The Monument Witbulle from Krugersdorp continued to build on their success rate against Glenwood of Durban ever since their interschool was established a few years ago, winning 40-15 this time around.
It was still very much game on with the score at 18-10 in Monnas’ favour with 20 minutes to go. Glenwood needed to score next but it was Monnas who via a penalty and then a penetrating run by fullback Dandré Prinsloo, which led to centre MJ Pelser’s try and a 28-10 lead that effectively killed off the challenge. They rubbed salt in the wounds just moments later when wing Karel Vahrmeijer with the help of some favourable bounces extended that lead to 33-10. Both teams would cross a one more try each but by that stage it was academic as the result had been settled.
So a first defeat of the season for Glenwood who earlier this year won the SANIX title in Japan.
Monnas in a sense are exactly why school rugby rankings are so difficult to sell to the public at large. The Gauteng based Co-ed is amongst the most unpredictable teams around, opening the debate to all sorts of permutations of where they should actually be ranked. They did however manage to find enough consistency this season to win the Tuks Reeks 1st XV rugby award and that judging by this 40-15 win is in itself no mean feat.
Monument (13) 40:
Tries: Ruan Vermaak, Dandré Prinsloo, MJ Pelser, Karel Vahrmeijer, Luke Rossouw
Cons: Luke Rossouw 3
Pens: Luke Rossouw 3
Glenwood (3) 15:
Tries: Francke Botha, Martin Holtzhausen
Con: Martin Holtzhausen
Pen: Martin Holtzhausen
@MonnasOB:
Klink meer soos jou epos!!!
Kom ek spel dit uit vir jou C O P Y A N D P A S T E . Weereens gaan p&@$ en gaan slaap.
@MonnasOB:
Waar kry jy die tyd ou? Moet jy nie aan huis gaan meegevoel meedeel nie?
SERIOUSLY!!!
Die volgende is baie hartseer nuus en ek hoop die skolerugby gemeenskap maak hul stem dik teen die totale minagting waarmee Hans Coetzee hanteer is. Skokkend!!
Die Hoërskool Monument het vandeesweek in ‘n skokbesluit, enkele dae nadat hy met ‘n skitterende oorwinning oor een van Suid-Afrika se grootste skole behaal het, besluit om die mat onder sy direkteur van rugby en een van die voorste afrigters in die land uit te pluk.
Hans Coetzee, die argitek van die oorwinning oor Glenwood, wat al op Superrugby-vlak, Curriebekervlak en die SA Skole-span afgerig het, sit aan die einde van die jaar sonder werk.
Coetzee het ‘n uitstekende CV en mens kan nie help op die vraag te vra of Monnas se besluit nie deur ‘n pesoonlike vendetta gedryf is nie.
Glenwood was voor Saterdag onoorwonne die seisoen, het meer as ‘n halfdosyn spelers in die Sharks se Cravenweekspan en het pas die Sanix Wêreldkampioenskap in Japan gewen.
Dat Coetzee die skoknuus meegedeel is kort nadat sy span Glenwood 40-15 geklop het maak nie sin nie, in elk geval nie rugbysin nie.
Monnas druk vanjaar byna ses drieë per wedstryd en leef Coetzee se filosofie uit. Die Wesranders het Waterkloop ook in ‘n TV-stryd afgeransel.
Die beheerliggaam wou op Coetzee se versoek geen redes vir hul besluit bekendmaak nie.
Hier volg Coetzee se CV:
Prestasies:
Skole-vlak:
Afrigter van:
1982 – Onder 15A wenners van die dministarteursbeker;
1984 – 1ste Span wenners van die Administateirsbeker;
1ste Span – 1992 -2007 wenners van die Leeus se Hoërskole-kompetisie;
1ste Span – 2003 – wenners Media 24 Nationale Skole lompetisie;
1ste Span – 2005 – wenners Beeldtrofee (Voorste skool in die land volgens ranglyste);
Leons Onder 19 – 2011 Curriebekerkampioene;
1ste Span – 2016 – Wenner van TUKS Superskole-trofee;
Internasionale toere:
1993 – Toer na Frankryk, Engeland en Wallis;
1994 – “World School’s 1st XV Tournament”, Australië;
1997 – Toer Engeland en Skotland;
1998 – “World School’s Rugby Championship”, Harare;
2004 – Toer na Argentinië;
2006 – Sanix World Schools Tournament, Fukuoka, Japan;
2007 – Christchurch Boys High Rugbyfees, Nieu-Seeland;.
2010 – Super 14-kompetisie;
2015 – Toer na Ierland.
Klubvlak:
1985 – 1987 – Wesrand 1ste span;
1999 – 2000 – RAU Onder 21’s;
2001 – 2002 – RAU 1ste span;
Leeus UItklopkampioene en semi-finaal Nasionale Klubkampioenskap.
Provinsiale vlak:
1987 – 1988 – Vlak 1 & 2 by Monument;
1996 – 1997 – Vlak 1 & 2 by Helpmekaar Privaatskool;
1991 – Vlak 3 by RAU;
2000 – 2003 – Namibiiese skole.
Provinsiale Skole-afrigter:
1994 – 1999 en 2002 – 2004 Goue Leeus Cravenweek-afrigter;
1994 – 1995 Gekombineerde Transvaalskole-span;
1990 – 1991 Transvaal Projekspan;
2005 – 2008 Leeus Onder 9-span;
2011 – Leeus Onder 19 Nasionale kampioene;
Senior provinsiale afrigter:
Hoofafrigter Leeus Curriebekerspan 2009;
Assistant-afrigter Leeus Super 14-span 2010.
Nasionale vlak:
2000 SA Skole-span;
1998 – 1999 SA Skole Onder 19—Akademie-span;
1990- 1991 Keurder SA Projekspan;
Afrigter van nege SA Skole-spelers sedert 1984:
Ses Springbokke in eerste span:
Jorrie Muller
Jaque Fourie
Willem Alberts
Heinke van der Merwe
Julian Redelinghuys
Jaco Taute.
Afrikaans and all other languages should be scrapped at school. The universal language is english and so it should be.
Although even Imran Tahir understands afrikaans and so will Quinn Roux, CJ Stander and Richardt Straus…..so maybe like BOG said……Mandarin could be an option or even Yemeniam
@Grasshopper: Kids differ, situations differ. in my case , my kids are schooled in English, and will probably attend PRG English medium (I think about 40% of the boys are English speakers) and Rhenish Girls’ High. They will always be Afrikaans though. We speak Afrikaans at home, and love our language. We also make a significant effort for them to learn to speak isiXhosa. To me it just makes sense this way. Much easier later in life, especially for post-graduate studies, actually post honours degree and upwards. And how cool must it be to be able to speak Xhosa.
@BOG: That made me think of Trevor Noah on Sunday night covering how we got the local Indian accent, hilarious!
@Speartackle: Is jy ok daar in jou Toti woonstel? Ek merk hulle brand alles rondom jou.@Grasshopper: That is why they are now teaching Mandarin at several schools throughout SA. Locals need to be familiar with their colonial masters language if they want to serve them well.Bowing and licking arse is not enough- you need to plead allegiance in their language as well.
@Speartackle: Is waar het ook so gehoor.
@Grasshopper: There are about 8 to 9 classes in each grade with 1 or 2 being english. Most of the Afrikaans children cannot have a conversation in english. Glenwood is seen as a good English option for rugby playing kids up here
@Hooit: Ek weet een jaar was daar n byeenkoms by Naboomspruit of daar naby en die veld was redelik klein en Ryno het met sy eerste diskusgooi die skyf in die aangrensende pad ingegooi
@Speartackle: Jip my kind was selfde jaar as Ryno
@Hooit: I overheard a Monnas Old Girl on Sat complain that her Varsity lectures and exams were all in English. She felt frustrated by it and actually said she should have done her schooling in English. Now she was talking in Afrikaans so it tested my understanding, but that was the jist of it. Hence, why I think quite a few Afrikaans parents are sending their kids to English medium schools, maybe where classes, tests adn exams are in English but the boys speak Afrikaans at break and among their friends. Glenwood certainly looks this way where the boys are almost bilingual. This is probably the reason a Krugersdorp parent might decide Glenwood or another English school offering a bursary might be better. I know Monnas is dual medium but is it really, didn’t seem that way. The kids I spoke to could hardly speak English. The world uses English for business (until Chinese takes over) so I think this plays a big role. Obviously we don’t want Afrikaans to die as a language so should be spoken at home.
@Speartackle: Yes that is correct. Also got a few distinctions. Also headboy. Also went to SA’s athletics for shotput I think and got ask to present Gauteng at discuss as they had nobody on the day and became SA champ
If I am not mistaken Ryno Herbst did his schooling in the english classes at Monnas.
Well written report of the game;
Glenwood had the tough task of travelling up to Krugersdorp to face Premier Inter-schools rivals Monument at home. The hosts had the upper hand in the set pieces during a physical first half, but it was a different story in open play as both sides struggled to breach the opposition defence.
Monnas flyhalf Luke Rossouw broke the deadlock in the 14th minute when he kicked a penalty from right in front. Glenwood centre Martin Holtzhausen then levelled matters with a penalty of his own, before Rossouw’s boot restored the hosts’ lead.
Monnas lock Ruan Vermaak scored the first try of the match when he crashed over from close range, after good work from the lineout. Rossouw added the extra 2 to give the home side a 13-3 lead at the break.
The hosts drew first blood seven minutes after the restart as fullback Dandre Prinsloo collected a pass from Vermaak and powered his way through the tackle to score in the left-hand corner.
Glenwood then applied the pressure with a series of quickly-taken tap penalties deep in Monnas’ half. They were eventually rewarded in the 50th minute when fly half Francke Botha dived over from close range. Holtzhausen added the conversion to make it a 10-point game.
Prinsloo then broke through the Green Machine’s defence and made a good 40m before being tackled short of the line. Monnas did well to recycle the ball, with Vermaak passing out wide to centre MJ Pelser, who darted over for the hosts’ third try.
Monnas right wing Karel Vahrmeijer added his name to the scoresheet after chasing his own kick. Holtzhausen then made a break from a penalty, after Monnas scrumhalf Tinus Combrink had been yellow-carded for a dangerous tackle, and ran in the visitors’ second try.
But it was little consolation as Monnas scored their fifth try on the stroke of full-time, with Rossouw collecting his own chip-kick to dot down under the posts. Rossouw converted to complete an emphatic victory, for Monnas and giving a brutal first loss to Glenwood.
Monument – Tries: Ruan Vermaak, Dandre Prinsloo, MJ Pelser, Karel Vahrmeijer, Luke Rossouw. Conversions: Rossouw (3). Penalties: Rossouw (3).
Glenwood – Tries: Francke Botha, Martin Holtzhausen. Conversion: Holtzhausen. Penalty: Holtzhausen.
Report by Travis Nightingale (Media Club)
Photo by Jarred Swift (Media Club)
@Grasshopper: the Man will always speak the language of the bemuda triangle he wants to disappear into!
@Deon: I think of the game a bit like when the Lions lost to the Canes, 17-50. It didn’t make the Lions suddenly a bad team, just under prepared and beaten up front. Julian Redlinghuys (funnily enough a Monnas OB) and Marx make a huge difference. Like the Lions we missed our most physical players and were blown off the park on the day. I bet if the game was played again the score might be different. I still think on the day not many sides could have beaten Monnas.
@Greenman: @RUGBYMAD: @Grasshopper: I could tell GW are much better than what Saturday’s score suggests. At times they looked really good, only to somehow disappear again. They seemed unable to remain focussed. Both tries were top drawer. Daar steek baie meer in daardie span.
Monnas was baie indrukwekkend. Na ons vertonings die afgelope paar Saterdae weet ek nie hoe ons dit reggekry het om Monnas te wen by St. Johns nie. Dit was aangenaam om na julle spel te kyk.
I really liked the way the referee handled the match too.
Welldone Monnas my geld was op julle. Lekker groot forwards wat mobile is en raak tackle
. Met daai voorvoet bal moet jul backline gevaarlik wees. Fullback hardloop mooi in spasies in en probeer nie oor die manne hardloop en moet se Toks like hom kwaai 
. Gaan lekker hard wees 15 June by julle , glo ons seuns sal opdaag 
verval as jy na ons score kyk teen Glenwood 15/14 . Maar soos ons almal weet op die dag kan enige iets gebeur.
@RUGBYMAD: I am not so sure about 15 taking over from the first team 15. I have not seen any game since he came back from injury that suggest that he is better or brings anything exciting to the party. I also believe that Dilion (spelling) has had an off day like all there.
I think Glenwood had a bad day. It happens to all teams, we as supportes will keep on supporting . Our first lost of the season,we will take it on the chin. I really think that no.15 of the second team belongs in the first team he scored one try and made a another.I think his brother plays 10.
@Hooit: I haven’t watched the game of TV yet, not sure if I will. It will probably haunt me…
@Grasshopper: Afrikaans mom and Afrikaans/Scottish dad. Home language is Afrikaans as you heard. Him and the number 7 flanker are cousins.
Drum roll……and man of the match is non other than a real boertjie, Nathan McBeth! Where did he come from? Maybe an Afrikaans mom and English dad…
@Greenman: Another thing I noticed in all the games was really long pauses for penalty kicks, not just those at poles but for touch too. Also, the under16A game 2nd half seemed only 20mins….not sure who was doing the timing.
@Roger: I can share some info from the Monnas camp with you. Monnas will use their forwards to gain momentum. Don’t say I am not helpful
@Roger: At KES? Learn from the Glenwood game, if you don’t have your biggest forwards there keep the ball away from theirs. Their backs look a little slow, so run it, run it, run it. Holtzhausen showed what can be done if you run at their backs…
@Hooit: ooops – my bad – but there was a concentration camp situated there during the war as well wasn’t there?
I can tell you that KES will play a very quick game on Sat. They have a young and fast backline (all grade 11) and won’t compete physically
@Greenman: I noticed that too, extremely one sided. But hey ho we cannot really complain about that, it’s hard to find decent school level refs these days so let’s not chase them away.
@Grasshopper: It is dual medium but still 80% Afrikaans. The english kids in general do not support the rugby and do not attend games. Think english is the official language of the boys hockey team. There are children in the school on different kind of bursaries.
@Greenman: Good points, we probably should have played a quicker game and avoided the set pieces, rucks etc as much as possible. Knowing our two biggest guys were out that should have been the case. Agreed too that the step up from 2nd to 1st is big and at Monnas the step up in quality is huge. They don’t have the same depth due to the number of boys in the school. Agreed too that being a 1st team coach is high pressure these days and Rudi/Mike will be disappointed. However, I know they are both fighters and will have a plan to hit back. I just hoping the boys were not holding back to protect themselves from injury for Craven Week. The Cake Cup was an extreme high, so this can be followed by an extreme low. Hopefully the boys play to their potential vs our arch rivals Westville this weekend. Go Green!
@Hooit: Just maybe on comment on the ref at under 16 A game. With a 26 to 5 penalty count (meaning every two minutes) there can be no rugby. Ridiculous and should be addressed. Is there also quota in ref system?
@Roger: @Grasshopper: On the monument. It is called the Paardekraal Monument. In 1890 Paul Kruger had a meeting in Paardekraal (krugersdorp) against the British occupation of SA. A pile of rocks were used to mark the place where the meeting took place and later on a monument were build on the spot.
@Grasshopper: It could also be CW. Boys saving themselves not getting injured. Hope not but a definite possibility. Maybe we should not have big games just after trials till after CW
@Grasshopper: In response to your post on fixtures: I don’t believe there is anything wrong with our team. Some 2nds and 3 rds did put their hand up for consideration but looking at why we lost, the result would have been the same. We do not have 110 kg per man up front nor does Grey College. What Grey College did against Affies was made the game fast. Tap and run penalties. Quick ball from scrums(we did not get that) and use awesome fast backs. Flyhalf was caught many a time and then has to cut inside. If it was not him the inside centre got caught. Same story. We played the wrong game plan by short passes to loosies. They should have assisted in the loose scrums and not left that up to the other forwards already over extended. (Watched the game again and there was a lot of good grinders by our boys which goes unnoticed)
We dont have it at our size boys in KZN and I believe it will be much better come Saturday. Bottom line is you have to plan and I am sure Rudi Dames did. What happened on the field is anyones guess. The second team had a easier size game as Monnas 2nd has lost to Rustenburg. Definite up from 2nd to 1st. Most of those in the 2 nd have played first this year. Shows our depth. Everybody will tell you that it is actually better to play seconds as there is no pressure. Definitely don’t want to be a coach at 1st team level. If you win, accolades. If you lose, st Helena for you.
Something is wrong there since we got back from Japan( the cake cup)and I am not sure what. I reckon the coach know. We need to sort it out asap. I personally very disappointed as I thought we have the ammo, bring the games. It worked up to two weeks ago
@Hooit: Gosh, I saw Wahl shuffling about, shame those years of getting battered in the rucks showing now. Generally a good old Saffa school, not flashy but good. I did notice quite a few things need repair, but as you say the school isn’t flush. Hoping the R15 entry goes towards facilities or a charity. I also didn’t realise the school is dual medium, although I didn’t hear a word of English from any of the kids. Your under16 side is a very good one, so you guys are looking quite good for the next 2 years. Under15’s less impressive and again under14’s not so hot, just the A team. It must be hard to keep producing good sides if there are no bursaries etc.
@Hooit: @Grasshopper: the monument, I believe, is a monument to the boer women and children who died in in the concentration camp situated in Krugersdorp during the Boer War
@Grasshopper: 1. It only fills up with the Glenwood game, semi finals or finals. Be glad it did not rain as we have no seating when it rains.
2. Call it what you like. Yes it is owned privately on a 2 year renewable lease.
3. Agree
4. Will do
5. It still serves the purpose. Monnas is actually not a financially well off school. We do not have old boys or other big sponsors who invest in the school. It is n struggle to get anything done financially.
6. Agree again. The electronic score board is now 2 years old.
7. Agree again.
8. Will explain after this.
9. Think he is the Gees master in the school. Plays 3rd team.
10. Not part of Monnas. The old age home nextdoor had n fundraising outside Monnas property.
11. Helicopter belongs to Fidelity. Whal Bartman’s son is in Monnas.
12. They refuse to play against Monnas. We use to play them as part of the Lions trials but was stopped this year. Points difference about 50+ for Monnas.
13. The Monnas prep was on par with their prep fot Tuks final. Monnas took it very seriously. 1st team players slept at a resort on Friday night. Players were also told that JJ and Palvie is actually playing and they were prepared for them.
@Hooit: Just a few observations about Monnas;
1) Great main ground, the stand is awesome for higher viewing. I would leave it for spectators though and bring in stands for the schools to sit on.
2) The braai-huts (bricked braai areas on the banks), not sure what you call them are also a great idea. However, are they owned by companies or families or do you book them pre-game?
3) I was hoping for boerie rolls being sold on the field and not in the tuck-shop, being braaiéd of half oil drum braais fresh off the grid. I had to queue for ages in the tuckshop to get kitchen cooked one.
4) Tell your parents and supporters, Glenwood has 1,200 boys and not the 1,700 that was being bandied about.
5) Scrum-machine – eish, you need to get a sponsor to get you a proper one.
6) Scoreboard – try and get one that shows the time and also all the main game results. I had no idea about time left etc.
7) Monnas girls – very pretty young ladies – very lucky boys
8) The Monument – is that it across the road? What does it symbolise/recognise in history?
9) A boy is shorts – there was a red head boy in shorts. Not sure if it’s because his legs are too big to fit into pants, but gosh he was a huge fella.
10) Old Boys – eish the sakkie sakkie music coming from that section was insane and the amount of klippies and coke being consumed before 10am was insane too. Pretty well behaved though.
11) Why was there a helicopter parked there?
12) Noordheuwel – is like next door, surely you must play them even if games are staggered
13) There was a Joshua Door in town, I didn’t even know they still existed
…generally a nice day out except for a few hand bags in some games and obviously the 1st side seeing their rear-ends…..just shows what complacency does….always remain grounded…
@Grasshopper: How long before the Troll is here on this discussion?
@Hooit: Not sure about the injury toll but we looked walking wounded on Saturday. JJ might be keeping himself out for Craven Week and the big Affies & Grey Bloem fixtures in the 3rd term. Kevin Smit is a hard bugger so hopefullly OK, although he can’t play this coming weekend due to the Headmasters agreement. He only came to Glenwood for grade 11.
@Grasshopper: On the black and white colours I have no answer for you. Think it was black and white before the school colours got establish but not sure. From the earliest pictures available it has been black and white. The alternate strip is black.
@Grasshopper: Thank you. I spoke to JJ Saterday and he is suffering from a groin strain. In my experience a groin is usually a very bothersome unpredictable injury. Hope he recovers quickly. Do you know if the 2 boys – 7 and 8 – is ok. Both took very hard knocks. Captain (8) looked fine during the interview.
Well played Monnas, hard luck Glenwood. Pick yourselves up and look ahead :-)