SBR Prediction Pool
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Boland Landbou vs Paarl Gim
Boland Landbou and Paarl Gymnasium, two of the Winelands quartet that form the power base of Western Cape school rugby will be in action on Saturday. Their game will be televised live by TVPC Media on channel 319 at 12:30.
Teams:…
IRB Junior World Championships 2014
Baby Boks play England in the final on Friday 20 June 2014 at 09h35…
Selborne vs Dale
With Queen’s a little off the pace in 2014, it’s been left to regional powerhouses Selborne and Dale to battle it out for the Border title in 2014. Selborne will be the favourites but Dale can’t be underestimated. The boys from King put up a huge challenge against a good Grey High 1st XV in Port Elizabeth a fortnight ago.…
Westville vs College
Westville and Martzburg College meet on Saturday in what is building up to be a cracker of a game. There isn’t much separating the two schools on the BHP Top 50 national rankings and this closeness between the two is expected to translate into a tightly contested game. …
Fixtures & Results – week ending 21/06/2014
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Glenwood | 86 | 13 | Kearsney | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Westville | 11 | 11 | Maritzburg College | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Michaelhouse | 29 | 17 | St Charles | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Port Natal | 5 | 41 | Hilton | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | George Campbell | 7 | 15 | Hilton 2nd XV | |
| Fri | 20-06-2014 | Voortrekker (Pmb) | 17 | 18 | Clifton | 19h15 |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Kingswood | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | cancelled | ||
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Selborne | 28 | 7 | Dale | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Grey HS | 50 | 7 | Ithembelihle | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | St Andrew’s | 69 | 10 | Muir | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | St Benedict’s | 27 | 12 | St Alban’s | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | St David’s | 23 | 19 | St John’s | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Graeme | 27 | 13 | Port Alfred | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Pretoria BH | 49 | 7 | St Stithians | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Bellville | 17 | 66 | Tygerberg | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Paarl Gim | 25 | 23 | Boland Landbou | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 10 | Drostdy | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Rondebosch | 14 | 52 | Bishops | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Wynberg | 10 | 0 | SACS | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Menlopark | 27 | 13 | Eldoraigne | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Helpmekaar | 52 | 15 | Randburg | Beeld: Large Schools |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Linden | 23 | 13 | Bastion | Beeld: Large Schools |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | EG Jansen | 61 | 0 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Kempton Park | 42 | 0 | Jeugland | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Transvalia | 43 | 20 | Driehoek | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Hugenote (Valke) | 22 | 20 | Volkskool | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Ermelo | 29 | 38 | Standerton |
Beeld : Semi-finals of the Golden Lions’ league for large schools
The semi-finalists in the Golden Lions’ league for large schools have been determined after the weekends’ matches. The teams who finished in the top 3 positions on the log will go through with Helpmekaar College, who goes through as the top team. This is by agreement with the other schools and the union. This means that the teams who finished first and second will play against each other and Helpmekaar will play against the team who finished in third position on the log.…
BHP Top 50 – week ending 14 June 2014
Formula driven rankings compiled by BoishaaiPa: “I am tweaking my formulas a bit to get a better result on real strength. I am looking to give teams that play quality opposition, but lose with close margins more bonuspoints. This will ensure that teams we know are strong, but have lost a few due to the strong opposition they have played don’t dwell down inbetween 40 and 50″…
Match Report: St Andrews beats Kingswood 42-28
By Jon Leiper (Kingswood)
Kingswood and St Andrews once again served up a thriller on City Lords in their annual derby match. Both sides committed themselves to playing positive, attacking rugby, and this resulted in a match that was full of thrilling moments. In a game very much of two halves, ultimately it was College who won the match, 42-28. However this score line did not truly reflect the events on the field.…
Match report: Michaelhouse beats Kearsney 45-7
A decisive Michaelhouse 1st XV pulled out all the stops to record an emphatic 45-7 win at Kearsney in front of a large crowd that had gathered to celebrate Kearsney’s Founders’ Day.…
Injury ravaged KZN u18 Craven Week team beats the Pumas
The KwaZulu-Natal high school provincial youth week teams completed a clean sweep against their Pumas counterparts in Vryheid on Monday, 16 June. The KZN under-18 Craven Week team arrived in Northern Natal minus the services of several first choice players and included a few players who had been ruled out of Saturday’s KZN interschools fixtures for various reasons. In spite of the disruptions they were able to claim a convincing 27-7 victory.…
Fixtures & Results – week ending 14/06/2014
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Glenwood | 64 | 27 | Northwood | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | DHS | 15 | 52 | Maritzburg College | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Hilton | 14 | 59 | Westville | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Kearsney | 7 | 45 | Michaelhouse | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Clifton | 13 | 5 | St Charles | |
| Fri | 13/06/2014 | Dale | 41 | 13 | Cambridge | |
| Fri | 13/06/2014 | Hudson Park | 48 | 5 | Port Rex | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Kingswood | 28 | 42 | St Andrew’s | K-DAY! |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Queen’s | 55 | 0 | Stirling | |
| Thu | 12/06/2014 | Selborne | 63 | 22 | Grens | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | St David’s | 37 | 7 | St Alban’s | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | St John’s | 32 | 26 | Pretoria BH | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | KES | 45 | 13 | St Stithians | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Eldoraigne | 22 | 54 | Waterkloof | |
| Fri | 13/06/2014 | Helpmekaar | 15 | 38 | Menlopark | |
| Fri | 13/06/2014 | Kempton Park | 66 | 3 | Vereeniging Gim | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Alberton | 39 | 10 | Dinamika | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Randberg | 17 | 19 | Linden | |
| Sat | 14/06/2014 | Ermelo | 31 | 22 | Secuda |
Brendan Venter goes the extra mile for Paul Roos
The path for Paul Roos’ victory against Paarl Boys High in the top of the WPPL table clash was paved by the boys putting in the hard work on the training ground beforehand and delivering the goods when it mattered most during the match. At the same time Paul Roos rugby mentor Brendan Venter has to be commended for doing his bit to improve the team’s chances of success. …
Kearsney vs Michaelhouse
The Kearsney-Michaelhouse inter-schools was scheduled to take place at Michaelhouse this year in accordance with the normal venue rotation. Michaelhouse then agreed to allow Kearsney to be hosts, which provided Kearsney with a suitable date for their Old Boys Day. In the long run the switch will be of benefit to both schools as it evens up their home and away games against the other current KZN tier-1 heavyweights. …
K-DAY! Kingswood vs St Andrew’s
Two of the finest private schools in South Africa go head to head on Saturday 14 June 2014 in Grahamstown. Kingswood College (founded in 1894) takes on St Andrew’s College (founded in 1855) in one of the biggest and the oldest derbies in schoolboy rugby in South Africa. The event is known as K-Day…
Linden & Randburg prepare for a local derby
H/S Linden vs H/S Randburg : local derby on 14 June 2014
Hoërskool Linden and Hoërskool Randburg are neighbouring Afrikaans co-ed schools of similar size, located about 2km from each other in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. For many years no rugby matches were played between them as they were playing in different divisions of the Beeld trophy.…
KZN Tier-1 match reports from Sat 07 June 2014
Here are the reports on the various KZN Tier-1 games that took place over the weekend.…
Maritzburg College beats Michaelhouse 25-24
The KZN schoolboy rugby season was crying out for a match of the season. This 25-24 Maritzburg College victory over Michaelhouse on Meadows in Balgowan seems to have answered that call. It was a pulsating game of rugger with the most exciting finish imaginable as College scored a try from the last play of the match and then converted to earn the single point victory. A fair result would have been a draw. Michaelhouse with a 4-tries to 3 count certainly didn’t deserve to be losers in this showpiece, but at the same time full-marks has to be awarded to College for way they clawed their way back after being shell-shocked at 10-0 down in less that 4-minutes and for the BMT the Red, Black, White showed at the end.…
Fixtures & Results – week ending 07/06/2014
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Hilton | 7 | 67 | Glenwood | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Michaelhouse | 24 | 25 | Maritzburg College | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Port Natal | 14 | 76 | Westville | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | DHS | 16 | 33 | Kearsney | On TV. Ch 319 |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Northwood | 41 | 10 | St Charles | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | George Campbell | 38 | 15 | Richards Bay | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Treverton | 14 | 45 | Clifton | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Framesby | 29 | 32 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Grey HS | 46 | 38 | Dale | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Nico Malan | 35 | 17 | Graeme | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Selborne | 92 | 0 | Port Rex | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | St Andrew’s | 47 | 17 | Queen’s | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Stirling | 5 | 29 | Kingswood | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Cambridge | 14 | 45 | Grens | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Bishops | 94 | 7 | Bellville | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Brackenfell | 31 | 26 | SACS | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Durbanville | 15 | 19 | Rondebosch | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Drostdy | 10 | 13 | Paarl Gim | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Hugenote | 22 | 16 | Stellenberg | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Tygerberg | 14 | 47 | Oakdale | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Paul Roos | 17 | 13 | HJS Paarl BH | On TV SS210 12h00 |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Wynberg | 21 | 20 | Boland Landbou | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Outeniqua | 88 | 17 | Langenhoven Gim | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | St John’s | 24 | 22 | Parktown | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Pretoria BH | 19 | 26 | KES | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | St Alban’s | 10 | 42 | Jeppe | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Kempton Park | 66 | 12 | Die Anker | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Affies | 44 | 18 | Eldoraigne | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Garsfontein | 64 | 28 | Centurion | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Monument | 77 | 26 | Marais Viljoen | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Nelspruit | 27 | 12 | Middelburg | Pumas – Beeld Semi |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Florida | 38 | 11 | Noordheuwel | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Transvalia | 79 | 0 | Dr Malan | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | St Andrew’s (FS) | 43 | 3 | Bryanston | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | EG Jansen | 52 | 15 | Rustenburg | |
| Sat | 07/06/2014 | Alberton | 0 | 43 | Randburg |
Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week 2014 dates, venues & fixtures
Pre-arranged fixtures added
| YOUTH WEEK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| u13 Craven Week | 30 Jun – 4 Jul | Durban |
| u16 Grant Khomo Week | 07 – 10 Jul | Pretoria |
| u18 Academy Week | 07 – 10 Jul | Worcester |
| u18 Craven Week | 14 – 19 Jul | Middelburg |
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KZN school rugby weekend – 07/06/2014
DHS vs Kearsney, Michaelhouse vs Maritzburg College, Northwood vs St Charles and Hilton vs Glenwood…
SBR Prediction Pool
This weekend’s prediction pool games are 
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Number of rugby players per high school in South Africa
In 2011, Paarl Gymnasium compiled a data analysis of all the schools that participated in their annual under-16 tournament. This analysis indicated the number of students attending each school, the number of students that were boys and the number of boys that played rugby. The findings of their research are tabulated below with a couple of extra fields added.…
Dale faces a tough challenge against Grey in PE
Dale College will make a 250km trip from King Williams Town to Grey High in Port Elizabeth for this weekend’s big Eastern Cape clash. As things stand Selborne, Dale and Grey are the three teams battling it out for Eastern Cape top honours this year.…
Paul Roos vs Paarl Boys High
Paul Roos hosts Paarl Boys High at Markotter in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 07 June 2014 at 12h00. The match which will be broadcast live on Supersport channel 210, is arguably the biggest game of the Western Cape season to date and might go a long way to determining who finishes the year as the top team in what is traditionally the most competitive school rugby region in South Africa.…
The Witness: talent poachers lurk at schools
by Rowan Philip :
UNION agents and KZN school scouts are lurking on the sidelines of schoolboy rugby matches, armed with “incentives” and cunning strategies to poach talented teenagers away from the schools that groomed them…
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Geez, what’s with the high scores!
This last week produced a high number of one sided contests. Here are the Top 15 big scores amongst the schools that this blog tracks:…