Low strike rate Sharks Academy KERF bursaries handed out to 5 players
An eighth Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival wrapped up today with the announcement of five players who each received bursaries valued at over R100 000 eachto the Sharks Academy for 2016. The recipients are:
1. Nico Peyper (EG Jansen hooker)
2. Jordan Chait (SACS captain and flyhalf)
3. Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen (Selborne College flank)
4. Jaydon Morgan (Glenwood fullback)
5. Khuthazani Mchunu (Glenwood prop)
The BIG QUESTION is how many will pitch up at the Academy in 2016. Best guess based on historical success rate is not many! Check out the list of past recipients in the table below:…
Kearsney College Easter Rugby Festival 2015 Reports – Day 3
From Kearsney (Working Words). Written by Mike Hill…
Bulls apply for blanket authority to talk to top WP school players
From Pieter (translated from Afrikaans to English):
The WPRU has got their knickers in a Knot. Why? Because the proactive Blue Bulls have as always followed proper SARU procedure and informed WPRU in writing that the Blue Bulls have 62 talented Western Province school players in mind. …
SA u20 Baby Boks squad reduced from 64 to 37 players
From SARugby.net:
“The SARU national selectors have named a squad of 37 players for the Junior Springbok training camp in preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under-20 Championship to be played during June in Italy. The group will assemble in Stellenbosch on Easter Monday.…
Kearsney College Easter Rugby Festival 2015 Reports – Day 2
From Kearsney College – Working Works (writer : Mike Hill)…
KERF – Player, School, Match & Team of Day 1
Just my opinions here:…
Kearsney College Easter Rugby Festival 2015 Reports – Day 1
From Kearsney College compliments of Working Words and written by a distinguished gentleman Mike Hill
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Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures & team lists
KERF on from 02-06 April 2014.
Fixtures
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h30 | Thu 02 Apr | Kearsney | 7 | 48 | Selborne |
| 10h45 | Thu 02 Apr | SACS | 22 | 12 | Dale |
| 12h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Menlopark | 25 | 27 | Westville |
| 13h15 | Thu 02 Apr | EG Jansen | 5 | 41 | Affies |
| 14h30 | Thu 02 Apr | Glenwood | 31 | 0 | Framesby |
| 15h45 | Thu 02 Apr | Grey College | 22 | 19 | HTS Middelburg |
| 09h30 | Sat 04 Apr | Selborne | 28 | 20 | Menlopark |
| 10h45 | Sat 04 Apr | Westville | 10 | 22 | Dale |
| 12h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Kearsney | 10 | 28 | Grey College |
| 13h15 | Sat 04 Apr | Affies | 10 | 13 | SACS |
| 14h30 | Sat 04 Apr | HTS Middelburg | 22 | 11 | Glenwood |
| 15h45 | Sat 04 Apr | Framesby | 6 | 31 | EG Jansen |
| 10h45 | Mon 06 Apr | Westville | 34 | 26 | SACS |
| 10h45 | Mon 06 Apr | Framesby | 0 | 57 | Affies |
| 12h00 | Mon 06 Apr | HTS Middelburg | 23 | 15 | Selborne |
| 13h15 | Mon 06 Apr | Glenwood | 19 | 23 | Menlopark |
| 14h30 | Mon 06 Apr | Grey College | 17 | 15 | EG Jansen |
| 15h45 | Mon 06 Apr | Kearsney | 26 | 45 | Dale |
TEAM LISTS…
St John’s Easter Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures & team lists
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h15 | Thu 02 Apr | St Charles | 24 | 27 | Jeppe |
| 13h30 | Thu 02 Apr | Golden Lions Inv | 7 | 106 | Garsfontein |
| 14h45 | Thu 02 Apr | Paul Roos | 94 | 0 | Viadana (Ita) |
| 16h45 | Thu 02 Apr | Hilton | 9 | 22 | Nelspruit |
| 18h00 | Thu 02 Apr | St Benedict’s | 15 | 45 | Monument |
| 19h15 | Thu 02 Apr | St John’s | 0 | 52 | HJS Paarl BH |
| 08h45 | Sat 04 Apr | St Benedict’s | 24 | 14 | St Charles |
| 10h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Golden Lions Inv | 27 | 19 | Viadana (Ita) |
| 11h15 | Sat 04 Apr | Nelspruit | 28 | 16 | Garsfontein |
| 13h30 | Sat 04 Apr | St John’s | 5 | 27 | Hilton |
| 14h45 | Sat 04 Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 25 | 20 | Monument |
| 16h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Paul Roos | 14 | 5 | Jeppe |
| 09h00 | Mon 06 Apr | St Charles | 19 | 24 | Viadana (Ita) |
| 10h15 | Mon 06 Apr | St John’s | 24 | 14 | Golden Lions Inv |
| 11h30 | Mon 06 Apr | Paul Roos | 17 | 13 | Monument |
| 13h30 | Mon 06 Apr | St Benedict’s | 20 | 34 | Hilton |
| 14h45 | Mon 06 Apr | Nelspruit | 35 | 33 | Jeppe |
| 16h00 | Mon 06 Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 32 | 9 | Garsfontein |
TEAM LISTS with STATS…
St Stithians Rugby Festival 2015 – fixtures, results & team lists
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h45 | Thu 02 Apr | St Andrew’s | 31 | 12 | St Alban’s |
| 11h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Pretoria BH | 17 | 24 | Wynberg |
| 12h15 | Thu 02 Apr | Windhoek HS | 26 | 19 | Clifton |
| 13h30 | Thu 02 Apr | St Stithians | 36 | 5 | Schoonspruit Inv |
| 14h45 | Thu 02 Apr | Helpmekaar | 19 | 52 | Michaelhouse |
| 16h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Maritzburg College | 20 | 16 | Grey HS |
| 09h45 | Sat 04 Apr | Windhoek HS | 12 | 22 | Pretoria BH |
| 11h00 | Sat 04 Apr | St Alban’s | 16 | 34 | Maritzburg College |
| 12h15 | Sat 04 Apr | Schoonspruit Inv | 12 | 52 | Clifton |
| 13h30 | Sat 04 Apr | Wynberg | 36 | 12 | St Andrew’s |
| 14h45 | Sat 04 Apr | Grey HS | 28 | 13 | Helpmekaar |
| 16h00 | Sat 04 Apr | St Stithians | 3 | 51 | Michaelhouse |
| 09h45 | Mon 06 Apr | Michaelhouse | 40 | 19 | Windhoek HS |
| 11h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Maritzburg College | 78 | 0 | Schoonspruit Inv |
| 12h15 | Mon 06 Apr | Pretoria BH | 0 | 41 | Grey HS |
| 13h30 | Mon 06 Apr | Wynberg | 53 | 0 | St Alban’s |
| 14h45 | Mon 06 Apr | St Stithians | 24 | 29 | Clifton |
| 16h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Helpmekaar | 29 | 28 | St Andrew’s |
TEAM LISTS…
TSRF 2015 – fixtures & results
The eighth annual Tony Stoops Rugby Festival is once again hosted by the generous Tygerberg High School. With 36 schools in attendance TSRF remains the biggest 1st XV rugby festival in South Africa.
SBR BLOG’S TRACKED SCHOOLS
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 02 Apr | Stellenberg | 35 | 0 | Nico Malan | |
| Thu 02 Apr | Tygerberg | 12 | 28 | Worcester Gim | |
| Thu 02 Apr | Outeniqua | 22 | 7 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | |
| Thu 02 Apr | Oudtshoorn | 15 | 3 | Voortrekker (Pmb) | |
| Sat 04 Apr | Nico Malan | 34 | 7 | De Kuilen | |
| Sat 04 Apr | Tygerberg | 22 | 22 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | |
| Sat 04 Apr | Stellenberg | 32 | 5 | Weston | |
| Sat 04 Apr | Oudtshoorn | 0 | 32 | Worcester Gim | |
| Mon 06 Apr | Tygerberg | 31 | 20 | Nico Malan | |
| Mon 06 Apr | Stellenberg | 19 | 18 | Worcester Gim | |
| Mon 06 Apr | Oudtshoorn | 23 | 20 | New Orleans |
Full Day 1 & 2 Results (Day 3 fixtures below)…
Oakdale Festival 2015 – fixtures, results & team lists
Oakdale is different from many of the other 1st XV Easter Festivals in the sense that only Day 1 fixtures are arranged well in advance, while Day 2 and then Day 3 fixtures are only determined after the conclusion of the preceding match day. The advantage gained from adopting this format is the opportunity to pair up schools of similar strength after the organisers have seen them play.
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h45 | Thu 02 Apr | Hermanus | 7 | 19 | Durbanville |
| 08h45 | Thu 02 Apr | Knysna | 3 | 55 | Labori |
| 09h55 | Thu 02 Apr | Kirkwood | 15 | 29 | Bredasdorp |
| 09h55 | Thu 02 Apr | Welkom Gim | 19 | 7 | Strand |
| 11h05 | Thu 02 Apr | Augsburg | 3 | 26 | Upington |
| 11h05 | Thu 02 Apr | Monument Park | 9 | 17 | Pearson |
| 12h15 | Thu 02 Apr | Centurion | 7 | 10 | Voortrekker (Beth) |
| 14h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Kempton Park | 10 | 23 | Marlow |
| 14h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Brackenfell | 15 | 7 | Muir |
| 15h10 | Thu 02 Apr | Langenhoven Gim | 10 | 34 | Potch Gim |
| 15h10 | Thu 02 Apr | Vredendal | 13 | 12 | Overberg |
| 16h20 | Thu 02 Apr | Diamantveld | 21 | 10 | Brandwag |
| 16h20 | Thu 02 Apr | Dirkie Uys | 0 | 13 | Montagu |
| 18h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Sentraal | 14 | 19 | Bellville |
| 19h10 | Thu 02 Apr | Oakdale | 82 | 7 | Windhoek Gim |
| 08h45 | Sat 04 Apr | Labori | 13 | 17 | Montagu |
| 09h55 | Sat 04 Apr | Bredasdorp | 15 | 17 | Augsburg |
| 11h05 | Sat 04 Apr | Brackenfell | 29 | 0 | Vredendal |
| 12h15 | Sat 04 Apr | Pearson | 9 | 29 | Welkom Gim |
| 14h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Upington | 11 | 15 | Durbanville |
| 15h10 | Sat 04 Apr | Kempton Park | 18 | 12 | Sentraal |
| 16h20 | Sat 04 Apr | Marlow | 14 | 8 | Bellville |
| 18h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Oakdale | 32 | 5 | Voortrekker (Beth) |
| 19h10 | Sat 04 Apr | Diamantveld | 20 | 24 | Potch Gim |
| 08h45 | Sat 04 Apr | Kirkwood | 14 | 17 | Knysna |
| 09h55 | Sat 04 Apr | Monument Park | 3 | 7 | Muir |
| 11h05 | Sat 04 Apr | Dirkie Uys | 12 | 19 | Overberg |
| 14h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Langenhoven Gim | 10 | 8 | Hermanus |
| 15h10 | Sat 04 Apr | Strand | 0 | 10 | Windhoek Gim |
| 16h20 | Sat 04 Apr | Brandwag | 23 | 21 | Centurion |
| 08h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Montagu | 0 | 41 | Brackenfell |
| 09h10 | Mon 06 Apr | Durbanville | 10 | 3 | Langenhoven Gim |
| 10h20 | Mon 06 Apr | Diamantveld | 13 | 12 | Bellville |
| 11h30 | Mon 06 Apr | Marlow | 14 | 24 | Welkom Gim |
| 12h40 | Mon 06 Apr | Oakdale | 42 | 7 | Potch Gim |
| 08h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Augsburg | 7 | 40 | Strand |
| 09h10 | Mon 06 Apr | Windhoek Gim | 35 | 34 | Centurion |
| 10h20 | Mon 06 Apr | Sentraal | 22 | 16 | Brandwag |
| 08h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Knysna | 5 | 29 | Muir |
| 09h10 | Mon 06 Apr | Dirkie Uys | 5 | 24 | Kirkwood |
| 10h20 | Mon 06 Apr | Hermanus | 22 | 10 | Monument Park |
| 08h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Upington | 11 | 7 | Pearson |
| 09h10 | Mon 06 Apr | Labori | 0 | 24 | Overberg |
| 10h20 | Mon 06 Apr | Bredasdorp | 15 | 26 | Vredendal |
Jeppe under-16 Festival 2015 – fixtures & results
| DAY 1 | |||
| Golden Lions XV | 50 | 0 | St Benedict’s |
| Noordheuwel | 17 | 27 | Parktown |
| Kearsney | 27 | 14 | Nelspruit |
| Helpmekaar | 29 | 6 | Westville |
| Pretoria BH | 19 | 36 | Queen’s |
| KES | 21 | 15 | Selborne |
| Jeppe | 15 | 40 | Maritzburg College |
| DAY 2 | |||
| Parktown | 15 | 20 | Queen’s |
| Noordheuwel | 31 | 0 | St Benedict’s |
| Helpmekaar | 39 | 8 | Maritzburg College |
| Westville | 19 | 8 | Nelspruit |
| KES | 20 | 21 | Kearsney |
| Pretoria BH | 11 | 19 | Golden Lions XV |
| Jeppe | 10 | 20 | Selborne |
| DAY 3 | |||
| Jeppe | 25 | 35 | Queen’s |
| Kearsney | 18 | 11 | Pretoria BH |
| Maritzburg College | 17 | 25 | Golden Lions XV |
| Helpmekaar | 29 | 15 | KES |
| St Benedict’s | 0 | 68 | Selborne |
| Westville | 38 | 14 | Noordheuwel |
| Parktown | 52 | 5 | Nelspruit |
KHS’s “Best of the West” fixtures & results
Spare a thought for the organisers of Krugersdorp High School’s Best of the West Easter Festival. Several school have withdrawn at the last minute. But the show must go on!
From the organisers:
This year’s Easter Festival has been one of the hardest logistically in its 12 years of existent. In a matter of a week leading up to our kick-off on Thursday we have had HS Merensky, Welkom Gimnasium and today (31/03/2015) HS Florida withdraw from the Festival due to governing bodies and injuries etc… This has put us in a tough position when it comes to fixtures and being able to communicate with you and our supporters…
Results
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10h40 | Thu 02 Apr | Roodepoort | 56 | 0 | CBC Boksburg |
| 12h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Monnas Kwaggas | 31 | 12 | Ligbron |
| 13h20 | Thu 02 Apr | St Georges (UK) | 53 | 5 | Pretoria BH XV |
| 14h40 | Thu 02 Apr | Waterkloof | 34 | 15 | Linden |
| 16h00 | Thu 02 Apr | Krugersdorp | 19 | 17 | Jabulani RC |
| 10h20 | Sat 04 Apr | Jabulani RC | 17 | 15 | CBC Boksburg |
| 11h40 | Sat 04 Apr | Linden | 24 | 14 | Monnas Kwaggas |
| 13h20 | Sat 04 Apr | Ligbron | 22 | 0 | Pretoria BH XV |
| 14h40 | Sat 04 Apr | Waterkloof | 50 | 10 | St George’s (UK) |
| 16h00 | Sat 04 Apr | Krugersdorp | 11 | 19 | Roodepoort |
| 10h40 | Mon 06 Apr | CBC Boksburg | 0 | 61 | Ligbron |
| 12h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Jabulani RC | 17 | 24 | Roodepoort |
| 13h20 | Mon 06 Apr | Monnas Kwaggas | 29 | 5 | St George’s (UK) |
| 14h40 | Mon 06 Apr | Linden | 48 | 7 | Pretoria BH XV |
| 16h00 | Mon 06 Apr | Waterkloof | 74 | 0 | Krugersdorp |
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Paarl Boys High u15 Tournament 2015 – fixtures, results, report
Day 1
Brakenfell 24 vs Framesby 10
Stellenberg 43 vs Sentraal 5
Oakdale 34 vs Kearsney 9
SACS 27 vs Westville 6
Boland Landbou 14 vs Menlo Park 10
Paul Roos 17 vs Glenwood 18
Paarl Gim 0 vs Grey College 37
HJS 37 vs Garsfontein 0
Day 2
08:30 Boland Landbou 44 vs Kearsney 7
09:30 Menlo Park 5 vs SACS 18
10:30 Framesby 26 vs Sentraal 12
11:30 Westville 17 vs Brackenfell 21
12:30 Paarl Gim 13 vs Stellenberg 12
13:30 Paul Roos 33 vs Garsfontein 7
14:30 Glenwood 15 vs HJS 13
15:30 Grey College 12 vs Oakdale 5
Day 3
08:30 Grey Coll 27 vs Boland Landbou 3
09:30 Oakdale 29 vs Framesby 6
10:30 HJS 32 vs SACS 0
11:30 Paarl Gim 15 vs Menlo Park 27
08:30 Kearsney 7 vs Garsfontein 14
09:30 Sentraal 15 vs Westville 27
10:30 Glenwood 50 vs Brackenfell 15
11:30 Paul Roos 31 vs Stellenberg 0…
Queen’s beats Pearson 41-7 – match report
From Queen’s College
Queen’s College played against Pearson, at Graeme College Rugby Day, in Grahamstown this last weekend. The field was still wet underfoot after the previous week’s rain.…
Pukke Skouspel All-Stars Team 2015
Tristan Dixon of Kearsney has been named as Player of the Tournament and captain of the Pukke Skouspel All-Stars Team for 2015.
The team includes SA Schools player Edmund Rheeder from Klerksdorp and Potch Gim’s big 118kg flank Gerhard Steenekamp, who as an u17 player last year represented the Leopards u19 team in the junior Currie Cup.…
Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival : Preview
Click here for team lists and fixtures
The prestigious Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival kicks off this Thursday (2nd) with 12 top South African rugby-playing schools participating.
Locals will be particularly keen to see how three of the top ranked KZN schools – hosts Kearsney, Glenwood and Westville – fare against some of the country’s best.…
Kynoch Noord-Kaap beats Kearsney 42-29 – match report
From Kynoch Noord-Kaap
Kynoch Northern Cape was of to a slow start and after just 15 minutes Kearsney was leading by 15 – 0. The Kimberley boys at this stage hardly ever touched the ball. The Durban side tried to speed up the game and they were really testing the Kimberley sides’ defence. …
KZNRU inefficiency results in 1st XV player being sidelined
Frustration is the best way to describe this situation.
A Westville under-17 frontrow rugby player was prevented from starting the under-19 1st XV match against Maritzburg College because his SARU age banding “paperwork” (often incorrectly referred to as Boksmart) was not in order. Westville Boys High School was not at fault here. The problem was/is Archie Shelakho, a referee based at the Rugby Unions headquarters at Kings Park who is responsible for signing off the “paperwork”.…
College beats Westville 13-0 – match report
Maritzburg College put in a surprisingly refreshing running rugby performance and deserved more out of the match than the 13-0 win they achieved against hosts Westville.
The match got off to a very unsettling start for Westville. The referee, fully within his rights, would not allow standout under-17 hooker Hendrik Prinsloo who forms part of a very powerful Griffons frontrow combination to take his place on the field in the under-19 game due to the player not being Boksmart compliant. …
Pukke Skouspel 2015 – fixtures & player stats
Blog first published on 15 Sept 2014
The annual Pukke Skouspel has been shortened to a two match day festival: Saturday 28 March and Monday 30 March 2015 at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds in Potchefstroom (PUKKE)
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11h00 | Sat 28 Mar | Potch Gim | 28 | 20 | Transvalia | Pukke Skouspel |
| 12h20 | Sat 28 Mar | Rustenburg | 18 | 10 | Florida | Pukke Skouspel |
| 13h40 | Sat 28 Mar | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | 42 | 29 | Kearsney | Pukke Skouspel |
| 15h00 | Sat 28 Mar | Klerksdorp | 10 | 7 | Drostdy | Pukke Skouspel |
| 16h20 | Sat 28 Mar | Framesby | 10 | 36 | Waterkloof | Pukke Skouspel |
| 09h30 | Mon 30 Mar | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | 43 | 13 | Transvalia | Pukke Skouspel |
| 10h50 | Mon 30 Mar | Klerksdorp | 10 | 41 | Kearsney | Pukke Skouspel |
| 12h10 | Mon 30 Mar | Potch Gim | 60 | 13 | Florida | Pukke Skouspel |
| 13h30 | Mon 30 Mar | Framesby | 34 | 43 | Rustenburg | Pukke Skouspel |
| 14h50 | Mon 30 Mar | Waterkloof | 12 | 16 | Drostdy | Pukke Skouspel |
TEAM LISTS…