Baby Bok Junior World Cup preparations
Preparations for the under-20 Junior World Championships get into full swing starting on 31 March 2014. Here is the full squad for the first training camp by school:…
Grey PE Festival Match Prediction Pool
If you look at the menu bar right on top, you will see the SBR Prediction Pool. Please click on it and enter your predictions for the Grey PE Festival games
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Tony Stoops Rugby Festival 2014 (TSRF)
BIGGEST 1ST XV SCHOOL RUGBY FESTIVAL IN SOUTH AFRICA
The biggest just seems to get better every year!
The Tony Stoops Rugby Festival is the biggest 1st XV rugby festival in South Africa. This year’s tournament looked like it had maxed out with a record 33 schools taking part. Not so. Next year no fewer than 44 schools are lined up. That is incredible!…
Match Report: Kearsney beats Westville 13-12
Report compliments of Working Words:
Kearsney 1st X1 beat Westville 1sts in an exciting nail-biter which was clinched by a converted penalty kick with no time left on the clock. It capped an exciting day’s rugby, with a clean sweep for Kearsney’s A teams at all age groups in their fixtures against Westville.…
Match Report: Glenwood beats Michaelhouse 17-14
On Saturday, 22 March 2014 Glenwood and Michaelhouse combined to produce a great advert for schoolboy rugby on Dixon’s field in Durban. Glenwood had to come from behind to win tight, hard fought and clean match 17-14 against a very good Michaelhouse team that earned a lot of respect from locals for their well-balanced performance. Here is a breakdown of how the action unfolded:…
Paarl Gymnasium under-16 Tournament 2014
The Paarl Gymnasium under-16 tournament is regarded as the best under-16 festival in South Africa. It is an absolute must attend event for all rugby scouts and agents. The talent on display at the event has often been described as off the charts. This year the 3-day tournament takes place from Saturday, 29 March until Wednesday, 02 April 2014.…
Pukke Skouspel 2014
Updated with fixtures. The annual Pukke Skouspel will once again take place at the University of the North-West in Potchefstroom from Saturday 29 March to Wednesday 02 April 2014
Ten schools make up an interesting field,…
Paarl Boys High under-15 Rugby Tournament 2014
HJS Paarl will once again host the premier under-15 school rugby tournament. 22 schools in total will take part in the event from 29 March to 02 April 2014 . Match day 1 fixtures have been confirmed with Day-2 and Day-3 match-ups to be decided on during the tournament.…
Harrismith part of the Noord-Suid Toernooi
The lesson learned from the Noord-Suid Toernooi 2014 will be that irrespective of how much money organisers have at their disposals, attracting top teams to participate is in a first time festival played during the school holidays is a lot easier said than done.
In their desperation to find a fourth team to be part of the inaugural Noord-Suid Toernooi, those in charge have had to settle on relatively unknown Free State Griffons rugby school Harrismith…
WP Newlands Day 2014
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15h53 | Milnerton | 15 | 0 | President |
| 16h40 | Boland Landbou | 5 | 10 | Wynberg |
| 17h27 | Paul Roos | 25 | 0 | SACS |
| 18h14 | Paarl Gim | 25 | 10 | Rondebosch |
| 19h01 | HJS Paarl BH | 0 | 10 | Bishops |
Match report: DHS beats George Campbell 48-0
After tripping over the Port Natal hurdle a few days earlier, DHS made the perfect recovery and cleared the potentially tricky George Campbell obstacle with easy during a home midweek night game on Van Heerden’s field. DHS won this first match against Campbell in a number of years, 48-0 in the end.…
Affies starts their season against Helpmekaar
Update : Final score: Affies wins 36-24
Affies plays Helpmekaar in their opening game on Monday, 24 March 2014. The team contains the highly rated Blue Bulls Craven Week fullback Eduan Keyter who is expected to push for SA Schools honours this year. They will unfortunately be withou the services of Craven Week 2013 no.8 Salmon van Huyssteen. …
Match report: Maritzburg College beats Northwood 31-6
Maritzburg College took on Northwood on Goldstones on Human Rights Day, Friday 21 March 2014.
If the sign of a good team is being able win when not at their best, then College’s rather impressive 31-6 score-line against Northwood puts them on a level above good because the Red, Black, White attack scored four tries while struggling for much of the game to get into the higher gears. …
Huge sponsorship: Vodacom teams up with Paarl Boys’ High
Paarl Boys` High, founded in 1868 will be the first engagement on school rugby level by Vodacom, South African`s best known corporate brand in rugby sponsorship.
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SBR Fixtures & Results – week ending 22/03/2014
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | TIME | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 17/03/14 | Grey College | 85 | 0 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Wed | 19/03/14 | DHS | 48 | 0 | George Campbell | 17h20 | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Maritzburg College | 31 | 6 | Northwood | 12h30 | |
| Sat | 22/03/14 | Glenwood | 17 | 14 | Michaelhouse | ||
| Sat | 22/03/14 | Kearsney | 13 | 12 | Westville | ||
| Sat | 22/03/14 | St Charles | 21 | 22 | Hilton | ||
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Oakdale | 30 | 3 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Muir | 38 | 0 | Port Alfred | Graeme Rugby Day | 08h00 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Cambridge | 23 | 12 | Pearson | Graeme Rugby Day | 09h10 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Hudson Park | 5 | 36 | Nico Malan | Graeme Rugby Day | 10h20 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Grey HS | 26 | 7 | Marlow | Graeme Rugby Day | 11h30 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Framesby | 29 | 33 | Selborne | Graeme Rugby Day | 12h40 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | St Andrew’s | 36 | 31 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | Graeme Rugby Day | 13h50 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Kingswood | 10 | 15 | Queen’s | Graeme Rugby Day | 15h00 |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Graeme | 13 | 22 | Dale | Graeme Rugby Day | 16h10 |
| Tue | 18/03/14 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | 48 | 0 | Solomon Mahlangu | ||
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Grey College | 65 | 15 | Menlopark | ||
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Jim Fouche | 46 | 5 | Witteberg | ||
| Thu | 20/03/14 | Vereeniging Gim | Centurion | Tuks-Reeks | |||
| Wed | 19/03/14 | HTS Middelburg | 26 | 38 | EG Jansen | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Klerksdorp | 22 | 27 | Kempton Park | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Rustenburg | 0 | 74 | Monument | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Florida | 3 | 29 | Nelspruit | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Pietersburg | 22 | 24 | Eldoraigne | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Thu | 20/03/14 | Transvalia | 19 | 13 | Ermelo | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Garsfontein | 78 | 11 | Marais Viljoen | Tuks-Reeks | |
| Mon | 24/03/14 | Affies | 36 | 24 | Helpmekaar | Postponed | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Jeppe | 24 | 18 | St John’s | ||
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Parktown | 46 | 0 | Fourways | ||
| Sat | 22/03/14 | KES | 20 | 17 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat | 22/03/14 | St Benedicts | 38 | 0 | Northcliff | ||
| Wed | 19/03/14 | Alberton | 20 | 19 | Volkskool Heidelberg | Super 12 | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Tygerberg | 44 | 0 | Hottentots Holland | Part of Brakenfell S.D. | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Bellville | 20 | 8 | Milnerton | Part of Brakenfell S.D. | |
| Fri | 21/03/14 | Drostdy | 10 | 40 | Outeniqua | Part of Brakenfell S.D. | |
| Sat | 22/03/14 | Porterville | 5 | 7 | Langenhoven HS | Porterville Sports Weekend | |
| Sat | 22/03/14 | Augsburg | 11 | 8 | Worcester Gim | Porterville Sports Weekend | |
| Sat | 22/03/14 | Dirkie Uys | 7 | 15 | Union | Porterville Sports Weekend | |
| Sat | 22/03/14 | HJS Paarl BH | 62 | 0 | Punt | Porterville Sports Weekend | |
| Sat | 22/03/14 | Oudtshoorn | 27 | 20 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat | 22/03/14 | St Stithians | 13 | 20 | Linden | ||
| Wed | 19/03/14 | AHS Kroonstad | 12 | 7 | Sentraal (FS) | ||
| Tue | 18/03/14 | Voortrekker (Beth) | 31 | 17 | Fichaardtpark | ||
| Tue | 18/03/14 | Welkom Gim | 6 | 12 | Klerksdorp |
KZN u16, u15, u14
An exciting long weekend ahead.
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | u16 | u15 | u14 | 2nd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 15/03/2014 | Westville | vs | Glenwood | 13-13 | 10-19 | 3-33 | 6-5 |
| Sat | 15/03/2014 | Kearsney | vs | Northwood | 49-0 | 47-5 | 57-5 | 5-7 |
| Sat | 22/03/2014 | Glenwood | vs | Michaelhouse | – | – | – | – |
| Fri | 21/03/2014 | Maritzburg College | vs | Northwood | 52-0 | – | – | MC 3rds 17 NW 2nds 14 |
| Sat | 22/03/2014 | Kearsney | vs | Westville | – | – | – | – |
| Sat | 22/03/2014 | St Charles | vs | Hilton | – | – | – | – |
(for KZN schools that play A-team vs A-team)…
Graeme Rugby Day Squads
Still a work in progress but here are what some of the 1st XVs will look like for the Graeme Rugby Day…
Graeme College Rugby Day 2014
The annual Graeme Rugby Day takes place on Friday 21 March 2014 at Graeme College in Grahamstown. For Eastern Cape school rugby supporters, it does not come much this. With the exception of Daniel Pienaar, just about all the best Eastern Cape rugby high schools will be in action …
THE TRADITIONAL STATE BOYS SCHOOLS SPORTS CHARTER
Here is the draft copy of a Charter that 24 government schools were reported to had agreed to back in November 2013 (names of 24 schools here: http://blog.schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=5901)
TRADITIONAL STATE BOYS SCHOOLS SPORTS CHARTER
Born out of concern that some of the high profile sports at our schools are increasingly being driven by non-educational imperatives and affected by questionable (unethical) practices, we the members of the coalition of state boys schools affirm that sport is an important part of the educational programme at our schools and that in the first place it exists to help us develop strong character, healthy attitudes and life skills in ALL our boys.…
Glenwood’s Eldoraigne recruits add rugby depth
Glenwood has increased it’s rugby depth for the 2014 season by acquired the services of three Eldoraigne boys, two of whom represented the Glenwood 2nd XV against Westville over the weekend and sat on the bench for the 1st XV game.…
Recap of the biggest school rugby upsets & surprise results of 2013
The 2014 school rugby season has barely started but already Sentraal and Grens have already recorded two upsets that could quite easily rank amongst the biggest upsets of 2014 when the season is done. …
Match report: Kearsney beats Northwood 19-11
Flyhalf and captain Tristan Tedder scored all 19 points via a try, a conversion and four penalties as hosts Kearsney were made to work extra hard for their 19-11 win against Northwood.…