As predicted back at the start of the season, Grey High and Selborne will meet in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 15 August to determine who the best 1st team in the Eastern Cape Province is for 2015. Both schools are unbeaten in games played against fellow Eastern Cape rivals. …
Grey College will not be attending the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival for a seventh consecutive year in 2016. Nor will they be at any other Easter Festival next year. This is a school decision.…
Not since Grey College in 2010 has the undisputable top ranked school in SA been able to win every single match they played during the season*.…
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From a reader:…
What a match! Two wonderful schools with rich rugby histories combined to produce a point per minute attacking rugby showpiece, which saw Grey College holding out for the win 36-34 by stopping a couple of threatening late attacks by their hosts Maritzburg College on the legendary Goldstones field.…
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.04Aug | Worcester Gim | 19 | 17 | Pocklington (UK) | ||
| Wed.05Aug | Wynberg | 13 | 10 | Wellington College (UK) | ||
| Wed.05Aug | Hugenote | 6 | 29 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Thu.06Aug | Rondebosch | 52 | 0 | Durbanville | ||
| Thu.06Aug | Worcester Gim | 80 | 12 | Doncaster (UK) | ||
| 12h00 | Fri.07Aug | SA u18A | 29 | 14 | Italy u18 | |
| 14h00 | Fri.07Aug | England u18 | 15 | 7 | France u18 | |
| 16h00 | Fri.07Aug | SA Schools | 42 | 11 | Wales u18 | |
| Sat.08Aug | Maritzburg College | 34 | 36 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Nico Malan | 17 | 14 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Hudson Park | 31 | 12 | Grens | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Framesby | 19 | 25 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Selborne | 44 | 13 | Dale | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Cambridge | 18 | 8 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Muir | 24 | 40 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Otto du Plessis | 23 | 13 | Pearson | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 11 | 31 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.08Aug | AHS Kroonstad | 39 | 22 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Griffons Semi | |
| Sat.08Aug | Jim Fouche | 42 | 14 | Fichardtpark | FS Semi | |
| Sat.08Aug | KES | 24 | 0 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Pretoria BH | 3 | 56 | Affies | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Monument | 26 | 24 | Eldoraigne | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | HTS Middelburg | 33 | 18 | Menlopark | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Garsfontein | 48 | 36 | Nelspruit | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Waterkloof | 22 | 26 | EG Jansen | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Oos-Moot | 18 | 14 | Klerksdorp | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Pietersburg | 20 | 32 | Helpmekaar | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Randburg | 25 | 48 | Ben Vorster | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Volkskool Heidelberg | 23 | 27 | Potch Gim | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Wynberg | 13 | 12 | Stellenberg |
There was a cup final feel about the Paarl Interskole match which lived up to its hype of being a well-attended and closely contested affair. Paarl Boys High beat Paarl Gymnasium 16 – 10 after a nail-biting closing few minutes.
Match highlights…
EP SCHOOLS PREVIEW FOR AUGUST 1
GRAHAMSTOWN schools Graeme College and Kingswood will square off in one of the city’s greatest rugby rivalries when they vie for the region’s bragging rights at Kingswood on Saturday (August 1).…
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon.27Jul | Selborne | 41 | 10 | Hudson Park | ||
| Wed.29Jul | Despatch | 5 | 14 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Glenwood | 20 | 22 | Affies | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Maritzburg College | 55 | 6 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 20 | 27 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Cambridge | 25 | 21 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Queen’s | 31 | 39 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.01Aug | St Andrew’s | 39 | 37 | Dale | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Stirling | 10 | 71 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Framesby | 29 | 50 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Brandwag | 64 | 12 | Oudtshoorn | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Pearson | 41 | 9 | Union | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Despatch | 22 | 46 | Muir | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Marlow | 15 | 51 | Oakdale | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Kingswood | 16 | 10 | Graeme | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Grey College | 34 | 22 | Grey HS | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Jim Fouche | 20 | 56 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Sentraal | 50 | 33 | Duineveld | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Fichardtpark | – | – | Landboudal | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Welkom Gim | 66 | 6 | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Witteberg | 14 | 28 | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Kroonstad | 43 | 3 | HTS Welkom | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Hentie Cilliers | 14 | 50 | Voortrekker (Beth) | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Jeppe | 16 | 32 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.01Aug | KES | 17 | 20 | Parktown | ||
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Eldoraigne | 20 | 14 | Kempton Park | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Menlopark | 37 | 30 | Marais Viljoen | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Klerksdorp | 24 | 18 | Piet Retief | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Hugenote (Springs) | 18 | 34 | Helpmekaar | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Ben Vorster | 25 | 15 | Secunda | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Potch Gim | 39 | 7 | Overkruin | |
| Sat.01Aug | Rondebosch | 69 | 7 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Paul Roos | 39 | 29 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Durbanville | 18 | 17 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Langenhoven Gim | 25 | 14 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Paarl Gim | 10 | 16 | HJS Paarl BH | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Tygerberg | 43 | 17 | Swartland | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Worcester Gim | 110 | 0 | Vredenburg | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Boland Landbou | 47 | 14 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Stellenberg | 13 | 18 | SACS |
From a reader: HEIDELBERG VOLKIES “WHITE TIGERS” WIN THE “VALKE GROOT SKOLE” LEAGUE
On a cold and windy winter’s afternoon Heidelberg Volkies and Hugenote contested the crown for the 2015 “Valke Groot Skole” Champion.…
Having served as a 1st XV assistant before, Grey Old Boy Tim Fraser has been the stand in head coach for the 2015 season after Brent Janse van Rensburg’s sudden departure to join the Golden Lions (now the EP Kings Currie Cup coach) before the school rugby season. The school has now placed an advert for a new Head of Rugby.…
Email from a Michaelhouse parent / reader:…
From SACS:
The South African College High School (SACS) travelled north up the N1 to take on Paarl Boys’ High, who are unbeaten and currently ranked as No. 1 in the country. It was always going to be a big ask and despite throwing everything they had at the hosts the class of the wine farmers and their ability to capitalise on every opportunity meant the hosts won this Inter-schools dress rehearsal 30-11.…
Affies and Maritzburg College square off on the A-field in Pretoria. The match will be televised on DSTV channel 206 at 14h00.…
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.11Jul | Kingswood | 65 | 0 | Woodridge | ||
| Thu.23Jul | Cambridge | 5 | 22 | Woodhouse Grove (UK) | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Grens | – | – | Adelaide | Cancelled | |
| Sat.25Jul | Port Rex | – | – | Queen’s | Cancelled | |
| Sat.25Jul | Cambridge | – | – | Westerling | Cancelled | |
| Sat.25Jul | Marlow | 24 | 26 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Framesby | – | – | Grey HS | Cancelled | |
| Sat.25Jul | Despatch | – | – | Brandwag | Postponed | |
| Sat.25Jul | Graeme | – | – | Pearson | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Muir | 26 | 0 | Woodridge | Game ended early | |
| Sat.25Jul | Daniel Pienaar | – | – | Kingswood | Cancelled | |
| Sat.25Jul | Sentraal | – | – | Potch Volkskool | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Grey College | 18 | 10 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Diamantveld | 64 | 0 | Fichardtpark | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Duineveld | 14 | 30 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Witteberg | – | – | Hentie Cilliers | ||
| Sat.25Jul | HTS Welkom | 5 | 78 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Voortrekker (Beth) | 24 | 7 | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.25Jul | AHS Kroonstad | 36 | 3 | Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Upington | 11 | 5 | Landboudal | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Affies | 50 | 19 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Jeppe | 27 | 20 | Parktown | ||
| Sat.25Jul | KES | 24 | 22 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Volkskool Heidelberg | 21 | 14 | Hugenote (Springs) | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Kempton Park | 42 | 8 | Die Anker | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Florida | 11 | 17 | Marais Viljoen | ||
| Sat.25Jul | HTS Middelburg | 12 | 10 | Nelspruit | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Linden | 15 | 27 | Randburg | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Oos-Moot | 20 | 12 | Overkruin | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Pietersburg | 48 | 21 | Ben Vorster | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Potch Gim | 17 | 17 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Garsfontein | 26 | 22 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Drostdy | 24 | 47 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Rondebosch | 28 | 30 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Hermanus | 12 | 27 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Hugenote | 23 | 11 | Charlie Hofmeyr | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Worcester Gim | 16 | 5 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Bellville | 28 | 5 | Milnerton | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Paul Roos | 29 | 15 | Oakdale | ||
| Sat.25Jul | HJS Paarl BH | 30 | 11 | SACS | ||
| Sat.25Jul | DF Malan | 3 | 55 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Swartland | 7 | 25 | Strand | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Tygerberg | 26 | 28 | John Fisher (UK) | ||
| Sat.25Jul | Paarl Gim | 71 | 0 | Wynberg |
Update: Thanks to the generosity of the parents of 4 players, all 22 KZN Schools squad members received blazers before Craven Week and were seen wearing these during the opening ceremony, which was broadcast on national television. Interestingly not a single one of the four players is linked with a move to the Sharks next year.
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Timeslive has reported on a sad story involving a promising schoolboy cricketer named Damean Kapp who appears to have turned into a type of commodity as the recruitment “arms race” picks up. After leaving his school Selborne in East London, Kapp tried without success to find a new permanent home first at Glenwood and later at Westville.…
Eastern Province High Schools Rugby Chairman Willem October might have to face the music over a replacement player selection decision he made which appears to go against a written instruction by Eastern Province Rugby Union President Cheeky Watson. …
Northwood didn’t officially have a player at Craven Week 2015 but they might be able to claim a share of Griffons prop Neo Mohapi.…
2 SA Schools team consisting of 26 players per team are set to announced on Supersport’s Boots ‘n All show on Thursday evening of 23 July ( some media outlets reporting Tuesday as the announcement date). The quota requirement is believed to have been set at 50% for both teams.…
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