Surprise results of the 2021 schoolboy rugby season
Here’s a post to maybe update as the season progresses. Keeping tabs on the surprise results that define the 2021 schoolboy rugby season:…
Graeme Rugby Day 2021 – 03 Jul 2021
Final Rugby Day Programme for Saturday 3 July 2021.
| SLOT | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h00 | Pearson | – | – | Mary Waters | |
| 09h10 | Dale | – | – | Framesby | |
| 10h20 | Cambridge | – | – | Muir | |
| 11h30 | Hudson Park | – | – | Marlow | |
| 12h40 | Grey HS | – | – | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | |
| 13h50 | St Andrew’s | – | – | Nico Malan | |
| 15h00 | Kingswood | – | – | Queen’s | |
| 16h10 | Graeme | – | – | Selborne |
Covid related trouble looms for school sport in Gauteng
The Beeld newspaper warns of possible trouble for school sports in Gauteng in their Saturday 08 May edition.…
Absa Wildeklawer 2021 fixtures
Main match days: Saturday 7 August 2021 and Monday 9 August 2021
Venue: Hoërskool Diamantveld (and Kimberley Boys’ High)
Age Groups: 1st XV, u16A, u15A and u14A (no primary school tournament)…
Cape Town Southern Suburbs prepare to battle it out
Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs’ Big Four prepare for the first round of their annual home and away derbies with Bishops hosting SACS and Rondebosch home to Wynberg.…
Can Paul Roos turn the tables on Gim?
Match to be steamed via SSS on Saturday 08 May 2021. Kick-off is at 11:45. …
Coming soon to Brugstraat!
Grey College travels to Paarl to face their toughest rivals over the last decade.…
Durbanville’s win some, lose some road to success
Cape Town Northern Suburbs’ school Durbanville may be confined to Premier B-league status in their own Western Province provincial setup but right now at the start of the 2021 season they are regarded as a star on the rise on the national stage.…
Koerant Brief: Noord-Suid toernooi – speelveld uiters ongelyk
Brief wat vandag in Die Beeld en Die Burger koerante gepubliseer is:…
Grey College lock looks like the real deal
Grey College second row forward JF van Heerden is one of the hottest prospects on the SA school rugby scene in 2021. The 16-year-old who turns 17 early in May is 1.99m and weighs 110kg and boy can he “jol”. …
Noord-Suid 2021 Team of the Day 1 + 2
Just for a bit of fun:…
Maritzburg College make the most of Bloem tour
The Maritzburg College 1st XV made an eleventh hour decision to join their other teams at the Fichardtpark Rugby Festival in Bloemfontein after their initial plans to travel to Krugersdorp were derailed.…
Paul Roos backs on fire against Boland Landbou
There was a setback for detractors hoping to pin the “#HockeySchool” label on Paul Roos following decisions not to play at the Monnas Centenary Festival, Noord-Suid and Wildeklawer in 2021.…
Two players stand out in the Bloutrein victory
Paarl Boys’ High head coach Peter Engledow looks like he is in charge of a high calibre team on par with the three teams his predecessor guided to the national number one ranking during three remarkable unbeaten local seasons in a row.…
Northwood’s YouTube blueprint to overcome DigiTV issues
In these difficult times when broadcasting school rugby had become a need, not just a luxury, Northwood has a solution that other schools in the same bracket need to consider as well.…
DigiTV R50 / R100 packages in support of Monnas Centenary fundraising
DIGITV TO SUPPORT MONNAS’ CENTENARY FUNDRAISING
DigiTV is all about community and we were moved by how the community of Hoërkool Monument as well as the schoolboy rugby fraternity came together during the last week to help make the Monnas Centenary Festival a reality after it seemed that all was lost.…
Out of province school rugby tours – red tape
Schools have to apply for permission to tour.…
Monnas Centenary Festival back on track after drama
DigiTV are in a fight against time to fix technical issues ahead of the festival kickoff on 23/04/2021
New Fixtures – updated 21/04/2021
As new information came to light, it turned out that Monnas had been let down. Promises of a sponsor being onboard never materialised. There was no sponsor! With little over a week to go until kickoff, a third party initially responsible for organising the festival announced it was off. 100 years of history was not about to be buried and forgotten though. For those who care about Monnas, it presented an opportunity to show what could be achieved by working hard together in the face of adversity.
Paragraph from document confirming the inability to obtain a sponsor
It is important that we are transparent with all stakeholders and in this respect, we must inform you that due to some major obstacles experienced over the course of preparations we have been unable to secure a title sponsor for the tournament. This ultimately placed immeasurable pressure on us and the organizers of this event. Regrettably, we have been unable to overcome this hurdle to date, despite fighting to the bitter end
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Fichardtpark set for an action packed rugby fest
A-field fixtures added.
Fichardtpark is on track to host their annual rugby event. After over a year of school rugby inactivity, the timing of this 3-matches-in-4-days festival might turn it into something well worth following. Maritzburg College are set to join the likes of the Diamantveld, the Grey College Cherries, Goudveld and Welkom Gim to provide plenty of action on the field.…
Covid concerns for Gauteng tours as Klofies netball cancelled
There has been a Covid outbreak amongst students and teachers at Waterkloof in Pretoria recently . Even their headmaster tested positive and is in hospital. The Waterkloof nedball tournament has been cancelled.
Its belived that the Gauteng Department of Education might act swiftly and strictly to try bring matters under control.
Affies in Pretoria are set to host the Noord-Suid tournament next week.…
Grant Khomo teams 2019
With EPD status…