Two SA Schools players qualify for Scotland
Two former SA Schools backline players Jaco van Walt (Monument & SAS 2011) and Duhan van der Merwe (Outeniqua & SAS 2012/3) could soon be Scottish internationals. …
Italy, a land of unrealised rugby opportunity
The Federazione Italiana Rugby (F.I.R.) enjoyed one of their best results in what has been a pretty miserable test rugby history when they beat the Springboks 20-18 in Florence in 2016. A rare outstanding achievement put into perspective by the overall test losing record of played 15 lost 14 at an average losing score of 12-47 against South Africa.…
From “small” players to BIG stars
Two SA Sevens Blitzbokke have been honoured with places in the Dream Team of the Year at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 Awards.…
SchoolSportLive reLive matches – 28/03/2020
reLIVE Fixtures
Join us for the second round of the reLIVE series as we show off a few scintillating schoolsportlive classics.…
When will the school academic year 2020 be lost for sure
With Coronavirus infections showing an upward trend in the Northern Hemisphere, concerns are growing that the period of isolation/quarantine/lockdown may well have to be measured in months as opposed to weeks. The knock-on effect is that one of the valid questions being posed is at what point in time will the 2020 South African school academic year be considered a write-off. …
SchoolSportLive – Relive
I’ve watched my fair share of virus outbreak movies and TV shows etc over the years. Amongst my favourites were the first three or so seasons of the Walking Dead and I am Legend. Right now I would really like to watch a movie called Contagion who offers a plot which is more realistic and relatable to our current situation scenario than many of the more popular productions which involved humans transforming into hostile creatures with unrecognisable characteristics. Anyway I don’t know if anyone envisaged the world grinding to a standstill like it’s about to do. All we can really do is try to stay healthy and stay positive. Doing their level best to keep things rolling on the entertainment side is SchoolSportLive with a few trips down recent memory lane starting this weekend with the offerings below.
Affies to host a 100th birthday festival in 2020
This was the Affies provisional fixture list for their Francois Swart Eeufees:
| SLOT | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | BROADCAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 : Wed 25-Mar-2020 | ||||||
| 12h30 | HJS Paarl BH | – | – | Uruguay | ||
| 13h00 | SACS | – | – | Pretoria BH | ||
| 14h30 | Grey College | – | – | KES | ||
| 16h00 | Paul Roos | – | – | Maritzburg College | ||
| 17h30 | Oakdale | – | – | Hartpury (Eng) | ||
| 19h00 | Affies | – | – | Hilton | ||
| Day 2 : Fri 27-Mar-2020 | ||||||
| 12h00 | SAC | – | – | Maritzburg College | ||
| 14h00 | Oakdale | – | – | Pretoria BH | ||
| Day 3 : Sat 28-Mar-2020 | ||||||
| 08h00 | KES | – | – | Hilton | ||
| 09h30 | Affies OB | – | – | Paul Roos OB | ||
| 11h00 | Grey College | – | – | Uruguay | ||
| 12h30 | Affies OB | – | – | Grey College OB | ||
| 13h20 | HJS Paarl BH | – | – | Hartpury (Eng) | ||
| 14h15 | Affies | – | – | Monument | ||
Coronavirus puts schoolboy rugby festivals on ice
South African State President’s decree
Social distancing measures include:
Gathering of more than 100 people prohibited.
Celebrations of large national days cancelled.
Schools will be closed from Wednesday, 18 March and closed until after Easter weekend. To compensate mid-year school holidays will be shortened by a week.
Afgri Prestige Rugby Schools Day 2020 – Saturday 14 March 2020
On DigiTV. Live-streamed full matches of 70-minutes on a Saturday will character the vamped up Afgri Prestige Rugby Schools Day for 2020. This event is now the real-deal and is bound to attract a lot of interest from near and far.…
Boishaai’s Irish tour postponed due to Coronavirus
12-03-2020: With Ireland schools shutting down today due to the Coronavirus and SA’s government possibly on the verge of announcing a travel ban of its own, the decision to tour Ireland later this month was out of the hands of Paarl Boys’ High.…
Another Paul Roos player signs for Euro club rugby
SA under-18 Sevens player Jordan Venter from Paul Roos Gymnasium of Stellenbosch – one of the cornerstones of schoolboy rugby in South Africa – will be heading to Scotland once he matriculates. …
Graeme Rugby Day 2020
14 March 2020 – matches to be livestreamed
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Boishaai vs Monnas – 1st heavy weight bout of 2020
Porterville Sports Weekend 2020…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 14 March 2020
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 14 March 2020
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | BROADCAST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.10Mar | Milnerton | <10> | <5> | Melkbosstrand | WP Schools Day @ Newlands |  |
| Tue.10Mar | Brackenfell | <0> | <50> | Durbanville | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Bellville | <0> | <10> | Stellenberg | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | SACS | <5> | <20> | Boland Landbou | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Wynberg | <15> | <10> | Paul Roos | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Rondebosch | <5> | <15> | HJS Paarl BH | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Paarl Gim | <20> | <15> | Bishops | WP Schools Day @ Newlands | |
| Tue.10Mar | Brandwag | 61 | 00 | Solomon Mahlangu | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Affies | 85 | 10 | Diamantveld | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Affies | |
| Sat.14Mar | St Alban’s | 29 | 26 | AHS Kroostad | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | On DigiTV |
| Sat.14Mar | EG Jansen | 65 | 00 | Invitation XV | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Garsfontein | 71 | 05 | Kempton Park | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Nelspruit | <14> | <00> | Eldoraigne | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Frikkie Meyer | 03 | 27 | Stellenberg | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Montana | 34 | 31 | Die Anker | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Waterkloof | 07 | 38 | Outeniqua | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Boland Landbou | 19 | 24 | HTS Middelburg | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Pretoria BH | 00 | 38 | Paarl Gim | Afgri Prestige RSD @ Loftus | “ |
| Sat.14Mar | Bellville | 06 | 57 | SACS | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Durbanville | 50 | 21 | Strand | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Brackenfell | 17 | 10 | Swartland | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | WP TIP | 00 | 66 | Oakdale | Brackenfell R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Cambridge | 17 | 33 | Mary Waters | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Dale | 05 | 06 | Muir | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Hudson Park | 19 | 12 | Nico Malan | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Queen’s | 45 | 07 | Pearson | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Grey HS | 10 | 17 | Brandwag | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Kingswood | 12 | 28 | Selborne | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | St Andrew’s | 15 | 12 | Framesby | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Graeme | 21 | 18 | Marlow | Graeme Rugby Day | |
| Sat.14Mar | Noordheuwel | 08 | 13 | Rustenburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Potch Volkskool | 52 | 25 | Jeugland | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Lichtenburg | 15 | 31 | Marais Viljoen | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Heidelberg VS | 10 | 05 | Oos-Moot | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Hugenote (Springs) | 17 | 21 | Zwartkop | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Wesvalia | 18 | 21 | Middelburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Potch Gim | 53 | 19 | Oosterlig | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Montana | 34 | 31 | Die Anker | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | HJS Paarl BH | 17 | 10 | Monument | Porterville | |
| Sat.14Mar | Voortrekker (Beth) | 33 | 18 | Fichardtpark | Sentrale Skole Reeks | |
| Sat.14Mar | Sentraal | 24 | 42 | Witteberg | Gouldveld R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Goudveld | 22 | 23 | Louis Botha | Gouldveld R/D | |
| Sat.14Mar | Transvalia | 32 | 15 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.14Mar | VS Graaff-Reinet | 20 | 03 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Northwood | 14 | 14 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Glenwood | 10 | 14 | Hilton | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Kearsney | 29 | 10 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Westville | 52 | 07 | DHS | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Michaelhouse | X | X | St Charles | Cancelled – Coronavirus | |
| Sat.14Mar | Sutherland | 13 | 19 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Grey College | 92 | 07 | Duineveld | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Grey College Cherries | 48 | 10 | Jim Fouche | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Grey College Peaches | 24 | 12 | Upington | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Noord-Kaap | 52 | 26 | Landboudal | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Welkom Gim | 35 | 07 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Ben Vorster | 23 | 27 | Menlopark | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Charlie Hofmeyr | 15 | 10 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Drostdy | 34 | 22 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.14Mar | Punt | 22 | 26 | Hermanus | ||
| Fri.13Mar | Tygerberg | 15 | 38 | Hugenote |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 07 March 2020
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 07 March 2020
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | BROADCAST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.03Mar | Clifton | – | – | Port Shepstone | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Paarl Gim B | <35> | <5> | Hottentots Holland | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Worcester Gim | <5> | <5> | HTS Bellville | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Bellville | <15> | <10> | New Orleans | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Boland Landbou | <50> | <0> | Tygerberg RFC | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Hugenote | <10> | <15> | Milnerton | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Stellenberg | <30> | <0> | Fairmont | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Drostdy | <25> | <25> | Hermanus | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Boland Landbou | <45> | <0> | Brackenfell | Boland Landbou R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Gonubie | 00 | 24 | Mzomhle | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Chief Boklein | 29 | 14 | Alphandale | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Queen’s | 33 | 00 | Stirling | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Grens | 31 | 07 | Toise | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Cambridge | 29 | 07 | De Vos Malan | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Dale | 24 | 19 | Port Rex | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Selborne | 17 | 15 | Hudson Park | Border Rugby Day | |
| Sat.07Mar | Potch Volkskool | 12 | 36 | Noordheuwel | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Jeugland | 19 | 54 | Rustenburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Oos-Moot | 30 | 12 | Lichtenburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Marais Viljoen | 41 | 14 | Heidelberg VS | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Zwartkop | 25 | 22 | Middelburg | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Wesvalia | 18 | 08 | Hugenote (Springs) | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Die Anker | 27 | 14 | Potch Gim | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Montana | 59 | 03 | Oosterlig | NWU Prestige Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Nico Malan | X | X | St Andrew’s | Postponed | |
| Sat.07Mar | Glenwood | <> | <> | St Charles | Practice Match | |
| Sat.07Mar | Clifton | <7> | <49> | Michaelhouse | Practice Match | |
| Sat.07Mar | Hilton | X | X | Westville | Practice Match – Coronavirus | |
| Sat.07Mar | Diamantveld | 60 | 03 | Sentraal | Sentrale Skole Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Noord-Kaap | 34 | 33 | Jim Fouche | Sentrale Skole Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Goudveld | 28 | 05 | Fichardtpark | Sentrale Skole Reeks | |
| Sat.07Mar | Langenhoven Gim | 12 | 19 | Pearson | South East Cape R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Outeniqua | 38 | 05 | Brandwag | South East Cape R/D | |
| Sat.07Mar | Kearsney | 24 | 24 | Northwood | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Graeme | 64 | 07 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Landboudal | 03 | 22 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Grey College | 69 | 33 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Louis Botha | 24 | 20 | Duineveld | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Upington | 57 | 19 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.07Mar | HTS Middelburg | 66 | 07 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Waterkloof | 28 | 15 | Transvalia | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Affies | 27 | 17 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.07Mar | Ben Vorster | 45 | 07 | Pietersburg |
Newlands Rugby Day 2020 – SchoolSportLive streaming
10 March 2020 Link -> https://youtu.be/NseOBg7IQBU…
World Schools Festival 2020 – CANCELLED!!!
The Coronavirus has claimed its first Schoolboy Rugby activity in the form of the World Schools Festival 2020 which was set to start in late March.…
Unions commit to supporting self-funded Youth Weeks in 2020
A bit of good news in a follow up to some bad news about sponsorship money for the national youth weeks seemingly drying up, is that SARU document shows that all the unions have agreed to participate in the self-funded Under-18 Academy Week and Under-13 Craven Week.…
High tempo Grey College surpass 1000 days unbeaten
Midway through February 2020 Grey College passed the 1000 days unbeaten mark. …