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Western Cape: first big weekend of 2014 season

6 April, 2014 beet 26

Western Cape schoolboy rugby will be at peak activity this Saturday, 12 March. The televised game between Paul Roos and Grey High (PE) will be an option for everyone to watch. However the live game for neutrals to get to must surely be Bishops versus Boland Landbou…

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Bishop’s: their 1992 1st XV with Herschelle Gibbs in it

6 April, 2014 beet 142

SA cricketer Herschelle Gibbs of Bishop’s has often been described as one of the finest SA schoolboy rugby flyhalves of all times. Interestingly when it comes to conversations about outstanding school flyhalves, there are still strong associations made to the performances of SA cricketing greats Peter Kirsten (SACS), Lee Barnard (KES) and Daryll Cullinan (Queen’s). Apart from Gibbs, Maritzburg College flyhalf Udo Goedeke also represented both codes at SA Schools level.…

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SA u20 training squad reduced to 36 players

6 April, 2014 beet 10
From the SARugby.net website
April 04, 2014

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday named a reduced SA Under-20 training squad of 36 players for the remainder of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) training camp following two trial matches in Stellenbosch this week.

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Paarl Gim’s touring squad for the Noord-Suid Toernooi

3 April, 2014 beet 34

Paarl Gynmasium are talking part in the inaugural Noord-Suid Toernooi at Menlopark in Pretoria. Having just beaten the local powerhouse Waterkloof 24-10 on Tuesday, Gimmies must now turn their attention to the improving Menlopark on Friday, 04 April. Here are the names the Paarl Gim squad on tour as well as the Klofies 1st XV, followed by some feedback on the game.…

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The BHP Top 50 Ranking formula explained

3 April, 2014 beet 320

The 2014 school rugby season is in full swing now with the first proper rankings expected to come out just after Easter. Here is an explanation of how the BHP statistics are derived.…

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Grogper Cup 2014 – all square after 4 games

2 April, 2014 beet 24

The Gauteng English Medium Schools (GEMS) got the defence of their Grogper Cup title off to a perfect start via Boys High but then had to sweat as KES needed a late winner after they threw away a 17-0 lead against DHS. Jeppe gave debutants Glenwood a run for their money before it was Kearsney’s turn to hang on for a win after Boys High launched a late fight back from 0-21 down.…

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School Rugby Fixtures & Results – week ending 05/04/2014

1 April, 2014 beet 45
FIELD TIME DAY DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Tue 01/04/2014 Menlopark 98 0 Harrismith Noord-Suid Toernooi
Tue 01/04/2014 Waterkloof 10 24 Paarl Gim Noord-Suid Toernooi
Fri 04/04/2014 Waterkloof Harrismith Noord-Suid Toernooi
Fri 04/04/2014 Menlopark 22 18 Paarl Gim Noord-Suid Toernooi
Wed 02/04/2014 Outeniqua 31 12 Transvalia Pukke Skouspel
Wed 02/04/2014 Garsfontein 68 14 Potch Gim Pukke Skouspel
Wed 02/04/2014 Florida 24 43 Boland Landbou Pukke Skouspel
Wed 02/04/2014 Framesby 31 14 Centurion Pukke Skouspel
Wed 02/04/2014 Klerksdorp 24 30 Drostdy Pukke Skouspel
Philip 08h30 Wed 02/04/2014 Westville 22 8 Louis Botha Grey PE Fest
Philip 09h45 Wed 02/04/2014 Hudson Park 8 20 Pretoria BH Grey PE Fest
Philip 11h00 Wed 02/04/2014 Windhoek Gim 13 13 Graeme Grey PE Fest
Philip 12h15 Wed 02/04/2014 Muir 17 15 Parktown Grey PE Fest
Philip 13h30 Wed 02/04/2014 Grey HS 10 7 Michaelhouse Grey PE Fest
Pollock 09h45 Wed 02/04/2014 SACS 24 13 DHS Grey PE Fest
Pollock 11h00 Wed 02/04/2014 Ithembelihle 0 41 Grey Unicorns Grey PE Fest
Wed 02/04/2014 Oakdale 12 3 Sentraal (FS) Oakdale Festival
Wed 02/04/2014 Brandwag (Uitenhage) 21 7 Kempton Park Oakdale Festival
Wed 02/04/2014 Augsburg 13 19 Hugenote Oakdale Festival
Wed 02/04/2014 Diamantveld 20 17 Voortrekker (Beth) Oakdale Festival
Wed 02/04/2014 Piketberg 38 7 Sasolburg Tony Stoops RF
Wed 02/04/2014 Tygerberg 25 10 Noord-Kaap Tony Stoops RF
Tue 01/04/2014 Merensky 0 45 Lichtenburg Bizsport
Tue 01/04/2014 Middelburg 51 0 Dr Malan Bizsport
Tue 01/04/2014 Ben Vorster 7 3 Potch Volkskool Bizsport
Tue 01/04/2014 Jim Fouche 32 24 Rustenburg Bizsport
Tue 01/04/2014 Benoni 21 20 Northcliff Bizsport
Tue 01/04/2014 HTS Witbank 17 3 Montana Bizsport
Thu 03/04/2014 Ben Vorster 83 0 Benoni Bizsport
Thu 03/04/2014 Potch Volkskool 36 20 Montana Bizsport
Thu 03/04/2014 Middelburg 7 29 Jim Fouche Bizsport
Thu 03/04/2014 Merensky 32 5 Northcliff Bizsport
Thu 03/04/2014 Lichtenburg 0 5 HTS Witbank Bizsport
Thu 03/04/2014 Dr Malan 0 47 Rustenburg Bizsport
Sat 05/04/2014 Ben Vorster 7 31 Jim Fouche Bizsport
Sat 05/04/2014 HTS Witbank 65 0 Northcliff Bizsport
Sat 05/04/2014 Lichtenburg 33 20 Montana Bizsport
Sat 05/04/2014 Potch Volkskool 26 0 Merensky Bizsport
Sat 05/04/2014 Middelburg 20 17 Rustenburg Bizsport
Sat 05/04/2014 Dr Malan 7 20 Benoni Bizsport
Wed 02/04/2014 Daniel Pienaar 34 15 Elnatan Woestyn Fees – Walvisbaai
Wed 02/04/2014 Clifton 29 8 Pro-Ed Akademie Woestyn Fees – Walvisbaai
Wed 02/04/2014 Monument 34 15 Windhoek APS Woestyn Fees – Walvisbaai
Tue 01/04/2014 Italian Nat. Academy 31 25 Stellenberg
Tue 01/04/2014 Linden 55 5 Weston
Wed 02/04/2014 Linden 55 7 Tom Naude
Sat 05/04/2014 Brandwag (Benoni) 10 30 Paul Roos
Sat 05/04/2014 St John’s 15 0 St Benedict’s
Sat 05/04/2014 St Stithians 21 15 St Alban’s
Sat 05/04/2014 Marais Viljoen 38 12 Piet Potgieter
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Grey High Rugby Festival 2014

31 March, 2014 beet 513

IT’S BACK!!!

Scores included as matches are played.

One of the best school rugby festivals anywhere on the planet, the Grey PE fest is back after a one year absence. As always the festival will attract an awesome field. 27 schools in total will be in action.…

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School Rugby Fixtures & Results – 31/03/2013

30 March, 2014 beet 26

http://www.webrugby.co.za for the live scores.

DAY DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Mon 31/03/2014 Florida  31  13 Klerksdorp Pukke Skouspel
Mon 31/03/2014 Transvalia  17  17 Potch Gim Pukke Skouspel
Mon 31/03/2014 Boland Landbou  26  13 Centurion Pukke Skouspel
Mon 31/03/2014 Framesby  10  3 Drostdy Pukke Skouspel
Mon 31/03/2014 Outeniqua  12  13 Garsfontein Pukke Skouspel
Mon 31/03/2014 Marlow  26 19 Windhoek Gim Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Queen’s  7  27 Westville Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Dale  35  0 Parktown Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 KES  20  17 DHS Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Kingswood  14  45 Bishops Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Kearsney  21  17 Pretoria BH Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Grey HS  71  8 Nico Malan Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Muir  11  16 Hudson Park Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Graeme  12  10 Michaelhouse Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Pearson  10  55 Selborne Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Glenwood  22  10 Jeppe Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 SACS  11  27 Louis Botha Grey PE Fest
Mon 31/03/2014 Brandwag (Uitenhage)  25  0 Bellville Oakdale Festival
Mon 31/03/2014 Diamantveld  14  0 Augsberg Oakdale Festival
Mon 31/03/2014 Sentraal (FS)  27  3 Pietersburg Oakdale Festival
Mon 31/03/2014 Oakdale  26  0 Kempton Park Oakdale Festival
Mon 31/03/2014 Tygerberg  45  21 Klein Nederburg Tony Stoops RF
Mon 31/03/2014 Rondebosch  16  22 Piketburg Tony Stoops RF
Mon 31/03/2014 HJS Paarl BH  76  3 Sasolburg Tony Stoops RF
Mon 31/03/2014 Wynberg  21  17 Noord-Kaap Tony Stoops RF
Mon 31/03/2014 Port Natal  6  11 Wesvalia
Mon 31/03/2014 Hugenote  11  38 Voortrekker (Beth)

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School Rugby Fixtures & Results – week ending 29/03/2014

28 March, 2014 beet 88

For live scores from the Grey High Festival click here: http://www.webrugby.co.za/

FIELD TIME DAY DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Tue 25/03/14 Swartland 10 15 Durbanville
Wed 26/03/14 Garsfontein 43 24 Florida Tuks-Reeks
Wed 26/03/14 Monument 33 19 Kempton Park Tuks-Reeks
Wed 26/03/14 Alberton 12 10 Dr Malan Super 12
Wed 26/03/14 Pietersburg 27 32 Ermelo
Wed 26/03/14 Rustenburg 27 10 Grenswag
Tue 25/03/14 Transvalia 25 15 Eldoraigne
Tue 25/03/14 Rovigo (Ita) 0 39 Stellenberg
Thu 27/03/14 Mirano (Ita) 17 62 Stellenberg
Wed 26/03/14 HTS Middelburg 64 5 Vereeniging Gim Tuks-Reeks
Fri 28/03/14 Nelspruit 26 12 Marais Viljoen Tuks-Reeks
Fri 28/03/14 Linden 50 0 President
Sat 29/03/14 St John’s 17 3 St Alban’s
Sat 29/03/14 St Stithians 19 15 St David’s
Sat 29/03/14 Cambridge 32 8 Union
Phillip 08h30 Sat 29/03/14 Pearson 10 12 Hudson Park Grey PE Festival
Pollock 08h30 Sat 29/03/14 La Plata (Arg) 2nd XV  5  53 Grey Unicorns Grey PE Festival
Phillip 09h45 Sat 29/03/14 Westville  20  10 Marlow Grey PE Festival
Pollock 09h45 Sat 29/03/14 La Plata (Arg) 31  17 Ithembelihle Grey PE Festival
Phillip 11h00 Sat 29/03/14 Pretoria BH  39  8 DHS Grey PE Festival
Pollock 11h00 Sat 29/03/14 Kingswood  20  23 Louis Botha Grey PE Festival
Phillip 12h15 Sat 29/03/14 Glenwood  23  11 Bishops Grey PE Festival
Pollock 12h15 Sat 29/03/14 Daniel Pienaar  9  10 Jeppe Grey PE Festival
Phillip 13h30 Sat 29/03/14 Queen’s  3  18 Michaelhouse Grey PE Festival
Pollock 13h30 Sat 29/03/14 Windhoek Gim 12  39 Dale Grey PE Festival
Phillip 14h45 Sat 29/03/14 Selborne  20  11 KES Grey PE Festival
Pollock 14h45 Sat 29/03/14 Nico Malan  24  13 Parktown Grey PE Festival
Phillip 16h00 Sat 29/03/14 Grey HS  23  7 Kearsney Grey PE Festival
A field 10h10 Sat 29/03/14 De Kuilen  16 10 Oudtshoorn Tony Stoops RF
A field 11h20 Sat 29/03/14 Rondebosch  21 0 Worcester Gim Tony Stoops RF
A field 13h10 Sat 29/03/14 Tygerberg  26 20 Sasolburg Tony Stoops RF
A field 14h20 Sat 29/03/14 Wynberg  56 18 Swartland Tony Stoops RF
A field 15h30 Sat 29/03/14 HJS Paarl BH  19 19 Noord-Kaap Tony Stoops RF
De Eike 08h45 Sat 29/03/14 Strand  5 15 Diamantveld Oakdale Festival
Populierbos 15h10 Sat 29/03/14 Augsburg Gym  24  7 Bredasdorp Oakdale Festival
De Eike 15h10 Sat 29/03/14 Hugenote  20 35 Sentraal (FS) Oakdale Festival
De Eike 16h30 Sat 29/03/14 Brandwag (Uitenhage) 18 21 Pietersburg Oakdale Festival
De Eike 18h00 Sat 29/03/14 Bellville  15 19 Kempton Park Oakdale Festival
De Eike 19h10 Sat 29/03/14 Oakdale  35 5 Voortrekker (Beth) Oakdale Festival
11h00 Sat 29/03/14 Drostdy 24 27 Potch Gim Pukke Skouspel
12h20 Sat 29/03/14 Transvalia 36  17 Florida Pukke Skouspel
13h40 Sat 29/03/14 Garsfontein 39 30 Boland Landbou Pukke Skouspel
15h00 Sat 29/03/14 Outeniqua 56 6 Centurion Pukke Skouspel
16h20 Sat 29/03/14 Framesby 23 32 Klerksdorp Pukke Skouspel
Sat 29/03/14 AHS Kroonstad 14 17 Pionier

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Glenwood under-13 Rugby Festival

28 March, 2014 beet 59

Glenwood has trimmed down it’s annual under-13 tournament to just a few primary schools this year. With the Bizsport set to begin on Monday, it means Glenwood’s three fields will be put to full use for 8 match days in a row.…

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Tony Stoops Rugby Festival 2014 (TSRF)

25 March, 2014 beet 25

BIGGEST 1ST XV SCHOOL RUGBY FESTIVAL IN SOUTH AFRICA

The biggest just seems to get better every year!

The Tony Stoops Rugby Festival is the biggest 1st XV rugby festival in South Africa. This year’s  tournament looked like it had maxed out with a record 33 schools taking part. Not so. Next year no fewer than 44 schools are lined up. That is incredible!…

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Match Report: Kearsney beats Westville 13-12

25 March, 2014 beet 81

Report compliments of Working Words:

Kearsney 1st X1 beat Westville 1sts in an exciting nail-biter which was clinched by a converted penalty kick with no time left on the clock. It capped an exciting day’s rugby, with a clean sweep for Kearsney’s A teams at all age groups in their fixtures against Westville.…