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Rest in peace Tristan

3 June, 2015 beet 47

TristanStewartTragically Tristan Stewart, the Glenwood 2nd XV hooker was killed in a motoring accident this morning. He will be sorely missed by all who’s lives he touched.

From Glenwood:

“The Headmaster, staff and boys of Glenwood High School would like to thank all those that contribute to your blog for the kind wishes and condolences posted after the tragic death of Tristan Stewart. This has certainly been a trying time for the everyone at Glenwood as Tristan was a pillar of our community. We will continue to support the family through this time and we ask that they be upmost in the prayers of everyone.”

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Tuckshop reward for Westville boys after Glenwood win

1 June, 2015 beet 19

There was a Monday bonus for Westville Boys High students that were present to witness their 1st XV beat Glenwood 18-17 in Saturday’s big Durban derby. Each student received a R15 tuckshop voucher from the school. Clearly the victory means a great deal to WBHS.…

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WP – Ploegie’s WP u18 Country and WP u18 City teams for 2015

1 June, 2015 beet 74

One of the biggest Craven Week questions every years is why does Western Province not have two representative teams. For many it seems like a logical step, which if anything would cater for the higher concentration of talent in their region and improve the quality on offer at Craven Week. Upon request, Ploegskaar was kind enough to put together his form choices for WP Country and WP City Craven Week teams. As expected both teams look very strong.…

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Hilton beats DHS 41-10 – match report

31 May, 2015 beet 0

Hilton compounded home team DHS’s misery by handing the Berea high school their fourth heavy defeat in five starts. The Midlands private school ran in 6 tries as part of a 41-10 victory in a night game on Van Heerden’s field.…

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Westville beats Glenwood 18-17 – match report

31 May, 2015 beet 163

After a nail-biting finish which say Glenwood score an after the hooter winner against Westville during preseason Port Natal Series final in February, it was the highly motivated Westville who turned the tables and recorded a memorable 18-17 win against their hosts in Durban’s biggest inter-schools rugby rivalry.…

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School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 30 May 2015

30 May, 2015 beet 243
INFO DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL EVENT
Fri.29May Clifton 17 12 Voortrekker (Pmb)
Fri.29May St Charles 14 19 Northwood At Kings Park
Sat.30May DHS 10 41 Hilton
Sat.30May Glenwood 17 18 Westville
Sat.30May Empangeni 3 34 George Campbell
Sat.30May Queen’s 35 22 Hudson Park
Sat.30May St Andrew’s 22 36 Grey HS
Sat.30May Selborne 63 5 Cambridge
Sat.30May Dale 32 26 Kingswood
Sat.30May Framesby 17 13 Marlow
Sat.30May Grens – – Stirling
Sat.30May Brandwag 52 13 Otto du Plessis
Sat.30May Pearson 22 33 Daniel Pienaar
Sat.30May Westering 8 66 Muir
Sat.30May Nico Malan – – Despatch
Sat.30May Louis Botha – – Grey College
Sat.30May Duineveld – – Fichardtpark
Sat.30May Upington 22 52 Kynoch Noord-Kaap
Sat.30May Voortrekker (Beth) 18 3 Witteberg
Sat.30May HTS Welkom 17 80 AHS Kroonstad
Sat.30May Welkom Gim 64 3 Kroonstad
Sat.30May Hentie Cilliers – – Goudveld
Sat.30May Landboudal 5 22 Diamantveld
Sat.30May St Stithians 10 43 Kearsney
Sat.30May St John’s 3 37 Michaelhouse
Sat.30May Parktown 22 12 Pretoria BH
Sat.30May KES 18 10 St Alban’s
Sat.30May St David’s 8 0 St Andrew’s School
Sat.30May EG Jansen 26 32 Monument
Sat.30May Marais Viljoen 40 14 Florida
Sat.30May Jeugland 17 27 Noordheuwel
Sat.30May Eldoraigne 17 13 John Vorster
Sat.30May Wonderboom 41 21 Montana
Sat.30May Affies 64 26 Jeppe
Sat.30May Lichtenburg 15 33 Rustenburg
Sat.30May Centurion 46 29 Zwartkop
Sat.30May Wesvalia 9 41 Klerksdorp
Sat.30May Potch Gim 33 3 Potch Volkskool
Sat.30May Nelspruit 34 10 Middelburg
Sat.30May HTS Middelburg 86 7 HTS Witbank
Sat.30May Ermelo 15 15 Ligron
Sat.30May Helpmekaar 17 16 Waterkloof
Sat.30May Ben Vorster 48 48 Pietersburg
Sat.30May Oos-Moot 61 3 Tuine
Sat.30May Bastion 12 29 Linden At Ellis Park
Sat.30May Die Anker – – Vereeniging Gim
Sat.30May Volkskool Heidelberg 14 12 Transvalia
Sat.30May Oudtshoorn 26 10 Punt
Sat.30May Worcester Gim 12 29 Bellville
Sat.30May Wynberg 19 26 Bishops
Sat.30May Strand 11 26 Brackenfell
Sat.30May Stellenberg 57 0 Hottentots Holland
Sat.30May Outeniqua 17 24 Oakdale
Sat.30May Rondebosch 7 32 Paul Roos
Sat.30May Durbanville 10 34 SACS
Sat.30May HJS Paarl BH 43 7 Tygerberg
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Avatar update weekend

29 May, 2015 beet 51

If you’re a regular user or even new here and still don’t have an avatar, please email me your school of choice just place a comment :) below and I’ll update it over the weekend. Kind regards.
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What about ’em size restrictions?

28 May, 2015 beet 11

This comes up every so often, usually in a context that relates to what happens in New Zealand where size is possibly a much bigger issue in lower age-groups than here in SA.

However as a variant of this I was wondering what would happen if overall team size restrictions were imposed at 1st XV level in SA.…

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Craven Week “semis” schedule might require some thinking outside the box

28 May, 2015 beet 0

Every year the Craven Week Day 1 and Day 2 fixtures are finalised well in advance and the match-ups generally provide an indication of who stands the better chance of advancing the unofficial final. However the fixtures decision-makers should feel a huge sense of responsibility to ensure they reward the two better teams in both halves of the 20 team split with places in the semis, given the amount of emphasis that is placed on the televised final.…

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WP u18 A, B & C teams for trials games vs Boland

27 May, 2015 beet 20

In the final trials for WP Craven Week and WP Academy Week places, 64 players have been placed into  three Western Province teams to face the Boland Under 18 A, B and C teams in Wellington on Wednesday, 27 May 2015.…