Monument make Sanix final
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Hoërskool Monument of Krugersdorp are South Africa's representatives at the 7th Sanix Youth Rugby Tournament in Japan and are through to the final in which they will play against Christchurch Boys' High of New Zealand.
Writing from Japan, Hans Coetzee, the Monnas' coach said: "Things are going really well for us and the boys are enjoying themselves immensely."
As in the past, there are 16 schools taking part – eight from Japan and eight from abroad.
The participating schools are:
Australia: Marist College (Canberra)
England: Ivybridge Community College (Devon)
France: Lycée Bellevue (Toulouse)
Ireland: Christian Brothers College
Korea : Pai Chai High School (Seoul)
New Zealand: Christchurch Boys High School (Christchurch)
South Africa: Monument High School (Krugersdorp)
Tonga: Tonga College (Nuku'alofa)
Japan: Toin Gakuen High School (Kanagawa), Fushimi Technical High School (Kyoto), Osaka Institute Technology High School (Osaka), Tokai University Gyosei High School (Osaka), Oita Maizuru High School (Oita), Nagasaki Kita High School (Nagasaki), Saga Technical High School (Saga), Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka)
To reach the final Monnas beat Higashi Fukuoka in the semi-final on Wednesday.
Recent results:
Match 3: Monument vs Osaka, 38-5
Monnas led 19-0 at half-time.
Scorers for Monnas:
Tries: Boeta Steyn 3, Tshepo Masuga, Justin Botha 2
Cons: Justin Botha 4
Semi-final: Monument vs Higashi Fukuoka, 63-24
Monnas led 27-14 at half-time.
Scorers for Monnas:
Tries: Alec de Kock 3, Lawrence Wittstock, Tshepo Masuga, Boeta Steyn 3, Damien Janse van Rensburg
Cons: Justin Botha 6
Pens: Justin Botha 2
Results of Matches 1 & 2
Monnas vs Oita Maizuru, 45-14
At half-time Monnas led 28-0
Scorers for Monnas:
Tries: Justin Botha, Johan van Deventer, Alec de Kock, Botha Steyn, Zunaid Kock 2, Armand Joubert
Cons: Justin Botha 5
Monnas vs Pai Chai High, 43-7
At half-time Monnas led 14-0.
Scorers for Monnas:
Tries: Brandon Visagie, Jacques Fischer 2, Boeta Steyn, Damien Janse van Rensburg, Justin Botha
Cons: Justin Botha 4
Christchurch Boys' High reported on their first three matches on their website.
They beat Nagasaki Kita 34-5, Ivybridge Community School 22-0 and Toin Gakuen 31-9 after being down 9-7 at half-time. In their semi-final they beat Tokai University Gyosei.
Like Monument, they have been impressed by the Japanese sides, saying: "We have been very impressed with the Japanese sides as their skill level and commitment are very high."
They have this to say about Monnas: "The South Africans look very strong and they have qualified as the number 1 seed. We have qualified second."
