White River Primary hosted Laerskool Tzaneen and Laerskool Nelspruit for rugby and netball matches on Saturday.

The games were played in a festive spirit, with the courts and fields packed with parents, cheering the talented children on.

White River’s first rugby team did exceptionally well on Saturday, beating both Laerskool Nelspruit and Laerskool Tzaneen .

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For all three schools the matches were good preparation for the upcoming winter school sports season.

This is how White River Primary’s teams fared:

Rugby

Friday at Laerskool Nelspruit
U/9 vs Kruinpark: loss 10-0
U/9 vs CR Swart: loss 15-0
U/10 vs Kruinpark: loss 12-0
U/10 vs CR Swart: loss 5-0
U/11 vs Kruinpark: win 15-5
U/11 vs CR Swart: loss 10-5
1st vs CR Swart: loss 55-5
1st vs Kruinpark: loss 14-12.

Saturday at White River Primary
U/9 vs Tzaneen: lose 20-5
U/9 vs Nelspruit: lose 38-0
U/10 vs Tzaneen: lose 32-5
U/10 vs Nelspruit: loss 42-0
U/11 vs Tzaneen: lose 32-5
U/11 vs Nelspruit: lose 12-0
1st vs Nelspruit: win 27-24
1st vs Tzaneen: win 36-5.

Netball
Friday at Laerskool Nelspruit
U/10A vs Kruinpark: lose 9-0
U/10B vs Kruinpark: lose 12-2
U/10A WR vs CR Swart: lose 5-2
U/10B vs CR Swart: draw 3-3
U/11A vs Kruinpark: KP lose 7-3
U/11B vs Kruinpark: lose 5-2
U/11A vs CR Swart: win 7-6
U/11B vs CR Swart: lose 8-3
U/12A vs Kruinpark: win 6-3
U/12 A vs CR Swart: loss 10-5
U/12B vs Kruinpark: win 8-3
U/12B vs CR Swart: lose 5-2

Saturday at White River Primary
U/10A vs Nelspruit: lose 10-7
U/10B vs Nelspruit: draw 5-5
10/A vs Tzaneen: lose 16-2
10/B vs Tzaneen: lose 10-4
U/11A vs LSK: win 16-1
11B vs Nelspruit: lose 12-1
U/12A vs Nelspruit: lose 19-6
U/12A vs Tzaneen: lose 8-5
U/12B vs Nelspruit: lose 27-7
U/12B vs Tzaneen: lose 9-8
U/13A vs Nelspruit: lose 30-2
U/13B vs Nelspruit: lose 28-2
13A vs Nelspruit: lose 30-2
13B vs Nelspruit: lose 28-2