DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL

Head Coach: Peter Engledow | Assistant Coach: Ronnie Uys

Christian Everitt | Florensen Ockhuis Amahle Mazibuko

Durban High School Co-Captains

How do you motivate your team?

Christian: I motivate them by getting them excited for the match.

Florensen: To lead by example, to be present an to pay attention to detail and reminding them they are better than what they believe.

Amahle: I try and bring a positive energy to lift their spirit, but also to lead by example.

How do you as co-captains support each other? We help each other when in need and support each other by coming up with different strategies to fix mistakes, and we always back each other’s decisions.

What do you as a team look forward to this year?

Christian: We look forward to be playing some of the top schools in the country.

Rugby First and Second Squad

Florensen: To have a great rugby season, and being known as the fittest team in South Africa and leaving behind a legacy that will place DHS on the map.

Amahle: We look forward to see how we can grow as a team and build a winning culture, but also to be one of the best schools in the country and make DHS proud.

What are your plans for the future?

Christian: Hopefully to get a contract at a union so I can continue working towards my dreams.

Florensen: To get good results for Gr 12 and hopefully get an opportunity to study after school.

Amahle: Hopefully I will be able to get a contract from a union, so I can pursue a career in professional rugby.

Peter Engledow & Ronnie Uys

Durban High Coach & Assistant Coach

What can the school and parents expect from your team this year?

They can expect that boys will give their best every week, keep learning and developing. We are not a team that is defined by Saturday results, but rather the process and the end result when boys ring the bell at the end of their high school career.

What is your strength as a team?

I think our strength is a balanced team, but when mixed well we can put in some strong performances. I am very excited to see our backline come together and gel.

What are the qualities you look for in young rugby players?

Dog fight, energy, work ethic, warrior spirit and rugby skills.

What is your philosophy as coach?

To produce great leaders for our beautiful country and use rugby as a vehicle for life lessons and development.

Any coaches you look up to?

Basil Bey was my mentor when I started coaching, the RFU was immense in my development as coach and Brian Ashton was very influential in my life. I am an avid learner of the game and many people have helped me on my journey.

Voor: Reon Pretorius, Marnus Swarts, Nathan Matthee (K), Cameron van Wyk, Steven Williams.

Eerste Ry: Zian Marais, Gerhard van Aswegen, Ian Broodryk, Ruben Green, Zandre Naude, Markus Delport.

Tweede Ry: Jordan Swift, Christan Collett, Damian Kruger, Waldo Werner, JP Jooste, Monty van der Mescht.

Derde Ry: Duwan Potgieter, Riekus van der Merwe, Keanu Engelbrecht, Jean-Dre Claassen, Ruan van Heerden. Agter: Gordon Smith, Dillon Williams, Michael Devy, Danre Pike, Shawn Simpson.

Nathan Matthee

Wat is die hoogtepunt van jou rugbyloopbaan tot dusver?

Ek sou sê 2022 se Cravenweek.

Hoe motiveer jy jou span?

Deur die manier hoe ek speel.

Wie is julle onderkaptein en hoe staan hy jou by?

David Twala, hy is altyd daar vir my en ondersteun my besluite.

Waarna sien julle as `n span die meeste hierdie jaar uit?

Om die volle potensiaal van ons span te sien.

Wie is jou gunsteling Springbok rugbyspeler?

Duane Vermulen.

Wat is jou planne vir die toekoms?

Ek wil my bes probeer om dit te maak in rugby.

Rudi Dames

Dr. E.G. Jansen - Afrigter

Wat kan die skool en ouers hierdie jaar te wagte wees van julle span?

Om altyd ons beste te gee en opwindende rugby te speel en die skool se naam hoog te hou.

Hoe is die samestelling van die span vir die toernooi? Enige beserings?

Ons is nog baie gelukkig sover en het nog nie enige beserings opgetel nie.

Waar sou jy sê lê julle krag hierdie jaar?

Ek dink ons het `n goeie gebalanseerde span wat probeer om 15 man rugby te speel.

In jou opinie, wat is die eienskappe van `n goeie rugbyspeler?

Iemand wat hardwerkend en passievol is.

Wat is jou filosofie as `n afrigter?

Om die spelers beter mense te maak en hulle werksetiek te leer. Die belangrikste vir my is om `n leersame omgewing te skep en seker te maak die spelers geniet elke oomblik.

Is daar enige afrigters waarna jy opkyk?

Dave Rennie.

LAERSKOOL CONSTANTIAPARK

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Ruben v Dyk, Divann Olivier, Ethan Tulloch, Craigen Els, Keegan Wagener, Willem Brits, Rood Warrington, MJ de Waal, Franco Loots, Johan Liebenberg, Jordaan Liebenberg, Lian de Jager. Agter: Xievan Ueckermann, Phillip de Waal, Daniel Faul, Ruvan J.v Vuuren, Xavier Rossouw, Joshua van Schalkwyk, Pieter J.v Rensburg, Zarel Botes, Christiaan Jacobsz, Cullen Els, Enru Kriek.

Rugby o.13A

Zayne Minnaar, Damian Schreuder, Wayde Havenga, Braden Le Roux, Ruan Weideman, Zarnu Slabbert, Carlo Du Toit, Jaiden Le Grange, Kian Gelderblom (o.k) en Zian Ferero. Middel: Bismarck Bredenkamp, Juwan Fourie, Kian Oelofse, Matthew Turketti, Wayne van Zyl, Cullen Labuschagne, Dylan Badenhorst-Schnetler (k), Noah du Plooy,

KING EDWARD VII PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Rugby u.13A

Front: Connor De Matteis, Lonwabo Ntleki, Caleb Small, Dominic Comley, Richard Johnstone, Austin Foster. Middle: Ethan Bouwer, Decklyn Beytell, Noah Mohamed, Joshua Joubert, Caleb Allen, Honor Kari, Aaron Frank van der Merwe, Siyabonga Moyo, Ewald Botha. Back: Bokang Mathabe, Mondesir Mbe, Ben Lavery, Matt Millar, Tal Griffiths.

Rugby o.13A

Laerskool Roodekrans

Voor: Zian Serfontein, Logan Swart, Abraham van Mollendorf, Logan de Kooker, Ruben Kleinsmith. Middel: Rudich Meyer, Willem Janse van Rensburg, Jaiden Marais, Keegan Els, Colin Schutte, Jordan Olwagen, Ruben Barnard, Janco Esterhuizen. Agter: Ethan Muller, Burgert Louw, Liam de Bruin, Heinrich Wiid, Schalk van Rooyen, Hanco Adriaanse, Trent Hattingh, Ruvan Ferreira, Juanro Nel. Afwesig: Reinhardt Roos, Arno van Wyk, Luan Liebenberg, Stefan Agenbach. Afrigters: Mnr. Arno Coetzee, Mnr. Joubert Hattingh.

LAERSKOOL WONDERBOOM

Rugby o.13A

Henric Harding, Juan Bonnin, Michael Shanzi, Anru Wolmerans, Reinhardt Swart, Alzjandru Swart, Divan van der Merwe, Liam Maree, Carlo Seegers, Ruark Krause, Rowan Beyer, Durandt Stassen, Dawie Kemp, Stephan Parsons, SD Nell, Ruwald Cilliers, Leon Kruger, Micah Koekemoer, Adrian Jansen, Anton de Klerk

Rugby o.13A

LAERSKOOL VASTRAP

Voor: Barend Willemse, Henré Briel, James Kleinsmith, MG Potgieter, Henku Botha, Keegan Janse van Vuuren, Waldo Hecter. Agter: Milan Meyer, Divan Brunette, Johan Gerber, Morgan Liebenberg, Aidan Vermeulen, Dylan Mostert, Michiel Kruger, Keagen du Randt.

LAERSKOOL TYGERPOORT

LAERSKOOL PIETERSBURG-OOS

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Regard Conradie, Ruben Olivier, Tiaan Erasmus, Aggie Lombaard, Ruben Vorster, Jaden Killian, Declan Luckhoff. Middel: Schalk van der Merwe, Vaylin Kellerman, Stefan Olivier, Stefan Windell, Lourens Gouws, Barry Strydom, Juanco van Zyl, Christiaan van der Merwe. Agter: Mnr. Z. Human (afrigter), Marthinus Boneschans, Jan Muller Lansdell, Markus Weyer,

LAERSKOOL RYNFIELD

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Michiel Eksteen (o.k), Renier Le Roux, Mnr Viann de Jager (Afrigter), Mnr Johnde Grobler (Afrigter), Zander Steenkamp (k), Johandre (Blikkies) Smit.

Middel: Jordan Matthuysen, Luhan Strey, Phian Botes, Henno Janse van Rensburg, Jevon van Wyk, Tyler van den Berg, Tyler du Toit, Henro Venter, Juandre de Bastos.

Agter: Kyle-Scott Dawkins, Gert Greyling, Drikus van der Merwe, Jensen Kleynhans, Wian Hefer, Zanco Gouws, Triston Johnson, Andries Greeff.

WINELANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Rugby u.13A

Front: Ian Olivier (coach), Mathew Stynder, Mbasa Bavuma, Kevin Van Rooi, Rowen Snygans (coach), Luctavio Witbooi (c), Jensen Arendse (v/c), Bjorn Mathews, Alrich Rooi, Cameron v.d. Wygen (coach). Back: Caleb Mienies, Junaid Verwey, Brandon Chimedza, Kendrick Gwanambira, Mi-Kyle Fortuin, Esona Gushu, Shu-Haydan Marais, Nigel Ngwenya, Fanele Muller.

LAERSKOOL DIE POORT

Rugby o.13A

Voor: D’Niel Kemp, MJ van Breda, Ruan van Loggerenberg, Reinhardt Groenewald, Benjamin Laage, Dalton Powell. Middel: Steph Kemp, Wouter Maree, Juan Scheepers, Reinhardt Hatting (k), Ethan Sterley, Logan Stander, Regard Strydom, Divan Davel. Agter: Dehan Marias, Justin De Jonge, Jacques Lourens, Lohan van Wyk, Francois Retief, Zuwylle Coutriers, Liam Fouche, James Archibald.

LAERSKOOL STELLENBOSCH

Rugby o.13A en o.13B

LAERSKOOL VAN RIEBEECKPARK PRIMARY

Rugby o.13A

Voor: JP van der Merwe, Shaden Spies, Xander Erasmus, Owen van den Berg, Marco Roux, Kruger Dorfling. Middel: Jayden van der Walt, Dewet van Rooyen, Divan Retief, FJ Kotze, Kamogelo Mandhlazi, Jean Stroebel, Albie Kotze, Elethu Khwebulane, Reuben Bothma. Agter: Mnr W. Bester, Iaan Bitzer, Zivan Spies, Ryan Burger, Caleb Josephs, Waldo Visser,

LAERSKOOL VAN RIEBEECKSTRAND PRIMARY

Rugby o.13A en o.13B

Voor: Slater van der Heever, Yamkela Kolisi, Jacques de Swardt, Luan Lessing, Karter vd Merwe, Jeandre de Swardt, AJ Ras, Dirk Janse van Rensburg, Christopher Crause. 2de ry: Ethan Weyers,

LAERSKOOL BASTION

LAERSKOOL HENNOPSPARK

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Thabiso Magoro, Franco Alberts, James-Daniel Ferreira. Middel: Cilliers Erasmus, Tristan Miller, RJ van Breda, Conner Britnell, Barnard Scott, Ruben Welman, Ryan Bezuidenhout, Ruan Holtzhausen, Robbie Roets, Kai Swanepoel. Agter: Meneer Piet Sterk, Kevin Thomas,

LAERSKOOL WIERDAPARK

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Dian Bruwer, Luan Bosch, Albert v Zyl, MC Smit, Edward Bezuidenhout, Hanko Vermaak (k).

Middel: Duandre Naude, Dicci Stapelberg, Divan vd Westhuizen, Dirk vd Walt, Christiaan Niemann, Austin Selzer, Ricardo Pretorius, Francois Fourie. Agter: Mnr Louis Möller, Henru du Plessis, Zach Mc Hilton, Lewis Bolton (o.k, Philip Potgieter, Leroux Fraser, Tian de Jager, Eduan Venter, Andreas Strydom, Mnr Andries Möller.

PAARL BOYS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL

Rugby u.13AB

Front: Mr. Danie van der Nest, JJ van der Walt, Buhle Zuma, Henri Durr, Mr. Stephan Deyzel, Ruan van Eeden, Theodore Brand, Schalk Meiring, Mr. Elmo Wolfaardt, Conrad Robbertze, Dylan Haarhoff, Sisa Mgedezi, Mr. Christo Hamman. Middle: Leighton Richter, James Holm, Likhona Mlabateki, Darren de Kock, Luke Erasmus, Jean Wegner, James Webber, Ayron Hendricks, JC van Tonder, Carl Flemix, Eben Nortier, Erich Troost, Kobri Loots, Dieter von Finckenstein. Back: Heiko Basson, Keanu Croy, Tiaan vd Watt, Divan Kriek, Thomas Hudson, Brent Addison, Lehan Schafer, JP Immelman, Rulo Barnard, Ludwig Zietsman, Cameron Cooper.

LAERSKOOL CONCORDIA

Rugby o.13A

V.L.N.R: Mikyle Swartz, Callum Cambell, Carl Barrish, Ivan Steenkamp, Hayden de Villiers, Arno Pretorius, Christopher Green, Mikyle Verhoog, Ruben Weideman, JC Burger, Reynard Botha (o.k), Justin Smith, Alberto Grady, Marco Koekemoer, Duncan de Beer, Dyllan Meyer. Afwesig: Rickus v Rensburg (k)

Rugby o.13A

LAERSKOOL SAAMTREK

Voor: Zander du Preez, Ulrich Ollewagen, Pierre Lötter, Wian Boshoff, Bothlale Masilo, Mjay Buys, Janco Fourie, Jason Tarr. Middel: Jason Turner, GJ Coetzer, Zanrich Coetzee, Jayden Pretorius, Günther Steenkamp, Adriaan Hennop. Agter: Zachary Jansen v. Rensburg, Riekert Kruger, Johanco Nel, Henrico Prinsloo, Luandré Jacobs, Barry Jacobs, Jason Greyling.

LAERSKOOL STEPHANUS ROOS

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Adriaan Bartman, Juben Fourie, Marco Engelbrecht (k), Mnr. M Herbst (Afrigter), Divan Bartman, Sam Maartens Louw, Aiden Viljoen. Middel: Daniël Jansen van Vuuren, Waldo Louw, Jordan Nel, Judah van Onselen, Jordan van Zyl. Agter: Pieter Vermeulen, Rivan Lotriet, Xander Prinsloo, Brendon Potgieter.

Rugby o.13A

LAERSKOOL GOEDEHOOP

Voor: JJ Duma’s, Batu Evli, Hein van Niekerk, Stephan Kruger.

Middel: Dian Duvenhage, Owen McPherson, Mischàn Schoonwinkel, Schalk van As, Johan van Aswegen, Nathan Smit, Anru Aucamp, Chris Greeff.

Agter: Kian Joubert, Raynard Rossouw, Ruben Bester, Dian Byleveld, Alec van Zyl, Zuvann Lessing (K), Dieter van Niekerk, Enrico Venter, Evert Wolhuter.

LAERSKOOL RANDHART

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Christiaan Joubert, Ruben Swanepoel, Zane Botha, Jaiden Thompson, Ivan Mulder, Caden Weideman, Hendré Celliers, Wian Botha.

Agter: Ryan Ax, Alexander Stone, Jayden Meyer, Janko Gouws, Tatum Kers, Schalk Potgieter, Waldo Bennett, Quén Smith, Conner Roesch.

LAERSKOOL NELSPRUIT

Die Land Rover o.13A eerste Rugbyspan

Voor: Dandre Louw, Cayden Green, Matthias Odendaal, Malan Venter, James Williams,

LAERSKOOL LOUIS LEIPOLDT

Rugby o.13A

Voor: Reuben Loubser, Eben Tinkler, Dillon Guthrie, Matthew Bornman, Danie Schieke, Mattias Kielblock, Elmar Kriel. 2de ry: Pierre Gouws, Henco Esterhuizen, Joel Swart, Max van Vuuren, Leander de Bruyn, William de Lange, Ruvan Fourie.

3de ry: Mnr Bernard Jacobs, Eben Kotzee, Pieter van Niekerk, Jody-Wade Pattison, André van Niekerk, Matthew van Huyssteen, Wian Engelbrecht, Mnr André Meintjes.

Agter: Jayden Els, Deon Krugell, Gustus Arnold, Colin Venter.

Rugby o.13A

LAERSKOOL TZANEEN

Voor: Kwena Sebopetsa, Nthabeleng Makwelane, Altus Vorster, Eligh Hopper, Jandré Coetzee, Arno Richards, Nsuku Manghwana, Nkateko Moifo.

Agter: Mhuluri Mahlati, Conrad Venter, Kau Makgoba, Raylen Reed, Humble Manzini, Themba Makelane, Francois Thiart, Ndzaka Twala.

Afwesig: Ntsako Ngoveni.