournament during that time, where they also lost both their games against Boland Landbou (27-5) and HTS Drostdy (15-13).

With both teams desperate to add more success to what has been a mixed season so far with a big derby win, this match is bound to be an epic battle.

Diamantveld have been relying on the power of their forwards so far this season, with players like their big lock and captain, JJ Fourie, in their pack who can throw his weight behind the Diamonds’ drive and Marco Mathewson, their flyhalf, who has shown how punishing he can be off the kicking tee.

In contrast, their neighbours, Noord-Kaap, have employed a high-pace running brand of rugby which has led to some spectacular tries through the likes of Jonaden Links, their fullback, and their captain and flyhalf, Eldridge Jack.

The outcome of this match is sure to go a long way towards determining the success of either team’s season, and the boys will be pumped to crown themselves as top dogs in Kimberley.

Hoërskool Trio also travel to Welkom to face a Welkom Gim team who have been at the top of their game this season.

Expectations are high for the team from Kroonstad as they had a dream debut season in 2022, managing to win both the Griffon League and the Kovsie League’s Shimla final on their first time of asking.

The Trio team overcame all odds to beat Bethlehem Voortrekker by 21-14 for the title of Griffons League champs and showed their evolution as the season progressed to also beat Jim Fouché in the Kovsie League Shimla final by 21-19 after losing to the Bloemfontein side 20-3 in their first game ever at the beginning of the season.

When they met the Gimmies for the first time last year, they lost with the narrowest of margins 35-32, but this is a brand new season and Welkom Gim have looked very impressive on their campaign thus far.

Naylen Goeda (fullback), Naven Goeda (winger) and Renaldo Kiewiet (flyhalf) have been exceptional for the Gimmies this year and Ethan Jones (no. 8) has recently been included in the SA u18 Sevens training squad, with a chance to make the team to represent SA at the Commonwealth Youth Games in August in Trinidad and Tobago.

The home team have looked especially dangerous in Welkom, and Trio will have to be awake on defence to keep out the Gimmies’ dangermen.

Goudveld host Hentie Cilliers from Virginia in Welkom.

The Gouties have had to shuffle their pack for this fixture, most notably Quinton Davids takes his place in the flyhalf position again, as Ruben Crous covers inside centre and Enzo Beukes falls into the fullback position.

The visiting team have shown great improvement over their last couple of matches, and they seemed to have clicked last weekend when they managed a 22-all draw against Witteberg.

They will look to take it one step further this weekend and pull off an upset against the home team.

The teams are:

Noord-Kaap vs Diamantveld at 13:30:

Noord-Kaap: 15 Jonaden Links, 14 Junior Kettledas, 13 Kimi van den Horst, 12 Abdul Fischer, 11 Keante Pienaar, 10 Eldridge Jack, 9 Lwandle Maseko, 8 Shaw Lourens, 7 Melvin Diedericks, 6 Tyron China, 5 Thaylin Rose, 4 Wentzel Hibbert, 3 Tebogo Motswenyane, 2 Liam Harmse, 1 Liyabona Mbeke.

Diamantveld: 15 Liam Ferris, 14 Kyle Taute, 13 Valentino Lenge, 12 Simon Liversage, 11 Lehan van der Westhuizen, 10 Marco Matthewson, 9 Dirk van Heerden, 8 Paul Cronje, 7 Ernie Kruger, 6 Achiles de Jager, 5 JJ Fourie, 4 Diwan Muller, 3 Flip di Randt, 2 De Wet du Plooy, 1 FJ de Fries.

Welkom Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Trio at 13:00:

Welkom Gimnasium: 15 Naylen Goeda, 14 Naven Goeda, 13 Taschon Meas, 12 Jayden Weideman, 11 Khamohelo Mokoena, 10 Renaldo Kiewiet, 9 Julian Samuels, 8 Ethan Jones, 7 Rylen Kirsten, 6 Revoun van Niekerk, 5 Jayden Auld, 4 Tristan Appollis, 3 Keanan August, 2 Dante Smith, 1 Buchle Ngxabayi. 

Hoërskool Trio: 15 Jaco Steyn, 14 Louis Boshoff, 13 Haaron Kabeya, 12 Charlten Basson, 11 Thuto Kekane, 10 BJ Pelser, 9 CJ Taljaard, 8 Tapiwa Mundeta, 7 JD Kirstein, 6 JP Botha, 5 Hencoe Kriek, 4 Pieter van Schalkwyk, 3 Jesse Jordaan, 2 Heindrich Loubscher, 1 Dandre Bloem.

Goudveld vs Hentie Cilliers at 13:30:

Goudveld-Hoërskool: 15 Enzo Beukes, 14 Wilbrie van Zyl, 13 Urban Pienaar, 12 Ruben Crous, 11 Junior Motsamai, 10 Quinton Davids, 9 Ryan de Jager, 8 Jonathan Olivier, 7 Juanricht Cloete, 6 Schalk du Plessis, 5 Lodie van Dyk, 4 Heinru Carstens, 3 Marco-Jan Pretorius, 2 Jan Coetzee, 1 Toka Khooe.

Hentie Cilliers: 15 Andisile Mentz, 14 Tholo Malongoanyane, 13 Paballo Motlolisi, 12 Bongamusa Ngidi, 11 Mosa Sesedi, 10 Paseka Mokoena, 9 Lecleu Nell, 8 Valter Veale, 7 Samson Nthantumbo, 6 Owen Posholi, 5 Oyama Frans, 4 Azani Mokohty, 3 Lungile Samson, 2 Josay Sebia, 1 Lerato Mabona.

 

Paarl Gimnasium en Boland Landbou speel al vir die afgelope 30 jaar byna jaarliks teen mekaar rugby.

Paarl Gimnasium het vir die meerderheid van hierdie wedstryde nog die oorhand gehad, maar al Boland Landbou se oorwinnings het gekom waneer hulle tuis gespeel het.

Die Landbou seuns sal dus hoop dat die tuisveldvoordeel weer hierdie jaar in hul guns tel, hulle sal egter meer as net dit nodig hê om hierdie Gimmie span te ontstel waneer hulle mekaar Saterdag om 12:00 aanpak.

Die wedstryd word regstreeks op SuperSport Schools uitgesaai – Registreer nou.

Paarl Gim het nog slegs een wedstryd hierdie seisoen verloor, toe Grey College hulle met 33-12 kon wen by die Noord/Suid toernooi in Pretoria.

Hulle het verlede naweek in ‘n harde slag teen Paul Roos meegeding en 24-19 gewen, dit kom na twee groot seges by die Absa Wildeklawer toernooi die naweek voor dit teen Monument (19-5) en Helpmekaar (25-14).

Met sulke strawwe bepalings kort na mekaar is dit altyd moontlik vir van die bekende spanne om ‘n glips te begaan, maar dit lyk nie asof die Gimmies sommer weer hierdie jaar sal verloor nie.

Hul bure in die Pêrel sal egter ander planne hê. 

Boland Landbou was ook by die Wildeklawer toernooi in aksie. Hulle het met 27-5 teen die gasheerspan, Diamantveld, gewen, maar moes die knie buig teen Monument (37-26).

Die tuisspan se voorry sal moet sterk staan teen die besoekers wie tot dusver nog hul opponente fisies oorrompel.

Hul haker, Cilliers Viljoen, is die seisoen een van hul staatmakers en sal sy makkers moet bymekaartrek om die druk van die Paarl Gim pak te absorbeer.

In hul agterlyn is dit hul kaptein en senter, Albie Bester, wie sy span aanvoer.

Bester is, saam met Dewald de Villiers, die heelagter, gekies om deel te maak van die SA o.18 Sewes oefengroep met ‘n kans om die land by die 2023 Statebondspele in Trinidad en Tobago te verteenwoordig.

Boland Landbou is natuurlik baie kleiner as altwee die ander beroemde Paarl skole, maar dit het hulle nog nooit gekeer om op die topvlak te kompeteer nie.

Die Paarl Gim span bly byna onveranderd van die span wat verlede naweek met Paul Roos kon afsien, die enigste verandering is Louw du Toit wat in die plek van Nicus van Coller op agsteman sak.

Charlie Hofmeyr speel hierdie naweek teen Oakdale se tweedespan op die plaas in Riversdal.

Die skool van Ceres se losskakel, Luan Giliomee, het baie goed gedoen om uit te staan bo van die kompetisie van die groter skole in die omgewing om ook ‘n plek in die SA o.18 sewesgroep te kry.

Oakdale en Outeniqua se eerstespanspelers maak dan ook weer die meerderheid van die SWD Cravenweek span op, maar hierdie jaar het daar wel een ander speler uitgestaan en ‘n plek in die groep verdien.

Hoërskool Oudtshoorn se Logan Jantjies, slot, is ook in die span wat gekies is om die Suid-Wes Distrik te verteenwoordig by die Cravenweek in George later die jaar.

Oudtshoorn pak die naweek die lang pad aan om Saterdag, 12:10, teen Hermanus te speel, Jantjies is nie beskikbaar vir die Struisies nie nadat hy verlede naweek teen Hoërskool Punt reeds ‘n besering opgedoen het. Hy het in die week proewe gespeel met die besering, en kry dus nou kans om te herstel.

Die spanne is:

Boland Landbou t. Paarl Gimnasium om 12:00:

Boland Landbou: 15 Dewald de Villiers, 14 Wehan Lume, 13 Juan Swart, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Enslin Claasen, 10 Retagan van Rooi, 9 Turlon Adams, 8 AJ van der Merwe, 7 Alru Gous, 6 Hans Verster, 5 Ruan Viviers, 4 Karst Smits, 3 Pieter de Jager, 2 Cilliers Viljoen, 1 Christoff Etzebeth. 

Paarl Gimnasium: 15 Tazreeg Moerat, 14 Freek de Kock, 13 Hennie Otto, 12 Kobus Blanckenberg, 11 Pieter-Nel du Plessis, 10 Kyle Smith, 9 Dawid Kotze, 8 Louw du Toit, 7 Eduan Vosloo, 6 Adrúan Kotze, 5 Marco Steyn, 4 Danio Botha, 3 Nicholas Crous, 2 Jannie Grobbelaar, 1 Xander Mynhardt.

DF Malan t. Strand om 12:40:

DF Malan: 15 André Willemse, 14 Divan Louw, 13 Lester Abrhams, 12 Liam Greeff, 11 Keanu Swanepoel, 10 Zander Enslin, 9 Bernard Slabbert, 8 Xavier von Stein, 7 Ryan Williams, 6 Tyrese Consul, 5 Simon van Eeden, 4 Andries Krügel, 3 Marlo Human, 2 Joshua Kapp, 1 Christiaan Kriel.

Strand: 15 Junaim Abels, 14 Vincheslo van Wyk, 13 Gino Cupido, 12 Grezano Plaatjies, 11 Heinrich April, 10 Tyron Nicholas, 9 Leighton Fisher, 8 Ayden Afrika, 7 Michael Meyer, 6 Hanro Bezuidenhout, 5 Charlie Friess, 4 PJ van der Schyff, 3 Wikus Meyer, 2 Andre Bester, 1 Zane Fortuin.

Robertson t. Swartland om 12:30:

Robertson: 15 Brad-Leigh Cookson, 14 DG Swanepoel, 13 Mullan Burger, 12 Sean Cedras, 11 Ruwan Stevens, 10 Craig Rossouw, 9 Kyle Cedras, 8 Helgard Bruwer, 7 Luke Davids, 6 Andre Gelderblom, 5 Zakira Carlus, 4 Denzel Eyssen, 3 Petrus Coetzee, 2 Petri van Dyk, 1 Stephen Kent.

Swartland: 15 Henrico Maas, 14 Sergio Arendse, 13 Mighael Oberholzer, 12 Iminathi Njozela, 11 Deven Bocks, 10 Jordan Abels, 9 Kailen Kotze, 8 Craig Wearly, 7 Reinhardt Adonis, 6 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 5 CJ Symington, 4 Hunter Grobler, 3 Kallie Boutsikaris, 2 Hendré de Kock, 1 Ryan Brewer.

Hoërskool Vredendal t. Porterville om 14:10:

Hoërskool Vredendal: 15 Wian van Zyl, 14 Branwill Arries, 13 Theunis Roux, 12 Calvin du Toit, 11 Jaydon Volmer, 10 Derrick van der Westhuizen, 9 Thydrin Lott, 8 Benré de Waal, 7 Hansie Coetzee, 6 Eduard Kellerman, 5 Christivan Fryer, 4 AJ Botha, 3 Ewald Goosen, 2 Franco van Zyl, 1 Dayle Rademeyer.

Porterville: 15 Howard Ocks, 14 Jo Andrique Brand, 13 Brendon September, 12 Nathan Gous, 11 Henré Blom, 10 Llewellen Fransman, 9 Callum van Staden, 8 Arno Venter, 7 Asheeq Bradfortd, 6 Jandro Phutego, 5 Xavier Veloen, 4 Keanu Plaatjies, 3 RW Duggan, 2 Ricky Lesch, 1 Antwone Rudolph.

Hermanus t. Oudtshoorn om 12:10:

Hermanus: TBC

Oudtshoorn: 15 Jordan Browers, 14 Divan Rademeyer, 13 Imiel Viljoen, 12 Waylinn McDillon, 11 Shane Draai, 10 Delaud Baartman, 9 Sachin Wagenaar, 8 Xavion Galant, 7 Uviwe Masola, 6 Louwayne Wagenaar, 5 Naydon Jackson, 4 Sinebongo Moyeni, 3 Jeandre Jaftha, 2 Andri Raal, 1 Thomas Schäfer.

Oakdale II t. Charlie Hofmeyr om 12:40:

Oakdale II: 15 Duraan Janse van Rensburg, 14 De la Rey du Preez, 13 Lorenco Crous, 12 Michael Fourie, 11 Tristan Atsell, 10 Shayden Fourie, 9 Lukas Olivier, 8 D’Neil de Wet, 7 George Coetzee, 6 Zack Wessels, 5 Sebastian Lötter, 4 Daniël le Roux, 3 Zak van Heerden, 2 Gustav van der Merwe, 1 Louwrens van der Linde.

Charlie Hofmeyr: 15 Ronwill Frans, 14 Lawrence Jantjies, 13 Kyle Swartland, 12 Phillip du Plessis, 11 Matthew Syster, 10 Luan Giliomee, 9 Iza-Vin van Wyk, 8 Johann Coetzee, 7 LeRoux Groenewald, 6 Tyron Davids, 5 Benja Muller, 4 Conrad Weber, 3 Duran Shiba, 2 Connor Baron, 1 Niquin Petersen.

Vredendal Sekondêre t. Augsburg Lanbouskool om 10:30:

Vredendal Sekondêre: 15 Devan Ghall, 14 Edward Jacobs, 13 Vian Don, 12 Zandre Beukes, 11 Ashten Swanepoel, 10 Diego Minnaar, 9 Garneth Farao, 8 Raymond Khatamba, 7 Bahle Sidukwana, 6 Jaiden de Bruin, 5 Anchulle Beukes, 4 Ashley Smith, 3 Jo-Cray Burggraaf, 2 Nickquin Scholtz, 1 Juandry van Wyk.

Augsburg Gimnasium: 15 Danru Christopher, 14 Lucardo Swarts, 13 Heinricho Waldeck, 12 Hanré Swarts, 11 Grayton van Maroe, 10 Matthew Moolman, 9 Jeruze Ukena, 8 Leon Loots, 7 Moegamad Engelbrecht, 6 Jacques Marais, 5 JJ van der Merwe, 4 André Vermeulen, 3 Ian Pinto, 2 Neelum Jafta, 1 Ulrich Brits.

The Pumas has named their preliminary squad for the annual Craven Week that will be hosted in George later this year.

The squad comprises of 27 players at this stage with only 23 that will make the trip down to the Garden Route.

They will face the Limpopo Blue Bulls in a match next week Tuesday which will also be used as trials.

Even players in the other squads that were named could still make it into the Craven Week squad.

Five players who represented the Pumas during the 2022-edition of the tournament in Cape Town have once again made the squad. They are Rowan Mitchelson (prop, Piet Retief), Tebogo Nkosi (prop, Hoërskool Middelburg), Ryan Venter (prop, Hoërskool Nelspruit), Tyron Moolman (centre, Secunda) and Tjaart Joubert (eighthman, Hoërskool Middelburg).

Joubert could form a very formidable loose trio combination with Hanré Hattingh (Secunda) and Loyiso Ngcobese (Piet Retief).

The teams: 

Craven Week: 15 Luan Lottering (Secunda), 14 Jodie Berlington (Curro Nelspruit), 13 Tyron Moolman (Secunda), 12 Kyle Alves (Ligbron), 11 Kuloane Seabela (HTS Middelburg), 10 Tiaan Steyn (Secunda), 9 Adeon Pringle (Hoërskool Nelspruit), 8 Tjaart Joubert (Hoërskool Middelburg), 7 Hanré Hattingh (Secunda), 6 Loyiso Ngcobese (Piet Retief), 5 Matthew McDonald (Volksrust), 4 Sifiso Nhleko (Piet Retief), 3 Tebogo Nkosi (Hoërskool Middelburg), 2 Jayden Schnuir (Secunda), 1 Rowan Mitchelson (Piet Retief). Replacements: 16 Regard Vermaak (Hoërskool Nelspruit), 17 Thumelo Mtshali (Secunda), 18 Ryan Venter (Hoërskool Nelspruit), 19 Kaylin Mtphutu (Hoërskool Middelburg), 20 Braam Basson (Hoërskool Nelspruit), 21 Simtha Maseko (Hoërskool Middelburg), 22 Nkosi Philansande (Ligbron), 23 Chris Skosana (HTS Middelburg), 24 Johnny de Santos (HTS Middelburg), 25 Zander Erasmus (HTS Middelburg), 26 Juan Bezant (Hoërskool Nelspruit), 27 Fumani Chauke (Hoërskool Middelburg).

It was raining goals as the Northwood defeated Pinetown Boys High School by 4-2.

Coming back from a defeat in the first round of the league, Northwood High School looked determined and a hungry side to win the match against Pinetown Boys High from the minute they entered the field.

Earlier this year, during an interview with SuperSport Schools, Mini Khoza, the director of soccer at Northwood spoke about the importance of controlling the game from the first to the last minute of the game. On Wednesday, the team showed exactly that with a goal in the 3rd minute of the game from their captain Usiphile Nxele.

The first half belonged to Northwood as they kept on winning the second ball and not allowing the Pinetown Boys High to play to their strength.

Despite threatening attacks from Pinetown, Northwood remained strong in all aspects of the game. Going into the second half, Northwood were up by two goals to nil, after a beautiful header from Ethan Hutton. 

Coming into the second half of the game, Pinetown looked out-numbered as Northwood continued to dominate the game. Gabrie De Kock scored the 3rd goal for Northwood followed by a penalty converted by Othandwayo Xaba with less than 17 minutes left in the game. 

Northwood came close to scoring the fifth goal after the ball hit the crossbar from a long-range free kick. 

Pinetown’s Boys came lively in the dying minutes of the game, with Qhawe Mapeyi becoming a threat to the defence of Northwood. Pinetown capitalized on the lack of concentration by Northwood scoring two goals for consolidations.

However, Northwood managed to put the game to bed as the match official blew the whistle confirming a win for Northwood by 4-2. 

Not only was it a tough day at the office for Pinetown, but their captain, Sphesihle Maphumulo got early showers after being shown a red having picked up a yellow card in the first few minutes of the game. 

Mini Khoza is delighted about the win and the performance displayed by his boys as he mentioned that at Northwood, they welcome good competition, and they love rivalry.

“All our traditional rivals provide tough competition for us, it is always a great spectacle and a challenging game against teams such as Pinetown, Durban High, Glenwood, Maritzburg and others.