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Schools rugby: Milnerton stun Bishops, Grey end Gym’s unbeaten run

In an epic season for the bayside school, Milnerton High snatched a 31-28 victory against southern suburbs giants Bishops on the Piley Rees field.

Milnerton High kept the upsets coming by claiming an away win against Bishops Diocesan College, while Grey College brought Paarl Gymnasium’s unbeaten start to the season to an end on yesterday.

Yesterday’s win against Boships came two weeks after Milnerton produced an epic comeback to beat Rondebosch Boys High at home.

Rondebosch bounced back from that stunning defeat in style yesterday, cruising to a 55-22 victory over South African College High School (SACS).

The big game of the day saw Grey College take on Paarl Gymnasium in a Premier Interschools clash in Paarl.

The match lived up to top billing, with Grey coming from a 17-10 half-time deficit to win 29-27.

Grey’s midfield of captain Pieter van der Merwe and star centre Ethan Adams stole the show, scoring three tries between them, with the stocky Adams dotting down twice for a brace.

No 8 Quintin Potgieter scored twice for Paarl Gym, whose unbeaten start to the season came to an end.

In other notable results, Queen’s College claimed first blood in their annual derby against Eastern Cape rivals Dale College (29-15), unbeaten Paul Roos beat Paarl Boys High 25-10 in a Winelands school derby and Monument got their Noordvaal Cup campaign off to a successful start with a 31-25 win against Helpmekaar College.

Selected results (Saturday, 20 April):

  • Bishops 28 Milnerton 31
  • Paarl Gymnasium 27 Grey College 29
  • Paul Roos 25 Paarl Boys High 10
  • Rondebosch 55 SACS 22
  • Oakdale Landbou 50 Framesby 33
  • Outeniqua 34 Durbanville 17
  • Boland Landbou 25 Stellenberg 19
  • Queen’s College 29 Dale College 15
  • Grey High 10 Wynberg Boys High 10
  • Hilton 55 Kearsney 37
  • Westville Boys High 35 Glenwood 32
  • Michaelhouse 21 Northwood 12
  • Durban High 21 Maritzburg College 18
  • Helpmekaar 25 Monument 31
  • Affies 39 Jeppe 26
  • KES 24 Pretoria Boys High 14

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Jana Boshoff

Jana works as a senior support specialist for Caxton digital. Before that she was a journalist at the Middelburg Observer 15 years where she won numerous awards including Sanlam's Up and Coming Journalist, Caxton Multimedia Journalist of the Year, and several investigative awards. She is passionate about people and the stories untold.

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