Stellenberg paints Pretoria in a shade of Jade with historic victory over Grey
The Jade Brigade is marching on.
The First XV of Hoërskool Stellenberg secured a historic 26-21 victory over Grey College on the final day of the NMI Toyota Noord/Suid tournament hosted by Affies in Pretoria.
This is the team from Bellville’s first-ever victory over Grey College. The team from Bloemfontein has won the two previous encounters in 2022 (43-27) and 2023 (31-8).
This is the Stellenberg side’s second major scalp for the 2026 season after also defeating Paarl Gimnasium by 20-19 in their opening fixture of the year.
The clash between the Jade Brigade and Grey was a tightly contested encounter throughout, with Stellenberg’s captain and eighthman, Yanos Molnar, leading the physical charge. He was named Man of the Match for his momentous effort during this historic victory.
His direct opposition, Niel du Randt, also stood out and ran hard at the winning side’s defenders, bursting through tackles.
The team from Bellville’s inspirational lock Juvan Burden clearly struggled with his shoulder but kept making tackles and cleaning rucks. He definitely put his whole body on the line to help his side secure the victory.
Grey College drew first blood after fullback, Lamla Mgedezi, laid the groundwork for scrumhalf Jonathan Drysdale to round off a movement that started in their own 22. Mgedezi kept more than three defenders busy every time he was put in possession and showed his class.
Scorers:
Stellenberg 26 (12) – Tries: Yanos Molnar, Ralton Rhode, Seth Coetze, Penalty Try. Conversions: Ethan van Biljon (2). Grey College 21 (13) – Tries: Jonathan Drysdale, JG Horn. Conversions: Christoff Crous. Penalty: Crous (3).
Affies 24 (12) – Tries: Reubenne Vlok (2), Joshua Gouws, Dandré Brink. Conversions: Reuben Smith (2). Hoërskool Durbanville 13 (3) – Tries: Malherbe Louw. Conversion: De Wet Viljoen. Penalties: Viljoen (2).
