WHS win Metropolitan Schools Rugby Trophy

WINDHOEK High School won the Metropolitan Boards Trophy Under-19 Super League title after beating Elnatan 24-15 in Saturday’s final.

It was the third year in a row that WHS had won the Super League title and the 11th year in total since the start of the competition 13 years ago. In a tense final in front of a packed Grand Stand at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, fullback Eugene Jantjies put WHS ahead through a try and two penalties, while centre Herman de Wet replied with a penalty for Elnatan.Just before halftime, Elnatan prop Stefan Labuschagne burst over from a maul to score a try and diminish the deficit to 11-8.After the break WHS went further ahead through a Jantjies penalty and a try by left wing Ian Nel, but Elnatan came back through a great try by Herman de Wet, which was initiated by fullback Herman Engelbrecht from within his own 25m line.De Wet also landed the conversion to make the score 19-15, and put Elnatan back in the game.But with three minutes remaining, WHS scrumhalf Riaan Vermaak put the issue beyond doubt when he pounced on to a loose ball to score in the corner.The results of the other finals were as follows: Super League third place: Etosha 10 Dr Lemmer 8 Under 19 A: HTS 8 Mariental 8 Under 19 B: WHS III 23 Elnatan 13 Under 19 C: WHS U16 35 WHS IV 10 Under 19 D: Keetmanshoop Private School 20 Luederitz 15 Under 15 A: HTS 12 Walvis Bay 7 Under 15 B: Elnatan 26 Etosha 22 Under 14 A: HTS A 5 WHS A 29 Under 14 B: HTS B 10 Academia 7 -Namibia Sport Cosafa Castle Cup Final Zimbabwe 1 – Zambia 0In a tense final in front of a packed Grand Stand at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, fullback Eugene Jantjies put WHS ahead through a try and two penalties, while centre Herman de Wet replied with a penalty for Elnatan.Just before halftime, Elnatan prop Stefan Labuschagne burst over from a maul to score a try and diminish the deficit to 11-8.After the break WHS went further ahead through a Jantjies penalty and a try by left wing Ian Nel, but Elnatan came back through a great try by Herman de Wet, which was initiated by fullback Herman Engelbrecht from within his own 25m line.De Wet also landed the conversion to make the score 19-15, and put Elnatan back in the game.But with three minutes remaining, WHS scrumhalf Riaan Vermaak put the issue beyond doubt when he pounced on to a loose ball to score in the corner.The results of the other finals were as follows: Super League third place: Etosha 10 Dr Lemmer 8 Under 19 A: HTS 8 Mariental 8 Under 19 B: WHS III 23 Elnatan 13 Under 19 C: WHS U16 35 WHS IV 10 Under 19 D: Keetmanshoop Private School 20 Luederitz 15 Under 15 A: HTS 12 Walvis Bay 7 Under 15 B: Elnatan 26 Etosha 22 Under 14 A: HTS A 5 WHS A 29 Under 14 B: HTS B 10 Academia 7 -Namibia Sport Cosafa Castle Cup Final Zimbabwe 1 – Zambia 0