KwaZulu-Natal does the u15 double

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) A edged out Western Province A 3-1 in a penalty shootout after the sides had finished regulation time level at 6-6 in the u15 Boys’ final at the 50th Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament, played at St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Jubilee Pool on Wednesday.

KwaZulu-Natal made it an u15 double when the province also claimed the girls’ title with a 7-4 win over Western Province A in St David’s Fourvière Pool.

Boys

With their win in the final, KwaZulu-Natal A finished the IPT undefeated. When they met Western Province A in a group stage game on Sunday, they claimed a narrow 8-6 win, with Dru Mills firing in five goals in that contest.

WP A kept Mills off the scoresheet in the final, but Josh Watson struck three times and Lincoln Burger twice to help their side into the shootout.

While Western Province A had to endure the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the title, the province was able to celebrate placing their two sides in the top three. Western Province B comfortably defeated Nelson Mandela Bay in the bronze medal game, winning 6-2.

The home province, Central Gauteng, had their A and B teams meet for fifth place, with the A-side doubling up their compatriots, taking an 8-4 victory.

Seventh went to Buffalo City, who won by three goals over Northerns A, while Zimbabwe‘s Luca Simoes netted four times in his team’s tight 8-7 win over Eden Districts in the ninth-place playoff.

Girls

Solid all-round performances from KwaZulu-Natal A throughout the IPT led the team to the girls’ title. While Mary Aylward was their leading scorer, they also received regular goal-scoring contributions from many others in their successful campaign.

In the final, Mikayla Morrison beat the ‘keeper three times, while Aylward scored twice. The 7-4 victory also kept KZN’s pristine record intact.

It was an outstanding tournament for Buffalo City A, who romped to a 9-3 win over Central Gauteng A in the third-place playoff. They had beaten them 5-4 in a group stage match, which led to the Eastern Cape side topping Group A. Their only loss was by a single goal to Western Province A in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe performed well and downed Nelson Mandela Bay 5-3 to place fifth.

In a meeting of two B-sides, Western Province B held off Central Gauteng B 5-4 to take seventh spot, while the top scorer in the girls’ u15 competition, Frankie Dewe, netted three times in KwaZulu-Natal B‘s 10-4 win over Buffalo City B in the ninth-place playoff.

Dewe finished with 16 goals, two more than Mary Aylward, of KZN A, and three more than Eastern Gauteng’s Chloe Regnard, who scored both of Easterns’ goals in a 2-3 defeat to Central Gauteng C in the eleventh-place playoff.

RESULTS

Boys

9th: Zimbabwe 8: Luca Simoes (4), Ben Lashbrook (2), Msimba Nyamunhungo (1), Preston Caple (1). Eden Districts 7: Heinrich Smit (3), Jake Wood (2), Max Bubanj (1), Daniel Pharoah (1).

7th: Buffalo City 8: Kenneth Makelele (2), Riley Owen (1), Matt Oliver (1), Morgan Erasmus (1), Yun-Yu Chang (1), Yogan Govender (1), Tristan Buss (1). Northerns A 5: Mark Lindeboom (3), Harrison Oberholzer (1), Jaden Sparkham (1).

5th: Central Gauteng A 8: Christoper Davidson (2), James Simpson (1), Leo Bruinders (1), Dominic Teixeira (1), Timothy Barbeau (1), Adam Houghton (1), Christian Ford (1). Central Gauteng B 4: Jonah Teeling-Smith (3), Tai Hanslo (1).

3rd: Western Province B 6: Matthew van Graan (1), Jackson Schielemann (1), Liam Ripsold (1), Janno Botha (1), Troy Webb (1), James Grout (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 2: Benjamin Rutherfoord (1), Thomas van Oerle (1).

Final: KwaZulu-Natal 6 (3): Josh Watson (3), Lincoln Burger (2), Benjamin Keeton (1). Western Province A 6 (1): Adam Maggott (2), Jamie Thomason (1), Samuel Bigara (1), Nathan Corlett (1), Ross Briers-Danks (1).

Girls

11th: Central Gauteng C 3: Kasia Morris (1), Nicola Thorburn (1), Emily Muller (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Chloe Regnard (2).

9th: KwaZulu-Natal B 10: Frankie Dewe (3), Sarah Uys (2), Taylor Foster (1), Jessica Meekin (1), Brianna Felt (1), Madison Love (1), Chloe Pomakov (1). Buffalo City B 4: Tyler-Jade Roebert (2), Isobel Botha (1), Leah Smith (1).

7th: Western Province B 5: Emma Jones (1), Gracie Fabing (1), Aimee Muller (1), Zaza Le Feuvre (1), Tiegan Johnson (1). Central Gauteng B 4: Millicent Quinn (1), Melissa Mussett (1), Jade Ferreira (1), Emma Clowes (1).

5th: Zimbabwe 5: Kiah Smyth (2), Kristin Jones (2), Emily Lutz (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 3: Lucy Schwechheimer (1), Lily Collins (1), Danica Smith (3).

3rd: Buffalo City A 9: Kate van Biljon (3), Bailey Lake (2), Emily Hattingh (1), Kirsty Ikin (1), Jodi Carr (1), Hannah Hattingh (1). Central Gauteng A 3: Alexis James (2), Kristem Bratby (1).

Final: KwaZulu-Natal 7: Mikayla Morrison (3), Mary Aylward (2), Leah Kent (1), Jemima Parry (1). Western Province A 4: Isabella Batistich (1), Emma Webber (1), Holly Deneys (1), Eva Turrell (1).

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A product of Clifton (Nottingham Road) and St Andrew's School (Bloemfontein), Brad Morgan played schools' provincial cricket and hockey. He has worked in radio, online and for newspapers. He also previously handled media matters for the Natal Canoe Club, which hosts the Dusi Canoe Marathon, and for the Midmar Mile. Brad has, furthermore, co-authored books on the Dusi Canoe Marathon and the Comrades Marathon. He holds no particular biases towards South African sports teams but, beyond South Africa's borders, is a big fan of the Green Bay Packers and Liverpool FC. Brad enjoys photography and music, and likes working to some good dub techno in the background.

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