Rugby Report

REPORT

Rugby at Wynberg Boys’ Junior in 2022 can be best described as eventful and extremely promising. The competitiveness of our rugby was clear for everyone to see, and it definitely took a step forward from previous years. After the absence of competitive rugby caused by COVID-19, it is safe to say that Wynberg rugby is back on the map.

There were a number of standout highlights throughout the year ranging across all of our age groups. The U7 and U8 age groups continue to grow in numbers, and through the helping hands of our volunteer dads, our future stars promise to be a force to be reckoned with in years to come.

“... THROUGH THE HELPING HANDS OF OUR VOLUNTEER DADS, OUR FUTURE STARS

PROMISE TO BE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED

WITH IN YEARS TO COME. ”

Our annual Heritage Week Mini Rugby Festival was a stand out event in this year’s calendar, as the day created bundles of energy and ‘gees’ for our little ones to show off their rugby skills. A huge shout out must go out to the ladies in charge, Mrs Fakir, Mrs Isaacs and Mrs Tresham for putting on such an amazing event.

Our U9s had a mixed season in terms of results, but for the first time in a number of years we were able to enter five teams into the league for Saturday matches. This bodes well for the years to come and we hope these boys continue to play the sport they so dearly love.

The U10 age group is an age group that showed great promise during the course of the season. The results were not always in their favour, but the brand of rugby played and the fighting spirit shown in all their matches was

something which epitomises the spirit of Supera Moras.

The U11s had a consistent season and continued to improve week in and week out. Across the age group, the teams were competitive and results were positive on a weekly basis. The stand out team of the season had to be the U11A team, who went undefeated in Term 3 and also capped off the season by winning the SACS 7s.

Our U12s are another age group who we were extremely proud of this year, as the U12As went through the season only losing three games. Along the way, beating Grey PE (away), Rondebosch (home & away), Bishops (home & away) and SACS (home). The flagship team for 2023 promises to be one that will compete on all fronts. The depth across this age group is another promising aspect and something that will bode well for next year.

The U13 age group certainly finished their Junior School careers having fun and doing us proud. The U13A team won over 65% of their matches, beating Paarl Boys, Bishops and Rondebosch along the way. The U13B and C teams team produced good results

and always played with smiles on their faces, despite the number of injuries and illnesses that struck the age group along the way.

Other highlights across the year were: the number of WP representatives we had in U12 (Ebrahim Bassier, Fabio van Wyk, Moegamad Jaffa and M. Raai’d Davids) and U13 (Ezekiel Botha, Liam Reed, Rauf Ahmed (7s) and Nico Lourens (7s)); the enthusiastic young coaches we managed to employ across the age groups, a number of whom were Old Boys of the school; the support we had on Saturdays from parents and family members shouting for our boys; and the number of compliments we received from visiting schools about the way we hosted them for home matches – something that would not have been possible without the help of our entire Wynberg community.

On that note, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone involved with Wynberg rugby this year, from the ground staff and WBJS staff members, to the refs and coaches, the moms who assisted in the tuckshop to the dads who were in charge of the braais, everything we have accomplished this year would not have been possible without you. We look forward to seeing what 2023 brings our way!

Mr M Sabatta

U7 RUGBY

BACK ROW: Logan Van Voight, Tristan Cook, Hiombo Shako-Ahuka, Ridha Jacobs, Matthew Busby, Zakariyah Finch, Sa-ad Tootla, Isa Parker, Mason Daniels, Emre Said, Mason Schenck, Liam Meyer MIDDLE STANDING: Mr A Bassier, Mason Moosajie, Eli Mentor, Oliver Lindsay, Alex Lottering, Enzokuhle Soci, Gian Schilder, Taigan Vlotman, Daniel Ryan, Sebastian Arendse, Benjamin Le Roux, M. Yaqeen Veenendaal, Mrs M Fakir MIDDLE ROW: Mrs N Tresham, Alexander Haupt, Lemohang Motake, Umar Tootla, Marcello Sampson, Christian Tshibala, Ben Humphries, Dylan Boyd, Gabriel Hager, Trystan James, Christian Botha, Jude Cupido, Mrs S Isaacs FRONT ROW: Qasim Mohamed, Yusha Gamieldien, Arthur Vaughan, Ethan Boyman, James Wilson, Emmanuel Smith, Benjamin Raubenheimer

FAR BACK : Israel Zondo, Tarhu-Bawo Nqubelani, Yusha Luckan, Charley Carikas, Cael McFarlane, Brian Mwandama, Mason Montgomery, M. Ay-Yaad Rahim, Ethan Lever BACK ROW: Kian Smith, Fayyad Saal, M. Raed Manuel, Kai Goliath, Noah Lee Franca, Jake Dean, Yacoob Damon MIDDLE STANDING : Mr A Bassier, Kallan Carver, Nicolas Koornhof, Liam Mentor, Maahir Dawood, Shadley Lewis, Bryce Symmonds, Samuel Rentzke, Daniel Marneweck, Adam Domingo, M. Irshaad Abass, Mrs M Fakir MIDDLE ROW: Mrs N Tresham, Asher Hanslo, Aurelio Appolis, Dylan Symmonds, Benjamin Morgan, Zaeem Hargey, Ezekiel Campbell, Zuko Lolwana, Caleb Geland, Karan Fisher, Jackson Hardenberg, Mrs S Isaacs FRONT ROW: Adam Abrahams, Cameron Rangasami, Ben Coetzee, Israel Williams, Austin Haupt, Salmaan Petersen, Raaziq Jainoodien

BACK ROW: Hudson Ahrens, Maxx Claasen, Yasin Fakir, Jack Barnett, Daniel Clark, Damien Taberer, Blake Davidz FRONT ROW: Zuhayr Meyers, Diego Kuhn, Mr A Bassier, Connor Le Roux, Joel Damon

U9B RUGBY

BACK ROW: Cade Baxter, Hudson Ahrens, Luca Lewis, Mr I Fredericks, Cohen Nel, Damien Taberer, Riyaad Abrahams FRONT ROW: Rapha King, Charles Lindsay, Adam Jansen, Christian-Kazadi Mbombo Kalala, Deen Gamieldien

BACK ROW: Joshua Moyo, Mark Palos, Tyler Van Jaarsveld, Avi Arendse, Elijah Kalenda-Tshibala, Brandon Steele, Daniel Buxton, Logan Venter FRONT ROW: Jeremy Riekert, Lwazi Dlamini, Jack Joubert, Mr F Mahmood, Zach McDonald, Raamiz Mohamed, Keaton Roman

U9D RUGBY

BACK ROW: Tyler Wills, Izz-ud-Din Ebrahim, Mason Meyer, Yaameen Cader, Si Han Zhang, Harun Johnstone, Christopher Isaacs, Shuayb Isaacs FRONT ROW: James Tulloch, Raahil Osman, Mr S Jordan, Zidaan Osman, Brandon Faasen

BACK ROW: Adam Wolmarans, Tyler Elder, Asher Tadokera, Casparus Nel, Mr A Bassier, Adam Rose, Jayden Koen, Mika Van Reenen, Zachary Vaughan FRONT ROW: Ibrahim Mohamed, Josh-James Hendrickse, Ahmad Kamedien, Daniel O’Connor, Yusuf Kanjee, Uthmaan Gamieldien, Salih Cajee

U10A RUGBY

BACK : Mr D Walters, Mr A Gerber, Mr B Wienand, Mr L Woji MIDDLE : Oscar Manley, Harry Schwerdtfeger, Alexander Botha, Emmanuel Zondo, Nic Centurier-Harris, Rudolph Franz, Ethan Nel, Muhammed Abdullah, Elyon Mauye FRONT : Phalo Gcaleka, Raeed Samaai, Kai Van Buuren, Nicholas Taljaard, Channing Barnes, Musa Sumsodien, Brett Liddell

BACK ROW: Zimmah Scott, Oscar Manley, Joshua Banda, Caden Van Der Westhuizen, Robert-Li Fillies, Adam Friday, Adam Jacobs, Bevan Bulmer, Ethan Cyster, M. Raadhi Damon FRONT ROW: Stefan George-Louis, Ethan Swiegers, Mohammed Suleman, Mr G Magerman, Oscar Howes, James Tulloch, Tahir Abrahams

U10B RUGBY

BACK ROW: Mr N Rhodes, Ethan Cyster, Bevan Bulmer, Caden van der Westhuizen, Robert-Li Fillies, Adam Friday, Adam Jacobs, Joshua Banda, Oscar Manley, Mr W Notshe FRONT ROW: Zimmah Scott, Oscar Howes, M. Raadhi Damon, Stefan George-Louis, Ethan Swiegers, James Tulloch, Tahir Abrahams

BACK ROW: Mr E Michaels, Mr G Magerman, Mr L Davis MIDDLE ROW: Simba Rusare, Joshua Banda, Ragheed Carriem, Andile Moyo, Musa Isaacs, Cohen Parkerson, Kai November, Nicholas Rossouw, Dominic Coetzee FRONT ROW: Thomas Adriaanse, Carter Seymour, Tlholo Selemela, Jan Erasmus, Zimmah Scott, Oliver Woodman, Daniel Haupt

U11A RUGBY

BACK ROW: Muhammad Berdien, Mikaeel Coetzee, Joshua Gonsalves, Levi Doyle, Niyaaz Allie, Ameer Moose, Ari Bulmer, Mohamed Isma-eel Meyers, Gabriel Peters FRONT ROW: Alex Oosterwyk, Alexander Erasmus, Ebrahim Mohamed, Mr J Whitson, Seth Elliott, Nicholas Walker-Smith, Moeketsi Skeyi

BACK ROW: Benjamin Rentzke, Connor Haupt, Seth Davids, Siyabonga Mkhonto, Tristan Daniels, Joshua Dennis FRONT ROW : Amaan Hearn, Jordan Abrahams, Noah O’Brien, Mr Z Noor, M. Fayaaz Meyer, Abdullah Abrahams, Achmad Evans

U11C RUGBY

BACK ROW: Mrs R Walker, Kai Haraldsen, Riley Schenck, Mbayo Shimba, Jeremy Blake, Jonah Hager, Tyler Castle, Benjamin Kleintjies, Banele Radebe, York Marthinussen, Zakariyya Safodien, Qaasim Khan, Mr D Rousseau FRONT ROW: Zach Halvorsen, Rayyaan Essack, Landyn Raynardt, Radhee Hendricks, Raghieb Connelly, Hayden Tero, Daamin Daniels

BACK ROW : Mr S Mallie, Alex Schoeman, Blake Alexander, Seth Leary, Moegamad Jaffa, Connor Kruger, Ben Barnett, Ebrahim Bassier, Yaqub Fakir, Jake Serfontein, Fabio Van Wyk, Mr D Oosterwyk FRONT ROW: Abdul-Mateen Abrahams, Joshua Tulloch, Conor Thomas, Mr M Sabatta, Ethan Brown, Isa Chilwan, Adam Roopen

U12B RUGBY

BACK ROW: Mr R Swanson, Noah Wagner, Aidan Saunders, Mogammad Yaqeen Hoosain, Oyisa Mkiva, Noah Coleman, Kaylum Gonsalves, Shiloh Davidson, Tameem Zemanay, Jordi Jonas, Mr J Rajee FRONT ROW : Christopher Jonas, Zachary Kolle, Seth Fabe, Isa Chilwan, Eesaa Cajee, Ethan Templeton, Keyaan Abrahams

BACK ROW: Mr J Kensley, Micah Arries-Hendricks, Chace Downing, Razin Shaik Abdul, Noah Coleman, Mogammad Yaqeen Hoosain, Silubonile Ndlebe, Mika’il Manie, Mr T Kruger FRONT ROW: Imaad Croy, Tristan Kempster-Davies, Ahlume Mhlebi, Zayed Arendse, Ethan Templeton

U13A RUGBY

BACK ROW: Mr L Woji, Cael Lupke, Luke Geland, Connor Barrett, Samuel Wamsteker, Daanyaal Brinkhuis, Ra’id Mohamed, Mr A Gerber MIDDLE ROW: Nicholas Stanfliet, Dayyan Tresham, Connor Fourie, Luke Van Der Bergh, Nico Lourens, Liam Reed, Mika’il Isaacs, Ian Lawrence, Danyaal Essack, Mbasa Matikinca FRONT ROW: Matthew Dawson, Mika-eel Petersen, Rauf Ahmed, Ezekiel Botha, Thomas Wyllie, Umair Evans, M. Saligh Amardien

BACK ROW : Mr D Wannenberg, Panashe Mafuta, Joshua Eccles, Cael Lupke, Daniel Van Reenen, Caelan McLeod, Melokuhle Mandlakhe, Matthew Damon, Ferdinand Franz, Luniko Soci, Mr D Arendse FRONT ROW : Dayyan Tresham, Yahya Israel, Luke Felgate, Mika’il Isaacs, M. Ra-eed Daniels, M. Ra’ees Ryklief, M. Yaqeen Johnstone

U13C RUGBY

BACK ROW: Mr K Van Der Walt, Benjamin Shimba, Panashe Mafuta, Mbasa Matikinca, Logan Petersen, Matthew Damon, Melokuhle Mandlakhe, Daniel Van Reenen, Thahla Ndamase, Joshua Eccles, Yahya Israel, Mr J Meyer FRONT ROW: Isaiah Rodkin, Danyaal Essack, Raees Conrad, Raees Ryklief, Oways Samaai, M. Yaqeen Johnstone, Cameron Grainger