Kearsney sportsmen excel
The SA Schools team meet Wales in their opening game on 10 August, followed by France in the second round on 14 August and England on 18 August.
KEARSNEY sportsmen across the sports codes had a successful July, being selected for South African age group teams in rugby, hockey, hockey 5s and tennis, following recent selections for national water polo and bass angling teams.
Kearsney’s 1st X1 hockey captain Guy Morgan is currently competing in the SA U18 hockey 5s in the Youth Africa Games taking place in Algeria.
The team is hoping to qualify for the Youth Olympics to be held in Argentina during October.
Morgan is captain of the SA U18 5s team, where the coach is Sihle Ntuli, also Kearsney’s 1st X1 coach.
On the rugby front, Kearsney’s 1st XV player Sbu Sangweni has been selected for the SA Schools rugby team following Craven Week trials held during the holidays. He is one of only four players selected from KZN.
The SA Schools team meet Wales in their opening game on 10 August, followed by France in the second round on 14 August and England on 18 August.
Kearsney’s top 1st team tennis player Kade Mindry also represented South African in last week’s ITF U17 championships in Nairobi and at the Wanderers.
These selections follow Tyson Andrews making the SA U16 water polo team and Wesley Marshall the SA U16 development water polo team earlier this year; while Bryce van der Merwe made the SA Junior Bass Angling team.
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