Waterkloof win revived rivalry
It was a thrilling end to the six-year waiting period as Affies and Waterkloof confirmed that schools rugby in South Africa has wealth of talent.
This weekend saw two of Gauteng's top rugby schools in Pretoria come head-to-head in 15 tough games, for the long-awaited clash!
Affies and Waterkloof had fifteen teams playing against each other. The first teams saw Waterkloof in a nail-biting 23-16 victory over Affies.
A committed Waterkloof side whose defence, which was their hallmark throughout the match proved to be impenetrable.
The match against Affies was the first of the big match-ups for Waterkloof at Hoërskool Waterkloof. Waterkloof dominated the first half and scored one try, leading 8-3 at half-time and it was then that Waterkloof made their biggest statement, they outscored Affies by three tries to two and won well.
The entire day has been heralded as a major success as it filled the school ground with about 15,000 spectators and provided schoolboy rugby fans with a day of exhilarating rugby. The sportsmanship between the two school was remarkable.
The scorers:
For Waterkloof:
Tries: Kobus Marais, Justin Phillips, Johan Gouws
Con: Lourens Boddington
Pens: Boddington 2
For Affies:
Tries: Andries van der Merwe, Marcus Kleinbooi
Pens: Ryno Eksteen 2
The teams:
Hoërskool Waterkloof: 15 Sean Phillips (o/kaptein), 14 Johann Gouws, 13 Raynardt Honiball, 12 Lourens Boddington, 11 François de Kock, 10 Kobus Marais, 9 Justin Phillips, 8 Nardus Erasmus , 7 Marnus Steyn (kaptein), 6 Shaun Pike, 5 Henco Saayman, 4 Ian Barnard, 3 Johan van Wyk, 2 Jovan Erasmus, 1 Xander van Wyk.
Plaasvervangers: 16 Reinach Venter, 17 Nico Steenkamp, 18 Dimitri Ttappous, 19 David Joyce, 20 Stephan Smith, 21 John-Henry Collen, 22 Werner Rossouw, 23 Sheldon Turner
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool: 15 Marcus Kleinbooi, 14 Thys van Wyk, 13 Phillip Orfer, 12 Nico Lee (onder-kaptein), 11 Andries van der Merwe, 10 Ryno Eksteen, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Calvonn Allisson, 7 Steven Meiring, 6 Heinrich Viljoen, 5 Janse van Rensburg (kaptein), 4 RG Snyman, 3 Xander Swart, 2 François Steyn, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Referee: Gerrie de Bruin
* In the overall results since 1987, Affies have won 29 times, Klofies 8 times.
Overall results:
1st: Waterkloof vs Affies, 23-16
2nd: Affies vs Waterkloof, 26-7
3rd Waterkloof vs Affies, 31-27
4th Affies vs Waterkloof, 53-3
5th Affies vs Waterkloof, 22-3
Under-16A: Waterkloof vs Affies, 24-0
Under-16B: Waterkloof vs Affies, 22-17
Under-16C: Affies vs Waterkloof, 43-3
Under-16D: Affies vs Waterkloof, 43-0
Under-15A: Affies vs Waterkloof, 13-3
Under-15B: Affies vs Waterkloof, 26-7
Under-15C: Affies vs Waterkloof, 43-0
Under-14A: Affies vs Waterkloof, 12-0
Under-14B: Affies vs Waterkloof , 20-7
Under-14C: Affies vs Waterkloof , 59-
Besides these matches, Affies had 15 teams playing against Sutherland.
From Waterkloof