Dale and Queen’s have a lot of relationship healing work ahead
As things stand, the Dale and Queen’s Class of 2018 won’t get to enjoy two of their usual matric school year highlights – the two big inter-schools derbies between the great rivals. …
Affies 2018 fixture list
Visit www.Affiesrugby.co.za – it’s an absolute must for any new Affies supporters who don’t already know about it.…
Where the 2017 schoolboy rugby players will be in 2018
Please help to complete or grow the list if you can.…
SA u17 Sevens squad 2017
SARU has notified the following players that they will form part of the SA under-17 Sevens squad for a training camp at the Stellenbosh Academy of Sport (SAS) from 23-28 October and participation in the Assupol Sevens tournament on 29 and 30 October 2017:
| # | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Appollis | Garsfontein | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | Campwill Willemse | Garsfontein | Blue Bulls |
| 3 | Christie Grobbelaar | Drostdy | Boland |
| 4 | Ethinique Adams | Worcester Gim | Boland |
| 5 | Avuyile Mabece | Hudson Park | Border |
| 6 | Ross Braude | Grey College | Free State |
| 7 | Ian Small-Smith | Grey College | Free State |
| 8 | Santino Swanepoel | Florida | Golden Lions |
| 9 | Muzilikazi Manyike | Jeppe | Golden Lions |
| 10 | Franco Schutte | Monument | Golden Lions |
| 11 | Kobus Hattingh | Wilgerivier | Griffons |
| 12 | Celempilo Gumede | DHS | KZN Sharks |
| 13 | Siyanda Cele | Glenwood | KZN Sharks |
| 14 | Dylan Pretorius | Glenwood | KZN Sharks |
| 15 | Anelka Barends | Potch Gim | Leopards |
| 16 | Gustav Erlank | Potch Volkskool | Leopards |
| 17 | Ofentse Maubane | Curro Heuwelkruin | Limpopo |
| 18 | Stefan Smit | Nelspruit | Pumas |
| 19 | Xavier Adams | Bellville | WP |
| 20 | William Rose | Bishops | WP |
| 21 | Eugene Snyders | Boland Landbou | WP |
| 22 | Albertus Horne | HJS Paarl BH | WP |
| 23 | Stavino Jacobs | Paarl Gim | WP |
| 24 | David Kellerman | Paarl Gim | WP |
| 25 | Tiaan Pretorius | Paul Roos | WP |
Michaelhouse rugby guru gets the Paul Roos top job
Michaelhouse’s Head of Sport Ryno Combrinck, who is widely acknowledged as being one of the best schoolboy rugby coaches in South Africa has been appointed as the Paul Roos Head of Rugby starting in 2018.…
SA Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens 2017
Team lists below
KZN players invited to SARU u16 EPD camp 2017
The annual SARU under-16 Elite Player Development Camp will take place from 01-06 October 2017 in Paarl. Here is the list of 8 KZN Sharks players invited to attend.…
Ex-Bok “rugby taught at schools is destroying the game in SA”
Is former Bok captain Andre Vos barking up the wrong tree with this post of his on Twitter?
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Following the 2nd Annual Ruggas.co.za fun draft
You can read up about the draft here : http://www.talk.ruggas.co.za/?p=239
Teams below…
New scholarship programme at Grey College will fund up to 200 students
Grey College is expecting to receive a lucrative donation over the next five years from an anonymous source associated with Montpellier Rugby Club in France. Up to 200 students could be funded through this programme which covers leadership, academics and rugby.…
Honours award for St Andrew’s 29-try record breaking centre
From St Andrew’s College:
Matt More has represented the St Andrew’s College 1st XV on 43 occasions. In this time he has scored a staggering 45 tries including the all-time record of 29 tries in a season in 2017. He also kicked for goal when required and has managed to accumulate a total of 326 points over the course of his time playing for College.…
Sorry, sorry, sorry!
Hi everyone
Apologies from my side for all the website breakdowns incurred of late. It has been very frustrating.
The website has now been moved to a server which hopefully will provide a lot more stability and security.
In the transfer process about 2 weeks worth of comments have sadly been lost for good. There were some really meaningful ones in there as well so this isn’t great news.
Regards,
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Boland Landbou to play Garsfontein on St Patrick’s Day
Good news from the Farm outside Paarl, Western Cape is that Boland Landbou has invited Garsfontein from Pretoria to play them in the 70-minute main game at the annual Boland Landbou Festival on Saturday 17 March 2018 (which also happens to be St Patrick’s Day).
Fixtures are in the process of being finalised and details will be available shortly.…
Final official BHP rankings for 2017
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Total For | Tot Against | Points Diff | Cat Points | Bonus Points | Win Ratio | Total Points | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 610 | 220 | 390 | 66.5 | 3.5 | 100.00% | 71.5 | 4.77 |
| 2 | Monument | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 771 | 326 | 445 | 82.5 | 7.4 | 90.00% | 91.7 | 4.59 |
| 3 | Grey College | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 775 | 221 | 554 | 53.5 | 8.1 | 85.71% | 62.8 | 4.49 |
| 4 | KES | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 528 | 232 | 296 | 52 | 2.8 | 93.33% | 56.2 | 3.75 |
| 5 | Paul Roos | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 488 | 314 | 174 | 50 | 9.6 | 68.75% | 59.6 | 3.73 |
| 6 | Paarl Gim | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 508 | 311 | 197 | 47 | 5.7 | 66.67% | 52.7 | 3.51 |
| 7 | Helpmekaar | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 668 | 260 | 408 | 48 | 6.7 | 81.25% | 56 | 3.50 |
| 8 | Grey PE | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 533 | 399 | 134 | 54.9 | 6.85 | 72.22% | 61.75 | 3.43 |
| 9 | Stellenberg | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 807 | 356 | 451 | 55 | 11.2 | 75.00% | 66.2 | 3.31 |
| 10 | Affies | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 416 | 264 | 152 | 37 | 8.9 | 64.29% | 45.9 | 3.28 |
| 11 | SACS | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 617 | 340 | 277 | 59.6 | 4.8 | 70.00% | 64.4 | 3.22 |
| 12 | Waterkloof | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 558 | 427 | 131 | 47.5 | 7.1 | 70.59% | 54.6 | 3.21 |
| 13 | Boland Landbou | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 650 | 393 | 257 | 40.5 | 15.95 | 55.56% | 56.45 | 3.14 |
| 14 | Glenwood | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 279 | 81 | 37 | 3.15 | 69.23% | 40.15 | 3.09 |
| 15 | St Andrews | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 576 | 247 | 329 | 46.5 | 1.4 | 87.50% | 49.3 | 3.08 |
| 16 | DHS | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 504 | 288 | 216 | 35.5 | 9.6 | 66.67% | 45.1 | 3.01 |
| 17 | Noord-Kaap | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 468 | 386 | 82 | 38 | 5.9 | 66.67% | 43.9 | 2.93 |
| 18 | HTS Drostdy | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 533 | 323 | 210 | 45.1 | 3.4 | 70.59% | 48.5 | 2.85 |
| 19 | Hilton | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 309 | 154 | 155 | 30.5 | 3.4 | 75.00% | 33.9 | 2.83 |
| 20 | Centurion | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 320 | 174 | 146 | 31.8 | 1.4 | 75.00% | 33.2 | 2.77 |
| 21 | Nelspruit | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 434 | 341 | 93 | 36 | 5.3 | 66.67% | 41.3 | 2.75 |
| 22 | Framesby | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 383 | 257 | 126 | 33.5 | 3.9 | 64.29% | 37.4 | 2.67 |
| 23 | Oakdale | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 457 | 273 | 184 | 30 | 7.1 | 57.14% | 37.1 | 2.65 |
| 24 | Dale College | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 542 | 402 | 140 | 48.8 | 6.35 | 57.14% | 55.15 | 2.63 |
| 25 | Eldoraigne | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 489 | 276 | 213 | 30 | 9.05 | 60.00% | 39.05 | 2.60 |
| 26 | Kearsney | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 478 | 324 | 154 | 41 | 5.15 | 66.67% | 46.15 | 2.56 |
| 27 | Transvalia | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 544 | 299 | 245 | 28.4 | 7.3 | 64.29% | 35.7 | 2.55 |
| 28 | Outeniqua | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 552 | 393 | 159 | 35 | 2.8 | 66.67% | 37.8 | 2.52 |
| 29 | Welkom Gim | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 564 | 297 | 267 | 34.5 | 5.5 | 75.00% | 40 | 2.50 |
| 30 | Brackenfell | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 678 | 277 | 401 | 33.5 | 4.9 | 81.25% | 39.7 | 2.48 |
| 31 | Selborne | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 573 | 401 | 172 | 37 | 12.6 | 50.00% | 49.6 | 2.48 |
| 32 | Rondebosch | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 591 | 488 | 103 | 43.7 | 5.85 | 50.00% | 49.55 | 2.48 |
| 33 | St Johns | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 357 | 243 | 114 | 28.5 | 3.15 | 69.23% | 31.65 | 2.43 |
| 34 | Die Brandwag | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 506 | 262 | 244 | 29.2 | 5.35 | 60.00% | 34.55 | 2.30 |
| 35 | Queens College | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 348 | 339 | 9 | 32.7 | 8.5 | 44.44% | 41.2 | 2.29 |
| 36 | Garsfontein | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 454 | 467 | -13 | 28 | 3.2 | 50.00% | 31.2 | 2.23 |
| 37 | Bishops | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 408 | 472 | -64 | 34 | 3.2 | 47.06% | 37.2 | 2.19 |
| 38 | Potchefstroom Gimnasium | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 459 | 389 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 68.75% | 35 | 2.19 |
| 39 | Ben Vorster | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 452 | 319 | 133 | 24 | 5.1 | 57.14% | 29.1 | 2.08 |
| 40 | Westville BHS | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 314 | 287 | 27 | 24 | 2.9 | 53.85% | 26.9 | 2.07 |
| 41 | Lichtenburg | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 450 | 331 | 119 | 29.5 | 1.4 | 73.33% | 30.9 | 2.06 |
| 42 | Pretoria Boys High | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 335 | 379 | -44 | 30.2 | 2.2 | 50.00% | 32.4 | 2.03 |
| 43 | Marlow | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 547 | 358 | 189 | 27.5 | 4.8 | 50.00% | 32.3 | 2.02 |
| 44 | AHS Kroonstad (Rooiskool) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 386 | 237 | 149 | 26.7 | 1.4 | 64.29% | 28.1 | 2.01 |
| 45 | Graeme College | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 484 | 186 | 298 | 27.3 | 6.25 | 64.71% | 33.55 | 1.97 |
| 46 | Menlopark | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 316 | 468 | -152 | 25 | 2 | 42.86% | 27 | 1.93 |
| 47 | Hudson Park | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 460 | 312 | 148 | 29.8 | 3.9 | 55.56% | 33.7 | 1.87 |
| 48 | EG Jansen | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 535 | 493 | 42 | 28.7 | 2.8 | 41.18% | 31.5 | 1.85 |
| 49 | HTS Louis Botha | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 233 | 211 | 22 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 50.00% | 18.3 | 1.83 |
| 50 | Diamantveld | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 397 | 359 | 38 | 27.1 | 1.4 | 50.00% | 28.5 | 1.78 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 26 August 2017
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.22Aug | Garsfontein | 24 | 31 | Monument | Virseker Macro Sch SF | |
| Tue.22Aug | Nelspruit | 43 | 07 | Centurion | Virseker Macro Sch SF | |
| Sat.26Aug | Diamantveld | 39 | 48 | Noord-Kaap | Kovsieliga SemiFinal | |
| Sat.26Aug | Nelspruit | 26 | 40 | Monument | Virsekerbeker Final : Macro | |
| Sat.26Aug | Helpmekaar | 52 | 24 | Transvalia | Virsekerbeker Final : Large | |
| Sat.26Aug | Hoogenhout | 27 | 19 | Brandwag (Benoni) | Virsekerbeker Final : Medium | |
| Sat.26Aug | Allan Glen | 17 | 22 | Belvedere | Virsekerbeker Final : Middle | |
| Sat.26Aug | Morgenzon | 00 | 31 | Koster | Virsekerbeker Final : Small | |
| Sat.26Aug | Dale | 24 | 24 | Queen’s | Game not completed | |
| Sat.26Aug | Hudson Park | 68 | 05 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Nico Malan | 24 | 45 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Brandwag | 62 | 12 | Pearson | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Durbanville | 06 | 47 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Wynberg | 20 | 24 | SACS | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Outeniqua | 62 | 19 | Oudtshoorn | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Strand | 29 | 03 | HTS Bellville | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Tygerberg | 00 | 58 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Oakdale | 14 | 12 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.26Aug | Rondebosch | 64 | 07 | Bishops | ||
| Fri.01Sep | Grey College | 92 | 07 | Noord-Kaap | Kovsieliga Final |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 19 August 2017
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | INFO | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.19Aug | Louis Botha | 12 | 35 | Diamantveld | Kovsieliga QF | |
| Sat.19Aug | AHS Kroonstad | 26 | 36 | Noord-Kaap | Kovsieliga QF | |
| Sat.19Aug | Potch Gim | 14 | 39 | Transvalia | Virseker Large Sch SF | |
| Sat.19Aug | Helpmekaar | 55 | 23 | Oos-Moot | Virseker Large Sch SF | |
| Sat.19Aug | Dale | 10 | 03 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Union | 31 | 41 | Grens | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Grey HS | 57 | 22 | Selborne | SSL youtube link | |
| Sat.19Aug | Pearson | 25 | 28 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Queen’s | 59 | 14 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Parel Vallei | 57 | 05 | Somerset College | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Bishops | 31 | 18 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.19Aug | De Kuilen | 22 | 20 | Worcester Gim | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Hottentots Holland | 17 | 43 | Strand | ||
| Sat.19Aug | SACS | 22 | 36 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Oudtshoorn | 38 | 05 | PW Botha | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Tygerberg | 26 | 90 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Outeniqua | 27 | 24 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Durbanville | 68 | 06 | Milnerton | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Swartland | 26 | 22 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Drostdy | 12 | 00 | Duineveld | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Paul Roos | 28 | 30 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Oakdale | 24 | 17 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.19Aug | Brackenfell | 84 | 10 | HTS Bellville | ||
| Sat.19Aug | DF Malan | 15 | 20 | Bellville |
SA Schools International Series 2017
RESULTS
| # | Date | Time | Team | Team | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug | 1 | Fri 11-Aug | 14h15 | England | 8 | 24 | France | Paul Roos |
| 11-Aug | 2 | Fri 11-Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 28 | 30 | Wales | Paul Roos |
| 15-Aug | 3 | Tue 15-Aug | 14h15 | England | 12 | 14 | Wales | Paarl Gim |
| 15-Aug | 4 | Tue 15-Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 8 | 13 | France | Paarl Gim |
| 19-Aug | 5 | Sat 19-Aug | 12h15 | France | 31 | 21 | Wales | Athlone Stadium |
| 19-Aug | 6 | Sat 19-Aug | 14h00 | SA Schools | 22 | 52 | England | Athlone Stadium |
SAS SQUAD…