ABSA u19 Currie Cup 2015 – Eastern Province u19 are champions
Final:
Eastern Province 25 Blue Bulls 23
Semifinals:
Eastern Province 31 Free State 15
Blue Bulls 30 Western Province 29…
Clifton announces that former Westville 1st XV coach will be their new Director of Rugby
From Clifton College:
We have great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Grant Bell as our Director of Rugby: Coaching from 1 January 2016. This is a new position in the school and will involve Mr Bell in the formulation of a unique Clifton coaching strategy and the development of our boys’ rugby skills from Under 8 to Under 19.…
Maritzburg College names Old Boy as new 1st XV assistant coach
Maritzburg College teacher Tim Orchard has been promoted and will effectively replace fellow MCOB Francois Lubbe in the 1st XV setup. Lubbe is leaving for Australia at the end of the 2015. Orchard will manage the forwards while another Old Boy and former 1st XV player Kevin Smith will continue in his dual role as 1st XV Head Coach and Director of Rugby.…
ABSA u21 Rugby 2015 – Western Province champions in 2015
Final:
Western Province 52 Free State 17
Semifinals:
Western Province 43 Golden Lions 20
Free State 27 Sharks 22…
IPT Youth Club Rugby u18 team of the tournament
Following the success of another youth club rugby tournament which saw the Bulls clean-sweep the age-groups from under-14 up to under-18, and was attended high ranking Union officials from the Golden Lions, Bull Bulls and Valke, a team of the tournament was selected.…
IPT 2015 for youth club rugby players
The annual Inter-Provincial Tournament for youth age group club rugby players is being hosted by the Golden Lions Rugby Union and will take place from 04 – 10 October 2015 at the UJ Stadium in Johannesburg.…
u17 Inter Provincial Sevens 2015 – fixtures & team lists – WP winners
The schools interprovincial Sevens for Under-17 teams takes place at Paarl Gim on 2-3 October.…
TSRF Rhinos to tour Ireland
On Tuesday 29 September 2015, a squad of 23 youngsters drawn from 43 teams participating at the 2015 Tony Stoops Rugby Festival will leave Cape Town for a three match tour of Ireland.…
Maritzburg College looking for a 1st XV rugby coach again
Just one season after acquiring the services of MCOB Francois Lubbe from Kearsney, Maritzburg College are in the market for a new 1st XV coach again. Lubbe is set to emigrate to Australia at the end of the year.…
Noordvaal u16 Bondedag Tournament touring team to Ireland.
Very few people outside the Northvaal region are aware that an u16 Academy Week occurs just before the annual Grant Khomo Week and has been going on for nine seasons now. This year it was held at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark and consisted of three matchdays.…
SA under-16 HP 2015
Obtaining the official full list has proven quite difficult to come by. With the help of several bloggers, here’s what we do have so far:…
DHS makes up 5 out of 8 KZN players in the SARU u16 mix
Content from DHS website:
Durban High School announced that five of its learners have been selected for the South African Rugby Union (SARU) U16 Training Camp which will take place in Paarl in October.…
Rugby World Cup 2015 – All Blacks almost as old as the Boks
SuperBru Pool Code for SchoolboyRugbyBlog: swadawed
Worth checking out – the Mr Price Sport Superbru : https://www.superbru.com/rwcpredictor/pool_landing.php?p=11462383…
Roland Norris is the new Westville head coach
Current Afrikaans and History teacher Roland Norris has been appointed as Westville 1st XV Head Rugby coach for the next 3-year cycle with effect from 1 October 2015. He will be assisted by JoAsh van Aswegen.…
The MMXVI Season
MMXVI = 2016
Request from Kattes:
…Can we not start a new thread on next year’s predictions, possible new line-ups etc.? I know it is way to early to speculate on the coming season, but it will be interesting to see how many players will again be available, how the Seccies and under-16 sides performed, new coaching staff etc.
Commonwealth Youth Games u18 Sevens
The Commonwealth Youth Games took place in Samoa starting on Wednesday, 09 September 2015.
SA beat Australia 24-5 to win the gold medal.
Samoa who lost 29-0 to SA in the semifinal, claimed the bronze.
The SA under-18 team taking part was:…
WP u21 player’s condition improving after being resuscitated on the field
From WPRugby website on Monday 07 September 2015:
Hooker Daniel du Plessis suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday afternoon whilst playing for the DHL Western Province Under-21 team at DHL Newlands. However, on Monday Du Plessis began to show a steady improvement which is a very positive sign for a full recovery.…
Combined school rugby rankings for 2015
FINALISED…
Monnas are the Coke-Reeks champs for 2015
Monument of Krugersdorp defeated 2014 champs Menlopark 23-13 in the final to become the Coke-Reeks title holders for 2015.…
Hilton & Michaelhouse change their head coaches
Brad Macloed-Henderson has been reappointed by Hilton while Michael Schwartz has been replaced after steering Michaelhouse to their first unbeaten season in over a century.…
Official Final Rankings for 2015
Here are the final rankings for 2015 as presented by BHP. For the last couple of week provisional rankings were used.
The BHP scoring system works as follows:
Win : the full category points of the opponent
Win Bonus: 0.5 points for a win by a score of 30 points or more.
Loss: no points for a loss.
Loss Bonus for losing by less than 6 points: 60% of opponent’s category points
Loss Bonus for losing by less than 11 points: 40% of opponent’s category points
Loss Deduction: a deduction of 0.5 for a loss to a school in a lower category
Draw: 80% of opponent’s category points…
Beeld Trofee final 2015 highlights on TV
Catch a 30min highlight package on Supersport channel 208 at 19h30 on Tuesday, 01 September 2015. Garsfontein beat HTS Middelburg in the record-breaking high scoring final to claim their first ever Beeld title.
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SACS or Rondebosch – who is Cape Town’s top school rugby team for 2015?
A very interesting last day of the Western Province season might have had a few asking who ended as Cape Town number 1 team of the big four.…