Sarel’s Rugby Lions Roar on Tour

Sarel Cilliers’ Rugby Lions have just returned from two rugby tours during the holidays, playing a total of seven matches in fourteen days.
The Glencoe team, which consistently tops the local schools’ rugby log, proved their prowess on the field and won six out of their seven games. Their first match at Voortrekker Sports Day was against Weston, which they won. They then left for the Parys Rugby Festival in the Free State, coming up against some of the best opponents the schools in the Free State could offer. The Lions excellent play in their first two matches qualified them for the final, which sadly they lost by a narrow margin.
The Lions then set off for the Margate Sports School and played three more matches, easily winning the first two games to qualify once more for the final. They were pitted against Reitz High School in the final. More determined than ever, the Lions proved that their motto “Never Surrender” is an apt one. Sarel Lions were down 19/5 with ten minutes of play left; the team rallied and played some excellent running rugby to win the match 24/19, proving that their reputation is well deserved. Well done Lions!
Chess
Sarel Cilliers played chess against Ladysmith High School on Saturday April 18. In the first matches of the season the chess players played some excellent chess but were over-powered by the Ladysmith chess players. Congratulations Naledi Ndala and Shavir Tooray for winning their matches.
Hockey
The Hockey Teams put everything into their matches on Saturday and played some exciting matches. The first team girls won 1-0 with Bongeka Lushaba scoring the winning goal. The u/16 girls won 1-0. The second team girls drew 0-0 as did the Junior Boys 1-1. The first team boys were defeated 0-2 and the u/14 girls lost their match 1-3.
Good luck to the u/14 Umzinyathi girls that will be going to the Inter-district Tournament in Pietermaritzburg during the week. The school wishes you every success.
Rugby Sarel against Ladysmith High!
On Saturday, April 18, Sarel Cilliers Rugby Teams played against Ladysmith High School. The Sarel Cilliers rugby teams showed once again that hard work leads to success.
The u/4A rugby team played brilliant rugby and won their match 41-12, while the U/15A team also showed excellent team spirit and won 14-5. The u/16A again had a tough match but showed that fitness counts and in the end came back from having 12-0 down to draw 12-12. Superb effort boys! The third team won 48-0 in a hard-fought match. The second team played one of their best games of the season and won 58-12.
The first team played brilliant constructive rugby and triumphed as the winning team with a score of 43-3. Well done to all the teams!
Sarel Cilliers did not only win on the field, but off the field the behaviour of the supporters was exemplary. Congratulations to every spectator, guest and player, you made the school proud to be part of Sarel Cilliers High School.
The School wishes the boys (first and second teams) all the best with their tour to the Pongola Rugby Festival on Friday and Saturday, April 24-25. Keep up the good work!
Umzinyathi Schools Netball Trials
On Thursday and Friday the Umzinyahti Netball trials took place in Greytown, Glencoe and Dundee. Congratulations to the following learners who will be going through to the next round at Hoy Park in Durban. u/13: N. Ngobese; u/14: S. Outuo-Acheampong; u/15: A. Mntungwa, N. Dlomo, W. Bessah; u/17: Z. Shabangu, u/18: M. Masondo, T. Mazibuko; u/19: S. Ntuli.
The trials will take place April 24-25. Good luck to you all.
Netball versus Ladysmith High – April 18
On Saturday Sarel Cilliers had their annual sports meeting with Ladysmith High School. All the teams played their best and the hard work of the players and coaches paid off.
The scores are as follows: First 19-24, Second 7-20, 16A 18-13, 16B 8-2, 15A 8-17, 15B 6-15, 14A 17-10, 14B 2-6.