The World Schools Festival will be streamed across the planet after joining forces with OVO – the cutting edge Australian telecommunications company that puts the fans first.
The sign-up process is simple, and at a once-off cost of approximately R106.00 (9.99 Australian Dollars), viewers will have access to OVO’s entire sporting bouquet for a six-month period, including the 2019 World Schools Festival, as well as highlights of last year’s event. 
| SLOT | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 : Tue 26-Mar-2019 | |||||
| 1 | Glenwood | 32 | 17 | McGlashan | |
| 2 | SA Invitation XV | 29 | 76 | World Schools XV | |
| 3 | SACS | 43 | 24 | Zambezi Steelers | |
| 4 | Monument | 32 | 21 | Hartpury | |
| 5 | Paarl Gim | 50 | 24 | Africa Pacific Dragons | |
| Day 2 : Wed 27-Mar-2019 | |||||
| 1 | Affies | 36 | 12 | Italian All-Stars | |
| 2 | Boland Landbou | 30 | 25 | Napier BHS | |
| 3 | Hilton | 43 | 00 | USA Schools XV | |
| 4 | Grey College | 73 | 26 | Christchurch BHS | |
| 5 | Paul Roos | 93 | 05 | Southlands BHS | |
| Day 3 : Fri 29-Mar-2019 | |||||
| 1 | SA Invitation XV | 33 | 30 | Zambezi Steelers | |
| 2 | SACS | 15 | 25 | World Schools XV | |
| 3 | Glenwood | 33 | 10 | Africa Pacific Dragons | |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 41 | 12 | Hartpury | |
| 5 | Monument | 48 | 10 | John McGlashan BHS | |
| Day 4 : Sat 30-Mar-2019 | |||||
| 1 | Boland Landbou | 71 | 03 | USA Schools XV | |
| 2 | Hilton | 32 | 15 | Italian All-Stars | |
| 3 | Grey College | 54 | 00 | Southlands BHS | |
| 4 | Affies | 31 | 31 | Christchurch BHS | |
| 5 | Paul Roos | 62 | 07 | Napier BHS | |
The World Schools Festival which did extremely well for a debutant festival in 2018, showed very positive signs of building on that success. Better forward planning has placed the organisers in a position to name nine of the ten overseas teams (Rest of the World) to take part in next year’s festival from 25-30 March 2019 at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch.
The highlight will no doubt be the four New Zealand teams complete with their personalised school Hakas as well as the unique English school going age sport academy Hartpury from Gloucester in England.
| REST OF THE WORLD | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christchurch BHS | New Zealand |
| 2 | John McClashan | New Zealand |
| 3 | Napier BHS | New Zealand |
| 4 | Southland BHS | New Zealand |
| 5 | Hartpury College | England |
| 6 | Africa Pacific Select XV | |
| 7 | Italian All Stars XV | |
| 8 | USA Schools XV | |
| 9 | World Schools XV | |
| 10 | Zambezi Steelers |
The 10 South African teams that were named a while back are:
| SAFFAS | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Affies |
| 2 | Boland Landbou |
| 3 | Glenwood |
| 4 | Grey College |
| 5 | Hilton |
| 6 | Monument |
| 7 | Paarl Gim |
| 8 | Paul Roos |
| 9 | SACS |
| 10 | Invitation XV |
Oakdale also MIA? I assume they would have been there if it stayed in paarl….
Waars Boishaai?
@apple: I know there is no obligation on the side of the organisers to formally notify the schools not re-invited but you’d think that a phone call or email would be sent. Instead Oakdale found out via the grapevine that they would not be part of the WSF fest in 2019.
Outeniqua were also not invited back for 2019
@beet: I suspect there is a very sour grapevine currently between those schools
@PaarlBok: @PaarlBok: @PaarlBok: taking paul roos’ advice of this year re the merits of the festival
@apple: Ek wens ek kon weet wat die oorsaak is.
@Oakdale supporter: Ek weet nie wat die oorsaak van die wrywing is nie, maar ek is bly dat dit geeindig het in n inter wat beloof om baie lekker te wees…
Wat sou die idee van ‘n uitnodigings XV wees. Is dit net n ander naam vir nog n span van die Boland?
Waar is HJS Paarl?
@Gifappel: In die Paarl. Die Paarl is naas Kaapstad en Stellenbosch een van die drie oudste Europese nedersettings in Suid Afrika. Die dorp het meer as 120,000 inwoners en lê in die provinsie Wes-Kaap, sowat 60km noordoos van Kaapstad, aan die oewers van die Bergrivier en 132m bokant seevlak.
@Cappie: jy weet wat hulle van sarkasme se ne???
World schools festival has a very powerful connotation but in reality it’s only 5 international schools mixed in with some make shift invitational sides …. did many of the invited over seas schools not accept the invite ? I think Hilton are being short changed here as they play two presumably weak fixtures against make shift sides …. I like the idea of this festival however it needs more actual over seas schools to attend to make it more interesting…..
@oldschool: 3rd term soccer schools play what they get
@Cappie:
Pity the Jaguares not at the WSF in 2019. They offered stiff compo in 2018.
OS, isn’t KC an International Rugby School with all their imports from the EC???????
@Cappie: Lichtenburg klink na n interessante plek..
@Gifappel: Lichtenburg se naam is gekies in 1873 deur die president van die Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek en beteken “Dorp van Lig”. Waar kom Kakamas se naam vandaan? Jacobus Voorendyk het in 1926 ‘n diamant op sy plaas ontdek en binne 12 maande was daar 108,000 fortuinsoekers op die toneel.
Lichtenburg was die tuistes van beroemde boereleier Genl. Koos De La Rey asook siener Nicholaas van Rensburg.
@Cappie: Jou ou slimkop. Niemand het iets van/oor Kakamas gevra nie. Dorp van Lig – lol.
Hoe lyk Liggies se span vanjaar?
@Bush: come boet , that’s getting stale ! Please come up with some new material !
@Gifappel: Ek grap maar net. Ek weet tydens die tweede wêreldoorlog het 6000 man by Kakamas bymekaar gekom (Ons was aan die Ingelse se kant) om Duitswes in te val. Die Duitsers het met ‘n teenaanval gekom en daar het sewe Duitsers gesnewel. hulle het toe teruggetrek. Ek wil nogals sien hoe val jy die grote Namibië binne in 1915 met 6000 man.
@Gifappel: Ek weet maar min van die interne verwikkelinge by Lichtenburg, maar hulle doen baie moeite met hulle sport die afgelope paar jaar en sal hopenlik ‘n top 50 skool wees. Lichtenburg is die voedersbron van Monument van Krugerdorp. Hulle raap ons sterre op.
@beet: I agree with you Beet. Those Argentines were pretty good and they played with passion.
@Cappie: 6000 Boere was genoeg vir die magtige Duitsers….In Al ons oorloe was ons in verre die minderheid,Anglo en grens…die casualties count ook…
@Grizzly: Ons moet seker vir Jan hier baie krediet gee.
A misleading name and useless way to spend a crap load of money.
@Gifappel: “Waar is HJS Paarl?”
Reply: http://schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=32441
@Grizzly: Field Marshall Montgomery:
“Give me 20 Divisions of American soldiers, and I will breech Europe. Give me 15 consisting of Englishmen, and I will advance to the borders of Berlin. Give me two divisions of those marvellous fighting Boers, and I will remove Germany from the face of the earth”.
@Bush: tko
@Smallies: ??Wyse man daai
@oldschool: Only if you apologise to the hockey players and the women you insulted
@Grizzly: ja nee monty was n man met inbors en karakter gewees, ek wonder of hy nie in die Vrystaat gebore is nie??
@Smallies: GFY
@Smallies: I believe @Bush has said Good For You (boere).
Ons boere praat nie net nie ons FHGO (..k ..ll. .oe. .p)
@BrotherBear: @Bush:
@McCulleys Workshop: I agree, all in good spirit ;-)
@BrotherBear: classic
@McCulleys Workshop: I wanted to wait for @Bush reply before commenting, but he is probably rolling a polony or a car or someone else’s bush.
@Bush: love you @Bush. You are a real khaki(bos) trooper.
@BrotherBear:
Ja,Bere,goeie een,alhoewel ek dink hyt iets anders bedoel 
@BrotherBear: Almost-Grizzly For You
@Grizzly: ek het n nuwe blaaitjie omgelaan die jaar…. En het besluit dat as n outjie salty wil raak oor iets gaan ekke nou nie in n bek geveg betrokke raak nie, ek gaan die keyboard warrior besigheid maar los vir die outjies wat dit ernstig op vat??
@Smallies: Dan is ek en jy op dieselfde bladsy…
@Bush: I am pretty certain that the majority of the hockey loving community in addition to the ladies whom read this blog have already forgiven the tongue in my cheek …. unless you are referring to one of your mates ? Anyhow , let’s spare a moment for the punch bowl ! #having2astrosisasignofmotherstakingover
@oldschool: I’m a local at Punchbowl, that where the real skilled athletes are. Looking forward to the rugger season. Hopefully not to many surprises in KZN. KC vs MHS going to be a great showdown. Just don’t park your Land Rover to close to me
Love you Oldschool 
@oldschool: @Bush: Can’t for the life in me decode that one!
@Bush: please don’t insult me again …. I don’t drive a Land Rover!!!! I’m a cruiser man and always have been !!
Ja , KZN should prove tight , Not much difference between all the sides , going to come down to a few moments in each game … as for the KC vs MHS game , I’ve already booked out Bakers spot in the midlands and have a maroon army staying there the weekend …. we haven’t won in balgowan for many years ….. MHS favorites for sure but looking forward to the clash !
@Grizzly: the punch bowl is an historical JNR cricket field at House which has now been converted to a second Astro …..
@Grizzly: New astro and new boarding houses under construction at Michaelhouse
@oldschool: @beet: Thanks,sjoe…some serious construction going on there,more rooms..?
Can’t believe there’s more people who can afford 250+k p/a school fees…
@Grizzly: Yeah its incredible. Kearsney also did a boarding establishment expansion recently and this year had their highest intake of gr.8’s ever (I was told).
Michaelhouse and to a lesser extent Kearsney had issues with putting together u14 rugby teams last year. House only had 2 proper u14 teams but had 4 u14 hockey teams, while KC seem to get by with a 3:3 split. So not the best ratios as far as rugby is concerned. Kearsney seem to have a trend of converting hockey players to rugby players in higher age groups. House has always had high % of Gauteng based kids (or imports as one oke around here terms gr 8 students from out of province
) and has had a lot of success in developing a good number of boys who didn’t play rugby at all at primary school into decent rugby players. But I imagine the hockey trend is here to stay. Schools may have to get use to fielding just 2 rugby teams per junior age group and the extra astro will be handy.
I can’t understand why spending so much money on astro turfs when you are actually an Arts & Culture school
Rather built an auditoruim or a Bolchoi theatre
Anyone know if it’s possible to buy a ticket for the Saturday – even if only to attend for a few matches. I’ll be down in Brackenfell for a netball tournament, so will definitely need to escape for a bit of rugger!
@Vleis: Yes, tickets are already on sale on Computicket. I think it is R60 per adult for the day.
@Maroon: Ek neem aan die Vrydag games gaan laatmiddag wees? Indien, sien ek jou daar Vrydag en Saterdag?
@Maroon: Thanks.
@beet: Hello beet. Do you, or does anyone else, have a rough idea when the games start on Friday and on Saturday?
Ek hoor mens gaan moet betaal om die games te stream…. Dikswak
@Smallies: I do like my schoolboy rugby but that money will be much better spend on mix and ice.
@Stier: fact is that ssl is free and worldwide and HD, PRG is on the Digitv platform and basically they are telling digitv to go and stuff them…
@Smallies: It’s all about the money and not the rugby it seems. I don’t think that was what Sean and Meyer had in mind but so be it, good luck to them.
Swak
Seker ‘n keuse. R 6k te betaal vir retoer vlugte plus akkomodasie of R 106 vir streaming….no brainer!
@4×4: waarom nie ssl gebruik wat gratis is nie, of hulle eie platform digitv
@Smallies: Smallies, die toernooi behoort nie aan PRG nie. PRG verskaf slegs die venue. Carinat is gebasseer in Hong Kong en besit al die regte vir die toernooi. Dit is dus nie PRG se keuse wie die streaming hanteer nie. Nie eers watter stalletjies by die veld sal wees nie. Maak net seker van jou feite.
@Maroon: nog swakker as julle manne nie eens geken word in wie wat mag smous nie…dit beteken dat die net nog n cash cow is wat carinat melk…
@Smallies: As Grey genader word om die toernooi volgende jaar aan te bied, gaan hulle weier?
@PRondersteuner: Noem dit net iets anders, nie n world schools storie nie. baie combo spanne. Nie beste nie..
Baie afgewaterd in vergeleke met 2018.
@Flip: Dis maar wat die organiseerders dit noem.
Ek wonder hoe vergelyk die toernooi met dit SANIX toernooi?
@PRondersteuner: ek kan nie antwoord vir die skool nie aangesien ek niks met die skool te make het nie, wat ek wel weet is dat carinat wins jag hier en ons skolerugby rugby op die langduur die prys vir dit gaan betaal
@Smallies: dalk slim van bois om die toernooi te laat gaan maar. ek ruik n rot.
@PRondersteuner: die manier hoe carinat Boishaai hanteer het die feit dat hulle n Chinese maatskappy is en die manier hoe Heyneke Meyer die eerste aabod aanvaar het wat op sy pad gekom het na die world schools, se vir my presies wat ek moet weet oor die klomp, hulle sal skole rugby leeg probeer suig… En ek dink nie skolerugby kan dit bekostig nie
@Smallies: In die land van die blindes is die een oog koning.
@Smallies: Die wat soek vir moeilikheid, soek selde verniet…
@Flip: ek kan net hoor toe daai mes in boishaai se rug ingedruk is hoe se hulle…. The lanisters send their regards…
@Smallies: Dit was pynlik, maar lyk of dit die moeite werd was…
@Smallies: Ek stem 100% saam met jou. Hierdie is nie ‘n goeie ding vir skole rugby nie. Soos ek verstaan, is daar nog baie kaartjies ook beskikbaar. Maar alle sterkte aan die SA spanne wat speel!!
Ek dink dat daar nou soveel top toernooie in SA ( Wildeklawer ,Noord Suid) ens ,ens is dat dit baie van hierdie toernooi se glans weg vat . Alhoewel hierdie veronderstel is om ‘n internasionale toernooi te wees vat niks die passie weg van wanneer ons tradisionele ” vyande ” mekaar aanvat nie . Gee my veel eerder ‘n Grey vs Monnas of ‘n Gim vs Affies ens game as afgewaterde streek span . Dit is natuurlik goed om jou self te kan meet teen oorsese spanne en daarom is toere so lekker want dit bou ook span gees etc . Die ” timing ” van die toernooi is duidelik goed met nie vreeslik ander kompetisie in die Wes Kaap nie so dit behoort goed ondersteun te word
@PRondersteuner: ja nee sal hulle almal ondersteun hopelik kan ons die uitlanders sweep
Die Wildeklawer en die Noord Suid Toernooie is twee van die top twee Skole Toernooie in die wêreld. Volgens my is dit waar die top skole in Suid-Afrika gemeet en bepaal word. Mag albei hierdie Toernooie net van krag tot krag gaan. Sterkte aan die Organiseerders en Borge van albei hierdie Toernooie. Dankie vir die geleenthede wat julle vir ons Seuns skep …
@Spiekeries: Die saamgeflansde spanne is die probleem.
kry 10 sterk oorsese skole/klubs wat teen ons 10 sterktstes speel(gebruik die vorig jaar se ranglys)Skakel die Jap mpy uit die loop-kry Supersport as borg en skuif die toernooi elke jaar rond na n ander venue-dan sal dit werk
Mother buffer, sukkel jul ook met streaming? Kan n mens die quality verander om buffering te vermy?
Glenwood High School win opening game of the festival 32-17 against John McGlashan College of New Zealand!
Weird dat die Galpille ons laasjaar vertel het die toernooi is die beste ding sedert witbrood, nou so moan en groan.
Boerboel: Ek stem 100% saam met jou. In die perfekte wêreld sal dit die idiale Toernooi wees.
Hier is my redes hoekom ek so groot voorstander van die Wildeklawer en die Noord Suid Toernooie is:
1) Albei Toernooie skep geleenthede om teen skole te speel waarteen jy nie gewoonlik sou speel nie.
2) Die Wildeklawer se Junior Toernooi maak dit eintlik ń Derby dag tussen die skole, terwyl die Noord Suid geleentheid aan tweede span Spelers bied om speelkans op “toer” te kry waar hul onder normale omstandighede net tyd langs die swembad in die vakansie sou deurbring.
3) Die kanse is ook groot dat die skole in die Noordvaal meer as een keer in ń seisoen kragte teen mekaar kan meet bv. Monument wat vriendskaplike wedstryde teen Tranvalia en Menlopark speel en dan weer teen albei in die Virseker Beker Liga speel. Indien die skole onder die boonste vier skole eindig kan hul vir ń derde keer kragte meet in die uitspeelwedstryde.
4) Persoonlik dink ek enige Speler in die Noordvaal-streek sal eerder teen ń Grey College, Paarl Boys, Paarl Gim of Paul Roos wil speel (ongeag die uitslag) as om te sê hul het teen ń Uitnodiging-span (plaaslik of internasionaal) gespeel of drie keer teen dieselfde skool gespeel.
Dit is wat die Interskole so spesiaal maak. Boys High en Gim kry net een geleentheid om daardie jaar se “bragging rights” te bepaal. Ongeag wat die res van die seisoen se uitslae sê …
@PaarlBok: Net so snaaks dat die PR ouens nie wou deel wees nie en neus opgetrek het, maar toe eerste geleentheid hom aangryp verkoop hulle die eerste geboortereg vir n paar bone!..
@David: Lyk my die sein is weg..Carinat dit ook gesteel!..”Proper Streaming” verwag, maar lyk my die ouens moet maar by SSL gaan leer..en lg is nog verniet ook!
Toernooi is maar afgewater.
Streaming is n gemors.
Spanne maar gemiddeld.
Slegs die venue is ok.
@BoishaaiPa: ssl is nou maar net die beste…
@BoishaaiPa: As ek reg onthou was PRG reeds verbind tot n ander toernooi laasjaar. Seker maar wat jy bedoel met geboortereg vir bene verkoop.
@PaarlBok: Bone, die geboortereg is vir bone verkoop.
Nie bene nie…
@Rainier: Verskoon hom maar..
@Rainier: if you live in the bos, then you cant believe that anyone would sell something so cheaply, unless it is steinhoff shares of course. it had to be bene.
@apple: whatever.
There are most dustbins around the field than people
@Flip: “more” nie most nie.
@PaarlBok: more, most bone, bene, wat is die verskil
@Smallies: niks, net die score. Julle speel mos op jul B veld.
@PaarlBok: jip en ons wen meeste van die tyd daar
@Smallies: Julle wen meeste van die tyd orals, nes Maties.
@PaarlBok: darem nie affies en boishaai het overall oor alle ouderdomme baie goeie resultate teen ons, ek weet nie wat PRG sin is nie
@PaarlBok: maties het n ongeskikte span die jaar
@Smallies: Sien Zakkie speel vir julle (9). Maties is baie goed afgerig. Wens die Stormers kan so speel.
@Smallies: PRG sukkel maar. Lang jaar wat wag.
@Flip: Wa gaan jy in om te stream . Het betaal en niks dui op wedstryde wat nou plaasvind nie
Ek het bietjie van die Monnas game gekyk – daai heelagter van hulle moet die mees “entertaining” speler in SA rugby wees. Ek dink hy gaan Tjaart ‘n hartaanval gee.
Sit vir ons die tellings hier op asb.
@Duke0403: Also paid but can’t find any of today’s games??♂️
In fact paid R149.00 not R109.00
Scores on mycomlink. Go to rugby and then results.
@Spiekeries: All the Invitational teams are due to the character of the supposed “founder”! An extreme micro manager whose sole focus is turnover & not strength vs Strength. A year after the Inaugural event you cannot tell me that you can’t improve quality of the teams involved. Today there are 5 invatational teams vs 2 last year. I heard opinions of senior Roos management they were only interested & adamant they were solely responsible for supplying a venue to Carinat. Day 1 & 3 has basically same match ups…. Looks like Gim aren’t happy with event after seeing their seccies played today.
@Smallies: classic chirp Smallies that Lannister 1!
@Wondermaar: Volg vir @Scrum5 op twitter. Elke slag as daar punte aangeteken word, is daar ‘n twiet met wie punt aangeteken het en ‘n kort beskrywing van hoe dit gebeur het.
Ek sien die toernooi is in Pta volgende jaar. Die eerste wedstryd vandag is erg eensydig en die paviljoene leeg. Maar dit is nog vroeg. Sal later die biertuin gaan besoek. Halftyd 31 0
@sparkie: Daar is live commentary ook met elke wedstryd en fotos ook.
Affies 36-12 (eind telling)
https://www.mycomlink.co.za/fixture_commentary.php?i=12438
Volgende Boland Landbou vs Napier Boys
https://www.mycomlink.co.za/fixture_commentary.php?i=12439
Enige buitelanders al gewen?
Is ek verkeerd? Klink vir my na baie min opgewondenheid oor hierdie 2019 toernooi( fees)
@Skoorsteen: Affies volgende om hul geboortereg vir bone te verkoop.
@Skoorsteen: Baie eensydige wedstryd waarin Affies 2de helfde heeltemal vorm verloor het. In aggenome dat Affies se hele reserwebank begin het moes hierdie ten minste ‘n 60 punter opgesit gewees het. Ek dink dat die Noord-Suid ‘n beter prestige toernooi is as die World Rugby Schools, ten minste wat die teenstand en kyk genot aanbetref.
Boland Landbou vs Napier Boys definitely providing the best entertainment during the festival thus far!
15 All HT
Boland 30-25 Napier
Next Hilton vs USA
https://www.mycomlink.co.za/fixture_commentary.php?i=12440
@PaarlBok: Bitter flou toernooi
Sounds like a cracker between BL and Napier.
I don’t really see the point in denigrating this festival, or any festival for that matter. They all, for the most part, achieve the objective of allowing the boys to meet rugby players from other parts of the country or the world, play in front of large (mostly) crowds and share in the brotherhood of rugby. Even Noord-Suid and Wildeklawer produced a few large hidings.
That said, I think that the mixed/all-star teams should be limited to one from SA and one from overseas. The organisers should be encouraged to source very strong schools, or strong u19 club teams from overseas. For example, it’s a pity that San Isidro (an u19 club team I think) from Argentina are not playing in this festival, as they are in SA at the moment and have just beaten Oakdale, KES and Bosch and had a very narrow loss v Glenwood.
@Smallies: Goeie een oor die Lannisters, ?, maar al die Lannisters saam NIE match vir Arya Stark nie!
daardie kleine meisie sal die kopie van die eeu wees!
So as revenge in orde is kan HJS natuurlik Arya werf…
@4×4: @Flip: stem ? % saam
@4×4: Ek hoop Affies kry iets met die toernooi reg volgende jaar, want teen die trant voorspel Ek dat die toernooi n stille dood gaan sterf, maar my voorspellings is gewoonlik onakuraat!
@Skoorsteen: Daars baie meer toeskouers vandag
Hilton 43-0 USA
next up Grey College vs Christchurch Boys
https://www.mycomlink.co.za/fixture_com … hp?i=12441
Current score Grey 21-0
@PaarlBok: Last year’s tournament coincided with HJS’s 150th and a 3-year unbeaten run for the home 1st team, plus it was the first year of the tournament. Therefore, there was a lot more hype in 2018 and consequently, more spectators. Furthermore, the lopsided scores of many of the games from last year might have driven the spectators away from this year’s festival.
That said, the marketing has been poor this year. Indeed, the start times of the games were not produced until about a week ago, which makes it very difficult for people to plan properly.
@Vyfster: Arya na sy die hele spul Freys gif in gegee het…. Tel them winter has come for house Frey…. Sal my nie verbaas as sy die Night king is nie???
Sopas in Stellenbosch aangekom, goeie genade, waar is al die mense? Grys pawiljoene is dolleeg. Nee man.
Ek dink die organiseerders van noord suid en wsf kan bymekaar kom en vlg jaar die twee kombineer.
Het iemand n score asb
Kosstalletjies stel teleur.
Wie is die mediaborg want ek hoor maar min.
Totale anti klimaks in vergeleke met n goed gereelde Noord Suid.
Grey 73-26
Dalk 3 skole wat grey onder n 30 punte verskil kan hou in 2019, HJS (sal op die dag warm moet wees) paarl gim en paul roos.?? O ja dalk net Helpmekaar.
@Wondermaar: eina!!!
@Wondermaar: ek dink Helpies verdien regtig ook om meer prominent op die nasionale radar te wees
@Smallies: waarom hul genoem word , maar miskien moet garsfontein, menlo , affies en helpmekaar n gekombineerde span kies ( Die gauteng challengers) dalk kan ons met insae van provinsiale afrigters met grey kompeteer???
@Wondermaar: maar julle doen dit mos op die craven week??
Wie is beter span southland of chrisrchurch??
@Smallies: Nee sal lions en bulle moet kombineer??
Nee boys hierdie is mos nie n vertoonvenster vir skolerugby nie. krieket tellings!
Ja ek dink oorsee spanne se soelers sal nie in hul leeftyd weer suid afrika besoek nie, van skok of vernedering
@Flip: score asb
@Wondermaar: dalk eendag as hulle SuperRugby speel, maar teen daardie tyd het saru al die rook uit ons seuns uit gemanage….
@Smallies: nz lag vir ons as dit by die nasionale span kom. dit bly merkwaardig hoe hulle by die jnr world cup vir ons ordentlik ore aansit.
Iemand asb wat organiseerders ken dag 4 se fixtures moet verander word gee southlands vir affies, christchurh vir roos en miskien hartpury vir grey, iemand moet ingryp.
@Flip: Ons weet mos geen sport kan met politiek kompeteer nie, lag nou maar saam met ons lekker??????
Ek is bevrees die koeel is dwarsdeur die kerk.
PR 93-5 Southland
Moet ‘n moeilike blad wees.
@Wondermaar: sam maar moet sien…dink die jaar gaan weer close wees…met tuisveld voordeel dalk die verskil…insover Prg vs Grey aanbetref
@kokkie: sal soos gewoonlik n baie baie close game wees
@Rainier: Goeie opening stand gehad maar net voor close of play 5 vinnige wickets verloor.
@Wondermaar: jou stelling oor net 3 SA skole wat GCB onder 30 punte verskil sal hou redelik vreemd.
Hulle het al 4 wedstryde gespeel, en 2 (Garsies en Welkom Gim) het met minder as 30 verloor, Menlo met 31 en Duineveld 39
Dus sover 50% van hul teenstand onder 30 gewen.
Ek dink dit sal 50% bly, …Gim, HJS, PRG, Affies,Glenwood,Grey PE, Oakdale, Selborne Outeniqua etc wat wag…hulle gaan nie omrol en le nie…en sou baie uit Menlo/Grey game geleer het.
Dink hul laaste 2 wegwedstryde teen Oakdale en PRG gaan baie close wees, Gim op Wildeklawer dalk ‘n verloor…maar kom ons kyk maar wat gebeur
@Vyfster: So Garsies se verloor met 23 is sover die beste verloor score. Nie te sleg nie. Grey teen Helpies kan baie goeie game wees.
@Smallies: PRG gaan julle vat die jaar. Op jul B veld.
@PaarlBok: sal maar praat in Augustus…..maar ja julle klop ons elke jaar…. In maart
@Smallies: Lyk my nie baie mense besef hoe goed Grey hierdie jaar is Nie.Laasjaar was Garsies se verloor met 15 punte,dink net verbeter deur Affies en PRG.Soos laasjaar moes Ek hoor PRG,weer hierdie Jaar…gaan Nie naby kom nie.Grey met 20+ teen PRG.
Day 1 Results
Glenwood 32 John McGlashan College 17
WP Invitational 29 World Select XV 76
SACS 43 Zambezi Steelers 24
Monument 32 Hartpury College 21
Paarl Gimnasium 50 Africa Pacific Dragons 24
Day 2 Results
Affies 36 Italian All-Stars 12
Boland Landbou 30 Napier Boys’ 25
Hilton College 43 USA Schools XV 0
Grey College 73 Christchurch Boys’ 26
Paul Roos 93 Southland Boys’ 5
@Grizzly:persoonlik dink ek dat Grey so n bietjie sukkel om regtig op te start die jaar, ek dink nie dat hulle al tot hulle volle potensiaal gespeel het die jaar nie, een of twee manne wat ek graag daar wou he is ook nie daar nie…
@Smallies: Nee Ek dink hulle is beter as laasjaar.Waar ander spanne exit om te skop of Potte op sit en dan skop vanaf hulle rooi gebied,verstaan hulle exit beteken om agter die pale van jou oponent te kom vanaf jou eie doellyn.
Hulle val aan as hulle die bal kry,enige plek op die veld!Hulle geloof in mekaar,hulle agrigters,hulle vermoens en die gameplan is n joke om te aanskou.Die hele span maar 6,9,11 en 15 spesiaal.Die vraag moet klaar gevra word hoe is hulle span volgende Jaar of hulle Boishaai se 3 Jaar in moderende era kan match….hierdie jaar gaan nie problem wees nie 
@Grizzly: GCB get wel swakhede teen Menlo gewys..
Wat dalk deur meer streetwise span uitgebuit kan word.
Onteenseglik is hul baie sterk, maar nie onoorwinlik nie.
2 jaar terug het Selborne 10 uit 20 wedstryde verloor, was nie onder top 30 nie , (teen GCB se nr 3)
Hey groot loesings teen Grey PE en Helpies gekry, en verloor teen spanne soos Hudson Park…maar hulle het Grey Bloem gewen .
So enigeiets moontlik en voorspellings moeilik, maar selfs al bly hul onoorwonne gaan hulle NIE elke span met 30+ wen nie, daarvan is ek oortuig
@Grizzly: Jy vergeet dat Glenwood laasjaar gelykop teen Grey gespeel het, so dis nie net PRG en Affies wat beter as Garsies gevaar het nie
@Vyfster: Hoor jou,Ek dink vir starters nie hul beste span wat Welkom Gim gespeel het nie.Natuurlik kan hulle gewen word,dink Gim het beste kans.Sal wel weet hier teen Aug.
@Grizzly: jip en dit gaan aanskoulik wees, that’s for sure
@Vyfster: ja man, ons gooi bietjie die kat in die hoenderhok, maar ek volg n paar jaar Grey en skolerugby , gegewe geen beserings en pasr manne wat nog na vakansie begin, soos gesê word. Dan gaan hul moeilik in toom gehou word. Dink ook gim en oaul roos beste kans
Sopas interessante gesprek op NZ se Breakdown geluister oor hulle benadering tot speler werwing op skolevlak, die nadele daarvan en hoekom hulle dit nie ondersteun nie en hoekom dit volgens hulle oor die langduur negtief is vir hulle rugby.
Dis sê natuurlik nie dat dit nie gebeur nie….
More manne,
Paul Roos, Paarl Gim en Grey College lyk feitlik onstuitbaar.
Die toernooi se kykersgetalle stel teleur en ek kry die gevoel dat daar baie mense is wat nie eers weet van die toernooi wat aan die gang is nie, ek mag verkeerd wees.
Daar was in die omgewing van so 24 000 kaartjies oor die 4 dae laas jaar vir die betrokke toernooi verkoop volgens my bronne.
Ek sien uit na n paar liplekker plaaslike wedstryde wat oppad is. Grey vs Gim, Prg vs Gim, Grey vs Prg en natuurlik HJS ook teen die betrokke spanne soos genoem,
Helpmekaar spel vir my n baie mooi ‘brand’ van rugby, jy kan sien hulle is goed afgerig en ek sal hulle met groot belangstelling dophou soos die seisoen vorder.
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@PaarlBok: the USA team are not good at all. the same team played the WP Rugby academy U19’s on Sunday the 24th and lost 90 – 0. surly they could bring some sort of competition into this festival from overseas. the SA sides are creaming the opposition. If SA school sides can produce such talent why cant we do the same in our senior rugby? or is it SA schools teams are based mostly on merit? I read that CHBH are supposed to be the best school rugby in the world boasting more than 40 odd all blacks. helloooo look at their score against Grey…..
@Falcon22: The quota system make a substantial difference when a team for the junior world cup is picked. The school teams that are playing in this tournament are picked purely on merit.
@Carl de Kock: well if the powers that be want to make a difference in SA Rugby, they should take a page out of school boy rugby.
@Falcon22: Hear hear!
Ek dink Grey College sal goed doen om onder die Top 10 skole in die land te eindig – die talent is net nie daar nie.
@Grizzly: Ag nee wat ou beer
jy probeer maar net garswanabees se loesing teen Grey sugarcoat-hulle is goed maar nie unbeatable nie-en hulle het nog nie teen n rugbyskool gespeel die jaar nie-wag tot dan
@boerboel: Dis dan 18 Mei as hulle teen Affies speel?
@Rainier: Korrek Carike
jy begin nou bykom
@boerboel: Jy wen R50 met ABSA Maxispaar.
@boerboel: Nee wat, wil niks coat nie.Soos @Kattes se niks fout met n Pak slae so nou en dan.Eks vol moed vir Garsies.Die 22 punte verskil is drie onnodige foute,7 punt n fout teen Grey.Kom ons wag dan vir die rugby skole se uitslae teen Grey..time will tell…
@Grizzly: Garsfontein behoort die seisoen goed te doen op Garsiebere Park.
@Carl de Kock: ?Ek dink so,maar gaan taai wees in NV,Helpies, Monnas en Menlo almal top spanne die Jaar…ek dink Boishaai gaan sorg vir n paar verrassings in Jul kontrei…sien vernaam uit na die PRG game…
Grey PE gaan nog almal se kaarte deurmekaar krap.Hoor my lied
@Vyfster: Grey Pe sal nie sommer nie. Hulle speel nie genoeg rerige groot games nie.
1. Paul Roos
2. Grey College
3. Selborne
Hulle stel nie belang in Wildeklawer nie nadat hulle groot pakslae gevat het teen Affies en Outeniqua in die 1 jaar wat hulle gegaan het.
Hulle sal goed wees maar nie sommer top 5 nie.
@Vyfster: Dit sal great wees.Het laasjaar al gese hoop hulle kan weer die krag raak wat hulle was.
@Knight: ja, maar dink as hulle 1ste 2 verras, onwaarskynlik but you never now.
Het hulle nie 2 of 3 jaar Gelede PRG in Stellenbosch Verras nie .
@Knight: Framesby lyk ook sterk vanjaar…hulle speel darem vir Helpies, Menlo, Drostdy, Grey, Marlow, , Oakdale en Outeniqua
Het Klaar vir DHS Verwoes met 50, Hudson Park met 60, Queens met 40
Sal .n goeie aanduiding gee van sterkte van Oos Kaap skole, maar ek het gevoel daardie 2 spanne Moet nie onderskat word nie
@Vyfster: ek dink dat Selborne op die stadium gemaklik die sterkste skool is in die oos kaap, met Framesby Grey high marlow Saints en Dale wat sake sal uit spook vir die res
@Vyfster: I remember chatting to a father of a Framesby u15 player at the Grey PE fest in 2016, who said that they had beaten GCB the year before, so if they’ve kept the same team together, Framesby should have a very strong 1st team this year. Maybe the best in the E Cape.
@Smallies: Selborne have already lost to Jeppe in PE this year, so I don’t think that they will be particularly strong this year. I think that the strongest 1st teams in the E Cape this year will be St Andrews, Framesby and Grey PE.
@Vleis: we will only know once they played each other then…. ??
@Vleis: I see we are up against St Albans at Kings Park tomorrow. The game is being billed as a friendly, not sure how they arrived at that.
how do I watch live stream?
It is so difficult just to watch the live stream, I am still trying to watch the glenwood game, this not fair, I mist the live stream of the first Glenwood game. Can you please respond.
@McCulleys Workshop: House will probably give them a hiding, as the top few players are playing for the International team in the world School’s Festival at PRG. This does not appear to be a strong year for St Alban’s, so loisng their top players will make matters worse.
@brian1: 1. Go to https://play.ovo.com.au 2. Register / Log In 3. Upcoming = Live feed 4. Latest = On Demand view.
As ek kyk na die teleurstellende toeskouergetalle hierdie jaar by die fees vs laasjaar se rekordgetalle wat in die Paarl was, vermoed ek die Boishaai manne wat hierdie jaar ‘gesnub’ was, kry stil stil lekker. Why fix something if it aint broke?
@Koning: How do you arrive at a record in your first year? I don’t think your assessment is accurate. Part of the attraction last year was HJS 150, the tourno was new and well marketed, and it seems more competitive foreign sides were included. It has nothing to do with HJS or PR, or who was included or who snubbed it, apparently. That’s just how big is my stick from the Klapmuts Hotel kroeg. I’m not sure the tourno is well considered, marketed nor whether it should exist in its current format, or at all.
@Carl de Kock: The human psyche is an amazing thing. A team with players of color does well… We say they’re picked on merit. When they do badly, it’s because of the quota system. I wonder what your thoughts would have been if that unbeaten HJS side with 7 players of colour had achieved the opposite by losing all their games.
It’s not the quota system that’s killing rugby, it’s picking undeserving players. And this applies to black and white players.
@McCulleys Workshop:You are correct in some ways . More than 21,000 visitors attended last year and now hardly 500 -1,000 a day so perhaps 6,000 if they are lucky .Last year the HJS’S passion for this event played a major role including the reason why some sponsors were part of it It had a lot to do with HJS and the goodwill to its 150 celebration . I cannot see it surviving . I am a big Affies fan and I want them to do well in the 100 year celebration but this event clearly will not be a great launch pad for it .
@Playa: You cannot have said it better .
If somebody tells a selector in any team sport , to make a decision based on anything else but merrit , he 99% of the time wil have to pick UNDESERVING! players ( black or white) we can figure out for ourselves to the advantage or disadvantage of who.
Duidelik 3 skole spanne in 2019 , Grey college, paul roos en paarl gim kop en skouers bo die res. Miskien kan nog 1 of MISKIEN! 2 ander ook kompeterend wees in hul geselskap.
@Wondermaar: wat Boland Gimm Monnas en Grey se vertonings merkwaardig maak is die feit dat hulle 5 dae vroer in n taai Noord Suid toernooi gespeel het
@Smallies: Is so , maar Daardie drie sal mekaar moontlik kan wen, dan dink ek van 4-10 behoort op die dag met nekaar te kan kompeteer. Geen volg orde Groep 2: helpmekaar, boishaai, monnas, Groep 3 garsfontein, boland landbou, outeniqwa, glenwood,menlo, affies. Jeppe behoort die jaar n billike span te kan kies. Affies gaan die jaar hulle ware AFFIEGUTS moet wys teen de opponente wat hul teen speel.
@Wondermaar: I also drank wine before the cock crowed three times. Put your seatbelt on and sit tight. This is the mystery of schoolboy rugby, no bravado in selecting the historic obvious choiceses.
@McCulleys Workshop: 100s
@Playa: Dit gaan nie oor kleur nie maar oor wetgewing wat posisies reserveer vir spelers van kleur. As die beste 15 almal swart is en die span op meriete gekies is sal die span ondersteun word. Maar o wee, wat as die beste meestal wit is….? Net in SA sal posisies gereserveer word (getalle geys). Wonder wat sal die wêreld sê as bv die Franse regering more aankondig dat die Sa beleid op sy sokkerspan toegepas word en 80% van die span uit wit etniese Franse moet bestaan? Nee wat @Playa: , Ek dink nie jy het n punt nie
@McCulleys Workshop: only history to work with, ja maybe one of the other few can also be good, but to build a reputation you nust play the top 5 to be fairly noticed for a few years running.
@McCulleys Workshop: Hey McCulley long time no hear. Was at the Hammies vs Villagers game today with Playa.. Playa can operate from the stands and he’s not even a Doctor????. Hope House Won today. 2 3 House and I rolled my Dassie on my Superbru Results. 2 3 Gimmes jou Lekker ding.
@Bush: Hahahaha… I need to hear more of this Dassie story. Maybe when I do the House Hilton game. Thanks Bush for scoring a blonde for me today. Jungle fever made me a virgin
@Skoorsteen: That’s my point. I can name 6 white players in the Bok side that are not the best in their positions. And all 6 can be replaced by 6 better white players. What do we call that? And yet our scape goat will be the poor 5 black okes in the team. Then we say quotas are the problem.
Kleur is die problem. Let’s not be shy about it. It’s evident and glaring.But it’s only a problem when convenient for some. That’s when it hurts my balls and Bush’s cycling arse
@Bush: Howzit Bush, House beat St Albans 33 – 25 at Kings Park. Both sides missing players and game could have gone either way.
@Playa: the best players should play weather they are black white brown purple yellow or pink makes no difference to me
@Smallies: Jammer om te hoor van jul gyselaar drama. Min mense verstaan hoe moeilik dit is om bewaarder te wees. Sterkte
@Playa: No, as long as legislation is used to force players of coulor in, I can never agree. Weather it is the fiasco not so recent in school athletics, or prominent Afrikaans schools kicked out of the T20 cricket, as long as legislation exist, you do not have a point
@Playa: 100% most of which will be boys who’s parents have some influence within the school like parents on the school board, sponsors boys, and mostly boys whose fathers were pro players. I have seen it many times, and in all likelihood wont change.
@Bush: Hammies V Villagers was a good game 34 – 5
@Smallies: Dankie. Stem 100% saam
@Wondermaar: Stem saam. Ek dink die Helpmekaar “dream team” het vir die eerste keer in jare ‘n meer as realiistiese kans om Affies te klop. Ons sal Saterdag sien, maar Ek dink die een gaan Helpies vat.
@Skoorsteen: Ek dink wie ook al ons in die een ondersteun, Helomekaar sal swak doen indien hul hom nie met 20 + vat nie. ( want dan is hulle ook nie top 5,6,7,8 materiaal nie. ( but maybe with a team of boys getting together with proud AFFIEGUTS can be dangerous to underestimate?????
@Falcon22: Which game were you watching????Final Score 22-21 to Hammies. What a great day of good Derby Day Club Rugby. If you think the Midlands Refs and MJ are something to talk about. Come to Hammies, even my Dassie was upset with the ref.
@Falcon22: @Playa: Great comments.
@Skoorsteen: Legislation being there is one thing. Implementation is another. My point is simply that quotas are a small part of the problem, if a problem at all, when it comes to underperformance.
We forget that SA struggled post reads mission from 92 to 94.Saved by Kitch Christie and the 95 world cup. Then struggled again from 96 till Nick Mallet came in at the end of 97.This was all before quotas.
To now blame underperformance on quotas is utter rubbish. History will tell you where the problem is.
@Falcon22: Absolutely!
@Leelu: dit was maar kak ou maat, maar ja dis die job… Moet maar net aangaan
@Wondermaar: Helpies baie sterk hierdie jaar, met tuisveld voordeel. Affies is verseker die underdogs vir die game. Ook baie maklik om teen Affies se een dimensionele spel te verdedig.
@McCulleys Workshop: Sounds like a good game.
@Bush: Bushie – I saw an oke that looks just like you at the IPT in Brackenfell on Saturday morning. I assumed that it wasn’t you, but now that you say you were in CT this weekend, I’m wondering if it was indeed you?
@Vleis: Could only have been Bush – was it netball?
@McCulleys Workshop: Correct, IPT netball.
I haven’t met Bush – I saw a picture of him and AndreT a few years ago, when the latter posted one on this site. As I’m not certain who he is, I don’t want to approach a dude with a massive beard and say, “Hi, I’m Vleis from the internet.”
If I’ve got the wrong guy, I could land up in a tricky situation!
@Vleis: Was I shouting at the ref??? Then it was me???. You should have come over and said Howzit. I needed a Netball buddy.
@Bush: It was outside the arena – I was rushing to my car to collect my other daughter to come and watch her younger sister. I wouldn’t have seen you inside the arena, as I was too busy kakking on the ref too!
@Bush: U20A my son plays for them via the WPRA. although he did not play due to a training injury
@Falcon22: Okay, was a good game the U20’s. Villagers threw everything at Hammies. The 2nd team game was fantastic, the Nr15 from Hammies in that game was my player of the day, Lovely to see the support of the two clubs. ??????????
@Bush: you on wrong thread again!