23 June 2016

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June 23, 2016
Kingswood takes K-Day crown!
Nail-biter sees their first win
on home turf since 1980
THE annual clash between St
Andrew’s College/DSG and
longtime rivals, Kingswood
College, known fondly by pupils
and alumni as K-Day, remains
one of the biggest sporting
highlights in Grahamstown every
y e a r.
This year, K-Day returned to
the Kingswood turf and dished
an exciting hand of Kingswood
competitiveness and triumph
over the St Andrew’s/DSG
counterpar ts.
The three-day-long clash has
long-existed as a day to divide
Grahamstonians, with its footing
strongly planted in more than a
100 years of competitiveness and
camaraderie.
Anyone, no matter what school
affiliation, who has been on the
sidelines, will recall what a
unique atmosphere it is as the
school spirit can be very easily
seen both on and off the field.
Once again this year, pupils,
parents and members of the
Grahamstown community
flocked from field to field,
eagerly watching the high level
of sport on offer, as the three
Kowie Bowling Club
TUESDAY on we played our SUPERSPAR
competition with a fairly small field, I
would imagine because of the imminent
weather. Michael van de Sandt and his
team of Mike Beaumont and Gerald Mills
were in top form to beat Bob Ford’s team
by 8/+13 and Rob Owsley’s team of 4’s
was the runner up beating Pieter
Stegmann’s team. The winning team took
home the SPAR vouchers, thank you SPAR.
Thursday, June 16, public holiday has
now been dedicated to a new competition
“Eastern Areas presidents Day” mixed trips
competition with each EA club entering 2
teams and the host club an additional
team with the president entering his own
team. The comp it played over three games
of 15 ends with tea and lunch served
between games. It was a very enjoyable
day played in fine weather with a three
skins scoring system. Albany, Kallie
Calitz’s team finished on top after winning
their three games played with 27 points. In
second place was Kowie’s Michael vd
Sandt’s team also winning all their games
but finishing two points behind and Dave
Lang’s Port Alfred team was in third place
on 20 points. Eastern Areas provided three
small cash prizes for the top teams.
General consensus was that it had been a
very good idea for the district to give back
to the bowlers in the district and it should
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schools competed in netball,
hockey and rugby.
St Andrew’s first team rugby
boys marched onto the field last
Saturday for the ultimate K-Day
showdown against the
Kingswood firsts.
It was St Andrew’s game to
win since they suffered a close
defeat last year, losing to
Kingswood with only one point
but, unfortunately, home ground
gave the Kingswood gladiators
enough reason to pummel the St
Andrew’s first team, beating
them by 34-22.
It was their first victory on
home soil (played on Gane Field)
since 1962 and, while they faced
intense pressure to perform,
Captain Olehile Losaba stated in
the build-up that the pressure
had been a privilege.
Ultimately, Kingswood
triumphed at City Lords last
Saturday in front of the biggest
crowd seen at the derby in years.
According to Kingswood
College marketing coordinator,
Mfundo Ncube, the game got off
to a flying start, with St Andrews
setting the pace and drawing
BREAKING THE LINE: Kingswood College first rugby team smashed the St Andrew’s College boys
last week in their first victory on home ground since 1962 during last week’s K-Day sports festival
first blood with a try from Ross
Ferguson three minutes in.
Centre Matt Moore made no
mistake in converting.
Not letting the quick try and
conversion break their spirits,
the Kingswood boys held their
composure and hit back straight
away with a try of their own.
Kingswood’s Lutho Nomoyi put
through a clever grubber for
fellow centre Siba Mzanywa to
dart through for a try, which was
converted by fly-half Weston
Pot g i e t e r.
BOWLSBANTER
... what’s happening
be kept up. Thank you Eastern Areas and
this competition will be played at the EA’s
Presidents Club on the public holiday. On
the same day the club played our
sponsored Ocean Basket competition
within the club and this was Pieter
Stegmann’s day for his trip of Dave Tyrrell
and Pam Taylor with a big win over Eddie
Hoseck’s team and runner up on the day
David Bank’s trip over John Hubbard’s
team in a very closely contested game.
Both Winner and runner up took home
Ocean Basket vouchers.
It was a busy bowls weekend with the
seven section winners of the EA Men’s
Pairs competition heading back to Albany
for the playoffs in two sections. Well done
to Rob Owlsley and Pieter Stegmann on
winning their section and will play Kallie
Calitz in the final (believed to be played at
Kowie on Sunday morning). Our ladies
Delene Deenik and Dot Rohrs are the EA
Ladies champions, well done ladies with
Thelma du Preez of Albany as the runnerup.
The weekend also saw the start of our
club open singles championship with 3
sections playing. With the bowls
commitments we have had to spread the
competition over a couple of weeks with
our final due to be played on Sunday July
10.. For Saturday’s tab bowls, we played
From there on, a nail-biting
bat tle followed, and with only 12
minutes from half-time,
Lubambo Sibam broke through
the tight St Andrew’s defence
after sustained pressure on the
side’s try line, to put the hosts
ahead. This time, Potgieter failed
to convert. Five minutes later,
St Andrews’s’ Moore nailed a
penalty to place them within
touching distance.
However, Kingswood once
again wasted no time
responding with Sibam scoring
our delayed Courtyard competition and
Delene Deenik’s fours of Allan Sheridan,
Basil Clark and Pam Taylor were on their
winning ways in defeating Tony Brown’s
team two points/nine shots under par.
Dave Bank’s team defeated Gavin Deenik’s
team to take the runner-up spot, but only
the winning team took home Courtyard
vouchers, thank you Allan.
Duties for week June 27-July 3:
Greens: Roll – Pieter Stegmann. Mark –
Siggie Rohrs and Allan Sheridan. Tabs:
Cash – Lucia Nel. Select - PW Tomlinson.
Bar: Gavin and Delene Deenik.
Kenton Bowls Club
REMEMBER that the closing date for the EA Men’s
and ladies fours competition to be started at
Kenton for the Men on the July 16 and 17 is the
June 25. First games for the ladies is at
Grahamstown BC also on July 16 and 17.
Last weeks Supa Bucks saw Richard Beresford’s
team winning with a score of nine points (out of a
possible 10) and a shot profit of eight. Second was
Langham Carter’s team with 8 + 7.
On the same day two teams went and played in
the EA Presidents Fun Day at Kowie BC. Three
games of 15 ends with three sets of five ends with
a total of 10 points a game. No green fees, round
Robin, pre drawn. At the end Albany won the day.
Last Friday’s Personal Trust Sponsored Trips saw
20 teams on the greens in nice sunny weather.
There were several ends with score of six shots by
teams of Terry Bowen, Ruth Low, Don Baillie and
Bob Burrows. The winners were Langham Carters
team of Helen Birch and John Gaylard with a score
of 22 +15, second was Denis Stirk team with 21 +
10 and 3rd Ruth Lows team with 20 + 18.
The Friday night draw done by new social
member Sandy Rule which was worth R800 was
WON by Stella Baillie on number 11, so tomorrow
night the prize will go back to R500.
In trying to improve membership management
have arranged that from Wednesday June 29 and
every Wednesday from then to have a green ready
for any person that wants to play the game
starting at 2pm at a cost of R20. Tea/coffee
CROQUETCORNER
... rolls that count
WHAT a great turnout we had
on Saturday with perfect
weather conditions playing
ball for a change.
The first day of the B section
club championship was played
last Wednesday and
congratulations to Roger
his second try of the game.
Potgieter added the extra two
points.
On the stroke of half-time,
winger Matthew Takeloo burst
through for Kingswood, handing
off two tacklers to score a
sensational try. Potgieter
converted once more.
Moore had a chance to close
the gap on the stroke of halftime,
but his penalty kick from
roughly 40m out went wide.
Kingswood went into the
break with a 26-10 advantage.
Darkes on winning all his
matches. A reminder that the
club is having a Christmas in
July Sunday lunch on the
third. Please enter your name
on the list on the noticeboard
if you want to attend.
This week Correen Gie will
be going to Port Elizabeth for
The second half began as a
tough arm-wrestle, although the
power of Kingswood’s forward
pack was now beginning to tell
as they kept making ground
charging up field.
With only 17 minutes from
full-time, Potgieter’s penalty kick
increased Kingswood’s lead to
19. Right after the penalty kick,
St Andrew’s put the Kingswood
defence under sustained
pressure for the next 10 minutes,
but failed to break through.
Then eventually, after a 40m
break up field from lock Shane
Weweje, Kingswood scored a try
through full-back Athi Halom –
which Stevens failed to convert.
As Kingswood rolled on all
seven of their substitutes, the St
Andrew’s fullback Ferguson hit
back with his second try of the
game. Ferguson tried his hand at
converting the try, but was
unsuccessful.
As the clock ticked down, St
Andrew’s prop and captain Sazi
Sandi scored a consolation try.
Moore returned to kicking
duties and converted.
However, it was too little, too
late – as Kingswood College
kept their K-Day crown.
The hockey and netball
clashes also saw some excellent
p l ay.
included. Bowls can be provided. Bar will be open
after game. Flat shoes necessary and Di
Gruneberg will be on hand to arrange matters. For
any further info contact Di on (046) 648-1666.
In the EA Men’s Pairs father and son, Luan and
Luther O’Connell won through the preliminary
rounds to play last weekend at Albany BC in the
final play off but unfortunately did not get through
to the final.
Catering will be cooking up a meal of Cornish
mince pasties with veg, rice and gravy plus a
pudding for R35 on Friday July 1, so members
please note in your diaries. A list will go up for all
wanting to participate so that the caterers can get
the necessary supplies.
This coming week end the Kowie GBS will be
played all day Saturday June 25. Kenton have
several teams entered.
Duty for week June 27-July 3: Tabs In cashier
Ken Nixon. Bar Ivor Rule and Brian Aldag.
Tail piece:The biggest lie I tell myself is ... “I
don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember it…”
Port Alfred Bowling and Croquet Club
On Tuesday 14th the mixed fours final was played
and won by David Freeme, Chris Armitage, Dix
Lang and Emil Jurgensen. The Ocean Basket
sponsored competition was won by Noel Heale
and his team. Well done everyone. The President’s
Cup was played on Thursday July 16. Dave Lang
and his team came in third. The competition was
sponsored by Eastern Areas as a thank you to the
bowlers from each club who have given much to
bowls in their areas. We thank them all for their
efforts and input. The Guido’s sponsored
competition was played on Saturday July 18 and
was won by Neil de Villiers, Stan Weyer, John
Bennet and Peter Wansell.
Ten players from our club have been invited to
attend the EP Squad Trial on Sunday June 26. Our
club is very proud of their achievement and we
wish them good bowling in PE. The men are: David
Freeme, Phillip Taylor, Trevor Frost, Hein
Strombeck and Noel Heale; and the ladies are:
Jane Armitage, Maureen Heale, Sandra Wiblin,
Carol Grobbelaar and Adele Wood.
Rounds one and two of the men’s open singles
competition will be played on Wednesday
afternoon. The Radue trips competition will be
played on Saturday June 25.
Duties for the week June 28-July 3: Tabs –
Sylvia Provost and Anton Strombeck; Bar duty –
Dave Lang, Gordon Goff and John Bennet; Ironing
– Trevor Frost.
an appointment and you will
be very much in our thoughts.
After our very successful day
in East London last Sunday we
have arranged for them to visit
us on Sunday September 17.
A list will be on the
noticeboard for those wanting
to play.