Sevens Time at the Cape
They start later than most parts and give cricket its due season but are reluctant to let go of rugby, exams notwithstanding.
On Tuesday 1 September, Spring Day, Sevens burst into action with the Tygerberg Regional Sevens at Bellville Hoërskool. Sixteen teams took part – Hoërskool Tygerberg, who were the reigning champions, Bellville, Bellville South, HTS Bellville, Brackenfell, Excelsior, Fairbairn, Jan Kriel, JG Meiring, Kasselsvlei, Kleinvlei, Malibu, Monumentpark, Scottsdene, Tygerberg B and Tygerberg RFC. The winners were surprise but playing excellent Sevens – Bellville South who beat Hoërskool Tygerberg 14-12 in the Final.
On Friday there is the Villager Sevens at the club in Claremont. There will be 24 teams taking part – two teams from each of Hoërskool Tygerberg who are the reigning champions, Bishops, Rondebosch, SACS and Wynberg and one each from Fish Hoek, Westerford, Voortrekker, Excelsior, Malibu of Blue Downs, Langa, Milnerton, Sizimisele of Mandela Park in Khayelitsha, Parklands College out Blouberg way, Western Cape Sports School, Zisukhanyo of Weltevreden Valley in Mitchells Plain, Primrose RFC, Paul Roos and Paarl Gimnasium. This starts at 13.40 on Friday.
On Saturday Hoërskool Bredasdorp is hosting its annual Overberg Sevens Tournament which is mainly for Boland and Southern Cape Schools – Outeniqua who are the reigning champions, Albert Myburgh of Bredasdorp, Augulhas School of Skills of Napier, Bredasdorp, De Kuilen, Emil Weder of Genandendal, Hermanus, Klein Nederburg, Langenhoven Gimnasium, New Orleans, Overberg, Paulus Joubert, Robertson, Strand, Western Cape Sports School of Kuils River and Worcester Gym.
Also on Saturday there are three age-group Sevens tournaments – Under-16 at Hoërskool Brackenfell, Under-15 at Hoërskool Monumentpark and Under-14 at Durbanville High School.
Then at SACS there is the inaugural SACS Sevens Quadrangular Tournament in association with Kyle Brown Sevens Rugby for Under-16, Under-15 and Under-14 teams from Bishops, Rondebosch, Wynberg and hoists SACS, starting at 09.00.
