A NUMBER of Durban High School waterpolo players recently participated in the South African Schools’ Inter-Provincial Water Polo Championships in Cape Town, representing KZN and South Africa.
Two DHS boys, Matthew Hamilton and Jeandre Peterson, were members of the South African U18 waterpolo team which comprehensively beat an Australian U18 team in a five-match test series held in conjunction with the inter-provincial tournament. The South African boys completely outplayed their Australian opponents, winning the series 4-0 with one game being drawn 10 all.
The boys from KZN did the province and their individual schools proud. Out of the five age-group sections they took three gold medals and one silver. The U19 team had no less than seven of their top players representing their country in a five-test series against Australia.
Matthew Trichardt, Michael Paul, Joshua Spooner and Aston Lawson (vice-captain) represented the U19A KZN team, which was triumphant, winning gold for their age group. Duveaine Naicker and Steven Waites represented the U19B team which played in the A Section, and Zia Kahn won a gold medal in the U15 team.
At the conclusion of the tournament, class of 2015 DHS old boy, Matthew Trichardt was selected as the tournament’s most valuable player and as such stamped himself as the best participating player (player of the tournament).
