Contact school sport prepares to get the Level 1 green light
Update on 01 April 2021:
While club teams received the go-ahead to return to play on Monday, 12 April, schools rugby will be able to resume with matches a little later, on Friday, 23 April.…
SA u20 Academy Squad 2021
The ball gets rolling for new SA Under-20 head coach Bafana Nhleko who has his first taste of hands on national team leadership when a 41-man strong squad takes part in the first training camp from Wednesday, April 7 until Wednesday, June 30 at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport. By all accounts it is a very young squad with almost half still belonging to the under-19 age group and therefore being eligible for selection in 2022 as well.…
Open letter about the state of SA rugby
THE HEART OF A TRUE RUGBY SUPPORTER…
Private schools to test the waters first in 2021
Most private schools will start their school year on Monday 01 February 2021, while state schools are expected to return on 15 February 2021.…
Schools keen to keep the door open for rugby to return in 2021
South African high schools keen to keep the door open for rugby to return in 2021, but is it realistic?…
Like father like son – test rugby players
The Bledisloe Cup 2020 produced internationals debuts for All Blacks Blues players Caleb Clarke and Hoskins Sotutu. Both are sons of former test players. Here is a list of current players who’s fathers also played at the very top level.…
Bulls u21 B-team would do compo justice
An obvious talking point after two rounds of u21 competition is how good the Bulls are. Lots can be said of their preparation, particularly up front but also their player depth.…
u21 Championship 2020 : Livestream : 04-30 Oct.
The unique 2020 version of the u21 Championship will exclude the Leopards, and involve the remaining five unions playing in a congested one round tournament in Johannesburg from 04-30 October 2020. Catch the Livestream action compliments of SchoolSportsLive.com
Link to matches:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=u21+currie+cup+2020…
Two Saffas feature in Eddie Jones 2020 plans
Two South African born players David Ribbans (Somerset College) and Simon Kerrod (Pretoria Boys’ High School) have progressed from fairly humble beginnings as professionals in their home country to now be included amongst 12 uncapped players in England head coach Eddie Jones’ initial 28-man training squad ahead of a busy international window.…
Does anyone else hate the cross-kick?
I cannot stand the cross-kick. I thought an overkill of rolling maul tries would be top of my list of plays that do not impress me but now I’m convinced it’s the cross-kick.…
Two SA Schools players qualify for Scotland
Two former SA Schools backline players Jaco van Walt (Monument & SAS 2011) and Duhan van der Merwe (Outeniqua & SAS 2012/3) could soon be Scottish internationals. …
Italy, a land of unrealised rugby opportunity
The Federazione Italiana Rugby (F.I.R.) enjoyed one of their best results in what has been a pretty miserable test rugby history when they beat the Springboks 20-18 in Florence in 2016. A rare outstanding achievement put into perspective by the overall test losing record of played 15 lost 14 at an average losing score of 12-47 against South Africa.…
From “small” players to BIG stars
Two SA Sevens Blitzbokke have been honoured with places in the Dream Team of the Year at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 Awards.…
SchoolSportLive reLive matches – 28/03/2020
reLIVE Fixtures
Join us for the second round of the reLIVE series as we show off a few scintillating schoolsportlive classics.…
When will the school academic year 2020 be lost for sure
With Coronavirus infections showing an upward trend in the Northern Hemisphere, concerns are growing that the period of isolation/quarantine/lockdown may well have to be measured in months as opposed to weeks. The knock-on effect is that one of the valid questions being posed is at what point in time will the 2020 South African school academic year be considered a write-off. …
SchoolSportLive – Relive
I’ve watched my fair share of virus outbreak movies and TV shows etc over the years. Amongst my favourites were the first three or so seasons of the Walking Dead and I am Legend. Right now I would really like to watch a movie called Contagion who offers a plot which is more realistic and relatable to our current situation scenario than many of the more popular productions which involved humans transforming into hostile creatures with unrecognisable characteristics. Anyway I don’t know if anyone envisaged the world grinding to a standstill like it’s about to do. All we can really do is try to stay healthy and stay positive. Doing their level best to keep things rolling on the entertainment side is SchoolSportLive with a few trips down recent memory lane starting this weekend with the offerings below.
Affies to host a 100th birthday festival in 2020
This was the Affies provisional fixture list for their Francois Swart Eeufees:
| SLOT | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | BROADCAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 : Wed 25-Mar-2020 | ||||||
| 12h30 | HJS Paarl BH | – | – | Uruguay | ||
| 13h00 | SACS | – | – | Pretoria BH | ||
| 14h30 | Grey College | – | – | KES | ||
| 16h00 | Paul Roos | – | – | Maritzburg College | ||
| 17h30 | Oakdale | – | – | Hartpury (Eng) | ||
| 19h00 | Affies | – | – | Hilton | ||
| Day 2 : Fri 27-Mar-2020 | ||||||
| 12h00 | SAC | – | – | Maritzburg College | ||
| 14h00 | Oakdale | – | – | Pretoria BH | ||
| Day 3 : Sat 28-Mar-2020 | ||||||
| 08h00 | KES | – | – | Hilton | ||
| 09h30 | Affies OB | – | – | Paul Roos OB | ||
| 11h00 | Grey College | – | – | Uruguay | ||
| 12h30 | Affies OB | – | – | Grey College OB | ||
| 13h20 | HJS Paarl BH | – | – | Hartpury (Eng) | ||
| 14h15 | Affies | – | – | Monument | ||
Coronavirus puts schoolboy rugby festivals on ice
South African State President’s decree
Social distancing measures include:
Gathering of more than 100 people prohibited.
Celebrations of large national days cancelled.
Schools will be closed from Wednesday, 18 March and closed until after Easter weekend. To compensate mid-year school holidays will be shortened by a week.
Afgri Prestige Rugby Schools Day 2020 – Saturday 14 March 2020
On DigiTV. Live-streamed full matches of 70-minutes on a Saturday will character the vamped up Afgri Prestige Rugby Schools Day for 2020. This event is now the real-deal and is bound to attract a lot of interest from near and far.…
Boishaai’s Irish tour postponed due to Coronavirus
12-03-2020: With Ireland schools shutting down today due to the Coronavirus and SA’s government possibly on the verge of announcing a travel ban of its own, the decision to tour Ireland later this month was out of the hands of Paarl Boys’ High.…
Another Paul Roos player signs for Euro club rugby
SA under-18 Sevens player Jordan Venter from Paul Roos Gymnasium of Stellenbosch – one of the cornerstones of schoolboy rugby in South Africa – will be heading to Scotland once he matriculates. …
Graeme Rugby Day 2020
14 March 2020 – matches to be livestreamed
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Boishaai vs Monnas – 1st heavy weight bout of 2020
Porterville Sports Weekend 2020…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 14 March 2020
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 14 March 2020
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | BROADCAST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.10Mar | Milnerton | <10> | <5> | Melkbosstrand | WP Schools Day @ Newlands |  |
| Tue.10Mar | Brackenfell | <0> | <50> | Durbanville | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Bellville | <0> | <10> | Stellenberg | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | SACS | <5> | <20> | Boland Landbou | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Wynberg | <15> | <10> | Paul Roos | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Rondebosch | <5> | <15> | HJS Paarl BH | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Paarl Gim | <20> | <15> | Bishops | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Brandwag | 61 | 00 | Solomon Mahlangu | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Affies | 85 | 10 | Diamantveld | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Affies | |
| Sat.14Mar | St Alban’s | 29 | 26 | AHS Kroostad | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | On DigiTV |
| Sat.14Mar | EG Jansen | 65 | 00 | Invitation XV | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Garsfontein | 71 | 05 | Kempton Park | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Nelspruit | <14> | <00> | Eldoraigne | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Frikkie Meyer | 03 | 27 | Stellenberg | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Montana | 34 | 31 | Die Anker | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Waterkloof | 07 | 38 | Outeniqua | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Boland Landbou | 19 | 24 | HTS Middelburg | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Pretoria BH | 00 | 38 | Paarl Gim | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Bellville | 06 | 57 | SACS | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Durbanville | 50 | 21 | Strand | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Brackenfell | 17 | 10 | Swartland | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | WP TIP | 00 | 66 | Oakdale | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Cambridge | 17 | 33 | Mary Waters | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Dale | 05 | 06 | Muir | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Hudson Park | 19 | 12 | Nico Malan | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Queen’s | 45 | 07 | Pearson | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Grey HS | 10 | 17 | Brandwag | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Kingswood | 12 | 28 | Selborne | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | St Andrew’s | 15 | 12 | Framesby | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Graeme | 21 | 18 | Marlow | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Noordheuwel | 08 | 13 | Rustenburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Potch Volkskool | 52 | 25 | Jeugland | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Lichtenburg | 15 | 31 | Marais Viljoen | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Heidelberg VS | 10 | 05 | Oos-Moot | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Hugenote (Springs) | 17 | 21 | Zwartkop | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Wesvalia | 18 | 21 | Middelburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Potch Gim | 53 | 19 | Oosterlig | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Montana | 34 | 31 | Die Anker | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | HJS Paarl BH | 17 | 10 | Monument | Porterville | |
| Sat.14Mar | Voortrekker (Beth) | 33 | 18 | Fichardtpark | Sentrale Skole Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Sentraal | 24 | 42 | Witteberg | Gouldveld R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Goudveld | 22 | 23 | Louis Botha | Gouldveld R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Transvalia | 32 | 15 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.14Mar | VS Graaff-Reinet | 20 | 03 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Northwood | 14 | 14 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Glenwood | 10 | 14 | Hilton | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Kearsney | 29 | 10 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Westville | 52 | 07 | DHS | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Michaelhouse | X | X | St Charles | Cancelled – Coronavirus | |
| Sat.14Mar | Sutherland | 13 | 19 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Grey College | 92 | 07 | Duineveld | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Grey College Cherries | 48 | 10 | Jim Fouche | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Grey College Peaches | 24 | 12 | Upington | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Noord-Kaap | 52 | 26 | Landboudal | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Welkom Gim | 35 | 07 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Ben Vorster | 23 | 27 | Menlopark | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Charlie Hofmeyr | 15 | 10 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Drostdy | 34 | 22 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Punt | 22 | 26 | Hermanus | ||
| Fri.13Mar | Tygerberg | 15 | 38 | Hugenote |