Maritzburg College’s new 1st XV coaching positions confirmed
With Ryan Strudwick moving on, College have had to make changes to their 1st XV coaching structure for 2015.…
Noordvaal Macro Schools move a step closer to a super league
Interesting news coming out of the Noordvaal is that the Beeldtrofee Macro School regions of the Golden Lions, Leopards and Valke have combined forces to form new A and B division leagues to kick off in 2015.…
Private school “Zulus” to play at u18 Dubai Sevens
A team of 12 promising under-17 players from various top private schools around KZN will play under the name of Zulu 7 at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens from 04-06 December 2014. FINAL RESULT : ZULU 7 loses to FRANCE in final.…
No smoke, no fire regarding canned Glenwood – Maritzburg College return game in 2015
Glenwood and Maritzburg College will only have one proper inter-schools rugby day in 2015. The return match which has been a fixture on the KZN school rugby calendar for ages has been scrapped. In the same 2015 season, Maritzburg College will break ground by playing Westville in proper home and away inter-schools fixtures for the very first time.
Maritzburg College has indicated that their decision regarding Glenwood was nothing more than a matter of logistics:…
NWU-Puk under 19 contracted players for 2015
The Leopards have been very competitive at under-19 level over the years and its no longer that big a surprise when they beat one of the big unions during the junior Currie Cup, simply because they have good coaching, good facilities and they attract many talented players their way. This annual prosperity would not been possible if it were not for the close working relationship that the union has with the North-West University or Pukke as they are so often called.…
Blue Bulls under 19 contracted players for 2015
The group of 35 players by school + 1 returning player…
Formalised drug testing and sanctions for schools
Representatives from the Basic Education Department joined forces with the Department of Sport and Recreation to brief Parliament on draft changes to the South African Schools Act that will facilitate random drug testing at schools, with recommended sanctions for those caught using steroids and banned stimulants.
READ HERE:
http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/Steroids-issue-in-schools-tackled-20141106…
Hilton College hones in on Investec Academy General Manager
Confirmed – the appointment of Greg Miller. Miller will also stay on with Investec and balance the responsibilities.
Post from 19 October 2014
It’s not official yet but Hilton is expected to name Greg Miller, the current Investec International Rugby Academy General Manager as their new Director of Rugby.…
IRB clarifies laws regarding “crocodile rolls” & other aspects
Initiated by Greenblooded
During the course of the year the IRB is called on to clarify grey areas of the law book. Below are a few of the interesting issues that have arisen in 2014.
The first ties in nicely with the “crocodile roll” (many names to define this), an increasingly popular method whereby a support player deals with a so called “jackal” from the defending team who’s already into a very low position over a tackled player and about to attempt a turnover, by gripping the “jackal” around his upper-body and rolling him over to the side. Here’s a short Youtube video of the technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzge8Hs1TN8.
Hillcrest touch rugby players schoolbags stolen
According to the KZN newspaper the Daily News, more than 50 schoolbags belonging to Hillcrest High players attending a touch rugby tournament at Kings Park in Durban on Friday, were stolen out of their bus. The theft happened within an hour of their arrival at Kings Park and none of the bus windows were broken. …
Cape Town “Big 4” rugby schools putting their foot down
Its turning into quite an eventful off season in the Western Cape and its the big rugby schools in Cape Town schools that are mainly responsible for creating the headlines.…
Test Springboks : leading schools’ per position
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
Total Springbok Caps per School
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
Springboks by Province / Region through the Eras
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
Springboks by School through the Eras
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
KZN schoolboy rugby players that became Springboks
KwaZulu-Natal is very passionate about schoolboy rugby. For decades school rugby in the region has been well organised, had good infrastructure and enjoyed a very strong support base. Many, many good rugby players have been produced by a number of schools in the province. However very few of these talented players have gone on to play for the Springboks. The truth is that as much as KZN loves their rugby and as big a part as the region plays in the overall well-being of the sport in this country, the province’s schools only account for just over 6% of the players that have represented South Africa on the international stage.…
Sharks under 19 contracted players for 2015
Sharks CEO John Smit has changed a number of things during his first year in charge at Kings Park but one that looks likely to stay the same is the union’s approach to contracting junior players. Only 12 junior contracts for 2015 have been awarded. 11 to schoolboys with the other going to current Sharks under-19 starter Chris Lines who is still under-18 this year. …
Free State contracted school rugby players for 2015
The Free State contracted junior players for 2015 has been announced with 30 schoolboys making up the list.…
KZN Coaches and Selectors for 2015
There are plenty of changes in the KZN provincial age group rugby coaching and selector panel structures for the 2015 season.…
Michaelhouse well represented in Currie Cup Final 2014
The analysis below was forwarded to blogger Steve. It’s of the schools of origin of the players in Saturdays Currie Cup final per SARFU’s data. As always it makes for interesting reading in terms of some of the “smaller” rugby schools contribution to SA rugby and certainly from a Michaelhouse perspective 5 players is a first (there were 4 in the 2011 final at Ellis Park which was unprecedented at the time). 24 out of 44!…