Marlow confirms their E/Cape No. 2 status
Marlow recorded a convincing 22-3 win at home against St Andrews to confirm that they are the province’s number 2 rugby school behind Grey High this year.…
ABSA u19: Bulls in a league of the own
It’s still early days still but the indications are that the Bulls are a notch above all their opponents in this years under-19 national championship. A convincing 9-try, 61 points drubbing of the Leopards in game 1 of the season didn’t say too much on it’s own at the time but when the Leopards went down to the Cape and beat the unsettled defending champions Province albeit with entirely new personal off course, sudden the Bulls victory took on new meaning. …
Lions juniors make the Sharks eat humble pie
The Golden Lions Rugby Union underlined their importance to the continued well-being of the South African rugby with two good road wins against the Sharks on Friday. In the under-19 game, a 67th minute try by EG Jansen Old Boy Kyle van Dalen sealed the deal as the Lions triumphed 21-13, denying the Sharks a bonus point in the process. In the under-21 game the visitors from Jozi had matters under control from the first half, building up a 17-0 lead at one stage and then holding out to win it 24-17 against a fairly competent Sharks team.…
HJS Paarl Boys High beats Paul Roos 21-20
Home team Paarl Boys High scrapped home 21-20 on Brug Street against Paul Roos thanks to a late try, scored with less than 3 minutes left on the clock. In so doing the Blue Army extended their winning streak against the Maroon Machine. The weather conditions were poor but the boys still managed to put on a great entertainment package with five tries thrown in. Also outstanding on the day was the singing by both sets of schoolboy supporters and the settling at Brug Street seemed to amplify their great school spirit.…
Results – week ending 20 July 2013
| SCHOOL | SCHOOL | NOTES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJS Paarl BH | 21 | 20 | Paul Roos | u16A: PRG 10 HJS 9 | |
| SACS | 3 | 55 | Paarl Gim | In spite of being without the likes of Bothma, Vermeulen, Schickerling & Oosthuizen, Gim showed their depth with this result | |
| Bishops | 31 | 10 | Tygerberg | The Tiere were without their 2 best players Goddard & Esterhuyzen. Read the match report here: http://www.stoopstats.co.za/ | |
| Drostdy | 15 | 25 | Wynberg | ||
| Rondebosch | 20 | 30 | Boland Landbou | After a good start to 2013, the Rondebosch are now struggling to get results. | |
| Affies | 51 | 20 | M. College | ||
| Despatch | 3 | 27 | Die Brandwag | ||
| Grey HS | 39 | 8 | Daniel Pienaar | Grey continue to prove why they are the EC no.1 | |
| Kingswood | 27 | 37 | Framesby | ||
| Marlow | 22 | 3 | St Andrews | A fine result for Marlow. SAC appears to be slipping in the EC rankings | |
| Port Rex | 0 | 71 | Queens | ||
| Selborne | 13 | 13 | Hudson Park | A major surprise in this East London derby. | |
| Nico Malan | 65 | 6 | Bablake (UK) | ||
| Jeppe | 36 | 19 | Diamantveld | ||
| Parktown | 27 | 19 | Marais Viljoen | ||
| Pretoria BH | 3 | 13 | Grey College | ||
| Monnas | 43 | 15 | Florida | Beeld | |
| HTS Middelburg | 18 | 19 | Nelspruit | Beeld | |
| Kempton Park | 17 | 26 | EG Jansen | Beeld | |
| Transvalia | 34 | 14 | Hugenote | Beeld – Big Schools | |
Western Province School Rugby A-team Logs
Paarl Boys High have an astonishing school A-team record in Western Province inter-schools at the moment. They have lost one A-team game in sixteen matches this season. This puts them top of the pile in the province that we need not remind everyone, has won the under-18, under-16 and under-13 national provincial titles in 2013. …
Appreciating the Glenwood rugby coach
I wanted to write this blog to add some counter balance to some of the comments that had been made about the Glenwood coach here and elsewhere over the years. This is by no means an attempt to change course on many of the issues that have impacted on KZN schools in recent times which I for one feel very strongly about but it is an effort to shed more light on the massive contribution that Sean Erasmus has made and continues to make as a rugby coach at various levels.…
KZN star backline player signed by the Cheetahs
Free State may have lost out to Western Province in their endeavours to retain the services of outstanding Grey College and SA Schools fullback EW Viljoen but they compensated for the lost in the best way possible by signing Glenwood and KZN Schools fullback Corné Vermaak. …
JD Schickerling ruled out of SA Schools internationals
JD Schickerling, the 2.03m, 107kg Paarl Gim lock has been sidelined for a further six weeks and will therefore not take part in the up and coming under-18 international series.…
Who is the Craven Week Player of the Year for 2013?
Later on in the year the Schoolboyrugby Blog will do it’s very best to find a successor to Handre Pollard as the School Rugby Player of the year but for now it’s worth trying to identify who SARU will name as the prestigious Craven Week Player of 2013, at their end of the domestic season prize giving event. …
Free State rugby on the rise
This season the Cheetahs senior team has rewritten the history books by qualifying for the Super Rugby play-offs for the first time since they became an independent franchise back in 2006. In addition to this they finished the regular season ahead of two major rivals namely the Sharks and the Stormers (WP in disguise). Now their junior Currie Cup teams are off to a good start. …
Is date of birth important in rugby?
Thank you very much to Tzavosky for this wonderful contribution that analyses the birth dates of the Craven Week players and the current Springboks:
It has been known for some time and supported by several studies in different sporting codes that an athlete’s date of birth can determine their success at an elite level in that code. Studies have been done for soccer, Australian league and Canadian Ice hockey that I’m aware of.…
KZN teams complete a triple against Border
The KZN under-18 Craven Week team as well as the Sharks under-19 and under-21 teams were in action against Border teams on Saturday.…
WP winners of the 50th Craven Week
By Shawn Belluigi
13 July 2013 Western Province beat the Golden Lions 45-29 in the unofficial final of the 2013 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Polokwane on Saturday.
The win meant that Western Province became the only team at the week to win all three of their games, and they were rewarded with the inclusion of seven of their players in the SA Schools team that was announced at the end of the tournament.…
Craven Week 2013 : all the results
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/07/2013 | 08h30 | Griquas | 17 | 35 | Zimbabwe |
| 1 | 08/07/2013 | 10h00 | Border | 38 | 20 | Namibia |
| 1 | 08/07/2013 | 11h30 | WP | 40 | 24 | Pumas |
| 1 | 08/07/2013 | 13h00 | Blue Bulls | 46 | 22 | KZN |
| 1 | 08/07/2013 | 15h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 26 | 31 | Boland |
| 2 | 09/07/2013 | 9h30 | EP CD | 31 | 10 | Leopards |
| 2 | 09/07/2013 | 11h00 | Griquas CD | 51 | 0 | Border CD |
| 2 | 09/07/2013 | 12h30 | Valke | 37 | 37 | Griffons |
| 2 | 09/07/2013 | 14h00 | Lions | 34 | 27 | SWD |
| 2 | 09/07/2013 | 15h30 | EP | 21 | 32 | Free State |
| 3 | 10/07/2013 | 09h30 | Namibia | 27 | 10 | Griquas |
| 3 | 10/07/2013 | 11h00 | Limpopo | 5 | 43 | Zimbabwe |
| 3 | 10/07/2013 | 12h30 | Border | 39 | 19 | Boland |
| 3 | 10/07/2013 | 14h00 | KZN | 18 | 40 | Pumas |
| 3 | 10/07/2013 | 15h30 | Blue Bulls | 6 | 30 | WP |
| 4 | 11/07/2013 | 09h30 | Leopards | 64 | 0 | Border CD |
| 4 | 11/07/2013 | 11h00 | Valke | 44 | 24 | Griquas CD |
| 4 | 11/07/2013 | 12h30 | Griffons | 26 | 20 | EPCD |
| 4 | 11/07/2013 | 14h00 | EP | 14 | 40 | SWD |
| 4 | 11/07/2013 | 15h30 | Free State | 19 | 20 | Golden Lions |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 09h15 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 33 | Namibia |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 09h15 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 36 | 39 | Eastern Province CD |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 09h15 | Border CD | 5 | 94 | Griquas |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 10h45 | Border | 14 | 77 | KwaZulu Natal |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 10h45 | Griffons | 34 | 27 | Boland |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 10h45 | Griquas CD | 17 | 34 | Leopards |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 12h15 | Blue Bulls | 29 | 37 | SWD |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 12h15 | Eastern Province | 29 | 18 | Valke |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 13h45 | Free State | 22 | 25 | Pumas |
| 5 | 13/07/2013 | 15h15 | Western Province | 45 | 29 | Golden Lions |
SA Schools rugby team 2013
| # | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ox Nche | Free State | Louis Botha | |||||
| 1 | Thabani Mtsi | Border | Selborne | |||||
| 1 | Thomas du Toit | WP | HJS Paarl | |||||
| 2 | Daniel du Plessis | WP | HJS Paarl | |||||
| 2 | Francois Steyn | Bulls | Affies | |||||
| 2 | Joseph Dweba | Lions | Florida | |||||
| 3 | Conraad van Vuuren | Pumas | Nelspruit | |||||
| 3 | Ruan Kramer | Free State | Grey College | |||||
| 4 | Daniel du Preez | KZN | Kearsney | |||||
| 5 | Abongile Nonkwantana | Bulls | St Albans | |||||
| 5 | JD Schickerling | WP | Paarl Gim | |||||
| 6 | PJ Toerien | Bulls | Garsfontein | |||||
| 6 | Refiole Rampeta | Free State | Louis Botha | |||||
| 7 | Jacques Vermeulen | WP | Paarl Gim | |||||
| 7 | Jean-Luc du Preez | KZN | Kearsney | |||||
| 8 | Rikus Bothma | WP | Paarl Gim | |||||
| 9 | Justin Phillips | Bulls | Waterkloof | |||||
| 9 | Remu Malan | Outeniqua | SWD | |||||
| 10 | Brandon Thomson | Pumas | Ermelo | |||||
| 10 | Dewald Human | SWD | Outeniqua | |||||
| 11 | Duhan vd Merwe | SWD | Outeniqua | |||||
| 12 | Warrick Gelant | SWD | Outeniqua | |||||
| 12 | Daniel du Plessis | WP | Paul Roos | |||||
| 13 | Leolin Zas | Boland | Hermanus | |||||
| 13 | Jurie Linde | Bulls | Affies | |||||
| 14 | Grant Hermanus | WP | Paarl Gim | |||||
| 15 | Malcolm Jaer | EP | Die Brandwag | |||||
| 15 | EW Viljoen | Free State | Grey College | |||||
| ADDED | Free State | Grey College | ||||||
| 15 | RG Snyman | Bulls | Affies | |||||
| 15 | Marco van Vuuren | Valke | Transvalia |
SA Schools Squad 2013 announcement to come.
A highlight of the final day of Craven Week has always been the announcing of the SA Schools team, following the unofficial final. It has been confirmed that this year 28 players will be picked. Although Academy Week players will be considered, unless they were absolutely brilliant at Academy Week, chances are there will be no Academy Week players included in the SA Schools team.…
Craven Week finalists over the years
UPDATED.
| # | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Province | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 382 | 352 | 30 |
| 2 | Free State | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 317 | 275 | 42 |
| 3 | Blue Bulls | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 144 | 77 |
| 4 | Golden Lions | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 160 | -21 |
| 5 | Eastern Province | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 116 | -6 |
| 6 | Pumas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 57 | 9 |
| 7 | South Western Districts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 67 | 2 |
| 8 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 76 | -23 |
| 9 | Boland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 43 | 1 |
| 10 | Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 120 | -74 |
| 11 | Griffons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 31 | -15 |
| 12 | Border | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | -1 |
| 13 | Pumas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 14 | Leopards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
| 15 | Valke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
| 16 | Griquas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | -11 |
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Craven Week 2013: Final Day fixtures
A Noord – Suid final after all.
| DATE, TIME | TEAM | TEAM | DETAILS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 13 July 2013 | |||||
| 09h15 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 33 | Namibia | |
| 09h15 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 36 | 39 | Eastern Province CD | |
| 09h15 | Border CD | 5 | 94 | Griquas | |
| 10h45 | Border | 14 | 77 | KwaZulu Natal | |
| 10h45 | Griffons | 34 | 27 | Boland | |
| 10h45 | Griquas CD | 17 | 34 | Leopards | |
| 12h15 | Blue Bulls | 29 | 37 | SWD | |
| 12h15 | Eastern Province | 29 | 18 | Valke | |
| 13h45 | Free State | 22 | 25 | Pumas | |
| 15h15 | Western Province | 45 | 29 | Golden Lions |
Craven Week 2013: Day 4 fixtures
| DATE, TIME | TEAM | TEAM | DETAILS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 11 July 2013 | |||||
| 09h30 | Leopards | 64 | 0 | Border CD | |
| 11h00 | Valke | 44 | 24 | Griquas CD | |
| 12h30 | Griffons | 26 | 20 | EPCD | |
| 14h00 | EP | 14 | 40 | SWD | |
| 15h30 | Free State | 19 | 20 | Golden Lions |
Coaching: does the KZN Craven Week team need a change in direction?
Following KZN’s 46-22 defeat at the hands of the Bulls, blogger Tarpeys planted the seed with his comment suggesting that a change was due This give rise to several other comments being made on the topic:
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WP & KZN call up replacements
Injuries in both the Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal camps have forced them to fly in replacement players for Craven Week at Polokwane in Limpopo Province.…