Rondebosch Head South

The four “big” schools of the Cape Peninsula, who have been playing rugby with each other for over a century, are sometimes, lightheartedly, said to be playing for the Triple Crown. When Rondebosch go down to Wynberg this Saturday it is a “Triple Crown” match.

Last term, Bishops won all three, Wynberg two, Rondebosch one and SACS none. Rondebosch still have a mathematical chance of being crowned. But to realise that they will have to beat Wynberg on Saturday. Wynberg have a better chance of dethroning Bishops.

Season So Far

Wynberg have been having a good season and are ranked 10th on the Schools Top 20. They have won 10 of their 14 matches. Rondebosch have won eight of their 14. One of their defeats was against Wynberg who beat them 31-19.

Results against Common Opponents

Boland Landbou: Wynberg won 27-25; Rondebosch lost 67-12
Bishops: Wynberg lost 33-29; Rondebosch lost 25-20
Paarl Gim: Wynberg lost 29-6; Rondebosch lost 69-28
SACS: Wynberg won 46-22; Rondebosch won 24-5
Paul Roos: Wynberg lost 73-14; Rondebosch lost 44-17

Achievers

Both schools’ players are eligible for Western Province teams.

Craven Week

Wynberg: Jason Alexander, Luthando Woji

Teams

Wynberg: 15 did Livio van Wyk, 14 Patrick Chivanga, 13 Rethabile Louw, 12 Devon Pretorius, 11 Wandile Notshe, 10 Kyle Lamb, 9 Dylan Munro, 8 Inga Halu, 7 Saaed Fakier, 6 Reece Brice, 5 Mika Schubert, 4 Liam Lotz, 3 Nicolas Witte, 2 Jason Alexander (captain), 1 Luthando Woji

Rondebosch: 15 Dalvon Blood, 14 Jonathan Jollivet de Oliveira, 13 Jordan Collier, 12 Ross Stone, 11 Daniel Wells, 10 Lehan Botha, 9 Jaco Barnard, 8 Johan Strauss, 7 Matthew MacLeod Smith, 6 Justin Reynolds (captain), 5 Ra’ees Sallie, 4 Matt Gray, 3 Chulu Mputing, 2 Troy Fisher, 1 Seth Christian

Date: 4 August 2018
1st XV kick-off: 12.30
Venue: Hawthornden Field, Wynberg Boys’ High, Lovers Walk, Wynberg
Expected weather conditions: Rain with a high of 17°C and a low of 10°C.
Referee: Nathan Swartz  (Western Province Referees’ Society)

Rugby Programme – 4 August 2018

Hawthornden
09.00: Under-15A
10.00: Under-16A
11.10:  2nd XV
12.30: 1st XV

Silverhurst A
08.00: Under-14D
10.00: Under-14C
11.10:  Under-16B

Silverhurst B
08.00: Under-16C
09.10: Under-14B
10.10: 3rd XV
11.20: Under-15B

Silverhurst C
08.00: Under-14A
09.00: Under-15D
10.00: Under-15C
11.00: 4th XV

Recent Results

It seems that “home and away” does not matter all that much.

2008: Rondebosch won 25-18 & 19-0
2009: Wynberg won 13-0 & 16-12
2010: Rondebosch won 20-8 & 28-26
2011: Rondebosch won 18-15 & 22-19
2012: Wynberg won 18-13 & 24-12
2013: Draw 10-10 & Wynberg won 23-20
2014: Wynberg won 59-21 & 15-0
2015: Rondebosch won 38-19 & 29-12
2016: Rondebosch won 29-8 & 23-17
2017: Rondebosch won 34-13 & 25-16
2018: Wynberg won 31-19