Candies to show no favours to visiting Maritzburg College

Maritzburg College, make the long bus trip up to Pretoria to face The Candies on Brooks Field and a long standing tradition where the boys eagerly await these sort of exchanges.

Being on the road from home adds a layer of excitement to these sorts of fixtures and always poses a challenge to the visiting team.

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Maritzburg come into the fixture having won five out of eight fixtures this season, compared to Pretoria Boys’ who have won five from seven.

Maritzbug last weekend beat Clifton College by 33-5, where Pretoria Boys’ lost a highly competitive fixture away at KES. Both teams played up against Nelspruit at the St Johns’ College Easter Festival and each won their respective matches. This should be an evenly contested game. 

Boys High scrum-half Josh Naude has played some well fought and grubby rugby. Under the guidance of former Sharks coach and old boy, Mr Paul “The Lion” Anthony, Naude has some serious knowledge to tap into.

Springbok 2007 World Cup winning captain John Smit and Chiliboy Rallephele both played under his wing when he coached the side in the early 2000’s.

Current hooker and captain, Shaun Schurmann, will be looking at adding to his impressive previous performances this season. Schurmann will be packing down on the side of the scrum for Saturday’s clash.

Maritzburg inside center Nkuleleko Sithole and winger Colm Reardon are two players to keep on the radar. Both of these backline players are quick with good ball-handling abilities. U17 Sharks player, Elbert Mouton should provide a quality match-up against Boys High’s Schrumann during the scrums. 

The teams will be eager to get out onto the field and demonstrate their class. At halftime it is guaranteed that Swing Low Sweet Chariot will echo across the fields of Boy High but what of the result? 

That will ultimately come down to who shows the most amount of grit on the day. 

In another Noordvaal Clash, Hoërskool Centurion take on Midstream College at home with the 1st XV game kicking off at 12:30 pm. Centurion will be looking to extend an impressive winning streak of five on the trot to six. Midstream however would want to end this and build on the good start that they too have had this year. 

The teams:

Pretoria Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College at Brooks:

Pretoria Boys High School: 15 Tebogo Nchabeleng, 14 Itumeleng Baloyi, 13 Reice Kruger 12 Rickus Wessels, 11 Ntsako Ndlhovu, 10 Kyle Hezlett,  9 Joshua Naude (VC) 8 Katlego Shebo, 7 Shaun Schurman (captain), 6 Stephen Adams,  5 Tshepiso Shikibana, 4 Randy Muzungu, 3 Ofentse Moeng, 2 Thapelo Mphela, 1 Kitso Mokena.

Maritzburg College: 15 Luyanda Kunene 14 Langelihle Makhathini 13 Ayrton van der Linde 12 N Sithole 11 Colm Reardon 10 Luc du Toit  9 Rhett Quin  8 I Kemka  7 Travis Walton 6 S Oosthuizen 5 Kuhle Mthimkhulu 4 B Maphisa 3 Aiden Botha  2 Elbie Mouton 1 Phiwayinkosi Kubheka.

Hoërskool Centurion vs Midstream College:

Hoërskool Centurion: 15 Waldo Koelman, 14 Wian Van Wielligh 13 Divan Van Tonder, 12 Ronan McCrimmon, 11 Reinald Badenhorst 10 Marco van Zyl, 9 Gerhard Beeslaar, 8 Zak Broekman, 7 Ruben Vos, 6 Ethan Reid, 5 Jeandre Kroukamp 4 James Vroom, 3 Kobus Botes, 2 Keone Nel, 1 Adam Labuschangne.

Midstream College: 15 Nicolaas Vlok, 14 Hilton Thomas, 13 Justin Hatting, 12 Iwan van Eeden, 11 Kobus Alberts, 10 Christiaan Mare, 9 Xander Senekal,  8 Jahred Smit, 7 Jacques Vos, 6 Anru Cronje, 5 Joshua Smit,  4 Tian Pretorius, 3 Deon Le Roux 2 Mika Lubbe, 1 Kobus Van Der Merwe.

Fixtures:

Brooks Field 

14:00 – u19A – Pretoria Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College
12:45 – u19B – Pretoria Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College

Oehley Far 

11:00 – u16A – Pretoria Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College
09:00 – u15A – Pretoria Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College

Dorey Near 

09:00 – u14A – Pretoria Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College