Braam van Straaten headlines KZN school coaching changes ahead of 2017
Former Springbok flyhalf Braam van Straaten has been appointed as the new St Charles College (Pietermaritzburg) fulltime Rugby Specialist with immediate effect. The positive vibes already coming out of St Charles, who’s rugby is set for another spike over the few year, speaks volumes about van Straaten’s potential to do an outstanding job as he’s made the great impression in next to no time at all. The 44-year-old former Wonderboom High School student is just one of many personal changes set to reshape the fairly small KZN Tier-1 rugby scene, which has a bit of a reputation for it’s high turnover of 1st XV rugby officials.…
The Final Official BHP Top 50 school rugby rankings for 2016
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.79 |
| 2 | Grey College | 4.51 |
| 3 | Affies | 4.45 |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 4.26 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.63 |
| 6 | EG Jansen | 3.56 |
| 7 | Selborne | 3.49 |
| 8 | Helpmekaar | 3.35 |
| 9 | Glenwood | 3.33 |
| 10 | Dale College | 3.33 |
| 11 | Paul Roos | 3.31 |
| 12 | Boland Landbou | 3.29 |
| 13 | Oakdale | 3.22 |
| 14 | Garsfontein | 3.09 |
| 15 | SACS | 2.97 |
| 16 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
| 17 | Grey PE | 2.87 |
| 18 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
| 19 | Welkom Gim | 2.82 |
| 20 | Outeniqua | 2.79 |
| 21 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
| 22 | Diamantveld | 2.73 |
| 23 | Ben Vorster | 2.47 |
| 24 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
| 25 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.44 |
| 26 | Hilton | 2.43 |
| 27 | HTS Middelburg | 2.40 |
| 28 | Rondebosch | 2.38 |
| 29 | Pietersburg | 2.34 |
| 30 | DHS | 2.32 |
| 31 | Lichtenburg | 2.29 |
| 32 | Brackenfell | 2.28 |
| 33 | Hudson Park | 2.14 |
| 34 | Worcester Gim | 2.11 |
| 35 | Swartland | 2.10 |
| 36 | Voortrekker (Bethlehem) | 2.09 |
| 37 | Marlow | 2.07 |
| 38 | Oos-Moot | 2.06 |
| 39 | Eldoraigne | 2.05 |
| 40 | Bishops | 2.03 |
| 41 | Queens College | 2.03 |
| 42 | Waterkloof | 2.03 |
| 43 | KES | 1.97 |
| 44 | HTS Drostdy | 1.97 |
| 45 | Durbanville | 1.94 |
| 46 | Michaelhouse | 1.93 |
| 47 | Stellenberg | 1.93 |
| 48 | Maritzburg College | 1.92 |
| 49 | Fichardpark | 1.88 |
| 50 | Potchefstroom Volkskool | 1.86 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 27 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.23Aug | Grey College | 92 | 17 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Kovsiestreek Shimla-liga Semi | |
| Tue.23Aug | Monument | 20 | 35 | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.27Aug | Garsfontein | 32 | 28 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro School Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Helpmekaar | 55 | 10 | Lichtenburg | Beeld Big School Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Vryburg | 39 | 8 | Ben Viljoen | Beeld Medium School Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Grey College | 43 | 42 | Welkom Gim | Kovsiestreek Shimla-liga Trofee Final | |
| Sat.27Aug | Bellville | 59 | 14 | Primrose | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Bishops | 26 | 30 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Brackenfell | 30 | 19 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.27Aug | SACS | 31 | 20 | Wynberg | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Drostdy | 10 | 19 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.27Aug | Stellenberg | 31 | 10 | Durbanville | ||
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KZN to deliberate over yet another Craven Week expectations failure
Officials from KZN will meet today to discuss the high school Youth Weeks. If this was a meeting held in the Western Province it would be a celebratory occasion, fit for many high-fives, pats on backs and chest beating by various goal achieving officials. However it being KZN who are close to the opposite side of the success rate spectrum, the meeting can’t possibly revolve around many compliments particularly when it focuses its attention on Craven Week, unless of course window-dressing becomes the order of the day.…
SACS bounce back against Bosch to lead in the Southern Suburbs
SACS are close to claiming back-to-back Southern Suburbs No.1 positions after disposing of nearest rivals Rondebosch but the no easy Cape Town derbies label in ringing true in 2016, so Wynberg remains a threat that could still unsettle them on the last weekend of the season
From SACS:…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 20 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.16Aug | Grey College | 48 | 20 | Louis Botha | ||
| Wed.17Aug | Durbanville | 10 | 57 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Wed.17Aug | Brackenfell | 24 | 12 | Tygerberg RFC | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Pearson | – | – | Despatch | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Framesby | 34 | 17 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Cambridge | 9 | 14 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Queen’s | 30 | 32 | Dale | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Grey College | 34 | 32 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Welkom Gim | 37 | 19 | Noord-Kaap | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Waterkloof | 31 | 34 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Lichtenburg | 48 | 17 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld Big Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Ligbron | 15 | 27 | Helpmekaar | Beeld Big Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Vryburg | 44 | 8 | Brandwag Benoni | Beeld Medium Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Ben Viljoen | – | – | Die Wilgers | Beeld Medium Sch SemiFinal | |
| Sat.20Aug | Bellville | 16 | 28 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Boland Landbou | 27 | 22 | Oakdale | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Hugenote | 24 | 33 | Swartland | ||
| Sat.20Aug | HJS Paarl BH | 52 | 15 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Paarl Gim | 59 | 42 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Rondebosch | 10 | 28 | SACS | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Stellenberg | 68 | 5 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Worcester Gim | 35 | 24 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat.20Aug | Wynberg | 31 | 21 | Bishops | ||
| Tue.23Aug | Monument | – | – | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch SemiFinal | |
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No triple crown for SACS but Southern Suburbs “title” still in sight
The race to end the 2016 season as Southern Suburbs champions still looks set to go down to the wire thanks to an outstanding and somewhat surprising 43-28 home win by Bishops against SACS. The defeat means that SACS, Cape Town’s no.1 rugby school from 2015 won’t be able to repeat their Triple Crown achievement of a season ago but they are still the masters of their own destiny in spite of last Saturday’s out of sorts performance on the Piley Rees. …
SA Schools & SA Schools “A” 2016 – international series
| DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | VENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri.12Aug | 13h00 | France | 23 | 18 | England | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| Fri.12Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 20 | 23 | Italy | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| Fri.12Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 23 | 17 | Wales | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| Tue.16Aug | 13h00 | Wales | 41 | 15 | Italy | Bishops, Cape Town |
| Tue.16Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 53 | 14 | England | Bishops, Cape Town |
| Tue.16Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 42 | 3 | France | Bishops, Cape Town |
| Sat.20Aug | 13h00 | France | 21 | 30 | Italy | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
| Sat.20Aug | 14h30 | SA Schools A | 17 | 18 | Wales | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
| Sat.20Aug | 16h00 | SA Schools | 13 | 12 | England | Paarl Boys’ High, Paarl |
The Official BHP Top 30 for the week ending 13 August 2016
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.78 |
| 2 | Grey College | 4.52 |
| 3 | Affies | 4.45 |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 4.24 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.83 |
| 6 | EG Jansen | 3.56 |
| 7 | Selborne | 3.49 |
| 8 | Helpmekaar | 3.47 |
| 9 | Paul Roos | 3.35 |
| 10 | Oakdale | 3.35 |
| 11 | Glenwood | 3.33 |
| 12 | Dale College | 3.26 |
| 13 | Boland Landbou | 3.19 |
| 14 | Outeniqua | 3.00 |
| 15 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
| 16 | Grey PE | 2.87 |
| 17 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
| 18 | Garsfontein | 2.83 |
| 19 | SACS | 2.81 |
| 20 | Welkom Gim | 2.80 |
| 21 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
| 22 | Diamantveld | 2.73 |
| 23 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.71 |
| 24 | Ben Vorster | 2.47 |
| 25 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
| 26 | Rondebosch | 2.43 |
| 27 | Hilton | 2.43 |
| 28 | HTS Middelburg | 2.40 |
| 29 | Pietersburg | 2.34 |
| 30 | DHS | 2.32 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 13 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri.12Aug | Port Rex | 22 | 17 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Glenwood | 10 | 39 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Brandwag | 10 | 42 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Cambridge | 6 | 24 | Queen’s | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Nico Malan | 50 | 31 | Pearson | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Hudson Park | 12 | 12 | Dale | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Graeme | 23 | 6 | Muir | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Selborne | 27 | 21 | Grey HS | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Daniel Pienaar | 21 | 34 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Noord-Kaap | 32 | 17 | Diamantveld | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Welkom Gim | 35 | 8 | Voortrekker (Beth) | Griffons-liga Final | |
| Sat.13Aug | Rustenburg | 16 | 46 | Garsfontein | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Monument | 25 | 21 | Nelspruit | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Waterkloof | 43 | 39 | HTS Middelburg | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Menlopark | 22 | 71 | EG Jansen | Beeld Macro Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Pietersburg | 36 | 43 | Lichtenburg | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Linden | 0 | 55 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Ben Vorster | 13 | 25 | Ligbron | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Oos-Moot | 18 | 30 | Helpmekaar | Beeld Big Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Merensky | 10 | 36 | Vryberg | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Bekker | 24 | 24 | Brandwag Benoni | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Ben Viljoen | 38 | 0 | Penryn | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Die Wilgers | 23 | 14 | Fochville | Beeld Medium Sch QF | |
| Sat.13Aug | Bellville | 26 | 12 | Hamlets | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Bishops | 43 | 28 | SACS | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Brackenfell | 32 | 26 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.13Aug | DF Malan | 20 | 31 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Drostdy | 34 | 21 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Monument Park | 35 | 13 | Milnerton | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Oakdale | 31 | 21 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Oudtshoorn | – | – | George | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Paul Roos | 22 | 32 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Paarl Gim | 117 | 0 | Primrose | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Tygerberg | 19 | 16 | De Kuilen | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Worcester Gim | 29 | 0 | Vredenburg | ||
| Sat.13Aug | Wynberg | 17 | 23 | Rondebosch | ||
| date | – | – |
BHP Official Top 30
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.78 |
| 2 | Grey College | 4.47 |
| 3 | Affies | 4.45 |
| 4 | Paarl Gim | 4.35 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.76 |
| 6 | Glenwood | 3.72 |
| 7 | Paul Roos | 3.56 |
| 8 | EG Jansen | 3.53 |
| 9 | Helpmekaar | 3.50 |
| 10 | Selborne | 3.40 |
| 11 | Dale College | 3.35 |
| 12 | Oakdale | 3.25 |
| 13 | Boland Landbou | 3.07 |
| 14 | Grey PE | 3.05 |
| 15 | SACS | 2.99 |
| 16 | Kearsney | 2.96 |
| 17 | Diamantveld | 2.93 |
| 18 | Outeniqua | 2.92 |
| 19 | Jeppe | 2.83 |
| 20 | Welkom Gim | 2.79 |
| 21 | Garsfontein | 2.79 |
| 22 | Kingswood | 2.74 |
| 23 | Vereeniging Gim | 2.73 |
| 24 | Ben Vorster | 2.71 |
| 25 | Pietersburg | 2.50 |
| 26 | Nelspruit | 2.46 |
| 27 | Oos-Moot | 2.44 |
| 28 | Hilton | 2.43 |
| 29 | HTS Middelburg | 2.41 |
| 30 | Voortrekker (Bethlehem) | 2.37 |
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 06 August 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.02Aug | Hangklip | – | – | Queen’s | ||
| Thu.04Aug | Swartland | 29 | 14 | Tygerberg | ||
| Thu.04Aug | Strand | 11 | 8 | Hugenote | ||
| Fri.05Aug | Stirling | 17 | 15 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Maritzburg College | 26 | 33 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.06Aug | St Andrew’s | 48 | 12 | Muir | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Dale | 13 | 16 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Framesby | 47 | 7 | Otto du Plessis | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Marlow | 36 | 22 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Fri.05Aug | Queen’s | 36 | 22 | Grens | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Grey HS | 38 | 19 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Brandwag | 29 | 22 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Voortrekker (Beth) | 39 | 24 | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Welkom Gim | 52 | 8 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Affies | 67 | 6 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.06Aug | Jeppe | 36 | 17 | KES | ||
| Sat.06Aug | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 25 | Paarl Gim | ||
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HSTOP200’s New Zealand Top 50
A big thank you to Herschel Fruean, a New Zealand school rugby guru.…
Grogper Cup 2016 – battle of the Gauteng vs KZN English-medium Schools
KZN holds onto the Cup but only just-just…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 30 July 2016
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.30Jul | Nico Malan | 27 | 22 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Grey HS | 7 | 33 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Dale | 41 | 28 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Union | – | – | Pearson | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Despatch | 18 | 7 | Muir | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Cambridge | – | – | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Hudson Park | 23 | 8 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Selborne | 33 | 7 | Queen’s | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Graeme | 19 | 26 | Kingswood | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Hentie Cilliers | – | – | HTS Welkom | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Welkom Gim | – | – | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Witteberg | – | – | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.30Jul | HTS Sasolburg | – | – | Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Rustenburg | 24 | 15 | Eldoraigne | Beeld Playoff | |
| Sat.30Jul | Menlopark | 38 | 17 | Kempton Park | Beeld Playoff | |
| Sat.30Jul | Pretoria Noord | 0 | 44 | Pietersburg | Beeld Playoff | |
| Sat.30Jul | Linden | 26 | 11 | Secunda | Beeld Playoff | |
| Sat.30Jul | Ben Vorster | 27 | 20 | Transvalia | Beeld Playoff | |
| Sat.30Jul | Oos-Moot | 21 | 17 | Potch Volkskool | Beeld Playoff | |
| Sat.30Jul | Pretoria BH | 22 | 24 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Affies | 63 | 0 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Parktown | 7 | 59 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Waterkloof | 54 | 43 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Bishops | 24 | 42 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Strand | 7 | 25 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Drostdy | 25 | 22 | Noord-Kaap | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Durbanville | 21 | 8 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Milnerton | 0 | 46 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Oakdale | 50 | 12 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Oudtshoorn | 9 | 18 | Brandwag | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Outeniqua | 50 | 17 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Paarl Gim | 47 | 17 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Parel Vallei | 26 | 8 | Worcester Gim | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Rondebosch | 39 | 21 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.30Jul | SACS | 13 | 28 | HJS Paarl BH | ||
| Sat.30Jul | Wynberg | 37 | 34 | Boland Landbou | ||
| date | – | – |