Festivals
TSRF 2017 (Tony Stoops Rugby Festival @ Brackenfell)
Featuring Western Province Premier League 1st XV schools Rondebosch and SACS on the first matchday.…
Union High Rugby Festival 2017 – featuring Grey College
Grey College 1st XV and their 2nd XV Cherries will be back at the Union High School Rugby Festival in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape for a second year running. The Cherries have two potentially interesting contests lined up but its bound to be one-way traffic for the 1sts who could quite easily rack up a lot of points during this festival. …
Noord-Suid Rugbytoernooi 2017 – fixtures & results
Big ups to SSL for coming on board to livestream the Noord-Suid!!!
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.01Apr | EG Jansen | 21 | 65 | Boland Landbou | Noord-Suid | |
| Sat.01Apr | Garsfontein | 17 | 46 | Paarl Gim | Noord-Suid | |
| Sat.01Apr | Menlopark | 49 | 30 | Outeniqua | Noord-Suid | |
| Sat.01Apr | Waterkloof | 36 | 33 | Stellenberg | Noord-Suid | |
| Tue.04Apr | Menlopark | 12 | 33 | Stellenberg | Noord-Suid | |
| Tue.04Apr | EG Jansen | 10 | 39 | Paarl Gim | Noord-Suid | |
| Tue.04Apr | Garsfontein | 43 | 41 | Boland Landbou | Noord-Suid | |
| Tue.04Apr | Waterkloof | 34 | 15 | Outeniqua | Noord-Suid |
Graeme Rugby Day 2017
Graeme College in Grahamstown will once again play hosts to a well organised early season rugby day that attracts most of the Eastern Cape’s top rugby schools annually. Graeme is expected to field a fairly competitive team in 2017 and will test themselves against provincial powerhouses Selborne in the main match.
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h00 | Sat.25Mar | Muir | Cambridge | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 09h10 | Sat.25Mar | Union | Nico Malan | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 10h20 | Sat.25Mar | Dale | Brandwag | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 11h30 | Sat.25Mar | Queen’s | Framesby | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 12h40 | Sat.25Mar | Marlow | Grey HS | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 13h50 | Sat.25Mar | Kingswood | Pearson | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 15h00 | Sat.25Mar | St Andrew’s | Hudson Park | Graeme Rugby Day | ||
| 16h10 | Sat.25Mar | Graeme | Selborne | Graeme Rugby Day |
Paul Roos Rugby Day 2017 fixtures
On 25 March 2017. All four 1st XV games confirmed, but not the times:
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat.25Mar | Oakdale | – | – | France u17 |
| 2 | Sat.25Mar | De Kuilen | – | – | Langenhoven HS |
| 3 | Sat.25Mar | Windhoek HS | – | – | Boland Landbou |
| 4 | Sat.25Mar | Paul Roos | – | – | Drostdy |
Boland Landbou Rugby Day 2017
15min per half – no kicking annual event…
Porterville Sports Weekend 2017 – rugby fixtures
With annual participants Paarl Boishaai 1st XV, 2nd XV and under-16 away on a rugby tour of New Zealand, numerically small school Porterville turns to Cape Town schools Bishops and Stellenberg to provide the top quality rugby at their annual event. This year’s Sports Weekend might prove to be the quiet before the storm in 2018. In what could still become the worst kept secret before the year 2018 arrives, it seems like Porterville could potentially play hosts to a series of age-group matches involving a powerhouse from the South versus a powerhouse from the North.…
Gill College Sports Day 2017
On Saturday, 11 March 2017
| # | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Malan | Victoria Park | |
| 2 | Oudtshoorn | Framesby | |
| 3 | Otto du Plessis | Cradock | |
| 4 | Adelaide | Humansdorp | |
| 5 | Despatch | Aeroville | |
| 6 | Newton | Winterberg | |
| 7 | Cillie | Michausdal | |
| 8 | Volkskool Graaff-Reneit | Andrew Rabie | |
| 9 | Gill | Kirkwood |
Blue Bulls Prestige Schools Evening 2017 – fixtures
The evening will take place on 7 March 2017 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
| # | TIME | SCHOOL | REGION | SCHOOL | REGION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13:00 | Oos-Moot | Bulls | 20-25 | Pretoria BH | Bulls |
| 1 | 14:00 | Pretoria Tech | Bulls | 30-25 | Curro Heuwelkruin | Limpopo Bulls |
| 2 | 15:00 | Ben Vorster | Limpopo Bulls | 10-10 | St. Alban’s | Bulls |
| 3 | 16:00 | Kempton Park | Valke | 10-10 | Goudveld | Griffons |
| 4 | 17:00 | Zwartkop | Bulls | 30-30 | Potch Gim | Leopards |
| 5 | 18:00 | Menlopark | Bulls | 30-30 | Jeppe | Golden Lions |
| 6 | 19:00 | EG Jansen | Valke | 40-10 | Voortrekker Bethlehem | Griffons |
| 7 | 20:00 | Monument | Golden Lions | 30-10 | Welkom Gim | Griffons |
| 8 | 21:00 | Garsfontein | Bulls | 25-05 | Diamantveld | Griquas |
Voortrekker (Vories) Night Series 2017
Please note changes to the programme
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | 03-Mar | Vories u16 | DHS u16 | ||
| 14:55 | 03-Mar | Carter | Linpark | ||
| 15:50 | 03-Mar | Vories 3 | Greytown | ||
| 16:45 | 03-Mar | DHS 2 | Westville 2 | ||
| 17:40 | 03-Mar | Vories 2 | 28 | 27 | Howick |
| 18:35 | 03-Mar | Maritzburg College u16 | 17 | 13 | Westville u16 |
| 19:30 | 03-Mar | DHS 1 | 12 | 18 | Westville 1 |
| 20:35 | 03-Mar | Vories 1 | 0 | 26 | Maritzburg College 1 |
| 14:00 | 10-Mar | Carter 1 | Vories 3 | ||
| 14:55 | 10-Mar | Treverton 1 | Linpark 1 | ||
| 15:50 | 10-Mar | Vories u16 | Westville u16 | ||
| 16:45 | 10-Mar | Sarel Cilliers 2 | Westville 2 | ||
| 17:40 | 10-Mar | Vories 2 | Weston 1 | ||
| 18:35 | 10-Mar | Maritzburg College u16 | Sarel Cilliers u16 | ||
| 19:30 | 10-Mar | Maritzburg College XV | Sarel Cilliers 1 | ||
| 20:25 | 10-Mar | Pom – Pom’s | |||
| 20:35 | 10-Mar | Vories 1 | Westville 1 |
Fichardtpark Sportsdag 2017
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat.04Mar | Sand du Plessis | Aliwal North | ||
| 2 | Sat.04Mar | Hendrik Potgieter | De Aar | ||
| 3 | Sat.04Mar | Hentie Cilliers | Landboudal | ||
| 4 | Sat.04Mar | AHS Kroonstad | Duineveld | ||
| 5 | Sat.04Mar | Marlow | Upington | ||
| 6 | Sat.04Mar | Welkom Gim | Jim Fouche | ||
| 7 | Sat.04Mar | Louis Botha | Noord-Kaap | ||
| 8 | Sat.04Mar | Fichardtpark | Wesvalia |
Saints Sports Festival 2017 – press release
St Stithians College is delighted to host its 34th Easter sports festival in April. Many of you know this festival as the Easter Sports Festival. St Stithians have decided to refer to the festival as the Saints Sports Festival to include both the Prep schools’ festival and the College festival culminating in a riveting 7 days of sport. …
WP premier league boost for TSRF 2017
The 10th edition of the Tony Stoops Rugby Festival takes place at Brackenfell on 01, 03 and 05 April 2017. …
Wildeklawer Junior Tournament 2017 – u14, u15, u16 fixtures
The Wildeklawer Junior Tournament 2017 for under-14, under-15 and under-16 teams will again take on a North versus South theme. Diamantveld in Kimberley are the hosts of the event.…
Grey PE Festival 2016 – Day 2 match reports
By Neale Emslie…
Grey PE Festival 2016 – Day 1 match reports
By Neale Emslie…
Wildeklawer 2016 – fixtures
PROVISIONAL FIXTURES (Gimmies vs Klofies changed due to fixture already set for Noord-Suid)
The annual 1st XV rugby Wilderklawer Tournament takes place at Diamantveld in Kimberley on Saturday, 30 April and Monday, 02 May 2016. A 20 team line-up for the prestigious festival has been announced. The organisers have tried their best to stay true to a type of “North vs South” theme for 2016. This theme is evident in the lower age-group fixtures as well (see far below)
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Sat.30Apr | EG Jansen | – | – | Louis Botha |
| 09:10 | Sat.30Apr | Wildeklawer SARU | – | – | Oakdale |
| 10:20 | Sat.30Apr | Stellenberg | – | – | Noord-Kaap |
| 11:30 | Sat.30Apr | Monument | – | – | Selborne |
| 12:40 | Sat.30Apr | HTS Middelburg | – | – | Paul Roos |
| 13:50 | Sat.30Apr | Menlopark | – | – | Paarl Gim |
| 15:00 | Sat.30Apr | Waterkloof | – | – | HJS Paarl BH |
| 16:10 | Sat.30Apr | Garsfontein | – | – | Grey College |
| 17:20 | Sat.30Apr | Affies | – | – | Outeniqua |
| 18:30 | Sat.30Apr | Diamantveld | – | – | Boland Landbou |
| 08:00 | Mon.02May | Noord-Kaap | – | – | Wildeklawer SARU |
| 09:10 | Mon.02May | Menlopark | – | – | Paul Roos |
| 10:20 | Mon.02May | EG Jansen | – | – | Paarl Gim |
| 11:00 | Mon.02May | Louis Botha | – | – | Selborne |
| 11:30 | Mon.02May | Monument | – | – | Outeniqua |
| 12:10 | Mon.02May | Garsfontein | – | – | Stellenberg |
| 12:40 | Mon.02May | HTS Middelburg | – | – | Diamantveld |
| 13:50 | Mon.02May | Grey College | – | – | Oakdale |
| 15:00 | Mon.02May | Waterkloof | – | – | Boland Landbou |
| 16:10 | Mon.02May | Affies | – | – | HJS Paarl BH |
St Stithians Rugby Festival 2016 – Fixtures, Results & Squads
The annual St Stithians Rugby Festival takes place from 24, 26 and 30 March in 2016. The Randburg private school has once again done a fine job to attract known rugby schools from around the country to participate. Bishops and Westville are amongst the new additions to the event in 2016.…
Thank you St John’s Festival organisers for live streaming
Occasionally an item on schoolboy rugby followers’ TV rugby wishlist gets ticked.…