Brandon Nel|Published28 minutes ago17-year-old injured in ‘friendly’ rugby match stabbing

A 17-year-old boy is recovering after he was stabbed in the back on the grounds of Hoërskool Bredasdorp following a friendly rugby match against Hoërskool Punt. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed in the back following a friendly rugby match at Hoërskool Bredasdorp in the Western Cape on Saturday. The provincial police spokesperson, Constable Ndakhe Gwala, confirmed that a case of attempted murder has been opened.

“A 17-year-old boy sustained stab wounds on his back and is currently receiving medical treatment,” Gwala said. “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, and no arrest has been effected at this stage.” The match was between Hoërskool Bredasdorp and Hoërskool Punt in Mossel Bay, whose teams meet annually. Hoërskool Bredasdorp said in a post on its Facebook page that the boy had been stabbed on its school grounds by a child who was not one of its learners.

“A child who is not attached to Bredasdorp stabbed a boy from Punt with an object on our school grounds,” the school said. “The boy was treated at the hospital and is stable. The police are investigating the matter further. Gwala did not say which school the injured boy attended, or whether the person who stabbed him was a pupil.