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Lance Sendin and Wessel du Plessis will take over the reigns as SA Schools and SA Schools A coaches for the 2020 edition of the U18 International Series, which will again be hosted in the Western Cape in August.

Sendin, from Hugenote in Wellington, is no stranger to the role as SA Schools coach after having steered the team in 2016 and 2017, while Du Plessis, from Grey College in Bloemfontein, is promoted from SA Schools A assistant coach to the head coaching role this year.

They take over from former SA Schools coach Mzwakhe Nkosi, who is the Xerox Golden Lions Under-21 coach and SuperSport Rugby Challenge assistant coach, and SA Schools A coach, Phiwe Nomlomo, who now works with the Cell C Sharks teams as a skills specialist.

 Sendin will be assisted by Cobus van Dyk (Waterkloof in Pretoria), who retains his place in the management team from last season, while Katleho Lynch from St Johns College takes over as SA Schools A team assistant coach.

The SA Schools and SA Schools A teams will play three rounds of matches in the U18 International Series on 7, 11 and 15 August respectively. England, Argentina and France have already confirmed their participation in the series and the fixtures will be finalised in due course.

“The SA Schools and SA Schools A teams play a vital role in our development structures, as it is often the first taste of international rugby our players are exposed to, and it is pleasing to be able to appoint coaches of Lance and Wessel’s caliber,” said SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux.

“They are both familiar with the competition having served in the coaching structures before and they know what standards are required to be successful, so we are expecting another top-class event this season.”

SA Schools management team:

Head Coach: Lance Sendin 
Assistant Coach: Cobus van Dyk 
Team manager: Dean Moodley 
Strength and conditioning coach: Sisonke Makapela
Team Doctor: Dr Janesh Ghanda
Physiotherapist: Wernich Smit

SA Schools A management team:                

Head Coach: Wessel du Plessis 
Assistant Coach: Katleho Lynch 
Team manager: Jimmy Jimlongwe
Strength and conditioning coach: Yaw Fosu-Amoah
Team Doctor: Dr Janesh Ghanda
Physiotherapist: Ken Kabongo

The final played between Hilton College representing Kwa-Zulu Natal Inlands and Kearsney College representing Kwa-Zulu Natal Coastal was hosted at the picturesque Pietermaritzburg Oval on the 20th February 2020. There was all to play for in this match with the winner going on to represent the Dolphins in the finals.

Kearsney won the toss and elected to bowl first opting to chase down a total rather than setting a score. Hilton got off to a rocky start losing both openers Slade van Staden and C. Pistorius early on to the bowling of Matthew McCurry and Joshua Stocks respectively.

Hilton’s number three Nicholas Hatton got stuck in and looked at rebuilding the innings and ended with more than a run-a-ball 28 runs from 23 balls. He put together a 41-run partnership with Colby Dryer before he was dismissed by means of a run-out by fielder Jean-Luc Talbot, which sparked a mini-collapse in the middle order.

With the score sitting on 50/3, Hilton lost five wickets for 16 runs and in the space of a few overs. Two run-outs proved crucial for Kearsney as it reduced the chance of Hilton picking up the scoring rate.

Asande Nyawose bowled neatly in the middle overs where he ended up with figures of 2/10 from two overs and maintained the pressure built by openers Matthew McMurray 2/9 from 2.1 overs and Joshua Stocks 2/12 from 4 overs.

Matthew Boast was the last man out for Hilton and his patient knock of 24 from 32 balls ensured that the men from the Midlands had something to bowl at as they ended their innings on 102 all out from 19.3 overs.

Kearsney College got off to the worst possible start losing opener Jared Uys early off the bowling of Boast. Fellow opener Talbot dug in deep to carry his bat in order to hold up an end as he anchored the innings with a patient 27 from 26 balls which included two boundaries and one maximum.

He rotated the strike well through-out his innings giving the destructive pair from the regional finals, Dylan Hullet 22 runs from 31 balls and Cade Carmichael 37 runs from 33 balls. Both batsmen played within themselves to guarantee their side a spot in the final. The game went down to the final over as boundaries were not easy to come by.

Kearsney ended up chasing down the total in the final over of the match sending them into the National Tournament to be held in Pretoria in the beginning of March. They won the match by 5 wickets ending on a 103/5 from 19.1 overs.

PHOTO: Martin Ashworth

Summarised Scorecard:

Hilton College 102 from 19.1 overs (Nicholas Hatton 28 (23b), Matthew Boast 24 (32b), Matthew McMurray 2/9, Joshua Stocks 2/12); Kearsney College 103/5 from 19.3 overs ( Cade Carmichael 37 (33b), Jean-Luc Talbot 27* (26b), Olwethu Kweyama 2/9). Kearsney College win by 5 wickets.

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Paul Roos Gimnasium was crowned T20 champions of the Boland on Sunday during the finals

Summarised Scorecards: 

Final 

Paarl Gimnasium 109 (Jan-Pagel Hanekom 22, Benjamin Calitz 21; Zac van Onselen 2/1, Roan Hall 2/24); Paul Roos Gimnasium 110/6 (Dewaldt Grove 36, Josh Cox 26; Eduard Visser 2/15, Liam Koen 2/26). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by four wickets.

Semi-Finals 

Paul Roos Gimnasium 165/3 (Ruben Senekal 101*, Jacques du Toit 30; Michael Papenfus 1/20, Wessel Roos 1/20); Paarl Boys’ High 96 (Michael Papenfus 32, Johan Cronjé 20; Andrew Siebert 5/15, Jacques du Toit 2/27). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 69 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium 136 (Bradley Davids 51, Benjamin Calitz 34; Marcell Dampies 3/16, Wesley Seconds 2/15, Jaydin Booysen 2/21); Paarl HUB 104 (Tyrese Hendricks 38, Jody Jacobs 20*; Arno Marais 3/21, Bradley Davids 2/17, Eduard Visser 2/21). Paarl Gimnasium won by 32 runs.

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St Andrews of Bloemfontein were crowned champions of the Free State-leg of the national T20 championship on Sunday. Saints defeated Grey College by 40 runs in the final which was played on the Johan Volsteedt Oval. 

Saints were the defending champions of the Free State and also represented the Knights’ franchise at the CSA T20 national final tournament in Pretoria last year. The team from Bloemfontein will face Yorkshire RPC of Kimberley in the Knights-final on Wednesday. The CSA T20 Challenge’s final tournament will take place in Pretoria next month. 

Saints are the only school from the Knights who have managed to be crowned national champs in the history of the prestigious tournament. They were crowned national champions back in 2018. 

Saints won the toss and elected to bat first and posted 125 runs before being bowled out at the end of the final over. JD Bruwer (38), Gerrit Badenhorst (27) and Reeza Alexander (23) all contributed with the bat. Juan-Dee Olivier of Grey College had a very good day with the ball in hand as he picked up four wickets at the cost of only 25 runs. 

Grey College could only answer 85 runs in return with Lerato Nqoyi (19*) and Neels Volschenk (19) providing most of the resistance. Matthew Davids caused some problems for the home side’s batsmen grabbing three wickets for a mere six runs. Alexander (2/23) and Johnny du Plessis (2/22) also managed to pick up two wickets each. 

Grey College was in devastating form in their two pool matches against Welkom Gimnasium and AHS Kroonstad. Marco Fouché managed to score the second-highest innings yet in the history of the competition with his unbeaten 170 runs against Rooiskool. The record of the competition belongs to Calvin Flanegan (207*) against Sand du Plessis back in 2018. 

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Summarised Scorecards: 

St Andrews 125 in 19.5 overs (JD Bruwer 38, Gerrit Badenhorst 27, Reeza Alexander 23; Juan-Dee Olivier 4/25); Grey College 85 in 17.3 overs (Lerato Nqoyi 19*, Neels Volschenk 19; Matthew Davids 3/6, Johnny du Plessis 2/22, Reeza Alexander 2/23). St Andrews won by 40 runs.

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The South African u18 sevens side will attempt to bag their fourth consecutive Capricorn 7’s title this weekend. The annual tournament will once again be hosted by Windhoek Gimnasium in Namibia from 27 to 29 February.

They were crowned champions during the inaugural tournament back in 2017 when they defeated Namibia by 45-0. In 2018 the South Africans defeated Germany by 46-0 in the final to retain their title. They completed a hat-trick of titles last year by beating Germany by 28-5 in the final.

Two players from last year’s victorious side, Latica Nela (Hilton College) and Siviwe Zondani (Grey High School) will once again make the trip to Windhoek. 

Paul Roos Gimnasium of Stellenbosch has with three players in Bevan Simmons, Jordan Venter, and Jared Africa the biggest representation within the squad. Kenya will also send a team to Windhoek for the first time and would probably be the biggest threat for the South Africans.  

Affies speedster Bjorn van Wyk ought to cause some problems for the opponents of the South Africans with his power and pace. His best time over 100 meters this year is an incredible 10.97 seconds. Van Wyk also represented Affies’ first XV in 2019 scoring eight tries through the season. 

SA Rugby also hosts an Elite Player Development camp this week in Stellenbosch. None of the players invited to this camp was considered for the SA u18 sevens side which will defend the title in Namibia. 

The SA squad is: 

Bjorn van Wyk (Affies), Gert Steyn, Tiaan Fourie (both Grey College), Siviwe Zondani (Grey High School), Latica Nela (Hilton College), Connor de Bruyn (Kearsney College), Anati Makasita (Oudtshoorn), Jade Coeries (Outeniqua), Bevon Simmons, Jared Africa, Jordan Venter (all Paul Roos Gimnasium), Keno Alexander (Welkom Gimnasium), Melbirt van der Spuy (Helpmekaar).

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Results 

Players: Henry Tromp, Casten Michaels,

Coaches: Abre Minnie, Henry Grimes and Jaco van Rensburg.

Die Hoërskool Outeniqua op George se eerste rugbyspan behoort vanjaar weer sy man tussen die skolerugby-adel van Suid-Afrika te staan. Die Kwaggas speel jaarliks teen van die land se voorste skolespanne en laat homself altyd deeglik geld.. 

Die Kwaggas beskik vanjaar oor ‘n groep spelers waarmee hy nie net ‘n hele paar van die groot honde die skrik op die lyf sal jaag nie, maar ook omdop.  

“Ons sien elke wedstryd as ‘n groot uitdaging. Toernooie soos Nood/Suid en Wildeklawer is ‘n voorreg om by te woon. Dan is ons interskole-wedstryde teen die twee Paarlse-skole, Paarl Gimnasium en die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, altyd uiters uitdagend. En dan nie om te vergeet nie die plaaslike derby teen Oakdale Landbou is ook altyd ‘n hoogtepunt,” het Piet Cloete, hoof van Outeniqua se sport, gesê.

Die Kwaggas het vanjaar heelwat ervaring in hul groep. Nie minder as ses spelers wat verlede jaar die Suidwestelike Distrikte op die Cravenweek in Bloemfontein verteenwoordig het, sal vanjaar weer vir die Kwaggas uitdraf.

Die sestal is Leon Volschenk (haker), Francois Breytenbach (flank), Chadley Josias (losskakel), Tinsley Stuurman (senter), Casten Michaels (vleuel) en Leonardo Coetzee (flank).

Daar is boonop nog drie spelers Henry Tromp (vaskopstut), Laurence Victor (vaskopstut) en Blayden Hector (heelagter) wat die Volstruisboere tydens die Akademie-week in die Rosestad verteenwoordig het.

‘n Verdere vier spelers wat verlede jaar reeds vir Outeniqua se trots uitgedraf het Johan Jordans (loskopstut), Dillan Lamprecht (slot), Schalk Vermeulen (flank) en Curtley Smith (vleuel) sal ook weer vanjaar beskikbaar wees.

Daar is ook ‘n hele paar spelers wat SWD verlede jaar op die Grant Khomo-week in Witrivier verteenwoordig het, wat vanjaar ook sterk aanspraakmakers sal wees om vir hulle ‘n plek in die eerstespan oop te speel.

Onder hulle tel die twee slotte Lahluma Dyanti en Oliver Kunz, die senters Johan Leonard en Dewanley van Rensburg, Ludik Muller (flank) en Elzaine Terblanche (haker/flank).

Dan het Maynard Gouws hom reeds in 2019 vanaf die Hoërskool Rustenburg by die Kwaggas aangesluit. Hy het egter die hele 2019-seisoen weens ‘n besering misgeloop.

Gouws het die Luiperds in 2018 as slot op die Grant Khomo-week verteenwoordig. Sy pa, Jaco Gouws, het op sy dag die Sharks en Griffons aangevoer. Hy het ook op agtsteman vir Suidwestelike Distrikte se seniorspan uitgedraf.

Gouws het na hy sy tokse opgehang het onder andere Bloemfontein Polisie en Impala se klubspanne gebrei. Gouws sr. en sy gesin woon nou in George. Gouws jr. is na afloop van die Grant Khomo-week van 2018 ook in SA Rugby se hoë-prestasie groep opgeneem.

Buiten Gouws jr. is daar nog twee spelers met bekende pa’s wat moontlik vanjaar vir die Kwaggas sal uitdraf. Johan Leonard is die seun van die voormalige Springbok-agtsteman Anton Leonard, terwyl Henry Tromp se pa met dieselfde naam op haker vir die Bokke uitgedraf het.

Die Kwaggas beskik ook oor ‘n bestuurspan om mee te spog. Die span se hoofafrigter, Abré Minnie, het voorheen al Griekwas se seniorspan gebrei. Hy het self op sy dag die middelveld vir die Poubloues beman.

Die span se twee hulpafrigters is Henry Grimes en Jaco Janse van Rensburg. Grimes het self op slot in sy loopbaan as speler vir SWD en Griekwas uitgedraf. Jandré Blom, wat vir die Vrystaat en Griffons die oond skoongemaak het, sal die span met sy skoppe en verdediging bystaan.

Anton Leonard sal hand bysit as konsultant, terwyl Walter Lutch (kondisionering) en Piet Cloete (mentor) die bestuurspan voltooi.

Beeldmateriaal danksy KwaggaTV via digitv.co.za – moet geen van die Kwaggas se wedstryde vanjaar op sy tuisveld misloop nie.

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Die Hoërskool Waterkloof het Saterdag op sy tuisveld in Pretoria vir Centurion as die kampioen van die Finsbury-krieketliga onttroon. Hardus Coetzer het met ‘n skitterende veelsydige vertoning die Klofies tot die titel gelei.

Waterkloof het die eindstryd van die reeks met 121 lopies gewen. Die wedstryd is regstreeks via KlofieTV op digitv.co.za uitgesaai.

Coetzer (139*) het met sy onoorwonne honderdtal gehelp om aan die kampioen se kolfbeurt aansien te gee. Waterkloof was met die telling op 35/4 diep in die moeilikheid voordat Coetzer sy span met sy kolfbeurt vanuit die moeilikheid tot in ‘n stewige posisie geplaas het.

Coetzer is met sy telling op 81 ‘n tweede kans gegun danksy ‘n verbroude vangkans, maar hy het na sy honderdtal behoorlik onder die Woeries se boulers ingeklim. Hy het 132 aflewerings in sy beurt trotseer waarvan hy nege viere en ses sesse gemoker het.

Die Woeries se Conrad Mouton (4/52) het die tuisspan se ander kolwers behoorlik laat bontstaan. Mouton het ‘n vyftal paaltjies vir sy boulwerk verdien, maar sy boulsyfers is so bietjie skade aan die einde van die beurt deur Coetzer berokken.

Coetzer het in Franco Bester (25) en Richardt Ackermann (24) vennote gehad wat saam met hard gewerk het om Klofies se kolfbeurt aansien te gee.

Coetzer wat ook Klofies se aanvangsbouler is het ook met die beste boulontleding vir die wenspan gespog. Hy het van drie kolwers vir slegs 24 lopies ontslae geraak. Nathan Wentzel (44) het die meeste weerstand met die kolf vir Centurion gebied.

Coetzer het goeie ondersteuning van Kyle Welmann (2/23) gekry. Centurion is tot 137 lopies in 32 boulbeurte beperk.

Centurion het vanjaar daarna gemik om vir die derde agtereenvolgende jaar as kampioen van die Finsbury-liga se A-afdeling gekroon te word.

Waterkloof is ook die Noordelikes se T20-kampioen en sal in die week teen Ben Vorster in die Titan-halfeindstryd te staan kom.

Beknopte telkaart:

Waterkloof 258/9 (Hardus Coetzer 139*, Franco Bester 25, Richardt Ackermann 24; Conrad Mouton 4/52, Jonathan Vorster 2/46); Centurion 137 (Nathan Wentzel 44; Hardus Coetzer 3/24, Kyle Welmann 2/23). Waterkloof wen met 121 lopies.

Die voormalige aanvals-afrigter van die Springbokke Swys de Bruin sal sy gewig as konsultant agter die Helpmekaar-kollege in Johannesburg se rugby gooi. De Bruin se paaie het ook aan die einde van verlede jaar met die Leeus geskei waar hy die hoofafrigter was. 

Soos met sy rol by die Springbokke sal De Bruin se hooffokus wees om Helpies se aanvalsvermoë te verbeter. Die skool se afrigters het reeds ‘n sessie saam met De Bruin gehad en sien volgens die skool se hoof van rugby, Eugene Marais, uit na sy betrokkenheid by Helpies. 

De Bruin het sy proffesionele afrigtingsloopbaan in 1996 begin toe hy die Sharks se o.21-span afgerig het. Hy het in 1998 die Wildebeeste gebrei wat in die Vodacombeker gespeel het, voordat hy homself by Griekwas (1999-2003) as hoofafrigter aangesluit het.

Dit kom na die Hoërskool Noordheuwel daarin geslaag het om die voormalige Springbok-senter Jaque Fourie as ‘n konsultant vir die seisoen te betrek. Fourie is ‘n oud-leerling van Monument in Krugersdorp. Die Nories het ook ‘n nuwe hoof van rugby in Stefan Lourens wat verlede jaar in Menlopark se afrigtingspan was, wat vir die eerste keer in die skool se geskiedenis as kampioen van die Virsekerbeker gekroon is. 

Lourens is ook ‘n voormalige leerling van Monnas en het ook al die Wit Bulle saam met Hans Coetzee afgerig. Lourens oftewel Botter soos sy vriende hom noem het ook al St Andrew’s College in Grahamstad, Florida en St John’s College in Johannesburg se eerstespanne afgerig. 

Fourie was ‘n belangrike lid van die Springbok-span wat in 2007 die Wêreldbeker verower het. Hy het in sy 72 toetse vir die Springbokke nie minder as 32 keer die doellyn oorgesteek. Dit is die derde meeste toetsdrieë in die geskiedenis van Bok-rugby. 

Noordheuwel se gewese hoof van rugby, Rocky Truter, het ‘n pos as bemarker by Helpmekaar aan die einde van verlede jaar opgeneem. Truter sal Helpies se afrigtingskorps verder versterk. Coetzee wat ook verlede jaar by Noordheuwel betrokke was, het hom intussen by Durbanville as direkteur van rugby aangesluit. Coetzee het op sy dag ook soos De Bruin die Leeus in SupeRugby gebrei. 

Dit is nie ‘n vreemde verskynsel dat oud-Bokke en senior afrigters by skole betrokke raak nie. Grey-kollege het in sy afrigtingskorps vir Helgard Muller asook Wian du Preez. Die gewese Bok-vleuel, Pieter Rossouw, is Paarl Gimnasium se hoofafrigter, terwyl Marius Joubert hom ook vanjaar by Stellenberg se afrigtingskorps aangesluit het. Joubert was verlede jaar by Durbanville betrokke. 

Deon Carstens, wat die Springbokke se skrum in drie toetse geanker het, is al vir ‘n hele paar jaar by Boland Landbou se eerstespan as breier betrokke. Jake White wat Fourie se breier tydens die Wêreldbeker-toernooi van 2007 was, is vanjaar as ‘n konsultant by HTS Drostdy in Worcester aangestel. Dit terwyl die gewese Bok-agtsteman en voorspeler-afrigter van die Blou Bulle, Anton Leonard, as ‘n konsultant by Outeniqua se eerstespan betrokke is. 

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Results 

Players: Keke Morabe, Calla Pienaar, Testimony Dodo,  

Coaches: Roean Bezuidenhout.