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WP – Ploegie’s WP u18 Country and WP u18 City teams for 2015

1 June, 2015 beet 74

One of the biggest Craven Week questions every years is why does Western Province not have two representative teams. For many it seems like a logical step, which if anything would cater for the higher concentration of talent in their region and improve the quality on offer at Craven Week. Upon request, Ploegskaar was kind enough to put together his form choices for WP Country and WP City Craven Week teams. As expected both teams look very strong.…

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Hilton beats DHS 41-10 – match report

31 May, 2015 beet 0

Hilton compounded home team DHS’s misery by handing the Berea high school their fourth heavy defeat in five starts. The Midlands private school ran in 6 tries as part of a 41-10 victory in a night game on Van Heerden’s field.…

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Westville beats Glenwood 18-17 – match report

31 May, 2015 beet 163

After a nail-biting finish which say Glenwood score an after the hooter winner against Westville during preseason Port Natal Series final in February, it was the highly motivated Westville who turned the tables and recorded a memorable 18-17 win against their hosts in Durban’s biggest inter-schools rugby rivalry.…

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 30 May 2015

30 May, 2015 beet 243
INFO DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Fri.29May Clifton 17 12 Voortrekker (Pmb)
Fri.29May St Charles 14 19 Northwood At Kings Park
Sat.30May DHS 10 41 Hilton
Sat.30May Glenwood 17 18 Westville
Sat.30May Empangeni 3 34 George Campbell
Sat.30May Queen’s 35 22 Hudson Park
Sat.30May St Andrew’s 22 36 Grey HS
Sat.30May Selborne 63 5 Cambridge
Sat.30May Dale 32 26 Kingswood
Sat.30May Framesby 17 13 Marlow
Sat.30May Grens – – Stirling
Sat.30May Brandwag 52 13 Otto du Plessis
Sat.30May Pearson 22 33 Daniel Pienaar
Sat.30May Westering 8 66 Muir
Sat.30May Nico Malan – – Despatch
Sat.30May Louis Botha – – Grey College
Sat.30May Duineveld – – Fichardtpark
Sat.30May Upington 22 52 Kynoch Noord-Kaap
Sat.30May Voortrekker (Beth) 18 3 Witteberg
Sat.30May HTS Welkom 17 80 AHS Kroonstad
Sat.30May Welkom Gim 64 3 Kroonstad
Sat.30May Hentie Cilliers – – Goudveld
Sat.30May Landboudal 5 22 Diamantveld
Sat.30May St Stithians 10 43 Kearsney
Sat.30May St John’s 3 37 Michaelhouse
Sat.30May Parktown 22 12 Pretoria BH
Sat.30May KES 18 10 St Alban’s
Sat.30May St David’s 8 0 St Andrew’s School
Sat.30May EG Jansen 26 32 Monument
Sat.30May Marais Viljoen 40 14 Florida
Sat.30May Jeugland 17 27 Noordheuwel
Sat.30May Eldoraigne 17 13 John Vorster
Sat.30May Wonderboom 41 21 Montana
Sat.30May Affies 64 26 Jeppe
Sat.30May Lichtenburg 15 33 Rustenburg
Sat.30May Centurion 46 29 Zwartkop
Sat.30May Wesvalia 9 41 Klerksdorp
Sat.30May Potch Gim 33 3 Potch Volkskool
Sat.30May Nelspruit 34 10 Middelburg
Sat.30May HTS Middelburg 86 7 HTS Witbank
Sat.30May Ermelo 15 15 Ligron
Sat.30May Helpmekaar 17 16 Waterkloof
Sat.30May Ben Vorster 48 48 Pietersburg
Sat.30May Oos-Moot 61 3 Tuine
Sat.30May Bastion 12 29 Linden At Ellis Park
Sat.30May Die Anker – – Vereeniging Gim
Sat.30May Volkskool Heidelberg 14 12 Transvalia
Sat.30May Oudtshoorn 26 10 Punt
Sat.30May Worcester Gim 12 29 Bellville
Sat.30May Wynberg 19 26 Bishops
Sat.30May Strand 11 26 Brackenfell
Sat.30May Stellenberg 57 0 Hottentots Holland
Sat.30May Outeniqua 17 24 Oakdale
Sat.30May Rondebosch 7 32 Paul Roos
Sat.30May Durbanville 10 34 SACS
Sat.30May HJS Paarl BH 43 7 Tygerberg
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Avatar update weekend

29 May, 2015 beet 51

If you’re a regular user or even new here and still don’t have an avatar, please email me your school of choice just place a comment :) below and I’ll update it over the weekend. Kind regards.
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What about ’em size restrictions?

28 May, 2015 beet 11

This comes up every so often, usually in a context that relates to what happens in New Zealand where size is possibly a much bigger issue in lower age-groups than here in SA.

However as a variant of this I was wondering what would happen if overall team size restrictions were imposed at 1st XV level in SA.…

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Craven Week “semis” schedule might require some thinking outside the box

28 May, 2015 beet 0

Every year the Craven Week Day 1 and Day 2 fixtures are finalised well in advance and the match-ups generally provide an indication of who stands the better chance of advancing the unofficial final. However the fixtures decision-makers should feel a huge sense of responsibility to ensure they reward the two better teams in both halves of the 20 team split with places in the semis, given the amount of emphasis that is placed on the televised final.…

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WP u18 A, B & C teams for trials games vs Boland

27 May, 2015 beet 20

In the final trials for WP Craven Week and WP Academy Week places, 64 players have been placed into  three Western Province teams to face the Boland Under 18 A, B and C teams in Wellington on Wednesday, 27 May 2015.…

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Bulls u18 team to play the Lions

25 May, 2015 beet 131

Haiving losing 29-10 to the Pumas in a friendly on Tuesday night, the Blue Bulls have made seven changes to their squad to face the Lions in a Craven Week warm up game on Tuesday, 26 May 2015…

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Grey High beats Queen’s 46-13 – match report

25 May, 2015 beet 39

The Grey High SA Schools duo Bosch and Vers were phenomenal. Bosch was absolutely world class. It’s been a topsy-turvy first half of the season for Grey but with plenty of big games still to come, they can still make it a campaign to remember.…

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Paarl Gim beats SACS 39-15 – match report

25 May, 2015 beet 3

SACS came back down to earth with a bang against Paarl Gimnasium. Playing at home SACS had high hopes of upsetting the Boland powerhouse but it was not to be as they succumbed 39-15 (Half time 22-3) on an overcast morning in Newlands. …

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 23 May 2015

23 May, 2015 beet 137
INFO DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Wed.20May Die Anker – – Vereeniging Gim Beeld
Sat.23May Northwood 0 17 Maritzburg College
Sat.23May DHS 21 45 Glenwood
Sat.23May Voortrekker (Pmb) – – George Campbell
Sat.23May Grey HS 46 13 Queen’s Grey Reunion Day
Sat.23May Stirling 22 51 Cambridge
Sat.23May Selborne 44 19 St Andrew’s
Sat.23May Hudson Park 8 33 Marlow
Sat.23May Dale 41 0 Port Rex
Sat.23May Brandwag 22 12 Muir
Sat.23May Pearson 15 18 Kingswood
Sat.23May Nico Malan – – Otto du Plessis
Sat.23May Daniel Pienaar 25 5 Ithembelihle
Sat.23May St Andrew’s School 20 32 Clifton
Sat.23May Sentraal 0 51 Grey College
Sat.23May Grey College Cherries 29 37 Louis Botha
Sat.23May Fichardtpark 19 32 Jim Fouche
Sat.23May AHS Kroonstad 22 23 Welkom Gim
Sat.23May Voortrekker (Beth) 26 8 Kroonstad
Sat.23May Hentie Cilliers 33 13 HTS Welkom
Sat.23May Goudveld 5 19 Witteberg
Sat.23May Upington 15 22 Diamantveld
Sat.23May Parktown 27 25 St Benedict’s
Sat.23May St Stithians 15 36 Pretoria BH
Sat.23May St John’s 29 14 St David’s
Sat.23May EG Jansen 39 12 Kempton Park
Sat.23May Monument 110 7 Florida
Sat.23May Jeugland 14 38 Marais Viljoen
Sat.23May Die Anker 18 11 Noordheuwel
Sat.23May Menlopark 21 31 Garsfontein
Sat.23May Eldoraigne 34 16 Zwartkop
Sat.23May Centurion 22 32 Wonderboom
Sat.23May KES 12 17 Westville
Sat.23May Affies 28 15 Waterkloof
Sat.23May HTS Middelburg 35 33 Nelspruit
Sat.23May Jeppe 24 13 St Alban’s
Sat.23May Riebeeckrand 6 68 Linden
Sat.23May Volkskool Heidelberg 19 20 Vereeniging Gim
Sat.23May Klerksdorp 32 21 Lichtenburg
Sat.23May Oos-Moot 83 6 Gerrit Maritz
Sat.23May Helpmekaar 73 15 Frikkie Meyer
Sat.23May Ben Vorster 26 26 Rustenburg
Sat.23May Hugenote (Springs) 57 33 Transvalia
Sat.23May Middelburg 59 0 HTS Witbank
Sat.23May Potch Gim 55 3 Wesvalia
Sat.23May Brackenfell 12 29 Bellville
Sat.23May Oudtshoorn 25 26 DF Malan
Sat.23May De Kuilen 0 35 Durbanville
Sat.23May Boland Landbou 37 16 Framesby
Sat.23May Bishops 7 12 HJS Paarl BH
Sat.23May Drostdy 5 8 Hugenote
Sat.23May Oakdale 83 10 Langenhoven Gim
Sat.23May Strand 57 6 Monument Park
Sat.23May SACS 15 39 Paarl Gim
Sat.23May Wynberg 22 47 Paul Roos
Sat.23May Tygerberg 14 31 Rondebosch
Sat.23May Primrose 0 72 Stellenberg
Sat.23May Hermanus 8 19 Worcester Gim
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Waterkloof & Affies meet for the 40th time

23 May, 2015 beet 12

The form book suggests that home team Affies are the overwhelming favourites to beat Klofies for the 31st time on Saturday. Klofies was only established in 1979 but they quickly rose to become a major force in the Blue Bulls region.…

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Westville can wrap up Grogper ’15 for KZN

23 May, 2015 beet 18

With a 13-10 lead, KZN is just one win away from retaining the English Medium Schools Grogper Cup. It could be a done deal by this Saturday if Westville can produce match-winning form in their rematch against the KES.…

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Glenwood marketing latches onto KZN selection success

22 May, 2015 beet 57

A very brief Glenwood correspondence sent to the media today mentions how privileged they are to have boys chosen to represent various KZN youth week teams. Listed are the names of the 21 in total for the under-18 and under-16 age groups. Full stop. End of media message.…