| SCHOOL | SCHOOL | NOTES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KES | – | – | Jeppe | Postponed due to waterlogged field. Wonder if rescheduled game will be televised? |
| Queens | 6 | 0 | Dale | Massive Derby. Dale really lifting their game to fit the occasion |
| Noord-Kaap | 27 | 19 | Diamantveld | Kimberley Derby |
| Grey HS | 23 | 18 | Paul Roos | Paul Roos missed too many kicks |
| Framesby | 35 | 11 | Daniel Pienaar | |
| Hudson Park | 5 | 41 | Marlow | |
| Pearson | 13 | 20 | Nico Malan | 3 more tries for a player of the season Selvyn Davids of N.M. |
| Die Brandwag | 40 | 3 | Muir | Die Brandwag continue to be a surprise package of 2013 |
| Westville | 22 | 17 | Pretoria BH | Westville scored 2 well worked early tries & did not look back |
| Michaelhouse | 5 | 36 | Glenwood | Glenwood ran the ball in the wet & it paid dividends |
| M. College | – | – | DHS | All 4 of DHS’s planned games for 2013 on Goldstones have now been canned |
| George Campbell | – | – | Kearsney | Cancelled |
| Hilton | 24 | 14 | Northwood | |
| St Charles | – | – | Voortrekker | Postponed to Tuesday or Wednesday |
| Punt | 3 | 71 | Outeniqua | |
| Bishops | 18 | 22 | Paarl BH | Bishops led 11-0 at one stage |
| Boland Landbou | 37 | 27 | Wynberg | B.L. came from behind by scored 2 late tries to seal a good victory |
| Oakdale | 20 | 12 | Drostdy | W/Cape Match of the Day |
| Primrose | 10 | 47 | Rondebosch | |
| SACS | 62 | 21 | Brackenfell | |
| Tygerberg | 3 | 55 | Paarl Gim | |
| Hugenote | 32 | 10 | Oudtshoorn | |
| Centurion | – | – | Monnas | NuPower – 1st place pool decider. Postponed. |
| Vereeniging Gim | 21 | 0 | Pietersburg | NuPower |
| Nelspruit | 45 | 5 | Marais Viljoen | NuPower. Nellies into the Top 4 semi-final |
| Garsfontein | 45 | 15 | Transvalia | NuPower. Garsies will testify to the unforgiving format. They are 1 of the best teams in SA this season can only hope to finish 5th in the NuPower this season |
| Rustenburg | – | – | Kempton Park | NuPower – 1st place pool decider. Postponed until Monday, |
| Ermelo | – | – | Eldoraigne | NuPower. Postponed. |
| HTS Middelburg | 15 | 13 | EG Jansen | NuPower – 1st place pool decider – Match of the Weekend |
| Florida | 24 | 21 | Klerksdorp | NuPower |
| Menlopark | – | – | Waterkloof | Cancelled |
| Parktown | – | – | Potch BH | Cancelled |
| Grey College | 43 | 0 | Louis Botha | |
| Grey College Cherries | 51 | 10 | Sentraal | 1 week after holding powerful Klofies to 20-25, Sentraal lose to the Grey Bloem 2nd XV |
@ BWS- I agree. Bell to me is however a natural blind side flank whose job is to protect his channel and carry the ball strongly in midfield which he does well. The no 8 position to me has certain prerequisites which will only be revealed in the heat of battle. Maybe he should be given that chance to show his game.
@star: Agree that an almost unbeaten WBHS U15b team last year has become an average U16 b team this year . Can only count three B team players that have come through to the A team this year and are regular starters . In saying that the way the u16 A have performed as a unit this year has been great to watch . the coaching structure with Norris has ben a big step forward this year and the positions of some key players spot on . Which was not the case last year , especially no 12 and 13 . this year they have swopped around and the results and linking of the backline has been improved tremendously . Playing the players in their correct positions is vital , as they are comfortable and in some instances instinctual , if they have played in a position for a few years . Prefer Bell at no 8 , and Nicholson at flank , although long term will prob end up at no 2 !!
@ Pedantic- I would agree with you for last year. This weekend in comparison to last years U15 squad there are 10 predominately A team players unavailable to play DHS. The depth will have to come through but it must have an impact on the B team performance ( and potentially going forward)
@star: I honestly think that GW and Westville U16B’s could take on any U16A team in KZN quite comfortably.
@ Cyndi- last year Westville U15Bs lost one game and that was to GW. I am glad to see they are still keeping the flag flying and let me tell you GW will be all the better for it.
I was rather disappointed to see the all the conditions on Saturday affected the U16A – I thought that by this stage, the boys would be more resilient. I think many who watched the game are also asking questions about what happened. On the upside for GW – the U16B had an amazing game
@ Grassy- I agree with you that rugby is unpredictable and I am not being critical of the GW team. I am sure they will bounce back. You must understand that myself and a few commentators( that also includes you Cyndi) have got an interest in this age group and have therefore followed it closely for years now. Questions therefore get asked if the unexpected happens which is the case here.
absolutely , anything can happen on a given day and circumstances , venue etc do play a role ! I do know some of the GW boys from DRSU and they are a nice boys as well as talented sportsmen . Would actually like to see WBHS U16A vs GW u16 a play each other as feel that they are pretty evenly matched this year !!
@BWS: Three of the team were out in total – there were a number of issues – the accident, the time change, the weather, an unfortunately incident which will not be discussed but which upset the boys … there are various things. At the end of the day, MH was more hungry. These teams were in Paarl together a month ago and bonded quite well. They got to know each other well and I guess MH spent more time analysing that GW.
It was rather amusing to see their facial expressions the first time they hit the freezing puddles.
@Grasshopper: Not sure about your comment about GW not travelling well to MH this time. Glenwood won 10 of the 14 games and the points difference was GW 335 MH 83
@star: not too sure why everyone is surprised in the Glenwood Under16a defeat, this is unpredictable schoolboy rugby. The Glenwood side have played a number of tough fixtures so could have been tired. Cyndi indicated that a boy was involved in an accident on route and that one is injured. Also Glenwood have never travelled well to Michaelhouse. Also Michaelhouse were fresh and probably wanted it more, well done to them. It’s not the end of the world, the boys would have learnt from it and will come back stronger….
@ BWS- I saw the MHS No 8(Wiseman) a few week back and he was on crutches and so I am not sure if he would have played which makes it even more surprizing
MH U15 A from last year had a good pack and no 8 was all over the place . Backline was reasonable but certianly didnt think that they had the beating of a very strong GW side . Although havnt seen GW u16 A this year so dont know all the players !!
hi Cindy , what happened to GW vs MH U16A?? Did GW have a full strength side as to loose against MH is a big upset ??
@Grasshopper: He did play but got a cut on his head quite early in the game – after that he was more in a defensive position. He is tough so won’t be down long. As predicted, he doesn’t stand out as a huge player. He is in the background of the 2nd photo and then in the 4th, 8th, 14th photos.
The missing player is the red-head – Ruan who is injured and off for about another 5 weeks +
@CyndiAtRugby: is Staples out? From your pics it look like he didn’t play against MHS…
@Westers: All the A teams have games at Wildeklawer although I am yet to see the programme for the U14-U16 age groups. The rest will have a 2nd weekend rest. From there we have some pretty hectic fixtures so the coaches may use the time to consolidate or their may be some development teams or the teams play each other.
I haven’t heard anything definitive yet though
@CyndiAtRugby: It might be good that the 1st team has a break before Wildeklawer, but what about the rest of the school. Wildeklawer also runs through to the weekend of 4 May. Does the rest of the school have fixtures arranged for that weekend? If not Glenwood, like Westville, need to remember it is not just about the 1st team. You will lose a lot of boys from rugby if they do not get game time on a regular basis.
@BWS: @HORSEFLY NO.1: U14s are coached by the head of discipline who is well respected. It is awesome to see the coach-player dynamics happening in this team and to see how much they want to win.
@BWS: Not sure who was more surprised by the score – they boys had a seriously off day, 1 player injured from the Voortrekker games (off for about 7 weeks), 1 arrived late due to the time changes, and 1 didn’t arrived because of a car accident on the way up. The boys actually saw the accident so their heads were not in the right place.
Our boys have a break this weekend and are preparing for Wildeklawer. Judging by the practice session, the coaches saw huge area for improvements so Wildeklawer should be good.
@Westers: There are some strange selections in the Westville set up at the moment . Appears as if the side was selected too early and now it is very difficult to work your way into the team . Still there is plenty of rugby left to play so lets see what happens. These things often have a way of sorting themselves out and we can hopefully look forward to some fine rugby
@star: I actually didn’t think they would do it this year. I would have tried him out in the 2nds at lock. I think Jackson did an admirable job on Saturday as a replacement for Andre and would have stuck with him for now and give the G11 boy some game time off the bench. Let’s see this weekend.
@Engelsman: Are you in the know on this?
@Tjoppa: Not much.
@ Westers- it seems you have got your wish
@BOG: Ag oom, ek is mos nou nie ‘n kenner nie, gee net ‘n opinie en sê nie dis noodwendig ingelig nie. Dink wel die OVS se 7 en 8 verdien ‘n kans op hoër vlak iewers, hulle voldoen meer aan die vereistes vir hedendaagse losvoorspelers. Stegman is ‘n hardwerkende en taai speler, meestal effektief op Superrugby/Curriebeker vlak, maar was nie te waffers vir die Bokke nie.
@BOG: Gelukkig is ons pel Heineke aan ons kant.
@Tjoppa: @Ploegskaar: Wanneer julle die game kyk, moenie uit die 5 liter boks uit drink nie. Dit belemmer julle sig vd wedstryd. Gaan lees op 365 n kort analise van sy spel Saterdag- di by die “team of the week” Dit weerspreek wat julle se. Ek stem nie altyd saam met hulle opinie nie, maar beslis in hierdie geval. Wat Dion Stegmann betref, gaan vra maar sy medespelers wie hulle as n flank rate. “Ongelukkig” speel hy nie vir die gallery nie, maar sy spanmaats weet wat sy werkverrigting is. En dit geld in n groot mate vir sy skoolpel, HB ook. En die feit dat hulle op GCB was, maak hulle, in my oe, sekere keuses.
@GimOB: Praat jy van die 1ste of 2de span se 3 spelers wat jou impress het?
@Westers: the Grade 11 boy will go to lock, Weir to 8.
@Westers: You are a Soutie from KZN what do you know?
@Ploegskaar: En alweer stem ons saam. Ek dink egter Kolisi word ook overrated. Maar Louw stem ek meer saam. Wonder wie sou wp drop as Scalla sou terugkeer. Dit Bog is ‘n speler wereld gehalte so effektief soos die dag toe hy begin het.
@Woltrui: Jy moet erken nie meer die speler wat hy was nie. Maar ja Saterdag weer beter gespeel. Ongelukkig deur huwelik gedwing om Boertjie/Pretorianer te word maar ondersteun nie Bulle nie.
@jakes: Julle sal dan maar die seuns in die sproeiers moet laat speel af en toe, want as van hulle eendag aangaan om groot rugby te speel, gaan hulle sukkel in die Kaap en Durban. So meen ek ook die Kaapse manne moet so af en toe a game op ‘n teerpad of grondpad hieronder speel, hulle almal bons so rond en val hulle nerwe af as hulle daarbo speel, dat hulle sommer ophou têkkel.
@BOG: Agree on Brussouw. How he is not in the side, let alone the squad amazes me.
@beet: Agree with your comments on the lineout jumpers. I just think that with the boys in G 11 this year he will be better utilised as a lock. He is talented enough to play at 7, 8, or lock.
Now he is starting to play great rugby. Jokes aside, the boy has some talent and the school up the hill must be kicking themselves that they let him slip away.
Not sure about the good grounding at the wonderful school up the highway. He spent most of last year getting the bad habits drilled out of him in the U 16B’s.
@BOG: Daar is tans flanke soos Louw en Kolisi wat die selfde werk as Brussouw verrig, en boonop beter baldraers en lynstaanopsies is. Hy is steeds ‘n goeie speler, net nie meet die beste opsie in sy posisie nie. Dieselfde geld vir Stegman.
@Tjoppa: Tjoppa, ouboet, asb. Kom ons laat die ander provinsie se ondersteuners ons seuns slegse. Kom ons steun ons manne. Laat ons blouetjies maar saamstaan. Spiesie is tans die beste 8 in SA. Tans die enigste 8 wat bal oor voordeel lyn in SA dra. Meer belangrik nog, hy verteenwoordig die legendariese Blou Bul.
@BOG: Hy is nie meer so effektief as in die begin nie. Het geen invloed as baldraer of verdediger nie. Ek se nie hy is nie ‘n goeie speler nie maar is reeds deur opponente geidentifiseer, ontleed en beslis nie meer so effektief nie. Waar het Coenie gespeel Saterdag?
@ klofie pa- Ek was nie saterdag daar nie maar ja, ek het gedink die weer was te sleg vir rugby om enigsins plaas te vind en het gedink die game sal in elk geval uitgestel word. Ek het van die begin af gedink die game moet geskuif word na maandag /dinsdag. Die weer was net te sleg en velde te nat vir ordentelike rugby. Boonop die beserings wat opgedoen word om op nat velde te speel is groot kans wat gewaag word. Maar nou ja, toe dit nie gebeur nie en EG het tweede gekom. Ek dink net nie die ouens is nie ge-motiveerd genoeg om in sulke slegte weer te speel nie.
@Tjoppa: Brussouw, a one year wonder? I think that his game on Saturday, proved that , on merit, he should be first choice, when LFs are selected for the Boks. HMs preferences should not be an indication of who are “one year wonders” Ek merk dat Beet jou groen trui mooi gewas het, en aan jou terug besorg het.
@Grasshopper</Agree but I think Spies has lost confidence and nobody is willing to tell him. We must also remember when bursting on the schene nobody knows you. We had a lot of players that only last one or two seasons and then disappear. Opponents analise players and eliminate their strenghts. Take Brussouw also a one year wonder.
@beet: Agreed but as the Pimp job is given as an Afirmative Action allocation. Do not see black and white rather see dumb friend. If no profile is given you will see Tannie Anna’s nephew’s cousin twice removed pitch up at a Super 15 practice.
But yes a lot of talent is lost. Then also a lot of talent is wasted with playing the players out of position until he gets dropped.
@Tjoppa: Agreed, that is why Spies always get picked, just on his gym stats. Vermuelen is far the better player….
@Tjoppa: Its amazing how important profile stats have become in the awarding of junior contracts as well and in the determination of where a player has to play after school.
Easily forgotten is how some of the best players defy the modern day rugby statistical norms – e.g. Brian o’Driscoll 1.78m centre??? Brad Thorn 1.95m tall lock???
@GreenBlooded: Unfortunately in this age the selectors and pimps sit with a list that says
1) Loosehead prop, Length 180cm-185cm, squad 180kg, 20m sprint 4 seconds, etc etc if you catch my drift.
If a player does not conform to this he is out. No matter the skills and presence on the field.
Unfortunately but true.
@ Meadows- I mentioned that what made MHS great last year were the 2 Ss- Spirit and Spine( Hardman,Moberly, Moon and Anderson) . I suspect this year while I cannot speak for the spirit of the team I think the leadership spine might be a bit lacking, It is the same reason I believe GW went backwards from 2011 to 2012. The game on Saturday is the ultimate derby where as you know you must expect the unexpected. Go the whites.
Whew! I suspect that this may be a record score – well done Glenwood. looks like this is going to be a long painful season in Balgowan. Hilton-MHS coming up this weekend at Hilton as well.
@beet: Agree with your comments regarding traditional roles of players in various positions. The problem I have found with this happens when you send players to trials for representative teams and a player in a particular position is compromised because he doesn’t tick all the boxes on the selectors score sheet.
I have had flanks jumping in place of locks in my club team and at one time had one of the props throwing in. While this worked well for the team at the time, it did not do well for these boys on the sheet where the No 8 got no ‘points’ for his fine throwing and the hooker got no ‘points’ in the throwing column.
@beet: Great addition. Thanks!
Ek sien die hele sous van EG ry more weer terug na Middelburg vir die ander sporte!! Was die game wat Sa. gespeel is dalk n fout gewees as jy die toestande in ag neem. Wonder wat sou gebeur het op n droee veld???
Valke, Jakes????
@kcob: Okay please test it out.
I have added a “scroll to top” button on the bottom centre of the screen and an downward arrow on the top left of the screen which should scroll right down to the bottom comment.
@kcob: That’s gonna violate my multi-million dollar agreement with Samsung.
Jokes I’ll see what I can do.
I think Anonymous is quite right. There honestly wouldn’t be any teams left in that age-group. But also, they have established their own winning culture so hopeefully the U14A team does well and others join rugby in that age-group.
Hope U16A doesn’t sell itself short, they’ve got what it takes to beat that College sside IMO and I just hope that they know that.
Well done to the powers that be for re-arranging the fixtures though. Look forward to Westville this weekend
@beet: dunno if it’s just me but navigating the log threads is difficult; especially in my iPad. Can’t you put a toggle at both top and bottom to navigate to top or bottom of story; which ever is applicable???
@Grasshopper: I spoke to some people in the lead up to this one and my feeling was that even by putting up a cricket score against Pinetown, Glenwood had done themselves a lot more favours in terms of preparation than House who haven’t had a game since before Easter.
Anonymous:
You take it way two literally but another reason
That u15 group is still playing in numbers is because they established their own winning culture witch is being followed by the new U14’s and look forward to 2016.
Whereas in ’09 the u14’s weren’t so good and nor was the 1st team or groups in between and so by the time they were u16’s four teams was the max.
@beet: Michaelhouse have just come back from a tough Namibia tour where they lost 2 games, they certainly can’t say they were undercooked, unless it was mostly 2nd team boys. There 2nd’s almost upset the Glenwood 2nd’s who I don’t think have lost a local fixture in 18 months maybe more….
@oldschool: I think House have sold themselves short 2 years in row now against Glenwood in terms of preparations. But it sounded like Glenwood were in such good form in Balgowan that better prepping would have only served the purpose of making the score look a little more respectable.
@star: @Westers: Glenwood has shown it with Mazibuko this year and last year College proved it with Smith. A go to lineout jumper doesn’t have to play lock. This blonde kid got some good grounding at the wonderful school up the highway and Westville are now reaping the B’s.
If he’s doing the job at 7 keep him there. PBHS were not afraid to move their tall no.8 to the middle of the lineout to take clean ball.
Next for KZN is to come to the realisation that just like place-kickers are no longer necessarily the traditional 10 or 15s, lineout throwers do not have to wear the no.2 jersey either. Timing and accuracy are far more crucial to our shorter than average KZN lineouts than in regions where they have tall kids, so much so that I feel our coaches need to start thinking outside the box on this one. Honestly I would test 1 thru 15 as a possible lineout thrower (excluding my punt kicker) if that’s what it took to get someone who could find his jumpers 9 out of 10 times.
@greenblooded I’m just glad to finally have a game. We are definately short on game time but the boys are quite psyched for it. College at College is always a tough ask I’m just hoping for some solid performances. I think we could spring a few surprises but that could work both ways. Hey if we knew who was going to win we wouldn’t have to play;-)
@Anonymous: Good to hear. How do you guys fancy your chances?
@Greenblooded They are for real. I got the same fixture list from College this afternoon.
@ Horsey It’s a systemic problem and we are working on it. One of the major problems is the parent who are willing to enable their kids to do nothing.
@School Are you currently at school? It’s not always the case where the 1st team is directly related to participation. If that were true there would be no u15 teams after last years 1st team performances
@All Black: Are these fixtures for real? I don’t see anything on the College website, FB or Twitter feeds?
@School:
Probably so… But something needs to be done about the boys that quit as time goes on. For example, in 2010 the U14 boys put out 7 teams but when they got to U16 level they only put out 3
@QC86: the stuff of legends, did you get 50 caps for the whites?
@horsey: pretty much, also lost players to other codes though its what the 1st team is like when the juniors come in that sets the mode for participation.
@School:
Yeah that’s very sad to hear with regard to the matrics etc. But are the grade 10’s not of a similar mould?? Low participation rates there too if I’m not mistaken
@star : my brother on northwood tells me the u16 are not looking well drilled or conditioned this year also witnessed it @ tournament in glenwood. Still a good bunch.
@horsefly NO.1
Its hard to here but its true, we have slipped away
I think the problem lies with the matric boys, 5years of average to bad rugby has left many with a bad impression and no will to participate, they fail to see that they are the missing link in terms of depth. The biggest boy in the school has quit ,squats and dead lifts well over 200kg’s very athletic but the passion is lost
I know a boy that played 2nd xv last(full season) playing 3rds and boys that played 16A playing 3rds so the skill is there.
@star:
Which two are those?
Yeah mate think it wasn’t as simple as that with regard to him leaving…
Dunno hey, maybe others have caught up in size? They are missing their good loose forward though, think he’s an 8th man. He’s quite good .
Dunno, its tough at College but I do think 4 victories could quite possibly happen??
@ Horsy- I predict 2 victories for DHS. I also believe that one of your centres from last years U14 has left for GC.
Also do you know what has happened to the NW U16A as they have now lost to both Kearsney and Hilton (games they won comfortably last year.) They were ranked second behind GW.
@HORSEFLY NO.1: Don’t get me wrong, I am not happy you are in this position. It is just that you have a problem which is going to take a few years to resolve. It will take a lot more effort to get back to where you want to be than it will to maintain it once you get back. All I am advocating is that Westville don’t let it slip, which they are in danger of doing. They say prevention is better than cure.
DHS VS MARITZBURG COLLEGE- Wednesday 24th April.
Goldstones 2:30pm 2nd team
3:30pm 1st team
Snows 2:30pm 16A
3:30pm 16B
Nicholsons 2:30pm 15A
3:30PM 15B
Lamonds 2:30pm 14A
3:30PM 14B
@PaarlBok: Nee Stokkies Truter – die sportorganiseerder. Wel die o15A het game in die laaste minute deurgetrek en dit wys karakter.
@Tierklou: Praat julle van Stokkies Hanekom? Ek weet nie wat met ons u15s aangaan nie. Hulle is sterk op papier maar vir een of ander rede het hulle nie laasjaar of die jaar nog naby hul potensiaal gekom nie. Ons u14s is nie ‘n sterk groep nie. Die u16s was dieselfde ding maar lyk my die jaar kom hulle tot hul reg.
@Westers:
That’s not nice…
@All Black
Yeah, I hearr that the A and B teams will play ?? I think thatll be more to DHS’ advantage as they have good A and B sides at U14 and U15, competitive U16A,2nd and an unknown 1st side
@Tierklou: Een van die maatskappye in ons groep, hulle baniere was op daar by die TS-fees ook. Baie geleenthede in skolesport, veral in die noordelike voorstede, so hopelik kan ons nog ‘n pad loop met ‘n hele paar skole in die toekoms.
@star: Yes, he is the blonde kid.
I saw last week that DHS were only putting out 13 teams. Does not look like they have any more. It means plenty teams will not get games this week again, third week running with the rain on Saturday. For many boys this means they will have last played against Hilton on 16 March with their next game on 4 May agaisnt KES. I know I sound like a stuck record, but Westville cannot / must not let this happen. They need to take the whole school into account when drawing up the fixtures each season. The 1sts and A teams get additional fixtures over Easter. They need to consider the rest or we will end up like DHS.
@Ploegskaar: Sal kyk, is jy die sponsor?
@Tierklou: Sien die eerste game Saterdag is al 8:00?! So bietjie vroeg vir my, maar sal beslis 9:00 daar wees vir die o/16 game…. As Bellville se o/16’s opwarm moet jy kyk na daai pragtige logo’s op hulle oefenhemde, broeke en toksakke, baie mooi hoor
Looks like DHS and College will play for the Skonk Cup on Wednesday. To be confirmed.
@ Westers- was he the blond kid. Great balance as well and defintely caught the eye. I see that in the DHS/MC fixture games were being staggered from 2nds/B teams and only 13 teams were put out. I hope that is not the case on Saturday . DHS must and can stand toe to toe at least 2 deep. Horsy was just saying how strong the B teams were. SCHOOL must back their players.That is the first step in their recovery.
@Ploegskaar: @Ploegskaar: Nee, Stokkies wou blaas, maar besef hy sal nie kan byhou nie.
Die o14A het met ek dink 8 punte verloor, die o15A het tot 5 minute voor die einde 20-10 voorgeloop en toe 2 driee afgestaan om in die doodsnikke 22-20 te verloor.
o19B het halftyd 7-0 voorgeloop en strafskop voor die pale om 10-0 te maak, maar die seun met die skopper se T is soek en ref gee skrum. Dit het die game geswaai en Gim wen 22-7.
Die o19A en o16A (heelwat beserings – ek dink 8) het egter lelik pak gevat.
@Andre T: Hiert jou Tjoppa, sit jy by jou Klerksdorp rekenaar of het Beet jou groen trui gekonfiskeer?
@GreenBlooded: The 1st team result probably comes down to the House guys playing very little pre season rugby ….with Glenwood being battle hardened in addition to being a very good rugga team …….great win for the hood , love to see MHS getting mowed on meadows !!!
@Tierklou: Sien julle o/14’s (Stokkies belowe my hy het nie self geblaas nie) en o/15’s het baie goed vertoon en was dit glo nie vir bottervingers hier of ‘n ongedwonge blaps daar nie, het albei dalk die knoop deurgehaak. Wel gedaan!
@Amalekite: Sad news about Andre. I could see he was devastated when he left the field on Saturday. Really feel for him but his time will come if he keeps going with his rugby. He is one of those guys who leads by example – not with his mouth. He will be very hard to replace. Jackson will be a good replacement if he too can stay injury free. I think he has alsready had concussion problems this year. A player I would look at is the Grade 11 boy playing No. 7 in the seconds. He has great potential, is tall and quick. If I were the coaching staff I would be looking at him as a possible lock next year because of his height.
@star: Possibly Alex Vorster or Zane Weir ? Reece was vice captain, so logically it should be him, but a lot of coaches prefer to have the captain in the pack – will be interesting.
It does look like Jackson will replace him as a player.
Yes, fortunately our depth appears to be there. Amazing to see only two Grade 11 players in the 1sts and five in the 2nds, considering that they had a very good U16 side last year.
Will be a tough game against DHS on Saturday. They must be biting at the bit, considering that they were unable to play in the festival over Easter and their game against College was called off. in view of this, I can’t see them having any injury problems either.
@GimOB: En in die 2de span, of het jy nie hul game gesien nie? Persoonlik dink ek daar is paar manne daar wat hard klop aan die deur.
@Andre T: Affies, Outenikwa, HTS Middelburg en Monnas(danksy die feit dat hul wedstryd Saterdag uitgestel is).
@ Amalekite- who do you think will take over as captain? I also think that GB is spot on about his work rate. Whoever takes his place must not shy away from getting involved in the rucks and mauls. Jackson I am sure will not let the side down in that regard. In fact I have been very impressed with the depth of Westville this tear. I reckon our 2nd team will take a lot of beating and the 3rds seem to be brimming full of talent.
@ GT- you will find that when the private schools combine grades(11/12) the numbers advantage of the big 3 is diluted as boys give up the game while the boarding environment comes to the fore in terms of participation. One of the few games Westville lost to Hilton was the 7ths.
Been absent with leave for a while.
Any unbeaten teams left this year besides Paarl Gim?
I know Vrede lost a couple of warm-ups.
@GreenBlooded: Did House play all the way down to 7ths??? … Didn’t know they had the depth.
@Greenwood: “Dinner at Spur” is a contradiction in terms. I reckon the lightie thinks he only won 1/2 the bet ….
@JeppeRugbyFan: Nope play Wed – KES and Saturday – Jeppe
@GreenBlooded: It is unlikely that he will be able to go to trials – very sad.
He will be missed for sure, but that is the nature of the game. It is time for someone else to step up and for the team to build on the good work that they have achieved so far.
GreenBlooded
these results are a pleasant surprise especially playing at Balgowan – I bet not one Machine supporter would have anticipated this margin taking the weather into account .
I lost a bet with the lightie – dinner at Spur with the girlfriend is what it cost me …
I saw the GW back line potential at some of the warm up games but was a little dissapointed at KERF – really looking forward to the local KZN games after Wilderklaver
@Playa23: Jy’s heeltemal reg! jammer man, het vergeet van daardie verloor. Baie dankie vir die laat weet oor die uitsaai tye! Jis ek sien baie uit. Sal egter nie waag om geld op die wedstryd te sit nie hehe. Dit gaan ‘n cracker wees. In 2006 het ons net-net teen gim verloor, hulle het ‘n monster span gehad daardie jaar. Jean Rossouw (SA-skole kaptein) O’Gallaghan (Namibia haker 2011 RWC), Lourens Adriaanse (Cheetahs) Tertius Daniller (Cheetahs), Dewald Duvenhage (Stormers), Andre Kemp (Maties, SA studente), Johan Sadie (Cheetahs) o.a.
Ja 10 Augustus gaan ‘n grote wees. Daardie dag vier die skool sy 90ste jaar en al die old-boys is genooi, so dit gaan ‘n groot dag wees vir beide skole. Hopelik hou kwaggas aan om so goed te doen die jaar, sodat die dag sal opleef na sy verwagtinge! Lekker dag manne, ek moet eers weer terug boorde toe.
@jakkie: Op die dag kan enige span wen, tuis voordeel speel ‘n rol, een van die wedstryde van die jaar! Sover ek kan onthou het HJS die Kwaggas laasjaar op tuisveld geklop.
Nog ‘n grote eers later op 10 Augustus
@jakkie: Kyk die week op Supersport. Premier Interschools sal voorskou he van die wedstryd in hulle magazine program. Kyk Woensdag 24 Apr Supersport 1om 17h45…Repeats deurlopend tot Saterdag voor die wedstryd. Wedstryd word Saterdag live uitgesaai op Supersport 7 vanaf 13h40.
Glenwood results vs House. Some big wins in the U14…..
RUGBY: SATURDAY 20TH APRIL
GLENWOOD SCORE MICHAELHOUSE SCORE RESULT
1st XV 36 1st XV 5 WON
2nd XV 13 2nd XV 10 WON
3rd XV 3 3rd XV 7 LOST
4th XV 12 4th XV 5 WON
5th XV 0 5th XV 10 LOST
6th XV 17 6th XV 3 WON
7th XV 31 7th XV 0 LOST
16A 7 16A 14 LOST
16B 22 16B 0 WON
15A 26 15A 14 WON
15C 8 15B 15 LOST
14A 60 14A 0 WON
14C 50 14B 0 WON
14E 50 14C 0 WON
@Woltrui: Bepalings is beskikbaar op Affie webblad, dink dis die eerstekeer in ‘n lang tyd dat 1ste spanne onder spreiligte sal speel, 19:00 afskop.
@sacssupporter: It was a close thing but they pulled through with 2 tries in the last 8min. Strange game, as BL played well for the first 10, went to sleep for 50 and then played the last 10. ‘Berg has a well-drilled team and a potent back line, their spirit really impressed me against the big Farmers, but eventually they ran out of puff. If this Landbou side plays for 70, they will have a good season, but if they play like they did on Saturday, this will be a long season for them and their supporters. They have a bye this weekend (uitnaweek) and their next games will be against Glenwood and Noord-Kaap at WK. Your game will be tight this weekend, can go either way. I’m off for some premierB action this weekend, Tygerberg vs Bellville innie Parow!
@JeppeRugbyFan: Affies didn’t play the weekend. Affies playing KES on Wednesday, Jeppe on Saturday. Think we can take you guys on the hockey field this year?
@GimOB: wiwarm=witwarm
@Amalekite: The news about De La Rey is devastating. Westville will miss his leadership and outstanding work rate. What are the chances of recovery before CW trails? It will be a real travesty if he misses out on higher honours.
Agree with your and others comments regarding the PBHS boys and have to feel very sorry for those who did not get to play.
@jakkie: Ek dink die Kwaggas is by verre die gunstelinge: Tuisveldvoordeel, Grey College geklop, klomp SA spelers, wiwarm agterlyn, ens. Voorskou word op een van die Supersportkanale gewys eerskomende Woensdag om 17h45. Wedstryd word Saterdag op Supersport gebeeldsend, tyd onbekend tot nog toe.
@Ploegskaar: Mooi gedoen! Landbou are a different side at home – must have been a great game – Wynberg are a good team – playing Grey High at Wynberg on Saturday at 3:30pm – after Grey beat Paul Roos in PE – should be a great game too.
We play Paul Roos at home – another huge game for our boys who played well on Saturday against Brackenfell!
Who do Landbou play this weekend?
What a great season so far!
@Woltrui: Did Affies play this weekend?
@jakes: Why was this not your complaint last week or the week when Garsfontein lost. Must say it was a massive upset. What went wrong.
@jakes: I agree, Jakes. The old format worked better.
Just a comment on the game. Congrats to HTS. I believe you deserved the win. Forget about the weather. The HTS forwards had the better of the scrums and linouts and in general just played the smarter rugby. As expected, both backlines struggled in the heavy rain.
@beet: Korporaal. Underestimating the Mpumalanga schools?
@jakes: I also think it was not a wise rule, due to the distances between some of the schools, home ground advantage carries the added advantage of the visitors having to travel a long distance. Almost all the key top of the table results have gone the home team’s way. I have a feeling that had EG and Garsies been home in their vital matches, they would have topped their respective groups.
Granted it would have been an equally big challenge playing a quarterfinal away from home but at least there is that second chance afforded to quality teams.
@jakes: Jakes stem saam jou dat die ou formaat beter was. Vermoed egter dit ‘n ekonomiese besluit was om een rondte weg te laat. Die plattelandse skole ry naweek na naweek 300 of 400 km (‘n skool soos Nelspruit soms nog verder) met soms net 1 tuiswedstryd. Kostes vir skole en ouers raak enorm.
@jakes: I was quite surprised to see that Jansen lost to HTS Middelburg on the weekend albeit by only 2 points. I really thought the Jansen side would have had the better of them having seen these boys play a few times through the various age groups. With such a low scoring game I’m sure the weather did not help much, but I would be interested to hear your veiws on the game especially since we (Jeppe) are scheduled to play Middelburg in a few weeks time, although there is speculation that the game may not happen due to Middelburg’s commitments to the various trophy competitions.
@Tierklou: Skrumskakel is puik! Agsteman en haker ook.
Een van die grootste wedstryde van die jaar wag die komende naweek op skolerugby. Kwaggas vs Gim. Ek dink almal lek hulle lippe af vir hierdie een. Kan iemand dalk help, word die wedstryd uitgesaai op tv? Ek hoop daar word ook ‘n lekker preview op hierdie blog van die wedstryd geplaas! Kom ons gesels bietjie oor hierdie wedstryd. Soos ek verstaan verwag ek dat kwaggas 1, 2, 3 gim 1, 2, 3 een voor is. 4 en 5 is ‘n moeilike een, met gim se SA skole slot, maar kwaggas het ook twee warm slotte, nietemin gee ek 4 en 5 vir gim. Die losvoorspeler-stryd gaan die grootste battle wees dink ek, met Bothma op 8. Maar Dian Koen van Kwaggas is ook ‘n man wat al hoe meer oor gepraat word. Agterlangs is ek bietjie oningelig oor gim se agterlyn, maar ek dink Kwaggas is hier een voor met hulle gevaarlike agterspelers soos Malan, Human, Gelant, Van der Merwe en Eksteen. Alles begin egter voorlangs en as Gim balbesit kan secure en lynstane en skrums kan ontwrig sal dit die wedstryd heeltemal verander en dinge moeilik maak vir Kwaggas. Tuisveld voordeel is egter die grootste bepalende aspek, met Kwaggas wat baie jare laas op hul eie veld geklop is. Wat dink julle?
@Queenian: 14A and 15A were good, yeah it’s a real pity with Cameron Cato being injured, that boy is so good. He makes a big difference in that u15 backline. As bad as our u16A side was, I think they’re an improved side compared to u15 and u14.
The changes to the nu power series where only the number 1 team go directly to the semi’s was really not a clever decision. In the past the top two teams still had a chance to go to the 1/4 finals where no 1 of one group plays no 2 of another group. Garsfontein and EG Jansen still had a very good chance of winning this competition, but loosing with one or two points, now do not get another chance. Taking into consideration the tough matches these two groups had, it was a stupid decision just to let no 1 go through. This is going to kill this competition. maybe this also is the reason Waterkloof pulled out as well.
@Westers: So de la Rey is leading Westville. Thank you now we do not have to listen Bok van Blerk’s afrikaans version anymore.
Some interesting KZN U16 A results . MH 14 Glenwood 7 ( big upset, would love to have more info on that game !! ) , Hilton beat Northwood 10 nil ( WBHS u16A beat hilton in first match of the season, Northwood had a good U15 A side , so also wonder what has happened there ) and WBHS beat PBHS 6 nil . So U16 A rankings not so cut and dry after this weekends results .
@ westers @star Now you know why College will not drop the PBHS return fixture
@Westers: Well done to Westville 1 I agree with all your comments about the game and PBHS staff and boys. They are a credit to their school.
The bad news that I have is that De la Rey is out for the rest of the season with a fractured tibia. It looked like he was trying to kick a loose ball and an opposition player had the same idea, but connected his leg instead. Now we know why it is compulsory for soccer players to wear shin guards….
@GimOB – Sjoe, ek moet sê julle is die jaar weer (net soos laasjaar) in ‘n klas van jul eie. Welgedaan en na ons albei gespeel het, is my geld op Gim vir vlg naweek.
Ek dink ons coach bou nog so bietjie aan die span. Is daar spelers in Tygerberg se o19 A en B-spanne wat jou miskien impress het?
@Ludz:
@Queenian: See that you back after a period of absence. I have learnt not to ask OQs about their periodic”disappearances”, in case it causes embarrassment. Have you heard any more about that possible encounter in Aliwal North which you mentioned a while ago.
I must just make a comment on the Pretoria BHS boys and staff. The boys that I interacted with were a huge credit to their school. I really felt for most of them having to travel all the way and then not get a game.
The staff and coaches on the touch line were also a great credit, offering encouragment to their boys but in a very dignified and well controlled manner. This is not always the case with other schools.
Well done to PBHS and I hope this becomes a permanent fixture on the Westville calendar.
@Grasshopper: Great win for Glenwood. I thought they would have the beating of MHS but would not have predicted a score like that, especially in the wet.
Although the Westville game was played on a very wet field they were lucky that there was not much rain during the game. PBHS have some really big forwards and took the game to Westville early on. There defence held and once they managed to get the ball and into the PBHS half they made it count with two early tries. Westville lost their captain to what looked like a very serious leg injury (hope I am wrong because he is a great player) and they were a little disrupted. PBHS came back at the them and scored just before half time. They got another try straight after half time to make it 15-14 to Westville and the game could have gone either way from there. The killer blow came when Westville cleared into PBHS half. They returned the clearance with an up-and-under which the Westville full back took magnificently on the run slicing through the defence to offload to the centre who went over to score. PBHS kicked a penalty to stay in the game but the Westville defence held out. I have to say I have been critical of our defence this year but there was great improvement in this game.
Fingers crossed that the injury to De La Rey is not as serious as it looked. Westville is going to need him.
@Mike: 3 Coversions and 3 penalty kicks missed is quite a lot.
@Ludz: Queens should have won that game by at least 25 points but there handling was shocking although as they same rain can be the biggest equalize there can be. If Queens drop that many balls against Selborne the will have know chance at all.
@Ludz: Ye i was sitting in the Harriers Club all aftrenoon so watched without getting wet, you right about handling errors i think if the ball had being dropped any more it would have been on the ground permantely. I dont think i have ever seen a game were the biggest defence mechanism was dropped ball. But then again the rain did not help things either, also the QC No 10 kicked to much.
As far as i could see the only team that lost was Under 16A which i must say they are very weak. Under 14A and Under 15A pretty good although i see Under 15A picked up two bad injuries were the boys are out for at least 3 weeks with one already hurt during the weak they will play Selborne and Grey PE with a weakened side pity.
@QC86: So I was in the 1st XV change room and for the 1st time I paid of attention to the 1st XV captains board, then it all came back to me. That’s where I’d seen your name, 1986 1st XV captain
I see Northwood didn’t win a game at Hilton, interesting that. Michaelhouse have got far more competitive at open group level, but unfortunately their Under14’s took a hammering. Big upset the Glenwood Under16’s losing but the 1st’s made up for that with a convincing win! Well done Green Machine! Also well done to Westville for flying the KZN colours in the Grogper Cup! Must be 4-2 now…
@MyKroon:
@kcob: The agreement SARU made was that if there were no u19s in the opposing side , you are allowed to play an u16.
Die Tygerberg wat ek gister gesien het, ken ek nie. Die Tiere wat ek ken het ‘n hart wat alles gee en nie gaan lê nie. Kom Tiere, die WP het dit nodig dat julle kompeterend sal wees!
@Tjoppa: Met dit, neem ek aan, is daardie papsak nou leeg.
@BOG: Of dat die Cherries regtig beter is as die eerstes?
@Tjoppa: Bietjie laat om “n glasie rooietjie” te lig. Ek dink jy het die beste deel van n boks leeg gemaak voordat jy my “redenasie” ontleed het. Wat ek vroeer moes bygevoeg het, was dit: Nie een vd twee opponerende skrumskakels in Durban gister, het op Grey eerste span gespeel nie.Praat onder korreksie, maar een was 3s en die ander 2s, maar hulle is bewys dat n speler na skool eers kan ontwikkel(seker ook andersom)
@Tandem: They made it very difficult for themselves yesterday, I easily aged 10 years! I too believe they have the talent, but they will have to believe it to make an impact this season. The S/subs boys have definitely upped their game this year as well, so no easy games this season.
@Ploegskaar: Well done to Landbou ! I told everyone how good this team is !
@Tjoppa: Tjorts.
@Ploegskaar: Ek lig ‘n droe rooietjie op jou span vanmiddag.
@BOG: Sal ons jou redenasie vermoe gebruik. As volg ; Sou Waterkloof Grey 1 wen met 5 punte of selfs verloor met 5 punte En ons neem in ag die wedstryde tussen Watrkloof en Sentraal, en Sentraal en Cherries dan is dit mos ‘n feit dat die Cherries ‘n beter span is as Grey se eerstes. En dan is die ontevrede ouers se siening mos gegrond. Dit is mos hoe jy Grey se eerstes in die no1 plek op die ranglys wil bereken, sou julle enige span wen wat Outeniqua wen dan is julle weer no 1. So kom ons skreeu vir Waterkloof.
@Mike: I heard you were no longer allowed to have a Grade 10 on the field if there were grade 12’s on the field too? I heard this was a new ruling by SARU?
Though not the best team yet, I think our u16s have improved quite a bit
Yeah, even though the game was full of handling errors and not the greatest spectacle, Dale definitely gave a good account of themselves. 3rd and 4th team games were lovely to watch.
@Rugbyman: Vrede inderdaad- di sy geboortedorp. Vra hom oor doe foefieslide oor die dorp se ashoop.@Tjoppa: Daar sal maar altyd meningsverskille wees oor spankeuses, en GCB is geen uitsondering nie.Maar om te se dat die Cherries die eerstespan sal wen, is waarskynlik oordrewe. Maar dat die Cherries in die “top 20” moet wees, is gewis.
@Tjoppa: Nee jong, die seuns het dit deurgetrek, hulle verdien die krediet, maar Landbou spelers en ondersteuners is in elk geval te nederig vir wintie wees. Terug na die rugby, waar was Premier Interskole gister met daai mooi veld, dreunsang van beide skole en skitterende toets van BL se pak vs ‘Berg se agterlyn vernuf! Wedstryd puik hanteer deur…. Quintin Immelman, dankie vir ‘n fair game, ou maat! Boland speel die eerste 10 puik, slaap vir 50 en besluit die laaste 10 om uit 1ste rat te kom. Se dit weer, hierdie span is 2009 en 2012 standaard en sou hulle 70 min. speel, onstuitbaar. Of hulle dit self glo is ‘n ander storie. Sage en Alam puik vir Wynberg, Boland pak ongelooflik met Bantjes en veral vd Merwe wat die oog vang.
@Rugbyman: Hy is ook nie welkom daar nie. Ou Andre se manne gaan hom trap lat hy lyk.
@BOG: vrede manne, vrede…
@Ploegskaar: Jy mag maar breg vanmore hoor.
@Rugbyman: Stem saam afskuwelik. Hoe noem jy hulle nou weer Klofie onopgevoed ne. Ek se altyd onder in losgemaal is waar jy verskille oplos. Nie waar almal jou kan sien nie. Altyd my reel gewees en so oorgedra aan my seuns. Onder in die losgemaal. In koshuisrugby ook al ‘n ref daar onder mee gesels. Van toe af het hy game van agter die kantlyn beheer.
@BOG: Ons sal nie se wat lek jy daar op die walle van die Hennops nie.
@Klofie Pa: jy wou dit seker nie maklik gehad het nie…?
Debakel se jy… Man in my opinie was die reffie nie opgewase vir die game nie… Vroeg reeds was daar so paar ruk en pluk insidente wat hy gelos het… Toe eskaleer dit… Nie die einde vd wereld nie, dit gebeur mos maar soms… Maar jys reg, dit hoort nie oppie veld nie
@Rugbyman: My moertaal voordat ek 40 jaar terug boervrou gevat het. Nou boerseun in murg en been.
@Rugbyman: Dit is n dialek van Engels wat uitsluitlik op die walle van die Hennopsrivier gepraat word.
@Tjoppa:sommer nou in engels… Indrukwekkend tjop!
@star: I just replied on a blog sir. But congrats, and from reports I received from PBHS parents thank you for your hospitality and efforts made to have at least a few games. But I must admit, after another blog where someone said if it was a swimming contest Westville would win for sure, maybe? Maybe if all teams were allowed to play this would have ended in a mudbath. But due the the small amount of games played it rather looked like your swimming pools, SA Champs, and gave your guys a unfair advantage. LOL
@ Tjoppa- I think in an earlier post you said that you hoped that Westville would provide enough competition as PBHS had travelled a long way.While Westville won all the games played. Is that competitive enough for you?
@Klofie Pa: Klofie Pa jy sal weet in rugby in top liga gaan dit nie altyd soos wat daardie Toyota advertensie se nie. Die belangrikste is om die wen agter die blad te kry. En die volgende dag begin om gister se foute reg te stel. Julle is baie beter as wat jy wil erken.
@BOG: Dit staaf slegs my punt. Die Cherries kon waarskynlik die no 1 span in die land wees en Grey 1stes. Wie is hulle nou weer?
@BOG: Or if we can believe the parents of some of the Cherrie’s players the coaches are a bunch of &^%*&^ and they do not pick the best players. I think maybe we must ask for a game between Grey 1st 15 and the Cherries to determine the best in the States.
@Rugbyman: Apologies sir, I was the one. Am glad I was wrong. We need strong schools.
@Djou: I fully agree. I believe that, had the conditions been better, the winning margin would have been far greater in favour of the Cheetahs. And the ref certainly did not favour the cats. He was simply not good- to both sides. We should start having the same expectations from refs as we do of our personal doctors. We wont tolerate bad service there and we should not either of the refs.
@Rugbyman: RM nee ek weet dit werk nie so. Is positief oor die seisoen maar dink dit gaan moeilik wees.
Glo julle manne is oraait na die helse debakel teen Tranvalia. Dis net nie aan nie die tipe van ding!!
Nogtans n goeie wen vir julle. Geluk!!!
Great win for the Grey boys against Paul Roos. Paul Roos did miss to many kicks, but the intensity on defense from Grey was something o haven’t seen in a long time. Loosies CJ Velleman and Johan van Niekerk were brilliant in the loose, turning over how many balls. Grey had a grade 10 boy playing flyhalf, kicks every conversion and penalty over, an unbelievable talent. Now on to Wynnerg next week in Cape Town !
@star: yes agree 100%, with 3 min to HT we needed to shut it down, and we had the wind in our faces, so to have them scoreless would have been the ideal. Turning point was the turn over under their poles from which we scored through a great kick and chase. PBHS are a big side, our commitment to the tackle is where i believe we were great. its all about forward momentum. Over elaborate, yes, keep it simple in those conditions.
@Bog @Gungets Tuft: Cheetahs vs Sharks. I found Nick Mallet and Naas Botha’s post match comments interesting. Both kept referring to the Sharks’ errors, meaning that the Sharks should have won. Both forget that the Cheetahs is a different team this year and they still don’t grasp that history means nothing on the day and that the Cheetahs came close to beating the Sharks in Bloem. Yes, the Sharks made lots of errors, but that normally happens as a result of pressure. However, the Cheetahs capitalised on the errors, whereas the Sharks couldn’t do the same when the Cheetahs erred. So, give credit when it is due mr. Mallet and mr. Botha.
@Klofie Pa: Dit kan n paar dinge se:
1) Wat jy se, waar is, naamlik dat Kloof swakker is as wat vermoed word;
2) Die Cherries het vanjaar n baie sterk span;
3)Rugby onder ander skole in Bloemfontein, is veel sterker as wat meeste dink of wil erken.
Persoonlik dink ek di l.g, maar die fout word begaan deur ander skole daar, te meet aan hulle resultate teen GCB. Ek dink Sentraal asook HTS LB, sal beter presteer teen baie vd sg tradissionele skole wat so dikwels hier bespreek word, as wat ander dink, en ek dink soms dat HOE sterk GCB is, onderskat word. Verlede jaar het n oorwegend 3e span van Grey as Cherries gespeel en vir Kempton Park oortuigend geklop wat aangegaan het om goed te presteer.
@Klofie Pa: more klofiepa… Jy weet mos dit werk nie so nie! Julle het n goeie span en eks seker julle sal optel wanneer julle moet! Ontspan…
@BOG: As die tellings enige aanduiding is van hoe goed of swak n span is, het Waterkloof die toets gedop as ek so na die Cherries en Eerstes van Grey kyk.
Eks bekommerd manne!!!
Ek het so paar weke terug gese hts middelburg hoort in die top 20… So paar ongelowige manne het vir my probeer wysmaak dat hulle rugby nie is wat dit was nie… Ek sien dat hulle gister die baie sterk span van EG Jansen geklop het… Ek vertrou dat dit my punt staaf… Hts middelburg is verseker top 20 materiaal! Luister maar volgende keer na my manne…
@Gungets Tuft: The errors on both sides were absurd. Both Van Zyl and Rhule lost the ball forward with an open try line. And Im not sure that we should blame conditions. What would they do in the NH and NZ where those conditions are the norm? As far as officiating is concerned, it has a lot to do with rugby supporters reluctance to express themselves on the standards of refereeing and we are seeing the consequences. And this is at the “highest level”. And dont exclude our refs.
@ Greenblooded- I only saw the U16 game which most probably had the worst of the conditions. Westville’s strength is in the backs while PBHS had a very good pack. The conditions would have favoured the latter. Also Westville had about 80% territory which with better conditions would have translated into quite a few more points. What your analysis suggests is one massive battle at College( especially given the 1st team result). However this is the 150 anniversary and College will defend its line with everything at its disposal
@BOG: No complaints from me over the result, Sharks can’t expect to win with that error count. But hows that ref???
Countless errors you would not expect to see at mini-rugby. The best was when the Cheetahs are on the march in the set scrum, heading north faster than Usain Bolt, with the ref calling “use it”. Calls 3 times, the Sharks infringe, and he gives the Cheetahs the penalty. Bizzare.
So we wait, still, for a decent ref from New Zealand. I trust that oke will be demoted to cutting the oranges without delay.
@ Engelsman- Yes very good. My only concern was that at 15-0 up with 3 minutes to go to half time we should have closed it up. Somehow we got over elaborate in the wet conditions which resulted in 2 turnovers and allowed them to score. That gave them momentum and they scored soon after half time and suddenly is was a one point game. Our set piece started to suffer and we had to show a lot of heart to hang on. We just need to up our focus and intensity at the key moments. At this level any lapse wil be exploited.
By now, most people in Durban will know that cats CAN swim!!Scores from Bloem, where the 50 point rule applies- matches are stopped when one team reaches 50:
GCB 1st vs HTS Louis Botha 43-0
Cherries vs Sentraal 1st 51-0 (As MyKroon pointed out, the team narrowly loosing to Kloofies 20-25 last weekend)
U16 vs HTS Louis Botha 51-0
U15 53-0
U14 52-0
@HORSEFLY NO.1: Most of the games changed times which meant that some of the GW team hadn’t arrived yet. One of the boys was also involved in a car accident on the way to the game. Apparently the car rolled – they are fine but this naturally upset the team as they had past the accident.
It was a hectic day with games at 10, 11 and 12 on most fields. Due to the Midlands grass the mud wasn’t TOO hectic but it was very wet. I kept thinking there was something wrong with my camera until I realise it was the steam from the players that was causing a mist cloud above the scrum.
Photos to be posted later
Grey pe 23 Paul Roos 18
@BoishaaiPa: Hi BoishaaiPa : Can you send some scores of the other Boishaai vs Bishops teams as well please ( 2nd team / 16A/ 15 A/ 14 A etc ) ?
@Maroon: What was Paul Roos score today ?
Big Game boys…………….very good blend of big defense and taking your attacking opportunities with both hand……proud of you guys, keep building !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8)
Cherries looi Sentraal wat laasweek net net verloor het teen Waterkloof!. Tyd dat Cherries ook op top 20 verskyn. Grey looi ook HTS Louis Botha. Grey behoort ten minste top 2 te wees na Outeniqua!!! Viva Grey
@HORSEFLY NO.1: difficult to say… Game was played in pouring rain, so a bit of a lottery really…
Wow ! – just got back in – Well done Glenwood !! – a good win this wouldn’t have backed the machine on this one – really chuffed with this –
Queen’s 6-0 Dale, not the best rugby, but we take it on reunion, pretty chuffed
Well done Westville !!! i did think we would win. Must been tough for both teams playing in atrocious conditions.
@Rugbyman:
How good is the Transvalia U15A side? How do their results look
Bitterly cold out here
@Rugbyman: wow, big win for Garsies there showing how good they are this year, top 10 for sure!
Queen’s 3-0 Dale, scrappy affair so far, neither side really dominating, 2nd half just kicked off
@Westers: well done Westville, grogper cup looking slightly better :-)
Correction, Oakdale 20 Drostdy 12
Westville win 22-17. Gripping game in the wet
@Grasshopper:
Jeez where are your U14s from??? They are absolutely demolishing the other schools they are playing ??? Think their toughest KZN game will be on the 18th of May and even that will probably be a good victory for them. What a team! Think they STILL haven’t concedded a single point !
Some results from a wet pretoria…
Garsfontein 1st XV 45 – 15 Transvalia
Garsfontein 2nd XV 42 – 12 Transvalia
Garsfontein u/16 48 – 3 Transvalia
Garsfontein u/15 6 – 3 Transvalia
Garsfontein u/14 21 – 17 Transvalia
2nd XV beat Dale 13-7, 1st XV kick off
Jeepers good result for the Greenmachine.. @ grassy – i did say you guys would win by 12 so this is an awesome result. well done.
Westville doing well so far with the games played.. nice.. come on 1sts now win this game.
Awful for the boys who come down and could play.
Some observations for the upcoming Westville vs College
U14A
College 17 – PBHS 12
Westville 38 – PBHS 10
Looking like a big win for Westville
U15A
College 35 – PBHS 0
Westville 15 – PBHS 0
Looking like a big win for College
U16A
College 13 – PBHS 3
Westville 6 – PBHS 0
Will be close
2nd
College 12 – PBHS 3
Westville 29 – PBHS 7
Looks like a Westville win
This doesn’t take into account that Westville had home ground advantage while College travelled. Or the very poor conditions today.
Westville 1sts leading 15-7 at half time but PBHS in the game.
@HORSEFLY NO.1: every team has an off day, this must have been it. Well done to Michaelhouse. The side will bounce back from it, there is no doubt. Losses are good for building character and bringing kids back down to earth.
That is a massive result for the Machine!!! GO GREEN!!!!!
Glenwood 36 – Michaelhouse 5, nice win! Must have been hectic conditions. Under 14a won 60-0, Under16a lost 7-14, not sure about Under15’s…
@Westers: Just returned from the quagmire that is Westville Boys High School. I think the decisions that got made today were for the best. Bowdens 1 was condemned before 12 – major flooding would have made it impossible to play. All games other than the A teams, 2nd and 1st were cancelled. U16A, U15A and U14A played on a very wet Commons where there were reasonable pools of water were present and the only real hazard. Games went ahead and surprisingly some good rugby was played despite the terrible conditions in particular the U14A who scored quite a few tries (38-10). The U16A and U15A (6-0 and 15-0 respectively) were low scoring due to the conditions.
2nd were in a mud wrestle on Bowdens 2 when I left – my parting view was of a tackle where the players slid for about 15m and collided with the stands.
Well done to the Westville staff for going to the ends of the earth to give PBHS those few games at least. Got to feel for the scores of boys who travelled for nothing.
Oakdale 29 Drostdy 12
Paarl Gim 55 Tygerberg 3
Stellenberg 29 Strand 8
Worcester Gym 29 Bellville 27
WBHS U16A great character against a physical PBHS pack . Rain poured down making
handling critical and defence vital . Some big hits and all round great spirit by the whole team. Once again had a few big performances by some boys who I think are putting their hands up for a possible GK chance! This team have grown each time I watch them play . They are physical without being dirty and are using their strengths well. Scum was under serious pressure today resulting in messy ball for the no 9. Coach asked a few boys to deliver today before the game and he can proudly say that they did ! Well done boys against a solid team from upcountry! Thanks for PBHS for travelling down and playing good rugby .
3rd XV: Queen’s 24-15 Dale
Boland Wynberg results:
u/14a Boland won 10-7
u/15a Boland won 8-7
u/16a Boland won 40-0
u/19a Boland won 37-27
Boland was behind 23-27 with 8min. to go but pulled it through as a game ‘Berg side ran out of puff against the heavy Boland boys. Player of the match IMO Sage (12), with Siya Alam (10) close behind.
@star: we hosted 3 boys from PBHS last night. What a pleasure. Great kids & very well mannered. Such a pity their game was cancelled.
U16 deserved their win. Should have got 2 tries as well.
@Grasshopper:
Doesn’t matter. Think Glenwood had an easy victory there two years ago. Also, Glenwood have some BIG forwards so if it did turn into a forward challenge they would be the ones with the advantage mate!
Westville 2nds win 29-7
Westville 2nds leading 24-0 at half time
@ Westers- very difficult playing conditions which negated our talented backs.But what a great bunch of boys .Every Westville parent I have spoken to who hosted cannot speak highly enough of them
@ Grassy- it is a big result. GW U16 have been head and shoulders above the rest of the KZN team for 2 years now.This is their first KZN loss MHS have been 4th of 5th. This age group is now wide open.
@CapeMan: Well done Boishaai to win Bishops at home a good result and with Kaplan as ref against us a miracle ! Well done Boland !
Bishops vs Paarl Boys 18-22 to Paarl
Boland vs Wynberg 37-27 to Boland
SACS vs Brakenfell 62-21 to SACS
U16A final score 6-0 to Westville.
Paarl Boys are now leading Bishops 22-18 with 5min to go. Boland are leading Wynberg 20-17 and SACS are leading Brakenfell 29-7 at HT
Off to the Rec for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XV, for those who are interested, will try find out a couple of the hockey scores
Middelburg 15 Eg jansen 13 full time
U13A: Queen’s 7-22 Dale
U12A: Queen’s 22-10 Dale
@Ludz: thanx boet
Bishops are leading 18-8 in the 2nd half against Paarl Boys
U16A: Queen’s 0-10 Dale
Westville U16A leading 6-0 at halftime.
The 16A game is terrible, Dale leading 3-0 with a few minutes to go
@HORSEFLY NO.1: not that surprising to me considering Glenwood never travel well to Michaelhouse and the MHS side did pretty well in the pre season tournos if I remember correctly…..being wet it will be very forward orientated. Well done MHS!
Michaelhouse U16A beat Glenwood 14-7. As surprising a result as I’ve ever seen !!
U16A just about to start but rain coming down again.
Due to stupid 1st team starting time of 11.45 I won’t be making the Bishops vs Boishaai game, very frustrating. Slap bang at lunch time and family wanting to eat, just stupid. KZN has it spot on 3 or 3.30 start, gives you time to refuel drop the family off somewhere and watch the game in peace…..
U15A: Queen’s 24-12 Dale
@Gungets Tuft:
The U14B and U15B sides are quite good I have to say. I also don’t understand the reasoning behind the U15B playing College C. As for opens, School is right, the quality has improved! Its just those lazy matrics that don’t play
U14A: Queen’s 30-10 Dale
@gungets tuft:
Bare in mind that sides don’t stay the same, quality of the open sides has changed drastically now school has to work on depth.
@School: U14B and U15B might have had a glimmer of hope as they would have been playing the College C teams. 2nds and 3rds very much doubt it, last year your 3rds took 36-8 against the College 6ths.
In U14 and U15 it looks like you have more faith than the DHS hierarchy, last year the U14B and U15B were not staggered – this year they are. I wonder why they wanted to stagger the U15B – your U14B beat College last year.
Also a list of games I gave DHS a fair chance of taking today.(Realistically)
14A,14B
15A,15B
16A*(good game last year)
2nd vs 3rd
3rd vs 5th
*just the few I know and watch very closely.
@star: Play with you??? Hope really you will give them at least decent competition as they are travelling a long way.
@ Westers- it seems that just the A teams will be playing on Bowdens. I think Westville management did advise PBHS of the situation but the Pretoria train was not going to be moved. It seems that some schools really do want to play with us.
Mud bath here in Queenstown, 14A will kick off in a few minutes
Signs for rugby at WBHS not looking good. 8am fixtures cancelled so far.
@Rian: last night I believe, the hockey players obviously left earlier. Glenwood won the 1st and under14, drawing the under16 game. Obviously travel doesn’t help but it works both ways…
Paul Roos beat Grey High 2-1 in the first team hockey game. Second team won 1-0. Semper Splendidior!
@Grasshopper: Recently? Reverse the order.
@GreenBlooded: Oxygen thief 8)
I see PBHS have just played Glenwood at hockey; tweeted by PBHS: Hockey results vs Glenwood: U14A lost 0-1; U16A drew 1-1; 1st lost 0-3. Well done to Glenwood and thank you for hosting us.
@star: Ref can call a match due to any dangerous condition regardless of the match organiser’s opinion. These conditions can be: aggressive spectators, uncontrollable teams, lightning, poor crowd control, poor light, pools of water on the field (drowning hazard) or any other condition he deems to be detrimental to player safety.
When it comes down to getting into a mud fight the Westvillians I heed GT’s advice – never wrestle with pigs……..
Only joking. Hope the mud bath goes ahead tomorrow – I did a 80 minute club match last night so feeling strong.
@wakker akker: Boland Landbou by 5, Waterkloof by 15, Garsfontein by 22 and EG Jansen by 27
@ Greenblooded- what powers does the ref have to call off a match because of dangerous conditions. Surely can create a potentially explosive situation if the powers that be are not on the same page. If I come down to the lower fields I do not expect you to be involved in a mud fight
@GreenBlooded: They will have to reschedule and move most matches off Goldstones. I wonder what other field they will use at Wildeklawer – they play 2 games at a time, don’t they?
Obvious call is Snows but that will be a mess too after this weekend, not much recovery time, especially if it keeps on raining for a week. Weather report says clearing from Monday, so ….. dunno …
Paarl gym to win by 12 plus. Paarl boishaai to win by 12 plus
@beet: It might be that one man cannot ruin a school, but that one man not providing leadership allows the ship to slowly and steadily move off course. Not only boys schools. I have witnessed a great girls school slowly disappear through the U-Bend with weak ineffective leadership. It creates a vacuum which sucks in whatever happens to be floating past, generally strong but misguided characters who then proceed to build a powerbase based on personal favours and patronage. No different to large scale politics. Before you know it the institution is being run for individual gratification and benefit and not the long term good.
@jakes: Die boere is nie bang nie. Rain is adding just a interesting twist to the game. Big forwards now an advantage.
@Ploegskaar: You forgot to say “in the day, but as soon it gets dark well…………….
@GreenBlooded: I’ve known about this since I was at school. Experienced it for myself while at school. Also remember how St Charles rose to prominence in the late 1990s.
However what really surprises me is that this point still rings true to this day. I get a bit annoyed inside every time I hear how Magner ruined DHS all on his very own.I often wonder how so many managed to just stand around and let Magner do this??? He seems like a convenient scapegoat. I accept that as the leader and key decision-maker, a head plays a large role but surely in this day and age it should take more than just one man to determine a school’s success or failure???
@Grasshopper: A Headmaster can make or break a school. Seen it over and over. Look what Louis Arde has done to turn Park View into Glenwood Prep for example. Good schools always have strong leadership. Plenty of examples in the other direction.
@GreenBlooded: Yep, that is them! My uncles on my mom’s side went there in the 70’s, not a bad rugga school then. My mom and aunt went to the girls version and actually ended up teaching there. Not sure if you know but I grew up on the Bluff for 15 years…..the school went to the dogs when Patrick Schultz took over, real alchie I heard……..some seriously roff okes there and some really good sportsman too who got lost in the schools mediocrity……real pity, one of those was a mate of mine who’s parents could afford to send him to Glenwood, had KZN schools cricket and rugby in him….
@ Woltrui-Ja die telling teen Florida is ‘n riller. Hulle is op ‘n oorlogspad:) hulle sal moet deudruk more as spel voortgaan, maar hoop nie die reen gaan te veel wees nie. Dit neutralseer natuurlik baie van die krag van die voorspelers as veld te nat is en maak spel moeliker vir hardlooprugby ook.
@Grasshopper: Ja – there is even a famous shipwreck in the Transkei with the same name………. ;)
@GreenBlooded: Is it a little school in the Bluff valley where the boys didn’t arrive at class because they were surfing or hooking up with their chick?
@Gungets Tuft: I can clearly recall playing a certain school who shall remain nameless (other than to say it was on the Bluff), packing down in the scrum and the first thing to hit me was a strong smell of cigarette smoke. I think the entire pack had a gwaai in the change-room before the match. That was in U14 (2nd year of high school in those days – we were U13/U14/U15/Opens).
Maritzburg weather this weekend – Goldstones is going to be a mud-bath.
http://www.golfweather.com/190/kwazulunatal/maritzburggc
Kloof CC weather – closest to Westville. Are the Pretoria boys travelling? Bowdens going to be a duck-pond.
http://www.golfweather.com/183/kwazulunatal/kloofcc
@jakes: Nee Jakes die manne moet deurdruk. Lekker om vir ‘n slag in die skaduwee te speel.
Kyk nou na EG se tellings. Dink ons onderskat hulle bietjie. Om Florida 62-3 te wen is lelik. Vermoed hulle kan dalk 1 te veel vir HTS wees. Moet ‘n goeie kans staan om die Nu power te wen
There will be a lot of games postponed this weekend due to the bad weather. Maybe the organizers of the NU power series should also postpone all games to Monday/Tuesday where possible.
@Tandem: Agreed..and Bishops has a bone to pick with us after last years “Massacre at Brug street”…They will come out fghting at the Piley tomorrow and if Boishaai dont keep it tight and play to their structures, Bishops will run them ragged..just ask Paul Roos what happens if you want to play Bishops rugby against Bishops!
@beet: Likewise, once I draw my line in the sand, I stick to it, which means even in Landbou’s worst seasons the heart unfortunately rules the mind. As long as you know that I respect your opinion though. Agreed, Heinrich has a big boot, think he will be back on Saturday, and Tian Nel is not far off. Best timer with the biggest boot is Tiaan Swanepoel from Stellenberg though, just Google his kick for WP Grant Khomo against the Lions last year. 55m and it sailed over.
BTW, my prediction on the Drostdy game is based on what I saw against Stellenberg. Game was much tighter than the score indicates and but for the yellow card and intercept, an upset was on the cards. Good pack, nothing at the back (sounds familiar), though at home but will struggle away, with most plays centering around 7 and 8 or line out drives. 10 and 12 are small, so can guarantee a team with a strong pack that holds or betters them will punch through the 10/12 channel all day. Back three also vulnerable under the high ball and forwards slow on turning to assist. Hint, will struggle going backwards. Well coached though, stick to and do the basics very good, with organized and solid first line of defense from rucks.
@beet: I think Bishops will be very difficult team to beat at home. Also i predict
Landbou will show their true ability this Saturday against Wynberg . Landbou is much better team than is reflected in their results . Anyway whatever happens it will be great schoolboy rugby again in the WC .
@Gungets Tuft: @Ploegskaar: I have no problems with the pride thing
Have to make a stand somewhere, stick to it and suffer the consequences should it be wrong. Off course if I’m right, I’m suddenly a 15-min fame rugby guru and it all goes to my head (forget pride) 
Afterwards tell me how big is Boland Landbou Heinrich Buhr’s boot. He must be one of the test timers of a punt in the country. Finds the sweet spot everytime.
@Grasshopper: College 11ths were all soccer players and injury recoverees from the 8th – 10th teams. College now go down to the 9th team, nicknamed the Nicotine Ninth’s. I don’t know why ….
@Westers: noticed that too, that half of what Westville, College and Glenwood can put out, it can’t go any lower. I was thinking 18 at least….remember the good old days of 11th and 12th sides but then there was no under 16’s…..
@School: Bru – it is by agreement with the DHS guys, not as if College would demand the offsets. I am sure that Bwana Waters would rather not have to melt telephones to fill fixtures. Testament to his energy and commitment that he has a full field for the day. I don’t like theoffsets either and look forward to a day when DHS can match at least top 3 sides in each division.
I {sigh …. going to jot this down somewhere so I can cut and paste for the new arrivals } am a big DHS and Northwood supporter, I like the thought that all the top schools (NW, DHS, GW, Ville) have the ability to play 1:1 all the way down the line. I too think it is coming, look forward to it.
Me, I see loads of eggs, but no tjikkins yet, so lets chat on SDaturday evening. Results are like problems – I never try to meet them halfway. When they are here, I deal with ’em.
@School: Thirteen sides must be an all time low for DHS. I hope this is the bottom as the only way will then be up.
@gungets tuft
Personally very disapointed in the setup of fixtures against college. DHS U15B won convincingly against port natals A side and 3rds lost to port natal seconds by 10-8 in a game cut short by fighting also think the staggering of fixtures will make DHS sides wins count for less. DHS is on its way up #watch this space.
@CapeMan: Going on season the date, ‘Berg has the advantage that they have backs….. The Ploegster will be there to support though, looking forward to a good game on a well-drained field and the awesome gees. Hopper is missing out, they don’t tar and feather Soute on the Farm, anymore
@Ploegskaar: Wynberg have the advantage in the backs, you guys have the advantage in the pack. It will be a very interesting game but as I said before, Boland will win because of home advantage. Its incredibly tough to win at the farm.
@beet: Based on current form, your prediction is correct, but on the odd chance that the Farmers pull it off, I promise I will be gracious and won’t ask anyone to pick a finger.
@beet: weather predictions are for a lot of rain tomorrow night but not a lot on Saturday, talking 1-2mm per hour at most. I think Goldstones will cope, Snows not so much, it gets very wet but drains quickly too. I am sure the tournament convener (Madevu??) will watch closely. Perhaps move the lower games.
@Grasshopper: Park by the astro. It will make it easier for you to get out as it is close to the gate and the Piley Rees(1st team field) is also close. @beet: Ask any of the rugby followers in the WC. Bishops vs Boishaai is the match of the weekend. Could be Boland vs Wynberg as well
@Umtata: if the rain was anything like what we got here in Cape Town then each player is going to need a bucket, goggles and a snorkel!
@meadows: yep DHS are 2nd to College on results, followed by Michaelhouse, Hilton, Glenwood, Kearsney, Westville and Northwood in that order…
With 80% rain predicted for the next 3 days in KZN its going to be a lot of rain
@CapeMan: agreed, I’ll be at Bishops. Do you know where to park there?
@GreenBlooded: Really hope the MC decision-makers take the all important Wildeklawer into consideration before making a decision on whether or not to play on Goldstones.
@Ploegskaar: Probably in 19 out of 20 seasons one would expect Boland Landbou to win this one at the Farm but this might just be that 20th year. Wynberg has the team to do it but maybe it will be a little closer than I’m expecting.
@CapeMan: All’s good. I was referring to W/Cape and not just WP.
I’ll stick by what I say though. Drostdy could cause an upset and win in Riversdale.
The other games are mouthwatering nevertheless
@Westers: That is truely sad – i’m sure that DHS are second only to College over time in Natal.
@beet: I respectively disagree with you, Sir. The big Diesel to find 2nd and maybe 3rd on the Farm and die Jong Bulle to scrape through in Riversdal. On form, you are right, but will trust my gut on this.
@GreenBlooded: I think it was last year that PHBS played College on Goldstones where it was nearly called off becuase we were worried that players might drown in rucks. We played most of the matches on other fields but the firsts went ahead. PBHS is going to start thinking it is a conspiracy.
@Amalekite: I believe they have tried to do something to improve the drainage on Bowdens. Lets hope it works. Actually, lets hope it is not needed. Really looking forward to Saturday and keeping fingers crossed that the weather plays its part.
@Gungets Tuft: DHS only putting out 13 teams on Saturday – not even 200 boys. They really need to work on their depth. Westville play DHS next week and that means only half the teams will get a game as Westville do not appear to have any other school lined up to play against.
@beet: Both the Bishops vs Paarl Boys and Boalnd vs Bosch game would be deemed the fixtures of the weekend in the WC, especially since both are from the “WP” district as opposed to Oakdale being from the SWD district and Drotsdy being from the Boland district. Boland Landbou on the farm are incredibly hard to beat and Wynberg have a young side. I see Boland taking it. Bishops vs Boishaai will be a humdinger.
@Amalekite: Someone needs to make a call soon. In about 14 hours, 600 boys will be boarding the bus. 8 hours here and even more back to watch the ducks swimming on Bowdens after all that would give the best of us a sense of humour failure.
@Ludz: Wonderful! Please post the 13A score as well.
Queens abafazi, Dale amadoda!
@CapeMan
In reply to “Beet, Oakdale vs Drotsdy is not the game of the weekend in the WC. Not by a long shot”
What is your match of the weekend? Granted that there are a lot of other good games on the go but the Oakdale vs Drostdy looks to me to be the hardest outcome to predict.
I think Boishaai are 10-15 points better than Bishops and Wynberg should beat Boland Landbou on current form despite both my anticipated winners being away from home.
@GreenBlooded: If you have not yet bought Jimeloyo Ji, available at the Shoppe, then that needs to be your first order of business when next at College. I leave it close to my desk and read little bits often.
@Playa: I’ll keep all informed, keen to see from u13A through to 1st XV
@GreenBlooded: Let’s hope that the Westville game goes ahead as the drainage on Bowdens is non-existent.
I think it’s going to be a weekend of TV and reading. Don’t see much rugby happening. Insane rain predicted for Durban on Saturday – over 20mm/3hr!! Maritzburg not much better – around 7-8mm/3hr!! Tomorrow not as bad but will be heavy and the fields will take a pounding.
@Ludz: You lucky kudu.
Yeah, form counts for nothing in that derby.History will tell us that much.I hope the Dalians are up for it.
Dont be shy with the score updates if you can.
@Gungets Tuft: Yes – the report is on the College website. Went on for more than 2 hours. Try was worth no points – just gave you the right to score a goal.
http://www.maritzburgcollege.org.za/sport/23-rugby/198-rugby-at-maritzburg-college
@Grasshopper: I believe the oldest in KZN is College vs Hermannsberg in 1870, but it was a once off won by College 2-0. I have th full match report (not kidding)
The oldest College “derby” Hilton first played in 1875 with 163 matches 111 wins, 11 draws and 41 losses.
Next is St Charles, first played in 1882. We have since played 82 times, winning 53, drawing 9 and losing 18.
Another interesting fact, Bishops played SACS in 1890 in a trials game at Newlands rugby ground which had just opened to test if the ground was good enough!
@Playa: wouldn’t miss it for anything, form book out of the window, it’s Dale-Queen’s. Biggest match of the weekend I’d say alongside Grey-Paul Roos
Sitting here in Phoenix looking at the naaaaaaaasty weather rolling in. Hope it won’t be too disruptive this weekend. Wouldn’t be nice for those Pretoria lads to spend 18 hours on a bus to come and slosh around of soggy fields. Weather man thinks it’s gonna be horrendous this weekend……
Fixtures at College
1st – 15:30 – Goldstones – DHS
2nd – 14:20 – Goldstones – Port Natal 1st
3rd – 13:10 – Goldstones – DHS 2nd
4th – 10:50 – Goldstones – Port Natal 2nd
5th – 09:40 – Goldstones – DHS 3rd
6th – 08:30 – Goldstones – Midlands Development
7th – 10:40 – Nicholsons – DHS 4th
8th – 10:10 – Away (Weightman) – Hilton 6th
9th – 09:30 – Away (Weightman) – Hilton 7th
16A – 12:00 – Goldstones – DHS
16B – 10:30 – Snows – Port Natal 16 A
16C – 09:30 – Nicholsons – DHS 16 B
16D – 11:50 – Nicholsons – ??
16E – 10:10 – Away (Number 2) – Hilton
15A – 11:40 – Snows – DHS
15B – 12:40 – Snows – Port Natal 15 A
15C – 08:30 – Nicholsons – DHS 15 B
15D – 11:30 – Lamonds – DHS 15 C
15E – 12:30 – Lamonds – DHS 15 D
15F – 10:10 – Away ( Etheridge ) – Hilton 15D
14A – 09:30 – Snows – DHS
14B – 08:30 – Snows – DHS
14C – 10:30 – Lamonds – Port Natal 14 A
14D – 09:30 – Lamonds – Linpark 14 A
14E – 08:30 – Lamonds – DHS 14 C
14F – 10:10 – Away (Lombard) – Hilton 14D
@Vleis: I will find out first hand on the Hudson side come beginning May, I am sure many of those boys are probably now at Selborne that is why their stats are not the same, plus they were unusually big and fast for u14s last year. I am not sure though if they have moved on.
@Ludz: Are you going?
Would lve to be there.
@Greenwood: 13 deg – a lovely mild midlands afternoon
The Tickbird vs the Kudu, it doesn’t get any better, it’s even better when we play it on reunion. Very excited about that
@kcman: I left a message for you on a separate thread stating that the Hudson Park u15A results this year are significantly worse than their u14A results of 2012. Do you know why that is the case? Have some of their players been poached, or has the size/speed advantage of some of their ‘mature looking’ u14s of 2012 reduced…or both?
@Greenwood: Hmmm, going to be kept tight then. Hopefully the Glenwood forwards can stand up and be counted against a strong MHS back. Unfortunate as this weather takes out our main strength, the backs!
For Durban locals Westvilles’ got to be the place to be
Expected temperature at Meadows on Saturday 13 Degrees 80% rain & small chance of some sleet for good measure
Sterkte Tiere! Maak trots en gee als!
@Tierklou: Het julle ingeteken vir die 27ste April vir die wedstryde teen Bellville (Landbou het ‘n uitnaweek). Sal spesifiek ‘n noukeurige oog hê op die o/16A wedstryd, ek hoor dit is glo ‘n belangrike een vir julle…..
@sacssupporter: According to HSRW sub-800Kg, but I doubt that. A fit BL pack will be in excess of 800Kg.
@sacssupporter: 781kg at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival. See
http://www.schoolboyrugby.co.za/KERF2013/KERF2013BolandLandbou.pdf
@Tierklou: I see a 100 pointer, in Paarl Gym’s favour judging by how your season started.
Tiere vs Gim en Bishops vs Boishaai dink ek meer as die W/Kaap wedstryde van die naweek.
Gaan weer lekker wees om die Gimmies by ons te ontvang en sien uit na ‘n naelbyter soos gewoonlik (behalwe 2012).
@Ploegskaar: Any idea of how heavy the Landbou pack is?
Another great day of schoolboy rugby:
Grey PE – Paul Roos
Landbou – Wynberg
Bishops – Paarl BH
Should be close! Let’s see if the Southern Suburbs guys can keep up their good form against our friends from Paarl
Lots to choose from here in KZN:
House / Glenwood
College / DHS
Westville / PBHS
Hilton / Northwood
Most are out of town – guess it’s PBHS for the 2nd week in a row then.
@ KloofPa
Menlo vs Kloof.
Hoe laat die eerste span wedstryd enige iemand?
What an absolutely cracking weekend of SBR in store, all the best to the Paarl schools as always.