10 March 2026

Bishops Rowing recently competed at the 48th Annual South African Schools Rowing Championships, held at Roodeplaat Dam. This prestigious regatta brings together the best schoolboy and schoolgirl rowers in the country, with athletes competing across all age groups from U14 to U19 and in every boat class. It is a festival of school rowing in South Africa, with hundreds of athletes and supporters lining the banks.

Bishops delivered a proud and determined performance, securing multiple fourth-place finishes across several age groups. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given that the squad had no water on which to train for much of the 2026 season.

The club ultimately placed 5th overall, finishing as the top coastal school and just 12 points behind St Stithians College in 4th place. These results reflect the continued growth of Bishops Rowing and the strengthening culture, pride, and reputation the programme is building within the national rowing community.

Looking ahead, the ambition of the club is clear: to convert these close finishes into more medals and to establish Bishops among the top three school rowing programmes in South Africa in the years to come.

SUMMARY BY POINTS:

St Benedicts College                          402

King Edward VII School                      287

St Johns College for Boys                  232

St Stithians Boys College                  199

Diocesan College (Bishops)              187

St Albans College Boat Club             180

St Andrews College                            139

Jeppe High School for Boys               130

Rondebosch Boys High School        123

South African College School           111

Selborne College                                 73

Hilton College                                      44

Parktown Boys High School              39

Grey High School Rowing                  34

U19

8TH PLACE U19 1ST 1x

Benjamin Redfern

7th PLACE U19 1ST 4x+

Angus Bromley

Jock Estcourt

Max Marshall-Smith

Jordan Planting

Yazeed Lalkhen (cox)

4th PLACE U19 1ST 4-

Kai Bacher

Adam Carter

Ben Redfern

Luke Traut

7th PLACE U19 1ST 4+

Finn Moran

Edward Potgieter

David Traill

Roman Waltman

Max Petersen (cox)

6th PLACE U19 1ST 8+

Kai Bacher

Adam Carter

Finn Moran

Edward Potgieter

Ben Redfern

David Traill

Luke Traut

Roman Waltman

Max Petersen (cox)

2nd PLACE U19 2ND 8+

Angus Bromley

Ben Davidson

Jock Estcourt

Theo Forsyth

Max Marshall-Smith

Jordan Planting

Luke Ratcliffe

Oscar Weldon

Yazeed Lalkhen (cox)

U16

9TH PLACE U16 B 2-

Nicholas Brits

Nicholas Young

6TH Place U16 A 4-

Nicolas Dike

Michael Logan

James Myhill

Dominic Planting

2ND Place U16 A 4+

Nicholas Brits

Finn Polley

Charlie Pye

Nicholas Young

Sango Kunene (cox)

6TH Place U16 A 8+

Nicholas Brits

Nicolas Dike

Michael Logan

James Myhill

Dominic Planting

Finn Polley

Charlie Pye

Nicholas Young

Sango Kunene (cox)

U15

8TH Place U15 4x+

Wazir Amanjee

Jan Coffee

Konstantin Grawe

Storm Silander

Umar Saloojee (cox)

4TH Place U15 8x+

Wazir Amanjee

Gert Coffee

Jan Coffee

Konstantin Grawe

Joshua Loos

Howard Sidaki

Storm Silander

Charles Traill

Umar Saloojee (cox)

U14

4TH Place U14 8x+

Xander Chu

Luke Eedes

Lukho Kunene

William Lunn

Fred Martin

Josh Musgrave

Daniel Redfern

Jason Xu

Seth Lunn (Cox)

4TH Place U14 4x+

Xander Chu

Luke Eedes

Fred Martin

Daniel Redfern

Seth Lunn (Cox)