Month: May 2015
SA u20 Baby Boks Squad for Junior World Championships 2015
From SARugby.net
Vodacom Blue Bulls No 8 Hanro Liebenberg will lead the Junior Springboks at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Italy next month, SARU confirmed on Wednesday.…
KZN Probables vs Possibles trial game 2015
The Probables team that played the Possibles after main trials at Woodburn. Pmb on Tuesday 20 May 2015.…
BHP Top 20 – week ending 16 May 2015
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.60 |
| 2 | Paarl Gim | 4.50 |
| 3 | Paul Roos | 4.44 |
| 4 | SACS | 3.84 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.83 |
| 6 | Affies | 3.83 |
| 7 | Michaelhouse | 3.79 |
| 8 | Nelspruit | 3.77 |
| 9 | Grey College | 3.75 |
| 10 | EG Jansen | 3.68 |
| 11 | Oakdale | 3.66 |
| 12 | Outeniqua | 3.56 |
| 13 | Bishops | 3.51 |
| 14 | Grey PE | 3.44 |
| 15 | Jeppe | 3.40 |
| 16 | Selborne | 3.34 |
| 17 | Maritzburg College | 3.21 |
| 18 | Noord-Kaap | 3.20 |
| 19 | Waterkloof | 3.19 |
| 20 | Worcester Gim | 3.16 |
Queen’s beats Graeme 31-0 – match report
Queen’s College took on hosts, Graeme College, in Grahamstown this past weekend. The match was played in near perfect conditions, which was conducive for running rugby. Queen’s won the toss and played with the gentle breeze at their backs.…
SACS beats Rondebosch 27-15 – match report
For the second week in a row The South African College High School (SACS) travelled a short distance down the road to one of their traditional Southern Suburb rivals, this time Rondebosch Boys’ High. Once again the hosts were firm favourites, most of their largely Grade 12 team, having never lost a Southern Suburbs derby in their High School careers. For the second week in a row SACS started slowly conceding an early lead before coming back to win 27-15 (Half-time 10-8). …
Kearsney beats Maritzburg College 23-20 – match report
Kearsney’s 23-20 victory was only their tenth win ever against Maritzburg College but significantly also their fourth in the last five meetings between the two schools. Although the 43-point match turned out to be one of those heart-stoppers involving the lead changing hands eight times and the outcome being undecided until the final whistle, it wasn’t the prettiest of affairs, as relentless defenders either spoiled or got pinged for trying too hard to upset the other side’s attempts to play attractive attacking rugby. There were also a few quality issues surrounding set-pieces.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 16 May 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed.13May | Vereeniging Gim | 18 | 8 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.16May | Hilton | 66 | 10 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.16May | Westville | 25 | 0 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.16May | Kearsney | 23 | 20 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.16May | Michaelhouse | 78 | 3 | Northwood | ||
| Sat.16May | George Campbell | 0 | 34 | DHS | ||
| Sat.16May | St Charles | 76 | 0 | KZN Development | ||
| Sat.16May | Graeme | 0 | 36 | Queen’s | ||
| Sat.16May | St Andrew’s | 24 | 21 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.16May | Hudson Park | 71 | 10 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.16May | Grens | 17 | 22 | Dale | ||
| Sat.16May | Selborne | 21 | 51 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.16May | Kingswood | 38 | 26 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.16May | Jim Fouche | 16 | 25 | Sentraal | ||
| Sat.16May | Fichardtpark | 17 | 42 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.16May | Hentie Cilliers | 14 | 66 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.16May | HTS Welkom | 5 | 62 | Voortrekker (Beth) | ||
| Sat.16May | Kroonstad | 15 | 58 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.16May | Goudveld | 5 | 33 | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.16May | Duineveld | 3 | 8 | Upington | ||
| Sat.16May | Parktown | 26 | 32 | St John’s | ||
| Sat.16May | St Alban’s | 38 | 9 | St Andrew’s School | ||
| Sat.16May | St David’s | 22 | 22 | Randpark | ||
| Sat.16May | St Stithians | 17 | 25 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.16May | Monument | 108 | 0 | Rustenburg | ||
| Sat.16May | Garsfontein | 27 | 25 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.16May | Wonderboom | 13 | 23 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Sat.16May | Affies | 92 | 0 | KES | ||
| Cancelled | Sat.16May | Menlopark | x | x | Glenwood | |
| Sat.16May | Nelspruit | 48 | 10 | HTS Witbank | ||
| Sat.16May | Middelburg | 26 | 41 | HTS Middelburg | ||
| Sat.16May | Ermelo | 46 | 28 | Hoogenhout | ||
| MV canc’d | Sat.16May | EG Jansen | x | x | Marais Viljoen | |
| Sat.16May | Kempton Park | 45 | 26 | Jeugland | ||
| Sat.16May | Klerksdorp | 34 | 12 | Potch Volkskool | ||
| Sat.16May | Jeppe | 36 | 13 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.16May | Pietersburg | 28 | 58 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.16May | Linden | 36 | 20 | Randburg | ||
| Sat.16May | Louis Trichardt | 7 | 64 | Ben Vorster | ||
| Sat.16May | Hugenote (Springs) | 29 | 37 | Volkskool Heidelberg | ||
| Sat.16May | Centurion | 26 | 8 | Montana | ||
| Sat.16May | Oos-Moot | 43 | 6 | Tuine | ||
| Sat.16May | Transvalia | 42 | 14 | Oosterlig | ||
| Sat.16May | Brackenfell | 17 | 29 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.16May | HJS Paarl BH | 29 | 24 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.16May | Oakdale | 34 | 13 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.16May | Oudtshoorn | 28 | 22 | Langenhoven Gim | ||
| Sat.16May | Stellenberg | 16 | 22 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.16May | Paul Roos | 21 | 23 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.16May | Rondebosch | 15 | 27 | SACS | ||
| Sat.16May | Wynberg | 36 | 21 | Strand | ||
| Sat.16May | Bellville | 41 | 13 | Swartland | ||
| Sat.16May | Durbanville | 12 | 61 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.16May | Hugenote | 13 | 38 | Worcester Gim |
Grey Bloem hope to end their 3 game losing streak
It’s almost never that one gets to use the terms Grey College and losing streak in the same sentence. SA’s most successful rugby school has lost three in a row but will be hoping to get their injury hampered season back on course with a win in East London. …
WPRU puts the brakes on Paul Roos’s squad system
Leading rugby schools in Western Province were summoned to attend a meeting at headquarters earlier this week, where they were told that the use of the squad system which involves using fresh reserves off the bench for 1st XV inter-schools matches, would no longer be permitted.…
Valke ambition gets a Craven Week cold shoulder
With 13 of the power EG Jansen team in their squad of 22, it’s reasonable to expect the Valke to be a handful for any top provincial under-18 team they come up against this season. Their Craven Week schedule may however not do them justice. …
KZN u16 Final Trials – teams
At Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg 19 May 2015…
EP’s Meyer Sauerman Tournament 2015
THE annual Meyer Sauerman Tournament will take place at Brandwag on Saturday (May 16).
The tournament features the final trials teams in the U18 and U16 age-groups, after which the teams for the interprovincials in July will be chosen.…
EP school rugby preview – 16 May 2015
From EP Rugby:
THERE will be plenty to play for when the Meyer Sauerman tournament takes place at Brandwag in Uitenhage on Saturday (May 16) as players from around the province vie for spots in the provincial teams for the junior weeks to be played in July.…
Baby Boks 25 Argentina u20 22
From SArugby.net
Junior Boks edge Los Pumitas in Santa Fe
May 13, 2015
The Junior Springboks were made to fight hard to overcome a courageous Argentina Under-20 rugby team by 25-22 in the first of two matches between the sides late on Tuesday in Santa Fe, Argentina.
BHP Top 50 – week ending 09 May 2015
NB NOTE from BHP: Having looked at all the results and what our sliding scale produced in ranking outcomes, I have standardised the formula on the following:
- For a loss of 5 points or less – 70% of Opponents Category Points.
- For a loss of between 6 and 10 points – 40% of Opponents Category Points.
- Draw gives you 80% of Opponents Category points.
Queen’s beats Kingswood 43-35 – match report
Queen’s College hosted Kingswood College, from Grahamstown, at The Recreation Ground. The match was played in overcast and windy conditions but this did not hamper the flow of the game as both teams attacked relentlessly for the entire match. The game produced eleven tries which had the crowd on the edge of their seats till the final whistle.…
Monnas claim the overall Tuks Skole Reeks 2015 title
Monument of Krugersdorp is the overall winners of Tuks Skole Reeks competition for Co-ed schools. 8 different sports namely rugby, hockey, netball, golf, chess, squash, cross country and tennis across all high school age-groups contributed to points scored in the 16-strong school competition.
| School | Rugby | G Hky | B Hky | Nball | Golf | Chess | Squash | CrossC | Tennis | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monument | 64 | 24 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 171 |
| 2 | Garsfontein | 60 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 11 | 13 | 168.5 |
| 3 | Nelspruit | 56 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 155 |
| 4 | Eldoraigne | 48 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 7.5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 150.5 |
| 5 | HTS Middelburg | 40 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 15 | 133.5 |
| 6 | Pietersburg | 36 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 3.5 | 3 | 5.5 | 8 | 10 | 127 |
| 7 | Marais Viljoen | 32 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 9 | 14 | 119 |
| 8 | Kempton Park | 44 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 2.5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 112.5 |
| 9 | Transvalia | 28 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6.5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 104.5 |
| 10 | EG Jansen | 52 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 5 | 97 |
| 11 | Rustenburg | 24 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7.5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 95.5 |
| 12 | Ermelo | 4 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 60 |
| 13 | Klerksdorp | 20 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 57 |
| 14 | Centurion | 12 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 12 | 2 | 55 |
| 14 | Vereeniging Gim | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 | 55 |
| 16 | Florida | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| Total on offer | 544 | 272 | 136 | 272 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 136 | 136 | 1700 |
SACS beats Bishops 26-17 in a comeback win – match report
The South African College High School (SACS) travelled down the road to Diocesan College (Bishops) for another instalment in the oldest schoolboy rugby match in recorded history. Bishops have been in a rich vein of form this season and playing at home they were clear favourites even though SACS have been playing well themselves. Bishops started like a house on fire…