SACS tasked with defending the South against marauding Milnerton

Milnerton will be aiming to keep their spectacular record against the southern suburb schools this season alive when they travel to take on SACS on the Memorial Field on Saturday.
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The Millies’ form this season has been nothing short of exceptional. They’ve recorded a couple of memorable wins thus far and they’re showing no signs of slowing down.
After showing promise in the pre-season, narrowly missing out against Boland Landbou (18-29) and St Charles College (19-25), they found their rhythm and have taken down Rondebosch Boys’ High (34-33), Hugenote (17-14), Bishops Diocesan College (31-28), Tygerberg (82-14) and most recently, Parel Vallei (55-12).
They had to overcome large deficits in both of their matches against the other peninsular powerhouses and have shown that it’s never over for them until the final whistle blows.
Spearheaded by the Sellidon twins, Chadwin and Chadlin, the Millies’ attack has been slicing through their opponents like a hot knife through butter, with scrumhalf Devon Damons controlling the tempo from behind the scrum.
Captain Frank Hitimana has been a force to be reckoned. He represented Western Province at the Academy Week in 2023 and is making waves ahead of this year’s team selections for the annual youth weeks.
Their opponents, SACS, present a different challenge.
Bolstered by the return of their captain, Seth Bradford, and with two of their toughest fixtures for the year out of the way, SACS will be intent on defending the southern suburbs’ pride with honour.
They were beaten in two of their last three outings, going down to two of the best teams in the country, Paul Roos Gimnasium (10-28) and Paarl Gimnasium (10-35). They made a statement against Bishops, however, in between those losses, beating their rivals 29-7 on the Piley Rees Field.
Flyhalf Rayaan Solomons has been on fire for SACS and the battle between him and Millies’ no. 10 Sellidon is set to be one of the highlights of the weekend.
Paarl Boys’ High will have their sights set on another win after going down 28-40 to an in-form Grey College in Bloemfontein last weekend.
Despite that loss to the Free State giants, Boishaai impressed, and they will run onto the Piley Rees as firm favourites.
Their loose-trio – Steph van der Merwe, Rubin Dames, and Douw Wessels – shone in their last outing, causing Grey endless trouble at the breakdowns and giving their side plenty of possession to work with.
The only change to the visitors’ lineup is Tommy Muller slotting into the front row to replace their star hooker, Christiaan Grundling.
The hosts have had a challenging season so far, but the Bishops boys’ fighting spirit is undiminished, and they are bound to reap the rewards at some point.
Boishaai have already slipped up a couple of times this season, losing against Wynberg Boys’ High (27-30) Paul Roos (10-25) and Affies (21-43) before their last defeat, so the hosts will be hoping to turn their season around by adding a big name to their record on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Hoërskool Brackenfell and Hoërskool Durbanville are ready to produce fireworks in the northern suburbs.
Both sides play an exciting brand of rugby, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if their clash ends up being a quick-paced, high-scoring thriller, with a couple of tries for the highlight reel.
The Brakkies will be looking to their two playmakers, Junior Louw and Alldrick Johnson, to unlock the visitors’ defences. For Durbies, Tobie Roelofse and Claydon Carlse have stood out so far this season, and they will be keen to make an impact again this weekend.
Stellenberg will aim to build on their momentum they’ve built up against Hoërskool Bellville after they upset Garsfontein (26-22) at the Absa Wildeklawer Festival in Kimberley and got the better of Bishops (25-19) last weekend.
TEAMS
SACS vs Milnerton at 12:15
SACS: 15 Jack Benade, 14 Quewinn Lackay, 13 Nic Reynolds, 12 Matt Carrick, 11 Endi Sidinile, 10 Rayaan Solomons, 9 Seth Bradford, 8 Daniel Grant, 7 Tashriq Bailey, 6 Zac Wilson, 5 Pierre van Selm, 4 Callum Hirst, 3 Ikhona Maxegwana, 2 Sango Zangqa, 1 Ethan Combrink.
Milnerton: 15 Chadlin Sellidon, 14 Jaydin Smit, 13 Morgan Lodewyk, 12 Frank Hitimana, 11 Keagan Wood, 10 Chadwin Sellidon, 9 Devon Damons, 8 Keagan van Blerk, 7 Ethan Wilson, 6 Briint Davids, 5 Dylan Peverett, 4 Keenan Togni, 3 Chadley Davids, 2 Keagan Harding, 1 Sheldan Puma.
Diocesan College vs Paarl Boys’ High at 12:15
Diocesan College: 15 Wa-keem Fortuin , 14 Ben Koenig, 13 Iviwe Dadamasi, 12 Ammar Laatoe, 11 Tim Visagie, 10 Jordan Petersen, 9 Lucca Mynhardt, 8 Aza Gabada, 7 Josh MacDonald, 6 James le Feuvre, 5 Rieko Kidha, 4 Alex Smith, 3 Andrew Levett, 2 Daniel van den Heever, 1 Gareth Mckinon.
Paarl Boys’ High: 15 Francois van der Merwe, 14 Aiden Jacobs, 13 Tristan Joubert, 12 Viaan Mentoor, 11 Shane Lee Simonse, 10 Jeneal Davids, 9 Keagan Smith, 8 Douw Wessels, 7 Rubin Dames, 6 Steph van der Merwe, 5 Jayden Joubert, 4 Gershom Pieters, 3 Cruz Davey, 2 Tommy Muller, 1 Jordan Jooste.
Hoërskool Brackenfell vs Hoërskool Durbanville at 12:45
Hoërskool Brackenfell: 15 Junior Louw, 14 Cwenga Ntsapho, 13 Jaydon la Douce, 12 Marquine Abrahams, 11 Migile Carelse, 10 Alldrick Johnson, 9 Jaydin Basson, 8 Wade Fortuin, 7 Dawson Lombard, 6 Antwone Julies, 5 Ntsikayomzi Njongonkulu, 4 Zander van Zyl, 3 Graigan Matroos, 2 Matthew Wyngaard, 1 Siraaj Cook.
Hoërskool Durbanville: 15 Dale Martin, 14 Ruvan van der Westhuizen, 13 Caleb Engelbrecht, 12 Tobie Roelofse, 11 Cole Carls, 10 Kyle Albertus, 9 Claydon Carlse, 8 Divan Gravett, 7 Tiaan Kearns, 6 William Goldswein, 5 Liebrecht Winterbach, 4 Murdoch van Dyk, 3 Anru van Rhyn, 2 Juan Smit, 1 Hubert Winterbach.
Other fixtures
u19: 13:00 – Stellenberg vs Hoërskool Bellville.