| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon.09May | Selborne | 100 | 14 | Stirling | ||
| Mon.09May | Hugenote | 40 | 12 | Bergrivier | ||
| Sat.14May | Voortrekker (Pmb) | 36 | 13 | Port Natal | ||
| Sat.14May | Maritzburg College | 43 | 13 | Northwood | ||
| Sat.14May | DHS | 66 | 11 | George Campbell | ||
| Sat.14May | Clifton | 72 | 3 | Pinetown | ||
| Sat.14May | Cambridge | 14 | 35 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.14May | Pearson | 5 | 55 | Kingswood | ||
| Sat.14May | Muir | 25 | 60 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.14May | Stirling | 15 | 26 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.14May | Graeme | 33 | 7 | Newton | ||
| Sat.14May | Dale | 17 | 3 | Queen’s | ||
| Sat.14May | Daniel Pienaar | 46 | 5 | Punt | ||
| Sat.14May | Framesby | 26 | 31 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.14May | Grey HS | 24 | 7 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.14May | Otto du Plessis | 17 | 57 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.14May | Jim Fouche | 22 | 22 | Sentraal | ||
| Sat.14May | Fichardtpark | 33 | 38 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.14May | Welkom Gim | 60 | 10 | HTS Sasolburg | ||
| Sat.14May | Witteberg | 29 | 31 | Hentie Cilliers | ||
| Sat.14May | Voortrekker (Beth) | 75 | 17 | Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.14May | Goudveld | – | – | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.14May | Grey College | 48 | 17 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.14May | St Andrew’s School | 14 | 19 | St Alban’s | ||
| Sat.14May | St Benedict’s | – | – | Parktown | Cancelled @ Ellispark | |
| Sat.14May | St Stithians | 3 | 31 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.14May | St David’s | 15 | 13 | Sutherland | ||
| Sat.14May | Pretoria BH | 6 | 3 | Westville | ||
| Sat.14May | Rustenburg | 12 | 0 | Marais Viljoen | ||
| Sat.14May | Noordheuwel | 14 | 3 | Florida | ||
| Sat.14May | KES | 7 | 61 | Affies | ||
| Sat.14May | HTS Middelburg | 67 | 6 | Middelburg | ||
| Sat.14May | Helpmekaar | 52 | 3 | Pietersburg | ||
| Sat.14May | Wonderboom | 20 | 10 | Centurion | ||
| Sat.14May | Potch Volkskool | 19 | 18 | Lichtenburg | ||
| Sat.14May | Jeugland | 7 | 22 | Kempton Park | ||
| Sat.14May | Menlopark | 3 | 24 | Diamantveld | ||
| Sat.14May | Potch Gim | 22 | 3 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.14May | Monument | 37 | 7 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.14May | Oos-Moot | 46 | 7 | Tuine | ||
| Sat.14May | Bishops | 31 | 23 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.14May | Durbanville | 15 | 8 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat.14May | Oakdale | 23 | 20 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.14May | Oudtshoorn | 7 | 50 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.14May | HJS Paarl BH | 41 | 3 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.14May | Brackenfell | 24 | 38 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.14May | SACS | 28 | 28 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.14May | Swartland | 42 | 23 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.14May | Strand | 19 | 16 | Parel Vallei | ||
| Sat.14May | Tygerberg | 19 | 22 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.14May | Worcester Gim | 36 | 32 | Hugenote |
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The candies have had a tough season this year and not to mention losing to St. Albans College 41-13 on brooks
@Candies @Old Boy: I thought the boys were going to find it hard to get up to the intensity levels of the Westville fixture.
@Old Boy: I think your comments about Westville are spot on.
The boys will definitely have to be up for it again on Saturday. Hopefully there is loads of support as there was during the Westville fixture. These boys will need all the help they can get.
The boys will have to sing and cheer throughout the fixture.
@Green Mamba: Quite a few didn’t go to trials due to cricket commitments during CW – SA u19 and St Alban’s 1st team tour to Eton. I’m not sure how many will make the CW team but probably zero, or maybe one (Thando). It doesn’t help being a soutie school in the Bulls province
. But to be fair, there is massive competition in the Bulls – in my opinion the second most competition after WP.
@Vleis: Any St Alban’s players you think could make Bulls CW?
@Orbit: Sutherland have their own league that they play in, so it wouldn’t work for them to team up for all the bigger schools. Also, I’m sure that they’d want to play other school 1st teams too. That said, perhaps St Alban’s could team up with a few schools – e.g. Sutherland, Cornwall Hill, Curro, etc.
The biggest problem is that St Alban’s only has 10 teams, so they’re half the size of St John’s and St Stithian’s – i.e. even those schools are considered big by St Alban’s standards now. They really need to try to get that back up to at least 13/14 teams.
@Vleis: I reckon Sutherland and St Albans should team up for all the bigger school games
@Candies: I’m just a parent of a St Alban’s boy, so can’t speak on their behalf, but I think that St Alban’s should share their fixture v Boys High with another Pretoria/Centurion school – e.g. Sutherland. That way, Boys High will get at least 22 fixtures in the day.
@Old Boy: The commitment and determination shown by PBHS during the Westville game were notably absent during the game against St Albans. I think the coaches give the team the correct advice, but for some or other reason the team doesn’t execute the said advice on the field.
As far as I know, the game against St Albans was the only “Wednesday” game on the rugby agenda this year. Hopefully, next year it will change back to a Saturday fixture.
@Old Boy: Beet will do it for you. Is Boys High your choice for your jersey?
I’m told that Boys High and St Alban’s form part of the Gauteng fixture list…and they (Gauteng admin) seem to forget about our game every now and then. When that happens, we need to arrange a Wednesday fixture that suits both schools.
Maybe someone can explain how a change my jersey as well. I am an Old Boy by name and nature, not so hot on the blogger thing as yet
@Candies: I was not fortunate enough to see the St Alban’s game, but did attend the Westville game. It was a messy affair, but Boys High showed some real determination which is commendable. Thought they could get better support from their coaches, did not look like they got any counter attack advice during half time as there were definite weaknesses on Westville’s side that could have been explored better during the second half. Wondering why the boys are playing more than one game a week though, this is asking for injury.
@Tang: True, the A/B teams have been struggling thus far. We all know what the reasons are, will something be done to rectify this? – we’ll have to wait and see….
@Vleis: Thanks, I hope the coaches get the same advice. As far as I remember, they have lots of pace in the backline!
@Candies – Eish indeed. I don’t have a good feeling for Bennies. This could be back to back losses against them.
If Boys High do lose, it will be losses to St Johns, St Albans and St Benedicts in a 14 period.
I agree with you, injuries are no excuse. All sides have player attrition. It takes planning and proper squad management. The fixture list was well known long before this fixture.
How do you feel the coaching led approach is working out? I am still trying to find the coaches.
A/ B teams have been poor apart from u14 A.
@Candies: Injuries are always a problem. Just as our woes were starting to abate, we lost a few more to injuries and cricket, including: 15, 14, 11 and 8. The latter two should be back in a few weeks, but I hear that now we may have lost our 13 for a few weeks. On the plus side, it was the first match back for our star lock/blind-side, who had a brilliant game…and came through unscathed, apart from an undeserved yellow towards the end. :-)
I wish you the best of luck against Bennies. I honestly hope that you beat them – we were robbed against them. My advice would be to shut down their backline with a high press defence and run at their 10 and 13, who are not the best tacklers.
@Vleis: they won’t be back this term – not sure whether the other injured players are making their way back as yet – last I heard first choice lock, hooker and scrummie were out too…..
@Vleis: Congratulations to St Albans, a great win, they outplayed PBHS. Although this is no excuse, PBHS suffered quite a number injuries against Westville and the following players did not play against St Albans: 2, 7, 8, 12 and 14.
This coming weekend is St Benedict’s, eish!
@Roger: Like KES, St Alban’s have lost quite a few key players to injury…and to cricket
– two stopped playing a few weeks ago as they want to become professional cricketers (one was recently selected for the SA u19 team). If we can put out a reasonable team, I’d say we’re marginal favourites, but if we lose one or two more (who are looking doubtful at present) then KES are favourites.
When are your 8 and 13 coming back?
@Vleis: eisch -KES play St Albans next weekend at St Albans – give me a prediction Vleis??
@Orbit: Thanks. The boys have the greatest respect and fondness for their previous head of rugby. Equally, they’ve developed a huge affection and reverance of Kennedy, who has been absolutely brilliant. He is one of only two Zimbabwean rugby players to be inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame. The other is his brother (Richard Tsimba), who sadly passed away.
@Tang: Yes, the boys put on a great display that showed a lot of courage, as they were down 8 to nil. I hope that Boys High bounce back, in particular their captain (my son’s opposite number and opposite captain!) as he seems like a very decent young gent.
@Ringo: I hope that I’m wrong, but playing Jeppe after only two and a half days rest and with even more injury woes (after the Boys High game) may be a bridge too far.
In the years when I used to be a little involved I always found it tough going at St Albans. The refs knew which union to blow for
In all honesty though. Kennedy Simba (Spelling?) is a fantastic addition. He thinks positively on attack and I reckon that is a great mix for St Albans.
@ Vleis and Tang The less said about Liverpool the better but do believe Kloop is the right man and in time will build an incredible legacy at Liverpool…. I hope
I echo Orbit’s statement about St Albans that it a great win for them and I think they will be a very difficult prospect for Jeppe on the weekend especially when they are at Home in leafy suburbs of Pretoria East but like I will say this for as long as I live SBR is on the day so we will wait to see what happens on Saturday.
@Vleis: Bad day for me. I support Liverpool.
Well done to St Albans. Beat Boys High convincingly. I didn’t watch the match but I heard it was one way traffic for most of the game.
@Vleis: Great win for St Albans! Well done to all involved there.
St Alban’s beat Pretoria Boys High by 41 to 13 at Boys High this afternoon. A good day was ruined by Liverpool’s capitulation this evening.
@Vyfster: My eerste jaar kamer maat was op Ermelo op skool en boer nog in die area. Hy was 99 matriek en as ek reg onthou was dit Nel Fourie wat in 2000 daai span gely het. Hulle het n kwaai span daardie jare gehad.
@sewes: Ja, jy is dalk reg…ek hoop maar daar is ‘n ‘resurgence’ onder klomp skole….vir my lyk dit meer of skole rugby ‘n stadige dood sterf onder ‘gewone’ skole en daar eventueel net so 20 skole in land gaan oorbly wat rugby ernstig gaan beoefen….daar is in elk geval soveel superskole waarteen ‘gewone’ skole nie meer regtig kan kompeteer nie….en hulle palm in elk geval al die topspelers nou al vir hulself in.
mense gaan in toekoms nog veel meer begaan wees oor akademie en watse matriek eksamen afgele word….dit baan die weg vir die Curro’s, Cambridges en ander onafhanklike skole om al meer skole te bou en meer leerlinge te trek.
Groot skole met baie seuns kan dit nog maklik doen, maar vir ‘n klein skool soos BV en meeste ander om nog goed soos seunshokkie spanne te kan he, beteken noodwendig dat jou diepte geweldig moet verswak, jou B spanne waarskynlik nie baie goed nie…..wat dan tot ‘n bose kringloop lei…met gehalte wat al hoe swakker word
maar miskien is jy reg, en ek te pessimisties…ek hoop maar so
@Tzavosky: ja, jy is reg….Ermelo was altyd so goed, my vrou was daar op skool…ek kan nog goed onthou hoe ek in 2000 (ek dink) gesien het hoe hulle vir Affies omdop by Affies in Beeld halfeind vir groot skole (toewas daar nog nie makro afdeling nie)……’n week later was ek by toe hul die finaal lag-lag in Pretoria wen teen HTS John Vorster wat toekomstige springbok agsteman Jaques Cronje in hul geledere gehad het (wonder wat het van hom en broer Geo geword)…..
Hulle het daarna ‘n slag of wat Beeld vir groot skole gewen…..ek dink die heel 1ste keer toe makro begin het was in 2007…en Ermelo het teen Brandwag gewen….ek was daar, wou my vrou treat…toe is dit so koud, sy sit hele wedstryd in kar….lol…ironies het Ermelo se 1stes daardie jaar die 1ste beeld makro kampioen ….Waterkloof….in die Tuks reeks pak slae gegee…..so sommer die 1ste jaar van makro skole, wen die grootskole kampioen die makroskole kampioen……laas jaar baie amper selfde gebeur toe Garsies net-net met 4 teen Helpies kon wen
Anyway, nou lyk dit of hulle nerens is nie, en Ligbron nou die septer op Ermelo swaai……ek dink dis ondenkbaar vir oud-Ermelo skoliere dat skole soos Piet retief en Volksrust hulle kan wen met rugby…..selfde met Standerton…ek dink veral Secunda maak nou opgang
Maar Ermelo se pedigree is lank….nes jy hul finaal afskryf, kom hul weer van nerens terug…kom ons hoop maar al die spanne verbeter….deesdae is dit net HTSM en Nelspruit wat regtig goeie spanne in die veld kan stoot…die enigste ander makroskool. Middelburg het 67-7 teen HTSM verloor en is nie ‘n faktor vanjaar nie……shame ek lees vandag hulle kon in laaste 33 jaar net 1 maal teen HTSM wen (in 2009)…dus ek was nog op skool in 1983 toe dit voor dit gebeur het….as ek berig reg verstaan…dis omtrent ‘n ewigheid terug
Awesome ervaring vir die seuns gewees Saterdag in die Paarl . Baie dankie aan Paarl Boys High vir jul gasvryheid. Koemende naweek toer Stellenberg bietjie George toe om teen Outeniqua te gaan speel.
Dit raak beslis nie makliker nie , maar dit is als deel van n leerproses .
@tzavosky, @sewes: Helpies O/16’s teen BV was sonder ‘n hele paar staatmakers (Ja diepte is ‘n issue). Helpmekaar strategie met rugby is om stadig maar seker wenkultuur en spanne op te bou (lees: daar word nie links en regs gekoop). Leerlinge moet na Helpies wil kom, dit geniet en bly. Dat die strategie werk, kan duidelike gesien word in resultate, baie lae speler omset en die groei in leerlinge aansoeke elke jaar. Daar word ook gepoog om al meer wedstryde teen goeie opponente te speel (irrelevant of hulle makro, groot, Vrystaats of Kaaps is). Beeld is baie nice, maar dit is NIE alles.
@sewes: BV het net op 1ste span vlak teen makroskole gespeel die jaar, so dis moeilik om te sê hoe goed die juniors is. Die o.15’s is ‘n swak groep en het groot pak gekry teen Helpmekaar. Die o.16’s teen Helpies was die omgekeerde (A en B het 39-odd gewen) en die 0.14’s 14-13.
Ek praat onder korreksie, maar ek dink Helpies se 0.14’s het Affies gewen, so ‘n mens kan net vergelykende afleidings maak, wat natuurlik nie noodwendig akkuraat is nie.
@Ploegskaar: Ja, jy het hom voorheen genoem na TSF. Ek sien hy het twee drieë gedruk teen Volksrust in hulle 29-8 oorwinning Saterdag. Sal hom dophou tydens CW (as hy die Pumaspan haal!).
College Northwood score is incorrect. It was 43-13 not 43-18
@Intense ZN and @h20: Good points all around.
The Westville front row were dominant throughout and gained many go forward yards. Boys High did seem to have a problem between 12 and 13 and the Westville 13 exploited this channel.
I can see Westville turning the season around with less travel and disruption. Traveling to Johannesburg and then Pretoria in successive weekends is disruptive and tiring.
If Westville play in a more relaxed fashion in the backs, they could build more pressure and things will start to happen. I felt that many times on Saturday they were trying to make things happen instead of just setting up another phase.
I hope it all works out for them because it is not nice to be in this position.
@Vyfster:Moet se as ek oor die land na junior spanne se uitslae kyk is daar n klomp minder bekende skole wat begin hand op steek ek dink kleiner skole begin om die koop ding te counter;finansies sppeel ook hier n rol al het jou kind n beurs kos dit nog steeds n klomp geld om jou kind in n makro skool te sit(baie verskuilde kostes)
Hoe lyk julle junior spanne teen makro skole?
@CharlesZA: ‘N wonderlike agterlyn in die 80″s of 90″s? onwaarskynlik
@Losbal: As ek reg onthou was die jonger een se naam Guillaime gewees. Was hy nie saam met Adriaan de Waal en paar ander goeie manne in BH gewees? Pel van my wat in BH was het altyd gepraat van n wonderlike agterlyn wat hulle gehad het met daai manne in.
@CharlesZA: Hy moet dan seker familie wees van die Batts wat einde 80’s in BH was. Die ouer een, dink hy is Leonard, het 1st team 8ste man gespeel en sy jonger broer ‘n paar jaar later in die backline. Ek dink lg is so paar jaar terug oorlede. Hy het vir Durbanville Klub gespeel.
@Intense ZN: they chaged the u14,15,16 &1st team coaches aswell as the director of rugby in 1 off season…. rugby suicide… it would make sense if they were building a new type of game that Ville can be associated with but it is difficult to see such… yes the u16 side is well coached but sad to think they will go up to opens next year withlittle or no sign of structure in the1st team. 1 from yesterday is actually a 6 from last year and in my opinion in the runnong for CW…. 3 was last years hooker just rently returned from injury so not to bad…. it is easy to see the instructions are 2 fases forwards then ball to back…. no building fases and stretch defense…. 5 from this team going to final trials which is a pluspoint…..
@tzavosky: Ligbron het ‘n oulike span, het mooi vertoon by Tony Stoops, en hul 13 Marnus Scheepers is ‘n yster, reken hy sal opgeraap word vir 2017
@Vyfster: Wat vir my teleurstellend is van Pumas se grootskole, is die klaarblyklike agteruitgang van Ermelo en Standerton as ‘n mens na uitslae oor die laaste twee seisoene kyk. Op die stadium, geoordeel aan uitslae, doen Ligbron, Piet Retief en Secunda beter (goed vir hulle!) en gister het Hoogenhout ook vir Ermelo geklop.
So iets is aan die gang in daai geweste (of ge-ooste), maar ek weet nie wat nie. Realisties maak waarskynlik net Ligbron en Piet Retief nou die top100 skole in die land, en dan ook redelik ver ondertoe.
Great result for Oakdale!I thought they let themselves down against Grey at Wilderklawer as they certainly had the quality.Well done to them in the win yesterday
@Losbal: Nope. Stellies man. Was so by 2002 rond Matriek as ek reg onthou.
@Tang: I have to agree with both you and H2O. The conditions were attrocious, the boys gave it everything they had but one thing is very clear is that the Westville 1st 15 is an extremely example of poor coaching. If I remember correctly, this Team finished 6 in the u16 rankings in 2014 so I’m not sure what has happened to the age group. Is the same coaching structures in place from 2014 or are they involved with the current u16Team – a very well drilled outfit I must say from what I saw this weekend. Some standouts from the 1st Team must be the strength of the forward pack. The front row dominated at tight phase with all three also contributing very nicely in open play. The loose forwards were very active with some great turnovers coming from their plucky open side flank.The handling of the back line was not up to the standard one would expect of a Team competing at this level and the management/ distribution of the ball from the base was very poor. Westville 13 was the standout back with him continuously threatening and breaking the Boys High defenses. Westville had its chances to close the game out in the last ten minutes but once again the ball was coughed up one too many times and Boys High ran out close victors. I wish Westville and Boys High all the best for the rest of the season, but Westville is going to need to make a 360 degree turnaround if they want their season not to plummet to an all time low.
@Valkie: Jy vra en se daar is ‘n massiewe verskil tussen makro en groot skole…
Daar is 21 skole in Noordvaal wat makro speel…..net 6 of 7 van hulle kan toprugby speel…..laat ek jou maar paar tellings tussen grootskole en makro skole sover vanjaar gee…dan oordeel jy maar self (groot skool 1ste genoem)
Ben Vorster 57-0 Jeugland
Helpmekaar 30-15 Monument
Helpmekaar 21-7 Eldoraigne
Lichtenburg 43-22 Middelburg h/s
Lichtenburg 42-8 Centurion
Pietersburg 41-20 Menlopark
Pietersburg 38-14 Florida
Potch Gim 43-15 Die Anker
You get the idea…..hierbo is 8 makro’s se tellings…ander makro skole sluit in reuse soos Wonderboom, Noordheuwel, Marais Viljoen, Montana, Zwartkop, HTS John Vorster, Kemptonpark, Rustenburg en Waterkloof……1ste 6 se tellings te embarrasing om te noem…laaste 3 speel nou nie juis wereld aan brand nie.
dis 17 spanne….al wat oorbly is Garsfontein, HTSM, Nelspruit en EG Jansen
Bge 4 spanne, en Monnas is die enigste 1ste spanne wat vanjaar realistiese kans sou staan om Beeld vir groot skole te wen…as almal in darie liga sou meeding (dus makro word laat vaar).
Onthou die Tuks reeks kampioen is al klaar deur ‘n grootskool afgestof….
So basies is daardie 5 spanne, saam met Eldoraigne, Menlo, en soms Kempton en Kloof die enigste wat werklik kan meeding in makro liga……die ander skole draf maar net saam…of dink jy Montana gaan Beeld wen…lol?
So dis nie ‘n kwessie van makro of groot nie…daar is ‘n paar superspanne in makro liga…res is maar gemiddeld tot swak…Persoonlik dink ek die sterkste 1ste span wat vanjaar Beeld speel, speel groot skole, en nie makro nie….maar laat ons maar wag en kyk hoe garsies en Helpies teen mekaar vaar…hulle is mos verdedigende kampioene in onderskeie reekse
@CharlesZA: is Divan Batt dan nie n BH Old Boy nie?
@Tang: at no stage did i question or fault the players as I know it hurts…. if you read my concerns are with coaching abilities….as you might have seen some indecision when they went beyond fases which draws back to coaches and confidence. I am at the ville practises and can tell you what you saw yesterday on the field is raw talent and guts from a badly coached side…..
@Tang: St Alban’s v Boys High on Wednesday at Boys High will be interesting.
@HE: Dit was lekker om Stellenberg te ontvang en te sien speel vir die eerste keer in n baie lang ruk. Julle het n knap eerste span, so ook tweedes en 0/16, 15 en 14a spanne. Julle hoef geensins te voel dat julle uit julle diepte was nie. Ek wil julle tog komplimenteer met julle kinders se goeie gedrag af en van die veld. Bou so voort op julle goeie strukture, die talent poel in die noordelike voorstede is daar, behou die seuns en die wenne sal kom. Julle gaan beslis n kaapse span of twee harde klippe laat kou vanjaar.
Sterkte met die res van julle seisoen.
@h20: Were you at Boys High yesterday? The game was in the balance for 70 minutes. Either team could have won.
The players that represented Westville yesterday left everything on the field. The match was a brutal, bruising encounter. Both teams put in massive hits.
Conditions were appalling. To make matters worse, there was a 30 minute delay for lightning 3 minutes into the second half.
I would rather be praise worthy for the 15 boys that gave everything they had to try to get a win for Westville. If you saw how they dropped to the ground in total disappointment after the match, you would understand the ridiculous pressure these youngsters are playing under.
The match was a defensive war and as I said earlier, the game could have gone either way.
In my estimation, I have more praise and respect for Westville as they fought with everything they had to try to get the win.
Boys High were obviously elated with the tense win. A few of the Boys High players commiserated with the Westville players as they understand how it feels to be on the back foot.
Based on the whole fixture yesterday, I think a more intense rivalry is beginning to build between these two fine schools.
@Couchmavin: u15 Grey 7 – 5 Wynberg
U16 Grey 31 – 22 Wynberg
3rd 42 – 20
2nd 53 – 22
Anyone that knows what the scores were between Grey High and Wynberg in U/15 and U16 age groups?I can only pick up the scores of 1st and U/14 results.
@Kattes-Strofes: Stem saam, die gees waarin die games gespeel was , was baie goed en ongeag die uitlae is dit heerlik om ‘n slag op Brugstraat te kon kompeteer. Die wenne sal mettertyd kom. By party van die jonger spanne het ek die indruk gekry dat die blote feit dat hul teen HJS speel maak dat hul vir die eerste 10 minute “starstruck ” is en eers begin rugby speel sodra hul besef sodra hul besef hul kan kompeteer. Sien uit na die res van die seisoen.
@valkie Die groot skole in die Laeveld vergelyk rugbygewys swak met groot skole elders soos Ben Vorster, Pietersburg, Helpmekaar, Klerksdorp ens. Jou waarneming by die wedstryd tussen Rob en Bergvlam dus heeltemal in die kol. Hoop dat dit in die toekoms kan verander, dit lyk of daar by van hulle hard gewerk word om van onder te begin bou.
@CharlesZA: Charles!! Dit is geen skande om teen die Wynland skole te verloor nie. Die 4 Kaapse skole in die Premierliga, kry vir die afgelope paar jaar ook met enkele uitsonderings lelik slae van die plattelanders.
Wynberg het vanjaar al 48-7 teen HJS en 71-11 teen Gim pak gevat,en dit op hul tuisveld. Rondebosch het 42-26 teen Paul Roos en 48-15 teen Boland Landbou gevat. Bishops het nog net teen HJS gespeel van die Wynlanders, en ook maar met 58-12 verloor.
Dit is vanjaar blykbaar net Sacs wat kompeterend is van daardie skole.Nietemin, bly dit altyd n voorreg en plesier om teen hulle mee te ding, ten spyte van enige telling. Oor die jare kry mens respek vir n skool , wat nie net gaan oor uitslae op die veld nie. So Stellies kan net voortbou op hul harde werk wat hul tot dusver sukses laat behaal het. Moet byvoeg dat die jong mense en toeskouers se gedrag was ook eersteklas, en dit doen mos baie om die respek te verdien waarvan ek hierbo van gepraat het.
Was at the PBHS-Westville game. Boys High was under heaps of pressure in the 2nd half but they manged to exit well.. I think Westville missed about 4 or 5 penalties. Game was stopped for about 25 mins just after half time because of lightening. I’m happy for PBHS. A win is a win. First game at home for them as well.
Anyone have a summary of what happened in PE between Grey and Wynberg?
Brackies kan beslis hul koppe hoog hou! Die O/16, tweede span en eerste span was werklik kompeterend in alle fasette. Geluk aan die WP unie wat bereid is om sulke games te fixture. Dit is altyd leersaam en opvoedkundig vir spanne soos Brackies en Stellenberg om teen die groot honde uit te draf.
@Kattes-Strofes:
@Kattes-Strofes: Het gehoop vir 1 dalk 2 wenne in Mei maand maar lyk nie of dit gaan gebeur nie. Hoop net die gees by al die spelers reg deur tot die onderste spanne bly positief. Ons maak net te veel onnodige foute en teen spanne soos BH betaal jy elke keer met 7 punte. Daar is baie graad 11s in die squad maar dink ons wil op plek kom waar ons elke jaar compete en nie se volgende jaar gaan ons sterk wees want almal weet volgende jaar kan anders lyk.
@OudAffie: Die Menlo en Garsies wedstryde vind nie meer plaas nie, dus is een van die wedstryde vervang met Westville. Wat van die ander een?
@jakes: I cannot differ from you. I would love to see Monnas, EG Jansen and HTS Middelburg in our fixtures each year. If Affies play HTS Middelburg their lower teams can play Middelburg High, I think the logistics should not be that though.
Affies should start playing the best in Gauteng/Mpumalanga just like the Cape schools playing strenght against strength each year….these other games are nonsense and with Affies debt they can definitely afford playing the best.
From an economical and traveling point aview it surely has to make sense.
@HE: Your team was not disgraced at all by a very strong Boishaai outfit. You fought manfully and never gave up against a side ,who have more than 30 consecutive victories. This is more than most schools fixtures, over 2 seasons.
There is some nice talent amongst your boys, and I heard that there are also a number of grade 11 lads in your squad. Well done, and as your coach Divan Batt said afterwards.”One can only learn from matches like these”
I must also congratulate Brackenfell for holding the powerfull Paarl Gim team, to a respectable result.
Lastly! congrats to Oakdale on their win against Paul Roos. Never easy to play the “bulle” on their farm in Riversdale. Even more so when they have their annual Akker Fees !
@Skywalker: That 2014 team had a fantastic win over a very good Jeppe team, so there is definitely some hope.
@Veg: Howzit Veg. To be honest, the younger old boys arrived en masse – probably partly because this year’s 1st team is a dream team (so I hear). Their behavior was probably more noticeable because the crowd is so much smaller than the games in Gauteng.
There was one parent (or very old OB) that was completely out of hand. So, I’m probably unfairly making a sweeping statement based on one psycho, which is not fair. The teachers and coaches were top class.
Nadat ek vanoggend ´n wedstryd gekyk het tussen twee ´groot´ skole in ons omgewing het ek die volgende vraag: Wat is die ware gaping tussen Marko en groot skole? In my opinie is daar ´n helse groot verskil.
@Vleis: Very sad to hear about the behaviour of Old Boys.We prided ourselves on being gentleman.Was hoping to get hold of you before the match to see if you could find out what is going on as St Andrews don’t seem to be fielding U14 sides to often.
@Gungets Tuft: Listen I share your sentiments and frustration… I pray for the day the rugby steps up and meets the standards of the hockey at the school. They fighting a bad legacy of not being a rugby school and that takes time and money to change. The 2014 team did well to change the mood but they had no depth in age groups to back it up over the last 2 years. Let’s hope they keep at it. No reason why NWood can’t have decent rugby teams in time.
The u14 and u15 age groups have been much better so let’s hope they keep working hard on that pipeline.
On the converse u have DHS who 5 yesrs back bought the best 1st team in prep for this special year and its exciting that they playing so well… but NWood did not lose one game to them now across both u14 and u15 age groups. They going to fall into the same trap NW did – not growing from the ground up. So lets hope NW can just prop up the 1steam for a while longer and then keep building depth…. it’s the only way.
@Skywalker: I prefer the down up strategy and if you guys can get the majority of the north coast and Zululand there you’ll be fine. I mean you now considered a hockey school, where did that come from. My memory of Northwood was aquatics, swimming, polo and surfing. Matt Bowman, the best waterman I have ever seen….all water sports…
Naandse Gimmies vandag gesukkel by Brakkies Wedstryd kon nie aan die gang kom en baie negatiewe spel Junior spanne bitter ver gewen Brakkies goed die tempo stadig gemaak en Gim ontwrig in vaste fasette Great wen vir Oakdale@Gungets Tuft:
@Skywalker: I hope so mate, I’ve a real
Soft spot for Northwood. You might be newish here, but the others know my wife was on staff there for ages, my son would have gone there but for our long family history at College. A couple of years ago they seemed on the up, the 2011 intake was looking good when my son started Grade 8 so it’s sad to see it like this. I didn’t watch the U14 and U15, so I’ll live in hope. Good luck, I’ll be watching from across the road.
@Gungets Tuft: The reality is rugby nearly slipped off the map and when that happens it becomes an upward battke to attract any decent talent. The imports at more necessity than anything at first Sam level due to lack of depth. However they have begun rebuilding from the bottom up and the u14 and u15 age groups are far more competitive. In 3 years the competitiveness will be back. Boys don’t want to play when u losing by 50 a game and you don’t want o support either. So they doing what they can.
@Grasshopper: No shock for us. The team believed they could win it.
Cambridge 14-33 St Andrews
@Oakdale supporter: Shock of the day for me, well done Oakdale!
Great win for Oakdale over PRG 23-20
St Alban’s beat St Andrews (Bloem) by 19 to 14. The less said about the game the better. The conditions were terrible (large pools of water all over the field); the St Alban’s play was not up to their usual standards; the St Andrews OB’s were terrible; the ref that started the game was good but his replacement was terrible.
To be fair, St Andrews were much better than I expected – in particular, their loosehead was a beast! I suppose I should not have been surprised after they beat St Charles by 20 points after a long bus trip away from home.
GCB needs to look at their debating skills. They lost to Selborne. It was always a strength. Perhaps they put up their Afrikaans team for the challenge?
@Gungets Tuft: Maybe, have the demographics changed at Northwood? I find it hard to believe they battle with intakes, the whole north coast is crying out for a decent Gov Boys school. When I lived in Ballito, quite a few boys caught a bus from Ballito there every morning. OR do you think Ballito families are happy with the likes of Ashton, with a small sports program. Maybe the import saga affected those boys there now but surely if they go from the bottom up now that should come right in about 3 years. They have a BE too. It’s a mystery really. Conditioning is the easiest part, that should be the first thing they concentrate on in the off season….banks, banks and more banks boys…
@QC86: this Dale unit was comfortably the weakest of the Border colleges at junior level but both have been beaten by Griffy’s team. You can’t predict this rugby thing. As for Selborne undergoing their annual pummelling against Grey, it’s a case of optimism being unceremoniously crushed. The current group beat Grey as U15s and Selborne did relatively well against Grey last year.
@Grasshopper: I don’t know, it’s all a bit of a mystery. I can’t fathom that 1500 boys, 300 per grade, can’t raise 3 open teams, it’s bizarre. I’m not going to bang on about it, but when you fixate on importing players to make a statement, like they’ve been doing for a while, eventually you end up with a mercenary army, no loyalty. There’s just no gees, very sad. Points for and against for the games on Goldstones was something like 230 – 32
COLLEGE!!!!
@QC86: now to find my bottle of Bells
@OudUppie: I heard 8 missing from the starting 15 and 5 replaced at half-time, literally a Cherries side playing 1st’s..
@Grasshopper: I agree with you. However, sitting amongst their supporters over easter and the comments that get passed (especially in the kc match) you’d swear they were world champions
Nonetheless a top school!
GCB 48 vs Selborne 17. Baie goeie wen in agenome al die beserings.
Dale win 17-3
@Grasshopper: hopper their season is over….. cannot see any win coming even vs Voortrekker and no disrespect towards them. RN is by far the worst coaching performance I have seen in a season. You are with your backs to the wall with a chance to win on Saturday and you have only one shortened practise on a Thursday. There is no gameplan. Boys being played out of position…. players not on merit….. yes they have injury problems but it is your job as coach to make the boys believe they are the best …not roll over and feel sorry for yourself…..
@QC86: Never doubted a Dale win, they have a good side.
@Wyvern: agreed, but they still like to call themselves a rugby school. To be fair they are a very average rugby school. Cricket is their thing…
Dale under huge pressure but their defense has been massive,score still 17-3, 4 minutes to play
@Grasshopper: With all due respect to KES, but a school that size should never have an off, or “rebuilding” year. Pound for pound KES rugby (and i’m not just referring to this year), in my opinion is nowhere near where it should be if you compare them to schools with less numbers.
@Gungets Tuft: I know it’s not linear but Affies beating KES by 60, College drawing to KES and now beating Northwood by 40. What would happen if Affies played Northwood? 80 plus points!
@Gungets Tuft: I think that could be the reason Glenwood are not playing them this year OR they couldn’t find room, but I doubt that. It’s been 2 weeks since the 1st team played.
17 minutes to play score still 17-3 to Dale
Bit of an across the board mismatch at College vs Northwood. 1st score 43 – 13. Last minute try making it a little more respectable.
Northwood competitive up front but ran out of gas. Conditioning not where it should be, but given their dire lack of depth, not an easy thing to fix. Northwood seconds lost 82-5 to College 3rds, 3rds 75-0 to College 7ths after the match was reduced to 12 a side due to lack of Northwood players arriving.
16A was 45-12
@QC86: Caaaamaaaannnn Dale!
Westville lose 3-6, eish it’s going from bad to worse for the Ville. Well done PBHS..
@Grasshopper: Maybe they have Roger as a coach or motivational speaker !
halftime Dale up 17-3
@OudAffie: to be fair KES are in a rebuilding year and Affies in a strong year. The results down the line were closer than usual. I think the Affies Under15A’s lost…
Dale up7-0 after 20 minutes
@Jakes, kom ons hou nou nie weer hierdie debat nie, jy weet Affies speel teen skole wat hulle die meeste moontlike wedstryde kan bied. Plus ek sal nie Helpmekaar, Westville, KES, Jeppe, Maritzburg en Boys High slegte teenstanders noem nie. Dan speel Affies jaarliks teen Waterkloof, Glenwood en Grey en wissel af tussen Paul Roos, Paarl Gym en HJS Paarl. So ek sal nie noem dat daar nie sterk genoeg teenstanders is nie. Glo dit of nie,
wet day in Jozi today made the rugga rough at Saints today but there was alround good rugby. SCORES were Jeppe first:
u14a 17 – 17
u15a 24 – 5
u16a 49 – 0
did not see seconds score but Jeppe won
1stXV 31- 3 saints defence was immense in the 2rd half good rugga in the rain though
2nds 26-24 to Dale
13A 33-10 Dale
15A 20-15 Dale
14A 31-26 Queens
16A 28-24 Queens
3rds 19-13 to Dale
What is the purpose for Affies playing KES? Or even Pretoria Boys high last few years? Or some of the other schools they playing where 50 plus is winning margin each time. I think these easy games is the reason why Affies can not pull it through against the bigger teams. They are clearly not challenged enough in their season with their current schedule.
helmekaar 53 – 3 Pietersburg in wet weather. Well done Helpies, starting to get your rhythm. Tight 5 dominated with backline being extended by 3 (from 6, 7 & 8). Bv vs Pieties will be a good contest.
Tough day for Stellenberg. HJS dominated in all aspects of the game. You can only defend so long against a brilliant team like that. Although Stellenberg tried their best they were dominated at the brakedown and beaten for pace out wide. Things doesn’t get easier with Outeniqua and Boland Landbou in the next two weeks. May was never going to be easy.
@OudAffie: Nice work Affies, 60 in the wet is impressive. KES are probably lucky it was wet…
Daniel Pienaar 46-5 Punt HS.
Affies Witbulle 61-7 King Edward VII School
Grey College 48 – 17 Selborne.
Ben Vorster 2nds 52 – Louis Trichardt 1st 20
@Playa: no scores from Dale yet,going up to the field at 2.30
@Playa: YIP ,FIRSTS down 31-10 before halftime.
@QC86: Its gonna be a long day for the Fish
@Playa: In that case I can understand do the decision. Beyond me why the organisers would have trials during schools hours.
Selborne getting moered,14a lost 47- 12 ,u15a lost 28-10 ,u16a lost 48-11
@Wyvern: The trials were held during school hours.So Grey refused to let the boys miss classes
@QC86: hahaha!Wish I was there
@Wyvern: not sure, lots of speculation. Seems that it was done on instruction from the headmaster. Unfortunately supports a negative perception
@Frik: What was the reasoning behind grey not attending?
Good luck to Affies today, please crush KES!
I also heard that one boy, not sure whether he is u/16 or 18, went to the trials regardless and was subsequently disciplined by the school and not allowed to play this weekend
Grey PE is playing Wynberg today, which is not any big news. Grey should be easy winners. Big news this past week was Grey not taking part in the EP u/18 trials on Tuesday.
This was very unfortunate, both for some boys who are now robbed of the opportunity to be in contention for representative teams and also the school’s rep.
@Playa: My little bro is decent young man. but
it would have been a heavy task he walking the steps of the great Jake White…. so maybe it was a blessing in disguise the fact that Dale was a bridge to far for him but must really command the rugby tutortaladge that boys seem to get down there and the boys seem to come out level headed as well. I mean that is all we can ask of any school that it produces decent law abiding citzens and its a bonus if they play decent rugga too
I was talking to wise elderly man today and he was saying that he found that people in my generation wanted to compete with everything hence we ended up living quite empty lives in pursuit of being at the top….. but schools rugby has always been very competitive in nature and now and tides and trends come and go…. just hope a couple of years do not become 10 like we suffered in the early part of this melleniun…. then people start to right your obituary…. My personal belief is that schools that are over a century old have stood the test of time and couple of rugby results will not affect the essence and ethos of the school …. that said I do enjoy winning and wish all the young men who play the game we love good luck and may they enjoy its spirit and the game in general.
@Tang: Very about the History and rugby pedigree of Boys High…. I think that is why win at Brooks I think that is what the 1st XV field is called at Boys High is so reveared by the boys from many schools…… remember about three or four years ago my brother telling me Jeppe would win the 1stXV game for 3 or 4 years in a row…. I told him the share whatever he smokes with me
@Outside Looking in: We seem to do better in the age group sides verses Grey,last year our under14’s and under16’s won.@Playa: Sun is still shining here in KWT,lets hold thumbs,a dry game would really be lekka,can’t wait to have a cold one with the Troll
@Ringo: I have learned a great deal about school boy rugby over the last two years. When your side is losing more games than they are winning, you begin to see school boy rugby in a new light.
I hope school boy rugby is the winner when Westville and Boys High play tomorrow. Both sides are under ridiculous pressure so I think it will be a nervous, scrappy affair.
One thing is for certain, win or lose the sun will rise on Sunday morning. Boys High will still be a fantastic institution focused on delivering excellent academic results. Boys High have a wonderful rugby history and a few years of below par rugby results will have very little bearing on the future of the school.
I feel for the young gents who have to bear the pressure of producing results to an expectant old boy, learner and parent community. I hope they enjoy the rest of the season and play as a unified 15 man team.
@BoishaaiPa: I hate to disagree here but there is no ranking formula that captures all the variables.
Does your ranking formula take the following into account:
1) Has each side gone through random testing for banned substances?
2) How do you account for sides who employ professional coaches rather than using school masters?
3) How do you account for teams who take money for sponsorships versus those who don’t?
4) How do you account for sides who acquire players?
5) How do you account for acquiring players that are provincial quality and move to a new school after grade 9?
6) How do you account for schools who have primary schools attached as opposed to those that don’t?
7) How do you account for schools who have more than two or three u19 players?
If school boy rugby was properly governed, player movement was open and transparent, how much sponsorship money is changing hands, a clear drug testing procedure and compliance by all schools perhaps rugby ranking would take on a semblance of credibility.
@Playa: Grey had a strong team that year despite Selborne having Brent Russell and beating the much fancied Grey High 31-10 in Port Elizabeth. Selborne let them slip in 1999 when Grey were fortunate to win 5-3 in East London. Since 2000 and the Bobby Joubert-inspired 54-3 hammering of what was the weakest Selborne team outside of the 2012 bunch, it’s been one way traffic except for the 2011 16-all draw
@Queenian: The Cambridge bloggers will be there, and I’ll be getting the scores from them. I’ll forward to you as I receive them.
@Outside Looking in: When Selborne lost to Grey in 1998…I was convinced that they can never ever win against them again.
@Ringo: Hahahaha! Trouble is BHP’s is the only one who’s methodology I understand, and therefore in my view the closest to being accurate. Besides, I’m not too hung up on rankings, they are a nice to see and build interest…I just want to see good rugby…and if Dale win in the process…well, I wont be complaining
Bummer about your brother. We’re working on getting DV Taylor being a full-on boarding house again. It will take some convincing though. SA may have missed out on another Jake White (ex-Dale Junior/Old Jeppe boy).
@BoishaaiPa: Yours is probably the best its just inconsistency between various sites is funny sometimes…. but they do generate good banter though
@Outside Looking in:
Unluckly no, I’m a Grey College supporter?. But I’m sure Selborne will be a good team on the day.
@chief: Any idea of what Selborne’s starting 15 will look like? Interesting to see how they’ll fare against an injury-riddled but still, a very formidable Grey outfit. After all, this year marks two decades since the last time Selborne College beat Grey College
@Playa: Please keep me updated tomorrow.
@Ploegskaar:
Toemaar ek bly darem in die area, eende van dieselfde vere
@OudUppie:
Dankie, hy het darem ‘n baie goeie game gehad
@Ringo: Mine is based on cold hard facts
..No bribery or thumb suckery involved!..What accounts for the one accounts for the other!..I always say that people must remember that rankings is looking at a teams performance relative to other teams…is does not always mean one team will always be better or stronger if ranked higher. It is how well one team is doing against opposition relative to another team as they are not all playing the same teams!…and being at 13 is not that bad!
Ek is vir die eerste keer betrokke by Superbru (iemand my genooi) maar dink dit sal nogals intersant wees as skole rugby daarop was……………..behalwe dit wel beskikbaar is
@Ringo: Mine is based on cold hard facts
..No bribery or thumb suckery involved!..What accounts for the one accounts for the other!..I always say that people must remember that rankings is looking at a teams performance relative to other teams…is does not always mean one team will always be better or stronger if ranked higher. It is how well one team is doing against opposition relative to another team as they are not all playing the same teams!.
@Playa: I understand that affairs down in the EC are often tight but from what I heard of Dale they are electric out wide which is the only way to beat a small but very strong Queens side…… I mean at Kes I could not believe the size of the number 6 and 10 of Queens I mean diminutive to say the least but tackled like men possessed.
I really cannot see westiville with what must be a hectic case of bus lag pulling one over boys High in Pretoria not possible …. I mean when those boys arrive home on Saturday evenning they would have done over 2400 km in bus if the win tomorrow it will be at the extent of their game the following weekend whomever they play.
Bye the way I am great fan of Dale nearly sent my brother to Dale Junior but they only offer weekly boarding and the admin to organise weekend accommodation was a headache. So would love them to cruise to win this weekend. You better man than I Playa I woukd remenstrating and accussing BHP of all sorts nasty things if my team was in the top 10 in all other rankings except his. But I understand their is method behing the madness and think you chaps and Glenwoud Hoer are only souties that could and probably should be ahead of us on the BHP top 30 rankings
@Ringo: I can only hope you’re right regarding the cruising. But a festival of running rugby it definitely will be. There is some rain predicted for tomorrow, which might ‘dampen’ the game plans of both sides….but hey, there’s never a dull derby between those two schools….AMADODA!!!
Most interesting one for me will be the Westville v Boys High game. Both have struggled hard this year…from what I’ve heard, they’ve been playing well, it’s just the results that have been hard to come by. Both are due a win…I suspect we might see something like the College-KES game, with the same result…a draw
I have a feeling their wins will come against teams we’re least likely to think they can beat.
Die beseringsplaag blyk nie om vir Grey te los vanjaar nie. Lyk maar net so sleg soos laas jaar. Grey pak die naweek vir Selborne aan sonder die volgende 11 spelers:
Tristan Spies (Stut)
Thian du Randt (Haker/Flank)
Juan Venter (Flank)
Wian Kloppers (Flank)
Rewan Kruger (Skrumskakel)
Mario Viera (Losskakel)
Christopher Schreuder (Losskakel)
Jaco Wessels (Losskakel/Binnesenter)
Phillip Visser (Losskakel)
Gerrie Koggelenberg (Buitesenter)
Jandre de Beer (Heelagter)
Almal wat verseker ‘n aanspraak sou maak op die 1ste span indien hulle sou reg wees. Almal het ook reeds vir die 1ste span uitgedraf vanjaar.
Ewe skielik lyk die Selborne wedstryd sommer baie moeilik. Hulle het ‘n kans om ‘n upset te veroorsaak op die dag.
Ek is tog seker die Grey manne sal met trots die 1ste span trui dra en hulle harte uit speel.
@OudUppie: Ek is bly die skool tree op na daardie trap. As jy deesdae in super en internasionale rugby op ‘n man se kop trap is jy baie die in die akkies.
@BOG: Mario – skoolkaptein – is steeds nie reg en die ander drie losskakels wat verlede week gespeel het ook beseer. Moet darem byvoeg dat Philip Visser (losskakel nr 4 – Pinotage se seun) nie vir
vierde span gespeel het nie, maar vir die Cherries. Zion – die losskakel wat eerste as reserwe opgekom het, het 12 vir Cherries gespeel. Die res wat verlede naweek gespeel het en nie Saterdag speel het almal ligte beserings, behalwe nr7 wat vir twee wedstryde geskors is na sy trap.
@Die Ken: Wat het jou foon gesê?
@Ploegskaar: @Zion: Ek is self mos al op twitter afgeskil agv my foon se autocorrect van Stellenberg!
@chief: Dankie vir die span.Ek aanvaar die beserings, maar vermoed dat daar een of twee gerus word vir die daaropvolgende Saterdag. Maar goed om soveel jong manne te sien wie nog volgende jaar beskikbaar sal wees
@CharlesZA:
Beserings is seker maar deel van die game. Stem saam met betrekking tot laas week se 9, maar dit bring geleentheid met ‘n nuwe 9 in die span en 12 wat 10 toe skryf. Maar stem met @OudUppie daar kan ‘n paar probleme wees.
@Vleis: Not 100% sure but most players are out due to minor injuries.
@chief: Nogal n hele paar beserinngs vir Grey. Daai Kriel klong laat my baie dink aan Imelman van so paae jaar terug. Hulle gaan ook die 9 van laas week mis.
Hierdie jaar is n baie sterk jaar vir skrumskakels. Kan amper 6/7 noem wat ek dink wat dit ver gaan maak.
@chief: where is the loosehead fom last week?
@Umtata:
Yes but injured can’t be long now till he takes the field again.
@chief: where is Os du Rant’s son? Is he still playing rugby?
@Zion: @Zion: ??? daai manne sal jou afskil vir daai faux pax
@BOG:
Grey College VS Selborne
1. Naude Naude (U17)
2. Mathew Wessels (U18)
3. Gideo Beukes (U18)
4. Jaco van Tonder (U18)
5. Jaco de Beer (U18)
6. Marcel Theunissen (U17)
7. Arno Nieuwoudt (U17)
8. Dian Schoonees (U18)
9. DC Odendaal (U17)
10. Rikus Pretorius (U17)
11. Marnus Boshoff (U18)
12. PR Serfontein (U18)
13. Janco van Heyningen (U17)
14. Henk Cilliers (U17)
15. David Kriel (U17)
Dale v Queens should be a festival of running rugby and Dale will cruise it by ten points
@Ploegskaar:
Sorry man het nog altyd gesukkel met spelling
and how could I not give prediction on Boys High they will sort out a bus lag suffering Westville
College by 20
DHS by lots
Grey HS by 7
Grey College by 14
Parktown by 14
Affies by 30 if not more
in u16 the boys put 70 on Saints at Saints ….. I hoping the boys put 70 on Saints it would be a true site to behold if they run them raggged
@Zion: Steelenberg?!? Wat gaan daar met jou auto-correct aan?!?
Paul Roos vs Oakdale gaan baie intersant wees. Paul Roos baie steady span maar soos die manne van Riversdal teen Grey in die eerste helfte van die wildeklawer gespeel het, het hulle die vermoe om enige span te verras
@OudUppie:
Moet se soos daardie reserwes in gestaan het laas naweek, is daar geen twyfel by my dat Grey die een gaan vat nie.
Was die reserwe losskakel werklik die senter van die 2de span?
Sterkte aan Boishaai die naweek, soos vroeer genoem dink ek darem nie ons gaan hulle onderskat nie, want dink persoonlik Stellenberg doen baie goed die jaar. Steelenberg kan vorentoe dalk spelers van die Noordelike voorstede weerhou om Boishaai, Gim of Paul Roos toe te gaan……….. of gooi ek nou net ‘n klip in die bos
@OudUppie: Is die skoolkaptein nie weer reg nie? Moet darem se dat die wie ingestaan het teen Affies, n baie goeie job gedoen het. Iemand hier het gese dat die 10 wie aan die einde gespeel het, die gereelde 4e span speler is. Wel, hulle het hulle hande beslis opgesteek. Die volledige wedstryd teen Affies terloops, is nou op Youtube.
@BOG: En om dinge nog meer interesant te maak is daar ‘n paar beserings na die Affie wedstryd. Sal vanaand uitvind hoe die span lyk, maar probleme op die skakels.
Selborne got a century against Stirling. GCB only managed 99, albeit a shortened match. Nevertheless, it makes things interesting this Saturday when the two sides clash in Bloem
@Kattes-Strofes: Congrats to them both, Sean has proven with Glenwood and now Boishaai he is an excellent coach and worthy of this promotion/task
@Oakdale supporter: Ek weet die Rawsonvillers sit gereeld vas in die Klapmuts hotel..Blykbaar is die plek se deur moerse klein as jy wil uitkom…
Just heard that Lance Sinden, who was the head coach of last years SA School A team, has been promoted to the head coach of the SA Schools team. His assistant coach from last year, Sean Erasmus, the Boishaai coach has also been promoted to head coach of the SA Schools A team. Apparently, the appointments are for two years. Congrats and good luck to these gentlemen.
@Oakdale supporter: I don’t know much more than what I read on this blog and hear from my WOB mates. Although the latter are mostly out of touch with the current goings on anyway. I watched Westville v Wynberg and Bishops at Saints and they looked the better team in the Bishops game, but were unlucky to draw.
Basically, I like to root for the underdog…and I think that this Westville team will turn it around with all the home games coming up.
@BoishaaiPa: Daar is baie stories van manne wat vroeg Saterdag oggend wegtrek Nuweland toe en dan die game op TV in die Kloof Hotel kyk soder om eers die tonnel te haal.
@Grasshopper: Why is Stirling playing against top schools if they are clearly not at the same level. Who arranged these games?
Westville will be desperate and I think will have too much for PBHS. Could be a season turner for both sides. Selborne beating Stirling 100 -14 is just stupid, game should have been stopped at 50.
@kosie: Soos Oakdale Suppertor se…die N2 is toe…maar die N1 Worcester via Robertson is oop, maar hy het weer ander temptasies!
@BrotherBear: Nee wat..ek dink darem nie die span sal hulle onderskat nie…Stellenberg moet ook net geen genade op Brugstraat verwag nie…
@Oakdale supporter: Ja..Hulle kan darem Worcester Robertson Swellendam om…Ma dan hak hulle dalk vas daar by die Rawsonvillers en kom nooit weg nie…Dis gewoonlik wat met my gebeur…Gaan hoeka die naweek bietjie na n craft beer festival daat by Du Toitskloof kelder…Nogal Wynkelder wat Craft Beer festival aanbied!
Monnas vs Waterkloof, by Monnas, ook op 14 Mei. Supersport 210, 12h00. Sien nie die game op die lys nie.
@Vleis: I don’t know a thing about Westville’s team but was surprised by their results so far this year.
I was just trying to get the conversation back to SBR and away from politics.
@Orbit: Agreed. Also, over the years, Westville has been a very tough team to beat at home…and they have four fixtures at home before a likely away win against Voortrekker at the end of the season.
@Vleis: @Oakdale supporter: @Vleis: @Vleis: @Vleis: @Vleis: Agree, They have a strong team believe it or not. I reckon they will come right. They have had a tough fixture list up to now and has been tough for them to get any momentum. They have great depth and I have no doubt they will come right
@Oakdale supporter: I predict that Westville will win five (or four) of their remaining six matches.
@Orbit: It looks like this might be Westville’s only chance of a win this season.
@Rugger fan: personally think Westville have too much strength for Boys High.
@BoishaaiPa: julle moenie vir Stellenberg onderskat die naweek nie.
@kosie: Nee Kosie. Die pad is al vir 3 dae gesluit agv mense wat by Grabouw paaie versper, bande brand en karre met klippe gooi.
@booishaaipa. Gelukkig is dit vanaf Stellenbosch ewe ver N1 of N2.
@BoishaaiPa: Bedoel jy dat die manne die stop/go eerder by Houw Hoek Inn gaan deurbring as op die N2?
@BoishaaiPa: Ek het nie eers daaraan gedink nie. Sal seker maar deur die tonnel moet kom.
@Oakdale supporter: Dit hang alles af of hulle verby Grabouw kan kom!..Manne sal moet ompad ry Riversdal toe!
@Beet Eldoraigne are playing HTS John Vorster at John Vorster on 14 May. Thanks
Aan al die Stellenboschers. Veilig ry van more af. Ek weet julle gaan die gaste huise volmaak op Riversdal en dat baie ook op Stilbaai en Jongensfontein gaan kuier. Die Bulle sien uit om julle op die plaas te ontvang.
Dit is ons jaarlikse Akkerfees en daar is Saterdag 49 wedstryde op die sewe rugbyvelde by Oakdale en die weervoorspelling lyk na ‘n mooi sonskyn dag
@LAEVELDER: Jy is reg. Die spesifieke groep van PHS was nog altyd die accilies vir Helpmekaar. Helpmekaar se 1st die jaar word egter gekomplementeer deur n sterk groep Graad 11.
Good travels to Westville – second week in a row on the road to Gauteng!
Both WV and PBHS are desperately seeking a win – so either a “do or die” match – or a rather boring affair of trying not to loose. Hopefully the former.
Die eerste skote het geklap…
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/open-letter-to-ancyl-president-maine-20160323
Helpmekaar en PHS gaan interresant wees.. 16 de en 18 de