Schoolboy rugby referees
On this blog you are encouraged to pay a name-dropping tribute to a referee who has done a good job at a school match you have attended.…
General
Bishops’ Onside Campaign
Well done to Bishops for a super Honour Code initiative. See their letter in blue below.…
Craven Week 2018 field conditions – taste of things to come
Brug Straat, the Paarl Boys’ High home field and venue of the 2018 edition of Craven Week appears to be holding up reasonably well in spite of …
Grey College & Paul Roos must sort out a ref now!
Major hurdles await SA’s two leading unbeaten schoolboy rugby teams Grey Bloem and Paul Roos this weekend and if they clear them, they move one step closer to a national championship deciding match in Bloemfontein on 18 August 2018.
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FNB Classic Clashes for 2018
TELEVISED RUGBY MATCHES
| DATE | HOME | AWAY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.21Apr | Maritzburg College | vs | Hilton |
| Sat.05May | Daniel Pienaar | vs | Brandwag |
| Sat.12May | Dale | vs | Queen’s |
| Sat.19May | Affies | vs | Grey College |
| Sat.26May | Glenwood | vs | DHS |
| Sat.09Jun | Rondebosch | vs | Bishops |
| Sat.28Jul | Selborne | vs | Queen’s |
| Sat.18Aug | Grey College | vs | Paul Roos |
| Sat.11Aug | New Orleans | vs | Klein Nederburg |
FULL LIST OF SPONSORED RUGBY MATCHES ↓…
Wildeklawer here to stay
Amidst rumours that Wildeklawer will end this year, here is confirmation that the show will go on…
Hartpury College – questions & answers
Thank you to Hartpury College for providing this feedback:…
World Rugby Festival 2018 – a success or a failure?
Well Theo Garrun has made his thoughts clear. He hasn’t been impressed and even poses a moral compass question or two. You can read it here: http://theogarrun.blogspot.com/2018/04/world-schools-festival-hasnt-been-much.html…
Thumbsuck Top 30 for 07 April 2018
I know it’s early days but what’s your thumbsuck looking like based on the results so far in 2018?
Based on their Easter Monday results I see opportunity to introduce DHS and Grey High while Saints’ come from behind win against St John’s earns them a place in the guestimate.
| RANK | SCHOOL | 01 Apr 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey College | 4 | |
| 2 | Paarl Gim | 5 | |
| 3 | Paul Roos | 1 | |
| 4 | Glenwood | 3 | |
| 5 | HJS Paarl BH | 2 | |
| 6 | Monument | 7 | |
| 7 | Transvalia | 8 | |
| 8 | Garsfontein | 9 | |
| 9 | Affies | 6 | |
| 10 | Drostdy | 10 | |
| 11 | Boland Landbou | 11 | |
| 12 | Bishops | 12 | |
| 13 | Rondebosch | 21 | |
| 14 | SACS | 13 | |
| 15 | Wynberg | 15 | |
| 16 | Oakdale | 14 | |
| 17 | Hilton | 16 | |
| 18 | Helpmekaar | 17 | |
| 19 | Jeppe | 18 | |
| 20 | KES | 19 | |
| 21 | Menlopark | 20 | |
| 22 | EG Jansen | 22 | |
| 23 | St Andrew’s | 23 | |
| 24 | Outeniqua | 27 | |
| 25 | DHS | – | |
| 26 | Welkom Gim | 24 | |
| 27 | Selborne | 25 | |
| 28 | Grey HS | – | |
| 29 | Nelspruit | 26 | |
| 30 | St Stithians | – | |
| – | St John’s | 28 | |
| – | Rustenburg | 29 | |
| – | Brandwag | 30 |
Festival 2018 – analysis
| FESTIVAL | MATCHES PLAYED | TOTAL POINT DIFF | AVG POINT DIFF | CLOSE MATCHES (<10pts) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kearsney | 18 | 241 | 13.39 | 9 – (50%) |
| 2 | TSRF | 49 | 767 | 15.65 | 18 – (37%) |
| 3 | Oakdale | 47 | 807 | 17.17 | 22 – (47%) |
| 4 | Noord-Suid | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 3 – (30%) |
| 5 | KES | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 7 – (39%) |
| 6 | St Stithians | 18 | 368 | 20.44 | 6 – (33%) |
| 7 | St John’s | 18 | 442 | 24.56 | 6 – (33%) |
| 8 | World Schools | 20 | 758 | 37.90 | 3 – (15%) |
| Grand Total | 198 | 3922 | 19.81 | 74 – (37%) |