

Congratulations to our team on winning the 1st Team National Water Polo Tournament for the fifth time in seven years - the most wins by any school in South Africa! The Tournament was played at SACS High School, Cape Town, from 24 to 26 September. David du Plessis was selected as Best Forward and selected for the Team of the Tournament whilst Jason Mostert, Andrew Jones and Nick Hock were selected for the Team of the Tournament.

Jason Woods (UV), Michael Pfeffer (UIV), Michael Irvine (LV), Nicholas Hock (LV), Lloyd van der Griendt (UIV),
Ryan Sin (UV), Alex du Plessis (UIV), Travis Bradfield (UIV), Brett France (UV), Jason Mostert (UV),
Vlad Trninic (Coach), Andrew Jones (UV - Capt), Pierre le Roux (Manager OJ - 2003),
Shaun Rudling (UV - Vice Capt), David du Plessis (UV)
Results:
St Johns 1st Team:
vs Grey Bloem College: won 6 – 2
vs Rondebosch: won 7 – 3
vs Maritzburg College: won 5 – 2
vs St Andrews College: won 7 – 3
vs Northwood: won 7 – 1
vs Bishops: won 5 – 2
vs King Edward VII: won 4 – 3
vs JAG WP: won 11 – 1
vs Westville: won 6 – 3
Quarter finals:
vs DHS: won 6 – 4
Semi finals:
vs Pretoria Boys: won 4 – 3
Final:
vs King Edward: won 5 – 1
Congratulations to the following boys on their Gauteng Provincial school team selections:
| U19A Jason Mostert David du Plessis Andrew Jones Nicholas Hock Ryan Sin |
U19B Brett France Jason Woods Michael Irvine Anthony Spytko |
| U16A Wesley Antonites Travis Bradfield Murray Dryden (Capt) Michael Pfeffer |
U16B Julian Cowper James du Plessis Andrew Forbes Lloyd van der Griendt Charles Verwer |
| U16C Milan Conkic Jarryd Stephenson |
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| U14A Alex Kuttschreuter Brett van Staden Dan Trninic Devon Henson Nicholas McLaughlin Roarke Olver Neil Vosloo |
U14B Daniel France Matthew Henderson Nicholas Martin Robert Lindsay |
St John’s water polo prowess and Coach Vladimir Trninic
If you have even just a little familiarity with water polo in this diverse country of ours the name Vladimir Trninic or simply Vlad will set off a few bells in your head . . . read more | or view as featured on the SA SchoolSports Magazine website