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Queen’s College Easter Tours

13 April, 2015 beet 12

From Queen’s College
A record number of teams from Queen’s College, in Queenstown, participated in various rugby festivals throughout the country over the Easter Holidays. The Queen’s College First XV and Queen’s College Junior U13A participated at the KES Easter Festival, whilst the U16A took part in the Jeppe Festival and the U15A and U14A teams took part at the Grey High School Festival in Port Elizabeth. All the teams performed admirably and managed to win all their fixtures against their various opponents.…

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KZN u18 team of the 1st term

13 April, 2015 beet 50

Not to be taken too seriously because real KZN trials start in a little over a week, here are my personal picks based on form in the lead up to Easter.…

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Graeme Rugby Day 2015 – team of the day

12 April, 2015 beet 5

For a bit of fun I asked a number of the die-hard Eastern Cape supporters to pick their team of the day from this year’s Graeme Rugby Day, a festival that showcases many of the Eastern Cape’s most talented 1st XV players. Bishops were the invited guests and a couple of their players also grabbed the attention of the locals Here’s the team arrived at by combining everyone’s input:…

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Noord-Suid Festival 2015

8 April, 2015 beet 341

The second Noord-Suid Festival will take place at Menlopark starting just 2 days days after the traditional Easter Festivals. This year’s tournament already looks set to enjoy a much higher profile than the 2014 inaugural tournament.

TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
13h00 Wed 08 Apr Grey Cherries 55 8 Combined Sydney Schools
14h30 Wed 08 Apr Garsfontein 10 27 Outeniqua
16h00 Wed 08 Apr Menlopark 10 29 Paarl Gim
08h15 Sat 11 Apr Middelburg 31 31 Grey Cherries
09h45 Sat 11 Apr Waterkloof 21 26 Combined Sydney Schools
11h15 Sat 11 Apr Garsfontein 24 48 Paarl Gim
12h45 Sat 11 Apr Menlopark 20 44 Outeniqua
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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 11 April 2015

7 April, 2015 beet 0
TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
11h30 Tue.07Apr Fichardtpark 20 5 Benoni Bizsport-Glenwood
10h00 Tue.07Apr Rustenburg 26 12 Prince Edward (Zim) Bizsport-Glenwood
13h00 Tue.07Apr Montana 10 15 Die Anker Bizsport-Glenwood
16h00 Tue.07Apr Wesvalia 17 17 Trinityhouse Bizsport-Glenwood
14h30 Tue.07Apr Hereford (UK) 26 22 Lichtenburg Bizsport-Glenwood
Tue.07Apr Oos-Moot 48 0 Jeugland Hansieweek
13h00 Wed.08Apr Grey Cherries 55 8 Combined Sydney Schools Noord-Suid
14h30 Wed.08Apr Garsfontein 10 27 Outeniqua Noord-Suid
16h00 Wed.08Apr Menlopark 10 22 Paarl Gim Noord-Suid
19h30 Wed.08Apr Drostdy 19 18 Kempton Park North-South Festival
Wed.08Apr Jim Fouche 14 26 Middelburg S/Cape S/T
17h00 Wed.08Apr Tsumeb 15 27 Rondebosch Woestynfees, Namibia
19h30 Wed.08Apr Walvis Bay Private 7 24 Port Natal Woestynfees, Namibia
10h00 Thu.09Apr Wesvalia 0 21 Die Anker Bizsport-Glenwood
11h30 Thu.09Apr Lichtenburg 12 15 Prince Edward (Zim) Bizsport-Glenwood
14h30 Thu.09Apr Benoni 14 71 Montana Bizsport-Glenwood
16h00 Thu.09Apr Trinityhouse 13 10 Fichardtpark Bizsport-Glenwood
13h00 Thu.09Apr Hereford (UK) 5 52 Rustenburg Bizsport-Glenwood
13h00 Thu.09Apr Oos-Moot 17 7 Dr Malan Hansieweek
19h30 Fri.10Apr Hugenote 15 21 Kempton Park North-South Festival
14h30 Fri.10Apr De Duine 0 27 Port Natal Woestynfees, Namibia
19h30 Fri.10Apr Elnatan 13 27 Rondebosch Woestynfees, Namibia
10h00 Sat.11Apr Trinityhouse 15 17 Hereford (UK) Bizsport-Glenwood
11h30 Sat.11Apr Lichtenburg 17 14 Montana Bizsport-Glenwood
13h00 Sat.11Apr Wesvalia 20 5 Benoni Bizsport-Glenwood
16h00 Sat.11Apr Rustenburg 18 13 Fichardtpark Bizsport-Glenwood
14h30 Sat.11Apr Prince Edward (Zim) 21 15 Die Anker Bizsport-Glenwood
Sat.11Apr Oos-Moot 3 0 John Vorster Hansieweek
08h15 Sat.11Apr Middelburg 31 31 Grey Cherries Noord-Suid
09h45 Sat.11Apr Waterkloof 21 26 Combined Sydney Schools Noord-Suid
11h15 Sat.11Apr Garsfontein 24 48 Paarl Gim Noord-Suid
12h45 Sat.11Apr Menlopark 20 44 Outeniqua Noord-Suid
08h00 Sat.11Apr HTS Windhoek 0 45 Rondebosch Woestynfees, Namibia
11h45 Sat.11Apr Elnatan 24 12 Port Natal Woestynfees, Namibia
Sat.11Apr St Alban’s 18 10 St Stithians
Sat.11Apr St Benedict’s 39 10 St John’s
Sat.11Apr St David’s 86 3 CBC Boksburg
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BHP Top 25 – week ending 06 April 2015

7 April, 2015 beet 103

Herewith the first BHP rankings after the Easter Weekend festivals. Please note that teams had to play 5 or more games to be considered, therefore teams like Paarl Gim, Boland Landbou, Bishops etc will only appear on the rankings once they have played 5 or more games.…

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Low strike rate Sharks Academy KERF bursaries handed out to 5 players

6 April, 2015 beet 3

KERF awards 2015An eighth Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival wrapped up today with the announcement of five players who each received bursaries valued at over R100 000 eachto the Sharks Academy for 2016. The recipients are:
1. Nico Peyper (EG Jansen hooker)
2. Jordan Chait (SACS captain and flyhalf)
3. Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen (Selborne College flank)
4. Jaydon Morgan (Glenwood fullback)
5. Khuthazani Mchunu (Glenwood prop)

The BIG QUESTION is how many will pitch up at the Academy in 2016. Best guess based on historical success rate is not many! Check out the list of past recipients in the table below:…

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Bulls apply for blanket authority to talk to top WP school players

5 April, 2015 beet 8

From Pieter (translated from Afrikaans to English):

The WPRU has got their knickers in a Knot. Why? Because the proactive Blue Bulls have as always followed proper SARU procedure and informed WPRU in writing that the Blue Bulls have 62 talented Western Province school players in mind. …

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SA u20 Baby Boks squad reduced from 64 to 37 players

5 April, 2015 beet 95

From SARugby.net:

“The SARU national selectors have named a squad of 37 players for the Junior Springbok training camp in preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under-20 Championship to be played during June in Italy. The group will assemble in Stellenbosch on Easter Monday.…

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Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures & team lists

1 April, 2015 beet 375 
KERF 
KERF on from 02-06 April 2014.

Fixtures

TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
09h30 Thu 02 Apr Kearsney 7 48 Selborne
10h45 Thu 02 Apr SACS 22 12 Dale
12h00 Thu 02 Apr Menlopark 25 27 Westville
13h15 Thu 02 Apr EG Jansen 5 41 Affies
14h30 Thu 02 Apr Glenwood 31 0 Framesby
15h45 Thu 02 Apr Grey College 22 19 HTS Middelburg
09h30 Sat 04 Apr Selborne 28 20 Menlopark
10h45 Sat 04 Apr Westville 10 22 Dale
12h00 Sat 04 Apr Kearsney 10 28 Grey College
13h15 Sat 04 Apr Affies 10 13 SACS
14h30 Sat 04 Apr HTS Middelburg 22 11 Glenwood
15h45 Sat 04 Apr Framesby 6 31 EG Jansen
10h45 Mon 06 Apr Westville 34 26 SACS
10h45 Mon 06 Apr Framesby 0 57 Affies
12h00 Mon 06 Apr HTS Middelburg 23 15 Selborne
13h15 Mon 06 Apr Glenwood 19 23 Menlopark
14h30 Mon 06 Apr Grey College 17 15 EG Jansen
15h45 Mon 06 Apr Kearsney 26 45 Dale

TEAM LISTS…

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St John’s Easter Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures & team lists

1 April, 2015 beet 80
TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
12h15 Thu 02 Apr St Charles 24 27 Jeppe
13h30 Thu 02 Apr Golden Lions Inv 7 106 Garsfontein
14h45 Thu 02 Apr Paul Roos 94 0 Viadana (Ita)
16h45 Thu 02 Apr Hilton 9 22 Nelspruit
18h00 Thu 02 Apr St Benedict’s 15 45 Monument
19h15 Thu 02 Apr St John’s 0 52 HJS Paarl BH
08h45 Sat 04 Apr St Benedict’s 24 14 St Charles
10h00 Sat 04 Apr Golden Lions Inv 27 19 Viadana (Ita)
11h15 Sat 04 Apr Nelspruit 28 16 Garsfontein
13h30 Sat 04 Apr St John’s 5 27 Hilton
14h45 Sat 04 Apr HJS Paarl BH 25 20 Monument
16h00 Sat 04 Apr Paul Roos 14 5 Jeppe
09h00 Mon 06 Apr St Charles 19 24 Viadana (Ita)
10h15 Mon 06 Apr St John’s 24 14 Golden Lions Inv
11h30 Mon 06 Apr Paul Roos 17 13 Monument
13h30 Mon 06 Apr St Benedict’s 20 34 Hilton
14h45 Mon 06 Apr Nelspruit 35 33 Jeppe
16h00 Mon 06 Apr HJS Paarl BH 32 9 Garsfontein

TEAM LISTS with STATS…

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St Stithians Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures, results & team lists

1 April, 2015 beet 58
TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
09h45 Thu 02 Apr St Andrew’s 31 12 St Alban’s
11h00 Thu 02 Apr Pretoria BH 17 24 Wynberg
12h15 Thu 02 Apr Windhoek HS 26 19 Clifton
13h30 Thu 02 Apr St Stithians 36 5 Schoonspruit Inv
14h45 Thu 02 Apr Helpmekaar 19 52 Michaelhouse
16h00 Thu 02 Apr Maritzburg College 20 16 Grey HS
09h45 Sat 04 Apr Windhoek HS 12 22 Pretoria BH
11h00 Sat 04 Apr St Alban’s 16 34 Maritzburg College
12h15 Sat 04 Apr Schoonspruit Inv 12 52 Clifton
13h30 Sat 04 Apr Wynberg 36 12 St Andrew’s
14h45 Sat 04 Apr Grey HS 28 13 Helpmekaar
16h00 Sat 04 Apr St Stithians 3 51 Michaelhouse
09h45 Mon 06 Apr Michaelhouse 40 19 Windhoek HS
11h00 Mon 06 Apr Maritzburg College 78 0 Schoonspruit Inv
12h15 Mon 06 Apr Pretoria BH 0 41 Grey HS
13h30 Mon 06 Apr Wynberg 53 0 St Alban’s
14h45 Mon 06 Apr St Stithians 24 29 Clifton
16h00 Mon 06 Apr Helpmekaar 29 28 St Andrew’s

TEAM LISTS…

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TSRF 2015 – fixtures & results

1 April, 2015 beet 12

The eighth annual Tony Stoops Rugby Festival is once again hosted by the generous Tygerberg High School. With 36 schools in attendance TSRF remains the biggest 1st XV rugby festival in South Africa.

SBR BLOG’S TRACKED SCHOOLS

TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
Thu 02 Apr Stellenberg 35 0 Nico Malan
Thu 02 Apr Tygerberg 12 28 Worcester Gim
Thu 02 Apr Outeniqua 22 7 Kynoch Noord-Kaap
Thu 02 Apr Oudtshoorn 15 3 Voortrekker (Pmb)
Sat 04 Apr Nico Malan 34 7 De Kuilen
Sat 04 Apr Tygerberg 22 22 Kynoch Noord-Kaap
Sat 04 Apr Stellenberg 32 5 Weston
Sat 04 Apr Oudtshoorn 0 32 Worcester Gim
Mon 06 Apr Tygerberg 31 20 Nico Malan
Mon 06 Apr Stellenberg 19 18 Worcester Gim
Mon 06 Apr Oudtshoorn 23 20 New Orleans

Full Day 1 & 2 Results (Day 3 fixtures below)…

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Oakdale Festival 2015 – fixtures, results & team lists

1 April, 2015 beet 26

Oakdale is different from many of the other 1st XV Easter Festivals in the sense that only Day 1 fixtures are arranged well in advance, while Day 2 and then Day 3 fixtures are only determined after the conclusion of the preceding match day. The advantage gained from adopting this format is the opportunity to pair up schools of similar strength after the organisers have seen them play.

TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
08h45 Thu 02 Apr Hermanus 7 19 Durbanville
08h45 Thu 02 Apr Knysna 3 55 Labori
09h55 Thu 02 Apr Kirkwood 15 29 Bredasdorp
09h55 Thu 02 Apr Welkom Gim 19 7 Strand
11h05 Thu 02 Apr Augsburg 3 26 Upington
11h05 Thu 02 Apr Monument Park 9 17 Pearson
12h15 Thu 02 Apr Centurion 7 10 Voortrekker (Beth)
14h00 Thu 02 Apr Kempton Park 10 23 Marlow
14h00 Thu 02 Apr Brackenfell 15 7 Muir
15h10 Thu 02 Apr Langenhoven Gim 10 34 Potch Gim
15h10 Thu 02 Apr Vredendal 13 12 Overberg
16h20 Thu 02 Apr Diamantveld 21 10 Brandwag
16h20 Thu 02 Apr Dirkie Uys 0 13 Montagu
18h00 Thu 02 Apr Sentraal 14 19 Bellville
19h10 Thu 02 Apr Oakdale 82 7 Windhoek Gim
08h45 Sat 04 Apr Labori 13 17 Montagu
09h55 Sat 04 Apr Bredasdorp 15 17 Augsburg
11h05 Sat 04 Apr Brackenfell 29 0 Vredendal
12h15 Sat 04 Apr Pearson 9 29 Welkom Gim
14h00 Sat 04 Apr Upington 11 15 Durbanville
15h10 Sat 04 Apr Kempton Park 18 12 Sentraal
16h20 Sat 04 Apr Marlow 14 8 Bellville
18h00 Sat 04 Apr Oakdale 32 5 Voortrekker (Beth)
19h10 Sat 04 Apr Diamantveld 20 24 Potch Gim
08h45 Sat 04 Apr Kirkwood 14 17 Knysna
09h55 Sat 04 Apr Monument Park 3 7 Muir
11h05 Sat 04 Apr Dirkie Uys 12 19 Overberg
14h00 Sat 04 Apr Langenhoven Gim 10 8 Hermanus
15h10 Sat 04 Apr Strand 0 10 Windhoek Gim
16h20 Sat 04 Apr Brandwag 23 21 Centurion
08h00 Mon 06 Apr Montagu 0 41 Brackenfell
09h10 Mon 06 Apr Durbanville 10 3 Langenhoven Gim
10h20 Mon 06 Apr Diamantveld 13 12 Bellville
11h30 Mon 06 Apr Marlow 14 24 Welkom Gim
12h40 Mon 06 Apr Oakdale 42 7 Potch Gim
08h00 Mon 06 Apr Augsburg 7 40 Strand
09h10 Mon 06 Apr Windhoek Gim 35 34 Centurion
10h20 Mon 06 Apr Sentraal 22 16 Brandwag
08h00 Mon 06 Apr Knysna 5 29 Muir
09h10 Mon 06 Apr Dirkie Uys 5 24 Kirkwood
10h20 Mon 06 Apr Hermanus 22 10 Monument Park
08h00 Mon 06 Apr Upington 11 7 Pearson
09h10 Mon 06 Apr Labori 0 24 Overberg
10h20 Mon 06 Apr Bredasdorp 15 26 Vredendal
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Jeppe under-16 Festival 2015 – fixtures & results

1 April, 2015 beet 120
DAY 1
Golden Lions XV 50 0 St Benedict’s
Noordheuwel 17 27 Parktown
Kearsney 27 14 Nelspruit
Helpmekaar 29 6 Westville
Pretoria BH 19 36 Queen’s
KES 21 15 Selborne
Jeppe 15 40 Maritzburg College
DAY 2
Parktown 15 20 Queen’s
Noordheuwel 31 0 St Benedict’s
Helpmekaar 39 8 Maritzburg College
Westville 19 8 Nelspruit
KES 20 21 Kearsney
Pretoria BH 11 19 Golden Lions XV
Jeppe 10 20 Selborne
DAY 3
Jeppe 25 35 Queen’s
Kearsney 18 11 Pretoria BH
Maritzburg College 17 25 Golden Lions XV
Helpmekaar 29 15 KES
St Benedict’s 0 68 Selborne
Westville 38 14 Noordheuwel
Parktown 52 5 Nelspruit
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KHS’s “Best of the West” fixtures & results

1 April, 2015 beet 6

Spare a thought for the organisers of Krugersdorp High School’s Best of the West Easter Festival. Several school have withdrawn at the last minute. But the show must go on!

From the organisers:
This year’s Easter Festival has been one of the hardest logistically in its 12 years of existent. In a matter of a week leading up to our kick-off on Thursday we have had HS Merensky, Welkom Gimnasium and today (31/03/2015) HS Florida withdraw from the Festival due to governing bodies and injuries etc… This has put us in a tough position when it comes to fixtures and being able to communicate with you and our supporters…

Results

TIME DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL
10h40 Thu 02 Apr Roodepoort 56 0 CBC Boksburg
12h00 Thu 02 Apr Monnas Kwaggas 31 12 Ligbron
13h20 Thu 02 Apr St Georges (UK) 53 5 Pretoria BH XV
14h40 Thu 02 Apr Waterkloof 34 15 Linden
16h00 Thu 02 Apr Krugersdorp 19 17 Jabulani RC
10h20 Sat 04 Apr Jabulani RC 17 15 CBC Boksburg
11h40 Sat 04 Apr Linden 24 14 Monnas Kwaggas
13h20 Sat 04 Apr Ligbron 22 0 Pretoria BH XV
14h40 Sat 04 Apr Waterkloof 50 10 St George’s (UK)
16h00 Sat 04 Apr Krugersdorp 11 19 Roodepoort
10h40 Mon 06 Apr CBC Boksburg 0 61 Ligbron
12h00 Mon 06 Apr Jabulani RC 17 24 Roodepoort
13h20 Mon 06 Apr Monnas Kwaggas 29 5 St George’s (UK)
14h40 Mon 06 Apr Linden 48 7 Pretoria BH XV
16h00 Mon 06 Apr Waterkloof 74 0 Krugersdorp

 

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