Glenwood aiming for second Sanix-title
Glenwood High School from Durban will start their third attempt at the crown of the Sanix International schools rugby tournament tomorrow against Osaka Toin High School from Japan. Glenwood was crowned champions in their first attempt back in 2008.
In 2008 Glenwood had no trouble defeating Tarbes High School from France by 39-0 in the final. The team from Durban also attended the tournament in 2009 where they lost to eventual champions, Dax Landes from France, by 10-17 in the semi-final. Glenwood secured the third position by beating De la Salle from New Zealand by 37-10 in the play-off match.
Glenwood will also face Toin Gakuen High from Japan (Friday) and Queen Victoria from Fiji (Sunday) in their other Pool C encounters of this year’s tournament. The side from Durban is still unbeaten in South Africa and will be without a doubt strong contender to be crowned champions in Japan.
Paul Roos Gimnasium is the current champions of the Sanix tournament after beating Australia’s Brisbane Boys’ College by 35-3 in the final. Paul Roos became the fourth South African side to be crowned champions of the prestigious tournament since the inaugural one in 2000.
Grey College became the first South African champions in 2001 when they defeated St. Peter’s College of New Zealand by 41-3 in the final. The side from Bloemfontein was captained by scrumhalf, Rohan Myburgh, and his vice-captain was the lock, Francois van der Merwe, who later played for Western Province.
Boland Landbou was crowned champions the following year when they came out on top 32-10 against Sendai Ikue from Japan in the final. The Japanese club side defeated them by 23-0 in their pool game earlier in the competition.
Glenwood was crowned champions in 2008 when they also had no problems in defeating Tarbes High School of France by 39-0 in the final. Paarl Boys’ High (2014) and Monument (2006) also made it to the final when they attended, but fell over the last hurdle. Monnas lost 34-20 against Christchurch Boys’ High, while Boishaai finished second against Hamilton Boys’ High (15-11) in last year’s final.
The Pools:
Pool A: Truro College (England), Saga Technical High School (Japan), Seoul National Uniersity High School (Korea), Tokai University Gyosei High School (Japan).
Pool B: Enisei-STM (Russia), Higashi Fukuoka HS (Japan), St. Edmund’s College (Australia), Keio High School (Japan).
Pool C: Glenwood (South Africa), Queen Victoria High (Fiji), Toin Gakuen High (Japan), Osaka Toin High School (Japan).
Pool D: Rotorua Boys’ High School (New Zealand), Kokugakuin University Tochigi High School (Japan), Jianguo High School (Chinese Tapei), Iwami Chisuikan High School (Japan).
