Jim Fouché wins u17 JF Sevens, Grey the u15 champs
There was joy for the hosts, Hoërskool Jim Fouché, as they claimed the u17 title at the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota, event in Bloemfontein on Saturday, while Grey College walked away as the u15 champions.
JF took advantage of the fact that Grey’s rugby players did double duty on the weekend, with their frontline team in action at the NWU Prestige Sevens, where they beat Hoërskool Nelspruit in the final.
That shouldn’t distract from a fine performance by the hosts, given the incredible depth of talent at Grey, and their 21-20 victory in the final was a fitting culmination to an action-packed competition.
In the semi-finals, Grey cruised to a victory over Landboudal, while Jim Fouché was given a good workout by Wilgerivier but won comfortably in the end.
Sentraal claimed the Shield, outplaying HTS Louis Botha 24-0 in the final, while Landboudal picked themselves up from their Cup semi-final loss and defeated Wilgeriver 24-5 in the Plate final, which was the exact score by which JF had beaten them in the semis.
Grey hoisted the u15 trophy but was made to put in a couple of hard shifts by Witteberg and Sentraal in the semi-finals and final respectively.
The Bloem boys beat the Bethlehem boys 24-14 in the first semi, while Sentraal won 29-10 in the second semi-final against Wilgerivier. Grey, then, grabbed the title with a 24-10 victory.
Wilgerivier triumphed in the Plate final, handing Witteberg a 20-5 loss. The Bowl went to Landboudal, who scored a decisive 31-5 win over HTS Louis Botha.
U17 RESULTS
Group A
Heatherdale Heat 5-31 HTS Louis Botha
Jim Fouché 38-12 HTS Louis Botha
Heatherdale Heat 0-62 Jim Fouché
Group B
Grey College 24-5 Burgersdorp
Curro Bloemfontein 0-79 Grey College
Burgersdorp 46-0 Curro Bloemfontein
Group C
Sentraal 5-31 Landboudal
Brebner 0-29 Sentraal
Landboudal 43-7 Brebner
Group D
Wilgerivier 49-7 Zastron
Fichardtpark 26-29 Wilgerivier
Zastron 7-24 Fichardtpark
Playoffs
Heatherdale 5-62 Zastron
Curro Bloemfontein 0-45 Brebner
11th/12th
Curro Bloemfontein 50-0 Heatherdale
Bowl semi-finals
HTS Louis Botha 0-14 Fichardtpark
Burgersdorp 29-19 Sentraal
Cup semi-finals
Jim Fouché 24-5 Wilgerivier
Grey College 45-0 Landboudal
Bowl final
Fichardtpark Burgersdorp
Shield final
HTS Louis Botha 0-24 Sentraal
Plate final
Landboudal 24-5 Wilgerivier
Cup final
Jim Fouché 21-20 Grey College
U15 RESULTS
Group A
Jim Fouché 45-0 Curro Bloemfontein
Wilgerivier 21-14 HTS Louis Botha
Curro Bloemfontein 0-69 HTS Louis Botha
Jim Fouché 19-19 Wilgerivier
Wilgerivier 77-0 Curro Bloemfontein
HTS Louis Botha 24-14 Jim Fouché
Group B
Grey College 62-0 Brebner
Landboudal 0-69 Grey College
Brebner 0-43 Landboudal
Group C
Witteberg 44-0 Heat
Fichardtpark 12-22 Witteberg
Heatherdale Heat 0-44 Fichardtpark
Group D
Sand du Plessis 0-43 Sentraal
Zastron 17-19 Sand du Plessis
Sentraal 49-0 Zastron
Playoffs
Jim Fouche 39-0 Zastron
Brebner 7-15 Heatherdale
11th/12th
Zastron 38-0 Brebner
Bowl semi-finals
HTS Louis Botha 26-7 Sand du Plessis
Landboudal 5-0 Fichardtpark
Cup semi-finals
Sentraal 29-10 Wilgerivier
Grey College 24-14 Witteberg
Bowl final
HTS Louis Botha 5-31 Landboudal
Shield final
Sand du Plessis vs Fichardtpark
Plate final
Wilgerivier 20-5 Witteberg
Cup final
Grey College 24-10 Sentraal
