WP & KZN call up replacements
Injuries in both the Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal camps have forced them to fly in replacement players for Craven Week at Polokwane in Limpopo Province.…
Craven Week 2013: Day 2
| DATE, TIME | TEAM | TEAM | DETAILS | ||
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| Tue, 09 July 2013 | |||||
| 09h30 | EP CD | 31 | 10 | Leopards | A surprisingly one-sided match in the first half. The emphasis seemed to be on cohesion. The EPCD are predominately from just 2 achieving schools – St Andrews and Marlow – making it a lot easier for the team to gel. The Leopards don’t have a high flying team and their strength appears to be from drawing players many different schools and bonding them. In the first half the EPCD structures and understanding was better. They produced good carries and generated a lot of go-forward. Their counter-ruck was also very good and in flyhalf Jason Vers they found a player to dictate play and make things happen. The Leopards looked far more composed in the second half. They protected ball and attacked off the fringes. At 21-10 they missed 2 crucial opportunities to score a try which might have changed the complexion of the game. Instead EPCD repelled them and scored 2 late tries. |
| 11h00 | Griquas CD | 51 | 0 | Border CD | One-way traffic. One really has to feel for the Border CD players and also wonder what the point is. For the sake of quality and achieving the desired objective it’s time to replace the Border CD with a second Western Province team |
| 12h30 | Valke | 37 | 37 | Griffons | Quiet an incredible game of rugga. The Griffons caused a major surprise by taking the match to the highly rated Valke team. Good well-drilled phase play set the platform for continued attacks. It really looked like the Valke had underestimated the Griffons. At halftime the Griffons led 23-10. The Valke lifted their standard of play in the 2nd half. Reduced the deficit to 23-17 before the Griffons capitalised on Valke mistakes to extend the lead to 37-24 with just a few minutes left. Somehow the Valke managed to score 2 unconverted tries and a penalty at the death to level the score. Amazingly there was still time to play after this scoring and Griffons man of the match Shaun Reynolds missed a last ditch penalty to win it. Marco Holmes of the Valke impressed with strong ball carries. |
| 14h00 | Lions | 34 | 27 | SWD | |
| 15h30 | EP | 21 | 32 | Free State |
Craven Week Team of Day 1
With the help of Ludz and Noordwes, I’ve put together this Team of Day 1.…
Craven Week 2013: KZN team named for Bulls game
The KZN team for today’s Craven Week opener against the Bull Bulls…
Ruan Potgieter in hunt for SA Schools
Ruan Potgieter, 
ns Craven Week Flyhalf, will be in the hunt for the SA Schools no 10 jersey when participating in this year’s Craven Week in Polokwane.
Potgieter, now in Grade 12 at Dr.EG Jansen in Boksburg, will be attending his second craven week this year, as he was also the flyhalf in last year’s competition at only 16 years old, and ending at 6th overall on most points scored in the tournament.
Article by Rynand Weyers
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No Noord vs Suid in u18 Craven Week 2013 final
Just in case you didn’t already know this, the Blue Bulls and Western Province will NOT be playing in this year’s Craven Week final. I guess this one brings the glass half full or half empty concept into play.…
Craven Week 2013: Day 1 results
| DATE, TIME | TEAM | TEAM | DETAILS | |||
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| Mon, 08 JULY 2013 | ||||||
| 08h30 | Griquas | 17 | 35 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe caused quite an upset in an untidy game. Structurally the neighbouring country’s team was really good at times and produced some pleasing plays. Zim left wing Matukwa’s try was the result of excellent set move passing, handing and timing execution. Their contesting of the tackled ball was outstanding, helping them to win key turnovers. Griquas lacked cohesion and were their own worst enemies most of the time. Their setpeices weren’t good, they made basic handling errors, they failed miserably in attempts to protect the ball at the breakdown and they fell off regulation tackles. The margin between the teams would have been larger had Zimbabwe not had a player unfairly sinbinned – Griquas scored 14 points (their only 2 tries) during this spell. | |
| 10h00 | Border | 38 | 20 | Namibia | A good contest. It was 24-20 with less than 10 minutes to go. Both teams made errors which stopped the flow at times but the speed and urgency made this game a lot better than the one before. Namibia proved to be no pushovers. They did some good things. Border’s passing out wide needs a bit of work and their scrum struggled a bit. Otherwise they produced quite a few team tries. Flyhalf Lungelo Gosa brought his super stepping ability to Limpopo province. Centre Simila Jho won man of the match. There was also a good performance by flank Jerwyn Harty. Namibian flyhalf Chris Arries looked decent and it’s a pity that the guys out wide could not get more and better quality ball. | |
| 11h30 | WP | 40 | 24 | Pumas | Awesome game. The first half was high tempo and action packed. Pumas dominating the collisions and tight forwards doing exceptionally well with loosies making big contributions. WP backs are creative, quick and lethal. Their speed of execution is exceptional. At the start of the 2nd half, defences improved and errors started to creep into the game. WP showed more composure though and ended up scoring a further 3 tries to stretch their narrow halftime lead of 19-17 to a comprehensive one. Inside centre Daniel du Plessis proved just what a class act he is by not only scoring 4 tries but doing so many positive things during his time on the ball. There were some other excellent performers. Stand outs included Pumas flank Daniel Maartens and his skipper at TH Conraad van Vuuren, while WP had halfbacks Damian Stevens and Dennis Cox to thank for some smart play. WP wing Grant Hermanus and Pumas scrummy Rowan Gouws also worth looking out for as the tournament progresses.
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| 13h00 | Blue Bulls | 46 | 22 | KZN | The wind picked up for this game. The first half quality could have been better yet there were some very memorable moments. KZN no.8 Ayron Schramm continued to impress with 2 bits of brilliant individualism, both resulting in tries. The Bulls lock RG Snyman showed x-factor of his own. It’s become a bit of a trademark of his but the huge boy continues to surprise all with his distribution skills. He provided 2 assists by being aware of where his support runners were after doing good work with ball in hand. 17-17 at the break turned into 46-22 at full time as the Bulls dominated the 2nd half. KZN struggled to get their hands on quality ball and the lineouts turned out to be a nightmare with KZN showing little innovation to help overcome tall timber of the Bulls that contested very well. For the Bulls, their outstanding centre combo of Franco Naude and Jurie Linde stood out but the foundation was laid by some good forward play. They were strong in the set pieces and backed it up with good consolidation at the breakdown. That said, there is still a bit of work ahead. Prospects look very bright for this Bulls team though. | |
| 15h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 26 | 31 | Boland | A highly entertaining game. The winner was hard to pick. Both teams went for it. Defences could have been better at times though. Boland are able to secure good set-piece ball. Their lineout was particularly good. They also produced some slick handling plays and were very dangerous in broken play. Captain Hanro Liebenberg featured prominetly. The Limpopo Bulls have a never-say-die attitude about them and seem to thrive on drives around the fringes. Limpopo flyhalf Andries Bruwer seemed to be the catalyst in most things good. He was confident and added much value. Late in the game centre JP van Wyk came into his own as well. The game produced an exciting finish with the lead switching hands a few times late on and the game ending with Limpopo being held up over the Boland line in their last gasp attempt to win the match. |
SWD wins Academy Week final but…
Should they have even been allowed to play in that final?
This is a first hand account by a parent who attended Academy Week and witnessed the game between SWD and WP on match day 2, which SWD scraped home by 22-19 but appeared to break the quota rules in doing so:…
2013 Academy Week XV to be named
The popular selecting of an Academy Week team after the conclusion of the event is back this year. It’s not sure what the team will be doing but even if the announcement is just for prestige is will be a feather in the cap for the 22 players named.
In years gone Academy teams have played against the SA Schools team, played at Craven Week and even had an international under-18 match against France.…
KZN’s Reece-Edwards ruled out of Craven Week
Wednesday was D-Day for making final calls on KwaZulu-Natal Craven Week players that were carrying injuries over the past few weeks. Thankfully Corne Vermaak, Marcel Coetzee and the Du Preez twins are all fit and ready to go but the news wasn’t good for scrumhalf Matt Reece-Edwards, who has not recovered from an injury sustained during the closing stages of Kearsney’s final game against Maritzburg College and will miss the trip to Craven Week.…
Academy Week still very important to the scouts
Academy Week plays an important role in South African rugby. The Sharks will testify to this. In 2009 Paul Jordaan of Grey College attracted interest while representing the Free State Academy team as an under-17 player. He ticked all the right boxes and soon after the national youth week he was signed up by the Sharks on a very good junior contract. Today, four years later he’s a Super Rugby starter. …
St Charles cricket chaos plot thickens
There have been a number of bizarre developments at St Charles College recently in respect of one of its 1st XI players (or ex-players as the case may be).…
u18 Craven Week 2013: players who played u13 Craven Week
This is interesting and probably not a complete exercise either due to time constraints and human error. An analysis of 352 first choice under-18 Craven Week players from 16 regions namely Boland, Border, Blue Bulls, EP, EPCD, Free State, Griffons, Griquas, KZN, Leopards, Limpopo, Lions, Pumas, SWD, Valke and WP reveals that only 66 played under-13 Craven Week in either 2008 or 2009. So for now that is just ±19%. Incredible when one thinks of the emphasis placed by high schools on recruiting under-13 players.…
Grant Khomo Week 2013: results
Grant Khomo Week 2013 for provincial under-16 representatives will start on Monday 01 July 2013 at the Izak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark and is hosted by the Valke. 20 provincial teams are taking part.
| TIME | PROVINCE | PROVINCE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY 3 | ||||
| 08h00 | KwaZulu-Natal | 33 | 19 | Valke |
| 08h00 | Griquas | 29 | 27 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 08h00 | Valke XV | 18 | 21 | Griquas CD |
| 09h15 | Eastern Province | 29 | 10 | Golden Lions |
| 09h15 | Zimbabwe | 22 | 33 | Namibia |
| 09h15 | Border CD | 6 | 106 | Leopards |
| 10h30 | Border | 22 | 10 | SWD |
| 10h30 | Boland | 14 | 16 | Free State |
| 10h30 | Pumas | 35 | 7 | Griffons |
| 11h45 | Blue Bulls | 15 | 22 | Western Province |
| DAY 2 | ||||
| 10h30 | Pumas | 7 | 38 | SWD |
| 10h30 | Border CD | 3 | 57 | Griquas CD |
| 11h45 | Free State | 17 | 10 | Valke |
| 11h45 | Griquas | 24 | 16 | Valke XV |
| 13h00 | Border | 16 | 13 | Boland |
| 13h00 | Leopards | 8 | 19 | Namibia |
| 14h15 | Western Province | 34 | 22 | Eastern Province |
| 14h15 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 29 | 21 | Zimbabwe |
| 15h30 | Bull Bulls | 42 | 14 | Golden Lions |
| 15h30 | KwaZulu-Natal | 32 | 20 | Griffons |
| DAY 1 | ||||
| 09h00 | KwaZulu-Natal | 16 | 12 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 09h00 | Western Province | 50 | 12 | Leopards |
| 10h30 | Blue Bulls | 30 | 26 | Eastern Province |
| 10h30 | SWD | 21 | 10 | Griffons |
| 12h00 | Border | 15 | 13 | Free State |
| 12h00 | Valke XV | 28 | 3 | Border CD |
| 13h30 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 12 | Griquas CD |
| 13h30 | Boland | 17 | 10 | Pumas |
| 16h00 | Golden Lions | 29 | 20 | Valke |
| 16h00 | Namibia | 13 | 9 | Griquas |
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Academy Week 2013: results
The 2013 Academy week will take place at Glenwood High School in Durban from the 01 July to 04 July this year. The KZN High Schools Rugby Association will host the tournament. 26 schools from around the country will play rugby making it the biggest tournament of its kind. Match Day 1 fixtures have been predetermined. Fixtures for Match Day 2 and 3 will be decided on after the conclusion of the preceding day’s games.
| DAY | TIME | PROVINCE | PROVINCE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08h00 | Namibia | 25 | 29 | Red Valke |
| 3 | 08h00 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 17 | 20 | Leopards |
| 3 | 08h00 | Griquas CD | 21 | 33 | Griffons CD |
| 3 | 09h20 | Free State | 35 | 8 | Golden Lions |
| 3 | 09h20 | SA LENS | 48 | 5 | Border CD |
| 3 | 09h20 | Griquas | 39 | 70 | EP CD |
| 3 | 10h40 | Blue Bulls | 28 | 32 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 3 | 10h40 | Griffons | 34 | 20 | KZN CD |
| 3 | 10h40 | Border | 76 | 10 | Blue Valke |
| 3 | 12h00 | Western Province | 24 | 5 | Pumas |
| 3 | 12h00 | Boland | 40 | 28 | KZN “B” |
| 3 | 12h00 | Pumas CD | 41 | 32 | Leopards CD |
| 3 | 13h20 | Eastern Province | 7 | 32 | SWD |
| 2 | 08h00 | SA LENS | 33 | 17 | Griquas CD |
| 2 | 08h00 | Blue Valke | 26 | 17 | Griquas |
| 2 | 09h20 | EP CD | 21 | 11 | Pumas CD |
| 2 | 09h20 | Red Valke | 48 | 6 | Border CD |
| 2 | 09h20 | Free State | 88 | 5 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 10h40 | Namibia | 55 | 12 | Griffons |
| 2 | 10h40 | KZN “B” | 66 | 0 | Leopards CD |
| 2 | 12h00 | Blue Bulls | 24 | 20 | Golden Lions |
| 2 | 12h00 | Pumas | 22 | 14 | Boland |
| 2 | 13h20 | KZN CD | 24 | 3 | Leopards |
| 2 | 13h20 | Griffons | 25 | 7 | Border |
| 2 | 15h00 | Eastern Province | 24 | 17 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 2 | 15h00 | SWD | 22 | 19 | Western Province |
| 1 | 08h00 | Blue Valke | 5 | 66 | Eastern Province |
| 1 | 08h00 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 19 | 19 | Border |
| 1 | 09h20 | Lions | 33 | 38 | SWD |
| 1 | 09h20 | Namibia | 52 | 0 | SA LSEN |
| 1 | 09h20 | Eastern Province CD | 15 | 41 | Griffons |
| 1 | 10h40 | Pumas | 26 | 22 | Free State |
| 1 | 10h40 | Griquas | 25 | 39 | Griffons CD |
| 1 | 12h00 | Red Valke | 0 | 93 | Western Province |
| 1 | 12h00 | KZN “B” | 34 | 0 | Griquas CD |
| 1 | 13h20 | Blue Bulls | 12 | 13 | Boland |
| 1 | 13h20 | Leopards CD | 38 | 0 | Border CD |
| 1 | 15h00 | KZN | 54 | 20 | Leopards |
| 1 | 15h00 | KZN CD | 36 | 22 | Pumas CD |
u13 Craven Week results: WP & Bulls in final
It’s North versus South in this year’s under-13 Craven Week final being played at Warmbad High School in Bela-Bela. Western Province complete with their massive front row goes head to head with the primary schoolboys from Pretoria. The two provincial regions topped the standings after three match days of under-13 Craven Week action.
| TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
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| DAY 4 | ||||
| 08h30 | Border CD | 21 | 5 | SWD |
| 08h30 | Griquas | 12 | 5 | Namibia |
| 09h20 | Limpopo | 5 | 32 | Leopards |
| 09h20 | Free State | 26 | 17 | Zimbabwe |
| 10h10 | Golden Lions | 13 | 12 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 10h10 | Griffons | 5 | 12 | Valke |
| 11h00 | Mpumalanga | 12 | 29 | Border |
| 11h50 | Eastern Province | 28 | 0 | Boland |
| 13h05 | Blue Bulls | 10 | 11 | Western Province |
| DAY 3 | ||||
| 09h00 | Valke | 20 | 5 | Free State |
| 09h50 | Griffons | 16 | 5 | Griquas |
| 10h40 | SWD | 7 | 20 | Pumas |
| 11h30 | Limpopo | 19 | 33 | Border CD |
| 12h20 | Blue Bulls | 24 | 0 | Golden Lions |
| 13h10 | Western Province | 20 | 12 | Boland |
| 14h00 | Leopards | 10 | 21 | Border |
| 14h50 | Eastern Province | 21 | 5 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 15h40 | Namibia | 21 | 5 | Zimbabwe |
| DAY 2 | ||||
| 09h00 | SWD | 22 | 5 | Griquas |
| 09h50 | Valke | 5 | 22 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 10h40 | Pumas | 22 | 14 | Border Country |
| 11h30 | Free State | 26 | 5 | Namibia |
| 12h20 | Griffons | 25 | 7 | Zimbabwe |
| 13h10 | KwaZulu-Natal | 7 | 13 | Boland |
| 14h00 | Eastern Province | 3 | 10 | Western Province |
| 14h50 | Blue Bulls | 14 | 0 | Leopards |
| 15h40 | Golden Lions | 18 | 7 | Border |
| DAY1 | ||||
| 08h30 | Golden Lions | 36 | 0 | Zimbabwe |
| 09h20 | Mpumalanga | 17 | 0 | Namibia |
| 10h10 | Border | 28 | 17 | Free State |
| 11h00 | Griffons | 3 | 5 | Border CD |
| 11h50 | SWD | 0 | 0 | Valke |
| 12h40 | Leopards | 10 | 5 | Eastern Province |
| 14h45 | Western Province | 31 | 7 | Griquas |
| 15h35 | Blue Bulls | 19 | 5 | Boland |
| 16h25 | Limpopo | 5 | 33 | KwaZulu-Natal |
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Hosts KZN’s Academy Week “B” team to replace Kenya
Due to financial constraints, Kenya has withdrawn from the under-18 Academy Week which starts at Glenwood High School on Monday 01 July. …
Cape Schools Week 2013 – Results
Cape Schools Week took place at Paarl Gymnasium from Saturday, 22 June until Wednesday, 26 June. 15 games were played. Western Cape won 8. Eastern Cape won 7.
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
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| Wed, 26-Jun | DAY 3 | |||
| A-FIELD | ||||
| 08h00 | SACS | 8 | 10 | Grey High |
| 09h20 | Wynberg | 36 | 15 | Dale |
| 10h40 | Boland Landbou | 13 | 10 | Selborne |
| B-FIELD | ||||
| 09h20 | Rondebosch | 15 | 16 | Queens |
| 10h40 | Paarl Gim | 57 | 5 | Muir |
| Mon, 24-Jun | DAY 2 | |||
| 14h00 | Rondebosch | 17 | 23 | Selborne |
| 15h20 | SACS | 17 | 19 | Queens |
| 16h40 | Wynberg | 31 | 9 | Muir |
| 18h00 | Boland Landbou | 8 | 20 | Grey High |
| 19h20 | Paarl Gim | 38 | 3 | Dale |
| Sat, 22-Jun | DAY 1 | |||
| 14h00 | Boland Landbou | 34 | 22 | Dale |
| 15h20 | Rondebosch | 27 | 31 | Muir |
| 16h40 | Paarl Gim | 27 | 25 | Grey High |
| 18h00 | Wynberg | 26 | 20 | Queens |
| 19h20 | SACS | 9 | 11 | Selborne |
School rugby coach becomes Currie Cup coach
Courtesy of Sharksworld.co.za. Written by Rob Otto.
…The Mercury has this morning revealed that former Sharks flanker – and current Director of Rugby at Hilton College – Brad Macleod-Henderson is set to take take over the hands-on coaching reigns for the Sharks during the upcoming Currie Cup season.
Now Grey PE breaks Boksmart rule
A few months back, I praised Grey High for their clever application of the SARU age-banding rule for a home game against Paul Roos. The match was an under-18 match and therefore Grey were permitted to play their talented under-16 flyhalf Curwin Bosch. Well now it turns out that Grey didn’t do their homework ahead of Cape Schools Week and brought the same player on off the bench in an under-19 game against Paarl Gim on Saturday, which in terms of the SARU rules is not allowed.…
Baby Boks finish third at IRB Junior World Champs 2013
The Baby Boks ended their IRB Junior World Championships 2013 experience on a high note by coming from 21-0 down to beat the New Zealand Baby Blacks 41-34 in a very entertaining match for third place. The Saffas played 5, won 4 and lost just 1 in the last minute at this year’s tournament in France. Judging by the quality of today’s performance the team had it in them to be the overall winners.…
IRB Junior Player of the Year 2013
Updated. The International Rugby Board named Sam Davies of Wales from their shortlist of three nominees as the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2013. This announcement was made following the final at the Stade de la Rabine in Vannes on Sunday which England won 23-15 against Wales.…
Baby Boks play Baby Blacks for 3rd at JWC 2013
The game that no one ever wants to play takes place 15:15 this afternoon. South Africa and New Zealand have to find motivation from somewhere to lift themselves for this third-place playoff at the under-20 IRB Junior World Cup.…