Overview Sporting Achievements
Congratulations to Johnathan van Zyl, Maritzburg College 1st XI captain for 2022, who has been named for the South African men’s U19 team heading to Bangledesh from 3-18 July.
Credit: Justin Waldman Sports Photography
This week saw midweek rugby and hockey fixtures against Kearnsey; Rugby played 13 matches, winning 12 and drawing 1, Hockey played 12 matches, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 3.
The soccer 1st XI won their match against Michaelhouse 6-1
College’s cross country, squash and volleyball teams continued to produce excellent results last week.
Rugby
It was a clean sweep against Kearsney, with College winning 12 of their 13 matches and drawing 1.
Summary of Results
| 3rd | Kearsney | D 24-24 |
| 4th | Kearsney | W 17-7 |
| 5th | Kearsney | W 50-0 |
| 6th | Kearsney | W 31-0 |
| 8th | Kearsney 7th | W 28-19 |
| 16B | Kearsney | W 43-5 |
| 16D | Kearsney 16C | W 50-7 |
| 15B | Kearsney | W 50-0 |
| 15D | Kearsney 15C | W 50-0 |
| 15E | Kearsney 15D | W 31-17 |
| 14A | Kearsney | W 36-19 |
| 14B | Kearsney | W 22-0 |
| 14D | Kearsney 14C | W 50-5 |
Hockey
College’s hockey teams played 12 matches, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 3.
1st XI match report (Kyle Emerson, Coach)
Kearsney travelled to Papes as a mid week fixture, something we do not play often. It is sometimes difficult to turn it on after a long day of school. However, the 1st XI made their intentions clear at the start of the game and started at a blistering pace. The high press and ability to move the ball around the field with good connections made it difficult for Kearnsey to settle. College would open the scoring early in the first quarter with a penalty corner, when Asanda Khumalo flicked the ball past the ‘keeper. College would continue to turn Kearsney over high up the field and the constant pressure would earn them another penalty corner. Khumalo would make no mistake and doubled College’s lead with another drag flick to the other side of the goal.
In the second quarter Kearnsy started to find some rhythm but after a College error they were able to attack downt he left hand side of the field and were able to find a man free in the circle who got a good shot off to score and bring the deficit to one goal.
The second half saw a big momentum shift and the high press which Kearsney then played made it more difficult for College to move ball and this enabled them to create some more chances. College struggled to threaten the Kearsney goal but were able to still dominate territory and possession, however they could not get any outcomes from this. With five minutes to play before full time, Kearsney earned another penalty corner and this time, were able to flick it past Nic Holmes in goal to tie the scores. College would continue to try and find the winning goal and earned two penalty corners of full time. The first wave of Kearsney did a brilliant job in running both penalty corners down and stopping College form getting a shot off.
The match would end in a 2-2 draw and it was another frustrating afternoon for College where they would again see that they need to take opportunities that are presented to them and not allow a team to stay in the game.
Summary of Results
| 1st | Kearsney | D 2-2 |
| 2nd | Kearsney | W 1-0 |
| 3rd | Kearsney | W 2-0 |
| 4th | Kearsney | W 2-1 |
| 16A | Kearsney | W 2-0 |
| 16B | Kearsney | W 8-0 |
| 16C | Kearsney | W 3-0 |
| 16D | Kearsney | W 5-0 |
| 14A | Kearney | L 0-1 |
| 14B | Kearsney | L 2-3 |
| 14C | Kearsney | W 4-0 |
| 14D | Kearsney | L 0-2 |
Cross Country
College’s cross-country runners continue to improve and produced excellent results at the 5th Midlands XC League held at Grace College.
Senior Boys Top 10 Finishers
4th – J Werth
6th – L Newlands
7th – L Shangase
9th – E McAllister
Junior Boys Top 10 Finishers
1st – O Zuma
3rd – S Ismail
5th – K Searle
Team Results
Seniors: 1st – Maritzburg College
Juniors: 1st – Maritzburg College
Soccer
It was an outstanding week for College’s senior soccer teams. The U16A won 3 – 0 versus Bechet, 2nds won 5 – 0 versus St Nicholas and the 1sts won 6 – 1 versus Michaelhouse.
Squash
On Monday, College’s 1st team squash side played Glenwood ‘Grasshoppers’. The boys put in a fantastic effort, playing a blend of basic and controlled squash, to run out comfortable and well-deserved 8-0 winners.
Volleyball
1st team
- Maritzburg College beat Star College 1st team 2-0
- Maritzburg College beat High Way College 1st team 2-0
15A team
- Maritzburg College beat Westville Boys 2-1
- Maritzburg College lost to Westville Boys A 2-0
Summary of results: Played 4, Won 3, Lost 1