CSA Hails Zola Thamae s Landmark Election

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1 YOUR FREE SPORTS & COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PAGE 1 CSA Hails Zola .: info@sportsexpress.co.za Thamae s Landmark Election 30 AUGUST 2013 Riverside crowned Build-it - DCFA U13 Champs Cricket South Africa congratulated Ms. Zola Thamae on her election as the first lady president of any of CSA s affiliates after she had been elected to the Free State Cricket Union s highest post at its annual meeting. This is a landmark moment not just for cricket but I believe for all sport in South Africa, commented CSA President Chris Nenzani. It is highly appropriate that this election should take place in August which is the month in which we celebrate the enormous contribution women have made to all aspects of South African society. It was a very sad month for us last year when the CEO of Northerns Cricket Union, Elize Lombard, passed away on National Women s Day as she was certainly a pioneer in the advancement of women at the highest levels of South African cricket administration. But this year it is an occasion to celebrate as we remember Elize s enormous contribution and also wish Zola all the best in her new role. Zola is a highly experienced cricket administrator, having served Free State as vicepresident for four years. She also served on CSA s Board of Directors under the previous dispensation and was the first woman to do so. She is a former manager of our national women s team and currently serves on CSA s transformation committee. We all look forward to welcoming her as a valued member of CSA s shareholder group, the Members Forum. Ms. Thamae commented: I am deeply honoured to be elected to this prestigious position and I look forward to the challenges it will undoubtedly place in front of me. Free State cricket is in a very healthy state at the moment with our provincial team having had a very good season last year. The Central franchise of which we are part continues to be highly competitive in the major domestic competitions as well. Ms. Thamae, 49, is also highly respected in the business world as a senior manager at the Department of Sport, Art and Culture in the Free State. Photo: CSA Pinetown Build- It, in partnership with SAFA DCFA staged the annual under- 13 Soccer Tournament at Anderson Park Grounds on Saturday, August 17. The tournament featured 16 teams made up of invited league and schools The Uthungulu District Municipality Team is the new provincial champions for the Indigenous Games. The hosts (Uthungulu) dethroned the previous champions Ethekwini in the games held at the Richards Bay Sports Complex at the week-end. Amajuba District maintained their second spot while Ethekwini was relegated to third place. Speaking at the com- teams, showcasing untapped talent from different backgrounds. Uthungulu wins Indigenous Games mencement of the games, the MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation, Mrs Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha stressed that the Indigenous Games (IGs) were important in promoting and preserving the diverse culture of our province. All teams received meals and sponsored items for players and coach, with the winners receiving one full team kit, a large trophy, 16 kit bags, 16 miniature trophies while the runners up received 16 kit bags and 16 miniature trophies. Congratulations to Riverside. They were crowned champions after beating Linfield 3-0 in the final. We are delighted to see more people becoming actively involved in this sport and hope these games will occupy their rightful place alongside soccer and rugby in the near future. The department is striving to help produce superstars that will compete and win in similar global events, she said. Games played were ushumpu, Ingqathu (rope skipping), Khokho, Umlabalaba (the board game) Dibeke, Drie Stokkies, Amagende (stones), Incuva and Induku (stick fighting).

2 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 2 Amateur Football still the Loser By Enzo Coppola Leading up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the South African government and other parties with vested interests, like the South African Football Association, were all doing their best to convince Joe Public that the quadrennial tournament was the best thing that could happen to our country. They re-assured people that it was worth spending millions, as tens of thousands of people would visit our country and besides businesses getting a big boost, tourism would also receive a huge shot in the arm. Besides all the infrastructure, huge new stadiums were built for the World Cup, some, like the Moses Mabhida in Durban were built because 'football needed its own stadium' in this City. Now, over 3 years since the successful hosting of the World Cup in South Africa, a question that needs to be asked is "what positive difference did the tournament make to the average football person?" If we highlight some of the negative issues amateur football faced in the pre-2010 days it may help us understand where we are in terms of progress. Fast-forward to the end of the 2013 winter season and we find that none of any of the above issues have been addressed, despite constant promises by the municipality and also assurances from the Local Football Associations that they are "engaging" with the authorities with a view to improving matters. The LFA's appear to be toothless; as the stock reply is that there are never funds available to address these issues. However, the ethekwini municipality will always make millions available to host Bafana matches, Top Gear festivals or high-profile concerts at the drop of a hat. The previous football stadium that existed on the site where Moses Mabhida now stands was called New Kingsmead. It was a stadium that had a capacity of and had originally been designed with a view to expanding its capacity to upwards of Around the year 2000, it was upgraded at great cost and had a new athletics track installed around a state-of -the-art football field specifically for the Africa games. hours before any league matches, and if they do allow a curtain-raiser it will only be involving junior teams that "won't damage the field". Having also built a few "outfields" in the same precinct that are of a very high standard -- even those are completely out of the reach of Mr Joe Public. The cost of R1500 per hour to hire is completely exorbitant and out of the reach of any amateur club. One would think that if a Local Football Association applied to stage an annual tournament on the "outfields", that the municipality may be more accommodating with an official approach, and be willing to subsidise the progress of amateur football and help with 'development', however the answer is always a flat "no". Pay up like everyone else is the answer. So the ethekwini municipality is now in the business of making a profit from its ratepayers from the very land that is meant to be used and frequented freely by the ratepayers themselves. So post 2010 the stark question still is: "What did the FIFA 2010 World Cup competition, sanctioned and endorsed by SAFA do for you and me as average people? The answer is absolutely nothing in football terms. Our facilities are still terrible in the greater Durban districts, if not worse; there is no representative inter-district or inter-provincial football; we have no access to the better grounds on the outer Moses Mabhida fields, and kids cannot even start to dream about even walking onto the Main Moses Mabhida field, never mind actually playing on it. One could say that the FIFA 2010 World Cup, sanctioned by SAFA could have been used as a catalyst to achieve far better progress in South African Football, instead it has been a dream-killer for many aspiring footballers who have lost faith in the system. There were a number of grounds in and around the greater Durban area that had been left to rot and had been invaded and inhabited by vagrants, such as Bert Taylor Park in Red Hill, Mandene Park in Cato Manor, Ramblers in Montclair, and Umbilo FC in Umbilo to name a few. I have not had the opportunity to visit similar situations around the ethekwini region, but I am sure they are many more in a similar dilapidated state. Within the current amateur leagues in the greater Durban area, for many years before 2010 clubs would be playing at grounds that were very badly maintained, had no security, no running water, and lacked ablutions or change rooms. Teams would most always change under a tree (if you were lucky) on the side of the field. Floodlights at 99% of the municipal fields were non-existent. How clubs managed to get decent training sessions during the dark winter months is anybody's guess. This was a field with tremendous history and heritage, accumulated over many years. The beauty of New Kingsmead was that, being on municipal land, it was accessible to the average grassroots clubs, from juniors to seniors, which also extended to the numerous outfields in the same precinct. For many players of all ages, taking part in a curtain-raiser or cup-final was something to look forward to and to dream about. The thought and hope of playing on the "Main field inspired many a kid, including myself. However, we, as amateur clubs involved at grassroots level, now find ourselves post-2010 that the brand new Moses Mabhida stadium is totally out of bounds and out of reach for all of us. Only the professional clubs and Bafana use the main field, and they only do so because they are heavily subsidised by the city. The Professional Soccer League has banned curtain-raisers for a few

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4 Fund Raising Drive for Shaun Gunther Former SA national off road quad racing champion Shaun Gunther has been diagnosed with Synovial Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, and has been given twelve months to live by doctors. Shaun is unable to work and his partner, Tam, is working two jobs to try and make ends meet for the family, which includes their two young daughters, Morgan (5) and Sienna (2). Times are obviously extremely tough for the family and medical costs are astronomical, MSA would therefore like to call on all those involved in the sport to assist by making a donation into the following account: Account name: Motorsport SA Trust Bank: Nedbank Branch: Midrand Branch code: Account number: Reference to be used for payments: Shaun Gunther Fund All funds raised in this way will be paid over to Shaun and his family and thereby hopefully at least relieve some of the financial stress they are going through. Thank you in anticipation of the assistance the motorsport family will provide to Shaun in this extremely difficult time. SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 4 The Mafukuzela Gandhi Circuit launched its Inaugural Circuit Managers Champion Cup in September 2012 at the Northcroft Community Grounds in Phoenix. The success of this event has inspired an even larger event for PRESS RELEASE The Circuit Manager s Champion Cup Champions Cup 2013 commenced in July 2013 with 330 Primary and Secondary Schools participating at Intra Circuit Level to establish Champion Schools. In 2013 the Competition not only confines itself to the Mafukuzela Gandhi Cluster but extends its borders to incorporate schools in the Durban North West Cluster. The 11 Circuits (Billy Nair Circuit; Verulam Circuit; Phoenix Central Circuit; Phoenix North Circuit; Inanda North Circuit; Inanda Central Circuit; Kwa Mashu Circuit; Malandela Circuit; Ntuzuma Circuit; Kranskloof Circuit and Westville Circuit) within these two Clusters have contested and competed in the codes of Netball and Soccer in the Primary and Secondary School Divisions. The respective Circuit Champion schools will converge on the Sachrine Grounds, Phoenix, for a Gala day of finals on the 31 August It is encouraging to note that our sponsors Umongo Petroleum ( Boston Moonsamy), Stonebridge Food Services (Reuben Govender), Medal King (Azad Rahim), Charmers Sports (Ebrahim), Buxon Printers, Mr. Danny Manikam and The Department of Sport and Recreation have so readily assisted in making this venture possible. This Programme has been informed by the need for a rejuvenation of organized school sports at primary and secondary schools. We are hopeful that other Circuits in this Province take the responsibility of convening similar programmes to enhance learner participation in sport. The public is encouraged to arrive in their numbers to support this event. Sporting U13 Netball Champs Chatsworth Netball Union held their opening tournament for juniors on Sunday, August 11. This tournament gave the girls an opportunity to showcase their talents before the league campaign kicks off. Fielding three teams in this tournament, Hotel Savera Chatsworth Sporting competed in two finals with the U13 team being crowned champions in their age group. This committed group of girls have been practising since March under the guidance and tutelage of coach Mala Govindasamy who has worked tirelessly to prepare the girls for the season. The fantastic team spirit and competitiveness displayed undoubtedly contributed to the success of this team as they beat a very competitive Kingston netball club in the final. The Hotel Savera Chatsworth Sporting team were unbeaten in the round robin stages and carried this form into a pulsating final. Natara Moodley and Bhavna Persadh were in scintillating goal scoring form and made sure that the hard work of the rest of the team was rewarded. Having come from the U11 ranks last year, this team has made the smooth transition to U13 netball with much maturity. Meanwhile the Hotel Savera Chatsworth Sporting U15 team reached the final and lost very narrowly to Durban Africa after leading at half time. But the girls did Sport ing proud with their consistent performances in the tournament and together with coach Daisy Govender, laid the platform for a fruitful junior season ahead. Junior training takes place on Fridays at the Chatsworth Netball courts and anyone interested in joining the U11, U13 and U15 teams can contact Jason on or Mala on or visit the club web site on Photo: Hotel Savera Chatsworth Sporting U13 champs

5 SKISA Produces SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 5 Three National Champs SKISA produced three national all style champions in Proteas Sasha Pillay, Theo Pillay and Pria Pillay at the Elite cadets and juniors trials in Gauteng recently. The organisation that is literally Flying high in the current Karate South Africa tournament circuit has produced 56 KZN caps and 19 Proteas in the 2013 season thus far. We are having an incredibly successful year said KZN S Protea coach Sensei Brando Pillay. Our KSA champions have stepped up to the plate and are firing on all cylinders. This augers well for their tournament campaign in Africa and Europe commencing at the end of August, he added. After returning from Tunisia they will head off to Spain to do duty on behalf of the Rainbow na tion at the WKF cadets and junior championships, said President of KSA Kyoshi Sonny Pillay. Skisa is proud of our local KZN KSA champs and wish them huge success in their pursuit of glory at major events around the world during 2013 and beyond, he added. For all enquiries, contact the President Kyoshi Sonny Pillay on CSA Hails the success of A Team Series Cricket South Africa congratulated the South Africa A side on their fine 121-run victory over India A at the Tuks Oval to square the unofficial fourday Test series at 1-1. This result represented a fine fightback after India had won the first match by an innings. The winter international programme which included two four-day Test series and a triangular ODI series has been a huge success, commented CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat, and all three participating countries Australia A completed the line-up are to be congratulated on the quality of their cricket and the manner in which all the games were played. Both India and Australia came here with a large number of players with international experience and it was an excellent test for our rank of potential future Protea players. South Africa, Australia and India all have plenty lot of depth to their cricket and I am hopeful that this initiative is something that can be built on going forward. This last match represented the best traditions of the firstclass game with the one side first gaining the ascendancy and then the other fighting back to dominate. I would also like to thank our affiliates for the work they put in to provide excellent playing facilities at both Pretoria and Rustenburg. It has been a very worthwhile exercise which will benefit cricket in all three countries, he added. South Africa A coach Vinnie Barnes commented: Several of our players have taken the opportunity to impress. Beuran Hendricks first 10-wicket haul in the match that finished today (11/63) was obviously a stand-out performance but it was by no means the only one and the likes of Dean Elgar, Reeza Hendricks, Thami Tsolekile and Simon Harmer to name a few have also done extremely well. If you would like to receive an electronic copy of the newspaper, us at: info@sportsexpress.co.za

6 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 6 Maputo Cricket Academy wins Southern Zone 50 Overs League The Maputo Cricket Academy, the home of development for Mozambican Cricket dethroned the all-powerful Rio Matola Cricket Club (four times champions in the last five years) to win the Southern Zone 50 overs league for the very first time. The Mission, which started in 2001 under the ICC Africa Development Program and implemented through the National Commission for School Cricket, resulted in success on August 11 when Maputo Cricket Academy, beat Rio Matola by four wickets s in a nail biting low scoring championship final. The MCA was led by their Captain Francisco Couana, who made 54 runs and took 4 wickets. This is the first time in Mozambican Cricket history that a senior team constituted by 100% Indigenous Mozambican Nationals became Champions of a Domestic tournament. Brief scores: GD Rio Matola CC 98 all out in 26 overs. (Belardo 19, Couana , Filipe , Nelson ) MCA Cricket Club 99 for 6 in 24.4 overs. (Couana 54, Crispin , Bineesh ) PSL CEO hands over NFD Trophy to Polokwane City Photo by PSL Media/ Backpage: Polokwane City Chairman, Johnny Mogaladi (left) receiving the NFD Trophy from PSL CEO, Brand de Villiers. The Premier Soccer League (PSL), CEO Brand de Villiers handed over the National First Division (NFD) trophy to Polokwane City on August 28. De Villiers heaped praise on Polokwane City: For a club that went through so much tragedy and pain during that fateful afternoon in November last year, we have to applaud Polokwane City for their tenacity and determination to succeed. I hope this trophy will be a motivation to them as they embark on life in the Premier Division. Polokwane City chairman, Johnny Mogaladi added: We are delighted to be receiving this trophy in front of our home crowd and especially in our first Absa Premiership home match. It is a special moment which we cherish as the club and management. We dedicate this trophy to the four boys we lost in a tragic accident after our home match, our dedicated supporters and the people of Limpopo Province. Polokwane City are the reigning champions of the 2012/13 NFD season

7 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 7 Motorsport Development goes to Soweto Grace Sports Motorsport Development Programme (Kasi2kasi) which means location to location - took the sport to Jabulani Tech on Friday 23rd August. The MSA Development Programme introduced the students to the different categories within Motorsport and our competitors such as Nicole van Aswegen and Gennaro Bonafede gave up their time to chat to the students about the career opportunities available in the sport and motoring industry. Brent Le Riche multiple Trials National Champion gave a demonstration, and briefly told the students the opportunities he experienced through motorsport. The trials demonstration was thoroughly enjoyed by the students as is evident in the picture with Brent. Academy Trust The Grace Sports academy trust hosted a woman's day sports tournament at Sub 5 area under ward 19 on August 10. The codes that were part of the tournament were soccer, umlabalaba, volleyball, chess, aerobics, and netball. Ward 19 won the umlabalaba, ladies soccer, netball while ward 20 were the women's soccer winners. For more information and to donate or sponsor any of the events, contact their trust chairperson Thapelo Mhati at ( address: thapelo. TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS CONTACT US Feroz Shaik Ishaan Blunden or info@sportsexpress.co.za Visit us at

8 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 8 RESULTS, LOGS AND FIXTURES Venue Durban CC Date 18/08/2013 Tournament - Pro Shop / Volvo KZN Mid Amateur Open S/P Alliance GC : Competition Individual Stableford Venue Cottswold Downs Golf Club Date /08/18 Name Club 1 2 Total 1 Greg Sheard De Zalze Golf Club Dave Brown Mt Edgecombe Country Club Francois Le Roux De Zalze Golf Club B Division Round Name Club 1 2 Total 1 Cedric Mngadi Riverside Golf Club Alec Levin Bloemfontein Golf Club Sikhumbuzo Phungula Wingate Park Country Club A Division -1st Kevin Ramlal 2nd Kooban Naidoo 3rd Suren Salig B Division 1st Clive Munien 2nd Paddy Padayachee 3rd Sagaren Chetty C Division 1st Joe Moodley 2nd Sherwin Jerrier 3rd Gary Joshua 39 pts 37 pts 34 pts oco 37 pts 36 pts 33 pts 37 pts 29 pts 27 pts 1. Congratulations to: A div Winner : Greg Sheard - de Zalze GC Runner up: Dave Brown - Mt Edgecombe CC 3rd : Francois le Roux - de Zalze GC B div Winner: Cedric Mngadi Riverside GC Runner up: Alec Levin - Bloemfontein GC 2. Congratulations to the KZN team to play at the Mid Amateur at Durban CC: 1. Murray Gilson (Durban CC) - Captain 2. Brendan Adlam (Cotswold Downs) 3. Dave Brown (Mt Edgecombe CC) 4. Bradley Davison(Royal Durban GC) 5. Sean Fenger (Durban CC) 6. Keith Forde (Durban CC) 7. Elton James (Durban CC) 8. Lyall McNeill (Durban CC) 1st Reserve: Shaun Pollock (Cotswold Downs.) Manager: Neil Champion Notice The Annual General Meeting of KwaZulu Natal Cricket Union will be held on August 30, KZNCU AGM Date: 30 August 2013, Friday Venue: Krish Mackerdhuj Presidential Suite, Sahara Stadium Kingsmead. Time: 18h00 Copies of the Annual Report for the year ended 31 April 2013 has been posted to all stakeholders. A copy is available to media on request. The President and the CEO will hold a brief press conference immediately after the AGM. Durban GC : Tournament -Monthly Mug played at Papwa Sewgolum Golf Course Format - Individual Medal Date /08/18 A Division Handicap Score 1 Vinesh Hurriparsad Himesh Sewsunker 6 70 B Division 1 Chevern Hurriparsad Babs Govender C Division 1 Rush Mkhize Farhaad Jamal Durban GC : Tournament Eid Cup played at Papwa Sewgolum Golf Course Format Individual Stableford Date /08/25 No. Name Handicap Score A Division 1 Zuzu Dlamini Rajen Girdhurlaal Solly Dlamini 4 35 B Division 1 Ronnie Govender Shabir Solwa Clinton Francis C Division 1 Alan Jibodh Baba Mehta Sathi Naicker Overall winner - Zuzu Dlamini

9 The latest results from the Prince s Grant Golf Club. Wednesday, August 14 Meat Competition Individual Stableford 1. Kris Venketas 39 pts. 2. Allen Sleater 35 pts. c/o 3. Barbara Rotteveel 35 pts. Friday, August 16 Prince s Grant & East Coast Motor Golf Series Individual winner: PJ Davies 39 pts. Nearest to the pin # 3: Rudi von Fintel Nearest to the pin for 2 shots #12: Matt Elliot 4 Ball Alliance prize winners: 1. Gareth Leyshon, Jason Muller, PJ Davies & Eugene Havemann 90 pts. 2. Eric Haung, Gordon Manning, Hugo Adendorff & Barry Trollip 86 pts. c/o 3. Clayton Akal, Rudi von Fintel, Jacques van Zyl & Gregg Andersson 86 pts. Saturday, August 17 Format: Betterball Stableford 1. Glen McKenzie & Mike Jarvis 47 pts. c/o 2. Peter Laverick & Lex Phillips 47 pts. 3. Andy Dahl & Tanya Dahl 47 pts. Wednesday, August 21 Meat Competition Individual Stableford 1. Chris van der Merwe 39 pts. c/o 2. Matt Stilwell 39 pts. 3. Herman Grobler 38 pts. Saturday, August 24 A.M. Competition Presidents Cup 4 Ball Alliance 2 Scores to count 1. Del van Bronckhorst, Cas Pieterse, Ang Starkey & Dave Starkey 93 pts. 2. Trevor Dunsdon, Leigh Dunsdon, Barbara Rotteveel & Martin Rotteveel 91 pts. 3. Geoff Taylor, Noelle Taylor, Peter Bailey & Magda Bailey 88 pts. Nearest to the pin # 3: Leigh Dunsdon Nearest to the pin # 11: Mogie Moodley P.M. Competition Betterball Stableford 1. Callum Campbell & Chantell Campbell 44 pts. 2. Corne van Deventer & Boet Bezuidenhout 41 pts. 3. Koenie Erasmus & Neil Erasmus 39 pts. SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 9 SAFA Phoenix Premier league results (August 18) Stonebridge bt Clayfield 2-1 Mt Edgecombe bt Grove End 8-0 Eastbury bt Springboks 2-0 Rainham bt Foresthaven 1-0 Faith and Starwood drew 2-2 ABI bt Try Again 3-1 SAFA Phoenix Premier league results ( August 25) Mt Edgecombe bt Faith 2-1 Rainham bt Eastbury 5-0 Clayfield and Starwood drew 0-0 Stonebridge bt Try Again 2-1 Lifa bt Foresthaven 4-1 ABI bt Waterloo 3-1 SAFA Durban Central Premier KO Cup Semi-final results (August 17) Sando bt Stella 2-1 Stars bt Coronation 1-0 SAFA Durban Central Premier league results (August 24) Juventus FC bt Riverside 1-0 Cherrians FC bt Escombe 4-2 Albert Park FC and Sydenham Barnsley 2-2l Stella FC and Sando FC drew 1-1 Biafras FC and Newlands FC drew 2-2 Greater Mayfair LFA- Greater Promotional league as at August 12 TEAM P W D L GF GA POINTS 1 AMBASSADORS AZZURI M ELEVEN NEWTOWN TIGERS FORDSBURG CITY SPORTING LYON SUNDOWNS AFC MZANSI MAYFAIR CHIEFS CRIMSON LADS Fixtures ABSA Premiership Friday, August 30-20:00 - Moroka Swallows v Black Aces- Dobsonville Stadium Saturday, August 31-15:00 - Golden Arrows v Mamelodi Sundowns - King Zwelithini Stadium 15:00 - Platinum Stars v Polokwane City - Royal Bafokeng Stadium 18:00 - SuperSport United v Kaizer Chiefs - Lucas Moripe Stadium 20:15 - Maritzburg Utd v University of Pretoria - Harry Gwala Stadium Sunday,September 1-15:00 - Bloem Celtic v Free State Stars - Free State Stadium 15:00 - Ajax Cape Town v AmaZulu - Cape Town Stadium Barclays Premier League Photo: Presidents Cup winners (From left to right: Dave Starkey, Barbara Rotteveel Prince s Grant President, Ang Starkey, Cas Pieterse, back row: Johan Ellis Prince s Grant Club Captain) - (Del van Bronckhorst not present) Saturday, August 31 - Man City v Hull Etihad Stadium 13:45 Norwich v Southampton Carrow Road 16:00 Newcastle v Fulham St James' Park 16:00 West Ham v Stoke Boleyn Ground 16:00 Cardiff v Everton Cardiff City Stadium 16:00 Crystal Palace v Sunderland Selhurst Park 18:30 Sunday, September 1 - Liverpool v Man Utd Anfield 14:30 West Brom v Swansea The Hawthorns 14:30 Arsenal v Tottenham Emirates Stadium 17:00

10 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 10 Glenwood Win the LIV Village Sevens Tournament Glenwood sevens boys played in a tournament that was held at LIV Village on August 14. The first game was against George Campbell and Glenwood won the game The second game was against Northwood which was a very physical game with Glenwood winning They then played in the semi- final against Westville and scored three quick tries early on, winning the game The final was against Michael House who definitely looked like the side to beat but Glenwood triumphed, winning the final Glenwood Boy Gets SA Judo Colours Wayne Otto Desfontein was selected to be part of the South African Judo Team to participate in the World Cadets Championships which was held in the US in the state of Miami. Wayne performed well and finished in the top 30 and took a 4th place in the US Open Judo Tournament in his division. Wayne impressed further with a 1st place in the Golden Score event.

11 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 11 St. Henry s Rugby With the dust from the Rugby season settled, the St Henry s Marist College U16 Rugby Team has had a chance to review its record over the past three years. For the third season running, they have emerged unbeaten, having conceded 98 points and notched up 746 in a total of 30 matches. They will be keenly watched as they enter the 2014 Open group. Northwood Quadrangular The Northwood Quadrangular inter-school athletics tournament was recently hosted at Kings Park. The tournament participants were pupils from Durban High School, Northwood, Westville and Glenwood High Schools with DHS being the tournament champions of the 2013 and recipients of the floating Trophy. Photo by S&A Marketing: Seen receiving the prize trophy from the DHS Head Master Leon Erasmus, was the schools athletics captain, Lindo Mateyisi.

12 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 12 Glenwood Photonote Sevens Glenwood beat College to win the Photonote Sevens. Pool A: College bt Montana 17-14, bt P Shepstone 36-0, bt Kingsway 59-0, bt G Campbell 28-7; Montana bt G Campbell 24-0, bt P Shepstone 21-5, bt Kingsway 52-7; G Campbell bt Kingsway 33-10, bt P Shepstone 35-0; Kingsway bt P Shepstone 5-0 Pool A log: 1 College 8, 2 Montana 6, 3 G Campbell 4, 4 Kingsway 2, 5 Port Shepstone 0 Pool B: Glenwood bt Kloof 47-5, bt Lowveld 50-0, bt St Charles 38-7, bt Pioneer 12-5; Pioneer bt St Charles 31-0, bt Kloof 28-5, bt Lowveld 35-5; St Charles bt Kloof 31-12, bt Lowveld 14-0; Lowveld bt Kloof Pool B log: 1 Glenwood 8, 2 Pioneer 6, 3 St Charles 4, 5 Lowveld 2, 5 Kloof 0 Pool C: Die Anker bt Clifton 28-0, bt Northwood 19-12, bt DHS 14-7, bt Kearsney 14-12; Kearsney bt DHS 29-5, bt Clifton 14-7, bt Northwood 28-24; Northwood bt Clifton 33-5, bt DHS 21-12; DHS bt Clifton Pool C log: 1 Die Anker 8, 2 Kearsney 6, 3 Northwood 4, 4 DHS 2, 5 Clifton 0 Pool D: Michaelhouse bt KZN Development 40-0, bt Port Natal 26-7, bt Pinetown 62-0, bt Westville 27-12; Westville bt Port Natal 51-45, bt Pinetown 36-0, bt KZN Development 34-7; bt KZN Development 15-14, bt Pinetown 43-7; Pinetown bt KZN Development 10-0 Pool D log: 1 Michaelhouse 8, 2 Westville 6, 3 Port Natal 4, 4 Pinetown 2, 5 KZN Development 0 Cross-pool Play-offs D1: College 26 A1 MHS 19, B1 Glenwood 24 C1 Die Anker 10 D2: Westville 31 A2 Montana 12, B2 Pioneer 12 Kearsney 5 C3: Northwood 28 B3 St Charles 5, A3 G Campbell 26 D3 Port Natal 14 A4: Kingsway 21, D4 Pinetown 19, C4 DHS 41 B4 Lowveld 5 FINAL RESULTS Cup Final: Glenwood 50 College 17 Plate Final: Pioneer 21 Westville 5 Bowl Final: Northwood 21 G Campbell 0 Shield Final: DHS 38 Kingsway 5 Match 3/4: Michaelhouse 15 Die Anker 5 Match 7/8: Montana 26 Kearsney 7 Match 11/12: Port Natal 21 St Charles 7 Match 15/16: Pinetown w/o Lowveld scr Final rankings: 1 Glenwood, 2 Maritzburg College, 3 Michaelhouse, 4 Die Anker, 5 Pioneer (Newcastle), 6 Westville, 7 Montana (Pretoria), 8 Kearsney College, 9 Northwood, 10 George Campbell, 11 Port Natal, 12 St Charles (Pietermaritzburg), 13 DHS, 14 Kingsway (Amanzimtoti), 15 Pinetown, 16 Lowveld (Mpumalanga), 17 Port Shepstone, Kloof, Clifton College, KZN Development

13 SPORTS EXPRESS PAGE 13 Jessops achievements for Artistic Gymnastics Clifton College Julian and Thomas Jessop of Clifton College competed in a number of national and provincial cross country mountain biking events and obtained the following results (both U16): SA National Cup Series: Julian 2nd, Thomas 4th KZN Provincial Championships: Julian 1st, Thomas 2nd SA National Championships: Julian 1st, Thomas 4th Julian was awarded the South African Cross Country champion Jersey. He is the only rider in 2013 to have been awarded both the South African National Marathon and South African Cross Country Champion Jerseys an excellent achievement. Photo : Julian and Thomas Jessop Glenwood Cricketer off to India Crawford College La Lucia students, Werner Sadie (Grade 9) and Henco Ingram (Grade 8) recently competed in the ethekwini Artistic Gymnastics Competition. They both competed in the under 17 Boys Division. Ingram received a Gold and Silver medals while Sadie received two Silver Medals. Both boys qualify to represent Durban North at the KZN Provincial Trials for Artistic Gymnastics, which will be held at the KZN Sport Academy on 6 & 7th September. Clifton s Baitz makes KZN Equestrian Team On the weekend of August 18 and 19, Dylan Baitz (Grade 9) competed in a SANESA (South African National Equestrian Schools Association) provincial equestrian qualifying event representing Clifton College. It s been an exciting few days for Grade 11 Glenwood pupil Andile Phehlukwayo as he received a call up to play for the SA U19 team in India. The team will depart on the 14th September and play a series of matches against the Indian u19 side in preparation for next year s U19 world cup. This final event took place at Dolcet Equestrian Centre in the Midlands. Dylan and his horse, Titch, were placed third in the 70cm show jumping. Baitz has been chosen for the KZN Equitation Team. He will represent KZN at the upcoming national competition in September.