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St Mary’s Waverley might have missed out on qualifying for the Fairtree Top 12 for a first time in 2024, but they showed they remain a force to be reckoned with by capturing the Pullen Trophy on Saturday.

They beat Hoërskool Monument 2-1 in the final to succeed Top 12-qualified St Stithians Girls College as the champions.

In 2023, Saints won the title with a 3-1 win over Noordheuwel in the title-decider.

The Pullen and Howell competitions feature leading schools from the Johannesburg, Pretoria and the surrounding regions.

St Mary’s last won the Pullen Trophy in 2022, after a six-year wait, so it wasn’t a long title wait for the school’s renowned hockey programme to take hold of the silverware again. That same year, their u16 team finished fourth, losing to Monnas in the third and fourth playoff. On Saturday, St Mary’s got the better of the team from Krugersdorp.

The Waverley girls were first onto the score sheet when Zara Colyn struck four minutes from the end of the first chukka.

Monument levelled in the second chukka, when Hannah Quinton scored from a penalty corner.

The winner, though, came from Lucy Viljoen in the final chukka, also from a PC.

St Mary’s coach Cindy Brown said consistency won her team the trophy. “We were consistent throughout the tournament. I think we played some good hockey.

“Today was a tough game,” she added, “but we scored the goals when it counted.

“Monument played well, and I am chuffed that the girls pulled through,” Brown concluded.

In the u16 final Hoërskool Waterkloof beat their Pretoria rivals Garsfontein 3-0 to lift the Howell Trophy.

With just over a week remaining before the annual Fairtree Super 12 Hockey Tournament, two of the qualified teams, Paarl Gimnasium and Rhenish Girls’ High, continued their impressive seasons, winning once again to keep their momentum rolling ahead of flying the Western Cape flag in Bloemfontein.

Paarl Gim picked up two wins: the first, a 2-0 defeat of Springfield Convent School in a mid-week clash, and the second a 3-1 home win over Somerset College on Friday night.

Gim entered the week on the back of a key 3-2 win over Rhenish last week.

Meanwhile, Rhenish travelled the short mile to take on their Koch Street rivals, HMS Bloemhof for their annual Winter’s Week clash and won 3-0.

Gim would have been full of confidence ahead of their match against Somerset College after they thumped their visitors 10-1 earlier this month in the final of the Cape Town International Hockey Tournament.

This time, coach Ian Naude’s side started on the back foot, conceding the first goal as the visitors’ influential skipper Julia Brown slotted a penalty corner drag flick early in the first chukka.

With the game being played at a high intensity, Minke Botha equalised for the hosts. Then, a goal from Jone’ de Winnaar put the home side into the lead for the first time.

In the second half. Gim dominated proceedings and were rewarded when Isabella Nel scored from open play to make it 3-1.

Reflecting on the win, coach Naude said he is pleased with his side’s form, with their interschools rivalry clash against Paarl Girls’ High and the Fairtree Super 12 on the horizon.

“I’m excited by how the girls are playing hockey at the moment,” he told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“Each game we play is with the mindset of preparing ourselves for the big interschools clash and the Super 12 coming up.

“We are confident but not overconfident. Interschools has a lot of emotions. It’s a big game. The girls will be playing in front of a big crowd, and there are certain expectations to do well.

“They have shown maturity and professionalism in their approach to games, so we will go into this week with an open mindset. It will be tough – physically, mentally, and emotionally – but we are ready for it,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, coach Chris Gerber’s Rhenish side got back to winning ways at the expense of HMS Bloemhof.

Playing away from home, Rhenish won courtesy of field goals from Ruby Cilliers and Pippa Viljoen and a penalty corner goal from Puck Bakker.

In Cape Town, Herschel Girls School was also among the winners on the weekend, beating Rustenburg Girls’ High 4-1.

Mia Andrew grabbed a brace for the winners, while Gabriella du Toit and Emily van Heerden were also on the score sheet.

Meanwhile, coach Jarred Pitout’s Parel Vallei side won big against Worcester Gimnasium. They ran rampant, knocking in sevens goals without conceding.

Jessica Lavies was influential and scored a hattrick, while Skylar Bougaard struck twice, and Michaela Birch and Jordan Boer chipped in with further goals to complete the drubbing.

RESULTS

Paarl Gimnasium 3-1 Somerset College
Paarl Gimnasium 2-0 Springfield Convent School (mid-week)
Rhenish 3-0 HMS Bloemhof
Herschel 4-1 Rustenburg Girls’ High
Parel Vallei 7-0 Worcester Gimnasium
La Rochelle 0-0 HS Strand
Durbanville 1-0 DF Malan

Die kenmerk van ‘n uitstaande span is dat hulle, selfs na ‘n loslootjie, steeds soos ‘n goed geoliede masjien funksioneer.

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Hoërskool Dr. EG Jansen het dié toets met vlieënde vaandels geslaag na sy loslootjie in die vorige ronde van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Beker-afdeling.

Die Jansies het ‘n voortreflike vertoning van hardlooprugby opgedis om Hoërskool Rustenburg met 48-21 in Boksburg te karnuffel.

Die Jansies se gevaarmanne agterlangs kon, danksy ‘n stewige grondslag deur die voorspelers, 24 punte in elk van die twee helftes aanteken.

Die Arende se voorry het hul stempel deeglik afgedruk, met vaskopstut en kaptein, Duwan Potgieter, wat oudergewoonte van voor gelei het. Sy kollegas, Danré Pike (haker) en Zian Marais (loskopstut), het nie alleen soos tiere verdedig nie, maar ook ‘n keer of wat, met die bal in hand, die Rusties laat bontstaan.

Oopkantflank, Zaide-Leigh Rippenaar, het sy terugkeer aangekondig met ‘n aantal begeesterde lopies in gebroke spel en beïndruk met sy bedrieglike systap, terwyl die Jansies se linkervleuel, Keanu van Loggerenberg, weer sy vaart en venynige voetwerk tentoongestel het.

Dit was egter steelkantflank en een van die Jansies se voorste driedrukkers in vanjaar se seisoen, Gerhad van Aswegen, wat uiteindelik die kollig gesteel het. Die veelsydige Van Aswegen, wat sy staal op slot en agtsteman ook al gewys het, het drie keer oorgebars vir ‘n indrukwekkende driekuns aan drieë.

Die Rusties se indrukwekkende heelagter, Lorenzo Snyers, was nietemin meer as opgewasse om die Jansies ‘n paar keer in die stof te laat byt met sy teenaanvalle, terwyl oopkantflank, Wickus Jacobs, waarskynlik sy beste vertoning van die jaar gelewer en dit gevier het met ‘n uitmuntende tweekuns.

In Johannesburg, het Helpmekaar Kollege kwaai beïndruk na twee teleurstellende wedstryde oor die laaste paar weke. Die Helpies het vir die besoekende Hoërskool Marais Viljoen ‘n behoorlike loesing van 62-24 toegedien.

Heelagter, Tiaan le Roux, het weer die veld aan die brand gespeel, met sy teenaanvalle, wat ‘n mens laat dink het aan dié van sy Sprinkbok-naamgenoot, Willie le Roux, vroeër in sy loopbaan. Le Roux is met twee besoeke agter die doellyn beloon.

Senter, Vernon Beyer, het sy geleentheid in die beginspan, weens beserings, aangegryp, die bal met mening opgeneem en, nes Le Roux, die besoekers se verdediging twee keer deurgedring vir drieë.

Michael Benzien, die Helpies se staatmaker in die nr. 10-trui, was dodelik akkuraat met sy korrelwerk pale toe en het ses doelskoppe, asook ‘n drie, aangeteken vir ‘n persoonlike bydrae van 17 punte.

Op sy beurt, was Recce Gerber, die besoekers se loskakel, weer uitstekend. Gerber, waarskynlik die span van Alberton se beste speler vanjaar en een van die top-losskakels in die kompetisie, het met sy goeie visie en uitstaande taktiese skopwerk hard probeer om sy span in die wedloop te hou.

Dit was juis een van sy slinkse steekskoppies wat aan linkervleuel, Weon van der Vyver, een van sy twee drieë besorg het. Van der Vyver was deurgaans ‘n gevaar aan die buitekant, terwyl Devin Raubenheimer uitgeblink het in die middeveld. Van der Vyver en Raubenheimer is elk met ‘n tweekuns beloon.

Puntemakers:

Dr. EG Jansen 48 (24) – Drieë: Gerhardt vs Aswegen (3), Keanu van Loggerenberg, Matthew Bergman, Danre Pike, Zade-Leigh Rippenaar, TK Ngobese. Doelskoppe: Matthew Bergman (5). Jean-Dre Claasen. Hoërskool Rustenburg 21 (7) – Drieë: Wickus Jacobs (2), Lorenzo Snyers. Doelskoppe: Snyers, Awie Alberts.

Helpmekaar Kollege 62 (24) – Drieë: Tiaan le Roux (2), Vernon Beyer (2), Delano Maritz, Pieter Moller, Michael Benzien, Molatsi Moloi, Zandre van der Westhuizen, Darius Haasbroek. Doelskoppe: Michael Benzien (6). Marais Viljoen 24 (7) – Drieë: Weon van der Vyver (2), Devind Raubenheimer (2). Doelskoppe: Recce Gerber (2).

Ander spanne:

o.16: Rustenburg 15, EG Jansen 5; Helpmekaar 93, Marais Viljoen 0.

o.15: Rustenburg 20, EG Jansen 19; Helpmekaar 54, Marais Viljoen 14.

o.14: Rustenburg 26, EG Jansen 0; Helpmekaar 106, Marais Viljoen 5

Hoërskool Monument‘s first boys’ hockey team etched themselves into their school’s history books by capturing top honours at the Noordvaal Hockey Championships, hosted in Tzaneen, Limpopo, for a first time on the weekend.

The A Section of the annual tournament, which was held at Merensky Landbou Akademie, began on Thursday and concluded with the final on Saturday.

With the silverware up for grabs, Monnas rose to the occasion and beat the defending champions, Helpmekaar College 2-0.

In last year’s showpiece, coach Tiaan Meyer’s side played in the B Section and finished in fifth place behind Hoërskool Transvalia.

This year, they entered the tournament intent on making a bigger splash. They were drawn in Pool A, alongside Midstream College, from Pretoria, and Potchefstroom Gimnasium.

The side from Krugersdorp opened their account with a nervy 1-0 win over Midstream. Then, on day two, they defeated Potch Gim 2-0 to set themselves up nicely for the knockout stages.

With their confidence boosted, thanks to their top of the group finish, Monnas convincingly handled Hoërskool Middelburg in the quarterfinals, winning 3-0.

Later in the day, Meyer’s charges took on HTS Witbank in the first of the semi-finals. Monument kept their momentum flowing, outscoring their opponents 3-1. Helpmekaar, meanwhile, matched that scoreline in their semi-final win over Nelspruit.

Monnas kept their foot on the gas in their final day showdown against Helpmekaar, striking twice without reply to finish the tournament as the only unbeaten side.

Reflecting on their performances over the weekend, coach Meyer said he and fellow coach Jake Franklin, and Monument’s Head of Hockey, Divan Geyser, were pleased with how the team had conducted itself, and with the style of hockey that they had produced.

“The coaching staff and I are extremely delighted with the weekend we had. Words cannot describe the joy we have experienced,” he told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“We admire the grit that these boys have shown. We are immensely proud of them, and it has been a privilege to be part of such an exceptional group of youngsters.

“This Noordvaal win marks the first time in our school’s history for the first boys’ team to progress to the semi-finals and final of this tournament, so it is a standout moment,” he added.

The tournament also marked the end of a busy season for Monument.

After a total of 46 matches played, Meyer said he was pleased with the progress of the team, adding that they would look to further build upon their encouraging season in 2025.

“We have had a fairly decent season, considering the number of games we have played,” he said.

“We are in a building phase with our current first team and have been showing improvement throughout the year. We have had the opportunity to play some top-quality sides and we are always keen to learn and improve.

“A lot has been learned and we are looking to improve next season. Fortunately, we have only three Grade 12 learners in our side this year, and that bodes well for next year, and we look forward to competing at various tournaments,” he concluded.

The school’s Head of Hockey and 1st XI assistant coach, Divan Geyser, believes winning the tournament will also encourage other learners to take up the sport.

Geyser has been at the school for nine years and told SuperSport Schools Plus that the Noordvaal Hockey Championships’ win had been in the works for quite some time.

“It’s been a long-term project to build the school’s boys hockey programme at Monnas,” he shared.

“We want more players playing the sport, so winning a tournament like this is a huge achievement for the boys, coaches, and the school.

“For our programme, it’s immense. It will encourage more learners to play the sport and that will improve the sport at the school as a whole.”

While Monnas claimed top honours in the A Section, there was also joy for Pretoria’s Hoërskool Zwartkop which won the B Section.

They defeated Hoërskool Linden 1-0 in the final, improving by two places on their third-place finish in the 2023 tournament.

U18A Noordvaal Standings

Monument
Helpmekaar College
Hoërskool Nelspruit
HTS Witbank
Hoërskool Waterkloof
Hoërskool Rustenburg
Midstream College
Hoërskool Middelburg
Hoërskool Pietersburg
Potchefstroom Gimnasium
Hoërskool Noordheuwel
Sasolburg High School

U18B Noordvaal Standings

Hoërskool Zwartkop
Hoërskool Linden
Hoërskool Evander
Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom
Montana High
Hoërskool Ben Vorster
Merensky Landbou Akademie
Dr Malan
Hoërskool Transvalia
Kempton Park
Bergsig Academy
Driehoek

Hoërskool Oos-Moot het weer bewys dat die Moot nié ‘n maklike plek is om te gaan wen nie.

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Die Oosies het ‘n puik plan uitstekend uitgevoer om Hoërskool Klerksdorp, wat kookwater-rugby opdis deesdae, met 29-19, in Pretoria te verslaan in die Noordvaal Cup se Plaat-afdeling. Dit is die Klerksdorpers se eerste nederlaag na die vakansie.

Die tuisspan se pak voorspelers was die geheime bestandeel in die afrigtingspan se wenresep. Dit was inderdaad voorlangs waar hulle die gevaarlike besoekers van Noordwes geneutraliseer het.

Hul bereidwilligheid om Klerksdorp se heelwat groter pak fisies aan te vat het vrugte afgewerp en verhoed dat die besoekers noemenswaardige momentum kon bewerkstellig. Dit het nietemin harde werk geverg maar mettertyd die gewenste uitwerking gehad en toenemend geleenthede geskep vir Oos-Moot om die bal agterlangs lug te gee.

Dewron Aford se oorskakeling van binnesenter na losskakel was ‘n meesterskuif deur Oosies se ervare breier, Braam Pretorius. Dit het Aford meer tyd met die bal in hand gebied en terselftertyd vir Ruwan Allen, wat normaalweg in die nr. 10-trui uitdraf, geïnspireer om dikwels swakplekke in die besoekers se middeveld uit te buit.

Vir Klerksdorp het buitesenter, Asif Sumara, die kollig gesteel en in die tweede helfte deurgebreek vir twee van sy span se drie drieë.

Die onvoorspelbare Ligbron Akademie het nogmaals ‘n duidelike waarskuwing aan toekomstige teenstanders gerig deur tuis in Ermelo vir Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg se Rooi Bulle met 25-20 te troef.

Die besoekers was soos ‘n wafferse 100 m-atleet uit die blokke om binne die eerste vyf minute reeds twee drieë, deur haker, Hanru Terblanche, en binnesenter, Anthoni Smuts, te druk en het die eerste helfte oorheers deur die meerderheid van die rugby te speel.

Ligbron was teen rustyd nietemin nog stewig in die wedloop met 19-20, danksy die Ngwenya-duo, Lethi Ngwenya en Anele Ngwenya, wat weer op hul stukke was en elk agter die Rooi Bulle se doellyn gaan draai het in die eerste skof.

Die Liggies het stadig maar seker die oorhand begin verkry na halftyd, met skrumskakel, Renier van Staden, se akkurate skopskoen die deurslaggewende faktor. Van Staden se twee strafdoele was die enigste punte in die tweede helfte, vanweë rotsvaste verdediging aan albei kante, en op die ou end die enigste verskil in ‘n titaniese kragmeting.

Hoërskool Transvalia het met nóg ‘n sege hul voorsprong in die Plaat-afdeling vergroot. Die span van Vanderbijlpark het op ‘n drafstap met 40-12 teen Hoërskool Zwartkop geseëvier.

Steelkantfalnk, Daniel Kazambu, het gewys hoekom hy as een van die voorste losvoorspelers in die reeks beskou word met sy konstante teenwoordigheid by die afbreekpunte en vermoë om soos ‘n agterspeler aan te val. Kazambu het by twee geleenthede vanuit sy eie halfgebied deurgebars vir ‘n briljante tweekuns.

Losskakel, Dylan Steynman, het sy beste spelpeil ook herwin om die toutjies ordentlik te trek en vir binnesenter, Brandonlee Smit, en die res van sy agterlyn op die voorvoet te hou.

In Pretoria moes Hoërskool Middelburg spook om ‘n begeesterde Hoërskool Montana onder te kry.

Die Middies het, danksy ‘n tweekuns deur hul fisieke slot, Enrico Thompson, met ‘n swaarverdiende sege van 24-17 na Mpumalanga terugkeer. Thompson het puik ondersteuning ontvang van die woelige oopkantflank, CW Hanekom, wat ook met ‘n drie beloon is.

Die Monties se pak het nietemin die Middelburgers se voorspelers dikwels ore aangesit, met staatmakerstut, Marinus Oberholzer, en oopkantflank, Dieter Scheepers, wat op die aanval én verdediging uitgeblink het. Agsteman, Devan van der Merwe, het die Monties se stelskopwerk behartig en gewys dat hy nie alleen ‘n doring in die los is nie maar ook geslaag met drie doelskoppe en ‘n strafdoel.

Puntemakers: 

Oos-Moot 29 (3) – Drieë: Piri, Ruwan Allen, Wade Williams, Dewron Aford. Doelskoppe: Allen (3). Strafdoel: Allen. Hoërskool Klerksdorp 19 (7) – Drieë: Asif Sumara (2), Janu de Wet. Doelskoppe: Cohan Witbooi (2).

Ligbron Akademie 25 (19) – Drieë: Bandile Thanjekwayo, Lethi Ngwenya, Anele Ngwenya. Doelskoppe: Renier van Staden (2). Strafdoele: Van Staden (2). HTS Middelburg 20 (20) – Drieë: Hanru Terblanche, Anthoni Smuts, Tercius Bezuidenhout. Doelskop: WJ Enslin. Strafdoel: Enslin.

Transvalia 40 (21) – Drieë: Daniel Kazambu (2), Jayden McPearson, Dylan Steynman, Brandonlee Smit, Siyabongo Khambule. Doelskoppe: Dylan Steynman (5). Zwartkop 12 (0) – Drieë: Luan Williams (2). Doelskop: Luhardt Booyens.

Hoërskool Middelburg 24 (12) – Drieë: Enrico Thompson (2), CW Hanekom, Keabetswe Nkgadema. Doelskop: Matthew Abbey (3), Crawdord Joubert. Montana 17 (12) – Drieë: Marinus Oberholzer, Dieter Scheepers, Dirk Coetzee. Doelskoppe: Devan van der Berg (3). Strafdoel: Van der Berg.

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Oos-Moot 45, Klerksdorp 0; HTS Middelburg 22, Ligbron 14; Transvalia 21, Zwartkop 18; Hoërskool Middelburg 31, Montana 19.

o.15: Oos-Moot 18, Klerksdorp 7; Ligbron 21, HTS Middelburg 14; Tranvalia 27, Zwartkop 0; Hoërskool Middelburg 21, Montana 7.

o.14: Oos-Moot 34, Klerksdorp 8; Ligbron 10 HTS Middelburg 5; Transvalia 14; Zwartkop 0; Hoërskool Middelburg 24, Montana 14.

Glenwood High School, after claiming the KZN High Schools Football Association Coastal 2nd Term League title for a second year in succession, made it a double on Sunday at Hilton College by capturing the Primo Big 10 honours.

It was a case of third time lucky for the Green Machine, who had twice before been beaten in the final.

This time, with a hard-nosed, refuse-to-buckle effort, they won, beating Durban High School (DHS) 1-0 in the title-decider, thanks to a superb finish on the counterattack from Ukwazi Dludla.

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Glenwood demonstrated grit and a hard-working team ethic on their way to the silverware, and they did it the hard way.

Their challenge began in Group B with a rematch of the 2023 final against Maritzburg College. The Red, Black and White struck first in that match, but Glenwood clawed their way back into the contest and eventually won it 2-1.

Job done? Not quite. A 0-1 setback against Clifton College left the Green Machine on the back foot. They needed a win against DHS in a cross-pool game to ensure their passage to the quarterfinals. They got it, winning 2-0.

Then, in the quarterfinals, they went a goal down to Northwood after Owami Maduna curled a brilliant shot across the goalkeeper and into the far corner. Alakhe Mdluli found a reply, however, and Glenwood went on to scrape a 5-4 win from the penalty spot.

DHS, meanwhile, took on Clifton in the quarterfinals. Their Durban neighbours caused the Horseflies one or two scares, but DHS came away with a 2-0 win in the end.

Michaelhouse got the better of Hilton in a battle of traditional rivals in the last eight, with a sensational rasping drive into the goalkeeper’s bottom right-hand corner from Jason Brufau proving to be a deserving winner.

In an eagerly anticipated showdown, Westville Boys’ High and Maritzburg College battled it out in the last of the quarterfinal contests.

The Griffin were first onto the scoreboard, with Bayanda Dlamini striking from close range.

Ace predator Mazithi Qasha levelled for College after pouncing on a defensive error and Nzolo Ngcemu then won it with a headed goal back across the ‘keeper.

Before the semi-finals, ninth and tenth places were up for grabs, with Kearsney College facing St Charles.

They played to a goalless draw and, with the matches running slightly behind schedule, they chose not to go to the spot to decide the outcome.

Glenwood had done it the hard way to reach the semis, and that tough route to the final continued when they had to face Maritzburg College again.

Once more, College scored first, and once more Glenwood came back from a goal down to win 2-1.

DHS and Michaelhouse, meanwhile, shared a 1-1 draw, which sent the match to the penalty spot, from which School claimed a 3-2 victory.

In the final, a contest that simmered and threatened to boil over at times, Glenwood coach Khaya Ngwengwe urged his players to keep calm, keep working hard. They would score on the counter, he said. He was proved right when Dludla bagged the winner in the second half.

The man of the match award went to Glenwood’s Sibonelo Phewa, who is also a regular star performer in their 1st XI cricket side.

There was a four-way tie for the Primo Big 10’s top goal scorer, with Mazithi Qasha (Maritzburg College), Tino Hove (Hilton College), Alakhe Mdluli and Ukwazi Dludla (both Glenwood), scoring three goals each.

Results 

9th/10th

Kearsney College 0-0 St Charles College

Quarter finals

DHS 2-0 Clifton
Glenwood (5) 1-1 (4) Northwood
Westville 1-2 Maritzburg College
Hilton College 0-1 Michaelhouse

Semi finals 

DHS (3) 1-1 (2) Michaelhouse
Maritzburg College 1-2 Glenwood

Final

DHS 0-1 Glenwood

After two pulsating mid-week fixtures in which Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) and South African College High School (SACS) played to a 2-2 draw, and Paarl Gimnasium defeated Bishops Diocesan College 2-1, teams in the Western Cape were back in action on the weekend.

Those four top guns all played on Friday night and produced some eye-catching results.

SACS travelled to Reddam House Constantia for their league match and did what was expected of them, thrashing the hosts.

The southern suburbs school, after producing a lukewarm performance against PRG on Wednesday, came out firing and were unrelenting.

They scored a whopping 12 times and conceded one goal at the other end. Their playmaker, Litha Kraai, after being shut down by PRG, found his groove again, netting five times.

Matthew Jones chipped in with a hattrick, while Reece Theunis scored a brace, and Regan Wille, and Connor van der Schyff both got onto the scoreboard as SACS ran wild.

Sam Holmes‘ charges will next turn their attention to a match against Rondebosch next weekend. ‘Bosch also cruised, outplaying DF Malan 7-0.

Coach Michael Baker’s Paul Roos team travelled from Stellenbosch to Cape Town to face Stellenberg High School.

It was business as usual for the Boland boys, and a free-flowing and open match saw them score with ease.

They ran out comfortable 9-2 winners, with Luke Oliver scoring his first hattrick of the season. Callum van Oudsthoorn and skipper Reuben Sendzul chipped in with doubles.

Hano Basson and Christo Swanepoel completed the Paul Roos scoring as they scored their most goals in a game this season.

Baker’s troops will be back in action at 18:35 on Thursday when they host Somerset College on the Maties Astroturf in Stellenbosch.

In another league encounter, Bishops Diocesan College thumped Curro Durbanville 8-0 at the Woodlands AstroTurf.

There were braces for Tom Ludlum, Joshua Mettler, and James Grieve while Albert Steyn and Andrew Raubenheimer also scored.

Next weekend, Bishops faces Wynberg Boys’ High. It will be a tough challenge for both teams.

Meanwhile, in Paarl, coach Jacques Grobler’s Paarl Gim side picked up another win, outscoring Somerset College 3-1.

Stephan Pieterse, who has been in a rich vein of goal-scoring form, struck with a drag flick, while skipper, LD Nel, converted a stroke, and Juan Swanepoel made it three.

In their final match of the season, Paarl Gim faces their town rivals, Paarl Boys’ High, in their annual interschools clash.

Boishaai, meanwhile, boosted their confidence ahead of that game with a 3-2 win over Parel Vallei.

RESULTS

SACS 12-1 Reddam House Constantia
Paul Roos 9-2 Stellenberg High
Bishops 8-0 Curro Durbanville
Paarl Gimnasium 3-1 Somerset College
Rondebosch Boys’ High 7-0 DF Malan
Paarl Boys’ High 3-2 Parel Vallei

Selborne College captain Tre’ Gilbert said he’s pleased with how his side has conducted itself during the second half of the schoolboy hockey season in the Eastern Cape.

His comment came after Selborne scored an emphatic win on Friday night in East London, thumping Dale College 7-0.

Gilbert led from the front, scoring four goals, including three from penalty corner drag flicks. Daniel Conroy, Daniel Sirgel, and Waeden Plaatjes also netted.

The one-sided win meant Selborne continued its unbeaten run in the Border region this season. Only once have they lost at home. That defeat came in April, against Grey College, who won 5-2 to bring an end to Selborne’s unbeaten start to the season.

Since the beginning of the third term, they’ve made light work of every opponent they’ve faced. They’ve scored freely, conceded few goals, and produced high quality hockey week in and week out.

In their first match of the term, they cantered to a 6-1 win over Hudson Park. A week later, they travelled to Komani to face Queen’s College, who had held Selborne to a 1-1 draw when the teams met in East London earlier in the season. The second time around, the East London boys ran out 6-1 winners.

Before their meeting with Dale, Selborne took on Cambridge High School during the week. They had won 6-0 when the teams met for a first time. In their second meeting, coach KJ Friend‘s side more than doubled that score, striking 14 times without reply to set themselves up nicely for their clash with Dale.

It was business as usual against the Dalians. Selborne dominated the opening two chukkas to take a comfortable 4-0 lead into halftime. Their goalkeeper Nathan Amos-Brown was a spectator for most of the match, with the action happening in the opposition’s half.

Three more goals in the second half made it 7-0. “We’ve had a great third term as a team,” Gilbert told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“Our goal-scoring ability has taken off. The past four games, we’ve scored 33 times and we’re really in a great space as a team going into our clash against Grey High.”

The highly anticipated Eastern Cape battle between Selborne and Gqeberha’s Grey High will be the last match for both teams this season.

It’ll be a showdown between two sides that have enjoyed massive success this year, and it will also be about the leading teams in the region duelling for bragging rights.

Gilbert said Selborne is expecting a tough tussle against their rivals. “We’re coming into the Grey game with some confidence, but nothing is guaranteed in schoolboy hockey.

“All we know is that we will go into the game with the perspective of playing our style of hockey.

“We have massive respect for our opponents as they are [ranked] third in the country, so we expect an exciting finale to the season,” he concluded.

Other matches

Also in East London, Stirling High School recorded two wins over the weekend, beating Cambridge High 2-1 on Friday night, before claiming the scalp of Woodridge College on Sunday, with a 3-0 victory.

Against Cambridge, a Chad Clark-Evans brace sealed the win, while Josh Williams scored twice against Woodridge, and Jaren Marillier added his name to the score sheet.

After beating Framesby 3-0 on Friday night, Hudson Park suffered a hefty 2-5 defeat to the same Woodridge College on Saturday.

Meanwhile, in Komani, Queen’s College returned to winning ways with a 3-0 defeat of Merrifield College on Saturday.

RESULTS

Merrifield 1-1 Woodridge College
Selborne College 7-0 Dale College
Stirling High School 2-1 Cambridge
Hudson Park 3-0 Framesby
Merrifield 0-3 Queen’s College
Hudson Park 2-5 Woodridge
Stirling High 3-0 Woodridge College

Affies’ hooker Ethan Van Dyk delivered a massive performance to help drive the visitors to big a 48-5 victory over their city rivals Pretoria Boys High School in their annual derby.

The number two scored three tries during Saturday’s second half on Brooks Field and tallied an incredible five for the match.

Van Dyk was also the instigator of many of his tries, with his pinpoint lineout throwing setting up driving mauls from which he was driven over the try line.

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Boys High put in some strong hits in the early going in an attempt to slow the visitors’ momentum. Tension boiled like a kettle on a stove. Bit it was the Wit Bulle who drew first blood with a well-executed lineout and strong driving maul, a feature of Affies’ play on the day, putting Van Dyk over for his first score.

It appeared like déjà vu when Van Dyk crossed for another five points, with the accurate boot of flyhalf Ruben Pienaar pinning Boys High in a corner to create the try-scoring opportunity for Affies.

Then, with brute force, Affies’ lock JD Hattingh drove through the defensive line and powered over for the visitors’ third five-pointer to ensure they went into the break with momentum on their side. They led 17-0, with Pienaar successful with only one of his three conversion attempts.

The Candies’ coach Paul Anthony must have shared some inspirational words with his charges during the break because soon after the restart Boys High scored their only points of the match. Giving Affies some of their own medicine, they forced their way over from a lineout, with the throw-in cleanly collected by captain Tshepiso Shikhibana and the move finished off by prop Jeffrey Singo.

After yet another powerful driving maul, Affies’ scrumhalf Hendré Schoeman fed Pienaar, who showcased his tactical awareness by exploiting a gap in the defensive line with a convincingly sold dummy. He ran in the try and converted it, too, to extend the Wit Bulle’s lead to 19 points,

Two more tries in quick succession from Van Dyk further extended Affies’ big advantage. It was all Affies, with Boys High forced to defend against wave after wave of attacks.

The Candies were also afforded few chances to counterattack as their city neighbours clamped down on their attacking intentions.

With 10 minutes to go, referee Toit du Toit consulted with one of his assistants, which ended with a yellow card for the home side. That one-man disadvantage created even more space for the rampant Affies’ team.

In the last six minutes, the floodgates opened, with the Wit Bulle running in a further three tries, which included a fifth for Van Dyk.

The try of the day, though, came from a beautifully judged chip from Pienaar, which found the outstretched hands of wing Nico Grobler. He realised he wasn’t able to make it to the try line on his own, so he offloaded to his fellow wing, Eagan Roux, who dotted down to complete a fine sweeping move.

After the first half, Boys High were still in the game, but Affies’ class on the offensive shone through and the weight of their unceasing attacks came to bear fruit.

Pretoria Boys High 5 (0) – Try: Jeffery Singo. Affies 48 (17) – Tries: Ethan Van Dyk (5), JD Hattingh, Ruben Pienaar, Eagan Roux,.Conversions: Ruben Pienaar (4).

Vyf drieë tussen twee van die Nories se uitblinkers het die Klofies se ondergang bewerkstellig in Pretoria.

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Hoërskool Noordheuwel het verras met ‘n uitmuntende vertoning om een van die onoorwonne spanne in die Noordvaal Cup se Beker-afdeling, Hoërskool Waterkloof, ‘n les in hardlooprugby te leer. Die Krugersdorpers het ‘n wegholoorwinning van 53-32 in die Jakarandastad behaal.

Die Norie Blues se ster, Cheswill Jooste, het gewys hoekom hy as een van die beste heelagters in Suid-Afrikaanse skolerugby beskou word. Sy skuif van buitesenter na agter het die nodige X-faktor vir die besoekers gebied en hy het elke gaping met oorgawe aangeval om twee keer te gaan druk.

Dit het die Nories se gevaarlike linkervleuel, Lindsey Jansen, duidelik aangesteek en Jansen het die kollig gesteel met ‘n indrukwekkende driekuns aan drieë.

Die tuisspan se haker, Ruan Jacobs, was weer uitstaande en het beslis na hoogste versnelling oorgeskakel na die skoolvakansie om met sy sterk barslopies telkens oor die voordeellyn te kom. Oopkantflank, Divan Botha, het waarskynlik sy beste vertoning van die jaar gelewer. Botha was prominent op die aanval en is, nes Jacobs, met twee drieë beloon.

In Mbombela het Hoërskool Nelpruit se Rhinos dit drie uit drie gemaak deur vir Hoërskool Menlopark met 33-28 te klop. Haker, Regardt Vermaak, was hier ook aan die spits, het ‘n barshou gespeel in die vastelos en ook ‘n tweekuns behaal.

Vermaak het oudergewoonte puik ondersteuning van sy hardwerkende agsteman, Vaughn van Zyl, ontvang. Van Zyl het die Parkies vanuit die staanspoor gelooi met kragtige lopies en rotsvaste verdediging.

Die besoekers se agsteman, Rocco Myburgh, was ewe goed en, ten spyte van ‘n swaar seisoen vir die Pretorianers, ‘n reuse uitblinker. Hy het sy lyf op die spel gesit om Menlopark oor die voordeellyn te kry, terwyl linkervleuel, Divan Nel, oudergewoonte na ‘n praglopie oorgeglip het vir ‘n drie.

Dit was helaas net-net nie genoeg nie en die span van Pretoria moes met die kous oor die kop huiswaarts keer.

Puntemakers:

Noordheuwel 53 (19) – Drieë: Lindsey Jansen (3), Cheswill Jooste (2), Jarred Coetzee (2), Ignatius Jantjies. Doelskoppe: Jeandre Uithaler (5). Strafdoel: Uithaler. Waterkloof 32 (15) – Drieë: Ruan Jacobs (2), Divan Botha (2), Happy Makate. Doelskoppe: Ronan Bastiaanse (2). Strafdoel: Batiaanse.

Hoërskool Nelspruit 33 (12) – Drieë: Regardt Vermaak (2), Vaughn van Zyl, Liam Pringle. Doelskop: Theuns Meyer. Strafdoele: Meyer.  Menlopark 28 (7) – Drieë: Divan Nel, Rocco Myburgh, Gustav Schäffner, Nathen du Plessis. Doelskoppe: Phillipus de Bruyn (4).

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Noordheuwel 28, Waterkloof 19; Menlopark 24, Nelspruit 0.

o.15: Noordheuwel 46, Waterkloof 10; Menlopark 43, Nelspruit 7.

o.14: Noordheuwel 39, Waterkloof 20; Nelspruit 15, Menlopark.