No smoke, no fire regarding canned Glenwood – Maritzburg College return game in 2015
Glenwood and Maritzburg College will only have one proper inter-schools rugby day in 2015. The return match which has been a fixture on the KZN school rugby calendar for ages has been scrapped. In the same 2015 season, Maritzburg College will break ground by playing Westville in proper home and away inter-schools fixtures for the very first time.
Maritzburg College has indicated that their decision regarding Glenwood was nothing more than a matter of logistics:…
NWU-Puk under 19 contracted players for 2015
The Leopards have been very competitive at under-19 level over the years and its no longer that big a surprise when they beat one of the big unions during the junior Currie Cup, simply because they have good coaching, good facilities and they attract many talented players their way. This annual prosperity would not been possible if it were not for the close working relationship that the union has with the North-West University or Pukke as they are so often called.…
Blue Bulls under 19 contracted players for 2015
The group of 35 players by school + 1 returning player…
Formalised drug testing and sanctions for schools
Representatives from the Basic Education Department joined forces with the Department of Sport and Recreation to brief Parliament on draft changes to the South African Schools Act that will facilitate random drug testing at schools, with recommended sanctions for those caught using steroids and banned stimulants.
READ HERE:
http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/Steroids-issue-in-schools-tackled-20141106…
Hilton College hones in on Investec Academy General Manager
Confirmed – the appointment of Greg Miller. Miller will also stay on with Investec and balance the responsibilities.
Post from 19 October 2014
It’s not official yet but Hilton is expected to name Greg Miller, the current Investec International Rugby Academy General Manager as their new Director of Rugby.…
IRB clarifies laws regarding “crocodile rolls” & other aspects
Initiated by Greenblooded
During the course of the year the IRB is called on to clarify grey areas of the law book. Below are a few of the interesting issues that have arisen in 2014.
The first ties in nicely with the “crocodile roll” (many names to define this), an increasingly popular method whereby a support player deals with a so called “jackal” from the defending team who’s already into a very low position over a tackled player and about to attempt a turnover, by gripping the “jackal” around his upper-body and rolling him over to the side. Here’s a short Youtube video of the technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzge8Hs1TN8.
Hillcrest touch rugby players schoolbags stolen
According to the KZN newspaper the Daily News, more than 50 schoolbags belonging to Hillcrest High players attending a touch rugby tournament at Kings Park in Durban on Friday, were stolen out of their bus. The theft happened within an hour of their arrival at Kings Park and none of the bus windows were broken. …
Cape Town “Big 4” rugby schools putting their foot down
Its turning into quite an eventful off season in the Western Cape and its the big rugby schools in Cape Town schools that are mainly responsible for creating the headlines.…
Test Springboks : leading schools’ per position
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
Total Springbok Caps per School
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
Springboks by Province / Region through the Eras
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
Springboks by School through the Eras
By BHP
Stats as at 31 October 2014…
KZN schoolboy rugby players that became Springboks
KwaZulu-Natal is very passionate about schoolboy rugby. For decades school rugby in the region has been well organised, had good infrastructure and enjoyed a very strong support base. Many, many good rugby players have been produced by a number of schools in the province. However very few of these talented players have gone on to play for the Springboks. The truth is that as much as KZN loves their rugby and as big a part as the region plays in the overall well-being of the sport in this country, the province’s schools only account for just over 6% of the players that have represented South Africa on the international stage.…
Sharks under 19 contracted players for 2015
Sharks CEO John Smit has changed a number of things during his first year in charge at Kings Park but one that looks likely to stay the same is the union’s approach to contracting junior players. Only 12 junior contracts for 2015 have been awarded. 11 to schoolboys with the other going to current Sharks under-19 starter Chris Lines who is still under-18 this year. …
Free State contracted school rugby players for 2015
The Free State contracted junior players for 2015 has been announced with 30 schoolboys making up the list.…
KZN Coaches and Selectors for 2015
There are plenty of changes in the KZN provincial age group rugby coaching and selector panel structures for the 2015 season.…
Michaelhouse well represented in Currie Cup Final 2014
The analysis below was forwarded to blogger Steve. It’s of the schools of origin of the players in Saturdays Currie Cup final per SARFU’s data. As always it makes for interesting reading in terms of some of the “smaller” rugby schools contribution to SA rugby and certainly from a Michaelhouse perspective 5 players is a first (there were 4 in the 2011 final at Ellis Park which was unprecedented at the time). 24 out of 44!…
A new over-age player at Glenwood allegation
The Sunday Times article of 19 October 2014 entitled “School rugby in crisis as hulks loom over lads” had a subheading: “Allegations that team is using an over-aged boy” which refers to a Glenwood 1st XV rugby player of 2014. …
St Andrew’s loss is Graeme College’s gain
St Andrew’s College of Grahamstown is in the process of finding a new Director of Rugby. The reason for this is that Old Selbornian Allan Miles, their head of rugby for the past five seasons has decided not to renew his contract. He will instead be follow a different career path by take up a full-time teaching post and senior housemaster position at neighbouring Graeme College, starting in 2015.…
SA Schools to senior cricket conversion rate (1994-2010)
A concerned parent forwarded this.
Using the SA Schools cricket team by year lists available on the website www.SchoolSportsNews.co.za, he was able to identify that between the 1994 team containing legendary wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and the 2010 team which capped the rising international star Quinton de Kock, 79 out of 243 listed places belonged to players who went on to make it to senior cricket level. That’s just a shade under 33% or 1 out of every 3.…
Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week 2015 Dates & Venues
| YOUTH WEEK | DATE | VENUE | UNION |
|---|---|---|---|
| u13 Craven Week | 29 June – 3 July | Hoërskool Rob Ferreira White River |
Pumas |
| u16 Grant Khomo Week | 6 – 9 July | Bridgton Sports Grounds Oudtshoorn |
SWD |
| u18 Academy Week | 06 – 10 July | Isak Steyl Stadium Vanderbijlpark |
Valke |
| u18 Craven Week | 13 – 18 July | Markötter Fields, PRG Stellenbosch |
WP |
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Blue Bulls & KZN Share The Spoils at IPT 2014
After an intense week of youth club rugby hosted by the KZNRU at Woodburn Stadium in Pietermaritzburg, the Blue Bulls and KZN Duikers emerged as winners in the five participating age groups.
The Blue Bulls were victorious in the Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 age groups with KZN lifting the trophies in the Under 16 and Under 18 age groups.…
WP wins National u18 Sevens tournament 2014
Monument of Krugersdorp hosted the fourth National under-18 Sevens tournament from Monday to Tuesday 06 – 07 October 2014. 15 provincial teams and Namibia took part. The Valke were the defending champions. Western Province beat South Western Districts 31-24 in the Cup Final to claim the 2014 title. …
Most expensive schools in South Africa
The website Businesstech recently published its list of the most expensive private schools in SA. You can check it out with pictures of the different schools that made the list here: http://businesstech.co.za/news/general/70063/most-expensive-schools-in-south-africa/…
Stefan Terblanche to host “Great Debate” at Maritzburg College
The SchoolboyRugby Blog had the honour of Stefan Terblanche doing some free publicity work for the website via twitter recent. But before anyone gets overexcited that Stefan’s now taking a greater interest in school rugby its worth mentioning that he is hosting a Gala Debate Evening at Maritzburg College on 01 October, so his tweets are probably just amounted to a bit of self-promotion more than anything else (not that I’m unhappy about it 
)…
George Campbell coach to join Kearsney in 2015
Likeable and well-respected George Campbell head coach Antonie Prinsloo has accepted a Maths teaching post at Kearsney and will start in January 2015.…
Sharks u19 vs EP u19: do or die time!
The Sharks and Eastern Province under-19 teams clash in a must win round-robin match at Kings Park on Saturday, 27 September 2014 (09h30). Along with the Golden Lions, the the three teams find themselves battling it out for the last remaining semifinal spot in this year ABSA under-19 competition. The Lions have a bye this weekend but appear to have a slightly easier finish after that, so defeat for either of the other two will probably spell the end of their hopes of making the playoffs. …
ABSA u19 Currie Cup Fixtures & Results 2014
| TEAM | P | W | PTS |
| Group A | |||
| Blue Bulls U19 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| WP U19 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| Free State U19 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| Sharks U19 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| EP Kings U19 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Golden Lions U19 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Leopards U19 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
RESULTS…
Westville has a new rugby assistant coach
UPDATED
Dean Carelse is officially the new Westville 1st XV rugby assistant coach. Carelse joined Westville from Grey High, where he had at a stage been the 1st XV coach. In this his first rugby season at Westville in 2014, he was head coach of their under-16A team. So it has been a meteoric rise to the top. You can find out more about Dean Carelse’s background here: link …
KZN / Natal Schools Craven Week teams of the 1970’s
Thank you once again to Johan of Affiesrugby.co.za for taking the time to provide this information.…
KZN Duikers u18 named for club rugby’s IPT 2014
The 2014 Inter Provincial Tournament will be hosted in KwaZulu Natal by the KZN Rugby Union and all matches will take place at Woodburn Stadium in Pietermaritzburg from 06-11 October 2014.…
WP under-18 Elite Squad for 2015
Western Province announced a list of 65 players…
School Rugby Top 30 Combo Final Rankings 2014 – using 6 school rugby websites
It wasn’t that long ago that there was just one national school rugby ranking system, now every about every website that covers rugby has it’s own one. Here is the combined effect of 6 such website’s rankings. Points have been allocated on the basis of 20 for 1st, 19 for 2nd, etc, etc. while the remaining few teams are from those who were ranked best outside the Top 20.…
Selborne refuses to play Glenwood at KERF 2015
The original Kearsney Easter Festival fixture list had Selborne and Glenwood matched up to play on Day-3, Monday, 06 April 2015. Selborne subsequently held a meeting Friday, 12 September 2014 and a decision was made on Monday, 15 September not to honour the Glenwood fixture. …
ABSA u19 Currie Cup – Week 11 teams & results
Absa Under 19 Competition
Saturday, September 20 2014
Leopards U19 24 – 46 Blue Bulls U19
WP U19 21 – 20 EP Kings U19
Friday, September 19 2014
Golden Lions U19 41 – 36 Sharks U19…
Recruitment: traditional schools headmasters’ fail to come up with solution
One of the hot topics in school rugby at the moment is recruitment/poaching/buying/”gapsing” of good players from other high schools.…