Paarl Gimnasium did extremely well to defeat Rondebosch Boys' High by 52-21 in Cape Town. The team from Paarl has been severely disrupted by injuries and illness, but as the scoreline suggests they do have quite some depth.
Their inside centre, Janeil Losper, had to withdraw due to illness on the morning of the match. Losper, who usually starts at outside centre, was to fill in for PA van Niekerk. The team has also lost hooker, Luca Bakkes, flyhalf, Liam Koen, and fullback, Shaun Ray, since the start of the Wildeklawer-tournament due to injury.
Gimmies gave the ball some air as both wingers, Johandré van Niekerk and Thyron Ross, bagged braces of tries against Rondebosch. The star performer for Gimmies was their flanker...
Indien daar iemand was wat dalk die gedagte gehad het dat die Hoërskool Monument van Krugersdorp nie vanjaar 'n krag in die Noordvaal-trofee se Beker-afdeling wees nie, het die Wit Bulle dit Saterdag op die Ras van Rooyen met 'n skitterende sege van 43-19 oor die Hoërskool Garsfontein begrawe.
A sensational second-half performance from Grey College helped them beat Paarl Boys' High 21-12 in a SupaQuick Premier Interschools match on Saturday 14 May at the Main Rugby Field at Grey College in Bloemfontein. (Halftime: Grey College 0-5 Paarl Boys' High).
In ‘n wedstryd van twee helftes het Grey-kollege soos die gewoonte is, in die tweede helfte afdraende teen die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl in Bloemfontein gespeel.
There’s an old adage in rugby that an ugly win is always preferable to a pretty loss.