Fanstream livestreaming link here : https://fanstream.co.za/
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 01-Apr | Helpmekaar | vs | Zwartkop |
| A2 | 01-Apr | Westville | 36-31 | Noordheuwel |
| A3 | 01-Apr | Grey HS | vs | KES |
| A4 | 01-Apr | Maritzburg College | 28-28 | Randburg |
| A5 | 01-Apr | Jeppe | 77-7 | Kearsney |
| B1 | 01-Apr | Northwood | vs | Pretoria BH |
| B2 | 01-Apr | Parktown | vs | Florida |
| B3 | 01-Apr | St Benedict’s | vs | Landboudal |
| B4 | 01-Apr | Lions Invitational | vs | Piet Potgieter |
| A1 | 03-Apr | Northwood | vs | Piet Potgieter |
| A2 | 03-Apr | Parktown | vs | Noordheuwel |
| A3 | 03-Apr | Lions Invitational | vs | Landboudal |
| A4 | 03-Apr | Jeppe | vs | Maritzburg College |
| A5 | 03-Apr | Grey HS | vs | Helpmekaar |
| B1 | 03-Apr | KES | vs | Zwartkop |
| B2 | 03-Apr | Randburg | vs | Westville |
| B3 | 03-Apr | Kearsney | vs | Pretoria BH |
| B4 | 03-Apr | St Benedict’s | vs | Florida |
| A1 | 04-Apr | Landboudal | vs | Florida |
| A2 | 04-Apr | Westville | vs | KES |
| A3 | 04-Apr | Kearsney | vs | Helpmekaar |
| A4 | 04-Apr | Grey HS | vs | St Benedict’s |
| A5 | 04-Apr | Jeppe | vs | Randburg |
| B1 | 04-Apr | Maritzburg College | vs | Zwartkop |
| B2 | 04-Apr | Northwood | vs | Lions Invitational |
| B3 | 04-Apr | Piet Potgieter | vs | Parktown |
| B4 | 04-Apr | Pretoria BH | vs | Noordheuwel |
@Vleis: This Golden Lions XV is the kind of initiative I would love to see the Northern Natal region of KZN commit to. Complete provincial age group trials early in the season and then challenge a few of the bigger high schools in that Durban to Midlands strip as a combined and very competitive North Natal XV.
@Playa: @Ringo: It’s also a nice opportunity for the more talented boys to compete fairly evenly against schools that would beat their school team by 100 points. Of course, it also provides the Lions CW and AW selectors an opportunity to see them perform against tougher opposition.
@beet: puzzling is one of the better adjectives you can use to describe the results…. hope the Jeppe team is able to carry through the momentum gained. I also agree with you sentiments on the college u16 team they seemed manacing really surprised we won the game. Then beat a team that drew with them so easily.
@Playa: the lions invitational team is good amalgamation of stand out players from the schools Vleis mentioned and worked well together…..
it will be interesting to see what the u18 team does at SJC
@Vleis: @The O: Hats off to the Lions Rugby Union this is brilliant!Absolutely wonderful.I hope it sets a precedent for other unions to follow suit.If we are to spread the net for selection so that boys in smaller schools don’t get overlooked,this is certainly a direction to be followed.Much respect
@The O: @Playa: Mostly correct.
The Lions invitational team is indeed picked from smaller and medium schools, but also from larger schools that are in a lower tier of rugby – e.g. Northcliff, Fourways, Randpark who have some 700 boys each.
These Lions teams have become more competitive, as I think that the Union is taking it more seriously, plus the u16 side will provide the bulk of the u18 side that plays at St Johns in the next few years, so there is a bit of continuity. Finally, some of these guys make it into the Lions CW and AW teams, so there is quite an incentive to first make this team. Last year, for example, the lock from Northcliff made the Lions CW team.
@beet: I wonder if this is the same Terence Goliath who played 7 for EP in the 2014 Craven Week ?
@Playa: I spoke to one of the Lions’ parents, apparently they’re picked from the medium schools in the Lions franchise, not sure which ones though.
@Ringo: The oval ball is a funny thing. That’s one of the things that stuck out for me – one would have expected a closer score between Jeppe and Randburg by virtue of the fact that they had drawn with College who made life difficult for Jeppe. But the rugby gods did not design the game that way.
@beet: Would be interesting to track that progress.
@Die Ken: Thanks.
@Die Ken: now Mokopane
@Playa: Piet Potgieter is from Potgietersrus. used to be a strong school before 1990
@Ringo: I watched Maritzburg College in preseason and vs Grey College and thought they have the potential to do a lot better than their results suggest.
A lot of the Jeppe Festival scores are puzzling. It would be interesting to be an insider to what happens over the next two years at the not so well known schools that participated at Jeppe to see where things go wrong to change their 1st XV fortunes or perhaps even continue to go right???
@Playa: Randburg did very well and their big centre Goliath is a machine at this level. I wonder where he will end up in schooling from August this year because I’m sure he’ll go to GK Week and be on the shopping list of every school scout that attend GK Week.
@Playa: Agree with you very interesting scores here. We clearly see rugby results are non-linear….. Maritzburg draw with Randburg and Jeppe blow them out. College really put Jeppe to the sword but through resilience we squeek home…. To boot we got a beating from St John’s before the festival. No offence to SJC but I think the Maritzburg college side would beat them. I guess what I am trying to say this age group is very open and any team can beat any team on the day. But easter is a good time of the year we are spoilt with an abundance of good sbr and streamed live
Some interesting observations:
1. The Underdogs: Randburg – Jeppe (who are looking strong) game aside, they look competitive. Then there’s Piet Potgieter – where are they from? Swartkop – well we know that they’ll end up in Pretoria by matric, but now we can see why.
2. Invitational sides normally gcollect beatings at festivals…but looks like the Lions got this group very right. Who are they made up of?
3. I think people can stop worrying about the future of PBHS rugby. Helpmekaar looks to be a force that will go on to make a statement in SA SBR for some time to come.
3. Jeppe looks like a strong outfit
@BrotherBear: And a very good team at that. Not as big as other teams e.g. Jeppe, but lots of pace and skill. Would have loved to see them and Jeppe play one another.
@star: I agree with @Beet. Against PBHS they scored two intercept tries from within their own half, but did not show any other attacking threats. Jeppe’s physicality was just too much for them, 50 points scored in the 2nd half. Helpies just had too much pace and skill, Kearsney managed to hold them for about 20min.
@star: Yikes I really don’t know. They did lose a good player who went to Westville but other than that they just look like a team low on confidence and without any real x-factor type line-breaking threats. Against Jeppe tackling and poor ball retention seem to let them down badly.
@beet: What has happened to the Kearsney U16 team. I watched them as U14s and U15s against Westville and they won both matches. But to lose 42-0 against Helpies and 77-7 to Jeppe is a bit of a blow out.
All the Jeppe results and award winners have now been added
Anyone got all the scores from the Jeppe u16 Festival?
@The O: Go Helpies U\16. Undefeated at Jeppe festival.
@beet: Of the topic, how do I change my profile jersey ?
Some very tight games on the final day. Zwartkops did very well in defeating MC 26-20. Northwood beating Noordheuwel 24-18. Westville and KES drew, so did Piet Potgieter and Parktown.Helpmekaar had an easy win against Kearsney and Jeppe against Randburg as well.
PBHS handed the Lions their only defeat of the tournament.
@Tang: Thanks!
@Skywalker – Northwood beat PBHS 22 -7 on day one and lost 7-10 to Piet Potgieter yesterday. They were very unlucky against Piet Potgieter. Several raids on the PP try line but gave away silly penalties. PP defended very well to keep Northwood from scoring.
Rugger Fan – MC vs. Jeppe was a truly excellent match. Both teams can take a bow for playing open, hard, running rugby. The two standout players were the Jeppe tighthead prop and the MC openside flanker. They had huge games for their respective teams.
The Jeppe prop scored a memorable try in the first half. He broke two or three tackles from around the 10m line and used his pace to break away and score the try that was ultimately the difference. Jeppe also needs praise for their resolute try line defence in the last few minutes. MC launched several attacks, but Jeppe stood firm and kept MC out.
Where can we get the results?
You can Add Maritzburg College lost to Jeppe 15 7
At Northwood – only have the Maritzburg College B/C team results
winning against Sutherland and Ixopo High schools convincingly.
Any update on the Northwood scores from Day 1 and 2?
Watched two games at Jeppe Today. PBHS vs. Kearsney and then Jeppe vs. Maritzburg College. PBHS just got the better of Kearsney 25-20. The lead changed hands three times in the last five minutes.
The Jeppe vs. Maritzburg College game was a tough, uncompromising fixture. MC started very well, but Jeppe came storming back. Final score 15-7 to Jeppe. Both teams were good on attack and defence. Jeppe tighthead prop scored a barging try which turned out to be the difference.
I saw the end of the Maritzburg College vs Randburg game and felt frustrated by that but it paled in comparison to the torture of the Jeppe demolition of Kearsney. Eish. That was not fun. But well done to Jeppe and Randburg on their head turing results.
Morning all,
Westville u16 beat Noordheuwel 36-31. Excellent display by both sides. Westville coaches made crucial changes at 9,10 and 12 with about 15 minutes remaining which almost cost them the game. Defense was then not organised and allowed Noordheuwel to score 3 unanswered tries.
The commentator got a bit tongue twisted so I don’t think it was deliberate.
@Tang:
Well Ringo calls them the ‘Houghton Mafia’.Fair game. 
@Tang: Shot
@Playa: Try this https://fanstream.co.za/rhino-jeppe-u16-rugby-festival/
Hope this works.
The Fan Stream commentator has just called Jeppe the sister school of KES. Oh dear.
Jeppe playing Kearsney.
@Tang: please send the link
Another great game of rugby: Maritzburg College 28 vs Hoerskool Randburg 28.
@beet: Watching Fan Stream – KES vs Grey High PE. Excellent game of rugby. Grey PE score a late try to win the game.
Maritizburg College now playing Randburg. MC have a huge prop!
@Skopgraaf243: I have heard PBHS will have a different fixture on day 3. I think it is still to be determined.
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sorry day 3 on the 4th final game
Day 4
Nootdheuwel vs PBHS
They have already played this season.
Noordheuwel going down 19-7 to PBHS on the day.