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St Charles College, celebrating their 150th anniversary in 2025, welcomed St David’s Marist Inanda, 84 years of age, to Old Orchards, in Pietermaritzburg, on Saturday for a King Price Derby Series showdown.

Although they’re a young unit, St Charles has played some fine rugby this season and has put together some especially impressive performances at home. They produced another one against the visitors from upcountry.

Craig Dwyer‘s charges performed strongly, both on attack and defence, to power their way to a convincing 34-6 victory, with three players crossing for two tries each.

St David’s, though, had an opportunity to take an early lead, but a penalty attempt by left-footed Luca Cabion was wide to the right from about 46 metres out.

Instead, it was St Charles who struck first from a lineout on the visitors’ 22. A clean take from the big eighthman Raphael Ajibade set up good ball and Saints attacked the flyhalf channel.

Running onto the ball at pace, the home team dented the St David’s defence. Then, Ajibade, who has signed a contract with The Bulls, took a pass on the fifth phase of play. He broke two tackles and then powered over the top of a third tackler to dot down for a fifth minute try.

Fullback André Bosman turned it into a seven-point advantage by slotting the conversion kick.

Another lineout laid the foundation for a second St Charles try in the 14th minute. From just five metres out, the home team perfectly pulled off a training ground move. Ajibade first drew the attention of the opposing lineout by moving to the front. Then, his fellow second-rower, Josh Harris, pulled the defenders with him as he headed deep.

The throw-in, instead, went low and short from hooker Dresden Coetzee to Ajibade, at the front of the lineout. He popped it inside to scrumhalf Agape Nyawo and he was over for a try, which was a carbon copy of Cyril Cherayi‘s score for Maritzburg College in their 23-20 win at Hilton, at the top of Town Hill.

A lot of rugby was played between the 22-metre areas for the remainder of the half, but the scoreboard remained the same.

Early in the second half, though, St David’s, at last, made it onto the board with a penalty from Cabion. It didn’t take long for St Charles to respond, and their reply was worth seven points.

From a ruck inside the St David’s 22, Ajibade crumpled the visitors’ defence without quite making it through, but scrumhalf Nyawo was up on his outside to take a pop pass and crash over for five points.

Bosman’s conversion attempt hooked to the left, leaving St Charles with a 17-3 lead.

Cabion reduced the deficit to 11 points with a second penalty in the 45th minute. Unfortunately for St David’s, they conceded straight from the restart.

A high kick-off was knocked on and Saints claimed possession. Nyawo fed the burly tighthead Braydon Joese and he made ground, almost wriggling through the defensive line. Nyawo and Mathew Ludick, then, flummoxed the visitors’ defence, with Ludick running a tight line onto a pop pass, which put him beyond the ruck. A quick step off his right foot and the wing was over beneath the uprights for a try.

Bosman kicked the easy conversion, and St Charles was 24-6 clear.

St David’s was able to exert pressure on the home side, spending some time deep in the St Charles’ 22, but credit to the boys in white, they stood tall and repelled their black-clad visitors’ attacking efforts.

Nearing the hour-mark, when the Sandton school tried to run a ball out of their 22, they turned over possession after a strong hit from St Charles jarred the ball loose, and they were made to pay. The impressive Nyawo was covering the defensive line and snatched up the ball before quickly releasing it to Ludick, on his outside.

The wing had plenty to do, but he produced some magic to cross for his second try. He froze the defence by first going inside, then outside. Then, with a show of the ball, he caused further hesitation in the St David’s ranks. Taking advantage of that, he hit the gas and rounded the defence wide on the left for a superb solo effort.

Try as they might, St David’s could get no change out of the stubborn St Charles defence, and it was the home side that had the final say in the contest with a highlight reel score from the powerful and speedy Raphael Ajibade.

He picked up off the back of a scrum on the St David’s 10-metre line and charged away to the blindside. A tackler, trying to catch him from behind, slipped off of his pumping legs, while a second man was fended off. Then, with impressive athleticism, the big number eight hurdled the last man and, appropriately for such a splendid run, ended it with a swan dive.

Bosman was unable to add the extras, but St Charles ran out deserved 34-6 winners after a fine performance.

Scores

St Charles 34 (12) – Tries: Raphael Ajibade (2), Mathew Ludick (2), Agape Nyawo (2). Conversions: Andre Bosman (2); St David’s Marist Inanda 6 (0) – Penalties: Luca Cabion (2).

Results

u19 – St Charles I 34 St David’s 6; St Charles II 36 St David’s II 27; St Charles III 29 St David’s III 7; St Charles IV 42 St David’s IV 29; St Charles V 29 Development II 48.

u16 – St Charles A 30 St David’s A 25; St Charles B 7 St David’s B 13; St Charles C 31 St David’s C 34.

u15 – St Charles A 31 St David’s A 22; St Charles B 0 St David’s B 56.

u14 – St Charles A 53 St David’s A 0; St Charles B 36 St David’s B 35; St Charles C 12 St David’s C 27.

In a year of firsts in the world of sports, underdogs have toppled giants across various sporting codes to earn the highest honours, the big guns of the Gauteng Development League (GDL), Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs, denied SuperSport United and Wits Junior from achieving the same feat on the weekend.

Throughout the GDL season, it has seemed that the u19 division would follow a similar storyline of smaller teams dominating the league, with the likes of Randburg AFC and Joburg City registering some of the season’s most shocking victories.

Though SuperSport United is by no means a smaller team, relative to Mamelodi Sundowns, they certainly are. The Pretoria clubs met at the Eskom Megawatt Park, on Sunday, with coach Tumelo Ndaba‘s United favoured to win based on their good form leading into the fixture.

Coach Surprise Moriri‘s Mamelodi Sundowns would have been wary of United but confident at the same time, as they, too, had enjoyed a good run into the clash.

The home team made the better start, though, with SuperSport United’s Thando Mkhwanazi striking after a defence-piercing assist from playmaker Tlotliso Makgai.

However, the Brazilians were just too strong on the day, replying three times to take the honours in the Tshwane derby by a 3-1 margin.

With the victory, Mamelodi Sundowns moved from second in the standings to the top of the pile, taking over from Randburg AFC.

On Saturday, coach David Mathebula and Kaizer Chiefs faced Wits Junior at the Kaizer Chiefs Village.

Chiefs were in sixth place ahead of the match. Mathebula’s side needed a victory, but they knew, given the stubborn nature of the Wits Junior side this season, it was going to take an all-out effort to pick up the three points on offer.

As expected, Wits Junior were full of hustle and bustle, giving Chiefs all they could handle while scoring an impressive four goals at the Village.

Chiefs, though, were equally determined not to lose at home and they rustled up five goals in reply to win an entertaining contest 5-4. 

With momentum on their side after their victories over the weekend, Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns next face Joburg City and Elspark United Academy this week.

For SuperSport United and Wits Junior, their mission will be simple: bounce back with wins.

Results

Kaizer Chiefs 5-4 Wits Junior
Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 SuperSport United

After experiencing setbacks last week, both JVW and Highlands Park returned to winning ways in the Gauteng Women’s Development League (GWDL) on Sunday.

Last week, on 8 June, JVW suffered an unexpected 0-2 loss to Hellenic Falcons. That defeat dropped JVW to fifth place in the league standings, while the Falcons drew strength from their upset victory.

On Sunday, JVW rebounded, romping to a commanding 6-1 victory over Dinoko Rondebult.

With three points in the bag, JVW has 21 points from their 10 outings, although they remain in fifth place.

The gap between JVW and the two teams at the top of the table is considerable, though, with the league leaders, SAFA Academy, on 33 points, three points ahead of second-placed Mamelodi Sundowns.

JVW was not the only team to rediscover its rhythm on Sunday. Highlands Park, who were trounced 14-0 by SAFA Academy the previous weekend, got back to winning ways, and they did it in style, showing some of the form that had them challenging at the upper end of the standings for a long time.

Up against Edenvale FC, Highlands Park had their shooting boots on, rolling to a 7-2 win.

SAFA Academy continued their impressive form, cruising to a one-sided 7-0 defeat of Hellenic Falcons. Clearly, they, together with Mamelodi Sundowns, are the team to beat.

SAFA Academy’s record is perfect thus far, with victories in all of their matches, including over Sundowns, who have taken the league honours the past two seasons.

While some games delivered plenty of goals, there were none between the University of Pretoria (Tuks) and Kenneth FC, while Kempton Park FC scored a 2-0 win over Sporting CP.

On Sunday, Panorama FC picked up three points by defeating Refilwe FC 5-0.

Mamelodi Sundowns were, once again unstoppable, scoring 14 times for the second weekend in succession in a lopsided win over Tornado Academy Ladies.

Sundowns owns the edge in goal difference over SAFA Academy, but they remain in second place. It’s a two-horse race for the league honours.

Results

Kenneth FC 0-0 Tuks
Kempton Park FC 2-0 Sporting CP
JVW FC 6-1 Dinoko Rondebult
Highlands Park 7-2 Edenvale FC
SAFA Academy 7-0 Hellenic Falcons FC
Panorama FC 5-0 Refilwe FC
Mamelodi Sundowns 14-0 Tornado Academy Ladies

Westville Boys’ High visited Michaelhouse on Saturday with plenty at stake. There was the not insignificant matter of an unbeaten season on the line, and there was, also, Westville’s less than impressive historical record in Balgowan to overcome.

They overcame both hurdles in style, scoring the last 26 points on Meadows without reply to run away to an emphatic 50-20 victory.

Coach Zander Erasmus‘s boys rose to meet the challenge. They didn’t shrink in the spotlight, even when ‘House made it close by pulling to within four points early in the second half, trailing only 20-24. That’s when Westville hit the accelerator and Michaelhouse couldn’t hang with them.

The visitors showed just how dangerous they could be in the fourth minute by opening the scoring with a length of the field try, begun, not surprisingly, by fullback Zekhethelo Siyaya. He surprised Michaelhouse, though, when, after shaping up to kick, he sliced through a gap and beat three players before being brought down on the halfway line.

He had plenty of support on hand, though, with eighthman Sange Nkonki on his shoulder to take a short pop pass and keep the movement flowing. Centre Sean McGough fed wing Ntobeko Sithole, who used flyhalf Jade-Will Koopman on his outside to draw the defence before stepping off his right foot and sprinting clear to go over under the posts.

Koopman made the easy conversion, and the visitors had the early lead.

The visitors were full of confidence and were determined to win the game by seizing control of the contest, rather than managing it. Again, they ran the ball out of their 22, charging up the left flank and into Michaelhouse territory. When the home side conceded a penalty, instead of turning to the reliable boot of Koopman, Westville kicked to the corner.

With pinpoint precision, they converted the opportunity into five points. Lwandile Mlaba caught the throw-in cleanly and Brandon Eke, flying around the blindside received the ball from the lock in space to dive over for five points.

From up against the touchline, Koopman made it 14-0 by slotting the tough conversion kick.

In the 21st minute, disaster struck Michaelhouse. A long kick into the hosts’ 22 resulted in a 50/22. Michaelhouse fullback Alex Jankowitz thought it was his side’s throw-in, but Sean McGough quickly took it, and with nary a man nearby to defend, he collected the ball and was over or an easy five-pointer.

It was a gut punch to the solar plexus for ‘House and Jade-Will Koopman added to the pain by tacking on two points with another successful conversion. Westville led 21-0 after 22 minutes.

Three minutes later, Michaelhouse, at last, were on the scoreboard, courtesy of a Westville mistake.

An overthrow at a lineout inside the visitors’ 22 was picked up by the big tighthead Nicolas Salamousas, who dines out on drives at the try line from close range. He bounced off one would-be tackler and dragged another over as he crashed to the ground to give the red and white their first points of the contest.

Stefan Moolman drew further cheers from the crowd with an accurate conversion kick.

The number 10 was again on target in the 31st minute, sending a long-range penalty between the poles to lift Michaelhouse into double figures, trailing 10-21.

Coach James Fleming‘s charges had built up some rhythm and captain William Ridl set up a magnificent try just before the break, ripping through a strung-out Westville defensive line on the ‘House 10-metre line.

He charged through, chipped on the visitors’ 10-metre, and gathered his kick just inside the 22. He was dragged down only five metres short of the whitewash, but Ridl flipped the ball to Dan Aissing on his outside, and the scrumhalf went over in the tackle of Zekhethelo Siyaya.

Aissing, though, blotted his copybook by engaging in a bit of push and shove after scoring. That would cost Michaelhouse.

Moolman stuck over the conversion, but Siyaya then had a penalty on the centre spot because of Aissing’s ill-advised post-try activities. The fullback easily cleared the crossbar to add three points to the Westville total as the halftime whistle sounded. It was 24-17 to the Griffin.

Three minutes into the second stanza, Moolman landed a challenging kick from 40 metres, wide on the left, to make it 24-20, but that was as good as it got for Michaelhouse.

Soon after, from a quick tap, only five metres out, Westville surged at the line, drawing in the Michaelhouse pack. Then, captain Liam Simpkins picked out Siyaya ranging up on his left, and Siyaya slung a long pass out to McGough in a gap, and he was over for his second try.

Koopman, as usual, added the extras.

Westville bolstered their lead in the 45th minute, attacking off a good throw-in to the back of a lineout inside the ‘House 22. The maul was stopped, but Westville then reversed direction, attacking to the blindside. Michaelhouse appeared to have it covered, but Koopman stabbed a kick over the top and into the corner. Like a flash, centre Jadrian Afrikaner was onto it and forced the ball down for another five points.

For once, Koopman didn’t make the kick. Westville, though, had extended their lead to 16 points.

They had the bit between their teeth, and they kept hammering away at ‘House. Patiently, they bashed away at the try line through their forwards. With good timing, and Michaelhouse drawn in, Simpkins fed Koopman and then it was a case of outflanking the home team.

Avumile Lisa dived over on the right and Koopman converted to more than double Michaelhouse’s total.

The winners were not quite done yet, either. In the second last minute, they stole a Michaelhouse lineout and scrumhalf Simpkins sent the hosts’ defenders the wrong way with a sumptuous dummy before cutting back and racing down the right touchline. With a defender in front of him, he kicked ahead.

The ball was fielded by Laird Hamilton-Brown, who brought it up out of the 22. Michaelhouse retained possession, but when they tried to attack, Afrikaner read the play perfectly to pull off a simple intercept and score.

Koopman knocked over the conversion to bring up the half-century and Westville, once again, made it clear, they were KwaZulu-Natal’s number one in 2025.

Scorers

Michaelhouse 20 (17) – Tries: Nicolas Salamousas, Dan Aissing. Conversions: Stefan Moolman (2),
Penalties: Stefan Moolman (2); Westville Boys’ High 50 (21) – Tries: Sen McGough (2), Jadrian Afrikaner (2), Ntobeko Sithole, Brandon Eke, Avumile Lisa. Conversions: Jade-Will Koopman (6). Penalty: Zekhethelo Siyaya.

Results

u19 – Michaelhouse I 20 Westville I 50; Michaelhouse II 37 Westville II 28; Michaelhouse III 54 Westville III 7; Michaelhouse IV 47 Westville IV 7; Michaelhouse V 46 Westville V 0; Michaelhouse VI 50 Westville VI 0

u16 – Michaelhouse A 19 Westville A 21; Michaelhouse B 29 Westville B 19; Michaelhouse C 19 Westville C 21; Michaelhouse D 28 Westville D 0.

u15 – Michaelhouse A 8 Westville A 24; Michaelhouse B 19 Westville B 26; Michaelhouse C 17 Westville C 21; Michaelhouse D 24 Westville D 33.

u14 – Michaelhouse A 24 Westville A 19; Michaelhouse B 0 Westville B 26; Michaelhouse C 13 Westville C 47; Michaelhouse D 7 Westville D 57.

Hilton College, coming off a 35-22 win at Northwood, would have fancied their chances against Maritzburg College, on Saturday, playing at home, on Gilfillan Field.

College, though, had been in good form recently, and had won at Michaelhouse in their last outing, incidentally by the same five-point margin by which Hilton had won when they visited their great rivals on 3 May.

The Red, Black, and White, no doubt, remembered, however, their school’s last visit to Hilton in 2023 when a highly regarded team that had given Grey College a big fright was well beaten on Gilfillan, going down 14-29.

Taking the season’s results into account, Hilton College was favoured, but when the final whistle sounded it was College who celebrated a hard-won 23-20 victory.

Coach Nico Breedt‘s boys took the game to Hilton in the manner that Hilton likes to impose their game on others, hitting the ball up hard and effectively around the fringes of the rucks.

In the 10th minute, they claimed the lead, thanks to an outstanding few phases of play. Firstly, flyhalf Liyema Tsoko put College on the attack with an astutely judged 50/22. Then, from a clean lineout take, flank Cyril Cherayi burst off the back of a maul, running infield and drawing the defence.

With Hilton’s defenders heading one way, centre Olwethu Kosani sliced back against a grain, pulling off a picture-perfect scissor move with Cherayi, which put him into a wide gap, and he raced through to dive over beneath the uprights.

The conversion was no problem for Dom du Toit and the visitors led 7-0.

With rugged defence, College kept Hilton at bay, but the home side inched upfield, battering away at the visitors’ try line with their forwards until lock Andrew Schnell slipped a tackle and was over for five points. It had taken them 23 minutes to get onto the scoreboard.

Right on halftime, Hilton snatched the lead. After mauling patiently in the College 22, the ball was released to flyhalf Liyema Nela. The Hilton captain caused hesitation in the visitors’ defensive line with a show-and-go, splitting two defenders, before scoring with a soaring dive beneath the posts.

He had left himself with an easy conversion, and it was 12-7 to the boys in black and white at the break.

Early in the second half, Nela extended the Hilton lead to eight points with a long-range penalty.

College replied with a penalty of their own when Du Toit landed a kick from a similar distance, and it was 15-10 to the hosts.

The lead changed hands in the 54th minute from a sharply executed training ground move, which would have delighted the College coaching staff.

Hooker Theo Boshoff threw low and to the front of the lineout to loosehead prop Linamandla Mabanga, who received the ball before twisting around and passing inside to Cyril Cherayi, who was steaming onto it. Hilton’s lineout had splintered into two pods, and the flank was over for a try.

Du Toit added the extras from out wide, and College held a two-point advantage.

The scrumhalf was at it again soon after that. With Hilton pinged for going offsides, Du Toit slotted another penalty to extend Maritzburg College’s lead to five with an easy kick.

With six minutes remaining, when Hilton won a penalty inside the College 22, they opted for a kick to touch and a lineout.

After a clean take from Andrew Schnell, the home side drove hard at the try line, with a number of backline players joining in the push. They were stopped, but the ball came out to the blindside and John Grubb squeezed over in the left-hand corner for a score-levelling try.

With time ticking down, Hilton had a put-in, just inside their half. The Red, Black, and White, though, conjured up a massive scrum, shoving the home team off the ball and winning a penalty, much to the delight of the College pack.

It came down to Du Toit’s deadly boot. From 37 metres out, he was immaculate once more, edging the Pietermaritzburg school into a 23-20 lead. That brought his crucial contribution to 13 points.

A little over a minute was left to play. Off of a rolling maul, Hilton won themselves a penalty. By now, only one play remained in the game. They had a decision to make: a kick to touch and try to win it with a rolling maul from a lineout, or a kick at poles and settle for a draw. They opted for the latter. The kick was entrusted to left-wing John Grubb.

Unfortunately for Hilton, his effort from 38 metres, out on the left, was wide of the uprights. The final whistle sounded and Maritzburg College had claimed a morale-boosting 23-20 victory.

Next weekend, it’s the Hilton/Michaelhouse, at Hilton. With Westville Boys’ High having convincingly dealt with ‘House, winning 50-20, nothing would be a better salve for the sides than a win over their great rivals.

Scorers

Hilton College 20 (12) – Tries: Andrew Schnell, Liyema Nela, John Grubb. Conversion: Liyema Nela.
Penalty: Liyema Nela; Maritzburg College 23 (7) – Tries: Olwethu Kosani, Cyril Cherayi. Conversions: Dom du Toit (2). Penalties: Dom du Toit (3).

Results

u19 – Hilton I 20 Maritzburg College I 23; Hilton II 24 Maritzburg College II 7; Hilton III 3 Maritzburg College III 17; Hilton IV 0 Maritzburg College IV 27; Hilton V 0 Maritzburg College V 19; Curro Hillcrest I 11 Maritzburg College VI 11; Hilton VI 0 Maritzburg College VI 31; Hilton VII 12 Maritzburg College VIII 35.

u16 – Hilton A 20 Maritzburg College A 47; Hilton B 13 Maritzburg College B 36; Hilton C 5 Maritzburg College C 50; St David’s Marist Inanda C 15 Maritzburg College E 14; St Charles C 29 Maritzburg College F 34.

u15 – Hilton A 12 Maritzburg College A 18; Hilton B 12 Maritzburg College B 24; Hilton C 7 Maritzburg College C 39; Curro Hillcrest A 17 Maritzburg College D 38; Hilton D 0 Maritzburg College E 50; St David’s Marist Inanda D 7 Maritzburg College F 26.

u14 – Hilton A 10 Maritzburg College A 32; Hilton B 19 Maritzburg College B 33, Linpark A 24 Maritzburg College C 24; Hilton C 0 Maritzburg College D 44; St David’s D 8 Maritzburg College E 50.

After three days of exhilarating basketball, the finals of the Soweto Basketball Uprising Tournament will be played at the Klipsruit Sports Center, in Soweto, on Monday.

The action will be streamed LIVE on the SuperSport Schools App.

Boys’ Competition: Pool Stages

The boys’ competition reached an exceptionally high intensity on the court on Sunday, with quarterfinals’ places on the line.

As anticipated, the hosts, Soweto Basketball Academy, and the Montana Vikings, delivered outstanding performances.

The Soweto Basketball Academy, which maintained an unblemished record throughout the pool stages, faced Young Warriors on Sunday in their last Pool A match and powered their way to a decisive 52-20 win. In another Pool A clash, Wolves outplayed Norkem Park, scoring a resounding 38-8 victory.

In Pool B, the defending champions, the Montana Vikings, who beat the Soweto Basketball Academy 63-45 in the 2024 final, concluded their pool assignments with an emphatic 61-21 defeat of The Glen High School.

Phoenix wrapped up their Pool B matches with a clear-cut 68-33 win over Orlando Basketball.

Following their wins in their final pool matches, both the Montana Vikings and Phoenix advanced to the quarterfinals.

From Pool C, the Elite Basketball Academy and the Sandton Bulls moved on to the quarterfinals after winning their respective matches on Sunday.

The Bulls claimed a tight 68-62 win over the Eagles, while the Elite Basketball Academy ran out 31-19 winners over the Hotshots Basketball Club.

The Jozi Stars, one of the more captivating teams at the tournament, brought an element of glitz and glamour to Pool D. Not only did they top their group, but they did it in style, finishing the group stage with a clean record.

Rand Tutorial gave Jozi Stars a good game, but went down by 10 points, 28-38.

The Jenny Wu Sports Academy (JWSA) dominated the Equestria Giants, keeping their opponents scoreless in a 20-0 win.

Girls’ Competition: Pool Stages and Quarterfinals 

In the girls’ competition, Soweto Basketball Academy A, having qualified for the quarterfinals, secured a place in Monday’s semifinals by waltzing to a 42-8 win over The Glen High in their quarterfinal game.

The Wolves, who were initially placed in the same pool as Soweto Basketball Academy A, advanced to the semifinals after a tough 36-31 win over Young Warriors.

Alexandra Basketball Club (Alex) and Rand Tutorial joined the Wolves and Soweto Basketball Academy in the final four.

Alex enjoyed an easy 36-9 win over Norkem Park, while Rand Tutorial cruised to a 27-2 victory over Soweto Basketball Academy B.

Boys Quarterfinals 

In the boys’ quarterfinals, last year’s finalist, the Montana Vikings, and the Soweto Basketball Academy, won to book their places in Monday’s semifinals.

The Soweto Basketball Academy picked up a 45-29 win over the Sandton Bulls in the quarterfinals, while the Montana Vikings reached the final four with a 47-34 win over JWSA.

Joining them in the semifinals were the Wolves, who ended the Elite Basketball Academy’s journey, winning 57-37, and the Jozi Stars, who comfortably dispatched Phoenix, scoring a 60-38 victory.

Results

Boys

Pool A

Soweto Basketball Academy 52-20 Young Warriors
Wolves 38-8 Norkem

Pool B

Phoenix 68-33 Orlando Basketball
Montana Vikings 61-21 The Glen High School

Pool C

Sandton Bulls 68-62 Eagles
Elite Basketball Academy 31-19 Hotshots

Pool D

Jozi Stars 32-28 Rand Tutorial
JWSA 20-0 Equastria Giants

Girls 

Pool A

Rand Tutorial 25-18 Norkem Park
Soweto Basketball Academy A 17-6 Wolves

Pool B

Soweto Basketball Academy B 13-4 The Glen High School
Alex 37-23 Young Warriors

Boys’ Quarterfinals 

Soweto Basketball Academy 45-29 Sandton Bulls
Wolves 57-47 Elite Basketball Academy
Montana Vikings 47-34 JWSA
Jozi Stars 60-38 Phoenix

Girls’ Quarterfinals

Soweto Basketball Academy A 42-8 The Glen High School
Wolves 36-31 Young Warriors
Alex 36-9 Norkem Park
Rand Tutorial 27-2 Soweto Basketball Academy B

Boys’ Consolation

Young Warriors 41-30 Eagles
Orlando Basketball 37-33 Rand Tutorial
Hotshots 32-16 Norkem Park
Equestria Giants 14-8 The Glen High School

Monday, 16 June

Klipsruit Indoor

Girls’ Semifinals

08:00 – Soweto Basketball Academy A vs Wolves
09:20 – Alex vs Rand Tutorial

Boys’ Semifinals 

10:40 – Soweto Basketball Academy vs Montana Vikings
12:00 – Wolves vs Jozi Stars

Girls’ Final

13:30

Boys’ Final

15:00

Ben Vorster is gekroon as Limpopo se topskool in vanjaar se DStv Schools Challenge.

Vossies het ál hul wedstryde van die dag oortuigend gewen in die Botho-afdeling, terwyl Tshiawelo gekroon is as die Ubuntu-kampioen.

Die dag het ‘n reeks van naelbytstryde opgelewer, met elke span wat hul hart uitgespeel en alles op die baan gelos het.

Ben Vorster het in die kwarteindronde weggestap met ‘n sege van 23-11 oor Frans du Toit, maar in die halfeindstryd het dit ‘n taaier kragmeting afgegee teen HTS Tom Naudé, met Vossies wat naelskraaps met 17-15 geseëvier het.

Die eindstryd was ewe spannend, met Ben Vorster wat net-net met 18-17 vir Hoërskool Pietersburg getroef het. Sowel Vossies as Pieties dring dus deur na die nasionale fase van die toernooi.

In die Ubuntu-afdeling het Tshiawelo ‘n moeiliker pad gehad na kwarteindronde en twee van hul sewe wedstryde verloor. In die kwarteindstryd het dit bloedsweet gekos om vir Seboye met 25-23 te klop, maar die halfeindstryd teen Hluvuka het ‘n effens makliker sege van 18-13 opgelewer.

In die eindstryd het Tshiawelo vir Khaiso met 20-12 verslaan.

Botho-posisies:

1. Ben Vorster
2. Hoërskool Pietersburg
3. HTS Tom Naudé

Ubuntu-posisies:

1. Tshiawelo
2. Khaiso
3. Sebakananga

Resultate:

Kwarteindronde:

Ubuntu: Hluvuka 10, Ramathope 0; Khaiso 24, Bela-Bela 11; Tshiawelo 23, Seboye 15; Sebakanaga 22, Russel Bungeni 16.

Botho: Hoërskool Pietersburg 23, Louis Trichardt 9; HTS Tom Naudé 21, Merensky 9; Frikkie Meyer 17, Hans Strijdom 14; Ben Vorster 23, Frans du Toit 11.

Halfeindronde:

Ubuntu: Tshiawelo 18, Hluvuka 13; Khaiso 23, Sebakanaga 22

Botho: Hoërskool Pietersburg 21, Frikkie Meyer 13; Ben Vorster 17, HTS Tom Naudé 15.

Eindronde:

Ubuntu: Tshiawelo 20; Khaiso 12.

Botho: Ben Vorster 18, Hoërskool Pietersburg 17.

Die res van die resultate:

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St Andrew’s College and DSG Makhanda maintained their dominance over Kingswood College when they picked up victories in the annual K-Day derby on the weekend.

St Andrew’s won 2-1, while DSG Makhanda, who’ve put together an impressive season, powered their way to a big 6-0 victory.

St Andrew’s and DSG went into their games favoured to win, and they delivered on those expectations.

The highly anticipated K-Day action began on Thursday night when St Andrew’s squared off against Kingswood’s at the famous City Lords AstroTurf.

As expected, the stands were filled to the rafters, with both sets of schools turning out in their numbers in anticipation of a humdinger.

The visitors started like a house on fire and opened the scoring with just two minutes played through Sid Fishlock.

The goal was all about Fishlock. He applied pressure on Kingswood at the back, won the ball, rounded the goalkeeper, and sneaked the ball into the goalbox to put St Andrew’s ahead.

It was a cagey affair, and both sides created goal-scoring chances, but their execution let them down.

In the second chukka, Kingswood drew level when Luc Starkey fired in a drag flick thunderbolt, much to the satisfaction of the home supporters.

St Andrew’s, however, found a way to win by digging deep. With five minutes to play, they won a penalty corner and turned their fortunes over to their dangerman, Greg Rodwell. He fired a drag flick past goalkeeper Jack Tait to score what turned out to be the winning goal.

While the boys took to the turf on Thursday night, the girls had to wait until Saturday to play their clash at City Lords.

DSG, undoubtedly one of the top teams in the country this season, were playing away from home, but they dealt with the pressure with aplomb.

They produced a clinical performance, bossed proceedings and further stamped their authority as the best girls’ team in the Eastern Cape.

They played some fantastic free-flowing hockey, moving the ball exceptionally well, and linking up to score some cracking goals.

Captain Abigail Holderness was at the forefront of the DGS onslaught, netting a brace, while her sister, Lucy, also got in on the scoring action.

Jocelyn Appel, who has been a frequent goal scorer for the Makhanda school, also scored while Alexandra Ovendale and Lauren Menagé completed the drubbing.

It’s back to the drawing board for Kingswood, who have now lost two matches on the trot after going down 1-2 against Pearson earlier this month.

DSG, meanwhile, continues to stack wins. They’ll face Hoërskool Framesby next week full of confidence.

St Andrew’s hockey results vs Kingswood College

1st XI won 2–1
u16A won 2–1
u14A won 5–0

DSG Makhanda hockey results vs Kingswood College

1^st XI won 6-0
u16A won 7-0
u14A won 5-1

St Benedict’s College coach Owen Mvimbi believes his charges played a good game despite going down to St Alban’s College, in Pretoria, on Friday evening.

As anticipated and hoped for, it was a thrilling clash, with both sides creating numerous chances.

Eventually, Bennies‘ efforts were rewarded when they struck in the third minute of the third chukka from a penalty corner.

Heading into the final chukka, St Benedict’s still led, but St Alban’s came out guns blazing and levelled from the same set piece with 10 minutes to go.

Exactly five minutes later, the home side executed another penalty corner with precision to take the lead. They held onto it until the end.

“My boys played well, but it was one of those days, one of those games, where we dominate and the other team defends well. They did well to keep us out and they took their chances,” Mvimbi told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“We had the chances to win the game, but we did not take them. They defended and they took their chances perfectly. That’s sport. I think both teams have learned a lot from it.

“I’m proud of my boys, and congratulations to St Alban’s, they played very well.”

In another Friday evening clash, Hoërskool Waterkloof snatched a nail-biting victory over their great rivals, Hoërskool Menlopark.

The momentum swung back and forth, but it was Klofies who scored first, and they ended up shading it 3-2.

Meanwhile, Pretoria Boys High and St John’s College settled for a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

It was a closely contested game, but St John’s got off to a flyer by scoring the opener in the first minute, thanks to Daniel Chemaly. However, their celebration was short-lived as Pretoria Boys High equalised 30 seconds’ later.

They turned at 1-1, but the home side edged ahead in the third chukka before Andrew Turck struck back for St John’s.

After the contest ended 2-2, St John’s coach Gilbert De Villiers reflected on the match: “I thought we had a few more chances than they did, but we weren’t as clinical. But, that said, 2-2 is probably a fair reflection of the game.”

He reserved special praise for goalkeeper Kamogelo Thobejane, who pulled off some fine saves, including one that De Villiers termed “world-class”, towards the end.

Results

St Alban’s College 2-1 St Benedict’s College
Hoërskool Waterkloof 3-2 Hoërskool Garsfontein
Pretoria Boys High 2-2 St John’s College

Hoërskool Ermelo se oopkantflank, Duan Burger, het met slegs 90 sekondes oor op die horlosie deurgebreek om agter die doellyn van Hoërskool Eldoraigne te gaan kuier en ‘n naelbytsege van 32-29 te beklink.

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Dit was ‘n welverdiende oorwinning vir die Erries, wat oor die laaste paar rondes van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Bowl-afdeling hard aan die deur geklop het. Burger se uitklophou het aan hulle hul eerste sege as nuweling in die Bowl besorg.

Dit was van meet af aan duidelik dat die die skare in Ermelo vir die volle duur van die kragmeting op die punte van hul stoele vasgenael sou bly. Hoewel die tuisspan teen rustyd met 15-12 voorgeloop het, was dit nog nie naastenby ‘n uitgemaakte saak wie sou wen nie.

Om die waarheid te sê, die tweede 35 minute het ‘n allemintige wipplankstryd afgegee met die spanne wat soos wafferse boksers houe uitgedeel het. Die Erries het gedoen wat hulle die beste doen deur die bal soveel as moontlik lug te gee, en dit het by twee geleenthede die Eldos se verdediging onkant betrap vir heelagter, WJ Pretorius, en linkervleuel, Thabo Mokwena, om elk ‘n drie te druk.

Die Drake het in die tweede skof ook hul spelpatroon aangepas en, nes die Erries, die bal begin rondgooi. Dit het bykans onmiddelik vrugte afgewerp met slot, Esdee Kotze, wat vanaf ‘n goed uitgewerkte lynstaanbeweging deurgebars het vir ‘n drie. Losskakel en kaptein, Darren Bruwer, se balverspreiding was ook uit die boonste rakke.

Dit kon die Erries, met die tuisskare agter hulle, egter nie stuit nie. In die aanloop tot Burger se wendrie, was die tuisspan genadeloos op die aanval en die volgehoue druk het uiteindelik op ekstase vir Erries en hul ondersteunders uitgeloop.

Puntemakers:

Hoërskool Ermelo 32 (15) – Drieë: Duan Burger, Francois Homan, WJ Pretorius, Thabo Mokwena, Noaha Goslin. Doelskoppe: WJ Pretorius (2). Strafdoel: Pretorius. Eldoraigne 29 (12) – Drieë: Hugo Theron, Kyle de Bruin, Esdee Kotze, Kevin Earle, Hanno Jacobs. Doelskoppe: Darren Bruwer (2).

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Eldoraigne 49, Ermelo 12.

o.15: Ermelo 20, Eldoraigne 0.

o.14: Ermelo 39, Eldoraigne 12.