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KZN10 Hockey Match Report – Kearsney College vs Maritzburg College
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On a damp morning Kearsney College hosted Maritzburg College at the Masons Astro. Both teams have played quality hockey in patches this season so it was all set up for a great clash.
Kearsney immediately went onto the attack and spent most of the 1st and 2nd chukkas camped in the Maritzburg College half. It was down to two things, primarily, that stopped Maritzburg from gaining any rhythm: (i) Maritzburg conceding turnovers and (ii) some aggressive, tough-as-nails play from Ronan Farquarson and Jacques Minnaar of Kearsney.
Martizburg spent most of the 1st half on the back foot and Kearsney, relishing the unusual tentativeness of the Maritzburg lads, applied enormous pressure. The first opportunity came when an aggressive run by David Hudson opened up space for Campbell Duckworth to shoot – just wide. The signs were there that Kearsney would, sooner or later, make the breakthrough.
With all the sustained pressure it seemed just a matter of time till Kearsney would earn its first penalty corner. The PC set-up didn’t flow fluidly but enough room was created for James Maguire to fire past the right post.
Maguire and team mates celebrate the opening goal. Photo Credit – Kearsney College
It was from another College turnover that the first goal of the match was scored… a neat interchange between Duckworth and Farquarson opened up a passing lane to Maguire who, with just enough space, punched the ball into the bottom-left corner from top of the D.
A fitting reward for Kearsney, who had bossed proceedings up to this point.
Maritzburg were reduced to trying to catch Kearsney on the counter-attack but livewire Minnaar was an absolute pest, as his relentless workrate stifled much of Maritzburg’s attacking play.
His over-zealousness did earn him a green in the last moments of the half but the nuggety midfielder had certainly played his part in helping Kearsney dominate the 1st half.
Livewire Jacques Minnaar looks to get play going. Photo Credit – Kearsney College
The 2nd half was a complete reversal of the first and now it was College’s turn to spend large portions of the 3rd and 4th chukkas pressuring the Kearsney goal.
There was a sense of urgency about the College play which was surprisingly absent in the 1st half. Bruyns was tireless in running into space as he dragged the Kearsney defenders to and fro across the field. The passing was crisp and the movement decisive as Mthalane and Ngcobo probed down the left-hand side.
As Minnaar and Farquarson had done for Kearsney in the 1st half, it was now Maritzburg’s Prinsloo who entered centre stage in the midfield battles. It was a direct result of his energy and drive that Martizburg were awarded a penalty corner.
Martizburg’s timing was also off and In the ensuing scramble Kearsney were adjudged to have deliberately hit down on a Maritzburg stick and a penalty flick was awarded. Up stepped captain Pio for Maritzburg and he coolly tucked the flick away in the top-right corner.
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Play continued with the scores locked at 1-1 until deep into the 4th chukka… and there perhaps came the defining point in the fixture. Prinsloo, who had been so influential in controlling the midfield for Martizburg, received a green card and was sent off the field. With the space now afforded to him, it was that man Farquarson (featured image. Photo Credit – Kearsney College) who took matters into his own hands – and it was after one of his telling drives and resultant pass to Maguire that Maritzburg conceded a short corner with a slender, but sufficiently meaty, 90 seconds left on the clock.
The penalty corner wasn’t the smoothest you will ever see, but there was just enough variation to give Chase Kelly time and space to smash the ball into the bottom-right corner, much to the delight of the Kearsney players and fans. It was now 2-1 to Kearsney with but a handful of seconds left.
The resultant Maritzburg possession didn’t amount to much, and the final whistle duly sounded. The jubilation of the Kearsney players at the whistle reflected just how much they wanted this – and what it means to topple the Red Army’s hard-earned reputation gained over the decades as one of the most potent forces in South African schools hockey.
And full credit must go the way of the Kearsney lads for the manner and forethought with which they went about their task.
KZN School boy Hockey Results 4 May – KZN10
KZN School Hockey results for the 4 May.
It was a great weekend of Hockey action, Great victories for Westville and Kearnsey against Hockey heavy weights Northwood and Maritzburg respectively. Michaelhouse get some much needed momentum (featured image – Martin Ashworth photography).
Scores Summary
Kearsney College vs Maritzburg College
| 1st | 2nd | U16A | U16B | U14A | U14B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 7 | 0 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 7 | 0 | ~ | 2 | 1 | ~ | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 4th | U16C | U16D | U16E | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College 4th | 0 | ~ | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College 5th | 0 | ~ | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College U16D | 1 | ~ | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College U16E | 0 | ~ | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College U16F | 0 | ~ | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College U14D | 0 | ~ | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritzburg College U14E | 1 | ~ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Lost | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
Northwood vs Westville
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 2 | 1 | ~ | 2 | 4 | ~ | 1 | ||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | U16F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 4 | 2 | ~ | 0 | 3 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 3 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Loss |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Michaelhouse vs DHS
| 1st | U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ~ | 2 | 5 | ~ | 0 | 3 | ~ | 0 | 6 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 2 | 2 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 1 | 4 | ~ | 1 | 1 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 2 | |||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Lost | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
KZN Schoolboy Hockey Results for the KZN10 – 27 April
All the KZN10 schoolboy hockey results
It was a great weekend for Hilton College and Westville (featured image (C) Martin Ashworth photography) as their 1st sides marched on. Good results for Clifton College and Maritzburg College away from home. Kearsney College were just a little to good for DHS.
Results summary:
Northwood Vs Hilton College
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 2 | 3 | ~ | 2 | 5 | ~ | 2 | 2 | ~ | 0 | 4 | ~ | 1 | ||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | U16F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 5 | 0 | ~ | 3 | 3 | ~ | 1 | 5 | ~ | 0 | 4 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 2 | 1 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 3 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Loss |
| 15 | 7 | 0 |
8 |
Clifton College Vs St Andrews School
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ~ | 0 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 1 | ~ | 1 | ||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ~ | 3 | 4 | ~ | 0 | 6 | ~ | 0 | 5 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||
| U14A | U14B | |||||||
| 3 | ~ | 2 | 11 | ~ | 0 | |||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | |||||
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
St Charles Vs Martzburg College
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 4 | 0 | ~ | 4 | 0 | ~ | 5 | 0 | ~ | 5 | 1 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | U16F | U16G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 6 | 0 | ~ | 5 | 0 | ~ | 9 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 8 | 1 | ~ | 7 | 1 | ~ | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | U14E | U14F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ~ | 2 | 4 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 4 | 1 | ~ | 1 | 4 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||||
Michaelhouse Vs Westville Boys
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ~ | 6 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 3 | 1 | ~ | 7 | 0 | ~ | 1 | ||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 2 | 1 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 6 | 0 | ~ | 4 | 0 | ~ | 4 | ||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 5 | 0 | ~ | 2 | ||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Lost | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
Kearsney College Vs DHS
| 1st | U16A | U16B | U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ~ | 3 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 5 | ~ | 0 | 2 | ~ | 4 | 3 | ~ | 2 | 3 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | |||
| DHS 2nd | 3 | ~ | 0 |
| U16D | |||
| DHS U16C | 2 | ~ | 2 |
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1sts hockey: Saints come back but Red Army prevail
St Charles College first hockey team fought back from a 2-0 halftime deficit against Maritzburg College and then 3-0 early in the second half, to 3-2 with 12 minutes left before the 4-2 goal 5 from the end sealed a deserved victory for the Red Army.
This much-anticipated local derby took place in front of a sizeable crowd around Saints Astro and the first 10 minutes presented a tussle for midfield supremacy.
In the last five minutes of the first quarter (match in four 15-minute chukkas) the match began to loosen up with several close calls at either end after nifty build-up.
The new trend continued early in the second quarter and Maritzburg College went 1-0 up in the match’s 19th minute when the first penalty corner saw Red Army captain Pio fire low to the keeper’s right.
Two well-worked moves down the right were nullified by the Saints defence as Maritzburg College began to gain the ascendancy.
Midway through the second quarter, the second Red Army penalty corner saw a double-castle attacking formation at the top of the strike zone.
The corner injection went to the furthest castle out right and Pio’s hip-high flick flew past the wrong side of the keeper’s left-hand post.
As the second-quarter clock ticked along, the Saints defence found themselves absorbing considerable pressure.
Just 23 seconds to halftime a through-ball was slotted into the strike zone and the alert Mthalane got the deflection goal to put the Red Army into a healthy 2-0 lead at the changeover, capping off an excellent second quarter for the Red Black and White.
Early in the third quarter another neat move into the strike zone witnessed a fine deflection goal by the Red Army’s Ngcobo (3-0).
Perhaps a key factor at this stage was that the Maritzburg College defence were successful in breaking down Saints attacks in the attacking third, leaving the Red Army’s SA Schools 2018 goalkeeper Ngcongo with little to do.
Three-and-a-half minutes to the close of the third quarter (42nd match minute) and against the run of play, the hardworking Saints earned their first penalty corner (PC).
Maritzburg College lost two defenders for breaking early and with just 2 PC defenders now on hand to support keeper Ngcongo, this represented a golden opportunity for the Saints to pull a goal back.
And so it was, with SCC skipper Church (I think) getting the goal-line breaker (3-1).
The game was now on, but would the Saints have the goods to eliminate the Red Army’s two-goal advantage?
Early into the fourth and final quarter the Saints earned their second PC – it was another SCC match-changing moment that had to come off.
The initial PC drag-flick shot was blocked but Saints quickly recovered to effect a deflection goal (not sure who the scorer was) and at 3-2 Red Army with 12 minutes left this derby was there for the taking.
Outstanding stick-and-ball skills at close quarters by MC striker Prinsloo set up a penalty corner but the goalshot chance was superbly intercepted and cleared by Saints skipper Church before a rapid-fire MC backhand shot sailed over the crossbar shortly after.
Perhaps a key derby differentiator was that Maritzburg College’s technical skills were a touch above that of the Saints lads, and top skills by the Red Army’s Veenstra won a penalty corner opportunity with 5 match minutes left.
The initial strike was flung low to the keeper’s right and corner injector Jackson was on hand to pop in the Red Army’s 4-2 goal off the shot-stopper’s pads.
Great skills by Ngcobo created space for this striker’s shot but the turf-fizzer drilled into the near-post sideboard.
At the other end superb close control by SCC’s Mollentze extracted a fine goal-save by Red Army keeper Ngcobo off the striker’s shot.
And Game Ovaaaaa!
St Charles College 2 Maritzburg College 4
A fair outcome.
KZN School boy Hockey, match previews for the KZN10 – 27 April
KZN School boy Hockey gets in to full swing
With the holidays over its time for KZN School boy hockey enthusiasts to get ready for the ding dong battles that lie ahead as the KZN10 schools battle for supremacy.
With the rather disjointed nature of the holidays this year between the government and private schools there hasn’t been any sense of continuity in the interschools competition. It has felt at times that the 2 nd term sports journey just couldn’t get going.
Don’t get me wrong playing in hockey festivals is an awesome opportunity to compete against the very best and experience different hockey styles and people. But, there is just something different about playing a full school fixture on Saturday morning, getting in the buses or meeting with your team at the home ground with everyone keyed in on wining for their school. The stands filled with mates giving you vociferous and vocal support and the sense of pride that it evokes in those that are playing, creates memories that last a life time.
On the the to the match previews
Northwood Vs Hilton College
Venue: Northwood
Northwood have a good team this year and as a unit have played a whopping 21 matches together including their Malaysia tour. They started the season a bit out of sinc against Maritzburg College but have steadily got better and better as the season has progressed. Since coming back from Malaysia they have an impressive tally played 11 won 10 lost 1. The match that they did lose was against a top 10 Grey College 1st team at the KES festival but apart from that they have been a dominant unit.
Hilton College though seem to be one of the form teams in KZN whose only loss this season came at the Nomads Festival against table topping Grey high school from Port Elizabeth. They are also coming off a good St Stithians festival where they left unbeaten after the weekends matches.
At U16 level Hilton should hold the advantage as they are undefeated and ranked no 1 in the country at the moment. This impressive squad has scored 44 goals whilst conceding only 7 with an average win of 5-1.
Northwood may lack the discipline and trust to compete for a whole match with Hilton once fatigue sets in but since coming back from their Malaysia tour they have yet to lose. So its set up for Northwood to keep the game tight and leave everything out on the pitch.
At U14 Level it could go either way, Northwood drew to against Maritzburg College and DHS earlier in the season and both of which have solid squads. I get the sense that Hilton U14’s are just a little stronger even though they have lost to DHS 2-4 earlier in the season. But based upon their results at the Nomads festival they seem to have a slight advantage.
Clifton College Vs St Andrews School (Bloemfontein)
Venue: St Andrews School
Clifton are continuing to grow into a well polished, competent side and should dominate against St Andrews. After early season struggles in a loss to Michaelhouse and a tough outing at the Nomads festival the 1st side seems to have turned the corner with an impressive run of results.
The amount of matches played over the holidays has done this team a world of good and they are now playing with a high level of fluidity and confidence. Played 11 with 9 wins and 2 draws is the stat line over this period with great victories against Pretoria Boys and St Albans included.
The U16’s should also be to good for their St Andrews counterparts.
The encouraging signs though lie at the base of the Clifton College hockey tree as the next crop of great players push to come through. Its the U14’s who are really making waves at Clifton and should get everyone excited about Clifton hockey for years to come. Played 13 won 13 is the stat line and in the process scoring 90 goals for and only 2 against. Amongst their wins are a 4-0 drubbing of Western Cape hockey giant Bishops. Truly phenomenal play from this group and I expect it to continue this weekend.
Michaelhouse Vs Westville
Venue: Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse is also another team thats lacking a bit of consistency at the moment. They have just returned from the Eastern Cape after competed in the Hibbert Cup Hockey tournament held at Grey High School over Easter. The competition was stiff with the likes Grey High School, Paul Roos and Bishops all at the tournament. They were on the end of some big scores but ended up coming a credible 4th place.
Westville have cemented themselves as a top tier hockey program and their undefeated record bears testament to the hard work that has been put in. Before the Easter break they had a great win against Jeppe and then topped it off by dealing with the other joburg hockey elites KES and St johns College at the KES Hockey festival. Westville should have enough to leave Michaelhouse with a victory.
Westville U16’s have only lost one match the whole season and deservedly sit at number three in the national rankings. Michaelhouse, who hosted their own U16 ISHF showed nice touches in winning 5 from 5. The edge again lies with Westville
The U14’s from Michaelhouse and Westvilles have already played each other at the Westville U14 A Festival. The result was pretty emphatic with Westville winning 5~1, but Michaelhouse are at home this time so the tables could be turned.
Kearsney Vs DHS
Venue: Kearsney
Its difficult to put your finger on this Kearsney College side. After a solid start where they drew to Hilton College and St Charles College they then played some sublime hockey at the Northwood Founders festival. In compiling a 6 from 6 record it seemed that they were ready to lay down a marker as one of the teams to beat in the province(headline picture(C) Kearsney College). They then had a ordinary KES festival compared to the dizzying heights reached at the Northwood Founders but still showed nice form. They should be to much for this DHS side as a previous meeting early in the season resulted in a 9-1 win for Kearsney.
In the U16’s Kearsney should be to strong for DHS.
Its in the U14 age group where we may see some fireworks as this current U14 squad at DHS is a competent unit with only one loss this season to their name. DHS Director of Hockey Michael Baker can be proud of the work that he and his team have done in getting this group into the system. Wins against Hilton College and Westville show the quality of this years players and on balance should win against Kearsney.
St Charles College Vs Maritzburg College
Venue: St Charles College
As a 1st side St Charles College has played little compared to some other KZN10 schools so it remains to be seen how they will fair against a battle hardened Maritzburg College team.
St Charles College come into this fixture having lost only 1 game to Bishops so Matthew Coombes certainly has his men organised and playing with great pride. This should be available in bucket loads as this will be their first game on their new Astro and the boys from Harwin rd should be in full voice.
College’s season has not been a vintage one by any stretch but they do have the ability to turn on the style as they did in their last game against St Sthithians were they mauled the hosts 6-1. They have been a little inconsistent this year due to possibly inexperience in key areas of the field but are still a formidable unit.
At U16 Level College is ranked 2nd in the country and should be good enough to win.
For Saints the U14 match will give an indication as to just how good this team is. Undefeated thus far after 5 matches at the U15 ISHF they will surely be tested as to what quality they have. The College U14’s started off slowly with 3 losses early in the season at the Nomads Festival, they then followed that up with a couple of draws and could possibly have turned the corner with a 2-1 win over Pretoria Boys before the Easter break. Its sure to be a close match.
Maritzburg College hockey looks ready for Saturday’s KZN capital derby vs St Charles College
Maritzburg College’s 1st XI Red Army competed in the Saints Easter Festival playing five matches over the Easter weekend while our U14B side took part in the Ken Florens Festival at Northwood.
1st Team Match Report – Dylan Coombes – Director of Hockey & 1st team coach
The Maritzburg College 1st XI took part in the annual Saints Festival and played 5 matches over the Easter weekend.
In their first encounter they faced St David’s who being a local team were geared up and ready for the encounter. The College team looked lethargic having travelled the same day and never got into their regular flow.
Feature image: The Maritzburg College first XI hockey team ‘Red Army’ is known and respected across the country.
St David’s took advantage of this opportunity and managed to beat College 2-1.
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Thursday saw College play two matches against Pearson and Uplands respectively and were keen to get things back on track and return to winning ways. That they did when they put in a solid performance in their first match against Pearson.
College turned out and showed some great attacking play to beat Pearson 5-1.
Thursday afternoon and College faced a young Uplands team looking to gain some experience from the festival. College put in an extremely disciplined performance making very few errors winning 12-0.
Saturday morning saw College face a spirited St Albans team whom College had beaten 2-1 previously. The script however would be written differently this time around when St Albans took an early lead and extended their lead soon after.
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College pulled one back but only converted one penalty corner from 8 and would lose the match 3-1.
Saturday afternoon saw College take on the hosts in St Stithians and once more wanted to correct what was a very mediocre morning run.
This they did and put in their best performance of the weekend in an extremely clinical display.
College started the match at an electrifying pace and took an early lead. The barrage was only starting and College were 4-0 up at half time. The second and third quarters played out with College eventually winning 6-1.
Summary of Results
College 1st XI vs St Davids Lost 1-2
College 1st XI vs Pearson Won 5-1
College 1st XI vs Uplands Won 12-0
College 1st XI vs St Albans Lost 1-3
College 1st XI vs St Stithians Won 6-1
Played 5 Won 3 Lost 2
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The College U14B side travelled to Northwood to compete in the Ken Florens Festival.
With one match still to play the boys have had a great tournament winning 3 of their games, drawing one and losing just one.
Summary of Results
College U14B vs Waterkloof Won 3-1
College U14B vs Westville Won 4-0
College U14B vs Ashton Won 2-1
College U14B vs SACS Drew 1-1
College U14B vs Jeppe Lost 0-1
Played 5 Won 3 Drew 1 Lost 1
* 1 match to play
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Easter Festival School Boy Hockey results wrap – KZN10
Easter School boy Hockey results
There were plenty of hockey matches over the last weekend. With many of school boy hockey results going the way of the KZN10 boys it highlights the depth that we have at Inland and Coastal. Notable school performances were Hilton College, Westville Boys(featured picture (C) Westville boys) and Clifton College who remained unbeaten during the festivals.
Northwood
KES Easter hockey Festival
| St Johns College | 3 | ~ | 2 |
| Paarl Boys High | 2 | ~ | 0 |
| Waterkloof | 3 | ~ | 0 |
| Grey College | 0 | ~ | 2 |
| Eldoraigne High School | 2 | ~ | 0 |
| Dale College | abd |
Parktown U14A Founders festival
| Parktown Boys High | 1 | ~ | 0 |
| Affies | 1 | ~ | 0 |
| Jeppe | 1 | ~ | 1 |
| Pearson High School | 4 | ~ | 0 |
| St Johns College | 5 | ~ | 0 |
| Paul Roos Gym | 2 | ~ | 3 |
Ken Florens U14B festival
| Glenwood | 2 | ~ | 1 |
| SACS | 0 | ~ | 2 |
| Ashton International College Ballito U14A | 0 | ~ | 0 |
| Waterkloof High U14A | 0 | ~ | 4 |
| Jeppe High | 1 | ~ | 2 |
| Clifton College | 0 | ~ | 1 |
Clifton College
St Stithians College Hockey festival. A good win against Pretoria Boys who are polised unit this season.
| Kingswood College | 5 | ~ | 0 |
| St Albans College | 2 | ~ | 1 |
| St Davids Marist | 0 | ~ | 0 |
| Uplands College | 6 | ~ | 0 |
| Pretoria Boys High | 3 | ~ | 1 |
Clifton College share a moment before their match. (C) Clifton School
Michaelhouse U16 Hockey festival
| St Davids Inanda | 3 | ~ | 1 |
| Bishops | 1 | ~ | 2 |
| Crawford College Lonehill | can | ||
| St Johns College | 2 | ~ | 3 |
| St Albans College | 1 | ~ | 0 |
Northwood Ken Florens U14 festival
| Westville Boys | 2 | ~ | 1 |
| Jeppe | 0 | ~ | 1 |
| Waterkloof | 0 | ~ | 2 |
| SACS | 1 | ~ | 3 |
| Glenwood | 6 | ~ | 0 |
| Northwood | 1 | ~ | 0 |
DHS
KES Easter Hockey festival
| Parktown | 0 | ~ | 3 |
| St johns College | 2 | ~ | 1 |
| Affies | |||
| Merican INV | |||
| Jeppe | abd |
Glenwood
Ken Florens U14B Hockey festival
| Northwood | 1 | ~ | 2 |
| Clifton College | 0 | ~ | 6 |
Westville
KES Easter Hockey Festival. Unfortunate that the Grey College game was washed out on Monday as it would have been a great game.
| Paarl Boys | 3 | ~ | 0 |
| KES | 1 | ~ | 0 |
| St Johns College | 1 | ~ | 0 |
| Waterkloof | |||
| Grey College |
Kearsney College
KES Easter Hockey Festival
| Eldoraigne High School | 2 | ~ | 2 |
| St Johns College | 1 | ~ | 2 |
| Waterkloof | |||
| KES | 1 | ~ | 0 |
| Jeppe | 0 | ~ | 7 |
David Hudson earning his 50th cap for the 1st XI. (C) Kearsney College
Michaelhouse U16 ISHF
| Bishops | 0 | ~ | 0 |
| Curro Nelspruit | 6 | ~ | 0 |
| St Benedicts College | 2 | ~ | 0 |
| St Davids Marist Inanda | 5 | ~ | 0 |
| St Johns College | 6 | ~ | 1 |
Parktown U14 Hockey festival
| Paul Roos Gym | 0 | ~ | 4 |
| Jeppe | 0 | ~ | 8 |
| Rondebosch | 1 | ~ | 1 |
| KES | |||
| SACS | |||
| Parktown Boys |
St Charles College
Michaelhouse U16 ISHF
| St Johns College | 2 | ~ | 3 |
| St Benedicts College | 5 | ~ | 2 |
| St Albans College | |||
| St Andrews School | |||
| Crawford |
Maritzburg College
Saints Hockey Festival
| St Davids Marist Inanda | 1 | ~ | 2 |
| Pearson High | 5 | ~ | 1 |
| Uplands | 12 | ~ | 0 |
| St Albans | 1 | ~ | 3 |
| St Stithians | 6 | ~ | 1 |
Norhtwood Ken Florens U14 Hockey Festival
| SACS | 1 | ~ | 1 |
| Westville | 4 | ~ | 0 |
| Waterkloof | 3 | ~ | 1 |
| Jeppe | 0 | ~ | 1 |
| Aston | 2 | ~ | 1 |
Hilton College
St Stithians Easter Hockey Festival
| St Albans College | 3 | ~ | 3 |
| Pretoria Boys | 1 | ~ | 0 |
| St Davids marist Inanda | 3 | ~ | 0 |
| St Stithians College | 4 | ~ | 2 |
| Pearson High | 3 | ~ | 0 |
Michaelhouse
Grey High Easter Hockey Tournament
| Grey High School | 1 | ~ | 3 |
| 0 | ~ | 1 | |
| Garsfontein | 5 | ~ | 1 |
| Bishops | 1 | ~ | 6 |
| Paul Roos Gym | 0 | ~ | 5 |
| Selborne College | 3 | ~ | 0 |
Michaelhouse U16 ISHF
| Crawford College Lonehill | 2 | ~ | 1 |
| St Benedicts College | 2 | ~ | 0 |
| Bishops | 2 | ~ | 0 |
| Curro Nelspruit | 5 | ~ | 0 |
| St Albans College | 2 | ~ | 0 |
| St Davids marist | 1 | ~ | 0 |
There are still a few results outstanding and will update us soon as I get them otherwise that’s all for now, till next time,
Zeke
KZN Schoolboy Hockey Results – kzn10 13 April
KZN Schoolboy Hockey results
A busy weekend for the boys, hat tip to Westville, big win against a quality school. KZN schoolboy Hockey is certainly something that we can be proud of.
Westville versus Jeppe
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 6 | 1 | ~ | 1 | 4 | ~ | 3 | 1 | ~ | 6 | ||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | U16F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 2 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ~ | 5 | 1 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Maritzburg College versus Pretoria Boys
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 1 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 4 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | U16F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 1 | 3 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 1 | 1 | ~ | 0 | 4 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | U14E | U14F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 1 | 4 | ~ | 2 | 5 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 3 | 3 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
DHS versus Northwood
| 1st | 2nd | |||||||
| 1 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 9 | |||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | ||||||||||||
| 0 | ~ | 3 | 0 | ~ | 2 | 1 | ~ | 5 | ||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 1 | 3 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Loss | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
Glenwood versus Monument
| 1st | 2nd | U16A | U14A | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ~ | 0 | 10 | ~ | 0 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 5 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | ||
| 4 | 4 |
Clifton College Versus Glenwood
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ~ | 0 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 1 | ||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 0 | 2 | ~ | 1 | 3 | ~ | 0 | ||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ~ | 0 | 3 | ~ | 2 | 3 | ~ | 0 | 1 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | |||||
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Till next time,
Zeke
KZN School Rugby and Hockey Results 6 April 2019
KZN School Rugby and Hockey gets back in to the swing of things.
With the private schools still on holiday the government schools took centre stage this last weekend as DHS hosted Westville and Glenwood hosted Maritzburg College at Rugby and Hockey.
The first team rugby matches were compelling for different reasons as Westville and DHS put on a show of free flowing rugby in a 53 point thriller with DHS pipping Westville 27-26.
Whilst over on the Umbilo side of Durban Glenwood and College engaged in a arm wrestle of sorts to see which defense would crack first with Glenwood eventually running out 15-7 winners.
On the hockey side Westville continued their fine form this season by winning 6-0. Glenwood possibly a little more match sharp as they had competed in the Founders festival the weekend drew 2-2 with Martizburg College.
Here are the full Rugby and Hockey results from this weekend.
| DHS VS Westville Rugby |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | U16A | U16B | U16C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ~ | 26 | 5 | ~ | 51 | 0 | ~ | 59 | 0 | ~ | 50 | 0 | ~ | 25 | 0 | ~ | 50 | 7 | ~ | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DHS VS Westville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U15A | U15B | U15C | U15D | U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ~ | 6 | 6 | ~ | 22 | 7 | ~ | 47 | 0 | ~ | 50 | 17 | ~ | 11 | 10 | ~ | 8 | 26 | ~ | 17 | 17 | ~ | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
To be fair Westville looked like they could score every time they built up any period of sustained pressure. At times though it seemed that in Westvilles desire to keep the ball alive passes were thrown that didn’t need to be and a hand full of opportunities were squandered by passes either not going to hand, the ball being lost in contact or just simply passing the ball to the opposition player.
Another area that really hurt the Westville cause was the throwing in at the lineout time. Often these came at the most inopportune times with Westville getting a throw in deep in DHS territory and the the jumper would be missed.
DHS on the other hand stuck to their task and scored some tries from sometimes out of the blue. The clip below probably encapsulates what type of game they had. Great flair and great instinct
Video courtesy of DHS tributes.
On the day Westville won more games than DHS on the Hockey and Rugby sides. A positive sign for DHS is that in the Hockey and rugby fixtures their U14’s by and large got the better of their Westville counterparts so the future indeed looks bright DHS.
DHS Vs Westville Full Hockey results
| 1st | 2nd | 5th | U16A | U16B | U16C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ~ | 6 | 0 | ~ | 9* | 0 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 7 | 0 | ~ | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Westville 4th team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 0 | 0 | ~ | 1 | 0 | ~ | 2 | 3 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Loss | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
Westville played fillers against Maritzburg College and the results were as follows
| 5th | U16D | U16E | U16F | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ~ | 4 | 1 | ~ | 2 | 1 | ~ | 4 | 0 | ~ | 8 | |||||||||
Played 4
Lost 4
Glenwood and Maritzburg College Full rugby results
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ~ | 7 | 3 | ~ | 18 | 5 | ~ | 26 | 7 | ~ | 28 | 0 | ~ | 41 | 0 | ~ | 50 | |||||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ~ | 9 | 5 | ~ | 6 | 10 | ~ | 7 | 0 | ~ | 31 | 10 | ~ | 17 | ||||||||||||
| U15A | U15B | U15C | U15D | U15E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ~ | 16 | 7 | ~ | 7 | 0 | ~ | 15 | 0 | ~ | 33 | 12 | ~ | 19 | ||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | U14E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ~ | 0 | 26 | ~ | 19 | 10 | ~ | 10 | 19 | ~ | 26 | 5 | ~ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Despite the fierce competition between the two schools sportsmanship still remains.
College played fillers against Linpark and Alexandre High school on the Friday afternoon
| 7th*1 | 8th*2 | U16F*3 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | ~ | 0 | 12 | ~ | 5 | 7 | ~ | 0 | ||||||
*1 Linpark 2nd, *2 Alex 1st, *3 Alex U16 A
Glenwood and Martizburg College hockey results(Home team first)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 4 | 0 | ~ | 4 | ||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | ||||||||||||
| 0 | ~ | 6 | 0 | ~ | 5 | 0 | ~ | 8 | ||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ~ | 2 | 0 | ~ | 4 | 0 | ~ | 5 | 2 | ~ | 1 | |||||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | ||||||
| 10 |
1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
There is also some other rugby being played at the Kingswood 125 festival where KZN has 3 teams participating.
Hilton College continued their unbeaten ways by beating St Georges from Zimbabwe 21-12.
Clifton College lost a heart breaker to Graeme College 27-21 after leading 21-12 at half time.
Kearsney College lost to the hosts Kingswood College 23-15
Thats all from me for the moment.
Till next time,
Zeke
St Charles College hockey Specialist, Matthew Coombes talks to us…
St Charles College and Matthew Coombes laying the foundations.
In our ongoing series we chatted to Matthew Coombes, hockey specialist for St Charles College, about the year thats been and what his hopes are for 2019.
St Charles College has embarked on a ambitious development project to raise the level of excellence in their school in all spheres as they head to towards their 150th in 2025 with hockey being a part of it.
Matthew, in terms of the overall health of St Charles College hockey what are some of your observations?
St Charles College are laying a new waterbased astro, how will this help in the development of Saints hockey?
As the newly appointed 1st team coach could you share what your overall feelings are about the challenges ahead.
The Saints season got off to a solid start when the took on Kearsney College on the 23 March. With many of the 1st team hockey squad being away on cricket duty at the T20 nationals the weekend before this was the first game that they had played as a team. The 1st and U16A teams were tightly contested with the College coming away with commendable draws away from home.
Over this last weekend the St Charles 1st team took part in the Clifton School ISHF held at the Riverside venue in Durban.
Summary of results:
SCC-Bishops 0-1
SCC-St Stithians 1-1
SCC-St Benedicts 5-0
SCC-Uplands 2-2
SCC-St Andrews(Bloem) 4-2
The future does indeed look bright as the St Charles College U14A(picture below) had an impressive run of results at the U14 ISHF winning 5 from 5.
The victorious U14A side at the recent ISHF. (Picture courtesy of St Charles College)
Summary of results:
U14A ISHF results:
SCC 3 – 0 St Davids
SCC 2 – 1 Oakhill
SCC 2 – 0 St Benedict’s
SCC 4 – 1 St Andrew’s School
SCC 3 – 0 St Alban’s
We wish Matthew and his team well as they take the next steps in their hockey development.
Till next time,
Zeke