Boishaai looking to keep their unbeaten record since 2009 against Boland Landbou intact
The Western Cape schools kick off their third term rugby action this weekend with some great matchups.
On Saturday, the Boland Landbou boys go to town to take on Paarl Boys’ High and Oakdale Landbou travel to Stellenbosch to face Paul Roos on the Markötter.
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Last year Paarl Boys’ High beat Boland Landbou convincingly 47-22 in their own backyard which was their 12th straight victory in this yearly fixture.
The last time Boland Landbou toppled Boishaai was in 2009 when Springbok prop, Frans Malherbe, was captain of Paarl Boys’.
They also beat Paarl Gimnasium 14-12 that year.
Bertie Visser was in that team for Boland, Visser went on to play winger for the Leopards where he held the record for the quickest try ever scored in the Currie Cup. Visser needed only nine seconds from the kickoff to dot down, his record stood from 2012 to 2016.
The Gimmies have been in exceptional form this year again.
JC Mars (fullback), Jameel de Jongh (winger) and Divan Fuller (flanker) have recently been selected as part of the SA Schools team that will be competing against England and France in August. Scott Nel (winger) has also been chosen for the SA A group.
Albie Bester (centre), Cilliers Viljoen (hooker) and Christoff Etzebeth (prop) from Boland Landbou were in action with those players from Boishaai at the Craven Week over the holiday in George, where the Western Province team ended the week unbeaten after seeing away with the Blue Bulls 29-5 in the final match.
Though they obviously combined well at the tournament, all new friendships will be put aside when they jog onto the field on Saturday for what has always been an entertaining and physical battle between these two proud schools.
Oakdale had a couple of tough losses before the holiday break, going down against Paarl Gimnasium (36-12), and drawing against Stellenberg (13-all), they have proven what they are capable of already this season though, with impressive victories over Paarl Boys’ High (20-17) and EG Jansen (18-5) and they will be looking to return to winning ways with a statement against one of the in form teams in the Western Cape, Paul Roos.
In contrast, Paul Roos has been excellent all season, apart from two losses against Paarl Gimnasium (24-19) and Monument (44-26) they have been faultless and have done away with some of their fiercest competitors like Paarl Boys’ High (35-17), Affies (31-25) and Grey High (38-24) already this season.
The home team’s centre, Samuel Badenhorst, has been named as part of the SA U18 Sevens squad travelling to Trinidad and Tobago in August for the Commonwealth Youth Games.
Their big flanker who is only in grade 11 this year, Riley Norton, was one of the standout players at the Craven Week and represents Paul Roos in the SA Schools team. His teammate, the tighthead prop, Ryan Jack, has also been honoured with his inclusion in the SA A team after his performance over the holiday.
Two other players to look out for on Saturday are their spritely scrumhalf, Zeke January, and their reliable eighth man, Reuben Kruger.
The Stellenboschers have looked like they’ve been getting better with every match, and if they can keep up the momentum they had before the break, they can cause a lot of problems for the boys from Riversdal.
The teams:
Paarl Boys’ High vs Boland Landbou at 12:45:
Paarl Boys’ High: 15 JC Mars, 14 Scott Nel, 13 Aidan Jacobs, 12 Bryan Burger, 11 Jameel de Jongh, 10 Ruan van Willing, 9 Juan Loots, 8 Douw Wessels, 7 Chris Nel, 6 Neels Louwrens, 5 Michael Versfeld, 4 Neil Hansen, 3 Alfie Holm, 2 HB Odendaal, 1 Michael Pretorius.
Boland Landbou: 15 Dewald de Villiers, 14 Wehan Lume, 13 Ruan Jongsma, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Enslin Claasen, 10 Retagan van Rooi, 9 Turlon Adams, 8 AJ van der Merwe, 7 Alru Gous, 6 Hans Verster, 5 Ruan Viviers, 4 Karst Smith, 3 Pieter de Jager, 2 Cilliers Viljoen, 1 Christoff Etzebeth.
Paul Roos Gimansium vs Oakdale Landbou at 14:15:
Paul Roos Gimnasium: 15 Declan Croy, 14 Keehan Etson, 13 Samuel Badenhorst, 12 Phillip Groenewald, 11 Keenan Stoffels, 10 Lee-Jay Pietersen, 9 Zeke January, 8 Reuben Kruger, 7 Jean-Luc Joubert, 6 Andreas Oosthuizen, 5 Riley Norton, 4 Truspe Schoeman, 3 Jeandre le Grange, 2 Christian de Villiers, 1 Oliver Reid.
Oakdale Landbou: 15 Therlow Prins, 14 Michael Fourie, 13 Louis Fourie, 12 Kurt Coetzee, 11 Rayleen Alberts, 10 Shaydon Fradie, 9 Waylon Kortjie, 8 Erick Steyn, 7 Gustav van der Merwe, 6 Hanno Louw, 5 Migail Barnard, 4 Hanre Jubelius, 3 Marco Steyn, 2 JC van Wyk, 1 Devon Windvogel.
Hugenote vs Charlie Hofmeyr at 13:10:
Hugenote: 15 Lian Wiid, 14 Xavier Fredericks, 13 Ethan-John Isaacs, 12 Keanu Saunders, 11 Joshua Lewis, 10 Hugo Steenkamp, 9 Brandow-Lee Sass, 8 Alrich Humphreys, 7 Cullen Ruiters, 6 Dillon van Wyk, 5 Nathan Crouch, 4 Marcus Wiid, 3 Morne Grobler, 2 Charlton Manuel, 1 Xavier Gertse.
Charlie Hofmeyr: 15 Ronwill Frans, 14 Matthew Syster, 13 Kyle Swartland, 12 Philip du Plessis, 11 Lawrence Jantjies, 10 Luan Giliomee, 9 Izha-Vin van Wyk, 8 Johan Coetzee, 7 Wilmar Winterbach, 6 Tyron Davids, 5 Le Roux Groenewald, 4 Benja Muller, 3 Conrad Weber, 2 Connor Baron, 1 Niquin Pietersen.
Worcester Gimnasium vs Parel Vallei at 12:30:
Worcester Gimnasium: 15 Jovawn Visagie, 14 Hope Dliso, 13 Lohenzel Jansen, 12 Carick Kustoor, 11 Tyrone Abrahams, 10 Alton Hendricks, 9 Jethro Tentenie, 8 Nicholas Groenewald, 7 Wilfred Slingers, 6 Banathi Nzinyana, 5 Waylan Pienaar, 4 Chris O’Neil, 3 Jeffwhin Michaels, 2 Armand Croesser, 1 Noah Pietersen.
Parel Vallei: 15 Liam Toring, 14 Caleb Maasdorp, 13 Zion Tyman, 12 Bongi Bawuti, 11 Jonathan Knipe, 10 Marlon Abrahams, 9 James Kent, 8 Nissi Mugada, 7 Anithan Claassen, 6 Dylan Cockroft, 5 Christopher Gouws, 4 Chandan Nieuwoudt, 3 Christiaan Uitenweerde, 2 Adriaan Stevens, 1 Orin Adams.
Montagu vs Overberg at 12:20:
Montagu: 15 Linden de Silva, 14 Chad Lottering, 13 Liam Pekeur, 12 Jenovan Soldaat, 11 Raywon Minnaar, 10 Juhan Venter, 9 Udo Windvogel, 8 Mattwin Christoffels, 7 Xolani Stevens, 6 Rossouw Kriel, 5 Casré du Toit, 4 Caleb du Toit, 3 Ewan Coetzee, 2 Nande Hwlatika, 1 CJ van der Walt.
Overberg: 15 Hayden Witbooi, 14 Yuen Henson, 13 Franco Saayman, 12 Rinus Beukes, 11 Franco Griessel, 10 Urlin Benjamin, 9 Kiyan Burger, 8 Leon Botha, 7 James Badenhorst, 6 Qwin Boshoff, 5 Nasen Zadiel, 4 Rory Hess, 3 Rodan Olifant, 2 Morne Wessels, 1 Logan Tobias.
Other fixtures:
10:45 – Vredendal Sekondêr vs Calvinia; 11:00 – Fish Hoek vs Kasselsvlei; 12:10 – Hoërskool Stellenbosch vs Robertson; 12:45 – Piketberg vs Augsburg Gimnasium; 14:00 – Hoërskool Vredendal vs Curro Langebaan; 14:10 – Labori vs Hopefield;
