Paarl Gymnasium u16 & u14 Rugby Festival 2018 – teams
Main field matches to be livestreamed by SSL.
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Virsekerbeker 2018 – structure & fixtures
DIVISION 1 – VIRSEKERBEKER
- Top 4 schools advance to the semifinals
- School finishing last in CUP, PLATE and SHIELD gets relegated
- School finishing first in PLATE and SHIELD gets promoted
- For promotion/relegation: a school’s position gets determined by all age-group results of that school
| CUP | PLATE | SHIELD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monument | 1 | Noordheuwel | 1 | Pietersburg |
| 2 | Garsfontein | 2 | Marais Viljoen | 2 | Ben Vorster |
| 3 | Menlopark | 3 | Eldoraigne | 3 | Ligbron |
| 4 | EG Jansen | 4 | Kempton Park | 4 | |
| 5 | Nelspruit | 5 | 5 | Florida | |
| 6 | HTS Middelburg | 6 | Montana | 6 | Oos-Moot |
| 7 | Helpmekaar | 7 | Rustenburg | 7 | Hugenote (Springs) |
| 8 | Transvalia | 8 | Zwartkop | 8 | Lichtenburg |
New: Sentraal Liga 2018
A promising new series involving a number of known rugby schools from the central region is set to kick off in 2018. The interschools will consist of rugby, hockey and netball. There is also a minimum requirement of five rugby teams per school.
| POOL A | POOL B |
|---|---|
| Noord-Kaap | Diamandveld |
| Witteberg | Voortrekker (Beth) |
| Sentraal | Jim Fouche |
| Fichardtpark | Goudveld |
North-South Festival 2018 at Middelburg HS
On 05,07,09 April 2018.
Kearsney College an English medium private school from KZN are the surprise additions to the North-South Festival which will be held in Middelburg about 140km from Pretoria this time around. Previous hosts Drostdy of Worcester in the Western Cape will still be involved, representing the South along with another technical high school Daniel Pienaar from Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. Interestingly the six schools participating represent six different unions.
| NORTH | Town | Union | SOUTH | Town | Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marais Viljoen | Alberton | Golden Lions | Daniel Pienaar | Uitenhage | Eastern Province |
| Middelburg | Middelburg | Pumas | Drostdy | Worcester | Boland |
| Transvalia | Vanderbijlpark | Valke | Kearsney College | Hillcrest | KZN Sharks |
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Westville lands in the KZN pound seat
Wow! This is going to be one for the books. Westville who form an integral part of KZN school rugby and yet seem to have been marginalised in the all-important under-18 youth week decision-making process for many years now, will soon have the Craven Week head coach and with him a KZN Sharks under-18 selector’s vote. This all happens once highly rated coach Jeremy McLaren joins their staff – (expected 01 November).…
Blue Bulls Prestige Schools Evening 2018 – a scout & agent’s dream come true
The Blue Bulls have gone all out to invite this time and managed to get no fewer than 24 recognised rugby schools from all over SA to attend their rugby event at Loftus on Tuesday 06 March 2018.
| Bulls | Limpopo | Griffons | Griquas | Leopards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affies | Curro Heuwelkruin | Voortrekker (Beth) | Diamantveld | Potch Gim |
| Garsfontein | Frikkie Meyer | Goudveld | Duineveld | |
| Menlopark | Welkom Gim | |||
| Oos-Moot | Witteberg | |||
| Pretoria BH | ||||
| St. Alban’s | ||||
| Zwartkop | ||||
| Lions | Pumas | Valke | WP | |
| Jeppe | HTS Middelburg | EG Jansen | Boland Landbou | |
| Monument | Kempton Park | |||
| Noordheuwel | Transvalia |
Boishaai 150th Festival : out of the box thinking may be needed to prevent cricket scores
The Paarl Boys’ High 150th rugby festival overseas team are closer to being finalised and the challenge of putting together competitive fixtures required for overall success is coming to the fore now.
| LOCAL | OVERSEAS | REGION | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl BH | Hamilton BHS | New Zealand | |
| 2 | Affies | Christchurch BHS | New Zealand | |
| 3 | Boland Landbou | Otago BHS | New Zealand | |
| 4 | Glenwood | Napier BHS | New Zealand | |
| 5 | Grey College | Hartputy College | England | |
| 6 | Monument | Millfield School | England | |
| 7 | Oakdale | Combined Team | Africa/Pacific Islands | |
| 8 | Outeniqua | ??? | France | |
| 9 | Paarl Gim | ??? | Argentina | |
| 10 | Paul Roos | ??? | Italy/USA |
Where the 2017 schoolboy rugby players will be in 2018
Please help to complete or grow the list if you can.…
SA u17 Sevens squad 2017
SARU has notified the following players that they will form part of the SA under-17 Sevens squad for a training camp at the Stellenbosh Academy of Sport (SAS) from 23-28 October and participation in the Assupol Sevens tournament on 29 and 30 October 2017:
| # | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Appollis | Garsfontein | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | Campwill Willemse | Garsfontein | Blue Bulls |
| 3 | Christie Grobbelaar | Drostdy | Boland |
| 4 | Ethinique Adams | Worcester Gim | Boland |
| 5 | Avuyile Mabece | Hudson Park | Border |
| 6 | Ross Braude | Grey College | Free State |
| 7 | Ian Small-Smith | Grey College | Free State |
| 8 | Santino Swanepoel | Florida | Golden Lions |
| 9 | Muzilikazi Manyike | Jeppe | Golden Lions |
| 10 | Franco Schutte | Monument | Golden Lions |
| 11 | Kobus Hattingh | Wilgerivier | Griffons |
| 12 | Celempilo Gumede | DHS | KZN Sharks |
| 13 | Siyanda Cele | Glenwood | KZN Sharks |
| 14 | Dylan Pretorius | Glenwood | KZN Sharks |
| 15 | Anelka Barends | Potch Gim | Leopards |
| 16 | Gustav Erlank | Potch Volkskool | Leopards |
| 17 | Ofentse Maubane | Curro Heuwelkruin | Limpopo |
| 18 | Stefan Smit | Nelspruit | Pumas |
| 19 | Xavier Adams | Bellville | WP |
| 20 | William Rose | Bishops | WP |
| 21 | Eugene Snyders | Boland Landbou | WP |
| 22 | Albertus Horne | HJS Paarl BH | WP |
| 23 | Stavino Jacobs | Paarl Gim | WP |
| 24 | David Kellerman | Paarl Gim | WP |
| 25 | Tiaan Pretorius | Paul Roos | WP |
Michaelhouse rugby guru gets the Paul Roos top job
Michaelhouse’s Head of Sport Ryno Combrinck, who is widely acknowledged as being one of the best schoolboy rugby coaches in South Africa has been appointed as the Paul Roos Head of Rugby starting in 2018.…
SA Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens 2017
Team lists below
