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Michaelhouse beats Glenwood 18-13 – match report

23 March, 2015 beet 58
Gareth Jenkinson and the Natal Witness Newspaper please do not copy and/or pass this article off as your own work

Michaelhouse broke a decade long rugby drought against Glenwood thanks to an inspired 18-13 home win on Saturday 21 March. In a heart stopping finish on Meadows field in Balgowan the result was decided by a Frank Goble try just 4-minutes from time followed up by stubborn defence to keep Glenwood from replying with a try of their own at the death. …

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 21 March 2015

22 March, 2015 beet 190
TIME/GR DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Tue 17 Mar Jeppe 24 12 Kempton Park
Wed 18 Mar Brandwag 66 3 Solomon Mahlangu
Thu 19 Mar Pearson X X Grey HS Practice: Grey won 25-5
Thu 19 Mar Swartland X X Paul Roos Practice: PRG won 65-0
Sat 21 Mar Kearsney 34 22 Hilton
Sat 21 Mar Northwood 7 29 Westville
Sat 21 Mar Clifton 36 21 Port Shepstone
Sat 21 Mar Michaelhouse 18 13 Glenwood
Sat 21 Mar Maritzburg College 15 10 DHS
Sat 21 Mar George Campbell 15 22 Hillcrest
Sat 21 Mar Port Natal 41 19 Pinetown
11h20 Sat 21 Mar Queen’s 19 0 Grens Border R/D
12h30 Sat 21 Mar Cambridge 39 0 Zweliyandila Border R/D
13h50 Sat 21 Mar Stirling 17 10 Maclear Academy Border R/D
15h00 Sat 21 Mar Dale 41 0 Port Rex Border R/D
16h10 Sat 21 Mar Selborne 43 22 Hudson Park Border R/D
Sat 21 Mar Brandwag 25 20 St Andrew’s
Sat 21 Mar Muir 29 34 Kingswood
Sat 21 Mar Marlow 28 0 Nico Malan
Sat 21 Mar Daniel Pienaar 9 50 Oakdale
Sat 21 Mar Sutherland 15 13 St Alban’s
Sat 21 Mar Kynoch Noord-Kaap 19 7 Landboudal Kynoch NK S/D
Sat 21 Mar Louis Botha 12 13 AHS Kroonstad Rooiskool S/D
Sat 21 Mar Welkom Gim 55 3 Sasolburg Rooiskool S/D
Sat 21 Mar Grey College 50 27 Menlopark
Sat 21 Mar Fichardtpark 5 22 Voortrekker (Beth)
Sat 21 Mar Diamantveld 24 0 Duineveld
Sat 21 Mar Jim Fouche 24 23 Witteberg
Sat 21 Mar Parktown 43 21 St David’s
Sat 21 Mar St John’s 15 19 KES
Sat 21 Mar Waterkloof X X Pretoria BH Practice match
Sat 21 Mar Linden 12 10 Standerton Puk Vaal Reeks
Sat 21 Mar Frikkie Meyer 12 64 Ben Vorster Puk Vaal Reeks
Sat 21 Mar Oos-Moot 19 8 Montana Puk Vaal Reeks
A Sat 21 Mar Monument 18 8 EG Jansen Tuks-Reeks
A Sat 21 Mar Transvalia 14 14 Centurion Tuks-Reeks
B Sat 21 Mar Kempton Park 30 27 Garsfontein Tuks-Reeks
B Sat 21 Mar Ermelo 8 5 Marais Viljoen Tuks-Reeks
C Sat 21 Mar HTS Middelburg 41 26 Rustenburg Tuks-Reeks
C Sat 21 Mar Klerksdorp 0 12 Eldoraigne Tuks-Reeks
D Sat 21 Mar Nelspruit 30 21 Pietersburg Tuks-Reeks
D Sat 21 Mar Vereeniging Gim 14 32 Florida Tuks-Reeks
Sat 21 Mar Helpmekaar 0 24 Affies
Sat 21 Mar Oosterlig 13 33 Die Anker
Sat 21 Mar Jeppe 51 15 St Stithians
13h00 Sat 21 Mar Brackenfell 17 0 Namakwaland Porterville S/W
14h00 Sat 21 Mar Punt 3 12 Upington Porterville S/W
16h10 Sat 21 Mar Dirkie Uys 29 15 Langenhoven HS Porterville S/W
17h20 Sat 21 Mar Tygerberg 52 3 Piketberg Porterville S/W
18h30 Sat 21 Mar Porterville 20 12 Union Porterville S/W
19h40 Sat 21 Mar HJS Paarl BH 39 3 Framesby Porterville S/W
Sat 21 Mar Hugenote 27 0 Oudtshoorn
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KZN quiz question re: Grade-8 recruitment & team sheets

20 March, 2015 beet 33

Here’s a good KZN quiz question:
Of the teams listed below, which starting XV contains the MOST players that enrolled at their current school in Grade 8?

a) Michaelhouse
b) Glenwood
c) Kearsney
d) Hilton
e) Northwood
f) Westville
g) Maritzburg College
h) DHS…

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Boishaai plays Framesby at Porterville

18 March, 2015 beet 8

Paarl Boys High’s under-19A will come up against Port Elizabeth’s Framesby this Saturday evening in the main rugby match of the festival at Porterville. Earlier in the evening, the Boishaai under-19B’s play Boland’s Schoonspruit. …

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Kwagga Junior Rugbyweek 2015

18 March, 2015 beet 10

Eerskomende vakansie, vanaf Woensdag 1 April tot Maandag 6 April 2015, bied Hoërskool Outeniqua weer die Nashua Kwagga Junior Rugbyweek aan. …

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Monument against EG Jansen – the battle of the big packs

17 March, 2015 beet 20

They are big, they are strong, they are physical and they love to dominate! That’s an adequate description of the two sets of packs that will do battle on Saturday, 21 March 2015 when Monument (Krugersdorp) the Tuks Skole Reeks for Co-ed schools overall winners in 2014 and EG Jansen (Boksburg) the competition’s 1st XV rugby defending champions meet in the eagerly awaited Group-A final round match. …

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DHS beats Port Natal 49-5 – match report

17 March, 2015 beet 14

Report from Durban High School:

DHS were looking to put last year’s upset against “Porties” firmly behind them and turn over a new leaf going into the 2015 season. The pre-season nite-series provided little insight into the ability of both these teams, as they each had a win a piece against each the other. However the game played at Van Heerden’s (DHS beloved main field), proved to be a different story all together, with DHS running out convincing 49-5 winners.…

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Northwood beats George Campbell 24-10 – match report

16 March, 2015 beet 0

NW1From Northwood School:
The first game of the 2015 season saw Northwood take on a determined, big-hearted George Campbell away. Many have been anticipating the Knights squad of 2015. With some senior forwards in the squad still out due to injury and playing against a team that has come off a 5 week festival, one can forgive the slow start to Knights game.…

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Westville beats Hilton 11-6 – match report

16 March, 2015 beet 13

WVvsHCBowden’s Field was the setting for the closely contested 11-6 victory by the hosts Westville over their Midlands visitors Hilton College. In the end the result boiled down to Westville taking their one golden opportunity and turning it into a 5-pointer midway through the second half, after Hilton had earlier in the half let an almost certain try slip through their fingers. …

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Diamantveld draw with Grey College earns a place in history

15 March, 2015 beet 53

At their rugby day in Kimberley, hosts Diamantveld battled back to earn a 34-34 draw against Grey College, the powerhouse rugby school from Bloemfontein. In so doing the Diamonds joined a very small group of schools that have come away with something against Grey College in the last 20 years.…

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 14 March 2015

14 March, 2015 beet 226
GR DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Tue 10 Mar Parktown 23 37 Helpmekaar
Thu 12 Mar Voortrekker (Beth) 0 6 Maritzburg College NFS Tour
Sat 14 Mar Westville 11 6 Hilton
Sat 14 Mar Kearsney 13 11 Glenwood
Sat 14 Mar George Campbell 10 24 Northwood
Sat 14 Mar DHS 49 5 Port Natal
Sat 14 Mar Muir 32 14 Cillié
Sat 14 Mar Marlow 22 28 Kynoch Noord-Kaap
Sat 14 Mar Diamantveld 34 34 Grey College Diamantveld S/D
Sat 14 Mar Welkom Gim 13 0 Upington Diamantveld S/D
Sat 14 Mar Hentie Cilliers 27 26 Maritzburg College NFS Tour
Sat 14 Mar St Andrew’s School 10 18 St Charles
Sat 14 Mar Louis Botha 50 0 HTS Welkom
Sat 14 Mar Fichardtpark 40 7 Wilgerivier
Sat 14 Mar Jim Fouche 24 0 Goudveld
Sat 14 Mar Linden 19 3 Dr Malan Puk Vaal Reeks
Sat 14 Mar Noordheuwel 0 23 Wonderboom Puk Vaal Reeks
Sat 14 Mar Oos-Moot 38 13 Frikkie Meyer Puk Vaal Reeks
Sat 14 Mar Montana 29 35 Ben Vorster Puk Vaal Reeks
A Sat 14 Mar Monument 52 5 Centurion Tuks-Reeks
A Sat 14 Mar EG Jansen 95 38 Transvalia Tuks-Reeks
B Sat 14 Mar Kempton Park 35 12 Ermelo Tuks-Reeks
B Sat 14 Mar Garsfontein 55 7 Marais Viljoen Tuks-Reeks
C Sat 14 Mar Eldoraigne 22 14 HTS Middelburg Tuks-Reeks
C Sat 14 Mar Klerksdorp 43 12 Rustenburg Tuks-Reeks
D Sat 14 Mar Florida 12 52 Pietersburg Tuks-Reeks
D Sat 14 Mar Vereeniging Gim 13 32 Nelspruit Tuks-Reeks
Sat 14 Mar Waterkloof 48 5 Sentraal
Sat 14 Mar Helpmekaar 48 7 St John’s
Sat 14 Mar Die Anker 20 3 HTS Witbank
Sat 14 Mar Hugenote 32 22 Tygerberg
Sat 14 Mar Punt 18 29 Nico Malan
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Porterville Sports Weekend 2015

9 March, 2015 beet 0

Apart from 60+ rugby teams, there are also 20 schools competing in netball over the weekend, so something for everybody. All the kids participate for free, including meals on Friday evening and Saturday thanks to Porterville’s great sponsors.[1200 participate,700 sleepover].…

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A long way to go for ambitious Parel Vallei as they lose 0-67 to Stellenberg

8 March, 2015 beet 2
Parel Vallei HighBeautiful Somerset West in the Western Cape is home to a high concentration of millionaires, as well as Parel Vallei, a co-ed school with ambitious rugby plans.
Thinus Pienaar – Parel Vallei Head of Rugby: “My vision is simple. To establish Parel Vallei as a rugby force within the next 5 years in the Western Cape.”
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