| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | BROADCAST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu.29Mar | St David’s | 24 | 17 | Eye of the Tiger | SSL youtube link |
| 2 | Thu.29Mar | Paul Roos | 78 | 10 | Golden Lions Inv | SSL youtube link |
| 3 | Thu.29Mar | Daniel Pienaar | 28 | 22 | Florida | SSL youtube link |
| 4 | Thu.29Mar | Windhoek Gim | 17 | 26 | St Alban’s | SSL youtube link |
| 5 | Thu.29Mar | Hilton | 10 | 08 | Nelspruit | SSL youtube link |
| 6 | Thu.29Mar | St John’s | 03 | 07 | Helpmekaar | SSL youtube link |
| 1 | Sat.31Mar | Golden Lions Inv | 12 | 28 | St Alban’s | SSL youtube link |
| 2 | Sat.31Mar | Eye of the Tiger | 05 | 31 | Florida | SSL youtube link |
| 3 | Sat.31Mar | Nelspruit | 29 | 17 | St David’s | SSL youtube link |
| 4 | Sat.31Mar | Helpmekaar | 33 | 19 | Windhoek Gim | SSL youtube link |
| 5 | Sat.31Mar | Daniel Pienaar | 05 | 68 | Paul Roos | SSL youtube link |
| 6 | Sat.31Mar | St John’s | 12 | 15 | Hilton | SSL youtube link |
| 1 | Mon.02Apr | Hilton | 24 | 10 | St David’s | SSL youtube link |
| 2 | Mon.02Apr | Windhoek Gim | 57 | 14 | Daniel Pienaar | SSL youtube link |
| 3 | Mon.02Apr | St John’s | 27 | 08 | Golden Lions Inv | SSL youtube link |
| 4 | Mon.02Apr | St Alban’s | 45 | 07 | Eye of the Tiger | SSL youtube link |
| 5 | Mon.02Apr | Florida | 13 | 43 | Helpmekaar | SSL youtube link |
| 6 | Mon.02Apr | Paul Roos | 68 | 00 | Nelspruit | SSL youtube link |
@Valkie: Dit is nooit nodig nie, maar ek gaan nie kla nie
Sterkte vir die res van julle seisoen. Kan nie met beserings in vaste 5 op so vlak speel nie.
@guts-and-glory: Nee daar is verskeie beserings, veral onder die vaste 5 en dit het vandag gewys.
@Maroon: Daardie span van julle is yster, die span wat vir hulle voorvoet-bal gaan gee, gaan pak kry.@Valkie: Was julle voorspelers op vol sterkte?
@Maroon: Jou die ander dag gesê julle gaan ons seermaak, ek kyk nou net!! Was dit nou regtig nodig….
@CharlesZA: graad 12. Hy en laas jaar se agsteman nog uit met beserings, maar beide kan reg wees vir SACS.
I watched the St Alban’s v Eye of the Tiger game. The latter had some exciting players and played an open brand of rugby. However, despite some talent, they need more coaching and muscle to be able to scare a decent school team. St Alban’s won by 45 to 7. Well done to St Alban’s on winning three out of three this weekend!
I watched the fist half of the Helpies v Florida game and then got stuck in the beer tent with a few mates during the second half. Helpies were stronger, fitter and better in the forwards, but Florida had a few x-factor players who kept them in the game. It looked like the dam wall would break in the 2nd half and so it was, as Helies increased their 26 to 13 HT lead to 43 to 13 by the end.
I watched the first half of the PRG v Nellies game and was mesmerised by the skill and power of PRG (especially at the loose rucks). They played just like the All Blacks. The HT score was already about 36 to 0 to PRG, so I decided to beat the traffic and head home. Nellies tried their best, but PRG were on a completely different level. In the end, I believe that they wn by 68 to nil. They are clearly the front-runner for the number 1 team in the country this year, but it will be interesting to see how they do against teams that put them under pressure.
@kokkie: Wou se hy hoort daar.
Is hy graad 11 of 12?
@CharlesZA: nee hy is n bul, net n besering, sal bin ekort terug wees
@kokkie: Genade. Rose lyk gevaarlik die jaar.
Ek het gehoor hulle vaskop van laas jaar het nie eers squd gemaak die jaar? Kan enige iemand confirm?
PRG 68 Nelspruit 0
@Riempies: @Vleis: Sorry, meant to say St Alban’s v Helpies. Of course, St Alban’s will play St John’s later this season.
@Riempies: Sounds like St Alban’s v St John’s would’ve been a good match up…at this point in time anyway.
Wou nog bygesit het. Kla julle manne oor 0/19. Windhoek Gym vandag teen Helpies gespeel met 5 0/20 en 7 0/19….
Moet se die 20 jarige stut weeg net 132kg… blok van n man.
PRG het nie sy gelyke by die St Johns toernooi nie….
Ek het vandag weereens net besef dat enige span wat hulle die jaar wil wen ten volle afgeronde rugby sal moet speel…
Helpies vandag was beter maar nog baie werk le voor…
Ofskoon ek die besluit van Prg ondersteun om die ST Johns toernooi te doen, kan ek nie help om te dink dat dit hierdie jaar maar n bietjie van n flop is nie, met tellings soos 78-10 teen die Lions inv, 68 -5 teen Daniel Pienaar, dink ek daar is nie veel tyd gespandeer om behoorlike match ups te bewerkstellig nie, met respek aan beide die skole en Nelsoruit wat nog moet kom, dis n ver pad wat die seuns gereis het wat blyk bietjie meet as opwarmmings wedstryde is. Dis mis nie wat Paasfeeswydstryde oorgaan nie, Helpmekaar vs Prg sou n lekker game gewees het, miskien is ek net jaloers oor die lekker match ups wat tans elders plaasvind, nietemin, miskien verras Nelsoruit ons almal…
@KES Oldboy: Then he should not have played as Helpies lock Amiras is u19. Helpies have a lot of work to do especially with the forwards. They should consider playing with front rowers in the front row.
@Vleis: ja – he’s a good one & a good cricketer too. He was at KES in grade 8 so we say we taught him ?. Interesting lay he is an U16 boy but in grade 11 so I believe he couldn’t play against Jeppe as they had an U19 on the field. So SJ run the risk that in any game where there is an U19, he won’t be able to play.
Really??
What a waste Paul Roos against Lions invitational.
Nelspruit disappointed going down to Hilton.
StJohns made up for a poor fixture list by nearly beating Helpmekaar.
I forgot to add that the SJC scrummie looks a class act.
I watched the second half of St Albans v Windhoek Gym, where St Alban’s were clearly the better team. The field was a bit wet, so both sides seemed to slip quite a lot.
I watched most of the Hilton v Nellies game and think that Nellies was marginally the better team, but Hilton defended like Trojans and won via a last minute penalty. My mate’s son kicked said penalty. Easy kick, but huge pressure, so well done to Gareth.
I watched most of the SJC v Helpies game… and, like with Nellies,, SJC probably deserved to win but Helpies defended very well. Early in the first half, it looked like Helpies would thrash SJC, but in the second half, Helpies almost never got out of their own half. SJC, like Hilton, defended well, but they did not have the muscle to bash over the line when close…plus there was too much lateral running at such times. I think that SJC can be very proud of their performance – especially given that they have 10 grade 11s in the starting lineup.
St. John’s nearly pulled off the surprise of the day. They completely dominated the 2nd half but just couldn’t get over the line. I don’t think Helpmekaar got out of their half in the second half. A very physical game, both teams defended manfully.
Helpmekaar 7-3 St Johns.
Kan bly wees hulle het nie PRG gespeel nie. Sou n slagting gewees het.
@kokkie:
@Maroon: die PRG boytjies het 78-10 gewen vandag, goeie begin vir die lang naweek!
@BoishaaiPa: Apart from the two New Zealand teams and the one from England, the opposition at the Boishaai 150 is not up to scratch. Not sure they will want to come and watch.
@Maroon: You do have a break between St Johns and SACS..You have Sat 7th open so your players can come watch the teams playing at the Boishaai 150!.
@Valkie:
fully agree. The squad system is very much in place for the St Johns games. I suspect that the Nelspruit game will be against a 1st XV.
@Maroon: You could also be right and I would be concerned. That is way to many games in such a short time-span for a schoolboy’s body to handle and the mental fatigue that goes along with it. They start to miss their mother’s food and the girlfriend’s hugs and dad’s beers in the fridge…..
@Valkie: I think the match ups might be the result of the respective schools fixture lists. To give you an idea. Paul Roos plays 3 games at St Johns, then plays SACS, Grey High (PE) and 2 games at Wildeklawer on consecutive weekends.
@McCulleys Workshop: I agree with you. Who ever did the match ups should be shot. Hilton will go home with a 3/0 winning streak, and learned nothing plus might have suffered some unnecessary injuries.
@Riempies: No I’m not, just thought it might sound good! But the thought only lasted for a few seconds, like Bushes glass of rum.
@Valkie: You right not to underestimate them. I think the match ups at SJC aren’t great. Hilton should be playing Helpies and PR.
@McCulleys Workshop: I am sure the Hilton will not be a push over. In fact I’m on record saying that Hilton will win in all probability. I believe that Hilton has a very strong team this year and we are already struggling with injuries to key players. Let me hang onto that ‘underdog’ tag……
@McCulleys Workshop: What you married now??.. Can not believe any woman would make that mistake…
@Riempies: what you guys up to with all the cummings and goings ;-)? Is this part of beertent entertainment “on top” floor?
@Riempies: Howzit Riempies, sadly I’m not, my wife has banned me from hanging out with Bush, she says I come home talking in strange languages. Trying to get to Kearsney today.
@McCulleys Workshop: You cumming to JHB to watch some ruggas?
I hear @Bush is cumming but did not even invite me for a beer… not on Bush not on. Your 15th favorite afrikaans oke is/are not happy…
@Valkie: Hilton won’t be a push over. I think they have a relatively strong side, let’s see.
@boerboel: Ek dink nie ons staan ‘n kans teen Paul Roos hierdie jaar nie.
@Hooit: Moontlik net die Saterdag wedstryd vir Nellies. Dit hang van my seun se gemoed af want hy is baie hartseer dat hy kan jol nie. Ons gaan wel Loftus toe en ek’t gedink om die oggend by St John’s te draai.
@Hooit: @CharlesZA: The HJS 150th and late withdrawals have hit St John’s, but I agree that they could’ve set up better fixtures. Helpies should clearly be playing PRG – especially after the dramatic game last year.
I’ll probably pop in to watch the last three games on Thursday (and sink a few cold ones) and perhaps the last three games on Monday. Friday will be set aside to abuse Aussies at Wanderers!
@Valkie: gaan jy daar wees?
@Valkie: Paul Roos baie sterk
sal top 3 in SA eindig
wees gewaarsku
@Hooit: Ek verstaan ook nie hoe hulle nie PRG en Helpies gereel het nie.
@Riempies: @Hooit: en daar het ek toe gedink ek kon julle twee vriende bederf met ‘n worsrol en ‘n biertjie……’n Ander keer….
@Riempies: Glo nie Helpies gaan getoets word in enige game nie. Ek mis die jaar. Trekpleister wedstryde is daar geen.
@Valkie: Ja nee kyk nou dat jy die jaar die bier moet koop nou kom jy nie..
Moet bieg ek nie regtig na bepalings vroer gekyk nie. Is nogal teleurgesteld oor Helpmekaar bepalings…
Sterkte aan aan die spanne. Sal more n draai by Noordvaal maak dan St Johns en en en…
Hopelik loop ek n paar manne raak..
2 Dae weg vir ons Nellie seuns. Myne is beseer so ons gaan nie gaan nie. Dis jammer want my seuns se hart het gebrand om te kon gaan. Ons gaan wel Saterdag kyk en dan ook by Loftus ‘n draai gaan maak.
Ons jol Hilton (50-50) game vir ons, ek weet nie hoe Hilton hierdie jaar lyk nie. St Davids wat ek nie glo ‘n probleem sal wees nie. Die groot een is Paul Roos wat verlede jaar met ons gemors het, en ek wonder wat die jaar gaan gebeur.
Dis jammer HJS en Affies is nie hierdie jaar deel van die groep nie, maar mens verstaan hulle redes.
@Beet: Do you have the dates that the HJS 150th games will be played? I might pop down for the opening day. HJS has been very silent on the details.
@Rainier: die ding staan so boerboelletjie wil he almal moet HJS respekteer maar hy hoef niemand te respekteer nie, persoonlik het PRG se aansien in my oe baie gegroei juis omdat hulle die St Johns commitment eer
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that schoolboy rugby in SA and NZ is much stronger than the rest of the world. Also, I believe that the top 10 schools in NZ are a match for our top 10, but then our depth thereafter is better.
That said, school boy rugby in most of the rest of the world is low profile – e.g. a Millfield 1st team plays its game at the same time at the 14A, u15A, etc…so there are only one hundred spectators. Also, kids finish school at end June, so they are (on average) six months younger than kids in SA and NZ. Over 99% of the talented school boys in Europe play for a club, or are in a professional province’s academy. Like with soccer in SA, playing for a club/academy is the key focus for a top rugby player, so school rugby is often a bit of fun. Therefore, a better option would be to invite academy teams to SA. I suspect that Hartpury and Millfield will be pretty decent, but not near the level of HJS, GCB, etc.
@Beet: Like I said any festival is always going to be a gamble. We see it every year at almost all the festivals. I don’t think the point of the HJS festival is necessary on how competitive it is although it will be awesome to have real competitive games. Will it be more competitive than St John’s or the other Easter festivals, who knows but which schoolboy would not want to have a go at a New Zealand team? Fact is the top schools at all the Easter festivals are probable going to play tougher games this year after the festivals.
The point is to give the kids a chance to play against kids from other countries even if they are not that competitive. The spectators will probable love to see the strongest teams play each other but I think most of the kids would prefer to play a international team. It’s more by chance than design if the best teams play each other at festivals. Most festivals predetermine their fixtures.
Like you pointed out, over time it might get better but apart from New Zealand I think most European schools will struggle. Their schooling system work different to ours and grade 11 and 12 are done at a college and not a school. Most kids finish school at 16 and then they go to college or join a rugby club. The better option might be to play a under 16 tournament if you want to use schools as the basis for a festival. If you want competitive under 18 or 19 teams you probable have to talk to the clubs in Europe but the age group will have to be defined properly. If you make the age group u/19 they will probable be able to field a team only consisting of under 19’s. Last year in Stellenbosch I spoke to some of the players of the Welsh “schoolboy” team and they were almost all club players.
@Stier: a few of the top schools didn’t want the 3-match schedule at HJS 150th so it’s now 2 matches per team.
Personally I don’t rate the majority of SANIX teams. I think they would struggle to win a game at the Oakdale Festival. Making SANIX a challenge is 6 games in 8 days esp with the toughest two games (often by quite a considerable margin) coming right at the end.
I personally don’t want the HJS 150th to fail. I think many of us here are actually really looking forward to seeing something different. I do remember communicating with Pieter Rossouw when he was trying to get Noord-Suid off the ground. It was really tough. In the end he had to invite Bethlehem to attend and they obviously got whipped. But from humble beginnings that festival now boasts a top notch list of schools and arguably the best concept. HJS want to host something memorable and special for their 150th. For the effort made and risk taken I give them credit but I’m not going to set the expectations bar too high. The 10 Saffa teams will be in top form. We expect something from 3 of the 4 NZ schools and hopefully some resistance from the other NZ school or one of the English schools but the others are bound to be weak.
The organisers will do well to review day 1 games and set day 2 based on trying to achieve good match-ups. Perhaps try get some non-traditional rival Saffa schools to play each other. How great would it be to see Gim take on Grey as opposed to both schools clocking up half centuries against foreign teams before the halftime break.
It’s a fledgling festival. Give it time and it chances are good that it will grow into something very special like Noord-Suid has.
As the last team in Hilton might end up with two very easy games.
@CharlesZA: Op skool vlak gaan jy altyd meer mismatches kry omdat die spelers baie wissel van jaar tot jaar. Al ons feeste het maar die probleem. Verlede jaar by St John’s het ‘n span of twee groot pak gevat. Ek dink ook ons skole rugby is die sterkste in die wereld al is dit net ‘n gevoel sonder baie bewyse. Ek dink egter New Zealand se spanne bly maar altyd vir enige Suid Afrikaner ‘n vooreg om teen te speel en die meeste Suid Afrikaanse rugby spelers sal nooit die geleentheid kry nie. Krag teen krag is gewoonlik eerste prys maar soms is daar dinge wat meer tel.
@Stier: In die verlede het baie min spanne van oorsee goeie kompetisie gebied vir ons manne. Sal ook net sleg wees as so n groot toernooi net n klomp mismatches is.
@beet: Each school will play three games so I would think every SA school will get at least one New Zealand game. Do you have any background on the rest of the visiting teams seeing that you wright them off so quickly? Do you think they will be worse than the Japanese teams at SANIX?
There is no problem with PRG not attending it would have been nice to have a very strong neighbour there. I did hear some people at Dal Josafat saying the kids know they are missing out. But that gives the players from Hilton a chance to play against international teams something most schoolboys will never get to do. I am sure Boishaai can’t wait to host all these teams and hopefully these boys will remember this celebration of HJS and rugby for the rest of their lives.
I feel for Hilton it is going to be hard. Last year HJS also had something similar just a trip to New Zealand and back thrown in to make it that little bit harder. To think some bloggers didn’t think much of it at the time, how things have changed?
@Rainier: 100% korrek. Daar is niks fout met die vriendskapsverhousing tussen PRG en Boishaai nie. Ons onthaal Boishaai later die jaar op Markotter.
@boerboel: Wat het dit met respek te doen?
PR het hulle “commitment” al verlede jaar gegee, lank voor die 150j uitnodiging gerig is.
@boerboel: There are 10 good Saffa schools and only 4 good overseas schools at the HJS 150. Something has to give. Some schools are not going to get any challenging games.
I respect PRG because they have honoured their commitment. All 4 traditional Easter Festivals are under the kosh this season not only because of HJS 150 taking good schools but Noord-Suid doing the same by overlapping with Easter for the first time. It’s tough out there now. Trying to find a quality school to replace one what withdraws at the 11th hour is not easy. Some commitments are established a year in advance. Those schools not invited to the major festivals don’t wait around in hopes of getting last minute invites either, they make their own plans the year before as well.
I also think 5 games in a week is not good player welfare management. So hats off the PRG here as well. I do however think that under the circumstances and given the quality of some of the expected overseas opposition, PRG should have been allowed to field a 2nd/3rds team for the HJS 150th event, just to be part of the big occasion and acknowledge their long-standing relationship with HJS.
@McCulleys Workshop: I really think that SARU and Boksmart needs to have rules in place that prevent a school from undertaking so many commitments in such a short space of time. A ruling that states a player may not play more than 3 matches in a week and must have X amount of rest before playing in a 4th match. X should be 5 days at a minimum. But even that seems too little. Even when schools play weaker opponents, there might be less contact and physicality but there is still a level of wear and tear that needs to be managed.
@McCulleys Workshop: The St John’s easter weekend is not getting much TV exposure nowadays. The games are all streamed and it’s only a month or two later that you get to see some highlight package of the event. That being said, it is not the reason why schools like Paarl Boys and Paul Roos have been going to the event since its inception. Paul Roos made a decision on what is best for themselves and their team and we have to respect that decision even if it means losing one of the main attractions at the 150 festival. I don’t think it is a shunt towards Boishaai and we will have our yearly derby later in the season at Markotter.
@boerboel: Howzit, I meant the general costs and logistics involved for any of the hosting schools, including SJC, it’s no small task and a huge marketing event with TV etc, so with that getting invites and school commitment early on is imperative. But agree, it’s a pity PRG aren’t there. With the likes of Helpies at SJC they could have sent their 2nd side and avoided Hilton and played them at the 150th!!
@McCulleys Workshop: It was short notice,but PRG was the only school to decline.Logistics is definately not issue-they are 30 kms down the road
anycase done and dusted-lets move on
@CharlesZA:
@CharlesZA: A school of 600 kids is never going to have depth, but it’s shows the can do attitude of management and coaches. They’ve been building their rugby base over the last few seasons, (Jacques Botes coaches their u14’s) and they are not scared to give it some airtime.
@McCulleys Workshop: The attractive girl lives down the road and you get to meet her French cousins. Sounds like a great deal to me.
@McCulleys Workshop: Hilton lining up 6 games in 10 days. Hope they got depth, by Saturday the 10th fresh legs are going to be few and far between.
@boerboel: I’m sure many of your points are valid, but the HJS organizer was slow in pulling the trigger, now everyone must jump? From what I’ve heard it’ll be an annual event without the 150 tattoo, plenty of opportunities to participate given adequate notice. These events are by no means trivial logistically and there are certain cost implications, sponsors etc, suddenly at latish notice there’s a new more attractive girl at the dance so you bolt the one you with?
@Rainier<Ek verskil totaal.PRG speel al vir n 100 jaar teen HJS-respek vir een van jou oudste opponente-kan weer volg jaar daar speel.Ook uit n PRG speler oogpunt-wil jy eerder teen Christchurch Boys speel of teen…
@Quagga: Wouldn’t surprise me if Hilton try to engineer an easier game on the Monday, and play their reserves, pre their trip to Paarl.
@Maroon: Ek wil dit net stel dat my respek vir Paul Roos as instelling toegeneem het met die besluit van hulle om by St John’s te speel.
Lojaliteit en die deurvoer van ‘n “commitment” wat gemaak is is wonderlik om te sien.
@Quagga: your point being!
@beet: jong, don’t throw too fast.
@beet: @Quagga: Laat hulle maar kom.
@Quagga: I got confirmation last week that Hilton were sending their strongest squad to both SJC and HJS.
@McCulleys Workshop: Hilton went to St. John’s last year with no less than 10 u/17 players, including the likes of Beukes who is ex Valke, Andrew James and Gareth Schreuder who all performed very well, not looking too shabby. Their game against St. John’s was a cracker. I tend to agree with you, could be a good match up, but then again we don’t know if Hilton will be sending their best team in light of the Paarl festival looming around the corner. Helpies have 9 1XV capped players returning, but with most of them having earned their caps from the bench though.
@Riempies: Lekker. Hilton will be a useful side with a few recruits (and one from Helpies) and are well coached. Will be good to see them matched up against Helpies.
@Quagga: The school supporters and parents will always be there. Last year I had plans to go and wstch the Helpies Paul Roos game but my plans got changed with the Kearsney trip. Unless there are games worth watching, I will most probably not drive through. There should still be lots of supporters but like Vleis mentioned they need to get the match ups rights. Helpies, Nellies and Paul Roos will be the main teams.
@Riempies: ja man, dis swakste tydsberekening ooit. Ek wou sy gat skop, maar hy sal my eerder klap so ek is maar versigtig. Die man is baie frustreerd so ek kruip maar in my kas weg by die huis.
@Quagga: My seuntjie trap iewers daar voor rond. Hy sal nou moet uitsit tot begin Mei.
@Quagga: You make a valid point. Certainly, some won’t attend if there are less “top” teams, but many spectators attend because they’re affiliated with a school at the festival (OBs, students, parents, friends, etc), while others attend to watch a bit of rugby, but also catch up with mates at the beer tent. Most of the lighties attend for the ‘social’ aspect’, to meet up with mates, etc.
That said, I agree that they need to reduce the mismatches. St John’s usually have all their mismatches on the Thursday, so the games on Saturday and Monday are worth seeing.
@Valkie: Very sorry to hear about that. My son had to return home from Ireland for three weeks due to an injury, so missed a cup final. Good luck with the operation.
@Valkie: Valkie watter posisie speel jou seun? Dis ‘n groot gatslag ek is ook jammer om dit te hoor, GH en Renoster (die blogger) is redelik vol vertroue vir die Rhinos, veral voorlangs.
@Valkie: Jammer om dit te hoor. Eerstens baie swak timing en dan ook seker hy gaan n groot leemte in die Nellies span los.
Sterkte ook asb vir hom.
@Riempies: Het vergeet om te noem. Ek mis St John’s hierdie jaar tot my bittere spyt. My seun gaan vir minstens 8 weke uit wees want hy gaan volgende week vir ‘n knieg operasie.
@Hooit: Ek stem nie saam nie. Daardie fees lok al baie jare lank stampvol skares. Ek dink beslis die top skole was oorspronklik die trekpleister, toegegee. Wil jy sê mense kom kyk deesdae net omdat Affies en Paarl Boishaai daar speel, ek dink nie so nie. (Grappie: wil nie op ‘n piesangskil gly nie, maar ‘n groot deel van sommige besoekende skole se seuns bly dan in Johannesburg?). Ek dink jy onderskat die ondersteuning wat goeie, maar nie noodwendig top skole, geniet. Daar is baie goeie wedstryde wat daar plaasvind soos daardie Helpies teen Paul Roos en toe amper Florida wat vir Affies geklop het verlede jaar en wie sal sommer gou die Helpies wen teen Monnas vergeet twee jaar gelede? Nee wat, ek dink mense wat die St. Johns bywoon sal weer daar wees, maar ek dink wat wel gaan moet gebeur is dat die organiseerders sal moet dink oor hulle wedstryd bepalings want ek onthou vier jaar gelede het die mense al begin mor oor die ‘sagte wedstryde’ wat top skole kry en dit het nie veel verander in die laaste twee jaar nie. Destyds toe Helpies nog by die St. Stithians fees gespeel het, het dit voorgekom asof die kwaliteit van meedinging beter was, asof hulle die wedstryde beter beplan het, as wat ons ervaar het by St. Johns. Maar net my eie indrukke.
@Riempies: Ja daar was baie mense by St John’s laasjaar, ek onthou dit.
Selfs mense wat dink hulle is onherkenbaar was daar, wat is daardie sê ding: “You can run but you cannot hide!!”
@McCulleys Workshop: Mc you on. Not money i cannot afford it but n beer and a pizza for sure.
@Hooit Monnas was laas jaar ook nie daar nie en daar was baaaaiiiiieeeee mense.
@McCulleys Workshop: As an average rugby supporter Hilton vs Helpies will not convince me to buy a ticket. I may be wrong but thete is definately a shortage of teams that pull big crowds.
@Hooit: I’m happy to put money on a Helpies Hilton game, seeing that you’ve written Hilton off?
@Stier: Makes sense.
Helpmekaar, Paul Roos and Nellies must play each other in order to draw supporters. The festival is very watered down compared to other years for obvious reasons. Cant see any of the other teams being competitive.
@Maroon: Dit is hoe ek dit ook het. Ek kan nie wag om PRG te sien nie hulle gaan ‘n yster span he die jaar. Lochnerhof het ‘n klomp seuns in daai span.
@Maroon: Baie goeie rede. Weet iemand al wie speel teen wie. Helpies sal hoop om Nellies en Paul Roos weer te kry om die bordjies te probeer verhang maar ek dink nie hulle sal weer teen dieselfde skole wedstryde reël nie
@Stier:Daar is geen conspiracy theory nie. Ons speel van die eerste jaar wat die St. Johns Toernooi plaasgevind het by hulle en het reeds in Mei laas jaar hulle uitnodiging vir vanjaar bevestig. Die uitnodiging vir die Boishaai 150 het heelwat later eers gekom en daar is besluit om die oorspronklinke commitment aan St. Johns te eerbiedig. Dit is jammer, want ons wil ook vir PRG by die Boishaai 150 toernooi sien, maar dit is soos dit is.
@Cappie: Sorry my fout PRG gaan glad nie by Boishaai speel nie want hulle kan nie al drie games speel nie. Boishaai het toe vir Hilton genooi.
Dit sal jammer wees as die skole nie sterk is nie, ek dink darem die New Zealand skole sal goed wees. Sover ek weet maak kinders in Europa klaar met skool as hulle sestien is so ek weet nie mooi hoe oud hulle spelers gaan wees nie want die kinders gaan college toe na skool. Ek dink hulle gaan baie o/19 manne in hulle spanne he.
Ek hoop al die oorseese skoolspanne gaan kompeterend wees. Hopenlik nie net vyf of ses goeie skole en die res substandaard nie. Die skole wat SA verteenwoordig lyk almal baie skaflik. Tog jammer Paul Roos gaan nie al die wedstryde kan speel nie, maar weereens hoed af vir hulle wat hulle aanvanklike ooreenkoms met St John’s nakom.
@Falcon22: The Boishaai festival is three games per team, PRG said because of their commitment to St Johns they will only be able to play one game at the Boishaai festival. It is a pity that our old neighbor won’t be at our 150 celebration but it is what it is.
If you are interested in a conspiracy theory, their first team is going to be right up there this year and they might believe they can go undefeated this season so why risk losing to a New Zealand team?
@BrotherBear: Not sure. i do know that as soon as PRG pulled out of the HJS festival Hilton was named, so i can only assume that they accepted. either way i heard that Super Sport will be there and this will give great coverage to all the SA schools. still cannot understand why PRG pulled out.
@CharlesZA: Daniel Pienaar, Filton, St Albans and Windhoek Gym already new. Don’t know if Hilton confirmed.
Hilton going to HJS festival, someone replacing them here?
@Die Ken: PRG pulled out of the world school series an PBH so as to play in the St john’s. apparently they said they were committed to the the ST John’s, but then so were most of the other schools that will be at the world tournament. i suppose someone has to hold the torch the Cape Teams.
PRG sending their Bituas to the festival?