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HARARE: JJ Basson claimed four wickets before Bangladesh Under-19 Men clawed their way back to edge out their South Africa counterparts and clinch a low-scoring nail-biter by one wicket in the second match of their Youth One-Day International (YODI) tri-series in Harare on Saturday.

After the SA U19s were bundled out for 128, the fast bowler took four for 33 in 10 overs as Bangladesh reached their target with nine wickets down – and all thanks to their key batter Samiun Basir’s unbeaten 45.

It was an incredible finish to the game, which ebbed and flowed from one side to the other with the South Africans narrowly missing out.

It means that Malibongwe Maketa’s side have now won one and lost one of their opening two games after their record-breaking 278-run win over hosts Zimbabwe in the competition opener on Friday.

In this latest outing, the SA U19s won the toss and batted, though they struggled to make any major impact and were all out in 34.4 overs at the Sunrise Sports Club.

They lost openers Adnaan Lagadien (7), together with the in-form Jorich Van Schalkwyk (10) as well as co-captains Jason Rowles (4) and Muhammad Bulbulia (13) inside the opening 8.4 overs to slip to 43 for four.

Paul James (26) and Armaan Manack (28) worked hard to rebuild and initially did so successfully. The pair strung together a partnership of 53 for the next wicket, allowing their side to recover to 95 for four in the 22nd over.

But both fell within the space of seven deliveries, and despite a valiant 24* from Daniel Bosman, South Africa were bowled out with 15.2 overs of their innings still remaining.

Al Fahad finished as the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh with four for 32.

Then in reply, the junior Tigers raced out of the blocks, progressing to 21 for none after only nine balls. But Bayanda Majola (3/35) started an extraordinary slide by removing opener Zawad Abrar for 20.

Basson got rid of captain Azizul Hakim and Rifat Beg (both for 5), while Majola cleaned up Rizan Hossan (2).

At that stage Bangladesh were 35 for four. Things got worse for them when Farid Hasan (8) was given out for obstructing the field and MD Abdullah (14) was subsequently bowled by Basson.

That brought Basir to the middle and he then shepherded the tail by looking after his end. He put on 31 with Fahad and then scored all 20 runs in a last wicket partnership with Shadhin Islam (0*) sealing a memorable win.

SA U19 Men’s Squad – Youth ODI Tri-series against Zimbabwe U19 and Bangladesh U19

Muhammad Bulbulia (captain, KZN Inland), Jason Rowles (captain, Lions), JJ Basson (Lions), Daniel Bosman (Western Province), Dayalan Boyce (Dolphins), Paul James (Western Province), Enathi Khitshini (Garden Route Badgers), Adnaan Lagadien (Western Province), Bandile Mbatha (Dolphins), Armaan Manack (Lions), Bayanda Majola (Dolphins), Kamogelo Phiri (Lions), Vihan Pretorius (Titans), Ntando Soni (Warriors) and Jorich van Schalkwyk (Titans).

YODI Tri-series Fixtures

Friday, 25 July – 09:15 

Zimbabwe U19 lost to South Africa U19 by 278 runs – Sunrise Sports Club, Harare

Saturday, 26 July – 09:15

South Africa U19 lost to Bangladesh U19 by 1 wicket – Sunrise Sports Club, Harare

Monday, 28 July – 09:15 

Zimbabwe U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Tuesday, 29 July – 09:15

Zimbabwe U19 vs South Africa U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Thursday, 31 July – 09:15 

Bangladesh U19 vs South Africa U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Friday, 01 August – 09:15 

Zimbabwe U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Monday, 04 August – 09:15 

Zimbabwe U19 vs South Africa U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Wednesday, 06 August – 09:15

South Africa U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Friday, 08 August – 09:15

Zimbabwe U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Sunday, 10 August – 09:15 

Number 1 vs Number 2 – Harare Sports Club, Harare

Issued by: Cricket South Africa – Corporate Communications

Helpmekaar Kollege het sy veldtog as een van die sterk kandidate om die Beker-eindstryd van vanjaar se SDC Noordvaal Cup te haal, met ‘n kliniese vertoning teen Hoërskool Transvalia voortgesit.

Herleef al die Noordvaal Beker-aksie op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschool.com) 

Helpies was met die omdraaislag reeds gemaklik voor met 21-0 en het voet in die hoek gehou om uiteindelik met 36-10 koning te kraai.

Die grondslag vir dié wegsege is oudergewoonte deur die agttal gelê. Die span van Johannesburg se voorspelers was deur die loop van die jaar ‘n sterkpunt en die pak gaan eenvoudig van krag tot krag. Dit was vernaam in die vaste fasette waar hulle die botoon gevoer het.

Slot, Diandro Botha, het sy indrukwekkende spelpeil tydens die onlangse Akademieweek voortgesit om die vuur onder sy sewe mede-voorspelers aan te steek. Agterlangs het die manne mekaar sat geduik, en dus was die Helpies se oorheersing voorlangs die vernaamste verskil, terwyl losskakel, Wian Storm, ‘n belangrike bydrae gelewer het met vier doelskoppe en ‘n strafdoel.

Hoërskool Rustenburg se Xavier Steenkamp het soos gebruiklik van voor gelei in sy span se soet sege van 34-28 oor die dokter van Boksburg, Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen. Steenkamp het vir die soveelste keer vanjaar ‘n barshou gespeel en is met ‘n welverdiende tweekuns aan drieë beloon.

In ‘n uiters fisieke stryd het die pakke voorspelers mekaar met mening aangevat. Die Jansies se Craig Lightfoot was weer woelig, vernaam by die afbreekpunte, en het een van sy span se vier drieë gedruk, terwyl regtervleuel, Otlatleng Zulu, die Boksburgers binne trefafstand gehou het met ‘n tweekuns van sy eie.

Dit was egter nie genoeg om ‘n oorwinning te verseker nie, met die Rusties se brawe verdediging, vernaam laat in die wedstryd, wat uiteindelik die deurslag gegee het.

Puntemakers:

Helpmekaar Kollege 36 (21) – Drieë: Dylan Engelbrecht, Diandro Botha, Jandré Botha, Michael Herbst, Daylon Greyling. Doelskoppe: Wian Storm (4). Strafdoel: Storm Transvalia 10 (0) – Drieë: Tumi Moloi, GJ Rossouw.

Hoërskool Rustenburg 34 (15) – Drieë: Xavier Steenkamp (2), Zack Swanepoel, Dartanyan van Rhyn, Ayden Willemse. Doelskoppe: Ricardo Enos (3). Strafdoel: Enos. EG Jansen 28 (7) – Drieë: Otlatleng Zulu (2), Jordan van der Westhuizen, Craig Lightfoot. Doelskoppe: 22 (3). Juan van Aswegen.

Ander spanne:

o.16: Transvalia 32, Helpmekaar Kollege 20; Hoërskool Rustenburg 31, EG Jansen 12.

o.15: Helpmekaar Kollege 35, Transvalia 0; EG Jansen 21, Hoërskool Rustenburg 19.

o.14: Helpmekaar Kollege 58, Transvalia 5; Hoërskool Rustenburg 80, EG Jansen 7.

There was nothing to separate Hudson Park High School and Clarendon High School for Girls when the two Border powerhouses played to a thrilling 1-1 draw in East London on Friday night.

The highly anticipated fixture, which was hyped up all week, certainly lived up to expectations in front of a packed crowd at Clarendon’s main AstroTurf.

Many players, from both sides, entered the clash fresh from representing Border u18A at the SASHOC National Week.

Hudson had six players in the provincial side compared to Clarendon’s five, so they knew each other well after spending a full week together in Pietermaritzburg.

Friendships, however, were quickly tossed out the window on Friday, with bragging rights on the line.

Clarendon made a blistering start and opened the scoring in the fourth minute through Kiara Dart, who found herself in space and seized on the opportunity to slot the ball past Mbali Khumalo in the Hudson goal.

It was a back-and-forth affair after that. Both sides created their fair share of chances, but execution inside the D let them down.

Hudson was eventually rewarded for their persistence, though, with SA u18A star Busiwe Mayekiso levelling for them in the third chukka.

It came from a short corner where, and instead of going route one, Hudson opted for a variation, which saw them play the ball across the circle to Mayekiso, who slammed it past Soyama Dzengwa in the Clarendon goal.

Both shot-stoppers, Dzengwa and Khumalo, were called into action and pulled off some brilliant stops to keep the scores level as the teams chased another goal.

It was blow-for-blow in the final chukka, but the score remained unchanged. It finished only 1-1, but it was, nonetheless, a thrilling clash.

“It was a really good game. Clarendon came out in the first five minutes and were pumped up and scored early, but our girls kept going,” Hudson Park head coach Jerry Snyman told SuperSport Schools Plus after the match.

“I thought our attitude was better today, better than it’s been the whole season. We showed good fight. We had our chances. They had their chances. So, it was 50/50.”

Meetings between Hudson Park and Clarendon have been fierce in recent seasons, and the coach believes the newfound rivalry bodes well for the region.

“This game was good for Border hockey, without a doubt,” he reckoned.

“I know the girls always look forward to playing Clarendon because it’s competitive. After the IPTs, I thought we would be in a difficult space, but we were good, and so were they.”

The same sentiments were shared by Clarendon head coach Luaan Sedras, who was impressed by his side’s showing in the final chukka.

“It was a battle,” he said. “We sort of relaxed after the first goal and lost a bit of our shape after making some changes.

“In the last chukka, we improved and played with some good shape and good passes. Clinically, not good enough, but anyone could’ve won it.”

Sedras also labelled the clash as an East London “blockbuster” and emphasised how Friday’s match will positively impact both sides moving forward.

His side faces Queenstown Girls’ High next weekend in Komani, while Hudson shifts their attention to Stirling High.

Other matches

Also, in East London, Stirling High posted a 3-1 win over Kingsridge High School for Girls, from Qonce. Julia Kockott scored a brace before Logan McLaren sealed the win for coach Michael Dettmer‘s side.

Merrifield College were also big winners on the weekend. After playing to a 1-1 draw with Queenstown Girls’ High on Friday, coach Antonet Louw‘s side outplayed Cambridge High on Saturday morning, powering their way to a 6-0 win.

DSG Makhanda also continued their winning ways, but they were made to toil for a 1-0 win over Pearson High on home turf.

It was a tremendous tussle between the two Eastern Province giants, and it took a moment of brilliance from Abigail Holderness, who scored a scorcher, to break the deadlock and seal the win.

While DSG impressed, Collegiate was also on song, adding two more wins to their record.

On Friday night, they dismantled Framesby 11-0 before holding off a spirited York High side to pick up a 2-0 win the following day.

Against Framesby, it was Ayanda Klaas (2), Jana Prinsloo (2), Kate Brennan (2), Kerri Gillies (2), Eden Oliver, Anna Porter, and Darcey Brown who were on the scoresheet.

Gillies and Brown struck again against York.

Results

Hudson Park 1-1 Clarendon
Stirling High 3-1 Kingsridge
DSG Makhanda 1-0 Pearson High
Merrifield College 6-0 Cambridge
Merrifield College 1-1 Queenstown Girls’ High
Collegiate Girls’ High 11-0 Framesby
Collegiate Girls’ High 2-0 York

The defending champions, St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, kept their title defence campaign on track by sweeping all of their Pool A matches on day one of the SPAR KZN Hockey Tournament Grand Final at St Mary’s on Saturday.

The Grand Final is a culmination of months of tournaments that crowned regional champions from across the province.

Joining St Mary’s, the Highway winners,, in the Grand Final are: Ferrum High (KZN North), Wartburg Kirchdorf School (Umvoti and uThukela Regional), St Patrick’s College (Ugo and Sisonke Regional), Felixton College (KZN North Coastal Regional), Ashton College Ballito (Durban North Regional), Maris Stella (Durban Central Regional), Epworth School (Pietermaritzburg Central Regional), St Anne’s Diocesan College (Pietermaritzburg North Regional), and Kingsway High (Durban South Regional).

The hosts didn’t concede a single goal in their four matches and finished top of Pool A to set up a semi-final date with Ashton College Ballito, the Durban North Regional champions, who ended in second place in Pool B, with two wins and two draws.

Saints powered their way into the top four by beating St Patrick’s 4-0, before edging out Ferrum 1-0. They also walloped Kingsway 7-0 and overcame Epworth 1-0.

Ashton recorded 0-0 draws with St Anne’s Diocesan College and Maris Stella before scoring a 2-0 win over Felixton and thumping Wartburg 7-0.

St Anne’s topped Pool B courtesy of 0-0 draws with Ashton and Maris Stella, an emphatic 7-0 drubbing of Wartburg, and a 5-0 win over Felixton. The Hilton school had the same number of points as Ashton but finished in first place because of a superior goal difference.

In the semi-finals, St Anne’s will face familiar opposition when they take on Epworth, the runner-up from Pool A.

Epworth lost only once in Pool A, going down to a narrow defeat against St Mary’s, but they convincingly took victory in their other three games, winning 3-0 against Ferrum, 5-0 against Kingsway, and 6-0 against St Patrick’s.

Saints will be hoping to replicate their performance from last year on the second and final day of the tournament by winning two more matches to retain the trophy. The other three semi-finalists would like to have a word about that.

Results

Pool A

St Mary’s DSG 4-0 St Patrick’s
Epworth 3-0 Ferrum
St Mary’s DSG 1-0 Ferrum
St Patrick’s 1-0 Kingsway
Ferrum 0-0 St Patrick’s
Epworth 5-0 Kingsway
Ferrum 4-0 Kingsway
St Mary’s DSG 1-0 Epworth
Epworth 6-0 St Patrick’s
St Mary’s DSG 7-0 Kingsway

Pool B

St Anne’s 0-0 Ashton
Maris Stella 1-0 Felixton
St Anne’s 7-0 Wartburg
Maris Stella 0-0 Ashton
Ashton 2-0 Felixton
St Anne’s 5-0 Felixton
Maris Stella 3-0 Wartburg
Ashton 7-0 Wartburg
Maris Stella 0-0 St Anne’s
Felixton 3-0 Wartburg

Paarl Gimnasium extended their unbeaten run to 18 games on Saturday, defeating the visiting Wynberg Boys’ High 68-22 in a dominant display on the J.A. Kriel Field.

SA Schools‘ captain, Markus Muller, delivered another outstanding performance, with two tries and seven conversions.

His teammates, Ethan Barker, at inside centre, and Johan Kleynhans, on the wing, also secured braces for themselves in a game defined by precision and speed.

From the first try, it became clear that Saturday’s showdown was going to be a memorable encounter. Only 75 seconds into the game, the visitors worked their way down to the hosts’ five-metre line and it was game on.

From there, SA Schools scrumhalf, Morné Noble, delivered a crisp service, with long passes out wide to forward pods before he picked out Albert Lourens on the wing. The speedster jumped quickly to catch the ball, then dived over the try-line even quicker to snatch a lead for the Cape Town school only 90 seconds into the match. Western Province Schools flyhalf, Achmat Behardien, missed the narrow-angled conversion.

Stung by going behind so quickly, Gimmies struck back with a vengeance, leaving Wynberg staggered after scoring six tries to go into the halftime break with a commanding 40-8 lead.

The match – and is has been a feature of most of Paarl Gim’s games this season – featured a sensational start to the second half from the hosts. Playing phase after phase at blitz speed, they had the Wynberg defensive line struggling to keep its shape.

SA Schools’ eighthman, Quinton Potgieter, pierced the ragged line with a trademark charge onto the ball. SA Schools A scrumhalf, Mickyle Booise, laid on a short flat pass, which Potgieter juggled in one hand, before running into space and bowling through the opposition defenders to score next to the posts.

There were no secret ideas or subtle nuisances in the move. Gimmies simply overwhelmed their opposition with their cohesive speed and brute athleticism.

Wynberg did not lay down but continued fighting until the end and were rewarded with two tries in the second half.

With long passes from the base of a ruck inside the Gim 22, they were able to get the ball to the edge and Lourens was over for a second try. A clever back of the hand pass from Noble to Western Province Schools’ prop, Luqobo Makwedini, also enabled the big man to crash over from close range.

Paarl Gim produced some moments of individual brilliance, including when flyhalf Louis Koen grubbered the ball through from 20 metres out. That decision caught the Wynberg defence flatfooted, without any cover, and Barker chased and gathered to easily dot down for a second time in the game.

Kleynhans also snagged a brilliant intercept and turned on the jets to outstrip the chasing defenders and score his second under the uprights from 50 metres out.

It was, however, the team effort from the home side that demonstrated the wide gap between two talented sides. Smart support lines met elegant, one-handed offloads, and quick distribution from the breakdown cracked the Wynberg defensive code, just as Paarl Gimnasium has done to all opposition this season.

Next Saturday, Gimmies hosts Paarl Boys’ High in the Paarl Derby. Boishaai have lost only once this season – a narrow 26-28 setback against an excellent Oakdale Landbou side. They would love nothing more than ending their neighbours unbeaten streak, but it would take some doing.

Scorers

Paarl Gim 66 (28): Tries – Markus Muller (2), Johan Kleynhans (2), Ethan Barker (2), Quinton Potgieter, Adriaan van der Lingen, Hendré van der Westhuizen, Divan Pieters. Conversions: Markus Muller (7), Louis Koen (2); Wynberg 22 (8): Tries – Albert Lourens (2), Luqobo Makwedini. Conversions – Achmat Behardien, Laeeq Davids. Penalty – Achmat Behardien.

Other Results

u19 – Paarl Gim II 33 Wynberg II 0, Paarl Gim III 31 Wynberg III 5, Paarl Gim IV 59 Wynberg IV 10, Paarl Gim VI 20 Wynberg V 17, Paarl Gim VII 7 Wynberg VI 22.

u16 – Paarl Gim A 27 Wynberg A 14, Paarl Gim B 67 Wynberg B 7, Paarl Gim D 26 Wynberg C 19, Paarl Gim E 36 Wynberg D 24.

u15 – Paarl Gim A 26 Wynberg A 7, Paarl Gim B 36 Wynberg B 28, Paarl Gim C 24 Wynberg C 0, Paarl Gim D 41 Wynberg D 5, Paarl Gim E 55 Wynberg E 5.

u14 – Paarl Gim A 29 Wynberg A 21, Paarl Gim B 42 Wynberg B 0, Paarl Gim C 40 Wynberg C 6, Paarl Gim D 54 Wynberg D 0, Paarl Gim F 87 Wynberg E 0.

In preparation for next week’s massive derby against Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl Boys’ High hosted SACS at the Buco Brug Street Stadium and set the table for the showdown with a comfortable 51-8 win over the Cape Town school.

Kaleb Holmes, on the wing, scored a deserved hat-trick, finishing superbly, while fullback Mark Grindlay also added to the brilliant Boishaai backline play by bagging a wonderful brace.

It was SACS, though, who took an early lead with an eighth-minute penalty from outside centre Mikey Skeeles, who slotted from nearly 40 metres out.

In an evenly contested first half, both sides went over in the corners. SACS eighthman, Thando Sithole, benefited from quick distribution to make the dive for five, while Boishaai responded shortly after that through right wing, Cole Moultrie, who powered his way over.

At half-time, the home side owned a slim 10-8 advantage. It was a different story in the second stanza.

Boys’ High’s physicality wore down the visitors and they ran in 41 unanswered points, thanks to their domination of the set pieces and the breakdown.

Grindlay opened the second half barrage, sniping from the base of a ruck for a 25-metre run through the middle of the field, which ended with him scoring under the posts.

From there, the Boishaai backs ran riot, finding space galore on their home field.

While SACS should feel rightly proud of their first-half performance, they’ll know they need to maintain that intensity throughout their games. They didn’t on Saturday, and they were made to pay.

Paarl Boys’ High is often characterised by their physical forwards, who came to the party, but eight of their nine tries were scored by the backs, who profited from the quality ball they received. The win showed how well-rounded the Boishaai team is, and how a side can evolve over time.

Next Saturday, the eyes of rugby lovers around South Africa and beyond its bounds will be locked on Paarl when Boys’ High takes on Paarl Gimnasium in a mouthwatering final fixture of the season.

Scorers

Paarl Boys’ High 51 (10) – Tries: Caleb Holmes (3), Mark Grindlay (2), Francois van der Merwe, Gershom Pieters, Cole Moultrie, Josh le Roux. Conversions: Van der Merwe (3). SACS 8 (8) – Try: Thando Sithole. Penalty: Mikey Skeeles.

Other Results

u19 – Paarl Boys II 37, SACS II 5.

u16 – Boishaai 35, SACS 36.

u15 – Boishaai 27, SACS 13.

u14 – Boishaai 21, SACS 5.

After the mid-year holiday break, some of Gauteng’s leading hockey teams returned to the AstroTurf on Saturday, with a number of tantalising fixtures on the slate.

Among the sides that hosted top opposition were Jeppe High School for Boys, King Edward VII School, and Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies).

At the heart of the action was the much-anticipated showdown between Jeppe High School for Boys and Durban High School (DHS).

The game, played on the Bowden AstroTurf, was a closely contested battle between two proud hockey institutions, with Jeppe ultimately emerging victorious by a 4-2 margin.

From the opening whistle, both sides showed clear intent, pressing high and moving the ball with speed.

It was tightly contested, with DHS creating created several chances and pushing Jeppe to the limit, especially in the second half, when the visitors raised their intensity.

There was next to nothing between the teams in the opening half, with only a Jeppe goal off a penalty corner rebound in the last minute of the second chukka separating them.

The hosts extended their advantage to 2-0 after three chukkas before the game finally opened up in the last quarter, with both teams striking twice.

Speaking after the match, Jeppe coach Siya Sityana acknowledged the challenge posed by the KZN visitors: “DHS is a very good side and a very difficult team to play against. They made it hard for us,” he said.

“They’ve got good individual players, and they fight hard. It was not easy at all. They had a few chances to actually go ahead, just like we did.”

Reflecting on the overall outcome of the game, Sityana added: “I think we left a lot of chances out there, too, but the score is a true reflection of the game. As much as I say any team could have won it, I think 4–2 tells the story of how closely fought it was.”

The match showcased some standout performers, but it was the hosts who finished better to come away with a well-deserved win. DHS, with trademark resilience and discipline, stayed in the game until the final whistle.

On the Weinberg Astro, at KES, the home team, the Red Sticks, produced a strong performance against Pretoria Boys High. They controlled the contest throughout to record a 2-0 statement victory.

In Pretoria, Affies edged out Maritzburg College in another tight clash, claiming a nail-biting 3–2 victory.

In a back-and-forth contest, both teams showed attacking flair and defensive grit, but it was Affies who held their nerve in key moments to snatch a vital victory over the renowned KZN powerhouse.

After a long break, the first weekend of term three is not an easy one to predict in the world of schoolboy hockey.

Besides players who haven’t played a match during the holiday period, there are also those that have been in action at inter-provincial weeks, some of whom are in need of a rest. Marrying the two factions together is no easy task.

That, often, leads to a period of adjustment and a dip in standards on the opening weekend. However, that wasn’t the case in the Eastern Cape.

Some of the province’s big guns returned to action on Friday with a bang, scoring goals for fun and picking up from where they left off to gain further momentum with only a month left in the season.

There were fixtures in East London, Komani, Makhanda and George that gripped the imagination of hockey enthusiasts in the Border and Eastern Province region.

The match of the day in East London saw Hudson Park High host Selborne College at the Buco AstroTurf, in Bunkers Hill.

Past fixtures between the sides have been dominated by Selborne, but Hudson had other ideas and they almost pulled off an upset.

They dominated the first half, enjoyed most of the ball possession, and created plenty of circle entries.

Then, Hudson, under the guidance of coach Sipe Matafeni, opened the scoring just before halftime through skipper Helio Ruiters after some great linking play with his teammates.

The second half belonged to Selborne, however. They came out firing after coach KJ Friend‘s halftime talk. They were more aggressive, more assured on the ball, and that led to clear-cut goalscoring opportunities.

Trailing by one heading into the final chukka, Selborne rustled up an equaliser with six minutes to play before taking the lead a couple of minutes later.

Their goal scorers were Saneze Kweba and Inathi Gxobole, two players who have consistently found the back of the net this season.

Hudson Park had a chance to snatch a draw late in the game when they were awarded a short corner, but the boys in black and white weathered that storm and held on for the win.

In another derby in the city, Stirling High shared an exciting 3-3 draw with Dale College.

Josh Williams, Keagan Rowe, and Matthew Wiseman were on the scoresheet for Stirling, while Naledi Mosebi and skipper Sibongisile Nzima (2) netted for Dale.

In Komani, Queen’s College ran rampant against Merrifield College.

Coach Michael Baiden’s side cruised to a 7-0 win over the visitors to sound a warning to their future opponents.

It was a masterclass led by Brett Hoffman, who slotted a hat-trick. Asi Vena, Aya Maduma, Liso Mtalaliso, and Morgan Hayes also scored to complete the drubbing.

Pearson High also picked up a win, beating Graeme College 2-0 in Makhanda.

Coach Karl Lavender’s boys were clinical and used their chances well, with captain Keagan Moore striking twice from penalty corners.

Grey High School made a longer trek, visiting George, to face York High. Heading into the clash after a big 7-1 win over the touring UK side, Magdalen College, during the week, coach Andrew Beynon’s troops were confident.

York put up a brave fight, but coach Jason Slater‘s boys were outgunned, and Grey claimed a 5-1 win.

Dante Elkington netted a hat-trick to show why he was included in the South African u16 squad, while Ben Atkinson and Logan Goddard-Ford took the visitors’ tally to five. Joshua Dom replied for York.

On Saturday morning, Merrifield College played to a goalless draw against Cambridge High.

Results and scorers

Selborne College 2: Saneze Kweba, Inathi Gxobole. Hudson Park 1: Helio Ruiters

Pearson High 2: Keagan Moore. Graeme College 0.

Stirling High 3: Josh Williams, Keagan Rowe, Matthew Wiseman. Dale College 3: Sibongisile Nzima (2), Naledi Mosebi.

Queen’s College 7: Brett Hoffman (3), Asi Vena, Aya Maduma, Liso Mtalaliso, Morgan Hayes. Merrifield College 0.

Grey High School 5: Dante Elkington (3), Ben Atkinson, Logan Goddard-Ford. York High School 1: Joshua Dom.

Catch all the action live from around the country on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).

The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools. For results of the SDC Noordvaal Cup – click on the following link – SDC Noordvaal Cup Results.

If your school’s match is not listed below or you would like to send in your team’s results, please email us via e-mail at rugby@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

You can also submit a result via our website – Submit Result.

All the results: 

EASTERN CAPE 

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FREE STATE/GRIQUALAND WEST

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KWAZULU-NATAL

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NOORDVAAL

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WESTERN CAPE

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Al die uitslae:

GROEP 1 

BEKER-AFDELING

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PLAAT-AFDELING 

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SKILD-AFDELING

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BOWL-AFDELING 

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GROEP 2 | STREEK-EINDSTRYDE

BLOU BULLE

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LIMPOPO

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PUMAS 

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VALKE

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GROEP 3 | STREEK-EINDSTRYDE

BLOU BULLE 

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GOUE LEEUS 

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LUIPERDS 

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LIMPOPO 

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PUMAS

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VALKE

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