School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 01 April 2025

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1. 
   #18 Meesh N

   @RuggaFreak (Comment #14)
   I would have no choice but to agree with you regarding the Saints vs Queens matter, Queens are by far the superior side talent-wise. If the Queens boys decide to pitch they are without a doubt putting 30 points on the Randburg boys, but based off of the season thus far & Queens have yet another shaky, inconsistent game then they’ll take it by 5-10. Queens’ biggest task for this weekend is to try get one over Boys High (in my time we beat them religiously at the KERF), especially because our boys will have a relatively tougher day 1 fixture against Kearsney.

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   25 March, 2025 at 22:04
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   #17 RuggaFreak

   @Kaya 85 (Comment #15)
   Yes they definitely are emerging, their rugby program has big financial backing and investments

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   25 March, 2025 at 21:24
3. 
   #16 wanza_15

   @Kaya 85 (Comment #13)
   Yikes Kaya, “What is stopping them from being the Paarl Boys of the North?” way easier said than done in my humblest opinion unless something sensational happens, not just for Pretoria Boys High to become that, but any of us English schools over here. After our win against KES on Saturday I was thinking what it would take for us to close the gap on them (62 KES, 30 Jeppe, & 7/8 draws) and I came to terms with the fact (yes fact) that I won’t be alive to see it happen. The reason is simple – we trade blows (wins) too much, I think Jeppe (over the past 10-ish years, to today) have reached a relative plateu, relative to KES, KES are at it too, they’ve been there longer than us, but here we are now. It is a situation where we can be better than them today, but tomorrow it’ll be them better than us, and the day after it’ll be us again and so on, and even worse, sometimes the “better” team even still loses, I don’t see anybody taking 6 or 7 years of control like in large parts of history. I mean, we call this “Jeppe’s greatest era”, okay in our “greatest era” vs KES, let’s say from 2012 to today we’ve played 17 games, Jeppe win 9, lose 7, draw 1. So in our greatest era they’ve still taken 7 games off us. The plateu. It is our “greatest era” but it is the level they’ve been at ever since, waiting for us to come to the pond and sit with them. Now to break past this plateu, and become the “Paarl Boys of the North” I think a school here needs to transform – its vision, its allocation of resources, sacrifice being holistic in the name of rugby, to TRULY break past this plateu Jeppe and KES are at. Boys High can definitely come to the pond, but to break past will take someone to do something special, more than just buying athletes and coaches.

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   25 March, 2025 at 21:21
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   #15 Kaya 85

   @RuggaFreak (Comment #14)
   On the other hand, is Pearson emerging…? I don’t know the Border scene much beyond Selborne (my grandfather’s school), Hudson, Dale and Queens (some of my wife’s family etc)…

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   25 March, 2025 at 20:17
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   #14 RuggaFreak

   @Kaya 85 (Comment #12)
   I don’t think we did undestimate them, we just poorly coached , slow starters, yellow cards and coaches made a mistake replacing the experienced forward pack early in the 2nd half in a close game then momentum shifted after this .We beat stronger opposition in our last game. Saints will challenge us for sure but at our best and at their best we win that one comfortably but again don’t know what QC side will pitch. I did watch Saints when they lost to Parktown.

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   25 March, 2025 at 13:47
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   #13 Kaya 85

   @OUD ANKER (Comment #6)
   PBH could re-emerge as a giant, what’s to stop them being the Paarl Boys of the north, rugby wise? In most other aspects it’s one of the best schools you’ll ever see.

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   25 March, 2025 at 13:43
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   #12 Kaya 85

   @RuggaFreak (Comment #5)
   Eish, …umm, well…ahh…
   I’m not exactly underestimating Queens lads,
   but let’s face it Queens “underperformed” against Pearson, and that’s not a slight on Pearson…maybe QC underestimated them…
   And I don’t know if you have seen St Stithians this year, but they might be a handful to an opponent who underestimates them. Their pack is decent and their loosies look pretty mean.

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   25 March, 2025 at 13:33
8. 
   #11 RuggaFreak

   QUEENS

   Queen’s has a very talented group including a few craven week reps and 3 SA u16 alignment camps reps from last year, problem is that the team looks poorly coached without a clear game plan. I think QC should beat Saints but it will depend what QC team pitches up.Pretoria Boys High is the one fixture i’m nervous about and they might pip Queens on condition of being better coached. We coming off a good win against a strong Brandwag side where the boys clicked. Against Pearson the team lacked cohesion and conceded 3 yellow cards in the 2nd half, there’s no way you can compete being so ill disciplined, ref was strict about tackling above waist and we failed to adjust to it and that hurt us deeply as we gave away penalties everytime we defended. As a rugby man im bittersweet about the success of our athletics programe because we still missing 3 very good rugby players who are still away at nationals. I do thinl Kaya is bold by saying Saints will win but we will see.

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   25 March, 2025 at 13:30
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   #10 Tang

   Some huge matches this week(end). Any thoughts on Durbanville vs Monument? What about Paarl Gim vs KES, Kingswood vs DHS, Rondebosch vs Jeppe and Paul Roos vs Garsfontein?

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   25 March, 2025 at 13:21
10. 
    #9 Tang

    @Kaya 85 (Comment #1)
    Yes – they play fabulous running rugby. The Graeme vs Hilton clash could turn into a classic. Hilton may just have too much fire power in the forwards but Graeme will give them a huge test.

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    25 March, 2025 at 13:15
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    #8 JeppeZimD

    @Kaya 85 (Comment #2)

    Saints may clinch the game vs Port Rex, but definitely not against Queens. Am willing to bet my bottom Dollar on this

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    25 March, 2025 at 11:10
12. 
    #7 Palma

    Queens will flaten Saints. Port Rex vs Saints will be interesting for day 2

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    25 March, 2025 at 10:41
13. 
    #6 OUD ANKER

    @Kaya 85 (Comment #4)
    Not sure if PBHS was not invited to Noord/Suid this year or if they declined the invitation (which I doubt), but it would have been nice to have 3 competitive Noord Soutie schools at Noord/Suid….and yes, I agree with you those Candies manne look like a solid bunch this year….and watch out for that number 15 “boy” amongst the “manne”, he kicks like a mule!

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    25 March, 2025 at 09:16
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    #5 RuggaFreak

    @Kaya 85 (Comment #2)
    Underestimating Queen’s?

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    24 March, 2025 at 23:40
15. 
    #4 Kaya 85

    Pretoria Boys High steel-tough so far this year… let’s see if they can power on!

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    24 March, 2025 at 22:56
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    #3 Kaya 85

    Saturday 29 March…St Andrew’s v Bishops is going to be one helluva lekka game to watch for the proponents of 15-man full throttle running rugby.

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    24 March, 2025 at 22:52
17. 
    #2 Kaya 85

    St Stithians could win two out of two … they MUST!

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    24 March, 2025 at 22:47
18. 
    #1 Kaya 85

    Love the look of Graeme who, like 2 years ago, are tearing up the whole place with their running rugby. Their 7 is outstanding, along with his teammates… pound for pound one of the best rugby schools Graeme.

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    24 March, 2025 at 22:46