Stellenberg paints Pretoria in a shade of Jade with historic victory over Grey
The Jade Brigade is marching on.
The 1st XV of Hoërskool Stellenberg secured a historic 26-21 victory over Grey College on Tuesday, the final day of the NMI Toyota Noord/Suid tournament, hosted by Affies in Pretoria.
It was the team from Bellville’s first-ever victory over Grey College. The Bloemfontein boys previously beat Stellies 43-27 in 2022, and 31-8 in 2023.
Tuesday’s victory was the second occasion in the 2026 season in which Stellenberg claimed a major scalp. They beat Paarl Gimnasium 20-19 in their opening fixture of the year on 14 March.
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 in the historic victory.
His direct opposition, Niel du Randt, also stood out and ran hard at the winning side’s defenders, regularly bursting through tackles.
Stellenberg’s inspirational lock, Juvan Burden, struggled with a shoulder issue but kept making tackles and cleaning rucks, putting his 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).
