SuperSport Schools Plus to overpower Queen’s College 33–0 in the second fixture on Monday the final day of the Standard Bank King Edward VII School Easter Festival Relive all the action on Supersport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) The scoreline belied the valiant efforts of a spirited Queen’s side who came out determined to unsettle ‘Bosch from the outset They impressed during the opening 30 minutes valiantly repelling wave after wave of Rondebosch surges at the try line to keep themselves in the contest Leading the defensive charge was the openside flank who stood out at the breakdown where he secured several crucial turnovers when they were most needed Rondebosch’s relentless assault eventually brought reward in the second half Randall-John Davids was a constant threat in the midfield where his powerful carries kept the Queens defenders on high alert throughout the encounter Bulela Mbala made a telling impact off the bench The dynamic front-rower imposed himself with a tireless display and he was ably supported by the towering locks Bertus Versfeld and Danil-Nicolas Oosthuizen who delivered industrious performances to all corners of the field Pearson held firm against a late surge from Hoërskool Eldoraigne to claim a 21-12 win over the Centurion-based outfit The Eastern Cape side’s outside centre Sibu Mkhontwana produced a standout performance not only in open play but also with the boot slotting three penalties and also converted one of Pearson’s two tries who is also the school’s first XI cricket captain caught the eye with a sharp and energetic showing behind a pack that more than held its own against a formidable Eldoraigne forward unit Eldoraigne has work to do on sharpening their attacking edge showed how to do it with a tireless display which was capped off by a superb long-range try in the dying moments Rondebosch Boys’ High School 33 (7) – Tries: Andrea Parrello Pearson 21 (8) – Tries: Denio Jordaan Eldoraigne 12 (0) – Tries: Kevin Earle Related News Junior Springboks rotate team for Australia clash SA Rugby 2025-05-05 Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made several rotational changes to his starting line-up and included four players who played Hilton College captured a hard-fought 25-20 victory over their arch-rivals, Michaelhouse, on Baileys, in Balgowan, on Saturday to continue a Glenwood fullback Joshua Kopp kicked the Durban side to a tense one-point victory over Marlow Landbou in a low-scoring thriller Die Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool se Wit Bulle is vanjaar van stoetgehalte. Affies het vir Boland Landbou met 74-14 gekarnuffel. Die The third and final day of the 2025 Absa Wildeklawer kicked off with three emphatic victories on the B-field at Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made several rotational changes to his starting line-up and included four players who played CAPE TOWN - The sexual assault trial of a former Rondebosch Boys’ Prep School teacher, Ian Wares, is expected to resume at the Wynberg Regional Court on Tuesday.   The 85-year-old is accused of multiple counts of sexual and physical abuse of young boys in South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK).   One of his alleged victims, a former pupil at Rondebosch Boys’ Prep School, accuses him of abusing him in the 1980s.   Wares was arrested in 2019 on several sexual assault charges and remains out on bail.   In September, a second State witness was expected to take the stand, but her testimony was postponed after the presiding magistrate called in sick.   Wares is also facing extradition to the UK, where he will face similar charges.   It is not yet clear whether he will appeal a Western Cape High Court ruling granting his extradition to Scotland.   The State has indicated that it will oppose any appeal or review brought by Wares’s lawyers.   Sections and the greater Johannesburg area will be abuzz on the eve of the 21st annual King Edward VII Easter Rugby Festival Follow all the action live on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) The Festival was first staged in 2002 as part of the centenary celebrations of King Edward VII School it soon became an annual fixture on the school rugby calendar This year’s event kicks off on 17 April with primary schools taking to the field ready to entertain the large crowds that the Festival consistently attracts 12 high school teams will compete across two days of exhilarating rugby action The Reds have suffered four consecutive defeats but will be eyeing redemption in the main fixture of the First XV matches when they face Rondebosch Boys’ High School The opening day may well be headlined by a highly anticipated clash between two newcomers to the Festival: Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) and Hoërskool Noordheuwel from Krugersdorp These two teams replace Paarl Boys’ High School and Hoërskool Ben Vorster Rugby enthusiasts will no doubt be watching closely particularly after Noordheuwel’s impressive performance at the recent North/South Tournament in Stellenbosch will also arrive full of confidence following their outstanding performance against Paarl Gimnasium in Paarl Jeppe High School for Boys faces a formidable Selborne College side It will be a strong test ahead of Jeppe’s clash with Noordheuwel which also promises fireworks on the second day The KwaZulu-Natal side has been in superb form during the early stages of the season and will open the day’s proceedings at 09:00 on Saturday Northwood will also look forward to Monday when they become the second team to challenge the Reds in the main fixture of the day 09:00 – Pearson vs Northwood 10:15 – Hudson Park vs Eldoraigne 11:30 – Queen’s College vs Parktown Boys’ High School 12:45 – Noordheuwel vs Affies 14:00 – Jeppe High School for Boys vs Selborne College 15:15 – King Edward VII School vs Rondebosch Boys’ High School 09:00 – Pearson vs Eldorainge 10:15 – Queen’s College vs Rondebosch Boys’ High School 11:30 – Affies vs Selborne College 12:45 – Parktown Boys’ High School vs Hudson Park 14:00 – Noordheuwel vs Jeppe High School for Boys 15:15 – King Edward VII School vs Northwood Hilton College captured a hard-fought 25-20 victory over their arch-rivals Die Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool se Wit Bulle is vanjaar van stoetgehalte Affies het vir Boland Landbou met 74-14 gekarnuffel blindside flanker from Rondebosch Boys’ High School led the way with his imposing runs against Jeppe High School for Boys Photo: Frans Lombard/Actionpix.Josh Neill‘s headgear was seen all over the park as he led a rollicking Rondebosch Boys’ High side to a convincing 38-15 victory over Jeppe High School for Boys at the NMI Noord/Suid Tournament at Paul Roos Gimnasium Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) It took about five minutes for Neill to make his mark on the game He burst through the Johannesburg school’s defensive line to dot down for the first of his two tries was only the start of Jeppe’s nightmares as Neill and his fellow flank kept on challenging the defence and laying down a physical challenge laid a platform for his teammate to exploit the space on the outside with some silky skills but Neill wasn’t alone in enjoying the space Outside centre Randall-John Davids punished the Zebras’ defensive lapses with some outstanding runs Jeppe showed some signs of the team that turned it on in the second half to beat King Edward VII School last weekend especially outside centre Lindelani Nkambule beating Hoërskool Nelspruit‘s Rhinos 45-12 not as easy as the scoreboard might suggest with the side from the Lowveld fronting up physically to a massive pack the Riversdal school made better use of their opportunities and did a good job of converting pressure into points Inside centre Christiaan Vorster picked from where he had left off against Grey College It was a well-deserved reward for a physically taxing performance which saw him making one dominant run after another to stamp his authority in the midfield who was at home at the back of a strong driving maul which led to him diving over for two tries Van Zyl showed a few Oakdale defenders that he’s a bus on the move Rondebosch Boys’ High 38 (19) – Tries: Josh Neill (2) Jeppe High School for Boys 15 (15) – Tries: Ndimphiwe Mjiji Oakdale Landbou 45 (24) – Tries: Christiaan Vorster (3) Adrian Smith (2) Hoërskool Nelspruit 12 (7) – Tries: Tinyiko Silubane King Edward VII 20 (17) – Tries: Samuel Smith Rondebosch Boys’ High 17 (10) – Tries: Joshua Neill Jeppe High School for Boys 38 (17) – Tries: Lehabo Mashao (2) Selborne College 17 (3) – Try: Luthango Ngese Affies 45 (26) – Tries: Stephan McDonald (2) Noordheuwel 27 (15) – Tries: Clinton Agu (2) Queen’s College 47 (29) – Tries: Boikaho Motlohi (2) Parktown Boys’ High 15 (8) – Tries: Sibu Tiyane (2) Hudson Park 32 (20) – Tries: Ukhona Kama Eldoraigne 26 (5) – Tries: Hugo Theron Northwood 61 (26) – Tries: Lusanda Mabizela (2) Pearson 26 (7) – Tries: Siya Nowadi (3) Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) The ‘Bosch attack was at its sparkling best and they ran in seven tries Inside centre Matthew Gaplin proved to be the biggest thorn in the Nellies‘ side which was a well-deserved reward for a solid outing imposed himself with another display of abrasive The lanky Neill enjoyed another captain’s outing with his dangerous runs His ability to read the play and stay three steps ahead of the game makes him a special player and that puts him in the lead in the race for this year’s seven jersey in the South African Schools side Speedy left-wing Tinyiko Silubane impressed for the side from the lowveld with his ability to challenge the Rondebosch defence who played for the Pumas’ Craven Week side last year utilised his experience under pressure to beat his opposite number on a couple of occasions and also scored one of Nelspruit’s two tries Hoërskool Diamantveld‘s Diamonds also produced a scintillating offensive performance to more than double up Hoërskool Framesby The Kimberley school’s vice-captain and lock took it to the Framesby pack with his storming runs and came away with two tries He found strong support from tighthead prop Flyhalf Ezlin Swartz orchestrated play masterfully for the Diamonds to put his team on the front foot Along with his fine performance in general play tried valiantly to keep Framesby in the game dotted down twice and was Framesby’s best player on the day Rondebosch Boys’ High 47 (21) – Tries: Matthew Galpin (2) Hoërskool Nelspruit 12 (5) – Tries: Gert Cloete Diamantveld 59 (40) – Tries: Dian Ellis (2) Framesby 29 (12) – Tries: Jaiden Brewis (2) The action at the SACS Aquatics Centre kicked off with ‘Bosch recording a comprehensive 20-10 win over Reddam House Constantia Bishops followed suit and defeated Wynberg Boys’ High 15-6 before PRG stunned the hosts It was a high-scoring opening round and an opportunity for Rondebosch and PRG to flex their muscles ahead of the St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield a doubt a cut above the rest and delivered entertaining water polo that made spectators sit up and take notice Coach Jared Wingate-Pearse’s outfit was ruthless in front of goal and capitalised on the chances they created was in a league of his own and ended the day as his team’s standout player The Rondebosch number 11 was a match-up nightmare and netted seven times Close behind him on the score sheet was Noah Reiback Kieran Bennewith joined the party with a hat-trick of goals Reddam will draw inspiration from the never-say-attitude of the Brown brothers who stood tall in the face of the Rondebosch onslaught That duo was by far the best of the Reddam players and The second Nite Serie match pitted Bishops against Wynberg Boys’ High Bishops, the defending champion, was favoured to win the clash and they found their groove in the second half was back making life miserable for defenders and scored a whopping eight goals while Sebastian Kastern delivered the only silver lining for Wynberg with his brace The most eagerly awaited match was the showdown between SACS and PRG It was expected to be tight and it delivered on those expectations both units were somewhat dissatisfied with their recent form at the Bishops Water Polo Tournament and were aiming for bounce-back performances But it was keenly contested and entertaining and when SACS head coach Devon Card was given his marching orders in the final chukka PRG’s Karl Jeppe stepped up with two quick strikes a late goal from Ben van Zyl sealed the win for the Stellenbosch school The first round of matches suggested who the top dogs might be and Wynberg – will not be too concerned Rondebosch Boys’ High 20: Jack Robinson (7) Reddam House Constantia 10: Adam Brown (4) Bishops Diocesan College 15: Matt Fenn (8) Wynberg Boys’ High 6: Sebastian Kastern (2) Paul Roos Gimnasium 8: Migael Terblanche (2) 17:00 – Bishops Diocesan College vs Rondebosch Boys’ High 17:50 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Reddam House Constantia 18:40 – SACS vs Wynberg Boys’ High 17:00 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Paul Roos Gimnasium 17:50 – Bishops Diocesan College vs SACS 18:40 – Reddam House Constantia vs Wynberg Boys’ High 17:00 – SACS vs Rondebosch Boys’ High 17:50 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Paul Roos Gimnasium 18:40 – Reddam House Constantia vs Bishops Diocesan College 17:00 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Wynberg Boys’ High 17:50 – SACS vs Reddam House Constantia 18:40 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Bishops Diocesan College 17:00 – SF1 17:50 – SF2 18:40 – 5th/6th playoff 19:30 – Final Related News Get to know rising SA swimming star Grace Morris Avuyile Sawula 2025-03-11 South Africa is recognised for producing top swimmers who compete at the highest levels of the sport Rhenish Girls’ High School showed class and composure on their way to a 19th consecutive win in the 4M Swimming The annual King Edward VII Water Polo Tournament concluded on Sunday with Bishops beating Hilton College 4-2 on penalties in The Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament ended on Sunday afternoon at the St Stithians Aquatic Centre with Saints clinching The Bishops first team water polo side made history when they won the annual King Edward VII (KES) Water Polo South Africa is recognised for producing top swimmers who compete at the highest levels of the sport after winning the 2025 SAC Shield in Makhanda Photo: Toni ButterworthRondebosch Boys’ High claimed the honours at the St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield after a hard-fought but convincing 12-7 win over St John’s College in the final in Makhanda on Sunday ‘Bosch, who entered the tournament after impressing in the pre-season and the opening round of the SACS Nite Series the most impressive team throughout the four-day event Coach Jared Wingate-Pearse’s charges were drawn in Pool B The Cape Town school kept their winning record going in the knockout stages, handing SACS a 13-9 defeat in the quarterfinals before rolling to an 11-6 win over Selborne in the semi-finals. St John’s defeated another southern suburbs power, Bishops Diocesan College, 8-6 in their semifinal ‘Bosch was not about to let history repeat itself They went down a goal behind early on but quickly recovered to take control of the contest St John’s came out fighting in the second chukka with coach Vlado Trninic’s charges tigerishly refusing to go down without a fight They netted three goals through Christopher Chapman and Luke Towell but Rondebosch kept chipping away and another Reiback strike lifted them into a 5-4 lead at the halfway mark the “championship chukka,” was tightly contested and produced four goals and Joshua Ripsold extended ‘Bosch’s lead before Nicholas Searle scored twice for St John’s to make it Rondebosch 7 the Johannesburg outfit was outplayed in the final chukka and mustered only a consolation goal scored by Ethan Wilcocks with Reiback striking twice more before the Robinson brothers completed their doubles Kieran Bennewith added another as Rondebosch completed a deserved victory to ensure the SAC Shield remains in the Western Cape The bronze medal match was between Bishops Diocesan College and Selborne College Both sides were eager to end their campaigns on a high after missing out on the title game under the guidance of coach Jabulani Sibiya who delivered the necessary performance and recorded a 9-4 win to take third place one year after going down in the final to SACS Hilton College finished as the best of the KwaZulu-Natal teams while Clifton College claimed seventh spot Grey High School had a tournament to forget going winless after Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) beat them in the playoff for 11th and 12th Rondebosch Boys’ High 12: Noah Reiback (4) St John’s College 7: Nicholas Searle (2) 11th/12th – Paul Roos Gimnasium 9-8 Grey High School 9th/10th – St Andrew’s College 9-5 Westville Boys’ High 7th/8th – Clifton College 9-7 St Stithians College 5th/6th – Hilton College 10-9 SACS 3rd/4th – Bishops Diocesan College 9-4 Selborne College 1st/2nd – Rondebosch Boys’ High 12-7 St John’s College Related News Get to know rising SA swimming star Grace Morris Avuyile Sawula 2025-03-11 South Africa is recognised for producing top swimmers who compete at the highest levels of the sport. In the past South Africa is recognised for producing top swimmers who compete at the highest levels of the sport. In the past CAPE TOWN - Rondebosch East residents are at loggerheads with the City of Cape Town over plans to release land in the area for social housing. The city said a public participation process is underway for the proposed sale of seven hectares of land on the corner of Kromboom Road and Seventh Avenue. Mayco member for Human Settlements Carl Pophaim said the land has a potential yield of 800 residential units, affordable housing, open market housing, public open space, and retail opportunities. Rondebosch East Residents Association chairperson Rashad Davids said residents' concerns include the land being a critical biodiversity area and traffic congestion. "We then want to engage in terms of our concern regarding one, that Seventh Avenue is regarded as a critical biodiversity area. So, it's a preserved piece of land." Davids said the 800 residential units will also bring additional cars and traffic into the area. "If you look at 800 units on Seventh Avenue, it translates to one-and-a-half cars per family. That translates into an additional 1,200 cars that must access Kromboom Road." The city said the public participation process will see officials engaging with the community about the proposed sale of the land. Photo: Toni Butterworth.Entertaining match-ups and shock results highlighted the second day of the St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield on Friday in Makhanda Day one, on Thursday, produced a whopping 214 goals in 13 matches from the 12-strong field which set a high bar for the following days Bishops Diocesan College and Rondebosch Boys’ High lead Pool A and B respectively Bishops made it four wins from four after beating St Andrew’s College 13-7 before outscoring their southern suburbs rivals Matt Fenn scored five times against the hosts after a couple of impressive performances on day one and Heath Blackwell all found the back of the net Coach Jabulani Sibiya’s side plays a final pool game against Westville Boys’ High on Saturday morning before their shifting attention to the quarterfinals which is eager to make it to the last eight and cause an upset Saints returned with vigour and confidence and dominated on Friday beating KZN’s Westville 11-8 and Clifton College 14-5 The KZN schools would have not enjoyed those defeats but they both would have departed the pool on Friday in an optimistic mood after bagging crucial wins of their own Coach Matt Stringer’s Westville side boys pulled off their first win in Makhanda by stunning SACS 6-5 Clifton pulled off an impressive turnaround and bounced back from their disappointing loss to Saints with a 9-7 win over St Andrew’s College who has been a frequent goal scorer for the Durban school bagged a brace alongside Kyle Human and Daniel Nothard and Jamie Nicolau also got in on the action with a goal each Rondebosch Boys’ High is in full control of Pool B after maintaining a 100 percent winning record Coach Jared Wingate-Pearse‘s boys form a confident unit but they were forced to grind out wins over St John’s College and Selborne College on day two while Selborne made ‘Bosch work hard before the Cape Town boys secured a 12-8 victory was another team that played attractive and smart water polo on the day Coach Storm Siebert’s troops defeated Grey High in a provincial tussle early on before pulling off their biggest win of the year so far against Hilton College Selborne stunned Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) on day one but the win against Hilton puts coach Siebert’s side in prime position to qualify for the next round Hilton comfortably beat PRG and then won by an impressive five goals against St John’s They were flying…until Selborne sunk them in the third outing of the day for the coach Paul Martin‘s charges It wasn’t the best of days for St John’s they also beat PRG to claw back some ground after going down to Rondebosch and Hilton St John’s captain Nicholas Searle led from the front in all three matches He was joined on the score sheets by Luke Shipway PRG recorded their first win of the tournament after edging out Grey High 9-7 The final three pool matches will kickstart the action on day three before the quarterfinals and semifinals are played later in the day Westville Boys’ High 6-5 SACS Bishops Diocesan College 13-7 St Andrew’s College Stithians College 14-5 Clifton College Stithians College 11-8 Westville Boys’ High Clifton College 9-7 St Andrew’s College Bishops Diocesan College 12-3 SACS Hilton College 10-5 Paul Roos Gimnasium Rondebosch Boys’ High (3) 8-8 (1) St John’s College Selborne College 9-7 Grey High School Paul Roos Gimnasium 7-5 Grey High School Rondebosch Boys’ High 12-8 Selborne College Hilton College 8-3 St John’s College St John’s College 9-7 Paul Roos Gimnasium Selborne College 12-9 Hilton College 07:00 – Bishops Diocesan College vs Westville Boys’ High; 07:50 – SACS vs Clifton College 08:40 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Grey High School Play-offs 10:20 – Quarterfinal 1; 11:10 – Quarterfinal 2; 12:00 – Quarterfinal 3; 12:50 – Quarterfinal 4; 13:40 – 5th-8th place-playoff; 14:30 – 5th-8th place-playoff; 17:00 – Semifinal 1; 17:50 – Semifinal 2 which has delivered many successes this year already ‘Bosch is the team to beat in the Western Cape and Both will be in action at the forthcoming KES Water Polo Tournament so keep an eye on SuperSport Schools for coverage of that event Rondebosch is unbeaten in the SACS Nite Series and tops the table after three wins on the trot, against Reddam House Constantia, Bishops Diocesan College, and Paul Roos Gimnasium Last month, the southern suburbs school claimed the prestigious St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield in Makhanda after beating St John’s College 12-7 in the final Credit for their early season success goes to a young and talented group of players and their experienced coaches While many of their victories have stemmed from great teamwork He has been an integral cog for ‘Bosch helping them to some famous wins while scoring some cracking goals along the way He is the epitome of big-match temperament (BMT) and has a unique skill set that elevates him from the rest of the pack He took up the sport at an early age and water polo runs through his veins “My brothers [Ben and Jay] both played water polo and I started the sport just after them,” Reiback told SuperSport Schools Plus and I went to the pool with them and started shooting I was mentored by coach Kwakhona Ngwanya from Grades 3-7 and he helped me along my water polo journey.” There was a sense of expectation riding on Reiback when he entered high school in 2023 he enjoyed a fantastic welcome to high school water polo as a member of an incredibly talented u14A team Reiback and his teammates were outstanding and dominant They defeated every team in the Western Cape and won the vast majority of tournaments they contested He was in prolific form and later that year was rewarded I didn’t have the intention of making the first team at the end of the year; it wasn’t a usual thing at our school,” Reiback admitted “We had a great season that year with the team We practically won everything and played great polo as a unit got a message from our head of polo at the time and he said I was invited to trial for the St Stithians College Stayers Tournament following in the footsteps of his brothers “I was very happy and proud and emotional at the time especially after watching my brothers play for the team but Coach Jared sat with me and calmed me down Reiback’s role in the team is straightforward and that’s to create and score goals The countless opportunities to fire the ball into the back of the net wouldn’t be available “I always try and stay humble because Coach Jared tells us to reset after each match or tournament but I’m definitely not the be-all-and-end-all of the team We have some exceptional players that also deserve as much credit “If you look at a guy like Jack Robinson he acts as a role model for me because we’ve played together for a long time I always have one-on-ones with him to look at how we can get better and help the team as a whole “I also have two lefties on the right with me and I don’t think I’d be as good of a water player if they didn’t push me.” and financial support of Reiback’s parents has also steered his evolving career on an upward trajectory have had to dig deep financially to get him to provincial and international tournaments Just last year, Reiback represented Western Province u15A at the Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial tournament he was part of the SA u16 side that played in the World Aquatics Men’s Championships in Malta “I really can’t thank my parents enough They’ve done wonderful things for me,” Reiback said even with the SA tour where we knew it would be tough [financially] but they still sent me to give me the best opportunity “I know there’s still more to come but I’m grateful for their 100 percent backing.” he pulls on his rugby boots and plays flyhalf He is gunning to make the u16A rugby team at Rondebosch this year before returning to the pool to finish the 2025 water polo season It’s unclear which sporting route the youngster will take after matric but it’s all about enjoying his time at the school and making memories with his teammates which are currently zoned as single residential and public open space and sell them off to a developer to build 800 “residential units” on the corner of Kromboom Road and Seventh Avenue A City plan for a housing project on the corner of Kromboom Road and Seventh Avenue in Rondebosch East has drawn public outrage The City says it will apply to rezone seven hectares of municipal plots and sell them off to a developer to build 800 “residential units” these will be in a combination of duplexes three-to-four-storey buildings and five-to-10-storey tower blocks with 500 of the 800 units allocated for social housing and the rest for the open market The development would include retail opportunities adding that a traffic-impact study was being finalised and the proposal was expected to go out for public comment in September or October Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis hailed the proposed development as part of the City’s push to release land to prioritise affordable housing we have already released sites with a yield of over 4 200 affordable housing units including in Cape Town’s inner city and other well-located economic nodes,” he said steering committee chairperson of the Civic Association of Rondebosch East said such a development would likely aggravate traffic congestion as there were more than two schools in the area “The residents are very much concerned about the potential negative effect the development of 800 residential units plus commercial trade will have on the area in view of congestion from the Lansdowne Rondebosch Neighbourhood Watch but they had doubts about whether the corner of Kromboom Road and Seventh Avenue was the best place for it “If there are 800 units and each unit perhaps consists of a family of four it can be over 3000 people moving to the area,” he said Traffic congestion was already bad along the routes to schools between Imam Haron Road and Kromboom Road “The City wants to overcrowd a densely populated area There are not many available job opportunities no new places of business so people need to take transport to leave the area for work.” who has lived in the area for more than 30 years said: “Is the mayor able to determine how traffic is going to flow in this already congested area “Why can’t the City rather invest in a community centre or sporting facilities to upgrade the area for the people.” Residents are already unhappy about the City’s plan to auction off a 10-football-pitch-size parcel of public land on the corner of Smuts Road and Windsor Road in Lansdowne (“Lansdowne low-cost housing plan hits flak,” Southern Suburbs Tatler The City of Cape Town has greenlit land release for a mixed-use development in Rondebosch East The municipality will commence the public participation process for the proposed sale of the seven hectares located on the corner of Kromboom Road and Seventh Avenue the site has a potential yield of 800 residential units within a mixed-use development including affordable housing public open space and retail opportunities The proposed sale will include a clause to ensure the Kromboom Road land includes an affordable housing component by allowing the properties to revert to City ownership if the land is not utilised for the City’s intended purpose Photo: Rondebosch Boys’ High.The battle has raged through many decades in many sports when Rondebosch Boys’ High and Bishops Diocesan College meet Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) the bragging rights went the way of Rondebosch After being sent in to bat by the home side although they lost two wickets in the first powerplay chipping away at ‘Bosch’s batting line-up by capturing timely wickets while De Klerk snapped up 2/28 in his four The action ramped up when Adeeb Levy and the experienced Joshua Neill came together while Neill weighed in with a valuable 30 as the pair combined for a crucial 51-run partnership The Rondebosch innings was boosted further by a cameo of 24 by Daniel Cooke which helped lift the visitors’ total to almost nine runs an over Feeding off the momentum from Cooke’s 24 After Thaafier Jaftha (26) and opening batsman James Robb-Quinlan (24) gave Bishops a good start captured 3/7 in just two overs to stem the flow of runs and force the home side onto the back foot Schalk Fourie (2/13) and Jamie Hundermark (2/20) They shared four wickets between them for only 33 runs to give Spiller the kind of support his excellent effort deserved Bishops collapsed and watched their challenge slip away the home team lost its last wicket off the second last ball of the penultimate over Rondebosch Boys’ High 176/8 (Adeeb Levy 46 Daniel Cooke 24; Extras 22; Waco Bassik 3/29 Michael Kruiskamp 2/36); Bishops Diocesan College 145/10 (Thaafier Jafta 26 Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 31 runs Related News Sensational Rowles Puts SA u19 1-0 Up in Namibia Cricket SA 2025-04-28 WINDHOEK: Jason Rowles claimed an incredible five-wicket haul to set South Africa Under-19 Men on their way to a one-sided 10-wicket win over TSHWANE: Building on the momentum of previous SA20 U19 Women’s Camps the second instalment of the SA U19 Women’s national training JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today announced the 15-player South Africa Under-19 Men’s squad set to tour Namibia for a TSHWANE: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is gearing up to host two national training camps for the South Africa Under-19 Women’s team smashing an unbeaten 117 runs against Saints Christian School WINDHOEK: Jason Rowles claimed an incredible five-wicket haul to set South Africa Under-19 Men on their way to a one-sided 10-wicket win over (Article and Westville vs Paul Roos video highlights by Marlowe Bloem) A weatherman would tell you that Grahamstown (Makhanda) has enjoyed a wonderfully For the nation-wide catalogue of competing schools there was a lack of sunscreen on the perennially wet and red-skinned players Water Polo balls were blasted around the foaming white waters like cannon balls between warring navy vessels and looting pirate ships alike The winners of the Shield in recent years were The group stages were contested on Thursday and Friday with a handful of games completing the group stage of the event on Saturday morning played their opening game KZN’s Westville Boys High School and delivered a valiant performance to beat the Griffin 11-5 There were goals aplenty as defensive units adjusted to competition play Bishops and SACS showed up well on the opening day, with Bishops comfortably dealing with Clifton College. The Durban school, now under the guidance of Pierre le Roux bounced back to beat their KZN rivals Westville Clifton had scored a hard-fought 9-8 win over their KZN rivals After a narrow loss to a strong Rondebosch Boys’ High team Hilton College showed their resilience in a 17-13 win over Grey High School The school from the KZN Midlands has some very exciting talent in its ranks but there might be some adjusting to be made now that Paul Martin has assumed the coaching reins from Jason Sileno Martin previously oversaw a decade of success at Clifton but ‘Bosch needed a penalty shootout to get past St John’s which showed off the quality that they are capable of producing Some impressive feats were achieved by the KZN sides The quarterfinals left some teams hurting and others smiling came out on the wrong end of a penalty shootout to a 10-10 draw before going down 1-3 from the spot Hilton breezed past Clifton to secure a spot in the 5th and 6th playoff leaving Clifton to take on Saints for a second time the Johannesburg school had trounced Clifton 14-5 Westville Boys’ High sneaked past Paul Roos They finished all square after regulation time at 8-8 but the Griffin took it from the spot by a 3-1 margin St Andrew’s College beat Grey High 12-8 the heat of battle was nearing boiling point as the semi-finals took place a side familiar with the top end of the competition at the SAC Shield while Rondebosch got the better of Selborne College It was an upset loss to Selborne that had kept Hilton out of the semi-finals which hovered almost directly above the watery stage the support from spectators was strong and loud An arduous affair ended 12-7 in favour of Rondebosch Boys High who pulled clear in the last chukka after leading by only goal going into it ‘Bosch became the SAC Shield’s fifth winner in seven years which underlined how tight the margins are at the top tier of boys’ water polo in South Africa Westville finished tenth after going down 5-9 to St Andrew’s College in a rematch of the tournament’s first match losers by nine goals the first time they met St Stithians Pinnacle Schools is the go-to website for all school news in South Africa Photo: Toni ButterworthNew St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield champions will be crowned after St John’s College and Rondebosch Boys’ High booked their places in the final on Saturday in Makhanda The annual tournament, hosted by St Andrew’s College, kicked off on Thursday and culminates with the highly anticipated final on Sunday at 12:10 The event has produced fireworks and entertained from the get-go including some shock results along the way To reserve their place in the title decider St John’s recorded a gritty 8-6 win over Bishops Diocesan College while Rondebosch outplayed Selborne College 11-6 in the other semi-final to secure a shot at the silverware under the leadership of coaches Vlado Trninic and Jon-Marc De Carvalho powered their way into the semi-finals with a convincing 14-7 defeat of Clifton College 14-7 in the last eight They were out of the blocks quickly and opened the scoring through their influential skipper within two minutes of the start of the contest with St John’s a goal ahead at 4-3 after Searle struck again which was followed by goals from Luke Shipway and Christopher Chapman Bishops came out firing in the third chukka and drew first blood when captain Heath Blackwell found the back of the net early on to level matters Fan favourite Luke Shipway quickly restored the St John’s lead and upped his personal tally to two goals As the contest headed into the final chukka They increased their advantage to two goals with a sixth goal early in the final quarter through Ethan Wilcocks which served to increase the pressure on coach Jabulani Sibiya’s side But credit must go to the St John’s defenders Owen Cross netted the last Bishops’ goal before Searle and Luke Towell took the game out of reach Rondebosch put their unbeaten record on the line against an unpredictable Selborne College outfit faced one final hurdle in their pursuit of a place in the final but they found themselves trailing early on when Dominic Stegman snuck one past Joel O’Brien scoring some outrageous goals that kept the spectators on the edge of their seats netted a hat-trick and was joined on the score sheet by Jack Robinson Luke Burger and Rupert Robinson completed the Rondebosch scoring Samuel van der Venter’s and Liam Hansen’s doubles provided a little silver lining for Selborne Hilton College comfortably defeated their KZN rivals bounced back from a quarterfinal loss to Rondebosch to edge past St Stithians College 10-9 The final day’s action will begin with a clash between Grey High School and Paul Roos Gimnasium at 08:00 Selborne College 6: Samuel van der Venter (2) Bishops Diocesan College 13-1 Westville Boys’ High Clifton College (2) 7-7 (1) SACS Pool B Rondebosch Boys’ High 9-3 Grey High School Quarterfinals Bishops Diocesan College (3) 10-10 (1) Hilton College Selborne College 9-5 St Stithians College St John’s College 14-7 Clifton College Rondebosch Boys’ High 13-9 SACS Plate semifinals St Andrew’s College 12-8 Grey High School Westville Boys’ High (3) 8-8 (1) Paul Roos Gimnasium Positions 5-8 Hilton College 13-5 Clifton College SACS 10-9 St Stithians College Semi-finals St John’s College 8-6 Bishops Diocesan College Rondebosch Boys’ High 11-6 Selborne College 08:00 – Grey High vs Paul Roos Gimnasium – 11th/12th 08:50 – St Andrew’s College vs Westville Boys’ High – 9th/10th 09:40 – Clifton College vs St Stithians College – 7th/8th 10:30 – SACS vs Hilton – 5th/6th 11:20 – Selborne College vs Bishops – 3rd/4th 12:10 – St John’s College vs Rondebosch – 1st/2nd with a stacked line-up of the country’s best water polo-playing schools Relive the action on SuperSport Schools On their way to the final, both Rondebosch and Clifton impressed in the pool stage it was ‘Bosch that shone from the get-go winning their five round-robin matches against Hilton College coached by Jordan Maehler and managed by Penny Ashwell then faced Paul Roos Gimnasium in the quarterfinals and dominated that encounter to come away with a convincing 13-7 victory Rondebosch’s run of tough fixtures didn’t end there they had to overcome last year’s winners Coach Maehler’s side got the job done Clifton did just enough to edge out Wynberg 7-6 with ‘Bosch starting strongly and dominating the first half and a brace from the dangerous Zack Labuschagne The second half was business as usual for the Cape side Rondebosch scored their fifth through Jason Warneke before Ryan Lawlor made it six Two goals in quick succession from Lincoln Burger and Mitchel Rodgers sparked Clifton back to life giving them hope of staging a late comeback in the fourth chukka It was the local side that finished strongly, however, with four more goals in the quarter. The influential Noah Reiback finally got onto the scoresheet before Lawlor and Warneke completed their doubles to extend the ‘Bosch advantage to 9-2 with two minutes to play Luke Jeffrey put the final nail in the coffin in the dying seconds of the match to deliver his side to an emphatic 10-2 win in front of their home supporters In the third/fourth play-off match between Bishops and Wynberg Rondebosch Boys’ High Clifton College Bishops Diocesan College Wynberg Boys’ High Hilton College Kearsney College Paul Roos Grey High Reddam Constantia SACS Affies St Andrew’s College St Stithians College St John’s College Glenwood House St David’s Marist Inanda Paarl Boys’ High Pretoria Boys’ High Cape Town Invitational St Alban’s College Jeppe High School for Boys Maritzburg College Grey College Wynberg u15 squad Photo: Toni ButterworthBishops Diocesan College star netted five times to inspire his team to a nerve-wracking 9-8 victory over South African College High School (SACS) in round three of the SACS Nite Series in Cape Town on Wednesday The highly anticipated derby kicked off a thrilling round that produced 49 goals across three matches at the SACS Aquatics Centre Both southern suburbs giants entered the clash with a point to prove while also intending to keep the log leaders Last time out, in round two, SACS defeated Wynberg Boys’ High 5-4 while Bishops went down 5-7 to ‘Bosch the match got off to a fiery start as both sides battled to assert early dominance They scored five times and restricted SACS to three goals He converted three opportunities within the first two chukkas before Rondebosch’s unsung heroes after taking an early lead through an Aidan Turrell strike their best water polo so far of the Nite Series Their efforts were duly rewarded when they found the back of the net three times through Rojo-Roos SACS also managed to keep Bishops scoreless in the third chukka and marched into the final quarter with a narrow 6-5 advantage The final six minutes of the contest epitomised why water polo is such a massive school sport in the Western Cape and massive passion from the schoolboys cheering alongside the pool Just as they had done in the previous chukka and Ben Bigara extended their lead to two goals early on scoring two goals before Fenn netted again to put the visitors 8-7 ahead scoring with a scorcher to complete his hat-trick That strike tied the scores and set up a tense final 10 seconds It seemed the match was destined to finish with the teams all square but six seconds was all Fenn needed to fire in a thunderbolt to clinch victory for his side just before the final buzzer That late dramatic goal was a big boost for coach Jabulani Sibiya‘s troops who will tackle Reddam House Constantia in round four Rondebosch continued their fine form and brushed aside Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) 13-7 and Noah Reiback was the man at the centre of the action The grade 10 pupil scored a cracking seven goals and was joined on the score sheet by Kieran Bennewith (2) James Swart was the standout player for PRG while Migael Terblanche chipped in with a brace Wynberg Boys’ High defeated Reddam House 8-4 Riley Clarke was at the goalscoring helm for Wynberg They’ll face a stern challenge from PRG in the next round of the Nite Series Rondebosch Boys’ High 13: Noah Reiback (7) Wynberg Boys’ High 8: Riley Clarke (5) Reddam House Constantia 4: Jethro Montagu-Fryer (3) Photo: TeamPhoto SAThe schools’ water polo season has officially moved into gear in the Western Cape just days after learners returned for the new academic year when Bishops Diocesan College hosts its highly anticipated water polo tournament in the southern suburbs The one-day event seeks to continue Bishops’ 175th anniversary celebrations, which saw the school host a rugby and hockey festival last year The teams invited to the prestigious tournament include Bishops’ local neighbouring schools Reddam House Constantia, Paarl Boys’ High, and Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG), who recently hosted a pre-season festival It will be the second consecutive week that the Cape sides meet after facing each other at the PRG festival a week ago That wasn’t the focus of the pre-season outing SuperSport Schools Plus understands that the matches were tightly contested and a very competitive season is expected The Bishops tournament will give coaches a further opportunity to answer critical questions about their squads before the SACS Nite Series kicks off on 21 January It’s also a chance for SACS and Bishops to sharpen their skills ahead of the SAC Shield, which SACS won last year by beating rivals Bishops 9-7 in the final The early season tournament furthers offers an opportunity to see which players have returned and who the newcomers are The action kicks off with a clash between SACS and Reddam House at 08:00 and will conclude with a humdinger when the hosts face SACS at 14:40 and drama as Bishops Diocesan College and Wynberg Boys’ High picked up wins in Cape Town on Wednesday South African College High School (SACS) and Rondebosch Boys’ High played to a thrilling 10-10 draw The action at the SACS Aquatics Centre began with the meeting between SACS and ‘Bosch a showdown between teams that had endured contrasting fortunes in the lead-up to the match ‘Bosch was unbeaten in the competition while SACS was coming off an 8-9 loss against Bishops the previous week the most entertaining game of the series as both teams went blow-for-blow throughout all four chukkas The first half produced a total of 10 goals with Rondebosch taking a 6-4 lead into half-time Their attack was spearheaded by the dangerous Noah Reiback the deadly Jandro Rojo-Roos found the back of the net before Aidan Turrell and skipper Matt Forbes also made their way onto the score sheet while SACS pulled within one of the visitors with Turrell striking twice The sides entered the fourth and final chukka with ‘Bosch holding a fragile one-goal lead at 8-7 who had led the SACS’ charge all game long levelled matters early in the fourth chukka before Robinson responded by firing in two quick goals to help Rondebosch retake the lead and it looked as if ‘Bosch were on their way to a fourth win on the trot in the Nite Series kept pushing and when Matt Robinson pulled one back the crowd sensed there could be a comeback And that’s exactly what happened when Rojo-Roos scored again to complete his hat-trick to make the final score 10-10 after a thrilling contest The draw means SACS have kept their hopes of a semifinal spot alive while Rondebosch remained atop the standings with three wins from their four matches SACS will face Reddam House Constantia in round five while ‘Bosch tackles Wynberg Following Wednesday’s cracking opener Wynberg and Bishops collected maximum points Wynberg edged out Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) 6-5 and Bishops thumped Reddam House Constantia 14-4 Rondebosch Boys’ High 10: Noah Reiback (5) Wynberg Boys’ High 6: Timothy Belcher (2) Bishops Diocesan College 14: Matt Fenn (3) Reddam House Constantia 4: Blake Brown (3)