Horseflies host Grasshoppers
This year it is a Classic Clash.
Moreover this year is DHS's 150th birthday, Durban's oldest school. How they would love to celebrate with win, swatting the Grasshoppers?
Grasshoppers? Glenwood had a plague of them many, many years ago. Horseflies? The posh of the Berea had stables. Stables have horses and horses have stinging horseflies. This week the Horseflies would hope to sting.
Of matches between the 1st XVs of the two schools since 1922, DHS still have the lead - 68-55 with 11 draws. But in recent years Glenwood have dominated. In fact DHS have not won since 2006. It would be great if we could get a complete list of results between the two schools. We have placed some recent results below.
Season so Far
Glenwood had a more glamorous season so far including their great, successful expedition to Japan where they won the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament, played in Fukuoka, the second time Glenwood have won it on three visits.
In South Africa they have won all eight of their matches, including beating other schools in the FNB Top 20 - Dr EG Jansen, HTS Middelburg and Dale.
DHS have played eight matches, winning five. None of their matches would have been against teams in the Top 20.
At present Glenwood are ranked fifth in the Top 20. DHS are not ranked.
Results against Common Opponents
Kearsney: DHS lost 26-22; Glenwood won 21-7
Noteworthy Players
There are certainly players to watch.
Craven Week 2016
DHS have five players in the KwaZulu Natal Craven Week team, announced just recently - fullback Cham Zondeki, wing Tonderai Ndudzo, centre Onke Jiba, scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba and flank Phendulani Buthelezi.
Glenwood have eight players in the team against DHS - centre Mayibongwe Maduna, wing GJ Lubbe, flyhalf Martin Holtzhausen, flanks Austin Brummer and Jonothan O'Neill, lock JJ van Der Mescht and both props, Renier van Rooyen and Quinton Voster. (Durandt Weiderman is not down to play.) In addition Marco Calvie was at last year's Craven Week and was chosen eighthman for South African Schools A team.
Academy Week
DHS: flank Sibusiso Mkhaliphi, lock Ryan Dafel and flyhalf Gert Coetzee
Glenwood: fullback 15 Dylan Kruger, centre JC Conradie, scrumhalf Craig Hunt, lock Matthew Bauer, hooker Bredon Schwulst and forward Lindokuhle Cele.
Of the other players in the two sides four represented KwaZulu Natal at the 2015 Grant Khomo Week - Tonderai Ndudzo and Kamvelihle Fatyela of DHS and Etienne Terblanché and Morné van Rensburg of Glenwood.
The matches will be split this time. Friday's matches will be at Glenwood, Saturday's on the DHS fields. (The times and venues are below) The names of the fields are interesting. Izak van Heerden, one of South Africa's most revered coaches who coached the Under-15 at DHS, and Sas Nourse were contemporaries on the DHS staff. Nourse coached the DHS 1st XV when Koos Basson coached the Glenwood side, the latter's name remembered on one of the Glenwood fields.
1st XVs
DHS: 15 Cham Zondeki, 14 Mfundo Mkhize, 13 Onke Jiba, 12 Mvumeleni Mathenjwa, 11 Tonderai Ndudzo, 10 Gert Coetzee, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Matthew Hamilton, 7 Phendulani Buthelezi, 6 Sibusiso Mkhaliphi, 5 Ryan Dafel (captain), 4 Mandisi Mthiyane, 3 Tiaan de Jager, 2 Kamvelihle Fatyela, 1 Sandile Nduzi
Glenwood: 15 Dylan Kruger, 14 Devon Brough, 13 JC Conradie, 12 Mayibongwe Maduna, 11 GJ Lubbe, 10 Martin Holtzhausen, 9 Craig Hunt, 8 Marco Palvie, )7 Austin Brummer, 6 Jonothan O’Neill, 5 JJ van der Mescht, 4 Matthew Bauer, 3 Renier van Rooyen, 2 Bredon Schwulst, 1 Quinton Voster
Replacements: 16 Connor Botha, 17 Shane Westman, 18 Lindokuhle Cele, 19 Ettiene Terblanche, 20 Edward Laubscher, 21 Jadin Jooste, 22 Morné van Rensburg, 23 Conan le Fleur
Date: Saturday, 28 May 2016
1st XV kick-off: 12.00
Television broadcast: Channel 210
Venue: Van Heerden Field, DHS
Expected weather conditions: Clear with a high of 26°C, dipping to 14°C
Rugby Programme
These matches, at Glenwood, will be on Friday, 27 May 2016
Dixons
15.00: Glenwood 6th XV vs DHS 5th XV
16.00: Glenwood 5th XV vs DHS 4th XV
Bassons
15.00: Under-14B
16.00: Under-14A
Madsens
14.00: Under-14E
15.00: Under-14D
16.00: Under-14C
These matches, at DHS, will be on Saturday, 28 May 2016
Van Heerdens
08.00: 3rd XV vs Glenwood 4th XV
09.10: Under-16A
10.30: 2nd XV
12.00: 1st XV
Nourse
08.00: Under-16B vs Glenwood C
09.00: Under-15C vs Glenwood D
10.00: Under-15B
11.00: Under-15A
Some Previous Results
It would be so good if we could establish a complete list.
If it is possible to set about adding to this scrap, the contact is paul@sportsmedia365.com.
2004: Glenwood won 13-6
2005: Glenwood won 31-16
2006: DHS won
2007: Glenwood won 13-6
2008: Glenwood won
2009: Glenwood won 31-3
2010: Glenwood won 20-6
2011: Glenwood won 19-5
2012: Glenwood won 34-9
2013: Glenwood won 46-14
2014: Glenwood won 38-13
2015: Glenwood won 45-21