History of Interschools

While Monnas and Waterkloof’s
Interschools only started in 1996, this has become one of the most
eagerly-awaited matches on the schoolboy rugby calendar given the rich rugby
history and heritage of both schools. Both schools are consistently among the
top rugby schools in the country.

Monnas vs Waterkloof in 2011. Left is Monnas & SA Schools captain, Ruan Steenkamp, on the attack against Waterkloof.

Results through the years

Monnas Results for 2012

Waterkloof Results for 2012

Monument Profile

Monument High School was established in
January 1921. The monument in question is the Paardeberg Monument on
Krugersdorp, built to commemorate the decision of the South African Republic in
1880 to resist Britain’s decision to annex their country. Krugersdorp, west of
Johannesburg, is named after President Paul Kruger and was founded in 1887 by
Abner Cohen and others. The schools motto is ‘It’s better to wear out than to
rust’.

Rugby at Monnas

When the
school opened in 1921 ML Brink held a meeting of boys to find out what games
they wanted to play. They all opted for soccer, as was the custom on the bare
fields of the Highveld at the time, and he then democratically decided that
they would play rugby! The school played its first match on 1 April 1921 and
drew 3-3 with Krugersdorp High School.

Since then
the school has had many great sides, as in 1924, 1953, 1979, 1980, 1984 and
1993, when the team scored 143 tries in 28 matches.

Monument
first won the Administrator’s Cup in 1953. It won again in 1973 and then again
in 1992 and for the seven years which followed. In 2003 they were Media 24
National Schools champions. These are all huge achievements given the number
and quality of the competing schools.

After
Brink, famous coaches have been Jan Lange (1936-53), Pa Pelser, the famous
Transvaal loose forward and coach, and Hans Coetzee who still has a finger in
many of rugby’s pies.

In 1993
the 1st XV toured France and Britain and went unbeaten.

Monnas has
by far the largest representation of any school north of the Vaal River at
Craven Week and in SA Schools. 

Chip of the Old Block

One of the Monnas flankers in the 2012
squad is the son of a famous Transvaal hard man during the 80’s and early 90’s.
Ian MacDonald terrorised opposition flyhalves and scrumhalves in his era and
the tear-away flanker became a Springbok in 1992 after South Africa’s
re-admission into the sporting world. His son Ruan, follows in his footsteps
and also plays the same type of role for the Monnas 1^st team.

Monnas 1^st Team Rugby History

Nu Power Tuks Winners – 2009

Monnas winning Beeld Trophy in 2010 against Waterkloof

• 401 Transvaal High School Provincial players / Golden Lions High school provincial players since 1964 – 2012

Monnas Springboks

Christo Wagenaar

Brendan Venter                       

Jaque Fourie

Jorrie Muller

Heinke van der Merwe 

Willem Alberts

SA u21, u20 & u19

20 players

SA Schools & SA Schools Academy

33 players

Super Rugby Players

19 PLAYERS

Absa Currie Cup Players

+/- 80 PLAYERS

Varsity Cup Players since 2008

28 Players since the competition started in 2008

International Players:

Italy

Quinton Geldenhuys (2010) and Gert Peens (2002)

Junior Teams

Monnas U/14, U/15 & U/16 A teams won the 2012 Nu Power / Tuks Super 16 Competition and all three teams won the Golden Lions Macro Schools Beeld Competition

General

Monnas celebrated their 90^th Birthday in 2011

Monnas represented RSA in the Sanix Youth Rugby International Tournament in Fukuoko, Japan in 2012

Paul Willemse and Marais Schmidt were part of the victorious 2012 SA Under 20 team that won the Under 20 World Cup

FW De Klerk was a pupil at Monnas

PA Pelser and Hans Coetzee are prominent coaches that were teachers at Monnas

Jaco Taute was head boy in 2009 at Monnas

In 2011 both the SA Schools and SA Academy U/18 teams captains came from Monnas: Ruan Steenkamp (SA Schools) and Christopher Newman (SA Academy)

Waterkloof Profile

The year 2012 sees this relatively young school on the outskirts of Pretoria’s eastern suburbs celebrate its 33rd year of existence. In this short period, Hoërskool Waterkloof has become synonymous with excellence in education – a force to be reckoned with in all fields of secondary education: academics, sport and culture.

Hoërskool Waterkloof is an Afrikaans high school situated in the Eastern suburbs of Pretoria. It had grown to become the largest Afrikaans school in the world by 2004, with 2,200 pupils and 140 teachers. It is also one of the top schools in Pretoria and has been awarded school of the year for two years running. It has had a 100% pass rate for the 19th time. Waterkloof is one of the most prestigious schools in South Africa.

The school opened on 9 January 1979, with 12 teachers and 215 pupils. The original school buildings were completed in August, 1979. The school motto, ‘Ons bou in geloof’ (We build/grow in faith), was formally accepted on 2 July, 1979.

One of the novel innovations of the school is the Sports Bureau, which co-ordinates
all sporting activities. Modern sports facilities and several national and
provincial coaches ensure that learners enjoy excellent coaching in a variety
of sports.  Professional services, such
as a physiotherapist, sport scientist and biokineticists who specialise in
sports therapy, are situated on the premises.

Hoërskool Waterkloof boasts the following rugby achievements:

·
4 Springboks: Wikus van Heerden, Gary Botha, Danie van Schalkwyk en Barend Pieterse.

·
Currently two players in the SA squad: Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Justin Phillips.

·
113 Cravenweek rugby players of whom five were chosen as captains,

·
The school boasts with 32 SA Schools players.

·
Waterkloof’s flyhalf Kobus Marais is the top points scorer in the country.

·
Outside center Rohan Janse van Rensburg is the top try scorer in the country.

·
Springbok Rugby legend Naas Botha joined the Waterkloof coaching staff in 2012

Waterkloof – 2011 Beeld Trophy Winners

Naas Botha joining Waterkloof coaching staff

Wikus van Heerden

Gary Botha

Danie van Schalkwyk

Barend Pieterse

Hoërskool Waterkloof Rugby 1st XV team 2012

Dimitri Ttappous

Dimi

1994-01-18

105
kg

1,80

N/A

Jovan Erasmus

1994-07-27

101

1.79

O/16 Blou
Bulle, High Performance Squad

Johan van Wyk

Van
Wyk

1995-01-12

106
kg

1,87

O/16 Grant
Kgomo; O/16 Elite Squad; O/18 Blou Bulle Akademieweek

Werner Fourie

Jimmy

1995-03-20

88
kg

1.86

N/A

Henco Saayman

Saays

1994-01-25

92
kg

1,92

N/A

Sean Joyce

1995-01-12

92
kg

1,81

O/16 Grant
Kgomo; High Performance Squad; O/18 Noordvaalweek

Stephan Smith

Smittie

1994-08-13

83
kg

1,76

N/A

Marnus Steyn (k)

1994-04-12

96
kg

1,89

O/16 Grant
Kgomo Blou Bulle

John-Henry Collen

Johna

1994-12-22

80
kg

1,81

N/A

Kobus Marais

Kabous

1994-07-05

88
kg

1,83

O/18 Limpopo
Bulle Cravenweek; O/18 Akademieweek

Francois de Kock

Cois

1994-06-14

80
kg

1,72

N/A

Lourens Boddington

Boddie

1994-02-11

74
kg

1,71

O/18
Noordvaalweek

Raynardt Honiball

Honnie

1994-06-30

83
kg

1,86

N/A

Werner Rossouw

Valke

1995-02-15

91
kg

1,83

O/16B Blou
Bulle

Brendon Swanepoel

Swannie

1995-01-28

90
kg

1.92

N/A

Reinach Venter

Pofmys

1995-01-03

90
kg

1,73

O/16 Blou
Bulle; O/16 Grant Kgomo; O/18-Akademieweek

Xander van Wyk

1995-04-12

107
kg

1,83

O/16 Grant
Kgomo; O/16 SA Elite Squad; O/18 Blou Bulle Akademieweek

Nico Steenkamp

Niklaas

1994-06-01

100
kg

1,82

O/16 Blou
Bulle Akademiespan

Jeandré de Beer

Frans

1995-02-06

90
kg

1.89

N/A

David Joyce

1995-01-12

100
kg

1,88

O/16 Blou
Bulle Akademiespan; O/18 Noordvaalweek

Shaun Pike

Pike

1994-10-20

87
kg

1,71

N/A

Ernst Naudé

1994-03-12

83
kg

1.88

N/A

Stefan Coetzer

Muis

1995-11-30

73
kg

1.84

N/A

Armin Du Venhage

1995-07-03

80
kg

1,80

N/A