Kearsney vs Michaelhouse – preview 2018
While the other major KZN rugby schools are still involved in preseason activities, Kearsney and Michaelhouse will go at it in the first big match of the KZN regular season, one weekend before the scheduled start.…
Sharks Rugby Day 2018
The reignition of the Sharks Rugby Day will be a fairly low key affair but well worth it for SBR supporters.
Each match is a 20-minute long chukka.
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h50 | Sat.10Mar | Westville | <5> | <5> | Glenwood | |
| 12h30 | Sat.10Mar | Maritzburg College | <0> | <0> | DHS | |
| 12h55 | Sat.10Mar | Maritzburg College | <7> | <10> | Westville | |
| 13h20 | Sat.10Mar | Glenwood | <3> | <3> | DHS | |
| 13h45 | Sat.10Mar | Westville | <0> | <14> | DHS | |
| 14h10 | Sat.10Mar | Glenwood | <7> | <0> | Maritzburg College |
Premier Interschools give themselves more time
The Premier Interschools match schedule and preview has been temporarily withdrawn and hopefully it’s been done to overcome a glaring omission from their original schedule. …
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 10 March 2018
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.06Mar | Noordheuwel | <20> | <30> | Goudveld | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Curro Heuwelkruin | <15> | <5> | Pretoria THS | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | St Alban’s | <35> | <5> | Potch Gim | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Kempton Park | <15> | <35> | Jeppe | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Oos-Moot | <25> | <5> | Witteberg | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Zwartkop | <20> | <20> | Duineveld | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | EG Jansen | <30> | <15> | Frikkie Meyer | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Pretoria BH | <15> | <20> | Diamantveld | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Waterkloof | <25> | <30> | Transvalia | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Monument | <30> | <10> | Welkom Gim | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Garsfontein | <45> | <0> | Voortrekker (Beth) | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Affies | <30> | <5> | HTS Middelburg | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Tue.06Mar | Menlopark | <10> | <45> | Boland Landbou | Bulls Prestige Rugby @ Loftus | |
| Thu.08Mar | Oudtshoorn | 28 | 17 | Bahia Blanca (Arg) | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Westville | <5> | <5> | Glenwood | Sharks Rugby Day @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.10Mar | Maritzburg College | <0> | <0> | DHS | Sharks Rugby Day @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.10Mar | Maritzburg College | <7> | <10> | Westville | Sharks Rugby Day @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.10Mar | Glenwood | <3> | <3> | DHS | Sharks Rugby Day @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.10Mar | Westville | <0> | <14> | DHS | Sharks Rugby Day @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.10Mar | Glenwood | <7> | <0> | Maritzburg College | Sharks Rugby Day @ Kings Park | |
| Sat.10Mar | EG Jansen | 40 | 15 | Nelspruit | Tuks Reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Menlopark | 32 | 29 | Rustenburg | Tuks Reeks | SSL youtube link |
| Sat.10Mar | Garsfontein | 47 | 40 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks Reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Transvalia | 31 | 31 | Monument | Tuks Reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Pietersburg | 14 | 19 | Kempton Park | Tuks Reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Wesvalia | 21 | 31 | Potch Volkskool | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Noordheuwel | 12 | 18 | Die Anker | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Randburg | 24 | 34 | Zwartkop | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Middelburg | 63 | 00 | Driehoek | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Potch Gim | 50 | 00 | Oosterlig | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Montana | 52 | 00 | HTS Witbank | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Marais Viljoen | 26 | 27 | Jeugland | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Hugenote (Springs) | 18 | 20 | Lichtenburg | NWU-Pukke Prestige-reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Kearsney | 27 | 17 | Michaelhouse | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Nico Malan | 61 | 00 | Aeroville | Gill College Fest – Match stopped | |
| Sat.10Mar | Queen’s | 24 | 36 | Daniel Pienaar | Grens Festival | |
| Sat.10Mar | Hudson Park | 53 | 00 | Zastron | Grens Festival – Match stopped | |
| Sat.10Mar | Gill | 07 | 66 | Framesby | Gill College Fest – Match stopped | |
| Sat.10Mar | Marlow | 27 | 08 | Dale | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Brandwag | 47 | 00 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Fichardtpark | 15 | 40 | Witteberg | Sentrale Sports Reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Goudveld | 29 | 39 | Diamantveld | Sentrale Sports Reeks | |
| Sat.10Mar | Centurion | 39 | 17 | John Vorster | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Ben Vorster | 13 | 05 | Klerksdorp | PUK Series | |
| Sat.10Mar | Frikkie Meyer | 23 | 15 | Oos-Moot | PUK Series | |
| Sat.10Mar | Richards Bay | 00 | 48 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Helpmekaar | 64 | 21 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Hoogenhout | 21 | 55 | Florida | NWU Vaal Super Series | |
| Sat.10Mar | Stellenberg | 59 | 07 | WP RDP | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Landboudal | 17 | 24 | Upington | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Wonderboom | 41 | 08 | Nylstroom | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Parktown | 15 | 27 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Durbanville | 52 | 00 | Hermanus | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Hugenote | 39 | 25 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.10Mar | Welkom Gim | 62 | 00 | Stallions |
Hilton reverses decision to dump DHS in favour of T20 cricket
Old Blog from before the letter above was written.
Hilton has let DHS know that their 1st XV interschools fixture which had been set last year sometime at the annual KZNRU High …
School rugby recommended match times & age-banding
Recommended match times
| AGE GROUP | PER HALF | TYPE | SIN BIN | HALFTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open (1sts) | 35min | Playing Time | 10min | 10min |
| Open | 30min | Playing Time | 5min | 5min |
| u16 | 30min | Playing Time | 5min | 5min |
| u15 | 25min | Playing Time | 5min | 5min |
| u14 | 25min | Playing Time | 5min | 5min |
| u13 | 25min | Running Time | 5min | 5min |
| u9-u12 | 20min | Running Time | 5min | 5min |
Definitions:
Playing time: the time that has been played excluding time lost as defined in Law 5 – Time.
Running/Actual Time: continuous elapsed time (includes time lost for any reasons).…
Blue Bulls Prestige Schools Rugby Day 2018 – a scout & agent’s dream come true
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h00 | Tue.06Mar | Noordheuwel | <20> | <30> | Goudveld | |
| 10h00 | Tue.06Mar | Curro Heuwelkruin | <15> | <5> | Pretoria THS | |
| 11h00 | Tue.06Mar | St Alban’s | <35> | <5> | Potch Gim | |
| 12h00 | Tue.06Mar | Kempton Park | <15> | <35> | Jeppe | |
| 13h00 | Tue.06Mar | Oos-Moot | <25> | <5> | Witteberg | |
| 14h00 | Tue.06Mar | Zwartkop | <20> | <20> | Duineveld | |
| 15h00 | Tue.06Mar | EG Jansen | <30> | <15> | Frikkie Meyer | |
| 16h00 | Tue.06Mar | Pretoria BH | <15> | <20> | Diamantveld | |
| 17h00 | Tue.06Mar | Waterkloof | <25> | <30> | Transvalia | |
| 18h00 | Tue.06Mar | Monument | <30> | <10> | Welkom Gim | |
| 19h00 | Tue.06Mar | Garsfontein | <45> | <0> | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| 20h00 | Tue.06Mar | Affies | <30> | <5> | HTS Middelburg | |
| 21h00 | Tue.06Mar | Menlopark | <10> | <45> | Boland Landbou |
…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 03 March 2018
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.17Feb | Pionier | 20 | 24 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Fri.23Feb | Glenwood | [10] | [10] | Westville | Vories N/S | |
| Fri.23Feb | Maritzburg College | [24] | [0] | Voortrekker (Pmb) | Vories N/S | |
| Sat.24Feb | Klerksdorp | 07 | 14 | Noord-Kaap | ||
| Mon.26Feb | Pionier | 23 | 17 | Kearsney | ||
| Wed.28Feb | Sarel Cilliers | 00 | 52 | Kearsney | ||
| Fri.02Mar | Glenwood | [19] | [0] | St Charles | Vories N/S | |
| Fri.02Mar | Westville | [14] | [12] | Maritzburg College | Vories N/S | |
| Sat.03Mar | Brandfort | 33 | 21 | HTS Welkom | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | De Aar | 50 | 00 | Bloemfontein HS | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | President Steyn | 53 | 03 | Riebeeckstad | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Aliwal-Noord | 14 | 08 | Sand du Plessis | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Landboudal | 25 | 12 | St Andrew’s School | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Upington | 19 | 10 | Jim Fouche | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Welkom Gim | 41 | 07 | Marlow | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Noord-Kaap | 30 | 10 | Louis Botha | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Fichardtpark | 25 | 23 | Kroonstad | Fichardtpark SD | |
| Sat.03Mar | Ben Vorster | 30 | 27 | Frikkie Meyer | PUK Series | |
| Sat.03Mar | Pionier | 17 | 03 | Volksrus | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Sarel Cilliers | 00 | 12 | DHS | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Diamantveld | 42 | 07 | Sentraal | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Waterkloof | 29 | 17 | Montana | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Potch Gim | 36 | 20 | Ermelo | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Marais Viljoen | 17 | 24 | Potch Volkskool | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Rustenburg | 25 | 24 | HTS Middelburg | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Jeugland | 22 | 20 | Driehoek | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Lichtenburg | 54 | 10 | Wesvalia | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Middelburg | 36 | 44 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Hugenote (Springs) | 13 | 20 | Die Anker | ||
| Sat.03Mar | Oosterlig | 07 | 37 | Wonderboom |
TSRF 2018 : 10 years and 100 not out
Ashton Sec will be the 100th team to play at TSRF.…
SA u18 Sevens team 2018 for Windhoek International Sevens
SA U18 squad for the Capricorn Windhoek International 7s tournament (in alphabetical order):
| # | NAME | SCHOOL | UNION | 15’s POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethinique Adams | Worcester Gim | Boland | CT |
| 2 | Diego Appollis | Garsfontein | Bulls | CT |
| 3 | Ross Braude | Grey College | Free State | SH |
| 4 | Christie Grobbelaar | Drostdy | Boland | CT |
| 5 | Celimpilo Gumede | DHS | KZN | No8 |
| 6 | Kobus Hattingh | Wilgerivier | Griffons | SH |
| 7 | Louwan Horne | HJS Paarl BH | WP | FL |
| 8 | Dawid Kellerman | Paarl Gim | WP | CT |
| 9 | Muzi Manyike | Jeppe | Lions | CT |
| 10 | Ofentse Maubane | Curro Heuwelkruin | Limpopo | WG |
| 11 | Tiaan Pretorius | Paul Roos | WP | WG |
| 12 | William Rose | Bishops | WP | SH |
| 13 | Stefan Smit | Nelspruit | Pumas | CT |
Fichardtpark Sportday 2018
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat.03Mar | Bloemfontein HS | – | – | De Aar | |
| 2 | Sat.03Mar | President Steyn | – | – | Riebeeckstad | |
| 3 | Sat.03Mar | Sand du Plessis | – | – | Aliwal-Noord | |
| 4 | Sat.03Mar | Landboudal | – | – | St Andrew’s School | |
| 5 | Sat.03Mar | Upington | – | – | Jim Fouche | |
| 6 | Sat.03Mar | Marlow | – | – | Welkom Gim | |
| 7 | Sat.03Mar | Louis Botha | – | – | Noord-Kaap | |
| 8 | Sat.03Mar | Fichardtpark | – | – | Kroonstad |
Drought threatens to derail Western Cape 2018 school rugby season
As much as most of us want the Western Cape 2018 school rugby season to go ahead unabated, sanity may have to prevail in the face of what appears to be an imminent water unavailability crisis.…
2018 Dale vs Queen’s derbies back on track
Good news is that on Thursday 08 February 2018, Queen’s College finally put their grievances with their great rivals Dale College to bed and now the one of the oldest interschool challenges is back on the fixture list.…
Sanele Nohamba is the Craven Week Player of the Year 2017
| YEAR | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sanele Nohamba | Durban High School | KwaZulu-Natal | Scrumhalf |
| 2016 | Damian Willemse | Paul Roos | Western Province | Flyhalf |
| 2015 | Ernst van Rhyn | Paarl Gymnasium | Western Province | Flank |
| 2014 | Curwin Bosch | Grey High | Eastern Province | Flyhalf |
| 2013 | Grant Hermanus | Paarl Gymnasium | Western Province | Wing |
| 2012 | Sergeal Petersen | Grey High | Eastern Province | Wing |
| 2011 | Jan Serfontein | Grey College | Free State | Centre |
| 2010 | Johan Goosen | Grey College | Free State | Flyhalf |
| 2009 | Andile Jho | Dale College | Border | Centre |
| 2008 | Sampie Mastriet | HTS Drostdy | Boland | Wing |
| 2007 | Wilton Pietersen | Outeniqua in 2006 | Free State | Wing |
SA Schools scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba who hails from DHS in KwaZulu-Natal completed a series for firsts when he was named the Craven Week Player of 2017. The former Dale Junior player is the first scrumhalf and first from KZN to win the award.…
Wesgrow Sentrale Skole Sports Reeks 2018 – Fixtures
A promising new series involving a number of known rugby schools from the central region is set to kick off in 2018. The interschools will consist of rugby, hockey and netball. There is also a minimum requirement of five rugby teams per school.
| POOL A | POOL B |
|---|---|
| Noord-Kaap | Diamandveld |
| Witteberg | Voortrekker (Beth) |
| Sentraal | Jim Fouche |
| Fichardtpark | Goudveld |
Fixtures
| POOL | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sat.10Mar | Fichardtpark | – | – | Witteberg | |
| B | Sat.10Mar | Goudveld | – | – | Diamantveld | |
| A | Sat.24Mar | Witteberg | – | – | Noord-Kaap | |
| B | Sat.24Mar | Jim Fouche | – | – | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| A | Sat.14Apr | Sentraal | – | – | Witteberg | |
| A | Sat.05May | Fichardtpark | – | – | Sentraal | |
| B | Sat.12May | Voortrekker (Beth) | – | – | Goudveld | |
| B | Sat.19May | Goudveld | – | – | Jim Fouche | |
| A | Sat.26May | Noord-Kaap | – | – | Sentraal | |
| B | Sat.26May | Diamantveld | – | – | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| B | Sat.21Jul | Diamantveld | – | – | Jim Fouche | |
| A | Sat.21Jul | Fichardtpark | – | – | Noord-Kaap |
SA u19 provincial rugby 2017 – game-time anaylsis
As the preparations for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championships very very slowly move forward towards the June event, here’s a look at how much game-time was afforded to key players. …