The annual Summer Sports Day, also known as Old Boys Day, was held on Saturday 17 January 2026. We were relieved that the weather was kind to us as hundreds of Old Boys, boys, parents and friends of the School visited the School on the Hill for a day of sports and cultural activities.
Sporting Results from Summer Sports Day – Old Boys and Boys Teams
Cross Country
The 4.5 km cross country event started at the tennis courts and the first three runners across the line were:
1st James Seeliger (2017 Town House)
2nd Lunathi Nyama (PBHS)
3rd Damian Cloete (2023 Sunnyside)
Lunathi Nyama had just run a 16:24 5000m an hour before this race at Pilditch.
L-R James Seeliger, Lunathi Nyama, Damian Cloete
Water Polo
Senior Old Boys vs PBHS 1st 9-5
Young Old Boys vs PBHS 1st 1-7
Old Boys 2009-2011 vs PBHS 1st 8-5
Old Boys 2019-2022 vs PBHS 2nd 6-4
Old Boys Brothers Team vs PBHS 2nd 6-2
Basketball
Old Boys 1st vs PBHS 1st 40-50
Old Boys 2nd vs PBHS 2nd 28-22
Old Boys 3rd vs PBHS 35d 44-47
Football
Old Boys 1st vs PBHS 1st 0-0
Old Boys 2nd vs PBHS 2nd 3-0
Old Boys 3rd vs PBHS 3rd 0-0
Table Tennis
Old Boys 1st beat PBHS 1st 14 matches to 3
Squash
Old Boys beat PBHS 1st 24 games to 0
Climbing
1st Philip Anspach (PBHS)
2nd Pieter Vorster (PBHS)
3rd Meiring van Zyl (Old Boy 2024 Town)
Cricket
Old Boys 1st – 290 for 9 (Euan Gottfried 4 for 63)
PBHS 1st – 152 for 9 (Ethan Nel 52)
Old Boys won by 138 runs
Old Boys 2nd – 266 all out (Steyn Botha 4 for 27)
PBHS 2nd – 215 for 9 (Hardie Swanepoel 103)
Old boys won by 51 runs
Old Boys 3rd – 173 for 9
PBHS 3rd – 59 all out
Old Boys won by 114 runs
A special word of thanks to the PARENTS ASSOCIATION parents who rolled up their sleeves and served delicious food and refreshments. Our Summer Sports Day wouldn’t be the same without them!
Many thanks to the Headmaster and all PBHS masters and staff for all their hard work and generosity in ensuring that all sports, cultural activities and behind the scenes activities ran smoothly.