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. …
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…
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. …
Marcel Coetzee, the standout Maritzburg College outside centre with over 50 1st XV caps left his high school after the conclusion of the school rugby season to take up a rugby contract that now has him based at the Sharks Academy in Durban.…
Ploegskaar offers his views on the subject of recruitment:…
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.…
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.…
Marlow was crowned on Saturday as the champions of Die Burger Rugby Competition after beating Paarl Boys High 11-10 in a thrilling final.…
| 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 |
The finals of Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools will take place on Saturday 30 August at Cradock.
Programme:…
KwaZulu-Natal is unique in a sense because it has a Headmasters’ Agreement (HMA). Amongst other things this regulates the participation of under-19 rugby players.…
Muir College in Uitenhage near Port Elizabeth is hosting this year’s Traditional Schools Headmaster’s Annual Conference. 23 headmasters are attending. The conference started on Wednesday, 27 August 2014.…
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.…
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?…
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.…
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.…
| 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 |
GREY COLLEGE IS THE NUMBER RUGBY TEAM IN THE LAND IN 2014! THEY BEAT CHALLENGERS PAUL ROOS 25-20 IN AN EXITING GAME IN BLOEMFONTEIN
MATCH REPORT:…
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). …
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.…
Hilton College won’t be playing rugby against Glenwood in 2015. Hilton has provided Glenwood with their reasons for the decision.
Here are statements from the headmasters of both schools:…
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