RUGBY
Monday 22nd April School Rugby Fixtures-Festivals
School Rugby Fixtures for 22nd April
Its been a busy weekend as School rugby utilises the long weekend.
Monday Fixtures:
St Johns College
Coverage on School Sports live
St Stithians festival
Coverage of fixtures via MyComlink
Kearsney Festival
Coverage via School Sports Live
KES Festival
Coverage via KES facebook page
Jeppe U16 Festival
Coverage via On Target media
Uplands College U14 ISRF
Michaelhouse Vs Lydenburg High School
Hilton College Vs St Andrews College
Kearsney College Vs St Benedicts
Clifton College Vs Cornwall Hill College
St Charles College Vs Penryn College
Glenwood-Monument match report, the Goodman show
Herschelle Goodman sets Dixons alight
This was always going to be the greatest test of this Glenwood team so far and it was a test that exposed some weaknesses in the Glenwood armour.
Glenwood have had the better of the recent exchanges with Monnas but this version of “Die Wit Bulle’, as they are often referred to, is a different kettle of fish altogether.
In the past Monnas would always have a pack forwards that could match up with any of the top schools in the country. The one part of their game which has limited their position in the annual rankings was their back line play. Perhaps its been due to the past South African obsession with size and running over the man as opposed to actually playing rugby that this is so.
The result was that their backs would be ponderous and devoid of any imagination whatsoever. They have however over the last 7 years been quite successful with this strategy. The fact that their average ranking over this time has been in the 5-6 range is a testament to the sheer raw talent that is available to them. But as has been demonstrated at the senior levels of our rugby this can only take you so far.
To be successful at the pinnacle of school boy rugby it takes a great set of forwards and a play making flyhalf to get the most out of his back line and keep the defense honest.
Enter Grade 11 learner Herschelle Goodman of Monnas. There had been much discussion amongst the Monument coaching staff as to where to play him. In the early part of the season at the World Schools Festival they had been shuffling him between flyhalf and fullback presumably trying to accommodate more senior players in the team. On Saturday he must surely have put the argument to bed when he put on a absolute master-class against Glenwood.
His incisive running and clever use of the boot kept the Glenwood boys on the backfoot for most of the game. The constant threat from Goodman, who scored 2 tries of his own, caused Glenwood to become quite narrow in its defensive lines. X factor players create there own sense of gravity on the field with defenders looking to cover potential gaps. Every time he touched the ball Glenwoods defence would have to hold to protect the 10/12 channel instead of drifting across the field in cover. Consequently over the course of the game this gave the Monnas backs ample space to exploit the tiring defensive lines of Glenwood. Fullback Luan van der Walt was such a player, his strong running from the back bagged him a brace of tries with assists on two others.
Glenwood did try and get things going in the second half but scoreboard pressure caused a number of handling errors as they tried to raise the intensity. As is the case when things are just not clicking frustration grows and so does the potential for ill-discipline something which Glenwood were guilty of. They were, however, rewarded with a try late in the 2nd half by Vian Du Ploy but it was to little to late as Monument scored again to give Glenwood its biggest defeat in a while 48-11.
That the unbeaten tag is finally out of the way could possibly be a good thing as Glenwood head into the Kearsney Easter Rugby festival. How the coaching staff will approach this week is anyone’s guess but possibly a greater emphasis on positional defensive responsibility and kicking out of hand may be the order of the day. This is a good Glenwood side with still lots to play for.
KZN Schoolboy Rugby Results – KZN10 13 April
KZN Schoolboy Rugby Results
Some great performances from the KZN10 schools.
Westville Versus Jeppe
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ~ | 17 | 18 | ~ | 12 | 28 | ~ | 14 | 31 | ~ | 10 | 29 | ~ | 5 | 19 | ~ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | ~ | 12 | 44 | ~ | 0 | 19 | ~ | 12 | 25 | ~ | 10 | |||||||||
| U15A | U15B | U15C | U15D | U15E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | ~ | 20 | 26 | ~ | 7 | 24 | ~ | 24 | 31 | ~ | 0 | 12 | ~ | 17 | ||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | ~ | 22 | 17 | ~ | 17 | 5 | ~ | 15 | 0 | ~ | 52 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
Maritzburg College Versus Pretoria Boys
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | ~ | 15 | 38 | ~ | 10 | 28 | ~ | 0 | 19 | ~ | 0 | 30 | ~ | 5 | 27 | ~ | 14 | 48 | ~ | 3 | 45 | ~ | 0 | 41 | ~ | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | U16D | U16E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | ~ | 3 | 12 | ~ | 6 | 14 | ~ | 5 | 15 | ~ | 0 | 32 | ~ | 14 | ||||||||||||
| U15A | U15B | U15C | U15D | U15E | U15F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | ~ | 5 | 30 | ~ | 5 | 62 | ~ | 0 | 22 | ~ | 7 | 74 | ~ | 5 | 34 | ~ | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | U14E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | ~ | 0 | 48 | ~ | 0 | 34 | ~ | 0 | 20 | ~ | 5 | 63 | ~ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Played | Won |
| 25 | 25 |
Quite simply an amazing performance from College away from home.
Glenwood versus Monument
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ~ | 48 | 5 | ~ | 28 | 8 | ~ | 58 | 28 | ~ | 24 | 0 | ~ | 29 | ||||||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | ||||||||||||
| 24 | ~ | 22 | 22 | ~ | 5 | 22 | ~ | 12 | ||||||
| U15A | U15B | U15C | ||||||||||||
| 12 | ~ | 12 | 0 | ~ | 19 | 8 | ~ | 5 | ||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | ~ | 24 | 14 | ~ | 31 | 21 | ~ | 12 | 17 | ~ | 12 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
DHS versus Northwood
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ~ | 34 | 12 | ~ | 22 | 12 | ~ | 38 | 0 | ~ | 50 | |||||||||
| U16A | U16B | U16C | ||||||||||||
| 22 | ~ | 33 | 7 | ~ | 21 | 10 | ~ | 5 | ||||||
| U15A | U15B | U15C | U15D | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ~ | 20 | 15 | ~ | 17 | 12 | ~ | 7 | 36 | ~ | 5 | |||||||||
| U14A | U14B | U14C | U14D | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ~ | 10 | 7 | ~ | 12 | 7 | ~ | 29 | 10 | ~ | 10 | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Draw | Lost |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Well done to Northwood going to DHS.
Till Next time,
Zeke
The Great Trek 2019… Schoolboy Rugby on the move 12-04
This weekends KZN schoolboy rugby takes on a feeling of reprising the great trek as Monument and Jeppe head down to Durban to take on Glenwood and Westville respectively whilst Martizburg College head out of Province to take on Pretoria Boys. Northwood take a short trip to take on DHS.
On the U15 front all the Private schools in the KZN10 have sent teams up to the St Benedicts U15 ISRF.
Brief previews
Glenwood versus Monument
This should be a great clash between Monument and Glenwood. Depending on which rankings you follow Glenwood(7) sits three places above Monument(10).
Though Monument come into this clash having lost 2 games already their overall play has been impressive and it seems like Monument have finally got back line players to complement their always beefy pack of forwards.
That their two losses this season have come against Paarl powerhouses Paarl Gim and Paarl Boys and one in the last play of the game at that shows they can hang with the best around. Last weekends victory against Menlopark should fill the men from Krugersdorp with a fair bit of confidence.
No school should be surprised by the other as the coaches from both teams would have had a close look at teach other at the recent World schools festival in Stellenbosch.
What can be said of Glenwood as they remain unbeaten at this stage of the season. This is probably Glenwoods greatest test this season so the result on Saturday will go a long way in gauging just how good this team is. That the teams seem to be very evenly matched this year should make for great rugby but playing at home in front of a expectant, partisan crowd should tilt the game in Glenwoods favour.
In the age groups the advantage should lie with Glenwood as their under 14’,15’s and 16’s all rank considerably higher than Monument. The Glenwood U14 and U16 remain unbeaten this season so far.
Westville versus Jeppe
Jeppe sits 13 places above Westville at 27 whilst the later comes in at 40. Westville should have won last weekend against DHS so the general mood is that the schools are allot closer than the rankings suggest.
Jeppe’s last match a was narrow 19-18 victory at St Johns College last weekend and Westville lost 26-27 to DHS. Westville are due a complete performance, however, and hopefully they have settled on a pack configuration that suits their personnel because they certainly have the play makers to score points.
In the age groups Jeppe does seem to have an advantage at U15 level whist in the U16’s Westville seems to hold the advantage.
Northwood versus DHS
DHS lost a few influential players from last year and it does seem that they are lacking some experienced leaders in their team to make the right decisions at the right time. Their 2nd half performance against Framesby would be a case in point where they shipped almost 50 points in 30 minutes. Perhaps its just highlights just how inspirational Celimpilo Gumede and Phendulani Buthelezi before him were in galvanizing their teams.
The rankings do place Northwood higher than DHS due to their great early season form and some impressive outings at the Grey festival.
The game will be won and lost amongst the forwards though as both Northwood and DHS have skilful, elusive backs that can create chances from no where.
In the age groups DHS should win their matches, of particular note will be their more capable U14 outfit.
Maritzburg College versus Pretoria Boys
From all accounts this is PBHS’ strongest side in a while, though their 41-27 loss last week against KES doesn’t seem to suggest so. Their attacking back line play speared headed by Mikhail Edwards could cause the boys from KZN a few headaches.
As is the case with fixtures against these two schools the margins will surely be tight. Maritzburg College who played with great commitment last weekend against Glenwood, in a 7-15 loss, are due a win and get their season on the road. College will look for Siya Ningiza to continue his play from Glenwood.
At age group levels Maritzburg does seem to have the edge with their unbeaten U15 group leading the charge.
It promises to be a great weekend of rugby action as the teams all seem to be very evenly mathched.
Thats all for now, 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
And so it begins…well not really.
Rugby takes center stage
Yesterday marked the start of the 2nd term for the government schools and would traditionally have signaled the beginning of the winter sports season with rugby boots getting the full on Dubbin Treatment and jerseys readied.
Of course much has changed over the last 20 odd years, but with the calendars of the private and government schools being particularly at odds with each other this year, much rugby has already been played. One notable observation has been that Hilton College’s and Glenwood’s 1st teams have played 5 matches already as opposed to Maritzburg College’s 2.
It has, nonetheless, been a busy holiday overall with many of the KZN10 schools taking part in festivals all over the country from U14 all the way up to 1st team with some really encouraging performances from the schools. And to think the Easter festivals are still 2 weeks away! Its no wonder preseason starts in September.
With that said, most of you would have probably been kept up to date on your schools latest results but here at KZN10 we like to know whats happening in all the schools. So just to get everyone up to speed as to what has happened in the last month I’ll post a summary of the results of the KZN10 schools 1st teams.
Northwood:
9 March: Martizburg College
Score: 30-26
For the casual observer this may have come as a shock, but the Knights were organized, executed their game plan effectively and made the most of their opportunities.
21 March: Grey High School(Grey Festival)
Score: 12-38
23 March: Selborne College(Grey Festival)
Score: 26-28
An absolute heart breaker for the Knights as they lost in the last movement of the game. Credit must go to the Selborne kicker as he nailed a tricky conversion to win the game. Tough going Knights! See the sequence below.
Incidentally the player who scored the winning try for Selborne, Jarrod Taylor, is a awesome player who should be in the reckoning for a SA Schools cap. At the recent World Schools Festival he was simply outstanding.
Clifton School:
04 March: Port Shepstone
Score: 38-12
09 March: Richards Bay
Score: 31-0
13 March: Amanzimtoti High School
Score: 64-5
16 March: Michaelhouse 2nd
Score: 26-24
An encouraging sign for Clifton is that on this day their lower age group A teams played the Michaelhouse B teams on stagger and won their matches fairly comfortably.
DHS:
09 March: Hilton College
Score: 3-20
21 March: Framesby(Grey festival)
Score: 10-54
23 March: Grey High School(Grey Festival)
Score: 14-33
Westville:
9 March: Glenwood
Score: 7-22
Glenwood Rugby Festival:
Wesvalia: 38-21
Montana: 31-10
Piet Potgieter: 19-12
Kearsney College:
16 March: Hilton College
Score: 14-14
23 March: St Charles College
Score: 36-7
Glenwood:
9 March: Westville
Score: 22-7
21 March: KES(Wynberg Rugby Festival)
Score: 48-36
Mar 23: San Isidro Rugby Club-Argentina(Wynberg Rugby Festival)
Score: 33-31
Mar 26: John McGlashan-New Zealand(World Schools Festival)
Score: 32-17
Highlights from the game, clip is about 10 minutes long
Mar29: Asia Pacific Dragons (World Schools Festival)
Score:33-10
Maritzburg College
9 March: Northwood
Score: 26-30
23 March: Noord Kaap
Score: 24-34
Michaelhouse:
16 March: St Charles College
Score: 27-7
23 March: Hilton College
Score: 10-20
St Charles College
16 March: Michaelhouse
Score: 7-27
23 March
7-36
Hilton College
9 March: DHS
Score: 20-3
16 March: Kearsney College
Score: 14-14
23 March: Michaelhouse
Score: 20-10
27 March: USA Schools XV
Score: 41-00
30 March: Italian All Stars
Score: 34-15
This weekend promises to be an action packed one with Glenwood hosting Maritzburg College on Dixons and DHS hosting Westville on Van Heerdens. Both DHS and Glenwood have made these compulsory fixtures for their boys so the atmosphere should be electric at both venues. For those that can’t make the Glenwood/Maritzburg College game it will be televised live on Supersport as part of their Premier Schools coverage, kick off is 13:55.
With the private schools still on holiday 3 of them will be heading down to the Kingswood 125th festival. There are some potentially good match ups for our KZN10 schools particularly against St Andrews College who will play both Hilton and Kearsney. Clifton round out the trio of schools and should have a stern test from Graeme College.
St Andrews had a good set of results at the Grey High Festival so we will definitely keep an eye out as to how our schools fair.
So if you are in and around the Durban go and support the boys.
Thats all from me till next time,
Zeke
Petrus Du Plessis Interview
Saint Charles College rugby heading in the right direction.
With Saint Charles College kicking off their winter sports program against Michaelhouse this Saturday we are posting up a series of videos we did towards the end of last year as we caught up with 1st team coach and Director of Rugby, Petrus du Plessis.
Petrus has a long distinguished career in coaching rugby and athletics holding an ASA level 1 and IRB level 2 qualifications.
Before his current position at Saint Charles he was the Head of coaching and 1st team coach for Bethlehem Voortrekker High school for 6 years as well as head of conditioning for the rugby and athletics programs.
We would like to thank Petrus for his time and Saint Charles College for letting us access into to their school.
1.What was your highlight of the 2018 season?
2. Petrus, as the Saints Rugby Specialist, how do you see the health of Saints Rugby as we end the 2018 year?
3. Saints style of play in 2018 was a expansive, can we look forward to much of the same in 2019?
4. Are there good signs for the 2019 Saints Rugby Year and what are you excited about for next year?
5. Petrus, looking forward to your 2019 team, will there be a healthy balance between youth and experience?
6. How are your age groups looking in terms of depth and are you happy with the quality of coaching in the school?
7. You mentioned a culture drive, what have you done and what are you doing to create the culture you are looking for?
2019 Rugby Fixtures
A look at the fixtures for the Saint Charles College 2019 rugby season
From the looks of the fixtures list Saint Charles College is continuing to make all the moves as the program solidifies itself.
Times for A and 1st team matches this weekend:
1st: 14:15
Venue : Old Orchards
U16A: 10:50
Venue: Old Orchards
U15A: 10:30
Venue: Colts
U14A: 9:30
Venue: Colts
All matches take place at the Saint Charles College campus at Harwin Rd. All the best to both teams.
We would like to again thank Petrus for his time and Saint Charles College for the opportunity to talk with them.
Till next time
Zeke
Northwood win the big one but overall it’s Maritzburg College’s day
Maritzburg College fielded an impressive 23 rugby teams on Saturday, 9 March 2019 – in the main these were against Northwood, but a number of other schools and development sides were also involved.
Of the 17 games against Northwood, College won an outstanding 16, narrowly losing one.
Feature image by JUSTIN WALDMAN: The Maritzburg College second XV beat Northwood 20-7 on Goldstones.
Overall, Maritzburg College played 23 matches on the day, winning 22.
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The first XV match on Goldstones proved to be an exciting contest.
Herewith a report from Maritzburg College first XV head coach Cameron Fraser.
“The highly anticipated fixture of the day did not fail to deliver as the game between the Maritzburg College 1st XV and the highly rated Northwood 1st XV was a spectacle to behold for the neutral and schoolboy rugby follower alike.
More from the second XV match by photographer Justin Waldman.
“Northwood started off very well with a piece of individual brilliance from their left winger Makhaza, crashing over the whitewash for their 1st score of the match. The try was not converted, which left the scoreboard at 5-0.
“College won a scrum in the middle of the field soon after the kick-off and Anele Nzimande managed to outwit his opposite number to dive over under the crossbar. Jacques van der Walt converted, putting College in the lead 7-5.
“Unfortunately, ill-discipline cost College in very kickable areas of the field and Northwood capitalized by slotting both penalty goals.
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“The Northwood left wing Makhaza managed to cross the line again after another well-executed scrum attack from them. With that last try, Northwood were ahead by 16 points to 7 at half-time.
“Soon after the whistle for the start of the 2nd half blew, Northwood managed to capitalise on another College handling error and scored a converted try to go 21-7 up.
“College looked livelier in the 2nd half and managed to pull back an early try by Siya Ningiza in the fifth minute, converted by van der Walt for the score to read Northwood 21 Maritzburg College 14.
More from the second team game courtesy of photographer Justin Waldman.
“College looked motivated in the 2nd half and had the lion’s share of possession for the first 20 minutes.
“College won a number of penalties, with which they were able to pin Northwood back and eventually off a lineout in the Northwood 22, Philani Simamane managed to fool the defenders with a dummy pass and cut straight through the middle of the Northwood defensive line to score College’s 3rd try. Van der Walt once again slotted the conversion which saw the scoreboard reading 23-21 to Northwood.
“With a scrum in the opposition 22 and 15 minutes to go, College looked menacing, but the ball was lost in contact and the loose ball was kicked through several times by the Northwood fullback eventually for the ball to be grounded in the College in-goal area.
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“After that try against the run of play, the score saw Northwood leading by 30 points to 21.
“Even though the writing was on the wall for College, they did not stop and with space out wide Michael King managed to score a try in the corner with 4 minutes to spare, leaving Northwood 30-26 to the good.
“As the clock ticked down, College looked threatening, but as fate would have it College lost the ball in contact with one minute left.”
Northwood secured the scrum and ate up the leftover time with short pick-and-go options and the Durban North side were left to reflect that their 30-26 triumph was the first by Northwood over Maritzburg College in the school’s history.
The moment: Northwood supporters rush on to Goldstones to congratulate the first team on the school’s first-ever first XV victory over Maritzburg College.
“Northwood made better use of their chances on the day whereas College could have executed better. Congratulations to Northwood on their victory, it was a hard-fought battle and an entertaining match.”
A big KZN10.com thank you to Maritzburg College first XV head coach Cameron Fraser for the report.
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Maritzburg College vs Northwood/AN Other
rugby results 9 March 2019
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Maritzburg College’s Jacques van der Walt in 20 Seconds
THE Maritzburg College first XI top-order batsman and Red Black & White first XV flyhalf is a multi-layered personality who loves to have fun, takes his passion for sport seriously and feels deeply.
Here’s an insight into this exceptionally talented young man, pictured in-photo with a little big fella.
THE RED BLACK & WHITE BROTHERHOOD: Jacques & friends.
Favourite food: Braai
Fave breakfast: Bacon & eggs
Actor: Tom Hardy
Actress: Margot Robbie
Celebrity Crush: Margot Robbie
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Favourite App: Instagram
Favourite Emoji: Cheeky wink
TV show: Peaky Blinders
Board game: 30 Seconds
Car: 1969 Ford Mustang
Driving a Mustang? Go to Trish first please.
3 People you’d like to invite to your birthday party: Maritzburg College Old Boy, champion batsman and former England Test captain Kevin Pietersen, England’s great all-rounder Freddie Flintoff, Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard
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Jacques’ nickname: Chockie
Chockie in 1 word: Determined
Inspirational SA sports stars: AB de Villiers & Handre Pollard
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Favourite quote: ‘The harder I practice the luckier I get’
Gary Player
Best advice I have ever received: ‘Invest in dot balls and cash in later’
Childhood coach Rob Fuhri
If Chockie could attend any sports match: The Ashes
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4 Things Chockie can’t live without: Family, music, friends and sport
Down time: Watching a good movie
On Chockie’s screensaver: My girlfriend and I
Holiday destination: Ibiza
3 Desert Island must-haves: Girlfriend, friends and family
Before the desert island must-haves here’s a must-not-have: a septic beach. John will help you out – and he’ll enjoy the holiday.
* Ibiza, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the eastern coast of Spain, is a legendary party island.
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All set for Nashua Sevens Skonk Rugby Festival @ Woodburn
Saturday’s Nashua Sevens Skonk Rugby Festival hosted by Maritzburg College is upon us. Woodburn Stadium and Woodburn 2 are the stages that promise to conjure up speedy turnovers leading to dazzling touchdowns interspersed with a slew of corner-flag tackles.
The helter-skelter of 7s rugby suggests there’s no telling what will happen and when in the flurry of contests in the U17 (Woodburn Stadium) and U15 (Woodburn 2) tournaments.
The winning U17 School will represent the Sharks at the fully-sponsored Top Schools U17 tournament to be played in October.
Last year’s U17 event was won in fine style by St Charles College under the captaincy of Brandon van Zyl.
I think Maritzburg College won the U15 event.
The KZN 7s selectors will be in the house, so there’s plenty for the boys to play for – as individuals, combinations and for school honour.
The selection panel will be using the tournament as part of their selection process for the Sharks U17 squad.
The rules and regulations are in place and we’re all set to go in the U17 and U15 tournaments.
The popular Nashua Sevens event is named after the legendary Maritzburg College rugby coach Mr J.M. “Skonk” Nicholson, who needs no introduction.
I attended last year’s (and the years prior) on Goldstones and Snows at Maritzburg College.
It’s a day that never disappoints, especially so thanks to the superb organisation of Maritzburg College director of rugby Kevin Smith and his able team.
Maritzburg College staff put in a lot of work to ensure the smooth running of the Nashua Sevens Skonk Rugby Festival. Observing proceedings from the Kent Pavilion at the 24 August 2017 event are (l to r) Tim Orchard, Kevin Smith, Ryan Kyle and Dave Rogers.
Photo Jono Cook
All the matches feature rolling substitutions, the application of which adds another fascinating feature to proceedings – when is the right time to make those calls will be ever-present in coaches’ minds.
The rolling subs stipulations also add to the responsibilities of the already beleaguered refs, whose monitoring of how many players are actually on the field at any one time can be made more onerous by the sheer pace of play.
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If teams have had more than 7 players on the pitch, this will be penalised.
Great to see that Thabiso Dlamini’s talented local Development boys are in the mix alongside the traditional rugby schools.
Looking forward to seeing you at Woodburn tomorrow.