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The LSEN Week (for learners with special educational needs) started back in 1981 as the Lemmer Week.

This is our second last rankings before we take a short break for the national yout weeks.

In the coming week there is not a lot of games being played, so we don’t think there will be too much movement from this week’s School of Rugby Rankings. Helpmekaar travels to Pretoria to face Menlopark in the Virsekerbeker, while Monument has to travel to Boksburg and take on EG Jansen.

The real shake-ups in our rankings will only come in Super August with the clashes between Paul Roos and Grey College, Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys’ High, Glenwood and Grey College and the play-offs of the Virsekerbeker will have a huge impact on the rankings.

Please note that we don’t take matches against international opposition into consideration in our rankings. These games will however still be recorded and shown in our results.

This rankings is not an official ranking as there is no official ranking on schoolboy level and this is only to get the discussion on school rugby on South Africa flowing. We however take our responsibilty on reporting school rugby very seriously.

To see each team’s results so far this season click on their name in the rankings. If you see any results missing please don’t hesitate to contact Hannes Nienaber via e-mail on hannes@schooolofrugby.co.za – and please feel free to discuss and differ from us in the comments section.

The Rankings: 

Die Hoërskool Garsfontein het die bordjies behoorlik teen die kampioen van die Virsekerbeker, Monument, op sy tuisveld, die Ras van Rooyen, hier verhang.

Die Garsie Bere het met 49-39 as oorwinnaars van die veld gestap na hulle vroeër vanjaar op die einste veld tydens die Tuks-reeks met 31-68 afgeslag is.

Garsies se heelagter, Campo Willemse, was op sy stukke hy het twee keer sonder veel moeite verby Monnas se verdediging geglip om te gaan druk.

Die skrumskakel, Jurich Claassens, asook die vleuel, Kallie Calitz, was ook sterre in Garsies se sege. Vir Monnas was sy skrumskakel, Zihan Coetzee, sy beste speler. Die span se SA Skole-haker en kaptein, Morné Brandon, het beter vertoon, maar is nog nie heeltemal op sy stukke nie.

Helpmekaar het op sy tuisveld in die Goudstad met ‘n sege van 29-10 oor EG Jansen van Boksburg gewys dat hy nie nou al in die Virsekerbeker afgeskryf kan word nie.

Helpies het met die wind van agter in die eerste helfte slegs ‘n voorsprong van 5-3 teen rustyd geniet. Die tuisspan het ondanks die grootste porsie van die balbesit asook die gebiedsvoordeel nie veel munt uit die eerste helfte geslaan nie.

Jansies se losskakel, Aurelio Philander, het met ‘n strafdoel in die 33ste minuut die eerste punte van die wedstryd aangeteken. Helpies se vleuel Christiaan Bezuidenhout, het kort daarna sy span se enigste punte in die eerste helfte aangeteken.

Vir Helpies was sy slot Michael Amiras uitstaande, terwyl die skrumskakel, Marco van Staden ook ‘n klop op die skouer vir sy vertoning verdien. Vir Jansies was die senter Dylan Schwartz soos gewoontlik goed.

Menlopark was met 49-19 oor HTS Middelburg baas in ‘n wedstryd wat net nie aan die gang wou kom nie. Parkies se skitterende skrumskakel, Bernard van der Linde, asook die senter Ruan Oosthuizen kan wel tevrede met hul vertonings voel.

Kempton Park het in die Plaat-kompetisie van die Virsekerbeker sake behoorlik oopgekrap. Kempies het die enigste onoorwonne span in die afdeling met 48-33 verslaan.

Die vaskopstut, Kabous Bezuidenhout, het ‘n vertoning gelewer waaroor daar nog lank in Kempton Park oor gepraat sal word. Bezuidenhout is ongelukkig om nie in die Valke se Cravenweek-span te wees nie. Hy sal wel ook in die Paarl op die Akademie-week in aksie wees.

Die buitesenter, Werner Schoeman, het ook na willekeur gapings in Nories se verdediging geslaan.

Die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl het oor genoeg krag voorlangs beskik om ‘n fisieke stryd in die modder teen Boland Landbou in die Agter-Paarl met 22-17 te wen. Boishaai het ‘n skrale voorsprong van 14-12 teen die omdraaislag geniet.

Wynberg Boys’ High het sy aanspraak as die sterkste span vanuit die suidelike voorstede van Kaapstad met ‘n sege van 46-22 oor SACS versterk. Bishops het Rondebosch Boys’ High met 25-20 die loef afgesteek.

In Afdeling 2 van die Virsekerbeker het Randburg sy plek in die eindstryd van die Goue Leeus met ‘n klinkende sege van 59-13 oor Bastion bespreek. Randburg sal teen die Hoërskool Alberton in die eindstryd sake uitspook.

In die Pumas se eindstryd sal Ligbron en Secunda slaags wees. Albei spanne het nie veel probleme teen onderskeidelik Lydenburg (53-21) en Piet Retief (56-14) in die halfeindronde bevind nie.

In Afdeling 3 is Hoogenhout van Bethal die Puma-kampioen na hy Oosterland van Secunda met 46-22 in die eindstryd geklop het.

AL DIE UITSLAE: 

VIRSEKERBEKER

Afdeling 1 – Beker: Garsfontein 49, Monument 39; Helpmekaar 29, EG Jansen 10; Menlopark 49, HTS Middelburg 19. Plaat: Kempton Park 48, Noordheuwel 33; Montana 32, Centurion 24. Skild: Ben Vorster 30, Lichtenburg 12; Hoërskool Middelburg 80, Jeugland 0; Florida 41, Hugenote (Springs) 35.  

Afdeling 2 – Blou Bulle: Hoërskool Tuine 54, Pretoria-Noord 19; Wonderboom 18, Die Wilgers 3. Goue Leeus-halfeindstryd: Randburg 59, Bastion 13. Limpopo: Piet Potgieter 33, Ellisras 22. Luiperds: Hoërskool Klerksdorp 41, Wesvalia 15; Potchefstroom Volkskool 38, Wagpos 18. Puma-halfeindronde: Secunda 56, Piet Retief 14; Ligbron 53, Lydenburg 21. Valke: Hans Moore 13, Die Anker 12; Oosterlig 26, Driehoek 26.

Afdeling 3 – Limpopo: Curro Heuwelkruin 40, Frans du Toit 27. Puma-eindstryd: Hoogenhout 46, Oosterland 22. Valke: Stoffberg 57, John Vorster (Nigel) 12.

Afdeling 4 – Blou Bulle: Curro Roodeplaat 19, Silverton 12. Pumas: Morgenzon Landbou 64, Curro Bakenveld 0.

OOS-KAAP/KWAZULU-NATAL

Hilton College 26, St Charles College 19; Brandwag (Uitenhage) 74, Otto du Plessis 11; St Andrew’s College 38, Pearson 6; Westville Boys’ High 35, Maritzburg College 27; Kearsney College 34, St Benedict’s College 29; Graeme College 26, Queen’s College 22; Kingswood College 66, Hoërskool Grens 5; Michaelhouse 33, Clifton 31.

NOORDVAAL

St Stithians College 50, Pretoria Boys’ High 36; St John’s College 19, St David’s Marist 17.

WES-KAAP

Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 22, Boland Landbou 17; Stellenberg 54, Milnerton 5; Bishops 25, Rondebosch Boys’ High 20; Hoërskool Bellville 28, Durbanville 27; DF Malan 45, HTS Bellville 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 46, SACS 22.

GRIEKWA BONDEDAG

Vrystaat o.18 83, Griekwas o.18 0; Sandveld 48, Vrystaat Kiewiete 43.

SA Rugby’s High Performance manager and Junior Springbok assistant coach Louis Koen says the team is keen to take a step forward in the World Rugby U20 Championship when they meet hosts, France, in their final pool match in Narbonne on Thursday.

The SA U20s are currently leading the standings in Pool C with 10 points following bonus-point victories against Georgia and Ireland, while France are in second place with nine points. Thursday’s match will serve as the decider to determine which team is guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.

The top team in each pool and the next best-placed team in the tournament at the conclusion of the pool stages will advance to the semi-finals.

“The players have been focusing on rest and recovery in the last two days, so the work begins again late this afternoon to prepare for the match against France – we’re all excited and keen for the challenge,” said Koen.

“They have been in this situation before, as we tried to replicate this tournament on our UK tour by playing three tough games in a very short space of time. So the players are well prepared, they are in the right frame of mind and are really excited to go out there and do the job.”

With the French playing in front of a passionate home crowd on Thursday, Koen said: “The fact that France are playing at home could be a positive or negative for them. They could either draw energy from their supporters in a full stadium, or it could place pressure on them.

“But our focus is on what we would like to achieve in the game. There are things we need to improve on and be better at, so we are focussing on the processes and plans that we would like to put in place, and we will approach things from whistle to whistle.”

Koen is satisfied that the Junior Springboks are on the right track in the competition after a solid second-half showing against Ireland: “The players have gained confidence from the fact that they can see the hard work they put in for the last five months in Stellenbosch is coming through in the last 20 to 30 minutes.

“We spoke a lot about how Test rugby works in the last two years, and sometimes you have to build an innings to get the results in the closing stages of a match. So the players are excited and they are looking forward to another opportunity to represent their country and to take a step forward in the competition.”

Meanwhile, No 8 Phendulani Buthelezi and flyhalf David Coetzer joined their team-mates in Gruissan on Tuesday, after being called up as injury replacements for Damian Willemse (knee) and Muller du Plessis (gluteal muscle) respectively.

Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux will announce his team to face France on Wednesday.

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Die Vrystaatse keurders het vyf spelers in sy voorlopige Cravenweek-span ingesluit, wat verleder jaar ook aan die gesogte toernooi deelgeneem het. Die Coca-Cola Cravenweek vind van 9 tot 14 Julie in die Paarl plaas. 

Die vyftal wat verlede jaar deel van die Vrystaat se onoorwonne span op die toernooi in Johannesburg was, is Wyclef Vlitoor (senter), Ross Braude (skrumskakel), Ofentse Maphuti (slot), Herman Aggenbag (stut) en De Wet Marais (flank). Die keurders sal ongelukkig nog een speler in die huidige groep moet weglaat.

De Wet Marais herstel nog van ‘n besering. Die keurders sal indien Marais sy fiksheid bewys moet kies tussen Grey se kaptein, WJ Steenkamp, en die slot George Cronjé. Die speler wat weggelaat word sal wel steeds na die Paarl saam met die Vrystaatse Akademie-span reis. Marais het verlede jaar op die Cravenweek as slot uitgedraf, so hy is ewe gemaklik in die middel van die oond of langs die kant van die skrum. 

Aggenbag herstel ook nog van ‘n skouerbesering. Hy sal wel gereed wees om sy plek in die skrum in te te neem. 

Grey-kollege het met 15 spelers die meeste spelers in die span. Die Hoërskool Sentraal se vaskopstut, Albert Allandale, sal die Vrystaters se skrum anker. Jim Fouché se skrumskakel, Delano Potgieter, is ook in die span opgeneem. Louis Botha wat tot dusver die tweede beste span in die Rosestad na die onoorwonne, Grey-kollege is, het sewe spelers wat die span gemaak het. 

Die heelagter, Richard Kriel, se broer David Kriel, het verlede jaar die Vrystaters se laaste vesting beman. Die binnesenter, Franco Smith, se pa het Franco het self die Vrystaat op die Cravenweek van 1989 en 1990 verteenwoordig. Hy was albei jare op die plaasvervangersbank, maar het ondanks die feit in 1990 die rekord vir die meeste punte op ‘n toernooi tot 41 opgestoot. 

Smith sr. het natuurlik ook die Springbokkke in nege toetse verteenwoordig. Hy was ook al een van die Bokke se hulpafrigters. Nog ‘n seun van ‘n Springbok, André-Hugo Venter, sal op haker vir die Vrystaat sak. Sy pa, André Venter, het die Groen-en-Goud 66 keer oor sy kop getrek. 

Die vleuel, Ian Small-Smith, se broer, William, was die Vrystaat se o.18-span asook die SA Skole-span se kaptein in 2010. Dit terwyl die slot Danwich Beukes se pa Joe die Vrystaat in 125 wedstryde verteenwoordig waarvan hy 24 keer voorgedraf het. 

Die span sal vanjaar deur Corné Erasmus (Jim Fouché) en Adolf Swiegers (Grey) gebrei word. Die spanbestuurder is steeds die uiters bekwame Jimmy Jimlongwe. Die Vrystaat kom op die eerste dag van die toernooi teen die Blou Bulle te staan.

Die spane is: 

15 Richard Kriel (Grey), 14 Brandon-Lee Adams (Louis Botha), 13 Wyclef Vlitoor (Grey), 12 Franco Smith (Grey), 11 Ian Small-Smith (Grey), 10 Zander du Plessis (Grey), 9 Ross Braude (Grey), 8 Werner Gouws (Grey), 7 WJ Steenkamp (Grey), 6 Samkele Mzayiya (Louis Botha), 5 Danwich Beukes (Grey), 4 Ofentse Maphuti (Louis Botha), 3 Albert Annandale (Sentraal), 2 André-Hugo Venter (Grey), 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Grey). Plaasvervangers: 16 Francois Boonzaaier (Louis Botha), 17 Lihle Lokwane (Louis Botha), 18 Herman Aggenbag (Grey), 19 Nhlanhla Senoamadi (Louis Botha), 20 De Wet Marais (Grey), 21 Delano Williams (Jim Fouché), 22 Jade Human (Grey), 23 Lehlonolo Lithabe (Louis Botha), 24 George Cronjé. 

SA Rugby on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the opening days of the various Youth Weeks, which will deliver three weeks of back-to-back rugby action from Monday, 25 June until Saturday, 14 July, when the best school rugby players from across the country attempt to make their presence felt.

The SA Rugby Youth Week festivals will kick off on Monday, 25 June with the Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week (at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark), and the National Girls U16 and U18 Weeks (at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg). The LSEN Week will conclude on Thursday, 28 June and the Girls’ Weeks on Friday, 29 June.

These tournaments will be followed by the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week, which will run concurrently at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley from Monday, 2 July to Friday, 6 July. The entry fee for these events will be R20 per person.

The Youth Weeks festival will conclude with the flagship tournament, the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, and the Coca-Cola Academy Week, which will be hosted by Paarl Boys High at the Brug Street Sports Grounds from Monday, 9 July to Saturday, 14 July. The entry fee will be R35 for adults and R20 for Under-18s. Weekly tickets can also be purchased at R150 for adults and R100 for U18s.

The Thepa Trading Griffons and Blue Bulls XV will get the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week underway at 10h40 on 9 July. The main games on the opening day will see 2017’s top side, the Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions, go up against Eastern Province and hosts, DHL Western Province, taking on the King Price Pumas.

The Sharks CD and Blue Bulls CD, and Namibia and Valke CD will go head-to-head in the opening Coca-Cola Academy Week games on 9 July, with the big games pitting Boland and the Sharks, and DHL Western Province and the Pumas up against one another later in the day.

In the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week, four matches will be concurrently in the opening slot of the day on Monday, 2 July, which will see Free State meet SWD, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions take on the Blue Bulls, Limpopo battle it out with the Valke, and Old Mutual Zimbabwe meet Border CD. The other main clashes will see the Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions and Blue Bulls go up against one another, while the Sharks take on Boland.

The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week will also start off with a bang with the Sharks meeting the Itec Blue Bulls, Boland and the Pumas going head-to-head, Old Mutual Zimbabwe taking on Forever Resorts Limpopo and Border CD lining up against the Thepa Trading Griffons. In other big games hosts, Xerox Griquas, take on Eastern Province, and DHL Western Province, who were the top team last season, go up against the Leopards.

The Blue Bulls and Pumas, and the Sharks and Valke XV, meanwhile, will kick off the LSEN Week, while hosts, the Valke, who took the honours last year, will meet the Leopards, DHL Western Province takes on Eastern Province, the Golden Lions go up against Free State and the Blue Bulls take on the Pumas.

Boland will meet the Free State, and Western Province B will take on Limpopo in the opening matches of the U16 National Girls Week respectively, while Border, who took top honours in the last U16 Week two years ago, will meet SWD in the final match of the day. Hosts, the Golden Lions, meanwhile will go up against Eastern Province.

In the National Girls U18 Week, Western Province, who were the top team last season, will get the competition underway against SWD on the A Field, while the Leopards and Border CD will meet on the B Field. Border, who met the Cape side in the final match last year, will take on Limpopo.

SA Rugby Youth Weeks opening rounds fixtures for 2018:

U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week (Paarl Boys High)

Monday, 9 July:

10h40 – Thepa Trading Griffons v Blue Bulls XV

12h10 – Border v Limpopo

13h40 – Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions v Eastern Province

15h40 – DHL Western Province v King Price Pumas

Tuesday, 10 July:

09h30 – Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions XV v DHL Western Province XV

11h00 – Valke v Leopards

12h30 – Boland v Griquas

14h00 – Sharks v SWD

15h30 – Free State v Blue Bulls

Coca-Cola Academy Week (Paarl Boys High)

Monday, 9 July:

08h00 – Sharks CD v Blue Bulls CD

08h00 – Namibia v Valke CD

09h20 – Old Mutual Zimbabwe v SA LSEN

09h20 – Griquas v Valke

10h40 – Border v Leopards

12h00 – Boland v Sharks

13h20 – DHL Western Province v Pumas

Tuesday, 10 July:

08h00 – Griquas CD v Griffons CD

08h00 – Pumas CD v Border CD

09h20 – Eastern Province CD v Limpopo

10h40 – Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions CD v DHL Western Province CD

12h00 – SWD v Thepa Trading Griffons

13h20 – Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions v Free State

14h40 – Blue Bulls v Eastern Province

U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week (Hoërskool Diamantveld, Kimberley)

 

Monday, 2 July:

10h30 – Free State v SWD

10h30 – Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions v Blue Bulls

10h30 – Limpopo v Valke

10h30 – Old Mutual Zimbabwe v Border CD

11h45 – Eastern Province v Leopards

12h45 – Western Province v Border

12h45 – Sharks v Boland

12h45 – Griffons v Namibia

U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week (Hoërskool Diamantveld, Kimberley) 

Monday, 2 July:

09h30 – Sharks v Itec Blue Bulls

09h30 – Boland v Pumas

09h30 – Old Mutual Zimbabwe v Forever Resorts Limpopo

09h30 – Border CD v Griffons

11h45 – DHL Western Province v Leopards

11h45 – SWD v Namibia

11h45 – Free State v Valke

14h00 – Xerox Griquas v Eastern Province

14h00 – Border v Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions

National Girls U16 Week 

Monday, 25 June:

10h00 – Boland v Free State

10h00 – DHL Western Province B v Limpopo

11h15 – Golden Lions v Eastern Province

11h15 – Blue Bulls v Border CD

12h20 – Pumas v Griquas

12h20 – Griffons v Leopards

14h30 – DHL Western Province A v KZN

15h45 – Border v SWD

National Girls U18 Week

Tuesday, 26 June:

10h00 – SWD v DHL Western Province

10h00 – Leopards v Border CD

11h15 – Boland vs KZN

11h15 – Griffons v Pumas

12h20 – Border v Limpopo

12h20 – Eastern Province v Griquas

14h30 – Free State v Golden Lions

15h45 – Blue Bulls v Zimbabwe

LSEN Week (Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark)

Monday, 25 June:

09h00 – Blue Bulls v Pumas

09h00 – Sharks v Valke XV

10h20 – Golden Lions v Free State

10h20 – Lions EE v Griffons

11h40 – DHL Western Province v Eastern Province

13h00 – Boland v SWD

15h30 – Valke v Leopards

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

South Africa’s premier schools’ sevens series, the High School 7’s Series, has partnered with the country’s first official Proudly South African soft-drink, Twizza. 

During last year’s series there were 108 different schools that participated with more than 1250 players taking part in the competition. Former Blitsbok and manager of the SA 7’s Academy, Marius Schoeman, attended a couple of last year’s tournaments. His own tournament the Marius Schoeman 7’s tournament at his alma mater, Paarl Gimnasium, formed part of the series.

There are 11 tournaments in the series with the highlight being the Champion of Champions tournament which will again be hosted by Camp Discovery just north of Pretoria. Paul Roos Gimnasium of Stellenbosch was crowned champions during last year’s inaugural series. 

During the Champion of Champions tournament all the champions of the individual tournaments during the series as well as a few “wild card” teams will be invited.

The first tournament of this year’s series was hosted by Jim Fouché in Bloemfontein and was won by Grey College. Hoërskool Rustenburg and Glenwood High School of Durban will host the next tournaments on 17 and 18 August. 

The tournament organiser is Darryl Weir. He is well-known in sevens circles and was also an integral part of the @lantic Sevens Series which played a major developing role in Blitsbokke like Branco du Preez, Hoffman Maritz, Cecil Afrika and Justin Geduld.  

According to Weir, it is great to have a local partner like Twizza being a proudly South African brand, onboard.  With rugby 7s being a very successful and transformed sport, having a dynamic partnership is great to be able to further improve the brand of 7s rugby and provide as many young players as possible with the opportunity to play 7s rugby.

The High School 7’s Series tournaments: 

17 & 18 August – Hoërskool Rustenburg (u15 & u18)
17 & 18 August – Glenwood (u15 & u18)
24 & 25 August – Pionier (Vryheid) (u15 & u18)
1 September – Noordheuwel in Krugersdorp (u18)
7 & 8 September – Durban High School (u15 & u18)
7 & 8 September – Marius Schoeman 7s at Paarl Gim (U15 & U17)
8 September – Diamantveld in Kimberley (u15 & u17) 
14 & 15 September – Bergvlam in Nelspruit (u15 & u18) 
21 & 22 September – Merensky in Tzaneen (u15 & u18)
12 & 13 October – Brandwag in Benoni (u15 & u18)
19 & 20 October – Champions of Champions (u18, Camp Discovery Pretoria)

EG Jansen produced the biggest surprise over the weekend by turning around a heavy 14-82 defeat against Transvalia into a 43-24 victory in five weeks. This was only Transvalia’s second defeat of the season. Jansies moved to just outside out Top 30 and if their recent run of form continue they will break into this part of the rankings.

This defeat meant that Transvalia dropped one spot to seventh with Oakdale Landbou moving up a position. The team from Riversdal also suffered a defeat on the weekend, but it was against our top ranked team, Paul Roos Gimnasium (42-21).

St Andrew’s College of Grahamstown moved into our Top 20 after beating Grey High School by 24-21.

Please note that we don’t take matches against international opposition into consideration in our rankings. These games will however still be recorded and shown in our results. This rankings is not an official ranking as there is no official ranking on schoolboy level and this is only to get the discussion on school rugby on South Africa flowing. We however take our responsibilty on reporting school rugby very seriously.

Dit was ‘n lokval wat hulle nie kon vermy nie. Die Hoërskool Nelspruit se Rhinos sou Saterdag teen Monument in Krugersdorp onthoring word, maar die span wat sonder 13 van sy eerstekeuse spelers moes klaarkom het amper vir die opskudding van die seisoen gesorg.

Monnas het uit Virsekerbeker-wedstryd met 24-20 as oorwinnaars van die veld gestap. Die span se afrigter, Tjaart van der Walt, sal wel bly wees oor die volpunte op die puntelys, maar steeds glad nie gerus oor sy span se spelpeil wees nie.

Nelspruit se binnesenter, Anton van Eijk, wat eintlik die eerstekeuse regtervleuel is, moes vroeg die veld weens ‘n besering verlaat. Nellies se plaasvervanger-haker, Chyle van Zyl, moes toe noodgedwonge in die middelveld dien doen.

Van Zyl het ‘n paar skitterende lopies ingekry en ook een afgerond wat sy span naby aan ‘n sege gebring het. Die besoekers kon nie een van hul vier drieë vervyf nie en boonop het die skeidsregter, Eduan Nel, ‘n reuse aanslaan met een van Monnas se drieë gemis.

Nelspruit se haker, Jason Cornelius, se ingooiwerk was vanuit die boonste rake. Hy het sy springers nie minder as 16 keer gevind nie, sonder om ‘n enkele lynstaan te verloor. Ander spelers van Nellies wat vermelding verdien is die losskakel, Janrico Vermeulen, stut Braam de Villiers en vleuel Meli Mazibuko.

Monnas se vleuel Ruben Barnard was sonder twyfel sy span se beste speler op die dag.

Helpmekaar se flank Michael Amiras was aan die spits van sy span se oortuigende oorwinning van 63-27 oor HTS Middelburg. Amiras het drie keer oor die Rooi Bulle se doellyn gebars.

Helpies se haker, Ricardo van der Merwe, het saam met Amiras in die los gewoel. Vir die Rooi Bulle was hulle vleuel Quintino October elke keer gevaarlik as hy in besit gestel is.

Menlopark se skrumskakel, Bernard van der Linde, het al sy span se punte in sy eerste sege sedert 1991 oor Waterkloof aangeteken. Die Parkies was met 17-15 in ‘n uiters fisieke kragmeting baas.

Van der Linde het sy span se enigste drie gedruk en ook met vier strafdoele geslaag. Klofies het in die eerste helfte besluit om ‘n strafskop reg voor die pale liewer met ‘n tikskoppie ‘n drie te prober druk. Dit het nie vir die span uitgewerk nie.

Die wenspan se hake ren kaptein, Dewald Pienaar, het gewys hoekom hy so hoog aangeslaan word. Dit was ook van vroeg af in die kragmeting duidelik dat daar meer as die uitslag op die spel is, met die manier hoe die spelers ingeklim het. Die Blou Bulle se Cravenweek-span is die week gefinaliseer. Menlopark het 13 spelers in die twee Craven-spanne, terwyl die Klofies slegs twee spelers het wat goed genoeg geag is.

Gepraat van lang wendroogtes. Verlede week het Transvalia vir die eerste keer sedert 1982 daarin geslaag om Monnas (34-31) te klop. Die span van Vanderbijlpark is gister ontnugter toe hy met 24-43 teen EG Jansen in Boksburg gestruikel het.  

Die Blou Bulle se tjekboekjagters sal vandag breed glimlag. Een van hul nuutste inkopies, William Thulare van Frikkie Meyer in Thabazimbi, is vuurwarm.

Thulare het gister 49 punte in sy span se laaste ligawedstryd in Afdeling 2 van die Virsekerbeker se Limpopo-liga in sy span se sege van 99-0 oor HTS Tom Naudé aangeteken.

Die heelagter het vyf keer die doellyn oorgesteek en ook 12 van sy span se drieë verdoel. Hy het verlede jaar ook die hoofopskrifte gehaal toe hy met ‘n strafdoel van 60 meter in die doodsnikke van die Limpopo-eindstryd teen Ben Vorster aan sy span ‘n roemryke sege besorg het.

Frikkie Meyer het vanjaar 394 punte in sy ses ligawedstryde aangeteken en slegs 22 afgestaan end ring direk tot die Limpopo-eindstryd deur. Piet Potgieter en Ellisras sal volgende week mekaar pak vir die ander plek in die eindstryd.

Die land se voorste skolespan tot dusver vanjaar, Paul Roos Gimnasium, het Oakdale Landbou in Riversdal met 42-21 verslaan. Die span van die Eikestad moes in die eerste helfte ‘n sterk wind van voor trotseer, maar het ondanks die feit ‘n voorsprong van 21-7 teen lemoentyd opgebou.

Die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl moes op ‘n sopnat Brugstraat hard werk op Bishops met 14-13 te troef. Paarl Gimnasium was ook in moeilike omstandighede met 29-6 oor Wynberg Boys’ High baas. Die span se Juan Beukes en flank Dean Nieuwoudt het blink vertonings opgedis.

Stellenberg het in ‘n moddergeveg met 13-0 as oorwinnaars uit die stryd teen die Hoërskool Bellville getree. HTS Drostdy se Donkies het hulle spiere met 76-19 teen Tygerberg gebult. Die Donkies se senter Christie Grobbelaar en losskakel, Shaun Baxter, het elk drie keer die doellyn oorgesteek. Baxter het ook sewe doelskoppe vir ‘n persoonlike bydrae van 29 punte oorgeklits.

Outeniqua se senter Darren Fortuin het ook die punte ingeryg. Hy het vier keer die doellyn in sy span se sege van 50-7 oor Langenhoven Gimnasium oorgesteek. Hy het ook met vyf doelskoppe geslaag vir ‘n stewige bydra van 30 punte.

St Andrew’s College van Grahamstad is terug op die wenpad met ‘n sege van 24-21 oor Grey High School van Port Elizabeth. Saints het verlede week sy eerste nederlaag in 22 wedstryde teen Selborne op die lyf geloop.

AL DIE UITSLAE: 

VIRSEKERBEKER

Afdeling 1 – Beker-kompetisie: Monument 24, Hoërskool Nelspruit 20; EG Jansen 43, Transvalia 24; Helpmekaar 63, HTS Middelburg 27. Plaat-kompetisie: Noordheuwel 29, Eldoraigne 28; Marais Viljoen 21, Montana 10; Kempton Park 38, Zwartkop 36; Hoërskool Rustenburg 36, Centurion 24. Skild-kompetisie: Hoërskool Pietersburg 34, Hugenote (Springs) 19; Ben Vorster 70, Jeugland 7; Lichtenburg 49, Florida 31; Oos-Moot 43, Hoërskool Middelburg 32.

Afdeling 2 – Blou Bulle: Die Wilgers 18, Hoërskool Tuine 17; Pretoria-Noord 17, HTS John Vorster 14; Overkruin 38, Wonderboom 33. Goue Leeus: Randburg 23, Hoërskool Alberton 20; Linden 40, Bastion 37. Limpopo: Frikkie Meyer 99, HTS Tom Naudé 0; Piet Potgieter 37, Ellisras 24; Hans Strijdom 25, Ben Viljoen 24. Luiperds: Potchefstroom Gimnasium 69, Wesvalia 22; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 40, Wagpos 10. Pumas: Secunda 68, Rob Ferreira 0; Ligbron 63, Ermelo 23; Piet Retief 43, Generaal Hertzog 32; Lydenburg 50, HTS Witbank 39. Valke: Hans Moore 46, Driehoek 34; Heidelberg Volkskool 57, Oosterlig 13; Dr. Malan 27, Die Anker 20.

Afdeling 3 – Blou Bulle: Hendrik Verwoerd 25, Akasia 7; Gerrit Maritz 38, Erasmus 31. Goue Leeus: Bekker 24, Fochville 17; Leeuwenhof 43, Queen’s High 7; Riebeeckrand 34, Jan Viljoen 17. Limpopo: Curro Heuwelkruin 15, Warmbad 14. Luiperds: Schoonspruit 64, Bergsig Akademie 12; Vryburg 38, Hartbeespoort 29. Pumas: Hoogenhout 54, Bergvlam 24. Valke: Stoffberg 44, Springs Boys’ High 0; Brandwag (Benoni) 55, John Vorster (Nigel) 24.

Afdeling 4 – Blou Bulle: Maragon Mooikloof 57, Voortrekkerhoogte 10. Luiperds: Zeerust 62, HTS Klerksdorp 12; Schweizer-Reneke 31, HTS Rustenburg 0. Pumas: Morgenzon Landbou 59, Kriel 5; Hendrina 54, Eastdene 10.

OOS-KAAP/KWAZULU-NATAL

St Andrew’s College 24, Grey High School 21; Framesby 41, Brandwag (Uitenhage) 22; Marlow Landbou 37, Queen’s College 31; Durban High School 24, Westville Boys’ High 14; Hilton College 24, Kearsney College 19; Selborne College 78, Cambridge 20; Graeme College 22, Nico Malan 18; Dale College 62, Muir College 7; Kingswood College 73, Ithembelihle 5; Maritzburg College 27, Michaelhouse 23; St Charles College 18, St Alban’s College 10.

NOORDVAAL

Menlopark 17, Waterkloof 15; Jeppe High School 36, Pretoria Boys’ High 12; King Edward VII 35, St John’s College 6; St David’s Marist 33, Clifton 26; Uplands College 22, Southdowns College 10.

WES-KAAP

Paul Roos Gimnasium 42, Oakdale Landbou 21; Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 14, Bishops 13; Paarl Gimnasium 29, Wynberg Boys’ High 6; Rondebosch Boys’ High 24, SACS 5; Stellenberg 13, Hoërskool Bellville 0; Durbanville 13, Brackenfell 11; HTS Drostdy 76, Tygerberg 19; Outeniqua 50, Langenhoven Gimnasium 7; DF Malan 54, Parel Vallei 14.