18 Tel: (045) 839-4040 Emergency: (A/H) 083-<strong>27</strong>2-0955 ° Editorial: sonjar@tisoblackstar.co.za - advertising: charodinev@tisoblackstar.co.za THE REPRESENTATIVE <strong>27</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
THE REPRESENTATIVE <strong>27</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2018</strong> Tel: (045) 839-4040 Emergency: (A/H) 083-<strong>27</strong>2-0955 ° Editorial: sonjar@tisoblackstar.co.za - advertising: charodinev@tisoblackstar.co.za 19 SPOR TSSCENE Mixed bag of rugby results GOOD TO BE BACK: Tseke Siyobi, formerly of Breakers but now playing for Swallows, was in dominant mood against his old team Picture: MAXWELL LEVINE MAXWELL LEVINE IT WAS a bitter-sweet weekend for Komani rugby supporters as their three teams plying their trade in the Border leagues experienced a mixed bag of results. <strong>The</strong>re was a first win for Old Collegians while Breakers and Shining Stars suffered home d e fe at s . In their clash against Swallows, Breakers held their own in the first stanza. But, with the score deadlocked at 8-8, Swallows scored 26 unanswered points Swallows took the early initiative with an unconverted try by Simnikelo Nandipha. Nkunku Mbusi put Breakers’ first points on the board with a penalty conversion to trail by two points. S wa l l o w s ’ Aphiwe Stemele replied with a penalty of his own as Swallows took an 8-3 lead. Thabo Sokwebe dotted down for an unconverted try. Swallows were all class in the second half, led by their dangerous flyhalf, who put in a man- of-the-match performance with Breakers old boy Tseke Siyobi dominating the breakdown area. Aphiwe Stemele started the onslaught with a try initiated by wing Buhle Magazi who offloaded for Stemele to score and convert as Swallows took a 15-8 lead. Eighthman Siyobi smashed through the defence to score. Soon after it was wing Siyasanga Patti who raced over to score an unconverted try after brilliant work by the backline. Stemele’s handling skills and pace came to the fore as he intercepted and sprinted the length of the field to score under the posts, with prop Zwelidumile Nomazwe converting. Although Swallows played with 14 men after their prop received a yellow card, Breakers posed no danger with a comfortable win of 34-8. Swallows top the standings with 15 points from three matches while Breakers dropped to fourth, still on 10 points. Old Collegians redeemed themselves with a masterclass performance in beating Cambridge 30-3 away from home. Collegians dominated proceedings from the word go as they raced to a 19-0 lead in the first 10 minutes. <strong>The</strong>re was no stopping the Komani side as they scored a further 11 points to secure a memorable victory. Cambridge forfeited the match 11 minutes into the second half with 29 minutes still to play. Craig Pijoos scored a brace of tries with Neville Olivier and Rowan Bishop also on the scoring board. Cheslin Jekels kicked two penalties and one conversion with Renzo Sass adding the other conversion. Collegians moved to sixth on the table while Cambridge is rooted at the bot tom. Shining Stars were humbled 21-11 by United Brothers at home. Stars dropped to ninth on the log while United is second. League will resume on May 5. Queen’s youngsters too strong for class of ‘08 SIMTEMBILE MGIDI QUEEN’S College, in celebrating their 160th anniversary, played a friendly soccer match on Friday between the class of 2008 and a team comprising pupils who did not play for any first team sides. <strong>The</strong> pupils showed no mercy to the Old Boys in a game that was played in good spirit as the energetic youth scored a goal early in 1965Ride cyclists zoom into Komani at 30km/h TONY FROST Hangklip High School On Saturday, Hangklip hosted a sports day against Winterberg. Netball: U14 B won 8-1, U14 A lost 11-5, U16C lost 6-7 against Maria Louw’s second team; U16B won 13-10, U16 A won 29-8, thirds lost 11-1 against Maria Louw first team, seconds won 20-17, 1st team won 31-11. H o c ke y : Thirds lost 2-3 against Maria Louw. Goals were scored by Iviwe Mbane and Lizalise Tyhalu. <strong>The</strong> second team played against Winterberg’s first team and won 1-0. <strong>The</strong> goal was scored by Thaimika Ambraal. <strong>The</strong> first team played against a combined team and won 9-2. Goals were scored by Cearyn Claassen (2), Chanté du Randt (2), Shakina Jackson (2), Jenae van Wyk (1), Hanneri Janse van Rensburg (1) and Amber Scholtz (1). Rugby: For the second week in a row, the rugby had positive results. U14 won 29-7, U15 won 29-10, U16 won 33-17, 2nds drew 24-24, 1st won 44-19. Queen’s College Junior Fixtures v Selborne, squash: top 5 lost 4 matches toone, (12-3 in games).. H o c ke y : U9A lost 1-2, U9B won 2-0, each half. <strong>The</strong> Old Boys retaliated with a goal of their own but the boys’ third goal came in the dying minutes of the game, taking the final score to 3-1. Vuyolwethu Ntsizi, the co-ordinator of the Old Boys side, said they had no plans to size up their opponents in the early stages of the match, they had come with one simple motive - to kill. <strong>The</strong> Old Boys missed AFTER nine days of pedalling at about 80 pedal strokes a minute, the seven cyclists who rode all the way from Johannesburg to Komani to raise funds for bursaries for pupils, entered <strong>The</strong> Rec on Thursday at the start of the Queen’s College reunion. It had been the eighth edition of the 1965Ride which was started by the Queen’s College matric class of 1965 as its contribution to improving education by means of a bursary fund. <strong>The</strong>re have been at least two members of that class involved in the cycle tour since inception and this year was no exception with Tony Frost cycling his eighth tour and Ian Dorrington (second tour) and his wife, Pam, providing support services. SCHOOLSSPOR T the U9C lost 2-0, U10A lost 0-1, U10B lost 1-2, U10C lost 10-4, U11A lost 1-4, U11B won 2-1, U13A drew 1-1, U13B lost 0-2, U13C drew 1-1. Rugby: U9A won 21-14, U9B won 12-0, U9C won 42-5, U10A won 22-0, U10B lost 0-5, U11A lost 0-15, U11B drew 5-5, U11C drew 7-7, U12A lost 12-13, U12B lost 14-20, U12C won 26-5, U13A lost 10-54, U13B lost 0-48, U13C lost 5-26. GHS Squash: <strong>The</strong> first team beat Clarendon 5-1 and now qualify for the Squash Top Schools to be held in Pietermaritzburg. <strong>The</strong> 2nd team lost 1-5. Squash players participated in the SA Closed Tournament in Johannesburg recently. <strong>The</strong> following results were obtained: U16 5th Kirsten Lyons, 17th Tyla-Mae Roux; U14: 15th Emma du Preez. Hockey v Clarendon: 1st lost 0-2, 2nd drew 1-1, 3rd lost 1-2 , U16A lost 0-1, U16B drew 0-0, U16C lost 0-3, U14A lost 0-10, U14B lost 0-7. N et b a l l : U19A lost 13-28, U19B lost 17-20, U19C lost 8-11, U19D lost 4-16, U16A won 19-9, U16B won 21-6, U16C lost 12-17, U14A lost 9-18, U14B lost 7-17. Golf: Girls participated in the Border FACE OFF: Queen’s College Old Boys during the Queen’s 160th birthday celebrations Picture: SIMTEMBILE MGIDI plenty of scoring opportunities as it appeared their strikers had a phobia for the goal uprights. Queen’s teacher and BACK AGAIN: Participants in the 1965Ride from Johannesburg to Komani arrive at <strong>The</strong> Rec on Thursday Picture: MIKE DOVE <strong>The</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 1965Ride tour group was special. No other group has managed to achieve six 10km segments at an average speed of more than 30km/h, including the last 10km up to the Penhoek pinnacle! At the other end of the scale, few other groups have managed to exhaust our interim soccer coach Ndumiso Mkandla said the aim of the game was to welcome the Old Boys as they requested the soccer match Foundation Golf Queenstown Championship and achieved the following results over 18 holes: Kerrith Hartley 95, Erin Barraud 99, Sarah du Plessis 101, Rebecca Aylesbury 104 and Sarah-lee van Straaten 123. Over 9 Hhles: Carla van Jaarsveld 62, Tatum Bosch 68. This resulted in Kerrith Hartley being placed first and Erin Barraud second in the girls’ section. Cycling: HS again participated in the well-organised 1965Ride and Walk-the-Walk. <strong>The</strong>se events are to raise funds for schools in Komani. Shelly Goldschmidt, a staff member, is congratulated on completing the grueling 200km cycle ride from East London to Komani. A group of enthusiastic girls from the school also cycled some of the way. Hangklip Junior <strong>The</strong> annual sport day was held last weekend with 950 players from 14 schools taking part in rugby and netball. In all, 45 rugby and 100 netball matches were played. Hangklip won 22 of their matches, lost 7 and drew two. <strong>The</strong> school’s next fixture is at home against Volkskool from Graaff-Reinet on May 12. against the pupils. Mkandla said, “We do not have soccer in the school, but we are testing the waters to see how the boys and the community react to it. “I am happy with the talent I saw from the boys today. I am confident we could have a very competitive team that could take on any team in the region. If we ever have a Queen’s soccer team,” supply of spare tubes as a result of punctures ... Pam Dorrington was the official tour photographer whose photos are set to appear in the traditional 1965Ride coffee table book. Mark Berger and his company, Alderson Ambulance, undertook to take care of our health and well-being. So, after about 1.2 million pedal strokes, the <strong>2018</strong> 1965Ride cycle tour was over – but not really. <strong>The</strong>y have raised a considerable sum (not all of it is in yet as they have until June to complete their fundraising) and this will ensure that the legacy of the eighth running of the tour will endure for many years to come. WELL DONE: CHDM representative Sindiswa Pinzi, left, hands over the trophy to capatain Zozibini Malangeni of Enoch Mgijima netball squad, who was crowned district champions Victory for the Enoch Mgijima netball squad PILANATHI RASMENI ENOCH Mgijima Local Municipality netball team came home victorious with gold medals and a trophy af ter competing with other local municipalities for the district netball championship title on Saturday at Manz netball fields. Five municipalities in Chris Hani District Municipality, including Inxuba Yethemba, Emalahleni, Intsika Yethu, Enoch Mgijima and Ngcobo battled it out for the first position. Out of these five, the two best teams were to be selected – one to represent the district in the national championships in July and the second for the U19 Steve Tshwete Vukile games in November. Department of sport, r e c r e at i o n , arts and culture (Dsrac) manager Thoko Oliphant said, “We congratulate the winners. We hope they will make us proud. In February we distributed sport uniforms to the local municipalities. We are impressed to see that the teams are using those uniforms because most of the clubs come from disadvantaged backgrounds and cannot afford to buy the necessary equipment.” Enoch Mgijima netball coach Qhamani Ngxathu said, “We are overwhelmed. We did not expect to win because other teams gave us tough time. This victory means everything to us as the five players from our team will play in the Steve Tshwete competition during the festive season. We will continue working hard and groom the school pupils who form part of our team.” In second place, Emalahleni Local Municipality received silver medals, and in third place was Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality with bronze medals. Dsrac awarded each team with a ball as a form of m ot i vat i o n . Every year, the local municipalities host trials when various players are selected to form a first team that will represent Enoch Mgjima Local Municipalit y. 138 people attended parkrun ON Saturday 138 people ran, jogged and walked the course of the Komani parkrun at the Queenstown Golf Club in cool weather conditions. A total of 18 were first timers and 37 recorded personal best times.
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