Paarl Boys’ High reclaim First Choice Invitational sevens title in Humansdorp
Paarl Boys’ High are the First Choice Invitational high school sevens champions after seeing away with the competition over the weekend at Nico Malan in Humansdorp.
Boishaai met an invitational team from Grey College in the final, winning the fourth instalment of the annual contest by 24-7 to claim the bragging rights and R15 000 grand prize.
They are the only team to see out the tournament without a loss after beating Humansdorp Secondary (38-7), Kearsney College (24-12) and Brandwag (15-7) in the group stage before eliminating Framesby in the quarter-finals by 36-7.
The boys from Paarl faced their biggest challenge of the day in the semi-final, where they had to work hard to get by Oakdale in a 14-12 thriller.
Paarl Boys’ High reigned supreme at this event in 2019 as well, but last year they had to bow out against St Andrews College in the final, losing by 26-12.
Grey College’s first stringers were in action in Potchefstroom at the NWU Prestige Schools u17 sevens tournament, where they also made it to the final, losing out to Paul Roos by 22-19.
Nico Malan are the Plate division champions after beating Grens by 52-0 in the semis before seeing away with Kearsney College in the final by 31-5.
With the sevens tournaments picking up steam across the country, this event remains a highlight on the Eastern Cape rugby calendar.
Results:
Pool A: Paarl Boys’ High 38, Humansdorp Secondary 7; Brandwag 5, Kearsney 5; Paarl Boys’ High 24, Kearsney 12; Brandwag 28, Humansdorp Seconday 0; Paarl Boys’ High 15, Brandwag 7; Kearsney 29, Humansdorp Secondary 27.
Pool B: Grey College Invitational 46, Grens 7; Framesby 28, Graeme College 0; Grey College Invitational 24, Framesby 5; Grens 28, Graeme College 0; Grey College Invitational 33, Graeme College 5; Framesby 24, Grens 21.
Pool C: Kirkwood 19, Nico Malan 15; Oakdale 48, Despatch 5; Oakdale 31, Nico Malan 12; Kirkwood 17, Despatch 12; Nico Malan 22, Despatch 19; Oakdale 38, Kirkwood 12.
Pool D: St Andrews 28, Daniel Pienaar 14; Noord-Kaap 29, PE Invitational 21; Noord-Kaap 19, St Andrews 14; PE Invitational 26, Daniel Pienaar 26; St Andrews 29, PE Invitational 5; Daniel Pienaar 17, Noord-Kaap 14.
Quarterfinals:
Cup: Paarl Boys’ High 36, Framesby 7; Grey College Invitational 32, Brandwag 12; Oakdale 31, St Andrews 5; Noord-Kaap 22, Kirkwood 14.
Semi-finals:
Cup: Paarl Boys’ High 14, Oakdale 12; Grey College Invitational 29, Noord-Kaap 12.
Plate: Kearsney 21, Daniel Pienaar 19; Nico Malan 52, Grens 0.
Finals:
Cup: Paarl Boys’ High 24, Grey College Invitational 7.
Plate Nico Malan 31, Kearsney 5.
