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Die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Bowl-trofee sal weer vanjaar in Potchefstroom staanplek kry. Die groot vraag is net, waar? Weer by Potchefstroom Gimnasium, óf by Potchefstroom Volkskool?

Herleef al die SDC Noordvaal Bowl-aksie op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) 

Gimmies het die kanse om hul titel suksesvol te verdedig lewendig gehou deur vir Hoërskool Jeugland met 22-18, op die Piet Malan-veld, te verslaan.

Die besoekers van Kempton Park het dit egter geensins maklik gemaak vir die verdedigende kampioen nie.

Jeugland se agterste driehoek, met heelagter, King Agbanzo, aan die spits, het die Gimmies se verdediging by meer as een geleentheid oorhoeks gehad. Agbanzo en sy twee vleuels, Jan Romano en Thando Ngomane, het elkeen gaan druk om die druk vierkantig op die Gimmies te plaas.

Heelagter, Josh Pretorius, het egter tot die tuisspan se redding gekom. In straks sy beste vertoning van die jaar, het Pretorius twee keer deurgewals om die Gimmies terug in die wedstryd te kry, nadat hulle met 8-13 agtergeloop het teen rustyd.

Losskakel-generaal, Zandré Da Silva, het nie alleen ook agter die besoekers se doellyn gaan draai nie, maar albei Pretorius se drieë verdoel en met ‘n kritieke strafdoel geslaag om sy span oor die wenstreep te help kry.

Potchefstroom Volkskool was self in ‘n hewige stryd met Bergsig Akademie gewikkel. Die ervaring van staatmakers, Lourenzo Louw en Lethabo Riet, het ‘n sleutelrol gespeel in Volkies se sege van 26-24. Die duo was nie slegs dodelik op die aanval nie, maar hul verdediging het grootliks gehelp om die Eagles van ‘n plek, vir die eerste keer ooit, in die Bowl-eindstryd te weerhou.

Skrumskakel, Juhan Geldenhuys het ook sy deel bygedra vanaf die skopkegel. Die drie strafdoele en een doelskop waarmee hy geslaag het was ongetwyfeld ‘n bepalende faktor, terwyl plaasvervangers, Joshua van der Westhuizen en Nolan Roets, die nodige woema vanaf die bank gebied het vir die naelskraapse sege.

Hoewel aan die verloorkant, het die span Rustenburg gewys dat hy in dié afdeling hoort. Met drie spanne wat in die halfeindronde uitgedraf het, lyk die toekoms by die Eagles rooskleurig onder die vlerk van Martin Pelser en voorspelerafrigter, Kosie Jansen van Vuuren.

Puntemakers: 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 22 (8) – Drieë: Josh Pretorius (2), Zandré Da Silva. Doelskoppe: Da Silva (2). Strafdoel: Da Silva. Jeugland 18 (13) – Drieë: Jan Ramano, Thando Ngomane, King Agbanzo. Strafdoel: Agbanzo.

Potchefstroom Volkskool 26 (16) – Drieë: Lethabo Riet, Juan Fourie, Louis Fourie. Doelskop: Juhan Geldenhuys. Strafdoele: Geldenhuys (3). Bergsig Akademie 24 (14). 

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Merensky 38, Bergsig Akademie 24; Eldoraigne 31, Dinamika 16.

o.15: Eldoraigne 31, Bergsig Akademie 15; Ermelo 22, Dinamika 17.

o.14: Potchefstroom Gimnasium 27, Dinamika 11; Jeugland 17, Ermelo 7.

Hoërskool Montana is steeds goed op koers om na vanjaar van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Skild- na die Plaat-afdeling terug te skuif.

Herleef al die SDC Noordvaal Skild-aksie op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) 

Die Monties, wat verlede jaar gerelegeer is, het vanjaar, saam met Hoërskool Ben Vorster, die Skild oorheers en het bo aan die algehele puntelys geëindig. Die eerste span se naelskraapse sege van 19-18 oor Hoërskool Secunda in Saterdag se halfeind het hul kanse verder versterk.

Dit was egter so hittete of die span van Mpumalanga het die vreugdevieringe in die wiele gery.

Die Monties het die toon vir grootste gedeelte van die wedstryd aangegee en was kort na die omdraaislag reeds met 19-6 voor, met die tuisspan se senterpaar, kaptein Hendrew Schoeman en Luan Barnard, wat in daardie stadium uithalerspel gelewer het. Soos gebruiklik, was albei gevaarlik met bal in hand, maar dit was vernaam hul soliede verdediging teen Secunda se Bismarck Jansen en Armand Underhay wat ‘n groot rol in die uiteindelike oorwinning gespeel.

Drieë deur linkervleuel, Damian de Beer, en steelkantflank, Zander van der Merwe, in die tweede helfte het vir Secunda terug in die wedstryd gebring. Dit was verál Van der Merwe s’n, met sowat vier minute oor, wat die senuwees van die Monties se ondersteuners op hol gejaag het.

Die besoekers het egter uit tyd uit gehardloop en kon op die einde net-net nie die Monties se aanvanklike oorheersing heeltemal uitblus nie.

Goeie nuus vir Secunda was nietemin dat sy o.14 span ‘n skoksege oor Hoërskool Ben Vorster behaal het. Die jongelinge het, slegs ‘n week nadat hulle met 7-38 teen die einste Ben Vorster vasgeval het, die bordjies dramaties met met 16-14 verhang, om die span van Mpumalanga van relegasie te red.

In Pietersburg het Hoërskool Pietersburg vir die tweede keer vanjaar met Hoërskool Lichtenburg afgereken om sy plek in die halfeind, teen Montana, in Pretoria te bespreek. Dit was ‘n kragmeting wat hoofsaaklik deur die voorspelers beslis is, met sewe van die totaal van nege drieë in die Pieties se oorwinning van 36-28 wat deur die twee spanne se voorspelers gedruk is.

Die Liggies het teen rustyd redelik gemaklik met 23-14 voorgeloop, maar daarna het die Pieties se pak sy stem dik gemaak het om die kastaiings uit die vuur te krap. Die voorrymanne, Ziahn Lombaard en Krissie Swanepoel, het die leiding geneem in hierdie verbete terugvegpoging.

Die Pieties het nie minder nie as 22 punte aangeteken in die tweede skof, teenoor slegs vyf van die besoekers, wat ‘n duidelike waarskuwing aan die Monties gerig het voor eerskomende Saterdag se eindstryd.

Puntemakers: 

Montana 19 (12) – Drieë: Aiden Vorster, Luan Barnard, Ulrich van Biljon. Doelskoppe: Rubel Bester (2). Hoërskool Secunda 18 (6) – Drieë: Damian de Beer, Zander van der Merwe. Doelskop: Alonzo Blackenberg. Strafdoele: Blackenberg (2).

Hoërskool Pietersburg 36 (14) – Drieë: Krissie Swanepoel, Ziahn Lombaard, Andru de Beer, Celliers van der Merwe, Elkan Esterhuyze. Doelskoppe: Ryno Mienie (4). Strafdoel: Mienie. Hoërskool Lichtenburg 28 (23) – Drieë: Juan van Rhyn, George Bingudza, KG Legodi, Tiaan Booysen. Doelskop: Luan Snyman. Strafdoele: Snyman (2).

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Piet Retief 23, Montana 20; Hoërskool Pietersburg 21, Ben Vorster 17.

o.15: Ben Vorster 22, Lichtenburg 3; Piet Retief 19, Hoërskool Pietersburg 14.

o.14: Montana 30, Heidelberg Volkskool 0; Secunda 16, Ben Vorster 14.

Die akkurate korrelwerk van agsteman Tercius Bezuidenhout het verseker dat Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg eerskomende Saterdag, in ‘n herhaling van die Middelburg-derby, sy titel verdedig teen die naburige Hoërskool Middelburg in die eindstryd van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Plaat-afdeling.

Herleef al die SDC Noordvaal Plaat-aksie op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) 

Bezuidenhout, wat reeds in die Rooi Bulle se laaste rondomtalie-wedstryd teen Hoërskool Zwartkop aangedui het dat hy oor ‘n kanonpoot beskik, het die afgelope naweek wéér drie strafdoele en twee doelskoppe deur die pale gejaag. Met dié 13 punte het Bezuidenhout ‘n beduidende bydrae gelewer tot sy span se sege van 23-10 oor Hoërskool Klerksdorp, in Saterdag se halfeindstryd.

Die Rooi Bulle was puik op die aanval, maar, was dit hul verdediging wat uitgestaan het. Om die gevaarlike span van Klerksdorp tot slegs 10 punte in 70 minute te beperk, was ‘n oorwinning op sigself, en in hierdie opsig het Bezuidenhout se losvoorspeler-maat, Ethan Kock, ‘n reuserol verrig met sy hoë werkverrigting in die los.

Agterlangs, het losskakel en kaptein, Johnny Dos Santos, in sy 50ste wedstryd vir die Rooi Bulle, sake netjies dikteer om sy span op die voorvoet te kry en te hou.

Vir Klerksdorp, kon slegs Jarred van Staden (binnesenter) die verdediging oopkloof om die tuisspan se enigste drie aan te teken.

Die eindstryd behoort oudergewoonte ‘n titaniese stryd tussen rooi en groen af te gee. Die Middies het self uitstekend vertoon in hul halfeind teen Zwartkop Vrydagaand en is immers die enigste span wat vanjaar met die Vikings kon afreken.

Puntemakers: 

HTS Middelburg 23 (14) – Drieë: Ethan Kock, Ruwan Graaff. Doelskoppe: Tercius Bezuidenhout (2). Strafdoele: Bezuidenhout (3). Hoërskool Klerksdorp 10 (3) – Drie: Jarred van Staden. Doelskop: Dorian Isaacs. Strafdoel: Isaacs.

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Oos-Moot 22, Hoërskool Kempton Park 15.

o.15: Zwartkop 11, Wesvalia 10.

o.14: Hoërskool Kempton Park 17, Hoërskool Middelburg 14.

Jubilation, excitement, and relief permeated the Hudson Park girls’ first hockey team after they ended their season with a 6-0 victory over Cambridge High School in East London on Friday.

The meeting, which took place at the Buco AstroTurf in Bunkers Hill, saw the hosts bow out in style in front of their home supporters.

It was another dominant performance from coach Jerry Snyman’s side after they thumped Kingsridge High School for Girls (KHS) 5-1 in Qonce a week ago.

A fairly young Cambridge team, meanwhile, headed into the game after a tough season. Before facing Hudson, they had lost 0-9 against Queenstown Girls’ High in Komani, so they were hurting.

Hudson, though, was on song. They dominated the game, owning more of the ball, and they created many goalscoring opportunities. They were also clinical in crucial moments and scored some fantastic goals.

SA u17 star Busiwe Mayekiso, who recently represented South Africa against Zimbabwe at the Allistar Fredericks Africa Challenge in Johannesburg, was at the forefront of it all and netted a brace.

She was joined on the scoresheet by Asiphe Zitumane, Inathi Lubelwana, Jorja Wilson, and the energetic and lively Hannah Faro.

“The game went well,” coach Snyman told SuperSport Schools Plus after the match.

“The girls executed the plan. The first half wasn’t our best, but, after the halftime talk, the girls rallied together and played the hockey we’ve been striving for.”

In 2024, Hudson made significant strides within the Border region and scored some notable wins. Then, this season, they upped the ante to become a force to be reckoned with.

Snyman referenced some of the team’s standout moments. “It has been a great second half of the season,” he said.

“We’ve had our ups and downs this season, but the camaraderie in the team was definitely our strength.

“We had four players achieving 100 caps this year and an outstanding game vs Clarendon in July, which ended in a 1-1 draw.”

The future of Hudson Park’s hockey programme looks healthy, and the strong results will help as the push to have their first AstroTurf installed on the school’s campus continues.

Looking ahead, Hudson will field have a much younger side in 2026, with eight players leaving.

Reflecting on the changes to come, Snyman said: “Four out of the eight senior players that we are losing achieved their 100 caps this year.

“The other four players have all achieved 50 caps. This is a true testament to their commitment and dedication to the sport, as well as the potential that these young players show, so they will be missed.”

BOYS

Contesting the Kearsney Hockey 5s, presented by Belgotex Sport, for the first time, Durban High School (DHS) took to the game like a duck to water, going unbeaten through pool play before downing Michaelhouse in the final to lift the trophy.

Skilful and creative, School looked as if they were experienced competitors in the Youth Olympics’ format. They were effective at creating space and finished well.

However, they found the going tougher on Saturday than on Friday, which had brought them five wins. Twice, DHS won in a shootout, after drawing 3-3 with Garsfontein, and then 3-3 with Michaelhouse in the final.

In a key game on day two, Michaelhouse and Garsfontein met in what was effectively a semi-final showdown, and it was ‘House who rose to the challenge, controlling the contest by owning the majority of possession.

Thandanani Zuma scored a couple of stunners to put Michaelhouse into a 2-0 lead before Garsfontein replied late in the second half to give themselves some hope of rescuing a draw. But ‘House held on to deservedly claim the win.

Hilton College, the defending champion, had to settle for third after edging out Garsfontein 3-2.

The hosts, Kearsney, took fifth place after outplaying their neighbours, Westville Boys’ High, 7-2. St Alban’s beat Ashton to finish seventh.

Results

Michaelhouse 8-0 Ashton
Kearsney 3-7 Hilton
Michaelhouse 4-4 Westville (Michaelhouse won on shootout)
Kearsney 3-2 Westville
Kearsney 11-3 Ashton
Westville 2-8 Hilton
Garsfontein 3-3 DHS (DHS won on shootout)
Ashton 1-8 St Alban’s
Westville 7-1 St Alban’s
DHS 4-0 St Alban’s
Garsfontein 1-2 Michaelhouse
St Alban’s 5-1 Ashton (7th/8th)
Westville 2-7 Kearsney (5th/6th)
Garsfontein 3-4 Hilton (3rd/4th)
DHS 3-3 Michaelhouse (1st/2nd, DHS won on shootout)

GIRLS

St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, dominated, the girls’ competition. They produced a clean record and won 4-1 against Maris Stella in the girls’ final after beating the same team 7-2 earlier in the day.

In 2024, Saints beat Danville Park 5-1 in pool play but then went down to Danville after a shootout in the final. They didn’t allow a similar upset to happen again. They were in full control of every match they played.

Epworth, who suffered a crucial 1-2 loss to Maris Stella, edged out Ashton 3-2 to finish third, while Curro Hillcrest won 2-1 against Danville to leave the Durban school at the opposite end of the standings to 2024.

Results

Maris Stella 2-1 Epworth
Ashton 5-0 Curro Hillcrest
St Mary’s 7-2 Maris Stella
St Mary’s 5-0 Danville
Epworth 2-1 Ashton
St Mary’s 12-1 Curro Hillcrest
Danville 1-2 Curro Hillcrest (5th/6th)
Epworth 3-2 Ashton (3rd/4th)
St Mary’s 4-1 Maris Stella (1st/2nd)

BOYS’ JUNIOR

Results

Highbury 8-0 Kloof
Bonsanani 3-6 Ashton
Westville Senior Primary 3-3 Hillcrest
Reddam 1-5 Penzance
Ashton 5-1 Kloof
Westville Senior Primary 2-2 Umhlali
Reddam 0-9 Atholl Heights
Umhlali 4-2 Bonisanani
Kloof 4-3 Hillcrest
Reddam 1-3 Winston Park
Cowan House 2-2 Penzance
Umhlali 9-1 Atholl Heights
Winston Park 1-1 Cowan House
Highbury 3-4 Atholl Heights
Hillcrest 4-2 Bonisanani
Winston Park 3-1 Penzance
Cowan House 2-9 Ashton
Highbury 5-3 Westville Senior
Hillcrest 1-2 Penzance
Westville Senior Primary 7-1 Reddam
Kloof 0-10 Umhlali
Bonisanani 3-3 Westville Senior Primary
Highbury 3-3 Winston Park
Atholl Heights 2-4 Penzance
Highbury 3-2 Ashton
Bonisanani 4-2 Cowan House
Atholl Heights 0-1 Winston Park
Ashton 8-2 Hillcrest
Reddam 0-3 Kloof
Cowan House 0-3 Umhlali

Hentie Cilliers captured the u17 title and Hoërskool Pionier the u15 honours on Saturday after two days of all-out action at Hoërskool Pionier in the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota.

Hentie Cilliers, from Virginia, in the Free State, made the longest drive of any of the competing teams, around 480 kilometres, to be in Vryheid, but they made it worthwhile, going unbeaten to lift the title.

They very nearly came unstuck in the final against Glencoe’s Sarel Cilliers, the defending champion, but pulled off a tight 24-22 win.

Sarel Cilliers won a key pool game against Pionier 14-10, but sparkled in their quarterfinal and semi-final matches, thumping Vryheid Landbou, who made the final in 2024, by 38 points in the last eight before beating Ladysmith High by 14 to secure their place in the title game.

u15 Competition

There was joy for the hosts, Pionier, in the u15 competition. They saved their best for the playoffs, brushing aside Vryheid Landbou 40-0 in the semi-finals before almost matching that emphatic victory in the final, which they won 40-5 over Empangeni. 

That result came close to their 42-7 win over the same opponents in their Pool A clash. The Zululanders did well, though, to topple Pool B’s winners, Ferrum, 40-26 in the semi-finals.

Pool B was closely contested, with no team emerging unscathed. Ferrum fell 14-15 to Vryheid Landbou. Vryheid Landbou lost 22-28 to Sarel Cilliers, and Ferrum beat Sarel Cilliers 27-19.

U17 RESULTS

Pool A

Hentie Cilliers 45-5 Empangeni
Sarel Cilliers 2 0-10 Empangeni
Hentie Cilliers 10-0 Sarel Cilliers 2

Pool B

HS Vryheid 10-24 Ferrum
Ferrum 2 5-25 HS Vryheid
Ferrum 2 0-43 Ferrum

Pool C

Vryheid Landbou 52-7 HS Vryheid 2
Ladysmith 26-5 HS Vryheid 2
Vryheid Landbou 12-21 Ladysmith

Pool D

Pionier 5-7 Amajuba
Sarel Cilliers 14-10 Pionier
Sarel Cilliers 59-0 Amajuba

Cup Quarterfinals

Hentie Cilliers 33-5 HS Vryheid
Ferrum 21-14 Empangeni
Ladysmith 24-10 Amajuba
Sarel Cilliers 50-14 Vryheid Landbou

Bowl Semi-finals

Sarel Cilliers 2 22-26 Ferrum 2
HS Vryheid 2 10-12 Pionier

Plate Semi-finals

HS Vryheid 19-26 Empangeni
Amajuba Vryheid Landbou

Cup Semi-finals

Hentie Cilliers 22-5 Ferrum
Ladysmith 12-26 Sarel Cilliers

Shield Final

Sarel Cilliers 2 20-12 HS Vryheid 2

Bowl Final

Ferrum 2 17-24 Pionier

7th/8th

HS Vryheid 10-0 Amajuba

Plate Final

Empangeni 7-14 Vryheid Landbou

3rd/4th

Ferrum 5-0 Ladysmith

u17 Cup Final

Hentie Cilliers 24-22 Sarel Cilliers

U15 RESULTS

Pool A

HS Vryheid 49-12 Vryheid Landbou 2
Pionier 10-0 Sarel Cilliers 2
HS Vryheid 14-29 Empangeni
Sarel Cilliers 2 10-33 Vryheid Landbou 2
Pionier 42-7 Empangeni
HS Vryheid 105-0 Sarel Cilliers 2
Empangeni 38-19 Vryheid Landbou 2
HS Vryheid 12-19 Pionier
Empangeni 48-5 Sarel Cilliers 2
Pionier 43-5 Vryheid Landbou 2

Pool B

Vryheid Landbou 29-0 HS Vryheid 2
Amajuba 0-52 Sarel Cilliers
Vryheid Landbou 15-14 Ferrum
Sarel Cilliers 21-5 HS Vryheid 2
Amajuba 10-59 Ferrum
Vryheid Landbou 22-28 Sarel Cilliers
Amajuba 12-35 HS Vryheid 2
Ferrum 27-19 Sarel Cilliers
Vryheid Landbou 61-0 Amajuba
Ferrum 36-5 HS Vryheid 2

Plate Semi-finals

HS Vryheid 10-0 HS Vryheid 2
Sarel Cilliers 19-7 Vryheid Landbou 2

Cup Semi-finals

Pionier 40-0 Vryheid Landbou
Ferrum 26-40 Empangeni

Bowl Final

Sarel Cilliers 26-12 Amajuba

Plate Final

HS Vryheid 32-7 Sarel Cilliers

u15 Cup Final

Pionier 40-5 Empangeni

‘n Strafdoel deur Wian Storm, met slegs twee minute speeltyd oor, het vir Helpmekaar Kollege vir die eerste keer sedert 2019 ‘n plek in die eindstryd van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Beker-afdeling bespreek.

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

Storm se strafdoel was die beslissende faktor in ‘n naelbytstryd tussen die Helpies en Hoërskool Noordheuwel, wat deurentyd wipplank gery en die toeskouers in Johannesburg op die punte van hul stoele gehou het. Dit was tot op daardie stadium nie duidelik wie eerskomende Saterdag teen Hoërskool Garsfontein in die eindstryd te staan sou kom nie, maar Storm se suksesvolle poging vanaf die skopkegel het ‘n naelskraapse sege van 39-36 vir die tuisspan beklink.

Storm het boonop ook vier van sy span se vyf drieë verdoel en met nóg ‘n strafdoel vroeër geslaag.

Storm se skakelmaat, Shaye Lourens, se diens agter die Helpies se woelige pak was uitstekend, terwyl sy afstormdrie in die laaste 10 minute ook ‘n reuse-aandeel in die uiteindelike oorwinning gehad het. In die middeveld, was senters, Ethan Lourens en Clinton Cloete, weer op hul stukke met uitstekende aanvalslyne.

Voorlangs het die stryd tussen die twee pak onverpoos voortgewoed.

Die Nories se agttal het vir die besoekers die grondslag gelê vir ‘n verbete terugvegpoging in die tweede helfte, nadat hulle met die omdraaislag ‘n agterstand van 10-24 in die gesig gestaar het. Loskopstut, Ruben Botes, wat vir kaptein, Skuttie Bezuidenhout, vervang het, het sy kans aangegryp en danksy die Nories se effektiewe dryfmaal oorgebars vir ‘n tweekuns aan drieë.

Slot, Robert Hurn, en oopkantflank, Andrew Lambert, het ook verwoed te werk gegaan in die vastelos, met Hurn wat een van die besoekers se vyf drieë gedruk. Dié aanslag in die tweede skof was oplaas egter net-net nie genoeg nie, met die tuisspan se vaardigehede en vermoëns om in kontak af te laai, wat uiteindelik die deurslag gegee het.

Puntemakers: 

Helpmekaar Kollege 39 (24) – Drieë: Clinton Cloete, Eugene de Lange, Gustav Grotius, Kean Butler, Shaye Lourens. Doelskoppe: Wian Storm (4). Strafdoele: Storm (2). Noordheuwel 36 (10) – Drieë: Ruben Botes (2), Aiden Bester, Tidi Moeketsane, Robert Hurn. Doelskoppe: Jeandré Uithaler (4). Strafdoel: Uithaler.

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Monument 39, Noordheuwel 33.

o.15: Noordheuwel 15, Helpmekaar 14.

o.14: Noordheuwel 22, Monument 10.

In Caledon, on Saturday, Hoërskool Overberg enjoyed a home victory over Die Hoërskool Langenhoven, producing a strong first half performance to set up their 29-12 win.

Ovies‘ captain and eighthman, Johan Beukes, delivered a phenomenal performance in front of his home crowd. He shut off Langenhoven’s momentum at the breakdown, while, on offence, his powerful carries earned him two tries.

The home side’s centres, Lee Abotsi and Favian Arendse, both put in big shifts in the midfield. They were like an extra pair of flanks, making sound tackles and often challenging at the rucks. Abotsi crossed for a try of his own, while Arendse tacked on two conversions.

Down 0-17 at the break, the visitors from Riversdal were frustrated. After the break, though, they dialled up their intensity, which made for an evenly contested second half.

Flank Dylan Labuschagne and hooker Francois Myburgh, played their hearts out to each score a try. They forced the Ovies’ defence onto the back foot, and, at times, it looked as if they could inspire a comeback.

After sharing the spoils in the second half, Langenhoven will look back on the match and think they could have had a shot at victory if they had been on their game from the start.

Scorers

Overberg 29 (17) – Tries: Johan Beukes (2), Lee Abotsi, Andrew Erasmus, Ave Tyali. Conversions: Favian Arendse (2); Langenhoven 12 (0) – Tries: Dylan Labuschagne, Francois Myburgh. Conversion: Curt-lee Willemse.

Other Results

U19 – Overberg II 22 Langenhoven II 7.

U16 – Overberg A 62 Langenhoven A 0.

U15 – Overberg A 45 Langenhoven A 10.

U14 – Overberg A 19 Langenhoven A 16, Overberg B 22 Langenhoven B 7.

Just as had happened in May, the SACS and Bishops 1st XVs drew. Back then, it was 14-14. On Saturday, on Memorial A Field, it ended 18-18.

It began well for the visitors, who made a flying start, scoring in only the third minute.

They created an overlap on the halfway line, which freed up Noah Edmunds, on the wing. He cut inside and out and evaded the scrambling SACS defence to put Bishops ahead. Then, flyhalf Christian Toweel, added the extras.

SACS ate into the deficit through two penalty kicks from Mikey Skeeles, with the centre’s successes leaving Bishops with a narrow 7-6 lead at the break.

In the second half, Bishops extended their advantage to 12-points, scoring 11 points without reply to go up 18-7. SACS, though, kept battling away.

Their hooker, Sango Zangqa, led from the front and crashed over next to the uprights in the 69th minute, forcing his way through a wall of muddy Bishops defenders by jumping for the try-line from the base of a ruck.

With their captain’s try, SACS’s 12-point deficit was reduced to seven.

Time was almost up. SACS had to run it, and, from the kick-off, they quickly fed the ball down the line, where eighthman, Thando Sithole, bounced off a tackle and found space.

He fed fullback Quewinn Lackay, who, thrillingly, floored the accelerator to shoot past four Bishops’ defenders, beating the final man with a neat inside step, to earn SACS a draw, which left the visitors staggered.

Throughout the season, it had been Bishops who found ways to score points late in games, but on Saturday, it was their southern suburbs’ rivals who manufactured two tries in the space of two minutes to snatch a share of the spoils.

It was all square for a second time in the 2025 season.

Scorers

SACS 18 (6) – Tries: Sango Zangqa, Quewinn Lackay. Conversion: Mikey Skeeles. Penalties: Mikey Skeeles (2); Bishops 18 (7) – Tries: Noah Edmunds, Ethan Venter. Conversion: Christian Toweel. Penalties: Christian Toweel (2).

Other Results

U19 – SACS II 10 Bishops II 10.

U16 – SACS A 15 Bishops A 0.

U15 – SACS A 15 Bishops A 3.

U14 – SACS A 19 Bishops A 12.

Wynberg Boys’ High powered their way to a comprehensive 43-0 win over Rondebosch Boys’ High in muddy conditions in front of their home crowd on Hawthornden Field on Saturday.

Earlier in the season, in June, it was far closer, with Wynberg claiming an exciting 38-33 win with a late try from SA Schools’ scrumhalf Morné Noble.

On Saturday, ‘Bosch wasn’t in the game. They benefitted little from their set-pieces and were slower to the breakdowns. Meanwhile, Wynberg played the game at pace and were creative on attack.

Inside centre Yaqeen Ahmed led the way, crossing for a brace of tries, while also adding four conversions and a penalty for a 21-point haul.

Operating with brilliant creativity, he opened up the Rondebosch defence. His running lines and passing variety enabled his side to execute a number of backline moves from set-pieces.

Flyhalf, Achmat Behardien, also drove Wynberg’s playmaking, and his probing kicks often exploited holes in the visitors’ back three. His reward included a try.

Rondebosch looked overwhelmed by the intensity of the home side. Their defensive line was often caught out of shape due to Wynberg’s quick distribution from the breakdowns, which was driven by the the efforts of scrumhalves, Morné Noble and Hugo Loggenberg.

Next Saturday, ‘Bosch will need to pull off a major turnaround. They take on Bishops and will need to improve every aspect of their play, especially their attack. They won comfortably against their great rivals earlier in the season, but anything is possible in a derby clash.

Wynberg has firmly made the case that they are the best of the southern suburbs’ teams in 2025. They’ll aim to underline that claim with a win over SACS at home on the same day.

Scorers

Wynberg 43 (24) – Tries: Yaqeen Ahmed (2), Achmat Behardien, Noah Gila, Daniel Oud, Hugo Loggenberg. Conversions: Yaqeen Ahmed (4), Daniel Oud. Penalty: Yaqeen Ahmed; Rondebosch 0.

Other Results

U19 – Wynberg II 10 Rondebosch II 7, Wynberg III 12 Rondebosch III 6, Wynberg IV 10 Rondebosch IV 0, Wynberg V 7 Rondebosch V 19.

U16 – Wynberg A 24 Rondebosch A 12, Wynberg B 12 Rondebosch B 17, Wynberg C 10 Rondebosch C 17.

U15 – Wynberg A 21 Rondebosch A 8, Wynberg B 35 Rondebosch b 5, Wynberg C 40 Rondebosch C 7.

U14 – Wynberg A 7 Rondebosch A 3, Wynberg B 21 Rondebosch B 0, Wynberg C 12 Rondebosch C 7, Wynberg D 42 Rondebosch D 12.