The High Schools Rugby Association have selected their 2017 final Sharks High Schools U17 Squad and non-travelling reserves. We are delighted to announce four players from Durban High School, Asanda Kunene, Asande Mnguni, Lwandile Menze and Celimpilo Gumede, have all made the team and will feature in the upcoming games. We are also proud to say that the DHS Head of Rugby, Mr Scott Mathie,...
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Last week the DHS boys, along with juniors from the Durban Rowing Club, were able to showcase their talents for the Durban Port Festival which was held on the Saturday and Sunday. The boys skilfully braced the very choppy water to get in a good training session, while on display. The DHS boys involved were Londa Zungu, Luyanda Koboka, and Awande Ndlovu, all in Grade...
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Raw Cup DHS vs College : 9 September 2017 at College The 2017 game at College promised to be a tight match as both teams were looking for a much needed win after heavy defeats against Glenwood. DHS and Maritzburg College began to replay the Raw Cup challenge in 2008. College won this first game and the results since have been 2009 DHS,...
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The DHS U18 Sevens team participated in their own festival this past weekend, putting on some scintillating performances throughout. In what was arguably the strongest fielded tournament to date, the DHS tournament has seen its stock rise to become the premier tournament on the KZN circuit. An exciting challenge awaited the “Horseflies” as they kicked off their competition on Friday evening, convincingly beating Pinetown 55-0...
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Congratulations to the DHS U15 and U16 Football teams who won the U15 and U16 Sections of the 5-a-Side Challenge, with DHS players Bahlebonke Made winning the U15 Player of the Day and Sfundo Mkhwanazi the U16 Player of the Day. The Energade Interschool 5-a-side Soccer Challenge 2017 was held at Durban High School on Sunday, 3 September. This unique inter-schools 5-a-side soccer...
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On Friday afternoon the Sailing Club spent the afternoon on the Pacers sailing in the bay with Mongezi from Sail Africa and Lauritz from Denmark – a perfect way to end a school week if I do say so myself! We were fortunate that the strong winds predicted for Friday had calmed to a perfect 10 knots and we were able to take two Pacers...
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DHS took a young side to the Pionier Sevens this year to defend the trophy they had won for the previous two years. It was an important learning curve for the younger players and a necessary exercise to ensure the DHS Sevens programme continues to be one of the best in the country. This process allowed these younger players to get a taste of top...
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The DHS 1st Sevens Rugby team travelled across the bridge to participate in the Glenwood Sevens Tournament and were facing arguably the biggest challenge yet. Eyeing their 3rd successive silverware this season, they would need to pull out all the stops as they were carrying a slightly depleted squad. However, such is the depth of their Sevens programme, that the younger lads are really stepping...
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Last weekend, defending champions Durban High School were named the winners of the SA Schools Badminton Tournament that was held at the KZN Badminton Hall, in association with the KZN Badminton Association. Going for their third consecutive win, the Durban High School 1st team went into the tournament feeling the pressure, but they played hard and smart in order to once again claim victory. The...
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Crawford La Lucia U18 Sevens Tournament 28 and 29 July 2017 DHS started the Sevens season off with a resounding “bang” as they participated in the Crawford La Lucia Sevens tournament on 28 and 29 July. Having won the tournament for the previous two years, the team was eager to make it three from three. It was also encouraging to have the DHS 2nd Team...
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