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KRUGERSDORP – Armand van Eck, Hoërskool Noordheuwel se vlieënde agsteman, het drie keer agter die doellyn gaan draai om die Blues tot ‘n sege van 43-27, hul eerste in 24 jaar oor Hoërskool Monument, aan te spoor.

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Dit was van meet af aan duidelik dat die Nories, op hul tuisveld, nie van plan was om die besoekende Wit Bulle enigsins kans te gee om in die wedstryd te kom nie. Die tuisspan was van die eerste afskop reeds in hoogste versnelling.

Dit was ook kort daarna dat Van Eck vir die eerste van sy driekuns aan drieë deurgestorm het. Noordheuwel het die voet op die versneller gehou met ‘n drie deur regtervleuel, Aidan Bester, gevolg deur Van Eck se tweede, en straks die drie van die dag.

Die breker-losvoorspeler het die kollig in Krugersdorp gesteel met ‘n uitstekende stukkie opvolgwerk vanaf die afskop om die Monnas-verdediging onkant te betrap en sy span ‘n voorsprong van 21-8 met die omdraaislag te bied.

Die Wit Bulle het egter, soos verwag, nie gaan lê nie, met hul buksie op skrumskakel, Evan Bernhardi, wat uitmuntend was met sy sluipaanvalle vanaf skrums en rondom die afbreekpunte. Dit was juis een só ‘n skitterlopie wat die besoekers in staat gestel het om terug te slaan met ‘n vyfpunter deur oopkantflank, Caleb Sparks. Voorlangs het  vaskopstut, Juandré Marais, voor hy met ‘n ernstige besering van die veld is, ook ‘n barshou gespeel.

Die gevaarligte het egter verwoed begin flikker toe die Blues se haker, Clinton Agu, soos ‘n senter op loop gesit en deur die verdediging gevleg het om die momentum met mening terug te swaai in sy span se guns. Jeandré Uithaler was weer sy gevaarlike self op heelagter en het ook 11 punte met die stewel bygedra.

Loskopstut en kaptein, Skuttie Bezuidenhout, het uiteindelik heel gepas oorgebeur om die uitklophou toe te dien en die feesvieringe op die “Heuwel” in te lui.

In Boksburg het dit Helpmekaar Kollege ‘n rukkie geneem om stoom op te bou, maar hy kon uiteindelik vir Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen met 35-15 verslaan. Dit het soos verwag ‘n fisieke stryd afgegee, met die Jansies wat met tye uitsonderlike rugby opgedis en selfs in ‘n stadium met 15-14 voorgeloop het. Hul agterste driehoek, met die indrukwekkende heelagter, Deshean Pietersen, aan die spits, het aldrie die tuisspan se drieë gedruk.

Dit was egter nie genoeg om ‘n goed afgeronde aanslag deur die besoekers van Johannesburg af te weer nie. Voorlangs was het agsteman Llewelyn Vermaak, en oopkantflank, Zaiden Krige, die pap dik aangemaak, wat vir losskakel, Wian Storm, die geleentheid gebied om die Helpies se agterhoede op die voorvoet te plaas en self ook deur te wals vir ‘n drie.

Puntemakers: 

Noordheuwel 43 (21) – Drieë: Armand van Eck (3), Aiden Bester, Jayden Steyn, Skuttie Bezuidenhout. Doelskoppe: Jeandré Uithaler (4), Pablo Moeketsane. Strafdoel: Uithaler. Monument 27 (8) – Drieë: Loghan Langeveldt (2), Caleb Sparks, 14 Jason Joubert. Doelskoppe: Cameron Kourie (2). Strafdoel: Kourie.

Helpmekaar Kollege 35 (14) – Drieë: Wian Storm, Ty Ax, Llewelyn Vermaak, Zaiden Krige, Diandro Botha. Doelskoppe: Storm (5). EG Jansen 15 (0) – Drieë: Deshean Pietersen, Otlatleng Zulu, Jordan van der Westhuizen.

Ander spanne: 

o.16: Noordheuwel 26; Monument 23; Helpmekaar Kollege 48, EG Jansen 14.

o.15: Noordheuwel 22, Monument 18; Helpmekaar 36, EG Jansen 10.

o.14: Monument 14, Noordheuwel 12; Helpmekaar 31, EG Jansen 10.

Wartburg Kirchdorf School was crowned the SPAR KZN Girls Hockey Umvoti and uThukela Regional champion after they defeated Domino Servite School 1-0 in the final of the regional tournament, at Ladysmith High, on Saturday.

The victory made Wartburg the ninth team to book a berth at the SPAR KZN Tournament Grand Finals, which will be hosted by St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, on 26 and 27 July.

They join St Patrick’s (Ugo and Sisonke Regional), Felixton College (KZN North Coastal Regional), Ashton Ballito (Durban North Regional), Maris Stella (Durban Central Regional), St Mary’s, DSG Kloof (Highway Regional), Epworth School (Pietermaritzburg Central Regional), St Anne’s Diocesan College (Pietermaritzburg North Regional), and Kingsway High (Durban South Regional) in the lineup.

Wartburg’s win ended Ladysmith’s two-year reign in the region.

In the round-robin stage of the six-team tournament, Wartburg collected 13 points out of a possible 20, scoring wins over Estcourt High, Ladysmith, and Hamilton School.

It was nail-biting stuff, but Wartburg’s defence pulled them through by 1-0 margins in each of their three victories. They also picked up a single point after a 0-0 draw with Greytown High. When they met Domino Servite, the score was also 1-0, but that was in favour of Domino Servite.

At the end of the round-robin, the top two teams met for the title, with Wartburg going head-to-head against the only team that had beaten them earlier in the day, Domino Servite, who had topped the standings after bagging the maximum 20 points.

They began their campaign with a 1-0 win over Greytown and followed that up with another 1-0 victory over Wartburg. Then, they thumped Estcourt and Hamilton 3-0 and 4-0 respectively, before edging out Ladysmith 1-0.

When they met for the title, Wartburg had learned from their mistakes earlier in the day. They emerged a better side, turned the tables, and handed Domino Servite their first and only loss reversing their 0-1 defeat to claim a 1-0 win.

With the victory, they were crowned champion of the region.

The SPAR KZN Girls’ Hockey Tournament will next head to St Dominic’s, in Newcastle, for the KZN North Regional tournament on 31 May.

Northwood and Durban High School put on excellent shows in recording victories over Glenwood High School and Westville Boys’ High in their Hyundai Friday Nite Lights clashes.

Northwood overran Glenwood 8-1, while DHS outlasted Westville 3-2.

The Knights lit up a cool night at Glenwood by romping to a comprehensive win over their hosts, who had been competitive in every outing until Friday evening.

Captain Kyle White led the way with a hattrick, while Luke Allen scored a brace. Luc Boyall, Taylon Goodwin, and Alesandro Chambi Rocha chipped in with a goal each.

“I was happy with the boys. We played in a different shape this evening and they adapted quickly. We showed good intensity for longer periods,” Justin Collins, the Northwood coach, said after the game.

As a side they meet often, it was easy to see how much Glenwood has improved as a hockey-playing school, and Collins was complimentary towards Braydon Naidoo, the Glenwood Director of Hockey.

“Braydon Naidoo is doing special things in their programme, and we knew today was going to be a difficult day across the board. We knew Glenwood was going to be a difficult game for us on their home turf and being on their Old Boys’ Day,” Collins said.

The Northwood coach said the Knights’ best chance lay in them getting an early goal. He explained: “We needed to score early to put them under pressure. We knew the longer they stayed in it the harder it would be for us.”

His charges met the brief, scoring their opener barely four minutes into the first chukka. Glenwood wasn’t easily deflated, and they fought back in an attempt to restore parity. However, it was not to be. Instead, Northwood went up 2-0 in the second quarter and then made it 3-0 shortly after that.

Glenwood, with typical fight, kept taking the game to Northwood and they pulled one back almost immediately to send the teams into halftime with the visitors 3-1 ahead.

Unfortunately for the hosts, the floodgates opened in the second half. The Knights struck twice in the third chukka without reply and added three more in the fourth quarter to complete a dominant win.

Coach Collins was also pleased with the return of Ben Loxton to the side, after he had spent some time on the sidelines with a long-term injury. “I really feel that Ben Loxton has brought a different dynamic to our team,” he said.

DHS made their trip to Westville worthwhile by recording a tight 3-2 victory over their hosts. Coach Keegan Hezlett’s side ran out with the intent to exert their play on the home side from the opening whistle, but they were met by an equal and opposite force from the Griffin.

The sides shared a goalless first chukka during which the action swung from one end to the other. Five minutes from halftime, DHS broke the deadlock. A patient build-up stretched Westville’s defences and when Sithsaba Siyoyo was given a chance on goal he finished well.

“The boys managed the overhead threat from Westville really well. I was also happy with how they managed the transition from attack to defence,” Hezlett said after the match.

The DHS coach also complimented his charges’ patience when building up, although he felt that they could have created and converted more chances.

Only a minute after the break, Westville equalised. However, DHS had travelled to Westville in search of a win, and they went back in front when their captain Joshua Mungherera found the back of the net six minutes later.

DHS extended their lead to 3-1 when Josh van Biljon converted a short corner with five minutes left on the clock.

Westville was like a dog with a bone, though. They refused to give up and belligerently fought to cut the deficit. They were rewarded with a second goal in the final minute of the match, but they had run out of time to grab an equaliser.

RESULTS

Northwood 8-1 Glenwood
DHS 3-2 Westville

Die Jubilee-liga het vandeesweek nogmaals kragtige netbalaksie opgelewer, met spanne wat elke sentimeter van die baan benut het, asook ‘n viertal spelers wat spesiale mylpale gevier het.

Affies het teen Oos-Moot hulle spelplan noukeurig uitgevoer om met 30–24 as oorwinnaars uit die stryd te tree.

Menlopark het uiteindelik met 27–21 die oorhand oor Waterkloof verkry, in ’n kragmeting wat op akkuraatheid en kalmte berus het. Klofies het nietemin sterk teruggekom in hul volgende wedstryd teen Zwartkop, waar hulle met 35–21 geseëvier danksy ’n vertoning gevul met energie en doelgerigte spel.

Montana het vir Eldoraigne met 42–19 kafgedraf. Hierdie kragmeting was spesiaal vir Illana Botha, wat haar 50ste eerstespan-wedstryd gespeel het – ’n toonbeeld van toewyding en volharding.

Montana het daarna in ‘n taai kragmeting met Oos-Moot die knoop met 34–32 deurgehak. Nóg drie Monties het by hierdie geleentheid hul 50ste wedstryde gevier, naamlik Altje Conradi, Leah Booysen en Cathlene du Preez. Dit is inderdaad ’n besonderse prestasie in enige netbalspeler se loopbaan.

Uitslae:

Affies 30, Oos-Moot 24

Menlopark 27, Waterkloof 21

Waterkloof 35 , Zwartkop 21

Montana 42, Eldoraigne 19 (Illana Botha – 50ste wedstryd)

Montana 34, Oos-Moot 32 (Altje Conradi, Leah Booysen, Cathlene du Preez – 50ste wedstryd elk)

 

Met die JOMO-liga wat die pylvak inbeweeg, raak die prentjie vir kwalifikasie duideliker – en die kompetisie al hoe strawwer.

Helpmekaar het hul plek bo aan die die puntelys verstewig met twee dominante vertonings.

Hulle het eers vir Krugersdorp met 37–5 afgeransel in ’n eenrigtingstryd, en toe vir Noordheuwel met 34–20 getroef – ’n kragmeting wat verwag was om taaier te wees, maar waarin Helpies se struktuur en akkuraatheid eenvoudig té goed was vir Nories.

Met Helpmekaar nou stewig in die eerste plek, verskuif die fokus na die stryd om die tweede posisie – en dit is waar dinge werklik spannend raak.

Rand Park het ’n sterk bod ingesit met hul sege van 36–14 oor Randburg, en dit bring hulle in direkte kompetisie met Noordheuwel, wat steeds in die wedloop is maar nou ’n deurslaggewende wedstryd teen Rand Park in die gesig staar.

Intussen het Monument ‘n stelling van hul eie gemaak deur Florida met 30–12 te oorrompel – ’n oorwinning wat hul aanspraak op ’n hoër plek op die puntelys versterk, al is die top-twee dalk net-net buite bereik.

Met slegs ’n handvol wedstryde oor, is elke punt en doelsaldo van kritieke belang. Die komende kragmeting tussen Rand Park en Noordheuwel beloof om die bepalendste van die seisoen te wees.

Uitslae:

Helpmekaar 37, Krugersdorp 5

Helpmekaar 34, Noordheuwel 20

Rand Park 36, Randburg 14

Monument 30, Florida 12

The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools.

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

All the Results:

EASTERN CAPE 

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FREE STATE 

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KWAZULU-NATAL 

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NOORDVAAL

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WESTERN PROVINCE 

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The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools.

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

All the Results:

EASTERN CAPE 

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KWAZULU-NATAL 

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NOORDVAAL 

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WESTERN CAPE 

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Die laaste ronde wedstryde in die gewone fase  van Sedibeng-liga het weer uitsonderlike spel en indrukwekkende oorwinnings opgelewer, maar óók diep emosie – vernaam vir ‘n aantal Transvalia-spelers wat hul laaste wedstryd op tuisbodem gespeel het.

Hoërskool Transvalia het die dag oorheers met ’n wegholsege van 52-8 oor Vereeniging Gimnasium. Dié wedstryd het egter ’n dieper betekenis ingehou as bloot die telling.

Vir heelparty van Valia se senior spelers was dit hul laaste tuiswedstryd – en die emosies was tasbaar. Met elke gooi, elke doel en elke eindfluit, het die werklikheid begin insink: dit was die einde van ’n era op hul geliefde tuisbaan. Trane het gevloei, drukkies is uitgedeel en daar is opnuut besef hoekom netbal soveel meer is as bloot ’n sport.

Heidelberg Volkskool het kragte gemeet met Hoërskool Dr. Malan in ’n opwindende wedstryd waar Volkies se dinamiese spel en samewerking hulle na ’n stewige oorwinning van 37-17 geneem het. Die span se akkurate aanval en rotsvaste verdediging, met talle onderskeppings, het Dr. Malan van vroeg af onder druk geplaas.

In die derde wedstryd van die week het Hoërskool Driehoek ook oortuigend met 34-12 teen Overvaal Hoërskool geseëvier. Driehoek het van meet af aan met doelgerigte spel hul gehalte tentoongestel en aangedui dat hulle beslis nie ligtelik opgeneem kan word in die Sedibeng-liga nie.

Namate die son gesak het op die laaste ligawedstryde van die seisoen, was dit duidelik: dis nie slegs punte op die telbord wat tel nie, maar verál ook die herinneringe wat vasgevang word in elke wedstryd. Aan ál die matrieks wat vir oulaas hul skoene tuis vasgemaak het – jul passie, trots en vasberadenheid sal altyd deel van die baan bly.

Uitslae:

Volkskool 37, Dr. Malan 17

Transvalia 52, Gimnasium 8

Driehoek 34, Overvaal 12

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

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

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

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

All the results: 

CENTRAL REGION

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EASTERN CAPE 

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KWAZULU-NATAL

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NOORDVAAL

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WESTERN CAPE

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Al die uitslae van die reeks soos wat ons dit ontvang sal hier opgedateer word.

Indien u uitslag of wedstryd nie op die lys is nie – tree gerus met ons in kontak deur ‘n e-pos te stuur aan rugby@ssschoolsplus.co.za of per WhatsApp na 072 172 5455.

Al die uitslae:

GROEP 1 

BEKER-AFDELING

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Ander spanne:

o.16: Noordheuwel 26, Monument 23; Helpmekaar 48, EG Jansen 14;

o.15: Noordheuwel 22, Monument 18; Helpmekaar 36, EG Jansen 10;

o.14: Monument 14, Noordheuwel 12; Helpmekaar 31, EG Jansen 10; Garsfontein 61, Menlopark 7;

PLAAT-AFDELING 

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

SKILD-AFDELING

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

BOWL-AFDELING 

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Ander spanne: 

o.16:

o.15:

o.14:

GROEP 2

BLOU BULLE

LIMPOPO

VALKE

GROEP 3

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