2016 is an Olympic year. For the first time Sevens will be on the roster. This will significantly boost the profile of the sport around the world as well as in our own backyard. On top of that South Africa who have struggled to win medals of any kind at the Olympics, have a very good chance of standing on the medal-winners podium …
MASTERCOACH 2016 :
Paul Roos at the Drie-Hoek in the Boland
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Thank you to well-known blogger Grasshopper who done the time consuming research on the matric results of:
KZN: Glenwood, DHS, Northwood, Maritzburg College, Westville Boys’, Westville Girls
Gauteng: KES, Jeppe, Pretoria Boys High, Jeppe
Free State: Grey College
Eastern Cape: Grey High
Western Cape: Rondebosch, SACS, Paul Roos
and produced this detailed and very interesting table below:
Please note stats taken from EWN website data.
(Click on table to enlarge)
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When it comes to announcing the newest members of their rugby fraternity it’s unusual for the Bulls to be slow out of the starting blocks. This time around for whatever reasons, the Bulls have delayed their squad release, even though the last of the kids born in 1997 is over the SARU stipulated minimum contracting age of 18.…
Here’s a table listing the matric results 2015 achievements and ranking of various high schools that often perform well at rugby or are traditionally well supported teams.…
The national matric pass rate has dropped from 75.8% in 2014 to 70.7% in 2015.
The Western Cape was the best performing province in the 2015 National Senior Certificate exams with an 84.7% pass rate.…
A chance for the small Grahamstown private school Kingswood to pull off a David versus Goliath outcome against regional giants Grey High on Friday, 18 March – first term break up day for government schools in SA* – has been taken off the cards and spectators will not have the opportunity to redefine it as a proper match.…
Hennie Havemann, the Westville Boys’ High Director of Marketing and Boarding, is set to become the new Penzance Primary School Headmaster.…
Maritzburg College has made great strides forward judging by the make-up of the new KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Rugby Association Executive Board, KZN under-18 selectors and under-18 coaches panels. This while fellow KZN rugby powerhouse Westville Boys’ High appears to have taken a step backwards in as far as their influence in the decision-making process is concerned.…
KZN move a step closer to “One School One Vote” at under-18 level…
A smart joint decision has been made by Centurion and Eldoraigne. They have agreed to have their Tuks Reeks match in March double as a Beeld Bulls Macro B-league encounter. As a result the two Pretoria Co-eds avoid having to play each other twice via scheduled matches. There is however no guarantee that they won’t meet during the knockout phase of either cup competition. …
There are a few interesting rugby coaching movements in the EP region.…
Western Province has officially made public who their contracted WPRI under-19 recruits for 2016 are:…
It’s an overworked complaint on the blog but does it ever get old? No it doesn’t! It’s just logical that given the depth of schoolboy rugby talent existing in their region, Western Province should have two representative teams at each and every one of the July school holiday provincial youth weeks. The 2016 Grant Khomo Week takes place at Paarl Gymnasium and two WP teams will be participating. With the 50:50 quota seemingly having the least impact on the overall standard of play of teams along the Cape coastal belt , the next question is what are the chances of an all-WP final at Grant Khomo Week 2016? Here are the Day 1 fixtures:
| FIELD | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Blue Bulls | Limpopo | ||
| A | KwaZulu-Natal | Pumas | ||
| A | Western Province XV | Griffons | ||
| A | Golden Lions | Free State | ||
| A | Western Province | Boland | ||
| B | Zimbabwe | Border CD | ||
| B | Valke | Griquas CD | ||
| B | SWD | Namibia | ||
| B | Border | Leopards | ||
| B | Eastern Province | Griquas |
Former Zimbabwean test player Kennedy Tsimba who really made a name for himself in South Africa as a creative flyhalf wearing the colours of Free State, has been appointed to the position of Director of Rugby here at St Alban’s College, with effect from 1 January 2016.…
| FIELD | TEAM | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Windhoek Gym | Ithembelihle |
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Muir | Hudson Park |
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Framesby | St Alban’s |
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Dale | St David’s |
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Daniel Pienaar | Graeme |
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Queen’s | Pearson |
| Philip | 1st XV | Sat.30Apr | Grey HS | Parktown |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | St Alban’s | Muir |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | St David’s | Ithembelihle |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | Graeme | Dale |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | Daniel Pienaar | Hudson Park |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | Parktown | Pearson |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | Grey HS | Windhoek Gym |
| Philip | 1st XV | Mon.02May | Framesby | Queen’s |
Lower Age-Group fixtures below…
Sharksworld, the outstanding must read website for all Sharks fans everywhere has an article on the Sharks under-19 contracted players for 2016. Check it out here : Sharks under 19′s for 2016 confirmed.…
Suparugby has reported that the Pumas have signed Hein Kriek, the current Paul Roos and SA Schools head coach as an assistant to head coach MJ Mentz at the Pumas.…
The under-18 Academy Week takes place at Kearsney College, Botha’s Hill (40km from Durban) starting on Monday, 11 July 2016.…
At first sight, HTS Drostdy’s North-South Festival with match days on Monday 21 March 2015 and Thursday 24 March 2015, does not look like it will present the Drostdy players with too much of a challenge. There will however be some good matchups for spectators to enjoy.…
On a sad note the annual Pukke Skouspel organised by the North West University and played at their grounds ahead of Easter weekend is no more. Financial reasons were behind the decision to scrap the festival.…
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