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Saturday 19^th August see the might of Grey College coming down to Stellenbosch to take on Paul Roos Gymnasium at their Markotter sport fields. The second last edition of the 2017 Premier Interschool derbies promises to be a humdinger as usual because of the rich history between these two great rivals.

The Rugby Teams of Grey College and Paul Roos first played against each other in 1967. The annual derbies started in 1988 and in 1992 the entire schools started participating in the Interschools. Since 1967 Grey and Paul Roos have met 33 times with Grey winning 24 of these encounters.

Many legendary old Grey Springboks (and many other old Greys) that now live in the Cape are sending their sons to Paul Roos, such as Theuns Stofberg (old Grey Springbok), Robbie Blair (old Grey Springbok), Frikkie Naude (WP), Chris Smith (WP) and many more

Some highlights down the years of these two great schools:

1967 – Grey and Paul Roos first met in 1967 at the old Coetzenberg stadium when Grey went on tour to the Cape during the July holidays.

The legendary ’67 Grey College First Team has been regarded by many as one of the greatest Grey First Teams of its era. The team was gifted with outstanding athletes such as the two prop forwards and the two flank forwards (twins Danie and Dennis du Plessis) that formed the Grey Relay team which won the 4×100 m Relay at Free State Interhigh athletics that year.

Dawie Snyman (Springbok) was flyhalf and vice-captain and Wilhelm Landman (Grey School Captain that played Western Province) was Grey’s fullback that year. Grey’s backline was on fire that day with Nelson Babrow at centre (WP) and two speedy wings.

Grey won this historic encounter 22-0 and one of the highlights was a try scored by the referee – Oom Johnnie Meiring from the Matie Club! One of Grey’s centers went through a gap and with only the Paul Roos fullback in front of him he passed inside. The man on his inside was Oom Johnnie who caught the ball and then raced towards the tryline to score right under the posts.

Only to blow his whistle and to call back play for a scrum where he caught the ball. This was exemplerary of the spirit in which this game was played. Although both teams had tremendous respect for each other and were pretty serious on the field with such a big encounter there was still a mutual respect and camaraderie from both sides.

This cameraderie resulted in numerous friendships that were forged off the field in subsequent years. In the Paul Roos 1967 team was Johan Carinus (who now farms outside Stellenbosch) and among their matrics of that year was business tycoon Johann Rupert and Braam van Velde (who also farms outside Stellenbosch these days). All three Paul Roos old boys became very good friends with the Grey fullback, Wilhelm Landman, and later in life Rupert played a big role in Landman’s career when Landman became the MD of Richmont South Africa. Today Dawie Snyman (who later became Springbok) is the assistant coach of the Paul Roos First Rugby Team. All these seeds were already planted during the first Grey vs Paul Roos match in 1967 in Stellenbosch.

 

1974 – Paul Roos went on tour to the Free State and their first game was against Sentraal where Paul Roos lock and SA Schools captain George Rautenbach’s ear was stepped on by a Tralie player and resulted in George missing the Grey game with a hole in his ear.

The Paul Roos team had 3 Western Province Craven Week players – George Rautenbach, Agie Koch and Jan (Gans) Coetzee. Agie was then chosen as captain against Grey. Most of the Grey team played for Free State Schools that year and Jan Geldenhuys and Gerhard Weitz were selected for SA Schools. Grey had a strong pack of forwards but was equally matched by Paul Roos with their stalwart WP Craven Week lock Jan (Gans) Coetzee. Grey won 22-3 and ten days later 14 of the Grey team was selected for Free State Craven Week which lost against WP.

Several of the Paul Roos players played for WP Craven Week and this time George was fit to play with special protection that was made for his ear. George became the SA Schools captain later that year that toured overseas along with Jan Geldenhuys from Grey. Both Jan and George became team mates again in subsequent years at Maties in Stellenbosch.

George Rautenbach also founded MEGAPRO in 1986 – South Africa’s first Sports Marketing agency. Today George is not only the face of MEGAPRO but arguably the face of Sports Marketing in South Africa.

 

1977 – Grey played Paul Roos on tour in the Cape after the Craven Week. The match was remembered as a mud bath and given all the rain leading up to the match the venue was switched to Coetzenberg B field. Despite the heavy field Grey scored four tries and beat Paul Roos 20-10. This Grey First Team had four SA Schools players – Jan Richter, Jacques Nell, Abrie Marais, and Willem Daffue.

Grey also produced a record four old Boys (Morne du Plessis -captain, Dawie Snyman (vice-captain), Theuns Stofberg and Robbie Blair) in the starting Springbok team against the World XV of Willie-John McBride during the inauguration of the new Loftus Versfeld. Two of these Grey old boys’ sons went to school at Paul Roos (Robbie Blair and Theuns Stofberg) while Dawie Snyman is assisting Paul Roos with their rugby program.

 

1988 – In 1988 Grey played Paul Roos the first time again since 1977 during a pre-season tour to the Cape. It was their second game of the season on 30 March 1988 at Markotter in Stellenbosch. There was a large crowd and the legendary Doc Craven also attended the game.

The 1988 Grey First Team had five Springboks – Charl Marais, Ruben Kruger, Pieter Muller, Naka Drotské and Heinrich Füls. Andre Blom went on to play for the US Eagles. The entire Grey First XV was chosen for the starting line-up of the Free State Craven Week that year.

Also in the Grey team was Jannie Momberg who attended Paul Roos until std.8 before he finished off his school career at Grey following in the footsteps of his brothers – Niels and Steyn while his younger brother Altus also attend Grey all the way from Stellenbosch. As a result, this was a unique experience for Jannie who was probably the only person at the game that knew all 30 players (many of his primary school friends also played for Paul Roos). Even the referee Johan Carinus (who played for Paul Roos against Grey in 1967) was an old friend of Jannie’s family.

Although Grey had several future Springboks in their team, they were still finding their feet and hadn’t “clicked” as a unit yet in the early season. Nevertheless, Charl Marais scored Grey’s first try in the corner after a grubber from Naka Drotské. The game was close and Grey won the game in the final minutes with a disputed try by Pieter Muller. To most observers he knocked the ball on, however the referee allowed the try and Grey won 16-9.

1990 – Grey and Paul Roos were invited to play in the main match of the Van Rensburg Rugby Day in George after the schoolboy rugby season. This memorable festival originated from the Van Rensburg brothers in George who was passionate about schoolboy rugby and wanted to see SA’s top rugby schools compete against each other, especially those who does not get the opportunity to compete on a regular basis. They were visionaries in the early nineties to host such a festival which was the front runner of many other festivals to follow many years later. The difference with the Van Rensburg Rugby Day and many other Easter Festivals is that the Rugby Day was hosted at the end of the schoolboy rugby season and comprises of one full day of rugby (vs multiple days) and included SA’s top schools as performed throughout the year. It also included many other festivities around George throughout the weekend and thousands of spectators, fans and old boys from across the country attended this unique event which was only in existence from 1990 – 1991.

The build up to the 1990 Final match between Grey and Paul Roos was televised on TopSport TV and legendary rugby critic Zanderg Jansen was doing most of the pre-match build up. He was also the host at the event and was the judge in selecting the best team, forwards and backline of the festival, and man of the match awards from all the top rugby schools participating including Bishops, Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Boys’ High, Affies etc. The following year Johan Small-Smith (Grey old boy) was passionately involved in the Festival and was also supporting Zandberg Jansen during the announcements on the best teams of the Festival.

Both Grey and Paul Roos was unbeaten leading up to this match and Grey had five SA Schools players in their side that year (Pieta Steenkamp, Alex Fenwick, Nico Linde, Jean Craven, and Andre Venter). The 1990 Paul Roos side was the first unbeaten Paul Roos side in 37 years and had two future Springboks – Justin Swart and Cobus Visagie.

It was a tightly contested match with Paul Roos’ forwards gaining the upper hand at scrums while Grey’s backline was firing on all cylinders. Grey’s scrumhalf and future Springbok, Werner Swanepoel, broke blindside from a scrum to score the winning try for Grey with a final score of 17-9.

1991 – The Paul Roos first team of 1991 will go down as one of the best teams the school has ever produced. On 10 August 1991 as part of Paul Roos’ 125 Year Festivities the Grey First Team and Cherries was invited to play against Paul Roos at Markotter. Paul Benade (old Grey) was instrumental to help finance the transportation of the buses and other logistics for the Grey teams.

The Paul Roos first team of 1991 had the chance to become the first undefeated Paul Roos team in 38 years and after the narrow defeat against Grey the prior year, this was always going to be the pinnacle of all schoolboy matches in 1991. In addition, Grey had five SA Schools players (Andre Venter, Alex Fenwick, Werner Swanepoel, Ollie le Roux and Hugo Venter) including 2 future Springboks – Ollie and Werner. Paul Roos had two future Springboks (Justin Swart and Cobus Visagie) in their side which set the table for a massive showdown.

1999 – Both teams were unbeaten going into the final game of the season. Paul Roos had won all 20 matches and Grey all 15 this season and between them they had played the elite rugby schools of South Africa. Both defeated Affies and Paarl Boys’ High while PRG also beat Paarl Gym and Bishops. This was the showdown for the best Rugby School in SA in 1999 at the end of the season.

Both sides chose attack above defence and there were some thrilling tries, notably when Grey fullback Dandre Gerber scored in the corner after a muscular break by impressive flanker Handrew Haupt. That try put Grey ahead 26-21 after Paul Roos had seemingly taken control soon after halftime when, with the wind at their backs, they led 21-14. With a minute of regular time left the score was 26-26. A penalty in front of the posts enabled Grey to win 29-26.

2004 – In 2004 both Grey and Paul Roos missed some key players towards the end of the season during their Interschools match in Bloemfontein. Grey lost their SA Schools players and the back row included Heinrich Brüssow (Springbok), Deon Stegmann (Springbok) and Richardt Strauss (Cheetahs & Ireland). Pieter Myburgh played SA Schools for Paul Roos that year. This was another closely contested game and Paul Roos’ first victory over Grey in Bloemfontein by 21-18.

2006 – Leading into the final Grey derby of the season Paul Roos was the top rugby school in SA and had a magnificent season in 2006. It was a memorable game for Rector Jock de Jager attending his final Interschools as Paul Roos headmaster from 1993 – March 2007.

Paul Roos had one of their best teams in years and was the top Rugby School in SA in 2006. Many experts compared this team with the likes of 1991 and 1999 PRG teams. Four backline players from the 2006 Paul Roos team were selected for the final trial for the SA u/20 team – scrumhalf Francois Hougaard, flyhalf Coenie van Wyk and centre’s Charl Weideman and Stephan Dippenaar. However, neither Hougaard nor Dippenaar made the Craven Week.

In another close encounter, Paul Roos beat Grey 16-11 which resulted in two consecutive Interschools victories for the first time for Paul Roos in Bloemfontein. Springbok Frans Steyn played for Grey in 2006.

2007 – The class of 2007 produced a remarkable Grey College first team which beat Paul Roos Gimnasium with a record score of in Stellenbosch. The Ebersohn twins Robert (Springbok squad) and Sias (Cheetahs) plus Coenie Oosthuizen (Springbok) played for Grey that day.

Grey College defeated Paul Roos with a record score of 40-14 at Markotter-stadium. The visiting team led Paul Roos 17-9 at the break.

Both locks of Grey College, Pieter Labuschagne and Joubert Horn, played well in Grey’s victory. Boom Prinsloo, Roelf Pienaar (both flanks) and Adriaan Theisinger (eightman) also had great performances on the day.

Grey’s SA Schools centre, Robert Ebersohn, showed once again why he was so highly rated in school’s rugby. Under Ebersohn’s captaincy Grey won all 14 their matches this season.

Springbok Willie le Roux played flyhalf for Paul Roos and kicked three penalties in the first half to keep his team in contention until the break. 

This Grey Team had the highest average score for any Grey First Team over the last 40 years with an average of 55 points per game.

2008 – Building on the previous record score at Markotter, the 2008 Grey First Team beat Paul Roos with a record score in Bloemfontein by 47-15. Grey had two SA School players (Francois Venter and Franna du Toit) that year and scrumhalf Cobus Reinach – son of double Springbok Jaco Reinach (Grey 1980) and nephew of another legendary old Grey Herman Reinach (1988). Both Reinach and Venter became Springboks later in their careers.

2009 – The 2009 Grey First Team equaled the 1981 team for most amount of SA Schools players produced by one school up to then, namely six – Pieter Rademan (captain), Riaan Britz, Piet Lindeque, Jean Cook, Carl Wegner and Stephanus Kotze. This record was broken by Paarl Boys High in 2016 when they produced 8 SA Schools players. JP du Plessis played SA Schools for Paul Roos in 2009.

Both Grey and Paul Roos played without their SA Schools players during the last match of the season. Hero of the day was flyhalf Lucas Roothman, who landed the three decisive penalties, while Grey full-back Niel Marais could only manage one. This ended a winning streak for Grey since 2007.

2010 – The 2010 Grey College First Team is regarded as one of the best Grey Teams in modern times. Grey produced six SA Schools players that year – William Small-Smith (captain), Anrich Bitzi, Kevin Luiters, Paul Jordaan, Johan Goosen, and Neethling Fouche. Grey beat all of South Africa’s top rugby schools including Paarl Gym, Paarl Boys’ High, Monnas, Affies, Grey High, Glenwood as away games which is a remarkable performance. Paul Roos also had a very successful season with three SA Schools players (Steven Kitshoff, JP Lewis and Tshotso Mbovane) so the table was set for a climax in Bloem. With tighthead prop Steven Kitshoff, Paul Roos had a very strong scrum but was also penalized several times. Johan Goosen scored 36 points (including one try) on the day when Grey won a nail biter 41-29.

2014 – Grey was back on top of the school’s rankings in 2014 and their final match against No 2 ranked Paul Roos was the decider for the season. The star of the match was again Henry Immelman as he scored both of Grey’s tries and kicked two penalty goals from inside his own half. He missed his first kick – from just outside of his own 22. But then Grey were playing with the wind in the first half. Grey scored two tries to one but Aidynn Cupido, son of WP legend Wilfred, kicked 15 points for Paul Roos on the day.

2015 – In their last rugby match of their 150^th year celebrations Paul Roos pulled out all the stops and secured a rare win over Grey College. This was the one that counted for the boys in Maroon. To win your last big derby match against the old foe surpasses any odd loss they might have suffered during the season. Paul Roos’s defence won them the day and although they scored three good tries of their own, their defensive effort in the second half, when they virtually had no ball, made sure they claimed the honours by winning 19-12.  The stars of the show were Paul Roos’s SA Schools flyhalf Damian Willemse along with winger Nico Leonard who both contributed with tries and was outstanding in attack and defence.

Results Down the Years:

Year	Grey	PR
1967	22	3
1974	24	0
1977	20	10
1988	16	9
1989	28	7
1990	17	9
1991	3	20
1992	20	6
1993	8	28
1994	29	31
1995	21	10
1996	18	10
1997	8	12
1998	23	15
1999	20	26
2000	42	13
2001	15	6
2002	19	8
2003	18	17
2004	24	23
2004	18	21
2005	16	11
2006	11	16
2007	40	14
2008	47	15
2009	3	9
2010	41	29
2011	36	35
2012	33	23
2013	40	8
2014	25	20
2015	12	19
2016	34	32

 

Paul Roos 2017 Season:

Paul Roos started their season with a good win over a strong HTS Drostdy side at their own rugby day in March and then moved on to St Johns where they won all three their games, coming back strongly against Helpmekaar after being down 22 to nil at one stage. They narrowly lost in the last seconds of their match against Paarl Gimnasium and then beat Affies in probably their best match of the season so far.

They then lost two games in a row against Waterkloof and Grey High before coming back and beating an in-form SACS side that in turn have beaten both Paarl Gym and Boland Landbou. Against Paarl Boys they were starved of possession and could only manage three penalties without scoring a try and could not get their dangerous back three into the game. 

Their next four matches got their season back on track again and a good win against a very tough Oakdale side showed what this team is capable of.  They are not as consistent as they would like to be but on any given day when they click, they can beat the best teams out there.

Paul Roos had five of their players representing WP at the annual Craven Week in props Tristan Leitch and Alex Mbete, flanker Philip van Dyk, scrumhalf Gerado Jaars and centre Rufus Dercksen.

Paul Roos Results for 2017

Date	Opp	For	Against
2017/03/25	HTS Drostdy	32	19
2017/04/13	Nelspruit	44	6
2017/04/15	Helpmekaar	25	22
2017/04/17	Parktown Boys	61	12
2017/04/22	Paarl Gim	19	20
2017/04/29	Affies	21	14
2017/05/01	Waterkloof	25	38
2017/05/06	Grey PE	20	22
2017/05/13	SACS	29	24
2017/05/27	HJS Paarl	9	21
2017/06/03	Rondebosch	52	15
2017/06/10	Oakdale	27	10
2017/07/29	Bishops	32	30
2017/08/05	Wynberg BHS	31	7

Grey College 2017 Season:

They started the season like a house on fire and swept all and sundry away. They looked unstoppable throughout the season until the first dent showed against Affies when they just managed to scrape home against a team that kept coming back at them. A week later the tough game against Affies took its toll when they were blitzed by Paarl Boys’ High in the second half and although they fought back bravely, they could not overcome the deficit going down 31-46 to the No 1 team in SA. 

Selborne College took this opportunity to further rub salt in the wounds when they beat Grey in East-London just a week later by one point. Most of the Grey team represented Free State at the annual Craven Week and it seems they got their mojo back during this tournament when they went unbeaten in three matches, keeping their best for last and beating a good WP side with ease. Some revenge for the loss against Paarl Boys some would say!

Grey once again possesses a backline of sublime speed and skill with the Kriel brothers being instrumental in most of the moves. Fullback David and younger brother Richard who can play wing or centre, is usually in the thick of things when the ball is on the move. Flyhalf Christopher Schreuder is a well-rounded pivot with great hands, vision and an educated boot that can dictate any situation on the day.

On his outside at No 12 is a 2017 SA Schools centre Rikus Pretorius. This hard running big centre keeps opposition defence channels very busy and creates space for his teammates to run into. At outside centre they have Janco van Heyningen who represented the SA Academy side last year. This quick footed player can dance through any opposition defence at the slightest chance and should be watched very carefully.

On the other wing, they have Henk Cilliers who swopped positions with Van Heynigen during Craven Week and was a revelation at outside centre. At the base of the scrum they have youngster Ross Braude who has a quick crisp pass and feeds his backline good ball, while always keeping an eye open for the opportunity to slip around the blind side. The captain Marcel Theunissen is a hard working No 7 flanker who leads from the front and set the example for the rest of his forwards while hooker Ruhan Greyling is another Bismark du Plessis in the making.

Unfortunately, Schreuder, Pretorius and Greyling will not be available for Grey College against Paul Roos as all three were picked for the SA Schools team and will be playing against England, Wales and France during this period. It should not disrupt the Grey College team too much as their depth is legendary and usually the replacement players are of the same calibre who will slot in seamlessly.

Grey College Results for 2017

Date	Opp	For	Against
2017/03/11	Waterkloof	73	18
2017/03/25	Maritzburg College	30	3
2017/04/01	Stirling High	69	3
2017/04/03	Muir College	94	10
2017/04/21	HTS Louis Botha	61	7
2017/04/29	Boland Landbou	49	8
2017/05/01	Paarl Gimnasium	31	19
2017/05/06	Affies	35	32
2017/05/13	Paarl Boys’ High	31	46
2017/05/20	Selborne College	19	20
2017/08/05	Grey PE	73	10

Rugby at Paul Roos:

The words Paul Roos and rugby are synonymous as the great man was the originator of the now famous Springbok emblem and name for the South African national team. He is seen by many as the “father” of South African rugby and it is fitting that the school that carries his name is such a powerhouse in South African school’s rugby.

Paul Roos has to date produced the most South African players to represent their country on a rugby field with Juandré Kruger becoming their 50th player when he played against England at Kingspark on 9 June 2012. Their latest Springbok is prop Steven Kitshoff who made his debut against Ireland in 2016.

The following players from Paul Roos represented South Africa on the rugby field:

Arthur Nicholas de Kock (1891), Jacob Stephanus (Japie) Louw (1891), James Alexander (Jim) McKendrick (1891), Robert (Bob) Shand, Paul Johannes de Waal (1896), Japie Krige (1896), Bob Loubser (1896), Pieter Albertus Ryno Otto (PO) Nel (1903), Paul Johannes Roos (1903), Koei Brink (1906), Henry John (Pinkie) Daneel (1906), Boy de Villiers (1906), Freddie Luyt (1910), Dick Luyt (1910), Koot Reynecke (1910), Gideon Daniël Roos (1910), Wakkie Krige (1912), John Douglas Luyt (1912), Tom van Vuuren (1912), Nic du Plessis (1921), Theuns Kruger (1921), Charlé Meyer (1921), Mannetjies Michau (1921), Phil Mostert (1921), Tokkie Scholtz (1921), Jackie Tindall(1921), Attie van Heerder (1921), PK Albertyn (1924), Nico Bosman (1924), Daunce Devine (1924), Kenny Starke (1924), George Murray Daneel (1928), Manus de Jongh (1928), AF du Toit (1928), PK Morkel (1928), Boet Prinsloo (1928), Ferdie Bergh (1931), George Lionell van Reenen (1937), Ballie Wahl (1949), Tjol Lategan (1949), Jannie Engelbrecht (1960), Gertjie Brynard (1965), Hempies du Toit (1980), Cabous van der Westhuizen (1994), Justin Swart (1996), Cobus Visagie (1999), Andries Bekker (2008), Schalk Brits (2008), Francois Hougaard (2009), Juandre Kruger (2012),Willie Le Roux (2013). Steven Kitshoff (2016)

Rugby at Grey College

Grey has served Bloemfontein, the Free State, South Africa and the world well over the past 150 years. Grey has been able to make adjustments and remain relevant in a changing environment in which it has developed, grown and excelled. The brand is known and revered throughout South Africa and even internationally and the products of the school make a positive difference wherever they are.

Parallel medium education, tolerance, respect for others and loyalty to the school are not only traditions, but firm foundations in a global village. Grey is structured on these foundations and it is constantly adapting to new developments. The wave of change washing over our country confirms the value of Grey’s traditions.

Grey College has produced 45 Springbok rugby players. Since WW II it has produced more Springbok players than any other school in SA, their latest being centre and Cheetah captain Francois Venter.

List of Grey Springboks:

Player	Debut Year
Herman van Broekhuizen	1896
Boetie McHardy	1912
Sarel Strauss	1921
Louis Babrow	1937
Harry Martin	1937
Piet de Wet	1938
Popeye Strydom	1955
John Wessels	1956
Flip vd Merwe	2010
Deon Stegman	2010
Johan Spies	1970
Morné du Plessis	1971
Dawie Snyman	1972
Jackie Snyman	1974
Theuns Stofberg	1976
Robbie Blair	1977
Jaco Reinach	1986
Helgard Muller	1986
Pieter Muller	1992
Heinrich Fuls	1992
Johan Styger	1992
Ruben Kruger	1993
Naka Drotske	1993
Ollie le Roux	1994
Werner Swanepoel	1997
Charl Marais	1999
CJ van der Linde	2002
Gerrie Britz	2004
Ruan Pienaar	2006
Francois Steyn	2006
Jannie du Plessis	2007
Bismarck du Plessis	2007
Adriaan Strauss	2008
Heinrich Brussow	2008
Wian du Preez	2009
Deon Stegmann	2010
Andries Strauss	2011
Johan Goosen	2012
Coenie Oosthuizen	2012
Tiaan Liebenberg	2012
Jan Serfontein	2013
Piet Van Zyl	2013
Marcel van der Merwe	2014
Cobus Reinach	2014
Francois Venter	2016

The game will be broadcast live on Saturday 19 August on SuperSport Ten from 13.55 (kick-off at 14.00)

Mistakes at crucial times cost the SA Schools team for the second week in a row in the U19 International Series as they went down 13-8 against France in wet and muddy conditions at Paarl Gymnasium on Tuesday.

The SA Schools team had a number of opportunities to score in the match, but handling errors, bad decisions and lost lineouts at crucial times cost them dearly and coach Lance Sendin was frank in his assessment on those.

“The wet weather certainly impacted on our game plan as we had planned to attack France in the wider channels, but in rugby you have to be able to adapt, and in some areas we battled to do that.”

“We got off to a slow start in the first half and didn’t use a number of opportunities in the second half,” said Sendin. “We chatted about the same things after our first match, so the responsibility lies with us to fix it before the game against England on Saturday.
France took an 8-0 lead at the break thanks to a penalty goal by fullback Matthis Lebel and late try by No 8 Alban Roussel from a pick-and go, as the SA Schools team were left counting the cost of handling errors at crucial times throughout the first half.

A poor pass and knock-on within striking range of the tryline and their inability to capitalise on an overlap on the 22m line and an early penalty goal left the hosts scoreless at halftime.

SA Schools centre Diego Appollis, however, struck back three minutes into the second half with a try as he received the ball at pace and powered his way through three defenders to put the side on the scoreboard.

Flyhalf Christopher Schreuder added a penalty goal minutes later to inflate their score to eight points and draw scores level.

France, however, cancelled this out with an intercept try in the 47th minute compliments of replacement back Maxence Lemardelet to stretch their lead to 13-8.

The SA Schools team had three more chances to snatch a victory in the dying minutes, but a missed lineout, double movement over the tryline and a subsequent failed kick resulted in them suffering their second defeat in the tournament.

In the earlier match England missed a conversion on the stroke of fulltime against Wales, which saw them go down 14-12.

Scorers:

France 13 (8) – Tries: Alban Roussel, Maxence Lemardelet. Penalty Goal: Matthis Lebel. SA Schools 8 (0) – Try: Diego Appollis. Penalty Goal: Christopher Schreuder. 

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Potchefstroom Gimnasium se eerste rugbyspan het Saterdag tydens die kwarteindronde van die Virsekerbeker vir Grootskole waarskynlik die mees noemenswaardige sege behaal deur Secunda weg van die huis met 29-25 te troef.

Secunda het op sy tuisveld teen rustyd reeds ‘n stewige voorsprong van 22-3 opgebou. In die tweede helfte was daar slegs een span op die veld met Gimmies se linkervleuel, Johan Minnaar, wat drie keer side doellyn in die helfte oorgesteek het.

Gimmies sal eerskomende Saterdag teen Transvalia om ‘n plek in die eindstryd sake uitspook. Transvalia het sy plek in die halfeindronde met ‘n wegholsege van 64-0 oor Dinamika van Alberton bespreek.

Die span van Vanderbijlpark se heelagter Ian Herbst, vleuels Xander van der Walt en Mpho Ntsane, asook die slot Jacques Myburgh het elk twee keer Dinamika se doellyn oorgesteek. Die losskakel, Zian de Jager, het sewe van sy span se tien verdoel.

Die gunsteling, Helpmekaar-kollege, moes heelwat harder werk as verwag om Dr. Malan van Meyerton met 45-10 te verslaan. Helpies se buitesenter, Jeremy Randell, het sy terugkeer met ‘n driekuns aan drieë gevier.

Randell het die vorige week se uitspeelwedstryd teen Lichtenburg (89-28) weens siekte misgeloop, maar het met sy terugkeer gewys dat die nr.13-trui aan hom behoort. Die man wat sy skoene teen Lichtenburg moes volstaan, Brandon Keevy, het egter die vorige week ook gewys wat in hom steek.

Dr. Malan verdien lof vir die feit dat hulle nooit gaan lê het nie. Dit was veral die flank Ninno Hattingh wat met sy inklimspel vir Helpies hoofbrekens veroorsaak het. Helpies moes ook sonder sy kaptein en flank, Mark Snyman, klaarkom. Sy teenwoordigheid is duidelik gemis en hy sal weer weens sy verpligtinge by die SA Skole-span die Saterdag se halfeindstryd teen Oos-Moot misloop.

Oos-Moot het in ‘n opwindende kragmeting teen Limpopo se kampioen, Frikkie Meyer, van Thabazimbi met 37-33 as oorwinnaars van die veld gestap. Oos-Moot se ster binnesenter, Edmund Ludick, was soos meeste kere aan die voorpunt van sy span se sege. Ludick het 25 van sy span se punte met ‘n drie, vier doelskoppe en vier strafdoele aangeteken.

Die span se agtsteman, Eduan Swart, het ook met sy kraglopies vir Frikkie Meyer probleme besorg. Swart wat gewoontlik op haker sak het twee keer die doellyn oorgesteek. Vir Frikkie Meyer het twee van sy spelers Mike Payne en Nelson Mammabolo dubelle driedruk-plesier ervaar.

Puntemakers:

Helpmekaar-kollege 45 (19) – Drieë: Jeremy Randell (3), Frederick van Deventer (2), Alec Skudder, Ruhan Viviers. Doelskoppe: Tristan Oosthuizen (5). Dr. Malan 10 (5) – Drieë: Stephan Visagie, Wynand Viljoen.

Transvalia 64 (38) – Drieë: Ian Herbst (2), Xander van der Walt (2), Mpho Ntsane (2), Jacques Myburgh (2), Elrich Louw, Reinhard Nel. Doelskoppe: Zian de Jager (7). Dinamika 0.

Oos-Moot 37 – Drieë: Eduan Swart (2), Julian Kokt, Eddie Ludick. Doelskoppe: Ludick (4). Strafdoele: Ludick (4). Frikkie Meyer 33 – Drieë: Mike Payne (2), Nelson Mammabolo (2), William Thulare. Doelskop: Mammabolo. Strafdoele: Thulare (2).

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 29 (5) – Drieë: Johan Minnaar (3), Waldouw Smit, Dirkie Louw. Doelskoppe: Vernon Charslund, Minnaar. Secunda 25 (25) – Drieë: Larnus Steyn, Lieburt Meintjies, Nathan Carstens. Doelskoppe: Steyn, Tyron Ferreira. Strafdoele: Steyn, Ferreira.

Ander spanne:

o.16: Ligbron 26, Hoërskool Pietersburg 25; Hoogenhout 17, Ben Viljoen 15; Oos-Moot 29, Frikkie Meyer 21; Helpmekaar 73, Heidelberg Volkskool 10.

o.15: Rob Ferreira 53, Merensky 5; Ben Vorster 27, Oos-Moot 3; Transvalia 29, Hoërskool Alberton 0; Hel[pmekaar 37, Hans Moore 14.

o.14: Ligbron 75, Ben Vorster 7; Hoërskool Pietersburg 52, Midstream College 7; Helpmekaar 14, Heidelberg Volkskool 3.

Daar sal dalk nie 16 spanne tydens die Hoërskool Rustenburg se been van die Hoërskole Sewes-reeks in aksie wees nie, maar die been beloof om die felste van al die toernooie tot dusver in die reeks te wees.

Die reeks hervat Vrydag en Saterdag met toernooie in Rustenburg sowel as Durban na die eerste twee toernooie van die nuwe reeks vanjaar in Februarie in Kimberley en Bloemfontein plaasgevind het.

Die toernooi sal regstreeks via Internet TV op Fanstream.co.za gebeeldsend word. Wedstryde kan via selfoon, tablet, skootrekenaar en Slim TV’s gekyk word. Al die groepwedstryde vind Vrydag plaas, terwyl die uitspeelwedstryde vanaf 09:00 op Saterdag gespeel sal word.

Die gasheer, die Hoërskool Rustenburg, sal teen Die Anker van Brakpan en Wagpos in sy groepwedstryde sake om ‘n gunstige plek in die kwarteindrondes uitspook. Buiten Rustenburg behoort die Hoërskool Alberton, Kempton Park, Waterkloof, Lichtenburg, Noordheuwel en Montana almal sterk aanspraakmakers op die titel as kampioen te wees.

Kempton Park se kanse het ‘n hupstoot gekry as gevolg van die feit dat sy eerste rugbyspan verlede Saterdag met 27-37 in die kwarteindronde van die Virsekerbeker teen Garsfontein vasgeval het. Kempies se breier, Kwagga Loubser, het verlede jaar as afrigter van EG Jansen die Noordvaal Sewes-toernooi verower.

Montana van Pretoria is ook ‘n skool wat sy sewes ernstig opvat en kan nooit ligtelik opgeneem word nie. Lichtenburg kan indien Bertru Jones en Henk Venter vir die span uitdraf ‘n sterk aanspraakmaker op die titel wees. Jones is glo reeds op die SA Sewes-akademie se radar, terwyl Venter een van die beste spelers in die land is wat nie vanjaar op die Cravenweek in aksie was nie.

Die kampioen sal vir himself ‘n plek in die Kampioen van Kampioene-toernooi later vanjaar in Oktober bespreek. Goudveld-Hoërskool van Welkom en Louis Botha van Bloemfontein het reeds hul plekke in die spogtoernooi bespreek.

Die eindstryd van die o.18-toernooi in Rustenburg sal om 13:20 beslis word. In die o.15-toernooi sal die eindstryd om 15:00 gespeel word.

In die o.15-afdeling is daar agt spanne wat sake om die titel sal uitspook. Hulle is Rustenburg, Die Anker, Dr. Malan, Wesvalia, Krugersdorp High, Montana, Alberton, Hoërskool Middelburg, Kempton Park en Wagpos.

Die reeks word deur die welbekende in seweskringe Darryl Weir georganiseer. Weir het ook help reël aan die gewilde @lantic Sewesreeks wat destyds ‘n belangrike rol in die ontwikkeling van Blitsbokke soos Branco du Preez, Hoffman Maritz, Cecil Afrika en Justin Geduld gespeel het.

Spelers wat aan die Hoërskole Sewes-reeks deelneem sal ook in aanmerking kom om later vanjaar saam met verteenwoordigende spanne aan die Dubai Sewes deel te neem. Travel en Sport identifiseer spelers tydens die toernooie wat dan uitnodigings sal ontvang om in Desember saam met die toergroepe te reis.

Die Poele:

Poel A: Hoërskool Alberton, Lichtenburg, Selly Park.
Poel B: Kempton Park, Dr. Malan, Waterkloof.
Poel C: Noordheuwel, Montana, Wesvalia.
Poel D: Die Anker, Hoërskool Rustenburg, Wagpos.

Die bepalings:

Vrydag, 18 Augustus 2017

A-veld: 15:00 – Rustenburg t. Wagpos; 15:40 – Dr. Malan t. Waterkloof; 16:20 – Noordheuwel t Wesvalia; 17:00 – Hoërskool Alberton t. Selly Park; 17:40 – Die Anker t. Rustenburg; 18:20 – Kempton Park t Dr. Malan.

B-veld: 15:20 – Montana t. Wesvalia; 16:00 – Lichtenburg t. Selly Park; 16:40 – Die Anker t. Wagpos; 17:20 – Kempton Park t. Waterkloof; 18:00 – Noordheuwel t. Montana; 18:40 – Hoërskool Alberton t. Lichtenburg.

The High School 7’s Series will kick-off again this weekend after taking a break with tournaments at Glenwood in Durban as well as at Hoërskool Rustenburg.

The tournament in Durban promises to produce some highlights as Glenwood, Durban High School, Westville Boys’ High, Bergvlam from Nelspruit and Northwood will be the eying some silverware.

The tournament will be streamed live via Fanstream.co.za. Matches could be watched via your cellphone, tablet, laptop or Smart TV. The Cup final of the u18 tournament will be played on Saturday at 15:10.

The hosts, Glenwood, will be the early favourites to be crowned champions and book their place to the Champion of Champions tournament which will take place on 20 and 21 October. Goudveld of Welkom and Louis Botha of Bloemfontein is the only two teams who already booked their places in February by being crowned champions in Kimberley and Bloemfontein.

The Cup-final of the u15 tournament will be played at 15:00. There are only eight teams participating in this tournament. They are Glenwood, Bergvlam, Northwood, Vryheid, Ixopo, Westville Boys’ High, Durban High School, Kloof, Northwood II and Transkei Journey.

The tournament organiser is Darryl Weir. He is well-known is 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.

Players in action during the High School 7’s Series will also come into contention to tour with a representative team to the Dubai Sevens later this year. Travel and Sport will be identifying players from the tournaments in the series and sent them invitations to join the tour groups.

The Pools:

Pool A: Glenwood, Kloof, Vryheid, Ixopo.
Pool B: Glenwood II, Clifton, Ladysmith, Pinetown.
Pool C: Durban High School, Bergvlam, Kuswag, Northwood II.
Pool D: Westville Boys’ High, Northwood, Durban High School II, Kingsway.

The fixtures:

Friday, 18 August 2017

A-field: 16:00 – Glenwood vs Kloof; 16:20 – Vryheid vs Ixopo; 16:40 – Durban High School vs Bergvlam; 17:00 – Kuswag vs Northwood II.

B-field: 16:00 – Glenwood II vs Clifton; 16:20 – Ladysmith vs Pinetown; 16:40 – Westville Boys’ High vs Northwood; 17:00 – Durban High School II vs Kingsway.

Saturday, 19 August 2017

A-field: 08:00 – Glenwood II vs Pinetown; 08:20 – Ladysmith vs Clifton; 08:40 – Westville Boys’ High vs Kingsway; 09:00 – Durban High School II vs Northwood; 09:20 – Glenwood vs Vryheid; 09:40 – Bergvlam vs Northwood II; 10:00 – Kloof vs Ixopo; 10:20 – Durban High School vs Kuswag.

B-field: 08:00 – Glenwood vs Ixopo; 08:20 – Vryheid vs Kloof; 08:40 – Durban High School vs Northwood II; 09:00 – Kuswag vs Bergvlam; 09:20 – Clifton vs Pinetown; 09:40 – Northwood vs Kingsway; 10:00 – Glenwood II vs Ladysmith; 10:20 – Westville Boys’ High vs Durban High School II.

Grey-kollege se o.15D-rugbyspan het gister van die glans van sy eerstespan in hul skool se jaarlikse interskole-kragmeting teen Glenwood van Durban gesteel. Die span het net meer as vier punte per minuut in sy wedstryd aangeteken.

Die D-span van Grey se o.15’s het waarskynlik ‘n wêreldrekord-sege van 221-0 oor sy eweknie van Glenwood behaal. Die span van die Rosestad het 31 drieë gedruk, waarvan 28 verdoel is.

Heelwat rugbyspanne het al op verskeie vlakke daarin geslaag om 200 punte aan te teken, maar Grey se o.15D-span het dit in slegs 50 minute vermag.

Die span se losskakel, Chris Bezuidenhout, het 52 van sy span se punte met ses drieë en 11 doelskoppe aangeteken.

“Ek dink ons span het net gekliek en die ouens het nie self probeer speel nie. Die spelers het elke keer die bal aangegee vir sy spanmaat in ‘n beter posisie as hy,” het Tewie Wessels, afrigter van die span, gesê.

Die jaarlikse interskole tussen Grey en Glenwood kan dalk in gedrang wees na die skool van Durban nie ‘n goeie dag in die Rosestad beleef het nie. Grey het in nie minder as agt van die rugbywedstryde daarin geslaag om honderdtalle aan te teken.

Grey het 1998 punte op die dag aangeteken, terwyl Glenwood slegs 119 punte in antwoord daarop kon aanteken. 

Grey-kollege se eerstespan het sy wedstryd met 83-10 gewen. Grey se drie SA Skole-spelers Rikus Pretorius, Varkie Greyling en Christopher Schreuder. Glenwood het ook sy slot JJ van der Mescht, stut Jordan Clarke, senter Conan le Fleur en skrumskakel Jaden Hendrikse gemis wat ook vir die nasionale skolespan in aksie was. 

Al die uitslae: 

Eerstespan wen 83-10
Cherries (2des) wen 74-8
Peaches (3des) wen 124-6
Playboys (4des) wen 147-0
Packmans (5des) wen 121-0
Pigs (6des) wen 152 – 0
Crocs (7des) wen 164-0
16A wen 82-20
16B wen 88-9
16C/D wen 150-0
15A verloor 24-27
15B wen 109-0
u15D won 221-0
15E wen 95-7
14A wen 36-19
14B wen 66-3
14C wen 104-0
14D wen 129-0
14E wen 29-10

 

 

Monument 19 (12) – Drieë: Larko Lindes, Dian Oosthuizen, Brendan Buitedag. Doelskoppe: Jonathan Viljoen (2). HTS Middelburg 13 (6) – Drie: Joubert Willers. Doelskop: Riekert Barnard. Strafdoele: Barnard (2). 

Centurion 33 (20) – Drieë: Eathan Wentzel, JP Jacobs, Lian Botha. Doelskoppe: Wentzel (3). Strafdoele: Wentzel (4). EG Jansen 26 (5) – Drieë: Wesley Noeth, Lesley October, Jonathan O’Neill, Keenan Oelofse. Doelskoppe: Dylan Schwartz (3). 

Garsfontein 37 (27) – Drieë: Ettienne Terblanche, Allen Kelbrick, Jaden Jooste, Juandre Scheepers. Doelskoppe: Barry Schoombee (4). Strafdoele: Schoombee (3). Kempton Park 27 (17) – Drieë: Ettienne Poultney (2), Quinton Fincham, Eward Steyn. Doelskoppe: Fincham (2). Strafdoel: Fincham. 

Hoërskool Nelspruit 36 – Drieë: Reinhard Roets (2), Renier Troskie (2), Isak Swanepoel, Henko van der Merwe. Doelskoppe: Stephan van der Bank (2), Joao Cristovam. Menlopark 0.

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Nelspruit 47, Garsfontein 22; EG Jansen 59, Montana 14; Menlopark 64, Kempton Park 10; Monument 48, HTS Middelburg 13.

o.15: Garsfontein 15, Hoërskool Middelburg 13; EG Jansen 40, Noordheuwel 8; Menlopark 73, Marais Viljoen 7; Monument 45, HTS Middelburg 3.

o.14: Nelspruit 32, Garsfontein 10; Zwartkop 12, Hoërskool Rustenburg 10; Menlopark 44, Montana 0; Monument 57, HTS Middelburg 5.

 

Helpmekaar-kollege 45 (19) – Drieë: Jeremy Randell (3), Frederick van Deventer (2), Alec Skudder, Ruhan Viviers. Doelskoppe: Tristan Oosthuizen (5). Dr. Malan 10 (5) – Drieë: Stephan Visagie, Wynand Viljoen.

Transvalia 64 (38) – Drieë: Ian Herbst (2), Xander van der Walt (2), Mpho Ntsane (2), Jacques Myburgh (2), Elrich Louw, Reinhard Nel. Doelskoppe: Zian de Jager (7). Dinamika 0. 

Oos-Moot 37 – Drieë: Eduan Swwart (2), Julian Kokt, Eddie Ludick. Doelskoppe: Ludick (4). Strafdoele: Ludick (4). Frikkie Meyer 33 – Drieë: Mike Payne (2), Nelson Mammabolo (2), William Thulare. Doelskop: Mammabolo. Strafdoele: Thulare (2). 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 29 (5) – Drieë: Johan Minnaar (3), Waldouw Smit, Dirkie Louw. Doelskoppe: Vernon Charslund, Minnaar. Secunda 25 (25) – Drieë: Larnus Steyn, Lieburt Meintjies, Nathan Carstens. Doelskoppe: Steyn, Tyron Ferreira. Strafdoele: Steyn, Ferreira. 

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Ligbron 26, Hoërskool Pietersburg 25; Hoogenhout 17, Ben Viljoen 15; Oos-Moot 29, Frikkie Meyer 21; Helpmekaar 73, Heidelberg Volkskool 10.

o.15: Rob Ferreira 53, Merensky 5; Ben Vorster 27, Oos-Moot 3; Transvalia 29, Hoërskool Alberton 0; Hel[pmekaar 37, Hans Moore 14.

o.14: Ligbron 75, Ben Vorster 7; Hoërskool Pietersburg 52, Midstream College 7; Helpmekaar 14, Heidelberg Volkskool 3.

Die Wilgers 15 (5) – Drieë: Braam de Villiers, Juan Myburgh, Tyrique Ferris. Hans Strijdom 13 (3) – Driee: PJ Botha, JD Herman. Strafdoel: Brendan Horn.  

Bekker 21 – Drieë: Jannie Schultz, Anthony Smith, Brendon Grobler. Doelskoppe: Ernst Louw (3). Stoffberg 5 – Drie: Dewald Vermaak.

Brandwag (Benoni) 38 – Drieë: Luandro Marais (2), Divan de Klerk, Ludgen Germishuys, Strafdrie. Doelskoppe: Eben van Niekerk (4). Strafdoel: Van Niekerk. Trinityhouse 34. 

Hoogenhout 32 – Drieë: Prince Nkabinde (2), Omar Rodrigues, Jacques Roelofse. DC Saaiman (3). Strafdoele: Saaiman (2). Bergsig Akademie 29 – Drieë: Shaldon Gibson, Arno Nortje, Vernon Moagi, Arno Coetzer, Andriekus Douwie. Doelskoppe: Douwie (2).

Ander spanne:

o.16: Hoogenhout 17, Ben Viljoen 15; Leeuwenhof 42, Hoerskool Sasolburg 0; Overvaal 17, Fochville 16; Piet Potgieter 20, Pretoria THS 17.

o.15: Brits 17, Curro Nelspruit 15; Hoërskool Sasolburg 15, Leeuwenhof 12; Fochville 17, Brandwag (Benoni) 11; Piet Potgieter 22, Erasmus (Bronkhorstspruit) 17. 

o.14: Curro Nelspruit 65, Vryburg 10; Leeuwenhof 29, Brandwag 18; Brits 15, Stoffberg 14; Hoogenhout 20, Erasmus (Bronkhorstspruit) 10.

Parys 26 – Drieë: Rudger Potgieter (2), Marcel Gouveia, Johan Nel. Doelskoppe: Potgieter (3). Allen Glen 27. 

Steelcrest 33 – Driee: Mlungisi Nkosi (2), Sonwabile Tshaka, Lonwabo Ludaka, Nathi Mbuyane. Doelskoppe: Tshaka (4). Schweizer-Reneke 18 – Driee: Marco Botha, Zanes Einkamerer. Doelskop: Botha. Strafdoele: Botha (2).

Belvedere 32 – Driee: Christiaan Louwrens, Louwtjie de Villiers, Ilain Toth, Thys Otto, Elvis Brandt. Doelskoppe: Cheslin Oosthuizen (2). Strafdoel: Oosthuizen. Zeerust 29 – Driee: Rivaldo van Rooyen, Cornell Oosthuizen, Shaun Smit, Ponatshego Mashabe. Doelskoppe: Jaegers (2), Ian Collins. Strafdoel: Jaegers. 

Ander spanne: 

Eerstespanne: Frans du Toit 40, Cullinan 13.

o.16: Wolmaransstad 46, Steelcrest 19; Goudrif 38, Belvedere 33; Queens High 33, Die Ankerskool 12; Warmbad 41, Lyttleton Manor 0.

o.15: Frans du Toit 35, Cullinan 5; Wolmaransstad 30, Steelcrest 24; Allen Glen 34, Suiderlig 16; Belvedere 17, Zeerust 14.

o.14: Frans du Toit 64, Cullinan 0; Carletonville 29, Voortrekker (Boksburg) 12; Patriot 27, Wolmaransstad 24; Goudrif 32, AHS Sasolburg 5.

Curro Roodeplaat 22 – Driee: Ethan Baird, Alexander Jenkinson, Franco Willemse. Doelskoppe: Ruben Behrens. Strafdoel: Behrens. Hendrina 15. 

Morgenzon Landbou 27 – Driee: Kyle Coetzee (2), Kobie Roux, Shaun Clifton-Smith, Christo Ferreira. Doelskop: Xander Gunter. Balfour 23.

Curro Heuwelkruin 60 – Driee: Arno Horn (2), Reece Wynn (2), Wilson Bopape (2), Ernest Mashishi (2), Andre Kotze. Doelskoppe: Kotze (6). Skepdoel: Wynne. Sannieshof 0.

Ander spanne: 

o.17: Morgenzon Landbou 94, Balfour 0; Heilbron 36, Christiana 19; Curro Heuwelkruin 49, Orkney 8. 

o.15: Stanford Lake College 17, Koster 15; Curro Bakenveld 30, Curro Roodeplaat 19; Morgenzon Landbou 53, Heilbron 3; Christiana 38, Balfour 15. 

Dit was ‘n geskiedkundige dag vir die Hoërskool Centurion met sy eerste rugbyspan wat vir die grootste opskudding gister gesorg het deur EG Jansen van Boksburg met 33-26 in die kwarteindronde van die Virsekerbeker vir Makroskole uit te skakel.

Centurion se eerstespan het hiermee vir die eerste keer in die skool se geskiedenis daarin geslaag om tot die halfeindronde van die oudste skolerugby-kompetisie in Suid-Afrika deur te dring. Die Virsekerbeker het voorheen as die Administrateursbeker en Beeldtrofee bekend gestaan.

Centurion se groot held was sy losskakel, Eathan Wentzel, wat met sy skopskoen spel dikteer het. Hy het ook met sy stelskopwerk die telbord aan die rol gehou.

Centurion is in 1967 gestig as die Hoërskool Lyttleton en het ook later as Verwoerdburg bekend gestaan.

Wentzel kan wel vandag elk van sy span se pak voorspelers ‘n klop op die skouer gee. Dit was hulle wat met hul inklimspel gehalte balbesit aan hom verskaf het.

Die Woeries se flank en kaptein, Lian du Toit, het sy span voorlangs aangevuur.

EG Jansen se span wat daarvoor bekend is dat hy oor ‘n fisieke agttal beskik moes voorlangs ‘n reuse aanslag trotseer.

Vir die Jansies het sy plaasvervanger-flank, Jonathan O’Neill, goed vertoon. Die Jansies was verlede jaar die naaswenner en het sonder twyfel as die gunsteling op die veld gedraf.

Centurion sal volgende Saterdag na Mbombela moet reis om Hoërskool Nelspruit die stryd in die halfeindronde aan te sê. Nelspruit se Rhinos het Menlopark met 36-0 behoorlik laat les opsê in hulle kwarteindstryd.

Die verdedigende kampioen, Garsfontein, moes hard werk om Kempton Park met 37-27 in nog ‘n kwarteindstryd te klop. Garsies se haker, Stephen Billings, was woelig voorlangs. Kempies het nooit gaan lê nie en heeltyd vir Garsfontein op sy tone gehou.

In Middelburg moes Monument self sweet om HTS Middelburg met 19-13 te klop. Monnas en Garsfontein sal mekaar volgende Saterdag in die halfeindronde ontmoet.

Dit was ‘n klipharde wedstryd en Monnas se senter Luke Rossouw asook die Rooi Bulle se vleuel André van der Merwe is na ‘n onderonsie met rooikaarte van die veld gejaag.

In die Virsekerbeker se Grootskole-afdeling is dit duidelik dat Helpmekaar en Transvalia nie sommer vanjaar gestuit sal word nie. Helpies se buitesenter, Jeremy Randell, het sy terugkeer met ‘n driekuns aan drieë in sy span se oorwinning van 45-10 oor Dr. Malan van Meyerton gevier.

Helpies sal nou in die halfeindronde teen Oos-Moot te staan kom. Oos-Moot het in ‘n senutergende kragmeting op sy tuisveld met 37-33 oor Frikkie Meyer van Thabazimbi geseëvier.

Transvalia het nie veel probleme ondervind om Dinamika met 64-0 kaf te draf nie. Transvalia sal in die ander halfeindstryd vir Potchefstroom Gimnasium pak.

Potch Gimmies het ‘n goeie sege van 29-25 oor Secunda weg van die huis behaal.

In die Middelskole-afdeling het twee van die vroeë gunstelinge, Schweizer-Reneke en Zeerust, in die stof gebyt. Zeerust het sy rieme met 32-29 teen Belvedere styfgeloop, terwyl Schweizer-Reneke met 33-18 teen Steelcrest vasgeval het.

Die Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool van Pretoria moes veel harder as die afgelope paar jaar werk om met 36-20 oor Pretoria Boys’ High in die oudste interskole in Pretoria koning te kraai. Affies het tydens die vorige twee kragmetings tussen die skole elke keer rekordseges behaal.

Louis Botha is die Vrystaatse A-liga kampioen na hy Jim Fouché met 35-21 in die eindstryd verslaan het. Louis Botha het teen rustyd reeds ‘n gerieflike voorsprong van 28-0 opgebou.

In die Vrystaatse B-liga het St Andrew vir Brandfort met 40-21 geklop om sy plek in die Kovsiestreek-kompetisie se Irawa-liga te bespreek.

Grey-kollege sal die Vrystaat in die Shimla-liga verteenwoordig. Die span sal op sy tuisveld teen Diamantveld te staan kom. Grey het Glenwood met 83-10 in die Rosestad verniel.

Noord-Kaap sal in die ander halfeindronde van die Shimla-liga teen die Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad te staan kom.
AHS Kroonstad oftewel Rooiskool het met 22-elk gelykop teen Witteberg van Bethlehem in die Griffon-eindstryd gespeel. Witteberg kon egter nie nader aan die titel kom as wat hy gister was nie.

Rooiskool het die trofee omhoog gehou na albei spanne drie drieë in die eindstryd gedruk het en albei ook met 30 ligapunte na die uitklopfase gespog het.

Rooiskool is toe as gevolg van die volgende kriteria wat die uitslag van die liga-wedstryd tussen die twee spanne as kampioen gekroon. Hy het die wedstryd met 17-7 gewen.

Selborne College het sy 125ste kragmeting teen Dale College met 33-25 in hul jaarlikse Classic Clash gewen. Selborne sal belangrike selfvertroue na ‘n moeilike tyd uit die sege voor sy laaste kragmeting van die seisoen teen Grey High put.

In die Wes-Kaap was Paul Roos Gimnasium met 33-24 oor Boland Landbou baas, terwyl Outeniqua met 88-17 oor Durbanville baas was. Die Kwaggas se losskakel, James-Henry Mollentze, het 33 van sy span se punte met ‘n driekuns aan drieë en nege doelskoppe aangeteken.

Stellenberg is na gister ook sonder twyfel die voorste Premier B-liga skool na hy Brackenfell met 41-11 kaf gedraf het.

Al die uitslae: 

NOORDVAAL

Vriendskaplik: Affies 36, Pretoria Boys’ High 20; Jeppe 20, Parktown Boys’ High 18.

VIRSEKERBEKER KWARTEINDRONDE

Makroskole: Monument 19, HTS Middelburg 13; Centurion 33, EG Jansen 26; Nelspruit 36, Menlopark 0; Garsfontein 37, Kempton Park 27.

Grootskole: Potchefstroom Gimnasium 29, Secunda 25; Oos-Moot 37, Frikkie Meyer 33; Transvalia 64, Dinamika 0; Helpmekaar 45, Dr. Malan 10.

Mediumskole: Hoogenhout 32, Bergsig Akademie 29; Bekker 21, Stoffberg 5; Brandwag (Benoni) 38, Trinityhouse 34; Die Wilgers 15, Hans Strijdom 13.

Middelskole: Frans du Toit 40, Cullinan 13; Belvedere 32, Zeerust 29; Steelcrest 33, Schweizer-Reneke 18; Allen Glen 27, Parys 26.

Kleinskole: Curro Heuwelkruin 60, Sannieshof 0; Curro Roodeplaat 22, Hendrina 15.

VRYSTAAT/GRIEKWAS

Louis Botha 35, Jim Fouché 21; AHS Kroonstad 22, Witteberg 22; Grey-kollege 83, Glenwood 10; Hoopstad 42, Bultfontein 10; Riebeeckstad 36, Ficksburg 13; St. Andrew 40, Brandfort 21.

OOS-KAAP/KWAZULU-NATAL

Selborne College 33, Dale College 25; Brandwag (Uitenhage) 36, Nico Malan 13; Queen’s College 31, Hoërskool Grens 10; Graeme College 29, Muir College 3.

WES-KAAP

Paul Roos Gimnasium 33, Boland Landbou 24; Outeniqua 88, Durbanville 17; Stellenberg 41, Brackenfell 11; Rondebosch Boys’ High 25, Wynberg Boys’ High 16; Bishops 15, SACS 12; Montagu 17, Charlie Hofmeyr 11; Hugenote 74, Labori 10; Hoërskool Bellville 96, Tygerberg-klub 0; Dirkie Uys 22, Vredendal 22; Hermanus 27, Strand 5; Bredasdorp 34, Swellendam 13; DF Malan 41, Kasselsvlei 9; Tygerberg 26, De Kuilen 5; Worcester Gimnasium 25, Vredenburg 8; Table View 42, President 26; Punt 28, Despatch 10; HTS Drostdy 37, Diamantveld 28.

Wallis se losskakel, Cai Evans, het sy span tot ‘n sege van 30-28 oor die Suid-Afrikaanse Skole-span in die Markotter-stadion in Stellenbosch geskop. Die Suid-Afrikaners het heeltemal te veel foute begaan en daar kan ook heelwat vrae oor die tuisspan se taktiek vir die kragmeting gevra word

Evans het ses strafdoele tussen deur die pale gejaag en ook een van sy span se twee drieë verdoel vir ‘n persoonlike bydrae van 20 punte. Sedert die SA Skole-span jaarliks teen Wallis, Engeland en Frankryk te staan kom is dit die eerste keer wat Wallis daarin kon slaag om die Suid-Afrikaners te wen.

Wallis se agtsteman, Lennon Greggains, het binne die eerste minuut vir sy span se eerste drie oorgegaan. Dit is deur die losskakel, Evans, verdoel. Evans het kort daarna ook met ‘n strafdoel geslaag om aan sy span ‘n voorsprong van 10-0 te gee.

Greggains het ook sy span se tweede drie gedruk, terwyl Dylan Richardson in die koelkas was. Die SA Skole-span het wel in die laaste tien minute veggees getoon deur twee keer te gaan druk om ‘n kans te staan om die wedstryd in die doodsnikke deur te trek.

Eers het die plaasvervanger-flank Mark Snyman oorgeval, voordat Muller du Plessis die plaasvervanger-haker, Morné Brandon, vir ‘n drie oorgestuur het. Die skrumskakel, Sanele Nohamba, het die drie met ‘n skepskop vervyf en met net meer as ‘n minuut se speeltyd oor was die Suid-Afrikaners met ‘n agterstand van slegs twee punte binne reikafstand van ‘n sege.

Die SA Skole-span se taktiek om die bal voorlangs te hou met rolmaalbewegings asook om die bal agter die losskrums op te pik en te dryf moet bevraagteken word. Die enigste positief wat uit die fisieke benadering deur die SA Skole-span gekom het, is dat dit duidelik is dat die slot Kwagga van Niekerk en Varkie Greyling ysters is.

Die span se enigste drie in die eerste helfte het gekom na die bal vir slegs een van twee keer in die agterlyn se hande op die aanval beland het. Die vleuel Andrew Kota het die bal wyd geslinger en die heealgter, Kennedy Mpeku, gevind wat onaangeraak die doellyn oorgesteek het.

Die enigste ander keer wat die bal met die agterlyn langs in Wallis se helfte gestuur is, het slegs die hand van Wallis se regtervleuel, Tomi Lewis, die tuisspan van ‘n drie weerhou. Die skeidsregter, Jaco Pretorius, het Lewis met ‘n geelkaart van die veld vir die oortreding gestuur.

Na 18 minute se spel in die kragmeting het Suid-Afrika amper sake gelyk getrek, maar die voorryman Keegan Glade het die bal oor die doellyn aangeslaan.

Dit was ook ‘n interresante besluit deur die Suid-Afrikaners se bestuurspan om vier heelagters in sy beginspan in te sluit. Die vleuels Andrew Kota (Griffons) en Muller du Plessis (WP), heelagter Kennedy Mpeku (Goue Leeus) en die buitesenter Diego Appollis (Blou Bulle) het almal tydens die Coca-Cola Cravenweek vir hul onderskeie unies die laaste vesting beman. Appollis speel wel vir sy skoolspan, Garsfontein, in die middelveld.

Puntemakers:

Wallis 30 (19) – Drie: Lennon Greggains (2). Doelskop: Cai Evans. Strafdoele: Evans (6). SA Skole 28 (5) – Drieë: Kennedy Mpeku, Mark Snyman, Morné Brandon. Doelskop: Sanele Nohamba (2). Strafdoele: Christopher Schreuder (3).

Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions No 8 Travis Gordon will lead the SA Schools team, proudly sponsored by Coca-Cola, when they kick off their U19 International Series campaign on Friday against Wales at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch in the first of three internationals.

Centre Rikus Pretorius, who is one of two players who featured in SA Schools team last season, has been named the vice-captain. The other player who will represent the squad for the second time is winger Muller du Plessis.

England will face France in the first match at 14h15, which will be followed by the SA Schools team taking on Wales at 16h00. The Johannesburg prop duo of Nkosikhona Masuku and Keagan Glade will partner up with Ruhann Greyling in a solid front row, while scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba and flyhalf Christopher Schreuder will dictate play in a talented halfback pairing.

Lock Juan der Mercht, weighing in at 130kg and 2m tall, will pair up with Cristen van Niekerk, at 104kg and 1,9m tall, in a physical lock pairing.

In line with the competition rules, Sendin opted to name 13 replacements, although only eight will be allowed to take to the field. The sides will be allowed rolling substitutions, which will be limited to 12 rotations.

“We selected the player combinations which we thought gelled well based on what we saw at training in the last few days,” said SA Schools coach Lance Sendin.

Looking at the match, he said: “Wales are always tough customers. They usually have a well-balanced side with big forwards and skilled backs, so we are expecting a physical encounter, while we will also be tested on defence. We need to be well prepared to counter their strengths.”

With the SA Schools team finishing last year’s tournament unbeaten, Sendin was confident that his charges were up for the challenge and said: “It was a challenge at first, but after getting to know one another, the players have responded well to the pressure. They are all looking forward to the first match.”

Scholars will be allowed free entry to Paul Roos Gymnasium for Friday’s matches, while the entrance fee for over 18’s is R20.

SA Schools team to face Wales in Stellenbosch (Friday, 11 August):

15 – Kennedy Mpeku, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions / KES
14 – Qamani Kota, Tshepa Trading Griffons / Welkom Gimnasium
13 – Diego Appollis, Blue Bulls / Garsfontein
12 – Rikus Pretorius (vice-captain), Free State / Grey College
11 – Muller du Plessis, DHL Western Province / Paarl Gymnasium
10 – Christopher Schreuder, Free State / Grey College
9 – Sanele Nohamba, Sharks / Durban High School
8 – Travis Gordon (capt), Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions / KES
7 – Phendulani Buthelezi, Sharks / Durban High School
6 – Vian Fourie, DHL Western Province / Paarl Boys High
5 – Cristen van Niekerk, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions / Monument
4 – Juan van der Mescht, Sharks / Glenwood
3 – Keagan Glade, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions / KES
2 – Ruhann Greyling, Free State / Grey College
1 – Nkosikhona Masuku, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions/ Parktown Boys High ‘

Replacements:

16 – Fezokuhle Mbatha, Sharks / Maritzburg College
17 – Jordan Clarke, Sharks / Glenwood
18 – Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions / St Stithians
19 – Celimpilo Gumede, Sharks / Durban High School
20 – Adrian Alberts, DHL Western Province / Paarl Boys High
21 – Mark Snyman, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions/ Helpmekaar
22 – Dylan Richardson, Sharks / Kearsney
23 – Henco Martins, DHL Western Province/ Paarl Gymnasium
24 – Jaden Hendrikse, Sharks / Glenwood
25 – Yanga Hlalu, Xerox Bidvest Golden Lions / KES
26 – Conan Le Fleur, Sharks / Glenwood
27 – Morne Brandon, Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions / Monument
28 – Banele Mthenjane, Pumas / Nelspruit

Issued by SA Rugby Communications