SA u18 Sevens team 2018 for Windhoek International Sevens
SA U18 squad for the Capricorn Windhoek International 7s tournament (in alphabetical order):
| # | NAME | SCHOOL | UNION | 15’s POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethinique Adams | Worcester Gim | Boland | CT |
| 2 | Diego Appollis | Garsfontein | Bulls | CT |
| 3 | Ross Braude | Grey College | Free State | SH |
| 4 | Christie Grobbelaar | Drostdy | Boland | CT |
| 5 | Celimpilo Gumede | DHS | KZN | No8 |
| 6 | Kobus Hattingh | Wilgerivier | Griffons | SH |
| 7 | Louwan Horne | HJS Paarl BH | WP | FL |
| 8 | Dawid Kellerman | Paarl Gim | WP | CT |
| 9 | Muzi Manyike | Jeppe | Lions | CT |
| 10 | Ofentse Maubane | Curro Heuwelkruin | Limpopo | WG |
| 11 | Tiaan Pretorius | Paul Roos | WP | WG |
| 12 | William Rose | Bishops | WP | SH |
| 13 | Stefan Smit | Nelspruit | Pumas | CT |
Fichardtpark Sportday 2018
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat.03Mar | Bloemfontein HS | – | – | De Aar | |
| 2 | Sat.03Mar | President Steyn | – | – | Riebeeckstad | |
| 3 | Sat.03Mar | Sand du Plessis | – | – | Aliwal-Noord | |
| 4 | Sat.03Mar | Landboudal | – | – | St Andrew’s School | |
| 5 | Sat.03Mar | Upington | – | – | Jim Fouche | |
| 6 | Sat.03Mar | Marlow | – | – | Welkom Gim | |
| 7 | Sat.03Mar | Louis Botha | – | – | Noord-Kaap | |
| 8 | Sat.03Mar | Fichardtpark | – | – | Kroonstad |
Drought threatens to derail Western Cape 2018 school rugby season
As much as most of us want the Western Cape 2018 school rugby season to go ahead unabated, sanity may have to prevail in the face of what appears to be an imminent water unavailability crisis.…
2018 Dale vs Queen’s derbies back on track
Good news is that on Thursday 08 February 2018, Queen’s College finally put their grievances with their great rivals Dale College to bed and now the one of the oldest interschool challenges is back on the fixture list.…
Sanele Nohamba is the Craven Week Player of the Year 2017
| YEAR | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sanele Nohamba | Durban High School | KwaZulu-Natal | Scrumhalf |
| 2016 | Damian Willemse | Paul Roos | Western Province | Flyhalf |
| 2015 | Ernst van Rhyn | Paarl Gymnasium | Western Province | Flank |
| 2014 | Curwin Bosch | Grey High | Eastern Province | Flyhalf |
| 2013 | Grant Hermanus | Paarl Gymnasium | Western Province | Wing |
| 2012 | Sergeal Petersen | Grey High | Eastern Province | Wing |
| 2011 | Jan Serfontein | Grey College | Free State | Centre |
| 2010 | Johan Goosen | Grey College | Free State | Flyhalf |
| 2009 | Andile Jho | Dale College | Border | Centre |
| 2008 | Sampie Mastriet | HTS Drostdy | Boland | Wing |
| 2007 | Wilton Pietersen | Outeniqua in 2006 | Free State | Wing |
SA Schools scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba who hails from DHS in KwaZulu-Natal completed a series for firsts when he was named the Craven Week Player of 2017. The former Dale Junior player is the first scrumhalf and first from KZN to win the award.…
Wesgrow Sentrale Skole Sports Reeks 2018 – Fixtures
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 |
Fixtures
| POOL | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sat.10Mar | Fichardtpark | – | – | Witteberg | |
| B | Sat.10Mar | Goudveld | – | – | Diamantveld | |
| A | Sat.24Mar | Witteberg | – | – | Noord-Kaap | |
| B | Sat.24Mar | Jim Fouche | – | – | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| A | Sat.14Apr | Sentraal | – | – | Witteberg | |
| A | Sat.05May | Fichardtpark | – | – | Sentraal | |
| B | Sat.12May | Voortrekker (Beth) | – | – | Goudveld | |
| B | Sat.19May | Goudveld | – | – | Jim Fouche | |
| A | Sat.26May | Noord-Kaap | – | – | Sentraal | |
| B | Sat.26May | Diamantveld | – | – | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| B | Sat.21Jul | Diamantveld | – | – | Jim Fouche | |
| A | Sat.21Jul | Fichardtpark | – | – | Noord-Kaap |
SA u19 provincial rugby 2017 – game-time anaylsis
As the preparations for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championships very very slowly move forward towards the June event, here’s a look at how much game-time was afforded to key players. …
Grey PE Festival 2018 – participating schools
Grey High School in Port Elizabeth has attracted many of the best rugby schools from the Eastern Cape as well as a host of Gauteng schools to their festival on 28 and 30 April 2018. Following the cancellation of the Wynberg Festival, both Garsfontein and KES were able to secure invites to Grey.…
What comes first the kid or the rugby?
This question is often a lot easier to answer than the chicken and egg one.…
Wynberg Festival 2018 – cancelled due to drought
Sad news is that the ongoing drought and desperate water shortage situation in Cape Town has resulted in Wynberg calling off their annual school rugby festival set for 28-30 April 2018. …
Gatvol! or just impractical – missing 2018 interschools matches
As information on the 2018 school rugby season gradually filters through, it’s evident that a number of school fixtures are once again off the menu. …
Glenwood rugby fixtures for 2018
The Glenwood fixture list as published here Glenwood fixtures link on their website makes for interesting reading. …
SA u20 for 2018 still in the wilderness
An initial South Africa under-20 training squad for the World Rugby u20 Championships has been organised and players have been invited to attend. However it seems like this information in not for the general public’s consumption …
2018 recruitment dramas may start to unfold
With back to school for most on Wednesday 17 January 2018, the “transfer market” activities of some of the more ambitious rugby schools may to come to light.…
South Africa’s most expensive schools 2018
One more basic cost of living increase could quite easily see Hilton College, South Africa’s most expensive school, become the first one in the country to charge over R300 000 per annum by 2019. …