BHP Top 50 – week ending 27 April 2015
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Michaelhouse beats Kearsney 27-24 – match report
It was perhaps not the most fluent of matches but the big crowd that gathered at Meadow’s Field in Balgowan were certainly treated to a 70-minute session filled with highlights and interesting post-match talking points as the hosts Michaelhouse held on to beat Kearsney 27-24.…
It’s all going South for Noord so far in 2015
Final count: 19 – 5 to Suid with 2 draws
The start of the 2015 schoolboy rugby season has been marked by an increase in the number of matches between the established rugby schools of Noordvaal (“Noord”) and the Western Cape (“Suid”). Some of the most highly anticipated clashes of the season take place during this 30-day period.…
Wildeklawer 2015 organisers get it spot on
Take a bow, the fixture list arrangers of Wildeklawer. Not only is the Skouspel widely acknowledged as the premier school rugby festival in South Africa, setting itself apart by showing 9 games live on television but as far as points difference per match is concerned, Wildeklawer also proved to be the most competitive festival in a survey of 12 festivals from around the country.…
Private school rugby weekend in KZN
With all the top tier KZN schools away at either Jeppe or Wildeklawer in Kimberley, it’s a couple of private school games that take the spot light in the province. …
Wildeklawer Fixtures 2015 – fixtures, results & squads
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Selborne | 22 | 24 | Outeniqua |
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Monument | 22 | 20 | Boland Landbou |
| 10h20 | Sat.25Apr | Paarl Gim | 21 | 3 | HTS Middelburg |
| 11h30 | Sat.25Apr | Grey College | 29 | 3 | Waterkloof |
| 11h30 B | Sat.25Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 7 | Louis Botha |
| 12h40 | Sat.25Apr | Affies | 50 | 0 | Wildeklawer SARU |
| 12H40 B | Sat.25Apr | Glenwood | 3 | 33 | EG Jansen |
| 13H50 | Sat.25Apr | Diamantveld | 13 | 26 | Oakdale |
| 17h15 | Sat.25Apr | Menlopark | 34 | 40 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap |
| 08h00 | Mon.27Apr | Louis Botha | 9 | 31 | Wildeklawer SARU |
| 09h10 | Mon.27Apr | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | 26 | 27 | Glenwood |
| 10h20 | Mon.27Apr | EG Jansen | 14 | 19 | HJS Paarl BH |
| 11h30 | Mon.27Apr | Oakdale | 23 | 24 | HTS Middelburg |
| 12h40 | Mon.27Apr | Diamantveld | 17 | 17 | Selborne |
| 13h50 | Mon.27Apr | Waterkloof | 16 | 19 | Outeniqua |
| 15h00 | Mon.27Apr | Menlopark | 20 | 24 | Boland Landbou |
| 16h10 | Mon.27Apr | Affies | 22 | 22 | Paarl Gim |
| 17h20 | Mon.27Apr | Monument | 17 | 7 | Grey College |
First published in November 2014…
Jeppe 125th Festival – fixtures
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h00 | Sat.25Apr | Pretoria BH | 24 | 17 | DHS |
| 12h20 | Sat.25Apr | Parktown | 31 | 38 | Westville |
| 13h40 | Sat.25Apr | KES | 15 | 33 | Bishops |
| 15h00 | Sat.25Apr | Jeppe | 21 | 20 | Maritzburg College |
| 09h00 | Mon.27Apr | Parktown | 18 | 23 | Maritzburg College |
| 10h20 | Mon.27Apr | Jeppe | 27 | 21 | DHS |
| 11h40 | Mon.27Apr | KES | 18 | 11 | Westville |
| 13h00 | Mon.27Apr | Pretoria BH | 0 | 59 | Bishops |
St Benedict’s cancel KZN tour due to xenophobia
St Benedict’s College based in Bedfordview, Johannesburg has cancelled next week’s short tour to KZN were they were lined up to play Clifton and Northwood.
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Affies can’t afford to take the Wildeklawer Invitation team lightly
After what happened against SACS earlier this month, Affies probably won’t be underestimating any other team they come up against this season. However that said the Wildeklawer Invitation team, Affies’ match-day one oppnents, have over the years been a walk over for any powerhouse school that took them on at the Skouspel. Well this might be a little different…
Prediction Pool – 25-27 April 2015
Matches for the weekend ……
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 25 April 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.21Apr | Schoonspruit | 13 | 26 | Swartland | ||
| Wed.22Apr | Grens | 8 | 14 | Hudson Park | ||
| 18h00 | Wed.22Apr | Northwood | 8 | 62 | Glenwood | |
| Thu.23Apr | St Andrew’s School | – | – | Koffiefontein | ||
| Thu.23Apr | John Vorster | 17 | 14 | Centurion | ||
| Thu.23Apr | Montana | 3 | 30 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Thu.23Apr | Clifton | 63 | 5 | KZN Development | ||
| Fri.24Apr | Queen’s | 43 | 23 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Cambridge | 16 | 10 | Graeme | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Port Natal | – | – | Krugersdorp | KZN vs Gauteng | |
| Sat.25Apr | George Campbell | 18 | 15 | Fourways | KZN vs Gauteng | |
| Sat.25Apr | Hilton | 39 | 3 | St Charles | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Michaelhouse | 27 | 24 | Kearsney | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Daniel Pienaar | 18 | 15 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Union | 16 | 19 | Muir | ||
| 08h30 | Sat.25Apr | Brackenfell | 48 | 12 | Ben Vorster | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 09h50 | Sat.25Apr | De Kuilen | 23 | 38 | Lichtenburg | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 11h10 | Sat.25Apr | Worcester Gim | 48 | 12 | Noordheuwel | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 12h30 | Sat.25Apr | Nico Malan | 15 | 7 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 13h50 | Sat.25Apr | Marlow | 14 | 12 | Sentraal | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 15h10 | Sat.25Apr | Brandwag | 18 | 20 | Helpmekaar | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 16h30 | Sat.25Apr | Oudtshoorn | 21 | 7 | Piketberg | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 11h00 | Sat.25Apr | Pretoria BH | 24 | 17 | DHS | Jeppe 125th |
| 12h20 | Sat.25Apr | Parktown | 31 | 38 | Westville | Jeppe 125th |
| 13h40 | Sat.25Apr | KES | 15 | 33 | Bishops | Jeppe 125th |
| 15h00 | Sat.25Apr | Jeppe | 21 | 20 | Maritzburg College | Jeppe 125th |
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Selborne | 22 | 24 | Outeniqua | Wildeklawer |
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Monument | 22 | 20 | Boland Landbou | Wildeklawer |
| 10h20 | Sat.25Apr | Paarl Gim | 21 | 3 | HTS Middelburg | Wildeklawer |
| 11h30 | Sat.25Apr | Grey College | 29 | 3 | Waterkloof | Wildeklawer |
| 11h30 B | Sat.25Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 7 | Louis Botha | Wildeklawer |
| 12h40 | Sat.25Apr | Affies | 50 | 0 | Wildeklawer SARU | Wildeklawer |
| 12H40 B | Sat.25Apr | Glenwood | 3 | 33 | EG Jansen | Wildeklawer |
| 13H50 | Sat.25Apr | Diamantveld | 13 | 26 | Oakdale | Wildeklawer |
| 17h15 | Sat.25Apr | Menlopark | 34 | 40 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | Wildeklawer |
| 09h20 | Sat.25Apr | Bellville | 41 | 22 | St Stithians | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 10h40 | Sat.25Apr | SACS | 31 | 0 | Hugenote | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 12h00 | Sat.25Apr | Tygerberg | 22 | 15 | Upington | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 13h20 | Sat.25Apr | Stellenberg | 22 | 10 | Walvis Bay | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 14h40 | Sat.25Apr | Rondebosch | 49 | 12 | St John’s | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 16h00 | Sat.25Apr | Wynberg | 27 | 6 | Pearson | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
KES Easter Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures, results, team lists & TV times
See the TV schedule below for the KES Festival highlights – starts Wed 29 April 2015…
Wynberg Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures & results
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h20 | Sat.25Apr | Bellville | 41 | 22 | St Stithians | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 10h40 | Sat.25Apr | SACS | 31 | 0 | Hugenote | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 12h00 | Sat.25Apr | Tygerberg | 22 | 15 | Upington | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 13h20 | Sat.25Apr | Stellenberg | 22 | 10 | Walvis Bay | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 14h40 | Sat.25Apr | Rondebosch | 49 | 12 | St John’s | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 16h00 | Sat.25Apr | Wynberg | 27 | 6 | Pearson | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 08h00 | Mon.27Apr | Tygerberg | 38 | 10 | Walvis Bay | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 09h20 | Mon.27Apr | Stellenberg | 33 | 3 | Pearson | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 10h40 | Mon.27Apr | Wynberg | 48 | 0 | St Stithians | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 12h00 | Mon.27Apr | SACS | 48 | 10 | St John’s | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 14h40 | Mon.27Apr | Bellville | 39 | 31 | Hugenote | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 16h00 | Mon.27Apr | Rondebosch | 26 | 10 | Upington | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
SACS upsets Boland Landbou 26-24 – match report
From SACS
SACS UPSET BOLAND LANDBOU
The South Africa College High School (SACS), the oldest school in South Africa, hosted the farmers from Boland Landbou in the first league game of the season. The first team match was played in very hot conditions. SACS led 19-14 at half time but Boland fought back and took the lead with ten minutes to go only for SACS come back and win 26-24 thanks to a brilliant counter-attack try!…
George Campbell beats St Charles 15-12 – match report
George Campbell’s 1st XV head coach Robert Erasmus passed away during the Easter holidays so his players were more determined than ever to honour the much loved and passionate long serving teacher with a victory over St Charles, who under different circumstances might have been favourites. The extra motivation helped Campbell lift their game to new heights this season as they played as a team with structure.…
DHS beats Clifton 50-10 – match report
DHS came away from Clifton’s home of rugby at Riverside, Durban North with a resounding 50-10 victory over their hosts.…
Glenwood beats Maritzburg College 59-12 – match report
At Kings Park, Glenwood accounted for a 7 tries to 2, 59-12 demolition of Maritzburg College. The Green Machine has now not lost in this inter-city derby since 2010.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 18 April 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.14Apr | Monument | 55 | 10 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Fri.17Apr | Lazio (Ita) | 10 | 0 | St David’s | O/seas Tour | |
| Fri.17Apr | Roma (Ital | 5 | 19 | St David’s | O/seas Tour | |
| Fri.17Apr | Drostdy | 55 | 10 | Klein Nederburg | ||
| Fri.17Apr | Grens | 20 | 49 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Glenwood | 57 | 12 | Maritzburg College | @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.18Apr | Clifton | 10 | 50 | DHS | ||
| Sat.18Apr | George Campbell | 15 | 12 | St Charles | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Port Natal | 15 | 17 | Kloof | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Queen’s | 19 | 29 | Dale | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Cambridge | 0 | 12 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Marlow | 20 | 22 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Kirkwood | 10 | 51 | Muir | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Nico Malan | 32 | 18 | Langenhoven Gim | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Grey HS | 3 | 34 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Diamantveld | 37 | 3 | Menlopark | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Upington | 66 | 0 | Menlopark 2nd XV | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Grey College | 52 | 0 | Fichardtpark | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Grey Cherries | 33 | 12 | Jim Fouche | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Sentraal | 41 | 34 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.18Apr | AHS Kroonstad | 12 | 10 | Voortrekker (Beth) | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Kroonstad | 34 | 43 | Hentie Cilliers | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Welkom Gim | 20 | 12 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Goudveld | 29 | 19 | HTS Welkom | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Duineveld | 21 | 12 | Landboudal | ||
| Sat.18Apr | President Steyn | 28 | 17 | St Andrew’s School | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Linden | 13 | 24 | Volkskool Heidelberg | NWU Vaal Final | |
| Sat.18Apr | Wonderboom | 13 | 16 | Middelburg | Puk Prestige: Cup SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Wesvalia | 3 | 55 | Potch Gim | Puk Prestige: Cup SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Die Anker | 15 | 12 | Hugenote (Springs) | Puk Prestige: Plate SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Potch Volkskool | 15 | 17 | Noordheuwel | Puk Prestige: Plate SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Zwartkop | 41 | 12 | Oosterlig | Puk Prestige: Shield SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Driehoek | – | – | Lichtenburg | Puk Prestige: Shield SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Bastion | 15 | 12 | HTS Witbank | Puk Prestige: Bowl SF | |
| Sat.18Apr | Hoogenhout | – | – | Jeugland | Puk Prestige: Bowl SF | |
| QF1 | Sat.18Apr | Monument | 28 | 5 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks-Reeks |
| QF2 | Sat.18Apr | Garsfontein | 46 | 17 | Pietersburg | Tuks-Reeks |
| QF3 | Sat.18Apr | Eldoraigne | 15 | 35 | EG Jansen | Tuks-Reeks |
| QF4 | Sat.18Apr | Nelspruit | 31 | 21 | Kempton Park | Tuks-Reeks |
| PL1 | Sat.18Apr | Transvalia | 11 | 7 | Rustenburg | Tuks-Reeks |
| PL2 | Sat.18Apr | Marais Viljoen | 17 | 3 | Vereeniging Gim | Tuks-Reeks |
| PL3 | Sat.18Apr | Klerksdorp | 12 | 21 | Centurion | Tuks-Reeks |
| PL4 | Sat.18Apr | Florida | 17 | 31 | Ermelo | Tuks-Reeks |
| Sat.18Apr | Jeppe | 29 | 22 | Northwood | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Affies | 33 | 10 | Westville | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Pretoria BH | 11 | 16 | KES | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Oos-Moot | 13 | 14 | John Vorster | ||
| Sat.18Apr | SACS | 26 | 24 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Bellville | 56 | 10 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Milnerton | 19 | 31 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Strand | 43 | 7 | HTS Bellville | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Klein Nederburg | 10 | 35 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.18Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 23 | 17 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Bishops | 35 | 32 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Oudtshoorn | 21 | 20 | Pearson | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Wynberg | 19 | 38 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Stellenberg | 38 | 12 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.18Apr | Swartland | 7 | 40 | Worcester Gim |
2 day school rugby festivals are the way to go
The traditional 3-day long Easter Rugby festivals are immensely popular and financially viable but given how professional the approach to all aspects of schoolboy rugby has become in recent years, these festivals seem like they are outdated concepts as far as player welfare is concerned.…
Menlopark minus 9 players for Diamantveld match
One week ahead of their Wildeklawer debut on the same ground, Menlopark will travel to Kimberley to face a very competitive Diamantveld team, who’s two best results so far this season have been the much talked about come from behind 34-all draw against Grey College followed by a 12-22 defeat to a very strong Boishaai in Stellenbosch.…
Western Cape local school rugby season gets into full swing
After the success they’ve enjoyed against schools from other provinces during the Easter holidays, Western Cape schoolboy rugby is looking stronger than ever. Now starts the process of battling it out against each other as most of the province’s leading rugby schools take to the field on Saturday. Here is Ploegskaar’s take on what’s to come.…
Queen’s College Easter Tours
From Queen’s College
A record number of teams from Queen’s College, in Queenstown, participated in various rugby festivals throughout the country over the Easter Holidays. The Queen’s College First XV and Queen’s College Junior U13A participated at the KES Easter Festival, whilst the U16A took part in the Jeppe Festival and the U15A and U14A teams took part at the Grey High School Festival in Port Elizabeth. All the teams performed admirably and managed to win all their fixtures against their various opponents.…