EP school rugby preview : 30 May 2015
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What about ’em size restrictions?
This comes up every so often, usually in a context that relates to what happens in New Zealand where size is possibly a much bigger issue in lower age-groups than here in SA.
However as a variant of this I was wondering what would happen if overall team size restrictions were imposed at 1st XV level in SA.…
Craven Week “semis” schedule might require some thinking outside the box
Every year the Craven Week Day 1 and Day 2 fixtures are finalised well in advance and the match-ups generally provide an indication of who stands the better chance of advancing the unofficial final. However the fixtures decision-makers should feel a huge sense of responsibility to ensure they reward the two better teams in both halves of the 20 team split with places in the semis, given the amount of emphasis that is placed on the televised final.…
WP u18 A, B & C teams for trials games vs Boland
In the final trials for WP Craven Week and WP Academy Week places, 64 players have been placed into three Western Province teams to face the Boland Under 18 A, B and C teams in Wellington on Wednesday, 27 May 2015.…
Increased coverage of schoolboy rugby – an opportunity or a threat?
Here is the link to a super article published in the NZ Herald a few weeks ago: …
Bulls u18 team to play the Lions
Haiving losing 29-10 to the Pumas in a friendly on Tuesday night, the Blue Bulls have made seven changes to their squad to face the Lions in a Craven Week warm up game on Tuesday, 26 May 2015…
Grey High beats Queen’s 46-13 – match report
The Grey High SA Schools duo Bosch and Vers were phenomenal. Bosch was absolutely world class. It’s been a topsy-turvy first half of the season for Grey but with plenty of big games still to come, they can still make it a campaign to remember.…
Paarl Gim beats SACS 39-15 – match report
SACS came back down to earth with a bang against Paarl Gimnasium. Playing at home SACS had high hopes of upsetting the Boland powerhouse but it was not to be as they succumbed 39-15 (Half time 22-3) on an overcast morning in Newlands. …
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 23 May 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed.20May | Die Anker | – | – | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld | |
| Sat.23May | Northwood | 0 | 17 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.23May | DHS | 21 | 45 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.23May | Voortrekker (Pmb) | – | – | George Campbell | ||
| Sat.23May | Grey HS | 46 | 13 | Queen’s | Grey Reunion Day | |
| Sat.23May | Stirling | 22 | 51 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.23May | Selborne | 44 | 19 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.23May | Hudson Park | 8 | 33 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.23May | Dale | 41 | 0 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.23May | Brandwag | 22 | 12 | Muir | ||
| Sat.23May | Pearson | 15 | 18 | Kingswood | ||
| Sat.23May | Nico Malan | – | – | Otto du Plessis | ||
| Sat.23May | Daniel Pienaar | 25 | 5 | Ithembelihle | ||
| Sat.23May | St Andrew’s School | 20 | 32 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.23May | Sentraal | 0 | 51 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.23May | Grey College Cherries | 29 | 37 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.23May | Fichardtpark | 19 | 32 | Jim Fouche | ||
| Sat.23May | AHS Kroonstad | 22 | 23 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Voortrekker (Beth) | 26 | 8 | Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.23May | Hentie Cilliers | 33 | 13 | HTS Welkom | ||
| Sat.23May | Goudveld | 5 | 19 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.23May | Upington | 15 | 22 | Diamantveld | ||
| Sat.23May | Parktown | 27 | 25 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.23May | St Stithians | 15 | 36 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.23May | St John’s | 29 | 14 | St David’s | ||
| Sat.23May | EG Jansen | 39 | 12 | Kempton Park | ||
| Sat.23May | Monument | 110 | 7 | Florida | ||
| Sat.23May | Jeugland | 14 | 38 | Marais Viljoen | ||
| Sat.23May | Die Anker | 18 | 11 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.23May | Menlopark | 21 | 31 | Garsfontein | ||
| Sat.23May | Eldoraigne | 34 | 16 | Zwartkop | ||
| Sat.23May | Centurion | 22 | 32 | Wonderboom | ||
| Sat.23May | KES | 12 | 17 | Westville | ||
| Sat.23May | Affies | 28 | 15 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.23May | HTS Middelburg | 35 | 33 | Nelspruit | ||
| Sat.23May | Jeppe | 24 | 13 | St Alban’s | ||
| Sat.23May | Riebeeckrand | 6 | 68 | Linden | ||
| Sat.23May | Volkskool Heidelberg | 19 | 20 | Vereeniging Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Klerksdorp | 32 | 21 | Lichtenburg | ||
| Sat.23May | Oos-Moot | 83 | 6 | Gerrit Maritz | ||
| Sat.23May | Helpmekaar | 73 | 15 | Frikkie Meyer | ||
| Sat.23May | Ben Vorster | 26 | 26 | Rustenburg | ||
| Sat.23May | Hugenote (Springs) | 57 | 33 | Transvalia | ||
| Sat.23May | Middelburg | 59 | 0 | HTS Witbank | ||
| Sat.23May | Potch Gim | 55 | 3 | Wesvalia | ||
| Sat.23May | Brackenfell | 12 | 29 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.23May | Oudtshoorn | 25 | 26 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.23May | De Kuilen | 0 | 35 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.23May | Boland Landbou | 37 | 16 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.23May | Bishops | 7 | 12 | HJS Paarl BH | ||
| Sat.23May | Drostdy | 5 | 8 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.23May | Oakdale | 83 | 10 | Langenhoven Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Strand | 57 | 6 | Monument Park | ||
| Sat.23May | SACS | 15 | 39 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Wynberg | 22 | 47 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.23May | Tygerberg | 14 | 31 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.23May | Primrose | 0 | 72 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.23May | Hermanus | 8 | 19 | Worcester Gim |
Waterkloof & Affies meet for the 40th time
The form book suggests that home team Affies are the overwhelming favourites to beat Klofies for the 31st time on Saturday. Klofies was only established in 1979 but they quickly rose to become a major force in the Blue Bulls region.…
Westville can wrap up Grogper ’15 for KZN
With a 13-10 lead, KZN is just one win away from retaining the English Medium Schools Grogper Cup. It could be a done deal by this Saturday if Westville can produce match-winning form in their rematch against the KES.…
Glenwood marketing latches onto KZN selection success
A very brief Glenwood correspondence sent to the media today mentions how privileged they are to have boys chosen to represent various KZN youth week teams. Listed are the names of the 21 in total for the under-18 and under-16 age groups. Full stop. End of media message.…
Boland u18 A & B teams to play WP u18
Boland has named their teams to play Western Province om Wednesday 27 May in the annual fixture. Here are their A & B teams:…
SA u20 Baby Boks Squad for Junior World Championships 2015
From SARugby.net
Vodacom Blue Bulls No 8 Hanro Liebenberg will lead the Junior Springboks at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Italy next month, SARU confirmed on Wednesday.…