Here is the first look at what the Border big guns Queen’s College of Queenstown and Selborne from East London have to offer this season. Both schools will be in action at this Saturday’s Border Schools Rugby Day
For Queen’s keep an eye out for wing Jerry Danquah this season. Hooker Uhuru Vanda and centre Avela Jubase are also expected to make telling contributions. For Selborne flyhalf Morgan Steyn is hot property. No.8 Jason Steyn has Craven Week experience and is expected to be the standout forward.
Queen’s has dominated the Hirsch Shield, winning the Eastern Cape’s premier school athletics event for 12 years in a row, so it comes as no rugby surprise that they still have athletes out who are going to the Eastern Cape Athletics Championships. Some may even progress to the SA Championships beyond that, so they do have players on this list below who won’t be playing in the up and coming Border Schools Day on Saturday, 15 March and perhaps one or two who won’t play in the first game against Michaelhouse at the Grey PE Festival on 29 March.
| # | QUEEN’S | SELBORNE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siyavuya Mlwayo | 1 | Sky Bawden |
| 2 | Uhuru Vanda (c.) | 2 | Grant Venter |
| 3 | Simpiwe Matanzima | 3 | Tango Balikile |
| 4 | Bonke Matikinca | 4 | Greg Shean |
| 5 | Dean Momsen | 5 | Daniel Froneman |
| 6 | James Roberts | 6 | Adrian Gregg |
| 7 | Alan-Graham Rautenbach | 7 | Lutho Salem |
| 8 | Dancan Mureguzi | 8 | Jason Steyn |
| 9 | Raegan Oranje | 9 | Ryan Boy |
| 10 | Lee-Roy Kuyler | 10 | Morgan Steyn |
| 11 | Jerry Danquah | 11 | Milani Lubelwana |
| 12 | Juan du Rant | 12 | David Brits |
| 16 | Avela Jubase (vice-captain) | 13 | Jacinta Da Silva |
| 14 | Sikhokele Ngozi | 14 | Tristian Coetzee |
| 15 | Olwethu Foslag | 15 | Liam McLoughlin |
| 17 | Sokhana Matanda | 16 | C van Tonder |
| 18 | Dale Vensky | 17 | Heinrich Niewenhuizen |
| 19 | Kevin Ngcofo | 18 | S Dunjana |
| 20 | Johan van Heerden | 19 | Brandon Perks |
| 21 | Mvuyo Tshefuta | 20 | P Makalima |
| 22 | Sihle Lutseke | 21 | Michael Botha |
| 23 | Yawe Penxa |
Please note that no Queen’s College player wears the “unlucky” no.13 jersey
Selborne 85-0 Stirling
Dale 16-8 Hudson Park
Cambridge 8) 19 – 7 Hangklip
Queens 15 – 23 Grens (biggest upset of the day)
Port Rex beat Caltex Rapture (not sure about the score)
Selborne 2nd’s beat De Vos Malan (couldn’t keep up with the score)
Cambridge 19 hangklip 7
Dale 16 hudson 8
@QC86: Sorry, missed the u/15’s playing at the Kwagga Week, I see they are up against Diamandveld on the 1st day.
You can gladly send some of those u/16 boys down this way though, according to Warren many are farmers’ sons anyway, they can study a bit, wrestle with the cattle and of course play lots of rugby without a competing winter sport, all in the pristine setting of beautiful Agter-Paarl!
@QC86:
Loving the dark humour.
Eish I seriously thought Selborne was better than that.
@Ploegskaar: All our junior sides were invited to wk but it was turned down by the school,will interfere with there afternoon naps.u15’s will be at kwagga and one game at Graeme day and the u16 are playing at Grens on Saturday and also Graeme day on the 21’st,sadly because with a team like the u16’s have we should tour the country.
@QC86: Pity, so assume the u/16’s are not playing anywhere then. As u/15’s they were really an impressive group by all accounts and the u/14’s from 2013 were not half bad either.
I am sure we will have time to discuss this matter at length at the Cape Schools Week in PE next year (Grey PE hosting), preferably over some long ales.
@Playa: He is helping with the u15 backline,but he has to wear camo just in case one of our highly academic jerry hatricks see him from the staffroom.
@QC86: Hehehe! You guys better reel Adam Robertson in before we take him back.
@GCollege86: Thanks a lot sir much appreciated.
@Ploegskaar: hey ploeg baby steps boet,it took us parents and old boys about 10 years to get our old age home to agree to send our first team to a festival,we now classify ourselves an academic school sic.Rugby not important,but it is the only time that we have about 4 or 5 thousand people,i call them potential customers ,on our school grounds on derby days,but hey what do we as parents know.We get told that we have a waiting list of kids wanting to get into Selborne but what they don’t tell you is that they are non paying criminals,old boys and good quality families are sending their kids else where
so slowly mate
@QC86: I see Boland and Selborne will rejoin battle at the Kwagga Week with the u14’s playing on the first day. I know your 1sts are playing a couple of weaker sides at the Pansy Festival, and are then off to KERF and WK, but find it strange that your u15’s and u/16’s are not attending the PBH u/15 and PG u/16 tournaments. Going on last year, your u/16’s should be one of the stronger outfits in SA, where are they playing?
Thanx guys,proud yes but would have preferred Grant to have eased in to the squad.Got the same coach that we have had for the last 12 years so don’t expect a new modern game plan,good old channel one, WTF
@GCollege86:
@Playa: Thanks. Dont know where he got the skills from but one thing is for sure is that he runs like his mom.
@CHS08: The 3 boys that are attending the athletics: (1) Robert Lyons (lock, 1st 2013), (2) Daniel Voigt (prop, u16, GK 2013) and Thaki Boloko ( utility back, u16 , GK 2013)
@Playa:
@Playa: LOL
@ ‘Ball’ skills.
Queens should have a really good backline. Selborne have some great u16s coming through as well. Good luck at Border day to all !
@Ludz: Nice! I didn’t know. Well done to your son GCollege86. Looks like the matriculants of 1986 carry some serious ‘BALL’ skills to produce such talented young men
@GCollege86: Cograts sir.
Jason Steyn!!! Yhooo what a player. I’m sure the Dale and Queens’ boys remember him very well. He is my star player for the Selbornians this year
@GCollege86: Cograts happy for your son im sure are a proud dad. Do you guys perhaps know the 3kids missing from Selborne and their positions?
@spilly: @Playa: GCollege86’s son also playing for Selborne, Tristian Coetzee on the right wing. So 2 very proud fathers on Saturday.
@QC86 That will be great ,looking forward to your comments on all the teams on the day. Congrats on your son ,looks like a possible 8 or 9 great players with 1st team experience next year . all the best for the 2014 season.
QC86 must be a proud father. Well done to Grant on commanding a starting post in Selborne’s 1st XV.
@GCollege86: Looks like a young and inexperienced team. Selborne has never struggled with depth though, they are not to be underestimated. I do hope that they lose at least 2 games this season though
Selborne:
1. Bawden (2nds 2013)
2. Venter (u16, GKhomo 2013)
3. Tango (2nds ? 2013)
4. Shean (3rds 2013)
5. Froneman (u16, GK 2013)
6. Gregg (2nds 2013)
7. Salem (u16, GK 2013)
8. Steyn (1st, CW 2013)
9. Boy (3rd 2013)
10. Steyn (u16 / 1st, GK 2013)
11. Milani (1st / 2nd 2013)
12. Brits (u16, GK 2013)
13. Da Silva (3rd 2013)
14. Coetzer (u16, GK 2013)
15. Liam (2nd / 3rd 2013)
@spilly: I will be at the field. Selborne has 3 players attending EC Athletics Champ. I believe they will be using this game and next week as trials for the festivals comming up.
Looks like Queeens and Selborne have a few key players missing due to Athletics duties . Are any of the bloggers going to Border School Day , would be great to have regular updates during the games.Thanks Beet for posting these squads, best of luck to both teams.