Learning from NZ’s attacking flair
So far on their End Of Year Tour, the All Blacks have added 14 more tries to their tally of 60 for the Southern Hemisphere season. Here’s a slightly outdated yet still outstanding and significant “Analysis: Where have the All Blacks’ 60 tries in 2016 come from?” http://www.the42.ie/analysis-all-blacks-tries-59-2016-3056059-Nov2016/ . It’s interesting stuff brought to you by The42.ie!…
Legendary Bishops coach passes away
Basil Bey, the “legendary Bishops coach that advocated the 15-man tap-kick, no kicking, running rugby at all costs approach plus no numbers on the jerseys because each and every player was meant to fill every position rugby philosophy” has passed away.…
Another first for Helpmekaar – rugby fixtures 2017
Braamfontein Co-ed school Helpmekaar Kollege became the very first Afrikaans school in Johannesburg…
Former Dale & KES coach heads to Jeppe
Carl Spilhaus, one of the better known coaches in schoolboy rugby circles will be the new Jeppe 1st XV coach starting in 2017.…
Framesby to represent SA at SANIX in 2017
Framesby an Afrikaans medium co-ed day student school in Port Elizabeth will our country’s next representatives to taken on the challenge of SANIX in Japan.…
Ex-Glenwood rugby coach lands key post at Pretoria Boys’ High
Nice guys don’t always finish last. Recently replaced Glenwood 1st XV head coach Rudi Dames has bounced back quickly. He has been officially announced as the Pretoria Boys’ High new director of rugby.…
Boland Landbou’s tough 2017 fixture list is out
Apart for the always testing West Province Premier League schedule that includes eagerly anticipated inter-schools against Winelands slash national powerhouses HJS Paarl Boy’s High, Paarl Gymnasium and Paul Roos, the farmers from Boland Landbou will also be out to prove themselves against some of the best schools that Gauteng has to offer – they don’t come much bigger or stronger than EG Jansen, Garsfontein or Monument. If that’s not enough, lets not play down the prospect of taking on the Oakdale Bulls in Riversdale and the resistance of some decent opposition from the Eastern Cape either. Forgetting anyone important? How about Grey College as an opponent somewhere in the middle of all that other top class opposition.…
SARU u17 Elite Squad 2016
The initial SARU under 17 Elite Squad that were invited to attend a camp during the October 2016 school holidays. Amongst the names listed are numerous bright young prospects to keep an eye out for in 2017.…
Where the 2016 school rugby players might be in 2017
Here’s a 1st attempt at listing where the schoolboy rugby players of 2016 might end up plying their trade next year.…
Former Garsies teacher/coach to follow in footsteps of a Monnas legend
Tjaart van der Walt, this season’s Garsfontein 1st XV coach and a teacher at the school will take over the Witbulle head coach job from Monument icon Hans Coetzee, starting on 01 November 2016. …
Braam van Straaten headlines KZN school coaching changes ahead of 2017
Former Springbok flyhalf Braam van Straaten has been appointed as the new St Charles College (Pietermaritzburg) fulltime Rugby Specialist with immediate effect. The positive vibes already coming out of St Charles, who’s rugby is set for another spike over the few year, speaks volumes about van Straaten’s potential to do an outstanding job as he’s made the great impression in next to no time at all. The 44-year-old former Wonderboom High School student is just one of many personal changes set to reshape the fairly small KZN Tier-1 rugby scene, which has a bit of a reputation for it’s high turnover of 1st XV rugby officials.…
The Final Official BHP Top 50 school rugby rankings for 2016
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.79 |
| 2 | Grey College | 4.51 |
| 3 | Affies | 4.45 |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 4.26 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.63 |
| 6 | EG Jansen | 3.56 |
| 7 | Selborne | 3.49 |
| 8 | Helpmekaar | 3.35 |
| 9 | Glenwood | 3.33 |
| 10 | Dale College | 3.33 |
| 11 | Paul Roos | 3.31 |
| 12 | Boland Landbou | 3.29 |
| 13 | Oakdale | 3.22 |
| 14 | Garsfontein | 3.09 |
| 15 | SACS | 2.97 |
| 16 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
| 17 | Grey PE | 2.87 |
| 18 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
| 19 | Welkom Gim | 2.82 |
| 20 | Outeniqua | 2.79 |
| 21 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
| 22 | Diamantveld | 2.73 |
| 23 | Ben Vorster | 2.47 |
| 24 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
| 25 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.44 |
| 26 | Hilton | 2.43 |
| 27 | HTS Middelburg | 2.40 |
| 28 | Rondebosch | 2.38 |
| 29 | Pietersburg | 2.34 |
| 30 | DHS | 2.32 |
| 31 | Lichtenburg | 2.29 |
| 32 | Brackenfell | 2.28 |
| 33 | Hudson Park | 2.14 |
| 34 | Worcester Gim | 2.11 |
| 35 | Swartland | 2.10 |
| 36 | Voortrekker (Bethlehem) | 2.09 |
| 37 | Marlow | 2.07 |
| 38 | Oos-Moot | 2.06 |
| 39 | Eldoraigne | 2.05 |
| 40 | Bishops | 2.03 |
| 41 | Queens College | 2.03 |
| 42 | Waterkloof | 2.03 |
| 43 | KES | 1.97 |
| 44 | HTS Drostdy | 1.97 |
| 45 | Durbanville | 1.94 |
| 46 | Michaelhouse | 1.93 |
| 47 | Stellenberg | 1.93 |
| 48 | Maritzburg College | 1.92 |
| 49 | Fichardpark | 1.88 |
| 50 | Potchefstroom Volkskool | 1.86 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 27 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.23Aug | Grey College | 92 | 17 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Kovsiestreek Shimla-liga Semi | |
| Tue.23Aug | Monument | 20 | 35 | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.27Aug | Garsfontein | 32 | 28 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro School Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Helpmekaar | 55 | 10 | Lichtenburg | Beeld Big School Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Vryburg | 39 | 8 | Ben Viljoen | Beeld Medium School Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Grey College | 43 | 42 | Welkom Gim | Kovsiestreek Shimla-liga Trofee Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Bellville | 59 | 14 | Primrose | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Bishops | 26 | 30 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Brackenfell | 30 | 19 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.27Aug | SACS | 31 | 20 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Drostdy | 10 | 19 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Stellenberg | 31 | 10 | Durbanville | ||
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KZN to deliberate over yet another Craven Week expectations failure
Officials from KZN will meet today to discuss the high school Youth Weeks. If this was a meeting held in the Western Province it would be a celebratory occasion, fit for many high-fives, pats on backs and chest beating by various goal achieving officials. However it being KZN who are close to the opposite side of the success rate spectrum, the meeting can’t possibly revolve around many compliments particularly when it focuses its attention on Craven Week, unless of course window-dressing becomes the order of the day.…
SACS bounce back against Bosch to lead in the Southern Suburbs
SACS are close to claiming back-to-back Southern Suburbs No.1 positions after disposing of nearest rivals Rondebosch but the no easy Cape Town derbies label in ringing true in 2016, so Wynberg remains a threat that could still unsettle them on the last weekend of the season
From SACS:…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 20 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.16Aug | Grey College | 48 | 20 | Louis Botha | ||
| Wed.17Aug | Durbanville | 10 | 57 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Wed.17Aug | Brackenfell | 24 | 12 | Tygerberg RFC | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Pearson | – | – | Despatch | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Framesby | 34 | 17 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Cambridge | 9 | 14 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Queen’s | 30 | 32 | Dale | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Grey College | 34 | 32 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Welkom Gim | 37 | 19 | Noord-Kaap | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Waterkloof | 31 | 34 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Lichtenburg | 48 | 17 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld Big Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Ligbron | 15 | 27 | Helpmekaar | Beeld Big Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Vryburg | 44 | 8 | Brandwag Benoni | Beeld Medium Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Ben Viljoen | – | – | Die Wilgers | Beeld Medium Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Bellville | 16 | 28 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Boland Landbou | 27 | 22 | Oakdale | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Hugenote | 24 | 33 | Swartland | ||
| Sat.20Aug | HJS Paarl BH | 52 | 15 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Paarl Gim | 59 | 42 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Rondebosch | 10 | 28 | SACS | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Stellenberg | 68 | 5 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Worcester Gim | 35 | 24 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Wynberg | 31 | 21 | Bishops | ||
| Tue.23Aug | Monument | – | – | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
| date | – | – |
No triple crown for SACS but Southern Suburbs “title” still in sight
The race to end the 2016 season as Southern Suburbs champions still looks set to go down to the wire thanks to an outstanding and somewhat surprising 43-28 home win by Bishops against SACS. The defeat means that SACS, Cape Town’s no.1 rugby school from 2015 won’t be able to repeat their Triple Crown achievement of a season ago but they are still the masters of their own destiny in spite of last Saturday’s out of sorts performance on the Piley Rees. …
SA Schools & SA Schools “A” 2016 – international series
| DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | VENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri.12Aug | 13h00 | France | 23 | 18 | England | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| Fri.12Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 20 | 23 | Italy | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| Fri.12Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 23 | 17 | Wales | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| Tue.16Aug | 13h00 | Wales | 41 | 15 | Italy | Bishops, Cape Town |
| Tue.16Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 53 | 14 | England | Bishops, Cape Town |
| Tue.16Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 42 | 3 | France | Bishops, Cape Town |
| Sat.20Aug | 13h00 | France | 21 | 30 | Italy | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
| Sat.20Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 17 | 18 | Wales | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
| Sat.20Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 13 | 12 | England | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
The Official BHP Top 30 for the week ending 13 August 2016
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.78 |
| 2 | Grey College | 4.52 |
| 3 | Affies | 4.45 |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 4.24 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.83 |
| 6 | EG Jansen | 3.56 |
| 7 | Selborne | 3.49 |
| 8 | Helpmekaar | 3.47 |
| 9 | Paul Roos | 3.35 |
| 10 | Oakdale | 3.35 |
| 11 | Glenwood | 3.33 |
| 12 | Dale College | 3.26 |
| 13 | Boland Landbou | 3.19 |
| 14 | Outeniqua | 3.00 |
| 15 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
| 16 | Grey PE | 2.87 |
| 17 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
| 18 | Garsfontein | 2.83 |
| 19 | SACS | 2.81 |
| 20 | Welkom Gim | 2.80 |
| 21 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
| 22 | Diamantveld | 2.73 |
| 23 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.71 |
| 24 | Ben Vorster | 2.47 |
| 25 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
| 26 | Rondebosch | 2.43 |
| 27 | Hilton | 2.43 |
| 28 | HTS Middelburg | 2.40 |
| 29 | Pietersburg | 2.34 |
| 30 | DHS | 2.32 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 13 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri.12Aug | Port Rex | 22 | 17 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Glenwood | 10 | 39 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Brandwag | 10 | 42 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Cambridge | 6 | 24 | Queen’s | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Nico Malan | 50 | 31 | Pearson | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Hudson Park | 12 | 12 | Dale | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Graeme | 23 | 6 | Muir | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Selborne | 27 | 21 | Grey HS | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 21 | 34 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Noord-Kaap | 32 | 17 | Diamantveld | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Welkom Gim | 35 | 8 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Griffons-liga Final | |
| Sat.13Aug | Rustenburg | 16 | 46 | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Monument | 25 | 21 | Nelspruit | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Waterkloof | 43 | 39 | HTS Middelburg | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Menlopark | 22 | 71 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Pietersburg | 36 | 43 | Lichtenburg | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Linden | 0 | 55 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Ben Vorster | 13 | 25 | Ligbron | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Oos-Moot | 18 | 30 | Helpmekaar | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Merensky | 10 | 36 | Vryberg | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Bekker | 24 | 24 | Brandwag Benoni | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Ben Viljoen | 38 | 0 | Penryn | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Die Wilgers | 23 | 14 | Fochville | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Bellville | 26 | 12 | Hamlets | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Bishops | 43 | 28 | SACS | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Brackenfell | 32 | 26 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.13Aug | DF Malan | 20 | 31 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Drostdy | 34 | 21 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Monument Park | 35 | 13 | Milnerton | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Oakdale | 31 | 21 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Oudtshoorn | – | – | George | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Paul Roos | 22 | 32 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Paarl Gim | 117 | 0 | Primrose | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Tygerberg | 19 | 16 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Worcester Gim | 29 | 0 | Vredenburg | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Wynberg | 17 | 23 | Rondebosch | ||
| date | – | – |
BHP Official Top 30
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.78 |
| 2 | Grey College | 4.47 |
| 3 | Affies | 4.45 |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 4.35 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.76 |
| 6 | Glenwood | 3.72 |
| 7 | Paul Roos | 3.56 |
| 8 | EG Jansen | 3.53 |
| 9 | Helpmekaar | 3.50 |
| 10 | Selborne | 3.40 |
| 11 | Dale College | 3.35 |
| 12 | Oakdale | 3.25 |
| 13 | Boland Landbou | 3.07 |
| 14 | Grey PE | 3.05 |
| 15 | SACS | 2.99 |
| 16 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
| 17 | Diamantveld | 2.93 |
| 18 | Outeniqua | 2.92 |
| 19 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
| 20 | Welkom Gim | 2.79 |
| 21 | Garsfontein | 2.79 |
| 22 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
| 23 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.73 |
| 24 | Ben Vorster | 2.71 |
| 25 | Pietersburg | 2.50 |
| 26 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
| 27 | Oos-Moot | 2.44 |
| 28 | Hilton | 2.43 |
| 29 | HTS Middelburg | 2.41 |
| 30 | Voortrekker (Bethlehem) | 2.37 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 06 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.02Aug | Hangklip | – | – | Queen’s | ||
| Thu.04Aug | Swartland | 29 | 14 | Tygerberg | ||
| Thu.04Aug | Strand | 11 | 8 | Hugenote | ||
| Fri.05Aug | Stirling | 17 | 15 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Maritzburg College | 26 | 33 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.06Aug | St Andrew’s | 48 | 12 | Muir | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Dale | 13 | 16 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Framesby | 47 | 7 | Otto du Plessis | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Marlow | 36 | 22 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Fri.05Aug | Queen’s | 36 | 22 | Grens | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Grey HS | 38 | 19 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Brandwag | 29 | 22 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Voortrekker (Beth) | 39 | 24 | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Welkom Gim | 52 | 8 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Affies | 67 | 6 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Jeppe | 36 | 17 | KES | ||
| Sat.06Aug | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 25 | Paarl Gim | ||
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