Month: September 2014

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Afriforum prepares to legally challenge rugby quota system

7 September, 2014 beet 19

An article in the Rapport newspaper (http://www.rapport.co.za/Nuus/Nuus/AfriForum-is-bereid-om-internasionaal-te-veg-20140906) mentions that a legal team of AfriForum will be acting on behalf of six under-16 players and their parents in a matter to oppose the racial quota system in South Africa. The complaint will be lodged with the IRB and will be taken up with the International Court of Arbitration in Sports (Lausanne, Switzerland), if the IRB is unwilling to prohibit the racial quota system in South African rugby. …

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KZN u18 Sevens team 2014

5 September, 2014 beet 2

The KwaZulu-Natal Under-18 Sevens team to take place in the National tournament in October has been release:…

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School coach suspended for breaching age-group regulations

4 September, 2014 beet 6

From SARugby.net
September 04, 2014

A schools rugby coach who breached South African Rugby Union (SARU) rules governing under age rugby has been suspended and the points his school took for the match were overturned, following a SARU disciplinary hearing.The charge was the first brought to SARU under new regulations that were introduced to protect players under the age of 18 at the start of last season.

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KZN / Natal Schools Craven Week teams of the 1990’s

4 September, 2014 beet 50

First of all I just want to say a big big thank you to Johan Snyman who updates the AffiesRugby.co.za website. Without his time and effort to retrieve the info and forward it, the database below would not have been possible.

If you have the first names of the players listed by just their initials, please forward it to beetb@telkomsa.net, so that the record can be completed. There is also a missing backline player’s name from 1997 as a result of a duplication. If you remember it, please post or forward it.…

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A new look Westville rugby fixture list for 2015

3 September, 2014 beet 21

Westville’s rugby fixture list for 2015 has a host of unexpected exciting surprises. Out of province schools Affies, Jeppe and Garsfontein (unconfirmed but close)  have been lined up as brand new inter-schools opponents. Maritzburg College will become a home and away fixture for the first time. …

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BHP Top 50 – 2014 season preliminary final results

2 September, 2014 beet 78

Before finalising the 2014 formula driven rankings, BHP has asked if bloggers can check if all their schools’s games are in the “played” category below. Some early season friendlies and shortened games are not taken into account and neither are any games played overseas on tours. Once I have updated all the data of outstanding games he will bring out the final rankings but doubt if it will change the top 20 anyway. Email: BoishaaiPa@gmail.com…

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Glenwood recognised as KZN’s no.1 school rugby team 2014

1 September, 2014 beet 20

Traditional Boys’ Schools Rugby Luncheon – 2014 (Report from Glenwood)

On Friday 29 August, the 10th annual Traditional Schools Rugby Luncheon was again successfully hosted by Rob Visick, Doug Tweedie and their team at the Salt Rock Hotel on the KZN North Coast.

The 2014 edition continues to highlight the growth in popularity of the event with 180 guests from 9 of the Province’s Traditional Boys’ Rugby Schools all enjoying the camaraderie shared amongst these traditional rivals – both the Province and Schools were represented by some of their most well-known Old Boys and Rugby Families. …

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Wynberg do the double on SACS

1 September, 2014 beet 1

From Wynberg
Wynberg Boys’ High 1stXV completed a season double over traditional rivals the South African College High School (SACS). After another week of rain and cold the skies opened and the match was played in warm weather before a large crowd. Hosts SACS threw everything at Wynberg but the well-oiled Wynberg machine bided their time and took their chances better to run out 34-5 winners.…

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Bishops beats Rondebosch 22-21

1 September, 2014 beet 0

Bishops and Rondebosch combined  to produce a beautiful entertaining game of expansive rugby on Saturday. Bishops last completed a double over Rondebosch in 2008 and since then the games have been a see-saw ride with the surprising feature being that neither team was able to win on their own home ground.…