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KZN / Natal Schools Craven Week teams of the 1990’s

4 September, 2014 beet 50

First of all I just want to say a big big thank you to Johan Snyman who updates the AffiesRugby.co.za website. Without his time and effort to retrieve the info and forward it, the database below would not have been possible.

If you have the first names of the players listed by just their initials, please forward it to be***@******sa.net, so that the record can be completed. There is also a missing backline player’s name from 1997 as a result of a duplication. If you remember it, please post or forward it.…

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A new look Westville rugby fixture list for 2015

3 September, 2014 beet 21

Westville’s rugby fixture list for 2015 has a host of unexpected exciting surprises. Out of province schools Affies, Jeppe and Garsfontein (unconfirmed but close)  have been lined up as brand new inter-schools opponents. Maritzburg College will become a home and away fixture for the first time. …

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BHP Top 50 – 2014 season preliminary final results

2 September, 2014 beet 78

Before finalising the 2014 formula driven rankings, BHP has asked if bloggers can check if all their schools’s games are in the “played” category below. Some early season friendlies and shortened games are not taken into account and neither are any games played overseas on tours. Once I have updated all the data of outstanding games he will bring out the final rankings but doubt if it will change the top 20 anyway. Email: Bo********@***il.com…

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Glenwood recognised as KZN’s no.1 school rugby team 2014

1 September, 2014 beet 20

Traditional Boys’ Schools Rugby Luncheon – 2014 (Report from Glenwood)

On Friday 29 August, the 10th annual Traditional Schools Rugby Luncheon was again successfully hosted by Rob Visick, Doug Tweedie and their team at the Salt Rock Hotel on the KZN North Coast.

The 2014 edition continues to highlight the growth in popularity of the event with 180 guests from 9 of the Province’s Traditional Boys’ Rugby Schools all enjoying the camaraderie shared amongst these traditional rivals – both the Province and Schools were represented by some of their most well-known Old Boys and Rugby Families. …

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Wynberg do the double on SACS

1 September, 2014 beet 1

From Wynberg
Wynberg Boys’ High 1stXV completed a season double over traditional rivals the South African College High School (SACS). After another week of rain and cold the skies opened and the match was played in warm weather before a large crowd. Hosts SACS threw everything at Wynberg but the well-oiled Wynberg machine bided their time and took their chances better to run out 34-5 winners.…

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Bishops beats Rondebosch 22-21

1 September, 2014 beet 0

Bishops and Rondebosch combined  to produce a beautiful entertaining game of expansive rugby on Saturday. Bishops last completed a double over Rondebosch in 2008 and since then the games have been a see-saw ride with the surprising feature being that neither team was able to win on their own home ground.…

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 30/08/2014

29 August, 2014 beet 8
DAY DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Sat 30/08/2014 Marlow 11 10 HJS Paarl BH Die Burger Large Sch Final
Sat 30/08/2014 Brandwag (Uitenhage) 49 33 Augsburg Die Burger Medium Sch Final
Sat 30/08/2014 Excelsior 39 3 Bertram Die Burger Small Sch Final
Sat 30/08/2014 Bishops 22 21 Rondebosch On TV
Sat 30/08/2014 SACS 5 34 Wynberg
Sat 30/08/2014 Louis Botha 21 22 Noord-Kaap Shimla-Liga Final
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School rugby Super League – can it work?

27 August, 2014 beet 49

We’re hearing this term more and more often but how many of you out there have actually decided whether or not you like the idea of a school rugby Super League or had a good think about which schools should be involved in an elite schools league and what the format should be.…

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BHP Top 50 – week ending 23 August 2014

27 August, 2014 beet 35

Grey College – Paul Roos – Paarl Gim – Garsfontein – HJS Paarl BH is how they are likely to finish. Who in your opinion was the top overachiever and who was the worst of the underachievers in 2014?…

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Marlow book their place in Die Burger final

26 August, 2014 beet 4

Home team Marlow caused an upset by beating Outeniqua 17-10 in their Die Burger Large Schools semi-final. This is a reversal of the  2013 result when Marlow lost to the 18-6 to Kwaggas in George in the same competition. By beating Outeniqua (SWD) in their semi-final clash this afternoon, Marlow (EP) assured themselves a home final.

The finals of the 2014 Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools will be played on Saturday August 30 at Cradock.…

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Match report: Queen’s beats Dale 35-33

26 August, 2014 beet 8

Queen’s College First XV Match Report versus Dale College by John Duncan, Queen’s Head of Rugby.

Queen’s College and Dale College did battle against one another, in an FNB Classic Clash, on Saturday the 23rd of August in Queenstown. The 173rd match between these, proud Border Schools,’ proved to be a game of two halves and a tightly contested affair.…

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 23/08/2014

23 August, 2014 beet 22
DAY DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Sat 23/08/2014 Nelspruit 20 19 Garsfontein Beeld Macro Sch Final
Sat 23/08/2014 Klerksdorp 27 15 Transvalia Beeld Large Sch Final
Sat 23/08/2014 Grey College 25 20 Paul Roos Grey College is confirmed as SA’s No.1 team in 2014
Sat 23/08/2014 Diamantveld 21 37 Louis Botha Shimla-Liga SF (Louis Botha vs Noord-Kaap in the final)
Sat 23/08/2014 Voortrekker (Beth) 15 22 Noord-Kaap Shimla-Liga SF
Sat 23/08/2014 Queen’s 35 33 Dale
Sat 23/08/2014 Cambridge 17 15 Hudson Park
Sat 23/08/2014 Framesby 25 10 Nico Malan
Tue 19/08/2014 Drostdy 13 15 HJS Paarl BH Die Burger Large Sch SF
Mon 25/08/2014 Marlow Outeniqua Die Burger Large Sch SF
Wed 20/08/2014 Milnerton 12 17 Augsburg Die Burger Medium Sch SF (Augsburg vs Brandwag in final)
Sat 23/08/2014 Punt 19 26 Brandwag (Uitenhage) Die Burger Medium Sch SF
Sat 23/08/2014 Bellville 17 5 DF Malan
Sat 23/08/2014 Bishops 36 17 Drostdy
Sat 23/08/2014 Boland Landbou 13 7 Oakdale On TV
Sat 23/08/2014 Brackenfell 22 22 Tygerberg
Sat 23/08/2014 Wynberg 13 15 Paarl Gim
Sat 23/08/2014 SACS 9 30 HJS Paarl BH
Sat 23/08/2014 Stellenberg 30 15 Durbanville
Sat 23/08/2014 Rondebosch 41 7 De Kuilen
Sat 23/08/2014 Hugenote 12 7 Swartland
Tue 19/08/2014 SA Schools 40 15 Wales u18
Tue 19/08/2014 England u18 23 6 France u18
Tue 19/08/2014 Italy u18 38 21 SWD XV
Sat 23/08/2014 SARU Academy 48 29 Italy u18 12h00
Sat 23/08/2014 Wales u18 10 9 France u18 14h00
Sat 23/08/2014 SA Schools 22 30 England u18 16h00
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Die Burger competition 2014 update

23 August, 2014 beet 0

PRESS RELEASE REGARDING DIE BURGER RUGBY COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
from Die Burger

Three teams have booked their places in the final of the popular Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools:  Paarl Boys High (WP), Augsburg (Boland) and Excelsior (WP). …

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Garsfontein can make Beeldtrofee history in Nelspruit

22 August, 2014 beet 142

UPDATE: NELSPRUIT WINS 20-19
Garsfontein will go in search of their very first ever Beeldtrofee title when they meet Nelspruit in the Macro Schools final on Saturday, 23 August. The Beeld has a rich history with 35 different winners spanning back to 1922 (competition started in 1920). Last year EG Jansen wrote their name into the history books when they won their first ever title.…