2020
George Ackroyd Challenge
The George Ackroyd Challenge – Overall
1st Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
2nd Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
3rd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Emily Pentz (Pietermaritzburg Caledonian)
5th Gareth Gregory (Pretoria)
6th Nicholas Taitz
Best Junior Piper: Emily Pentz
The George Ackroyd Challenge – Piobaireachd
Adjudicators : Chris Terry
1st Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
2nd Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
4th Gareth Gregory (Pretoria)
5th Emily Pentz (Pietermaritzburg Caledonian)
6th Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
The George Ackroyd Challenge – Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Roger Davies
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Emily Pentz (Pietermaritzburg Caledonian)
4th Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
5th Nicholas Taitz
6th Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
The George Ackroyd Challenge – March
Adjudicator : Sean Maher
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Nicholas Taitz
5th Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge
Adjudicator : Rod Watters
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Gordon Grossett (St Benedict’s)
4th Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
5th Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
6th Nicholas Taitz
Best Junior : Gordon Grossett
Intermediate Overall
1st Michael Irwin (Durban Caledonian Society)
2nd Les Williams (Grahamstown)
3rd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
4th Richard Prall (African Skye)
Intermediate Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Ken Mustard
1st Michael Irwin (Durban Caledonian Society)
2nd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
3rd Les Williams (Grahamstown)
4th Richard Prall (African Skye)
Intermediate Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Kgabe Molepo
1st Les Williams (Grahamstown)
2nd Michael Irwin (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
4th Richard Prall (African Skye)
Intermediate March
Adjudicator : Adrian Haddow
1st Michael Irwin (Durban Caledonian Society)
2nd Les Williams (Grahamstown)
3rd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
4th Richard Prall (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Overall
1st Paul Louw (African Skye)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
3rd Rory MacKenzie (Pietermaritzburg Caledonian)
4th Peter Gibbs (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Ken Mustard
1st Rory MacKenzie (Pietermaritzburg Caledonian)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
3rd Paul Louw (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Paul Louw (African Skye)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – March
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Paul Louw (African Skye)
2nd Peter Gibbs (African Skye)
3rd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
HW Kinsey Novice Overall
1st Aeden Southee (Jeppe)
2nd Michael Storie (De La Salle)
3rd Damien Viaene-Taylor (Benoni)
4th James Howard (Jeppe)
5th Ethan Bellingan (Jeppe)
HW Kinsey Novice Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Vaughan Farquharson
1st Aeden Southee (Jeppe)
2nd Damien Viaene-Taylor (Benoni)
3rd Michael Storie (De La Salle)
4th James Howard (Jeppe)
5th John Myburgh (Benoni)
6th Robyn Faherty (Jeppe)
HW Kinsey Novice March Challenge
Adjudicator : Greg Hurly
1st Michael Storie (De La Salle)
2nd Aeden Southee (Jeppe)
3rd Ethan Bellingan (Jeppe)
4th James Howard (Jeppe)
5th Sean Filer (Benoni)
6th Ryan Katzke (Benoni)
Chanter
Adjudicator : Peter Mouton
1st Jamie Saul (De La Salle)
2nd Christopher Myburgh (Benoni)
3rd Cameron Wittstock (Benoni)
4th Aurryn Gaertz (De La Salle)
5th Claire Cumming (Pietermaritzburg Caledonian)
6th Malcolm Doke (De La Salle)
2019
George Ackroyd Challenge
The George Ackroyd Challenge – Overall
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Frans Coetzee
Best Junior Piper
Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
The George Ackroyd Challenge – Piobaireachd
Adjudicators : Chris Terry, Geoff Irvine
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Gordon Grossett (St Benedict’s)
(11 competed)
The George Ackroyd Challenge – Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Frans Coetzee
4th Brandon Holz (African Skye)
(17 competed)
The George Ackroyd Challenge – March
Adjudicator : Roy Blevins
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Jonathan Bosch (African Skye)
4th Michael Jeanrenaud (St Benedict’s)
(17 competed)
Intermediate Overall
1st Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
2nd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Nicholas Stiekema (Glen Allen)
4th Estian Zietsman (Pretoria Highlanders)
Intermediate Piobaireachd
Adjudicators : Chris Terry, Geoff Irvine
1st Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
2nd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Richard Prall (African Skye)
(3 competed)
Intermediate Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Roy Blevins
1st Nicholas Stiekema (Glen Allen)
2nd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
3rd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
4th Estian Zietsman (Pretoria Highlanders)
(5 competed)
Intermediate March
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Estian Zietsman (Pretoria Highlanders)
2nd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Nicholas Stiekema (Glen Allen)
4th Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
(5 competed)
HW Kinsey Novice Overall
1st Kelvin Dixon (Cornwall Hill)
2nd Robert Snedden (Pretoria Boys)
3rd Matthew Kingsley (Pretoria Boys)
4th Caitlin Campbell (African Skye)
HW Kinsey Novice Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Kelvin Dixon (Cornwall Hill)
2nd Robert Snedden (Pretoria Boys)
3rd Caitlin Campbell (African Skye)
4th Matthew Kingsley (Pretoria Boys)
(12 competed)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Overall
1st David Carlse (Glen Allen)
2nd Paul Louw (African Skye)
3rd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
4th Matthew Hutton (Glen Allen)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st David Carlse (Glen Allen)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
3rd Paul Louw (African Skye)
(3 competed)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st David Carlse (Glen Allen)
2nd Paul Louw (African Skye)
3rd Matthew Hutton (Glen Allen)
4th Louis de Kock (African Skye)
(4 competed)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – March
Adjudicator : Kgabe Molepo
1st David Carlse (Glen Allen)
2nd Paul Louw (African Skye)
3rd Matthew Hutton (Glen Allen)
4th Louis de Kock (African Skye)
(4 competed)
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
2nd Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
3rd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Frans Coetzee
Best Junior Piper
Sean Cameron (Durban Caledonian Society)
(19 competed)
Chanter
Adjudicator : Rory Bellingan
1st Matthew McLaren (De La Salle)
2nd Gerdian Taljaard (Pretoria Boys)
3rd Christiaan Driescher (Pretoria Boys)
(3 competed)
The McCallum Bagpipes South Africa Piping Competition Hornpipe & Jig
Open
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Frans Coetzee
3rd Brandon Holz (African Skye)
Under 18
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Gordon Grosset (St Benedict’s)
2nd Unjoo Kim (Pretoria Boys)
3rd Michael Jeanrenaud (St Benedict’s)
The 61st Annual Solo Highland Bagpipe Competition (100 Guineas)
Senior Overall – L.M. Millar Memorial Trophy
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
Senior Overall Runner Up – RF Martin Memorial Shield
2nd Simon Workman
3rd Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
Senior Piobaireachd – Dr M MacDonald Bayne Trophy
Adjudicators : Geoff Irvine, Chris Terry
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
– The Unjust Incarceration
2nd Simon Workman
– Lord Lovat’s Lament
3rd Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
– MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart’s Lament No.1
4th Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
– Nameless (Campbell Canntaireachd Vol 2 Tune 42)
Senior March – Eagle Pipers’ Society Silver Salver
Adjudicator : Roy Blevins
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Simon Workman
4th Brian Mulhearn
Best Piper Under 30 Years – The Grahamstown Trophy
Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
Captain D.M. MacLennan Past Winners’ March, Strathspey and Reel – Donald Morrison MacLennan Memorial Trophy
Adjudicators : Geoff Irvine, Chris Terry
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
4th Brian Mulhearn
Junior Overall – Jack Gartly Silver Chanter
1st Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
2nd Matthew Pollock (Benoni)
3rd Gordon Grossett (St Benedict’s)
4th Arran Hepburn (St Andrew’s)
Junior Piobaireachd – Dr M MacDonald Bayne Trophy
1st Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
– The Lament for the Viscount of Dundee
2nd Matthew Pollock (Benoni)
– MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart
3rd Arran Hepburn (St Andrew’s)
– MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart
4th Gordon Grossett (St Benedict’s)
– MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart’s Lament No.1
Junior Strathspey & Reel – The Strathspey & Reel Floating Cup
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
2nd Matthew Pollock (Benoni)
3rd Gordon Grossett (St Benedict’s)
4th Michael Jeanrenaud (St Benedict’s)
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge
1st Joshua Hogg (Benoni MacTalla)
2nd Thomas Fuller (Durban Caledonian Society)
3rd Simon Workman
4th Richard Payn (Durban Caledonian Society)
5th Jonathan Visser
6th Frans Coetzee
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge – Best Junior
Gordon Grossett (St Benedict’s)
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge – Overall Winner 2018/2019 Season
Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge – Best Junior – Overall Winner 2018/2019 Season
Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
Intermediate Overall
1st Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Intermediate Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
– Field of Gold
Intermediate Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Simon Workman
1st Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Intermediate March
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Overall
1st Richard Prall (African Skye)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Richard Prall (African Skye)
– The Macintosh Banner
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Simon Workman
1st Richard Prall (African Skye)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – March
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Louis de Kock (African Skye)
2nd Richard Prall (African Skye)
Wallace Bagpipes Amateur Piping Contest – Overall Winner 2018/2019 Season
Richard Prall (African Skye)
H W Kinsey Novice Challenge Overall
1st Bryton Crofton-Ball (Pretoria Boys)
2nd Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
3rd Piet Hoffman (Pretoria Boys)
4th Caitlin Campbell (Jeppe)
H W Kinsey Novice Strathspey & Reel Challenge
Adjudicator : Simon Workman
1st Bryton Crofton-Ball (Pretoria Boys)
2nd Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
3rd Caitlin Campbell (Jeppe)
4th Piet Hoffman (Pretoria Boys)
H W Kinsey Novice March Challenge
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Bryton Crofton-Ball (Pretoria Boys)
2nd Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
3rd Piet Hoffman (Pretoria Boys)
4th Eduard Plint (Pretoria Boys)
H W Kinsey Novice Challenge – Overall Winner 2018/2019 Season
Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
Chanter
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Ronan Burger (St Dunstan’s)
2nd Duncan McLachlan (St Dunstan’s)
3rd Christopher Myburgh
4th Adam Thatcher
The Sandy Mallen Memorial Solo Piping Competition
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Senior Overall
1st Jonathan Visser
2nd Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Gary Ballentine (Knysna & Districts)
4th Nicholas Taitz
5th Frans Coetzee (Pretoria Boys)
6th Angus Nixon (Spirit of Richmond)
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Senior Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
2nd Nicholas Taitz
3rd Jonathan Visser
4th Gary Ballentine (Knysna & Districts)
5th Craig Paxman (Glen Allen)
6th Angus Nixon (Spirit of Richmond)
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Senior Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Greg Lloyd
1st Jonathan Visser
2nd Frans Coetzee (Pretoria Boys)
3rd Gary Ballentine (Knysna & Districts)
4th Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
5th Craig Paxman (Glen Allen)
6th Angus Nixon (Spirit of Richmond)
7th Nicholas Taitz
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Senior March
Adjudicator : Joshua Hogg
1st Jonathan Visser
2nd Gary Ballentine (Knysna & Districts)
3rd Frans Coetzee (Pretoria Boys)
4th Angus Nixon (Spirit of Richmond)
5th Nicholas Taitz
6th Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
7th Craig Paxman (Glen Allen)
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Junior Overall
1st Thabiso Motaung (King Edward VII)
2nd Gordon Grosset (St Benedict’s)
3rd Kelvin Dixon (Cornwall Hill)
4th Wanda Maropeng (King Edward VII)
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Junior Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Thabiso Motaung (King Edward VII)
2nd Gordon Grosset (St Benedict’s)
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Junior Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Rod Watters
1st Gordon Grosset (St Benedict’s)
2nd Thabiso Motaung (King Edward VII)
3rd Kelvin Dixon (Cornwall Hill)
4th Wanda Maropeng (King Edward VII)
The Sandy Mallen Memorial – Junior March
Adjudicator : Roger Davies
1st Gordon Grosset (St Benedict’s)
2nd Thabiso Motaung (King Edward VII)
3rd Kelvin Dixon (Cornwall Hill)
4th Wanda Maropeng (King Edward VII)
Intermediate Overall
1st Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
2nd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Dylan Maraz (Glen Allen)
Intermediate Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
2nd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Intermediate Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Roger Davies
1st Dylan Maraz (Glen Allen)
2nd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
3rd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Intermediate March
Adjudicator : Rod Watters
1st Dylan Maraz (Glen Allen)
2nd Emma Bellingan (African Skye)
3rd Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Pipe Major A Watters Jig Challenge
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Jonathan Visser
2nd Sean Cameron (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Nicholas Taitz
4th Gary Ballentine (Knysna & Districts)
5th Craig Paxman (Glen Allen)
6th Gordon Grosset (St Benedict’s)
7th Frans Coetzee (Pretoria Boys)
8th Angus Nixon (Spirit of Richmond)
9th Thabiso Motaung (King Edward VII)
10th Wanda Maropeng (King Edward VII)
11th Rosemarie Tarboton (Cornwall Hill)
Amateur Overall
1st Louis de Kock (African Skye)
2nd Richard Prall (African Skye)
Amateur Piobaireachd
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Louis de Kock (African Skye)
Amateur Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Richard Prall (African Skye)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
Amateur March
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Richard Prall (African Skye)
2nd Louis de Kock (African Skye)
H W Kinsey Novice Overall
1st Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
2nd Sean Filer (Benoni)
3rd Timothy Lincoln (Jeppe)
4th Matthew Andrews (Cornwall Hill)
5th Damien Viane-Taylor (Benoni)
H W Kinsey Novice Strathspey & Reel
Adjudicator : David Harris
1st Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
2nd Sean Filer (Benoni)
3rd Damien Viane-Taylor (Benoni)
4th Timothy Lincoln (Jeppe)
5th Matthew Andrews (Cornwall Hill)
6th Chandler Fester (King Edward VII)
7th Ryan Katzke (Benoni)
H W Kinsey Novice March Challenge
Adjudicator : Struan Young
1st Timothy Lincoln (Jeppe)
2nd Matthew Andrews (Cornwall Hill)
3rd Sean Filer (Benoni)
4th Llewellyn Cotty (King Edward VII)
5th Damien Viane-Taylor (Benoni)
6th Chandler Fester (King Edward VII)
7th Ryan Katzke (Benoni)
Chanter
Adjudicator : Chris Terry
1st Michael Storie (De La Salle)
2nd Matthew McLaren (De La Salle)
3rd Adam Thatcher
4th Christopher Myburgh (Benoni)