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Paul Roos Gimnasium became the fourth South African school to be crowned champions of the annual Sanix Youth International tournament in Japan when they convincingly defeated Australia’s Brisbane Boys’ College 35-3 in the final earlier today. 

The team from Stellenbosch cruised through the tournament as they booked in their place in the final with a easy 63-0 victory over Truro College of Engeland in the semi-final. It is fitting for the team from the Eikestad to be crowned champions of the tournament in the year of their 150th celebrations. Paul Roos was South Africa’s first representative at the inaugural tournament in 2000. In that year they were beaten by Kings School of Australia in the final. 

Brisbane Boys’ College secured their place in the final by beating Scots College of New Zealand by 34-8 in their semi-final. New Zealand sides usually dominate the tournament as they have bagged nine of the 16 titles on offer thus far. 

Grey College became the first South African champions in 2001 when they defeated St. Peter’s College of New Zealand by 41-3 in the final. The side from Bloemfontein was captained by scrumhalf, Rohan Myburgh, and his vice-captain was the lock, Francois van der Merwe, who later played for Western Province.

Boland Landbou was crowned champions the following year when they came out on top 32-10 against Sendai Ikue from Japan in the final. The Japanese club side defeated them by 23-0 in their pool game earlier in the competition.  

Glenwood was crowned champions in 2008 when they also had no problems in defeating Tarbes High School of France by 39-0 in the final. Paarl Boys’ High (2014) and Monument (2006) also made it to the final when they attended, but fell over the last hurdle. Monnas lost 34-20 against Christchurch Boys’ High, while Boishaai finished second against Hamilton Boys’ High (15-11) in last year’s final.  

Paul Roos Gimnasium’s results and scorers in Japan:

Pool Matches: 

Paul Roos Gimnasium 45 – Tries: Nico Leonard, Kristoff Baard, Malan Basson, Lazlo Pscorn, Troy Payne. Conversions: Baard (5). Higashi Fukuoka (Japan) 13. 

Paul Roos Gimnasium 78 – Tries: Stefan Burger, Roelf Burger, Sebastian Uys, Kevin Singleton, Jacques Hanekom, Paul Burger, Robert Tubb. Conversions: Hein Steenkamp (10). Penalty: Steenkamp. Ryutsu Keizai University High School (Japan) 0. 

Paul Roos Gimnasium 57 – Tries: Nico Leonard (3), Kristoff Baard, Kevin Singelton, De Wet Castelyn, Sebastian Uys, Troy Payne. Conversions: Baard (5), Hein Steenkamp. Penalty: Baard. Enisei-STM (Russia) 0. 

Quarter-final

Paul Roos Gimnasium 38 – Tries: Troy Payne (2), Nico Leonard (2), Damian Willemse, Roelf Burger. Conversions: Kristoff Baard (4). Gose Industrial High (Japan) 0.

Our top ranked side from the start of the season, Paarl Boys’ High, secured their first victory over Grey College in Bloemfontein since the inception of their annual interschools way back in 1993. This also strengthened their place on top of our rankings.

Monument of Krugersdorp moves past Grey College to third spot after beating the team from Bloemfontein and also booking their place in the Tuks Series final against EG Jansen with a victory of 37-33 over Nelspruit. This was Nelspruit’s first defeat of the season. 

We do believe that this year’s school rugby season is an interesting one where the top schools are so close together that anybody can beat each other on a specific day. This makes ranking teams even more difficult. No ranking system will ever be 100% correct and we only use this to get some discussion going. 

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. If you want to see a team’s results thus far you just have to click on their name in the rankings.  

• Oakdale Landbou’s victory over Windhoek Gimnasium (82-7) is therefore not counted towards our rankings. Rondebosch Boys’ High also toured Namibia and played three matches that will not reflect on their stats. 

Paul Roos Gimnasium only played four games thus far against South African opposition. the most important victories coming against Monument (17-13) and Affies (29-12). The team is currently in Japan where it will play in the semi-final of the Sanix Youth International tournament later this week. 

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: 

Ranking	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points F	Points A
1	Paarl Boys’ High	8	8	0	0	239	101
2	Oakdale Landbou	6	5	0	1	244	58
3	Monument	10	8	0	2	297	140
4	Grey College	9	6	1	2	258	146
5	Rondebosch Boys’ High	6	5	1	0	158	69
6	Paul Roos Gimnasium	5	5	0	0	127	40
7	Bishops	5	4	0	1	177	104
8	Outeniqua	8	6	0	2	193	147
9	Dale College	6	5	0	1
10	SACS	7	6	0	1	184	115
11	Nelspruit	8	7	0	1	261	167
12	Paarl Gimnasium	6	3	1	2	226	99
13	Eldoraigne	8	7	0	1	177	109
14	Selborne College	8	4	1	3
15	Affies	7	4	1	2	254	79
16	Noord-Kaap	11	8	1	2	356	204
17	EG Jansen	10	7	0	3	358	181
18	Wynberg Boys’ High	6	5	0	1	209	73
19	Michaelhouse	4	4	0	0
20	Welkom Gimnasium
21	Potchefstroom Gimnasium	10	8	0	2	292	132
22	Jeppe Boys’ High
23	Maritzburg College
24	King Edward VII
25	Worcester Gimnasium
26	Grey High School
27	Kemptonpark
28	Marlow Landbou
29	Brackenfell
30	Queen’s College

Monument se eerste rugbyspan het net genoeg petrol in sy tenk oorgehad om die Hoërskool Nelspruit met 37-33 in hul halfeindstryd van die Tuks-reeks in die L.C. de Villiers-stadion in Pretoria te troef.

Monnas het twee taai wedstryde voor dié halfeindstryd gehad nadat hulle Boland Landbou Saterdag met 22-20 geklop het en Grey-kollege van Bloemfontein Maandag met 17-7. Dit was die span van Krugersdorp se eerste sege oor Grey sedert 1996.

Monnas het met die omdraaislag teen die Rhinos met 27-7 voorgeloop.

Die manne van die Laeveld het egter in die tweede helfte met ’n reuse-terugvegpoging vorendag gekom. Monnas kon egter elke keer nadat hulle moes afskop weer gou daarin slaag om punte aan te teken.

Die wenspan se losskakel, Xander Kruger, se taktiese skopwerk en besluitneming was van hoogstaande gehalte,
Die agtsteman, Len Massyn, en slot Ruan Vermaak het soos altyd voorlangs inklimspel gelewer.

Nelspruit se losskakel, Wessel Muller, se skopskoen was soos gewoonlik van groot waarde vir sy span.
Voor het die loskopstut, Stephan de Jager, die flank Dawid Joubert en die slot en kaptein, Coenie Kruger, goed gespeel.

Die verloorspan se skrumskakel, Ideon van der Merwe, verdien ook ’n klop op die skouer vir sy vertoning.

E.G. Jansen van Boksburg sal sy titel as kampioen van die reeks teen Monnas verdedig.

Die span van Boksburg het Garsfontein met 47-31 in die ander halfeindstryd verslaan.

Die span se kaptein en slot, Hendré Stassen, het Garsies probleme in die lynstane besorg. Hy het ook hard gewerk in die losgemaal en is hier met twee drieë beloon.

Die flank Dylan van der Walt was ook voorlangs ’n doring in die span van Pretoria se vlees. Hy het ’n pragdrie uit sy eie kwartgebied gedruk nadat Garsies se springers nie die bal in ’n aanvallende lynstaan kon bemeester nie.

In die agterhoede het die senterpaar Erich Cronjé en Marco Niemandt skitterspel vir die Boksburgers gelewer. Die vleuel Irvin Ali het ook gevaarlik gelyk elke keer dat hy die bal in die hande gekry het.

Eldoraigne se binnesenter, Maartin du Toit, was aan die voorpunt van sy span se sege van 43-10 oor die Hoërskool Pietersburg. Eldos se agtsteman en kaptein, Brendon Heymans, het ook goeie spel gelewer.

Die skopskoen van Kempton Park se losskakel, Francois Erasmus, het die meeste van die praatwerk in sy span se oorwinning van 30-12 oor die HTS Middelburg gedoen. Hy het 15 punte met die voet aangeteken.

Ermelo het Transvalia met 41-25 geklop danksy ’n ratverwisseling in die tweede helfte. Die twee spanne het met die telling op 13 elk gaan rus.

Marais Viljoen se buitesenter, Ederick van Niekerk, het ’n driekuns aan drieë in sy span se sege van 36-19 oor Centurion behaal. Sy direkte teenstander, Gavin Pienaar, was ook sy span se beste speler in dié nederlaag.

Puntemakers: 

Monument 37 (27) – Drieë: Arno van der Westhuizen (2), Elmar du Plessis, Stian    Joubert.    Doelskoppe:    Xander

Kruger (4). Strafdoele: Kruger (3). Nelspruit 33 (7) – Drieë: Dewald Maritz, Dawid Jacobs, Marius Kruger, Eduan Engelbrecht, Stephan de Jager. Doelskoppe: Wessel Muller (4). 

EG Jansen 47 (21) – Drieë: Marco Niemandt (2), Hendré Stassen (2), Dylan van der Walt, Francois du Preez, Irvin Ali. Doelskoppe: Xander Crause (6). Garsfontein 31 (12) – Drieë: Embrose Papier (2), Jaco Bezuidenhout. Doelskoppe: JP Wegner. 

Eldoraigne 43 (21) – Drieë: Maartin du Toit, Marcel Meyer, Brendan Heymans, Mornay Smith, Trystan van Schalkwyk, André Kruger, Awie Smal. Doelskoppe: Armand de Beer (4). Hoërskool Pietersburg 10 (7) – Drie: Tyron Thompson. Doelskop: Morné Venter. Strafdoel: Venter. 

Kemptonpark 30 (20) – Drieë: Francois Jordaan, Arnant Vorster, Lieu van Schalkwyk. Doelskoppe: Francois Erasmus (3). Strafdoele: Erasmus (3). HTS Middelburg 12 (12) – Drieë: Eric Basson, Tiaan Botha. Doelskop: Reynard van As. 

Ermelo 41 (13) – Drieë: Daniël Visser, Vusi Mkhonza, Boeta Terblanché, Pieter Bekker, Leon Visser, Arno le Roux. Doelskoppe: Visser (4). Strafdoel: Visser. Transvalia 25 (13) – Drieë: Chris Herbst, Jaco Munnink, Juandré Swanepoel. Doelskoppe: Wernich Human (2). Strafdoel: Human. Skepdoel: Human.

Marais Viljoen 36 (29) – Drieë: Ederick van Niekerk (3), Jacques Moll, Migael du Plessis. Doelskoppe: Jonathan Muller (4). Strafdoel: Muller. Centurion 19 (7) – Drieë: Gavin Pienaar (2), Hannes van Dyk. Doelskoppe: Pienaar (2). 

Hoërskool Klerksdorp 20 (13) – Drieë: Donovan Ivens, Willem Swanepoel. Doelskoppe: Machiel le Roux (2). Strafdoele: Machiel le Roux (2). Vereeniging Gimnasium 17 (5) – Drieë: Michael Mey, Webster Swanepoel. Doelskoppe: DC du Plessis (2). Strafdoel: Du Plessis.

Hoërskool Rustenburg 41 (22) – Drieë: Renier van der Westhuizen (2), Andries du Plessis, Arnand Fick, Arno van Heerden. Doelskoppe: Gerhard Fourie (5). Strafdoele: Fourie (2). Florida 22 (3) – Drieë: JP Swart, Devin Makriga, Tyron Dempsey. Doelskoppe: Vaigan Groenewald (2). Strafdoel: Elrico Swartz. 

Ander spanne:

o.16: Eldoraigne 12, Garsfontein 10; Monument 15, Nelspruit 3; EG Jansen 29, Vereeniging Gimnasium 15; Rustenburg 33, Kempton Park 16; Transvalia 45, Pietersburg 14; HTS Middelburg 45, Marais Viljoen 5; Florida 26, Centurion 12; Klerksdorp 45, Ermelo 0.

o.15: Nelspruit 15, Rustenburg 5; Monument 13, Garsfontein 6; Florida 28, HTS Middelburg 17; Kempton Park 15, EG Jansen 8; Eldoraigne 22, Pietersburg 0; Centurion 8, Marais Viljoen 9; Transvalia 52, Ermelo 7; Vereeniging Gimnasium 19, Klerksdorp 10.

o.14: Transvalia 33, Pietersburg 15; Klerksdorp 22, Garsfontein 5; Monument 45, Nelspruit 3; HTS Middelburg 57, Marais Viljoen 0; EG Jansen 46, Florida 7; Centurion 17, Vereeniging Gimnasium 14; Kempton Park 14, Eldoraigne 5; Rustenburg 31, Ermelo 10.

Dit was vanjaar heelwat moeiliker om ’n Wildeklawer-span van die toernooi te kies.

School of Rugby het egter soos verlede jaar weer ’n span gekies wat net op grond van vertonings in die toernooi op die velde van die Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley plaasgevind het.

Jaarliks is meer as die helfte van die Suid-Afrikaanse Skole-span se spelers wat ná die Cravenweek gekies word, ook in die Wildeklawer-toernooi in aksie.

Interessant is dat ons nie plek vir Menlopark se Andell Loubser en Grey-kollege se IG Prinsloo in ons span kon kry nie. Albei het reeds verlede jaar die nasionale skolespan gehaal.

Loubser het egter ’n goeie toernooi beleef en is een van die ongelukkiges wat nie ons span haal nie.

Vanjaar se toernooi het meer as ’n handvol uitmuntende slotte gehad.

E.G. Jansen se kaptein, Hendré Stassen, was, soos verwag, een van die uitstekende spelers in die Diamantstad.

In sy span se stryd teen die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl, het Salmaan Moerat sy kollig egter nogal gesteel.

Dié twee is ons slotte.

Skrumskakels was maar yl gesaai, maar Boland Landbou se Jondré Williams is een van die bestes in die land.

Hy kan boonop pale toe skop as dit van hom verlang sou word.

Indien Noord-Kaap se Cameron Hufke op sy spelpeil tot dusver vanjaar kan voortbou, behoort die haastige vleuel die nasionale skolespan te haal.

Grey se Dian Gouws was met sy vaart sy span se grootste staatmaker in Kimberley. Hy beman die laaste vesting in ons span.

Monument se MJ Pelser ontwikkel in elke wedstryd al hoe meer in sy nuwe rol in die middelveld.

Pelser is kort voor die toernooi deur sy afrigter, Hans Coetzee, van die kant van die skrum na senter verskuif. Hy beman saam met Paarl Gimnasium se Taigh Schoor die middelveld in ons span.

In Middelburg word daar gefluister dat die Rooi Bulle se JC Pretorius dalk die volgende Kwagga Smith uit die HTS Middelburg is. Hy was uitstekend as baljagter vir sy span.

Benewens Loubser kan Waterkloof se haker Jeandré Jones, Noord-Kaap se agtsteman Gerhard Holtzhausen, EG Jansen se vleuel Irvin Ali en Glenwood se agtsteman Marco Palvie ongelukkig voel omdat hulle nie ons span gehaal het nie.

School of Rugby se Wildeklawer-span van die toernooi: 

15 Dian Gouws (Grey-kollege), 14 Max Thalwitzer (Paarl Gimnasium), 13 Taigh Schoor (Paarl Gimnasium), 12 MJ Pelser (Monument), 11 Cameron Hufke (Noord-Kaap), 10 Manie Libbok (Outeniqua), 9 Jondré Williams (Boland Landbou), 8 Khanya Ncusane (Hoër Jongenskool Paarl), 7 Phillip Krause (Affies), 6 JC Pretorius (HTS Middelburg), 5 Hendré Stassen (EG Jansen), 4 Salmaan Moerat (Hoër Jongenskool Paarl), 3 Chrisjan du Toit (Oakdale Landbou), 2 Nico Peyper (EG Jansen), 1 Andrew Kuhn (Outeniqua).

 

 

SARU has confirmed the 28-man Junior Springbok squad for a two-match series against Argentina Under-20 in Rosario next month.

The squad will be led by Vodacom Bulls number eight Hanro Liebenberg, who also captained the Junior Boks last week in their match against the Varsity Cup Dream Team in Stellenbosch.

The Junior Springboks fly out to Argentina on 8 May and return ten days later. They will play against their Argentine counterparts, on 12 and 16 May in Rosario.

A total of 17 forwards and 11 backs were selected for the trip. The short tour forms an important part of the Junior Springboks’ preparations for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in June in Italy.

According to Dawie Theron, the Junior Springbok coach, the tour against the Los Pumitas will give his squad important playing time against strong opposition.

“We only have three matches left before we play in the Under-20 Championship in Italy. Two are against Argentina U20 and the remaining outing will be against the WP Rugby Institute in Stellenbosch. So this tour is vital for our preparations,” Theron emphasised.

He added: “Argentina is a very tough team to play, especially on their home ground so we can brace ourselves for two tough, physical clashes. The boys did well to come out on top of a very good Varsity Cup Dream Team last week and now we will have another two matches to try our combinations and give much needed game time to our players.”

Cell C Sharks fly half Innocent Radebe, who had a very solid match last week in Stellenbosch for the Varsity Cup Dream Team against the Junior Boks, was ruled out of the tour because of an ankle injury he sustained while on Vodacom Cup duty this past weekend.

The Junior Springbok squad to tour Argentina from 8 – 18 May are:

Forwards (17)

Hyron Andrews (Cell C Sharks)
Dan du Preez (Cell C Sharks)
Jean-Luc du Preez (Cell C Sharks)
Thomas du Toit (Cell C Sharks)
Joseph Dwebe (Toyota Free State Cheetahs)
Njabulo Gumede (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Jason Jenkins (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Ruan Kramer (Toyota Free State Cheetahs)
*Hanro Liebenberg (Vodacom Bulls – captain)
Mzamo Majola (Cell C Sharks)
Ox Nche (Toyota Free State Cheetahs)
Abongile Nonkontwana (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
RG Snyman (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Jan van der Merwe (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Frans van Wyk (DHL Western Province)
CJ Velleman (EP Kings)
Jacques Vermeulen (DHL Western Province)

Backs (11)

Daniel du Plessis (DHL Western Province)
Warrick Gelant (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Grant Hermanus (DHL Western Province)
JT Jackson (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Malcolm Jaer (EP Kings)
Marco Janse van Vuuren (Golden Lions)
Khanyo Ngcukana (DHL Western Province)
Ernst Stapelberg (DHL Western Province)
Brandon Thomson (DHL Western Province)
Ivan van Zyl (Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Leolin Zas (DHL Western Province)

Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs

 

Paul Roos played the opening game of the SANIX World Youth Rugby Tournament vs the home team and number 1 ranked team in Japan from Fukuoka. 

The scoring was opened in the 4th minute by Nico Leonard who ran a beautiful short line to score underneath the sticks. Kristoff Baard added the extras. 5minutes later JP Kleynhans joined Nico on the score sheet with a great finish of team play in the left hand corner of the field. Kristoff was not able to add the extras but made up for it with a try and conversion in the 15th minute.

In a game where the halves are only 25 minutes PRG looked like they had full control of the situation. The 1st
half was ended on a high when Malan Basson crashed over on a shoulder ball from Tiaan Coetzee and Baard once again added the extras. Fukuoka did manage a penalty and the half time score was 26-3.

After half time the men from Stellenbosch looked tired and battled to get of the line on attack and defence. The traveling and fun in Singapore was taking its toll and the sun was beating down in the Global Arena. 7 minutes into the second halve Kleynhans crossed the whitewash again, but taking a big knock in the back in the process. Baard added the 2 once again.

Three minutes later Lazlo Pscorn decided he had enough of the Japanese defence and burst through the men from the rising sun to score under the stick. Baard added the 2 once again. Troy Payne finished the scoring with the teams 7th try after a bouncing ball was collected at the back and passed to the burly wing to score in the corner. 

Fukuoka managed a drop goal in the second half and had the last say in the match after they picked and drive for multiple phases to cross the Maroon Machine’s line.

Too many errors and lack of concentration halted the progress of the team. But… this tournament is a war of nutrition and 5 points in the bag and top of the pool after day 1 is goal achieved for the day for the Paul Roos men.

Tomorrow the “fresh” lads will take the field against the RKU Kashiwa High School at 11:00 local time.

Tries: Nico Leonard, JP Kleynhans (2), Kristoff Baard, Malan Basson, Lazlo Pscorn, Troy Payne. Conversions: Kristoff Baard (5). 

Grey College of Bloemfontein dropped three places on School of Rugby’s latest rankings after suffering their first defeat of the season of 17-7 at the hands of Monument from Krugersdorp on Monday at the Wildeklawer-tournament in Kimberley. This victory combined with their victory of 22-20 over Boland Landbou on the first day see Monument move up six places from nr. 14 to eighth. 

As it is clear that our rankings does not rate which school will beat another on where it is placed on the rankings nor the potential a team has. It is purely based on team’s performances thus far in the season. The team from Krugersdorp suffered defeats at the hands of Paarl Boys’ High and Paul Roos Gimnasium at the St. John’s College Festival earlier in the season. 

Boishaai is still ranked our top side after keeping their unbeaten record be defeating Louis Botha (26-7) and EG Jansen (19-14) at Wildeklawer. The team from Paarl will take on Grey College in their annual interschools this Saturday. In the Tuks Series it will also get interesting as Monument will face the unbeaten Nelspruit Rhinos, while Garsfontein will meet EG Jansen in the other semi-final of the tournament on Friday at the LC de Villiers Stadium in Pretoria. 

Oakdale Landbou moved up a place to second although they also suffered their first defeat of the season at Wildeklawer. The team from Riversdal came second against HTS Middelburg (24-23). The Rooi Bulle is not even rated under our Top 30 teams of this week. 

We will complete all the team’s stats so far during the day. We lost some time by driving back from Kimberley on Tuesday and with the Tuks Series games being played on Friday. 

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: 

Ranking	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points F	Points A
1	Paarl Boys’ High	7	7	0	0	218	82
2	Oakdale Landbou
3	Paul Roos Gimnasium
4	Nelspruit
5	Grey College
6	Rondebosch Boys’ High
7	Diocesan College
8	Monument
9	Dale College
10	SACS
11	Paarl Gimnasium
12	Outeniqua
13	Eldoraigne
14	Affies
15	Noord-Kaap
16	Wynberg Boys’ High
17	Selborne College
18	Queen’s College
19	Worcester Gimnasium
20	Potchefstroom Gimnasium
21	Welkom Gimnasium
22	EG Jansen
23	King Edward VII
24	Grey High School
25	Maritzburg College
26	Jeppe Boys’ High
27	Michaelhouse
28	HTS Drostdy
29	Marlow Landbou
30	Brackenfell