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u13 Craven Week results: WP & Bulls in final

27 June, 2013 beet 109

It’s North versus South in this year’s under-13 Craven Week final being played at Warmbad High School in Bela-Bela. Western Province complete with their massive front row goes head to head with the primary schoolboys from Pretoria. The two provincial regions topped the standings after three match days of under-13 Craven Week action.

TIME TEAM TEAM
DAY 4
08h30 Border CD 21 5 SWD
08h30 Griquas 12 5 Namibia
09h20 Limpopo 5 32 Leopards
09h20 Free State 26 17 Zimbabwe
10h10 Golden Lions 13 12 KwaZulu-Natal
10h10 Griffons  5 12 Valke
11h00 Mpumalanga 12 29 Border
11h50 Eastern Province 28  0 Boland
13h05 Blue Bulls 10 11 Western Province
DAY 3
09h00 Valke 20 5 Free State
09h50 Griffons 16 5 Griquas
10h40 SWD 7 20 Pumas
11h30 Limpopo 19 33 Border CD
12h20 Blue Bulls 24 0 Golden Lions
13h10 Western Province 20 12 Boland
14h00 Leopards 10 21 Border
14h50 Eastern Province 21 5 KwaZulu-Natal
15h40 Namibia 21 5 Zimbabwe
DAY 2
09h00 SWD 22 5 Griquas
09h50 Valke  5 22 Limpopo Blue Bulls
10h40 Pumas 22 14 Border Country
11h30 Free State 26 5 Namibia
12h20 Griffons 25 7 Zimbabwe
13h10 KwaZulu-Natal 7 13 Boland
14h00 Eastern Province 3 10 Western Province
14h50 Blue Bulls 14 0 Leopards
15h40 Golden Lions 18 7 Border
DAY1
08h30 Golden Lions 36 0 Zimbabwe
09h20 Mpumalanga 17 0 Namibia
10h10 Border 28 17 Free State
11h00 Griffons 3 5 Border CD
11h50 SWD 0 0 Valke
12h40 Leopards 10 5 Eastern Province
14h45 Western Province 31 7 Griquas
15h35 Blue Bulls 19 5 Boland
16h25 Limpopo 5 33 KwaZulu-Natal

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Cape Schools Week 2013 – Results

26 June, 2013 beet 218

Cape Schools Week took place at Paarl Gymnasium from Saturday, 22 June until Wednesday, 26 June. 15 games were played. Western Cape won 8. Eastern Cape won 7.

TIME SCHOOL SCHOOL
Wed, 26-Jun DAY 3
A-FIELD
08h00 SACS 8 10 Grey High
09h20 Wynberg 36 15 Dale
10h40 Boland Landbou 13 10 Selborne
B-FIELD
09h20 Rondebosch 15 16 Queens
10h40 Paarl Gim 57 5 Muir
Mon, 24-Jun  DAY 2
14h00 Rondebosch 17 23 Selborne
15h20 SACS 17 19 Queens
16h40 Wynberg 31 9 Muir
18h00 Boland Landbou 8 20 Grey High
19h20 Paarl Gim 38 3 Dale
Sat, 22-Jun DAY 1
14h00 Boland Landbou 34 22 Dale
15h20 Rondebosch 27 31 Muir
16h40 Paarl Gim 27 25 Grey High
18h00 Wynberg 26 20 Queens
19h20 SACS 9 11 Selborne
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School rugby coach becomes Currie Cup coach

25 June, 2013 beet 83

Courtesy of Sharksworld.co.za. Written by Rob Otto.

The Mercury has this morning revealed that former Sharks flanker – and current Director of Rugby at Hilton College – Brad Macleod-Henderson is set to take take over the hands-on coaching reigns for the Sharks during the upcoming Currie Cup season.

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Now Grey PE breaks Boksmart rule

24 June, 2013 beet 105

A few months back, I praised Grey High for their clever application of the SARU age-banding rule for a home game against Paul Roos. The match was an under-18 match and therefore Grey were permitted to play their talented under-16 flyhalf Curwin Bosch. Well now it turns out that Grey didn’t do their homework ahead of Cape Schools Week and brought the same player on off the bench in an under-19 game against Paarl Gim on Saturday, which in terms of the SARU rules is not allowed.…

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Baby Boks finish third at IRB Junior World Champs 2013

23 June, 2013 beet 0

The Baby Boks ended their IRB Junior World Championships 2013 experience on a high note by coming from 21-0 down to beat the New Zealand Baby Blacks 41-34 in a very entertaining match for third place. The Saffas played 5, won 4 and lost just 1 in the last minute at this year’s tournament in France. Judging by the quality of today’s performance the team had it in them to be the overall winners.…

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IRB Junior Player of the Year 2013

23 June, 2013 beet 11

Updated. The International Rugby Board named Sam Davies of Wales from their shortlist of three nominees as the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2013. This announcement was made following the final at the Stade de la Rabine in Vannes on Sunday which England won 23-15 against Wales.…

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Baby Boks play Baby Blacks for 3rd at JWC 2013

23 June, 2013 beet 16

The game that no one ever wants to play takes place 15:15 this afternoon. South Africa and New Zealand have to find motivation from somewhere to lift themselves for this third-place playoff at the under-20 IRB Junior World Cup.…

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Bondedag 2013

22 June, 2013 beet 129

The Noordelike Bondedag, provides a taste of what’s to come at Craven Week. It is also a valuable opportunity for the provincial under-18 players to develop or improve on-field understanding with new teammates from different schools and for all players to familarise themselves with the playing patterns passed down by their coaches. Bondedag takes place at the Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on 22 June 2013.…

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Michaelhouse & Hilton ready to go at it again

21 June, 2013 beet 48

[Final score: Michaelhouse 34 Hilton 43 (Hilton achieve a double in 2013)]

While all the other KZN school students enjoy the first day of their holiday, the two KZN Midlands private schools Michaelhouse and Hilton will meet on Saturday in the last game of their respective 2013 seasons. It seems like their second term was specially extended by one day just to accommodate this fixture.

The pressure is on the hosts Michaelhouse. …

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KZN school rugby ref hands parent his marching orders

20 June, 2013 beet 58

Exchanges that occurred between a parent and a society referee during and possibly after the under-15A game between Maritzburg College and Westville are drawing quite a bit of attention. It’s believed that the matter is currently being investigated …

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Kearsney vs Maritzburg College

20 June, 2013 beet 147

Kearsney ‘s last rugby match of 2013 is a rescheduled home game against Maritzburg College at 14:45 this afternoon. It’s an opportunity for the One-Stripes to end a good season on a high note and simultaneously increase there winning streak over College to a record of three. The team will be without their well-known Du Preez twins Daniel and Jean-Luc…

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Craven Week 2013: Border team & Academy team

19 June, 2013 beet 27

Border Schools team has been announced. A blend of the three region’s powerhouses Selborne (9), Queens (7) and Dale (4) dominates the Craven Week selections. The Cambridge hooker does well to make the starting line-up and there is a Stirling prop on the bench as well.…

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Reasons for the quality of school rugby refereeing

19 June, 2013 beet 82

Taken from a comment by Greenblooded in response to a comment question by Griffon Supporter.

Griffon Supporter:
Herewith I throw my spanner in the works…@Greenblooded…the calibre of refs we are exposed to in many schoolboy games is not acceptable at all, the refs do not have control over the games and they do not know how to handle a pressurised situation when it is forced upon them.…

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JWC 2013 semi: South Africa vs Wales

18 June, 2013 beet 82

Defending under-20 champions South Africa our out of the Junior World Championships after losing 18-17 to Wales in the first semi-final. With 2 minutes left on the clock, SA were leading 17-11. Wales then scored a clever try after looking like the less composed team in the closing stages. The architect was their flyhalf Sam Davies who then became even more of a hero when he slotted the difficult conversion to hand his team a 1-point lead which they held onto after a really stupid kickoff option by the Baby Boks, who needed to regain possession, had zero effect.…

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Match report: George Campbell 13 Glenwood 12

18 June, 2013 beet 174

Campbell team photo“All Campbell wants from you…………………………….is all you have!”

After these words from their coach, who would’ve dreamt how the drama would unfold in their final match of a 25 game season.…

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The Tedder Express

18 June, 2013 The Scout 68

MISSION: To find a schoolboy that excels at school level cricket and rugby. Answer: Tristan Tedder!!  Tristan Tedder is a Kearsney College pupil who enjoys playing sports. He is multi talented and is capable of playing any sport. …

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Boland, EP, SWD & WP u16 & u18 in warm-up tournament

17 June, 2013 beet 62

UPDATED. RESULTS. The Southern Coast Rugby Tournament. Schoolboy rugby fans of the Eastern and Western Cape are in for an age-group inter-provincial tournament of note. The Craven Week, Academy Week, Grant Khomo Week and under-13 Craven Week teams of all four unions will square off a tournament in Riversdale, Western Cape over the long weekend being on Friday, 14 June 2013. …

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New feature on Stoopstats.co.za

17 June, 2013 beet 1

Another bonus for Western Cape SBR fans. Stoopstats now has a brand new active gallery menu option that will feature pics from games played in the Western Cape region. …

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Baby Boks team to face Wales at JWC 2013

17 June, 2013 beet 33

The Baby Boks will face Wales under-20 in the first semi-final of the IRB Junior Rugby Championship being held in France. Kickoff is at 18:15 on Tuesday 18 June 2013. The winners of this game will meet the winners of the England versus New Zealand semi on 23 June. The second game will also be played later on the same evening at 20:45. Both matches will be televised on Supersport.…

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KZN schools prepare to take on the Pumas & win 36-14

17 June, 2013 beet 21

Updated. KZN Schools comes from 5-14 down at one stage to beat the Pumas 36-14 with a great second half performance. The Academy team drew 13-13, The KZNCD won and the KZN Grant Khomo team lost.

The three KZN Schools teams will make the trip to Mpumalanga to play the Pumas on Monday, 17 June 2013 as part of the first stages of their preparation for the various age-group weeks coming up during the July holidays.

For the Craven Week team this match should pose quite a challenge. Two highly rated schools, Nelspruit and HTS Middelburg form part of the Pumas region’s feeder system. …

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Craven Week 2013: Valke team

16 June, 2013 beet 1

The Valke is one of the smaller regions and they aren’t always able to match the bigger unions at Craven Week. This year may be different though. Noordvaal rugby in general has looked very strong during 2013 and making a huge contribution to this strength by putting out competitive 1st XV’s are the likes of EG Jansen, Kempton Park and Transvalia…