| School Rugby fixtures & results ā week ending 26 April 2025 | ||||||
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| Wed.23Apr | BOL | Swartland | vs | Curro Langebaan | WC | |
| Wed.23Apr | WP | Bellville | 27-29 | Boland Landbou XV | WP | |
| Thu.24Apr | BUL | Oos-Moot | 23-21 | HTS Middelburg | PUM | NV Plate – rain ended game early |
| Thu.24Apr | WP | Parel Vallei | 17-07 | Strand | WP | |
| Fri.25Apr | KZN | x-x | LIO | Rain | ||
| Fri.25Apr | BOL | Hopefield | 14-17 | Charlie Hofmeyr | BOL | |
| Fri.25Apr | WP | Brackenfell | 08-22 | Milnerton | WP | |
| Sat.26Apr | BOR | Dale | 03-43 | Grey HS | EP | |
| Sat.26Apr | BOR | Cambridge | 10-50 | Graeme | EP | |
| Sat.26Apr | BOR | x-x | EP | Rain | ||
| Sat.26Apr | BOR | Queen’s | 40-22 | Selborne | BOR | |
| Sat.26Apr | EP | Muir | 14-43 | Nico Malan | EP | |
| Sat.26Apr | EP | Daniel Pienaar | 19-22 | Brandwag (EP) | EP | |
| Sat.26Apr | EP | Pearson | 10-35 | Outeniqua | SWD | |
| Sat.26Apr | KZN | Durban HS | 22-19 | Northwood | KZN | |
| Sat.26Apr | KZN | St Charles | 14-74 | Hilton | KZN | |
| Sat.26Apr | KZN | Michaelhouse 2nd | 61-00 | Clifton | KZN | |
| Sat.26Apr | KZN | Michaelhouse | 80-05 | Peterhouse | ZIM | |
| Sat.26Apr | KZN | Kearsney | 32-31 | Glenwood | KZN | |
| Sat.26Apr | LIO | Helpmekaar | 33-36 | Menlopark | BUL | NV Cup |
| Sat.26Apr | PUM | Nelspruit | 31-24 | Waterkloof | BUL | NV Cup |
| Sat.26Apr | BUL | Affies | 41-25 | Garsfontein | BUL | |
| Sat.26Apr | BUL | Pretoria BH | 28-45 | Maritzburg College | KZN | |
| Sat.26Apr | LIO | KES | 17-14 | Parktown | LIO | |
| Sat.26Apr | FS | Grey College | 31-43 | Paarl Gim | WP | |
| Sat.26Apr | BOL | Hermanus | 17-00 | Swartland | BOL | |
| Sat.26Apr | SWD | Oakdale | 75-00 | Framesby | EP | |
| Sat.26Apr | WP | Bishops | 10-41 | Paul Roos | WP | |
| Sat.26Apr | WP | SACS | 07-29 | Stellenberg | WP | |
| Sat.26Apr | WP | Durbanville | 31-37 | Wynberg | WP | |
| Sat.26Apr | WP | Rondebosch | 12-55 | HJS Paarl BH | WP | |
@wanza_15 (Comment #188)
It was a very close game. Unpredictable until the last second. Couldn’t be there in person unfortunately. Some people I have spoken to complained about a missed knock-on near the end by KES. I didn’t spot that, so can’t comment. However, we (Parktown) had other chances to win the game so can’t complain about the result at the end of the day.
@wanza_15 (Comment #188)
It was a very close game. Unpredictable until the last second. Couldn’t be there in person unfortunately. Some people I have spoken to complained about a missed knock-on near the end by KES. I didn’t spot that, so can’t comment. However, we (Parktown) had other chances to win the game so can’t complain about the result at the end of the day.
@beet (Comment #189)
The largest crowd I’ve ever seen at a Kday was in 2010, on City Lords, when the date of Kday had changed and was held during Rhodes term time. 15000 was definitely possible that day. Since then I haven’t seen as big a crowd at either field leading up to covid years. Having said that, because of the layout of the grounds there always feels to be bigger crowds at KC than at Lower since Lower doesn’t the embankment and the space is tighter at KC. Same numbers at either I’d say (although beers are cheaper at the Wyvern so that could be a differentiating factor š )
@beet (Comment #189)
I for one absolutely love it but would love to hear from those who prefer the old Rec, I just love how beautiful it is. I also thought K day is easily the biggest but last year and this years reunion was packed to the point it was difficult to find an empty seat so many people were standing. Would absolutely love it if schools would find a way to accurately give us numbers, I think we definitely got the 10k crowd this year and last year. If k day is indeed 15k then they draw the biggest. Kzn schools draw large crowds, I can imagine how large that 150th reunion was, for us our biggest crowd was 2008 at our 150th but last year and this year we probably surpassed it
@RuggaFreak (Comment #187)
The athletics track is big wow-factor and marketing tool but I would like to hear from supporters if they preferred the old Rec – maybe its just an optical illusion but it feels like the track is twice as wide on that grand stand side of the field now.
I wish we had a way of getting unexaggerated SBR attendance figures to do measures.
When one talks biggest crowd in the EC I immediately think of K-Day where the numbers thrown around are 15000+ but so hard to substantiate. Not that it matters. Its just great to be part of a large crowd with great atmosphere and a good match.
When writing this I for some reason thought of the Maritzburg College 150th Reunion Day game against Glenwood. It was such a big day and a very memorable game to fit the occasion. Dunno why I thought about it…maybe the mention of Reunion
@Surgite (Comment #141)
How did the game go? Some very contentious decisisons I hear?
@beet (Comment #180)
I wonder how many people were in attendance, Rec is a huge facility and was packed. This reunion and last year reunion we have been having unreal crowds. I’m starting to think Queen’s reunions draw the biggest crowds in the EC.
@TWE (Comment #184)
Shame poor Paul Roos, the kids must be very tired.
@Coolguy (Comment #173)
It was a great 2nd half performance for the boys, atmosphere was amazing. School grounds looked top class, left a proud a Queenian !Queen’s cleaned out Selborne in all age group A team games and the 2nd team game as well, which bodes well for the future. I hope the great old man is still celebrating haha
@Wondermaar (Comment #183)
Well Paul Roos played nr 13 on the top 20 global rugby schools also on Saturday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-EPQN3ock)!
ARME AFFIES
@Palma (Comment #179)
True…The mechanics, do have a handy side indeed
@OUD ANKER (Comment #170)
Runaway comebacks!
@Palma (Comment #179)
Selborne did a decent job of sticking with Queen’s for a good part of the match but towards the end QC just seemed to gain all the momentum and produced the finishes. I think they scored 3 tries to make the 40+ score a scary one near the end.
The crowd was big and amazing for the Reunion Day. Huge incentive for QC.
I think Selborne are following a path to rugby self-destruction at the moment. They are ethical and commendable but in this real world we now live in, it could be a death sentence to not invest heavily in rugby.
I would rally all the OB and invested parent support to put together as big a pot of money as possible to retain the regions best players at the very least and put Selborne back on the SBR map. They are currently at national ranking #14 when measuring their form dating back to 2010 but post Covid they are probably closing in on rank outside the Top 40.
@Playa (Comment #162)
I think it will be very competitive. Rex have been punching above their weight for the last 3 games. They were only comprehensively beaten by a Graeme side that looks to be the best team in the EC this year.
Selborne confidence will be at rock bottom and Rex will fancy their chances
@AbsolutMenlo (Comment #177)
Absoluut!
@Grizzly (Comment #166)
@Asterix (Comment #168)
@OUD ANKER (Comment #169)
Lekkerrr om te sien Menlo is weer on the up!
Really disappointing 1 point loss to Kearsney having been 24-22 up at halftime, especially after the good KERF performances but you win some and you lose some, one point over Millies. Sort of puts Glenwood mid-pack in KZN. Feels like the 90s again when Kearsney was our bogey team. Good wins in the juniors though up against a heavily funded private school programme
Sien nou die Gapswannabees se uitslae teen Affies- goed om te sien dat Barbarian spanne nie werk nie
Garsie Bere moet passop, Menlo op jul hakke..
@RuggaFreak (Comment #114)
Banger game yesterday was celebrating with my Pa on his old boys day reunion. Queens looking strong their scrum is solid
@OUD ANKER (Comment #169)
I honestly felt the Candies would’ve stood up more purely cause of the occasion but the boys have too many injuries & injuries to some of the main players like the 3 (shiloh beaton),7 (banele mashaba),8 (akin akingbola) [captain],13 (motheo dimpe),15 (kwanda mabuza)
yes College were the better side but I feel the boys who were missing would’ve made a difference, hopefully they’ll be back for Grey this weekend.
Het gisteraand die wedstryd tussen Kloof en Nelspruit gekyk.
Sterkte aan al die skole wat teen Nelspruit in Nelspruit speel.
Dit het nou al ‘n ritueel geword dat jy 40 punte sterker as Nelspruit moet wees as jy daar met 7 punte wil wen.
Vreemd dat Nelspruit, wat vanjaar ‘n heel OK span het, die vorige paar jare nie ‘n wegwedstryd kon wen nie.
@AbsolutMenlo (Comment #165)
Durf ek sĆŖ Menlo die comeback kids van 2025!? Well done!
@Grizzly (Comment #167)
Yes, I am surprised, my prediction was for PBHS to win. The Candies are somewhat of a Jekyll and Hyde team this year.
@AbsolutMenlo (Comment #165)
Well done Menlo, what a turnaround over the last year.
@Tang (Comment #123)
@OUD ANKER (Comment #128) Are you surprised by the PBH VS MC result? Thought it will be closer.
@AbsolutMenlo (Comment #165)
Baie geluk! Hoe het die ander uit slae gelyk? Stem, goeie wen vir Nellies.
Congratulations MenloBoys!! Excellent win away from home against Helpmekaar.
@Kaya 85 (Comment #163)
Agree good results for Nelspruit and Oos-Moot.
Ok…and then Graeme…again, stunning guys.
And Pearson, taking on Outeniqua is a signal of intent…
Some results have battled,
But as commenters mentioned earlier in the year, Pearson are building something special…don’t give up ouens!!
Excellent performances from Durbanville and Parktown, even in losing bravely.
Kearsney showing lots of pluck and skill this year….they can play, getting some good results!
Nelspruit getting a good exciting win over Waterkloof…
DHS v Northwood tight and tough….
And then well done to Queens on a grrrreat win…
and one of my favourite schools
Oos-Moot…lekker taking down HTS M, not easy.
@Palma (Comment #159)
Thats the least confident speak I have ever heard from a Selbornian. Yes, your boys werent up to scratch today, but that QC side is class.And Selborne dont normally lose to their fellow East Londoners, so there is that psychological edge they have over PR…
That said, I would rather have Dale play Selborne than Queen’s at our reunion this year
MARTIN
@Snelvuur (Comment #145)
Full results:
PRG vs Bishops Saturday 26 April 2025:
19A 46-10 Bishops 19A
19B 43-7 Bishops 19B
19C 31-7 Bishops 19C
19E 63-0 Bishops 19D
19F 38-5 Bishops 19E
19G 81-0 Bishops 19F
16A 61-5 Bishops 16A
16B 46-10 Bishops 16B
16D 35-5 Bishops 16C
16E 85-0 Bishops 16D
15A 52-21 Bishops 15A
15B 71-0 Bishops 15B
15D 62-0 Bishops 15C
14A 49-3 Bishops 14A
14B 77-0 Bishops 14B
14D 108-3 Bishops 14C
Points for: 948
Points against: 76
Average Score: 59-5
Played: 16
PRG Won: 16
Port Rex will be quietly confident they can beat Selborne in May.
@Jaco van Dyk (Comment #3)
Glad to see I got all my predictions correct except for Waterkloof vs Nelspruit
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #140)
Some solid predictions. The obvious outlier being Paarl Boys vs Rondebosch š®
What a result for the men from Paarl.
@Snelvuur (Comment #154)
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@Snelvuur (Comment #153)
Jy sien, hier kom van die beseerdes nou terug – dit is n gegewe dan dat die wedstryd nie sal vlam vat nie.
@Smallies (Comment #151)
Is die Mystic Boer nog oop?
@Grasshopper (Comment #147)
Bishops defended very manfully, but were never really in the game. They scored a beautiful try, but that was basically their only entry into PRGās 22m in the match. Few strange decisions like winning penalties on their own 5m, electing to tap and give it to the forwards, only to try to kick it out two phases later. Not PRGās best performance at all; and was a very stop-start affair with PRG making loads of subs to ease some of their injured players (Altus Rabe, Christian le Roux, Divan Lamprecht and Matthew Seymore) back into it.
@Rainier (Comment #150)
Stem saam ,Grey was die tweede helfte nerns nie en van hulle groot spelers het slegs twee hand op gesteek
@Pypkan (Comment #148)
Gim het deur en deur die wen verdien …die is die swakste wat ek Grey in n BAIE BAIE lang tyd gesien speel het ,plat voet gewees ,die veel geroemde Grey kondisionering was nerns ,kompleet gelyk asof hulle babbelas het
@Smallies (Comment #146)
Gim baie beter op die dag – beter dissipline, kondisionering en struktuur op verdediging.
@Ploegskaar (Comment #134)
Very classy guy. Taught at Paarl Boys too.
Gim 43, GCB 31
@Snelvuur (Comment #145)
I’m surprised it was only 46-10, I was expecting 60+
Nee wat Grey te veel tricks te min rugby ….gaan nie name noem nie maar julle het net julle self om te blameer vir hierdie een ….Gim well done julle manne, n classy classy vertoning…ek volg julle met groot belangstelling die res van die jaar .
Grey ….gaan maar en dink bietjie en dan kan julle dalk die jaar red… maar nie as julle is soos hierdie tweede helfte nie.
Paul Roos 46-10 Bishops.
Serious questions need to be asked about Bishopsā continued participation in the A-league. A-team results: 14A 49-3, 15A 51-21, 16A 61-5. Every B-team conceded at least 70. 14C-team gave up a century.
Affies stamp Garsies (behoorlik).
Makro rugby skole wys hul staal.
Paul Roos
Paarl Gim
Affies
Paarl Boys High
Grey College
@Trots HJS (Tandem) (Comment #142)
Dit is seker n telling wat niemand sien kom het nie.
Knap gedaan Boishaai.
Boishaai 55- Rondebosch 12
KES 17 - PARKTOWN 14
BUTHELEZIāS PREDICTIONS
Grey to struggle away against Dale but pull it through
Queens vs Selborne? Possibly the game of the weekend in terms of passion, entertainment and running rugby. Queens by 5
DHS to edge Northwood in a tight contest
Nelspruit to take it over Waterkloof
Affies too strong for Garsies
Pretoria Boys vs Maritzburg too tight to call
SACS vs Stellenberg also too tight to call (injuries might play a roll?)
Wynberg to win late in Durbanville (tough place to play away)
Rondebosch vs Paarl Boys 22-22 draw
Bishops to fight hard against PRG but lose by +- 30
And of course the test matchā¦
Gim 26 – 25 Grey
@Wyvern (Comment #135)
Weāve had some great players from Zim šæš¼ but I get youā¦.
@City Lords (Comment #132)
Filling up the 2 remaining hostels is not an issue, they’re actually at capacity.It’s the quality that @Snelvuur (Comment #133) talks about that’s a challenge. Our schools are fighting an uphill battle to attract/retain top athletes.
@Wyvern (Comment #136)
Purely my observation – there could be other reasons I’m not aware of…there was a period when there was a disconnect between the school leadership and the old boys.Either the then HM didnt know how to approach the old boys or didnt know he could.So for that time (must have been a decade or two), you had Ob’s thinking all is well, and not minding the business of the school, and some who were involved but working in a vacuum.The previous HM actively went about trying to close that gap, and brought the OB’s into his confidence with a lot of issues that we are now trying to resolve, amongst others.
Long story short – a long period where OB’s didnt feel a need to get involved because things looked under control, so OB’s as a unit have just been slow to the uptake.
@Playa (Comment #130)
I’m interested, in your opinion what’s been the main reason why Dale OBs haven’t put more money into the school? But I agree with you, everyone in the EC is playing catch up at the moment.
@City Lords (Comment #132)
Part of that insulation of the privates is that they not only attract pupils from outside the province, but also from outside of SA. For USD earning parents, you’re getting great value in SA private schools. Having said that, even though it helps on the financial front it doesn’t always translate on the sports field…
@RuggaFreak (Comment #114)
No surprise, with arguably one of the best HMās in the country. Just my opinion, but always thought JvdR would have been a perfect fit and great asset as HM for Landbouā¦..
@City Lords (Comment #132)
Exactly. But even those with many hostels are still at a disadvantage to schools in the WC that also have large hostels, but also benefit from being able to attract high-quality day scholars.
My view is that the top schools in the EC will continue attracting pupils from around the country despite the mayhem in their respective municipalities. Kingswood, DSG and SAC have 100% occupancy in their hostels so are generally isolated from the deterioration in Makhanda. The challenge these schools face is getting day scholars as the local economy is a mess. I think schools with limited or no boarding will struggle going forward. Itās gonna be difficult for Dale to attract boys from outside the province after they sold off some of their hostels.
@Playa (Comment #130)
Agreed. Itās not really about being negative, itās about recognising the very real challenges faced by schools in the region (and, conversely, recognising the advantages that schools in the WC have). Governance in the Eastern Cape has led to an erosion in basic service delivery and a slide backwards in many of its towns. This obviously affects the schools, and this effect should be recognised. Being able to put together a top 20 team in those circumstances should probably be placed on par with a school in the WC producing a number 1 team.
@RuggaFreak (Comment #114)
I don’t mean to be negative, i’m just a fanatic telling it as I see it. What QC has done in the last 5 odd years is commendable and enviable. I personally am a big fan. God knows we’re trying the same at Dale, and I’m sure other schools are too.No one wants to get left behind.It just seems like the wheels of change are moving faster than the progress being made, and our schools find themselves playing catch up – and a large part of it is out of our hands, it’s just socio-economics at play.
@Veg (Comment #126)
While I also prefer the pronunciation as ādaa-beeā, ādur-beeā is also recognised as an alternative pronunciation by most dictionaries (like Cambridge). Itās just the American pronunciation (like most words, theyāve spoiled it).
@Veg (Comment #126)
Luckily they didn’t refer to it as a “Doobie”!
@Tang (Comment #123)
I did…and I rest my case, BUT I’m sure somebody will challenge this fact AGAIN!
PRONUNCIATION OF DERBY
Watching the King Price Derby match between Oakdale v Paarl Boys the commentators kept pronouncing it as it is spelt (Derby ) where as it should be pronounced daa-bee.
Sterkte aan Boishaai vir n taai kragmeting in die Kaap teen Rondebosch die naweek.
Mag daar geen ernstige beserings wees nie.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #120)
Ha ha, intussen verneem ek die veld is met onkruiddoders gespuit om dit harder te maak. š
@OUD ANKER (Comment #121)
Did you see my comment about sports bursaries? PBHS are not offering sports bursaries.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #121)
Very quiet indeed. I’m hoping for an upset but MC always seem to raise their game against PBHS. If PBHS can play consistently across both halves, they can win it. They can’t afford to be 17 points behind and then try and play catch up. No matter the result, this is always a special day. 27 rugby fixtures and 19 hockey fixtures. Every fixture will be contested as though it’s the main fixture. Any win against College is hard fought. The boys from Martizburg never make it easy.
@Tang (Comment #20)
Where are the Candy boys on this blog…we need to know what will happen at Brooks tomorrow…PBHS to beat Maritzburg for the first time in a long time.
@Djou (Comment #118)
Daai pitch gedeelte is Affies se geheime wapen…al die skrums word daar beplan om Garsies se makro voorry te neutraliseer en ek hoor Affies gaan die veld verder natspuit vandag en reel dat Garsfontein se agterste driehoek se togs gesteel word sodat hulle met tekkies op daai nat veld moet rond hardloop…en ek sou ook voorstel dat Garsies niks by Affies eet more nie….blykbaar is daar ‘n ene Suzie gekontak.
@RuggaFreak (Comment #114)
A Bells to you, sir, for the positive attitude…I like!
@Asterix (Comment #110)
Tot eergister het daar reeds 938mm reen geval in die huidige reenseisoen by Garsfontein.
Een van die hoogste reenvalle sedert meting begin het.
Ek weet nie wat dit is by Affies nie, maar moet ook baie hoog wees.
Die swaar en nat velde gaan hardlooprugby moeiliker maak. Sal darem daai pitch gedeelte sagter maak. š
@Cappie (Comment #109)
Yip, ou Snelvuur het snaakse opinies, soos dat Milnerton vir beide Glenwood en Monnas gaan stamp – en toe verloor hulle albei. š
@RuggaFreak (Comment #114)
It is negative (unfortunately) but it is also the socio-economic reality. What QC is doing is positive and commendable no doubt, but I see it more as the best attempt to stem the tide.
@RuggaFreak (Comment #114)
Indeed and that new athletics track is sweet….however the town is tanking fast ,wich is sad ,the town is of great historical significance,not to mention the natural beauty of the area…the N6 from Aliwal-north to Queenstown must be one of the most scenic routes in the country
I hear the comments about the EC which I think are negative. At Queen’s we have invested millions into our facilities and more will still be invested. Our rugby program is getting stronger every year and our pupil numbers particularly at hostel have doubled over the years, we want to be a powerhouse beyond the EC and that’s what we working towards. We have challenges but we will overcome them, no negativity in our side but facing challenges head on. The future of Queen’s College and QC rugby is exciting !
Twee NV Cup games:
Menlo weg teen Helpmekaar gaan naby wees ā¦ sterkte aan die MenloBoys!
Waterkloof behoort te veel skietgoed te hĆŖ vir Nelspruit. Nelspruit tuis egter altyd ān faktor.
Wat die ātoetsā aanbetref speel tuis veld ān groot rol, maar dink tog Paarl Gim kan verras.
Geniet die š rugby!
@Grizzly (Comment #102)
In die Karoo en Suidelike deel van die Oos Kaap gaan dit redelik goed ,die Grens gebied en Noord van die Baai is n gemors ,Queenstown sit nou al amper n jaar aan en af sonder krag…
@Cappie (Comment #109)
Ek het darem nie gesĆŖ ek dink Garsies is beter as Affies nie ā ek het hulle wen as ān āshockā hieronder voorspel en op ān ander plasing gesĆŖ hulle het ān ārealistic chanceā om te wen. Dis nie asof ek voorspel dat hulle gaan weghardloop met die game nie ā ek dink ook dit gaan gelyk wees, ek dink net Garsies het moontlik die wapens om die wa deur die drif te trek hierdie jaar.
@Djou (Comment #106)
Dink jy het my dalk verkeerd verstaan, ek het net genoem watter games ek dink close gaan wees, en het geantwoord op ‘n ander comment oor van die spelers, persoonlik dink ek wel dat net by o/15 is garsies die beter span as ‘n span huidiglik, maar soos ek ook genoem het dink ek Affies gaan alles op die dag wen. Een speler maak nie ‘n span nie maar wel hoe hulle saam speel.
Soos jy noem op die dag kan enigeiets gebeur soos laas jaar met laas jaar se o/15s. Hierdie jaar se O/15’s van garsfontein het helpmekaar redelik maklik gewen en Affies het verloor teen hulle.
So om dit dalk meer duidelik te maak, is my voorspelling dat Affies al die wedtryde op die dag gaan wen, maar die 0/15, o/16 en 2des en 1stes gaan baie close wees. Dalk moet ek se ek hoop hulle gaan alles wen.
Ek dink die veld gaan baie nat wees, daar was net te veel reen die afgelope tyd.
@Djou (Comment #106)
Dis net ou Snelvuur wat dink Garsies se eerstes is beter as Affies s’n, die res van ons dink dit gaan lekker gelykop en hard wees. Inteendeel, ek vir een, dink nie dit gaan baie gelykop wees nie, ek weet dit gaan, soos elke jaar sover…
@Wyvern (Comment #104)
Thankfully 2019.I was then shocked at how dirty it is from Uitenhage to PE. Must agree with Snelvuur. I think there’s bigger problems in that region than SBR. Truly sad.
@Snelvuur (Comment #105)
100%. Money, infrastructure, opportunity all linked. I’m amazed and admittedly sad everytime I go back to Makhanda to see how far the town has fallen.
@Asterix (Comment #77)
Sjoe, het lanklaas soveel Affie-ondersteuners gesien wat sĆŖ Affies is swakker as Garsies.
Maar jy maak juis ‘n paar punte wat dit weerlĆŖ.
Kom ons vat gou o.15 as voorbeeld.
Garsies se top o.14 A senter van verlede jaar kry nie A-span by Affies se o.15’s nie. Dit alleen vertel ‘n verhaal dat Affies beter senters het en Garsies swakker.
En Affies se beste losskakel het nie eers verlede jaar gespeel nie.
En Boer kom nou eers terug.
Say no more, the facts are there for all to see!
Dan o.16 – reeds gewys Garsies verloor teen Noordheuwel wat 50-0 verloor teen Affies. En Affies wen met rekordtelling teen Helpmekaar se o.16’s, teen wie Garsies aanvanklik baie gesukkel het voor hulle die wen kon deurtrek. Verlede jaar was verlede jaar en (Garsies se 10-7 wen in 2024) het niks te doen met 2025 nie. Bovermelde tellings vertel die verhaal.
Ns: In 2023 as o.14’s het Affies meer as 30 punte opgesit teen Garsies.
Eerstespan
Verlede jaar na Affies se wen het Affie-ondersteuners gesĆŖ die wen is niks, volgende jaar (2025) is ons groot jaar met 7 spelers deel van die SA Elite-groep en dan gaan die 2026-groep net so goed wees.
Bovermelde is feite en nie emosies nie.
Hoop die veld dreineer goed – reeds 938mm reen gemeet by Garsfontein HoĆ«rskool sedert die begin van die reenseisoen.
@Wyvern (Comment #104)
I think the schools, and by extension their rugby programmes, are also suffering under the broader decline of infrastructure and service delivery. Makhanda (previously Grahamstown) is a beautiful little town, but it basically doesnāt even have tarred roads anymore. Gqeberha also gone backwards at a rate of knots. As the towns decline generally, money starts leaving (which accelerates the decline) ā itās a vicious cycle. As money moves to the Western Cape ā the most functional of our provinces ā so too, inevitably, will the talent.
@Grizzly (Comment #102)
When last did you travel through the EC? It’s hardly the same since the late 2000s let’s alone 90s etc. To be fair EP Rugby is part of the issue given how pear shaped the union has gone in recent years. Don’t even mention Border rugby wow
@Snelvuur (Comment #59)
Ok, dink jy is reg en ek verkeerd.
Sorry!
Het dit verwar met ek dink Wynberg se skop!
@Wyvern (Comment #99)
The problem in the EC stretch further than the 2 points you mentioned. It comes from the very top. Last time they got it right was in the late 80’s early 90’s.Theres enough talent in EC, no need to scout outside the province.The trick is to keep them there. I don’t have the answers but know the right people at management level at EP rugby will be a good start.
@Smallies (Comment #98)
Ja!
@Grizzly (Comment #97)
Both Mercedes and VW would die, they aren’t exactly having a groovy time at the moment…Imagine the headline “Mercedes Benz retrenches 4000 workers but ploughs millions into schoolboy rugby!”COSATU head office would move to East London by close of business. Similar position for VW, unfortunately.
@Grizzly (Comment #97)
VW and Mercedes aren’t exactly shooting the lights out globally let alone in SA, and their outlook isn’t looking great either. What you’re suggesting is a short term solution and isn’t sustainable if the general local economy is struggling as a whole. But even if schools went this route, why would SA schools calibre players come to the EC if they had the choice of all the other provinces with franchise teams….
@OUD ANKER (Comment #92)
Dispatch is mos maar soos Brakpan lights
@Grizzly (Comment #94)
Can’t tell me there no money in EC. As for the super school or rugby school there’s enough bloodline. Start with Grey. What about all the car manufacture companies? The supply chain for this, spin off companies? Anyone ever went to VW and pitch them?Pocket money for them can be a huge financial boost for schools in that region. It only takes 2 or 4 people with vision and determination to turn a problem like this around. Start by looking at similar cases and what the people did to turn things around. The main thing beeing to hold on to talent.
@RuggaFreak (Comment #91)
This is fair enough
@Wyvern (Comment #93)
I agree with you 100%..It’s only a matter of time before EC schools dont bother with out of province fixtures, and dare I say it even stop attending the festivals outside of the EC.The end of Cape Schools Week was just a taste of what’s to come.And I fear when that day comes, the incentive for our most talented schoolboys to do their schooling in KZN/GP or others will be even greater.
@Grizzly (Comment #94)
Nobody’s fault per se, but I think the 2 main contributing issues are: 1) No professional/franchise team in the EC 2) Local economy. EC is probably going to struggle more than the other provinces as the general SA economy weakens.
@Wyvern (Comment #93)
Who’s fault will it be then? It’s like having the biggest diamond mine in the world and produce no diamonds.
@Playa (Comment #88)
I think we’re getting to a point (or maybe be there already) where to be a pro rugby player, it’s “mandatory” to be at one of the “big” schools. In my opinion, and up until the last 10 years or so, I don’t think any school in the EC falls into this category. Not to say a schoolboy can’t make it from any of these schools, but it’s getting more difficult each year as professionalism increases.
Generally speaking, and I hope I’m wrong, but I think the overall strength of schoolboy rugby in the EC will over time diminish compared to WC, KZN, GP.
@Smallies (Comment #82)
Maar is Dispatch nie Dalview Uitbreiding 3 nie?
@Playa (Comment #76)
Adapt or die
@OomPB (Comment #75)
Ek dit comment gelees en die blog toe gemaak. Dit nou my 3de probeer slag om te respond. Eina
@Smallies (Comment #84)
Ek het gehoor die rede dat Helgaard so baie wedstryde vir die Vrystaat gespeel het is omdat Helgaard se seun ān keurder was ! š«¢š«¢
@Snelvuur (Comment #80)
I hear you, and you make valid objections and points.To be fair to the writer, he has used a small sample, and further, he has admitted to drawing conclusions from his experience at those schools – I guess it’s expected that there can be some flaws in his take when considered broadly and on a wider scale. For me, the substance of it is worth some salt.
@Snelvuur (Comment #80)
Die probleem wat ek het met die artikel is dat die blaam op skole gele word. Die blaam le eintlik by SARU wat die omgewing geskep het waar almal kleiner unies geword het behalwe die vier grotes. Frankryk en Japan kry dit reg, ons volg die Ierland model? Wonder waar kom dit vandaan ā¦
@Snelvuur (Comment #85)
Doring Danie
@Smallies (Comment #84)
Want hy is safe en, hyāt ān lekker kuif en, hy sal jou buuuuuuuuig met sy Springboklyf!
@Grizzly (Comment #83)
Die enigste rede waarom Helgaard nie meer toetse gespeel het nie is n ou wat van Brakspatch af gekom het met die naam Danie Gerber…
@Kaya 85 (Comment #74)
@Smallies (Comment #82)
Classic, but I must say I enjoyed the Gerber one more. Helgard very underrated as a player.
@Kaya 85 (Comment #74)
Just finished it ,Danie is a real down to earth oke,if I didn’t know better I’d swear he grew up in the Panne
@Snelvuur (Comment #80)
To clarify at point 4 ā I would wager that this number is far higher in the professional schools. I.e., while the number might be 2% overall, schools like PRG, Grey, Gim, HJS, Affies, etc. will have much higher numbers and other less professional schools much lower.
@Playa (Comment #76)
I saw this article earlier. While I agree with some of it, I think a few of his statements are a bit wild:
1. āEvery schoolboy dreams of a professional contract or wearing the green and goldā ā I simply donāt think this is true. Even in a āprofessionalā school, you had a clear sense of which guys had a shot to make it and which guys would play first team and no higher. The guys knew it themselves too.
2. The article creates the impression that āprofessionalā schools do nothing to develop players holistically, which I think is just wrong. If I take PRG as an example: our last two Springboks (BJ Dixon and Edwill vd Merwe) both studied at Stellenbosch University after school. BJD was headboy, sang in the choir, played water polo and later cricket, and was in the top 5 academically. Riley Norton last year was essentially the same (except that he was much better in cricket and (probably) cannot sing ā that would just be unfair). In PRGās current first team, you have a SA champ hammer thrower, the cricket captain, star athletes and academic top achievers.
3. I think itās also unfair to compare Grey High, Selborne and St Andrewāsā win rates in order to form any argument. Greyās fixture list is FAR more difficult than Selborne and St Andrewās. In any event, I think that Greyās not really among the very big boys anymore, sadly.
4. Finally, he mentions that 2% of schoolboy players āmake itā. I would wager that this number is far higher. In any event, going pro should not be the metric of success. Many sportsmen use their sporting talents to get scholarships to university or college to earn degrees they might not have pursued otherwise. Thatās also success.
@OomPB (Comment #75)
As jy dit so sĆŖ, voel dit asof ek bomskok het.
@Palma (Comment #40)
From what I hear, both SC and QC did a fantastic job retaining u13A from last year. Great news for Border, will be great!
Die huidige 10 het laasjaar sy skouer seer gemaak in die proewe en was lank uit, die nuwe 10 wat begin van jaar ingekom het, skop ongelooflik goed, maar kom huidiglik lyk my meer van die bank af, het daai ver wen skop teen Paarl gim oorgeskop. Baie ver skop. Die senter wat van garsies af oorgekom het speel sover meestal nog in B span. Boer het 2de helfte vir B span gespeel by Gim, en het goed gedoen. Maar soos jy se laat die games begin vir die finale span keuses vir saterdag. Affies sal vir Beukes en JD goed moet dop hou. Dan praat ek nie eers van Garsies se voorry nie, Ek se weer Garsfontein baie sterk. Kan nie wag om te sien wat op die dag gaan gebeur nie. In my boeke is garsies die gunstelinge maar die affies span het iets om te bewys. Die O/16 wil ook regmaak na laasjaar se verloor. 1ste span dink ek Garsies is op papier sterker, agterste 3 is meer gevaarlik en hulle vaste 5 is baie sterk. Gaan ‘n leker dag wees. Sterkte aan beide skole.
I found this to be an insanely interesting article:
https://coachtalk.wordpress.com/2025/04/22/the-real-cost-of-the-schoolboy-rugby-dream/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ1jm1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjGSeQeeB3wyIgMYkDsPCfEOvNJ4VfzReQFXf-kmEnHjvAGp4BgTgthN67L6_aem_Jw20FU4XK5wEtiRllzi-1w
@Bungee (Comment #71)
Die een wat die vleuel die bal oor die kantlyn gepass het nadat Grey aangeslaan het?
@Smallies (Comment #72)
Also, the Rassie youtube video with legend Danie Gerber is fantastic!
@Asterix (Comment #66)
Die Affies-Gim Onder 15 game is die 2 spanne baie gelykop. Laasjaar het Gim met 2 gewen en die jaar Affies met 1. Ek dink hulle get sederr die game regtig begin jel, en Boer is ook van die krukkelys af, weet net nie of hy Saterdag ingespan gaan word nie. I stand to be corrected maar ek dink die Garsies Onder 14 senter van laasjaar het geskuif Affies toe en daar is ook ‘n nuwe loskakel, wat ‘n redelike verskil maak. Hoor ook daar is so paar Affies onderouderom groep manne wat Garsies toe geskuif het. So ja, vir die manne wat geskuif het dink ek dit is vir hulle in hulle onderskeie nuwe skole ‘n moet wen Saterdag.
Ek dink daar gaan ‘n hele paar verassende spankeuses wees by Affies XV vir Saterdag…let the games begin!
Mnre ek weet dis nou bietjie van die punt af maar dien julle self n guns en gaan kyk op Youtube die podcast met Rassie, Helgaard en Jaco Peyper ,dis vrek snaaks
@Snelvuur (Comment #70)
En ek moet se, tot vandag toe is die seerste verloor wat ek nog ooit ervaar het die ene teen Grey in 2016. Selfs om dit te tik bring n traan in die oog
@OUD ANKER (Comment #69)
Ek vermoed JongMatie wil hĆŖ ons moet liewer teen die All Blacks interskole hou š Kyk, ek dink vir ons is Grey maar die groot een ā dit is immers ons interskole om die seisoen af te sluit ā maar ek dink dis bietjie meer gebalanseerd as wat dit in die Paarl is. Bv., een van die Paarlse skole kan ān swak seisoen hĆŖ maar Interskole wen en hulle sal onthou word as ān goeie jaar. By ons dink ek dat enkel wedstryde effens minder gewig dra (selfs die belangrikste een van die seisoen). Ek onthou dat ons altyd gedink het dat die liga-wedstryde teen die Suidelike Voorstede ononderhandelbare wenne was, so ook die game teen Grey PE (nou GQ). As jy dan 2 uit 3 kan wen teen HJS, Gim en Grey Bloem, is dit ān goeie jaar. Ek dink wat ook ān rol speel is dat ons interskole teen Grey nie so oud soos die Paarlse interskole is nie ā daar is nie so ān ryk en lang geskiedenis nie. Ons oudste interskole is teen SACS, maar, terwyl dit deesdae die beste hokkie-interskole in die land is, het die rugby nie meer dieselfde oemf as 50 jaar gelede nie. Tog, on balance, as PRG net een wedstryd in ān seisoen kan wen, sou hulle seker kies dat dit Grey is.
@Snelvuur (Comment #67)
En wat is die maroon skool in Stellenbosch se opinie?….en NEE, @Jongmatie mag nie antwoord nie, want ons weet wat sy k*k antwoord gaan wees.
@Asterix (Comment #66)
Die seerste seer vir Affies om teen te verloor is Pretoria Boys High of soos die ouer Affies hul noem, die Galpille. Die grootste āscalpā is wel Grey.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #64)
Twee skole in die Paarl sal met jou eerste stelling verskilā¦
@OUD ANKER (Comment #64)
Ons het nogal die naweek daaroor gepraat en ek ‘n paar seuns daaroor gevra, en jy is spot on. ‘n verloor teen waterkloof of die “souties” oorkant die pad is onaanvaarbaar en PBHS is ook saam met Grey die enigste dae waar Affies se spanne nie op speel nie, (C teen C, D teen d, E teen E, ens).
Hulle hou naturlik niks van verloor nie, glo mos hulle moet alles wen so weet hulle wil graag Garsfontein wen, maar die derby is nog so bietjie nuut op die kalendar, glo in jare wat kom gaan dit wel verander
@Asterix (Comment #63)
Dis presies my punt, Garsfontein se voorspelers kan man vir man met Affies kompeteer, maar die Garsfontein agterste driehoek is moer gevaarlik! so ‘n nat veld sal Affies in daardie opsig bevoordeel.
@Grizzly (Comment #61)
ALMAL wil vir Grey die graagste wen! Die vraag was teen wie Affies die minste sal wil verloor en trust my jou seun se Affies tjommas/kennisse is net polite om Garsies as “ons-kan-nie-teen-hulle-verloor” span uit te sonder. Die geskiedenis met Kloof loop vir verskeie redes DIEP en daai geskiedenis loop letterlik nog dieper met die Souties oorkant die pad. Die Affie spelers wat op die veld was dra nou nog letsels van die verloor teen Boys High in 2019, terwyl ‘n verloor teen Garsfontein seer maak vir ‘n week of 3, maar dan is als weer okay tot die volgende jaar.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #58)
Ek dink dit gaan net vandag en more baie reen, maar die veld gaan nog nat wees teen satardag, ek dink die vaste vyf van Garsfontein sal beter wees op die nat veld, dit gaan ‘n close game wees.
@Djou (Comment #57)
Affies se o/15 van 2025 het laas jaar ook amper vir Paarl gim as o/14’s gewen maar baie swak seisoen gehad, dink hulle was gelukkig teen Gim laasweek, maar sal die wen 100% vat, ek dink Garsies se span is eintlik baie goed selfs sonder die paar van laas jaar. Op hiedie ouderdom verander spanne ook maar dikwels met kinders wat groter en sterker word.
Affies se o/16 is eintlik baie sterk en volgens my top in die land, maar hulle het ‘n shocker teen Gim gehad en as ek reg onthou het hulle laas jaar as o/15 verloor teen Garsfontein, soos Oud anker se op die dag kan enigeiets seker gebeur. Dink dat gaan ‘n groot dag wees vir rugby
@OUD ANKER (Comment #58)
Nie in Pta nie landswyd.Wat jy hard op se en diep binne jou dink is twee verskillende dinge.Ek ken moer baie oud Affies 1ste span spelers, meeste van my seun se kant. Hulle se anders. Wie hulle die graagste wil wen is n ander storie, dis Grey. Stem oor die weer, dit sal Affies pas.Hulle het dan nou net teen Gim bewys wat weet hoe om in nat weer te speel.Dit kan help by die B en C spanne as daar baie aan slane ens is vir die scores.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #58)
Ek wonder bietjie daaroor. In Affies se game teen HJS by N/S was dit meer die voorspelers wat swaargekry het as die agterspelers (dit was baie onverwags vir my). Ek dink Garsies het dalk die vuurkrag voor (veral met Proppies) om vir Affies probleme daar te gee. Affies se maul is natuurlik oudergewoonte uitstekend, maar Garsies kan hulle opdraand in die skrums gee.
@Djou (Comment #55)
En Millies se skop pale toe om te probeer draw teen Glenwood? Is dĆt net in jou kop of het jy vir my al ān timestamp van wanneer dit in die wedstryd gebeur het?
@Asterix (Comment #48)
Die reen wat vir Saterdag in PTA voorspel word kan inderdaad ‘n faktor wees en in hierdie geval dink ek dit is eerder Affies wat daarby sal baat, want almal weet dat die Garsfontein agterste driehoek enige span van hulle voete af kan hardloop en kan ‘n nat veld die spoedvrate dalk net effens benadeel.
@Asterix (Comment #48)
Affies o.15 pas vir Paarl Gim gewen – in Paarl.
Garsies o.16 verloor teen Noordheuwel en Affies o.16 wen Noordheuwel 50-0.
So…
Jy sou merk ek het aanhalingstekens gebruik toe ek “groter rugbyskole” gesĆŖ het – om ‘n verskeidenheid aan te dui.
Een seun is Menlo toe vir atletiek. Kom ons los die ander 3 vir later.
@Djou (Comment #46)
Affies moet die gunstelinge in meeste van die wedstryde wees met die 0/15, 1e en 2e spanne kortkop gunstelinge, maar soos ons almal weet word die wedstryd op die dag op die veld beslis en steur die laaities hulle verseker nie aan gunstelinge statusse voor die wedstryd nie.
@Snelvuur (Comment #49)
Nie in my kop nie, dis hier gepost.
@Grizzly (Comment #41)
Garsfontein is verseker ‘n groot skole rugby hond nie net in PTA nie, maar ook in SA en is hulle beslis tans Affies se grootste kompetisie in PTA, MAAR Garsfontein is nie die wedstryd in PTA wat Affies die minste wil verloor nie, daai eer kom die Souties oorkant die pad en Kloof (in ‘n kortkop 2e) toe.
@Smallies (Comment #52)
Stem. Alhoewel ek wil he die Bere en Grey moet wen is ek n groot supporter van die ander 2 spanne betrokke. So ek gaan nie oe uit hul as die uitslag suid beweeg nie. Die Bere se skop pale toe stres my ook.
@Grizzly (Comment #42)
Moet se ek dink Grey se agterlyn is enige tyd van die dag net so potent soos Gim sin ,Grey se agterste driehoek is dodelike finishers,Shambreel en Adams is n baie kreatiwe senter paar ,my groot worry is Grey se skopwerk pale toe…
@Jaco van Dyk (Comment #23)
Only playing at Wildeklawer again, so a bit of a break
@Djou (Comment #45)
Na wat se skole is hulle toe? Volgens die blog verloor Garsies nooit seuns nie…Hoekom sal hulle gegaan het?
@Djou (Comment #45)
Ek weet regtig nie hoekom jy dink daar so ān vyandigheid tussen PRG en Landbou ouens is nie š ons kom regtig eintlik goed oor die weg ā dis meer in jou kop as in realiteit. Net soos wat ons ook lekker saam met Garsies se manne by N/S rugby gekyk het. En ek verstaan ook nie waarom julle so sensitief is oor julle werwing nie ā aan die een kant sĆŖ julle dat daar niks daarmee fout is nie en dat julle die kinders ān beter geleentheid gee, maar dan aan die ander kant is julle ontsteld as manne grappies daaroor maak? Kan julle nou besluit of julle trots daarop is of nie?
Terloops, ek stem nie saam met die werwing nie ā ook nie as my alma mater dit doen nie.
@Djou (Comment #46)
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EK glo die o/15 span en o/16 spanne gaan naby wees maar dink Garsfonein se o/15 span is nog steeds sterker as affies sin. Affies so O/15 speel vir een of ander rede net nog nie lekker saam in elke wedstryd nie. ( ek weet daar is van garsies se seuns na menlo toe, nie geweet hulle word gesien as ‘n groter rugby skool nie
Daar is ‘n kans dat Garsfontein O/15, o/16, 2des en 1stes kan wen op die dag en dalk van die laer spanne waar van Affies se spanne op speel, maar ek gaan my kop uit steek en se dat op die dag Affies al die wedstryde gaan wen, maar dit gaan close wees. Hoop die reen bly weg vir die dag.
@Djou (Comment #44)
Watter skop praat jy van? Milnerton was nooit binne 3 punte om ān strafskop pale toe te vat om gelyk te trek nie. Hulle was 29-0 agter, toe 29-24 halftyd (drie verdoelde drieĆ« en ān strafskop). Toe 34-24. Toe 34-27 (skepskop). Toe 34-34 (verdoelde drie) en toe Glenwood se strafskop om die game te wen 37-34.
@Snelvuur (Comment #43)
Affies behoort elke game te wen, as mens nugter na die spanne kyk.
Garsies se goeie o.14’s van verlede jaar (nou o.15) is bietjie verswak met 4 spelers wat deur “groter rugbyskole” “verkry” is.
Affies se o.14’s is die sterkste groep in SA. Hul o.16’s het pas vir Noordheuwel 50-0 gewen en het na een van hul swakste wedstryde sedert o.14 net met ‘n paar punte in ‘n wegwedstryd teen Paarl Gim verloor.
Die eerstes se uitslae spreek vanself.
Ek hoop op ‘n paar “nie-te-ver” verlore vir die Garsie A-spanne.
Dit gaan egter van B-span af morsig wees.
Maar dis ‘n geleentheid vir die seuns om te jol – en hulle kan net hul bes probeer.
@Snelvuur (Comment #35)
Moet sĆŖ julle het ‘n goeie koop gemaak met Grey PE se no 10.
O ja, Ploegskaar is nog hier, vra hom, hy sal vir jou duidelikheid gee.
@Snelvuur (Comment #36)
Gaan kyk die game weer. Milnerton se goeie no 10 se skop was mis.
@Grizzly (Comment #41)
Ek stem grootliks saam met jou. Die enigste A-span waar ek ān blowout kan sien gebeur is die 14As ā maar ek twyfel sterk of enige o14-span die jaar naby aan Affies gaan kom. Dis nie noodwendig dat daardie jaargroep op o19-vlak goed gaan wees nie, maar hulle het tans net te veel skietgoed.
Ek kan eerlik se dat ek op geen ander plek Sat wil wees as op Affies se velde nie. Ek sou egter bitter graag die game wou live sien in Bloem. Ek moet gaan vir n Gim wen.As dit droog is kan jy nie daai agterlyn van Gim in toom hou vir te lank nie. Gim met 12.
Sat se rugby in Pta is groot. Ek kan nie glo dis die 4 de keer dat die 2 skole mekaar pak sedert hertoelating nie. šEk glo nie daar gaan blow outs wees by die A en 1 ste spanne nie. Dis by die ander spanne waar die Bere moet diep delf om die derby te regverdig.Die game is belangrik vir rugby in Pta sienende dat Garsies Affies se srafste compo is in BB land. Wat die game betref gaan Affies hul spel lig. Affies sal nie erken nie of maybe sal hulle maar dis die game wat hulle die minste wil verloor uit almal.Voor sal die Bere hulself handhaaf, inteendeel… As die Bere n goeie dag op verdediging het kan hulle met n verrasing kom. Affies egter die gunsteling met n kort kop. Garsies met 8.
@RuggaFreak (Comment #39)
The U14 game will be very exciting since both Selborne and Queens seem to have strong u14s this year
Queen’s vs Selborne will be huge
@Snelvuur (Comment #36)
Kan ān lang wag raak as mens eers die wedstryd moet gaan kyk
@Wonder (Comment #24)
It’s at Affies. The game rotates every year
@Djou (Comment #32)
Ek wag eintlik eers om van jou af te hoor wanneer Millies probeer pale toe skop het om die game teen Glenwood te draw?
@Grizzly (Comment #29)
Ek weet nie waarom Garsies se manne so kwaai is as ek oor hulle werwing in die Boland praat nie ā ek ondersteun julle juis hierdie Saterdag omdat julle manne uit my geweste kom!
@Djou (Comment #32)
http://eposvriende.blogspot.com/2017/07/poeier-holle.html?m=1
š š š š
@Grizzly (Comment #29)
RustieGim of GimRust š
Maar dit is hoe rumors versprei, weggooi comment, vraag en geen response.
@Snelvuur (Comment #28)
Onthou jy:
Boland Landbou se siening oor Paul Roos: Poeierholle – jy moet nog gaan uitvind waarom hulle julle so noem!
@OUD ANKER (Comment #2)
Wat almal miskyk is wat ek Garsfontein se “week van hel” noem.
In 8 dae speel hulle:
Affies
Oakdale
Grey
Dis rof vir enige skool en daar gaan sekerlik ‘n paar seer lywe wees.
@Snelvuur (Comment #22)
Agree, and all those2 games like 5km from each other
@Snelvuur (Comment #28)So wat gaan ons Gim noem een v d dae, Rusties…. PRG vat by verre die koek, enigste skool wat n hele ander land werf. Vra vir Jurenzo… Gaan hy reg wees vir Affies? Julle gaan hom nodig he… Lol
@Wonder (Comment #26)
Ai man, na jou eerste skerp grappie het ek ān baie skerper reply verwag! Affies se rugbyblad op Instagram meld dit as ān tuiswedstryd vir hulle, for what itās worth.
@Wonder (Comment #24)
Die wedstryde vind by Affies plaas. Begin 08:00 met die 3de spanne op die A veld en dan speel die 19A’s 13:30
@Snelvuur (Comment #25)
Jy skiet blanks.
@Wonder (Comment #24)
Agreed. I think it would be more appropriate for Garsies to host the home game somewhere in the Boland š
GARSIES VS AFFIES
Really not a big deal since many of the Affies players comes from Garsfontein anyway.
@Ploegskaar (Comment #12)
Who are they playing?
@Kaya 85 (Comment #21)
Best match-ups across the age groups will probably be SACS and Stellenberg. Rondebosch and HJS probably the pick of the first team games and might also be competitive in some age group games (Boschās u16s are decent). Iām afraid Bishops-PRG may be quite one-sided, unfortunately. Donāt think Bishops has the guns to mix it with the big boys anymore.
Some appealing match ups this weekend. Will be in the Cape…where to go?
@OUD ANKER (Comment #2)
I meant to reply to one of your posts from earlier this year. The word from Boys High is that Sports Bursaries are still not offered. Although they have the partnership with South African Hall of Fame, the scholarships are for making Boys High accessible to boys who would otherwise not be able to afford the fees.
@Snelvuur (Comment #1)
You are spot on – Up and down Pretoria Boys. I call them Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – you don’t know which team will show up on the day. If the competitive, capable team shows up, it will be a very close fixture. If the non-competitive, error prone team shows up, it could be a very one sided affair for Maritzburg College.
Grey vs Gim gaan n grote wees. Gim gaan pak vat.
@Bert (Comment #14)
Dink nie Garsfontein se 0/14s het genoeg om daai span van Affies te wen nie, dink dis huidiglik seker hulle beste span in die skool. Garsies se 0/15 A sal wel wen en dan Affies se 0/16s en dan stem ek saam, die Wit Bulle sal wen maar met 5 of 7 punte.
@Bert (Comment #14)
Daardie Affies o14A-span gaan nie die jaar geklop word nie. Dalk ook nie volgende jaar nie. Te groot, te sterk en te vinnig vir nou. Dis nog net Gim wat met minder as 40 punte teen hulle verloor het ā en Gim het vir Garsies gemaklik gewen in George.
@Smallies (Comment #13)
Ek sal my ghoens op die aambeeld plaas, Grey bly onoorwonne, maar nie ‘n gelykop uitslag nie, en Affies bly onoorwonne in April, maar ook nie met ‘n gelykop uitslag nie.
Sien veral uit na Affies/Garsfontein se 0/14A wedstryd. Lyk na 2 bulspanne. Witbulle kortkop voor met wen maar slegs omdat dit ‘n tuisveld game is.
@Cappie (Comment #11)
Geen voorspellings š š š
@Jaco van Dyk (Comment #3)
Boland Landbou 1st team and age-group a-teams not playing Bellville, just for clarity
@Smallies (Comment #10)
O ja, ek stem saam. ‘n Grey hoofveld is nie maklik nie. Dit is baie taai. Affies is eersdaags daar en ek weet sommer dit gaan hard wees. Sterkte teen Gim. Beide Grey en Gim het al benoude oomblikke gehad hierdie jaar, met Grey wat met twee punte teen Noordheuwel gewen het en Paarl Gim wat twee gelykopuitslae het. So ver is beide onoorwonne, maar wat gaan Saterdag gebeur…
@Cappie (Comment #9)
Virseker ,maar hulle speel tuis en Gim het nog nie n Grey hoof veld beleef nie ,Affies tuis is ook nie n grappie nie
@Smallies (Comment #8)
Baie waar! Ek wil ook nie voorspellings waag nie, maar ek sĆŖ Grey gaan moet speel om te wen en Affies ook…
Ek sal maar geen voorspellings waag nie ….ek sal wel se Gim gaan moet jol om te wen an Garsfontein ook…
@Grizzly (Comment #6)
Stem. Dis tough om NS, Easter Festivals en Wildeklawer te speel. Dit het vir HJS in die verlede al gevang. Game time is belangrik, maar jy wil jou beste spelers vars en op die veld hĆŖ.
@Grizzly (Comment #4)
Ek dink die rus is goed vir die Bere. Elke jaar die tyd begin hulle beter speel. Vir die beseerdes en klein niggles ook. Ek weet game time is game time maar as ek n keuse kon he sou ek ook die rus gevat het.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #2)
Dis goed die Bulle speel darem weg, anders was Pretoria-Oos regtig chaos.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #2)
Soos die meeste Affies supporters is ek moedeloos oor die laaste 2/3 jaar met Affies wat al die close games verloor. Vernaam teen die ander groot 4.Ek hoop nie hulle kom nou oor die Lyn as Sat naby is nie!
My predictions:
Paarl Gim over Grey College
Affies over Garsfontein
HJS over Rondebosch
Paul Roos over Bishops
Oakdale over Framesby
DHS over Northwood
Outeniqua over Pearson
Menlo over Helpmekaar
Stellenberg over SACS
Boland Landbou over Bellville
Hilton over St Charles
Grey High over Dale
Waterkloof over Nelspruit (just)
Wynberg over Durbanville
Graeme over Cambridge
Maritzburg over Pta Boys (just)
@Snelvuur (Comment #1)
Ek stem saam meeste van jou voorspellings, die Garsies/Affies en Grey/Gym is egter 50/50s. Ek stem dat Affies op die plaas beslis die kortkop gunsteling is, MAAR ook n paar ander faktore, Garsfontein vlieg onder die radar (positief vir hulle), Garsfontein dalk te min game time (negatief vir hulle), Affies dalk te veel harde game time (negatief vir hulle), die Affies Plaas faktor (positief vir hulle)…m.a.w. hier kom ‘n riller….Grey vs Gym….hier kom nog ‘n riller…Grey moet die kortkop gunsteling in Bloem wees. PBHS beste kans in lang tyd om Maritzburg te klop…..2 GROOT interskole 100m uitmekaar in Pretoria…Garsfontein/Affies en PBHS/Maritzburg
SELECTED PREDICTIONS
Millies back to winning ways against Brackenfell.
Grey PE with an away win against Dale (they need it).
DHS to take it against Northwood comfortably.
Garsies to shock Affies (Djou, hopefully me backing the underdog here doesnāt backfire again).
Up and down Pretoria Boys to be up against Maritzburg.
Grey to tough it out against Paarl Gim.
One-sided affair in Riversdale.
Paul Roos Pileyng on the pain against Bishops.
SACS to edge it against the young upstarts.
Durbanville to upset a turbulent Wynberg at home.
HJS to have enough to get the result against a spirited Bosch.