AWSUM East London, Queenstown & Surrounds - June 2023

HUDSON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL HUDSON PARK HIGH SCHOOL

School Clash

Our annual co-ed schools clash with Herbert Hurd in Gqeberha had a largerthan-ever Hudson Park Primary School presence this year. Despite notable results (only one match lost), the focus of this report is on the camaraderie, sportsmanship, and friendly competition that made it a memorable weekend.

Shoes Empire Tennis Academy

The Shoes Empire Tennis Academy hosted a tennis clinic at the Hudson Park Primary School tennis courts with help from an international coach from Germany, Uwe Weltz. The clinic saw many players with different abilities, from beginners to intermediate league players. They all had an opportunity to be engaged in new drills and techniques and a great deal of fun was had by all players. Some coaches also attended this clinic, where they had the opportunity to learn new skills and new and innovative ways to coach large groups. This is extremely important in building a foundation to improve tennis at Hudson Park Primary School.

Stirling Festival

The U.13 hockey girls had a successful start to their season, winning all their games in the Stirling festival and remaining undefeated. They then went on a tour to Knysna for Oakhill Primary’s hockey festival, where they showed great team spirit and determination to achieve their goals. Along with playing attractive hockey, they achieved excellent results, winning all their games and earning prestigious awards. Madison Klopstra was recognized as the top goal scorer, and the team was acknowledged as the top team at the festival. The girls have maintained their unbeaten streak throughout the season, and we anticipate more impressive results and performances in the future.

Amathole High Schools Hockey Teams

We are incredibly proud to announce that a number of our hockey boys and girls have been selected to represent the Amathole High Schools Hockey Teams in their respective age groups:

u18A Team:

• Melnique Langley

u18B Team:

• Siwa Ngwaba

• Zenique Francis

• Amahle Finca

Non- travelling Reserve

• Geneve Pretorius

Non-travelling Reserve

u16A Team:

• Mbali Khumalo

• Tarelle Jones

• Rania Khan

• Erin Batting

• Keera van Vuuren

• Busiwe Mayekiso

• Kara Batting

• Hannah Faro

• Jerry Snyman (Coach)

• Ms Erin Lentz (Manager)

u.16B Team:

• Mia Smit

• Inathi Lubelwana

• Avuyile Qusheka

• Mackenzie Goss

• Ms Dionne van Heerden (Manager)

u.14 Coastal Region

Team:

• Asiphe Zitumane

• Rachel Schwartz

• Stephanie Malinzi

• Thando Chithi (Coach)

• Unika Lukhozi

Non-travelling Reserve

Boys u.14 Regional

• Zizibele Mtongwana

• Unakho Vuta

• Lincoln Beck

• Zalen Louw

Non-travelling Reserve

• Blake Jv Rensburg

Non-Travelling Reserve

u.16 Boys:

• Somila Mkokeli

• Helio Ruiters

u.18 Boys Squad –

Team to be finalized

• Sipe Matafeni (Manager)

• Ahlumile Rebe

Non-travelling Reserve

Rugby

Die volgende spelers is in die Border o.18 Akademieweekspan opgeneem:

• Willem Kloppers

• Ruan Potgieter

• Anton Muller

• Dian du Toit -

Raynhardt Brown is tot die o.16 Border

HOËRSKOOL GRENS

SA Colours

Students who obtained Colours

• Drum Majorettes: Khanya Simelane (Gr 12)

• Angling: Casey Marriott (Gr 10)

Provincial Colours

• Karate: Conor Moore (Gr 8), Ryan Moore (Gr 6)

• Drum Majorettes: Onwabe Banjwa (Gr 9), Luthando Dlevu (Gr 7), Bunonge Chinamasa (Gr 6)

• Angling: Jaime Manthe (Gr 12)

• Archery: Ethan De Jager (Gr 10)

• Hockey: Thabelani Metu (Gr 11), Grace Cullinan (Gr 7)

Full School Colours

• Athletics: Connor Timmins (Gr 12)

• Adventure Pursuits: Josie Price (Gr 12), Teo Bosazza (Gr 12)

• Service: First Aid: Caitlyn Krull (Gr 12)

• Scouts: Kyle Anderson (Gr 12)

Brown

Ethan de Jager

Luthando Dlevu

Bunonge Chinamasa

Grace Cullinan

Onwabe Banjwa

Caitlyn Krull

Jaime Manthe Ryan Moore

Casey Marriott

Josie Price

Teo Bosazza

Connor Timmins

Khanya Simelane

Thabelani Metu

Conor Moore

Kyle Anderson

Dance Star, Amyoli Mnqojana

Dian du Toit

Raynhardt

reserwe (non-travelling)

provinsiale span verkies.

o.16 Nasionale Binnenshuise

Deacon Swanepoel

Karmi Skein Oos-Kaap Netbal

Leon Müller JKA Karate Oos-Kaap Netbal

Sané Matthee Oos-Kaap Netbal Netbal

Kylelin Wiltshire & Zaandré vd Bergh o.18 en o.16A Amathole School Border hokkiespan

Tyran Kotze & Jandré le Roux Suid-Afrikaanse Junior hengelkompetisie

u.16A Girls Border

u.16 Boys Border

u.18 Girls Border Ahlumile Rebe

MERRIFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL & COLLEGE

Trinity College of London: Speech and Drama Examinations

Merrifield Amathole Hockey Association Representatives 2023

Mtha Mboniswa

Leilah du Plessis

Sarah-Jane Mouton

Shaelyn Hartley

Ambesa Jacob

Mivuyo September

Trent Pillay Alex Viljoen Taylor Emslie

Tariro Chinamasa

Crystal Kruger

Christine Emslie

Tristan Muller

Esihle Ncwana

Athi Tungata

Oliver Quenet

Kyra Strauss

Vela Mntonintshi

Mayi Payisa

David Emslie

Mnqobi Dlambewu

Thayanda Makinana

Tenique Pillay

Tiri Nhawu Paxton Luyt Lilitha Madikizela Kate Sadie Peyton Luyt

SA Schools National Canoeing Sprint Championships

Daniel van Zyl-Smit again did very well at the SA Schools National Canoeing Sprint Championships in Germiston in Gauteng, achieving silver medals in the K2 (double) 1000m, 500 & 200m sprints.

Dance

Dance Star, World Dance Masters is the largest dance competition in the world and last week, the final round was held in Porec, Croatia. 5000 Dancers from 28 Nations competed in the A and B leagues. South Africa had a team of 70 members and 4 girls from Stirling - Alexa Kirk, Danika Carstens, Rachel Grunewald and Gabrielle Machado - represented SA in the A league, coming 3rd in the Urban Styles, Senior Formation and Senior Lyrical Group categories. Well done ladies!

Swimming

Matthew Pretorius and Kuzingca Siramza recently represented the Eastern Cape at the National Schools Swimming Championships in Durban.

Matthew performed extremely well achieving gold in 50 meters Freestyle, silver in 50 meters Fly, gold in the Medley Relay and silver in Relay. Well done to both of them!

Choir

regional finals.

CLARENDON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Port Rex Eisteddfod Achievements

• Choir - The Choir was awarded Gold and Best Senior Primary School Choir .

• Chamber Choir - The Chamber Choir was awarded Gold and Best Senior Primary School Chamber Choir.

• Steel Ensemble - The Senior Steelpan Ensemble was awarded Special Mention and Best Primary School Ensemble.

• Vocal Ensemble - Lubone Skelenge, Iminathi Siyongwana and Lutho Marwanqa were awarded Gold and Best Primary School Vocal Ensemble.

Steel Ensemble

• Pantabulous - Pantabulous was awarded Special Mention and Best Primary School Percussion Band.

• Sinokholo Mahlangabeza - Sinokholo Mahlangabeza was awarded Gold and Best Primary School Vocalist.

• Emma Obaray - Emma Obaray was awarded Gold and Most Promising Primary School Pianist.

• Casey Jasson - Casey Jasson was awarded Gold and Best Primary School Percussionist.

Pantabulous

Visvang Netbal

Baie geluk aan hierdie dogters wat die Border hokkiespan behaal het:

o.12

• Tiarrah Msiza

• Athu Tshongweni

Gleefmotors

Baie geluk aan Arno Landman wat die nuwe rekord bereik het vir gleefmotors. Grens is baie trots op jou!

o.13

• Gisele Kajinaki

• Ashley Lawrence

Hokkie Rugby

Baie geluk aan ons broersuster kombinasie. Christiaan het ‘n trofee gewen vir die beste opkomende visserman. Mieke het ‘n trofee gewen vir die junior 2de plek.

Redenaars

Ons is baie trots op Carla, Nikané en Casey wat die Oos-Kaap teen die SuidKaap verteenwoordig het in die ATKV Redenaars se semi-finale rondte by Hoërskool Framesby.

Baie geluk aan Awonke Nqoko wat die o.13 Oos Kaap Netbal span behaal het

Baie geluk aan ons rugbyseuns wat die o.13 Border rugbyspan behaal het:

• Malcolm Leach

• Dante Cijster

CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Chess Squash

South Africa had a team of 70 dancers and 2 students from Clarendon High School, Robyn Mortlock (left) and Jennifer Miller (right) were part of the team. They performed 2 group dances and won 3rd place for both these dances.

Front: Kate Booyens, Tashlyn Klaasen, Hannah Vivers, Jenna Frachet, Alison Woodin, Caroline Kretzmann, Chelsy Hendry, Tiarra Pillay, Kate van Heerden, Holly McClure and Amber Viviers. Kaylin Hendriks, Jenna Tarr, Chelsea Rennie, Kate Nel, Claren Lugo Fernandez, Cara Knott, Demi Knott, Jessica Schaefer, Quinn Carr, Lara Schwedhelm and Braunwyn Martin.

Clarendon High School’s 2023 Amathole Schools Hockey Association representatives.

Tshegofatso Bixa & Megan Dove Sasha Earl

2023 BCM Schools Winter Games District Championships U.15 and U.18 winners.

Sasha Earl (Grade 10) won the Border Closed Ladies Tournament.

Congratulations to the Chamber Choir on their Gold at the ATKV

Sinokholo Mahlangabeza Vocal Ensemble

Emma Obaray

Casey Jasson

Hockey:

Amathole U18 Hockey Team

• Charlie Caswell

• Ben van der Merwe

• James Carr

• Masibulele Siswana

• Cade Kock

• Waeden Plaajies

• Daniel Sirgel

• Tre’ Gilbert

• Lunga Malusi

Amathole U16 Hockey Team

• Saneza Kweba

• Gray van Heerden

Provincial Representatives

• Daniel Conroy

• Thomas Caswell

• Ethan James

• Reece Wait

Amathole U14 Hockey Team

• Joshua Edwards

• Inathi Gxobole

• Avethandwa Manyonga

• Brad Collins

• Liam Viviers

• Mivuyo Lwana

• Connor Hume

• William Schaefer

• Reid Drake

Rugby:

Border U18 Craven Week Rugby Team

• Sandi Msengana

• Jordan Luck

• Zuko Poswa

• Grant Day

• Dewan du Preez

• Josh Carr

• Daniel Larkin

• Chad de Beyer

• Amani Somana

• Siya Sakhela

Border U18 Academy Week Rugby Team

• Gcina Puzi

• Thomas Braun

Border U16 Grant Khomo Week Rugby Team

• Robert Usunkwo

• Liam Hansen

• Matthew Bean

• Daniel Carr

• Oliver Schmidt

• Njongo Mbanga

• Bungqina Nuku

National

South African Junior Men’s Squash Team: Connor Earl

Representative 2023

Sirgel

Lunga Malusi Amani Somana SCAN ME to read about our

Liam Hansen

squash provincial reps.

Nienaber talks about School and World Cup Rugby

In preparation for the World Cup tournament, we had an exclusive conversation with Jacques Nienaber about his life journey, the Springboks’ preparations for the World Cup, as well as a bit of school rugby.

By Durandt van Zyl,

You were initially a physiotherapist. How did you get involved in rugby and how did your path lead you to become a Springbok coach?

“After studying physiotherapy in Bloemfontein, I started working at a physiotherapy practice in Bloem and was asked to be the physiotherapist for the Free State Under-19 and Under-21 rugby teams. A few years later, I was appointed as the physio for the Cats in the Super Rugby series. Rassie was still a player at the Cats and would often do video analysis in the physio room using his “black box” (an analysis program he bought from the WNNR). He would occasionally call me to show me what he had analysed, and that’s how my interest was sparked.”

Jacques was the conditioning coach of the Cheetahs from 2004 to 2007, defensive coach for various unions between 2008 and 2014, including the Stormers, as well as in 2011 for the Springboks. He was also Munster’s assistant and senior coach from 2016 to 2017 before returning to South Africa and continuing his journey with the Springboks.

Tell us more about your school days. Where did you go to school and what position did you play?

“I was at Laerskool Riebeeckstad in Welkom and then went to Grey College as a boarder until grade 11. My parents then moved to Bloem, and I returned home in grade 12. It was a pity to miss my senior year in the boarding house. Athletics (800m and 1500m) and cross country were my main sports, but I also played rugby for fun with my friends for the lower teams and didn’t take it too seriously. I mostly played as a flanker.”

How important are rugby statistics like the number of tackles, metres run, etc. for young players?

“I think for primary school players, it should just be about enjoying the game, and even in high school too. But if you’re a more serious rugby player, then statistics become more important and can indicate important things for you. However, it shouldn’t become so important that it takes the fun out of rugby. What is that fun? It’s the times with your friends in the locker room, the team spirit, the circle before and after the game, Monday’s talk about Saturday’s match. Those are the things you remember.”

What would you say is the role of parents in primary school and high school?

“Parents shouldn’t take the fun out of the sport for their children by being too serious about it. In my opinion, a parent’s most important role is to support their children. Let the coaching be left to the coaches, and if your child is serious about their sport, teach them that it takes hard work to excel. There’s nothing wrong with putting in extra time. Again, the most important thing is for them to enjoy rugby. The ones who succeed are the ones who enjoy rugby immensely because the sacrifices you have to make can’t be made if you don’t love rugby, and without that love for the game, you’ll never have enough drive. You haveto take ownership as a player. What is ownership? It’s not just the coach’s job to make sure you improve, it’s your job to make sure you improve every day as well. Coaches are simply there to help and facilitate. It’s not your parents’ job to make sure you go and practice and train, it’s YOUR job”.

Executive Head of TieMedia, owner of the AWSUM Schools News platform.

In my opinion, a parent’s most important role is to support their children.

Players nowadays train with heavy weights from a young age. What is your opinion on that?

It’s an important topic. One must distinguish between weights and exercises using your own body weight and stretching. Any exercise that utilises your body weight is 100% effective and can contribute to your conditioning. However, when it comes to weights in the gym, you need to be careful as they can potentially damage your growth plates. If you’re training with weights, I recommend supervision and advice from a specialist or expert. Some young people’s growth plates close at an early age (around fourteen or fifteen), while others’ close at a later age (seventeen to eighteen). It’s very important to be cautious about starting weight training too early without proper supervision and advice from an expert.”

What do you think about the level of school rugby in South Africa compared to the rest of the world?

“I believe our school rugby is at a high and professional level. There are very few other countries’ school rugby programmes that can compete with ours. If you look at what some overseas schools invest in their rugby programmes, some of those schools spend more on rugby than some of our smaller local Currie Cup unions. Considering that, it’s incredible how good we are. Different countries have different development programmes for young players. Many of our successes at the senior level stem from the fact that our contact skills are developed at an early stage in school. In contrast, some overseas countries’ school programmes focus more on ball skills and individual abilities. It’s important to note that there is no right or wrong player development programme. Each country does what they believe works best for them”.

Is there an age at which young players should start establishing themselves in a position?

“There is no fixed recipe. You shouldn’t be nervous if you haven’t established yourself in a position yet – it will come to you. There are international players who played in different positions until they made it to their national team, even in their final year of school. In France, a player like Mathieu Bastareaud plays as a flanker for Toulon in some matches and as a centre in others. He represented France as a centre.”

What should primary and high school learners focus on in terms of game and technical development?

“Work on your skills as much as you can. You can never have too many skills. You can’t spend too much time on skill development. Players with vision are always noticed. Look at Lionel Messi, for example. He has crossed the field 676 times in the FIFA World Cup final, identifying the spaces and opportunities around him. From an early age, develop the habit of constantly observing what is.”

Scan QR code to watch a video of Lionel Messi scanning the field:

Contracting after school has changed a lot. What is a good route for young aspiring players to take for the best chance at success?

“There are several routes that can be followed, but three of the most common ones are as follows: The most common route is playing for your school’s first team, as well as participating in Craven Week (possibly also SA Schools). You get noticed by agents; you join a Union’s academy and play for their provincial junior U19 and U21 teams. Then you move up to the senior competitions (Currie Cup, URC, etc.) and eventually get selected for the Springboks.

The second route is playing for your school, continuing your studies, playing in the Varsity Cup, gaining exposure, and then being selected for a provincial junior U19 or U21 team, leading to a contract with a Union.

The third route is through club rugby, where you may be noticed for your good performances for your club and then invited to your Union’s training sessions, potentially earning a chance to play.”

Let’s talk Springbok rugby. It was recently mentioned that as a group, you were actually more focused on 2023 and that winning in 2019 was a bonus. What do you say?

“You are 100% correct. When our coaching team started in 2018, Springbok rugby was at a low point on the field (in terms of results) at that time. To turn things around and have a chance to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup, we had to come up with a plan that would give us a chance. We decided to play to the Springboks’ strengths, which included being physically dominant. Now, five years later, despite losing a lot of time during the Covid period, we’ve had a chance to increase the depth of players in all positions and work on individual skills. Many factors come into play, and success cannot be guaranteed, but we are in a good position. However, there is still hard work ahead to put the final pieces in place before the start of the World Cup.”

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Nienaber talks about School and World Cup Rugby...continues from page 9 With the World Cup ahead, what has been your highlight so far as the Springbok coach?

“On the field, as head coach, it was definitely beating the British and Irish Lions. For twenty months, the players hadn’t seen each other, and being able to come together at short notice, along with the challenges posed by Covid, and winning the series was a significant highlight. Since we only play the Lions once every twelve years, few coaches get the chance to coach the Springboks against the Lions. So, as a coach, it was a great privilege. Also, considering that the Lions had triumphed over Australia and shared the series with the All Blacks, if we had lost, the Lions would have been undefeated against the three Southern Hemisphere nations, which made this victory even sweeter.

Off the field, my highlight has been seeing players develop and become comfortable within the team, watching their growth as individuals within the team environment, as adults dealing with the media, and seeing their increased sense of responsibility and profile development.”

Every player in the group is undoubtedly highly talented. What is your focus in terms of coaching each individual, as well as managing the players given their high profiles?

“I don’t believe it’s our coaching team’s role to manage the individual players’ profiles. They are grown men with their own families, and it’s their responsibility to take care of their profiles. Our role is to manage their roles within the team and to be open and honest with our players regarding their own performance, pointing out both the positive and negative aspects, identifying areas for improvement, and monitoring their progress together. We support them as individuals, but at the end of the day, no individual player’s profile is bigger than the Springboks’ profile.

We also try to teach the players that it’s their choice to read comments on social media, but ultimately, if they want to believe the positive comments, they have to accept the negative ones as well. Therefore, we prefer that players don’t actively follow social media and instead believe our feedback and opinions as coaches. Social media is not reality.”

Naturally, your target is to win the World Cup. Are you satisfied with where you are at this stage in terms of your goals?

“I think we are. Considering that we lost a lot of time in 2020/2021 due to Covid, we have done well. Our plan after 2019 was to focus on team development and growth because there wasn’t much time for that before the 2019 World Cup (only 18 tests). When I talk about team development, I mean increasing the depth in each position and improving the individual players’ skills. This process sometimes affected the on-field results, but it also put us in a much better position by having improved team development and individual skills compared to 2019. Following this path, we saw many players emerge in 2022 who made Springbok rugby much stronger.”

How important is your win record, as it is regularly published alongside previous coaches’ records?

“Naturally, if the team doesn’t win or perform, you lose your job. The challenge is always to do enough player development so that you don’t only have a player depth of 15-22 players. If you can achieve team performance while also increasing player depth, improving skills, and having a broader range of match strategies, I think you are on the right path because the ultimate goal of potentially winning a World Cup remains the most important.”

Many people wonder what your role is and what Rassie’s role is?

“The Director of Rugby and the head coach of the Springboks have different duties and roles. The easiest way to describe it is that I am responsible for what happens on the field, and Rassie is responsible for what happens off the field. However, it’s more complex than that, but that’s the simplest way to describe the division of our roles and duties. Rassie and I have come a long way together. We have a good working relationship, and through mutual respect, we provide insights into each other’s roles. But at the end of the day, each of us stands accountable for our results in our respective areas.”

What is the week like from Saturday to Saturday before a test?

“On the Sunday after the Saturday match, we start the Sunday morning with medical checks. Sundays are usually our travel day to the next destination. It’s the players’ responsibility to analyse their own performance (which is sent to them on Saturday night) and then meet with our coaches individually on Sunday evening to discuss it if necessary. On Sunday evenings, the coaches gather to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Saturday. Monday mornings involve video sessions with the team, where the previous match is analysed. From Monday to Wednesday, we have training sessions. The players’ “weekend” starts on Wednesday afternoon until Thursday, during which they can relax and do their own thing. Fridays involve captain’s practice depending on when the field is available, led by the captain. It usually doesn’t take longer than 30 minutes. On a match day, we start our internal programmes six hours before kick-off.”

You were involved with Munster before Springbok rugby. What made you decide to join Leinster (their biggest rival)?

“Well, it’s like any job. There was an open position, and I was approached and got the job.”

Can we expect you back one day?

“Definitely. A rugby coach’s path can go through many teams and countries, but in the end, I am a South African and a proud Springbok supporter. If the opportunity arises, I will come back. Coaching overseas exposes you to different coaching styles and new techniques, which are beneficial for me as a coach, and hopefully, I can bring that knowledge back to my own country someday.”

From AWSUM Schools News’ side, we want to wish you and your team all the best. We want to thank you for the role you have played in Springbok rugby, the example you have set, your humility, and the way you carry yourself in this significant position. JUST ONE REQUEST, PLEASE: Bring the World Cup home! South Africa stands behind you. Good luck. We are proud of you.

RWC 2023 - Pools & Teams

Rugby World Cup Pool A is home to two of the tournament’s favourites: New Zealand and France. These two powerhouses and potential winners will battle Italy, Uruguay and a Rugby World Cup qualifier from Africa.

Meanwhile, Rugby World Cup Pool B is considered to be the ‘pool of death’. Although reigning champions South Africa will be expected to top this particular Rugby World Cup group, Ireland and Scotland will both have their sights on finishing second in the pool and qualifying for the knockout stage.

Rugby World Cup Pool C contains Wales, two-time champions Australia and a resurgent Fiji side who will be looking to cause an upset. These sides will be joined by two Rugby World Cup qualifiers.The final group, Rugby World Cup Pool D, contains 2019 finalists England, Japan, Argentina, Samoa and a qualifier from the Americas.

If we suppose the top-ranked teams each win their pools and the second-ranked teams finish runners-up then the quarter-finals in 2023 could look something like this…

• Australia vs Argentina

• Ireland vs New Zealand

• England vs Wales

• France vs South Africa

• Wales vs Argentina

• Ireland vs France

• England vs Australia

• New Zealand vs South Africa or

Ireland currently top the world rankings, but with No 2 France and No 3 New Zealand placed in the same pool, a tough quarter-final awaits should the Irish top their own group.

It means the World Cup opener between France and New Zealand is allimportant, with the loser likely to come up against the Irish or SA in the last eight. Ireland beat New Zealand on their own turf last year, an historic series victory that elevated them to the top of the world rankings.

Source: www.rugbypass.com, inews.co.uk

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Did you know? 10 Rugby World Cup Facts

1.

THE FAMOUS WHISTLE

The first game of every world cup to date has been started by the same whistle. The whistle is nearly 100 years old.

2. 1987 The first rugby world cup was hosted between New Zealand and Australia in 1987 - a championship in which New Zealand won.

3. 142 - 0

Australia holds the record for the largest winning margin, beating Namibia 142 - 0 in the 2003 championship.

4. YOUNGEST PLAYER

The youngest player to appear in a world cup final was Jonah Lomu in 1995 aged 20 years and 43 days.

5.

The youngest player to win the Rugby World Cup was Francois Steyn in 2007, aged 20 yers and 159 days.

6.

15 TRIES

7. With 15 tries to his name, Jonah Lomu holds the most world cup tries ever scored in a Rugby World Cup.

8.

MOST TRIES

The most tries scored in a single match was by Marc Ellis who scored six tries against Japan in 1995.

DROP GOALS

9.

The record for the most drop goals scored in one match is held by Jannie de Beer of South Arica who kicked 5 drop goals against England in 1999.

PENALTY GOALS

10.

OLDEST PLAYER

The oldest player to appear in a Rugby World Cup match was Diego Ormaechea of Uruguay, aged 40 years and 26 days.

Meer as 2000 skole landswyd deel hulle skole nuus met ons d.m.v gedrukte koerante of aanlyn nuus.

The record for the most overall penalty goals kicked at the Rugby World Cup is held by Jonny Wilkinson with 58 penalties.

MEMORABLE

MOMENTS

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QUEEN’S COLLEGE BOYS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL

Border Island Hockey

We get to be proud yet again. May this feeling never stop! Amila, Liqhayiya, Liam, Cayden and Liqhame (in no particular order) will be travelling to Paarl soon as part of the Border Inland U.13 Hockey Team, to show off their field hockey skills!

• Amila Maselana – for being selected to represent the 2023 Border Inland U.13 Hockey Team

• Liqhayiya Ngwendu - for being selected to represent the 2023 Border Inland U.13 Hockey Team

• Liam Bosman - for being selected to represent the 2023 Border Inland U.13 Hockey Team

• Cayden Adonis - for being selected to represent the 2023 Border Inland U.13 Hockey Team

• Liqhame Mahali - for being selected to represent the 2023 Border Inland U.13 Hockey Team

More Merit Badges for foundation phase boys

Orange and Blue Merit Badges for some. Special mention to Muneeb Abdani for receiving his White Merit Badge! Well done Boys.

QUEEN’S COLLEGE BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

Queen’s College Border Week Teams

U.14 IPT Hockey

• 1. Asisipho Vena

U.16 IPT Hockey

• 2. Rowan Miles

• 3. Aiden van Jaarsveld

• 4. Olungaka Ncobo (nontraveling reserve)

U.18 IPT Hockey

• 5. Lucan Hykes

• 6. Calvin Blooms

• 7. Luke Du Preez

• 8. Khanya Lusiki (nontraveling reserve)

U.18 Craven Week

• 9. Kyle Aylwin

• 10. Abulele Bolotini

• 11. Lwanele Gaba

• 12. Turshaan Hare

• 13. Thina Fenako

• 14. Sbongakonke Mfeya

• 15. Jed Stone

U.18 Academy Week

• 16. Sinelizwi Deleki

• 17. Ryan Denston

• 18. Itha Mbulana

• 19. Mbasa Mda

• 20. Jade Zindlu

U.16 Grant Khomo Week

• 21. Sbabalwe Magwebu

• 22. Siposethu Mancotywa

• 23. Bulumko Manqina

• 24. Boikaho Motlohi

• 25. Jeffrey Niland

• 26. Avuyile Phendu

• 27. Ndimphiwe Songqwaba

• 28. Joshua Jordaan (nontravelling reserve)

U.14 IPT Squash

• 29. Ryan Barber

• 30. Luke Goldschmidt

U.16 IPT Squash

• 31. Kyle Goldschmidt

U.18 IPT Squash

• 32. Mihlali Matoti

Amila Maselana

Liam Bosman Cayden Adons

Liqhame Mahali Liqhayiya Ngwendu Muneeb Abdani

Summer Sports Awards

Rodwell (u.16B)

Stapylton-Smith

du Toit (u.16B)

van Renen

Chorley (u.16C) Nicolaas Swart

Nsofwa Kayula (u.14A) Julian Mapoore

Mason (u.14A) Stuart Todd

Ethan Malan (u.14B) Qhawelethu Mbetshu

Josh Hardy (u.14B)

Jason Dovey Luke Rowley

Tendo Isooba Dylan

Dongwana Ifeoluwa Ogunniyi Kamvelihle Kese Adam

Noah Oatway

Phoka Bakoro Joey

Rugemalira Sibusiso Mxube (u.18A)

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GRAEME COLLEGE

The following boys were selected for the Eastern Province Grant Khomo, Craven Week and Academy teams:

EP Grant Khomo

• Ayamile Bill

• Mikhulu Hoboshe

• Erin Nelson

• Athi Bonga

• Avu Helesi

EP Craven Week

Selection:

• Abongile Golela

• Achumile Mnandi

• Batho Hlekani

EP Academy Selection:

• Ayola Mali

Rugby

Congratulations to Morné Bodenstein (U11A), Daniel Coetzee (U11B) and Ashton Burger (U13A) for being selected for their respective Eastern Province squash teams. They will compete against other provinces over the June/July holidays. Good luck and keep the Graeme College flag high!

Tennis

KINGSWOOD COLLEGE

EP reps

Netball:

• EC u.15 - Chloe Conyers

Hockey: Boys u.18B

• Brad Goss

• Niza Simukonda

• Jean-Luc Basson

Boys u.16B

• Jack Collet

• Rogan Goliath

Boys u.16C

• Luc Starkey

• Nadav Buchalter

Boys u.14A

• Tyler Ray

Boys u.14B

• Josh Cromhout

• Zac Montagna

Girls u.16A

• Joanna Du Toit

Girls u.16B

• Ella Stone

Girls u.14A

• Mia Oertel

Girls u.14 B

• Iminathi Rungqu

Squash:

• u.19 Leah Ewing

• u.16A Erin Taggart

• u.16 B Angus Brown

• u.11B Brian Fitzhenry

Congratulations to EP representatives for rugby from Kingswood

College

Kingswood College’s impressive season to date has been validated with eight players selected to the EP U18 teams. This is the highest contribution from any one school to the age group. Five players have been selected to the academy team of which four players of these players are u17 which is a promising sign for the future. Kingswood have three players selected to the Cravenweek team which plays in George this year. Additionally Kingswood have one rep in the u16 Grant Khomo team.

Picture: Jackie Clausen

HOËRSKOOL P.J. OLIVIER

Public Speaking Robotika Rugby

Tukela Seyisi, Grade 10, was selected as part of the Eastern Cape Province Team of Public Speakers. His topic was “museums, sustainability and well-being”.

Tukela was congratulated by the DSRC MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe on gaining 2nd position. Tukela won a flight to Cape Town for sightseeing and a visit to Robben Island with only two other Eastern Cape speakers to present their speeches there.

Ons o.13-rugbyspan is sover onoorwonne hierdie seisoen! Hulle vaar uitstekend met goeie sportmanskap en integriteit. Hul afrigter, Mnr. Stefan Gerber, is trots op hoe hulle groei, sy raad volg en hulle harte uit speel met elke liewe wedstryd, en selfs by die oefeninge.

Die Rhino-bots Robotika-klub se robotte is al gebou en geprogrammeer om instruksies te volg. Die klub het opleiding ontvang en kom twee keer per week bymekaar om aan hul projekte te werk.

Well done to Zach (U8) and Jed (U12) Van Der Merwe who came second in their respective age groups at the Wilson tennis tournament

EP squash representatives.

Rugby game against Grey

Sinengomso Brawen (U18), Tadiwa Chikutiro (U18), Amazing Vheriwa (U18), Phikolomzi Petse (U18), Sipho Nonyalela (U18), Ikechukwe Ukekwe (U16), Tapiwa Zhanda (U18), Likhona Kepe (U18), Praise Matsila (U18)

QUEENSTOWN GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL

Inland Hockey Teams

BALMORAL GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL

Border

Kathryn Shuman, Leah van Dyk, Adafika Mduzana, Kelly Goldschmidt, Enkosi Mandaba, Zinaida Stellenberg and Siphesihle Nobumba.