Thursday 20 – Sunday 23 March 25: A full weekend of 91 fixtures across u14, U15, U16, and U19 age groups at the Standard Bank Wynberg Rugby Festival – thanks for joining us fieldside and online for all the action!
Reflections & Media Memories
Please use the tabs in the sections below to read our senior rugby staff reflect on the weekend’s matches, to find links to the photo albums of our Wynberg matches on all four days, and all the match results.
All match videos are available on demand on the Supersport Schools website/app.
Match Reflections
Deputy Headmaster, Mr Pete van Schalkwyk writes
There was a lot of entertaining under-14 rugby played at the festival.
One of the big games was the fixture between Oakdale, the boys from Riversdale, and the Wynberg U14 team. Oakdale managed to score with two minutes to go to clinch victory 15-14. There is no doubt that both teams will be very competitive this year. The Wynberg team played three matches in three days, but came away with two wins and luckily also injury-free.
Stellenberg U14s managed to beat Rondebosch narrowly in what was earmarked as another big encounter. The SACS U14 team certainly looks like a very good team but was not really tested during the festival.
St Charles from KZN was certainly competitive and lost narrowly to Wynberg and Bishops, but I think the lessons learnt from these two fixtures will set them up well for the season ahead.
Worcester Gym, although losing to Wynberg and Oakdale, must be commended on the grit displayed in both these games, and in the fast, entertaining style of rugby that they adopted. They certainly have some players to look out for in the future.
We do not doubt that teams like Clifton, Hermanus, and Melkbostrand will have laid a good foundation for the season ahead by participating in the festival. It was great having Hermanus and Clifton at our festival for the first time.
Teacher in Charge of Rugby, Mr Dave Mallett gives an overview of the U15 & U16 age groups
The Wynberg festival has always focused more on the participating schools’ preparation for the season, but there is no shortage of southern suburbs’ pundits poring over the results and giving ‘learned’ predictions about the various teams’ fortunes going into the League games ahead!
In this regard, there were some titanic battles in the U15 and U16 divisions this past weekend. Whilst the local schools generally had the upper hand in their encounters with teams from further afield, Oakdale and Worcester Gym put up stiff resistance in both these age groups. Games that stood out were Rondebosch U16A’s demolition of a strong Oakdale outfit (32-3), Stellenberg and Oakdale U15As finishing deadlocked at 7-7 in a tight contest and Wynberg U16As hanging on for victory (31-25) in a pulsating, to and fro battle against Worcester Gym.
From what was on show in the U15 and U16 divisions, we can look forward to some hotly contested southern suburbs’ derbies this coming season.
Director of Rugby, Mr Nic Groom, reports on the Wynberg 1st XV
The Wynberg Boys 1st team was made to work very hard to secure their two victories in this year’s Standard Bank Wynberg Festival.
In the first game, we came up against a spirited St Charles team who at one stage of the game looked like they were set to win it. With 10 minutes to go, they were rewarded a penalty try, taking the score up to 10-12 with 10 minutes to play. To add insult to injury – In the act of awarding the try, flyhalf, Yaqeen Ahmed was yellow-carded in his attempt to stop a St Charles player from scoring.
The Wynberg boys showed great composure and grit, managing to seal the game with 14 men with a try in the final minutes after a quick tap from Morne Noble put the Wynberg number 7 Tjeripo Karuhamba over the line. A tough first encounter in a frustrating game.
Next up, we faced Worcester Gymnasium, who had beaten Clifton in their previous game comfortably.
Wynberg started fast, moving the ball from deep and capitalising on poor kicks and turnovers from Worcester, and finished the 1st half 24-0 up. In the 2nd half, through unforced penalties, Wynberg allowed Worcester off the hook, allowing them opportunities to get the ball to their exciting backs. The defence held up well, and despite a stop-start 2nd half, Wynberg finished the game 29-0 winners.
As far as festivals go, getting competitive games in at this stage of the game is invaluable and after 2 tough games, we are well placed to prepare for a difficult season ahead.
Wynberg Match Photo Albums
Day 1 Wynberg Photos
U15C vs Jan van Riebeeck U15A
Album 1
Album 2
Day 2 Wynberg Photos
U16B vs Hamiltons U16A
Album 1
Album 2
2nd XV vs Curro Delft 1st XV
Album 1
Album 2
U13A vs Hamiltons
Album 1
Album 2
U14A vs St Charles
Album 1
Album 2
U16A vs St Charles
Album 1
Album 2
U15A vs St Charles
Album 1
Album 2
U15B vs Sakumzi Academy U15A
Album 1
Album 2
Day 3 Wynberg Photos
4th XV vs Langa RFC 1st XV
Album
3rd XV vs Oakdale
Album 1
Album 2
U15C vs Edgemead U15A
Album 1
Album 2
U16C vs Langa RFC U16A
Album
All the Results
14h00 SSDP U13B 60 – 0 Hamiltons U13B, Silverhurst B
14h15 Wynberg U15C 12 – 17 Jan van Riebeeck U15A, Silverhurst A
15h00 Bastion U13A 26 – 19 Hamiltons U13A, Hawthornden
15h00 Hermanus U14A 19 – 5 Rondebosch U14A, Silverhurst B
15h15 Hermanus U16A 0 – 86 Rondebosch U16A, Silverhurst A
16h00 Hermanus U15A 3 – 26 Rondebosch U15A, Silverhurst B
16h15 Wynberg 3rd XV 57 – 0 Jan van Riebeeck 1st XV, Hawthornden
16h30 Bastion U13B 14 – 12 Marvin Park U13A, Silverhurst A
17h00 Wynberg U16C 7 – 17 Jan van Riebeeck U16A, Silverhurst B
17h30 Hermanus 1st XV 13 – 12 Noordkaap 1st XV, Hawthornden
08h45 Hamiltons U13B 24 – 19 Marvin Park U13A, Silverhurst C
09h00 Curro Delft U16A 0 – 75 SACS U16B, Silverhurst A
09h00 Bastion U13 B 7 – 12 Wynberg U13B, Silverhurst B
09h30 SACS 2nd XV 5 – 8 Parel Vallei 2nd XV, Hawthornden
09h45 Wynberg U16B 28 – 29 Hamiltons U16A, Silverhurst C
10h00 Bastion U13A 19 – 14 SSDP U13A, Silverhurst B
10h45 Curro Delft 1st XV 0 – 61 Wynberg 2nd XV, Hawthornden
10h45 SACS U16A 65 – 0 Parel Vallei U16A, Silverhurst A
11h00 Wynberg U13A 0 – 45 Hamiltons U13A, Silverhurst B
11h00 Bishops U14A 33 – 0 Clifton U14A, Silverhurst C
12h00 Somerset College 1st XV 0 -22 Melkbosstrand 1st XV, Hawthornden
12h00 Melkbosstrand U15A 35 – 14 Clifton U15A, Silverhurst B
12h00 Jan van Riebeeck U14A 19 – 18 SACS U14B, Silverhurst C
13h00 Somerset College U15A 25 – 0 Curro Delft U15A, Silverhurst B
13h00 Oakdale U14B 25 – 0 Rondebosch U14B, Silverhurst C
13h15 Clifton 1st XV 19 – 38 Worcester Gym 1st XV, Hawthornden
13h15 Bishops U16A 26 – 12 Worcester Gym U16A, Silverhurst A
14h00 SACS U15A 19 – 0 Parel Vallei U15A, Silverhurst B
14h00 Wynberg U14A 22 – 14 St Charles U14A, Silverhurst C
14h30 Tsumeb Privaatskool 1st XV 3 – 43 Bishops 1st XV, Hawthornden
14h30 St Charles U16A 3 – 60 Wynberg U16A, Silverhurst A
15h00 Wynberg U15A 19 – 0 St Charles U15A, Silverhurst B
15h00 Oakdale U14A 38 – 5 Worcester Gym U14A, Silverhurst C
15h45 SACS 1st XV 14 – 12 Parel Vallei 1st XV, Hawthornden
15h45 St Charles 2nd XV 0 – 47 Bishops 2nd XV, Silverhurst A
16h00 Wynberg U15B 41 – 0 Sakumzi Academy U15, Silverhurst CB
16h00 SACS U14A 49 – 0 Parel Vallei U14A, Silverhurst C
17h00 St Charles 1st XV 10 – 19 Wynberg 1st XV, Hawthornden
17h00 Melkbosstrand U16A 19 – 0 Clifton U16A, Silverhurst A
17h00 Bishops U15A 7 – 28 Worcester Gym U15A, Silverhurst B
17h00 Melkbosstrand U14A 0 – 27 Wynberg U14B, Silverhurst C
07h45 Wynberg U13B 10 – 17 SSDP U13B, Hawthornden
08h45 SSDP U13A 10 -14 Hamiltons U13A, Hawthornden
08h50 Bastion U13B 7 – 19 Hamiltons U13B, Silverhurst B
09h00 Wynberg U14C 7 – 19 SACS U14C, Silverhurst C
09h30 Wynberg 4th XV 19 – 7 Langa RFC 1st XV, Silverhurst A
09h45 Wynberg U13A 20 – 5 Bastion U13A, Hawthornden
09h50 Rondebosch U15B 7 – 14 Oakdale U15B, Silverhurst B
10h00 Hermanus U14A 45 – 7 Jan van Riebeeck U14A, Silverhurst C
10h45 Wynberg 3rd XV 12 – 22 Oakdale 3rd XV, Hawthornden
10h45 Rondebosch U16B 19 – 0 Oakdale U16B, Silverhurst A
10h50 Wynberg U15C 33 – 24 Edgemead U15A, Silverhurst B
11h00 Wynberg U14A 14 – 15 Oakdale U14A, Silverhurst C
11h50 Bellville Tech U15A 0 – 40 Hermanus U15A, Silverhurst B
12h00 Rondebosch 2nd XV 10 – 20 Oakdale vs 2nd XV, Hawthornden
12h00 Bellville Tech U16A 3 – 8 Stellenberg U16B, Silverhurst A
12h00 Stellenberg U14A 8 – 0 Rondebosch U14A, Silverhurst C
12h50 Langa U16A 21 – 7 Wynberg U16C, Silverhurst B
13h00 SACS U14A 63 – 3 Bellville Tech U14A, Silverhurst C
13h15 Bergvliet 1st XV 10 – 7 Edgemead 1st XV, Hawthornden
13h15 Hermanus U16A 7 – 10 Jan van Riebeeck U16A, Silverhurst A
14h00 Stellenberg U14B 14 – 12 Rondebosch U14B, Silverhurst C
14h00 Stellenberg U15A 7 – 7 Oakdale U15A, Silverhurst B
14h30 Rondebosch U15A 9 – 0 Oakdale U15A, Silverhurst B
14h30 Hermanus 1st XV 13 – 21 Jan van Riebeeck 1st XV, Hawthornden
14h30 Rondebosch U16A 32 – 3 Oakdale U16A, Silverhurst A
15h00 Rondebosch U15A 6 – 3 Stellenberg U15A, Silverhurst B
15h00 Wynberg U14B 22 – 21 Oakdale U14B, Silverhurst C
15h45 Bellville Tech 1st XV 5 – 19 Noordkaap 1st XV, Hawthornden
16h00 Stellenberg U15B 14 – 18 Jan van Riebeeck U15A, Silverhurst B
16h00 Langa U14A 17 – 44 SACS U14B, Silverhurst C
17h00 Rondebosch 1st XV 10 – 7 Oakdale 1st XV, Hawthornden
09h00 Somerset College 1st XV 21 – 36 Bishops 2nd XV, Hawthornden
09h30 Melkbosstrand U16A 24 – 14 St Charles U16A, Silverhurst A
09h30 Bishops U15A 21 – 10 Clifton U15A, Silverhurst B
10h00 Melkbosstrand U14A 5 – 17 Clifton U14A, Silverhurst C
10h15 Bishops 1st XV 73 – 7 Clifton 1st XV, Hawthornden
10h30 Bishops U16A 76 – 0 Clifton U16A, Silverhurst A
10h30 Melkbosstrand U15A 14 – 24 St Charles U15A, Silverhurst B
11h00 Curro Delft U16A 7 – 57 Wynberg 16B, Silverhurst C
11h30 St Charles 2nd XV 0 – 31 Wynberg 2nd XV, Hawthornden
11h30 Bishops U14A 14 – 5 St Charles U14A, Silverhurst B
11h45 Wynberg U16A 31 – 25 Worcester Gym U16A, Silverhurst A
12h15 Curro Delft U15A 0 – 67 Wynberg 15B, Silverhurst C
12h30 Somerset College U15A 0 – 50 SACS U15B, Silverhurst B
12h45 St Charles 1st XV 41 – 10 Tsumeb Privaatskool 1st XV, Hawthornden
13h00 Wynberg U14A 25 – 0 Worcester Gym U14A, Silverhurst A
13h30 Wynberg U15A 26 – 10 Worcester Gym U15A, Silverhurst B
14h00 Curro Delft 1st XV 0 – 38 Melkbosstrand 1st XV, Hawthornden
14h00 Bergvliet 1st XV 15 – 17 SACS 3rd XV, Silverhurst A
15h15 Wynberg 1st XV 29 – 0 Worcester Gym 1st XV, Hawthornden
