KZN
Onwards and upwards for Hilton College
Hilton continues to exceed expectations this season and they are now on a four game winning streak. Last weekend they took down Kearsney and this weekend their victim was Westville who they beat 25-12, outscoring their visitors by three tries to nil in the process.…
Jeppe beats Northwood 46-14 – match report 2016
Johannesburg visitors Jeppe produced a five-star first half backline performance on their way to recording a 46-14 victory against Northwood. The Jeppe backs combined brilliantly to exploit the spaces on the field. Using speed, superior handling and vision, they scored five tries in the first 35-minutes, helping their team to change ends at 41-7 to the good. All credit to Northwood as well. The second half score of 7-5 in the home team’s favour speaks volumes about a team that never threw in the towel and showed a lot of character.…
DHS beats Westville 25-24 – match report
Durban High School ended one of their longest droughts against KZN tier-1 opposition when they beat Westville 25-24 in an error riddled yet exciting away match.…
DHS records a good 39-8 win over Northwood – match report
From DHS:
DHS 1st XV played some exciting rugby to run out comfortable 39-8 winners over Northwood at Kings Park on Saturday. …
Affies beats Westville 62-0 : match report
Simply put Affies were sublime and Westville hit the self-destruct button a few too many times to gain any sort of meaningful foothold for most of the match.…
Kearsney beats DHS 26-22 : match report
In a match characterized but not limited to stand out kicking out of hand and from the tee, Kearsney rained on DHS’s 150th Celebration Rugby Day parade by hanging on to beat the hosts 26-22 in a highly entertaining match that proved to be a fitting advert for the festive occasion.…
DHS 150th Rugby Celebration Day – results and match reports
RULES: 25 min per half – rolling subs – 22 players per squad – running rugby – no kicking at posts/conversions – only allowed to kick inside own 22m (free kick against offending team). The main game will see DHS play Kearsney in a full 70-minute match.
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h00 | Thu.17Mar | Kloof | 10 | 15 | George Campbell | DHS 150th |
| 12h00 | Thu.17Mar | Clifton | 5 | 15 | Voortrekker (Pmb) | DHS 150th |
| 13h00 | Thu.17Mar | Port Natal | 5 | 25 | St Charles | DHS 150th |
| 14h00 | Thu.17Mar | Hilton | 10 | 5 | Northwood | DHS 150th |
| 15h00 | Thu.17Mar | Glenwood | 25 | 5 | Michaelhouse | DHS 150th |
| 16h00 | Thu.17Mar | Maritzburg College | 10 | 10 | Westville | DHS 150th |
| 17h00 | Thu.17Mar | DHS | 22 | 26 | Kearsney | DHS 150th |
Kearsney beats Westville 9-6 : Match report
Kearsney slotted a last play of the game penalty from close range to clinch a 9-6 home win against Highways rivals Westville in a match that was on a knife-edge through the second half.…
KZN weekend 1 : Big Highways Derby & DHS hope for good start at Hilton
KZN Tier-1 is just about ready to roll with two exciting opening games coming up on 12 March 2016. Kearsney hosts Westville on Botha’s Hill and Hilton start off against a promising looking DHS.…
Scott Mathie takes charge at DHS
Within a year of joining DHS, former Sharks scrumhalf and DHS old boy, Scott Mathie has been appointed as the 1st XV head coach. DHS celebrates 150 years in 2016 …
Port Natal Night Series 2016 – fixtures
After the fantastic high of the 2015 tournament which featured DHS and produced a number of memorable games including a nail-biting finish to the final between after the final hooter winners Glenwood and Westville, the Port Natal Night Series 2016 sponsored by Kenfield Tyres has been characterised by the withdrawal of all three KZN Tier-1 rugby teams’ 1st XV squads. …
Opportunity for Hilton to add to their rugby coaching structure
Hilton are already in the fortunate position of being able to afford both Brad Macleod-Henderson and Greg Miller to oversee their rugby. Recently it was confirmed that Shane Gaffney, their existing Director of Sports and Director of Coaching Cricket had been announced as the St Dominic’s College Welkom Headmaster with effect from the 2nd term of 2016.…
Westville official lands top job at Glenwood feeder school
Hennie Havemann, the Westville Boys’ High Director of Marketing and Boarding, is set to become the new Penzance Primary School Headmaster.…
Foothold for College while Westville loses ground
Maritzburg College has made great strides forward judging by the make-up of the new KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Rugby Association Executive Board, KZN under-18 selectors and under-18 coaches panels. This while fellow KZN rugby powerhouse Westville Boys’ High appears to have taken a step backwards in as far as their influence in the decision-making process is concerned.…
KZN Coaches & Selectors 2016
KZN move a step closer to “One School One Vote” at under-18 level…
KZN to adopt a new Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week trial ranking system in 2016
A brand new ranking the player under-16 and under-18 trials method and format for 2016 was agreed on at the KZN High School Rugby AGM. The Tier-1 structure looks like it has been finalised. There are still some discussions and possible changes to the Tier-2 and Country Districts school pools to come.…
KZNRU President talks about school rugby & rugby after school
The KZNRU President Graham Mackenzie made interesting contributions at the KZN High Schools Rugby AGM.…
KZN needs to start thinking outside the box
Talking schoolboy rugby in KZN, there’s belief amongst school officials that change is needed and in some cases it’s believed to be way overdue.
The AGM for high schools which takes place on Saturday 07 November 2016, is the time and place for school representatives who feel this way to come out, say exactly what’s bugging them about the current systems and/or personnel and then use their vote to help bring about meaningful change.…