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Paarl Gimnasium se o.16-rugbyspan behoort sy skool se jaarlikse o.16-toernooi Maandag onoorwonne af te sluit. Gimmies kom teen EG Jansen van Boksburg in die hoofwedstryd van die laaste dag van die toernooi te staan.

Gimmies het reeds met Grey-kollege (31-14) en Waterkloof (46-5) in sy eerste twee wedstryde afgereken. EG Jansen is ook nog onoorwonne na hy vir Diamantveld (50-12) en Boland Landbou (28-20) die onderspit laat delf het.

Menlopark van Pretoria se o.16-span het ook ‘n goeie toernooi beleef en kom op die laaste dag teen Durbanville te staan. Die span van die Jakarandastad behoort ook die toernooi onoorwonne af te sluit. Die Parkies het die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl (38-15) en Paul Roos Gimnasium (24-7) redelik gemaklik verslaan.

Al die uitslae:

Dag 2

o.16: Paul Roos Gimnasium 18, Affies 13; Menlopark 38, HJS Paarl 15; Oakdale Landbou 17, Monument 15; Paarl Gimnasium 46, Waterkloof 5; EG Jansen 28, Boland Landbou 20; Hoërskool Bellville 24, Hoërskool Nelspruit 10; Grey-kollege 48, Garsfontein 20; SACS 41, Michaelhouse 14; Hoërskool Rustenburg 29, Marlow Landbou 23; Hoërskool Durbanville 47, Potchefstroom Gimnasium 26; Stellenberg 20, Kempton Park 5; Outeniqua 31, HTS Middelburg 18; Diamantveld 28, Eldoraigne 27; Framesby 45, Noordheuwel 0; Duineveld 39, Centurion 20.

o.14: Paarl Gimnasium 47, Hoërskool Rustenburg 5; Hoërskool Bellville 20, Kempton Park 17; Framesby 44, Eldoraigne 0; Brandwag (Uitenhage) 24, Hoërskool Nelspruit 8; Grey-kollege 29, Oakdale Landbou 17.

Dag 1

o.16: Paarl Gimnasium 31, Grey-kollege 14; Affies 13, Paarl Boys’ High 12; Menlopark 24, Paul Roos Gimnasium 7; Boland Landbou 30, Hoërskool Rustenburg 14; EG Jansen 50, Diamantveld 12; Michaelhouse 12, Kempton Park 10; Hoërskool Bellville 14, Eldoraigne 10; SACS 28, Nelspruit 7; Stellenberg 43, Centurion 3; HTS Middelburg 12, Marlow Landbou 7; Monument 15, Framesby 7; Outeniqua 40, Waterkloof 3; Garsfontein 17, Durbanville 7; Duineveld 17, Potchefstroom Gimnasium 14.

o.14: Paarl Gimnasium 8, Grey-kollege 3; Oakdale Landbou 58, Kempton Park 0; Hoërskool Rustenburg 22, Brandwag (Uitenhage) 10; Framesby 15, Hoërskool Nelspruit 0.

Maandag se bepalings:

o.16

A-veld – 08:30: Monument t. Outeniqua; 09:40: Michaelhouse t. Potchefstroom Gimnasium; 10:50: Grey-kollege t. Framesby; 12:00: Paarl Gimnasium t. EG Jansen.

B-veld – 08:30: HJS Paarl t. Hoërskool Nelspruit; 09:40: Oakdale Landbou t. Garsfontein; 10:50: Affies t. SACS; 12:00: Paul Roos Gimnasium t. Noordheuwel.

C-veld – 08:30: Marlow Landbou t. Eldoraigne; 09:40: Boland Landbou t. Kempton Park; 10:50: Waterkloof t. Duineveld; 12:00: Menlopark t. Hoërskool Durbanville.

D-veld – 08:30: Diamantveld t. Centurion; 09:40: Stellenberg t. Hoërskool Rustenburg; 10:50: Hoërskool Bellville t. HTS Middelburg.

o.14

D-veld – 12:00: Hoërskool Rustenburg t. Hoërskool Bellville.

E-veld – 08:30: Grey-kollege t. Framesby; 09:30: Oakdale Landbou t. Hoërskool Nelspruit; 10:30: Paarl Gimnasium t. Kempton Park; 11:30: Brandwag (Uitenhage) t. Hoërskool Nelspruit.

The final game of the second day of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival saw Selborne College take on HTS Middelburg. The plattelanders played in conditions that they were not familiar with and it was Selborne that dominated with the ball in hand and territorially.

It took Selborne just a few minutes to open the scoring when centre Mnombo Zwelendaba broke through the defence to give Thomas Bursey an easy conversion and a 7-0 lead. Bursey added a penalty shortly after to increase the lead to 10-0.

After spending most of the time in the Middelburg half, a forward move saw prop Nolan Kemp burst over the line for a try. This time the conversion went wide. A minute later centre, Sibabalwe Xamlashe stepped through a gap passing to the supporting lock, Dean Stokes, who powered over the line. This time Bursey converted. The lead was extended to 27-0 when Zwelendaba scored his second try.

Middelburg played their best rugby of the half in the last few minutes after two attacks on the Selborne line being stopped just short. This left the half time score at 27-0.

Early in the second half Bursey converted a penalty to increase the score to 30-0. Middelburg were playing with more intensity following the break and a good 70m run down the left touchline by Leonard Olivier saw him scoring under the posts for Morne Sonnekus to convert.

Bursey added a long range penalty to increase the score to 33-7. With 14 minutes left on the clock.

With just five minutes remaining Middelburg had another good period of play, putting pressure on Selborne and keeping them pinned in their 22m area. This resulted in a try by centre Joubert Willers with Sonnekus converting – 14 points to Middelburg in the second half.

With time up on the clock, Selborne were attacking, but a mistake allowed Middelburg to counter with a kick ahead and a chase. Quintino October got to the ball first and dotted down for a try which narrowed Selborne’s lead to 33-19.

Scorers:

Selborne: Tries Mnombo Zwelendaba (2), Nolan Kemp, Dean Stokes; Conversions Thomas Bursey (2); Penalties Thomas Bursey (2). HTS Middelburg: Tries Lenard Olivier, Joubert Willers, Quintino October; Conversions Morne Sonnekus (2)

Glenwood came into this match against Dale College as favourites, but Dale can hold their heads high as in the first half they played the typical Dalian way.

They tackled and, with ball in hand, made metres; but it was Glenwood’s SA schools player and scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse who was their general. His passing, his relieving kicks and general management on the field held Dale at bay.

Hendrikse’s long range penalties and the conversion of lock Lunga Ncube’s try gave Glenwood a 13-0 lead. It was only in the final 10 minutes of the first half that they increased their halftime lead to 25-0.

With Dale on attack, a dropped ball was picked up by Glenwood. Straight running, with support on either side of the ball carrier, Hendrikse was the final recipient. He sprinted the final 20m to score, but this time missed a relatively easy conversion.

On the stroke of halftime, hooker Jhaques Thyssen powered over from a ruck following a lineout. This time Hendrikse added the extra points for their 25-point lead.

It took Glenwood another 14 minutes into the second half to score their next points. They came from a solo effort by eighth man Freddie Slabbert who jinxed his way through the Dale players to score from 40m out, giving Hendrikse an easy conversion and the team a 32-0 lead.

Just two minutes later Glenwood were on attack again and this time the ball was spread rapidly through the hands from right to left, where wing Aaron le Roux completed the move for a try in the corner. Hendrikse again added the extra points with a pinpoint conversion, giving Glenwood a 39-point lead.

In the final few minutes Dale gave of their best, but Glenwood prevented them making any progress. The final whistle and a score of 39-0 showed the dominance of Glenwood. Dale, however, played far better rugby than they had on the first day against Framesby.

Point scorers:
Glenwood: Tries Jayden Hendrikse, Lunga Ncube, Jhaques Thyssen, Aaron le Roux, Freddie Slabbert; Conversions Jayden Hendrikse (4); Penalties Jayden Hendrikse (2)

With slightly more visibility, the third match of the day between home side Kearsney College and Hoerskool Noord-Kaap was another closely contested game.

Kearsney opened the scoring after 12 minutes when some sustained pressure saw flyhalf Taine Muirhead pop a pass to fullback Jacques Odendaal to dummy and go over in the corner, giving the hosts a 5-0 lead.

Noord-Kaap equalised a short while later when their livewire scrumhalf Craig Ockhuis broke from the base of the scrum to dive over for an unconverted try.

Kearsney went into an 8-5 lead which they held until the break, when Odendaal converted a penalty.

During the second half the mist thickened and swirled again. Despite the wet conditions, handling by both teams was good and some enterprising backline movements were enjoyed by the crowd.

Kimberley player DS van Niekerk converted a penalty to level the scores at 8-all.

The home side took the lead again to 13-8, when hooker Reid Stuart scored after a ruck.

Noord-Kaap again narrowed the gap when Van Niekerk kicked a long-range penalty, but it was Kearsney who were dominating the forward exchanges and winning greater possession. They were rewarded when Odendaal sent a long pass out to the left, finding eighth man and captain Andrew Harding unmarked. Harding obliged by running 10m to score in the corner. This time Odendaal split the uprights with a good kick to take a 20-11 lead, which they held to the final whistle.

Point scorers:
Kearsney: Tries Jacques Odendaal, Reid Stuart, Andrew Harding; Conversion Jacques Odendaal; Penalty Jacques Odendaal
Noord-Kaap: Try Craig Ockhuis; Penalties DS van Niekerk (2)

With the mist thickening, much of the game between Durban High School (DHS) and Queen’s College was played with spectators struggling to see across the field. Despite the wet conditions, handling on both sides was good.

It was Queen’s who dominated the first quarter and they were rewarded with a try when scrumhalf Aviwe Kanuka broke from a scrum, passing to his flyhalf Sinethemba Tshunungwa, who broke through several tackles to score close to the uprights. Kanuka added the points for a 7-0 lead.

DHS, who had missed one penalty at the posts when it hit the upright, then converted from closer to the touchline and Shakur la Douce opened their points to trail 3-7.

Both sides had further opportunities, but it was not until a few minutes from half-time that a Queen’s player lost the ball in a ruck close to the goal line, and DHS flank Asande Mnguni toed the ball forward and fell on it over the goal-line for a 5-pointer. It was well covered by La Douce to take DHS into a 10-7 lead at the break.

The mist thickened even further and it became difficult even to see halfway across the field. Going into the last quarter with 14 players after a yellow card, DHS won ball, swung it to the right with scrumhalf Jaydian Cedares running wide and an inside pass to fullback McNeil Jenner who went over for a try. This was again converted by La Douce for a 17-7 lead.

With just three minutes remaining in the game, DHS, with some enterprising passing, moved down the left for hooker Stoney Stenekamp to score a try in the corner. La Douce again slotted the kick for DHS to win 24-7.

Point scorers:
DHS: Tries Asande Mnguni, McNeil Jenner, Stoney Stenekamp; Conversions Shakur la Douce (3); Penalty Shakur la Douce
Queen’s: Try Sinethemba Tshunungwa; Conversion Aviwe Kanuka

In contrast to the heat of the first day of the festival, Day 2 started with mist rolling in over the Stott field. The first half, between Pretoria Boys and Hoerskool Framesby who had both won their fixtures on Thursday, was played largely between the two 22m areas.

There appeared no game breakers in either side, so good defence prevented players breaking away. It was 13 minutes before Pretoria broke through into the Framesby 22m area, but they were thwarted from scoring.

At half-time Framesby led 6-3 after two well-struck penalties by fullback Peter Scholtz, to one by Pretoria’s fullback Justin Cross, the latter just on half-time.

The game livened up when Pretoria flyhalf Dylan Thompson ghosted through a gap, sprinting to score the first try of the game. This was converted, again by Cross, for a 10-6 lead.

Framesby forwards powered their way to the Pretoria line and, with some pick and go, keeping the ball in hand, prop Morne Prince forced his way over. The conversion was taken by Andre Gerber to put the Eastern Cape side back into a 13-10 lead.

Light drizzle made the ball slippery, but Framesby managed to hold on to their narrow three-point lead in an evenly contested and exciting contest.

Point scorers:
Hoërskool Framesby: Try Morne Prince; Conversion Andre Gerber; Penalties Peter Scholtz (2)
Pretoria Boys High: Try Dylan Thompson; Conversion Justin Cross; Penalty Justin Cross

The Junior Springbok training squad wrapped up the last of their three short camps in Stellenbosch on Friday as their preparation continues to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which begins in exactly two months.

The squad will assemble in Stellenbosch again on Monday, 9 April, for a two-week camp, where they will play two matches against World Rugby U20 Championship pool opponents, Georgia.

This will be followed by a UK Tour where they will face Scotland, Wales and England respectively.

The World Rugby U20 Championship will be hosted in the south of France from 30 May to 17 June, with the SA U20s facing Georgia, Ireland and hosts France in Pool C.

“Our preparation for the U20 Championship is well on track with the three short camps now completed, and I am satisfied with where we are as a team at this point,” said Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux. “Our focus up until now has been on putting the structures in place, getting the players to familiarise themselves with the way we want to play, and on conditioning, and I am pleased with the strides made in those areas. 

“With matches lined up at the next camp, we will begin the transition into match mode.”

Roux was particularly pleased with the spirit within in the group and said: “The players showed immense character at the last three camps, especially under pressure, and they have a fantastic energy, which is pleasing as the international spectacle kicks off in two months.

“One cannot coach team spirit, so we are really pleased that the players have developed that so early on.” 

With the tournament drawing closer, Roux will again reduce the size of his training squad for the next camp with an eye on getting closer to selecting the 28-member World Rugby U20 Championship squad late in April.

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

The second day of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival sees a further six matches with contrasting interests. Glenwood, after a narrow 3-point win against HTS Drostdy from Worcester, appears to be the team to beat at the festival. Tomorrow (Saturday) they will have a much easier fixture against Dale College (King William’s Town) who lost to Framesby.

HTS Drostdy on the other hand have a tough fixture against Welkom Gim, a side with the biggest victory margin on Thursday against Hoerskool Noord-Kaap. This is likely to be the match of the day, with two evenly matched packs of forwards and pace in their three quarters. The game kicks off at 2.30pm.

Hosts Kearsney, who lost disappointingly by a single point against HTS Middelburg in the final seconds of their opening match on Thursday, come up against Noord-Kaap at midday. With both teams having lost, they will be equally hungry to win. As the two sets of forwards are better matched, this could lead to a tight and exciting contest.

Durban High School surprised, with a 3-point victory against Selborne College from East London. Tomorrow (Saturday) DHS play against Queen’s College, a team which lost to Pretoria Boys High, and will likely struggle against the heavier DHS pack. Pretoria Boys play against Hoerskool Framesby (Port Elizabeth), where the latter will be buoyed by their good win against Dale College and are favoured to win again in the first match of the day.

The last game tomorrow (Saturday) will see Selborne, hurting after their loss against DHS, playing against HTS Middelburg. Selborne should make it difficult for Middelburg to taste victory in their second festival game.

Kearsney headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg said he was delighted with the quality of rugby and sportsmanship of the players displayed on the opening day of the festival.

“We’re ready for a bumper crowd for the remaining two play days, as local supporters and those from further afield come to enjoy schoolboy rugby in a special family atmosphere on our beautiful campus.”

Remaining festival play days are tomorrow (Saturday) and Easter Monday, with kick-off at 9.30am daily.
A local primary school fixture at 8.30am against the KZNRU u13 Development team starts each day’s play. Hillcrest Senior Primary and Highbury Prep will play on Saturday and Monday respectively.

Numerous food outlets, a refreshment tent and KidZone will ensure spectators can enjoy a fun-filled family-orientated Easter weekend. Entry is R25 per person with ample parking available.

Fixtures and festival information, including live streaming links, are available on www.kearsney.com 

FESTIVAL RESULTS

Day 1 – Thursday 29 March

Kearsney College 25 – 26 HTS Middelburg; Queen’s College 10 – 14 Pretoria Boys High; Glenwood 29 – 26 HTS Drostdy; Dale College 5 – 15 Hoërskool Framesby; Selborne 13 – 16 DHS; Welkom Gimnasium 28 – 3 Hoërskool Noord-Kaap

FESTIVAL FIXTURES:

Day 2 – Saturday 31 March

09h30 Hoërskool Framesby – Pretoria Boys High; 10h45 DHS – Queen’s College; 12h00 Kearsney College – Hoërskool Noord-Kaap; 13h15 Glenwood – Dale College; 14h30 HTS Drostdy – Welkom Gimnasium; 15h45 Selborne – HTS Middelburg

Day 3 – Monday 17 April

09h30 Glenwood – Welkom Gimnasium; 10h45 Hoërskool Noord-Kaap – Hoërskool Framesby; 12h00 HTS Middelburg – Queen’s College; 13h15 DHS – Dale College; 14h30 HTS Drostdy – Selborne; 15h45 Kearsney College – Pretoria Boys High

All Photos by TRACEY VAN DEN AARDWEG

Adding more local flavour, Oakland Dairies have been named as title sponsor to the much-anticipated World Schools Festival in Paarl between 3-7 April.

The week-long rugby competition will be known as the Oakland World Schools Festival with the inaugural tournament forming part of Paarl Boys’ High School’s 150-year anniversary celebrations.

The festival will feature the top 10 schools in South Africa and 10 of the best school teams from around the world

The new partnership will see the launch of the Oakland Cup, a Ryder Cup-style contest between South Africa and the Rest of the World.

The format ensures that each match counts, where two points will count towards a win and a draw is worth one point.

The collated points will determine the winner of the Oakland Cup which will add an extra incentive when the South African sides take on teams from abroad.

Former Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer and Managing Director of Carinat Sports Marketing believes that securing Oakland Dairies as title sponsor has boosted the festival to the next level.

“Hosting a world-class unique new tournament like the Oakland World Schools Festival would not be possible without the generous support from our sponsors”, said Meyer.

“We would like to welcome Oakland Dairies on-board and we look forward to creating a platform for our future rugby heroes with their help.”

Meyer added, “Kicking off the Oakland Cup next week adds an exciting new dimension to this festival of rugby.”

The Oakland World Schools Festival will see some of the most promising schoolboy talents on display which will include South African teams such as Affies, Boland Landbou, Glenwood, Monument, Grey College, Outeniqua, Oakdale, Paarl Boys’s High and Hilton College.

Ten teams from five continents with sides from New Zealand, England, Italy, the United States, Australia, Namibia and Argentina will make up the international contingent.

Oakland is a Western Cape-based dairy with the factory based in Phillipi, Cape Town, sourcing its milk from local farmers supporting not only the South African Agriculture Industry but local communities as well.

“We are delighted to be the first ever title sponsors of this inaugural event, and are very excited about the launch of the Oakland Cup,” said Ian van Niekerk, CEO and Owner of Oakland Dairies.

“We are a proudly South African company and believe in supporting and investing in our local community.

“It is with that in mind that it made sense to partner with the World Schools Festival bringing world-class schools rugby to our shores.”

Join us for the festival and see rugby’s #FutureHeroes in action!

OAKDALE-OLD MUTUAL INSURE AGRI-RUGBYWEEK 2018

UITSLAE: DONDERDAG, 29 MAART 2018

DE EIKE-VELD

Hermanus (19) 24 Drieë: Dillon Maree (16), Keano Esau (23), Ethan Muller (14), Lythan Rudolph (15) Doelskoppe: Lionel April (10) x2	vs	Jeugland (5) 22 Drieë: Donovan Esterhuizen (14), Alwyn van Niekerk (9), Luke Arthur (12), Duvan Lewis (21) Doelskoppe: Jayden Boshoff (10)
Potchefstroom Gim (3) 25 Drieë: Frank-Lee Kackson (23), Billy Jacobs (21) x2, Hans Laufs (2) Doelskoppe: Frank-Lee Kackson (23) Strafskoppe: Frank-Lee Kackson (23)	vs	Duineveld (3) 27 Drieë: Jannie Visser (2) x2, Hanco von Abo (3) Doelskoppe: Steph Boshoff(2) x3 Strafskoppe: Steph Boshoff(2) x2
Lichtenburg (24) 48 Drieë: Dylan Cronje (10 x3, Marais Oosthuizen (11) x3, Ruben Oosthuizen (12) x2 Doelskoppe: Richard Champion (21) x2, Max Williamson (9) x2	vs	Wilgerivier (8) 8 Drieë: Juan Jordaan (8) Strafskoppe: Rhuan Niemand (3)
Augsburg (0) 12 Drieë: Cobus Nieuwoudt (3), Duan van der Westhuizen (1) Doelskoppe: Darren Jacobs (12)	vs	Montagu (26) 60 Drieë: Alridge Marthinus (13) x2, Keenen Opperman (8) x3, Daniel Doorewaard (6) x2, Ashwell Hoogbaard (11), Ryan George (9), Marlon Peuker (14) Doelskoppe: Maxwell Klaasen (10) x5
Upington (13) 20 Drieë: Benré Engelbrecht (9), Marco van der Merwe (5) Doelskoppe: Benré Engelbrecht (9) x2 Strafskoppe: Benré Engelbrecht (9) x2	vs	Wesvalia (12) 17 Drieë: Adriaan Bezuidenhoudt (21), AntonFuller (8) Doelskoppe: Christiaan du Toit (12) x2 Strafskoppe: Christiaan du Toit (12)
Diamantveld (12) 12 Drieë: Sello Maketlo (6), Cole Arnoldus (13) Doelskoppe: Handré Bruwer (12)	vs	Zwartkop (7) 19 Drieë: Kevin Marais (14), Mauritz Marits (13), Kyle van Deventer (6) Doelskoppe: Damian Rabie (9) x2
Klerksdrop (3) 3 Drieë: Doelskoppe: Strafskoppe: Tyron Becker (10)	vs	Die Brandwag ((10) 31 Drieë: Vian Beling (7), Morné Fourie (12), Justin Niemand (13), Daniël Lotter (6) Doelskoppe: Dano swart (10) x4 Strafskoppe: Dano swart (10)
Bethlehem Voortrekker (19) 22 Drieë: Dassie Nel (2), MJ Rossouw (3), Oupa Manke (11) Doelskoppe: Cammy Roux (10) x2 Strafskoppe: Cammy Roux (10)	vs	St Charles College (0) 17 Drieë: Luyando Mazeka (15), Maziko Theu (8), Luke Jones (4) Doelskoppe: Luyando Mazeka (15) Strafskoppe:
Oakdale(24) 31 Drieë: Hannes Gous (5) x3, Janco Klinck (13), Clyde Lewis (15) Doelskoppe: JD Strydom (10) x3	vs	Grey Bloem, Cherries (5) 19 Drieë: Tiaan Jonker (7), Boerie Strydom (9), Corné du Toit (16) Doelskoppe: Brham van Straten (22) x2

POPULIERBOS-VELD

De Aar (5) 24 Drieë: Nasiphi Yekani (13), Bernard Venter (1) x2, Christie Venter (5) Doelskoppe: Duan Jonker (10) x2 Strafskoppe:	vs	Porex Labori (20) 30 Drieë: Delarno Machinini (11), Logan van Neel (1) x2 Doelskoppe: Jadrian Coert (10) x3 Strafskoppe: Jadrian Coert (10) x3
Overberg (0) 13 Drieë: Clint Josephs (11) Doelskoppe: Jaco Conradie (9) Strafskoppe: Jaco Conradie (9), Jan Kotze (12)	vs	Strand (0) 10 Drieë: Joshua Kloosman (5), Philip Cronje (21)
Robertson (0) 0	vs	Landboudal (17) 25 Drieë: Marius Esterhuizen (13), Louis Roeloffse (4), Lourens Swart (5), Duran du Raan (14) Doelskoppe: Wally Eden (15) Strafskoppe: Wally Eden (15)
Bellville (5) 15 Drieë: Aldrin Otto (9), Deuvajio Solomons (10) Doelskoppe: Deuvajio Solomons (10) Strafskoppe: Deuvajio Solomons (10)	vs	Rustenburg (19) 24 Drieë: Gustav van Staden (2) x2, Gideon Roodt (6), Louis Viviër (7) Doelskoppe: Estiaan Heynecke (9) x2
Langenhoven Gim (7) 17 Drieë: radford Hendriks (13), Jeroll Arries (15) Doelskoppe: Jeroll Arries (15) x2 Strafskoppe: Jeroll Arries (15)	vs	Oosterlig (5) 12 Drieë: Kyle Fourie (8) x2 Doelskoppe: Johnny Wonderey (10) Strafskoppe:
Kemptonpark (28) 35 Drieë: Ruben Rullard (12) x2, Anton Smit (7), Darquinn Els (15), Zander van der Merwe (5) Doelskoppe: Ruben Rullard (12) x5	vs	Hugenote (7) 14

DE TUINE-VELD

Old Mutual Insure Agri XV (12) 22 Drieë: Dihan Rademan (7), Karel Kleinhans (8), Simon le Roux (9), Keaton Busch (14) Doelskoppe: Franco Blignaut (10)

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Bredasdorp (3) 10 Drieë: Lyle Simons (9) Doelskoppe: Antonio Vywer (10)

The best was saved for last on the first day of the Standard Bank King Edward VII School Easter Rugby Festival, with the hosts beating Westville Boys’ High 28-20 and Jeppe scraping home 29-26 over Ben Vorster in the last two games of the day.

The earlier clashes were all rather one-sided, so two exciting, close clashes at the end were welcomed by the large crowd, and they were both high quality contests.

KES were rocked by an early try by Westville, but got the next two touchdowns to lead 14-7 before Westville scored just before the break and the sides changed ends 14-12 up.

The second half was closely contested, both sides scored one try, with Westville flyhalf Kyle Fortsyth slotting a drop goal and his KES counterpart, Reece Botha, kicking two penalties to make the game safe.

Both teams played attractive, running rugby. They were well matched up front, and both sets of backs squandered several chances, but in all, it was an entertaining spectacle and a good start to the festival for the Reds.

Jeppe’s captain, Muzi Manyike slotted an injury time penalty to snatch victory for Jeppe after they were 26-14 down at one stage and looked like they were going down to an impressive Ben Vorster side. Manyike was the difference between the teams in the end. He scored two second half tries and was a handful for the Ben Vorster defence throughout. The Tzaneen side dominated the forward exchanges, and looked in control for long periods, but they had no answer for Manyike’s flair. 

Earlier, Hudson Park caught they eye with their all-out running style. They have exciting back aplenty and when they began spreading the ball in the second half, the markedly bigger Eldoraigne side had no answer and they saw a 21-14 half time lead turn into a 47-16 defeat as the East Londoners outscored them by five tries to one.

In game one, Marlow beat Marais Viljoen 39-10. Their Claude Jacobs had a blinder, scoring 29 points via three tries, two penalties and four conversions and was one of the standout players on view on day one.

The Northwood vs Muir College clash was a lop-sided affair. Muir had no answer to the very big Northwood pack and hardly saw the ball. In the end, Northwood scored tries, five on them in the second half when Muir’s defence crumbled.

The Wynberg vs Noordheuwel clash produced an identical 50-7 deadline, with Wynberg getting seven tries in a great display of controlled rugby. Noordheuwel had the bigger pack, but they wilted in the mid-day sun and Wynberg ran them off their feet in the latter stages of the game.

Saturday’s late clash between King Edward and Wynberg is going to be cracker between two of the most impressive sides on view on day one, while Jeppe’s matchup with Marlow will feature two of day one’s winners who play a similar style of rugby. It will be an intriguing contest.

Thursday’s Results

Marlow 39 Marais Viljoen 10, Northwood 50 Muir College 7, Wynberg 50 Noorheuwel 7, Hudson
park 47, Eldoraigne 26, King Edward 28 Westville 20, Jeppe 29 Ben Vorster 26.

Saturday’s Fixtures

9am Muir v Noordheuwel, 10.15am Ben Vorster v Northwood, 11.30am Marais Viljoen v Hudson
Park, 12.45pm Eldoraigne v Westville, pm Jeppe v Marlow, 3.15pm King Edward v Wynberg.

Grey-kollege van Bloemfontein het Paarl Gimnasium met 23-8 die loef op die eerste dag van die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl se jaarlikse o.15-toernooi in die Paarl afgesteek. 

Die gasheer het ook oor te veel skietgoed vir Monument van Krugersdorp beskik en oortuigend met 31-5 as oorwinnaars van die veld gestap. 

Menlopark se o.15-span het gewys hoekom hy so hoog aangeslaan word deur Paul Roos Gimnasium met 52-7 te karnuffel. 

Al die uitslae: 

Hoër Jongenskool 31, Monument 5; Grey-kollege 23, Paarl Gimnasium 8; Menlopark 52, Paul Roos Gimnasium 7; Durbanville 26, Westville Boys’ High 0; Oakdale Landbou 48, Noordheuwel 10; HTS Middelburg 15, Stellenberg 10; Hoërskool Rustenburg 49, Framesby 12; Paul Roos Gimnasium XV 53, Durbanville XV 0; Westelike Provinsie XV 52, HTS Middelburg XV 0; Hoër Jongenskool Paarl XV 50, Menlopark XV 8.

Die Hoërskool Outeniqua se o.14-rugbyspan het die eerste dag van sy skool se jaarlikse Canon Kwagga-week (vir o.14-spanne) in George met ‘n sege van 17-0 oor HTS Middelburg afgeskop. Die week vind sedert 1995 plaas. 

Menlopark het ook weer vanjaar ‘n bul o.14-span as sy sege van 41-0 oor Paul Roos Gimnasium enige aanduiding kan wees. Die Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool van Pretoria het sy kragmeting op die eerste dag teen Durbanville met 21-15 gewen. 

Die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl het Monument van Krugersdorp gemaklik met 22-5 verslaan. 

Al die uitslae: 

o.14 

Outeniqua 17, HTS Middelburg 0; Menlopark 41, Paul Roos Gimnasium 0; Boland Landbou 10, Garsfontein 0; Affies 21, Durbanville 15; Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 22, Monument 5; Waterkloof 20, Stellenberg 5; Curro Nelspruit 34, Windhoek Gimnasium 12; Ben Vorster 36, Diamantveld 17; Grey High School 29, Noordheuwel 26; Parel Vallei 41, Jeugland 0; Wynberg Boys’ High 12, Zwartkop 5; Langenhoven Gimnasium 50, Menlopark II 8; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 36, Hugenote (Wellington) 0; Pearson 10, Heidelberg Volkskool 5.

o.15

Parel Vallei 51, Jeugland 0; Heidelberg Volkskool 52, Hoërskool Bellville 0; Diamantveld 41, Hugenote (Wellington) 10; Grey High School 48, Ben Vorster 0; Outeniqua 10, Boland Landbou 3; Pearson 27, Langenhoven Gimnasium 5; Curro Nelspruit 22, Windhoek Gimnasium 17; Kwagga XV 19, Robertson 14.

 

Affies se o.16-rugbyspan het ‘n agterstand van 12-3 teen die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl uitgewis om uiteindelik met 13-12 as oorwinnaars van die veld tydens die eerste dag van Paarl Gimnasium se jaarlikse o.16-toernooi van die veld af te stap. 

Die gasheer, Paarl Gimnasium, het sy eweknie van Grey-kollege van Bloemfontein met 31-14 kaf gedraf. 

Al die uitslae: 

o.16

Paarl Gimnasium 31, Grey-kollege 14; Affies 13, Paarl Boys’ High 12; Menlopark 24, Paul Roos Gimnasium 7; Boland Landbou 30, Hoërskool Rustenburg 14; EG Jansen 50, Diamantveld 12; Michaelhouse 12, Kempton Park 10; Hoërskool Bellville 14, Eldoraigne 10; SACS 28, Nelspruit 7; Stellenberg 43, Centurion 3; HTS Middelburg 12, Marlow Landbou 7; Monument 15, Framesby 7; Outeniqua 40, Waterkloof 3; Garsfontein 17, Durbanville 7; Duineveld 17, Potchefstroom Gimnasium 14. 

o.14

Paarl Gimnasium 8, Grey-kollege 3; Oakdale Landbou 58, Kempton Park 0; Hoërskool Rustenburg 22, Brandwag (Uitenhage) 10; Framesby 15, Hoërskool Nelspruit 0.