Friday 08 April 2016:
It has been reported that former Glenwood headmaster Trevor Kershaw, was granted bail of R100 000 today after being arrested and appearing in the Durban court on charges of R5 million fraud. The term embezzlement was used. Reports have gone on to add that he had to surrender both his passports and will have to report to the Westville police station every two weeks until his trial which has been set for 21 June 2016.
Press release from Glenwood:
Earlier Blog from 23 Feb 2016 : Glenwood headmaster calls it a day
Probably the most talked about headmaster on this blog over the years, Trevor Kershaw, is about to bid Glenwood farewell.
Glenwood High School tweet:
Mr T Kershaw has announced his retirement. We thank him for his 28 years of passionate service. Mr Pinheiro will take up as acting head.
@Grasshopper: The teacher responsible for allowing the distributors onto the premises has been suspended, a fellow staff member has laid a charge of hate speech. It’s certainly not going to be without consequence.
@Rugger fan: Spoke to Dennis Baronet, Glenwood’s first SA Schools backline player from about 1985 he said Hugh was the most devastating fullback he had ever seen, literally won games for Northlands on his own. In 1979 it was Reece-Edwards vs Barker in the DHS game and Reece-Edwards vs the Glenwood loose trio in that game…
@Rugger fan: Yep him too, but I still think he holds the Sharks worst record in Super rugby as a coach…
@Grasshopper: Hugh Reece-Edwards too
@Vyfster: Yep, Northwood have quite a few legends of sport, Shaun Pollock, Robin Smith, Chris Smith, Andy Marinos, Neil Tovey, Matt Bouman, Grant Bashford etc. Agreed, Hashim Amla should be young Muslim kids idol..
Was Shaun Pollock not at Northwood?….They should get a cool guy like him come and adress the pupils on real tolerance and respect for each other.
I thought you would know better…in fact I am astonished that there is such an association at Northwood….my idea was that the majority of Durban’s old community of Indian descent adhere to Hinduism…and it is more the newer arrivals that are Muslim.
Even so, take a decent chap like Hashim Amla…. I have so much respect for his devotion to his faith and all it entails…..that is the type of person the young muslims should look up to….not some warmongering group that wants to create death and destruction!
@Vyfster: I wonder if there is a large Muslim community at Northwood?
in fact, this is called ‘priming’….an attemp to influence young minds and recruit them as Jihadist’s fighters….this cannot be tolerated
@Roger: yeez, sounds like KES can teach the ANC and EFF some songs…..sonds more threatening than ‘kill the boer’
‘Skiet aRammaDoota’ …sound like shoot(skiet) someone named aRamma dead (Doota)…who is this unfortunate bugger?
@grashopper…jislaaik, tolerance is a good thing, but this material exceeds acceptable standards…..i would be very unhappy if I were a Northwood parent…I don’t know the exact circumstances, so it might be a storm in a teacup….even so, we are trying to build a country that can live together in peace and harmony, this fuels anti-western and white hatred…. the school should really take an even stronger position condemning such divisive material.
More kak; https://www.ecr.co.za/news-sport/news/durban-school-investigates-distribution-extremist-material-pupil/
@Roger: That is the obvious link then, as Glenwood’s warcry also has Jimolayo Ji in it and we lost many men in the 1st World War, in fact I think we lost the most from Durban schools.
@Grasshopper:
Since 1906 the school’s cadets had attended cadet camps. Cadets received instruction in the full spectrum of activities associated with soldiering.
In 1921 the school had entered the annual Efficiency Platoon Competition for the first time.
During the Easter holidays of 1924, the preparation for the Efficiency Platoon Competition took the form of one weeks training in a tented camp near Dam III on the property of the Modderfontein Dynamite Factory. It was here that the war cry had its unusual origins.
The subject matter was drawn from all aspects of camp life including an African who said it was good to leave your last cigarette until tomorrow and a chameleon that lived in the tent occupied by 2nd Lt. C.E. Jarvis, A.P. MacDonald, Angus Collie, Poole and Cameron.
They set about composing a war cry. The first line has since dropped away while the remaining four lines composed in 1924 were tacked onto the existing war cry of two lines. These were the beginning of the war cry that existed before 1924 and originated from the war cry of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade in France during the First World War.
(Worzim [chameleon] Gimgovi Ijokobo Iswazo [three names of black staff attached to the camp])
Itchy Ballagoota
Skiet aRammaDoota
Swaskinora Sinigenafta Boom [The first two words of this line have transformed with the passage of time to Suskanada Son of Kanovsky]
Putting Arse! Putting Arse! Putting Arse Arse! [expressing contempt for Captain Rogers sly trick of mixing castor oil with the daily ration of rice pudding to keep the cadets healthy]
Gee Gimalayo, Gee!
Gee Gimalayo, Gee! [These two lines from the original war cry from the First World War]
Teddybears Wha! [Obviously Ted an abbreviation of Edward – King Edward VII School Boys]
Who are we? Teddybears!
the Gimalayo Gee reference is from the 1st South African Infantry Brigade’s war cry. Perhaps Gungets can tell us if it was taken from the College warcy?
@McCulleys Workshop: Spot on, the Heads seem to have too much power. I like the 5 year contract idea, means fresh approaches and ideas can be brought in more often & quicker.
@Roger: I know the Teddy story, but Jimolayo Ji is certainly College related and the KES boys sang that when I last watched…
@Rugger fan: Its also not the smartest move to have anyone at the helm for a protracted time period, lots can get swept under the carpet. The Head post should be a 5 year contract with a renewal clause based on performance for a further shorter term. It also seems reasonable to bring in an educationist from outside, with a fresh perspective, as opposed to employing the longest serving SNR teacher or deputy. I have seen it all too often where a GB appoints the the deputy as its the easiest choice and “better the devil you know”, often without great success. That being said, I wouldn’t choose to be on any GB and hats off to those that make their contribution to their school community, often without recognition and always without financial reward.
@Rugger fan: TK used to hold the position of why jump at every story, he preferred to stick his head in the sand and hope it all went away. That immediately made people think he was hiding something and built mistrust, grapevine stories, anger etc. You need to be open and transparent all the time, honesty is always the best policy. Be open with bursaries given, be open about acquisitions etc.
@Gungets Tuft: Selborne has a very good reputation in this kind of preparedness. Spoke to the head of their Foundation last year at PRG – she has had amazing input from a leading lawyer on reputation and damage control. Hoping to hear her speak again at college at the annual Alumni Association meeting in the third term again.
@Grasshopper: no connection between the KES war cry “Itchy Ballagoota” and the College war cry. You can read the history of the war cry on the site – the ending “who are we – Teddybears” is a reference to Kind Edward VII whose nickname was Teddy.
@Grasshopper: I understand the commercial side to a school. But i will always feel that a teacher should run a school. Maybe the way to go is to copy what the Horseflies have done and get a person in to only oversee the commercial side of things. I was taught by legendary Glenwoood teachers in Msyric ( Dave Munro Kevin Jordan and Gerry Goedeke) men like this should the ones in charge.
@Rugger fan: The headmaster of Thomas More is on a tour at the moment with exactly that. They had that incident with a hyena in Imfolosi and learned a lot about “disaster” preparedness. He spoke at Our Lady of Fatima recently and had some excellent advice.
When the road accident stats are low I sometimes run Business Continuity Planning sessions, it covers a lot of this. Once the excreta hits the fan it’s too late to prepare the soundbite that “reporters” are looking for, these need to be available to trot out, even if it’s just an elegant way of saying “we have nothing to say at this early stage”.
@Rugger fan: Yep, steroid abuse comes to mind too….
I’, with Gungets on this one. Our schools really only have their reputations – and there are a myriad of things that can go wrong to tarnish a reputation overnight. a decent communication and crisis plan is needed by all of these schools for cases like:
>Senior staff member with hands in till
> Teacher who is having their way with little boys (or girls) – even if it happened in the 80’s
> Old boys misbehaving
> Bullying
> Racism
> Violence by school community
> Violence on school community
> Bombs / terrorism / crimes
etc. etc.
A lot of schools have people who have an axe to grind against them – or are using the schools name to make a name for themselves.
A little forward planning can really mitigate a lot of risk IMO
@Dixon’s: Yes, it’s a fine balance. The Head needs to be commercially aware, it is a R90 million a year business but also understand education. Maybe an ex teacher who has gone into business. There are many of those as teaching isn’t exactly the best paid job out there…
@Gungets Tuft: Agreed, but the Education Dept appoints the Headmaster, how much say does the GB have, really? I would love to be involved, but as the stats man. Get into all those archives and start producing a website like the College Jimolayo Ji book, something OB’s can access to get their facts right. Funny I see KES’s warcry is Jimolayo Ji too. Did we all steal that from College?
@Grasshopper: Sometimes an Old Boy is not ideal. A completely new approach, but lead by the GB which should be loaded with Old Boys and parents with high standards. And vet the qualifications of applicants to the GB, it’s a damned important team. Make sure that there’s a good balance of professional skills, not just a bunch of people who have spare time. Glenwood’s a big school, there must be l#wy$rs, Lofties, Marketing, Pr professionals in there. If they don’t wan to serve as members of the GB than at least co-opt them. Don’t wait for them to volunteer, recruit them.
Now, work, those broken down wrecks aren’t going to tow themselves.
@Grasshopper: I disagree with you. this whole running a school like a business thing is a dangerous path to be on. the person who leads the school needs to have a background in education! while im happy to sit on a Saturday and celebrate Glenwood success on the rugby field, that is not the true purpose of a school.
@Playa: It is that, but I bet that there has been a proper stun grenade thrown into the boardroom at a great many schools, and many governing body’s have been waken from their slumber. They’ll quickly realise that their most important tasks are not organising the annual golf day and making sure they are in a position to do some high level snow-ploughing for their kids. Let’s face it, a lot of people get on governing bodies a little socially.
If my info is correct the new GB at Glenwood, voted in last year, has at least a few members who “get it”, and it’s taken them no time at all to get involved with the right things.
And that’s what I was getting at with my PR rant above – it’s pointless trying to put out grand explanations of failure. Just front it up. Admit that the evidence points to issues with oversight (it’s obvious, or this would not have happened), that these have been uncovered by the new GB. More positive, progressive stuff, less papering over the cracks.
I’m a tow truck driver, what do I know ..
@Gungets Tuft: Totally agree with you, Glenwood were never good with communication up until about a year ago when suddenly their Twitter & Facebook accounts came alive. I did stress it many times to TK and finally we getting decent communication through those channels. However, in something so damaging as this latest debacle you need a professional in charge. So pay that extra little bit to get the right message out. This whole debacle was detected ages ago and this ‘snap’ audit is a cover up. Why would a headmaster who was so successful suddenly retire in Feb, odd time. He was found out last year and they fired him end of last year. It always take two to tango, so there are definitely a few involved here. I’m sure it will all be revealed. The good teachers and boys of the school just need to remain positive, stick together and things will come right. The next appointment for Head needs to be the right one and not the easy one. I would really like an Old Boy in there, not a teacher but maybe a CA or businessman.
@Gungets Tuft: This is some deep isht!
@Grasshopper: The GB would do well to get the services of a professional PR person. It’s the second clumsy statement I’ve seen. Words like “reignite” make it sound as if the school has been fundamentally damaged by this, which is twaddle. Secondly, there’s no defending the lack of fiduciary care, the man got away with R5 million in dodgy spending over a long period. I can see how it could happen, strong personality in Kershaw intimidating people into not doing what they should, but it’s a failing nonetheless.
Personally, I think there’s a bit more to this than meets the eye. I reckon the new committee caught TK in the act, that’s what caused the resignation, I can’t believe in this much coincidence.
My reckoning – the newly constituted GB, I don’t have the names but I reckon there’s a suspicious Lofty in there, started digging and found something but a half arsed attempt to deal with it internally has failed because the subsequent full audit has revealed that taking the okes house and car won’t recover the money. Or the Lofty that found the fraud has refused to play along.
Whatever, they need a proper PR person to handle this, prepare the right statements, avoiding words like reignite and phrases like “doing our best”. Just my 2c worth, perhaps the internal comms are better, but a timeline of steps to ensure compliance with audit requirements, actual steps being taken (separation of duties, procurement verification), report back intervals on the change of internal processes. Maybe is just because I’m an ADD, OCD Scottish SOB, but that’s what I’d want after a sustained fraud that the most basic procurement checks would have uncovered.
Glenwood Gov Body update; http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/sites/default/files/Statement%20Rob%20Young%20April%202016.pdf
@Dixon’s: Gosh, small world. I played under 13,14 & 15A cricket with Paul before a back injury stopped me bowling. A really genuinely nice bloke. Yep, my memories of heavy losses to College are etched in my memory. I remember playing the C side and on the Friday we were all about keeping it down to 50 points max. It was demoralizing every year to get donnered like that. College just seemed so well drilled. Everything worked, no knock-ons etc. We always had a beast or two in the side but too individualistic. We relied on them to run through College. Happily these days its far more competitive down the line and at 1st team we have the upper edge. We should just enjoy it whilst it lasts :-)
@Grasshopper: that 51 – 6 loss to College was the first full fixture ofnthe year. I played under 14D away at College. Those days it was under 14 and 15 away and under 16 and opens played at home. The mighty under 14 Ds with Paul Huckle (a prefect as our coach) lost 65 – 0. I had never played rugby before in my life. Came from Chatsworth to a socxwr playing primary school in Queensburgh. Lost a lot of blood and skin on the Umgeni sand rugby field. Though the 1st team got hammered that day, i was still proud of them. And as the school faces some tough times now, im happy to see that the boys are still proud of our school and the Green Machine!
@Dixon’s: Here is the yearbook write up of the game.
“DHS gave this one away. Leading 17-6 at the break the DHS side lost concentration, made a couple of crucial errors and the game was Glenwood’s. The Afficianados immediately saw this as the season’s turning point. Unfortunately this was not to be – we had exhausted our ‘luck’for the season in one game, won 20-17’
Well, I am glad we used up our luck on that day, it was the most important game of the year in those days. To give an idea of how tough that season was see the results of the year below;
1) vs Ferrum won 44-6
2) vs Dale College (Kokstad Festival) lost 21-30
3) vs Jeppe (Saints Fest) lost 10-22
4) vs Prince Edward (Saints) lost 10-15
5) vs St Stithians (Saints) lost 10-27
6) vs College (A) lost 6-51
7) vs Michaelhouse (A) lost 16-37
8) vs DHS (A) won 20-17
9) vs Voortrekker (H) lost 12-18
10) vs Kearsney (H) lost 13-19
11) vs Westville (H) lost 23-24
12) vs Pinetown (A) won 26-10
13) vs Arikaans Hoer Durban Noord (H) lost 7-19 – for me the worst loss in the schools history.
14) vs Hilton (H) lost 9-22
15) vs Port Natal (A) won 29-9
16) vs Northwood (H) lost 12-18
17) vs Wynberg (H) lost 6-34
18) vs Tonbridge (Kearsney 75th Festival) lost
19) vs Pretoria Boys High (Kearsney 75th Festival) lost
20) vs Kearsney (Kearsney 75th Festival) lost
21) vs Bradford Grammar (H) lost 20-34
22) vs Breedon UK (H) won 72-12
Played: 22
Won: 5
Lost: 17
Win %: 23%
It was a very tough season, probably as bad as 1993, 1994 and 1995. Things started looking much better in 1997 as this 1996 side was mostly grade 11. Looking at the results though Westville, Northwood, Kearsney and Voortrekker could have gone either way. If they were reversed the season would have looked OK. Quite a long season for those days too, 22 games!
This thread is like an ADD nightmare.
Nicolis Louw went to Grens, so there is that. As well as Arthur J Brown.
And my prize possession for many years was an /15 cricket team pic with Hansie standing next to me, now safely hidden away. Together with Steve Hofmeyr I suppose I have ties to schools that I should be ashamed off.
However I will defend poor Coenie, he is a good loosehead but a poor tighthead and anyone who thinks the two positions is interchangeable has never played there. Tighthead is the most technically demanding position in rugby.
@Vyfster: He was this big Fojian or Samoan donkey. Played 3 pr 4 games for the Sharks nack on 2007 or 2008 before gettimg a red card for headbutting and was banned for 6 weeks. Sharks canned him after that. He was so poor.
@Dixon’s: mine too, shock of the decade for sure. Bragging rights for life
Who on earth is Epi Taione?……name rings a bell, but a memory keep flitting away like a piece of paper floating on the wind.
What happened to Nick Koster? Wasn’t he the wunderkid from Bishops destined for greatness?
whatever happened to my memory?
These are perplexing questions for this time of night…..so off to sleep for me.
@Grasshopper: 20 years later. That game still gives me goosebumps! I was a 2nd former and still remember charging onto Van Heerdens to celebrate that win. My number 1 memory of my years at Glenwood
@Dixon’s: yep, him and Morne Joubert, very close. Unfortunately Greg found himself in a very weak Glenwood period so didn’t see as much ball as he should have. He was the only one of a strong DPHS side that went to Glenwood. So beating DHS in his matric year must have been a personal highlight for him.
@Grasshopper: Iv said many times that Greg Manning was the best player iv ever seen that represented the Green Machine. A classic Fullback if ever i saw one.
@Dixon’s: I wouldn’t be surprised by that no of caps, he was a true workhorse. Never ever gave up, even at 30 points down he would genuinely believe we could win. I think only Greg Manning and Gareth Weir of that era have more caps. These days that is only 2 seasons so you see 50 caps quite often. Nic was a naughty bugger too, but good old clean naughtiness…
@Grasshopper: his mom was my nursery school teacher. Great people all of them. His mom and my mom still keep in touch almost 30 years later. I think Nic ended with 49 caps for the Green Machine if i remember correctly
@Bush: he was a good sportsman allround. I played cricket with him, good lefty medium fast and plenty swing. Rugga he added more bulk & skill to an already good under16a side, one that Malcolm Aerington joined later too. Luke Smith & Nic locked together. He lacked the height and weight to lock at a very high level, but a good solid French Tier one & English 1st division player. Flippin nice & hilarious bloke too
@Grasshopper: Sorry Hopper, I may have been the one to start that kuk about the shady deal
. Nic Strauss was a great cricketer, he opened the bowling for GW 1st XI. Played for Umbilo Cricket Club in Grade 11 I think. Fantastic Rugby player.
@Speartackle: @Grasshopper: I watched Noordheuwel lose to St John’s a few years ago and they got klapped by St Stithians a few weeks ago. I think that those results provide conclusive proof why Noordheuwel should stay very far away from Monnas.
@Roger: I might be but 190cm or thereabouts for me is too tall for a hooker, Cooper has the right attributes. He needs to go to France and end up playing for them, like Pieter de Villiers
@Grasshopper: Marx too big – you have been beating that drum for a while now. I think time may prove you incorrect – he is the next Bismarck
@Grasshopper: Scares went to KES in Grade 11 not for post matric.Nic Strauss left Dale at the end of Std 8.And yes…breathe a sigh of relief…the family moved
@Grasshopper: I think Noordheuwel and KES would be a better contest…lol
@Speartackle: Why, they only across the road?
@Grasshopper: Noordheuwel do not want to play Monnas……..
@Speartackle: I see you just next to Noordheuwel, big derby or one way traffic?
Will be there…..at the West Rand Colosseum
@Speartackle: 4th June at Monnas!
@Grasshopper: Can’t wait to see him
@Grasshopper: And here; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1549960328633991.1073741932.1470837539879604&type=3
@Andre T: View him in action here; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.986116818136849.1073742654.117174961697710&type=3
Hard to miss him, No5.
@Andre T: Very much so, also speed, step and skills. He just needs to stay injury free and watch those knees and ankles with that weight..
@Grasshopper: I haven’t seen him play but I heard he is a great prospect. I hope he has a lot of aggression in him.
@Roger: If he was at the Lions yep, he is a proper hooker, short and powerful for the scrums. Marx is a retreaded flank and should stay at flank. Ntubeni who? I also think Cooper has too may other things on his mind at present, having just had a baby and now this court case…
@Andre T: Agreed, he is 120kg and 2,04cm I think. Maybe even drop 5kg to be even more mobile.
@Grasshopper: I think that is too heavy for a school lock……..what is his weight now? I do not think he should be more than 120 next year
@Grasshopper: heh Hopper – do you still rate Kyle Cooper ahead of Marx and Ntubeni
@Andre T: JJ wants to be like Paul Willemse, so I’m guessing he is aiming for 130kg by matric…
@Grasshopper: I agree…lol
@Andre T: Jeez, for sure. Hyron Andrews is like anorexic. The dude is far to skinny to lock. The Glenwood 17 year old lock would do better…
@Grasshopper: Maybe you okes must feed your locks some of that manure
@Dixon’s: Totally agree. The Sharks are a flippin joke currently. Old Keo wrote an article after a couple of games in Super rugby saying how well Gold had recovered from last season. I honestly doubt the Sharks will get a point on the road now. Only hope are the youngsters, so Doops, Thomas & maybe Willie. The rest are horse manure…..
Coenie is the 2nd worst signing the Sharks have ever made (after Epi Taione)
being a Sharks fan has become a painful experience. Kings Park is now full of people who have bought into John Smit and Gary Golds bullshit. i said at the stadium on saturday that Coenie is rubbish as is Keegan Daniel. i was met with such squiff looks. some of the responses where “Coenie carries the ball so well, he is all over the park. Daniel get involved he does so much work etc etc”
1. Coenie cant scrum now and couldnt when he was at the Cheetahs, he is possibly one of the worst scummagers in the whole competion. just look how his back bends everytime he packs down. pick your props on how well they can scrum finish and klaar
2. Daniel was average when he left the Sharks. gives away too many penalties and is is hopeless in open play, too greedy with the ball. but a looking at the comments about him you would think that the Sharks had signed the worlds greatest rugby player. what a load of manure!!!
@Vyfster: the whole Saarks front-row is in turbo reverse…
Hell, I met my first wife in Krugersdorp prison….quite a conversation stopper whenever i casually mention the fact to some inquisitive old ‘tannie’.
True story, but my then wife always hastened to add that she was a social worker in correctional services, me a young doctor that was part of a team that did a weekly clinic for the inmates.
ironically, Greg blank was a ‘geust’ at that very same facilty at the time period in question……brilliant mind, but a smooth talker that can easily manipulate lesser intellects, the little I saw of him.
Hands off Chris Chameleon…i like him…..doesn’t cancel Schwarts or Groskopf out.
Cinema was’nt too bad, a bit schmaltzy, but the girls liked it, so I had one or 2 memorable ‘vrytjies’ with them setting the background music…so Aston can certainly be claimed, on that ground that he helped hopeless guys like me, score one for the team….lol
the poor Coenie, I suppose everyone is entitled to an off-day, but I don’t think he has ever been dominated like this, Smith must be chuffed. ..difference immediately apparent when Adriaanse came on.
Yeah, I suppose we talk in yest, but some guys might take it the wrong way..
So let me rather end on a positive note, and give a big shoutout to Ermelo H/S….who produced the best South African in all of history…..my wife of the last 12 years….what an angel….Thanx , Ermelo!
@Gungets Tuft: Me too, I don’t want to get into trouble……all theoretical of course…..
8-O.
@Grasshopper: Link
I was talking theoretically …
{idly paging through an article on Panama ..}
@Gungets Tuft: I have that link you talking about….
@Grasshopper: I assume that if we post something that is factual then the Lurkers would have no complaint. So, for instance, if someone was named in a newspaper article for something, such as Trevor Kershaw for the subject under discussion, or if someone like Gary Porritt was named in newspaper articles, or someone for … let’s see …. involvement in the Arms deal for instance (heaven forbid that someone would be ..
), then citation by way of a copy of the link to the article would keep us all squeaky?
And what about my good old KES buddy, Greg Blank? We had great times together…..at the race course and Killarney Golf Club…….and a few other places….lol
He is a great person who faced the music all by himself when all the others ran
And the quiet little school in Linden for Andre Schwartz and Chris Chameleon…lol
On a more serious note the 80’s bomb planter Hein Grosskopf played lock for Linden’s 3rd team in 1981
And the school that produced Andre T should also be shamed
I was trying to make a list of well know players claimed by schools but were post matrics, post matric school first;
BJ Botha (DHS -Kloof)
Herkie Kruger (Michaelhouse – Grey Bloem)
Etienne Fynn (St Charles – Kearsney)
Scarra Ntubeni (KES – Dale)
There are many others. My first experience of ‘poaching/luring/buying’ was Malcolm Areington coming from Pinetown to Glenwood, there could have been other reasons. He arrived in grade 11 and ended up being Deputy Head Boy. What a player he was, best flank I have ever seen at schoolboy level, sorry to say even better than Malcolm Marx etc. He was immense. Seems he is a successful businessman now; https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolmareington. Also, Nic Strauss from Dale to Glenwood, but that was start of grade 10 and I think family move related. He added huge grunt to our already good Under16 side, ended up playing Sharks and now in France.
@Roger: To be fair though, my 96 year old granny could scrum Coenie….
@Vyfster: Classic guys, Coenie reminds me of another Old Grey Ollie le Roux who saw his own ass a few times in the scrums. Glenwood’s own vettie John Roy Jenkinson wasn’t any better when he played for the Free State. John Roy was immense at school but it seems he let himself go a little after it. Good to see Chippy Oelofse packing down for Maties though, hopefully he can lose a few and get in the Stormers mix.
On a serious not boys, there are some buggers on this blog watching us like hawks, so don’t mention too many by name, especially for any wrong doing.
@Vyfster: should KES claim Jarrod Aston (Cinema) or should we rather say he was expelled for his appalling taste in music!
Re: Coenie – Dyllon Smith smashed him heh – bloody strong bugger that one !
@Greenblooded: haha…good one…..never mind burned to the ground, I would have expected that institution to have spontaneously selfcombusted out of pure embarrassment.
I hope people don’t take us too seriously but I reckon whatever schools loosened singers like Nicholas Louw, Ray Dylan etc on the poor unsuspecting public, have a lot to answer for.
Good job Justin Bieber is Canadian, that would have been too much….
Interesting as wel how fortunes changed….my ‘buurskool’ Merensky in Tzaneen was rightly very proud of their brilliant fast bowler Dale Steyn….but after the ODI worldcup’s last over against NZ in semi’s, as well as every over during the recent T20 world cup….nobody seems to claim him! Shame, the poor oke.
I’m going to be merciless on my brother -in -law ,( and ex Grey Bloem pupil), on the performance of Coenie Oosthuizen for the Sharks against the Lions in the scrums last saturday….for those who didn’t know Gary Gold subbed him a few minutes BEFORE halftime out of pure exasperation….
Serves my ‘swaer’ right for always blabbering about most springboks since the 2nd world war…lol
Maybe i shouldn’t say too much, i was at school with some characters that i wouldn’t be too surprised too hear that they are the goverments geusts at some of our fine correctional facilities…lol
@Vyfster:
What about Lyttleton Manor? That institution spawned Kurt Darren – and for that it should be burnt to the ground #feesmustfall style!
Never mind all the Rogues,,,,funny how nobody mentions Oscar and PBHS…..but Grey Bloem takes the cake.
I can forgive them for the cricket cheats Hansie Cronje and Nickey Boje…..i can forget about the ‘Greylingstad murderer’ and every other slimeball that slithered out of there.
But how can we ever forgive them for the sin of giving us…..uhm…..Steve Hofmeyer ….lol…schools have been closed down for far lesser offences, Principals fired for mere trifles compared to this…hehe
Ok, I am joking a bit, but I am sure they are somewhat ambivalent about good ol’ Stevie boy down at Grey.
@GreenBlooded: @Playa: nope – the other – Schultz was at Jeppe until expelled – no idea where he went thereafter
@Roger:
Really?
@Roger:
Mikey Schultz. Did he go to high school?
@Playa: as well as one of the Kebble gunmen
@Roger: Ronnie Kasrils
@simpy: nope – I am sure there are plenty KES boy rogues though – has to be in a school with 115 year history.
@simpy: Cosgrove went to Westville, think Brown went to Grey PE. I see Maddox has appeared in the Panama Papers!
@Roger are J Arthur Brown, Barry Tannenbaum, Maddox (?), Cosgrove (?) all kesboys? I must be honest, off the top of my head I can’t think of any kes rogues.
Here is the link to the Saturday Independent article:
http://www.iol.co.za/ios/news/ex-glenwood-head-on-r5m-fraud-charges-2007232
on this topic – a wonderful speech at our recent 153rd birthday assemble was given – and the bottom line is that there are many bad eggs for the stars – and actually the vast majority of OB’s – are just average Joes = but they make the legacy and difference:
“Another fine legacy is simply the type of man (husband, brother, father or friend) and type of citizen that it has produced. For many people, near and far, to hear the words “I am a College Man” means that one is usually dealing with someone who is honourable and honest, courageous and upstanding. (But I have to admit that it is not all plain sailing, and College has produced a few crooks, alcoholics and brawlers, and even a couple of murderers.)”
http://www.maritzburgcollege.org.za/home/news/410-153rd-anniversary-assembley
@Bush: For a while there Brett Kebble was one of our biggest benefactors.One wonders how a little english school in Bloem ended up with these guys
@Veg: Is your school, The School of Gangsterism? Did Agliotti go to school
The Kebbles and Glen Agliotti are our rogues.
@Bush: unfortunately not, live in the big smoke for my sins. Will be down the week after for my 20th Reunion Old Boys dinner and match vs Keasney
@Grasshopper: You are correct. He was and still is a chop. Have a Lekker Sunday, will you be at the House vs GW game this Saturday?
Bad eggs in life, bad eggs in every school..
@Grasshopper: Do you think Herschel was a rouge? Then you also have ***
Herschel Gibbs wasn’t a saint either
What about the Kebbles.
@McCulleys Workshop: yes – you are right – although David Marchant is not usually wrong.
@Roger: Nothing you can do about dodgy old boys – every school has rogue old boys.
@Roger: I would preface the comments about Cosgrove and Kellerman with the word “alleged”. As I understand it they haven’t faced regulatory sanction nor civil or criminal action for any entity linked to Belvedere. They had certain licenses suspended (not revoked) in Mauritius, which effectively chocked their business operations.
I think Ville & College now know the might of AFFIES & Grey today!
@Gungets Tuft: really – I missed that – IMO he and J Arthur Brown should have been locked up and the key thrown away – along with Tannenbaum, Maddox, Cosgrove, Kellerman et al – nothing’s worse than knowingly defrauding unsuspecting pensioners etc of everything they have.
@Grasshopper: Hansie has a plaque, his ashes interred I believe, in the GCB wall of remembrance.
@Roger: Hansie Cronje will unfortunately top the Grey Rogues board ?
@Roger:
Did you see that Porritt was mentioned in the Panama Papers. He’s going to have to watch his back. Actually he has to watch all sides.
I wonder if any school would be willing to establish a Rogues Gallery, right alongside their Honours Board. I suppose not, but comparing rogues might add a bit of spice. Right now all we have to go on is the press and social media and the odd high tackle in international rugby matches
@Grasshopper: don’t worry Hopper – every school has their share of dodgy old boys. I mean – even old @Gungets Tuft: was forced to downgrade Gary Porritt from “former” to “ex” and he was head boy
Old Bog will only whisper (when asked) that Robey Leibrandt walked the hallowed halls of Grey College and @Tang: will be forced to admit that John Harris once wore the famous candy striped jersey
@Playa: You are totally correct. This is not a reflection on the school but a reflection on the individual.
There must have been some suspicion since the GB ordered the audit after he resigned.
The real story, if he is found guilty, is of a man who has defrauded parents, scholars, teachers and old boys.
If he is found guilty, then it will be very sad.
@Grasshopper: Hopper , I also want to add to what Kosie said . I am always impressed with your loyalty to your school . There are various bloggers who are making lots of comments about other school’s as soon as they can get a stone to throw . Your school cannot be held accountable for the transgressions of a few individuals . How sad is our world that some get’s joy out of other problems . Good luck for a great year for you and your school and let’s all remember that life is short and precious . Let’s focus on the things we can change and let’s enjoy the things we can be grateful for .
I just hope people, and the system play the man and not the school. possibly too much to ask. TK erred, not Glenwood. But I guess when we have a corrupt Jacob, people will believe the whole ANC is corrupt. Difference here is Glenwood as an institution has taken action. That is a positive thing and I hope all of us see it that way and not be quick to paint the school with the same brush…regardless of how one may feel about the school.
@Grasshopper: Almost every school who has a big influence goes through patches like this. It is unavoidable. It is important to note that if every piece of behaviour/action was reported on in this country, then all schools would be in the news. But we are not all celebrities and as such we and our schools are not reported on.
@kosie: Agree Kosie! It is always important to distinguish between the individual and the institution as the individual does not make the institution. The institution was there long before and will exist long after the individual. At the same time we should recognise the influence of the individual though (e.g. Zuma and SA) and as such we should have sufficient checks and balances to prevent abuse.
@Roger: Damn, we agree on something. Just don’t let it happen again …
@kosie: Thanks for the support, good to hear there are some fair bloggers out there. I actually don’t care if the school loses every rugby game as long as we playing by the rules and fairly. The Education Dept need to make the right decision on the next leadership. I think Pinheiro has done enough to get the job but we really need Old Boys in teaching involved. I also think they need some changes in the Old Boy Committee. This is certainly the straw that broke the camels back. From overaged players, to poaching players, to OB’s getting convicted of murder, Kyle Cooper allegedly hitting a woman to this. The school has had enough now.
@Grasshopper: I have always respected your support for Glenwood as an OB. Glenwood clearly installed a sense of belonging and pride in you. It says something about Glenwood when you were there.
The current turmoil will not last forever and the school will move on. A few individuals have caused Glenwood a lot of pain and some may even gloat in the current misfortunes. What TK did is wrong and cannot be condoned but to say the whole of Glenwood is rotten is an injustice. The flack will probably get worse before it gets better. Other schools have gone through similar situations and come out stronger.
I can mention a well know rugby school in PTA east next to a highway as example. Their headmaster was also dismissed for a similar offence. Is it still mentioned; if so not a lot and it has no impact on the respect of the school.
The steps taken indicates the willingness to move on and put in place remedial action. That to me means more than the wrongdoing of a few.
http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/sites/default/files/Press%20release%20TM%20Kershaw_0.pdf
@McCulleys Workshop: What drivel. Don’t drink and blog bru. Never a good idea.
@umbiloburger: It’s a natural reaction to feel betrayed. Obviously as OB’s we shouldn’t attack the school, it’s in good hands with teachers like you. Unfortunately it’s human nature for those who don’t know the school to paint it all with the same brush. A bit like the Hilton incident last year, not all of their boys are like those caught. Glenwood will bounce back from this. Hopefully we can also heal relationships with Hilton and others in the process.
@McCulleys Workshop: looking at the time of that post I’m guessing you hit the “send” button at the same time the bottle of Laphroaig had been emptied. No need for name calling champ.
Front page of this mornings Independent…. the face of a guilty man????
@McCulleys Workshop: Jeepers…that’s a bit harsh. What have I done!!!!
Today the sun will rise and the boys of GW will arrive at school and have a fun filled day of sport. Life will go on. Those smarting about what has happened only expose their character. GLENWOOD is far bigger than any individual. I also think that all school governing bodies are going to quietly have a really closer look at their schools financial management.
TK did good for GW and let’s not forget that. Also think what his family must be going through at this time.
@McCulleys Workshop: to add I was the Glenwood blogger calling for TK & Sean Erasmas’s head when the poaching & overage issues broke. I am the OB who met with them all to hear their side of the story. The cancer has now been removed so the school can only get better. Hopefully trust can be instilled again with time.
@McCulleys Workshop: I have already had gloating text & Whatsapp messages from WOB friends…..
@McCulleys Workshop: I have never defended TK, in fact I have had many run ins with him when I asked the tough questions. I am disliked by TK and his cronies for my stance. This has nothing to do with the boys, the other good teachers etc. Calling me a doos is uncalled for if you have never met me and don’t know me. Being passionate about my alma mater isn’t a sin, I will never lose that passion. The Westville thing is the truth, many will use this against the school for years to come. We still cop the overaged saga now. Put yourselves in our shoes, around a Braai we get lambasted for the wrongs of a handful.
@McCulleys Workshop Thumbs Up, well stated
@Grasshopper: @GreenBlooded: What are you guys on? This is not an indictment on Glenwood, nor it’s Old Boy fraternity, this is about a seemingly greedy conniving individual who had a messianic complex. Why do you guys pick on the Westville guys, when no-one is gloating, get rid of your complexes, stop defending bull shit, dancing with shadows and promoting the school against all odds, when not always deserving (outside of the TK theft issue). You deserve all the flak you get for the general arrogant Glenwood stance by Grasshopper, Greenblood and at times UmbiloBurger, on this blog, but not because TK is an alleged thief.
In fact you guys are general doos’, and that has nothing to do with Trevor.
I find this utterly sickening – read the below article, especially the bits about role models, examples to young men, discipline etc and you realize this fella has proper sociopathic tendencies. Innocent until proven guilty of course but IMO, if guilty they should throw the book at him – there is too much of this shit going around. Examples need to be made
http://durban.getitonline.co.za/2010/09/29/get-to-knowtrevor-kershaw/#.VwgMrMhXenM
@Grasshopper: @GreenBlooded: It’s a sad day for any organization when the top person is accused of doing such a thing. I wouldn’t wish this on any school given that there are many people paying hard earned money and making financial sacrifices to give their children an education.
Hopefully there is some way of recouping the funds.
@star: what you on about? Westville okes will milk this for years. What is bizarre is he is or was a proud Westville resident…
@star:
Never claimed you were part of the woody brigade. But if the cap fits Bru…… And really – you can’t claim 20-20 hindsight on this. I don’t think anyone can claim they saw this coming years ago.
But now that you are here, as our resident bean counter, please help us understand what sort of financial controls should exist in a school environment, how they could have been circumvented for so long without detection assuming they were in place in the first place and how the internal and external audit procedure failed to detect this for so long. I’m not a financial person by any means, but by gut feel tells me there had to be more than one person involved here. It’s bizzare.
Very sad day for Glenwood coming after the many ‘bad press days’ over the last few years. Hope that does not prove to be the final nail in their coffin.
@star: R5 million is a tiny amount when you consider that it’s over 10 years at a school with a current budget of probably R80 million a year. R500k a year is 6 full bursaries in the BE, not a lot when there are at least 30 handed out each year. Or 600 boys on a bus trip to Gauteng, R300,000 for the trip. It adds up pretty quickly.
The story will emerge, the calculated nature of what was (allegedly) done will appear. Still sad that all that progress made by Glenwood will be forgotten in the ruck and maul.
@GreenBlooded: I have known about this for so long. I am actully feeling a bit ill now that its out in the open.
Im baffled as to how someone would do something like this. He was a fantastic teacher. Taught me for a term when i was in 2nd form when he was just an HoD. He then got promoted and was Headmaster by the time i was in Matric. I was not his biggest fan, but i also didnt dislike the guy. I always believed whatever he did he did for the best interests of Glenwood. But that was onviously not the case.
I wish TP the best as he steers the ship in an Acting capacity, and if he wants to, i hope he gets the job permanently.
Glenwood has stood strong for 100 years. And will do so for 100 more, the underhanded actions of one greedy man are not enough to damage it!
@GreenBlooded: Speaking personally I usually get a “woodie” when I succeed and not when others fail. Maybe that speaks volumes to the difference between us. You must remember that there is a family involved here that also suffers.
What seems to have been missed is that if R 5 million was lost and not detected, how much money was actually in the system in the first place. Grassy’s comments of the poor blue worker school seem to be a bit misplaced. The outcomes of a ” school capture” were pointed out on numerous occasions but the ” firepool” brigade would have none of it.You mention that he was a ” meglomaniac during the last few years”. This was definitely not your position over the years in question. And no grassy the leafy suburbs do not need “to milk this one” Really nothing new to add.
Frightening to think that R5 million is “only” about Pounds 220 000. If its all true, he should have done it in the UK and for the same effort, he would have bagged more than a R100 million. And thats real money
@GreenBlooded: I knew from the no responses to my emails about poaching he was hiding something. Never trusted him. Such a very sad day in the schools 106 years!
@Dixon’s:
Agreed. If he is found guilty he assumes Siyabonga Tom status for me.
Only difference is his name can’t be removed from an honours board. He will forever be recorded in the history of the school as the headmaster during those years – on the headmasters board in the main foyer, in the many editions of “The Record” over the years, in the school photogrpahs which adorn the halls. What a mess. Unprecedented in many ways.
Perhaps he thought if Zuma could do it, so could he. By all accounts he was something of a meglomaniac during the last few years – a law unto himself. What was that old saying about absolute power and corruption?
Very sad & disappointing indeed ?. The leafy suburbs are going to milk this one!
Very sad…but on a lighter note, imagine how many more enemies Glenwood/Kershaw would’ve made if he hadn’t (allegedly) embezzled the R5m? After all, that would’ve provided a war chest for another 100 annual scholarships.
It has, unfortunately, sullied the school’s reputation. The school cannot do more than it has done in the circumstances, namely immediately terminate his services and cause him to be charged with fraud.
If the charges are well founded, it would seem as though he had a warped moral compass which may speak to some of the complaints levelled against the school during his time in charge.
Hopefully the school can rebuild its image and I believe that it has taken the first steps towards doing so by terminating his employment and charging him with fraud.
How incredibly sad. There was a whole legendary tale in the making, a school making good during a period when public school education is supposed to be failing, against the odds of falling subsidies from government, declining Neighbourhood. Legend written all over it. Flushed for what is actually a paltry amount of money, if amounts mean anything.
Then there’s the broken trust. I wonder how sponsors are going to react. There’s a future riding on this as well ….
@beet: no matter how much good he has done for the school. Still doe not excuse what he did. Never let him through the door again.
Before the DHS 150th I asked an insider there if their former headmaster David Magner had been invited to the festival as a special guest. It was not met with a positive response. Without knowing the specifics, I know Magner has been blamed / made a scapegoat for DHS falling behind rivals like Westville and probably more particularly Glenwood. So interesting that here now is possibly the opposite, a former principal who steered his school to the front of the pack, helped it prosper and assisted to make the school name known nationally as well. Does he receive the Magner treatment?
@Dixon’s: unbelievably saddening its always the last person you would expect….. can only imagine the carnage in the wake his departure…. this is why sec 45 of the SA schools act is so important all schools stipulates that all schools should be audited
Must be others involved too. Could never be a single signature on the cheques.
I believe that he was considered a flight risk and was in possession of two passports. The amount involved means that he faces the minimum sentencing requirements (namely 15 years even for a first offence).
@GreenBlooded: the rumours have been out since he resigned. But i have not said anything till some official confirmation came out.
A sad day for our school!
Right up until recently I wondered how Natal school history would one day look back and remember Kershaw’s time in charge at Glenwood. I swayed towards it being as a Glenwood legend, a man of vision who chose a sometimes unpopular path to achieve remarkable success. Unfortunately it now looks like he could become just like Siyabonga Tom, someone who’s achievements are blanked out because he’s more of an embarrassment to the school than anything else.
@beet: im assuming that is the closest station to his house
jeez – can you adam and eve this? Caught with his fingers in the till – not great!
@beet:
The irony!!!!
@GreenBlooded: He has to report to Westville police station of all places
@Dixon’s:
Bloody DHS okes!! Never could trust them.
Seriously, this is shocking news but the rumors have been doing the rounds since his sudden resignation. I understand that former international referee Marius Jonker who has a son at the school was the main protagonist in exposing the shenanigans.
The Glenwood haters are going to LOVE this news – I predict some serious woodies and a few spontaneous ejaculations over the weekend, specially up in the leafy ‘burbs.
@Dixon’s: I can imagine hey.
@Playa: as a proud Glenwood Old Boy and someone who was taught by TK…… this hurts me!
@Dixon’s:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2016/04/08/Ex-principal-appears-in-Durban-court-for-allegedly-stealing-R5-million-from-school
i guess the cat is out of the bag now!
@Roger: Congrats to Malcolm Marx & Dylan Smith on their Lions appearances, ably led by Glenwood Old Boy Warren Whiteley. Marx looking like a Bok contender :-)
@Roger: hahaha, yeah never heard of Quintin but he seemed a good acquisition. I wonder why he moved to KES for 2 years and then back to KZN to study? Maybe a divorce, who knows. I bet he learnt his polo in the pool with the La Marque brothers. Derek was there in 79 and probably inspired him. These movements have always happened it’s just these days due to social media and blogs we know about each one. There was far more underhandedness back then. However, it seems schools didn’t really care. In rugby they are all human and you just play against the 15 put in front of you…..no petty stuff…
Heh@Grasshopper: looks like KES were poaching Glenwood boys waaay back in the eighties
http://www.kingedwardschool.co.za/Content/NewsItem.aspx?id=4958
Keep em coming – especially the chaps with moola
@Greenman:
Agree. If there were any shenanigans, I’m sure a half-decent journo would have sniffed it out by now. That’s why we have media. There are some okes on this forum had must have got an instant woody when the skinner started.
@Roger: I agree with you. No need to spread rumours here. We all saw his letter of resignation and the reasons why. If there is something untowards, let wait and see. Some of us really gone very personal here without any reason. Lets keep it clean!
@Gungets Tuft @ Candies I will always be a PBHS supporter. The only reason I want to have neutral colours on the blog is so I can write comments without prejudice.
@Andre T – Then you deserve a Bells. Single or a Double?
http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/glenwood-end-2nd-dd-gala
@Grasshopper: Other schools will need to be audited too ….
Why??
All schools get audited annually, it’s a legal requirement, but I fail to see how some skullduggery at one school automatically necessitates audits at others …???
@Grasshopper: Absolutely and I’m sure other schools would welcome an audit.
@Bonthuis: Yeah, lets see whatever happens even with the rivalry between Westville and Glenwood one would never wish that sort of thing on anybody. If it’s true then other schools will need to be audited too….
@Bonthuis: think about, why would TK leave with all the pomp & ceremony of he knew he or the school was under investigation? He taught me & I only know him as an honorable man with morals. I doubt he did what the allegations suggest.
@Bonthuis: Glenwood or Kershaw? Careful what you blog here Bontie – those are serious accusations and I have seen nothing in the press?
@Gungets Tuft: like clockwork our resident New Yorker has woken up, got to work & Glenwood bashed! He doesn’t seem to add much value…
@Grasshopper: It’s a nightmare. The jerseys that is, not the derby.
@Tang: Boet – that jersey has been around longer than the current slump and will be around through the next peak as well. Hang on to the jersey, support your school. It would tilt the universe if us College okes support PBHS more that the PBHS parents support ’em. When all else fails, you know that one thing.
@Roger: Believe what you may, but, according to 3 former high ranking people at the school. ***
@Candies: Actually College vs PBHS must be a tricky one too for the refs……
@Candies: Just imagine the confusion if Glenwood Chappies bubblegum wrappers played against the Candy stripes, stripes galore! Luckily our 1st team play in green & white only…
@Tang: Keep wearing the candy stripes. All us PBHS supporters will remain quietly optimistic this year!
@Tang: I was actually a hard hitting middle order batsmen but I bowled one maiden over in my life….to a ex PBHS……..Eddie Barlow
@Grasshopper: wear not where….doh!
@Rugger fan: Agree with Rugger fan, we just supporting schoolboy rugby in general and our alma maters or kids schools, where the candy stripes with pride :-)
@Tang: I wouldn’t worry too much. We are all (mostly) independent of the schools we have the jersey of – we are all (mostly) passionate about SBR and want to see thee best for the boys, schools and sport in general.
I’d vote for you to keep your jersey and wear it with pride – all our schools have some warts on them.
I saw this to parents etc – looks like PBHS really are moving the right direction – irrespective of what critics say.
http://rugbyfromawheelchair.com/2016/01/29/pretoria-boys-dor-2016-letter-to-the-old-boys/
@vleis – Yes he is but would still prefer neutral colours. I love PBHS dearly and would rather not offend them if I say anything negative. I get the sense that too often concerned comments are taken as negative comments.
I probably was too heavy handed in my comments about the Saints festival but at the time I truly felt Boys High Rugby was not in a position to compete.
I think the Director of Rugby is starting to get to grips with the challenges at Boys High. I am always quietly optimistic about the future and I know there is no short term fix for Boys High rugby.
@Tang: Isn’t your son in the open age group this year?
@Tang: Our school rugby shenanigans are nothing compared to what goes down in NZ, my sister is teaching at Westlake Boys High and sees it all…
@beet – could you please change my avatar? I would prefer to have an SBR Jersey.
I would rather be seen as a neutral and not attached to any particular colours. As you know, if I make any comments about my current colours, I am seen as a traitor.
I am also going to take a totally neutral view this season. If I don’t have any colours, I can align with any team in the top 5 or 10 as I feel the whim. I am going to become exactly the same as school boy rugby in South Africa and succumb at will to the most attractive offer.
@Andre T The real question. Have you ever bowled a maiden over?
@Roger: According to Bonthuis yes. I am not aware of anything and not that close to the school..
@Grasshopper: are their rumours of impropriety around his resignation?
At school my best friends were Alan Barrow, Tich Smith, Darryll Bestall, Kenny Cooper but Big Vince and I never really got on……he couldn’t handle my cover drive off the back foot
@Griffonfly: Yep, but not well and not since school days. Andrew ‘Horse’ Stewart and that crowd were my era. I think Horse is now coaching polo at Westville, can you believe it. Now he is a horsefly through and through! We had big Doug Wibberley in the biathlon, jeez that oke was a machine…
In Kershaw’s era these are the rugby results vs Westville;
1999 W 9 – 8
2000 W 45 – 0
2001 W 17 – 13
2002 W 38 – 7
2003 L 7 – 17
2004 DNP
2005 W 18 – 16
2006 L 3 – 17
2007 [Teachers strike]
2008 W 22 – 5
2009 W 29-14
2010 W 9 – 6
2011 W 28 – 16
2012 L 9 – 13
2013 DNP
2014 W 32-15
2015 L 17-18
Played: 14
Won: 10
Lost: 4
Points for: 283
Points Against: 165
Avg score: 20 – 12
% win: 71%
2016 will be interesting as Glenwood will want to revenge the defeat at home last year. Time will tell….
@Grasshopper: You must know my school mate from DHS then Darren “Dux” Coetsee.
@Griffonfly: Yep, not bad swimmers but not national level. The Storm brothers were awesome triathletes, just a pity they never made it internationally. I always remember seeing them running together nearly everyday early in the morning. The depth wasn’t there for sure, but now that Westville has a few swimming Olympians that attracts the next generation there. Also having one of the strongest swimming clubs in the suburbs helps. The downfall of Pinetown & DHS also means swimmers who used to go there are now at Westville. Glenwood & Northwood have always been competitive due to having the beach bums at the school. The Bluff used to provide nearly half our swimming team.
@Grasshopper: Other notable swimmers in the 80’s and 90′ s. Trevor Meyer (father of Jared now at Kearsney), Alan Burrows, Keith Whitfield, Carl Brad and Anton Storm, Raymond Has, Dias brothers and Chad Ho They had quality swimmers. They did not have the depth of swimmers.
@deecee: Yes he was at school yesterday.
@Bonthuis: I am aware Hill is an old boy everyone knows that. Westville’s swimming has not been up there with DHS & Glenwood over 50 years, past 15 yes. Only significant swimmer I can remember was Peter Chilcott.
Leighton was 92 and made KZN schools, he destroyed much better front rows in Paarl Boys High that year. Barrett was 95 and he wasn’t the best scrummager but offered huge amounts in the loose. He made SA Academy. I don’t remember Ventress or Schusselburger ever making anything. Your large colored prop was useless. Oh, by the way the 40’s, 60’s and 80’s were actually Glenwood’s best decades, but I forgive you for not knowing that as Westville didn’t exist then. Lastly, I gave 5 years of stats as those are the years I was there. You see I use facts not hearsay to prove something.
@Grasshopper: Hill was a Westville old boy matriculated in ’83 for your information and has always been involved in Westville swimming and coaching, so didnt just arrive and program got better – talk such drivel.
Funny that you only show gala’s for 5 years in the ’90’s – lol. Over the last 50 years Westville have always been much stronger swimming school.
You can see how the Glenwood rugby slowly started to improve as they got more aggressive with poaching and recruiting towards ther late ’90’s. I remember the ’92 and ’93 games in particular. The much smaller Westville front rows destroyed the highly rated and much bigger Leighton Pardy and Lee Fernanades.
D&D swimming galas 1991 to 1996
1991
Glenwood – 4th – 199 pts
Westville – 6th – 125 pts
1992
Glenwood – 1st – 225pts
Westville – 5th – 155pts
1993
Glenwood – 2nd – 219pts
Westville – 5th – 141pts
1994
Glenwood – 3rd
Westville – 5th
1995
Glenwood – 3rd – 195pts
Westville – 5th – 157pts
1996
Glenwood – 4th
Westville – 6th
Seems Westville were perennial avg swimmers in the early 90’s. Northwood and DHS dominated the pool. This whole Westville swimming thing is new…
@Bonthuis: Gosh the drivel coming from your mouth! Glenwood’s worst decade rugby-wise was the 90’s and we still won a few over Westville, played 11, won 5, lost 6.
1990 L 8 – 22
1991 L 14 – 21
1992 L 7 – 8
1993 L 5 – 21
1994 W 20 – 3
1995 L 17 – 24
1996 L 23 – 24
1997 W 28 – 27
1998 W 15 – 12
1999 W 9 – 8
2000 W 45-0
Overall it’s not even close;
Played: 49
Won: 32
Lost: 15
Drawn: 2
% win: 65%
The same can be said for Westville swimming, absolutely nowhere until Hill arrived and Westville recruited the whole SA team….you need to look at yourself before pointing fingers….
@Bonthuis: It’s going to be tough this year for the privates to keep up with you guys , College and Glenwood … I saw your boys training the other day … Physical looking lads !! Looking forward to the 12th of March … Hopefully we can win a game this time !!
@oldschool: Fair point, we have always had a very relationship with you guys. Lot of respect for Kearsney and know a lot of Kearsney old boys.
@Bonthuis: and thank goodness for Glenwoods recruiting , if they didn’t recruit so successfully Natal schools rugby would be even weaker than it currently is !! We would get creamed at craven week !! I actually believe that with the rise of Glenwoods rugby programme , other KZN schools have had to sharpen up …. Training , coaching and recruiting at our top 6\7 schools have improved over the last five or so years ….
@Grasshopper: Not saying we squeaky clean but you guys have been way worse over the last 15 years and everyone knows it. I remember in the ’90’s when Glenwood was muck and we never lost to you guys…why is it that you’ve all of a sudden become so good, not because Glenwood is a better school and everyone wants to go there, only because your recruiting and poaching has been two steps ahead of everyone else. You that much better for a reason, not because your school is called Glenwood.
@Bonthuis: Just a reminder about Qoma and others from the Eastern Cape, acquiring a few Glenwood boys in under 16 and the sweeping under the carpet of the overaged kids with your own auditors blah blah blah…..not so clean…..and those are the known stories, plenty others…
@Bonthuis: Never been a little school and it’s never been squeaky clean, that claim belongs to the leafy suburb school. Some of us have the time as we are the boss
@Grasshopper: Blog late afternoon and in the evenings, not everyone has time to sit on this site all day and comment. Let’s see what happens, just telling you the rumor that’s going around Durban, your little school is maybe not so squeaky clean.
@Bonthuis: Whatever, you seem to operate weird hours, it could be anywhere along that timezone. The schools finances are audited every year so I’m not sure how that sort of money could be siphoned by an individual without it being detected.
@Grasshopper: Where do you dream up these ideas about New York, why not Brazil?? Let’s see what happens with the TK things, just remember where there’s smoke there’s fire…
@Gungets Tuft: It was my opinion. Traffic is heavy on Townhill at the moment. Trying to type and understand the new budget. Very difficult.
@Bush: House were undefeated in KZN last year, ranked in some Top 10’s, I find it very hard to believe that a key position was held by a terrible player. It cannae compute bru, it just cannae …
@Bonthuis: Firstly, if you know me on this blog I have never supported TK, I think he wasn’t open and transparent enough with issues. Secondly, whatever this allegation is it’s still an allegation. Not sure where you got it from but lets see what happens. I would be careful starting rumours without evidence….we are all known on this site. Trevor is probably reading this now…oh wait you in New York so it’s fine…
@Grasshopper: Where you, running away now that it’s emerged
@Gungets Tuft: What should I have said? He was okay
It’s my honest opinion. When a guy plays badly do you say he was okay or he had a terrible day. 
@Bush: Not an insult
“Well Bader had a terrible scrum half last year” …
An insult would look like …. what .. exactly ..?
@Bush: Not 100% confirmed but truth will come out, I guess if you want to study further or immigrate you need cash and can’t do it on a headmasters salary!
@Bonthuis: Eish, maybe it was his bursary for his MBA he was doing
..and so the truth emerges, where there’s smoke there’s fire,
@Sizwe: Boet, not sure why you so emotional, I never attack people individually and all of my comments on here are in jest or banter. You need to loosen up a bit. I have been blogging here and on 365 for years, people know I like to wind people up. Relax, breathe and chill…
@Bush: What school has brought in 15 new players in grade 10, certainly not Glenwood. My point is all schools have done something to some degree so can’t claim to be innocent and sit up on a pedestal. Glenwood might have been a bit more aggressive in getting them. As far as I am aware Glenwood have only transgressed the Headmasters agreement twice with Marne Coetzee and Warren Potgieter and both were debatable and a few years back, can we move on from that….at the end of the day it’s 15 boys vs 15 boys, you play what is in front of you. Glenwood could recruit ever best player in every position in the country and still lose to Grey Bloem…
@BoishaaiPa: My point exactly, thanks for your sanity!
@oldschool: I still don’t get this post of yours
“@Bush: just saying that all schools do it , have been doing it and will continue to do it … some more active than others , but every one is guilty to a degree …. the privates get less movement , however we all still do it …. take Bader out of last years side , same results ???”
What are all schools doing, filling “post grade 9” empty beds actively? Why are they guilty if they are filling empty “post grade 9” beds?
@McCulleys Workshop: I would not call Paul Roos a mediocre school in any sense…As far as I know his parents were transferred to KZN. That is the only reason he would leave a top rugby school like PR for MH. He was in their undefeated u/14 and u/15 sides.
Is Mr Kershaw at work today?
@oldschool: Haha you mean Number 8, you are talking about 2-3 kids in grade 10. So what. Its not 15 in grade 8 and then another 15 in grade 10 and 11 from another school.
This thing of poaching players is like chewing an old takkie from TEKKIETOWN in Boksburg. I’m a supporter of do it. Open it up, let it be the norm. Build your school around talented sportsmen.
Have a lekker day.
@Gungets Tuft: Last years Kearsney’s side had 4 players post grade 8 … I am not arguing against it … I support the notion of accepting talented players into schools post grade 8 (before grade11) … my banter with MHS and Hilton is that for some reason , the old boys of theses schools do not believe that their respective schools participate in any kind of active recruiting post grade 8 , hence the ethical blanket comment !!
@Bush: as mentioned earlier in this thread , the movement into the privates is slow due to capacity , however , Bader is one , a big fast and strong center into last years u15A side …and a fly half into this years u15A squad …. that’s what I know of , and before you panic … I support this , its great ….Im just stating it happens regularly at all our schools , voluntarily or not , when a spot opens up , it gets filled , and more often than not with a rugby player !
I don’t know for sure if there are Oak trees up at house , I didn’t study botany , ill have to check with your Flank partner from 91 , Im sure he’s a horticulturist
@oldschool: Prove it, bring your list of talented rugby players that have suddenly been given a warm bed at House. Are there oak trees at MHS? I know there is sherry
@Gungets Tuft-It wasn’t an insult I was merely stating my own point of view. I thought that Bader could have played much better if he had a better scrum half.
@oldschool: It’s not always as simple as that. College got an extremely talented player in Grade 10 a few years back, folks moved from Middelberg I think, to farm in the Midlands, they put their boy at College. Nothing sinister,all above board. I think blanket (pun intended) statements are a little dangerous. Bader … not going to comment, but if it was Grade 10, as much as we grouse about it, it’s within the HMA and I reckon just let it go.
Poaching between KZN schools is dealt with differently, different rules. Not going there.
@Gungets Tuft: Exactly …. and when a bed becomes available it is coincidentally filled with a talented rugby player , hidden behind the guise of voluntary intake … keeping the old boys warm under their ethical blanket , like a sherry under the oak trees on game day !!!
@oldschool: Gees claim down. Now I going to say prove it. List their names. WTF do the extra boys go???? If there is no space, where do you put them? In a boarding house in the country side.
@oldschool: Of course they have space. All schools lose kids along the way and no boarding school can afford to have empty beds. There’s always room for one or two more as well. If a really promising kid presents himself a plan would be made, and why not. As long as it’s within the HMA nobody should worry, except the poor kid who’s position is under threat as a result.
Like the poor scrum half that played inside BP last year, he’s just been properly insulted, which is pretty poor I think. It’s not as if he picked himself
@McCulleys Workshop: I don’t give a cr@p how Bader came to the school , or if his parents paid or not … not the point , Bush made a statement that ‘schools like MHS and Hilton don’t have space for boys after grade 8 ‘ …….
@Bush: No worries, I am a bit of a Mother Hen
I remember 2 First Fifteen failures in my time, one Grade 11 (he was a bit thick if the truth be told) and the other in Matric (he just had zero interest in academics, off the scale in sports and genuinely failed. As it turns out he is now a properly rich farmer, so there you go).
@McCulleys Workshop: @McCulleys Workshop: Whats the difference really ? A family of a grade 10 boy gets approached by Glenwood , they as a family decide it will be a good move , the boy goes to Glenwood …..
A family of a talented grade 10 boy visit the midlands , see MHS , approach the school , school looks at CV , makes a place available …
The one scenario is pro active , the other reactive ….. same result really , both schools have strengthened their rugby stock ….
@Bush: 10 to 15 over a few years. Glenwood have been expanding their BE over the past few years. House have been good of late so no issue with them. My issue is those that point fingers but don’t have their own house in order or apply double standards. Northwood did really buy a whole team a few years back and Hilton were happy to play them. Why the different stance with Glenwood? I know why, because they got a Pklap…..can’t have the mighty Hilton go through that again….
@oldschool: Well Bader had a terrible scrum half last year.
@oldschool: If you think MHS made Baders parents an offer they couldn’t refuse, just say so. After all he was at a mediocre school prior to his need to attend MHS!
@oldschool: Can you explain what all schools do? Bring in pupils post grade 8 or poach talented pupils past grade 8?
@Bush: just saying that all schools do it , have been doing it and will continue to do it … some more active than others , but every one is guilty to a degree …. the privates get less movement , however we all still do it …. take Bader out of last years side , same results ???
I believe that it is a good thing , it shows that schools understand that Rugby is a great marketing sport and that a successful side brings a lot of positives to the school ….
@oldschool: That’s like 2 people!!!!! If they are bringing in 10-15 boys where does the school put them. Must they share beds?? I’m not sure about Glass Houses, Pot Kettle Black story. Every school is sklem about bringing in kids. Open the doors. Then all this kuk will end.
@Sizwe: you seem to have a very aggressive stance against Glenwood , in my experience as a parent who’s kid has competed in sport against Glenwood , the Glenwood boys have great manners and are disciplined , they play fair and they are committed on the field …. it is a fixture that is a highlight on the Kearsney boys calendar …. Hilton are losing out by not playing Glenwood , in my opinion it is a cop out and is cowardly and says to the boys you are not good enough and not man enough to play them .
@Bush: Schools like Hilton and MHS are always getting in rugby stock post grade 8 …Bader Pretorius ? in addition to a new 10 into the current u15 squad , came from St Johns …. a new center last year into the u15As ….. Hilton … new 2m tall 8 into last years u15As … new prop this year into the u15 squad …let alone all the glenwood and Westville lads from a few years back ……
Glass houses !!
@Gungets Tuft: Morning GT you are right I could only name around 2 or 3. After Forde Post Matric ended, so maybe he had something to do with its demise.
@Bush: Are you going to substantiate that, other than the single example that people always trot out. You make it sound as if it was a “practice”, which is nonsense, a few people might have failed a grade, but you could not name more than 2 or 3 in the entire 80’s and 90’s.
Forde refused to participate in the post-matric debacle, it cost him his job. He then went to House where it was in full swing, ironic.
@GreenBlooded: That would be classic! MBA qualified DHS OB who ran Scumbilo High for 16 years!
@Gungets Tuft:
Define Irony: TK gets appointed Headmaster of Hilton. ??
@Sizwe: I won’t even drop to your level of drivel, yet another troll. We get them quite often on here.
@Grasshopper: Nobody ever complained about private school post matrics in the old days, it’s only now that Glenwood is flying players up from Cape Town for a 1st XV game and then saying they didn’t like the school the following week to try and compete that it’s become and issue. Anything to slander other schools to be no.1 in KZN.
That’s really the reason why you’ll always be known as ‘Scumbilo’.
@Gungets Tuft: M.COB – I think you can graduate with one of those from Cedara.
On another note, I hear that the Hilton headmasters job becomes vacant at the end of this year. Must be a prized position, if they can pay a rugby coach R1 million a year.
I wonder what sort of extra qualifications a potential candidate might need …
@Bush: Terribly sad. Funeral next Tuesday at 2PM, Christian Fellowship Church on the Bluff.
Second Old Boy in a matter of months, lost David Strauss, 76 year old OB from the North Coast, also a home invasion. I’ll leave it ….
@Grasshopper: Schools like MHS and Hilton can’t get kids after grade 8. Where do you put them? I’m sorry to hear about TK, I hope it’s nothing strange. As they are a lovely and loving family.
@Bush: a system to be more competitive at sport, plain and simple. The truth is Glenwood didn’t really need to acquire any of those players as their own talent from grade 8 was sufficient. They made mistakes just like the post matric era was a mistake. Its time to stop the Glenwood bashing and move forward. I have been told there will no longer be any new players after grade 10 so if Glenwood stick to that there will be no room for continued hate & finger pointing.
To all the College Old Boys on this blog and the guys that may have play together with Ray Collyer. Devistated with the news of Raymond. Terrible, terrible thing. Should never had happened. He was a legend.
@Grasshopper: Here you go again. MHS and Hilton had post matrics. It was a system. GW bought players to repeat matric from the Eastern Cape or your players best 5 years of their lives was matric. So help me understand the difference. College in those years had guys repeating matric until Forde stopped it. Then they just repeated Standard 9.
@McCulleys Workshop: To be clearer I should have said 10 post grade 10 acquisitions which is against the supposed Headmasters agreement which none of my teacher friends or I have ever seen.
@McCulleys Workshop: I certainly can count considering that is my job. I can bet now House had more than 25 posties in the post matric era of about 5 years…
@Grasshopper: Again you can’t count, you have a problem with this maths thing and you seem to suffer from amnesia.
@Sizwe: There have been about 10 post grade 8 acquisitions in the past 5 years, I could probably name them all. Our last few SA Schools players, Morne Joubert, Jaco Coetzee, Kenny Van Niekerk etc were all at Glenwood from grade 8. Controversial acquisitions were Marne Coetzee, Warren Potgieter, Jerome Bossr and a few others. Each had there reasons but certainly not bought entire teams. Remember grade 8 acquisition is normal practice. It’s nowhere near as bad as the post matric saga of the 90’s where Hilton and House really did buy entire teams….kettle calling the pot black comes to mind….
@Sizwe:
All the schools who have had issues with Glenwood over poaching / recruiting are poachers/recruiters themselves – Hilton being responsible for the very worst of the worst incident on record. Highly ironic that it was them that shouted the loudest. Maybe that’s the lesson to be learned here – the guys who shout the loudest probably have the most to hide. Notice how your brothers further up the N3 never seem to bitch and whine? They just quietly get on with it – and produce great teams year after year.
@Bush: For sure, looking forward to the games this year!
@Sizwe: Hi Sizwe. Not sure, will be at the trials before the term ends. Seems they will have an average side. All that matters is beating Hilton
@GreenBlooded: He’s definitely the commom denominator if you ask all the schools that have had issues with Glenwood over their poaching and recruiting to literally buy the no.1 ranking in KZN, hard to argue against that.
@Sizwe:
By saying that you seem to imply that the deterioration is all Kershaw’s fault which it definitely is not! Hilton have plenty of skeletons in the closet – Hopper has alluded to just a few of them. The GW vs HC fixture was terminated by Hilton – not by Glenwood, probably because Hilton caught a proverbial PK from Glenwood that year and didn’t want to risk a repeat embarrassment at the hands of the rif-raf from Umbilo.
The biggest poaching story of the decade was perpetrated by? Hilton.
The most expensive coaching setup of the decade is owned by? Hilton.
Please don’t throw stones at Glenwood from your glass house on top of Town Hill.
@Bush: How is the House side shaping up this year, can we expect another all conquering team?
Hebo
To me this seems a bit fishy, either something big is about to go down or he or the school are about to be exposed for some wrongdoing. That’s usually the case when someone makes a hasty departure or a career change so late in life…
Hoping this is a step in the right direction in improving the relationship between Hilton and Glenwood which has deteriorated rapidly over the last few years.
Not sure this all adds up? Confusion is one way of describing this! Has he resigned with immediate effect? Or when the Dept agree the finer details! Is he taking long leave first then resigning? Or is he trying to get a job overseas whilst completing his Masters when on holiday before resigning? Or is there something else that we are not being told? Then again if he is at work tomorrow serving a terms notice we will all know that this is all above board! I hope he is afforded a good send off by the boys when he leaves( whenever that is) because like him or not he has served the school well and achieved a great deal even if his methods have been alternative!
@Rugger fan: Freudian Slip!
@CyndiAtRugby: The tweet from the school mentions Retirement. Confusion.
According to the official letter he has resigned, not retired. http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/senior-staff-changes-2016
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It mentions finishing his masters, as well as looking for jobs overseas.
As a parent of a Glenwood Old Boy (very young old boy
am grateful for all that Mr Kershaw did for my son, including calling him in on his 18th birthday to wish him well.
TK is like Marmite, you either love him or hate him….he has done some extremely good stuff but also some not so hot stuff, we all make mistakes…
Good riddance. Burnt a lot of bridges with other prominent schools in KZN. Lets hope the new guy is less of a cowboy.
@star: Yep, it might be that, I don’t think we will ever know his personal reasons.
@Grasshopper: Was it not you that informed the bloggers that he was studying for his MBA. Maybe he wants to focus on that and where it might take him. Anyway I wish my ” neighbour” all the best on his new path.
@Vleis: Agree with you, let’s hope the Governing Body and Dept of Education make the right appointment, not the easiest appointment.
@Grasshopper: At least it appears that the departure is not sinister. However, if I was on the Glenwood Governing Body, I’d want Kershaw to pass on his knowledge to the new headmaster, not the acting headmaster.
HEADMASTERS 1910 – Present
1910 – 1915 H E Jones
1915 – 1919 H D Sutherns
1920 – 1924 D Alexander
1924 – 1925 H S Costin (Acting)
1925 – 1928 E Snowdon
1929 – 1931 J Black
1931 – 1937 J Snow
1937 – 1941 J W Hudson
1941 – 1942 A C Martin
1943 – 1947 D G Lang
1947 – 1953 H Cheesmond
1953 – 1963 J B Colam
1964 – 1981 J F Dixon
1982 – 1997 M J P Maher
1998 – 1999 J C Doherty-Bigara
1999 – T M Kershaw
The official letter; http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/senior-staff-changes-2016
Bigara took over from Maher in 1999 but wasn’t in the position for long, maybe 6 months, then Kershaw took over as acting head.
@Rugger fan: Thanks for the support. I think in any organisation after 16 years under one leader there is a time for change. Maybe an injection of a new headmaster will bring new ideas. Hopefully the whole poaching saga will become like the post matric one in the 90’s a distant memory. If Glenwood can stick to the basics, get the best intake possible and back those boys they will be fine. Keep up with digital & market the school well, again they will be fine. Looking forward to the next 100 years…
@GreenBlooded: Well Maher had Glenwood in his blood, he coached my uncle in the great 1964 & 1965 sides so he has been attached to the school for over 50 years. I’ll dig around to see where he went. Bigara might have acted in 1997 & 1998, not sure…
Yep – I guess that’s true – love him or hate him – he has certainly dragged GW into the 21st Century and leaves it in a far stronger place than it was a few years back.
Good luck to TK in his retirement – and good luck to GW as you transition. Never easy and much blood sweat and tears ahead. We trust for a stronger school at the other end – it’s good for all of us!
@Grasshopper:
And Jack Dixon was a College man! Where did Maher hail from?
@Grasshopper:
I thought Cyril Bigara acted for a year or 2?
@Roger: Nope, Kershaw is a DHS Old Boy who finished there in 1978…
@GreenBlooded: Agreed, he certainly has done a huge amount for Glenwood and his replacement needs to be of a similar calibre. For me the Deputy isn’t strong enough so let’s hope it’s just an acting position. He became Head after Maher left in 1998. So he started in 1999, 16 years at the helm.
@GreenBlooded: must have been a very young headmaster when appointed? 36/7 years old – unusual for a big traditional boys school where they usually go for experience? Does Glenwood not insist that all headmasters must be old boys?
probably sick and tired of been abused by @Grasshopper:
@Grasshopper:
Let’s just hope whoever replaces him continues to keep Glenwood as one of the top boy’s schools in SA. Say what you like about him, he has left Glenwood in a very strong position. Where other schools have stumbled and fallen, Glenwood has progressed. Let’s hope the next man keeps the Green flag flying. GO GREEN!!
@Playa:
He started there as a teacher in my Matric year – 1988. Think he only became HM in 96.
@Grasshopper: Well that narrows it down, doesn’t it
Quite a bit of a shock. He had become synonymous with Glenwood. Has he been head for 28 years or does that includes years as a teacher? Quite a long stint if it’s the former – very rare these days.
Well there are a few options, he is either immigrating (SA is pretty poked), it’s a health issue (unlikely as he is pretty fit), he just wants to take it easy, he is moving to head up another school OR he has been told to leave from within OR he has been naughty…..
Hearing that there were some serious allegations being thrown at him from within the school … anybody heard anything reliable?
Wow, big news that. Seems quite young to retire at only 54. I think there is more to this….