Noord Suid Rugby 2026: Grey College vs Helpmekaar

Grey College vs Helpmekaar | Noord Suid 2026 | School Rugby South Africa 🔔 Subscribe for more Noord/Suid 2026 school rugby highlights    / @northsouthrugby   Helpmekaar had Grey College under real pressure on Day 2 at the 2026 NMI Toyota Noord/Suid Tournament — and for a spell in the first half, the Johannesburg side actually led the Free State giants 12-5. What Grey did after that is a masterclass in composure, class, and clinical execution. Watch Lamla Mgedezi. Watch him closely. Final Score: Grey College 51 – Helpmekaar Kollege 19 📍 Affies Veld A, Pretoria | 📅 28 March 2026 🏉 About This Match Grey College from Bloemfontein — one of South Africa's most decorated school rugby institutions, founded in 1855 and consistently ranked among the country's elite — arrived at the 2026 Noord/Suid tournament with a point to prove. Lamla Mgedezi wasted no time announcing himself, beating three defenders with footwork that had no business working at full pace to open the scoring. Grey led 5-0. Helpmekaar — the Helpies from Johannesburg, a proud Afrikaans school whose name literally means "help each other" — refused to be overawed by the occasion. Their ruck speed caused Grey real problems, and when Shaye Lourens spotted a gap around the ruck, dove over, and then converted his own try, Helpmekaar led 12-5. The upset was on. Grey steadied. Christoff Crous slotted a penalty to cut the deficit, then O'Ryan Kleyn produced a devastating linebreak that released Mgedezi to score again. JW Coetzee added another before the whistle and Grey went into the break leading 22-12, having absorbed everything Helpmekaar threw at them. The second half belonged entirely to Grey. Their forward pack was unstoppable and their backs cut through Helpmekaar's defence with clinical precision. Xander de Beer, Eddie Mabena, and AJ Hendricks all crossed, and Mgedezi completed his hat-trick with two more tries — one at the 67th minute that defied description, stepping into space that seemingly didn't exist. Grey scored 29 unanswered second-half points. Helpmekaar earned their moment too. Eight minutes from time, Ethan Lourens made a brilliant linebreak before unselfishly offloading to John van Druten to dot down and preserve some pride at 37-19. It was exactly the kind of fight that makes Noord/Suid special. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 – Kick-off 35:59 – Half Time (Grey 22 – Helpmekaar 12) 36:00 – 1st Half Highlights 37:20 – Second Half 1:13:26 – Full Time 1:13:54 – 2nd Half Highlights 1:15:57 – Post Match Presentation 🔍 Match Details 🏆 Tournament: NMI Toyota Noord/Suid Rugby Tournament 2026 (12th Edition) 🏟️ Venue: Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) Veld A, Pretoria 📅 Date: Saturday, 28 March 2026 📊 Result: Grey College 51 – Helpmekaar Kollege 19 Grey College Scorers: Tries: Lamla Mgedezi (3), JW Coetzee, Xander de Beer, Eddie Mabena, AJ Hendricks Conversions: Christoff Crous (3), Samson Lackay (2) Penalties: Christoff Crous (2) Helpmekaar Scorers: Tries: Jeandré van der Merwe, Shaye Lourens, John van Druten Conversions: Ethan Kruger (1), Shaye Lourens (1) Grey College vs Helpmekaar | Noord Suid 2026 | School Rugby South Africa Looking for the Grey College vs Helpmekaar 2026 highlights? You've found them. This NMI Toyota Noord/Suid Day 2 clash saw Helpmekaar lead one of South Africa's greatest school rugby programmes before Grey College's class and Lamla Mgedezi's stunning hat-trick took over completely. A 51-19 final score that doesn't tell the full story of just how competitive this match was. School rugby at its very best. 🔔 Subscribe for more Noord/Suid 2026 school rugby highlights from Pretoria 👍 Like the video — it helps more rugby fans across South Africa find this match 💬 Comment below — who was your player of the match? #NoordSuid2026 #GreyCollegeVsHelpmekaar #GreyCollege #Helpies #LamlaMgedezi #NMIToyotaNoordSuid #SchoolRugbySA #GreyCollegeRugby #HelpmekaarKollege #SchoolRugby2026 #SouthAfricanSchoolRugby #SuperSportSchools #RugbyHighlights #Bloemfontein