SA Top 100 rugby schools: Easter Festivals
Using BoishaaiPa’s 4-year (2009-2012) formula driven ranking system, here is a table indicating which festivals the Top 100 rugby schools in South Africa over the period will be attending over Easter. …
NWU-Puk Skouspel Day 2 Results
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h30 | Garsfontein | 61 | 21 | Klerksdorp |
| 09h55 | Transvalia | 39 | 7 | Potch Volkskool |
| 11h20 | Potch Gim | 34 | 15 | Rustenburg |
| 12h45 | Louis Botha | 22 | 26 | Florida |
| 14h10 | Glenwood | 31 | 34 | HTS Drostdy |
| 15h35 | Noord-Kaap | 46 | 21 | Framesby |
School results: 23-Mar-2013
Fixtures and results aside from NWU-Pukke and Graeme Rugby Day.
Outeniqua grabbed everyone’s attention with their comprehensive 68-3 victory over the “Tiere” earlier this week. There were however a couple of other surprises. Daniel Pienaar put their defeat at the hands of St Andrews behind them and recorded a morale boosting 13-9 win against Oakdale. The biggest upset of the week to date belonged SACS who could not register a point against Bellville, eventually losing 15-0.
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | TYPE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 20/03/13 | Pinetown | 10 | 67 | George Campbell | ||
| Wed | 20/03/13 | Swartland | 7 | 24 | Paul Roos | Warm-up | |
| Wed | 20/03/13 | St Benedicts | 22 | 18 | St Johns | ||
| Wed | 20/03/13 | St Albans | 38 | 22 | Parktown | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Sarel Cilliers | 57 | 10 | Carel de Wet | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Outeniqua | 68 | 3 | Tygerberg | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | SACS | 0 | 15 | Bellville | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Paarl Gim | 40 | 17 | Stellenbosch RA | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Boland Landbou | 80 | 0 | Primose RFC | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Oakdale | 9 | 13 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | St Andrews(GT) | 28 | 21 | Bishops | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Tygerberg | 45 | 15 | Schoonspruit | Porterville RD | |
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Paarl BH | 21 | 19 | Union | Porterville RD | |
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Worcester Gym | 12 | 28 | Oudtshoorn | Porterville RD | |
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Stirling | 7 | 25 | Westville | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Daniel Pienaar | 18 | 25 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Die Brandwag | 33 | 0 | Grens |
(Please open the post and scroll down to see NWU-Pukke and Graeme Rugby Day results)
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Super Rugby Superbru Round 6
Eeek! We are a little behind with coverage of Superbru Super Rugby. Last weekend had many games that were tough to predict and this weekend could also cough up a few surprises.
The topic of good leadership comes up on this blog from time to time. When looking at the sad state of affairs on our SB leaderboard, clearly it has no application here. The qualities associated with a good leader are nowhere to be found. …
Is Outeniqua the best school rugby team in SA this year?
Pundits have been saying ever since last year that Outeniqua from George is going to make a strong challenge for the unofficial title of best team in South Africa come 2013. The Kwaggas have 12 returning 1st XV players from the team that claimed a top 5 finish in 2012. …
Glenwood & Garsfontein meet at NWU-Pukke Skouspel 2013
Glenwood and Garsfontein have both had to deal with off the field pre-season dramas involving schools from their respective regions this year. With those matters now put to bed all the attention will be placed firmly back where it belongs: on the field of play. The two schools will meet in the main game on Thursday, 21 March 2013 being Day-1 of this year’s NWU-Pukke Skouspel being held in Potchefstroom.
Match day-1 fixtures:
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h50 | Potch Gim | 15 | 35 | Louis Botha |
| 14h15 | Klerksdorp | 19 | 24 | Potch Volkskool |
| 15h40 | HTS Drostdy | 22 | 27 | Transvalia |
| 17h05 | Rustenburg | 14 | 27 | Framesby |
| 18h30 | Noord-Kaap | 38 | 15 | Florida |
| 19h55 | Garsfontein | 48 | 26 | Glenwood |
Schoolboy rugby on TV
Unconfirmed but there appears to be great news for school rugby fans again in 2013. Megapro and Premier Interschools have 11 top quality live matches for 2013.…
Best of the Eastern Cape at Graeme Rugby Day
Graeme Rugby Day on Thursday 21 March is the next significant event on the Eastern Cape school rugby calendar. It is an opportunity to watch all the top contenders in the province playing at one venue, namely Graeme College in Grahamstown.
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10h30 | PJ Olivier | 3 | 24 | Nathaniel Nyaluza |
| 08h00 | Cambridge | 49 | 0 | Port Alfred |
| 09h10 | Hudson Park | 22 | 21 | Muir |
| 10h20 | Dale | 16 | 28 | Nico Malan |
| 11h30 | Queens | 19 | 21 | Die Brandwag |
| 12h40 | Grey HS | 16 | 10 | Westville |
| 13h50 | Kingswood | 8 | 20 | Marlow |
| 15h00 | St Andrews | 21 | 12 | Pearson |
| 16h10 | Graeme | 3 | 8 | Selborne |
WP Rugby Day 2013 at Newlands
20 minutes per half and no kicking will again be the order of the day at WP Rugby Day to be played at Newlands on Monday 18-Mar-2013. Entrance is FREE so make sure you get there!
| 15:55 | SACS | 5 | 5 | Strand |
| 16:40 | Bishops | 25 | 10 | Stellenberg |
| 17:25 | Wynberg | 15 | 20 | Paul Roos |
| 18:10 | Rondebosch | 0 | 0 | HJS Paarl |
| 18:53 | Paarl Gim | 20 | 5 | Boland Landbou |
Kearsney beats Glenwood 26-25
Supporters got to witness schoolboy rugby at it’s very best in a thrilling match won 26-25 by Kearsney against Glenwood. The match had been billed as one of the biggest games of the KwaZulu-Natal season and it lived up to expectations in every way with the lead changing hands before the winning try was scored by Kearsney virtually at the death.…
School Rugby Results: 16-Mar-13
| 1ST | XV. | 2ND XV | U16A | U15A | U14A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood | 12 | 32 | Grey High | x | x | x | x |
| Daniel Pienaar | 7 | 29 | St Andrews | 8-13 | 24-7 | 0-31 | 0-31 |
| Punt | 0 | 29 | Nico Malan | ||||
| Oudtshoorn | 6 | 22 | Marlow | ||||
| Cambridge | 24 | 0 | Itembelihle | ||||
| Michaelhouse | 38 | 11 | Northwood | 28-0 | 22-22 | 54-3 | 17-10 |
| M. College | 39 | 10 | George Campbell | 47-9 | 73-0 | 64-0 | 63-0 |
| Kearsney | 26 | 25 | Glenwood | 9-13 | 5-17 | 10-17 | 0-15 |
| DHS | 28 | 25 | Port Natal | x | 12-18 | x | 66-0 |
| Westville | 20 | 10 | Hilton | 6-3 | 19-8 | 24-11 | 10-13 |
| St Davids | 17 | 6 | St Charles | 36-10 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-19 |
| Greytown | 10 | 43 | Sarel Cilliers | ||||
| Pretoria BH | 46 | 6 | John Vorster | ||||
| St Johns | 59 | 24 | Jeppe | 5-41 | 0-17 | 7-38 | 16-12 |
| St Stithians | 21 | 22 | KES | 22-30 | 0-39 | 11-25 | 17-8 |
| St Albans | 26 | 25 | St Benedicts | x | 12-12 | ||
| Helpmekaar | 21 | 25 | Menlopark | ||||
| Montana | 32 | 29 | Ben Vorster | ||||
| Duineveld | 13 | 52 | Grey College | 0-60 | 0-108 | ||
| AHS Kroonstad | 14 | 62 | Fichardtpark | x | |||
| Diamantveld | 7 | 32 | Affies | x | 9-34 | 6-26 | 0-31 |
| Louis Botha | 0 | 15 | Waterkloof | ||||
| Welkom Gim | 0 | 38 | Noord-Kaap | ||||
| Hentie Cilliers | 37 | 24 | Zastron | ||||
| Voortrekker (Beth) | 45 | 17 | Jim Fouche | 24-7 | |||
| Boland Landbou* | 0 | 5 | Drostdy (20minx2 halves) | ||||
| Hugenote | 14 | 13 | Tygerberg | 12-31 | 31-17 | 0-22 | 12-7 |
| Monnas | 50 | 22 | Pietersburg | 36-0 | 24-13 | 114-0 | |
| Centurion | 28 | 27 | Vereeniging Gim | 18-12 | 5-34 | 41-7 | |
| Marais Viljoen | 22 | 58 | Transvalia | 24-18 | 12-36 | 10-20 | |
| Nelspruit | 27 | 22 | Garsfontein | 20-12 | 15-12 | 13-0 | |
| Eldoraigne | 6 | 20 | Kempton Park | 19-24 | 19-3 | 8-7 | |
| Ermelo | 8 | 27 | Rustenburg | 0-19 | 0-73 | 10-42 | |
| Klerskdorp | 16 | 25 | HTS Middelburg | 32-13 | 25-5 | 15-5 | |
| Florida | post | poned | EG Jansen |
KZN school rugby preview & team sheets: 16-Mar-13
Saturday, 16 March 2013 represents the first full fixture rugby weekend in KwaZulu, with all the Tier-1 teams in action. Here’s a preview of what to expect.…
Paarl Gymnasium under-16 Tournament
It is without doubt the premier under-16 rugby tournament in South Africa. 24 schools including all of the so-called “powerhouse” rugby schools are participating. Match day 1 and 2 are long days, consisting of 10½ hours of non-stop action…
Fixtures for the weekend: 16-Mar-13
KZN and Noordvaal get into the swing of things with weekend with all the top schools in action.…
The best sports school in South Africa
PLEASE HELP! Since it is such a topic of interest, here is a thread dedicated to determining who the best school has been in each sport over the last 5 or so years. …
Grey PE & Kingswood gear up for a big game
Grey High School has named a powerful team to play Kingswood at 5pm on Friday at the City Lords, Kingswood’s home ground in Grahamstown.…
Affies 1st & 2nd teams for Diamantveld match
Affies has named there 1st and 2nd XV’s for their match against Diamantveld in Kimberley this Saturday.…
Kingswood records big win ahead of Grey PE game
By Ryan Victor.
Kingswood College 1st XV kicked off their season with a match against Winterberg Agricultural School. The game was called a pre-season fixture, but both sides didn’t think this was the case.…
Paul Roos announces 1st team
Paul Roos has named their team for the WP Rugby Day match against Wynberg at 18:53 on 18-Mar-2013.…
Boishaai starts 2013 with a win
Paarl Boys High overcame a determined San Isidro from Argentina 38-20 after leading 24-6 at the break. The match played in 37 degree heat was Boishaai’s first for 2013. Judging by the result and the calibre of the opposition who’s reputation had been enhanced by good showings against Drostdy and Paul Roos, Boishaai has all rights to feels happy about this positive start to the season.…
Varsity Cup Young Guns u20: Round 4
There should be two very good games on in the Young Guns competition today. Tuks takes on the Pukke in a battle for top spot in their pool. The Ikeys Trojans and UJ are both after that very important second place in the Steinhoff pool. With the top two teams from each pool qualifying for the semi-finals, it is everything to play for. The Shimlas from UFS should comfortably beat Wits in today’s other game, meaning that the loser of Tuks versus Pukke will find themselves relegated to third in the pool after today’s round.…
Kearsney beats Northwood 30-0
09-Mar-13. Kearsney illustrated the importance of teamwork and a balanced approach as they systematically built up a 30-0 lead over 70-minutes against their hosts Northwood. Tries were scored by captain Matt Reece-Edwards, Thuthu Ndlovu and Mthokozisi Moloi and backed up with 15-points from the reliable boot of Tristan Tedder.…