Monument stun DHS, Grey down House
WRAP: Monument and Grey High were among the big winners in the first round of fixtures staged at the Wildeklawer Tournament in Kimberley and the festival in Gqeberha.
Much was expected of the leading KwaZulu-Natal sides after they claimed a series of victories at the recent festivals staged over the Easter period.
Few would have predicted that Durban High School would fall to Monument in the first round of the Wilderklawer Tournament, or that Michaelhouse – fresh off their wins against Affies and Jeppe – would lose to the hosts at the Grey High Festival.
After a poor start to the season, Monument have hit back to win four games in a row.
Jannie du Plessis’ side beat DHS 41-27 in Kimberley on Saturday – handing the KZN team their second-straight defeat.
Other than that, the first round of fixtures in Kimberley were dominated by the so-called top dogs.
Paul Roos bounced back from a recent loss to Stellenberg to edge Garsfontein 21-18 on Friday night. The Maroon Machine fought back from a 0-15 deficit to claim the spoils against a well-drilled Garsfontein outfit.
Stellenberg didn’t have everything their own way against Maritzburg College, but held on for a 24-19 win on Saturday.
Oakdale proved too strong for Westville, while Affies and Grey College rebounded from their recent losses to beat Outeniqua and Noordheuwel, respectively.
Paarl Gim thumped Helpmekaar 45-10 to rack up their seventh win on the bounce, while Paarl Boys were made to scrap for a 21-18 victory against Northwood.
Down in Gqeberha, Grey High made a statement at their home tournament when they beat Michaelhouse 28-19 on Saturday.
Rondebosch recovered from their recent loss to Boland Landbou to secure a 42-22 win over Glenwood, while SACS outlasted Selborne 34-26.
Drostdy, who impressed in recent wins against Wynberg and EG Jansen, hammered St Stithians 74-0.
Elsewhere, Hilton continued their unbeaten start to the season when they downed Bishops 26-17.
The Gauteng derby between KES and Pretoria Boys on Saturday was cancelled after the latter side withdrew due to a measles outbreak.
The Wildeklawer Tournament concludes on Monday, with Paul Roos v Oakdale and Boishaai v Affies among the pick of the fixtures.
Down in Gqeberha, the hosts will tackle Glenwood while Drostdy take aim at Selborne.
WILDEKLAWER TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Nico Malan 31-24 EG Jansen
Diamantveld 40-29 Queens
Paul Roos 21-18 Garsfontein
Waterkloof 22-21 Durbanville
Monument 41-27 DHS
Maritzburg College 19-24 Stellenberg
Westville 24-40 Oakdale
Jeppe 31-26 Boland Landbou
Paarl Boys 21-18 Northwood
Affies 55-26 Outeniqua
Grey College 34-12 Noordheuwel
Paarl Gim 45-10 Helpmekaar
Marlow 38-17 NK Barbarians
Rustenburg 41-14 Sentraal Barbarians
MONDAY FIXTURES
Diamantveld v Stellenberg
Helpmekaar v Queens
Outeniqua v Maritzburg College
Noordheuwel v Boland Landbou
Northwood v Garsfontein
Paul Roos v Oakdale
DHS v Paarl Gim
Grey College v Jeppe
Affies v Paarl Boys
Waterkloof v Westville
NK Barbarians v Sentraal Barbarians
Rustenburg v Marlow
EG Jansen v Durbanville
Monument v Nico Malan
GREY HIGH FESTIVAL
RESULTS
Kingswood 22-19 St Charles
Graeme 35-33 Kearsney
Daniel Pienaar 34-34 Hudson Park
Parel Vallei 50-14 Framesby
St Stithians 0-74 Drostdy
SACS 34-26 Selborne
Glenwood 22-42 Rondebosch
Dale 32-15 Pearson
Grey High 28-19 Michaelhouse
Muir 34-42 Mali XV
MONDAY FIXTURES
Pearson v Mali XV
Kingswood v St Stithians
Kearsney v SACS
St Andrews v Michaelhouse
Graeme v St Charles
Selborne v Drostdy
Rondebosch v KES
Grey High v Glenwood
Muir v Dale
OTHER RESULTS
SATURDAY
Hilton 26-17 Bishops
KES v Pretoria Boys (cancelled)
Parktown 0-23 Northcliff
Duineveld 39-45 Sentraal
Trio 17-24 Welkom Gim
Fichardtpark 12-47 Pietersburg
