Paarl Gim crowned Marius Schoeman u17 champs, Paarl Boys’ High lifts u15 trophy

The hosts, Paarl Gimnasium, surged to the u17 title at the Marius Schoeman Sevens on Saturday, while their neighbours and rivals, Paarl Boys’ High, won the u15 Division.

The event, the largest of its kind in the world, brought together many of the biggest names in South African schoolboys’ rugby, but not even Grey College, Affies, and Garsfontein, among others, were able to stop Gim from marching to the u17 honours.

Grey College received a rude Western Cape welcome when SACS toppled them 15-12 in their very first outing. Then, they were bounced from the Cup competition in the round of 16, when Paarl Gim handed the Bloem boys a 24-19 defeat. On reflection, that was a good result for Grey.

In the quarterfinals, it was slightly closer in a big Paarl showdown, with Gim edging out Boys’ High 24-21. The semi-finals and final, though, were one-way traffic, with Gim beating Paul Roos 33-10 to book their place in the final. Then, they destroyed Boland Landbou 48-0 to claim the silverware.

Affies made it to the Cup semi-finals, where Boland Landbou claimed a 31-26 win. Grey, meanwhile, fell 7-19 to Oakdale in the Plate final, and Garsfontein won the Bowl, beating HTS Drostdy 40-26 in the final.

U15 Competition

Matters appeared to be routine in the u15 competition, but that changed in the Cup quarterfinals.

In another Paarl Gim vs Paarl Boys’ High clash, Boys’ High scraped a 7-5 victory. Gim Blitzies, who were unbeaten in their pool, which included a win over Boland Landbou, had beaten Strand in the round of 16, but they, too, were stopped in the last eight. SACS dominated their pool and they comfortably dealt with Gim Blitzies, scoring a 33-12 win.

Then, Paul Roos, who scored 174 points and conceded only seven in three pool matches before earning a hard-fought 19-5 win over a never-say-die Hugenote outfit in the round of 16, was upset by HTS Drostdy, with the Donkeys triumphing 19-12. They were joined in the semi-finals by Outeniqua, who downed Stellenberg 12-5.

Given their earlier exploits, it was a touch surprising that SACS was well beaten by Paarl Boys’ High in the semis, with the local boys cruising to a 38-7 victory. HTS Drostdy, meanwhile, continued on their winning ways, scoring a hard-fought 22-17 win over Outeniqua.

With the Cup on the line, they gave Paarl Boys’ High a tough time, but Paarl came away with a 24-17 victory and the title.

U17 RESULTS

Pool A

Garsfontein 26-0 Porterville
Parel Vallei 14-20 Stellenberg
Garsfontein 19-24 Stellenberg
Parel Vallei 28-10 Porterville
Garsfontein 10-17 Parel Vallei
Porterville 17-19 Stellenberg

Pool B

Affies 17-12 Milnerton
Stellenbosch 7-7 Curro Langebaan
Affies 48-7 Curro Langebaan
Stellenbosch 7-40 Milnerton
Milnerton 60-7 Curro Langebaan
Affies 36-0 Stellenbosch

Pool C

Boland Landbou 31-5 Charlie Hofmeyr
Boland Landbou 26-7 Outeniqua
Bredasdorp 12-12 Charlie Hofmeyr
Boland Landbou 50-0 Bredasdorp

Pool D

Oakdale 34-7 St Andrew’s College
Forward Foundation 14-12 Hermanus
Oakdale 31-7 Hermanus
Forward Foundation 31-24 St Andrew’s College
St Andrew’s College 24-7 Hermanus
Oakdale 33-19 Forward Foundation

Pool E

Paarl Gim 63-0 Bellville
Swartland 17-10 Melkbosstrand
Paarl Gim 60-0 Melkbosstrand
Swartland 28-5 Bellville
Paarl Gim 48-7 Swartland
Bellville 10-17 Melkbosstrand

Pool F

Grey College 12-15 SACS
Bosmansdam 12-48 HTS Drostdy
Grey College 36-15 HTS Drostdy
Bosmansdam 0-50 SACS
SACS 17-5 HTS Drostdy
Grey College 36-7 Bosmansdam

Pool G

Paarl Boys’ High 48-19 Worcester Gim
Connect NTK 12-20 Strand
Paarl Boys’ High 19-7 Strand
Connect NTK 5-22 Worcester Gim
Worcester Gim Strand
Paarl Boys’ High 41-7 Connect NTK

Pool H

Paul Roos 15-14 Durbanville
Paul Roos 43-0 Amdec Blitz
Hugenote 19-19 Durbanville
Durbanville 26-5 Amdec Blitz
Hugenote 17-15 Amdec Blitz
Paul Roos 45-0 Hugenote

Round of 16

Garsfontein 58-5 Curro Langebaan
Stellenbosch 19-21 Porterville
Charlie Hofmeyr 36-0 Hermanus
St Andrew’s College 29-5 Bredasdorp
Melkbosstrand 33-14 Bosmansdam
HTS Drostdy 38-0 Bellville
Worcester Gim 38-0 Amdec Blitz
Hugenote 26-24 Connect NTK
Stellenberg 17-27 Milnerton
Affies 28-14 Parel Vallei
Boland Landbou 41-10 Forward Foundation
Oakdale 14-22 Outeniqua
Paarl Gim 24-19 Grey College
SACS 31-5 Swartland
Paarl Boys’ High 22-19
Paul Roos 26-5 Strand

Quarterfinals

Shield

Curro Langebaan 10-22 Hermanus
Stellebosch 10-29 Bredasdorp
Bosmansdam 31-28 Amdec Blitz
Bellville 21-24 Connect NTK

Bowl

Garsfontein 33-24 Charlie Hofmeyr
Porterville 0-41 St Andrew’s College
Melkbosstrand 17-10 Worcester Gim
HTS Drostdy 31-7 Hugenote

Plate

Stellenberg 24-19 Forward Foundation
Parel Vallei 5-31 Oakdale
Grey College 36-14 Durbanville
Swartland 20-22 Strand

Cup

Milnerton 19-38 Boland Landbou
Affies 34-27 Outeniqua
Paarl Gim 24-21 Paarl Boys’ High
SACS 7-33 Paul Roos

Semi-finals

Shield

Hermanus 7-21 Bredasdorp
Bosmansdam 10-40 Connect NTK

Bowl

Garsfontein 38-7 St Andrew’s
Melkbosstrand 0-55 HTS Drostdy

Plate

Stellenberg 24-26 Oakdale
Grey College 33-14 Strand

Cup

Boland Landbou 31-26 Affies
Paarl Gim 33-10 Paul Roos

Finals

Shield

Bredasdorp 19-36 Connect NTK

Bowl

Garsfontein 40-26 HTS Drostdy

Plate

Oakdale 19-7 Grey College

Cup

Paarl Gim 48-0 Boland Landbou

U15 RESULTS

Pool A

Paarl Boys’ High 55-0 Milnerton
Bosmansdam 0-36 Strand
Paarl Boys’ High 29-7 Strand
Bosmansdam 0-31 Milnerton
Paarl Boys’ High 64-7 Bosmansdam
Milnerton 10-22 Strand

Pool B

Boland Landbou 56-7 Stellenbosch
Gim Blitzies 17-14 Forward Foundation
Boland Landbou 36-28 Forward Foundation
Gim Blitzies 45-7 Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch 12-45 Forward Foundation
Boland Landbou 12-24 Gim Blitzies

Pool C

Paarl Gim 33-0 Paarl Barbarians
Hermanus 10-15 Porterville
Paarl Gim 40-7 Porterville
Hermanus 5-12 Paarl Barbarians
Paarl Barbarians 12-14 Porterville
Paarl Gim 58-5 Hermanus

Pool D

Oakdale 0-26 SACS
Curro Langebaan 0-36 Worcester Gim
Oakdale 17-10 Worcester Gim
Curro Langebaan 5-50 SACS
SACS 45-0 Worcester Gim
Oakdale 47-0 Curro Langebaan

Pool E

Stellenberg 33-5 Brackenfell
Parel Vallei 5-24 Swartland
Stellenberg 30-12 Swartland
Parel Vallei 12-42 Brackenfell
Stellenberg 52-0 Parel Vallei
Brackenfell 28-5 Swartland

Pool F

HTS Drostdy 7-5 Durbanville
Connect NTK 44-7 Vooruitsig
HTS Drostdy 48-7 Vooruitsig
Connect NTK 7-14 Durbanville
Durbanville 48-7 Vooruitsig
HTS Drostdy 31-0 Connect NTK

Pool G

Outeniqua 57-5 Charlie Hofmeyr
Hugenote 36-10 Bredasdorp
Outeniqua 74-0 Bredasdorp
Hugenote 24-7 Charlie Hofmeyr
Charlie Hofmeyr 38-12 Bredasdorp
Outeniqua 22-5 Hugenote

Pool H

Paul Roos 34-7 Bellville
Melkbosstrand 36-5 Paulus Joubert
Paul Roos 91-0 Paulus Joubert
Melkbosstrand 24-31 Bellville
Bellville 45-0 Paulus Joubert
Paul Roos 49-0 Melkbosstrand

Round of 16

Milnerton 17-12 Stellenbosch
Forward Foundation 27-0 Bosmansdam
Paarl Barbarians 27-7 Curro Langebaan
Worcester Gim 14-21 Hermanus
Swartland 34-7 Vooruitsig
Connect NTK 36-14 Parel Vallei
Charlie Hofmeyr 31-0 Paulus Joubert
Melkbosstrand 26-14 Bredasdorp
Paarl Boys’ High 24-7 Boland Landbou
Gim Blitzies 22-5 Strand
Paarl Gim 33-0 Oakdale
SACS 26-12 Porterville
Stellenberg 22-5 Durbanville
HTS Drostdy 45-19 Brackenfell
Outeniqua 22-19 Bellville
Paul Roos 19-5 Hugenote

Quarterfinals

Shield

Stellenbosch 33-12 Curro Langebaan
Bosmansdam 0-45 Worcester Gim
Vooruitsig 17-7 Paulus Joubert
Parel Vallei 27-15 Bredasdorp

Bowl

Milnerton 19-24 Paarl Barbarians
Forward Foundation 38-0 Hermanus
Swartland 14-12 Charlie Hofmeyr
Connect NTK 19-5 Melkbosstrand

Plate

Boland Landbou 62-7 Okadale
Strand 19-12 Porterville
Durbanville 22-12 Bellville
Brackenfell 12-24 Hugenote

Cup

Paarl Boys’ High 7-5 Paarl Gim
Gim Blitzies 12-33 SACS
Stellenberg 5-12 Outeniqua
HTS Drostdy 19-12 Paul Roos

Semi-finals

Shield

Stellenbosch 5-25 Worcester Gim
Vooruitsig 22-5 Parel Vallei

Bowl

Paarl Barbarians 12-19 Forward Foundation
Swartland 7-30 Connect NTK

Plate

Boland Landbou 27-12 Strand
Durbanville 14-26 Hugenote

Cup

Paarl Boys’ High 38-7 SACS
Outeniqua 17-22 HTS Drostdy

Finals

Shield

Worcester Gim 19-7 Vooruitsig

Bowl

Foward Foundation 7-29 Connect NTK

Plate

Boland Landbou 17-10 Hugenote

Cup

Paarl Boys’ High 24-17 HTS Drostdy

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