KZN : 2 big clashes to start the local interschools season
DHS versus Hilton and Michaelhouse versus Westville will take centre stage in KwaZulu-Natal schoolboy rugby this coming weekend.…
Monnas without 4+1 for Eldos
Match at Ellis Park
Krugersdorp’s Monument heads into a potential banana peel Tuks-reeks match against Pretoria high school Eldoraigne on Saturday 18 March without five regular starters.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 11 March 2017
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.07Mar | Pionier | 08 | 33 | Kearsney | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Pretoria BH | 25 | 20 | Oos-Moot | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | HTS Pretoria | 30 | 25 | Curro Heuwelkruin | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Ben Vorster | 10 | 10 | St. Alban’s | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Kempton Park | 10 | 10 | Goudveld | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Zwartkop | 30 | 30 | Potch Gim | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Menlopark | 30 | 30 | Jeppe | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | EG Jansen | 40 | 10 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Monument | 40 | 10 | Welkom Gim | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Garsfontein | 25 | 05 | Diamantveld | Bulls’ Prestige Schools @ Loftus |
| Tue.07Mar | Nelspruit | 22 | 25 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks Reeks |
| Wed.08Mar | Sarel Cilliers | 15 | 40 | Kearsney | |
| Fri.10Mar | Maritzburg College | X | X | Sarel Cilliers | Vories N/S : MC 33-3 SC |
| Fri.10Mar | Westville | X | X | Voortrekker (Pmb) | Vories N/S : Wvl 17-7 VT |
| Fri.10Mar | Stellenberg | 66 | 07 | Bellville South | Masibambane Festival |
| Sat.11Mar | Oudtshoorn | 12 | 43 | Framesby | Gill College R/D (40min game) |
| Sat.11Mar | Victoria Park | 03 | 45 | Nico Malan | Gill College R/D |
| Sat.11Mar | Oos-Moot | 06 | 08 | Frikkie Meyer | PUK-Reeks |
| Sat.11Mar | Kempton Park | 18 | 13 | Transvalia | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.11Mar | Pietersburg | 13 | 85 | Monument | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.11Mar | Rustenburg | 17 | 32 | Garsfontein | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.11Mar | Klerksdorp | 14 | 49 | Nelspruit | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.11Mar | Florida | 29 | 38 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.11Mar | Jeugland | 00 | 54 | Noordheuwel | |
| Sat.11Mar | Marais Viljoen | 26 | 07 | Hugenote (Springs) | |
| Sat.11Mar | Die Anker | 16 | 15 | Potch Gim | |
| Sat.11Mar | Driehoek | 34 | 12 | Montana | |
| Sat.11Mar | Potch Volkskool | 08 | 12 | Zwartkop | |
| Sat.11Mar | Randburg | 23 | 23 | HTS Witbank | |
| Sat.11Mar | Middelburg | 13 | 43 | Lichtenburg | |
| Sat.11Mar | Wesvalia | 22 | 06 | Oosterlig | |
| Sat.11Mar | DHS | 82 | 00 | Northwood | |
| Sat.11Mar | Kearsney | 29 | 15 | Welkom Gim | |
| Sat.11Mar | Hilton | X | X | Glenwood | Practice match |
| Sat.11Mar | Michaelhouse | X | X | Clifton | Practice match |
| Sat.11Mar | AHS Kroonstad | 52 | 00 | Reddersburg | Brandfort S/D |
| Sat.11Mar | Louis Botha | 45 | 12 | Hentie Cilliers | Brandfort S/D |
| Sat.11Mar | Outeniqua | 59 | 19 | Sentraal | Brandfort S/D |
| Sat.11Mar | Hudson Park | 17 | 26 | Marlow | |
| Sat.11Mar | Muir | X | X | Otto du Plessis | Otto cancelled |
| Sat.11Mar | Port Rex | 29 | 00 | Hangklip | Grens Fest |
| Sat.11Mar | Stirling | 15 | 17 | Brandwag | Grens Fest |
| Sat.11Mar | Cambridge | 05 | 25 | Queen’s | Grens Fest |
| Sat.11Mar | Grens | 13 | 13 | Daniel Pienaar | Grens Fest |
| Sat.11Mar | Grey College | 73 | 18 | Waterkloof | |
| Sat.11Mar | Landboudal | 14 | 22 | Fichardtpark | |
| Sat.11Mar | Diamantveld | 10 | 45 | Affies | |
| Sat.11Mar | Helpmekaar | 36 | 17 | Eldoraigne | |
| Sat.11Mar | Menlopark | 37 | 36 | Noord-Kaap | |
| Sat.11Mar | Witteberg | 55 | 10 | Ermelo | |
| Sat.11Mar | Jim Fouche | 15 | 22 | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| Sat.11Mar | Hugenote | 05 | 10 | Tygerberg |
SARU u18 Elite Player Development (EPD) Camp 2017
Updated. SARU is conducting an under-18 training camp at Hugenote High School in Wellington from 17-21 March 2017. Players from around the country have been invited to attend.…
Grey College get ready to unleash their potent backline
Even without star flyhalf Chris Schreuder in the Grey College starting line-up for Saturday’s home match against Waterkloof, the “les bleus” backline looks like it has the ability to test and pass the defensive capability of the strongest wall any opponent puts up in an effort to halt them. …
Helpmekaar – a team with a dream
So much has already been made about this year’s Helpmekaar first team’s chances that expectations have been building for a while now. …
Bulls region heavyweights ready to roll
One weekend after Menlopark and Eldoraigne got their respective seasons off to a formal start in the Tuks-Reeks, its the turn of the three top rated Pretoria schools to enter the fray.…
Porterville Sports Weekend 2017 – rugby fixtures
With annual participants Paarl Boishaai 1st XV, 2nd XV and under-16 away on a rugby tour of New Zealand, numerically small school Porterville turns to Cape Town schools Bishops and Stellenberg to provide the top quality rugby at their annual event. This year’s Sports Weekend might prove to be the quiet before the storm in 2018. In what could still become the worst kept secret before the year 2018 arrives, it seems like Porterville could potentially play hosts to a series of age-group matches involving a powerhouse from the South versus a powerhouse from the North.…
Gill College Sports Day 2017
On Saturday, 11 March 2017
| # | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Malan | Victoria Park | |
| 2 | Oudtshoorn | Framesby | |
| 3 | Otto du Plessis | Cradock | |
| 4 | Adelaide | Humansdorp | |
| 5 | Despatch | Aeroville | |
| 6 | Newton | Winterberg | |
| 7 | Cillie | Michausdal | |
| 8 | Volkskool Graaff-Reneit | Andrew Rabie | |
| 9 | Gill | Kirkwood |
Blue Bulls Prestige Schools Evening 2017 – fixtures
The evening will take place on 7 March 2017 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
| # | TIME | SCHOOL | REGION | SCHOOL | REGION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13:00 | Oos-Moot | Bulls | 20-25 | Pretoria BH | Bulls |
| 1 | 14:00 | Pretoria Tech | Bulls | 30-25 | Curro Heuwelkruin | Limpopo Bulls |
| 2 | 15:00 | Ben Vorster | Limpopo Bulls | 10-10 | St. Alban’s | Bulls |
| 3 | 16:00 | Kempton Park | Valke | 10-10 | Goudveld | Griffons |
| 4 | 17:00 | Zwartkop | Bulls | 30-30 | Potch Gim | Leopards |
| 5 | 18:00 | Menlopark | Bulls | 30-30 | Jeppe | Golden Lions |
| 6 | 19:00 | EG Jansen | Valke | 40-10 | Voortrekker Bethlehem | Griffons |
| 7 | 20:00 | Monument | Golden Lions | 30-10 | Welkom Gim | Griffons |
| 8 | 21:00 | Garsfontein | Bulls | 25-05 | Diamantveld | Griquas |
SA u18 Sevens wins 2017 Windhoek tournament
South Africa Sevens u18 beat Namibia u18 45-0 to win the inaugural Capricorn Group Seven Rugby Festival at Windhoek Gymnasium on Saturday, 04 March 2017.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 04 March 2017
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon.13Feb | Louis Botha | 14 | 14 | Diamantveld | |
| Sat.18Feb | Pionier | 07 | 35 | DHS | Sarel Cilliers Rugby Day |
| Sat.25Feb | Noord-Kaap | 82 | 00 | Klerksdorp | |
| Sat.25Feb | Lichtenburg | X | X | Florida | Cancelled |
| Sat.25Feb | Transvalia | 18 | 10 | HTS Middelburg | |
| Sat.25Feb | Middelburg | 27 | 20 | Ermelo | |
| Thu.02Mar | Oudtshoorn | 29 | 17 | Uru Cure (Argentina) | |
| Fri.03Mar | DHS Preseason XV | 12 | 18 | Westville Preseason XV | |
| Fri.03Mar | Voortrekker (Pmb) | 00 | 26 | Maritzburg C. Preseason XV | |
| Sat.04Mar | Sand du Plessis | 19 | 12 | Aliwal North | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Hendrik Potgieter | 19 | 18 | De Aar | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Landboudal | 12 | 10 | Hentie Cilliers | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | AHS Kroonstad | 14 | 03 | Duineveld | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Marlow | 24 | 09 | Upington | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Welkom Gim | 21 | 12 | Jim Fouche | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Louis Botha | 13 | 17 | Noord-Kaap | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Fichardtpark | 18 | 13 | Wesvalia | Fichardtpark S/D |
| Sat.04Mar | Centurion | 16 | 16 | Oos-Moot | PUK-Reeks |
| Sat.04Mar | Ben Vorster | 24 | 19 | Wonderboom | PUK-Reeks |
| Sat.04Mar | Transvalia | 36 | 40 | Menlopark | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.04Mar | Pietersburg | 10 | 26 | Eldoraigne | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.04Mar | EG Jansen | 30 | 07 | Rustenburg | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.04Mar | Klerksdorp | 19 | 33 | Florida | Tuks Reeks |
| Sat.04Mar | Sentraal | 07 | 37 | Diamantveld | |
| Sat.04Mar | Ermelo | 22 | 17 | Lydenburg | |
| Sat.04Mar | Waterkloof | X | X | Montana | Practice match |
| Sat.04Mar | Garsfontein | X | X | Kempton Park | Practice match |
| Sat.04Mar | Hugenote (Springs) | 27 | 10 | Die Anker | |
| Sat.04Mar | Potch Gim | 20 | 19 | Vereeniging Gim |
Boksmart crackdown at Vories Night Series
The KZNRU has formally requested the Vories Night Series certified coach to conduct a Boksmart audit before and during matchday 1 of the annual preseason shortened matches festival. The request made on behalf of the KZNRU by a Boksmart trainer read as follows:…
Voortrekker (Vories) Night Series 2017
Please note changes to the programme
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | 03-Mar | Vories u16 | DHS u16 | ||
| 14:55 | 03-Mar | Carter | Linpark | ||
| 15:50 | 03-Mar | Vories 3 | Greytown | ||
| 16:45 | 03-Mar | DHS 2 | Westville 2 | ||
| 17:40 | 03-Mar | Vories 2 | 28 | 27 | Howick |
| 18:35 | 03-Mar | Maritzburg College u16 | 17 | 13 | Westville u16 |
| 19:30 | 03-Mar | DHS 1 | 12 | 18 | Westville 1 |
| 20:35 | 03-Mar | Vories 1 | 0 | 26 | Maritzburg College 1 |
| 14:00 | 10-Mar | Carter 1 | Vories 3 | ||
| 14:55 | 10-Mar | Treverton 1 | Linpark 1 | ||
| 15:50 | 10-Mar | Vories u16 | Westville u16 | ||
| 16:45 | 10-Mar | Sarel Cilliers 2 | Westville 2 | ||
| 17:40 | 10-Mar | Vories 2 | Weston 1 | ||
| 18:35 | 10-Mar | Maritzburg College u16 | Sarel Cilliers u16 | ||
| 19:30 | 10-Mar | Maritzburg College XV | Sarel Cilliers 1 | ||
| 20:25 | 10-Mar | Pom – Pom’s | |||
| 20:35 | 10-Mar | Vories 1 | Westville 1 |
Paul Roos settle on Pearson headmaster after 9 month process
Pearson headmaster Andre van Staden will replace Jannie van der Westhuizen as the schools rector. Paul Roos Media Release – New Rector…
Worrying start for the Rooibulle
HTS Middelburg played without several first choice players including injured flyhalf Riekert Barnard but ultimately paid the price for poor defence and went down 10-18 to Transvalia …
Who will it be in 2017?
Leading to the question of who will it be in 2017, here are my personal Schoolboy Rugby Blog awards for 2016.…
Which school’s 1st XV has the hardest April 2017 fixture list?
BoishaaiPa suggested this a few months back: a look at the various April (and 01 May) 2017 schoolboy rugby fixtures with the aim of determining which school has the hardest fixture list during this jam-packed period. So the million dollar question being asked is: “who got the X2 Magic Mountain ride?” and just for the fun the billion Zim dollar question: “who’s got the easiest ride?”…
Fichardtpark Sportsdag 2017
| SLOT | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat.04Mar | Sand du Plessis | Aliwal North | ||
| 2 | Sat.04Mar | Hendrik Potgieter | De Aar | ||
| 3 | Sat.04Mar | Hentie Cilliers | Landboudal | ||
| 4 | Sat.04Mar | AHS Kroonstad | Duineveld | ||
| 5 | Sat.04Mar | Marlow | Upington | ||
| 6 | Sat.04Mar | Welkom Gim | Jim Fouche | ||
| 7 | Sat.04Mar | Louis Botha | Noord-Kaap | ||
| 8 | Sat.04Mar | Fichardtpark | Wesvalia |
Virsekerbeker (formerly Beeldtrofee) matches on Kyknet
It’s being reported on SchoolofRugby that Kyknet will be broadcasting several games including those involving smaller schools participating in the Virsekerbeker.…
u19s at school: bona fide players or “huursoldate”?
The 2017 national schoolboy rugby season is fast approaching and there are already allegations doing the rounds about several schools who are expected to field 1st XV’s with excessive numbers of under-19 players.…