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St Stithians College took one step closer to be able to defend their title as national T20-champions by being crowned champions of the Johnny Waite Knockout-competition on Sunday.

Saints defeated King Edward VII in the final on the Walter Milton Oval in Johannesburg by ten runs to be crowned Gauteng champions. They will have to beat the North West champions in the franchise final to secure their place in the CSA T20 Challenge next month in Pretoria.

The North West champion will only be decided this weekend. St Stithians College is the most successful team since the inception of the national tournament back in 2009/10. Saints have been crowned national champions for a record four times (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019).

Saints reached 134/9 in their allotted 20 overs against KES on Sunday. Reuben du Toit (44), Mohammed Manack (19) and Liam Mostert (18) all chipped in to help their side reach a defendable total.

KES’ Heinrigh Pieterse was in good form with the bat and ball as he picked up three wickets at the cost of 16 runs. His captain, Keegan Janse van Rensburg (2/10), also managed to cause some damage with the ball in hand.

King Edward VII was restricted ten runs short at 124/7 with Janse van Rensburg (39) and Zack Momberg (23) making the biggest contributions. Like in the semi-final against St John’s College Ngenyasha Zvinoera (2/17) was yet again the pick of the bowlers for St Stithians College.

KES booked their place in the final against St Stithians with a 22-run victory over Jeppe High School for Boys’. Janse van Rensburg (44) was again his side top run-scorer as they posted 138/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Pieterse (33), Kian Schwartz (19) and Momberg (18*) also made valuable contributions.

Jeppe’s opening bowler Zakhele Sibanda got rid of two batsmen conceding only 21 runs in his four overs. Jeppe only managed 116/5 in their allotted overs with Cameron Brown (20*) top scoring.

St Stithians College defeated St John’s College by 32 runs in their semi-final. Reuben du Toit (59) weighed in with a half-century as the champions scored a massive 166/8 in their allotted overs. Du Toit received some backing from Jodi de Sousa (39) and Liam Mostert (22).

Gregory Ford (3/31) was the pick of St John’s College’s bowlers. St John’s reached 134/9 in their 20 overs with Zvinoera (4/20) causing most of the damage.

Summarised Scorecards:

Final

St Stithians College 134/9 in 20 overs (Reuben du Toit 44, Mohammed Manack 19, Liam Mostert 18; Heinrigh Pieterse 3/16, Keegan Janse van Rensburg 2/10); King Edward VII 124/7 in 20 overs (Keegan Janse van Rensburg 39, Zack Momberg 23, Michael Copeland 19; Ngenyasha Zvinoera 2/17). St Stithians College won by ten runs.

Semi-Finals 

King Edward VII 138/5 in 20 overs (Keegan Janse van Rensburg 44, Heinrigh Pieterse 33, Kian Schwartz 19, Zack Momberg 18*; Zakhele Sibanda 2/21, Cael Murray 2/22); Jeppe High School for Boys’ 116/5 in 20 overs (Cameron Brown 20*, Brayden Hicks 19, Breidyn Schaper 18, Shaveer Khan 18; Heinrigh Pieterse 1/16, Michael Copeland 1/18). King Edward VII won by 22 runs.

St Stithians College 166/8 in 20 overs (Reuben du Toit 59, Jodi de Sousa 39, Liam Mostert 22; Gregory Ford 3/31); St John’s College 134/9 in 20 overs (Jonathan Miltz 32, Joshua Brown 32, Matthew Jones 23; Ngenyasha Zvinoera 4/20). St Stithians College won by 32 runs.

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Fifty-three of South Africa’s most talented Under-18 rugby players from across the country will assemble in Stellenbosch on Thursday, 27 February, for a four-day Elite Player Development (EPD) camp.

The camp – which will be hosted at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport and concludes on Sunday, 1 March – is the first of three EPD camps that will be hosted this year, with Under-16 and Under-17 camps set to follow later in the season. These camps are in line with SA Rugby’s development structures.

The main objectives of the camps are to assess the players’ physical and technical abilities and to guide them with the goal of preparing them to advance through the structures in future.

The players will participate in a series of training sessions over the four days, where they will have the opportunity to work with a handful of coaches within the SA Rugby structures.

Players invited to the SA Rugby U18 High-Performance camp:

Props – Phatu Ganyane (Cell C Sharks, Glenwood), Sebastian Lombard (DHL Western Province, Paarl Boys High), Phillip Masango (DHL Western Province, Wynberg), Thansville Mayman (Vodacom Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), Tielman Niewoudt (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Heiko Pohlman (Xerox Golden Lions, Monnas), Friedrich Weilbach (DHL Western Province, Paul Roos Gymnasium), Phumelelo Xhego (Cell C Sharks, Westville)

Hookers – Keagan Blackenberg (DHL Western Province, Bishops), Ricardo Fourie (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Tiaan Lange (Vodacom Blue Bulls, Menlopark), Lukanyo Vokozela (DHL Western Province, Rondebosch)

Locks – Marco de Witt (DHL Western Province, Boland Landbou), Connor Evans (DHL Western Province, Bishops), Coetzee Le Roux (DHL Western Province, Paarl Boys High), Reinhardt Ludwig (Vodacom Blue Bulls, Affies), Cornelius Rahl (SWD Eagles, Oakdale)

Loose forwards – Renzo du Plessis (Limpopo Blue Bulls, Ben Vorster), Phillip Kleynhans (SWD Eagles, Oakdale Landbou), Armand Maritz (DHL Western Province, Paul Roos Gymnasium), Gcinokuhle Mdletshe (Cell C Sharks, Westville), Rynhard Mouton (Xerox Golden Lions, Monument), Abulele Ndabambi (DHL Western Province, Paarl Boys High), Siyambuka Nongiza (Cell C Sharks, Maritzburg College), Willie Potgieter (Vodacom Blue Bulls, Affies), Hardus Rothman (Vodacom Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), Josh van Vreden (Border, Selborne College), Cornelius Volschenk (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Sisonke Vumazonke (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College).

Scrumhalves – Rowan Cloete (Vodacom Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), Neil Le Roux (SWD Eagles, Oakdale Landbou), Juan Olivier (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Nico Steyn (Cell C Sharks, Glenwood).

Flyhalves – Sihlalo Benge (Border, Queens), Sacha Mngomezulu (DHL Western Province, Bishops), Jean Smith (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Compion Von Ludiwg (DHL Western Province, Paarl Boys High).

Centres – Reagan Izaks (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Ethan James (DHL Western Province, Paarl Gymnasium), Josh Jonas (Border, Hudson Park), Mnqobi Mkhize (Cell C Sharks, Westville), Keagan Smith (DHL Western Province, Paarl Boys High), Sonwabo Sokoyi (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Brandon Wilkie (EP Kings, Framesby).

Outside backs – Luke Burger (DHL Western Province, Paul Roos Gymnasium), Diego Cupido (Xerox Golden Lions, Helpmekaar), Curwin Gertse (DHL Western Province, Paarl Gymnasium), Suleiman Hartzenberg (DHL Western Province, Bishops), Matthew Jacobs (DHL Western Province, Paarl Gymnasium), Franco Knoetze (Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Grey College), Duran Koevort (DHL Western Province, SACS), Hakeem Kunene (DHL Western Province, Paarl Boys High), Keanan Wentzel (DHL Western Province, Boland Landbou)

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

 

The SuperSport Rugby Challenge will deliver a combination of school, club and provincial rugby action at their rugby festivals in 2020, with two new venues, also added to the already impressive variety of communities across the country reached by this popular tournament.

The tournament kicks off on the weekend of 25 April, with the first Rugby Festival scheduled for Sunday 26 April when SWD Eagles host the EP Elephants. The venue for this match, and the other festivals, will be confirmed in due course.

These two teams will play in the South Section alongside DHL Western Province, Boland Cavaliers, Toyota Free State XV, Cell C Sharks XV, Border and Zimbabwe Academy, who will again play out of their Cape Town base at False Bay Rugby Club in Constantia.

Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek will host three of the Welwitschias’ home matches as the Namibians will again play alongside defending champions Tafel Lager Griquas, Phakisa Pumas, Vodacom Blue Bulls, Down Touch Griffons, Xerox Golden Lions XV, Leopards and Valke in the North Section.

The latter will host the first festival in the North Section on Sunday, 3 May when they face the defending champions on the East Rand.

The remaining five Rugby Festivals will be played on consecutive Sundays until the semi-finals (13/14 June), with the final scheduled for the last weekend in June. All the Festivals will be televised by SuperSport and will include a school and club match with the SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter.

The first weekend of action in the North Section will see the Phakisa Pumas take on the Valke, Tafel Lager Griquas hosting Down Touch Griffons, the Xerox Golden Lions XV will face Leopards and the Vodacom Blue Bulls XV will travel to Windhoek to face the Welwitschias.

In the South Section, the Toyota Free State XV will host Boland Cavaliers, the Cell C Sharks XV host Zimbabwe Academy and DHL Western Province will take on Border before the South Eastern Cape derby.

SuperSport Rugby Challenge Fixtures 2020 (home teams first, venues and kick-off times to be confirmed)

Round 1 (24-26 April)

North

Phakisa Pumas v Valke

Tafel Lager Griquas v Down Touch Griffons

Xerox Golden Lions XV v Leopards

Welwitschias v Vodacom Blue Bulls XV

South

DHL Western Province v Border

Cell C Sharks XV v Zimbabwe Academy

Toyota Free State XV v Boland Cavaliers

Festival: SWD vs EP Elephants

Round 2 (1-3 May)

North

Leopards v Down Touch Griffons

Vodacom Blue Bulls XV v Phakisa Pumas

Xerox Golden Lions XV vs Welwitschias

Festival: Valke v Tafel Lager Griquas

South

Cell C Sharks XV v Toyota Free State XV

EP Elephants v Boland Cavaliers

DHL Western Province v SWD

Zimbabwe Academy v Border

Round 3 (8-10 May)

North

Leopards v Phakisa Pumas

Tafel Lager Griquas v Welwitschias

Down Touch Griffons v Vodacom Blue Bulls XV

Valke v Xerox Golden Lions XV

South

Toyota Free State XV vs Eastern Province

Zimbabwe Academy v SWD

Border v Boland Cavaliers

Festival: DHL Western Province v Cell C Sharks XV

Round 4 (15-17 May)

North

Vodacom Blue Bulls XV v Tafel Lager Griquas

Phakisa Pumas v Xerox Golden Lions XV

Welwitschias v Down Touch Griffons

Valke v Leopards

South

Zimbabwe Academy v DHL Western Province

SWD v Toyota Free State XV

Boland Cavaliers v Cell C Sharks XV

Festival: EP Elephants v Border

Round 5 (22-24 May)

North

Tafel Lager Griquas v Phakisa Pumas

Leopards v Welwitschias

Down Touch Griffons v Valke

Festival: Xerox Golden Lions XV v Vodacom Blue Bulls

South

Toyota Free State XV v Zimbabwe Academy

EP Elephants v DHL Western Province

Boland Cavaliers v SWD

Border v Cell C Sharks XV

Round 6 (29-31 May)

North

Welwitschias v Phakisa Pumas

Down Touch Griffons v Xerox Golden Lions XV

Vodacom Blue Bulls XV v Valke

Tafel Lager Griquas v Leopards

South

Zimbabwe Academy v Boland Cavaliers

DHL Western Province v Toyota Free State XV

Cell C Sharks XV v EP Elephants

Festival: Border vs SWD

Round 7 (5-7 June)

North

Phakisa Pumas v Down Touch Griffons

Valke v Welwitschias

Xerox Golden Lions XV v Tafel Lager Griquas

Leopards v Vodacom Blue Bulls XV

South

EP Elephants v Zimbabwe Academy

SWD v Cell C Sharks XV

Border v Toyota Free State XV

Festival: Boland Cavaliers vs DHL Western Province

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Die kampioen van die NWU 16-reeks, Pionier van Vryheid, sal sy aanslag op vanjaar se titel weg van die huis in die Jack Botes-stadion teen Piet Retief afskop. Die span van Vryheid sal vanjaar poog om vir die derde agtereenvolgende jaar as kampioen van die reeks gekroon te word.

Pionier het verlede jaar vir Leeuwenhof Akademie met 41-12 in die eindstryd die loef afgesteek. In 2018 se eindstryd het dieselfde twee spanne kragte gemeet, met Pionier wat toe ook oortuigend met 38-13 baas was. Die ander twee spanne in Pionier se Poel B sal Ferrum van Newcastle en Volksrust wees.

Leeuwenhof sal vanjaar weer ‘n sterk aanspraakmaker op die titel wees, maar kan sterk teenstand in sy groep van Bekker van Magaliesburg, Overvaal en Riebeeckrand verwag.

In Poel A het Pretoria-Noord die afgelope paar jaar die bo-toon gevoer. Die span van die Jakarandastad sal vanjaar sake teen Oosterland van Secunda, Stoffberg van Brakpan en Delmas in sy groepwedstryde uitspook.

In Poel C behoort die vonke behoorlik tussen Schoonspruit van Klerksdorp, Vryburg, Fochville en Wolmaransstad te spat. Vryburg was in 2016 die kampioen gewees.

In 2017 het Bekker en Pionier die louere gedeel na daar met die telling op 17-elk niks tussen die twee spanne te kies was nie.

Die bepalings: 

29 Februarie 2020 

Oosterland vs Stoffberg
Pretoria-Noord vs Delmas
Leeuwenhof vs Bekker
Overvaal vs Riebeeckrand
Piet Retief vs Pionier
Ferrum vs Volksrust
Wolmaransstad vs Schoonspruit
Fochville vs Vryburg

7 Maart 2020

Stoffberg vs Delmas
Oosterland vs Pretoria-Noord
Pionier vs Ferrum
Volksrust vs Piet Retief
Riebeeckrand vs Leeuwenhof
Bekker vs Overvaal
Schoonspruit vs Fochville
Vryburg vs Wolmaransstad

14 March 2020

Pretoria-Noord vs Stoffberg
Delmas vs Oosterland
Piet Retief vs Ferrum
Pionier vs Volksrust
Bekker vs Riebeeckrand
Leeuwenhof vs Overvaal
Fochville vs Wolmaransstad
Schoonspruit vs Vryburg

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Teams: 1970, 1971, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.

Cravenweek Players: Conrad Fouche (1990), Johan Grobbelaar (1990), Daan Badenhorst (1990).

Provincial Players: Flippie Pretorius.

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Sedert 1995 trek meeste van die land se voorste o.14-rugbyspanne jaarliks saam in George om sake teen mekaar tydens die Kwagga-week uit te spook. Vanjaar sal dit weer die geval wees wanneer die Hoërskool Outeniqua die gesogte week van 21 tot 25 Maart aan die Suidkus aanbied. 

Altesaam 23 Suid-Afrikaanse o.14-spanne wat skole soos die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool van Pretoria, Paul Roos Gimnasium, Waterkloof, Helpmekaar, Boland Landbou, Monument, Menlopark en Framesby van Port Elizabeth insluit sal op die week in aksie wees. Windhoek Gimnasium se o.14’s sal ook in George sy staal toon. 

Daar is ook o.15-spanne wat aan die week deelneem en daar is 15 van hulle wat mekaar die stryd sal aansê. 

Daar wag ‘n liplekker wedstryd op die eerste dag tussen die o.14-spanne van die Hoërskool Outeniqua en Menlopark. Die wedstryd word wel op die B-veld beslis, maar die Junior Kwaggas en die Parkies tel jaarliks onder die voorste o.14-spanne in die land. Op die A-veld kan daar ook na die kragmeting tussen Affies en Paul Roos Gimnasium se o.14-spanne uitgesien word. 

Paarl Boishaai en HTS Middelburg se o.14-spanne se kragmeting behoort ook vir heelwat vuurwerk te sorg. Monument en Oakdale Landbou se spanne behoort mekaar ook behoorlik les te laat opsê. 

In die hoofwedstryd op die eerste dag van die week sal die o.15-spanne van die gasheer, Outeniqua, en Wynberg Boys’ High mekaar die stryd aansê. Die bepalings van die tweede wedstryddag word eers na afloop van die eerste dag se spel aangekondig. 

Meeste van die wedstryde sal regstreeks op DigiTV.co.za gebeeldsend word op Kwagga TV. 

Die bepalings is: 

A-veld

08:30 – o.14 – Waterkloof vs Wynberg Boys’ High
09:30 – o.14 – Boland Landbou vs Helpmekaar
10:30 – o.14 – Affies vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
11:30 – o.15 – Parel Vallei vs Jeugland
12:30 – o.15 – Diamantveld vs Pearson
13:30 – o.14 – Monument vs Oakdale Landbou
14:30 – o.14 – Hoër Jongenskool Paarl vs HTS Middelburg
15:30 – o.15 – Framesby vs Durbanville
16:30 – o.15 – Outeniqua vs Wynberg Boys’ High

B-veld 

08:30 – o.14 – Jeugland vs Pearson
09:30 – o.14 – Ellisras vs Parel Vallei
10:30 – o.14 – Stellenberg vs Diamantveld
11:30 – o.14 – Outeniqua vs Menlopark
12:30 – o.14 – Durbanville vs Framesby
13:30 – o.14 – Kempton Park vs Hugenote (Wellington)
14:30 – o.15 – Bredasdorp vs Ellisras
15:30 – o.15 – Hugenote (Wellington) vs Windhoek Gimnasium
16:30 – o.15 – Hoërskool Bellville vs Heidelberg Volkskool

C-veld

08:30 – o.14B – Monument vs Stellenberg
09:30 – o.14B – Menlopark vs Outeniqua
10:30 – o.14 – Windhoek Gimnasium vs Heidelberg Volkskool
11:30 – o.14B – HTS Middelburg vs Wynberg Boys’ High
12:30 – o.15 – Outeniqua o.15B vs Glenwooidhouse o.15A

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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux named a group of 20 players featuring strong international flavor for the second SA Rugby alignment camp in Stellenbosch this week, with 16 players in the group has represented South Africa at age-group level.

Five players – Celimpilo Gumede (loose-forward) Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf), Thabiso Mdletshe (prop), Sibusiso Sangweni (loose-forward) and Emile van Heerden (lock) – participated in the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina, while they also traveled to Georgia in December last year with another 11 members of the squad as part of the SA U19 team.

The alignment camp is the second of four scheduled camps to be hosted at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport and will run from Monday 10 to Thursday 13 February.

The week will be particularly memorable for the Hendrikse brothers, Jordan (DHL Western Province scrumhalf) and Jaden Hendrikse – the SA Under-20 Player of the Year in 2019 – who will have the opportunity to train together.

Ten of the 20 players attended in the first camp, while Jordan Hendrikse, Thomas Bursey (scrumhalf), and Juan Mostert (flyhalf) participated in selected training sessions at that camp.

The other seven players – Jaden Hendrikse, Lionel April, Bernard van der Linde, and Ross Braude (scrumhalves), Stravino Jacobs (winger), Rynhardt Jonker (utility back), and Ethan Wentzel (flyhalf) – make their first appearances at the camp.

Roux was satisfied that they had achieved their objectives at the first alignment camp and he looked forward to welcoming a few new players for their second camp.

“The main purpose of the alignment camps is to give us an idea of the talent available with an eye on the season ahead, as the SA Rugby Academy program and the Junior Springboks play a vital role in developing and grooming the top age-group players in the country for first-class rugby,” said Roux.

“It was good to see the players at the first camp in action and get to know them, and we intend building on the progress made at this camp. We are also excited to see what the players have to offer.

“Fortunately, most of the players in this squad have come through SA Rugby’s junior structures, so they know what is expected of them.”

Players invited to second SA Rugby alignment camp (in alphabetical order):

Adriaan Alberts (Xerox Golden Lions; lock)
Lionel April (Vodacom Blue Bulls; flyhalf)
Morne Brandon (Xerox Golden Lions; flanker)
Ross Braude (Vodacom Blue Bulls; scrumhalf)
Thomas Bursey (DHL Western Province; scrumhalf)
Celimpilo Gumede (Cell C Sharks; flanker)
Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks; scrumhalf)
Jordan Hendrikse (DHL Western Province; flyhalf)
Hanro Jacobs (Cell C Sharks; prop)
Stravino Jacobs (Vodacom Blue Bulls; winger)
Rynhardt Jonker (Cell C Sharks; utility)
Thabiso Mdletshe (Cell C Sharks; prop)
Juan Mostert (DHL Western Province; flyhalf)
Lunga Ncube (Cell C Sharks; lock)
Evan Roos (Cell C Sharks; No 8)
Sibusiso Sangweni (Xerox Golden Lions; loose-forward)
Cullen van der Merwe (Cell C Sharks; hooker)
Bernard van der Linde (Vodacom Blue Bulls; scrumhalf)
Emile van Heerden (Cell C Sharks; lock)
Ethan Wentzel (Vodacom Blue Bulls; flyhalf)

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

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