
Month: August 2016


School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 27 August 2016
TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
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Tue.23Aug | Grey College | 92 | 17 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Kovsiestreek Shimla-liga Semi | |
Tue.23Aug | Monument | 20 | 35 | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
Sat.27Aug | Garsfontein | 32 | 28 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro School Final | |
Sat.27Aug | Helpmekaar | 55 | 10 | Lichtenburg | Beeld Big School Final | |
Sat.27Aug | Vryburg | 39 | 8 | Ben Viljoen | Beeld Medium School Final | |
Sat.27Aug | Grey College | 43 | 42 | Welkom Gim | Kovsiestreek Shimla-liga Trofee Final | |
Sat.27Aug | Bellville | 59 | 14 | Primrose | ||
Sat.27Aug | Bishops | 26 | 30 | Rondebosch | ||
Sat.27Aug | Brackenfell | 30 | 19 | Tygerberg | ||
Sat.27Aug | SACS | 31 | 20 | Wynberg | ||
Sat.27Aug | Drostdy | 10 | 19 | Brandwag | ||
Sat.27Aug | Stellenberg | 31 | 10 | Durbanville | ||
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KZN to deliberate over yet another Craven Week expectations failure
Officials from KZN will meet today to discuss the high school Youth Weeks. If this was a meeting held in the Western Province it would be a celebratory occasion, fit for many high-fives, pats on backs and chest beating by various goal achieving officials. However it being KZN who are close to the opposite side of the success rate spectrum, the meeting can’t possibly revolve around many compliments particularly when it focuses its attention on Craven Week, unless of course window-dressing becomes the order of the day.…


School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 20 August 2016
TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
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Tue.16Aug | Grey College | 48 | 20 | Louis Botha | ||
Wed.17Aug | Durbanville | 10 | 57 | Paarl Gim | ||
Wed.17Aug | Brackenfell | 24 | 12 | Tygerberg RFC | ||
Sat.20Aug | Pearson | – | – | Despatch | ||
Sat.20Aug | Framesby | 34 | 17 | Nico Malan | ||
Sat.20Aug | Cambridge | 9 | 14 | Hudson Park | ||
Sat.20Aug | Queen’s | 30 | 32 | Dale | ||
Sat.20Aug | Grey College | 34 | 32 | Paul Roos | ||
Sat.20Aug | Welkom Gim | 37 | 19 | Noord-Kaap | ||
Sat.20Aug | Waterkloof | 31 | 34 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
Sat.20Aug | Lichtenburg | 48 | 17 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld Big Sch SemiFinal | |
Sat.20Aug | Ligbron | 15 | 27 | Helpmekaar | Beeld Big Sch SemiFinal | |
Sat.20Aug | Vryburg | 44 | 8 | Brandwag Benoni | Beeld Medium Sch SemiFinal | |
Sat.20Aug | Ben Viljoen | – | – | Die Wilgers | Beeld Medium Sch SemiFinal | |
Sat.20Aug | Bellville | 16 | 28 | DF Malan | ||
Sat.20Aug | Boland Landbou | 27 | 22 | Oakdale | ||
Sat.20Aug | Hugenote | 24 | 33 | Swartland | ||
Sat.20Aug | HJS Paarl BH | 52 | 15 | Drostdy | ||
Sat.20Aug | Paarl Gim | 59 | 42 | Outeniqua | ||
Sat.20Aug | Rondebosch | 10 | 28 | SACS | ||
Sat.20Aug | Stellenberg | 68 | 5 | Tygerberg | ||
Sat.20Aug | Worcester Gim | 35 | 24 | De Kuilen | ||
Sat.20Aug | Wynberg | 31 | 21 | Bishops | ||
Tue.23Aug | Monument | – | – | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
date | – | – |

No triple crown for SACS but Southern Suburbs “title” still in sight
The race to end the 2016 season as Southern Suburbs champions still looks set to go down to the wire thanks to an outstanding and somewhat surprising 43-28 home win by Bishops against SACS. The defeat means that SACS, Cape Town’s no.1 rugby school from 2015 won’t be able to repeat their Triple Crown achievement of a season ago but they are still the masters of their own destiny in spite of last Saturday’s out of sorts performance on the Piley Rees. …

SA Schools & SA Schools “A” 2016 – international series
DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | VENUE | ||
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Fri.12Aug | 13h00 | France | 23 | 18 | England | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
Fri.12Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 20 | 23 | Italy | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
Fri.12Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 23 | 17 | Wales | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
Tue.16Aug | 13h00 | Wales | 41 | 15 | Italy | Bishops, Cape Town |
Tue.16Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 53 | 14 | England | Bishops, Cape Town |
Tue.16Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 42 | 3 | France | Bishops, Cape Town |
Sat.20Aug | 13h00 | France | 21 | 30 | Italy | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
Sat.20Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 17 | 18 | Wales | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
Sat.20Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 13 | 12 | England | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |

The Official BHP Top 30 for the week ending 13 August 2016
Rank | Team | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | HJS Paarl | 4.78 |
2 | Grey College | 4.52 |
3 | Affies | 4.45 |
4 | Paarl Gim | 4.24 |
5 | Monument | 3.83 |
6 | EG Jansen | 3.56 |
7 | Selborne | 3.49 |
8 | Helpmekaar | 3.47 |
9 | Paul Roos | 3.35 |
10 | Oakdale | 3.35 |
11 | Glenwood | 3.33 |
12 | Dale College | 3.26 |
13 | Boland Landbou | 3.19 |
14 | Outeniqua | 3.00 |
15 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
16 | Grey PE | 2.87 |
17 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
18 | Garsfontein | 2.83 |
19 | SACS | 2.81 |
20 | Welkom Gim | 2.80 |
21 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
22 | Diamantveld | 2.73 |
23 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.71 |
24 | Ben Vorster | 2.47 |
25 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
26 | Rondebosch | 2.43 |
27 | Hilton | 2.43 |
28 | HTS Middelburg | 2.40 |
29 | Pietersburg | 2.34 |
30 | DHS | 2.32 |

School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 13 August 2016
TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
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Fri.12Aug | Port Rex | 22 | 17 | Stirling | ||
Sat.13Aug | Glenwood | 10 | 39 | Grey College | ||
Sat.13Aug | Brandwag | 10 | 42 | Outeniqua | ||
Sat.13Aug | Cambridge | 6 | 24 | Queen’s | ||
Sat.13Aug | Nico Malan | 50 | 31 | Pearson | ||
Sat.13Aug | Hudson Park | 12 | 12 | Dale | ||
Sat.13Aug | Graeme | 23 | 6 | Muir | ||
Sat.13Aug | Selborne | 27 | 21 | Grey HS | ||
Sat.13Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 21 | 34 | Drostdy | ||
Sat.13Aug | Noord-Kaap | 32 | 17 | Diamantveld | ||
Sat.13Aug | Welkom Gim | 35 | 8 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Griffons-liga Final | |
Sat.13Aug | Rustenburg | 16 | 46 | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Monument | 25 | 21 | Nelspruit | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Waterkloof | 43 | 39 | HTS Middelburg | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Menlopark | 22 | 71 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Pietersburg | 36 | 43 | Lichtenburg | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Linden | 0 | 55 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Ben Vorster | 13 | 25 | Ligbron | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Oos-Moot | 18 | 30 | Helpmekaar | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Merensky | 10 | 36 | Vryberg | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Bekker | 24 | 24 | Brandwag Benoni | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Ben Viljoen | 38 | 0 | Penryn | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Die Wilgers | 23 | 14 | Fochville | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
Sat.13Aug | Bellville | 26 | 12 | Hamlets | ||
Sat.13Aug | Bishops | 43 | 28 | SACS | ||
Sat.13Aug | Brackenfell | 32 | 26 | Hugenote | ||
Sat.13Aug | DF Malan | 20 | 31 | Durbanville | ||
Sat.13Aug | Drostdy | 34 | 21 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
Sat.13Aug | Monument Park | 35 | 13 | Milnerton | ||
Sat.13Aug | Oakdale | 31 | 21 | Framesby | ||
Sat.13Aug | Oudtshoorn | – | – | George | ||
Sat.13Aug | Paul Roos | 22 | 32 | Boland Landbou | ||
Sat.13Aug | Paarl Gim | 117 | 0 | Primrose | ||
Sat.13Aug | Tygerberg | 19 | 16 | De Kuilen | ||
Sat.13Aug | Worcester Gim | 29 | 0 | Vredenburg | ||
Sat.13Aug | Wynberg | 17 | 23 | Rondebosch | ||
date | – | – |

BHP Official Top 30
Rank | Team | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | HJS Paarl | 4.78 |
2 | Grey College | 4.47 |
3 | Affies | 4.45 |
4 | Paarl Gim | 4.35 |
5 | Monument | 3.76 |
6 | Glenwood | 3.72 |
7 | Paul Roos | 3.56 |
8 | EG Jansen | 3.53 |
9 | Helpmekaar | 3.50 |
10 | Selborne | 3.40 |
11 | Dale College | 3.35 |
12 | Oakdale | 3.25 |
13 | Boland Landbou | 3.07 |
14 | Grey PE | 3.05 |
15 | SACS | 2.99 |
16 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
17 | Diamantveld | 2.93 |
18 | Outeniqua | 2.92 |
19 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
20 | Welkom Gim | 2.79 |
21 | Garsfontein | 2.79 |
22 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
23 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.73 |
24 | Ben Vorster | 2.71 |
25 | Pietersburg | 2.50 |
26 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
27 | Oos-Moot | 2.44 |
28 | Hilton | 2.43 |
29 | HTS Middelburg | 2.41 |
30 | Voortrekker (Bethlehem) | 2.37 |


School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 06 August 2016
TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
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Tue.02Aug | Hangklip | – | – | Queen’s | ||
Thu.04Aug | Swartland | 29 | 14 | Tygerberg | ||
Thu.04Aug | Strand | 11 | 8 | Hugenote | ||
Fri.05Aug | Stirling | 17 | 15 | Cambridge | ||
Sat.06Aug | Maritzburg College | 26 | 33 | Glenwood | ||
Sat.06Aug | St Andrew’s | 48 | 12 | Muir | ||
Sat.06Aug | Dale | 13 | 16 | Selborne | ||
Sat.06Aug | Framesby | 47 | 7 | Otto du Plessis | ||
Sat.06Aug | Marlow | 36 | 22 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
Fri.05Aug | Queen’s | 36 | 22 | Grens | ||
Sat.06Aug | Grey HS | 38 | 19 | Hudson Park | ||
Sat.06Aug | Brandwag | 29 | 22 | Nico Malan | ||
Sat.06Aug | Voortrekker (Beth) | 39 | 24 | Goudveld | ||
Sat.06Aug | Welkom Gim | 52 | 8 | Witteberg | ||
Sat.06Aug | Affies | 67 | 6 | Pretoria BH | ||
Sat.06Aug | Jeppe | 36 | 17 | KES | ||
Sat.06Aug | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 25 | Paarl Gim | ||
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