THE ALBANIAN - EDITION 9

EDITION 9
MAY 2018 -
JULY 2018

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Chairman’s Chat

in the news… The year is flying by as we approach our Annual Old Albanian
PAGE 2 Golf Day to be held in September. Planning is at an advanced
stage, but we are still looking for willing sponsors, who wish to
Sue’s News sponsor a hole, as well as prizes.
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Old Boys’ Day was a very successful event that was extremely
College News well attended. The day coincided with the opening of a number
PAGE 19 of facilities - including the Tom Hamilton Wellness Centre, the
@thegreayandblue Old Boys’ Clubhouse and the Jurie du Toit
Weddings Hut – rebuilt to overlook Moshate, the 1st XV rugby field. The
PAGE 28 Campus was a hive of activity and it was a pleasure seeing so
many Old Boys returning to the school.
Staff News
If you are an Old Boy and not in touch with the school, please
make sure to get hold of Mandy Sutcliffe. We would love to stay
in touch, to keep you informed of College matters and also hear
what is happening in your lives.

Regards
Garth Ridgway Class of ’86

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Community Sue’s News
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I had a wonderful month in Europe – Portugal for Mike
Farrer’s 50th (Staff 1996-2006) followed by Poland to
see family (son-in-law Craig Boshard ’96) and a 40th
birthday with Craig.

Cherish The Algave
your human
connections I, too, seem to be bumping into people –
– your Arno Marx ’08 and me at Menlyn Maine.
relationships
with friends Poland
and family.

Barbara Bush

Sombre occasion though it was, the What keeps me busy...
Memorial Service for Thabiso Appie was
also a celebration of his life. The turnout I don’t really have time for much more
of Old Boys was heart-warming and it was as I am kept on my toes by my three
good to catch up with so many of them little grand-daughters; ballet, baking, ball
after the service. (See In Loving Memory.) games – never a boring moment!

Whilst not on the staff at College any
more, I still keep my hand in – editing
termly reports, reading for exams, writing
this newsletter for you and still being the
Quizmaster on Cultural Day!

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Community This edition I am sharing news of the story of Craig Bristow in
Consistency the USA. Noeleen Bristow sent this report to me:
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Craig Bristow excelling in the USA
Craig is
the the Craig enrolled at the Craig Bristow Class of ‘08
only University of Austin,
St Alban’s Texas (UT) in 2010,
Old Boy after taking a gap year
and South in 2009. He completed
African his 4 year undergrad-
to be uate degree, (Sports
awarded Science, Marketing
a winning Management) at UT
baseball in 2014. He was also
World managing junior golf-
Series ing academies during
ring! his summer intern-
ship periods. Craig and
Dylan Frittelli were
co-incidentally at UT
at the same time and
they met up socially on
a few occasions in Aus-
tin. (Craig and Dylan
played hockey together
at St Alban’s College.)

Craig then completed his MBA in his field of study, at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in
2016, at the same time doing his internships at the Miami Dolphins Football, Dalray Open
Tennis, Swimming academies and worked for Learfield Sports during these gruelling two
MBA years.

In May 2016 he was offered a position to work for the Houston Astros and Washington
Nationals, two baseball teams, at West Palm Beach, Florida. Craig was employed to
manage and run, from conception to completion, the Ballpark, a spring training facility
for all baseball teams.

Craig was by far the youngest member of the five executive team and now holds the title
of Marketing, Sales and Digital manager of The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches.

In November 2017, The Houston Astros baseball team, won the World Series Champi-
onship (like the Rugby World Cup our Springboks won in 1995) on home ground, for the
first time in their history. This was an amazing accomplishment and what made their
winning even more special, was the fact that the City of Houston was also still reeling from
Hurricane Harvey.

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In recognition of the Astros winning, the baseball team and a handful of staff members
were awarded a specially and individually crafted gold, diamond and precious stones
commemorative ring, with each recipients name, on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th April
respectively, at an award ceremony in Houston.

Apart from some of the younger players,
Craig is the youngest management staff
member to be recognized in this way and
to my knowledge, the only St Albans’s Old
Boy and South African to be awarded a
winning baseball World Series ring!

The most noteworthy part of Craig’s
achievement, however, is, that he is
still a non US citizen, having only been
sponsored his first US work visa in 2016,
with the renewal at the beginning of
this year. He showed great tenacity and
perseverance and his hard work ethic and
likable personality, convinced the Astros
owners, to continue sponsoring Craig in
his endeavour to attain his US citizenship.

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Community College News Our children are the
Consistency rock on which our
Communication Sasol Solar Challenge future will be built,
our greatest asset
In the big The 2018 Sasol Solar Challenge, a biennial
picture, competition, was launched at the Time Square as a nation.
architecture Arena. Always trying to be at the forefront
is the art of innovation, Rob Lodge has undertaken Nelson Mandela
and science to facilitate this project for College and St
of making Augustine’s LEAP school.
sure
that our The challenge is to create a fast solar car! They Matthew Field, Matric, Speaker
cities and will set off from Pretoria in September with of Parliament (Edition 8) has
buildings more than twenty solar racing teams, local been announced as one of 100
fit with the and international! This challenge is normally Young Mandelas of the future!
way we reserved for University Engineering teams. A humble, generous young man
want to live who achieves, but he gives too.
our lives. I will report further in the next issue. Meanwhile,
Good Luck, Rob and the College team. Wow! What an extraordinary
Bjarke Ingels achievement!

Old Boys’ Day saw the opening of a couple of new facilities. South Cottage as you knew
it, became the College Shop, but has been refurbished for the Old Boys and is known as
@thegreyandblue. It is there for your use whenever you are in the area.

The Welcome Centre, the Von Geusau Centre, is the new College Shop.

As reported the Jurie du Toit Hut, was carefully dissembled and rebuilt on Moshate field
next to the scoreboard.

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Finally, the Tom Hamilton Wellness Centre was opened and blessed. It really is an amazing
facility, incorporating stands at the pool, a fully equipped gym and the Sports Offices.

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Community Cultural News
Consistency
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by South Africa earlier this month. Back in 2008, The Barbershop and the Choir
participated in these Games in Austria. Mark Stenhouse left College at the end
of that year. Mark Stenhouse is back this year – and The Barbershop upgraded
their Silver medal from Graz to a Gold Medal in the Young Male Voice Category!
Congratulations and jubilations!

“Music is the movement of sound to reach the
soul for the education of its virtue.”

Plato

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Music is a
moral law.
It gives
soul to the
universe,
wings to
the mind,
flight to the
imagination,
and charm
and gaiety
to life and to
everything.

Bjarke Ingels

Cultural Week

A change this year in the calendar position for Cultural Week. It is still in Term 2,
but has moved from the week before half-term, to this coming week, the last week
of Term 2. Cultural Day will be on Thursday 2 August. So I will only be posting the
results in the last edition of the year. No doubt there will be the usual buzz and
talent will be unearthed and it will be a fun-filled, exciting week!

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Community Old Boys’ Cultural News
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countries are Jean-Philip Grobler ’01,
Richard Brokensha ’04 and James
Whitehouse ’07.

Jean-Philip lives and works as a success- James lives and works with his band
ful professional musician with his band Rival Bones in Liverpool, though he too is
touring until the end of the year.
St Lucia in the USA and has just released
two new songs – Paradise is Waiting and Richard lives and
works primarily
A Brighter Love. Try smarturl.it/BLPIW in South Africa,
teaching at Bish-
ops. He has been
touring and will
be performing in
his latest show
later this month.
He will also be a
guest performer
at Cultural Week
next week!

Robbie Alexander ’13 was in the PAGE 11
audience at The Final Countdown
Concert and Rainer von Schlichting
invited him to join in the rendition of
Call Me The Breeze.

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Community Selwyn Steyn
Consistency ’12 is making
Communication his name in
the Art world.
The artist is
a receptacle He has
for emotions just had a
that come fabulous
from all over experience,
the place: and learning
from the curve,
sky, from the through the
earth, from RMB Talent
a scrap of Unlocked and
paper, from he has been
a passing involved in
shape, from the Turbine
a spider’s Art Fair.
web.

Pablo Picasso

Matthew Wilke ’05 was enjoying being on stage, with his Mom, Rosemary and brother,
David, in a production of Ruddigore at the Artscape Theatre Centre.

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Reunions

Reunion Dinner

Community May 25th saw the new
Consistency format for Reunions, with all
Communication year groups from an ‘8 year
celebrating together. So it was the
We Homecoming for the Classes of ’68
certainly and ’78, with Reunion dinners for
were an the 10/20/30/40 and 50 groups
interesting in the Hamilton Hall. It was a very
crew, special occasion and one which I
diverse thought worked extremely well
in many in its new format. There was a
ways, yet speaker for each year group from
I would 1968 to 2008. Steve Moubray,
like to HoS ’78 had the following to say:
think we
developed Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen It’s great that you guys have made the
a bond effort to be here, however, let’s take
that will Thank you Shane for hosting us and to a moment to toast the guys that have
stay with Mandy for all your efforts in putting this not been able to make the reunion – we
us for together – not sure why I have been think particularly of Malcolm Rutherford,
many nominated to do this, however on behalf who, unfortunately, is slumming it at the
years. of ‘78 crew here goes!! Monaco Grand prix – he did send us a note
which I will read out shortly.
We certainly were an interesting crew,
diverse in many ways, yet I would like And then of course we remember those
to think we developed a bond that will that have passed on – Ricky Klein, Leon
stay with us for many years. I think the Vercuil and Peter ‘Plankie’ Boardman – if
College was a bit nervous about our year we could all be upstanding and just take
– particularly what it would possibly do a moment to remember and honour
to the matric result record – needless to them….. Thank you.
say we didn’t let anyone down and all
of us made it through in one piece! Our We all have good memories of these guys
crew has definitely spread themselves – I remember busting Ricky smoking in
around the globe, hence many of them matric and him convincing me to just have
not being able to make the reunion. Many a puff and promising he wouldn’t smoke
of the guys have gone on to great things in his study anymore. Going to Leon’s
– I think our most famous member has to game farm for our standard 9 trip whilst
be Andrew Lee – whilst working at Phizer the matrics wrote exams and not having
pharmaceuticals, he was very involved in a teacher accompany us – his dad picked
the development of Viagra! We produced us up in a fancy car with a trailer that was
some great doctors, lawyers, accountants, pretty much filled with beers – that in itself
teachers, farmers and the rest, so we is a long and interesting story – it was crazy
couldn’t have been that bad. Tony Wright – we got back to the school after finishing
has done us proud by completing about a trailer full of beers and smoking the old
5 Epic Mountain bike rides and recently man’s Mills cigarettes, and I was called into
completed the Freedom Challenge – not the Headmaster’s office and appointed
sure what his next challenge is going to
be?? Head Boy!

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Running Homecoming Class of ‘78 I remember seeing Anton Murray for the
the first time, striding with his black robe
Bounds And then of course ‘Plankie’ Boardman towards a group of us and crapping myself.
on those – one of the most enthusiastic guys you The Boss was certainly the Boss and he
freezing could meet. ran the school with an iron fist – again we
winter were none the wiser and we survived. Our
mornings St Alban’s College is still a young school. teachers were a great bunch – and there
was Founded on 1 February 1963 with a total were many characters – Peter Blackman
something strength of 37 boys and 3 masters. I would Eedes, Boff Basel, Jonty, John Boje, David
else... like to think our crew and particularly the Swanepoel, Patrick Hamilton, to mention
class ‘68 could be considered the pioneers a few. Then there was Paul Davies – our
for what has now become something rugby coach – I was convinced he was a
really good. sadist!! At our 30th reunion – I remember
David Swanepoel apologised to us for what
I lived in Rhodesia in 1974 and was sent off we had to endure – we survived.
as a boarder from Salisbury with my metal
trunk and remember arriving and lugging As mentioned we were a pretty diverse
the thing up the stairs to the newboys’ group, no particularly dominant individuals
dormitory in New House – the dormitory – well that is until Dave Mallett arrived on
was pretty much like a military barrack, the scene – that’s another long story!!
low slung wooden dividers and 2 beds to We had some great opportunities – the
a cubicle, with a prefect at each end. We pottery, printing, natural history, drama
were none the wiser – once the parents society to mention a few. On the sports
had said their good byes to their precious field we tried our best – we were always
ones the fun began – we were new boys out-numbered, but gave it our best shot
and the seniors and matrics moved in on – we had to play both hockey and rugby
us – we were allocated fag masters, 2 new and sometimes practised both on the
boys per prefect – I remember mine was same day. On the cricket field we definitely
Graeme Reid – nice chap, but geez did we held our own with the likes of Gerald De
jump around – making his bed, polishing Kock, Dave Walsh and Le Roy Muntingh.
shoes, putting tooth paste on his tooth Everyone basically had a go at everything
brush in the morning to mention some of – we had to – there weren’t too many of
the good things – we survived and went us… Running the Bounds on those freezing
on to become fag masters ourselves. It’s a winter mornings was something else – Phil
good thing this system has been abolished, Court was a the long distance champ and
however, we survived and all the while used to finish about an hour ahead of Dave
created a strong bond amongst us. van Rensburg and the rest of us.

Surviving the seniors was one thing,
surviving the Boss was another!

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Class of ‘68 Shane Kidwell, Mike Beaumont, David Swanepoel, John Boje, Dennis Henwood, Richard Penwill.

Class of ‘78 Phil Court, Tony Wright, Brett Falconer, Steve Town, a while ago, when Shane was in
Moubray, Mark Tecklenberg, Clive Anderson, Mike Downey. town – it was really great to see the spirit
and camaraderie amongst the younger Old
The Spruit and the Koppie provided many Boys – the passion with which they sang
hours of fun and adventure – particularly the song was awesome. When asked in the
for the guys who lived far away and didn’t early days as to what school we attended,
get invited out on Sundays – amazing how very few people knew of St Alban’s – it’s
it’s all developed now. We all have many a different story now – the College has
memories and stories – it’s been great to grown into a force to be reckoned with
reminisce with the guys today – reminded – something I think we can be proud of
of …… being a part.

There weren’t many school traditions in So 1978 was an interesting time – we
our time – in fact the Boss discouraged it – were definitely the privileged few and
no school song – no war cries, however we were pretty much oblivious as to what
did create some in our own way. Phil, Tony was actually happening in the country – it
and I had the opportunity of attending was normal for us all to move on to do our
an Old Boys’ gathering at Forries in Cape military service and defend the country –
we could get into our university of choice
with an average D aggregate. We were
fortunate and extremely lucky and I think
most of us have, and are, doing our bit to
make a difference and to give back in some
way.

It has been great to see St Alban’s at the
forefront of transformation and what has
been done in this regard I am certainly
proud of – we live in a Great Country and
it is institutions like this that will make a
difference and I thank you on behalf of the
class of ‘78 for being part of this process.
Thanks!

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Class of ‘88: Craig Schweitzer, Oliver Gilbert, Neil Scheibe, Simon Donaldson, Craig
Thomas, Adam Kane-Smith, Sanjay Govender, Graham Buck, Giles von Broembson,
Andrew Valentine, Bretton Putter, Neal Vance, Firoz Rawjee

Class of ‘08 Class of ‘98 Billy Sharman and friends
Wico Booyse,
Andre Sciocatti

Neil Schiebe, HoS ’88 followed Steve and then it was Warwick van Breda (now Chairman
of Council) HoS ’98 and finally David Lourens HoS 2008.

I think the photos tell far more about the atmosphere and camaraderie than I ever could.
Certainly a good time was had by all!

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War Cry after the game.

Old Boys’ Rugby Tom Hamilton & Mike Beaumont

The following day saw the winter fixture against St David’s and everyone was out in force,
despite a long and heavy night! Other Old Boys swelled the ranks for the official Old Boys’
Day. After the 1st XV rugby, the Jurie du Toit Hut, now moved to the main rugby field,
Moshate, was officially commemorated.

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London Reunion ‘18

This event was held at The Queen’s Club and there was
a fair turnout! Who can you spot from your year group?

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Hatch, Match & Despatch

Community Engagements
Consistency Congratulations to the following OBs who
Communication have become engaged since the last edition:
Pierre Kleynhans ’09, William Bush ’07,
Happy is Jason Hutchison ’08, Hannes Swart ’08.
the man Hannes also has his Engineering doctorate,
who finds so Dr Swart(!) extra Congratulations on this
a true achievement.
friend, Latest to join the group is Lamar Booysen.
and far
happier Brandon van Rooyen
is he who Marriages
finds It has been a time for brothers to support
that true each other in this life-changing event! The
friend in van Rooyen brothers, Jared ’09 and Brandon
his wife. ‘07 did their double act at Brandon’s wedding.
The St Quintin brothers, Paul ’02 and Adam
Franz Schubert ’05 backed each other at Paul’s wedding.
No sooner had I heard about an engagement,
than I met Lukas van Vuuren ’08 at the Reunion Jared and
Dinner and since then he has married! Brandon
Drew Gaskell ’07 has tied the knot as has
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also joined the merry band of married OBs!

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Drew Gaskell

Craig McIntosh Paul and Adam St Quintin

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Births

Corne Foord ’07 and Shaun le Feuvre ’04 have both become Dads.

Chriestoff Jansen ’05 is also on the night patrol with his littlie!

And the latest addition to fatherhood is Jonathan Swires.

A new latest! Steynberg van Zyl ‘05 pictured here with Kyle Wood, ‘06
celebrating the birth of Steynberg’s son with the traditional cigar!

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Kyle Wood and Steynberg van Zyl Little Steynberg – a rugby player in the
making – check the hands!

Chriestoff Jansen Jonathan Swires

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Community In Memoriam
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smile, that character, that brilliant mind,
are but memories… Thabiso passed
away in mid-July – far, far too soon. The
Memorial Service, held at College, was well
attended with a large number of his year
group attending, to honour Thabiso as a
friend and “brother”. The tributes paid by
friends and family were moving and their
final rendition of ‘Laud the Grace’ gave me
shivers down my spine.

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Memories and stories, I’m sure, were in Rob van Dort and Tom Hamilton

abundance, when Menno Klapwijk ’72 Rob van Dort Class of ’84, after St Alban’s
and Garwin Sing ’71 met up. went off to teach at Western Province
Preparatory school in Cape Town, prior
to joining Tom Hamilton in Grahamstown
at St Andrew’s College. Subsequently Rob
and his wife Sue emigrated to New Zealand
where he has had a fabulous career as a
schoolmaster.

Rob was in SA recently and linked up with
Tom and George and Merle Weetman for
lunch at OR Tambo airport.

If you haven’t seen Rob’s flag raising
ceremonies on a daily basis, you are
missing a most interesting history lesson!

Professor Francis Thackeray ’70 in his Rob van Dort with
Yale blue, with his mentee, who has just George & Merle Weetman

completed her PhD.

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As is becoming a regular feature, Tom
Hamilton has been bumping into people!
This time it was Richard Atkinson ’08,
whose wedding picture I featured in the

last edition. Since then Richard and his

wife have been cycling round Europe!

Andrew Bullen, Class of ’87 visited College
recently with his niece from Texas.

Kelly Kreuger ’94, Heath Mitchell ’97 Then John Telford ’89, Knapp-Fisher
and Wayne van Wyk ’95 got together House, greeted Tom pre-match at the
after 25 years! Bulls v Otago Highlanders game at Loftus
in April. John has had a fantastic career
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one of our foremost experts in grey
water and sanitation in general.

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Another family member, Grant Bristow Ross Harris Class of ’06 has spent eight
’06 is pictured here having just received and a half years at FNB and now has the
American citizenship. exciting opportunity of doing his MBA at
Yale Som – he will be leaving as you receive
this news! Good Luck and Bon Voyage,
Ross! Remember to find a musical group
you can join (Ross is remembered for his
playing of the pan-pipes).

From the era of the “noughties” Paul Andani Thakhathi ’06 has been nominated
Shearer, Class of ’02 is pictured here with by Unisa as a News24 100 Mandelas of the
President Ramaphosa and the Premier at
the Limpopo Regional Conference, held at future. Congratulations!
The Ranch Resort.

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HoS 2007, Nic Kane-Berman and Bryce
Gillespie got together for a pint!

Sanan Mirzoyev ’08 posted this photo,
taken at Senate House, Cambridge, where
Sanan is reading his LLB (Cantab).

Small world that it is, Adam Hamilton News from Jason Botha ’08:
’07, in his new job with the engineering
and sustainable development company, On 20 April 2018 I graduated from my
PhD in Aeroacoustics at The University of
Dalberg, happened to be in Rwanda and Dublin, Trinity College after successfully
defending my thesis titled ‘Predictions of
who does he connect with but Collin Mico, Rotor Broadband Noise’. Over the past
same year group and MacRobert House! three and a half years I was writing codes
to predict noise from urban wind turbines.
I found that one can possibly improve the
accuracyofthesemethods byincorporating
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results
in place of traditional analytic flow solvers.
In layman’s terms, this means that I’m now
Dr Botha!

As for what I’m doing these days; I’m
currently designing the next generation
of aircraft engines at Rolls-Royce in
Derby, UK.

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Mark Carrington ‘73 Gold Coast to Sydney for Children's Cancer

Flying
might
not be
all plain
sailing,
but the
fun of it
is worth
the price.

Amelia Earhart

Murray Palmer ’11 sent this photo having completed his 1000 hours as a pilot.

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Community Staff News - Past & Present
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in London. Moreover, Father Tim is turning
his hand to DJ-ing! Check out the photo
with Father Tim hosting a Desert Island
Disc function at Alton Abbey! (Right)

Tom Blampied, History and1st XV Rugby,
Marianne Scholtz, French, Sam Chowles,
Science, will be leaving the College for
pastures new.

Mark Doolan and Kevin Coles, looking
good!

I have seen Dr John Boje and David
Swanepoel, both are looking well as you
will see in the Reunion photos.

Ann Kohler was also at the Reunion
Dinner, as was Carol Ashton – so special to
see them again in a College context.

Tom Hamilton with Betty Mogale and her News just in – Congratulations to Director
grandchildren at the Moshate Cup. Betty of Sport, Krinesan Moodley, on winning
will retire next month after 32 years of the Gold Medal at the Africa Youth Games,
service. Thank you, Betty. with the SA U18 5’s team, by beating
Zambia in a shootout in the final. They
have now qualified for the Youth Olympics
in Argentina in October.

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Old Boys’ Sporting News

Community SWIMMING CRICKET
Consistency
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his South African Colours for Diving in trophies from the Easterns Awards Dinner.
Matric. He has recently taken part in the Matthew received The Rose Players
Masters Championship in Montreal, Player, Player of the Year and 1 Day
where he won 3 Gold and 2 Silver Medals! Bowler of the Year!
Congratulations Martin and thanks to your
Mum for sending the news!

basketball

Miguel Ferraro ’14, one of our incredibly
tall basketballers, was awarded the MVP

for the 2018 USSA Tournament.

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Matthew and
with a little
Arnold on the
way, a son,
I’m pretty sure
there will be
more maidens
bowled over!
Good Luck!

Michael Kumirai ’14, has been named
in The Mail and Guardian Top 200 Young
South Africans. Michael is playing
for Western province and studying
Economics and Finance at UCT. Another
young man living his dreams!

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Community HOCKEY
Consistency John Gaydon ’83 at the Opening
Communication Ceremony of the Masters World
Cup Opening Ceremony.
Winning
doesn’t AND
always they
mean won
being first. GOLD!
Winning
means
you’re doing
better than
you’ve
ever done
before.

Bonnie Blaire

rowing

Charles Brittain, ’15, now at
Tuks HPC, is set to continue the
family and College rowing legacy
when he competes in the World
U23 Championships in Poznan,
Poland which are happening at
the time of writing!

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Comrades MARATHON

As always, Comrades Pietermaritzburg to Durban, drew more than a few Old Albanians.
Notably, Con Roux ’72 had a fabulous run made extra special as his daughter, Kirsty was
alongside him. Squire Flint ’93 was there again, as was Phetogo Monaisa ’06. From
Australia came Bryce Davey ’01 to complete his Comrades in 9:41. Wade Rosenberg,
father of Josh ’14 and Luke, HoS ’16, also completed the run.

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Bryce Davey Con Roux

Squire Flint

Con Roux and daughter Kristy Phetogo Monaisa and Roger Cameron

When you run the marathon, you run Wade Rosenberg
against the distance, not against the other

runners and not against the time.
Haile Gebrselassie

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An added
intrigue was
whether Mike
Sewell ’05 and
Roger Cameron
’09 would
complete their
latest challenge
of running 90km
a day from
Cape Town to
Maritzburg in
19 days in order
to run Comrades
on the 20th day.

They did it!

And Phetogo
joined Mike at
the finish!

Community Rugby
Consistency
Communication Rugby news was so-o-o exciting when
the Springbok squad was announced
for this season – TWO Old Albanians
were named! Jason Jenkins HoS ’13
played in the match in America against
Wales and Bongi Mbonambi ’09
played in the 3-match series against
England! AND Xola Ntshinga ‘01 was a
Supersport Commentator.

I think rugby is Young Old Boy Oranteng Koikanyang, HoS
80 per cent mental. 2017, is having a successful season with the
Blue Bulls.
Francois Hougaard

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No one Community
has ever
become No Shoe Day
poor by
giving. No Shoe Day gave the College
boys something to think about
Anne Frank as they went to school without
shoes. Generous donations of
footwear meant that in this cold PAGE 34
winter weather less privileged
children will feel the warmth of
shoes.

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Community Moshate Cup 2018
Consistency
Communication Once again, Kennedy Tsimba, the Director of Rugby, has organised the 3rd Moshate Cup,
where development players were in invited to participate in this fabulous event. Check
out the photos to witness the learning, the skill development, and the good fun!
It was special for the College to open the campus to these youngsters and thanks go to all
those involved in this fabulous initiative. Standard Bank, MTN and Allianz were generous
in sponsorship.

Education Academics precede the rugby during the Moshate Cup!
is the most
powerful
weapon
which you
can use
to change
the world.

Nelson Mandela

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A Jason Jenkins giving back
fundamental
concern for
others in our
individual
and
community
lives would
go a long
way in
making
the world
the better
place we so
passionately
dreamt of.

Nelson Mandela

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Basic skills

THE ALBANIAN : EDITION 9 : MAY 2018 - JULY 2018 A good head and a good heart are
always a formidable combination.

Nelson Mandela

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College Sport

Rugby News Our teams competed in the following
Festivals:
2018 has indeed been an amazing
Community year for the rugby club, with a record U14 ISRF Uplands Festival 17–12
Consistency number of boys arriving for training, at Won Clifton 3–36
Communication the beginning of the season. Each age Lost Bishops 45–7
group has given of their best to ensure Won CBC Boksburg
Sports that the “brothers of the sword” mantra
teaches is held high. U15 ISRF St Benedicts Festival 19–0
you Won Woodridge 0–10
character, Certainly the 1st XV have had one of Lost St Georges’s Zimbabwe 15–0
it teaches their most successful seasons for many Won St Andrews 35–0
you to years. They won 13 of the 16 matches Won CBC Boksburg
play by played, going down only to PBHS, St
the rules, Charles and Jeppe. The final game U16 ISRF Hilton College Festival 58–19
it teaches against St Stithians was an absolute Won Penryn 12–12
you to thriller with College, from being 17-5 Drew St John’s
know down at half time, emerging as the Lost Hilton 5–26
what it victors 34-24!
feels like 1st XV Grey High School Festival
to win Well done to the following the
and lose- following players for being selected Won Muir College 22–17
it teaches for our Provincial Teams:
you about Won Graeme College 17–15
life. U18 – Tapiwa Katete, Siseko
Mvenya, Simon Miller, Ronaldo 1st XV St John’s Festival
Billie Jean King Daniels and Tafadzwa Kumbirai. Windhoek Gym St Aban’s Won 26–17
U16 – Isaac Khelo Lions Select St Alban’s Won 28–12
Eye of the Tiger St Alban’s Won 45–7
We are extremely
proud of our SOCCER
Old Boys, Bongi NEWS
Mbanambi and
Jason Jenkins for Simone
being included Morelli
in the Springbok played in
squad. Jason played the Paris
against Wales World
and Bongi played Games,
against England. before
Well done guys! flying to
Sweden
We bid farewell to our 1st XV coach, for the
Tom Blampied, who will be heading Gothia
back to the UK at the end of the term. Cup, with
He has been a stalwart in ensuring the the TUKS
best season for the 1st XV. We wish U19 team.
him and Sandy well during this time.

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Community ROWING NEWS
Consistency
Communication Nicholas Boutalas
and Liam Smit
received their
Green and Gold
and will represent
SA at the World
Junior Rowing
Championships
in Racice, Czech
Republic.

Nicholas Boutalas

Tiago with Liam’s mom, Cornel. Nicholas with proud parents.

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Chapel NEWS

Community The latest update from the Headmaster is that although the project has been started,
Consistency we are currently delayed as we are waiting for the demolition certificate from the City
Communication Council. Apparently we are assured that this certificate is imminent and once received
the main part of the contract will begin.

If we had started on 1 July, we would have completed at the end of March 2019 and the
completion date will shift accordingly.

I will certainly give you an update in the next edition.

As always, Confirmation took place this term.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 8:12

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It takes
a school
with
vision to
prepare
a young
man for
life.

Final word PAGE 41

Please update your details, if/when you have any
changes, via Mandy on sutcliffem@stalbanscollege.
com. It is important to College that we keep in touch
with you all – so send news, views, stories, photos to
me [email protected] if you are happy
to share in this publication.

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