Wynberg Celebrate with SACS

This year Wynberg are celebrating their 175th birthday and there has been a week of celebrations this week with the rugby match to end it off. SACS is 12 years older than Wynberg though Wynberg was first founded a year before SACS but then took a two years off in 1839, reopening in 1841 as Wynberg Established School, not far from the large army base which the British had founded in what was then a town of its own.

And so we have a match between South Africa's oldest school and South Africa's second oldest school, a special match on a special occasion. As has become traditionally the last match of the season for both schools.

To mark the occasion the 1st XV match, an FNB Classic Clash, will be televised live.

Season so Far

SACS has had a better season than Wynberg but Wynberg have had a late rally with excellent wins over Boland Landbou and Bishops before tumbling to Rondebosch last week.

Wynberg have played 16 matches, winning seven, drawing one and losing eight.

SACS have played 17 matches, winning nine, drawing with Selborne and Rondebosch and losing six.

SACS are in the pressure group just under the FNB Top 20 and have played six Top 20 teams. Wynberg have played against five Top 20 teams.

Results against Common Opponents

Bishops: Wynberg lost 38-7 & won 31-21; SACS won 38-19 & lost 43-28

Boland Landbou: Wynberg won 37-34; SACS lost 28-18

Maritzburg College: Wynberg lost 29-28; SACS won 27-20

Paarl Boys' High: Wynberg lost 48-7; SACS lost 28-13

Paarl Gim: Wynberg lost 71-11; SACS lost 17-13

Paul Roos: Wynberg lost 50-5; SACS lost 38-34

Rondebosch: Wynberg lost 29-8 & 23-17; SACS drew 28-28 & won 28-10

Tygerberg: Wynberg won 29-7; SACS won 82-14

Achievers

The players of both schools are eligible for Western Province at Craven Week and the Academy Week.

Craven Week

SACS: Vusile Dlepu, Liam Larkan

Academy Week

Wynberg: Labeeb Kannemeyer

Teams:

Wynberg: 15 Labib Kannemeyer, 14 Dian Fourie, 13 Ryan Biscombe, 12 Christiaan Colborne, 11 Siya Nombakuse, 10 Dominic Coetzer, 9 Mathew Doyle, 8 Stephen Mathew (captain), 7 Callum Steyn, 6 Cameron Bowes, 5 Yanga Ngaciysa, 4 Gideon Bosshof, 3 Adeeb Isaacs, 2 Christian Botha, 1 Romario Henriques

Replacements: 16 Keegan Maart, 17 James Muller, 18 Inga Halu, 19 Micheil Mcdonald, 20 Michael Scholtz, 21 Umar Anthony, 22 Max Jewell

SACS: 15 Michael Sutton, 14 Yanga Tolashe, 13 Jordy Hop, 12 Nick Redelinghuys, 11 Justin Bendeman, 10 David Hayes, 9 Vusile “Lucky” Dlepu, 8 Kyle Coles, 7 Lance Steytler, 6 Nishaad Yacoob, 5 James Brewer (captain), 4 Tom Robinson, 3 Duncan Ferguson, 2 Liam Larkan, 1 Connor O'Reilly

Replacements: 16 Ross Sharp, 17 Josh Hay, 18 Jean Minnaar, 19 Nishen Naidoo, 20 Jordan Dobie, 21 Nick Thomson, 22 Chad van der Loo, 23 Michael Ravenscroft

Date: Saturday, 27 August 2016.

1st XV kick-off: 12.10

Television broadcast: Supersport, channel 201

Venue: Hawthornden Field, Wynberg Boys' High

Expected weather conditions: Clear, sunny, warm – a typical Cape winter's day, only warmer with a high of 27°C, dropping to 12°C

Referee: Francois Pretorius (Western Province Referees' Society)

Rugby Programme

Hawthornden

07.50: Under-15A

08.50: Under-16A

10.00: Under-13A

11.00: 2nd XV

12.10: 1st XV

Silverhurst A

07.50: Under-14C

08.50: Under-14B

10.00: 3rd XV

11.00: Under-14A

Silverhurst B

07.50: Under-15C

08.50: Under-15B

10.00: Under-16B

11.00: Under-16C

Silverhurst C

08.50: Under-15D

10.00: 5th XV

11.00: 4th XV

Jacques Kallis Oval

07.50: Under-14E

08.50: Under-14D

10.00: Under-16D

11.00: 6th XV