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Na ‘n gedwonge breuk van twee jaar weens die Corona-virus pandemie kan skolerugby liefhebbers en spelers in die sentrale streek weer in 2022 uitsien na strawwe kompetisie in die Wesgrow-reeks.  

Die verdedigende kampioen, Voortrekker van Bethlehem, is saam met sy aartsvyand vanuit die Riemland, Witteberg, Goudveld-Hoërskool en Fichardtpark van Bloemfontein vir sy groepwedstryde geloot. 

Die Trekkers het die Hoërskool Noord-Kaap in die laaste eindstryd asook Wesgrow wedstryd in 2019 met 40-29 verslaan. Diamantveld van Kimberley was in 2018 die eerste kampioen toe hy vir Goudveld met 29-26 in die eindstryd verslaan het.  

Voortrekker was in 2018 en 2019 as die algehele rugbykampioen van die reeks aangewys.

Diamantveld, Noord-Kaap, Sentraal en Jim Fouché sal sake teen mekaar in die ander poel uitspook vir ‘n plek in die eindstryd. 

Weens die noodgedwonge breuk van twee jaar behoort daar heelwat verrassings te wees. Heelwat van die skole se afrigtingskorps het in die tydperk verander, terwyl niemand weet hoeveel werk agter die skerms by elke skool se rugbyprogram gebeur het nie. 

Die uitvoerende direkteur van die kompetisie is Paul Sauer (Goudveld-Hoërskool). Sy adjunk is Gys Coetzee van Voortrekker, terwyl Herman van der Merwe (Fichardtpark) die Direkteur: Bemarking is. Al drie is ook hulle onderskeie skole se hoofde.

Ander direkteure op die bestuur is – Nadia Olivier (Goudveld – Administrasie), Charles Liversage (Sentraal – Finansies), Nati Labuschagne (Voortrekker – Media), Roxy Siebert (Goudveld – Fondswerwer) en Dries Pretorius (Voortrekker – Toernooidirekteur). Wesgrow as borg het in Riaan van Rooyen en Dirk Pretorius ook twee verteenvoordigers op die bestuur. 

Die rugbyvoorsitter van dié reeks is Jorrie Grobbelaar (Sentraal) met Frans Crous van Goudveld wat die ondervoorsitter is. André Burger (Fichardtpark) is die sekretaris, terwyl DP Coetzee (Witteberg) en Justin Taylor (Voortrekker) ook tot op dié bestuur gekoopteer is. 

Die Poele is: 

Poel A: Fichardtpark, Goudveld-Hoërskool, Voortrekker, Witteberg. 

Poel B: Diamantveld, Jim Fouché, Noord-Kaap, Sentraal. 

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Die Hoërskool Oos-Moot het nog ‘n reuse stap geneem om sy sportprogram, maar veral sy rugbyprogram ‘n reuse hupstoot te gee. Die skool het die voormalige Springbok-haker, Danie “Tokkelos” Coetzee, aangestel om die kondisionering van die skool se sportspanne asook die gimnasium te hanteer. 

Coetzee het die Springbokke in 15 toetse verteenwoordig. Hy het in sy loopbaan ook vir London Irish, die Cheetahs en die Blou Bulle uitgedraf. 

Oos-Moot het vroeër vanjaar ook vir Christiaan Gouws as Hoof van Sport aangestel. Hy was voorheen by Ligbron, Voortrekker en Marlow Landbou as rugbyafrigter en direkteur van rugby betrokke. Die Trekkers het onder sy leiding die Wesgrow-reeks oorheers.

Coetzee se teenwoordigheid by Oos-Moot sal sonder twyfel ‘n impak hê op die skool om die talent vanuit die Moot-area vir die skool te behou. 

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Results

Eastern Province 25,  Boland 8
Eastern Province 11,  Golden Lions 7
Eastern Province 11,  Western Province 15

Players: 15 Hannes Lotter (Nico Malan), 14 Terrence Gerber (Framesby), 13 Sam Gerber (Despatch), 12 Rudi Coetzee (Framesby), 11 Rougi Fouche (Bertram Secondary), 10 Eugene Dorfling (Framesby), 9 Morne Roelofse (Framesby), 8 Carel Raal (Brandwag), 7 Frans de Witt (Framesby), 6 Jason Strydom (Despatch), 5 Christiaan van der Watt (Nico Malan), 4 Andries Smit (Nico Malan ), 3 Rion Ferreira (Nico Malan), 2 Mark Bennet (Grey Boys’ High School), 1 Nicholas Chrichton (Muir College). Replacements: 16 Cedric Frolick (Gamble Secondary), 17 Neil Arends (McCarthy Secondary), 18 Ryan Redcliff (Uitenhage HS), 19 Malibongwe Sakatha (Ndzondelelo), 20 Louis Saayman (Daniel Pienaar THS), 21 Ryan Jucker (Woodridge College), 22 Jano Hancke (Brandwag).

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Is 2021 the year for the south to bag their first title in the annual North/South T20 tournament?

Since the inaugural tournament in 2018, no school from the south has managed to reach the final yet, but the teams from south of the Vaalriver have grown in T20 stature since the first tournament.

Centurion is the defending champions after decrowning Menlopark back in 2019. No tournament was held in 2020 due to the enforced lockdown caused by the Coronavirus-pandemic. The defending champions defeated Menlopark by six wickets in the final.

Menlopark was crowned the inaugural champions after beating Centurion in the final. Besides the two former champions, the north will also be represented by Waterkloof, Hoërskool Nelspruit, Hoërskool Rustenburg, Potchefstroom Volkskool, Marais Viljoen and St Andrew’s of Bloemfontein.

The schools that will aim to break the south’s absence from the final are Grey College, Northwood, Westville Boys’ High, St. Andrew’s College, SACS, Grey High School, Rondebosch Boys’ High, and Wynberg Boys’ High.

 

The Groups: 

Group A: Menlopark, Grey College, Marais Viljoen, St Andrew’s College.

Group B: Centurion, Rondebosch Boys’ High, Potchefstroom Volkskool, Westville Boys’ High.

Group C: Waterkloof, Wynberg Boys’ High, St Andrews (Bloemfontein), Grey High School.

Group D: Hoërskool Nelspruit, SACS, Hoërskool Rustenburg, Northwood.

The Fixtures: 

Thursday, 14 October 2021 from 14:00

Menlopark vs St Andrew’s College at Camp Discovery
Grey College vs Marais Viljoen at Hammanskraal
Waterkloof vs Grey High School at Villagers
Wynberg Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s at Centurion
Westville Boys’ High vs Centurion at CBC Old Boys
Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Potchefstroom Volskool at Waterkloof
Northwood vs Nelspruit at Menlopark
SACS vs Rustenburg at Pretoria High School Old Boys

Friday, 15 October 2021 from 09:00 

Westville Boys’ High vs Potchefstroom Volkskool at Camp Discovery
Centurion vs Rondebosch Boys’ High at Hammanskraal
Menlopark vs Grey College at Villagers
St Andrew’s College vs Marais Viljoen at Centurion
Northwood vs Rustenburg at CBC Old Boys
Nelspruit vs SACS at Waterkloof
Waterkloof vs Wynberg Boys’ High at Menlopark
Grey High School vs St Andrew’s at Pretoria High School Old Boys

Friday, 15 October 2021 from 14:00

Potchefstroom Volkskool vs Centurion at Camp Discovery
Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Westville Boys’ High at Hammanskraal
Grey College vs St Andrew’s College at Villagers
Marais Viljoen vs Menlopark at Centurion
SACS vs Northwood at CBC Old Boys
Rustenburg vs Nelspruit at Waterkloof
Wynberg Boys’ High vs Grey High School at Menlopark
St Andrew’s vs Waterkloof at Pretoria High School Old Boys

Sean Erasmus, skuif na drie jaar terug na die land van die blou baadjie wanneer hy hom weer aansluit by die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl as Hoof van Rugbyafrigting. 

Sean was verantwoordelik vir HJS se eerstespan vanaf 2014 tot 2018, waarna hy ‘n aanstelling by die Goue Leeus as afrigter aanvaar het. 

 “Dit was ‘n familiebesluit om terug te skuif Paarl toe. Ons harte is maar blou en ons is baie opgewonde om terug te keer,” het Erasmus gesê. 

Erasmus neem amptelik die leisels oor by HJS vanaf 1 November 2021. 

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Gysbert Wege, kaptein en bobaas kolwer van die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, het die wilgerlat tydens die Cape Schools Week geswaai soos geen ander Boishaaier nog voor hom kon nie. 

Wege het in sy span se sege van 245 lopies oor Somerset College op Brugstraat in die Paarl ‘n reuse onoorwonne beurt van 240 lopies aangeteken. Hy het slegs 138 aflewerings in sy beurt trotseeer. Sy beurt het 15 sesse en 16 viere ingesluit.

Dit is die hoogste telling nog ooit deur ‘n Boishaai kolwer vir enige van die skool se spanne. Wege het ook nog twee honderdtalle in sy span se drie ander wedstryde tydens die fees van krieket gemoker. 

Hy en Lieben Engelbrecht (106*) het ‘n vennootskap van 311 lopies om die derde paaltjie gedeel. Engelbrecht het ook net ‘n skamele 91 aflewerings in sy kolfbeurt trotseer. Die telling van 447/2 in die toegelate 50 boulbeurte was ook dan die hoogste telling nog deur Boishaai.

Liam Vermeulen (63, 73b) het self ‘n stewige bydra met sy vyftigtal gelewer. 

Somerset College het 206 lopies in antwoord op Boishaai se reuse-telling gelewer. 

Wege het op die eerste dag van die toernooi ook ‘n honderdtal (136) teen Queen’s College in ‘n tydkrieket-wedstryd aangeteken. Die kragmeting het onbelis geëindig.

Erwin Meyer (138) het ook ‘n honderdtal vir Boishaai in die kragmeting aangeteken wat die span tot 367/5 in 63 boulbeurte gehelp het. 

Wege (128*) het ook ‘n honderdtal teen Pearson van Port Elizabeth aangeteken. Die span van die Paarl het ook die Cape Schools Week onoorwonne afgesluit. 

Beknopte telkaarte: 

HJS Paarl 367/5 in 63 bbe (Erwin Meyer 138, Gysbert Wege 136, Liam Vermeulen 53); Queen’s College 188/5 (). Onbeslis. 

HJS Paarl 169 in 46 bbe (Brendan Coetsee 40, Gysbert Wege 32, Stefan Breuninger 25); Dale College 130 (Christiaan Burger 4/6, Gysbert Wege 2/14, Juanrico Vorster 2/54). HJS Paarl wen met 39 lopies. 

Pearson 217 in 43 bbe (Christiaan Burger 3/16, Juanrico Vorster 3/43, Christiaan Broubon-Leftley 2/50); HJS Paarl 224/4 (Gysbert Wege 128*, Lieben Engelbrecht 35, Liam Vermeulen 25). HJS Paarl wen met ses paaltjies.

Vrydag, 8 Oktober 2021

HJS Paarl 447/2 (Gysbert Wege 240*, Lieben Engelbrecht 106*, Liam Vermeulen 63); Somerset College 206 (Johan Wege 3/54, Stefan Breuninger 2/1). HJS Paarl wen met 245 lopies.

The annual Wildeklawer tournament in Kimberley will once again be one of the highlights of the schools’ rugby calendar in 2022. 

Paarl Gimnasium will meet Grey College in Bloemfontein on the final day that promises to be one of the top matches of 2022. The Gimmies managed to defeat Grey College (18-16) for the first time since 2012 during this year’s Monnas Easter Festival in Krugersdorp. 

Paarl Gimnasium will face Helpmekaar in their opening match of the tournament in the City of Diamonds. They also met during the 2021 season when Gimmies eased past Helpmekaar by 52-5 during the Noord/Suid tournament in Pretoria.

Grey College will face Boland Landbou in their opening match in Kimberley. The opening match of the tournament will once again be on the Friday with the Bulle from Oakdale Landbou taking on the Wit Bulle from Affies. This will also be a grudge match of sort after Oakdale Landbou managed to defeat Affies for the first time ever earlier this year with a victory of 46-21. 

Durban High School will make its debut at next year’s Wildeklawer. Maritzburg College will also make a return to the big league as they will also attend next year’s festival of rugby in Kimberley. The last time that Maritzburg College’s Director of Rugby, Hein Kriek, attended the prestigious Wildeklawer tournament he was in charge of Paul Roos Gimnasium. 

Paul Roos Gimnasium will have a first-ever encounter against Garsfontein of Pretoria. The team from Stellenbosch will also face Glenwood during their visit to the City of Diamonds.

Meetings between Paarl Boys’ High and Affies have also been exciting matches to watch for the last couple of years. This match on the final day therefore also promises to be one of the highlights of the tournament. Boishaai will face Maritzburg College in their opening clash.

Interesting is the fact that the organisers could not find a spot for Dr. EG Jansen of Boksburg back into the line-up. The team from Boksburg was one of the top teams north of the Vaalriver in 2021.

The fixtures: 

Friday, 29 April 2022 

Oakdale Landbou vs Affies

Saturday, 30 April 2022

Noord-Kaap vs Stellenberg
Menlopark vs Durban High School
Framesby vs Garsfontein
Diamantveld vs Waterkloof
HTS Drostdy vs Welkom Gimnasium
Helpmekaar vs Paarl Gimnasium
Paarl Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College
Grey College vs Boland Landbou
Monument vs Outeniqua
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Glenwood

Monday, 2 May 2022

Boland Landbou vs Noord-Kaap
Maritzburg College vs Helpmekaar
HTS Drostdy vs Waterkloof
Stellenberg vs Menlopark
Outeniqua vs Diamantveld
Oakdale Landbou vs Durban High School
Monument vs Glenwood
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Garsfontein
Paarl Boys’ High vs Affies
Grey College vs Paarl Gimnasium
Welkom Gimnasium vs Framesby 

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The 61st Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week will take place in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands from Saturday, 2 October 2021 with some of the country’s top cricket nurseries taking part in this prestigious festival.

The hosts, Maritzburg College, will face Grey College of Bloemfontein in their opening match of the festival on Goldstones. All Maritzburg College’s matches will be played at Goldstones.

They will also face St. Alban’s College, Pretoria Boys’ High, and Affies during the festival.

It is also a unique cricket event in that all 10 of the KZN province’s leading schoolboy first XIs are represented in one festival.

The annual hosts Maritzburg College are joined by fellow KZN schools St Charles College, Hilton College, Michaelhouse, Kearsney College, Westville, Glenwood, Durban High School (DHS), Clifton College, and Northwood.

A measure of the quality of cricketers that have passed through this festival is the household names who have graced the biggest stages in the world.

Ali Bacher and Graeme Smith (KES), Kepler Wessels and Hansie Cronje (Grey College), AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis (Affies), and Hashim Amla (DHS) are some of the Michaelmas cricketers over the past 60 years whose post-school careers have led them to become SA national team captains.

And just some of the Michaelmas cricketers who have gone on to reach the pinnacle of the game and delight audiences around the world include Barry Richards (DHS), David Miller, Kevin Pietersen, and Jonty Rhodes (all Maritzburg College), and Quinton de Kock (KES).

The fixtures: 

2 October 2021 

Maritzburg College vs Grey College
Durban High School vs Pretoria Boys’ High
Kearsney College vs St David’s Marist
Glenwood vs St Stithians College
Westville Boys’ High vs St Alban’s College
Hilton College vs Affies
St Charles’ College vs Jeppe High School
Northwood vs St John’s College
Clifton vs King Edward VII
Michaelhouse vs Futura Cricket XI

3 October 2021

Maritzburg College vs St Alban’s College
Westville Boys’ High vs St David’s Marist
Kearsney College vs Grey College
Glenwood vs St John’s College
Clifton vs Affies
Hilton College vs St Stithians College
St Charles College vs Pretoria Boys’ High
Michaelhouse vs King Edward VII
Northwood vs Futura Cricket XI
Durban High School vs Jeppe High School

4 October 2021 

Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys’ High
Northwood vs St Alban’s College
Kearsney College vs St Stithians College
Westville Boys’ High vs Affies
Michaelhouse vs Jeppe High School
Hilton College vs King Edward VII
St Charles College vs Grey College
Glenwood vs St David’s Marist
Durban High School vs Futura Cricket XI
Clifton vs St John’s College

5 October 2021 

Maritzburg College vs Affies
Clifton vs Grey College
Kearsney College vs Jeppe High School
Northwood vs King Edward VII
Durban High School vs St David’s Marist
Hilton College vs St John’s College
St Charles College vs Futura Cricket XI
Glenwood vs St Alban’s College
Westville Boys’ High vs St Stithians College
Michaelhouse vs Pretoria Boys’ High

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Paarl Boys’ High’s Head of Rugby, Peter Engledow, has decided to explore new opportunities in his coaching career after a three-year stint at the prestigious Paarl school. The school announced the departure of Engledow in a press release earlier today.

Engledow’s contract of three years ended on the 30th of September 2021. He coached Griqualand West’s senior side before joining Boishaai at the end of 2018 to fill the position left vacant by Sean Erasmus who decided to make the step-up to the senior provincial setup at the Lions after five years in Paarl.

The last two years were severely disrupted on the sports fields, especially at school level, due to Covid-19. “It was three fantastic years at Paarl Boys’ High, but I have to think about my family as we move into a new phase of our lives and therefore I want to explore new business opportunities,” said Engledow.

Engledow especially refers to the way the learners lived up to the three traditions of Paarl Boys’ High, being the traditions of Good conduct, Good sportsmanship, and Good scholarship as something that stood out for him during his stay at the school. He gives credit to the staff and everyone involved.

During the disrupted three years Engledow coached the first team through 26 games, winning 23 with 3 losses.

“It has been a huge honour and privilege to have been a part of the Boishaai brotherhood,” said Engledow

Both the headmaster, Mr Derek Swart, and the governing body indicated their appreciation for the positive energy Engledow brought to Paarl Boys’ High and wished Peter the best of luck with his career.

Paarl Boys’ High has indicated they will soon start the process of appointing a replacement for Peter Engledow.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium will be more than happy with their recent tour through the Eastern Cape.

They managed to finish the tour which included five matches over the long weekend unbeaten of which a victory over the prestigious cricket nursery Grey High School of Port Elizabeth stands out.  

Gimmies faced Grey PE on Saturday in a limited-overs clash on the Pollock Oval winning the encounter by 65 runs. Gimmies batted first and reached 212 before being bowled out thanks to valuable contributions by Johan Mahne (71), Martin Bullock (29), and Martin van Onselen (26). 

These three players were also the main stalwarts for Gimmies during the tour. Kaden Titus picked up three wickets for only 29 runs causing the most trouble for the visiting side’s batsmen. 

Grey High School could however only answer 147 runs in return as Bullock (4/22) bulldozed through their batting line-up.

Potch Gimmies opened the tour on Thursday with two Twenty/20 matches against Hudson Park and Westering respectively. 

Hudson Park of East London was comfortably beaten by 82 runs. Van Onselen (39) and Christian Turkstra (30) contributing with the bat.  

Against Westering it was Conrad Jordaan who seemed like he was longing to get back to his room and relax. He picked up four wickets for a mere eight runs as Westering was restricted to only 61 runs. Jordaan also opened the batting and top-scored with 27 runs to steer his side to a seven-wicket victory. 

On Friday against Pearson in a time-cricket match, it was Johan Mahne (114) leading the charge with a century. Gimmies however only scored 194 in their first innings thanks to some excellent bowling by Esa Gangat (5/55). He was supported well by Connor Mitchell (3/42). 

Pearson was bowled out one run short of drawing the match giving the visitors the smallest of leads on the first innings. Gimmies reached 111/2 in their second innings before play was called off. 

In their final match of the tour, Gimmies defeated Graeme College of Grahamstown by three wickets with Mahne (52) and Van Onselen (50) scoring half-centuries. Connor Pietersen of Graeme College caused some trouble as he picked up five wickets for 44 runs. 

Summarised Scorecards: 

Thursday, 23 September 2021 (T20) 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 147/6 (Martin van Onselen 39, Christian Turkstra 30, Martin Bullock 22); Hudson Park 65 (Christiaan Viljoen 3/14, Martin Bullock 3/22, Martin van Onselen 2/8). Potch Gimmies won by 82 runs.

Westering 61 (Conrad Jordaan 4/8); Potchefstroom Gimnasium 62/3 (Conrad Jordaan 27). Potch Gimmies won by seven wickets. 

Friday, 24 September 2021 (Time Cricket) 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium first innings 194 (Johan Mahne 114, Martin van Onselen 29, Martin Bullock 26; Esa Gangat 5/55, Connor Mitchell 3/42); Pearson first innings 193 (Cormey van der Watt 47, Janco van der Walt 43, Connor Mitchell 29, Umar Gangat 25*; Ruan Lotz 3/52, Christiaan Viljoen 2/21, Conrad Jordaan 2/27). Potchefstroom Gimnasium second innings 111/2 (Martin Bullock 62, Martin van Onselen 47; Connor Mitchell 2/53). Potch Gimmies won on the first innings.

Saturday, 25 September 2021 (Limited Overs)

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 212 (Johan Mahne 71, Martin Bullock 29, Extras 27, Martin van Onselen 26; Kaden Titus 3/29); Grey High School 147 (Michael Molenaar 31, Kaden Titus 29, Extras 26; Martin Bullock 4/22, Johan Mahne 2/22, Thyrone Briel 2/23). Potchefstroom Gimnasium won by 65 runs.

Sunday, 26 September 2021 (Limited Overs)

Graeme College 180/9 (Liselihle Maphekula 45, Mihali Kobese 44, Onosizo Nting 33; Francois Blom 2/8, Damien Charslund 2/32); Potchefstroom Gimnasium 181/7 (Johan Mahne 52, Martin van Onselen 50, Extras 41; Connor Pietersen 5/44). Potch Gimmies won by three wickets.