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.…
There wasn’t much to talk about in the first half except the fact that the Pumas dominated every department and scored two unanswered tries. The only positive that KZN could take out of the first half was a long range penalty from Joubert who got it over from his own 10m line. Pumas led 14 – 3 at the break.…
The Sharks under-19s traveled to Winterton, a little town sort of midway between Escourt and Ladysmith on the KZN map, for a Currie Cup warm-up match against the Free State on Saturday 30 June.…
Wellington in the Boland is the venue for this year’s provincial under-18 Academy Week running from 02-05 July. The match days are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, so it’s quite congested and will be physically demanding on the players.…
The Grant Khomo Week for under-16 provincial players starts at the University of Johannesburg on Monday 02 July 2012. The scheduling is very tight with each of the twenty teams playing three games over just four days.…
The KZN u18 players and coaching staff were fortunate to escape unharmed when their bus caught alight and eventually burnt to smithereens on the way back to Durban from East London earlier this week. Not so lucky was their new Mr Price Sport kit that was reduced to ashes.…
With probably over 10000 people in attendance, Hilton’s Gilfillan field had this sort of mini amphitheatre feel about it. The atmosphere throughout the game was incredible but probably peaked just prior to kickoff. Reason…
Mr Price Sport, well-known in schoolboy rugby circles throughout the country for their generous kit support, are continuing the existing partnership with the Kwazulu-Natal under 18 Craven Week team. …
The Bulls have named their under-19 team to take on the Leopards in a Currie Cup under 19 preseason friendly at Loftus at 12:00pm on Thursday 28 June.…
Fixtures for Thursday 28 June:
09:30am: Free State 34 Zimbabwe 0
10:20am: Namibia 10 Pumas 7
11:10am: Border Country Districts 19 Golden Lions 5
12:00pm: Border 5 Leopards 24
12:50pm: Griffons 22 Limpopo 0
01:40pm: Boland 22 Eastern Province 12
02:30pm: Griquas 11 KwaZulu Natal 5
03:20pm: Blue Bulls 28 South Western Districts 5
04:10pm: Valke 0 Western Province 17…
The Free State under-19 team to take on the Sharks in Winterton on Saturday 30 June has been named. Its interesting to see that the Union has been able to retain the services of many of the players that formed part of the unbeaten Grey College team of 2011. …
The KZN u13s bounced back in the best way possible from an opening day defeat at the hands of the Valke to beat the hosts Free State 26-12. This certainly sets a good precedent for their u18 counterparts to follow when they meet Free State at Craven Week.
Eastern Province 12 Golden Lions 7 Limpopo 0 South Western Districts 15 Griffons 19 Pumas 7 Border Country Districts 0 Griquas 10 Boland 7 Valke 8 Leopards 0 Western Province 45 Namibia 36 Zimbabwe 5 Blue Bulls 34 Border 10 Free State 12 KwaZulu Natal 26…
The Sharks u19 team has finally been named. They will take on the Free State Cheetahs u19 team in Winterton on Saturday 30 June 2012.…
Well it’s a long way to go on a bus for a warm-up game, so hopefully the KZN Schools team and management got some sort of value out of their trip down to East London. KZN 62 Border 3 is how the game ended.…
The Hilton win over Michaelhouse has made things a little fuzzy with regards to who the no.1 team in the province is.
There are a number of ways to rank the KZN Tier 1 teams.
To keep it simple, a pretty fair system of awarding 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss has been used below.
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Grey College in Bloemfontein hosts this event for primary school provincial representatives.
Day 1 fixtures:
10:00am Namibia 0 Griquas 36
10:00am Griffons 0 Boland 15
10:50am KZN 3 Valke 18
10:50am Leopards 56 Zimbabwe 0
11:40am EP 6 Blue Bulls 31
11:40am Lions 8 Border 10
02:20pm WP 36 Pumas 5
03:10pm Limpopo 14 Border CD 12
04:00pm Free State 10 SWD 15…
Glenwood wing Dylan Coulson who many felt was unluck not to have made one of the two KZN under-18 representative teams this year, has been asked to provide short-term cover for his injured teammate Corné Vermaak.…
Hilton pulled off a surprise by beating Michaelhouse and ending their visitors unbeaten run stretching back to 17 March 2012.
Hilton (17) 26: Tries: Mark Gunn (2) Conversions: Cameron Wright (2) Penalties: Cameron Wright (4) Michaelhouse (19) 22: Try: Josh Moon Conversion: Rob Anderson Penalties: Rob Anderson (4) Drop Goal: Rob AndersonMatch report out soon.…
The Bulls u18 team made their Craven Week intentions loud and clear when they hammered the Cheetahs 37-10 at the annual Bondedag held in Rustenburg on 23 June 2012.…
Maritzburg College will be celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2013. Plans for their rugby festival over Easter weekend are falling nicely into place.…
The Baby Boks recorded a marvelous 22-16 win over New Zealand in IRB Junior World Championship final at Newlands last night. It’s the first time since the under-19 and under-21 competitions were merged that New Zealand have gone home empty handed.…
The Hilton-Michaelhouse derby is one of the best attended in the country. Despite being a little out of the way, the match often attracts huge crowds with talk about 15000 and more spectators not unusual at all. …
Kearsney has been offered the opportunity to play Grey College in a curtain raiser to the Cheetahs vs Cardiff game scheduled to take place in Bloemfontein on 04 August 2012. It’s actually quite a privilege for Kearsney to have been invited to participate in this special fixture.…
The Baby Boks come up against perennial finalists New Zealand in the final tonight. New Zealand lost their first ever match since the inception of the u20 age-group version of the event against Wales…
Using the 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss scoring system and then separating teams on the same total by points difference, here are the results arrived at for the KZN 2nd XV, u16A, u15A and u14A age groups in 2012 for the 8 schools that competed against each other in strength vs strength matches:
(Warning: although this is very simplistic system, it is bound to be contentious, so reasonable suggests on how formula driven improvements can be made are welcomed and will be considered).…
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