Marlow shock Boishaai

The three finals of Die Burger competitions open to four southern provinces were played in Cradock on Saturday and produced a major surprise in the final for Big Schools.

The other winners were Die Brandwag of Uitenhage and Excelsior of Cape Town.

Paarl Boys' High, who had difficulty getting by bus to Cradock, because of a snow-blocked pass, scored two tries to one and could have had more but they kicked nothing and were leading 10-6 till big eighthman Luigy van Jaarsveld, who did well at Craven Week, went storing away for the try which won the match.

Marlow were up for the match and tackled 'like demons' , ran at Boys' High and outscrummed them. Paarl played with a strong wind in the second half but continued playing with the ball in hand rather than using the wind to gain territory.

Scorers:

For Marlow

Try: 8 Luigy van Jaarsveld

Pens: Gerhard Potgieter, André Kritzinger

For Paarl Boys' High:

Tries: Wian Gouws, Curtley Grain

Teams

Marlow: 15 Hannes Botha, 14 Stephan Botes, 13 Jaden Lourens, 12 Andre Kritzinger, 11 Dewald de Ridder, 10 Gerhard Potgieter, 9 Jordaan Schoeman, 8 Luigy van Jaarsveld, 7 Lourens Snyman, 6 Nelius van Heerden (captain), 5 Faffa Roodt, 4 Hannes Viljoen, 3 NJ Oosthuizen, 2 Arno le Roux, 1 Martin Ferreira

Replacements: 16 Paul du Randt, 17 Dano Erasmus, 18 Herman du Plessis, 19 Anrich Krause, 20 Hendrik Venter, 21 Johan le Roux, 22 Armand van den Heever

Coaches: Rikus van Dyk, Neels Dreyer

Paarl Boys' High: 15 Rayhaan Lombaard, 14 Ryan Lafite, 13 Curtley Grain, 12 Heinrich Möller, 11 Wian Gouws, 10 Stefan Gouws, 9 Paul de Wet (captain), 8 Christo Mostert, 7 JC van Schalkwyk, 6 Andreas van Wyk, 5 Ruben de Villiers, 4 Dean Swartz, 3 Derrick Marais, 2 Carel van Zyl, 1 Quintin Vorster

Replacements: 16 Thomas Corbett, 17 Wikus Groenewald, 18 Willem Erasmus, 19 Christo Sadie, 20 Andro Nieuwoudt, 21 Jan-Louis La Grange, 22 Tristin Solomon, 23 Jeanluc Cilliers

Coaches: Sean Erasmus, Elmo Wolfaardt

Referee:  Ruhan Meiring (South Western Districts Referees' Society).

The Final for Medium Schools was an exciting as Die Brandwag beat Augsburg Landbougimnasium of Clanwilliam even though Augsburg scored five tries. But Die Brandwag scored six tries and their flyhalf, Shevaan Hendricks, outkicked Augsburg

Scorers:

For Die Brandwag:

Tries: Morney Moos 3, Michael Venter, Frankie Fourie, Armand Ferreira

Cons: Shevaan Hendricks 5

Pens: Shevaan Hendricks 3

For Augsburg:

Tries: De Waal, Jaydrin Kotze, Ruben Brand, Tiaan Oertel

Cons: Ruben Brand 4

Teams

Die Brandwag: 15 Rivan Lemmer, 14 Davian Swanepoel, 13 Derick du Toit, 12 Wian Engelbrecht, 11 Michael Venter, 10 Shevaan Hendricks, 9 Brandon O’ Neill, 8 Stefan Janse van Vuuren (captain), 7 Dandré Delport, 6 Morney Moos, 5 Bernardus Coetzee, 4 Frankie Fourie, 3 Erich de Jager, 2 Louis Schnetler, 1 Kaden Prince

Replacements: 16 Armand Ferreira, 17 Travis Williams, 18 JP van der Merwe, 19 Hein Janse van Rensburg, 20 Christen Berry, 21 Darren Ruiters, 22 Dewald van Dyk

Coaches: Christiaan van Schalkwyk, Wikus Viljoen

Manager: Jannie Erasmus

Augsburg Landbougimnasium: 15 Fabian Sowa, 14 Johan van Zyl, 13 Jaydrin Kotze, 12 Ruben Brand, 11 Tiaan van Zyl, 10 Alfred Esterhuyse, 9 Jecean Klaase, 8 Hugo Lambrechts, 7 Junior Grobbelaar, 6 Lenard Coetzee, 5 Pieter Wiese, 4 Willem Coetzee, 3 Dere Carstens, 2 Adriaan de Waal, 1 Adriaan Oberholzer

Replacements: 16 Erenst Smit, 17 Tom Malan, 18 MC Veldsman, 19 Marius Basson, 20 Johan van Zyl, 21 Louis de Villiers, 22 Lamazo Cloete, 23 Agmet Oertel

Coaches: JP van Rhyn, Vernon Muller

Excelsior of Belhar in Cape Town's northern suburbs, were outstanding winners of the Small School  under the leadership of Dennis Cox, who went to Craven Week in 2013 and is one of the best schoolboy flyhalves in South Africa. The reports says: "His vision, passing skills and attacking skills are top-class."

Scorers:

For Excelsior:  

Tries: Daniel Joubert 2, Clint Damon 2,  Noel Makiet

Cons: Dennis Cox 3, Lyle Marcus

Pens: Dennis Cox 2

For Bertram:

Pen: Caylem Goliath

Teams

Excelsior: 15 Lyle Marcus, 14 Eugene Raubenheimer, 13 Daniel Joubert, 12 Clint Damon, 11 Tyler Faro, 10 Dennis Cox (captain), 9 Mikhail Philander, 8 Denver Beukes, 7 Mikhail Lavigre, 6 Christopher Diedericks, 5 Renaldo Mattyssen, 4 Denver Beukes, 3 Chriszin Wynand, 2 Luvuezo Antonio, 1 Tashreeq Adams

Replacements: 16 Moegamat Christians, 17 Keagan du Preez, 18 James Appollis, 19 Denver Isaks, 20 Noel Makiet, 21 Randall Parsley, 22 Reagan Benn

Coaches: Rodney H Jacobs, Rodney Jacobs

Manager: Samuel Marcus

Bertram: 15 Adrian Uithaler, 14 Jeraldo Arends, 13 Jerome de Bruyn (captain), 12 Caylem Goliath, 11 Fredwin Thom, 10 Ruhard Jantjies, 9 Ruan Jantjies, 8 Xavier Burness, 7 Daylon Tshazibane, 6 Renaldo Oosthuizen, 5 Jayden Alexander, 4 Geovan Arends, 3 Nathan Booi, 2 Shaunton Arends, 1 Courtney Jantjies

Replacements: 16 Jermain Scheepers, 17 Damian Goldman, 18 Ferdinand Mbungwe, 19 Marlon Kelly, 20 Remano Diedericks, 21 José Arends, 22 Rudwaan Tamana

Coaches: Ashwell Stride, John Hendon

Manager: Chris Koeberg