DHS and Glenwood back on
Some good news. DHS has put their differences with Glenwood aside and all fixtures between the Durban neighbours have been reinstated with immediate effect.…
NWU-PUK-Rugbyinstituut Skole Skouspel 2013
The NWU-PUK-Rugbyinstituut Skole Skouspel brings together a unique collection of schools from around South Africa every year, including some of the teams that general end up being hot contenders for Top 20 rankings spots during the season. The teams are usually well matched resulting in some good contests.…
Damelin Night Series: Port Natal clinches late winner against George Campbell
In-form and unbeaten Port Natal moved a big step closer to securing a place in this year’s Damelin Night Series thanks to an after the hooter goal against George Campbell. Trailing 22-17 with time up on the clock, the White Knights carried the ball from halfway to over the try-line via a series of phases that showed a huge amount of character.…
KZN Tier-2 suffers under new SARU age-banding
One of the first questions that came up when the new SARU age-band rules were implemented was what effect will it have on the smaller schools in KwaZulu-Natal. The ruling which comes into effect this year prohibits all under-16 players from playing in under-19 (open age-group) games, something that was allowed up until the end of the 2012 season. Many of the KZN Tier-2 schools do not field an under-16 age group. Players go directly from under-15 to the open age-group. …
Waterkloof cancels sports against Garsfontein
In the latest article on Stoopstat.co.za entitled “Player Poaching, Same Old Story Slightly New Cast”, the second last paragraph points to an unfortunate development in Pretoria:…
Grey College Head blogs about drugs in school sport
In his February blog new Grey College headmaster Deon Scheepers cuts straight to the chase, mentioning how the increasing overlap of school and professional rugby as well as schools using rugby as a marketing strategy is placing pressure on boys to perform well like never before.…
Damelin Night Series: Northwood edges out George Campbell
Northwood had to come from 6-0 down at half time to edge out George Campbell 10-6 in the first major clash of this year’s Damelin Night Series at Port Natal. The match may not have been everyone’s cup of tea due to the number of unforced errors committed but in the context of it still being the first week of February and just the second competitive game of the season for both teams following relatively easy first round matches last week, the match provided good spectator entertainment and an opportunity to gather a lot of meaningful intel on the teams.…
Test referee talks about new school scrumming laws
We had a very informative talk last night on the new laws by Test Referee Stuart Berry. The following are the main points:…
St John’s Easter Rugby Festival 2013
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu.28Mar | New Orleans | 05 | 08 | St John’s (Zim) |
| Thu.28Mar | Presidents XV | 00 | 52 | Nelspruit |
| Thu.28Mar | Waterkloof | 57 | 00 | Noordheuwel |
| Thu.28Mar | Marais Viljoen | 17 | 45 | Windhoek Gim |
| Thu.28Mar | HJS Paarl BH | 36 | 14 | Daniel Pienaar |
| Thu.28Mar | Filton (UK) | 35 | 29 | St John’s |
| Sat.30Mar | Noordheuwel | 12 | 26 | Windhoek Gim |
| Sat.30Mar | Marais Viljoen | 21 | 13 | New Orleans |
| Sat.30Mar | Presidents XV | 07 | 33 | Daniel Pienaar |
| Sat.30Mar | St John’s | 15 | 18 | St John’s (Zim) |
| Sat.30Mar | HJS Paarl BH | 72 | 05 | Filton (UK) |
| Sat.30Mar | Nelspruit | 17 | 22 | Waterkloof |
| Mon.01Apr | New Orleans | 20 | 22 | Presidents XV |
| Mon.01Apr | St John’s (Zim) | 06 | 40 | Windhoek Gim |
| Mon.01Apr | Filton (UK) | 22 | 52 | Nelspruit |
| Mon.01Apr | Marais Viljoen | 13 | 19 | Daniel Pienaar |
| Mon.01Apr | Noordheuwel | 35 | 31 | St John’s |
| Mon.01Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 20 | 26 | Waterkloof |
St Stithians Rugby Festival 2013
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu.28Mar | St Benedict’s | 13 | 36 | Wynberg |
| Thu.28Mar | St Andrew’s | 31 | 12 | Helpmekaar |
| Thu.28Mar | Invitation XV | 33 | 36 | St Alban’s |
| Thu.28Mar | St Stithians | 31 | 41 | Windhoek HS |
| Thu.28Mar | Pretoria BH | 23 | 10 | SACS |
| Thu.28Mar | Bishops | 29 | 13 | Hilton |
| Sat.30Mar | St Benedict’s | 36 | 07 | Invitation XV |
| Sat.30Mar | St Alban’s | 07 | 60 | Wynberg |
| Sat.30Mar | SACS | 14 | 12 | Windhoek HS |
| Sat.30Mar | Hilton | 23 | 10 | Helpmekaar |
| Sat.30Mar | Bishops | 15 | 20 | Pretoria BH |
| Sat.30Mar | St Stithians | 16 | 32 | St Andrew’s |
| Mon.01Apr | SACS | 49 | 00 | Invitation XV |
| Mon.01Apr | Helpmekaar | 14 | 34 | Bishops |
| Mon.01Apr | Windhoek | 42 | 08 | St Benedict’s |
| Mon.01Apr | Hilton | 25 | 26 | St Alban’s |
| Mon.01Apr | Pretoria BH | 20 | 22 | St Andrew’s |
| Mon.01Apr | St Stithians | 12 | 50 | Wynberg |
In memory of Glenwood Old Boy Peter Shedlock
Monday turned out to be a sad day at Glenwood with news being shared that Peter Shedlock, an old boy from the Class of 1948 had passed away on Sunday, 03 February…
Varsity Cup Young Guns: University of Free State Kovsies squad
The University of Free State Kovies under-20’s are busy with a series of warm-up games ahead of their very testing Varsity Cup Young Guns opening match against powerful defending champions Tuks from Pretoria University on 18 February 2013. The Kovsies have assembled a nice array of talented students from across the country…
Western Province Rugby Institute players for 2013
The Western Province Rugby Institute (WPRI) officially came into being in 2007. Its objective is to tap into the vast rugby talent pool that exists in the Western Cape and then to fill any positional gaps with players from outside the region. The Institute accepts that it is not the beginning point of rugby development (schools are), nor is it the end point, however what it has set out to achieve is use a one year programme to transform dedicated rugby players from “young boys into rugby playing men.” …
Damelin Night Series: Round 1 impressions
A good crowd turned up for the opening round of the Damelin Night Series. Port Natal has to be commended for creating a pleasant setting for visitors. …
Thank goodness! Affies vs Klofies is back
There were a few years during which the two Pretoria powerhouse teams were not playing each other. Fortunately this period of “isolation” came to an end last year when the two schools squared off…
The real Dale College head coach
I have to extend a humble apology to coach Steve Turner, Dale supporters and other readers for misleading all with a blog that suggested Luke Smith is the new head coach at Dale.…
Players that attended primary schools in the Kings region
Imagine the Kings Superugby team could use players that at least attended junior schools within the Border, SWD and EP. I know could put together a nice side. I had a look at under-13 Craven Week before they moved to high school.…
New school scrum law Q&A with Boishaai’s technical guru
Thanks to the efforts of BoishaaiPa and with the help of a few SBR bloggers who have a vested interest in what happens in the scrums, we were able to present Richard Visagie, the Paarl Boys High scrum guru with a handful of questions about the new school scrumming laws that will come into effect this season. Apart from playing over 100 games at hooker for Boland, Richard has over 30 years of school rugby coaching experience. Along the way he has coached the WP Craven Week team and is currently a WP school selector. He has been responsible for helping to shape the careers of a number of good props (and hookers) over the years.…
All eyes on Northwood at the Night Series
Northwood is bound to draw the most attention from neutrals in attendance when the Damelin Night Series kicks off at Port Natal on 01 February 2013. The Durban North school would have stated their campaign to win back the floodlit rugby title they last held in 2011 as the clear-cut favourites, following months of hard work put in to assemble a team capable of challenging the very best that KwaZulu-Natal schoolboy rugby has to offer once the season proper starts in March.…
Glenwood confirms the make up of their Night Series team
Glenwood has confirmed that their Invitation XV team for the Damelin Night Series kicking off on Friday, 01 February 2013, will be a blend of their extended 2nd XV squad which includes loads of boys that played 4ths and 5ths rugby in 2012.…
New Grey College Head hints at future fixture changes
Deon Scheepers, the former Hilton teacher and 1st XV rugby coach for one season, is now firmly in the driving seat at Grey College, having taken over as headmaster from the legendary Johan Volsteedt. In a recent blog, Scheepers highlighted the importance of achieving a healthy balance between academics, culture and sport for boys at Grey.…
Schools of the 2013 SA Super Rugby squad players
Taking the South African Superugby wider squads for 2013 as they appear on Wikipedia, here is the long list of the 202 players with the schools that 197 of them attended. The 5 Kings foreigners are overlooked.…