The DPHS success story continues. A few million Rands worth of scholarship money will be invested in these 29 future Class of 2021 students over the next 5 years.
| HIGH SCHOOL & AWARD | DPHS STUDENT |
|---|---|
Clifton College |
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| Academic Scholarship | Jibran Mulla |
| Academic Scholarship | Waseem Simjee |
| All Round Scholarship | Suraav Ramlugaan |
| Sports Scholarship | Jack Aylward |
| Sports Scholarship | Mickele Lehman |
| Sports Scholarship | Cael van der Vyver |
| Sports Scholarship | Torbyn Visser |
Crawford College La Lucia |
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| Cultural Scholarship | Thomas Larché |
Durban High School |
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| Chris Seabrooke Scholarship | Asher Knox Davies |
| Chris Seabrooke Scholarship | Samuel Spooner |
Hilton College |
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| All Round Scholarship | Luke Hitchings |
| Sports Scholarship | Greg Armstrong |
| Sports Scholarship | Josh Goodwin |
| Sports Scholarship | Nicholas Hatton |
| Sports Scholarship | Bradley Henderson |
| Sports Scholarship | Chad Uys |
Kearsney College |
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| KC Comins Maths Scholarship | Nicholas Kidd |
| Sports Scholarship | Prince Dube |
| Sports Scholarship | Luke du Toit |
| Sports Scholarship | Luke Robertson |
Maritzburg College |
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| DPHS Closed Scholarship | Steven Pretorius |
Northwood High School |
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| All Round Scholarship | Luca Botha |
| All Round Scholarship | Joshua Neill |
| Sports Scholarship | Adnaan Masood |
Westville Boys’ High School |
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| Headmaster’s Scholarship | Oliver Simpkins |
| Old Boys’ Scholarship | Elijah Watt |
| Sports Scholarship | Riley Hardwick |
| Sports Scholarship | Joshua Squires |
| Sports Scholarship | Mpumelelo Xego |
@GreenBlooded: @Gungets Tuft: This is just sad
@Gungets Tuft: yep, not quite the same except greedy parents. You can’t really blame the schools that take them though. Also that sort of friendship is built in many derbies, thank goodness ?
@Grasshopper: No similarity except for ambition on the part of parents trumping the fact that kids need to be taught about teamwork, comradeship, loyalty as well.
I’m over the soapbox stuff but the lightie might be worth following for the next 5 years to see how he goes. For his sake I hope it works out, there aren’t going to be many schools lining up to offer him a spot.
This morning the PBHS kid that we hosted for 5 years from 2011, and who hosted my son on the return for 5 years, visited us in Durban with his folks and younger brother who is still at PBHS. Brothers from a different mother, that’s what gets built by looking at the big picture, it’s a pity that some don’t get to see that.
Finally found him playing for Yorkshire Carnegie under18s and 1st; http://yorkshirecarnegie.com/player?PlayGuid=BS409855
@GreenBlooded: a bit like Staples-gate! Still trying to find out what happened to him…
@GreenBlooded: Agree 100%. If the parents have acted like that what sort of expectations has the boy got.
Perhaps it will end up like the spot filled when my lightie was in second form. Kid came in at 1/2 year, ended up 1st cricket and hockey, KZN athlete. Good at anything he tried, he just didn’t have enough time in his day to try everything.
@Gungets Tuft:
Ja – lesson to be learned here for schools. If you don’t have some form of deposit from parents (which you don’t get on a 100% scholarship) then you run the risk of this happening.
What I understand is that this kids parents have been horse trading the kid to a number of schools trying to get the best deal. Glenwood signed him in July apparently – it remains to see if he arrives there. Westville also involved in the bun fight and perhaps some others. Can’t blame any of the schools involved but disgraceful and selfish for this family to deny other deserving boys a chance. It’s not a simple matter of taking the next on the list either. School starts in 3 days – boys will have bought uniforms, paid deposits etc at other schools. What a stuff up.
For me, the lesson here is if a school comes across these human traffickers in future, cancel the deal and have nothing more to do with them. If it doesn’t happen on day 1, it will happen at some time in the future when a better deal comes along. Better to invest the time and energy into a boy that will stick it out.
@Bush: in his ‘wildest’ dreams…
@Grasshopper: Whahahahaha and you were the Bear.
@McCulleys Workshop: Those are the announced ones. Every school has the others, the silent bursaries where companies and trusts sponsor them. Such is life, imagine any of the other schools in KZN playing with that sort of cash. College could have bursaries for 1/2 of their intake
One empty bed at College. Scholarship kid who’s name was already on his locker simply didn’t pitch up. Calls to track him down say he’s been offered “something better” than the full College deal. Be interesting to see where he surfaces. Someone on the waiting list will be moved up, bummer though, the new kid will miss the first week where so much gees is built.
@Gungets Tuft: Seems you are right, apparently 18 scholarships were handed out, more than any other year.
@Bush: I spotted your dad out in the forest this afternoon; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1luscOXUAUip12?format=jpg&name=large
@McCulleys Workshop:
Not anymore. When they were getting a hiding it certainly was!
@GreenBlooded: I personally don’t think playing Glenwood or not, is top of mind positioning for Hilton. Where did you read “such a good team”? It seems your English is letting you down.
@GreenBlooded: I bet Teichmann will get involved too…can’t have the Scumbilo boys beating them…
@McCulleys Workshop:
Maybe Hilton will resume the GW fixture if they have such a good team. Got to keep that win ratio moving north…..
A good article by Theo; http://linkis.com/blogspot.com/D7A7P
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: And they make up half of SA?
@McCulleys Workshop: starting with a win over Affies?
@Gungets Tuft: Morning GT, I’m not sure Hilton have offered more scholarships this year than in previous years, however with the calibre of coaching staff they have employed, they will want to ensure they have good talent to produce results. I think they could pull off some surprise wins this year and prove to be very competitive.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Sorry was mean’t to say Lover not Fighter. I avoid those things like the plague.
@Bush: a stouta Kabouter fighter!
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Alan, man, how many times must I tell you. My best buddy, I’m a fighter not a lover????????
This is for all my canine mates plus Bush; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1g_CsLXAAoP7nA?format=jpg&name=large
@Hopper…Its like Glenwood!….they will NEVER: ” Ook n stuiwer in die armbeurs gooi!”
…hulle KANNIE saampraat nie!
@Hopper I was referring to the two colleagues
@Skopgraaf243: heard of this? Ook n stuiwer in die armbeurs gooi!
@Skopgraaf243: yep, difference is I have always been Irish so cannot be a hensopper, that is reserved for Afrikaner defectors…
@Gungets Tuft: looking forward to the Hilton vs Affies fixture at the Easter Festivals this year, might be out for the to watch in person…
@Skopgraaf243: Flip, great two language tongue.
@Gungets Tuft: . Good for them, get with the program or get left behind. If they don’t produce after all of that, then I’m sure a few investors will be licking their wounds. Hope House will play them twice not just once.
@Grasshopper…you familiar with the term “hensoppers”?
FYI…Institutes that refer to a sportsfield as boereplaas, how open minded do you think they are?…maybe different story if it was a Landbou College.
Julle verkrampte manne sal altyd ‘n manier soek om skouers te skuur!
…talk about finding stuff
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Don’t give me your life history. Why are you always so directly horrible?
Just been pointed out to me that Hilton celebrates their 150th in 2022. Could explain the buying spree this year, I suppose we can expect the same next year if they are determined to have a good sporting year. It would explain the big money being spent on specialist coaches and sports admin. I’ve added up close to R3 million a year if you add just the rugby, cricket and hockey coaches. That’s benchmarking on what BMH was earning in his last stint, and info on one of the other coaches.
Hilton are playing with proper money in their sport. Certainly adds an edge to the decision to pull out of Glenwood fixtures for professionalism. I know it’s already been said, but when you do the numbers it makes your eyes water.
@Bush: I’ve got a few Toti mates. My 96 year old gran was one of the first families living there at Nyoni Rocks in the 1920’s, so I have a tie there. The Whale sounds good, might try it. The Head Boy in my 2nd form year was from Toti…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Alan, why are you so directly horrible? Don’t be racist against the Toti okes, about 100% of them go to GW. Come for a beer at the Thirsty Whale. It’s lekker there, you will fit in well. Plenty okes talking kuk, just like…… hey my best buddy. I would never say you???????
@Skopgraaf243: I’m working with two Affies Old Boys…
@Skopgraaf243: anything you can get in SA you can get here, half of SA lives here now…
@Hey Hopper….any Doom for the rock spiders in UK?
@Bush…?????
@Bush: I don’t frequent Toti much, no need to…
@Bush: that coming from an all boys boarding poofta school Old Boy! Hilarious!
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Alan, my best buddy. You seen my beard just look me up. You will find me. I have no need hide. Unless you don’t like to introduce me as a brother in law. Then I understand.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Eish, I heard GW had a few girls too. They throw more than soap in the Dorm 101 showers. Well done, that’s a heavy achievement for a All Boys School.
@Bush: yes, well done to them. Co-Ed so the girls pulling them up!
@Bush: real men don’t hide behind an avatar ?
@McCulleys Workshop: Hilton and excuses!
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: I see you came 2nd to Port Shepstone.
@McCulleys Workshop: Hey McCulley how you been doing?? Really looking forward to this year. Going to be machine,no excuses as Real Men Don’t Cry-Especially in front of their horse’s. Love you “Brother”
@Rottweiler: read here, went fine. 10th in KZN for As; http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/congratulations-class-2016/
@McCulleys Workshop: “Pump It”
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: And now it’s all about how you end. Jis that’s just stupid???? How did Matric go? For 2016 hahaha not the age rating 20:16 but the year
@Bush: About Whales?
@Rottweiler: we all know & said maybe 30 times SANIX is NOT a World Championship. The word World is used to explain it has international teams taking part…ranked Top 20 again in SA is all Old Boys want.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Alan, my best buddy. I thought we climbed a mountain together. I’m on my way home listening to Black Eye Peas “My Humps” and guess what I’m thinking???
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey:
1. We have many brothers.
2. We didn’t agree then try to change fixture dates
@McCulleys Workshop: it’s a fact, you can’t go into a game vs AFFIES of Monnas with a lightweight pack, you’ll be eaten alive. Brummer for all his leadership was too small, Weideman a penalty liability and Vorster a hooker not a prop. They were shown up by a hungrier & better Monnas team, fair & square…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Shake-Thy–Spear also wrote a lekker Macbeth. Jis man, who cares how many mother big okes were MIA. GW were World Champs and came 5ier almost like fyster.
@McCulleys Workshop: and House lost by 60 to GW for the first time in their history, brilliant isn’t it. Glenwood were smashed by Affies & Monnas, they will want to make amends this year. House have gone running with their tail between their legs, following their brother from down the road…too scared..,
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Yes and their scrum half had a cough.
@Gungets Tuft: yep Vowles to Sharks under19 and McLaren as Head Coach…
@Skopgraaf243: two or three I believe. Yes, they had two of there biggest players out for that game, Van der Mescht 120kg & Palvie 110kg. Also playing a hooker at prop was dumb. The 2nd team pulverized the Monnas scrum and that front row should have played 1st most of the season. But credit to Monnas they were immense and better prepared. Also more hungry. Macbeth was destructive!
@Skopgraaf243: Op hou, I’m going to piss in my jean pant. I hear they sold the machine to MHS
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: But Mike Vowles has left as well though? McLaren head coach?
Does Glenwood have scrum machine for upcoming season?
I am watching the 2016 re-run Monnas vs Glenwood, and wow, Glenwood must’ve been exausted from SANIX,
@Gungets Tuft: don’t think so. Mike Vowles was a qualified teacher though. Greenman will know…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Did Rudi Dames also teach at Glenwood?
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Knock yourself off with your assumptions. Annually, I am made aware on this blog, of the player movement away from GW. I’m not assuming it’s poaching, and we are talking post grade 8. The only reason I am aware of it is due to yours and other GW suporters posts, so it’s not exactly state secret stuff. I am not aware of any post grade 10 talented rugby players leaving House, Hilton, DHS, Westville, Kearsney, GB, Kes, College, etc. Maybe, as I suggested, it is due to the fact that you advertise it, or maybe it is due to other reasons.
@Roger: 10 years is ample time and about right for a change. Rudi Dames was at Glenwood for about that time too. Fresh ideas are always good..
@Ringo: I reckon the 2012 team still look back at that Jeppe game and think – “how the hell did we lose that one”
@McCulleys Workshop: Movement is very prolific everywhere, you just hearing about the Glenwood ones. Poaching/Buying whatever you want to call it has infested school boy rugby, rightly or wrongly and kids are being traded ‘by their parents’ all the time. Long gone are the days of being loyal unfortunately. Especially at ex ModelC schools where families are not as wealthy and they looking for the best option/deal for their kids. I think the economy/future prospects in SA plays a big part of this. Families know the opportunities are scarce so they hoping their kids can get a professional contract and make money that way….it’s sad but true. But I know you prodding the beast to get a reaction…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Maybe it’s because you guys are as vocal as you are on this blog that I have this impression, however players leaving GW, even at the end of grade 11 when they should have settled down to BE life, seems more prolific than elsewhere.
@McCulleys Workshop: guys from other provinces missing home or not doing as well as they thought they would, happens everywhere when you have a big BE. Now would the schools they now going to be nailed for poaching? Probably not because it only applies to Glenwood…
@Roger: That 08 team was good the 09 was frightening nearly relegated us to Wednesday Fixture pummelled our poor boys 69 – 10 scenes of Kes old boys hosting Teddy bear tea parties in their in-goal while their merciless team ran in try after try after try still haunts me.
2012 was Marx’s matric year the seen of him and his other SA schools teammate running onto the field 20 mins into the game and our boys savaging them is still one of the nicer memories I have …… that and the win in 2002 when Motsumi and George showed true heart won the return fixture against Kes during the last game of the rugby season of kes’s centenary year.
I still say that 2002 Kes game gave Jeppe its first black Headboy KL Motsumi in 2003. For all intensive purposes the rowing club captain would have been headboy in 03 had it not been for the miraculous exploits of one Mr Motsumi on the rugby field that fabled June Saturday. What a top lad hope he is doing fantastically.
( See @Tang even when we were losing we still made decisions based on the rugby field )
Its not a new thing.
@Greenman: @Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: I’m amazed at the rugby player attrition at Glenwood, what do you put this down too?
@Greenman: huge pity about Terblanche he would have given depth at lock & loose forward. Great for Jooste. Heard O’Neill left too, massive loss. Might struggle at loose forward now…
@Ringo: maybe you right – the fixture will probably resume next year when the twins have matriculated. As far as I understand it – KES and Spilhaus parted amicably. Almost ten years as coach – time for a change. He coached some great teams though – 08, 09, 11, 12.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Thanks for the heads up! He has been very unlucky so far i.e injuries(benched GK), stiff competition in his position last year but I am sure he will reach his goal and achieve this year(God willing). Bit older and much bigger. Only turned 17 last year November which could have been a factor as well.
@Roger: I hope we get a fixture though just now you guys throw out your toys cause we took Spilhaus
We will settle it in June which is better time of the season on the field not in offices right Bud
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: E Terblanche is back at Garsfontein, o’Neil somewhere back in Pretoria north. Jadin Jooste will be playing for Rotorua in NZ. What a opportunity!
@Tang: I will say for many years to come I went to Jeppe when we went winning rugby matches and I still thought it was a magnificent school.
However I must say Boys seem happier now though now that the school is winning and its easier to collect school fees these days then back when we were not winning and the headmaster’s son went Boys High, it was a terrible time back then.
The school was not bad it was just hard to keep facilities, infrastructure and teaching staff at the right levels as the school was virtually insolvent and could not run itself.
Wining rugby games has helped fundraising efforts and raised interest in the school.
But in no way defines Jeppe’s worth as a school.
@Roger: I think Parktown was heavily aggrieved by the commentary out of Kes in regard to the incident with the twins. I definitely think that them beating us and the we beating Kes last year stirred the pot a lot further; thoughts of what may have been if they had those boys. I definitely think that you play each in future though just not while those Kids are on the field for their own safety I think.
Also from what little I know which is mainly hearsay Parktown is aggrieved on a matter of principle and not the specifics of this situation.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: I gather you mean football….. you should see all the pictures in the Payne Hall of the soccer exploits of Jeppe we were great at it. It was a hard decision to swop codes hence you see that is why we were one of the last to take up the oval ball which has come to engulf the psyche of the school.
@Greenman: Here you go;
Props
Jordan Clarke (GK)
Hookers
D Truter (GK 2015) – ?
B Schwultz (KZN Academy)
Jhaques Thyssen (GK & SA Under 16 elite squad)
Locks
E Terblanche (2nd team)
JJ van der Mescht (SA Academy)
E Laubscher (1st team) – watch out for this kid!
Lunga Ncube (GK & SA Under 16 elite squad)
Loose Forwards
Jonathan O’Neil (KZN Academy)
Leonard Barnard (GK)
Scrumhalves
J Jooste (1st team)
Jaden Hendrickse (GK & SA under 16 elite squad)
Flyhalves
M van Rensburg (2nd team)
Dylan Pretorious (GK & SA Under 16 elite squad)
Centres
JC Conradie (KZN Academy)
Conan Le Fleur (KZN Academy)
Rynardt Jonker (GK & SA Under 16 elite squad)
Wings
Siyanda Cele (GK & SA Under 16 elite squad)
Aaron Larue (GK)
Fullback
D Kruger (KZN Academy)
Runako Brynard (GK)
Thabiso Mdletshe (GK)
George Luzolo (GK & SA under 16 elite squad)
Joe Jonas (GK)
Coetzee, Werner Johan (GK B)
Johannes, Andrico Dean (GK B)
Luthuli, Lindokuhle Mervyn (GK B)
Van Wyk, Marthino Lee-Wirtt (GK B)
Wilson, Calvin (GK B)
@Greenman: Leaving for Durban tomorrow to sort out school kit. Might be better ‘informed” on Monday
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: There is a lot a competition and the team doesn’t seem to be obvious. I guess you can try but I am not sure if there is any newbies at GW
@Greenman: Do you know who is in the squad? I have a list of players I thought might make it that I can post here…?
@Bush: Seen his twits and photos. Yip, the surf sighter appears to be the package.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Hi Alan. All the best for the new year. There was no real holiday for them. Gim and fitness came first. Like the determination and motivation. They already went back to school on Thursday. Prefect camp and then High Performance. No rest for the poor souls.
@Greenman: That will be lekker can I bring Spear with. He’s a magnet with the matures????
@Ringo: I think the Bennies fixture is wrong – didn’t see it on the KES provisional fixtures. I also did not see Parktown on the KES provisional fixture – hope the schools have sorted their sh*t out and the fixtures resumes.
@Greenman: Agreed and good luck to your boy this year, hoping they have been training and looking strong & fit. It must have been tough over the Christmas period to stick to training. For me he could be the surprise package of 2017….
@Ringo: BUT the Joburg schools played poofball until about 1930 so Glenwood is older based on playing rugby by 20 years ;-)
meaning personal life views!
Oh and lets try and stick to the topic. School rugby. Don’t care about your personal views.
All the best for 2017.
Ringo, I liked your post about Jeppe. I read the article some time back – splendid.
I have one comment. Attending school is about getting a rounded education. The emphasis is on education. Sport is a privilege, not a right.
There is still way too much emphasis on sport and sporting results from many of the top Boys Schools. We need to stop defining schools worth by the results of the first rugby team.
@Roger: The Reds and Saints this year will be great ….. But many will be surprised by Jeppe looking forward to the 3rd of June 2017 but I see Bennies say they are playing you on that day .
The Jackson’s should be knighted my guy the number of average Joe’s lives that they have improved is unbelievable.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: similar age my guy Jeppe is at least Glenwood’s senior by 20 years our centenary was in 1990 Glenwood’s 2010…. Just correcting your facts Bud
Leave us be with our heads in sand we trying to make the best of the choices we have here in RSA. slowly but surely we will come right. Rome was not……. that is a silly cliché but it hels
Anything going to be different this year? What about love thy neighbor like you love yourself. That includes Grasshopper. All the best for the year. It will be my last and I cannot wait.
Maybe we can meet some of you okes! Kearsney first, lovely beer tent.
@Roger: Well it is at altitude so who knows ;-)
@Ringo: The thing is most of the ex ModelC schools are great, they have passionate OB’s (like us) ensuring that. The point is I cannot help the passion I have for Glenwood and if it brings more haters then so be it. In fact Glenwood and Jeppe have quite a bit in common, similar demographics, age etc and both were never considered top of the pile, but in the past 20 years both have risen to become more respected allround. I salute both schools…
@Ringo: Happy New Year. I loved that article – Dale, Craig and everyone else involved at Jeppe and with the Theo Jackson scholarship should be justifiably proud – incredible work done there. It’s interesting to note that funding is not the problem – it is finding the right candidates?
Having said all that I am still backing the Reds to take it this year
Happy new year everybody and best wishes to all expect Bog he has God on his side and does not need my good wishes with my head in the sand.
Well done to the class of 2016 and especially the top performers!!!!! Let no one tell you your A does not mean a anything
I do not speak for everybody but certainly as one who’s last straight A average was in the third term of std 8 and before the old people stand up and fight it was still called std 8 in 2002 “I think that is the last year it was called standard, Ironically according to the all knowing and all seeing BOG’S assistant in the UK Grassy; that by Grassy standrard time is a year before the standards fell
” many many moons ago. I did okay at school and gone on to do alright in life after school so not bitter about marks at all.
But alas what is the purpose of my post…. Well it is for Grassy you make me stand with elitists well in my eyes any way ( Kes and college) but they are right move on buddy stop trying to throw shade on peoples achievements or making everything a comparison to Glenwood. Glenwood is a great school and if all schools in the townships and rural villages were similar to Glenwood we would be all living in utopia. Your insistence to be negative and then glenwoodize everything is bring the school more haters then admirers if you did not know….
For me I publicly, admired, and praised the fact that glenwood was able to arrest their perceived slip in the 90s to be great in all facets in the 00s and beyond, but now after after your taut on this blog I cheer every misstep that Glenwood make.
Some schools are just better at getting distinctions out of their boys others are not. If you are comparing Jeppe did not get a 100% matric pass it was probably some between 98%-99% and you know it is a great school today and will be great school for many years to come:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/stnews/2016/12/30/Historic-school-rewards-grit-over-marks-in-unusual-talent-incubator1
I am proud to have gone there!!!!!
Manners maketh the man….. ( not marks )
@GreenBlooded: Whahahahaha, it’s a lekker pub that. You do end up doing stupid things.
@Bush:
What part of “Who can blame them” was at the wrong pitch?
It’s OK – I’ll understand if you overstayed your welcome at that “Highest Pub in Africa” at the top of Sani Pass. Ability to cope with alcohol is one of the many things that deteriorates at altitude………
@Speartackle: The West Rand Brekker.
@Gungets Tuft: I’m a realist, can’t change who I am. I am loving the UK, even though it’s chucking filly at times. I miss SA, but the facts point to a very difficult next 20 years & I want my kids to be safe. You hype on about EQ, I agree its a better indicator of intellect, but I prefer experience. Good your kids are seeing the world, the university of life cannot be beaten. I did the kibbutz in Israel as missed army conscription by a year or so, best thing I ever did.
@GreenBlooded: I never missed you point, it was your tone in which you answered.
@Gungets Tuft: hear hear! Old Grasshopper often gets confused between his opinion and facts. He is absurdly long on the former and very short on the latter.
Life is all about choice – there is simply no need to constantly “defend” your choice every chance you get. Just enjoy it ……
@Bush: It’s time we pose for a new pic…..I’ve got beautiful blonde highlights in my hair now and I’m busy growing a pony tail
@Bush:
Ummm – yes I agree. That was the point of my post which I think you missed…….
@GreenBlooded: Maybe if you had this feeling in your work place, you would seek employment elsewhere:
http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/Proteas/abbott-i-feared-being-dropped-for-four-years-20170105
@GreenBlooded: So what, its their career. They got a better job offer and moved. I’m sure if Scotland Yard contacted you with a better offer than SAPS. You would duck.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: This is all opinion and not fact. Your opinion is not validated by the fact that you know where I live, where I worked 13 years ago and which mall is nearest to me. You project your world view onto modern kids. My family is not as large and connected as yours, but with a daughter who’s just graduated, a son studying, nephews and nieces at UCT, Stellies, UKZN, as well
As just having graduated from all those, none, I mean NONE, want a cushy lifetime job anywhere. From qualified yacht skippers chattering boats in the Seychelles, to currently living on yachts in Florida, teaching English in Cambodia and Dubai, they’re all keen on ripping the ring out of life, rather than strangling the life and joy out of everything. They don’t want jobs for life, they just want to finance the next thing.
You need to cheer the fuck up boyo, stop measuring everything, lift your head up and enjoy the moment. The world isn’t ending, not here, not in the U.K. with Brexit and the Tories, not in the USA with Trump and the Klu Klux Klan, or Syria. As mind boggling as you might find it, the world is generally in a better place than it’s ever been. If you look for fact, rather than confirmation of your fiction, you will get a hint that the sky is not falling. But if you want to say “I told you so”, not to worry, there are plenty of stories that will assist you to feel depressed.
@Gungets Tuft: remember every students wants a cushy lifetime job at your old stomping ground on the hill near Gateway. Every in Durbs has a handful of friends working there or at Mr Price. Also, varsities are not all created equal, the one you have experienced is in a bit of a bubble too. The rest are hemorrhaging experienced lecturers…
@Gungets Tuft: not negative at all, just disappointed. A WPP agency attracts the best and the grads I got weren’t anything to write home about. Everyone will have different experiences. There is much to be positive about in SA, but you can’t just ignore the negative. My cousin is the eternal optimist living in Umhloti, running his own IT business, earning pounds in SA and even he is shocked at the exodus. He is seeing friends & family leave every month. Now either they all dumb or they also seeing something not quite right. But hey it’s your choice to live in Durban North, pop down to La Lucia etc, the bubbles are bursting as we speak. A family in a Sheffield Beach guarded estate attacked by panga wielding cowards….where does it end?
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Maybe you weren’t a chosen employer of the good kids, you were getting second or third tier after the decent employees had passed them by.
Perhaps all family haven’t dragged themselves into the modern workplace where academics are a poor indicator of how someone will perform in real life. The young grads I come across are mostly excellent. They’re free thinkers, not drones. The modern workplace needs that. But don’t let that change your outlook, the wolf that wins is the one you feed, negativity breeds negativity and disappointment.
@GreenBlooded: Abbott said money was similar, it’s more about opportunities after cricket…
@Bush:
They left for the money – as many rugger players have done. Finish and klaar. Who can blame them? Only a few short years to coin up as a professional sportsman.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: I miss you to Hopper. Love and Peace?????
@Bush: agree, but I ranted about the issues living there, most shouldn’t be tolerated. Even more so living there. I love SA, but circumstances pushed me to make a decision…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Let’s hope we don’t hear negative things on why they left the Proteas and SA. The moment they start with that, then my respect will go. I think that’s when people get annoyed. Move its no problem, for whatever reason. Then let it be. I think of it like breaking up with the love of your life, you either move on or you moan about what a Hoe she was????
@Bush: difference between them & me then thinking about the future? I’ve been called all sorts on here for leaving. I agree, both were fringe players so had to go for a more solid deal. It’s a natural move. Although I really rated Russouw, thought he could become great! Yep, Veeran isn’t bad. Yeah, I know you guys are all a wind up…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: I think it’s great. Cricket is their life, their income. Sad that we will lose them. Just a little upsetting to see the SA Coach giving Russouw a bit of a lambasting about leaving. Protea’s cricket at all levels is exstremely strong. GW have a chap Joel Veeran he will be a Protea. See I don’t hate your school????
@Bush: ok, old goats that looked a bit like the troll I posted. Thoughts on Abbott & Russouw taking Kolpak deals?
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: That’s A’s for something else, not education. I don’t want to give you my signing off line about getting symbols???????
@Bush: it’s As not apostrophe, House teaching again. Yep, looked a good night.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Lekker pic, flip Spear looks hammered. He was operating that night and he’s not even a doctor. Spear got 7 A’s or should I say matures. Now that’s something worth talking about ????????. McCulley the true Gentleman. Rugby is a great game and enjoyed by all.
@Bush: or your mates Spear & McCulley’s either side of you in this pic; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuOf41PW8AAjNAP?format=jpg&name=large
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: If I hated you I would just set Boerboel and Rottweiler onto you. They would chow you into small pieces. Peace and Love it’s a New Year
Top 10 Schools in KZN; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1aWgUoWEAAVW3T?format=jpg&name=large
@Bush: Again selective reading, I congratulated Boishaai for being the best rugga school in the country, I put forward Moerat, Macbeth, Lombaard and others in a vote for best players of the year. Westville are the top academic school in KZN by far, followed by College and Glenwood. Well done to Westville. You really do need to read and take your anti me and anti Glenwood blinkers off. Glenwood results page; http://www.glenwoodhighschool.co.za/congratulations-class-2016/
@Gungets Tuft: I have never met a person that can be so negative of the success of others. The “others” that aren’t from GW.
I don’t know if it jealousy or what. Well done to all the 2017 A students even the okes from the FS. Champion boerewors????
@Gungets Tuft: 2003. If you don’t think the standard has dropped drastically in the past 10 years then you do have your head in the sand. The graduates we got from Varsity where weak to say the least. You are well aware I have family in teaching and they have confirmed it’s declined, maybe not in the classroom at some schools but the exam standard has….hence the trillions or As at previously ModelC schools….
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: When was it that you wrote your Honours exams. I need to mark the date that all academic standards went to hell in a handbag.
@Gungets Tuft: One from my era was Nic Morris from Westville, he played KZN waterpolo, swam & played 1st team rugby. He was Head Boy and I think got 5 or 6 As when an A was worth something. He is doing pretty well now too; http://www.eprop.co.za/commercial-property-news/item/20376-texton-property-fund-limited-appoints-nic-morris-as-ceo.html
@Gungets Tuft: Genuine allrounders are a rarity, so well done to the kid. Nama Xaba, Head Boy, KZN rugby and 5As in 2015 was Glenwood’s last one. I believe he is doing well at UCT and playing Province Under19 rugga. That waterpolo playing Glenwood lock from about 2013 was another…forget his name..
One of the College kids I know that got 6 A’s was also a 1st team cricketer, picked for the KZN provincial schools side as well as the SA Colts cricket side. Superb all round boy, also played hockey with my boy. You just know that he’s going to crack it. Haven’t checked the others, cannae be assed, but checked this one because he’s a mate.
@GreenBlooded: Exactly, read that article too. Couldn’t have said it better :-)
@Roger:
All rounders like that must have extraordinary levels of self discipline as well as life balance. Probably the type of people you would want to employ.
Some perspective on the matric results by Prof Johnathan Jansen:
http://www.businesslive.co.za/rdm/lifestyle/2017-01-05-dear-grade-12-pupil-lets-talk-about-your-matric-pass/
@GreenBlooded: if you manage to get the cultural award as well (green and white striped tie) then your name goes on the honours board as “summa cum laude”. In my day that was reserved for the Gods only
@GreenBlooded: red (mauve) gowns are for academic colours (along with a mauve tie) and red and white striped blazer is for sporting colours (along with red and white striped tie).
@Roger:
What are the red gowns for?
And the red and white striped blazer?
save you some legwork
http://www.kingedwardschool.co.za/content/featured.aspx?id=71
Save you some legwork
http://www.maritzburgcollege.org.za/home/headmaster-s-desk/541-2016-national-senior-certificate-results
A reminder of my 2015 NSC analysis; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1Y5L-6XUAAYa0O?format=jpg&name=large
2016 will be posted later this week….I bet SACS to be miles ahead again…
Well done College not just a sporting school.
The country’s top two matriculants in physical science said making sacrifices was essential to their success.
Nomaan Mulla, of Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, and runner-up Muhamed Charfaray, of Maritzburg College, were honoured for their achievements at the release of the National Senior Certificate results in Midrand on Wednesday night.
@Rottweiler: Whahahahaha nearly rolled my Jeep over Sani Pass. Why is it that Cops love doughnuts. Come GB enlighten us
@GreenBlooded: ?…..
@GreenBlooded:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_K_Y4L_niyM
Morning, how did all your kids do in the Matric results???
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnTmBjk-M0c
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: I used google to look up those clubs as I don’t know these clubs. I see they were 2nd division and 3rd division clubs. Yes, so you were a good rugby player. How come GW doesn’t have a club? If they have one were you to useless to play for them.
Nice pic of die vrou, she’s very delicious.
@Rottweiler: nope, just know the team sheet. Your fixation is trying to irritate bloggers. Here is one for you; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1W0H-1XAAAHj5n?format=jpg&name=large
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Don’t forget to add fixation on GW School Boys
@Rottweiler: played Collegians, Durban Varsity & Westville Old Boys under 21A, Westville Old Boys 1st team for 3 years. Then UKCC level 3 coaching certificate with 3 years coaching. Also Level 1 RFU referee course. I think I know a little and qualified to have an opinion. Also, an idiot can’t do my job or do the Honours degree I did. Point 87 says good, not exactly a massive compliment to someone who saved a guys life by jeopardizing his own……bottom feeder deluxe!
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Did you go to school, you school must be the school for stupids. Please check 87 above. Idiot
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Don’t have to give credit. It’s has f-all to do with rugby. What do you know about rugby. You just a schoolboy troll
@Rottweiler: touched! You can’t even give the guy a bit of credit. Yes, well done to all the firefighters and people fighting the fires in Somerset West, also a great inspiration to us all..
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: So what???? What about the chap that save the baby rare blue duiker during the Somerset West fires that are raging. He also went to a school. You have a problem. Move man.
Ryan’s story. Him and Dillon Shepphard were at Glenwood with me, both played 1st and 2nd flyhalves, amazing soccer players too; http://m.news24.com/news24/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-hero-botha-recalls-saving-aussie-tourist-on-nye-20170103
@Gungets Tuft: I’m not a US citizen so couldn’t vote, but I would have voted Clinton if I could have.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: You voted for Donald Trump, didn’t you?
It’s not a pedestal, I like to think that once I’m in a hole I stop digging. That way I am only slightly below ground level. I can’t imagine why it would look like a pedestal ..
@Gungets Tuft: Enjoying your pedestal I see. Off topic, Westville news; http://www.ruggas.co.za/?p=11044
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: They’re not trespassers if you invite them in …
@Bush: None boet. Walk on by. This Sumaritan stuff is for the birds …. and the Grasshoppers.
@Rottweiler: after you called me one…duh!
Morning, jees Hopper I see you have started the year well.
It’s great that Mr Botha( I love his beard) was able to help that chap. Awesome-Well Done GW Old Boy. I’m sure it would have taken just as much time if he ran down the stairs instead of jumping off the roof breaking his legs, then crawling to the injured chap. That’s what I would have done. Anyway that’s not the point. Well done for helping your fellow man. I wonder how many other people from various schools help their fellow man.
Wawawawa ???? you called me an idiot wawawawa?????.
Grow up you finished school.
@Gungets Tuft: it’s called a joke, sigh….there are hundreds of De Caprio meme’s, lighten up buddy…..I didn’t start off calling anyone an idiot….
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: That’s very good, but it looks like he scored an own goal. He’s now a “regte” Hopper.
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: No, it started with you leading with the chin. It’s called a self fulfilled prophecy. {sigh} ….
@Rottweiler: this is what ‘souties’ from Glenwood do; https://www.goodthingsguy.com/people/footballer-south-african-ryan-botha/
Nothing good comes from a Souties mouth. Let’s see how great his clown school is this year………wonder how many packets of nuts they going to collect.
????????Looking at his jersey and profile picture all that’s missing is the Red Nose.
@GreenBlooded: Yep, with the typical neanderthal comments from the peanut gallery…
2017 off to a great start I see………..
@Rottweiler: Thanks Dullard!
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: A very Happy 2017 to you too. Idiot
@Rottweiler: It’s called a joke numnuts…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Oh please, looks like a girl. Just like you
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1O-y-3WEAAyFLb?format=jpg&name=large
Happy New Year to all the haters! Be patient more is coming! ?
@Playa: Thanks Playa hope you had a great Christmas and you partied the New Year in well, yes all the very best to all for 2017. Flip work starts tomorrow ????
@Veg: The more things change the more they stay the same.
Happy New Year everyone.May we all be healthier,wealthier and wiser.
Haven’t been on here for a long time but it is good to know that there are things that don’t change.
@Playa: at least it wasn’t Bokkie polony!
@Bush: Hahahahha nearly choked on my 3year old KWV brandy
@Playa: Morning Playa, only if the school has a stock of 40 year old?????
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: What’s your criteria if I may ask?
@Gungets Tuft: yep and got friends with kids at both ?
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: You visited SACS and DPHS?
@Playa: agreed, it’s not fact it’s subjective. When you compare them to SACS or DPHS or Glenwood Prep they not in the same league. Not seen Dale Prep so can’t comment…
@Grasshopper aka Alan Morrissey: Only just read the rest of the thread.Thanks for the answer to the DPHS-DHS relationship
Can I just also say that your opinion on Joburg schools would have been that none are to your liking.To say none are decent is indeed a sweeping statement.You’re putting it down as fact.Small things which make a huge difference.
@Bush: What a fragile thing life is.Heartfelt condolences to friends,family and Boishaai.Sad sad sad to lose such a young life.
@GreenBlooded: Yeah, hectic. Horrible news at this time of the year. Condolences to his family and the Boishaai family..
@Bush:
Jeez that is so tragic. Not going to be a good Christmas for some. Rest in peace young man.
Terrible news on News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/death-of-boishaai-rugby-captain-in-veld-fire-a-great-loss-coach-20161224?isapp=true
So sorry to hear this. Deepest sympathy for the family.
@GreenBlooded: was surprised your lighty didn’t get a full bursary to Kearsney considering his allround achievements. But understand being with an older brother probably swung it!
@GreenBlooded: Father Christmas works all night.
Sorry what I was trying to say is that there aren’t that many Primary Schools that are a main artery to relevant High Schools. For example Merchiston you would go to College. Now that Clifton offer up to grade 12 those kids won’t be fed to House or Hilton therefore the busary net for House and Hilton needs to widen in order to make up for those numbers. Then maybe bursaries on offer are for any applicant from any school. They not necessarily head hunted. Don’t kill me with your police issue AK 47, it’s just my thought nothing else.
Wishing you and your family a Blessed Christmas. I have one more run to carry out tonight and it’s the Highway Area. Hope your kids have been good. ????????
@GreenBlooded: Ski lift might be easier & cheaper ?
@Bush:
02:16? Is that what time you got back from the pub last night?
Maybe you need to define what you mean by ‘directly linked’. Highbury boys get automatic acceptance into Kearsney College. They share facilities. They are less than 5km apart. 80-90% of Highbury boys end up going to Kearsney – the balance mainly to Hilton or House. Some to College and Westville. The only way to link them more directly would be by mono-rail up Bothas Hill.
Have a great Christmas!
@GreenBlooded: Thanks but those aren’t directly linked. For example DPHS use to feed DHS. Clifton Prep in the days use to feed Hilton and MHS. Same with regards to Merchiston and College. It seems there are no direct links to Primary Schools these days. Peace and Love Brother.
@Roger: My EQ is fine buddy. Shows you know very little, judging a person from their blogging. Very different in person….psychology basics…
@Alan Morrissey: well – I employ mainly on EQ and you fail dismally on that count too so thank Providence we are destined to avoid each other
@Bush:
“What feeder schools do the Private Schools have-none.”
Highbury (About 80% go to Kearsney)
Cordwalles (Founded as a feeder school to Michaelhouse)
Teverton
Clifton Nottingham Road (Mostly to Hilton and House)
DPHS (Government but considered Private League – and rightfully so – best prep school in KZN)
Merchiston (Same as DPHS to a lesser extent)
Laddsworth (Hilton & St Annes feeder)
P&L Bru……
@McCulleys Workshop: DRUM ROLL….Mc is pulling them out of the hat tonight…..
@Roger: There you go again…..not seeing it’s my right to have an opinion as you do. I looked at the gov prep schools in JHB and they didn’t meet my standards…..isn’t that a parents right…..
@Roger: That’s the thing, I would never work for you. I work with intelligent people…
@Roger: That’s a big word for a Friday night, even in Sherwood Forrest.
@Alan Morrissey: you kidding right? Anyone who has been following this blog for a number of years knows you – you are constantly on here blabbing about yourself. Your problem is that you cannot distinguish between your opinion and fact. You make your mind up about something and don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story-like there are no good government prep schools in JHB. Great story – patently untrue. If you worked for me and had drawn that conclusion from your research I would have fired you. Then when you are challenged you deflect and obfuscate better than the Donald.
@McCulleys Workshop: gosh even that made me laugh! Good one Mc ?
@Bush: Lol. Like a chisel.
@McCulleys Workshop: Whahahahaha nearly rolled my Jeep. ShrapNel isn’t that a woodworking tool?????
@Alan Morrissey: Hops, the rule of the road is that you are meant to throw the grenade once you have pulled the pin! Anyway, you seem to like shrapnel.
@Roger: read it again slowly, I didn’t compare the Govs to privates, merely stated the numerous parents I knew in Broadscres were going to send their kids to Heronbridge, the flavour of the month whilst because we didn’t like the current Gov primary’s we were going to go with St Peters. Jeez, do I have to spoon feed all KES OB’s….I know the academics are not too hot there..
@Roger: no bullshit, it’s called doing research & covering all bases. I remember IR Griffith being in Blairgowrie. The others I forget, relied on Satnav. Wife did most of the checking as I had a day job to do. It’s funny how you seem to know what I do, you some sort of agent
@Gungets Tuft: funnily enough my wife’s cousin sent her boy to Glenwood from DPHS, no bursaries etc. He is not sporty, in grade 8 and in the debating team. I told her my concerns about Kershaw when she was doing her research and selection. She looked at Northwood, Westville & Glenwood. DHS wasn’t even on her list. She said to me Glenwood were streaks ahead on the Open Day and overall interaction with the parents. She lives in Innes Road so a schlep to drive, but she reckons it’s worth it!
@Alan Morrissey: DPHS is a Govt school in name only. The costs are almost double any other primary school in Durban and they attract the top kids – mostly due to sport. The monthly fees were R2635.00 on 2010-10-28 – the last fee I paid for my son. I think you can reckon on at least a 10% a year escalation since then, so it’s probably about R46,000 a year now. Other very good schools like Chelsea, Virginia, Northlands would be less than that.
As for the “smart parents” .. .bwahahha .. come on boet. You know well that Pete and John are Old Boys, their boys were always going to go to Glenwood.
The last really successful recruit from DPHS to DHS (as far as I know) was the 2010 year at DPHS and that was due to the efforts of a SuperMom who lobbied like crazy. About 65 boys from that year (out of about 90) went to DHS. The others went to Clifton (polo scholarships), Westville, Northwood (3 I think), Kearsney (quite a few), House, Hilton and College (5 – of whom only 2 stayed the course – others went to DHS, Clifton). I doubt much has changed in that demographic (I think College got quite a few more last year), still not too many smart parents sending their kids to Glenwood.
You visited most of those schools – bullshit. Another lie and once again you deflect – you state there are no decent govt prep schools in JHB and then you start making comparisons with Heronbridge and St Peters – both private. Are you bi-polar?
Quick – without google – tell me where IR Griffith, HA
Jack and Montrose Primaries are – if you visited all those schools?
@Roger: I actually visited most of those schools and wasn’t that impressed. As for idiot, pot kettle in your case. Most parents in Broadacres were sending their kids to Heronbridge, not my type of school. St Peters would have been my preference. Again, remember it’s an opinion, my one. You have never respected it so why get all hot and bothered by it?
@Alan Morrissey: who’s talking about KES? You made a sweeping statement that there were no good govt prep schools in JHB. That statement is utter bilge. Private versus Govt / model C is an entirely different debate so don’t try to now move the goalposts. I’m sure the governing bodies and staff of the above mentioned schools are thrilled that their hard work and commitment are so easily degenerated by some know it all who prior to my previous comment had probably not heard of any those schools.
You know what they say about idiots – every village has one and it looks like your little village on your little Island has just inherited village idiot numero uno
@Rottweiler: coming from a Cretin it’s ok, I don’t take him seriously but I do trust what my family in teaching say, all 4 of them. 3 other mates in teaching in Jozi too….
@Roger: cretin comments, in my view they were not up to scratch. Took advice from my sister who is ICT Director at Kingsmead, who advises many of the schools, including Gov ones. I lived in Broadacres for 18 months. You see it’s called my opinion. Just like I don’t think KES is that great either, academics are poor. They have very poor Maths & Science averages. Jeppe is worse. What PBHS might have got wrong in sport they certainly didn’t in academics….streaks ahead of the Joburg Govs….
@Roger: Hahaha vat hom fluffy
@Alan Morrissey: no decent govt prep schools in JHB? Stop talking absolute rubbish – Bryandale, Bryanston, Bryanston Parralel Medium, Rivonia, Bryneven, Craighall, Parkview, IR Griffith, Northcliff, Sharonlea – and that’s just northern suburbs – do some ‘effin research before coming onto public blogs and talking shit mate. How long did you live in the outer northern suburbs for before taking the gap – all of 6 months? Have you even heard of any of the above mentioned prep schools? Christ you are a moron
@Bush: well it is the season to be jolly & nice ?. I do have a few silver spooner mates, not bad okes but don’t live in the real world…
@Rottweiler: nope, only PBHS was on my list. Cape Town was SACS & Bosch & Durban Glenwood Prep & DPHS, all gov but good.
@Alan Morrissey: Alan that’s the nicest thing you ever said to me. I’m talking about local KZN feeder schools. Many MHS Old Boys send their kids to DPHS.
@Bush: Pridwin, Cordwalles….many feed into them. Stop acting dumb now, you more intelligent than that…
@Rottweiler: your UK gov school stereotypes are all wrong boet, out in the counties most have up to 8 rugga fields, some more. No concrete in sight, except basketball or tennis courts. If they don’t have fields they will have full access to a local club with plenty fields. Our local gov high school St George’s of Harpenden where Itoje went has 6 rugga fields, more than most gov schools in SA…
@Alan Morrissey: What a load of kuk Alan. What feeder schools do the Private Schools have-none. Clifton use to be one
@Alan Morrissey: So Affies and Garsies were not on your list. Or could have listed for Jeppe or KES. Good schools here in Jhb.
@Playa: DPHS is traditionally DHS’s feeder school, similar school crests, BUT the private schools are aware of their sporting success so hunt their every year. What parent with a kid at gov school will say no to a silver spoon? Westville have hunted well there in the past decade too. Glenwood get the odd one with smart parents, like John Allan & Peter Manning. DHS have certainly tried enticing boys back there to a small degree of success. One could say DHS is the most transformed school in Durban, certainly representative of the population.
Jeez, what are you silver spooners on about. Christmas is amazing in the UK, proper. The way it should be. Yes, kids were on the list at St Peters, St Stithians & Brescia, but that is only because there aren’t any decent gov primary schools in JHB. Mc, let me tell you it certainly isn’t roses & violets in schools sports here, I’m pleasantly surprised. The standard is very high & the the stories about every kid winning for participating is bullocks. My local school produced Itoje, so we’ll set. Let me guess another 500 or so killed on the roads so far? Carnage every year…
@Alan Morrissey: Eish…Play nice.You were keen on quite a number of private schools for your boy when you still saw a future in SA.
On a different note – is DPHS traditionally DHS’s junior school ala Dale,Queens and Selborne Junior schools,or are they completely different institutions?
@McCulleys Workshop: Ja and the play grounds are concrete. A flick knife is standard issue.
Enjoy Hopper I hope you have good medical
@GreenBlooded: Tell me this chat was it during your shuttle runs or when you were eating free police issue doughnuts?
Hopper didn’t you line your kids up for private school education as you are in the 1% money earners bracket??? Jis it’s a golden spoon for you or a golden shower. Merry Christmas
@Alan Morrissey: Didn’t you leave SA? What was the reason again? You didn’t want it to be toooo hard on little Hops junior, so he could grow up where rose are red and violets are blue. It’s ok Hops.
@Alan Morrissey: Love and Peace Alan. It’s the season of joy and happiness. By the way, I took a quick sneak at my Christmas Present under the tree. It’s a very large Silver Spoon looked like a ladle. Have fun this Christmas even if it’s difficult for you.
@GreenBlooded: Why would it be illegal???? Many schools produce the list of busaries in the prize giving program.
GB I couldn’t give a rats arse about how schools go about recruiting people. As long as they look after the kids and don’t treat them like commodities. It’s easy to give the kid the bursary as the other parents pay for it. What about the kids welfare and I think that’s where those Model C/Government Schools miss the bus. Any way Love and Peace GB.
Bunch of midland silver spooner pansies!
@McCulleys Workshop: I reckon, it’s ‘too scared’….
@GreenBlooded: GB, did he give a reason for the no show within your KZN fixture list?
@Bush:
Firstly – I think publishing lists of bursary recipients must be illegal in some respects. Kids names, how much etc. I wouldn’t want it published if it was my kid……..
Secondly, spent some time with a prominent Glenwood character a few days ago and asked him some frank questions. Some of his comments should be considered without the anti-Glenwood spectacles.
1. All schools are recruiting in some form or another. Including Grey College, including Affies, including many schools who claim a holier than thou attitude. If you want details – happy to get them for you. Not going to publish them here. Not only in Grade 8 either. Why you and your fellow Glenwood haters focus on Glenwood’s efforts only warrants an explanation.
2. What is the problem with locating a talented kid in a one-horse town where he will go nowhere, move him to the big stage, provide the required level of training, exposure, nutrition etc and let him achieve his potential. Curtis Jonas is a case in point. One has to wonder where he would be today had he not been noticed at that Cape Festival and stayed at Swellendam High School??
If you are against recruiting, ‘poaching’, ‘buying players’ or whatever you’d like to call it, you would focus on that as a concept and not on a particular school that does it – otherwise it just seems you have an axe to grind with that school no?
@Bush: to be honest I don’t care what schools do at grade 8 level, open field and fair game. If the school can afford to give out 250 bursaries then good luck to them. My issue comes in when schools don’t play others because they too professional and kids might get injured, when they also give out bursaries, have an elite program & pro coaches. Also. When they too recruit after grade8 eg Hilton. It’s farcical…just scared their record will be damaged.
@Bush: also Pridwin & St Peters….probably down to the Midlands ?
@Alan Morrissey: Alan I don’t think GW bursary evening is that innocent. If it was then they would have more than 4 home games. Would be interesting to see the list for Dale Prep and see where those kids are going.
@Bush: no I don’t, but they have a bursaries evening when all are announced, so completely open. There are around 50 given each year, not all 100%, in fact very few 100%. Also, most are for allrounders & there are around 15 for academics only. Some of these kids move on so freeing up bursaries for others up to grade 10. Westville give around 70 a year, 10 odd for swimming alone!
@Alan Morrissey: Hi Alan, have you got a list of bursaries that GW have given out? Would be interesting to see that list for 2017 and then the add on’s for the next 5 years. Is it smoke and mirrors but other schools are honest how they label their bursaries? I think most schools have Pro Coaches now days. Look at Pta Boys they have just signed a legend?
@McCulleys Workshop: funny enough vs House it’s been about 60/40 in the past 10 years & pretty close, only last year was a blow out. Whatever the result playing local opposition is first choice for me. Glenwood vs House & Hilton started in 1915 & 1920 respectively so 100 years of history. Whatever the issue is needs to be sorted, individuals are not bigger than the history…
@Alan Morrissey: Hopper, which one is it, for the good of school boy rugby in the province OR Glenwoods win/loss ratio having a chance to improve?
As is being discussed in the Noord Vaal thread, there are a range of reasons being offered for the rupture in their schools rugby and who will or won’t play who and why. At the end of the day it’s a democratic process and a school decides on its fixture list as it sees fit. As I have said before, in my opinion, it’s a pity MHS aren’t playing Glenwood next year and I hope it resumes in 2018. I also think their season is too short and would like to see them play more than 12 games in a season, that allows for only 9 games outside the Easter tournament. With 2 games against Hilton and an annual derby against St John, there are not enough dates to play all the other KZN sides. While they don’t decide their opponents at Easter, that is the arena for them to be tested outside the province.
@McCulleys Workshop: as a traditionalist, I want to see the Top8 in KZN playing each other. Otherwise it’s going to end up being 4 ‘elite’ schools that provide all the Craven Week players. Northwood, Hilton, DHS & House need to test themselves against the best in the province week in week out to improve down the line. Yes, House will have the odd great year like recently and unfortunately they didn’t really test themselves. St Charles & Clifton are not quite top 8 yet & George Campbell have gone off the boil. A Glenwood vs Hilton fixture is way more exciting than a Glenwood vs Menlopark, Framesby, Waterkloof or Monnas as there is history….just my opinion. For years Glenwood got pommeled by the older KZN schools like College, DHS, House & Hilton, why shouldn’t they have their chance to catch up on wins…
@Alan Morrissey: They have always given sports scholarships, and they are called that on their website, although they do have other open, closed etc which may be a little confusing as with MHS you don’t know what the criteria are. Mostly they look to provide allround scholarships and not just a single sports star. Luke Hitchings has achieved across the board at DPHS and is a brilliant academic.
Interestingly he looked at MHS and Kearsney, but was sold on Hilton prior to being awarded the Hilton all round scholarship. I guess at that age it is very tribal and the guys want to go where there mates are going.
MHS have no scholarships awarded to Prep, but for the last few years have tended to award a number of sports scholarships to Mercheston boys.
I’m still not sure why Hilton don’t play Glenwood, regardless of the heads statement. I also think it’s a pity that there seems to be a breakdown between some of the schools and Glenwood, is it just the roll of the dice this season or not. That being said I’m not convinced which option is better for KZN or the craven week side, either all sides playing each other as it historically always has been OR the stronger schools playing against the stronger sides from other provinces, where all their sides get to have a game without staggering etc.
@McCulleys Workshop: Yes, I am fully aware they give out scholarships but usually disguised under a name or called overall (incl Academics), not seen full blown sports ones previously and that many just for one school. This whole Glenwood are too professional is an excuse. They have a professional coach. Pathetic! Gary Teichmann needs to step in an say enough is enough, KZN schools should play each other for the good of the province. I mean Hilton are playing Affies first up at the Easter festivals, what is the difference between Affies and Glenwood? Affies usually far stronger, better and able to cause injury, as Hilton claim is another reason to not play Glenwood. If I was John Allan I would be trying to sort this out with Gary T…
Joshua Squires is not going to the Leafy School. He will be joining his brother Matt (Head of Clark House) at College.
@Alan Morrissey: Hopper, I’m not sure what makes you think Hilton don’t hand out scholarships, they do every year and it’s announced in the press and disclosed on the school website usually. As you know they have also attracted/poached players post grade 10, and they haven’t been exactly quiet about that either.
Thank goodness Glenwood look outside of KZN because you cannot compete with these private school scholarships. Also, thank goodness usually the talent outside of KZN is actually better than KZN’s best….
Hilton are joking, they say they don’t give out scholarships etc for sport…..5 just for DPHS. Not one from Glenwood……