Eastern Cape sides lay down early marker at U18 Girls Week

Eastern Province and Border claimed big wins in the first round of the U18 Girls Week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Monday.
EP scored 15 tries in their 99-5 win over Free State, with wingers Lukhanye Lolo (five tries) and Girly Tembani (three) proving especially potent. Flyhalf Micayle Hendricks contributed a try as well as 12 conversions to finish the game with 29 points.

Border proved too strong for the Leopards, running in 16 tries over the course of the 96-5 victory. Lock Zeze Gcaza and inside centre Semi Maliwa scored two tries apiece.

Earlier in the day, Zimbabwe and the Golden Lions delivered impressive attacking performances in their big wins over Western Province and the Griffons respectively.

Limpopo Blue Bulls rebounded from a seven-point half-time deficit to beat the Sharks 15-12, while another tight contest between the Pumas and Boland was eventually edged 20-19 by the Cape side.

The Blue Bulls also started with a win as they kept the Valke scoreless in their 20-0 victory – the only team on the opening day to keep a clean sheet.

U18 results (Monday 1 July):

EP 99 (43) Free State 5 (5)
Blue Bulls 20 (10) Valke 0 (0)
Sharks 12 (12) Limpopo Blue Bulls 15 (5)
Western Province 37 (22) Zimbabwe 5 (5)
SWD 24 (21) Griquas 5 (5)
Border 96 (45) Leopards 5 (5)
Griffons 5 (5) Golden Lions 48 (10)
Pumas 19 (10) Boland 20 (15)


The national U16 tournament will kick off at 10h00 on Tuesday, when EP face the Limpopo Blue Bulls.

U16 fixtures (Tuesday 2 July):

10h00: EP v Limpopo Blue Bulls, A Field
10h00: WP v Golden Lions, B Field
11h15: Pumas v Griffons, A Field
11h15: Leopards v Free State, B Field
12h30: Sharks v Griquas, A Field
12h30: Border v Blue Bulls, B Field
13h45: Boland v Border Country Districts, A Field
13h45: SWD v Valke, B Field

Issued by SA Rugby Communications
LATEST NEWS
Boks to wrap up Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Los Pumas in London

The Springboks will wrap up their 2025 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign with an exciting fixture against Argentina at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, in London on Saturday, 4 October, in what marks the teams’ first encounter in the southern hemisphere showpiece on neutral territory.

Read More
Kearsney Golf team prepares for National Golf RSA Challenge

Kearsney College’s A Golf team will represent KwaZulu-Natal at the national Golf RSA event in Middelburg during August. They won the recent Nomads KZN Golf Union Schools Championships held in challenging misty and rainy conditions at the Victoria Country Club in Pietermaritzburg.

Read More
Maritzburg College weekend sports results

The weekend saw Maritzburg College host Clifton in several hard-fought basketball, cricket and water polo fixtures. Sadly, rain earlier in the week and the threat of storms on Saturday impacted several clashes, although there was still plenty of excellent sporting action to enjoy.

Read More
Junior Bok squad named for short Georgian tour

A squad of 30 players will depart to Georgia on Sunday as the Junior Springboks kick off their 2025 season with a short tour, which features three matches and forms an integral part of the national Under-20 group’s preparations for the forthcoming season.

Read More
A special week of sport for the boys in Blue and Gold

While Game Day against Hilton College was full of action, we also had some notable performances during the week from our athletes, competing in the Aquellé Series and our Squash players who are taking part in the Top 8 league.

Read More
PICTURES © Actionpix (Frans Lombard) I Martin Ashworth I Orton Media I Justin Waldman Sports Photography
All relevant information regarding COVID-19 can be found on sacoronavirus.co.za
menu-circle
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram