Exciting playoffs in the Kovsie region’s Shimla-liga
This is an exciting part of the season in the Free State-Griffons-Griquas Central region as a result of a cup being up for grabs. The Kovsie region competition’s Shimla-Liga for medium schools has produced some tightly contested playoff outcomes. There was a total point difference of just 14 during the 3 regional playoff matches.…
Schoolboy Rugby 100% records in recent years
Here are a few of the 100% win records for the season amongst the top rugby school:…
SACS completes a double over Bishops – 14-7 to add to 26-17
From SACS: SACS TAKE DOWN BISHOPS TWICE
The South African College High School (SACS) played host to Diocesan College (Bishops) on a cold and rainy morning in Newlands. Despite the conditions the oldest schools derby in South Africa lived up to expectations as a desperate Bishops team threw everything at a gutsy SACS side. A strong North-West wind meant it was a game of two halves, SACS winning the first (8-nil) and Bishops the second (7-6), meaning the hosts won 14-7.…
SA Schools u18 International Series 2015
| TIME | DATE | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h00 | Fri.07Aug | SA u18A | 29 | 14 | Italy u18 |
| 14h00 | Fri.07Aug | England u18 | 15 | 7 | France u18 |
| 16h00 | Fri.07Aug | SA Schools | 42 | 11 | Wales u18 |
| 13h00 | Tue.11Aug | SA u18A | 8 | 33 | England u18 |
| 15h00 | Tue.11Aug | Wales u18 | 32 | 10 | Italy u18 |
| 17h00 | Tue.11Aug | SA Schools | 12 | 5 | France u18 |
| 11h00 | Sat.15Aug | SA u18A | 20 | 20 | Wales u18 |
| 13h00 | Sat.15Aug | France u18 | 25 | 17 | Italy u18 |
| 15h00 | Sat.15Aug | SA Schools | 23 | 16 | England u18 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 15 August 2015
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon.10Aug | Outeniqua | 70 | 12 | Oudtshoorn | ||
| 13h00 | Tue.11Aug | SA u18A | 8 | 33 | England u18 | |
| 15h00 | Tue.11Aug | Wales u18 | 32 | 10 | Italy u18 | |
| 17h00 | Tue.11Aug | SA Schools | 12 | 5 | France u18 | |
| Sat.15Aug | Queen’s | 63 | 19 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Grey HS | 18 | 22 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Hudson Park | 24 | 17 | Dale | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Pearson | 25 | 27 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Muir | 26 | 31 | Graeme | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Grey College | 40 | 10 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | 10 | 16 | Diamantveld | Griquas Shimla Final | |
| Sat.15Aug | Sentraal | 31 | 28 | Jim Fouche | FS Shimla Final | |
| Sat.15Aug | Welkom Gim | 20 | 15 | AHS Kroonstad | Griffons Shimla Final | |
| Sat.15Aug | Jeppe | 9 | 5 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Oos-Moot | 19 | 24 | Helpmekaar | Beeld | |
| Sat.15Aug | Ben Vorster | 10 | 21 | Potch Gim | Beeld | |
| Sat.15Aug | SACS | 14 | 7 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Hugenote | 13 | 15 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Durbanville | 15 | 12 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Outeniqua | 37 | 23 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Drostdy | 10 | 7 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Bellville | 9 | 18 | Stellenberg | ||
| Thu.13Aug | De Kuilen | 0 | 26 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Bredasdorp | 13 | 38 | Worcester Gim | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Rondebosch | 29 | 12 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Boland Landbou | 24 | 17 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.15Aug | Oakdale | 19 | 25 | HJS Paarl BH | ||
| 11h00 | Sat.15Aug | SA u18A | 20 | 20 | Wales u18 | |
| 13h00 | Sat.15Aug | France u18 | 25 | 17 | Italy u18 | |
| 15h00 | Sat.15Aug | SA Schools | 23 | 16 | England u18 |
Grey PE & Selborne in Eastern Cape “final” for 2015
As predicted back at the start of the season, Grey High and Selborne will meet in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 15 August to determine who the best 1st team in the Eastern Cape Province is for 2015. Both schools are unbeaten in games played against fellow Eastern Cape rivals. …
No Easter Festival Rugby for Grey College in 2016
Grey College will not be attending the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival for a seventh consecutive year in 2016. Nor will they be at any other Easter Festival next year. This is a school decision.…
Boishaai to place their perfect season on the line at Riversdale
Not since Grey College in 2010 has the undisputable top ranked school in SA been able to win every single match they played during the season*.…
A braai-selector’s Monnas team of the last decade
Updated
From a reader:…
Grey College beats Maritzburg College 36-34 – match report
What a match! Two wonderful schools with rich rugby histories combined to produce a point per minute attacking rugby showpiece, which saw Grey College holding out for the win 36-34 by stopping a couple of threatening late attacks by their hosts Maritzburg College on the legendary Goldstones field.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 08 August 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.04Aug | Worcester Gim | 19 | 17 | Pocklington (UK) | ||
| Wed.05Aug | Wynberg | 13 | 10 | Wellington College (UK) | ||
| Wed.05Aug | Hugenote | 6 | 29 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Thu.06Aug | Rondebosch | 52 | 0 | Durbanville | ||
| Thu.06Aug | Worcester Gim | 80 | 12 | Doncaster (UK) | ||
| 12h00 | Fri.07Aug | SA u18A | 29 | 14 | Italy u18 | |
| 14h00 | Fri.07Aug | England u18 | 15 | 7 | France u18 | |
| 16h00 | Fri.07Aug | SA Schools | 42 | 11 | Wales u18 | |
| Sat.08Aug | Maritzburg College | 34 | 36 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Nico Malan | 17 | 14 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Hudson Park | 31 | 12 | Grens | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Framesby | 19 | 25 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Selborne | 44 | 13 | Dale | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Cambridge | 18 | 8 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Muir | 24 | 40 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Otto du Plessis | 23 | 13 | Pearson | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 11 | 31 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.08Aug | AHS Kroonstad | 39 | 22 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Griffons Semi | |
| Sat.08Aug | Jim Fouche | 42 | 14 | Fichardtpark | FS Semi | |
| Sat.08Aug | KES | 24 | 0 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Pretoria BH | 3 | 56 | Affies | ||
| Sat.08Aug | Monument | 26 | 24 | Eldoraigne | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | HTS Middelburg | 33 | 18 | Menlopark | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Garsfontein | 48 | 36 | Nelspruit | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Waterkloof | 22 | 26 | EG Jansen | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Oos-Moot | 18 | 14 | Klerksdorp | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Pietersburg | 20 | 32 | Helpmekaar | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Randburg | 25 | 48 | Ben Vorster | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Volkskool Heidelberg | 23 | 27 | Potch Gim | Beeld | |
| Sat.08Aug | Wynberg | 13 | 12 | Stellenberg |
Paarl Inter-schools 2015 : Boishaai beats Gim 16-10
There was a cup final feel about the Paarl Interskole match which lived up to its hype of being a well-attended and closely contested affair. Paarl Boys High beat Paarl Gymnasium 16 – 10 after a nail-biting closing few minutes.
Match highlights…
EP school rugby weekend preview – 01 August 2015
EP SCHOOLS PREVIEW FOR AUGUST 1
GRAHAMSTOWN schools Graeme College and Kingswood will square off in one of the city’s greatest rugby rivalries when they vie for the region’s bragging rights at Kingswood on Saturday (August 1).…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 01 August 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon.27Jul | Selborne | 41 | 10 | Hudson Park | ||
| Wed.29Jul | Despatch | 5 | 14 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Glenwood | 20 | 22 | Affies | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Maritzburg College | 55 | 6 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 20 | 27 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Cambridge | 25 | 21 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Queen’s | 31 | 39 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.01Aug | St Andrew’s | 39 | 37 | Dale | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Stirling | 10 | 71 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Framesby | 29 | 50 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Brandwag | 64 | 12 | Oudtshoorn | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Pearson | 41 | 9 | Union | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Despatch | 22 | 46 | Muir | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Marlow | 15 | 51 | Oakdale | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Kingswood | 16 | 10 | Graeme | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Grey College | 34 | 22 | Grey HS | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Jim Fouche | 20 | 56 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Sentraal | 50 | 33 | Duineveld | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Fichardtpark | – | – | Landboudal | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Welkom Gim | 66 | 6 | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Witteberg | 14 | 28 | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Kroonstad | 43 | 3 | HTS Welkom | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Hentie Cilliers | 14 | 50 | Voortrekker (Beth) | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Jeppe | 16 | 32 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.01Aug | KES | 17 | 20 | Parktown | ||
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Eldoraigne | 20 | 14 | Kempton Park | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Menlopark | 37 | 30 | Marais Viljoen | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Klerksdorp | 24 | 18 | Piet Retief | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Hugenote (Springs) | 18 | 34 | Helpmekaar | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Ben Vorster | 25 | 15 | Secunda | |
| Beeld | Sat.01Aug | Potch Gim | 39 | 7 | Overkruin | |
| Sat.01Aug | Rondebosch | 69 | 7 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Paul Roos | 39 | 29 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Durbanville | 18 | 17 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Langenhoven Gim | 25 | 14 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Paarl Gim | 10 | 16 | HJS Paarl BH | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Tygerberg | 43 | 17 | Swartland | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Worcester Gim | 110 | 0 | Vredenburg | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Boland Landbou | 47 | 14 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.01Aug | Stellenberg | 13 | 18 | SACS |
Heidelberg Volkies’ impressive season continues
From a reader: HEIDELBERG VOLKIES “WHITE TIGERS” WIN THE “VALKE GROOT SKOLE” LEAGUE
On a cold and windy winter’s afternoon Heidelberg Volkies and Hugenote contested the crown for the 2015 “Valke Groot Skole” Champion.…
Grey PE officially looking for a new head of rugby
Having served as a 1st XV assistant before, Grey Old Boy Tim Fraser has been the stand in head coach for the 2015 season after Brent Janse van Rensburg’s sudden departure to join the Golden Lions (now the EP Kings Currie Cup coach) before the school rugby season. The school has now placed an advert for a new Head of Rugby.…
Where Michaelhouse 2015 fits into their Dream Team of the Decade
Email from a Michaelhouse parent / reader:…
Boishaai beats SACS 30-11 – match report
From SACS:
The South African College High School (SACS) travelled north up the N1 to take on Paarl Boys’ High, who are unbeaten and currently ranked as No. 1 in the country. It was always going to be a big ask and despite throwing everything they had at the hosts the class of the wine farmers and their ability to capitalise on every opportunity meant the hosts won this Inter-schools dress rehearsal 30-11.…
Affies beats Maritzburg College 50-19
Affies and Maritzburg College square off on the A-field in Pretoria. The match will be televised on DSTV channel 206 at 14h00.…