Sharks to get a brand new Kankowski in 2015
With Ryan Kankowski (St Andrew’s) pretty much in the twilight years of his Sharks career, it will be exciting for Black and White supporters to welcome a new “Kanko” into their midst. Big Boland hooker Erich Kankowski of Piketburg High from impressed so much during a local Western Cape tournament held before Easter that he has earned himself a contract with the Durban based rugby union and will join them in 2015. Sadly Erich Kankowski had to withdraw from Craven Week due to injury. Interestingly his school teammate, tall lock Christie van der Merwe also stood out at the same Cape rugby festival and will also be heading to Durban in 2015.…
Eduan Keyter to battle it out with EW Viljoen at WP
Western Province has done it again. For the second year running they have managed to scoop the top rated fullback in South African school rugby. Last year it was EW Viljoen of Grey College, Free State and SA Schools and this year Eduan Keyter, the strong running Affies and Blue Bulls Craven Week fullback is amongst the top players heading down South to join the Western Province Rugby Institute. …
The Sharks lose a top school player to WP
Glenwood no.8 Jaco Coetzee has decided to join Western Province on a contract after school. In so doing Coetzee turned down an offer to stay in Durban and play for the Sharks junior team in 2015. …
Craven Week 2014: Team sheets with player stats
Teams with stats where available (not all stats up to date) . Players to look out for in YELLOW.
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SA Schools’ 4-nations international matches 2014
| DAY | DATE | TIME | ||||
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| @Cape Town Stadium | in | Cape Town | ||||
| Fri | 15/08/2014 | 12h00 | WP Craven Week XV | Italy | ||
| Fri | 15/08/2014 | 14h00 | Wales | England | ||
| Fri | 15/08/2014 | 16h00 | South Africa | France | ||
| @Outeniqua Park | in | George | ||||
| Tue | 19/08/2014 | 12h00 | SWD Craven Week XV | Italy | ||
| Tue | 19/08/2014 | 14h00 | England | France | ||
| Tue | 19/08/2014 | 16h00 | South Africa | Wales | ||
| @Paul Roos Gim | in | Stellenbosch | ||||
| Sat | 23/08/2014 | 12h00 | SARU Academy XV | Italy | ||
| Sat | 23/08/2014 | 14h00 | France | Wales | ||
| Sat | 23/08/2014 | 16h00 | South Africa | England |
Grant Khomo 2014: Day 3 match reports
From SARugby.net
WP take the honours at Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
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Academy Week 2014: Day 3 match reports
From SARugby.net
Western Province rule roost on final day of Coca-Cola Academy Week
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Academy Week 2014: KZN has a chance to stop the WP youth juggernaut
The undefeated KwaZulu-Natal under-18 Academy Week team will play in the final game of the 2014 Academy Week against Western Province. KZN earned this reward via two very good victories against South Western Districts (32-18) and Eastern Province (61-12).…
SA HP u16 2010 to Baby Boks SA u20 2014 conversion rate
This is quite interesting. Of the 50 players picked for the SA under-16 High Performance in 2010, 11 were selected three years late to play for the SA under-20 team (Baby Boks) at the Junior World Championships.…
SA u16 High Performance Squad 2012: where they are in 2014
One of the exciting end products of Grant Khomo Week, the national under-16 provincial youth tournament, is the selection of an SA under-16 High Performance squad. Previously this squad would assemble for a rugby course later on in the year after the school rugby season has concluded and receive valuable assistance from specialists. Many top achieving rugby players will again be part of the HP squad in 2014.
Here is a look at where the 2012 under-16 candidates are now in 2014 as under-18 players:…
Grant Khomo 2014: Day 2 match reports
From SARugby.net
Tight clashes dominate day two of the Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
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Academy Week 2014: Day 1 match reports
From SARugby.net
KZN, Western Province dominate at Coca-Cola Academy Week in Worcester
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Grant Khomo 2014: Day 1 match reports
From SARugby.net
Exciting start to Grant Khomo Week in Pretoria
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Grant Khomo 2014: Bulls players from Pretoria primary schools
Following on the blog and comments from a few weeks back, which amongst other things mentioned the absence of school rugby in many English medium Pretoria primary schools, here is a breakdown of where this year’s Blue Bulls under-16 provincial players were born and attended primary school, just for interest’s sake.…
Academy Week 2014: Day 1 match reports
From SARugby.net
Tries aplenty on Day One of Academy Week in Worcester
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Grant Khomo Week 2014
At TUT in Pretoria
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Western Province | 61 | 0 | Border |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Griffons | 19 | 6 | Valke |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Golden Lions | 22 | 17 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Blue Bulls “B” | 62 | 3 | Border CD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | Free State | 48 | 12 | Eastern Province |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 13 | Griquas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | Boland | 22 | 19 | Pumas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | Griquas CD | 14 | 12 | Leopards |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 16h00 | Blue Bulls | 40 | 19 | SWD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 16h00 | Namibia | 29 | 19 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 10h30 | Eastern Province | 28 | 26 | Pumas |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 10h30 | Leopards | 46 | 0 | Border CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h45 | KwaZulu-Natal | 45 | 25 | SWD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h45 | Blue Bulls “B” | 19 | 14 | Namibia |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 13h00 | Griffons | 24 | 23 | Boland |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 13h00 | Zimbabwe | 11 | 10 | Griquas CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h15 | Blue Bulls | 23 | 10 | Free State |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h15 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 23 | 14 | Griquas |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h30 | Western Province | 24 | 10 | Golden Lions |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h30 | Valke | 13 | 12 | Border |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Eastern Province | 24 | 10 | Boland |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Namibia | 34 | 22 | Zimbabwe |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Griquas | 41 | 0 | Border CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h15 | KwaZulu-Natal | 34 | 24 | Griffons |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h15 | Blue Bulls “B” | 20 | 15 | Valke |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h15 | Border | 27 | 22 | Leopards |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h30 | Free State | 27 | 22 | Golden Lions |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h30 | SWD | 31 | 14 | Pumas |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 21 | 12 | Griquas CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 11h45 | Western Province | 26 | 11 | Blue Bulls |
Academy Week 2014
In Worcester, Western Cape
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 08h45 | Border | 34 | 10 | Griffons |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 08h45 | Griffons CD | 18 | 17 | Griquas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Golden Lions | 26 | 12 | Red Valke |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 31 | 3 | Pumas CD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Griquas CD | 33 | 0 | Border CD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Eastern Province | 49 | 31 | Pumas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | EP CD | 37 | 0 | Leopards |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Blue Valke | 31 | 8 | SA LSEN |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | Western Province | 43 | 5 | Free State |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | KwaZulu-Natal CD | 22 | 22 | Namibia |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | KwaZulu-Natal | 32 | 18 | SWD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | Boland “B” | 20 | 19 | Golden Lions “B” |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 15h30 | Blue Bulls | 31 | 24 | Boland |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 08h30 | SA LSEN | 40 | 0 | Border CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 08h30 | Blue Valke | 16 | 13 | Leopards |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 09h55 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 23 | 19 | Free State |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 09h55 | Golden Lions “B” | 22 | 18 | Pumas CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h20 | Griffons | 20 | 17 | SWD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h20 | Boland “B” | 16 | 0 | Griquas CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 12h45 | Boland | 24 | 13 | Pumas |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 12h45 | Griquas | 29 | 12 | KwaZulu-Natal CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h10 | Golden Lions | 27 | 22 | Border |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h10 | Namibia | 20 | 12 | Griffons CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h35 | Western Province | 17 | 8 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h35 | EP CD | 19 | 7 | Red Valke |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 17h00 | KwaZulu-Natal | 61 | 12 | Eastern Province |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Border | 41 | 10 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Griquas CD | 41 | 27 | SA LSEN |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Pumas CD | 17 | 5 | KwaZulu-Natal CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Leopards | 76 | 0 | Border CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Blue Bulls | 7 | 7 | Eastern Province |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Boland “B” | 23 | 8 | Red Valke |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Golden Lions “B” | 53 | 15 | Griffons CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Blue Valke | 44 | 23 | Griquas |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | Golden Lions | 31 | 23 | Boland |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | Pumas | 26 | 23 | Griffons |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | SWD | 44 | 26 | EP CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | Free State | 57 | 34 | Namibia |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 12h15 | Western Province | 38 | 7 | KwaZulu-Natal |
u13 Craven Week 2014: Day 4
From SARugby.net
Western Province undefeated at Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week
July 04, 2014
Western Province finished the 2014 Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week, held at Glenwood High School in Durban, as the top team after claiming a 29-14 victory over Border in a pulsating final match of a week full of entertainment and a display of South African youth rugby talent.The final day was played at Growthpoint Kings Park.
The win over an impressive Border team left the Cape side as the only unbeaten team and unofficial champions.
Poachers expected to be out in full force at Grant Khomo Week 2014
Grant Khomo, the annual youth week provincial tournament for under-16’s is at TUT in Pretoria this year and starts on Monday 7 July.
The good news is there should be no shortage of talented rugby players on display and some good matches lie ahead.
The bad news is the event is also expected to the biggest gathering of the who’s who of the big shoppers.…
u13 Craven Week 2014: Day 3
From SARugby.net
Border, WP and Leopards dominate at Under-13 Coca Cola Craven Week
Border, WP and Leopards dominate at Under-13 Coca Cola Craven Week
July 03, 2014
Teams from Border, Western Province and Leopards again dominated their opponents on Day Four of the Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week, being held at Glenwood High School in Durban.These strong showings on Thursday saw all three remain unbeaten at the event. Border delivered the best comeback of the day, beating Eastern Province 24-13 after trailing 0-13 at the break.WP used their forward power to knock Boland off the undefeated perch, while SWD also lost their status as an unbeaten team.
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u13 Craven Week 2014
Day 4 at Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban. Day 1,2 & 3 at Glenwood High School, Durban
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 13h30 | WESTERN PROVINCE |
29 | 14 | Border |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 12h30 | Leopards | 13 | 14 | Eastern Province |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 12h30 | Griffons | 20 | 19 | Border CD |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 11h30 | Blue Bulls | 14 | 7 | Griquas |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 11h30 | Valke | 5 | 12 | Boland |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 10h30 | Golden Lions | 25 | 20 | Pumas |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 10h30 | SWD | 17 | 24 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 09h30 | Namibia | 24 | 24 | Zimbabwe |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 09h30 | KwaZulu-Natal | 20 | 22 | Free State |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 15h30 | Border | 24 | 13 | Eastern Province |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 14h30 | Western Province | 31 | 5 | Boland |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 13h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 10 | 10 | Valke |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 12h30 | Golden Lions | 12 | 10 | SWD |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 11h30 | Leopards | 34 | 15 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 10h30 | Zimbabwe | 26 | 22 | Griffons |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 09h30 | Pumas | 17 | 5 | Griquas |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 08h30 | Namibia | 10 | 0 | Border CD |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 08h30 | Free State | 5 | 0 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 15h30 | Western Province | 10 | 8 | Valke |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 14h30 | Border | 14 | 12 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 13h30 | Boland | 14 | 6 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 12h30 | Eastern Province | 22 | 7 | Golden Lions |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 11h30 | Leopards | 32 | 14 | Griquas |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 10h30 | SWD | 19 | 17 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 09h30 | Pumas | 24 | 12 | Free State |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 08h30 | Griffons | 12 | 5 | Namibia |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 08h30 | Zimbabwe | 31 | 27 | Border CD |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 15h30 | Western Province | 56 | 0 | Pumas |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 14h30 | Golden Lions | 15 | 12 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 11h30 | Border | 52 | 10 | Blue Bulls |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 10h30 | Leopards | 37 | 5 | Border CD |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 10h30 | Eastern Province | 17 | 12 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 09h30 | Valke | 13 | 0 | Namibia |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 09h30 | Boland | 43 | 12 | Griffons |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 08h30 | Griquas | 36 | 12 | Zimbabwe |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 08h30 | SWD | 10 | 8 | Free State |
u13 Craven Week 2014 : Day 2
From SARugby.net:
More wins for Border, Leopards on Day Two of Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week
July 01, 2014
More impressive performances by the coastal teams continued to be a feature of play at the Under-13 Coca-Cola Craven Week, being played at Glenwood High School in Durban.The second round of fixtures took place on Tuesday and Boland, Border, Eastern Province and Western Province continued their prominent attacking displays from Day One.The Leopards also showed good form with a second win in as many days.
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Independent Schools Rugby Festival 2014
The private schools rugby festival takes place at Michaelhouse in Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal.…
Free State u19 thumps the Sharks u19
July marks the start of the annual provincial under-19 (and under-21) season. Free State u19 sent out a strong signal that they are ready for the action by beating the Sharks u19 42-5.…
u13 Craven Week 2014: Day 1
From SARugby.net
WP, Border impressive on Day One of Under-13 week
June 30, 2014
Western Province proved far too classy for Mpumalanga, beating the Lowvelders 56-0 in the biggest win of the day, while Border delivered a polished performance, easing past the Blue Bulls 52-10. The Leopards proved far too strong for Border Country Districts and won 37-5, whilst Boland carried too many guns for Griffons, winning 43-12.The Griquas were another team to score at will, beating Zimbabwe 36-12, but the other matches proved to be tightly contested affairs.In an early morning upset, SWD held on to beat Free State 10-8, hosts KZN came up short against the Golden Lions, who won 15-12 and Eastern Province kept out Limpopo Blue Bulls to win 17-12. The Valke also battled hard to overcame a plucky Namibian side by 13-0.
A KZN u19 for Noordvaal Week
Okay okay KZN does not take part in the annual Under-19 Noordvaal Week which starts at Pukke on 30 June 2014 but I thought it would be a fun exercise to pick a KZN team from the fit players that were either overlooked for under-18 Craven Week or Academy Week or who were too old, and potentially could have represented the province with distinction I might add at Noordvaal Week.…
Pretoria Boys High appoints a new Director of Rugby
Ryno van Der Merwe has been appointed as Pretoria Boys High Director of Rugby. Although his official start date is 01 July, he has already been active since 16 June 2014. He will be tasked with getting rugby structures in place and coming up with short, medium and long term rugby goals for the school.…
Will it be the WP finals roadshow again in 2014
The first of the 2014 provincial youth rugby weeks is about to kickoff. As usual its the under-13 Craven Week starting on Monday, 30 June 2014 that gets the ball rolling. If you don’t remember how the major youth week finals of 2013 panned out, here’s a quick reminder: …
Schools pull the plug on Helpmekaar
THE ISSUE
This notice has been doing the rounds. It mentions that Linden, Randburg and Riebeeckrand High Schools have decided not to play against Helpmekaar in the Golden Lions finals and the contents of a letter are quoted.
THE RESPONSE…
A SuperVaal reeks might be future for Noordvaal rugby
News circulating in the Noordvaal region is that plans are underway to establish a new inter-schools format for the macro schools of the region. Currently an organising committee of sorts is busy working behind the scenes and are at the formulating stage. They will be inviting schools early in the third term for a proposal on this idea. …
New book: Skolerugbysage Noord van die Vaal 1920 – 2000
A book by JH Bisschoff about history of old Administrator’s Cup (today called the Beeldtrofee) is available!
The books p
rovides insight on how the Administrators Cup came to live way back in 1920 and each year (from 1920 to 2000) is a separate chapter with scores, team photos, summary of the match, action photos, etc. Interviews with ALL old Springboks who played in Cup finals are included in the back of the book as well as a chapter discussing remarkable incidents and stories … …
BHP Top 50 – week ending 21 June 2014
The formula driven ranking system…
Michaelhouse looks to improve on a good season at Hilton
Hilton prepares to host Michaelhouse in their final game of the season on Saturday 28 June 2014. This is traditionally the best attended KZN inter-schools match of the rugby season.
My feeling is that Michaelhouse will coast to victory in this game but earlier this year I have been cautioned never to underestimate the underdog at this popular derby. …
Bondedag 2014
Sasolburg on 28 June 2014
| Time | Provincial u18 | Provincial u18 | ||
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| 09h00 | Leopards | 7 | 34 | Griquas |
| 10h20 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 20 | 48 | Griffons |
| 11h40 | Golden Lions | 20 | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 13h00 | Free State Cheetahs | 31 | 21 | Blue Bulls |
| 14h20 | Valke | 36 | 30 | Pumas |
Latest newspaper KZN recruitment article not saying anything new
The latest media article on KZN school rugby recruitment appeared in the 22 June edition of the Sunday Tribune. There basically wasn’t anything new to offer on a topic that unfortunately is going to eventually lose it’s buzz the more often it gets reported on in the mainstream media. Probably the most interesting bit of information to take out of the report is that the KZN High School Rugby Association and all their affliliate schools will be formulating policy to guide rugby recruitment. It goes on to describe this as a positive attempt by rugby-playing schools to eliminate unfair practices. …
Hope for Academy Week players
In the past there have been rewards for provincial players that performed well at the under-18 Academy but in 2013 those opportunities seemed to have dried up completely. However news is that like in 2012, SA Schools trials will once again take place in Kempton Park on the first weekend after schools reopen : 26-27 July 2014. If the SA Schools organisers decide to adopt the same criteria as they did in 2012, it means the door will be open for Academy Week players to be chosen for SA Schools.…