St Andrew's go North to Selborne

St Andrew's College rugby and hockey teams will be driving the 160km from Grahamstown to East London to face Selborne College.

It promises to be a tightly contested match..

Last year, Selborne had a particularly strong side and they beat St Andrew's 36-17 in Grahamstown. This year things look more even.

Season So Far

Both teams are ranked on the Schools Top 20 - St Andrew's 17th and Selborne 19th.

Selborne have 12 matches, two against other teams on the Top 20. They have won nine and lost three.

St Andrew's have played 10 matches, three against other teams on the Top 20. They have drawn with Grey PE and lost to Rondebosch and Helpmekaar.

The only opposition the two have in common is Kearsney College. Selborne lost to them 27-17; St Andrew's beat them 22-7.

Teams

Selborne's Jarrod Taylor and Jacques Goosen, played for SA Schools in 2018. The two of them plus captain Mntungwa Mapantsela and eighthman Raiden Masters played for Border at Craven Week.

The St Andrew's captain Chris Poole and his props, the Malesu twins, played for Eastern Province at Craven Week.

Selborne: 15 Sibusisio Javu, 14 Lawula Bata, 13 Mmangaliso Maphinda, 12 Mntungwa Mapantsela (captain), 11 JP van Zyl, 10 Warrick Day, 9 Daimon O'Connel, 8 Raiden Masters, 7 Jarrod Taylor, 6 Joshua van Vreden, 5 Matthew Tonkin, 4 Cullen Opperman, 3 Chulumanco Nkalashe, 2 Jacques Goosen, 1 Loyiso Peteni

St Andrew's: 15 Ryan Ford, 14 Lloyd Koster, 13 Andrew Coxwell, 12 Myles Danckwerts, 11 Benjamin Aliker, 10 Guy Rushmere, 9 Sinjin Broad, 8 Matthew Hillary, 7 Dylan Wilson, 6 Busang Mmile, 5 Braydon Barratt, 4 Daniel Cooke, 3 Bame Malesu, 2 Chris Poole (captain), 1 Basi Malesu

Date: Saturday, 25 May 2019

1st XV kick-off: 14.30

Live stream: SSL (School Sport Live)

Venue: Selborne College's A Field in East London

Expected weather conditions: Sunny with a high of 25°C and a low of 14°C

Rugby Programme - 25 May 2019

A Field

08.40: Under-14A

09.40: Under-15A

10.45: Under-16A

12.00: 3rd XV

13.15: 2nd XV

14.30: 1st XV

B Field

08.30: 6th XV

09.40: 5th XV

10.50: 4th XV

12.00: Under-16C

C Field

08.30: Under-15B

09.30: Under-16B

10.40: Under-14C

11.40: Under-14B

12.40: Under-15C