- #3. EP runs the ball from a lineout. Keanu Vers flicks a backhand to Athi Mayinje on the wing, who gets to near the 22m and toes a diagonal ahead but steps out in the process of kicking.
- #11. A very messy ruck eventually results in EP ball. Curwin Bosch swings a long pass out right which allows Vers and Mayinje to attack near the right-hand touch again. Vers manages to get a grubber ahead while closely marked and SWD almost pay a high price for waiting for the ball to cross touch-line, as a chasing Vers recollects the ball and almost runs clear but for foot in touch again.
- #12. The combo of Vers and Majinye again torment SWD with a brilliant interchange in a tight space on the right. Again a foot in touch stops Vers’ advance.
- #13. A dangerous tackle sees an SWD player binned. Bosch attempts a long range penalty into the wind. Missed left.
- #16. EP steals an SWD lineout. They attack via prop Erich de Jager as first receiver. It is however centre Heino Bezuidenhout who makes the vital half-break and produces an excellent backhand offload to centre partner Jeremy Ward to continue the momentum. Then a little chip through by Bosch is too tricky for the last line defence to handle and pressure by Mayinje pays dividends as the EP wing gets foot to the ball and is able to beat all others to dive on the ball for the 5-pointer. Bosch converts. 7-0.
- #20. EP come with another wave of attack after SWD makes a poor restart. Mayinje who is on fire, Junior Pokomela and SF Nieuwoudt are prominent carriers in the play that leads to a penalty. Bosch slots the easy kick. 10-0.
- #23. SWD pacy wing Shadwell Fillies makes nothing into something with a good dart down the left but EP lead by flanks Johann van Niekerk and SF Nieuwoudt are absolute demons at the breakdown and turnover the ball, winning a penalty in the process.
- #25 The EP props combine brilliantly for a drive down field. Prop Lupumlo Mguca shows the class of a backline player with a top drawer offload out the back of the hand.
- #27. EP attack down the right and Vers backs himself with ball in hand. EP eventually forces SWD into touch 5m from their own tryline. A textbook lineout follows, the which Pokomela takes and the platform is there for a well organised rolling maul that eventually sees Johann van Niekerk able to dive down for the try after well coordinated team driving foward play. Bosch converts. 17-0.
- #29 Another poor kickoff by SWD is out on the full.
- #30. At a ruck SWD infringe allowing Bosch to tee up a long penalty kick at goal. The ball falls short, bounces kindly for EP. Everything is going EP’s way. They recover the ball but good work by SWD turns it over due to the maul being held up near the SWD tryline.
- #35. Bezuidenhout and Ward combine well in midfield to help earn EP win another penalty in the SWD redzone when the defenders errs at the ruck. Bosch kicks it over. 20-0.
- Halftime. 20-0.
- #36 EP’s centre Bezuidenhout puts in a composed grubber ahead which finds touch in the redzone. SWD overthrows the lineout ball, which the form forward of the match Nieuwoudt snatches at the back and runs in for a softish try. 25-0.
- #43. SWD are lucky not to see their player earn a second yellow card for an illegal attempt to clean out at a ruck.
- #46. SWD has their first really good try scoring opportunity of the game but near the tryline they lose the ball in contact and EP relieves the pressure from the turnover.
- #51. The different levels of confidence of the two teams is made clear when SWD fail to make an intercept from a long pass by EP. If the roles were reversed EP probably would have turned that same opportunity into a try.
- #53. SWD set up an attacking lineout from a penalty but fail to win the ball at the setpiece. EP uses it to attack from deep. Ball down the line sees Bosch, Mayinje and Vers join forces to get the play to halfway where a forward pass saves SWD.
- #55. Replacement Janus Duvenage has a good run down the right for SWD and forces a 5m scrum in SWD’s favour.
- #56. From the scrum SWD centre JT Jackson looks to be into a hole but Jeremy Ward pulls off a try-saving desperation tackle for EP, who then turnover the ball via Nieuwoudt and clear the danger.
- #58 SWD continues to lack confidence in their ability to penetrate the EP defensive system.
- #60. SWD flyhalf Boeta Hamman comes very close to scoring a try. The ref adjudges him to have crawled over the tryline and awards EP a penalty.
- #65. SWD continues to enjoy territorial advantage in the last quarter of the game. They are eventually rewarded via a try by scrumhalf Domenic Smit from a quick tap penalty after sustained pressure prior to the penalty. Centre JT Jackson converts. 25-7.
- #69. SWD tries to move the ball through the hands but a wayward pass ends the attack.
- #70. EP captain Johann van Niekerk is forced into touch. The final whistle blasts. EP are the champions for 2014! Well done to the EP boys, head coach Louis Gerber and the coaching staff.
- Final score: Eastern Province wins 25-7.
| # | EASTERN PROVINCE | SCHOOL | A/G | H | W | SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS | SCHOOL | A/G | H | W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lupumlo Mguca | Daniel Pienaar | 17 | 173 | 109 | 1 | SW Odendaal | Oakdale | 184 | 85 | |
| 2 | Alandré van Rooyen | Nico Malan | 18 | 182 | 106 | 2 | Le Roux Baard | Outeniqua | 18 | 176 | 94 |
| 3 | Erich de Jager | Brandwag | 18 | 184 | 117 | 3 | Wynand de Necker | Outeniqua | 18 | 186 | 122 |
| 4 | Stephan Janse van Vuuren | Brandwag | 18 | 193 | 93 | 19 | Abre Smith | Oakdale | 17 | 200 | 98 |
| 5 | Wihan Coetzer | Framesby | 18 | 195 | 92 | 5 | Eduan Zandberg | Outeniqua | 18 | 201 | 113 |
| 6 | SF Nieuwoudt | Framesby | 18 | 180 | 88 | 20 | Levuju Ndevu | Outeniqua | 17 | 177 | 90 |
| 7 | Johann van Niekerk | Grey HS | 18 | 180 | 90 | 7 | Armand Heunis | Oakdale | 18 | 180 | 83 |
| 8 | Sipathu Pokamela | Grey HS | 18 | 189 | 95 | 6 | Christopher Roelofse | Outeniqua | 18 | 175 | 87 |
| 9 | Rouché Nel | Framesby | 18 | 175 | 75 | 21 | Niven Langdown | Outeniqua | 18 | 162 | 68 |
| 10 | Curwin Bosch | Grey HS | 17 | 185 | 80 | 10 | Boeta Hamman | Oakdale | 17 | 182 | 81 |
| 22 | Lunathi Nxele | Muir | 18 | 174 | 79 | 11 | Shadward Fillies | São Bras | 18 | 178 | 72 |
| 12 | Heino Bezuidenhout | Daniel Pienaar | 17 | 185 | 88 | 12 | JT Jackson | Oakdale | 18 | 189 | 92 |
| 13 | Jeremy Ward | Grey HS | 18 | 186 | 85 | 13 | Curtley Prins | Outeniqua | 18 | 180 | 88 |
| 14 | Athi Mayinje | Grey HS | 18 | 178 | 82 | 15 | Ruan Barnard | Oakdale | 18 | 176 | 75 |
| 15 | Keanu Vers | Grey HS | 18 | 173 | 78 | 16 | Vogien Talmaggies | Oakdale | 18 | 176 | 88 |
| 16 | Robin Stevens | Grey HS | 18 | 175 | 87 | 17 | Andrew Kuhn | Outeniqua | 17 | 185 | 110 |
| 17 | Kaden Prince | Brandwag | 18 | 179 | 115 | 18 | Roux Swart | Outeniqua | 17 | 186 | 106 |
| 18 | Roché van Zyl | Framesby | 18 | 180 | 105 | 4 | Anton Smit | Outeniqua | 18 | 194 | 100 |
| 19 | Morney Moos | Brandwag | 18 | 186 | 89 | 8 | Nevada Jacobs | Langenhoven Gim | 17 | 181 | 78 |
| 20 | Nathan Augustus | Pearson | 18 | 170 | 70 | 9 | Domenic Smit | Oudtshoorn | 18 | 167 | 64 |
| 21 | Tiaan Stander | Framesby | 18 | 183 | 92 | 22 | Manie Libbok | Outeniqua | 17 | 182 | 78 |
| 11 | Darren Lottering | Humansdorp | 18 | 179 | 80 | 23 | JP Duvenage | Outeniqua | 17 | 181 | 85 |
@vatikaki: This, in fact, proves my point even better with 87.5 % of the most important platform of attack (Scrum and line-outs ) have been under “one blanket” for 5 years. They are better a brotherhood of mates. Hats off to the coaches.
@tandemfitarborsurculus:
You’d have been on target if you said 70% didn’t.
Players who also played CW U13.
1. Heino Bezuidenhout
2. Curwin Bosch
3. Erich de Jager
4. Athi Mayinje
5. Lupumlo Mguca
6. Johann van Niekerk
7. Keanu Vers
Well done to the “EP prince’s “. It is good for schoolboy rugby.
Read the following facts today :
1) 1977 was the last time EP won in a CW final. This was against a “WP dream team” ( this word makes me nervous )
2) The same EP side also won the under 13 CW in their year.
We( as 12 year olds) had the privilege to travel on the same bus( with WP CW U19 team) to Oudsthoorn. This was the first time a knew why my parents wanted me to go to Boishaai.
I do not know how many of the current EP team played U13 CW but my guess would be 70% ? This bring to the fact that rugby is a team sport with more to it than physical attributes, skill or winning at all cost. The glue comes from the core human trates and dynamics in a team. The coach that understands and nurture this, will eventually be the winner in the eyes of the boys and their parents. The statistics at the end of the season will remain what it is … stats
Very, Very, very,….really very disappointing play by SWD in the final. When you beat the big guns in your run-up to the finals, surely that must give you the confidence to perform at your best in the final,. Again the flyhalf dominated the game, he is just brilliant. We were outclassed from the kickoff, outscrummed, outjumped, outrunned, outtackled,outkicked and just simply outplayed. Well done EP, your team play was outstanding,….. a 15 man effort from the kickoff. I hope this squad have a few players in the SA team, they deserve it.
Only two U17’s in last years SA Schools team.
Marco Jansen van Vuren (yes that is the correct spelling) & PJ Toerien.
@vatikaki:
Ignore. Noticed beet said Monday on another topic
When do we find out who made SA Schools trials?
Well done coaches and EP team. Great effort by everyone involved. Also congrats to the 7 Grey boys in the team who did their school very proud.
Then how is he playing for the Bulls? I made the special trip to support my beloved EP in the final. I am glad I did because I saw a very talented player in real life. Watched the other CW days on tv. He was impressive against the EP in the rucks and mauls. He worried me because he tackled hard and spoiled our balls at lineouts and kickoffs. Watched him again against the Lions and it was notable how he frustrated and neutralized their locks by doing the same to them as well. Today he showed how quick he is. I like the way he runs with the ball in front of him in both hands, at full speed. Whether he makes SA Schools or not, he clearly has the X factor and will be a great player one day.
He is currently at Southdowns College
@tornado: I think you should add a little more detail to your statement that the Bulls no 4 is from a small school. He is currently at a small school, but played all his rugby until u17/18 at Queens College.
Well done EP This team if I am correct, this age group did not lose a single match since under 12 level for EP. This is a great achievement. Forwards much better than SWD and backwards too strong in tackle situation.
Beat lock for the no 4 from the Bulls. Well done to him coming from a small school and still show how he can outperform the other star players.
Enjoyed the Bulls vs KZN match. Enjoyed the no.4 lock of the Bulls making the KZN side look ordinary. Stealing their ball at will and running great lines to bamboozle the defensive lines. A just reward for the big lock when he burst over the try line through 3 KZN players.
Well done EP the side at the beginning no one rated, deserved winners for 2014.