Welkom Gim wins u17 title, Noordheuwel the u15 champs at Heidelberg Sevens
Welkom Gimnasium made their trip from the Free State worthwhile by capturing the High School Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota, Volkskool Heidelberg Sevens u17 title on Saturday.
In the u15 event, Noordheuwel beat the hosts to claim the crown.
Renowned for their running rugby in the 15-man game, Welkom Gim made a smooth transition to the seven-man format and cruised through Pool A, with Zayo Rhinos coming closest to extending them in a 28-14 win for the Free Staters.
In the playoffs, however, Volkskool Heidelberg made Gim sweat for a 14-12 victory. After that wake-up call, the Welkom boys raised their game and toppled Transvalia 31-17 in the Cup semi-finals.
That secured them a place in the final against Noordheuwel, who finished as the runners-up in Pool B. Their passage wasn’t smooth, with Kempton Park comfortably winning their pool clash 37-12.
In the playoffs, Noordheuwel sneaked past Dinamika, winning 19-17. Meanwhile, there was heartbreak for Kempton Park. They played to a 12-12 draw with Helpmekaar, but the rules of the event stated that the team that scores the first try in a draw advances, and that was Helpies.
Helpmekaar then faced Noordheuwel in the semi-finals and, in another tight clash, Noordheuwel claimed a 17-12 win.
Their run was brought to a solid halt in the title decider where Welkom Gimnasium controlled the contest and ran out convincing 31-7 winners.
u15 Competition
Noordheuwel cruised to the title in the u15 competition and they were barely extended. They gave up 12 points in a 31-12 defeat of Hugenote in a Pool B clash, and 14 to Kempton Park in the playoffs, but that was in a 45-14 triumph.
Later, they destroyed the competition in the Cup semi-finals, smashing Helpmekaar 43-0, which they followed up with a 34-5 dismantling of Volkskool Heidelberg in the final.
From early on, it was clear that Noordheuwel was the team to beat, but none came close to pulling off an upset.
U17 RESULTS
Pool A
Hugenote 27-19 Zayo Rhinos
Welkom Gim 54-0 Leeuwenhof
Hugenote 34-0 Leeuwenhof
Welkom Gim 28-14 Zayo Rhinos
Zayo Rhinos 34-10 Leeuwenhof
Welkom Gim 33-5 Hugenote
Pool B
Noordheuwel 26-17 Die Anker
Kempton Park 38-5 Lebone II College
Noordheuwel 57-0 Lebone II College
Kempton Park 26-7 Die Anker
Noordheuwel 12-37 Kempton Park
Lebone II College 7-59 Die Anker
Pool C
Helpmekaar 29-15 Overvaal
Volkskool 2 0-26 Dinamika
Helpmekaar 24-26 Dinamika
Volkskool 2 29-12 Overvaal
Helpmekaar 45-0 Volkskool 2
Dinamika 54-0 Overvaal
Pool D
Volkskool Heidelberg 52-0 Birchleigh
Transvalia 38-5 Brandwag
Volkskool Heidelberg 35-5 Brandwag
Transvalia 48-17 Birchleigh
Volkskool Heidelberg 14-29 Transvalia
Brandwag 17-10 Birchleigh
Playoffs
Zayo Rhinos 36-17 Birchleigh
Leeuwenhof 0-55 Brandwag
Die Anker 40-7 Overvaal
Lebone II College withdrew vs Volkskool 2
Welkom Gim 14-12 Volkskool Heidelberg
Hugenote 70-24 Transvalia
Kempton Park 12-12 Helpmekaar (Helpmekaar wins for scoring 1st try)
Noordheuwel 19-17 Dinamika
Birchleigh 26-21 Leeuwenhof
Overvaal walkover Lebone II College
Plate semi-finals
Zayo Rhinos 12-28 Brandwag
Die Anker 43-5 Volkskool 2
Playoffs
Volkskool Heidelberg 5-24 Hugenote
Kempton Park 7-24 Dinamika
Cup semi-finals
Welkom Gim 31-17 Transvalia
Helpmekaar 12-17 Noordheuwel
Plate final
Die Anker 42-12 Brandwag
Cup final
Welkom Gim 31-7 Noordheuwel
UNDER-15 RESULTS
Pool A
Overvaal 5-27 Kempton Park
Helpmekaar 17-7 Kempton Park
Helpmekaar 26-10 Overvaal
Pool B
Transvalia 0-34 Noordheuwel
Hugenote 12-31 Noordheuwel
Hugenote 0-38 Transvalia
Pool C
Die Anker 19-12 Brandwag
Marais Viljoen 30-5 Brandwag
Marais Viljoen 24-33 Die Anker
Pool D
Volkskool Heidelberg 29-5 Birchleigh
Dinamika 38-5 Birchleigh
Volkskool Heidelberg 40-5 Dinamika
Cup quarterfinals
Helpmekaar 19-5 Transvalia
Noordheuwel 45-14 Kempton Park
Die Anker 43-7 Dinamika
Volkskool Heidelberg 27-19 Marais Viljoen
Bowl semi-finals
Overvaal 47-0 Hugenote
Brandwag 27-5 Birchleigh
Plate semi-finals
Transvalia 7-21 Kempton Park
Dinamika 0-20 Marais Viljoen
Cup semi-finals
Noordheuwel 43-0 Helpmekaar
Volkskool Heidelberg 17-12 Die Anker
Shield Final
Birchleigh 15-12 Hugenote
Bowl final
Overvaal 17-14 Brandwag
Plate final
Kempton Park 12-7 Marais Viljoen
3rd/4th Playoff
15:20 – Die Anker 42-7 Kempton Park
Cup Final
Noordheuwel 34-5 Volkskool Heidelberg
