Grey College does the Champion of Champions double
Grey College captured both the u15 and u17 titles at the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota, Champion of Champions Tournament in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
The big surprise, though, was Northwood’s performance in the u15 competition.
The Durban school, beaten 17-7 by Noordheuwel on Friday, took on Monument in the Cup semi-finals and outplayed their highly regarded opponents 24-5 to power their way into the final. Grey, meanwhile, accounted for Noordheuwel, winning 19-5.
It was tight with the title on the line, but Grey held off Northwood to win 19-12 in the match that preceded the u17 Cup final.
Third place went to Monnas, who lifted their game for a clash with their Krugersdorp rivals, Noordheuwel, and romped to a 33-5 victory.
Graeme College finished strongly, handling the Bloemfontein Invitation team and Kempton Park comfortably to finish in fifth place.
In the u17 competition, Grey, who hadn’t conceded a point on the opening day, scraped by the Cape Schools winners, Durbanville, in their Cup semi-final. There were only two points in it at the end, with the home side winning 24-22.
It was one-way traffic in the other semi-final, with Monument cruising to a 47-7 defeat of Kempton Park.
In an entertaining final, Grey took down Monnas, recording a 31-21 victory to secure a double for the renowned Bloemfontein rugby powerhouse.
Durbanville released some of the frustration they must have felt after missing out so narrowly on the title decider, smashing Kempton Park 55-0 to finish third.
Fifth place went the way of Bloemfontein’s Jim Fouché, who got by Dinamika 26-19.
U15 RESULTS
Bowl semi-finals
Kempton Park 17-7 Sentraal
Graeme College 48-5 Bloemfontein Invitation
Cup semi-finals
Monument 5-24 Northwood
Grey 19-5 Noordheuwel
Final Placings
Sentraal 21-19 Bloemfontein Invitation (7th/8th)
Kempton Park 10-21 Graeme College (5th/6th)
Monument 33-5 Noordheuwel (3rd/4th)
Grey 19-12 Northwood (1st/2nd)
U17 RESULTS
Playoffs
Bloemfontein Invitation 17-21 Jim Fouche
Dinamika 33-14 Cambridge
Grey College 24-22 Durbanville
Monument 47-7 Kempton Park
Final Placings
Sarel Cilliers 26-19 Welkom Gimnasium (9th/10th)
Bloemfontein Invitation 29-14 Cambridge (7th/8th)
Jim Fouche 26-19 Dinamika (5th/6th)
Durbanville 55-0 Kempton Park (3rd/4th)
Grey College 31-21 Monument (1st/2nd)
