Paarl Gynmasium are talking part in the inaugural Noord-Suid Toernooi at Menlopark in Pretoria. Having just beaten the local powerhouse Waterkloof 24-10 on Tuesday, Gimmies must now turn their attention to the improving Menlopark on Friday, 04 April. Here are the names the Paarl Gim squad on tour as well as the Klofies 1st XV, followed by some feedback on the game.
| Paarl Gim 1st XV | Waterkloof | Paarl Gim 2nd XV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin van der Berg | 1 | Basil Polydorou | 1 | Willem Moolman |
| 2 | Heinrich Hattingh | 2 | Roan Venter | 2 | Marco Mostert |
| 3 | Adriaan Geldenhuys | 3 | JD Burger | 3 | O’Niel Thiart |
| 4 | Jaco Willemse | 4 | Lezar Botha | 4 | MJ Hayes |
| 5 | Ernst van Rhyn | 5 | Tiaan Erasmus | 5 | Hennie Beukes |
| 6 | Dieter Leicher | 6 | Stian Smit | 6 | Johan Visser |
| 7 | Waldo Macdonald | 7 | Juandré Michau | 7 | Dehan Visser |
| 8 | HJ Luus | 8 | JP Snyman (vc.) | 8 | Gustav Marais |
| 9 | Zandre de Koker | 9 | Jeanré Pieterse | 9 | Anrich Stoman |
| 10 | Walter Smit | 10 | Tinus de Beer | 10 | George Lourens |
| 11 | Grant Williams | 11 | Dewald Fourie | 11 | Grant Williams (promoted) |
| 12 | Andri Cooper | 12 | Janneman Malan | 12 | Charl du Toit |
| 13 | Taigh Schoor | 13 | Stedman Ghans | 13 | Willie Smal |
| 14 | Leaviel Gouws | 14 | Corné Schoeman | 14 | Andre Jv Rensburg |
| 15 | Paul Human | 15 | Dewald Lindeque (c.) | 15 | Naude Wessels |
| 16 | Rohan Hamman | ||||
| inj | Wayno Visagie | 17 | Tiaan Kriel | ||
| inj | Grant Hermanus | 18 | Johan Grobbelaar | ||
| 19 | Nicolaas Uys | ||||
| 20 | Anrich Mostert | ||||
| 21 | Janco du Toit | ||||
| 22 | Max Thalwitzer | ||||
| 23 | Ruan Stander |
Blogger Woltrui’s comments on the game translated into English:
The smallish Klofies side enjoyed 70% territorial advantage in the first half.
Paarl Gim’s inside centre (Andri Cooper who replaced the injured Wayno Visagie) kicked three well struck penalties.
One kick was from the halfway line, the other from inside his own half and an easier one from Klofies’ 22m line.
Klofies missed two shots at goal from the Gim 10m line.
Waterkloof also missed two opportunities to score tries from attacks near the Gim tryline.
Paarl Gim only managed to generate one genuine attacking opportunity in the first half.
It was manufactured by their outside centre and left wing combining well and the attack eventually resulted in one of the penalties that was converted.
From the second half kickoff, Gim made a mistake, which Klofies pounced on and were once again stopped on the Gim tryline.
WK then conceded a penalty and Gim relieved the pressure.
Then against the run of play, Gim fly-hacked a loose ball ahead. What was a bad bounce for the WK defender proved to be kind one for Gim’s big lock who gathered the ball and Gim had their opening try.
Kloof then left points on the table by not kicking for poles and instead opting to set attacking lineouts from penalties.
They however let different opportunities slip through their fingers such the time when they had a lineout 5m from the Paarl Gim tryline and the WK lock knocked on.
On another occasion WK failed to tap the ball before playing it from a penalty also deep in the Gim redzone. After these Klofies near misses, Gim set up a 5m attacking lineout of their own from an accurately punted penalty kick.
Gim collected the lineout throw, set a rolling maul and drove over the WK line for a try.
WK eventually got a try from a penalty 5m from the Gim line after the big Gim prop had been sin binned.
Conclusion:
The final score of 24-10 to Paarl Gim did not tell the true story of what happened on the night.
Gim has a big pack of forwards.
The Gim tighthead prop gave his opponent a lot of trouble in the scrums all evening.
Both lineouts were a bit sloppy (early season issues to blame)
Gim has a well drilled rolling maul in which their forwards are very organised
Klofies are the typical Waterkloof team that plays with a lot of heart.
Kloof will have to improve their discipline at the rucks. They were pinged a number of times for not releasing the tackler before they played the ball.
The penalty count must have been about 15-6 against Waterkloof but was deserved.
The player of the match was probably the Gim no.12 who’s place kicking and punting impressed.
The quality of play of both teams was disappointing on the whole but early season must have had a lot to do with this.
@Cappie: Ek glo gaan A-C spanne he met 4 spanne in die oop groep. Sal kyk of ek die bepalings kan kry. Waaaaterrrrrrrrrrrkkllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Cappie: Hoor Affies se span het so bietjie verander na Saterdag se wedstryd teen 2des.
@Duppie: Game on! Weet jy al hoeveel spanne van julle gaan speel?
@Andre T: Dankie mr T bly om terug te wees in die land van melk en heuning. Nou vir die sports.
@Cappie: Saterdag Waterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrklooooooooooooooooooooooooooffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baie geluk aan Menlo wat Paarl Gim gewen het. Ek het so in my ‘n gevoel gehad dit gaan gebeur. Ek dink nog steeds Menlo kan top 10 eindig die jaar.
Menlo is ‘n meisieskool! Haha, net hulle sal verstaan wat ek bedoel.
@Andre T: Na n jaar op Oxford, as ek sy onlangse Engelse bydrae moet evalueer. Miskien moet hy by die Engels hou
@Duppie: Bly jys terug ou maat. Ekt jou gemis.
@Duppie: A less successful big school in Centurion without a boarding facility, has a total of around 300 boys that do sport. This includes all sport from archery to water polo. Most boys do more than 1 sport. That is why they never seem to be at the highest level. Thst I think is the main difference between Affies etc
Versigtig het al baie wannabees gesien kom en gaan. Die sukses van die ander skole het gewoonlik te doen met geld en die gewer kry een of ander tyd nie sy sin nie en dan onttrek hy. Ja dan staan die volgende wannabee op. Het selfs met Waterkloof gebeur toe ene mnr R*#@%#&s en sy volgelinge Waterkloof verlaat het, omdat hy nie sy sin gekry het nie, en Monnas probeer oorneem het.
Vra mr T en Speatackle hy ken goed van wie ek praat.
@ Kosie- Ja die dae wat Affies en Waterkloof rugby oorheers het in Pretoria is darem verby. Die kompetisie is nou groot daar tussen al die groot skole
@jakes: Yes Affies has more boys than the other Pta schools. The point I was making was that Pta schools are not small
@Vleis: garsfontein has around 800 boys
@ Kosie. All the big schools in Pretoria that you mentioned does not have close to the amount of boys than Affies and Pretoria boys high have. Menlopark is a brilliant athletics and hockey school though. Their rugby are now following
@Vleis: @beet: probably slightly more girls than boys… cant say why they only go to c-teams… probably due to hockey
Lets put things in perspective. The biggest schools in terms of numbers in Pretoria are probably: Waterkloof, Garsfontein, Eldoraigne, Centurion, Menlopark, Wonderboom, Zwartkop then only will Affies and PBHS come. The first named all have more than 1400 learners
Rugbyman. When you say Menlo has 1800 learners is that boys and girls, so on other words 900 boys?
@Rugbyman: 1800 learners?! Wow, I was told that they had 1200 learners.
If you are correct, then they must have about 900 boys, so why don’t they have more rugby teams? I think that they only go down to C teams at age group level. How many boys are there at Garsfontein?
@Umtata: gee whizz…. smaller schools? Menlopark might just be the best athletics school in south africa… they have 1800 learners…. u guys really dont know any of the schools in pretoria?
they are far from small…. pity the pretoria schools dont play against the southern big schools much… u might be surprised even more often
@Umtata: Small
I think one of the bigger schools in the country.
@Rugbyman: This is a huge result for Menlopark. Its always refreshing to see the smaller schools beat the much bigger schools.
@Umtata: Yes, minus Grant Hermanus and Wayno Visagie. Gim has a big pack with a solid set-piece and good maul, but without the 2 mentioned players, they have less teeth at the back. Irrespective of this result they will still be very competitive, but as I mentioned is the case with Outeniqua after watching them, they are not on par with the 2013 team and may lack a bit of depth.
@Umtata: yes
Did Menlo play the 1st XV?
@jakes: nie gedink menlo gaan gim klop nie…. wel gedaan…. een ding wat ek wel nog die heeltyd se is dat die noordvaal kompetisie spesifiek die beeld trofee hierdie jaar die taaiste in jare gaan wees…
Ooploop. Ek stem dat Grey College heel waarskynlik NR 1 sal wees die jaar as mens na die scores kyk. Maar 1 ding, Menlopark het ‘n stadige begin gehad die jaar. Ek dink hulle motiverings vlakke en intensitietwas heel waarskynlik baie meer vanaand op hul tuisveld teen 2013 se nr 1. En dan het Paarl gym nog ‘n bruising encounter met klofies gehad 3 dae terug. Paarl gym het bietjie moeg gelyk vanAand. Maar nog steeds we’ll gedaan Menlopark
It puts the GCB side’s victory over Menlo in perspective – I think GCB will dominate this year and will end the year unbeaten and No.1. I hope Affies can at least put up a good show against them but I am afraid the tables will be turned this year.
1st big upset of 2014. Menlopark 22 Paarl Gym 18. The competition in the Noordvaal and especially the Pretoria schools and the Beeld trophy will be massive this year
Menlo Park beat Paarl Gim 22-18!
@bhkgpa: Jep maar baie in die seccies wat sekerlik in die loop van die jaar hul groot kans sal kry. Daar is groot talent.
@PaarlBok: slegs 2 in die eerste span
Klomp graad 11s in Gim se spanne. Skryf Taigh Schoor se naam neer.
Dankie Woltrui, dis ‘n baie volledige verslag. Waterkloof gaan seker nou amok maak teen Harrismith, en volgende naweek is dit ‘n grote tussen Waterkloof en AHS by Waterkloof. Waterkloof staan ‘n goeie kans teen Affies wat nog net een wedstryd teen Helpmekaar gespeel het, en boonop slegs 36-24 kon wen.