| TIME | DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h30 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Rustenburg | 27 | 19 | Ermelo | Tuks-Reeks 13-16 playoff |
| 13h15 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Vereeniging Gim | 21 | 0 | Pietersburg | Tuks-Reeks 13-16 playoff |
| 09h00 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Centurion | 37 | 29 | Florida | Tuks-Reeks 9-12 playoff |
| 12h30 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Klerksdorp | 24 | 24 | Marais Viljoen | Tuks-Reeks 9-12 playoff |
| 10h30 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Kempton Park | 55 | 17 | Transvalia | Tuks-Reeks 5-8 playoff |
| 12h00 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Monument | 57 | 24 | Eldoraigne | Tuks-Reeks 5-8 playoff |
| 13h30 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | Garsfontein | 33 | 34 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks-Reeks Semifinal |
| 15h00 | Sat | 26/04/2014 | EG Jansen | 24 | 15 | Nelspruit | Tuks-Reeks Semifinal |
| Thu | 24/04/2014 | John Vorster | 25 | 20 | Pretoria BH | PBHS 9th away game in 34days | |
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Menlopark | 29 | 5 | Ben Vorster | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Michaelhouse | 34 | 32 | Westville | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Hilton | 17 | 31 | Kearsney | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Northwood | 31 | 17 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | DHS | 34 | 8 | Parktown | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | St Charles | 36 | 15 | Clifton | ||
| Fri | 25/04/2014 | Graeme | 28 | 19 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Daniel Pienaar | 13 | 22 | Framesby | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Nico Malan | 20 | 16 | Marlow | ||
| Tue | 15/04/2014 | Hugenote | 41 | 8 | New Orleans | ||
| Tue | 15/04/2014 | Swartland | 26 | 29 | Schoonspruit | ||
| Wed | 16/04/2014 | Outeniqua | 36 | 3 | Punt | ||
| Tue | 22/04/2014 | Swartland | 11 | 28 | Brackenfell | ||
| Wed | 23/04/2014 | Drostdy | 62 | 0 | Charlie Hofmeyr | ||
| Wed | 23/04/2014 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | 45 | 0 | Union | ||
| Thu | 24/04/2014 | Augsburg | 48 | 12 | Dirkie Uys | ||
| Thu | 24/04/2014 | Noord-Kaap | 40 | 12 | Hentie Cilliers | ||
| Thu | 24/04/2014 | Durbanville | 20 | 39 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat | 26/04/2014 | Swartland | 51 | 31 | Hermanus |
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@bhkgpa: Not sure if the EG Jansen team is 100% the same one that played on Saturday against Nelspruit. I saw them play in Pretoria this weekend and was very impressed – solid guys who play with their hearts – could be some match fatigue you saw yesterday and maybe quite a few subs – either way I am sure they will stand up and improve – they just seem that way to me – only seen them play once but made an impression!
@Gungets Tuft: I agree purely based on their performance against College already. Even though the scoreline suggested differently, I got the sense from the NW team that all they needed was a good run, a bit of a confidence builder and then they would be a dangerous prospect. Glad to see its starting to build for them – good thing we’ve got that one banked
@Playa: In Durban we buy a round, we don’t {koff} mess around.
I see the Bashford hand in the tactical change to Northwood in the 2nd half. If College had not already played Northwood this year I would be checking the path for banana skins .. that’s all I am saying …
@Gungets Tuft: I see you brought that rat with a hat last Saturday! Well done to Northwood, this is a great victory, and a warning sign to their KZN opponents this season.
A great win for Nico Malan against Marlow, just shows us what a good medium school NM in Humansdorp is, well done
Not a very good game between Grey PE and EG Jansen, lots of basic mistakes, skills and kicking not good
@Jimbo: The Sunday Tribune seem to have cocked it up. They have it 31-17 to Hilton.
The Hilton/Kearsney match was a game of two halves with Hilton on top in the first and Kearsney the second. Kearsney gave away a couple of soft tries while Hilton’s poor goal kicking cost them at least 7 points. The packs were evenly matched but after some early and uncharacteristically indifferent handling, Tristian Tedder’s magical try and brilliant tactical kicking made the difference in the final 31 – 17 result. Kearsney’s front row, consisting of three hookers (two U17’s), again held its own. By the way, the ref was absolutely fair to both sides. Kearsney remains unbeaten in KZN but despite punching above their weight so far, face some very tough matches against Glenwood, MHS and College.
@BoishaaiPa: I think that the play I saw yesterday was exactly like that, hard and very physical. In the 1sts I think Northwood probably came up against a stronger front row for the first time and were well pushed in the first half. Back foot ball made life difficult. 2nd half was a different team, so whoever said what, well done. It wasn’t 1-way traffic but Northwood got a lot more front foot ball (Mr Vickers waking the pack up perhaps), changes in the backline, and suddenly Jeppe making heavy work of it.
Bottom line, 30 testosterone fueled young men at close quarters are unlikely to keep a lid on it, it’s going to get heated, but in general I don’t think there will be any complaints about the 1st sides.
Northwood, and other schools need to look at safety alongside the fields. Rebar poles 2m from touch are dangerous, we nearly saw a kebab yesterday. Need to change those, even if they just get the tops bent over into a loop, but something a bit more flexible is probably better.
@Gungets Tuft: Funny you should mention that…I think Jeppe gets an unfair rep about robust play/players because of one famous old boy. That is my personal opinion and viewpoint, but the fact of the matter is that everyone that have played a Jeppe team always comments how hard and tough it was. Fair dinkum I say…as long as its clean..it can be hard and tough…Some mention was made of the Jeppe vs Paarl Boys game at St Johns and the yellow cards..I was not at the game but I was told that it was for repeating infringements (lovely frase nowadays), but not for dirty or foul play on boths sides. If I am wrong I will apologize.
@GreenBlooded: And just to be clear, it was an isolated incident, other than that a crowd in good spirits and fair. Philosophical when the 2nds lost, generous when the 1sts won. Every crowd has one that struggles to keep it buttoned.
@GreenBlooded: Problem is how to be objective. It’s easy when you have no skin in the game, like today, more difficult when watching your own team. It helps if I actually try and confirm my bias, as I did with AN at the PBHS game, counted penalties, bias busted. Just need to be more analytical (and probably more boring)
Bottle incident, Ja, not nice. Spectators are very close to the pitch there, can get a bit heated, but if a parent feels that involved perhaps he needs to sit further away. Nearly lead to an incident in the stands, think the Jeppe oke that took issue handled it well by backing off when the dad and mom decided to carry it on a bit. Bias confirmation again, before the match started some of the parents were already talking about Jeppe’s “reputation for being rough”. I didn’t see it, hard and uncompromising but not dirty.
@Gungets Tuft: Ahhh yes. Those rules. Let me help you:
Rule No. 1: Be OBJECTIVE!!
Rule No. 2: See Rule No. 1.
Target practice with a water bottle? Hmmm – sounds like another spectator who lacks self-control. They are growing in number those okes.
Nice that Northwood and DHS got us the Grogper points hey?
@GreenBlooded: I am going to have to publish my list of “how to watch rugby and fairly evaluate the ref” rules.
You bar steward you, you might have ruined my demented fieldside ranting forever. As you say, it’s amazing how good the ref gets when you are winning.
One emotional Northwood dad is going to have his name in dispatches tomorrow after some target practice with a water bottle. Silly billy …
@GreenBlooded: I am going to have to publish my list of “how to watch rugby and fairly evaluate the ref” rules.
You bar steward you, you might have ruined my demented fieldside ranting forever. As you say, it’s amazing how good the ref gets on ere you are winning.
One emotional Northwood dad is going to have his name in dispatches tomorrow after some target practice with a water bottle. Silly billy …
@GreenBlooded:
SCC vs Clifton
1st 36 – 15
2nd 36 – 23
3rd 50 – 0
16a 12 – 7
14a 7 – 31
@Gungets Tuft: Hahaha. So clearly when Mr Nicholson flipped his coin this morning it landed on “Kearsney” and we won’t be hearing any bleats about the ref from that quarter……..:mrgreen:
@Parafango: Close game like that – par for the course that the ref is going to take the knock. For blowing the game early is a novel one though – he must have blown it impeccably.
@Rhino: well done HOUSE!!!
Impressive bunch who play with a lot of heart!!!
Popular score today.
Kearsney 31 – Hilton 17
@Tang: No sports incentives at all, or just no ridiculous ones. Would be interesting to confirm that. Or are there no bursaries/scholarships at all, academic, cultural?
Would be quite a statement, especially if there is also no private funding for promising scholars and sportsmen.
@Slam
Absolutely but end of day MHS got the W and us the L :-(
To be fair Westville must have been knackered from playing in a tough Kearsney Festival. Michaelhouse lads been sitting on the sofa eating Easter eggs over the holidays!
@Parafango
Eish… whats with all that – im hearing this is always happening.
Anyhow we lost and they won.. well done MHS. Seems like Westville came back strong final 10 mins albeit you say not the full time given..
@Rhino: 34 – 32 MHouse game blown early midlands refs again what tk do.
@Mcculleys
Final score?
Explain further on that please?
@Tang: gcb has been in the top 10 for maths and science consistently. You think they are “buying academic achievers as well?
@Rhino: There is some bleating about our so called Paarl Gym under aged import who was actually from Paul Roos. Seems the Hudson River froze all reasoning.
@Rhino: M34 W 20 – 10 min left
Awesome win by Northwood. What a confidence booster. Well done
‘@McCulleys
Thanks for update – not what was wanting to hear though lol… come on WBHS! sounds like good game by the scoreline
@Rhino: heard M27 W20 with 22 min to go
Any Westville scores please?
@: Gungets
Awesome for the grogper cup :-) i was thinking perhaps 2 losses it may be…
@Tang: So you reckon schools like Grey, Paul Roos, Paarl Boys, Affies etc are only recognised for their achievements on the sports fields?…There are much more to them than just sports. They have produced the same type of results long before any of the modern trends became the norm. Some schools just adapt better to current challenges to stay on top in more areas than one.
Full time, Northwood 31 – 17
Intercept try for Northwood #22, 32 – 17 to Northwood.
@greybearded – awaiting the outcome of the trial.
Forward try from northwood followed by a quickfire and perfectly timed run up the middle by Northwood #23, try under the poles, 17 – 27. Northwood looking really structured now.
Jeppe 17 – 10
@Tang: And Oscar ? …..
@Tang: And Oscar ? …..
@Tang: Selborne pretty much the same.
HT 10 – 10
Excellent solo try from Northwood left wing, sub #23, after skip pass from 12, 50m run, under the sticks.
10 – 10
The comments about PBHS are rather amusing. PBHS is probably the only Boys school in South Africa that has not succumbed to any of the unsavoury professionalism that is creeping into school sports.
There are no sponsors on the jerseys, there are no professional coaches and there are no boys playing on ridiculous sports bursaries.
The easy route for any school to improve results is to buy players, accept sponsorships and pay large sums of money for professional coaches.
Boys High to its credit have succumbed to none of these. If schools were judged on the right criteria and not just the results on sports fields, Boys High would rightfully be number 1 in South Africa. I salute PBHS for their approach to sport and for not taking the easy way out.
Jeppe 10 – 0. Slick running, midfield help from impressive Jeppe #1, quick recycle, Jeppe 13 in on the right touch line.
Very impressive Jeppe front row, strong and very mobile.
Penalty Northwood, 10 – 3
Jeppe 5 – NW 0 after 10 minutes. Good strong run by right wing, stopped just short, recycled right, 15 jogs in. Conversion missed.
@Gungets Tuft: those metal poles are such a stupid way to cordon off areas around a rugby field…. only a matter of time before a kid gets badly hurt on one of them!
Any Westville v MHS scores ?
@Jordaan: I care, would have been there if Northwood wasn’t playing Jeppe today.
Jeppe 2nds vs Northwood, Jeppe win 29 – 19. Ugly end to the match, Jeppe red carded for off the ball incident, nearly impaled a Northwood boy on a damn rebar pole. Eeisch.
@GreenBlooded: What time do the midlands games kick off?
@Anonymous: Nice!! Another Grogper point in the bag! Well done School.
@Rugbyman: Eish!
@Jordaan: Come on mate, that’s uncalled for
DHS currently 27-8 ahead
@beet: Re Cornwall Hill, bear in mind two things:
1. The 1,700 pupils are spread over 15 grades – from 000 to 12; and
2. It is a co-ed school.
As such, there are less than 60 boys (on average) per grade, which is a decent size for primary school but is very small for a high school. As a result, Cornwall Hill Prep is very competitive, but the high school less so. Furthermore, many of the top sportsmen from the prep school go to PBHS or St Alban’s for high school.
If Cornwall Hill continues to grow and if they retain their star prep school sportsmen, they will become very competitive. I suppose that it is very similar to Clifton (North Coast) in Natal….perhaps about five years behind.
2 Big Games in the Midlands today!! Andrew Nicholson will ref the game between Hilton and Kearsney on Gilfillan and Andrew Pace will ref the game between Michealhouse and Westville on Meadows.
In Durban the Northwood / Jeppe match will be refereed by Paul McKay and and the DHS/Parktown game will be refereed by Wayne Muller.
@Andre T: Ek gaan rugby toe is dit jy en Tannie Emsie?
@Tjoppa: As jy Overvaal Stereo kan opvang, luister so 08h30
@Tjoppa: Start solank daai kombi
@Rugbyman: Sien ons jou Maandag?
@Rugbyman: Smaak my dit is al wat klein is by Spies
@Tjoppa: blote hoorse… die wereld is mos maar klein
@Speartackle: ek het gisteraand jou kort outobiografie aan my kinders voorgelees… bliksem was die 2tjies beindruk hoor! My laaitie het selfs notas geneem… my dogtertjie het spontaan begin wawiele maak van opgewondenheid! Sy wil net meer weet… nog hoor! Jy is haar hero! Kan beet dalk so paar spog fotos van jou lewe opsit? Sal hulle graag wil wys!
My laaitie wou nog altyd boys town toe gaan! Toe se ek hom… in my dae daar het ons tralies voor die vensters verwag… maar nie sulke dikkes nie…
@Rugbyman: Jy was baie naby????????????
@Tjoppa: dis ook nie pinochio nie… dit lyk net soos sy neus wat tussen die spinnerakke uitsteek…
@Playa: @jakes: Marais viljoen…. with respect, they appointed a female headmistress… In my opinion that was the beginning of the end… they then also decided under her guidance to no longer play Beeld trophee… the effect of this is that the boys at marais get very little exposure and only play about 10 games a year… a very short season… hence they are really disappearing from the radar slowly but surely…
@Rugbyman: Nie spider man nie maar Pinnochio. Die spiderweb waarna jy verwys is eintlik holhare.
@Woltrui: nee wollies… uli was beslis in hendrik verwoerd… so ook naas
@Speartackle: Het hy jou wragtig ‘n rockspider genoem. Maar ons sal ons weerhou van name calling. Soutpnieliekie.
@Speartackle: ek dink beet verwys na die spiderman tatoo op jou linkerboud… hy bedoel net goed!
@Beet: Cornwall Hill is a private school situated next to the OR Tambo highway between Pretoria and Johannesburg. It actually is part of an estate. Now, you must be very very rich to have your children schooled there. It is pre-, primary and secondary. Astro turfs galore, most beautiful cricket fields, squash courts, tennis courts, you name it – but the rugby field is not of the same quality, although not bad. And the parents paid for everything – from scratch within a matter of a decade.
@Woltrui: Uli was soos Naas in Hendrik Verwoerd. Sien onderstaande inligting.
Volle naam Ulrich Louis Schmidt
Geboortedatum 10 Julie 1961 (1961-07-10) (52 jaar oud)
Geboorteplek Pretoria, Suid-Afrika
Lengte 1,8 m
Gewig 90 kg
Rugbyloopbaan
Posisie(s) Haker
Professionele klubs
Weermag RVK
Provinsiale/Staatspanne
1986-1992
1993-1994 Blou Bulle
Transvaal
Nasionale span(ne) Wedst (pte)
1986-1994 Suid-Afrika 17 (9)
Ander Inligting
Skool Hoërskool Hendrik Verwoerd
@Djou: Djou are you referring to Uli Schmidt? Uli Schmidt was a Menlopark boitjie. His father, the original “Blou Bul”, was at Affies.
@beet: Spider diagram????? Why are you calling us names?
Very interesting reading all this info on Pretoria Boys High School.
Today I heard that Cornwall College, a private school in N/Gauteng has something like 1700 students from Gr1-12. That translates to a huge school and suggests that even if they don’t shape when it comes to rugby, they must be doing a lot of things right in other fields of education to attract those sorts of numbers.
@beet: We don’t have offices. We work in Mother Nature……..with our bare hands en met die sweet op ons aangesig.
@Speartackle: Can’t you send me a spider diagram of how you, Andre T and Johan Beyers are connected/related. I always forget, A lot of people say that Johan Beyers runs the family Martha’s Garden business even tho he has the smallest office??? Once I get the spider diagram I will save it on the server as a reference file that people can always refer to.
@GreenBlooded: What I found unique about this GW hooker story was that the MCOB who sponsored him at MC actually got his money back from GW, after he kicked up a fuss. I’m not sure how true this is but that’s the way it was told to me. I should actually make a point of asking the well-known MCOB myself.
@Pedantic: Arrr, I do, normally, but the lad in question is ex-College. Lawdy man, ye cannae keep any claim once you leave and then come back and fight on Goldstones. Sies man, ex-College ..
@BOG: Waar is jou menslikheid? Dis darem baie lelik om so te praat oor iemand wat so donker verlede het en probeer skoon kom.
@Djou: he is talking through his backside. He was dux at kwaggasrand, where he did a practical std. 8. From there, he spent two years as a “gap student at weskoppies. And as you can see, he is trying hard to romanticise his past with fairy tales
@Speartackle: Shame Spear. Jys beslis weer besig om Red Heart te drink. Dis al wanneer jy so nostalgies raak.
@Duppie: Jy is inderdaad ‘n grapkas.
Julle 2 sal mens mal maak.
@Ploeg: Please ask your friend, mr. Stoops, why he withheld the name of the relevant school in his recent article, which demonstrates real shocking behaviour.
He mentioned names of other schools and learners in the same article. Double standards, perhaps biased? I don’t know.
I had to think real hard about the school he referred to, but I can only imagine it to be a school supported by a grass eating shoe!
@Spear:
@Djou: Where, the shower or maybe the kitchen sink?
@Djou: Thanks Djou……..I almost started crying after I read it again.
@Spear: A lovely story – if you write a book, I will read it.
@Djou: I went back to Vrede but my parents then sent me to Boy’s Town in Magaliesburg. After six months I escaped there and went to Bekker Skole. I got expelled there after 3 days and then went to John Orr Tech where I fell in love with a girl from Helpmekaar Meisies. We married at the end of st 9 and finished our schooling at Damelin. We then went on holiday to Miami where I got a job at the university as a janitor in the football lockers. Whilst throwing the football around a bit during my breaks the coach approached me and offered me a bursary. I played 16 games quarterback for the University of Miami Hurricanes when Don Shula, then the coach of the Miami Dolphins spotted me. It was almost at the sime time Naas went to the Cowboys. I was going through a bad time as my Helpmekaar girlfriend dumped me for a Fort Lauderdale life saver. I got home sick and declined Mr Shula’s offer and came home. I spent some time in state institutions till I met Andre T. He took me in and I’m forever in his debt.
@Beet: The composition of PBHS changed quite a bit over the past decade. Afrikaans is still heard, but not as regular as then. It was not strange for 50% of the PBHS-team having Afrikaans as home language. It has changed, though. Demographic and growth changes within Pretoria also contributed – traffic is a nightmare and to drive all the way to drop your kid at a school not close to your home (such as PBHS), can add quite a bit to your schedule compared to a decade ago and it is also becoming expensive. However, between Menlopark, Garsies and Waterkloof a max of 15 minutes driving time can be added.
@Spear: Yes, CR Swart, FH Odendaal, Langenhoven, Oos-Moot – all at times had decent teams. And don’t forget Naas Botha and Uli at Hendrik Verwoerd. Moot-area had teams of relative strength and the match-ups were very entertaining. So, after leaving Affies after one day, where did you end up?
@Pedantic: He was a former College, former DHS, former Northwood, former Westville Glenwood player if I remember correctly. Glenwood were just unlucky to get him last. Saw him playing in a Premier Division club match last year. Very impressive player.
@Pedantic: True, he was ex-College, but the Greyville / Harbour mentality must have worn off on him in Umbilo!
Some great comments here, no comparison between PBHS and DHS – PBHS does really sell itself, not so I’m afraid with DHS.
Can’t understand why DHS keep popping up on this blog, we might as well be talking about Pinetown! Every year it’s DHS u14’s & u16’s are dominating KZN this year and we can expect to be back where we belong with the 1st XV in a few years etc. garbage look at the facts, DHS 1st XV has not beaten a top tier school in KZN for the last 10 years, so why should we keep giving them credit as a tier 1 school.
Does College still play DHS, maybe our 3rd’s vs their 1st’s??
@Jordaan: Wasn’t that GW hooker who started the fight an ex College boy? (Or should it be former College boy?) Gotta tread carefully with phrasing – GT gets grumpy.
@Jordaan: Jordy, you are wrong. It made a real dull game at least a bit exciting.
@star: Agreed, I’ll never forget the GW vs College game on Goldstones a few years ago – nationally televised and the GW hooker goes crazy and starts a huge fight towards the end of the game – I would have been extremely embarrassed by this, of course this is par for the course for GW though.
@Djou: In my dae wou CR Swart my bitter graag gehad het. Eintlik wou almal my gehad het.
Hulle het in die vroee tagtigs n mean team gehad.
@RBugger: Tjoppa is 100% correct. In the early days (2001), PBHS recruited from Afrikaans primary schools. In fact, my neighbour’s son went to PBHS even though Menlopark was within walking distance. He did not even consider Menlopark and had to choose between Affies and PBHS. His parents made the final choice (due to the thinking that it will be to his benefit after school).
During tose days it was Affies, PBHS and Waterkloof who took rugby seriously and recruited aggressively from all neighbourhoods.
@beet: I think what is happening with PBHS is that with schools like Garsfontein Menlo etc also providing exposure for boys on bigger stages the boy that would normally get chosen at Affies B or C side is leaving for the mentioned schools.
It was known that these boys who does not make the A&B side usually emigrated to the Enemy. But now they are leaving for other Afrikaans schools or maybe going directly to the other schools.
Therefore PBHS is losing out on a lot of talented boys.
But please do not despair. The guys at PBHS are spending a lot to upgrade facilities etc to ensure that the boys joining will only get the best in training and development. Just give them time they are doing it the correct and honourable way. They will be back
@Speartackle: Not class but same time – when I was in Matric he was a Grade 8 pupil at PBHS – of course, at that stage he was not known at all, in fact, he did not do athletics – do remember him playing cricket and even rugby though
@RBugger: Were you in class with Oscar?
@Beet @Star: It is sad, in my day (2001) recruitment was not heard of up in Pretoria, not to us anyway.
I came from Selborne College initially, arriving at PBHS in Grade 10 and a few jokes were going around that I was bought – of course, this was untrue, my father just got a job anb in Pretoria and we moved there as a family.
However, now it seems a reality. I remember the great battles against the top teams, Affies, Grey Bloem and M College (these 3 always the toughest test) we never worried about recruits coming in to take our place, we all fought with pride for our school and i know the same was tru for our opponents.
This will slowly die (the passion for the school) as a recruit will not have the same feeling for the school, it will just be another rugby jersey – and what is worse, how do the recruits feel about school work, do they even bother, are there schoo l results important to the school’s anymore. A youngster becoming recruited could well feel that he is special, a professional, so why bother with school work – they are too immature to realise that only a very select few will ever make it in rugby and even fewer will make enough money from rugby to retire for good once finished – this is not premiership football
@beet: Agreed, especially with Garsies being so aggressive, but those are Afrikaans speaking…..maybe parents are sending their kids to private schools more these days…
@RBugger: @star: This is the effect of rugby from a marketing point of view.
I believe Pretoria Boys High with 1600 boys is still oversubscribed. Very different to DHS in that the school setting really does sell itself and when coupled with educational opportunities results in no shortage of target market interest. In an increasingly competitive Pretoria rugby market though, without any form of bursaries (for any sports) I imagine they are losing out on a few potential top players who wouldn’t have hesitated to join the school in Gr.8 if a financial package similar to what they get currently was on the table.
@ RBugger- Are they actively involved in recruitment? If not then not so much a decline as that the other schools are moving ahead. It happened at DHS as much as management thought that the school itself would be the necessary attraction. It has become a dog eats dog world out there and we all hoping that the new regime will have some balance and control( hence the headmasters agreement in KZN).
@Woltrui: You have forgotten the game HTSM played against Monnas on the 12/4/2014
What is happening with Pretoria Boys High – they seem to be on the decline, sadly. I always viewed us as up there with the strongest English Speakign Boys School in the country, but the results are starting to dip year on year
@jakes: That’s so sad. I enjoyed their brand of rugby.
Cherries beat Fichardtpark 26 – 0.
@Rucker: Thanks I’ve included your FYI in the table
@Vleis: Thanks Vleis. I have removed that game
Pretoria Boys High just lost to HTS John Vorster in an away night game 20 – 25. That’s the 9th game in 34 days, all on the road. Boys High now have a win record of 2 in 9 played.
@Rugbyman: Selfde dankie.
@seabass: Only ice in the physios box?
See you there.
@ Playa- I really do not know much regarding Marais Viljoen> I know they were one of the biggest competitors in the super 16 and Beeld competitions and were a big challenge for EG Jansen, especially in the 2004 super 16 final when they played each other in one of the greatest matches ever. They slowly showed a decline the last few years
@ Woltrui- you are right regarding the tough matches by HTS Middelburg and EG Jansen. Another thing is that both these teams played in the 1/4 finals of the Tuks series a few days before the Kearsney tournament. In my honest opinion they are overcommited with all these fixtures> The team management should sit down in future and determine which games are more important. Then schedule their season accordingly. They can not play so many tough games in 02-03 weeks> it is a killer for the rest of the season..
@jakes: What ever happened to Marais Viljoen? They were quite competitive in the early-mid 2000s. I remember they had a classic clash against EGJ which was always brutal, but great to watch.
03 big matches at LC de Villiers in Pretoria on Saturday> Kempton Park vs Transvalia could be a great one to see how Transvalia might fare against the top macro schools in Falcons region> HTS Middelburg vs Garsfontein should be the thriller of the day and the match of the weekend!!. Then EG Jansen vs Nelspruit should be another big game. EGJ should NOT underestimate Nelspruit who pulled of a few big wins as well..EGJ must come well prepared and motivated..
Jee-fnukers-wiskers!! Both EG Janses and HTS Middelburg has got the mother of all fixture list:
Jansies:
-18/4: Grey Bloem
-20/4: Glenwood-Barbarians
-22/4: Kearsney
-26/4: Nellies
-28/4: Grey PE
-30/4: Paul Roos.
HTS:
-18/4: Nico Malan
-20/4: Kearsney
-22/4: Affies
-26/4: Garsies
-28/4: Diamandveld
-30/4: Boland Landbou
Six games against the best in 2 weeks.
In the “old” days we used to play 2 games in two weeks. And then we were tired after a long season of 12 games. The laaities of today are tough little buggers for sure
@star: I’ll accept since you put it to me
@star: Saw Michael Barker in the pub last night and asked him if he remember playing against House and getting Paul Zaloumis next a neck lock. His response was YES, I had to, his Dad was my dentist!
@star: Ya, we could afford to buy him and Frolick…
@ McCulleys- do you honestly think that anyone would pay for me.
Funny enough there were plenty of accusations against my older broer .I think they were the first of the so called mercenaries at House(1979).
@Redblack White: I think that guy will make an excellent soccer player…….
@Buffel: @star: Star leave the white strip at home, being your post matric alma mater (were you bought?) doesn’t count anymore, especially seeing you were 20 at the time
@star: i only got sent off twice in matric ( Michaelhouse and DF Malan, so fully support your statement
@Ballie: Yes, we really looking forward to the fixture in the Capital. St Charles has always been our yardstick and a mutual respect and healthy rivalry exists between the two schools. In fact, this year we play away and home fixtures which further spices things up! Also, the St Charles 1st XV coach is an old mate from Edgewood so pride and bragging rights will be on the line. Pity, St Charles is a “dry” school…
@ Buffel
@Playa- did you not know that Westville boys are perfect gentlemen and to question their discipline would be an insult. It is taken for granted that they are not involved in any of the nefarious dealings that GW seems to constantly be involved in
@star: sorry-forgot about the brother-in-law connection so I will supply you with a KC jersey and you will have all the bases covered.
@star: I hope your investigation started by first questioning the discipline of the Westville boys that day before insinuating such.
@ROOIBUL: Sterkte vir saterdag! Gaan n moerse game wees!
@GreenBlooded: How’s this for bias – this bloke missed the biggest punch-up right under his nose and just patted the offenders on the back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDu9atksuU
Beet. The Pretoria Boys v St Alban’s game has been delayed until 21st May, as St Alban’s are on holiday.
@Rugbyman: Sorry my maat dis reality.
Sanity has prevailed. I notice that the first team match, gcb against sand du plessis was cancelled . Hopefully, some of the wounded can recover for wk
Hoping for a competitive encounter from Clifton at St Charles (accross all age groups). Important fixture in terms of gaining recognition & placing within Kzn top 10.
@star: the next step in the our quest to do the trebble. I think the fact we beat your banker is now coming home to haunt you. I have a bottle of JWB on the MHS game with my good friend Mr.W and I think it is going to be a close run thing but now with our unfortunate injuries etc, this weekend is now a very big game for us.
Good luck this weekend-what are you going to wear? Take all 3 jerseys to MHS and whoever wins , you can don them with pride.
@ROOIBUL: Nee nee bul… Jy kannie ons trick op ons wil trek nie…. Net ons het beserings!!!!
@star: I guess Westville playing half the match with 13 men AND being marched back 30m was in no way Westville’s doing then?
@ Pedantic- I hope there is only one mythical beast and he is at Gillies and not the Meadows.Westville will already have their hands full with a fresh House waiting to ambush them.
@ GB- with reference to your comment about the common losing element-not necessarily true. 2 years ago Westville won on Gillies but that did not stop the ref from marching the Westville captain back 30 yards for requesting a bit of clarity or the fact that Westville played half the match with 13 men.
Here is hoping for my 2 alma maters to taste the sweet nectar and save me from having to present same to Buffel.
@Rugbyman: Dis ons probleem ook, maar soos jy se dis deel van rugby. The game must go on.
@Dixon’s: Tedder in,Visser out. AC joint,
@Dixon’s: A pity we can’t watch both matches in the midlands this weekend – they should both be good.
From what I hear, KC are pretty much decimated by injury – Visser & Rich are definitely out so some G11’s get to step up this weekend. Good news is that Xaba is back.
The team showed character in the 2nd half vs EG without key players so I’m confident they will do themselves proud, win or lose.
@GreenBlooded: Haha – good point!
@Pedantic: nothing better to do this weekend… might just take a slow drive though the Meander and stop of in Balgowan or Hilton for a bit.
Any news on injuries? i saw Tedder and Visser both come off against EGJ with their shoulders in a sling, nothing serious i hope! Easter festivals take a toll on the boys… they should all be given a few days rest before the next fixture
@Pedantic: I’ll bet that the “supporters from various schools” and the “KXN’ers (that) have witnessed it” will all have one thing in common – their team lost!
@GreenBlooded: No future accusations at all, I’m speaking from previous experiences and discussions with supporters from various schools who have witnessed the mythical beast on Gilfillan.
Who knows what the forecast will be for this weekend – we may well be pleasantly surprised!
Maybe beet should put up a poll so we can see how many KXN’ers have witnessed it ?
@Pedantic: Accusing the referee of bias BEFORE the game has even kicked off is a new concept for me – I guess what we can deduce from this is that the Kearsney supporters do not fancy their chances at the top of Town Hill this weekend??
I guess it is only known to those of us who have taken up the whistle – at any level – to know that we have nothing to gain and everything to lose by waking up in the morning and going out to favour one team. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. PERIOD. What happens in bucket-loads is that supporters of a particular team need to find an excuse for their teams loss and the referee is a convenient target. Have you ever EVER heard a supporter of the winning team say “Jeez – we were lucky to win that one, the referee was totally biases towards us.” If you have please let me know because it would be a first for me.
@Tjoppa: ons doen ja… nogal baie… maar ons kla nie… dis deel van rugby! Mens vat mos maar die soet saam met die suur.
@GreenBlooded: There is a difference between a mediocre ref and a blatantly biased ref.
We are led to believe that a biased ref is a mythical creature – the proof of this creature can be found in the midlands
@Redblack White: Indeed!! And for the ref critics who think they know it all – I challenge you all to take the IRB online law exam here:
http://www.irblaws.com/
You will probably need to spend a good few hours (days or weeks for some of you) reading the lawbook beforehand which can be found here:
http://www.irblaws.com/downloads/IRB_Laws_2013_EN.pdf
@Buffel: @GreenBlooded: Midlands Mafia???? – btw – there are no rules in rugby, only laws
@Buffel: Midlands Mafia?
@Tjoppa: Stade de Francais
@Rugbyman: Hoor jy sukkel so bietjie met beserings.
@Tjoppa: Al die games is by LC de Villiers…. jy en mamma kan lekker hande onder die kombersie sit en rugby kyk….
Where is the semi finals of Tuks Reeks taking place?
Must agree with you watched Craig Joubert ref at kerf and was great to see how the game flowed because of him. We have had some interesting calls up the hill in the past. Kearsney seem to be missing quite a few key players so it will be interesting
KC/Hilton to be a close thing. KC missing some key players. Some boys need to put up their hands and be counted. Hope the Midlands mafia
are having an off day and actually blow to the rules of rugby. Pity we can’t have the calibre of Craig Joubert,week in and week out , then no finger pointing will take place.