U15 Ian Melliar Cup Water Polo Tournament | Day 1 | Results
The opening day of the annual u15 Ian Melliar Cup Water Polo Tournament, hosted by Wynberg Boys’ High, produced fireworks. Eight of the 24 teams started brightly by picking up two wins apiece.
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The defending champions, Bishops Diocesan College were extended in both of their Group C matches but came out with hard-fought wins, defeating Clifton College 7-4 before sneaking past Reddam House Constantia 5-4.
St Stithians College, who are also in Group C, kept their record clean, too, and in emphatic fashion.
Coach Carl Germishuys’s troops thumped a Cape Town Invitational side 11-2 in their opener and, later in the day, they cruised to a 13-2 victory over Bloemfontein’s Grey College to finish Thursday atop the group.
The hosts, Wynberg Boys’ High, and Kearsney College lead Group B.
After finishing third in last year’s tournament, Wynberg has set its sights on going all the way in 2024 and they kicked off their challenge with two resounding victories. They roared to an 11-2 win over Paarl Boys’ High before making it two out of two with a 7-3 victory against Affies.
Kearsney was pushed hard in their opener, a 4-3 win over Affies, but they blanked another Pretoria side, St Alban’s College, 13-0 in their second outing.
Meanwhile, Group A features Rondebosch Boys’ High and Hilton College at the top of the standings.
‘Bosch, in their first outing, thumped Makhanda’s St Andrew’s College 9-2 before outplaying Pretoria Boys High 11-2.
Hilton, also impressed, beating Glenwood House 10-5 before downing St Andrew’s 9-4.
Group D, which is arguably the group of death, was dominated by South African College High School (SACS) and Grey High School on Friday.
SACS secured an important win over a strong Paul Roos Gimnasium team, edging that contest 6-5, before overrunning Jeppe High School for Boys 9-0. Meanwhile, Grey High handed Jeppe a 6-1 loss and then concluded their day with a 6-3 win over St John’s College.
Results | Day 1
Group A
Rondebosch Boys High 9-2 St Andrew’s College
Rondebosch Boys High 11-2 Pretoria Boys High
Hilton College 10-5 Glenwood House
Hilton College 9-4 St Andrew’s College
St David’s Marist Inanda 5-3 Pretoria Boys High
St David’s Marist Inanda 5-5 Glenwood House
Group B
Kearsney College 4-3 Affies
Kearsney College 13-0 St Alban’s College
Wynberg Boys’ High 11-2 Paarl Boys High
Wynberg Boys’ High 7-3 Affies
Paarl Boys’ High 10-0 Wynberg u15 squad
St Alban’s College 10-0 Wynberg u15 squad
Group C
St Stithians College 11-2 CT Invitational
St Stithians College 13-2 Grey College
Bishops 7-4 Clifton College
Bishops 5-4 Reddam House
Reddam House 16-2 Grey College
Clifton College 12-4 CT Invitational
Group D
SACS 6-5 Paul Roos
SACS 9-0 Jeppe
Grey High 6-1 Jeppe
Grey High 6-3 St John’s College
St John’s College 13-3 Maritzburg College
Paul Roos 10-3 Maritzburg College
