THIS round went to the Gqeberha schools with the First XV rugby teams of Pearson and Framesby beating their respective Kariega counterparts convincingly.
Pearson has kept catching the eye with some fine performances this year, and was on song again at home last Saturday against Daniel Pienaar. Pearson won 48–17.
Framesby travelled to Kariega to take on Die Brandwag and was always in command, winning 35–8.
A Gqeberha side that struggled was Grey High going down to Graeme College in Makhanda. The home side won 22–8.
Earlier in the week there was good news for Grey High, when the secretary of the Eastern Province High Schools Rugby Association, Neville Botha, released the sides to play in the upcoming national Youth Weeks.
Grey hooker, Imaani Pemba, has been named captain of the EP u/18 team for this year’s Craven Week. This prestigious week will be played from July 3 to 7 in George. On the first day EP will take on Free State.
The EP side has many players with experience of playing in provincial weeks, and this will help them to stand their ground in George.
Pemba will lead a strong pack of forwards, and players from Marlow Agricultural dominate the backline.
The Marlow halfback pairing of Dempers Meyer and Aiden de Villiers will fulfil a key role for EP. Meyer is the vice-captain.
Flyhalf, Praise Matsila, of Kingswood College, is the captain of the u/18 Academy Week team while Pietman Kleynhans of Nico Malan will lead the u/16 team at the Grant Khomo Week.
The EP teams
u/18 Craven Week: Jamaine Dampies (Die Brandwag), Sinengomso Brawen (Kingswood College), Tadiwa Chikutiro (Kingswood College), MC Strydom (Marlow), Leonard Booysen (Marlow), Aiden de Villiers (Marlow), Dempers Meyer (Marlow, v/c), Burrie van Heerden (Marlow), Batho Hlekani (Graeme College), De Wet Fourie (Daniel Pienaar), AC Mnandi (Graeme College), Francois van der Ryst (Marlow), Sean Vermaak (Framesby), Imaani Pemba (Grey High, captain), Zibabalwa Booi (Ndzondolelo), Hein Terblanché (Framesby), Phikolomzi Petse (Kingswood), Zama Nkonko (Gill College), Jaco Pretorius (Framesby), Abongile Golela (Graeme College), Lucrane Miggels (Die Brandwag), Joshua Bands (Grey High), Dominic Malgas (Nico Malan).
u/16 Grant Khomo: Damian Witbooi (Framesby), Cole Hilpert (Framesby), Erin Nelson (Graeme College), Meyer Prinsloo (Grey High), Travis Pheiffer (v/c), Jayden Brewis (Framesby), Pietman Kleynhans (Nico Malan, k), Ayamile Bill (Graeme College), Ethan Terblanché (Framesby), Matthew Harvey (St Andrew’s College), Mlibo Toni (Pearson), Ikechuwe Ukekwe (Kingswood College), Zandré van der Mescht (Die Brandwag), Evan Muca (Grey High), Athi Bonga (Graeme College), Avuyile Helesi (Graeme College), Ross Atkinson (Grey High), Damian le Roux (Die Brandwag), Mikhulu Hashoba (Graeme College), Oliver Johns (St Andrew’s College), Gelden van Niekerk (Nico Malan), Joshua Smith (Westering).
u/18 Academy Week: Likhona Khepe (Kingswood College), Lyle Meintjies (Muir College), Taine Douw (Framesby), Ntandazo Mboniswa (Muir College), Kaiden Titus (Grey High), Praise Matsila (Kingswood, c), Azakhanye Ncula (Grey High), Jan-Theo van Tonder (Volkskool, v/c), Sipho Nonyalela (Kingswood College), Tapiwa Zhanda (Kingswood College), Dillon Brent (Otto du Plessis), Likona Sodlaka (Grey High), Aiden Wilkenson (Grey High), Ewald Mattheus (Otto du Plessis), Kian Rademeyer (Pearson), Amazing Vheriwa (Kingswood College), André Swanepoel (Otto du Plessis), Remy Heymans (Die Brandwag), Ayola Mali (Graeme College), Conrad Botha (Marlow), Virgil Grootboom (Daniel Pienaar), Logan Muller (Framesby), Caleb Friscen (Pearson).
Fixtures
Today
Booysen Park v Arcadia, Chapman v Sanctor, Chatty v Patterson, Gelvan v David Livingstone, Bertram v Bonzai
Saturday
Uitenhage v Andrew Rabie, St Andrew’s College v Queens College, Grey v Daniel Pienaar (not First XV), Westering v Kirkwood, Muir College v Itembelihle, Mfesani v Douglas Mbopa, Masiphathisani v Cingani, Motherwell v Coselelani, Ncedo v Vulumzi, Ndyebo v Soqayisa.
Results
Pearson 48, Daniel Pienaar 17; Graeme College 22, Grey High 8; Bergsig 36, Kirkwood 14; Framesby 35, Die Brandwag 8; St Andrew’s College 26, Selborne College 13; Kingswood College 22, Dale College 0; Marlow 45, Hudson Park 0.
