The Old Diocesan Issue 12 - Magazine - Page 106
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their best-ever performance at
the Indoor Hockey World Cup, with
the brothers featuring prominently.
Captain Dayaan found the net four
times, while Mustapha was named
Player of the Tournament after
scoring a remarkable 17 goals. SA
secured the bronze medal. Dayaan
and Mustapha were also selected
for the Proteas squad at the 2025
Africa Cup in Egypt in October,
which SA won. Then in December,
playing for the BlitzStoks during
the Nkosi Cup, they both earned
their 50th indoor caps for SA in a
milestone match against Namibia,
with Mustapha again named
Player of the Tournament. During
the 2024/25 season, Dayaan and
Mustapha represented the iconic
Dutch club Amsterdamsche
Hockey & Bandy Club, which won
the Hoofdklasse men’s league,
widely regarded as one of the
most prestigious domestic hockey
competitions in the world. Dayaan
was Man of the Tournament.
Notwithstanding their many
successes on the playing field,
Dayaan and Mustapha suffered
the loss of their father Cassa,
a local icon of hockey himself,
in December. See page 108.
At U21 level, James Flint
(2022K), James Grieve (2024M)
and Joshua Mettler (2024F)
represented Western Province at
the SA U21 Hockey National
Championships in May. WP went
on to win it, with James being
named Player of the Tournament.
Later in the year, and one level up,
Brett Horn (2022B) and Daniel
Neuhoff (2022K) represented
South Africa at the FIH U21
Hockey World Cup in India, with
Daniel serving as team captain. SA
finished a credible 11th out of 24.
In rugby, we welcomed two new
internationals to the stage in the
past year, with Victor Allen (2018F)
and Euan Groenewald (2020W)
earning representative honours
for Austria and Switzerland.
Haashim Pead (2023O)
and Gilermo Mentoe (2023S)
represented the Junior Springboks
in the U20 Rugby Championship
during April and May, before going
on to feature in South Africa’s U20
squad at the 2025 Junior World
Cup in Italy, where SA were
crowned champions. Joining them
on the international stage was Nic
Allison (2023B), who represented
England. Haashim and Gilermo
ABOVE Joshua Mettler, player of the tournament
James Flint and James Grieve, SA Hockey U21 champs.
RIGHT Haashim Pead, Nic Allison and Gilermo Mentoe
after the SA-England clash at the 2025 Junior World Cup.
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were subsequently added to the
Lions squad for the Currie Cup.
Haashim has since made his URC
debut, and received nominations
for Young Player of the Year and
Junior Springbok Player of the Year
in January 2026.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
(2020F) enjoyed a truly outstanding
2025, racking up records along the
way, including most tries scored
in a season by a Springbok flyhalf,
most tries ever by a Bok flyhalf
(beating Morné Steyn) and most
points by a Bok player in a match,
when he scored 37 points against
Argentina, including a hat-trick
of tries. He was also named in
World Rugby’s Team of the Year.
See page 36.
Ross Vintcent (2020F) again
represented Italy in 2025 while
continuing his club career in the
English Premiership with Exeter
Chiefs. He’s a close friend of
Sacha’s from their time together
in Founders House – and they
faced each other during the
July international series.
John Dobson (1986K) remains
head coach at the Stormers, with
Duncan Cruickshank (1985G) as
head of player affairs and his son
