WP Craven Week team of the Decade: 2004 – 2013
Upon request blogger and Western Cape school rugby knowledgeable BuffelsCM was kind enough to help out by providing his Western Province Craven Week team for the 10 seasons from 2004 – 2013:…
We should take a close look at rugby factories
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.…
Hoof-rugbyafrigter Hoër Jongenskool Paarl
Een van die mees gesogte SA skolerugby werksgeleenthede / one of the most prestigious jobs in SA schoolboy rugby is up for grabs:…
u19 & u21 Currie Cups approaching business end of season
The under-19 and under-21 Currie Cup competitions are also nearing the playoff stages. Just one round of competition lies ahead with a few final log places still to be decided.…
Premier Interschools 2014 – which games do you want to watch?
The highly successful Premier Interschools has been responsible for bring top quality schoolboy rugby back onto the tellie after a period of during which televised games had become very rare. The formula has been to focus on popular traditional rivalries.…
Youth Club Rugby: DRSU takes on the Bulls & Pretoria Harlequins
The DRSU are playing the Blue Bulls and the DRSU invitation sides are playing Pretoria Harlequins. Fixtures below:…
SA under-16 High Performance Squad 2013
The SA under-16 High Performance training camp did not go ahead this year. These are the players that were chosen for the camp.…
A new DHS in Ballito?
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: …
Under-18 National Provincial Sevens Finals
On from 23-24 September 2014 in Pretoria at Curro-Hazeldean. WON by the VALKE with DEWALD HUMAN of SWD and OUTENIQUA being awarded the Player of the Tournament prize.…
Glenwood versus Westville back in 2014
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. …
WP u18 Sevens team
The WP Sevens team for the national provincial under-18 tournament to be held at Curro Hazeldean on 23/24 September 2013.…
Hilton College interviewing rugby head coach candidates
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.…
Maritzburg College fixtures for 2014
Maritzburg College has released their provisional fixture list for 2014, giving us some an idea about what to expect next year:…
KZN u18 Sevens team 2013
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:…
Paarl Gim adds WP Sevens 2013 title to the trophy cabinet
It had already been a hugely successful year for Paarl Gymnasium up until 14 Sepetember 2013. And now it’s just become that much better. …
Blue Bulls u18 & u16 Elite squads out shortly
Western Province have recently named their elite squads and the Bull Blues look set to follow suit any day now with their under-18 and under-16 elite teams.…
New Varsity Cup rules set to place more emphasis on student qualification
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.…
Queens wins the Hirsch Shield again
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.…
IRB statement following NZ v SA match
…Following an initial review, the IRB confirms that it was incorrect for referee Romain Poite to issue a yellow card to Bismarck du Plessis in the 17th minute of The Rugby Championship match between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland on Saturday.
DRSU Youth Rugby – Finals
The DRSU Youth League comes to a close this Sunday with the finals of all age groups being played at Northwood Crusaders in Durban North.
In the 8 week club season we have seen no less than 600 players representing 33 teams in the various age groups with the top 110 players being selected to represent the DRSUYCA regional teams that will be touring to Pretoria for an inter provincial tournament at the end of the month.…
u19 Currie Cup: the unstoppa-Bulls
The Bulls are expected to make a press release during September with regards to their 2014 contracted players. Look out for at least 8 SA Schools players to be in that mix. So they will be mounting another serious challenge for top honours come next season. For now though, it’s their powerful 2013 group who are living up to expectations and are currently 7 out of 7 in this year’s Absa under-19 competition. Their lead over the chasing pack is so big coming into this round that even their bye seems to have done little eat into the comfortably on top. …
Sharks Academy not threatened by the UKZN Impis under John Mitchell
This has been in the air for a while: talk that a possibly reason behind the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Varsity Cup campaign struggles to really get off the ground is the Sharks who see the Varsity’s potential rise to prominence as a threat to their own institution, namely the Sharks Academy. In other regions, there appears to be a good working relationship between the rugby unions and the varsities. So I asked the about the Academy’s general feeling towards the UKZN Impis and the appointment of John Mitchell as their new director of coaching and here’s the response I received:
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Schoolboy rugby coaches – overseas opportunities
We focus a lot of the attention on the kids on the field but what about the coaches? Schoolboy rugby isn’t just a stepping stone for the best players which might open the door for them to possibly play at pro level here or abroad, it’s also a good starting point for best young coaches to gain valuable experience before moving onto big things.…
Free State under-19 players for 2014
Under the guidance of under-19 head coach Andre Tredoux, Free State have worked very hard on recruitment this year. Helped by the Cheetahs excellent 2013 Super Rugby season, all the effort put in seems to have paid off. The 2014 group is a strong one, filled with known talent as well as a few wildcards who could just go on to become the next big thing in SA rugby. All-in-all 3 SA Schools players are part of a talented squad that should do very well in the under-19 Currie Cup next season. Apologies, although provided the names of Gunther Janse van Rensburg and WP Eloff were overlooked but have now been added.
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