E/Cape
2018 Dale vs Queen’s derbies back on track
Good news is that on Thursday 08 February 2018, Queen’s College finally put their grievances with their great rivals Dale College to bed and now the one of the oldest interschool challenges is back on the fixture list.…
Dale and Queen’s have a lot of relationship healing work ahead
As things stand, the Dale and Queen’s Class of 2018 won’t get to enjoy two of their usual matric school year highlights – the two big inter-schools derbies between the great rivals. …
Honours award for St Andrew’s 29-try record breaking centre
From St Andrew’s College:
Matt More has represented the St Andrew’s College 1st XV on 43 occasions. In this time he has scored a staggering 45 tries including the all-time record of 29 tries in a season in 2017. He also kicked for goal when required and has managed to accumulate a total of 326 points over the course of his time playing for College.…
Cape Schools Week 2017
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.01Jul | Wynberg | 22 | 24 | Queen’s | Cape Schools Week | |
| Sat.01Jul | Boland Landbou | 17 | 18 | Grey HS | Cape Schools Week | |
| Sat.01Jul | Stellenberg | 40 | 10 | Muir | Cape Schools Week | |
| Sat.01Jul | SACS | 17 | 13 | Selborne | Cape Schools Week | |
| Sat.01Jul | Rondebosch | 27 | 27 | Dale | Cape Schools Week | |
| Mon.03Jul | Boland Landbou | 47 | 00 | Muir | Cape Schools Week | |
| Mon.03Jul | SACS | 20 | 18 | Grey HS | Cape Schools Week | |
| Mon.03Jul | Rondebosch | 19 | 22 | Queen’s | Cape Schools Week | |
| Mon.03Jul | Stellenberg | 22 | 07 | Dale | Cape Schools Week | |
| Mon.03Jul | Wynberg | 20 | 19 | Selborne | Cape Schools Week |
St Andrew’s lays down a marker in Queenstown
St Andrews turn up the heat in the second half…
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 |
Border Rugby Day 2017 – fixtures
Matches streamed by www.SchoolSportLive.com
The annual Border Schools’ Rugby Day will take place at Selborne on 18 March 2017. It is the starting point of what promises to be an interesting regional season. At this early stage not too many locals are prepared to put their heads on the block and predict who of three big guns Dale, Queen’s or Selborne will finish the season on top.
Main field fixtures:
| GAME# | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonubie | Alphandale | |
| 2 | Breidbach | Lilyfontein | |
| 3 | Port Rex | Jamangile | |
| 4 | Queen’s | Stirling | |
| 5 | Cambridge | Chief Boklein | |
| 6 | Dale | Grens | |
| 7 | Selborne | Hudson Park |
Note re-streaming:
All the Border Schools Rugby Day 2017 matches on the Selborne College A Field will be live streamed on the internet. Click on the respective link of the match you want to view, as follows:
09h00 Gonubie High 1st XV vs Alphandale High 1st XV
10h10 Breidbach High 1st XV vs Lillyfontein High 1st XV
11h20 George Randell 1st XV vs Tsholomnqa 1st XV
12h40 Port Rex 1st XV vs Jamangile High 1st XV
13h50 Queens College 1st XV vs Stirling High 1st XV
15h00 Dale College 1st XV vs Grens High 1st XV
16h10 Selborne College 1st XV vs Hudson Park 1st XV
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Framesby to represent SA at SANIX in 2017
Framesby an Afrikaans medium co-ed day student school in Port Elizabeth will our country’s next representatives to taken on the challenge of SANIX in Japan.…
Dale’s remarkably good season continues as they top Eastern Cape
Dale scored 2 tries in the last 10 minutes to rally back from 21-12 down and record a memorable 26-21 win at Grey High, where wins have not come easily for Eastern Cape teams in recent seasons.…
Meyer Sauermann 2016 teams – EP u18 Trials
On 21 May the final EP trials for u/18 (and u/16) will be held at Pearson High School…
Selborne mourns the deaths of 2 u16 rugby players
Two Selborne under-16 sportsmen were killed in a car accident in the early hours of Saturday morning – one an under-16A rugby player, the other under-16B and 1st XI cricket. Our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones and the school during this time of loss and sorrow.…
Queen’s beats Selborne 33-29 – match report 2016
Queen’s College moved into pole position for what promises to be an gripping home and away triangular series battle with Dale and Selborne for this year’s unofficial Border crown. Here’s the official Queen’s College match report from their action-packed match against fierce rivals Selborne:…
Emotional return for Daniel Pienaar
It will be a sad first week back at school for students and staff at Daniel Pienaar in Uitenhage. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday for teacher and rugby coach Roux Brand who tragically died after attempting to perform a kind deed on the way back from the 1st XV rugby tour to Drostdy in Worcester, Boland. More details here http://www.heraldlive.co.za/uhage-teacher-killed-west-cape-accident/…
Graeme Rugby Day 2016 – Results, Reports, Squads
See Neale Emslie’s match below
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08h00 | Dale College | 22 | 3 | Pearson |
| 2 | 09h10 | Union | 26 | 29 | Hudson Park |
| 3 | 10h20 | Grey HS | 50 | 0 | Stirling |
| 4 | 11h30 | Muir | 12 | 6 | Cambridge |
| 5 | 12h40 | Selborne | 36 | 10 | Framesby |
| 6 | 13h50 | St Andrew’s | 22 | 12 | Nico Malan |
| 7 | 15h00 | Graeme | 14 | 26 | Marlow |
| 8 | 16h10 | Kingswood | 31 | 17 | Queen’s |
Preview: Graeme College in Grahamstown once again plays host to most of the best rugby schools in the Eastern Cape region. Daniel Pienaar and Brandwag are now the only recognised top schools absent from the event which will see 16 1st XV’s in action on the main field.…