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No smoke, no fire regarding canned Glenwood – Maritzburg College return game in 2015

17 November, 2014 beet 31

Glenwood and Maritzburg College will only have one proper inter-schools rugby day in 2015. The return match which has been a fixture on the KZN school rugby calendar for ages has been scrapped. In the same 2015 season, Maritzburg College will break ground by playing Westville in proper home and away inter-schools fixtures for the very first time.

Maritzburg College has indicated that their decision regarding Glenwood was nothing more than a matter of logistics:…

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NWU-Puk under 19 contracted players for 2015

12 November, 2014 beet 1

The Leopards have been very competitive at under-19 level over the years and its no longer that big a surprise when they beat one of the big unions during the junior Currie Cup, simply because they have good coaching, good facilities and they attract many talented players their way. This annual prosperity would not been possible if it were not for the close working relationship that the union has with the North-West University or Pukke as they are so often called.…

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Hilton College hones in on Investec Academy General Manager

4 November, 2014 beet 18

Confirmed – the appointment of Greg Miller. Miller will also stay on with Investec and balance the responsibilities.

Post from 19 October 2014

It’s not official yet but Hilton is expected to name Greg Miller, the current Investec International Rugby Academy General Manager as their new Director of Rugby.…

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IRB clarifies laws regarding “crocodile rolls” & other aspects

4 November, 2014 beet 4

Initiated by Greenblooded

During the course of the year the IRB is called on to clarify grey areas of the law book. Below are a few of the interesting issues that have arisen in 2014.

The first ties in nicely with the “crocodile roll” (many names to define this), an increasingly popular method whereby a support player deals with a so called “jackal” from the defending team who’s already into a very low position over a tackled player and about to attempt a turnover, by gripping the “jackal” around his upper-body and rolling him over to the side. Here’s a short Youtube video of the technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzge8Hs1TN8.

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Hillcrest touch rugby players schoolbags stolen

3 November, 2014 beet 4

According to the KZN newspaper the Daily News, more than 50 schoolbags belonging to Hillcrest High players attending a touch rugby tournament at Kings Park in Durban on Friday, were stolen out of their bus. The theft happened within an hour of their arrival at Kings Park and none of the bus windows were broken. …

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KZN schoolboy rugby players that became Springboks

29 October, 2014 beet 148

KwaZulu-Natal is very passionate about schoolboy rugby. For decades school rugby in the region has been well organised, had good infrastructure and enjoyed a very strong support base. Many, many good rugby players have been produced by a number of schools in the province. However very few of these talented players have gone on to play for the Springboks. The truth is that as much as KZN loves their rugby and as big a part as the region plays in the overall well-being of the sport in this country, the province’s schools only account for just over 6% of the players that have represented South Africa on the international stage.…

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Sharks under 19 contracted players for 2015

29 October, 2014 beet 40

Sharks CEO John Smit has changed a number of things during his first year in charge at Kings Park but one that looks likely to stay the same is the union’s approach to contracting junior players.  Only 12 junior contracts for 2015 have been awarded. 11 to schoolboys with the other going to current Sharks under-19 starter Chris Lines who is still under-18 this year. …

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Michaelhouse well represented in Currie Cup Final 2014

24 October, 2014 beet 7

The analysis below was forwarded to blogger Steve. It’s of the schools of origin of the players in Saturdays Currie Cup final per SARFU’s data. As always it makes for interesting reading in terms of some of the “smaller” rugby schools contribution to SA rugby and certainly from a Michaelhouse perspective 5 players is a first (there were 4 in the 2011 final at Ellis Park which was unprecedented at the time). 24 out of 44!…

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A new over-age player at Glenwood allegation

20 October, 2014 beet 190

The Sunday Times article of 19 October 2014 entitled “School rugby in crisis as hulks loom over lads” had a subheading: “Allegations that team is using an over-aged boy” which refers to a Glenwood 1st XV rugby player of 2014. …

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St Andrew’s loss is Graeme College’s gain

19 October, 2014 beet 10

St Andrew’s College of Grahamstown is in the process of finding a new Director of Rugby. The reason for this is that Old Selbornian Allan Miles, their head of rugby for the past five seasons has decided not to renew his contract. He will instead be follow a different career path by take up a full-time teaching post and senior housemaster position at neighbouring Graeme College, starting in 2015.…

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SA Schools to senior cricket conversion rate (1994-2010)

19 October, 2014 beet 20

A concerned parent forwarded this.

Using the SA Schools cricket team by year lists available on the website www.SchoolSportsNews.co.za, he was able to identify that between the 1994 team containing legendary wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and the 2010 team which capped the rising international star Quinton de Kock, 79 out of 243 listed places belonged to players who went on to make it to senior cricket level. That’s just a shade under 33% or 1 out of every 3.…

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Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week 2015 Dates & Venues

15 October, 2014 beet 5
YOUTH WEEK DATE VENUE UNION
u13 Craven Week 29 June – 3 July Hoërskool Rob Ferreira
White River		 Pumas
u16 Grant Khomo Week 6 – 9 July Bridgton Sports Grounds
Oudtshoorn		 SWD
u18 Academy Week 06 – 10 July Isak Steyl Stadium
Vanderbijlpark		 Valke
u18 Craven Week 13 – 18 July Markötter Fields, PRG
Stellenbosch		 WP

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Blue Bulls & KZN Share The Spoils at IPT 2014

13 October, 2014 beet 12

After an intense week of youth club rugby hosted by the KZNRU at Woodburn Stadium in Pietermaritzburg, the Blue Bulls and KZN Duikers emerged as winners in the five participating age groups.

The Blue Bulls were victorious in the Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 age groups with KZN lifting the trophies in the Under 16 and Under 18 age groups.…