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24 July 2018
MY Sport
Lionel scores a national try
H
ermanus High School is very proud of one of its first team rugby players, Lionel April. After this year's Craven Week, he was selected to play for SA Rugby's National Schools’ team. This team will play in August against Wales (10 Aug), France (14 Aug) and England (18 Aug).
The Overberg region of the Boland Grand Challenge is hotting up as teams commence the second half of the season. After the first round of fixtures, Hawston are once again at the helm. Their motto of "ons skrik vir niks" is evident in the results and the team is favoured to progress to the final play-off stages.
Lionel is a particularly talented rugby player who, with his exceptional sportsmanship and team spirit, has made an impression on the rugby field since Grade 8 in Hermanus High School. He has been a key player in the U19A rugby team over the past two years and is the flyhalf (number 10) of the team, as well as one of the top-scoring players in each match. This year he was also the vice-captain of the team.
Due to the early season droughts, resulting in a late kick-off to the rugby competitions, only one team from the Overberg division will qualify for the play-offs. In the past, two teams from each of the six regions were able to contest the final knock-out stages.
Lionel has represented the following teams over the last 5 years: 2014 - 2018: played for his age group’s A-team each year. 2016: Boland U16 Grant Khomo XV (SARU Youth Week, Paarl). 2017: Boland U18 Academic Team (SARU Youth Week, Johannesburg. Lionel was also named as the Man of the Match for one of the games). 2018: Boland Invitation Team to the Wildeklawer Rugby Week in Kimberley. 2018: Boland U18 Craven Week Team (SARU Youth Week, Paarl. Lionel was named this year's Man of the Match after the game against the Blue Bulls, as well as the ‘Hero of the Day’ on the third day, as the best player overall).
After the first round of the competition, the log for the Overberg region of the Boland Grand Challenge is as follows: Hawston, Bredasdorp, Safcol (Grabouw), Gansbaai, Botrivier, Caledon, Grabouw, Atlantics (Hermanus) and Genadendal. A betting man would not go against Hawston coming out tops again. – Tony O’Hagan
Sign up for Corporate Netball Challenge Hermanus Netball Club will host their 2018 Corporate Challenge on Thursday, 9 August at Hermanus Primary School. Individuals and businesses are invited to leave their current stressful situation behind and participate in a day of fun, laughter and teambuilding.
Lionel also takes part in Sevens Rugby. He was selected for the Boland U17 Sevens Rugby Team in September 2017. This team participated in the South African Sevens Rugby Championships in Kimberley during October. They placed third at this tournament and then participated in the International Assupol Sevens tournament in Stellenbosch at the end of October and won the cup finals. Lionel also participates in athletics and represents the school at the Interschool Athletics Meeting and also the South Boland team.
Boland Grand Challenge Rugby enters second round
The Corporate Challenge promises to be an event where everyone can engage in a social game of netball between rivals, friends and colleagues. As 9 August is Women’s Day, the club will also be celebrating their members for being their support base and inspiration.
Hermanus High School learner Lionel April, who was selected to play for SA Rugby's National Schools’ team that will be competing in England, Wales and France in August.
Hermanus Netball Club thanks all their sponsors in advance for their kind assistance towards this fundraiser. Anyone who wants to take up the challenge can request an entry form from hermanusnetball@gmail.com
