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Straueli’s departure could be good news for College & Westville

16 October, 2013 beet 10

There are reports circulating in the media that Commercial Director Rudolf Straueli will leave the Sharks shortly to join the Lions.

If he does go, there is a chance that more details about his management style during his time in Durban will be talked about more openly and perhaps in that lies the opportunity to find out more or less what kind of a decision-making influence he exercised over schoolboy rugby in KwaZulu-Natal.…

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New Hilton College rugby coach confirmed

15 October, 2013 beet 13

Hilton has confirmed the appointment of AC Blume as their new 1st XV rugby coach. The energetic young Afrikaans teacher and assistant housemaster was assistant coach to Brad Macleod-Henderson over the past couple of seasons.

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KZN Craven Week 2004 – 2013 : team of the decade

14 October, 2013 beet 62

He’s quite possibly the most well-known SBR blogger in the country, so when it came to finding someone to share his opinion on the Kwazulu-Natal Craven Week team from representatives of the last 10 years, who better to ask than KZN’s very own GrasshopperHere are his picks:

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More schoolboys playing in the Currie Cup under-19

11 October, 2013 beet 55

The list of schoolboy players involved in under-19 Currie Cup rugby continues to grow. This week EG Jansen’s successful captain Pieter Jansen will be in action for the Lions against Border while the selection of talented Innocent Radebe, the St Stithian’s and Golden Lions flyhalf on the Sharks under-19 bench for Saturday’s match against Western Province has come as a bit of a surprise.…

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We should take a close look at rugby factories

10 October, 2013 beet 31

KlofiePa drew my attention to this really good article from the Business Day written by Liz McGregor who visited Dale College in King Williams town. She writes about a possible reason why we produce so few black Springboks.…

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A new DHS in Ballito?

25 September, 2013 beet 22

I came to hear about this over the weekend for the first time. Just remember you know the context whenever someone starts a statement with the word “apparently” so here it goes: …

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Glenwood versus Westville back in 2014

19 September, 2013 beet 32

Finally the adults seem to have that put their differences aside, meaning that in 2014 the boys from Westville and Glenwood can again do what they have always wanted to do all along and that is to just play some good hard rugga against each other. …

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WP u18 Sevens team

19 September, 2013 beet 2

The WP Sevens team for the national provincial under-18 tournament to be held at Curro Hazeldean on 23/24 September 2013.…

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Hilton College interviewing rugby head coach candidates

17 September, 2013 beet 22

Well it’s quite possibly the most lucrative schoolboy rugby coaching position in South Africa so you can bet your bottom dollar that the list of applications received by Hilton College for the post of rugby head coach contains numerous familiar names in KwaZulu-Natal local rugby circles and from outside the province as well. Given the potential salary involved there might even be one or two very high profile coaches with professional or maybe even international experience applying for the position.…

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KZN u18 Sevens team 2013

16 September, 2013 beet 23

The Kwazulu-Natal Sevens team that will be participating in the national under-18 tournament to be played in Pretoria at Curro Hazeldean, from 16 -17 September is:…

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New Varsity Cup rules set to place more emphasis on student qualification

16 September, 2013 beet 17

The new Varsity Cup rules are due out anytime now. It’s expected that for the 2014 season, in order to qualify, players will have to have at least one full completed year of study under the belt. For 2015 this will increase to 2 years of study. In other words they will have to be real students and not just posers.…

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Queens wins the Hirsch Shield again

15 September, 2013 beet 2

In athletics, Queens won the Hirsch Shield for something like the 12th time in a row, beating out numerous well-known Eastern Cape rivals. A truly outstanding achievement by Queens. Selborne were second followed by Grey High and St Andrews College.…