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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux remained humble on Thursday as his team romped to an 11-try 72-14 bonus-point victory against Argentina in their final pool match at the World Rugby U20 Championship at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi to book a semi-final berth.

The SA U20’s produced a solid all-round performance to outplay Argentina, with hooker Johan Grobbelaar and winger Gianni Lombard each crossing the tryline twice.

“We treated this match as a quarter-final and the players responded very well,” said Roux.

“All credit must go to them. I think they delivered a fantastic performance. But we have achieved nothing yet. We have already started with the planning for the next game, with the opposition depending on what happens between Australia and England.”

Asked if the victory gave the team confidence with the semi-final in mind, Roux said: “I think so. The players have worked hard. But this means nothing if we do not win the next match.”

Grobbelaar opened up the scoring with two tries in four minutes, first from a rolling maul and then a stolen lineout, to push the side 12-0 ahead in the opening 10 minutes.

Argentina struck back with a try from a pick-and-go minutes later, and this was followed by Junior Bok centre Wandisile Simelane receiving a yellow card for tripping a player.

This, however, did not affect the Junior Boks’ rhythm as winger Gianni Lombard received a smart pass from centre Damian Willemse to score the team’s third try, while back-to-back tries by Willemse and winger Yaw Penxe shortly before the break compliments of good handling skills and innovative play, saw the team inflate their score to 31 points.

Argentina were only able to add one try in the second quarter by winger and captain Tomas Malanos, who took advantage of an overlap out wide, which saw them trail 31-14 at the break.

“Los Pumitas” were dealt a blow in the opening seconds of the second half with Franco Molina being sin-binned, and the SA U20’s capitalised on this with No 8 Juarno Augustus crossing the tryline.

Roux’s team continued to run riot as Bosch added a penalty goal, while Lombard, Embrose Papier, Manie Libbok, and replacement backs Francois de Villiers and Jeanluc Cilliers added further tries in a rewarding second half to finish the match with an impressive 11 tries and a memorable 72-14 victory.

Scorers:

Junior Springboks 72 (31) – Tries: Johan Grobbelaar (2) Gianni Lombard (2), Damian Willemse, Yaw Penxe, Juarno Augustus, Embrose Papier, Manie Libbok, Francois de Villiers, Jeanluc Cilliers. Conversions: Curwin Bosch (7). Penalty Goal: Bosch. Argentina 14 (14) – Tries: Felix Luna, Tomas Malanos. Conversions: Tomas Albornoz (2).

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Die Goue Leeus se o.18-rugbyspan behoort vanjaar op sy tuisveld tydens die Coca-Cola Cravenweek hard te brul. Die span behoort ook heelwat byt by daai brul te voeg. Nie minder as nege spelers wat verlede jaar in die hoofwedstryd van die toernooi teen die Westelike Provinsie met 20-27 die knie gebuig het, sal vanjaar op St Stithian’s College se velde in Johannesburg ook weer vir die Rooibontes uitdraf. 

Die negetal is Kennedy Mpeku (heelagter), David Cary (vleuel), Tinus Combrinck (skrumskakel), PJ Jacobs, Mark Snyman (albei flanke), Cristen van Niekerk (slot), Keegan Glade (stut), Dameon Venter (plaaservanger-haker) en Ntlabakanye Asanathi (plaasvervanger-stut). Snyman, Glade en Havenga het reeds verlede jaar na afloop van die Cravenweek die SA Skole A-span gehaal. 

Die jaargroep van die Leeus was twee jaar gelede die voorste span op die jaarlikse Coca-Cola Grant Khomo-week. Die span beskik waarskynlik oor die mees gedugste lostrio op vanjaar se toernooi met Travis Gordon, PJ “Pot” Jacobs en Mark Snyman wat as ‘n kombinasie alle spanne hoofbrekens sal besorg.  

Monument van Krugersdorp en King Edward VII het elk sewe verteenwoordigers in die groep. Monnas het KES onlangs met 24-19 sy eerste loesing van die seisoen toegedien. Die Leeus word vanjaar deur Carl Spilhaus (Jeppe High School for Boys’) en 

Die spanne is: 

Coca-Cola Cravenweek: 15 Kennedy Mpeku (King Edward VII), 14 David Cary (Helpmekaar), 13 Leon Mpeku (King Edward VII), 12 Yanga Hlalu (King Edward VII), 11 Tino Swanepoel (Florida), 10 Marc Morrison (King Edward VII), 9 Tinus Combrinck (Monument), 8 Travis Gordon (King Edward VII), 7 PJ Jacobs (Monument), 6 Mark Snyman (Helpmekaar), 5 Stephan le Roux (Monument), 4 Cristen van Niekerk (Monument), 3 Keegan Glade (King Edward VII), 2 Morne Brandon (Monument), 1 Ruan Oosthuizen (Florida). Plaasvervangers: 16 Dameon Venter (Helpmekaar), 17 Nkosikhona Masuku (Parktown Boys’ High), 18 Ntlabakanye Asanathi (St Stithian’s College), 19 Kegan Litchfield (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 20 Franco Schutte (Monument), 21 Luke Rossouw (Monument), 22 Tyler Hayward (King Edward VII), 23 Muzi Manyike (Jeppe High School for Boys’). 

Akademie-week: 15 Regan Willemse (Florida), 14 Llewellyn Ellis (Carletonville), 13 Jeremy Randell (Helpmekaar), 12 Boitumelo Tstsane (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 11 Tokolo Molotsi (King Edward VII), 10 Christiaan Humphries (Trinityhouse), 9 Justin Lambert (Noordheuwel), 8 Tawanda Mutuma (St Stithian’s College), 7 Tristan Dullisear (Monument), 6 Mpho Tjamela (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 5 Anton Gerber (Monument), 4 Simao Dionisi (Parktown Boys’ High), 3 Eben Brand (Monument), 2 Darnell Osuagwu (King Edward VII), 1 Juandre van der Merwe (Florida). Plaasvervangers: 16 Bandile Lekhuleni (Parktown Boys’ High), 17 Jason Cloete (King Edward VII), 18 Dandre Degenaar (Monument), 19 Theunis Muller (Marais Viljoen), 20 Jordan Mbyunba (St Benedict’s College), 21 Ruhan Viviers (Helpmekaar), 22 Mohau Mohlaheli (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 23 Ayanda Tomile (Dinamika). 

Akademie-week XV-tal: 15 C Stadler (Florida), 14 Wonga Matubatuba (Parktown Boys’ High), 13 Juandre Breytenbach (Monument), 12 Aron Visser (St Benedict’s College), 11 Cha Deiker (Dinamika), 10 Tristan Oosthuizen (Helpmekaar), 9 Zian Coetzee (Monument), 8 Ben Clarke (Helpmekaar), 7 Lehan du Toit (Helpmekaar), 6 Vuyani Nqaba (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 5 Emmanuel Tshituka (Northcliff), 4 Humphries du Randt (Monument), 3 Ayuk Bebot (Fourways), 2 AJ Meyer (Marais Viljoen), 1 Dylan Cutter (Jeppe High School for Boys’). Plaasvervangers: 16 Sizwe Nkosi (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 17 Kyle Everton (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 18 Damain Calitz (Florida), 19 Juandre Labuschagne (Linden), 20 Ziyanda Msipha (King Edward VII), 21 Luke Bramhall (King Edward VII), 22 Jonathan Viljoen (Monument), 23 Junaid Slaffa (NHS).  

Grant Khomo-week (o.16): 15 Munashe Chaitezwi (St Stithian’s College), 14 Gugu Ndaba (Parktown Boys’ High), 13 Henco van Wyk (Monument), 12 Tiaan Botes (Helpmekaar), 11 Kathlego Maloka (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 10 Bismarck Olivier (St John’s College), 9 Aiden Roberts (Monument), 8 Izan Esterhuizen (Monument), 7 Lifa Jambane (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 6 Xander van der Westhuizen (Monument), 5 Cameron van Niekerk (Helpmekaar), 4 Liam Scott (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 3 Sibusiso  Shongwe (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 2 Maxwell Motuang (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 1 Dehan Niemand (Monument). Plaasvervangers: 16 Delmar Degenaar (Monument), 17 Demos Mbauya (St Stithian’s College), 18 Ntokoza Dlamini (St John’s College), 19 Ocean Tshimbalanga, 20 Joseph Iye (King Edward VII), 21 Kabelo Mokethi (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 22 Gareth Louw (Jeppe High School for Boys’), 23 Hugo Monteiro (Jeppe High School for Boys’).

Die eertste ronde van vanjaar se Virsekerbeker vir Makroskole sal straks in die hooggeregshof in Pretoria beslis word. 

Die Hoërskool Waterkloof het teruggeslaan in die storm wat woed oor sy verdere deelname aan vanjaar se Virsekerbeker. Klofies het deur hul prokureurs, J.W. Botes Ingelyf, op hul beurt ‘n ultimatum aan die Blou Bulle se Hoërskole-rugbyvereniging (BBHRV) gestel om vandag “voor of op die sluit van besigheid” die besluit terug te trek om Waterkloof se verdere deelname aan die reeks op te skort indien hy nie voor 30 Junie sy bepaling teen die Hoërskool Garsfontein nakom nie. 

Die Noordvaal Skolerugby-vereniging (NVSRV) het verlede week ‘n besluit geneem dat Waterkloof nie verder aan vanjaar se Virsekerbeker (voorheen Beeldtrofee) kan deelneem, indien hy nie sy bepaling teen Garsfontein nakom nie. Die voorsitter van die BBHRV en NVSRV is dieselfde persoon, Ferdi Niemand van Curro Roodeplaat. 

“Indien u oordeel is dat die besluit van krag moet bly sal ons kliënt hulle posisie heroorweeg, wat sal insluit om die hooggeregshof op ‘n dringende basis te nader,” volgens J.W. Botha Ingelyf. 

Indien die NVSRV en BBHRV by hulle besluit bly kan dit beteken dat die Makroskole-afdeling van die Virsekerbeker se uitspeelwedstryde op ‘n latere stadium beslis kan word indien daar ‘n hofsaak en moontlike inderdikte daaruit spruit. 

Waterkloof se beheerraad het reeds verlede jaar besluit dat hy nie sy rugbybepaling teen Garsfontein sal nakom nie. Die besluit is toe reeds in ‘n brief aan Garsfontein se beheerraad oorgedra. Die twee skole se spanne moes op 20 Mei kragte gemeet het in ‘n wedstryd wat moontlik sou bepaal het wie die Blou Bulle se voorste Makroskool is.

Klofies se bemarkingsbestuurder, Yolande de Nyscchen, het vroeër gesê dat die skool se standpunt sedert sy brief aan Garsfontein se beheerraad nie verander het nie.

“Die Beheerliggaam het besluit dat Hoërskool Waterkloof voortaan nie meer teen Hoërskool Garsfontein rugby sal speel nie. Die aanloop tot hierdie besluit het ‘n lang geskiedenis. Hoërskool Waterkloof het homself in die verlede aan die onaanvaarbare en onetiese praktyk om spelers van ander skole te “koop” en af te rokkel, skuldig gemaak. Ons het hierdie praktyk in 2011 gestaak en weier voortaan om enigsins aan soortgelyke praktyke deel te neem, of om dit ooglopend goed te keur deur teen skole wat sulke praktyke beoefen, deel te neem,” het die brief van Klofies se beheerliggaam aan Garsfontein gelei. Die brief is ook op die skool se D6 Communicator aan sy ouers gedeel.

Waterkloof se rugby beleidsdokument van 2016 wat op die D6 Communicator beskikbaar is stel dat die skool “beoog om sy grootste werwingspogings met graad ses en sewe-leerders te doen. Ons voorsien dat sleutelposisies tot ‘n maksimum van graad 11 gewerf kan word indien nodig. Ons beoog om geen speler in graad 12 vir die skool te werf nie.” Dié beleid is intussen aangepas.

Waterkloof voer aan dat ‘n besluit wat tydens die BBHRV se jaarvergadering van 2013 hier te sprake is. Die besluit wat deur die BBHRV destyds geneem is, word glo nie in die Grondwet/Blouboek2017 van die vereniging vervat nie. “Ons erken en plaas op rekord dat die voornemde besluit van toepassing was op daaropvolgende seisoen, maar ontken ons dat dit van toepassing sou wees vir die verdere seisoene. In hierdie opsig verwys ons pertinent na die AJV notules van 2014, 2015 en 2016 in terme waarvan geen wysigings ten opsigte van hierdie kwessie onder die opskrif van “Bepalings” of Mosie en reglement wysigings” hateer word nie. Ons is van oordeel dat die blouboek/reglement/grondwet nooit gewysig is nie met die gevolg dat die die leidende dokument is waarop ons kliënt steun,” volgens J.W. Botes Ingelyf. 

In die 2017 Blouboek word daar gestipuleer dat indien ‘n span twee of meer van sy bepalings nie nakom nie – hy van al sy ligapunte gestroop sal word. Die probleem is dat elk van die spanne in die Blou Bulle A-afdeling vir Makroskole slegs twee bepalings in die liga het. Waterkloof kom Saterdag in sy enigste ander wedstryde in die liga teen Menlopark te staan. Garsfontein het Menlopark met 66-21 in hulle ligawedstryd op eerstespanvlak verslaan.

Garsies is die verdedigende kampioen van die Virsekerbeker vir Makroskole, maar Klofies sou indien die twee spanne op die veld teen mekaar gedraf het dit as die gunsteling gedoen het. Die twee skoleverenigings wat betrokke is, asook die borg se dilemma is dat indien Waterkloof en Garsfontein mekaar dalk in die eindstryd van die reeks ontmoet dit sou afbreek doen indien een van die skole teen mekaar sou onttrek op so ‘n laat stadium van die kompetisie.

Vanjaar se reeks word op Kyknet gebeeldsend en die eindstryd van die Makroskole is sonder twyfel die hoogtepunt van die wedstryde wat uitgesaai sal word. 

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Garsies se oor “gehuurde” spelers
“Gehuurde” spelers dryf Affies uit

Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made three personnel changes to his team for their third and final pool match against Argentina at the World Rugby U20 Championship on Thursday, with Curwin Bosch, Ruben van Heerden and Hendre Stassen being drafted into the starting line-up.

Bosch replaces Manie Libbok at flyhalf, while Libbok switches to fullback in the place of Jeanluc Cilliers, who moves to the bench. Upfront, Van Heerden and Stassen will form a new lock pairing.

Van Heerden, who missed the clash against Georgia after taking a knock against France, replaces Reinhard Nothnagel, while Stassen takes over from Salmaan Moerat.

Flanker Muller Uys, who joined the team in Georgia on Sunday morning as an injury replacement for Nama Xaba, will start on the bench in place of Zain Davids, who is serving a two-match suspension.

“We looked at the opposition, how fresh the players are, and their availability, and we feel that this is the best team for the Argentina clash,” said Roux.

“We are fortunate that all the players can play at any time and they are ready and willing to produce the goods, so our focus was not necessarily on continuity, but rather on winning the match.”

Roux expected a challenging task against Argentina in what both teams will regard as a quarter-final, and said his team had to deliver a solid performance all around to book their place in the playoff stages. The top team in each of the three pools will advance to the semi-final, along with the next best placed team on the log standings.

“I think Argentina will play a fast-paced game, but they also have a good scrum, so we need to be up for that.” said Roux. “Our defence also has to be sharp, and we need to play in the right areas. The Georgians played a slow game and we couldn’t get out of our half.”

Junior Springbok team to face Argentina in the World Rugby U20 Championship:

15 – Manie Libbok (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
14 – Yaw Penxe (EP Kings)
13 – Wandisile Simelane (Xerox Golden Lions)
12 – Damian Willemse (DHL Western Province)
11 – Gianni Lombard (Xerox Golden Lions)
10 – Curwin Bosch (Cell C Sharks)
9 – Embrose Papier (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
8 – Juarno Augustus (DHL Western Province)
7 – Ernst van Rhyn (captain – DHL Western Province)
6 – Len Massyn (Xerox Golden Lions)
5 – Ruben van Heerden (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
4 – Hendre Stassen (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
3 – Carlű Sadie (DHL Western Province)
2 – Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
1 – Kwenzo Blose (Toyota Free State)
Replacements:
16 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
17 – Daniel Jooste (DHL Western Province)
18 – Wikus Groenewald (DHL Western Province)
19 – Salmaan Moerat (DHL Western Province)
20 – Muller Uys (DHL Western Province)
21 – Francois de Villiers (Cell C Sharks)
22 – Stedman Gans (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
23 – Jeanluc Cilliers (Xerox Golden Lions)

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

St Andrew’s College of Grahamstown and Outeniqua of George are the biggest climbers on School of Rugby‘s lastest School Rankings brought to you by Virseker. St Andrew’s is the giant slayers of 2017 as they’ve beaten Selborne College (26-5) just a week after the team from East London defeated the mighty Grey College of Bloemfontein. Last week they defeated Grey High School (41-36) in a thrilling encounter. They moved into our Top 20 taking up place nr. 19. 

The Kwaggas from Outeniqua had some difficult games early in the season with a few of their stalwarts out with injuries. The team however recorded victories over HTS Drostdy and Oakdale Landbou the last couple of weeks which helped their place on School of Rugby’s Rankings. The Kwaggas also ran riot against Langenhoven Gimnasium in Oudtshoorn (81-20) on the weekend. 

Oakdale Landbou made our top team, Paarl Boys’ High, sweat for a 36-31 victory in Riversdal on Saturday. This was Boishaai’s 49th successive victory in South Africa. They will be aiming for their half-century this weekend against Bishops.

Monument strengthened their second position by beating Glenwood comfortably by 30-19 in Durban. Monnas will be tested again this weekend against EG Jansen in Boksburg. The Jansies doesn’t rank that high, but is a much better team than their 24th position. They are definitely a Top 15 side, but a bad patch due to injuries earlier in the season influenced their ranking points. 

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: 

 Notes on games that is not reflected in rankings:

• Boland Landbou also recorded a 77-5 victory over Windhoek High which are not counted towards our rankings.
  Oakdale Landbou played two matches against San Isidro of Argentina (17-15) and France u17 (22-31) which don’t count for our rankings.
  The top schoolrugby team in South Africa the last two years, Paarl Boys’ High played four matches on tour in New Zealand against Sacred Heart (24-8), Gisborne Boys’ High (73-3), Nelson College (87-12) and Christchurch Boys’ High (36-38) that will not reflect on the rankings. They also played against Eye of the Tiger (57-0) and NSW Combined Schools which will not be taken into consideration.
  Diamantveld also played against Windhoek Gimnasium (17-43) during the Oakdale Rugby Week.
  Voortrekker of Bethlehem also played againts Windhoek Gimnasium (0-23).

The “Wit Bulle” of Monument (Monnas) in Krugersdorp recorded a convincing victory of 30-19 in their annual Premier Interschools against Glenwood in Durban on Saturday.

Monnas boasts an excellent record against Glenwood with only defeat against the Durban-side since they’ve been meeting annually on the rugby field in 2010. That defeat of 18-25 was way back in 2012.

Monument played the first half into a breeze, but still managed to take the narrowest of leads with the scoreboard reading 6-5 in their favour.

Glenwood’s winger Janus Hendrikz scored the opening try of the match in the third minute to give his side a 5-0 lead. Hendrikz gave Monnas’ defence trouble each time he got his hands on the ball.

It was the trusty boot of Monument’s flyhalf, Jonathan Viljoen, who gave his side a 6-5 lead at the break with two well-struck penalty goals. Viljoen’s tactical kicking as well as decision making was spot on during the game.

With the wind at their backs it only took Monnas 31 seconds in the second half to score their first try when lock Cristen van Niekerk chrashed over. The try was converted by Viljoen to take their lead to 13-5. He also slotted his third penalty goal shortly afterwards to stretch the lead to 16-5.

The livewire hooker, Morné Brandon, scored his side’s second try with Viljoen adding the extras. The flyhalf then produced the magic with a well-placed kick which was plucked out of the air by winger Brendan Buitendag to score. Viljoen converting to give his side a comfortable lead of 30-5 after 50 minutes of play.

Glenwood gave their effort some substance during the last 12 minutes of the match. In the 58th minute the replacement lock of Monnas, Humphries du Randt, was sin-binned. Another replacement this time on Glenwood’s side Rory Atwill scored shortly afterwards with the replacement flyhalf, Connor Allan converting to shrink Monnas’ lead to 12-30.

Outside centre, Conan le Fleur, scored the final try of the match which was duly converted by Allan. Le Fleur and his midfield partner, Rynardt Jonker, performed well throughout the match. Jonker is the son of former provincial referee, Marius Jonker. The final score being 30-19 in the favour of the visitors from Krugersdorp.

The “Wit Bulle” flanker Franco Schutte was named man-of-the-match. He and PJ Jacobs led the physical onslaught with some bone-crunching tackles.

Scorers:

Monument 30 (6) – Tries: Cristen van Niekerk, Morné Brandon, Brendan Buitendag. Conversions: Jonathan Viljoen (3). Penalty: Viljoen (3). Glenwood 19 (5) – Tries: Janus Hendrikz, Rory Atwill, Conan le Fleur. Conversions: Connor Allan (2).

Hilton hosted Kearsney in ideal Midlands conditions for the return leg of the double header fixture. As in 2016, the result favoured the home team and Hilton won this encounter 17-8. Kearsney, however, dominated the opening 25 minutes but was unable to score any points, mainly due to poor handling, with many opportunities going astray with that infamous last pass.

Hilton deserves credit for their defensive efforts and good work at the breakdown, slowing down Kearsney’s possession and attack.

In the 27th minute Hilton earned a penalty from the breakdown which they kicked into the corner for a catch and drive lineout. Kearsney prevented the execution of the maul, but the hosts moved the ball to the backs, where the outside centre ran a good and strong line, to go through a Kearsney defender for an unconverted try.

Kearsney again played all the rugby in Hilton’s half and was rewarded with a penalty by Jacques Odendaal, to take the half time score at 5-3 in favour of the hosts.

The visitors started well in the second half and enjoyed a good opening 10 minutes. A spilled ball from a ruck got to the Hilton scrum half, who hoisted the ball which was knocked by a Kearsney defender. The hosts collected and scored a converted try to lead 12-3 after 13 minutes.

The third Hilton try came from a scrum in their own half, following a crooked Kearsney lineout throw. Hilton played blind and the number eight and scrum half ran 60m for an unconverted try to stretch the lead to 17-3.

Kearsney fought back and soon captain Dylan Richardson scored from a 5m scrum to narrow the score to 8-17.

With six minutes left and two scores required, Kearsney understandably ran the ball from everywhere in attempt to find more points. Handling errors, however, were the hallmark of their afternoon, preventing any further points.

Players that caught the eye were Dylan Richardson, Ross Taylor and substitute wing Robbie Koenig.