St John’s Festival Squads with player stats
The 10 squads with date of birth, weight and height:…
Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival 2014
Twelve of the most well-known rugby schools in South African will once again be on display over Easter in KwaZulu-Natal come 2014.
In spite of the school holidays headache caused by Easter not being part of the end of term vacation, the organisers of the seventh annual Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) have done ever so well to attract a top class field yet again.…
St John’s Easter Rugby Festival 2014
The well-organised St Johns tournament over Easter will bring together two different tiers of rugby schools. On the one extreme there will be national powerhouses in form of Paarl Boys High, Paul Roos and Waterkloof…
KES Easter Rugby Festival 2014
King Edward VII School will once again host the most popular school rugby festival in SA.…
St Stithians Rugby Festival 2014
Nine schools join hosts St Stithians to participate in the annual Saints Rugby Festival to be held over Easter weekend.…
Match report: Maritzburg College 42 Pretoria Boys High 28
This was a super-duper entertain packaged game played on Goldstones in Pietermaritzburg. When 70-points get scored in 70-minutes, there is room for constructive negative comments about defensive structures and tackling, however during this game it really felt like the positives like attacking running lines, strength in contact, individual skills and good handling was more responsible for the high score than defensive lapses.…
Match log: Grey High 27 Paul Roos 26
Just when you thought that the UCT win against Pukke would be the comeback of the season, Grey High pulled off a 26-0 turnaround in less than 20 minutes to win this game 27-26 with the winning points coming off the last play of the game. Below is a match journal of the highlights from Paul Roos vs Grey High inter-schools match on 12 April 2014. …
School Rugby Fixtures & Results – week ending 12/04/2014
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | DETAILS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 08/04/14 | EG Jansen | 48 | 7 | Centurion | Tuks-Reeks |
| Wed | 09/04/14 | DHS | 33 | 10 | Clifton | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Maritzburg College | 42 | 28 | Pretoria BH | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Westville | 33 | 9 | DHS | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Northwood | 38 | 5 | George Campbell | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Clifton | Port Natal | Postponed | ||
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Dale | 17 | 0 | Grens | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Despatch | 0 | 66 | Framesby | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Langenhoven Gim | 26 | 14 | Nico Malan | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Pearson | 0 | 37 | St Andrew’s | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Queen’s | 11 | 58 | Selborne | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | 22 | 27 | Marlow | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Cambridge | 17 | 15 | Hudson Park | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Jeppe | 24 | 8 | St Benedict’s | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | St David’s | 15 | 13 | Parktown | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | KES | 30 | 28 | St John’s | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Bishops | 29 | 25 | Boland Landbou | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Bellville | 12 | 27 | Brackenfell | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Oakdale | 13 | 27 | Paarl Gim | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Outeniqua | 13 | 18 | HJS Paarl BH | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Paul Roos | 26 | 27 | Grey HS | Paul Roos led 26-0 during the 2nd half |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Rondebosch | 21 | 59 | Wynberg | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | SACS | can | cel | Drostdy | SACS has pulled the plug on the HTS Drostdy fixture & it looks like this fixture might be scratched from the WPPL list forever |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Strand | 22 | 23 | Durbanville | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Tygerberg | 26 | 21 | Stellenberg | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | De Kuilen | 32 | 26 | Milnerton | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Worcester Gim | 17 | 18 | Swartland | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Waterkloof | 38 | 21 | Affies | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Menlopark | 36 | 10 | Diamantveld | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Grey College | 44 | 27 | Louis Botha | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Sentraal (FS) | 17 | 51 | Grey College Cherries | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Fichardtpark | 21 | 20 | Jim Fouche | |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Monument | 15 | 16 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks-Reeks QF |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Transvalia | 17 | 22 | Nelspruit | Tuks-Reeks QF |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Garsfontein | 41 | 13 | Eldoraigne | Tuks-Reeks QF |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | EG Jansen | 39 | 0 | Kempton Park | Tuks-Reeks QF |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Rustenburg | 10 | 62 | Centurion | Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Klerksdorp | 21 | 17 | Vereeniging Gim | Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO |
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Ermelo | Florida | Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO | ||
| Sat | 12/04/14 | Marais Viljoen | 27 | 26 | Pietersburg | Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO |
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Queen’s College unbeaten home record under threat from Selborne
Queen’s College will host Selborne as part of their Reunion weekend celebrations. Queen’s haven’t lost on their famous ground, “The Rec” since Dale won there in 2011. That’s a long and proud winning streak that the Queenians would love to extend via claiming the scalp of the East London powerhouse.…
SBR Prediction Pool – 12/04/2014
Predict the results of the following 12 games taking place this Saturday by clicking on the “SBR Prediction Pools” menu option near the top of this page. Good luck!
Maritzburg College vs PBHS; Selborne vs Queen’s; Brandwag (Uitenhage) vs Marlow; Paul Roos vs Grey PE; KES vs St Johns; Bishops vs Boland Landbou; Oakdale vs Paarl Gim; Waterkloof vs Affies; Monument vs HTS Middelburg; Transvalia vs Nelspruit; EG Jansen vs Kempton Park; Garsfontein vs Eldoraigne…
Match feedback: Waterkloof 38 Affies 21
Compiled with input from Coleen Naude, Waterkloof Media Liaison and Marketing.
It almost feels like an understatement suggesting that the Affies versus Klofies rugby battle attracts a lot of interest. It’s a huge game on the Pretoria and South African school rugby calendar. Once again the proof was in the pudding, the pavilion and the surrounding grounds were packed with spectators for this derby.…
Squad system in school rugby – right, wrong or other?
If you switch your telly over to Supersport HD at 14:05 this Saturday, 12 April 2014, you’ll be able to catch one of the top schoolboy rugby matches of the year between hosts Paul Roos and Grey High (PE). Something you might not know about or even pick during the broadcast is the use of the squad system.…
Eastern Cape XV of the 1st Term
Many passionate school rugby followers of the Eastern Cape region were able to attend the Graeme Rugby Day and the Grey High Festival. I asked a handful of these supporters of the wonderful game to come up with their selections for a combined Eastern Province / Border team. Here is the net result of their combined efforts:…
Tuks-Reeks 2014: results & quarterfinals
There is a very positive vibe about Noordvaal school rugby going around right now. The 2014 season is still young but recent victories by Noordvaal schools over last season’s Western Cape pace setters, Paarl Gim and Outeniqua has certainly shifted attention to the Highveld where there looks to be plenty of quality on offer.…
DHS takes on Clifton as part of a challenging week
Midweek action in KZN sees Durban High School square off against potential banana peel team Clifton College on Wednesday evening at 19h15 on Van Heerden’s field. 3 days later DHS travels up the M13 to play an ever improving Westville.…
Varsity Cup 2014 : UCT’s amazing comeback win! Unbelievable!
What a final! UCT looked dead and buried and then some at 33-15 after 73-minutes. Pukke’s machine of a hooker Armand van der Merwe (Duhan’s older boet) looked all set to be the Man of the Match. The fat lady was warming up her vocal cords, the engraver was about to incise the letters “N-W-U” on the cup but then it happened. The dramatic and incredible comeback. UCT scored once, scored twice! Got the score back to 33-31 down with virtually no time left. Then Pukke had the ball game with time up, hooter gone and a deep pass to flyhalf Johnny Welthagen in the pocket. All he had to do was kick the ball into touch, knock it on or kill play somehow but instead he went for the drop goal, got charged down and possession was turned over to the Ikeys students. Huge BMT followed and via some excellent composed handling the Tiger stripes created some space on an inside line and the rest is history. UCT 39 Pukke 33. What a great final!…
Schoolboy rugby – Size of players
By Grasshopper
Many believe that today’s schoolboy players are far larger than 20 years ago. I agree that today due to improved supplements, gym programmes, professional trainers etc that the boys are physically better conditioned and the games have more ‘physicality’ if such a word actually exists. It seems to be all that commentators talk about these days.…
Western Cape: first big weekend of 2014 season
Western Cape schoolboy rugby will be at peak activity this Saturday, 12 March. The televised game between Paul Roos and Grey High (PE) will be an option for everyone to watch. However the live game for neutrals to get to must surely be Bishops versus Boland Landbou…
Bishop’s: their 1992 1st XV with Herschelle Gibbs in it
SA cricketer Herschelle Gibbs of Bishop’s has often been described as one of the finest SA schoolboy rugby flyhalves of all times. Interestingly when it comes to conversations about outstanding school flyhalves, there are still strong associations made to the performances of SA cricketing greats Peter Kirsten (SACS), Lee Barnard (KES) and Daryll Cullinan (Queen’s). Apart from Gibbs, Maritzburg College flyhalf Udo Goedeke also represented both codes at SA Schools level.…
SA u20 training squad reduced to 36 players
From the SARugby.net website
April 04, 2014
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday named a reduced SA Under-20 training squad of 36 players for the remainder of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) training camp following two trial matches in Stellenbosch this week.
Oakdale Festival 2014 – team of the tournament
The Mutual & Federal XV was selected after 3 days of action at Oakdale’s Festival in Riversdale, SWD. …
Paarl Gim’s touring squad for the Noord-Suid Toernooi
Paarl Gynmasium are talking part in the inaugural Noord-Suid Toernooi at Menlopark in Pretoria. Having just beaten the local powerhouse Waterkloof 24-10 on Tuesday, Gimmies must now turn their attention to the improving Menlopark on Friday, 04 April. Here are the names the Paarl Gim squad on tour as well as the Klofies 1st XV, followed by some feedback on the game.…
Super Rugby 2014 Fixtures & Results
Form Chart
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KCOB scoops the blue cap in the inaugural SBR Festival Pool
By correctly predicting 26 of the 33 matches played at the Grey PE Festival 2014 along with answering the bonus question correctly, KCOB is the 2014 Grey PE Pool Champion and will be the envy of his peers by proudly donning the Blue Cap.…
The BHP Top 50 Ranking formula explained
The 2014 school rugby season is in full swing now with the first proper rankings expected to come out just after Easter. Here is an explanation of how the BHP statistics are derived.…