Graeme Set for Marlow Showdown at the Graeme Festival 2026

Hosts Graeme College, the proud all-boys school, take on Marlow Landbouskool in the headline fixture of the festival on Saturday, 20 March 2026.

It has all the makings of a cracker.

Graeme, under the guidance of Jonty van der Meulen, have built impressive momentum over the past few seasons. Their consistency and quality saw them come within touching distance of finishing as the top-ranked side in the Eastern Cape in 2025.

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Marlow, by contrast, often face the challenge of fluctuating depth due to smaller student numbers. But this year feels different. With new coach Gerrit Myburgh at the helm, the 2026 outfit looks a special one, and they’ve already underlined that potential with a hard-fought 28–25 win over Fichardtpark High School in Bloemfontein.

This sets up a fascinating clash—Graeme’s structure and consistency against a Marlow side brimming with belief and firepower.

TEAM	GRAEME	TEAM	MARLOW
1	Bagcine Njengele	1	Marcus September	u17
2	Athi Manyati	2	Herman le Roux	u18
3	Luyolo Mapalala	3	AJ Raubenheimer	u17
4	Akho Tonjeni	4	AC du Toit	u18
5	Andrew Muir	5	JG de Lange	u17
6	Iviwe Mshubheki	6	CJ Botha	u18
7	Nicholas Cock	7	GD Jordaan	u18
8	Lidwala Maliti	8	Jethro Ruiters	u17
9	Luke Doyle	9	Paul Klopper	u18
10	Ibenathi Kondile	10	Cole Hurter	u18
11	Elgin Fanton	11	Jurgens van Staden	u18
12	Torres Fourie	12	Matthew Lieberum	u17
13	Erin Nelson	13	Hanre Muller	u17
14	Asakhe Ranuga	14	Nicolis Ras	u17
15	Lucritia Magau	15	Herlu Schoeman	u18
16	Hunter van Zyl	16	Luciano Solani
17	Olo Jaca	17	Zian Jacobs	u18
18	Ethan de Wet	18	Willem de Klerk	u18
19	Ben du Toit	19	LJ vd Vyfer
20	Ahlumile Maqungu	20	Sinqobile Siyengo
21	Athenkosi Mukume	21	Logan van Vuuren	u18
22	Selunathi Mfundisi	22
23	Masi Maboza	23
Coach	JONTY VAN DER MEULEN	Coach	GERRIT MYBURGH

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Graeme Set for Marlow Showdown at the Graeme Festival 2026