KZN school rugby: long weekend preview
Westville vs Jeppe, St Charles vs Parktown, Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys High, Hilton vs Michaelhouse, Kearsney vs DHS and Northwood vs Parktown.…
Month: April 2015
Rugby ranking model based on number of schoolboys
Queenian has ranked the based on how they stack when comparing their performance factor (P/Factor) which is where they should rank (S/be Rank) given the the number of boys at the schools minus their actual ranking positions as per the BHP Top 50 for 27 April 2015.…
EP school rugby weekend preview
From EP Rugby
Grahamstown schools St Andrew’s and Kingswood will be itching to get back into action this weekend when they open their schools rugby programmes after the first-term holidays.…
Queen’s beats Welkom Gim 43-23 – match report
From Queen’s College
Queen’s College hosted Welkom Gimnasium at The Recreation Ground, on Friday the 24th of April, for the first time in the two schools’ history. The game was played in perfect conditions.…
SANIX 2015: Paul Roos’ progress
Paul Ro
os, one of the favourites to top the national school rugby rankings in 2015, will be South Africa’s representatives at the SANIX tournament in Japan this year.…
BHP Top 50 – week ending 27 April 2015
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Michaelhouse beats Kearsney 27-24 – match report
It was perhaps not the most fluent of matches but the big crowd that gathered at Meadow’s Field in Balgowan were certainly treated to a 70-minute session filled with highlights and interesting post-match talking points as the hosts Michaelhouse held on to beat Kearsney 27-24.…
It’s all going South for Noord so far in 2015
Final count: 19 – 5 to Suid with 2 draws
The start of the 2015 schoolboy rugby season has been marked by an increase in the number of matches between the established rugby schools of Noordvaal (“Noord”) and the Western Cape (“Suid”). Some of the most highly anticipated clashes of the season take place during this 30-day period.…
Wildeklawer 2015 organisers get it spot on
Take a bow, the fixture list arrangers of Wildeklawer. Not only is the Skouspel widely acknowledged as the premier school rugby festival in South Africa, setting itself apart by showing 9 games live on television but as far as points difference per match is concerned, Wildeklawer also proved to be the most competitive festival in a survey of 12 festivals from around the country.…
Private school rugby weekend in KZN
With all the top tier KZN schools away at either Jeppe or Wildeklawer in Kimberley, it’s a couple of private school games that take the spot light in the province. …
Wildeklawer Fixtures 2015 – fixtures, results & squads
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Selborne | 22 | 24 | Outeniqua |
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Monument | 22 | 20 | Boland Landbou |
| 10h20 | Sat.25Apr | Paarl Gim | 21 | 3 | HTS Middelburg |
| 11h30 | Sat.25Apr | Grey College | 29 | 3 | Waterkloof |
| 11h30 B | Sat.25Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 7 | Louis Botha |
| 12h40 | Sat.25Apr | Affies | 50 | 0 | Wildeklawer SARU |
| 12H40 B | Sat.25Apr | Glenwood | 3 | 33 | EG Jansen |
| 13H50 | Sat.25Apr | Diamantveld | 13 | 26 | Oakdale |
| 17h15 | Sat.25Apr | Menlopark | 34 | 40 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap |
| 08h00 | Mon.27Apr | Louis Botha | 9 | 31 | Wildeklawer SARU |
| 09h10 | Mon.27Apr | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | 26 | 27 | Glenwood |
| 10h20 | Mon.27Apr | EG Jansen | 14 | 19 | HJS Paarl BH |
| 11h30 | Mon.27Apr | Oakdale | 23 | 24 | HTS Middelburg |
| 12h40 | Mon.27Apr | Diamantveld | 17 | 17 | Selborne |
| 13h50 | Mon.27Apr | Waterkloof | 16 | 19 | Outeniqua |
| 15h00 | Mon.27Apr | Menlopark | 20 | 24 | Boland Landbou |
| 16h10 | Mon.27Apr | Affies | 22 | 22 | Paarl Gim |
| 17h20 | Mon.27Apr | Monument | 17 | 7 | Grey College |
First published in November 2014…
Jeppe 125th Festival – fixtures
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h00 | Sat.25Apr | Pretoria BH | 24 | 17 | DHS |
| 12h20 | Sat.25Apr | Parktown | 31 | 38 | Westville |
| 13h40 | Sat.25Apr | KES | 15 | 33 | Bishops |
| 15h00 | Sat.25Apr | Jeppe | 21 | 20 | Maritzburg College |
| 09h00 | Mon.27Apr | Parktown | 18 | 23 | Maritzburg College |
| 10h20 | Mon.27Apr | Jeppe | 27 | 21 | DHS |
| 11h40 | Mon.27Apr | KES | 18 | 11 | Westville |
| 13h00 | Mon.27Apr | Pretoria BH | 0 | 59 | Bishops |
St Benedict’s cancel KZN tour due to xenophobia
St Benedict’s College based in Bedfordview, Johannesburg has cancelled next week’s short tour to KZN were they were lined up to play Clifton and Northwood.
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Affies can’t afford to take the Wildeklawer Invitation team lightly
After what happened against SACS earlier this month, Affies probably won’t be underestimating any other team they come up against this season. However that said the Wildeklawer Invitation team, Affies’ match-day one oppnents, have over the years been a walk over for any powerhouse school that took them on at the Skouspel. Well this might be a little different…
Prediction Pool – 25-27 April 2015
Matches for the weekend ……
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 25 April 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.21Apr | Schoonspruit | 13 | 26 | Swartland | ||
| Wed.22Apr | Grens | 8 | 14 | Hudson Park | ||
| 18h00 | Wed.22Apr | Northwood | 8 | 62 | Glenwood | |
| Thu.23Apr | St Andrew’s School | – | – | Koffiefontein | ||
| Thu.23Apr | John Vorster | 17 | 14 | Centurion | ||
| Thu.23Apr | Montana | 3 | 30 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Thu.23Apr | Clifton | 63 | 5 | KZN Development | ||
| Fri.24Apr | Queen’s | 43 | 23 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Cambridge | 16 | 10 | Graeme | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Port Natal | – | – | Krugersdorp | KZN vs Gauteng | |
| Sat.25Apr | George Campbell | 18 | 15 | Fourways | KZN vs Gauteng | |
| Sat.25Apr | Hilton | 39 | 3 | St Charles | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Michaelhouse | 27 | 24 | Kearsney | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Daniel Pienaar | 18 | 15 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.25Apr | Union | 16 | 19 | Muir | ||
| 08h30 | Sat.25Apr | Brackenfell | 48 | 12 | Ben Vorster | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 09h50 | Sat.25Apr | De Kuilen | 23 | 38 | Lichtenburg | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 11h10 | Sat.25Apr | Worcester Gim | 48 | 12 | Noordheuwel | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 12h30 | Sat.25Apr | Nico Malan | 15 | 7 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 13h50 | Sat.25Apr | Marlow | 14 | 12 | Sentraal | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 15h10 | Sat.25Apr | Brandwag | 18 | 20 | Helpmekaar | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 16h30 | Sat.25Apr | Oudtshoorn | 21 | 7 | Piketberg | Klein Karoo Topskole |
| 11h00 | Sat.25Apr | Pretoria BH | 24 | 17 | DHS | Jeppe 125th |
| 12h20 | Sat.25Apr | Parktown | 31 | 38 | Westville | Jeppe 125th |
| 13h40 | Sat.25Apr | KES | 15 | 33 | Bishops | Jeppe 125th |
| 15h00 | Sat.25Apr | Jeppe | 21 | 20 | Maritzburg College | Jeppe 125th |
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Selborne | 22 | 24 | Outeniqua | Wildeklawer |
| 09h10 | Sat.25Apr | Monument | 22 | 20 | Boland Landbou | Wildeklawer |
| 10h20 | Sat.25Apr | Paarl Gim | 21 | 3 | HTS Middelburg | Wildeklawer |
| 11h30 | Sat.25Apr | Grey College | 29 | 3 | Waterkloof | Wildeklawer |
| 11h30 B | Sat.25Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 7 | Louis Botha | Wildeklawer |
| 12h40 | Sat.25Apr | Affies | 50 | 0 | Wildeklawer SARU | Wildeklawer |
| 12H40 B | Sat.25Apr | Glenwood | 3 | 33 | EG Jansen | Wildeklawer |
| 13H50 | Sat.25Apr | Diamantveld | 13 | 26 | Oakdale | Wildeklawer |
| 17h15 | Sat.25Apr | Menlopark | 34 | 40 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | Wildeklawer |
| 09h20 | Sat.25Apr | Bellville | 41 | 22 | St Stithians | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 10h40 | Sat.25Apr | SACS | 31 | 0 | Hugenote | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 12h00 | Sat.25Apr | Tygerberg | 22 | 15 | Upington | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 13h20 | Sat.25Apr | Stellenberg | 22 | 10 | Walvis Bay | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 14h40 | Sat.25Apr | Rondebosch | 49 | 12 | St John’s | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 16h00 | Sat.25Apr | Wynberg | 27 | 6 | Pearson | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
KES Easter Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures, results, team lists & TV times
See the TV schedule below for the KES Festival highlights – starts Wed 29 April 2015…
Wynberg Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures & results
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h20 | Sat.25Apr | Bellville | 41 | 22 | St Stithians | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 10h40 | Sat.25Apr | SACS | 31 | 0 | Hugenote | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 12h00 | Sat.25Apr | Tygerberg | 22 | 15 | Upington | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 13h20 | Sat.25Apr | Stellenberg | 22 | 10 | Walvis Bay | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 14h40 | Sat.25Apr | Rondebosch | 49 | 12 | St John’s | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 16h00 | Sat.25Apr | Wynberg | 27 | 6 | Pearson | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 08h00 | Mon.27Apr | Tygerberg | 38 | 10 | Walvis Bay | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 09h20 | Mon.27Apr | Stellenberg | 33 | 3 | Pearson | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 10h40 | Mon.27Apr | Wynberg | 48 | 0 | St Stithians | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 12h00 | Mon.27Apr | SACS | 48 | 10 | St John’s | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 14h40 | Mon.27Apr | Bellville | 39 | 31 | Hugenote | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
| 16h00 | Mon.27Apr | Rondebosch | 26 | 10 | Upington | Wynberg Rugby Festival |
SACS upsets Boland Landbou 26-24 – match report
From SACS
SACS UPSET BOLAND LANDBOU
The South Africa College High School (SACS), the oldest school in South Africa, hosted the farmers from Boland Landbou in the first league game of the season. The first team match was played in very hot conditions. SACS led 19-14 at half time but Boland fought back and took the lead with ten minutes to go only for SACS come back and win 26-24 thanks to a brilliant counter-attack try!…
George Campbell beats St Charles 15-12 – match report
George Campbell’s 1st XV head coach Robert Erasmus passed away during the Easter holidays so his players were more determined than ever to honour the much loved and passionate long serving teacher with a victory over St Charles, who under different circumstances might have been favourites. The extra motivation helped Campbell lift their game to new heights this season as they played as a team with structure.…
DHS beats Clifton 50-10 – match report
DHS came away from Clifton’s home of rugby at Riverside, Durban North with a resounding 50-10 victory over their hosts.…
Glenwood beats Maritzburg College 59-12 – match report
At Kings Park, Glenwood accounted for a 7 tries to 2, 59-12 demolition of Maritzburg College. The Green Machine has now not lost in this inter-city derby since 2010.…