Maritzburg College vs Affies
Maritzburg College will face an Affies team of a different kind when the teams meet on Goldstones at 13:15 on 21 July. The game will be televised on Supersport thanks to Megapro’s Premier Interschools sponsorship.…
Glenwood takes on Kirkham Grammar (UK)
Glenwood supporters with weekend plans that did not involve attending rugby at Dixons field this Saturday the 21st of July, might just have to reconsider.
The reason being, Glenwood 1st XV are taking on English touring school Kirkham Grammar in what should be a really good match-up.…
SA under-16 High Performance Squad 2012
(The squad was meant to be announced on 17 July 2012. There has however been a delay. News is that the squad has been finalised and should be released to the public fairly shortly)
The HP u16 Squad was eventually named after much delay and can be found here: http://blog.schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=1097
| # | Name | Surname | Position | Province | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt | Webster | No 6 Flank | KZN | DHS |
| 2 | Kwazi | Khanyile | Scrumhalf | KZN | Glenwood |
| 3 | Morné | Joubert | Outside Centre | KZN | Glenwood |
| 4 | Siphe | Mngadi | Loosehead Prop | KZN | Glenwood |
| 5 | Brendon | Smith | Hooker | Blue Bulls | Centurion |
| 6 | Dale | Hendricks | Scrumhalf | Blue Bulls | Affies |
| 7 | André | Manuel | Rightwing | Boland | Bergrivier |
| 8 | Fabio | Afrika | Flyhalf | Boland | Hopefield |
| 9 | Aston | Fortuin | No 5 Lock | Border | Queens |
| 10 | Jason | Steyn | No 7 Flank | Border | Selbourne |
| 11 | Kaden | Prince | Loosehead Prop | EP | Die Brandwag |
| 12 | Luigi | van Jaarsveld | Eighthman | EP | Marlow |
| 13 | Alexander | Jonker | Eighthman | Free State | Grey College |
| 14 | Julian | Jordaan | Outside Centre | Free State | Grey College |
| 15 | Lamond | Bouwer | No 6 Flank | Free State | Grey College |
| 16 | Llewellyn | Hein | Right Wing | Free State | Louis Botha |
| 17 | Michael | Andrade | Inside Centre | Free State | SP Swart |
| 18 | Paul | De Lange | Flyhalf | Free State | Sentraal |
| 19 | Reuben | Terblanche | Tighthead Prop | Free State | Grey College |
| 20 | Stefanus | Wessels | No 4 Lock | Free State | Sentraal |
| 21 | Jaywinn | Juries | Scrumhalf | Griffons | Hentie Cilliers |
| 22 | Adrian | Snyman | Hooker | Leopards | Klerksdorp |
| 23 | Mitch | Mametsa | Hooker | Limpopo | Ben Vorster |
| 24 | Denzil | Hill | Eighthman | Lions | Jeppe |
| 25 | Devon | Henson | No 5 Lock | Lions | St Johns |
| 26 | Justin | Bhana | Left Wing | Lions | Florida |
| 27 | Kathlego | Tsotetsi | Left Wing | Lions | St Benedicts |
| 28 | Kennett | Sinclair | Fullback | Lions | Helpmekaar |
| 29 | Nyasha | Tarusenga | No 7 Flank | Lions | St Benedicts |
| 30 | Ralton | October | Scrumhalf | Lions | Florida |
| 31 | Rhyno | Herbst | No 4 Lock | Lions | Monument |
| 32 | Tshepo | Thulo | Right Wing | Lions | Jeppe |
| 33 | Barend | Smit | Inside Centre | Pumas | HTS Middelburg |
| 34 | Cauhen | Mashaba | Tighthead Prop | Pumas | HGH |
| 35 | Ian | Truter | Outside Centre | Pumas | Witbank |
| 36 | Lohan | Bennet | Flyhalf | Pumas | HTS Middelburg |
| 37 | Ngoni | Chidoma | Loosehead Prop | Pumas | Uplands |
| 38 | Siyabonga | Nkosi | Left Wing | Pumas | HSPR |
| 39 | Eduard | Zandberg | No 5 Lock | SWD | Outeniqua |
| 40 | Pieter | Gouws | No 6 Flank | SWD | Oakdale |
| 41 | Kabelo | Matloung | Tighthead Prop | Valke | DF Malan |
| 42 | Petrus | Van Wyk | Fullback | Valke | EG Jansen |
| 43 | Danrich | Visagie | Flyhalf | WP | Boland Landbou |
| 44 | Edrich | Venter | Inside Centre | WP | Paul Roos Gym |
| 45 | Gavin | van der Berg | Tighthead Prop | WP | Paarl Gym |
| 46 | Jaco | Willemse | No 4 Lock | WP | Paarl Gym |
| 47 | Jacques | Oosthuizen | No 7 Flank | WP | Paul Roos Gym |
| 48 | Peter John | Toerien | No 7 Flank | WP | Tygerberg HS |
| 49 | Rudolf | Britz | Hooker | WP | Paarl Boys High |
| 50 | Tiaan | Swanepoel | Fullback | WP | Stellenberg |
Jesse and Daniel Kriel will join the Bulls in 2013
It might have been the worst kept secret but it is over now. The Bulls have confirmed that Maritzburg College’s uber-talented twin brothers, Jesse and Daniel Kriel have signed with the Pretoria based outfit and will represent their junior team from 2013 onwards.…
SA u18 international quadrangular series
The South Africa Schools team or SA u18 team, whichever you prefer to call them, will take part in a international quadrangular series against England, France and a Welsh Development XV during August.…
Back to the grindstone for some KZN teams
The third term is upon us. For Glenwood and Maritzburg College it’s business as usual. …
Colts (u13-u18) Youth Club Rugby season starts
The Colts club rugby season gets underway with a few fixtures against inbound touring UK schools and clubs before the regular league season kicks off. Clubs participating in the league include Amabhubesi, Amanzimtoti, Ballito, Collegians, Crusaders, Pinetown, Harlequins, Newlands East Brumbies, Varsity College, Hillcrest and Queensburgh. There is also an under-6 to under-11 season that runs from April to June (during the 2nd school term) every year.…
KZN lose to EP at Craven Week on final day
KwaZulu-Natal Schools went down to Eastern Province in a nail-biter at Nelson Mandela Stadium. …
SA Schools u18 Trial Group 2012 (50 players)
Maritzburg College’s Jesse Kriel, one of the star players of Craven Week 2012 along with the Kearsney College trio of Sandile Kubeka and the du Preez twins Daniel and Jean-Luc have all cracked the nod to be included in the SA Schools 50-player squad. …
U19 Currie Cup gets underway
The annual under-19 Currie Cup gets underway today. Seven teams compete over two rounds with the hopes of finishing in the top four and in that way earning a place in the semi-finals.…
KZN take on EP on Craven Week final day
KwaZulu-Natal will feature in the penultimate game of Craven Week 2012. Their opponents are Eastern Province who are unbeaten so far and should be worthy opposition, perhaps even slight favourites going into the game.…
KZN’s Craven Week final hopes dashed by the Lions
Just a couple of days after tasting the good life, Kwazulu-Natal and their supporters had to experience the flip side of the Craven Week experience when the team was beaten 17-8 by the Golden Lions on Wednesday.…
KZN have a Craven Week date with the Lions
…Following their mesmerising 48-24 performance against a seemingly shell-shocked Free State, the KwaZulu-Natal under-18 schools team now has to turn their attentions the Lions. A much stronger pack of forwards and a flyhalf who prefers to seek out field position awaits the KZN boys.
SA court case to decide on dirty play in SBR
On 11 September 2012 a significant case in sports law will be argued in the Supreme Court of Appeal involving an injury sustained in a schoolboy rugby match.…
Craven Week 2012 Fixtures : How Day 1 & 2 might turn out
The tried and tested format at Craven Week is amongst other considerations and objectives to work towards two teams, one from the Day 1 group and the other from the Day 2 group, meeting in Saturday’s unofficial final. This means that the main matches on days 3 and 4 have to more or less serve as semi-finals.…
Craven Week 2012 : Players to watch
Craven Week is about to kick off. Handre Pollard the Paarl Gim, Western Province under 18 and Junior World Championship winning flyhalf has certainly added considerable weight to the term “high-profile player” this SBR season.…
KZN U16 Grant Khomo Player Data
The KZN Under 16 squad had an excellent week at the Grant Khomo inter provincial tournament, winning 2 out of 3 games with the single loss being a nailbiter against a physical Eastern Cape side.…
KZN u16 Grant Khomo Match Day 3 Report
It was a beautiful day in Johannesburg as teams made their way down to UJ Stadium for their last games of the Grant Khomo Week.…
Independent Schools Week 2012
The ISRF kicks off at Penryn School near Nelpruit today. Five Kwazulu-Natal schools are participating. They are Clifton (Durban), Hilton, Kearsney, Michaelhouse and Thomas More.…
Academy Week – Day 2 results
The KZN Country Districts continued to impress with another win, while the KZN team suffered a heavy defeat.…
KZN u16 Grant Khomo Match Day 2 Report
It was a tough day for most teams as 8 out of 10 games had close scorelines. In all those games the difference was 5 points or less, in a couple of games the game was only won in the last 5 minutes. This should be good news for SA Rugby as this proves how strong SA Rugby is.…
Grant Khomo Week Day 2
03 July 2012…
Academy Week Day 2
03 July 2012…
Academy Week Day 1 results
Things didn’t go according to plan for the KZN Academy team on Day 1 in Wellington. They went down 34-19 to South Western Districts, this after being just 14-15 behind at the halftime break. It seems like disciple was a major cause for concern with no fewer than three yellow cards being issued to KZN players during the match.…