Paarl Gim retain their Marius Schoeman u15 Sevens title after flawless tournament
Paarl Gimnasium defended their title as the champions of the Marius Schoeman u15 tournament with a comprehensive victory over their rivals from the Agter-Paarl, Boland Landbou.
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Reminiscent of days gone by, it was Louis Koen who stood out for the Paarl Gimnasium side as they stormed to a 22-12 triumph.
He was excellent throughout the tournament and set the pace in the final to help his team along to their second successive victory in their home tournament.
Thomas Saunders was also in phenomenal form throughout the weekend, earning him the player-of-the-tournament award for his efforts.
Boland Landbou did well to score twice against the champions who conceded only a single try on the first day, but they simply could not contain the hosts.
En route to the championship, Paarl Gimnasium saw away with Paul Roos Gimnasium in the quarter-finals in an epic battle, where the hosts walked away victorious by a single point, 20-19.
Both of these proud schools had unbeaten seasons with their u15 15-man teams, with their only draw coming when they played against each other.
In fact, the first time the Paul Roos u15 boys tasted defeat in any format of the game was against Paarl Gim last weekend at the Bredasdorp Sevens tournament when they lost by 21-7 in the semi-final.
Stellenberg will be proud of their bronze medal position after beating a tireless side from Hermanus by 17-14. Both of these teams exceeded expectations to top the rest of the competition and make it all the way to the semi-finals before bowing out to the two Paarl giants.
In the Plate final, HTS Drostdy from Worcester played exceptionally well to get one over their big rivals from George, Outeniqua.
The Donkies beat the Kwaggas by 21-12.
Swartland are the Bowl champions after getting past a very promising Worcester Gimnasium team by 17-7 in the final.
All the results:
Pool A – Worcester Gimnasium 29, Bosmandam 5; Hermanus 40, Connect Academy 5; Hermanus 38, Worcester Gimnasium 19; Connect Academy 29, Bosmandam 5; Connect Academy 21, Worcester Gimnasium 14; Hermanus 54, Bosmandam 0.
Pool B – Hoërskool Stellenbosch 28, Brackenfell 7; Oakdale 54, Curro Langebaan 0; Oakdale 59, Brackenfell 0; Curro Langebaan 19, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 15; Oakdale 43, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 5; Brackenfell 12, Curro Langebaan 10.
Pool C – Strand 28, Hoërskool Bellville 24; Forward Foundation 19, HTS Drostdy 14; HTS Drostdy 17, Strand 7; Forward Foundation 33, Hoërskool Bellville 7; HTS Drostdy 36, Hoërskool Bellville 12; Forward Foundation 27, Strand 10.
Pool D – Tygerberg 14, Charlie Hofmeyr 7; Boland Landbou 35, Melkbosstrand 0; Boland Landbou 38, Charlie Hofmeyr 14; Tygerberg 24, Melkbosstrand 12; Boland Landbou 54, Tygerberg 12; Charlie Hofmeyr 28, Melkbosstrand 7.
Pool E – Hoërskool Durbanville 17, Milnerton 0; Hugenote 35, Blitz Gimmies 14; Hugenote 19, Hoërskool Durbanville 17; Blitz Gimmies 27, Milnerton 7; Hoërskool Durbanville 24, Blitz Gimmies 14; Milnerton 24, Hugenote 21.
Pool F – St Andrews College 12, Parel Vallei 5; Paarl Gimnasium 57, Jan van Riebeeck 0; Paarl Gimnasium 29, St Andrews College 5; Jan van Riebeeck 24, Parel Vallei 14; Paarl Gimnasium 25, Parel Vallei 0; St Andrews College 38, Jan van Riebeeck 7.
Pool G – Paarl Boys’ High 46, Paulus Joubert 0; Outeniqua 48, Vooruitsig 0; Paarl Boys’ High 29, Outeniqua 0; Paulus Joubert 14, Vooruitsig 7; Outeniqua 36, Paulus Joubert 0; Paarl Boys’ High 51, Vooruitsig 0,
Pool H – Paul Roos 33, Swartland 7; Stellenberg 29, Table View 0; Paul Roos 12, Stellenberg 12; Swartland 38, Table View 5; Stellenberg 31, Swartland 7; Paul Roos 28, Table View 0.
Round of 16
Worcester Gimnasium 28, Brackenfell 0; Bosmandam 14, Curro Langebaan 10; Strand 10, Melkbosstrand 0; Charlie Hofmeyr 21, Hoërskool Bellville 12; Paarl Gimnasium 43, Parel Vallei 7; Jan van Riebeeck 17, Milnerton 5; Table View 17, Paulus Joubert 12; Swartland 36, Vooruitsig 0; Hermanus 47, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 5; Oakdale 21, Connect Academy 7; Forward Foundation 29, Tygerberg 10; Boland Landbou 35, HTS Drostdy 5; St Andrews College 21, Hugenote 19; Paarl Gimnasium 12, Hoërskool Durbanville 10; Stellenberg 24, Paarl Boys’ High 5; Paul Roos 33, Outeniqua 5.
Quarter-finals
Shield – Melkbosstrand 26, Brackenfell 7; Hoërskool Bellville 40, Curro Langebaan 0; Parel Vallei 14, Paulus Joubert 7; Milnerton 38, Vooruitsig 0.
Bowl – Worcester Gimnasium 31, Strand 12; Charlie Hofmeyr 47, Bosmandam 10; Blitz Gimmies 24, Table View 17; Swartland 52, Jan van Riebeeck.
Plate – Tygerberg 17, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 7; HTS Drostdy 24, Connect Academy 7; Hugenote 19, Paarl Boys’ High 12; Outeniqua 19, Hoërskool Durbanville 14.
Cup – Hermanus 27, Forward Foundation 17; Boland Landbou 17, Oakdale 12; Stellenberg 29, St Andrews College 19; Paarl Gimnasium 20, Paul Roos 19.
Semi-finals
Shield – Hoërskool Bellville 22, Melkbosstrand 12; Milnerton 17, Parel Vallei 5.
Bowl – Swartland 19, Blitz Gimmies 12; Worcester Gimnasium 12, Charlie Hofmeyr 5;
Plate – HTS Drostdy 26, Tygerberg 0; Outeniqua 19, Hugenote 7.
Cup – Boland Landbou 19, Hermanus 15; Paarl Gimnasium 10, Stellenberg 5.
Finals
Shield – Milnerton 21, Hoërskool Bellville 14.
Bowl – Swartland 17, Worcester Gimnasium 7.
Plate – HTS Drostdy 21, Outeniqua 12.
Cup – Paarl Gimnasium 22, Boland Landbou 12; (Third place) Stellenberg 17, Hermanus 14.
