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. This is easier said than done. Selborne has a formidable side who have also been underachieving to an extent due to the injury enforced absence of their leaders Grant Venter (2) and Morgan Steyn (10).
| SELBORNE | GREY COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Lyons | 1 | Stef Brits |
| 2 | Mila Bomela / Cole van Tonder | 2 | Daniel Rust |
| 3 | Daniel Voigt | 3 | Gideo Beukes |
| 4 | Phumzile Maqondwana | 4 | George Rossouw |
| 5 | Daniel Froneman | 5 | Janco van Tonder |
| 6 | Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen | 6 | David Theron |
| 7 | Lutho Selem | 7 | Dian Schoonees |
| 8 | Darren Lemmer | 8 | Hardus Nel |
| 9 | Joshua Alderman | 9 | Rewan Kruger |
| 10 | Andile Koyana | 10 | Edward Janse van Vuuren |
| 11 | Thakga Boloko | 11 | Johan van der Walt |
| 12 | David Brits | 12 | PR Serfontein |
| 13 | Tristian Coetzer | 13 | Francois Agenbach |
| 14 | James Bruce | 14 | Marnus Boshoff |
| 15 | Michael Botha | 15 | Niel Durow |
To put the result in perspective, in the last 20 and a bit seasons dating back to 1995, only 14 different South African schools have managed to get a win or draw against Grey College. Over that same period, Grey has had 9 unbeaten seasons.
Matches NOT won by Grey College 1995 – current
| # | YEAR | GREY COLLEGE | OPPONENT | RESULT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Grey College | 18 | 29 | Affies | Lost |
| 2 | 2015 | Grey College | 19 | 21 | HJS Paarl BH | Lost |
| 3 | 2015 | Grey College | 7 | 17 | Monument | Lost |
| 4 | 2015 | Grey College | 34 | 34 | Diamantveld | Draw |
| 5 | 2014 | Grey College | 20 | 27 | Grey HS | Loss |
| 6 | 2014 | Grey College | 10 | 10 | Monument | Draw |
| 7 | 2013 | Grey College | 31 | 37 | Affies | Loss |
| 8 | 2013 | Grey College | 20 | 22 | Outeniqua | Loss |
| 9 | 2012 | Grey College | 18 | 28 | HJS Paarl BH | Loss |
| 10 | 2012 | Grey College | 29 | 35 | Affies | Loss |
| 11 | 2012 | Grey College | 29 | 45 | Paarl Gim | Loss |
| 12 | 2011 | Grey College | 15 | 15 | HJS Paarl BH | Draw |
| 13 | 2011 | Grey College | 16 | 16 | Selborne College | Draw |
| 14 | 2009 | Grey College | 3 | 9 | Paul Roos | Loss |
| 15 | 2006 | Grey College | 5 | 5 | Jim Fouche | Draw |
| 16 | 2006 | Grey College | 13 | 18 | Affies | Loss |
| 17 | 2006 | Grey College | 10 | 14 | Glenwood | Loss |
| 18 | 2006 | Grey College | 11 | 16 | Paul Roos | Loss |
| 19 | 2005 | Grey College | 19 | 29 | Outeniqua | Loss |
| 20 | 2005 | Grey College | 13 | 15 | Maritzburg College | Loss |
| 21 | 2005 | Grey College | 20 | 27 | Affies | Loss |
| 22 | 2004 | Grey College | 14 | 17 | Grey HS | Loss |
| 23 | 2004 | Grey College | 18 | 21 | Paul Roos | Loss |
| 24 | 2001 | Grey College | 12 | 12 | Affies | Draw |
| 25 | 2000 | Grey College | 10 | 17 | HJS Paarl BH | Loss |
| 26 | 1998 | Grey College | 23 | 23 | Affies | Draw |
| 27 | 1998 | Grey College | 10 | 15 | St Mary’s (Dublin) | Loss |
| 28 | 1998 | Grey College | 15 | 16 | Auckland Grammar (NZ) | Loss |
| 29 | 1997 | Grey College | 8 | 12 | Paul Roos | Loss |
| 30 | 1996 | Grey College | 3 | 25 | Affies | Loss |
| 31 | 1996 | Grey College | 8 | 13 | Monument | Loss |
| 32 | 1996 | Grey College | 9 | 16 | HJS Paarl BH | Loss |
| 33 | 1996 | Grey College | 14 | 15 | Selborne College | Loss |
| 34 | 1996 | Grey College | 3 | 13 | Grey HS | Loss |
@Playa: Thanks for the grammar lesson. Where I come from, English is not a second language, but a foreign one. Thankfully, my late mother and wife, uses the same vernacular.
@BOG: Some would say 45 points is a big score (45-29 vs Paarl Gim in 2012)…albeit the points difference being only 16 points, which I think is what you meant.
Looks like Selborne have a very good formula going in their junior teams. Scary for us
I heard only good things about this game.Great comeback by the 1sts to pile on some points when people probably thought it was becoming a one-sided affair.I guess GCB were due a win, and Selborne just happened to be the ones to face them on the day.
Jammer, 2 weke
@BoishaaiPa: Hy se dat julle n taai klap met n week vrygespring het
@Djou: Dis n lang lys..gewoonlik so tussen 3 en 4 gemiddeld per seisoen..Boishaai se average oor laaste 50 jaar is so 4 verlore per seisoen..hulle het so net oor 80% winratio..waarvan Grey en Gim die bulk opneem van hulle verlore. Ek het nie al die ander skole se stats nie maar ek reken dis baie naby aan dieselfde. Almal weet Grey is die benchmark en hulle resultate is fenominaal. My vraag is..wat probeer jy nou eintlik sê?
@4×4: As ek so vinnig tel was dit net 8 wat graad 11 was in die beginspan.
I would love to see the list of MATCHES NOT WON of other boy schools such as Affies, Boishaai and Paul Roos.
Ek dink Selborne het ongelukkig die nagevolge gekry van Grey se 3 verlore. Maar trots op my span vir die opstaan. #Grey!
@QC86: Grens 17-22 Dale was the final score. Dale had a penalty at the end.
Bog…baie geluk met Grey se wen gister. Hoop dit is hulle ommeswaai en glo die res van die seisoen sal suksesvol wees.
Cappie…is dit so dat 10 van die seuns wat in die Affies se begin span teen Grey gespeel het Graad 11 is die jaar?
@AffiePa: By your definition, “recent times”, becomes relative. For the 7-yr old, 2005, is also not “recent”. We cannot be selective, so we take it from when there has been yearly fixtures, which is the 70s.
@QC86: Tx, that is close.
Grens 17 Dale 19
@QC86: Grens – Dale?
Selborne firsts given a rugby lesson today, well played Grey, travel home safe, thanks for a wonderful day, lots of little sporting gestures given and taken.
That seemed easier than I anticipated.
Baie geluk aan Grey, ek het geweet julle het nie ‘n af jaar nie. Net ‘n paar harde klippe gehad om te kou langs die pad. Sterkte met die res van die seisoen.
@BOG: I do concentrate – I was talking about ‘recent times’ – read my mail (and no, 1970 is not recent times)
Congratulations on your win against Selborne – I knew the Grey Boys will rise again. 
Heard Affies beat KES 92-0…..eish!
@BOG: Every reason why the top of the pops table doesn’t work.
51-21 FT. I guess that a few people who went there, in anticipation of a 4th successive loss, must be disappointed. But well done- it required a great deal of courage, hard work and determination. Also to the Selborne boys. I believe that they showed a great deal of sportsmanship when they stood up when the injured GCB player was taken off the field. Thats how I know them.
39-7 HT, with yet another serious injury, it would seem
Grey now up 32-7 ht
@AffiePa: Concentrate. These stats are from 1995. Overall, Monnas does have the best record and almost equal to them, is Queens College. If the stats go back to the 70s, your stats become less impressive.
What strikes me about this list, is than even in GCBs struggle years, there was never really a big score against them
Cherries won 34-17
Grey firsts up 10-0 played about 15 minutes
And well done to Selborne College u16A and 1st team hockey for beating Grey College as well today !
Selborne u14a won 19-14
U15a lost 25-17
U16’s won 8-7
Thanks @beet – amazing stats. Interesting to note that Affies appears 8 times on the list (if you add the 1998 draw), the next best school seems to be Boishaai at 5 followed by Paul Roos at 4. Not sure where BOG gets his stats that Monnas has the best record against GCB in recent times – they only in at 3.
@bloues: Yes 1998 was a draw – 23-23
What about 1998 against Affies…