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’Bosch bolster their trophy cabinet
LIAM MOSES
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ondebosch Boys’ High saw off a late fight-back from Paul Roos Gymnasium (PRG) to claim victory in the Cape Town International Hockey Festival on Sunday. ’Bosch raced to a 2-0 lead in the first half, but were forced to dig in and defend after PRG pulled back a goal late in the second stanza. PRG completely outplayed their opponents in the second half and would have levelled the scores, if not for the presence of Rondebosch stopper Nathan Rens. Rondebosch coach Lloyd Nel blamed his side’s poor second half showing on fatigue, after a long and tiring tournament. “I am very happy about the result. I don’t think we played to our true potential in the second half, but the guys hung in there,” he says. “They are very tired because they have played a lot of hockey. They had a tough game against Wynberg Boys’ High School in the semi-final, which took a lot out of them. I’m proud of them for hanging on like they did.” Paul Roos had the benefit of an extra day’s rest going into the final, after sealing their place with a comfortable 4-2 win over Netherlands side Kennemer Lyceum on Friday. Rondebosch were made to work harder for a crack at the title and secured a narrow 1-0 win over defending champions Wynberg Boys on Saturday. However, the schedules had no effect in the first half as it was dominated by the eventual victors. ’Bosch took the lead after just three minutes when Tayo Walbrugh tapped a pass into the shooting circle from right of field. Western Province under-18 star Zubayr Hamza doubled the lead 12 minutes later, after wriggling past two opposition defend-
STICK ACTION: Rondebosch Boys’ High School’s Justin Prins avoids the defence of PRG’s Paul Pretorius in his team’s 2-1 victory in the final of the Cape Town International Hockey Festival. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
ers in a well-worked penalty corner routine. PRG hardly troubled the ’Bosch defence and Rens was called into action for the first time in the 21st minute when he blocked a tame shot from Paul Roos’ first penalty corner. Rondebosch appeared to be cruising to victory, but the balance of power shifted at the start of the second half.
final whistle sounded just as Gym were about to take a long corner. Nel praised his side for having the metal to hold on, in spite of their fatigue. “Paul Roos played the better game in the second half, but we just hung in there. It’s been a long tournament, while some of our boys have come from (hockey) festivals as well. We had a tough run up to the final and that took it out of the guys.”
PRG dominated from the first whistle and scored in the ninth minute when Perryn Uys scored from his side’s first penalty corner of the half. The goal lifted PRG’s confidence and they were buoyed even further after their all-out attack won over the Hartleyvale crowd. PRG threw everything forward, but Rondebosch managed to hold out and the
ASD youth academy aims to play in the big leagues LIAM MOSES One of Cape Town’s most elite football academies is set to enter the professional ranks after purchasing a Safa Second Division franchise. Africa Soccer Developments (ASD) Cape Town was founded in 2009 to recruit and develop talented young footballers for Europe’s top leagues. Founder Mike Steptoe says ASD purchased the spot in the third tier to improve player development, but did not rule out a charge for promotion to the National First Division. “It is very difficult if you are going straight from junior football into senior pro-
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fessional football. The opportunity to have good quality opposition at senior level throughout the season is imperative,” he says. “The better ones will be much better equipped and some are slower developers than others, so we can keep them in a senior squad. Now we can go forward and (set our) sights on promotion (in the future) and perhaps go all the way over the next few years.” Last year, the Claremont-based academy inked a partnership with Second Division side Salt River Blackpool, which saw the renaming of the club to ASD Salt River Blackpool. The deal saw the clubs sharing resources and allowed ASD academy members to play
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in the Second Division, but it came to an end at the completion of the 2012/2013 season. ASD and Blackpool will be rivals in the coming season, but Steptoe says the deal with Blackpool was “only ever intended to be a one season trial”, adding that there are no hard feelings. “We will still be working with Blackpool; there is no animosity. We are looking to work with them on youth development projects going forward,” he says. ASD purchased the franchise from Stellenbosch University, who were known as Ikapa Sporting in the 2012/2013 season, in June. Steptoe would not say how much the academy paid for the franchise. Last season ASD played at UCT’s artificial
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