Hoërskool Middelburg rules the roost at Heritage Sevens

The Heritage Sevens, the latest round of the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota, proved to be a triumph for Hoërskool Middelburg (HS Middelburg) as both their u15 and u17 teams went unbeaten and claimed their age group titles on Saturday in Middelburg. Unfortunately for Helpmekaar, they had to settle for the runner-up spot in both competitions.

Ben Viljoen made HS Middelburg work hard for their first u17 victory, with the local school winning 19-0. It was, however, the first of three shutouts for the Middies in Group B, with each win by a bigger score: 35-0 vs Patriot and 52-0 vs Steelcrest.

At last, in the semi-finals, Hoërskool Kanonkop managed to score twice against HS Middelburg, but it was one-way traffic as Middies powered their way to a 59-14 win.

Helpmekaar, who won their opener only 28-17 against Bergvlam, followed up with big wins over Barberton and Eastdene Combined, tipping fifty points both times, and they then held off HTS Middelburg in the semi-finals, recording a 24-19 victory.

In the final, the Middies secured a 10-point win, taking the title by a 24-14 margin.

There was joy for Patriot in the Bowl final, where they handed Rob Ferreira a 31-14 loss, while Ben Viljoen got by Kempton Park 24-19 to lift the Plate.

In the u15 competition, HS Middelburg was extended by Ben Viljoen in their pool game, winning 26-12 after cruising to a 45-0 win over Bergvlam. Helpmekaar, meanwhile, beat Rob Ferreira 26-7 and then ran roughshod over Eastdene Combined, putting up 75 points.

Ben Viljoen showed they were a team to be reckoned with in the quarterfinals, beating HTS Middelburg 21-12, while HS Middelburg 2 pushed Rob Ferreira hard before succumbing 12-19. Helpmekaar and HS Middelburg both progressed without conceding a point, with Helpies crushing Barberton 60-0 and Middies taking down the hosts, Kanonkop, 38-0.

Unsurprisingly, it was tighter in the semi-finals, with Middelburg accounting for Ben Viljoen 21-7 and Helpmekaar ousting Rob Ferreira 36-12.

Middies then lifted their game in the final, romping to an emphatic 22-0 win over Helpmekaar.

Steelcrest strode to the Bowl title, beating Bergvlam 33-5, while HS Middelburg 2 decisively beat HTS Middelburg 24-5 in the Plate final.

U17 RESULTS

Group A

Barberton 49-0 Eastdene Combined
Bergvlam 17-28 Helpmekaar
Barberton 7-52 Helpmekaar
Bergvlam 31-7 Eastdene Combined
Barberton 21-31 Bergvlam
Eastdene Combined 0-59 Helpmekaar

Group B

HTS Middelburg 19-0 Ben Viljoen
Steelcrest 0-31 Patriot
HTS Middelburg 35-0 Patriot
Steelcrest 7-31 Ben Viljoen
Ben Viljoen 24-10 Patriot
HTS Middelburg 52-0 Steelcrest

Group C

Edu College 0-62 Kempton Park
Kanonkop 52-0 Meridian Karino
Edu College 5-7 Meridian Karino
Kanonkop 28-10 Kempton Park
Kempton Park 57-0 Meridian Karino
Edu College 7-56 Kanonkop

Group D

HS Middelburg 53-7 HTS Witbank
Rob Ferreira 43-7 Generaal Hertzog
HS Middelburg 26-0 Generaal Hertzog
Rob Ferreira 19-24 HTS Witbank
HTS Witbank 10-10 Generaal Hertzog
HS Middelburg 36-7 Rob Ferreira

Semi-finals

Shield

Eastdene Combined 17-33 Steelcrest
Edu College 0-10 Generaal Hertzog

Bowl

Barberton 12-38 Patriot
Meridian Karino 0-48 Rob Ferreira

Plate

Bergvlam 0-19 Ben Viljoen
Kempton Park 14-12 HTS Witbank

Cup

Helpmekaar 24-19 HTS Middelburg
Kanonkop 14-59 HS Middelburg

Finals

Bowl

Patriot 31-14 Rob Ferreira

Plate

Ben Viljoen 24-19 Kempton Park

Cup

Helpmekaar 14-24 HS Middelburg

U15 RESULTS

Group A

Edu College 17-58 Kanonkop
HTS Middelburg 34-0 Kanonkop
HTS Middelburg 60-0 Edu College

Group B

Ben Viljoen 57-7 Bergvlam
HS Middelburg 45-0 Bergvlam
HS Middelburg 26-12 Ben Viljoen

Group C

Steelcrest 17-19 Barberton
Middelburg 2 31-14 Barberton
Middelburg 2 32-0 Steelcrest

Group D

Eastdene Combined 0-66 Rob Ferreira
Helpmekaar 26-7 Rob Ferreira
Helpmkeaar 75-0 Eastdene Combined

Quarterfinals

Cup

HTS Middelburg 12-21 Ben Viljoen
HS Middelburg 38-0 Kanonkop
Middelburg 2 12-19 Rob Ferreira
Helpmekaar 60-0 Barberton

Semi-finals

Bowl

Edu College 0-10 Bergvlam
Steelcrest 22-0 Eastdene Combined

Plate

HTS Middelburg 42-5 Kanonkop
Middelburg 2 10-0 Barberton

Cup

Ben Viljoen 7-21 HS Middelburg
Rob Ferreira 12-36 Helpmekaar

Finals

Bowl

Bergvlam 5-33 Steelcrest

Plate

HTS Middelburg 5-24 Middelburg 2

Cup

HS Middelburg 22-0 Helpmekaar

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