| SLOT | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 : Thu 27-Apr-2023 | |||||
| 09h10 | Ithembelihle | 05 | 15 | Pretoria BH | |
| 09h10 | Muir | 07 | 21 | Parktown | |
| 10h25 | Selborne | 32 | 00 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | |
| 11h45 | Westville | 28 | 05 | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| 11h45 | Nico Malan | 17 | 17 | St John’s | |
| 12h55 | Graeme | 00 | 12 | KES | |
| 14h05 | Queen’s | 05 | 51 | Jeppe | |
| 14h05 | Hudson Park | 29 | 21 | St Stithians | |
| Grey HS | 27 | 17 | SACS | ||
| Day 2 : Sat 29-Apr-2023 | |||||
| 09h10 | Hudson Park | 12 | 22 | St John’s | |
| 09h10 | Muir | 38 | 15 | St Stithians | |
| 10h25 | Selborne | 34 | 34 | Jeppe | |
| 11h45 | Graeme | 32 | 12 | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| 11h45 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | 13 | 19 | Parktown | |
| 12h55 | Dale | 05 | 22 | Nico Malan | |
| 12h55 | Pretoria BH | 24 | 13 | SACS | |
| 14h05 | Queen’s | 21 | 19 | KES | |
| 14h05 | Grey Unicorns | 45 | 12 | Despatch | |
| 15h15 | Ithembelihle | 00 | 14 | Westering | |
| 15h25 | Grey HS | 17 | 15 | Westville | |
PRG wen die Hibbert Shield hokkie toernooi by Grey High. Klop SACS 3-2 in die finaal
Great game between Jeppe and Selborne. Selborne threw that game away big time. But looking at what Jeppe did to Queens I’ll take that result.
@Tang: Don’t Westville play Grey High? I have been reasonably impressed with their performances to date.The fullback and inside center are dynamite.
@Palma:
Regarding Pretoria Boys’ High vs Ithembelihle, word is Boys’ High asked for a padded fixture to start with.
@Kaya 85: No doubt about it Queen’s vs Jeppe, now a highlight game for me.
Queen’s really have it tough. First Jeppe and then KES, in a year when both are playing good rugby.
Predictions & Predilections
Ithembelihle 5 – 45 Pretoria (structural bias)
Muir 18 – 16 Parktown (Parktown continue their re-awakening, but Muir reminds SA who the grand-daddy of high school education is)
Selborne 22 – 15 Brandwag (…slog and grind)
Nico Malan 24 – 17 St John’s (…slog and grind II)
Westville 30 – 26 Bethlehem Voortrekker (attractive rugby, WV surge)
Graeme 23 – 39 KES (slick hands, sharp finishing)
Queens 25 – 22 Jeppe (another last minute loss for Jeppe)
Hudson Park 18 – 14 St Stithians (more Saints performance anxiety)
Grey PE 29 – 21 SA College School (lack of desire loses the game)
Kan iemand my sê hoekom die KZN skole nie op dieselfde standaard is as die Suide, Noorde of Grey nie. Wonder altyd.
@Palma: I tend to agree with you.
I imagine Ithem is probably the weakest school at the festival and this seems like it will be an above average season in terms of strength for Boys High.
@Mate: I did not mean to disrespect Ithembelihle. It is awesome for them to be at the festival and they shown in the past that they can compete with some of the PE/EL coed schools and 2nd teams of the traditional boys schools.
With that being said if pta Boys play their full strength 1st xv they will win by a cricket score.
@Tang: If I’m not wrong PBHS is the school with the most fixtures this year and is the 2023 schedule a fixture list from hell. I hope Paul Anthony and Erlo Rust can keep the boys fit and fresh, because my main concern for PBHS remains depth. You don’t want the team to be so depleted by the time they meet Affies that they get hammered by a cricket score. As it is PBHS will need their best to be on the pitch when rhey meet the likes of Affies, KES, Jeppe etc.
@Palma:
Hope you are not going to swallow your words mate
Pretoria Boys vs Ithembelihle? Surely they could have found a better game for Pretoria Boys?
@Tang: The previous time Selborne and Jeppe played in 2019, Jeppe played in black. I think it might be a coin toss that is decided in advance.
Two tough fixtures for Boys High. Nice to see PBHS vs Westville since the annual fixture was cancelled some time back.
Jeppe also have two tough fixtures. When Jeppe play Selborne, who will change kit? If they play in their original kits, it would be the refs worst nightmare.