25 - 28 SEPTEMBER
Headmaster’s Welcome
Patron & Director’s Messages
Media Information & Links
Groups
Players’ Names
Fixtures, Thursday & Friday
Fixtures, Saturday & Sunday
Maps & Traffic Flow
The following quotation is prominently displayed at the Del Mar Water Polo Club in California:
“When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and are not distracted by obstacles.”
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Deon Scheepers Headmaster
It is a privilege once again to welcome Water Polo players, coaches, officials, parents, and supporters to Wynberg Boys’ High School for the 18th edition of this outstanding Water Polo tournament. Over nearly two decades, this event has become a highlight on the schools’ sporting calendar, a celebration not only of competition, but of camaraderie, sportsmanship, and the lifelong friendships that our game inspires.
As Patron, I am continually impressed by the enthusiasm of our young athletes and the dedication of their coaches and managers. I salute Wynberg Boys’ High School for their tireless organisation and vision in maintaining the highest standards both in and out of the pool. To the players: cherish every match. Play hard, play fair, and respect your teammates, opponents, and officials.
These are the values that will serve you long after the final whistle. To the officials and volunteers: thank you for giving your time and expertise to ensure this event runs smoothly Without you, tournaments like this would not be possible. Once again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Claudia Levarelli, Siobhan Bruce-Cook, and the local organising committee for all the hard work in putting together another fantastic water polo tournament A big thank you must also go to Chris Merrington for all his hard work behind the scenes, making sure all the social media is covered.
They have all worked tirelessly, going far and beyond to ensure that everybody has a rewarding experience and continue to deliver the best water polo tournament in the country.
Finally, may this year’s tournament be remembered for great goals, great saves, and even greater sportsmanship. Best of luck to every team participating.
Ian Melliar
Wynberg Old Boy & Patron of Wynberg Water Polo
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE #IMCUP25
It is a great honour to introduce myself as the new Director of Water Polo at Wynberg Boys’ High School, and I am thrilled to welcome you all to the 18th rendition of the premier U15 Ian Melliar Cup. This tournament has long stood as a celebration of talent, dedication, and the enduring spirit of schoolboy water polo.
As we dive into another exciting year of competition, I encourage every player and coach to embrace the values of sportsmanship, teamwork, and fair play that make this event so special. Safe travels to those teams travelling from afar! Best of luck to all teams may this be a tournament to remember!
Cameron Samuel Director, Wynberg Water Polo
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All matches at both pools will be live-streamed on the SuperSport Schools website/app, while our photographers will capture action photographs throughout, shared daily to the Wynberg Media Flickr channel in albums during the course of the tournament.
Action photos, and official team photos, will be available by advance ordering from Team Photo SA using the accompanying order form. For more info: WhatsApp Dana Fourie 066 231 2104 or email danita@teamphotosa.co.za
AFFIES
GREY
WYNBERG BOYS’ HIGH
BISHOPS
CAPE TOWN INVITATION
KEARSNEY COLLEGE
REDDAM CONSTANTIA
SELBORNE COLLEGE
GROUP D #IMCUP25
GROUP C #IMCUP25 TEAM
BUFFALO CITY INVITATION
CLIFTON
PAARL BOYS’ HIGH
SACS
ST JOHN’S COLLEGE
AFFIES
1 Liam Badenhorst, 2 Barry de Wet, 3 Joshua Jansen van Vuuren, 4 Franco van der Merwe, 5 Franco Raubenheimer, 6 Rood Warrington, 7 Thomas Buys, 8 Jayden Venter, 9 Stephan Janse van Rensburg, 10 Jaden Sparkham, 12 Stegman Joone, 13 Ernest de Kok
Coach: Ricardo Rebelo, Manager: Salome de Bruyn
GREY HIGH SCHOOL GROUP A
1 Caleb van der Merwe, 2 Chad Nienaber, 3 Ben Buitendag, 6 Josh Jeffries, 7 Calib Saunders, 8 Carter Olivier, 9 Callum Loftus, 10 Mark Strever, 1 1 Rogan Ferreira, 12 Caleb Horne
Coach: Connor Ackermann, Manager: Rosco Snyman
HILTON COLLEGE GROUP A
1 Lwazi Phillip, 3 Nick Taylor, 4 Luke Calvert, 5 Benjamin Keeton, 6 Junior Ramashamole, 7 Oliver Hunter, 8 Jesse Miller, 9 Reinhardt Lüderitz, 10 Casey Marks, 11 Lincoln Burger, 13 Raid ill d l
Coac
1 Luc hew van Graan, 5 Ge Durrans, 9 Izaak Uys, 10 Jo
Coac tha
1 Con e Olivier, 7 Kay 0 Yaqub Fakir, 11 Ha
Coac
1 Oliver Hansson, 2 Max Bubanj, 3 Braden Peterson
4 Jake Wood, 5 Blake Clinton, 7 Daniel College
8 Heinrich Smit, 9 Jarod Burnet, 12 Michael Melville
Coach: Nathan Ward, Manager: Dwayne Wessels
MARITZBURG
GROUP B
1 Fynn Venniker, 3 Cullen Mackay-Leslie, 4 Keigan Clarke
5 Ethan Hanekom, 6 Zac Apostalides, 7 Carter Barnard, 8 Adam Ash er Merwe, 10 Josh Don-Wauchop, 11 Oliver Murgatroyd, 12 Jordan Moore
Coach: Steve La Marque & Manager: Liam Smorfitt
PRETORIA BOYS’ HIGH GROUP B
1 Benjan Steenekamp, 2 Ryan Opper, 3 Harrison Oberholzer
4 Excel Azuatalam, 5 Zachary Alton, 6 Mark Lindeboom, 7 Hilton Neethling
8 Gio Arcangeli, 10 Michiel Smit, 11 Jacobus Marais, 12 Lincoln Stockbridge, 13 Matthew Reis
Coach: Luke Allan, Manager: Sheldon Paro RONDEBOSCH BOYS’ HIGH GROUP B
1 Daniel Smith, 2 Jonathan Beamish, 3 Troy Steer, 4 Santiago Loftus
5 Jude Searle, 6 Nathan Corlett, 7 Ross Briers-Danks, 8 Blake Galpin, 9 Ross Webber 10 Ben Teubes, 11 Joseph Jennings, 12 Liam Ripsold, 13 Sebastain Obelhozer
Coach: Etienne le Roux, Managers: Jacqui Rowe & Alexander Spanidis
ST DAVID’S MARIST INANDA GROUP B
1 William Biddulph, 2 James Forbes, 3 Noah van den Berg, 4 Rafael Mendes
6 Dominic Teixeira, 7 Justin Ashkar, 8 Adam Houghton, 9 Julian Stuart 10 Christian Ford, 11 Alden Curtis, 12 Tendekai Makumbe, 13 Liam McJannet
Coach: Reagan Fisher, Manager: Shannon Botha
1 Andrew Songishe, 2 Robbie Kirsten, 3 James Dimitri-Kark, 4 Jonah de Villiers, 5 Robert Sherman, 6 Adam Tanfield, 7 Cuan Cadiz, 8 Tom Spangenberg, 9 Josh Katz, 10 Troy Webb, 11 James Grout, 12 Jamie Thomason, 13 Jamie Fleck
Coach: Sam Hanssen, Managers: Roseanne Withey & Tom Liefeldt
CAPE TOWN INVITATION GROUP C
1 Ethan Deacon, 2 Siwoo Sung, 3 Daniel Prestage, 4 Cassius Weston, 5 Ryder Richardson, 6 Samuel Payne, 7 Zachary Warncke, 8 Harry Higgins Thurman, 9 Kai van der Vyver, 10 Jamie Higgins Thurman, 11 Cameron Combrink, 12 Nathan Jowell
Coach: Corbett Strydom, Manager: Talia Fos
KEARSNEY COLLEGE GROUP C
1 Munashe Mwanjira, 2 Josh Bench-Capon, 3 Dru Mills, 4 Rogue Salmon,
5 Ryan McHugh, 6 Cristiano Sandri, 7 Dylan Sinclair, 8 Liam Buttery, 9 Ro h hi ld
1 Bro e Lorme, 5 Ro Liam le Roux, 9 Lev Matthew Smit
1 Gab n Buss, 5 Tia n Govender, 9 Mo Goedhals
1 Bk Olaitan, 2 Callum Ryan, 3 Duncan van der Merwe, 4 Matthew Oliver
5 Timothy Goodwin, 6 Hayden Harris, 7 Zachary Sandham, 8 Robert Howes
9 Kenneth Makalele, 10 Jake Peirson, 11 Jayden Barry, 12 Landon van Heerden, 13 Charlie Slater
Coach: Paige Meecham, Manager: Luke Stone
CLIFTON GROUP D
1 Max Fowlds, 2 Carter Seiler, 3 Satya Munthree
4 Jonty Mun-Gavin, 5 Alex Verster, 6 Tye Smith, 7 Aidan Martin, 8 Jett Robinson
9 Josh Watson, 10 Cruz Chapman, 11 Noah Brown, 12 Tyron Southey, 13 Akani Wessie
Coach: Shaun Howard, Manager: Megan Toddun
PAARL BOYS’ HIGH GROUP D
1 Brent Addison, 2 Floyd Rossouw, 3 Heiko Basson, 4 Lehan Shaefer
5 Ricus Marais, 6 Ludwig Zietsman, 7 Divan Kriek, 8 Pieter Hayes
9 Liam Rheeder, 10 Manru van Yaarsveld, 11 Leighton Richter, 12 Kian van Tonder
Coach: Thomas Wiltshire, Managers: Jacques Grobelaar & Ross van Schoor
SACS GROUP D
1 Joshua Damstra, 2 Adam Maggott, 3 Thomas Melling-Williams, 4 Samuel Jensen
5 Hanno Pretorius, 6 Matteo Cowlin, 7 Lukah Charalambous, 8 Micah Potgieter
9 Zazi Mkandawire, 10 Samuel Bigara, 11 Luke Duncker, 12 Jake Martin, 13 Kyle Vickers
Coach: Nathan Holm, Manager: Andrew Good
ST JOHN’S COLLEGE GROUP D
1 Christopher O'Brien, 2 Ryan Mackay, 3 Jack Naylor, 4 Jonah Teeling-Smith
5 Leo Bruinders, 6 Amaza Faber, 7 Timothy Barbeau, 8 Regan Ross, 9 Lingfu Hu-Grobbelaar 10 Ezio de Gouvia, 11 James Simpson, 12 Tai Hanslo, 13 Douglas Youngleson
Coach: Vlado Trninić, Manager: Mlibo Tyala
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Paarl Boys vs SACS
Kearsney vs Bishops
Selborne vs Cape Town Inv
Buffalo City Inv vs Clifton
Bishops vs Reddam
SACS vs St John's
FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
Maritzburg College vs St David's
Pretoria Boys vs Rondebosch
Grey High vs Hilton
Affies vs Wynberg
Kearsney vs Reddam
Glenwood House vs St David's
Wynberg vs Hilton
Paul Roos vs Affies
St David's vs Pretoria Boys
Rondebosch vs Glenwood House
Affies vs Hilton
Paul Roos vs Grey High
Rondebosch vs Maritzburg College
Glenwood House vs
IAN MELLIAR CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS
Paul Roos vs Wynberg
Grey High vs Affies
Maritzburg College vs Glenwood House
Rondebosch vs St David's
Hilton vs Paul Roos
Grey High vs Wynberg
SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
C2 vs D3, PO 1
D2 vs C3, PO 2
A2 vs B3, PO 3
B2 vs A3, PO 4
A1 vs W41, Q1
B1 vs W43, Q2
C1 vs W45, Q3
D1 vs W47, Q4
L49 vs L52, 5 - 8
L50 vs L54, 5 - 8
W49 vs W52, 1 - 4
W50 vs W54 1 - 4
SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
WBHS POOL
L58 vs L60, 11 - 12
W58 vs W60, 9 - 10
L57 vs L59, 7 - 8
W57
L61 v W61 v
Parking & Access to the Pools
Matches will be played at both Wynberg Boys' Junior and High School pools on all four days, with the 3/4 position and finals at WBHS.
Parking is limited at both venues, and teams, officials, and supporters are requested to walk the short distance between the pools, using their first match venue as parking for the day.
Security guards will be on duty during the tournament.
Wynberg Boys' Junior
Parking area at the Astro Complex. Entrance via Cavan Close only.
Wynberg Boys' High
Parking in the area at the rear of the school, adjacent to the John Baxter Amphitheatre and along the lane leading to the Alexandra Rd exit gate (Jacques Kallis Oval area). Access to WBHS via the Herschel Walk gate only, and strictly one-way traffic flow to the pool area and beyond
Please observe all parking regulations on the surrounding public roads, no parking on pavements, nor obstructing neighbours' driveways and gates. The traffic department will be out in force throughout the weekend.
On Foot from WBJS to WBHS
Exit via Cavan Close into Cavan Road, turn right, and cross Alexandra Road at the pedestrian crossing to enter WBHS through the gate at the Jacques Kallis Oval. Follow the lane up to the pool area.
On Foot from WBHS to WBJS
Follow the lane adjacent to the Jacques Kallis Oval to the gate and cross Alexandra Road at the pedestrian crossing to Cavan Road. Turn left into Cavan Close and enter WBJS at the gate on the righthand side.
Saturday 27 September
Please note that Wynberg Boys' Junior is hosting a Family Market Day. We respectfully request that all teams base themselves at WBHS and walk to their matches at WBJS.
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BOLD HYDRATION FOR BODY + MIND
