George Campbell coach to join Kearsney in 2015
Likeable and well-respected George Campbell head coach Antonie Prinsloo has accepted a Maths teaching post at Kearsney and will start in January 2015.…
Sharks u19 vs EP u19: do or die time!
The Sharks and Eastern Province under-19 teams clash in a must win round-robin match at Kings Park on Saturday, 27 September 2014 (09h30). Along with the Golden Lions, the the three teams find themselves battling it out for the last remaining semifinal spot in this year ABSA under-19 competition. The Lions have a bye this weekend but appear to have a slightly easier finish after that, so defeat for either of the other two will probably spell the end of their hopes of making the playoffs. …
ABSA u19 Currie Cup Fixtures & Results 2014
| TEAM | P | W | PTS |
| Group A | |||
| Blue Bulls U19 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| WP U19 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| Free State U19 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| Sharks U19 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| EP Kings U19 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Golden Lions U19 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Leopards U19 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
RESULTS…
Westville has a new rugby assistant coach
UPDATED
Dean Carelse is officially the new Westville 1st XV rugby assistant coach. Carelse joined Westville from Grey High, where he had at a stage been the 1st XV coach. In this his first rugby season at Westville in 2014, he was head coach of their under-16A team. So it has been a meteoric rise to the top. You can find out more about Dean Carelse’s background here: link …
KZN / Natal Schools Craven Week teams of the 1970’s
Thank you once again to Johan of Affiesrugby.co.za for taking the time to provide this information.…
KZN Duikers u18 named for club rugby’s IPT 2014
The 2014 Inter Provincial Tournament will be hosted in KwaZulu Natal by the KZN Rugby Union and all matches will take place at Woodburn Stadium in Pietermaritzburg from 06-11 October 2014.…
WP under-18 Elite Squad for 2015
Western Province announced a list of 65 players…
School Rugby Top 30 Combo Final Rankings 2014 – using 6 school rugby websites
It wasn’t that long ago that there was just one national school rugby ranking system, now every about every website that covers rugby has it’s own one. Here is the combined effect of 6 such website’s rankings. Points have been allocated on the basis of 20 for 1st, 19 for 2nd, etc, etc. while the remaining few teams are from those who were ranked best outside the Top 20.…
Selborne refuses to play Glenwood at KERF 2015
The original Kearsney Easter Festival fixture list had Selborne and Glenwood matched up to play on Day-3, Monday, 06 April 2015. Selborne subsequently held a meeting Friday, 12 September 2014 and a decision was made on Monday, 15 September not to honour the Glenwood fixture. …
ABSA u19 Currie Cup – Week 11 teams & results
Absa Under 19 Competition
Saturday, September 20 2014
Leopards U19 24 – 46 Blue Bulls U19
WP U19 21 – 20 EP Kings U19
Friday, September 19 2014
Golden Lions U19 41 – 36 Sharks U19…
Recruitment: traditional schools headmasters’ fail to come up with solution
One of the hot topics in school rugby at the moment is recruitment/poaching/buying/”gapsing” of good players from other high schools.…
Bleak future for quality pro rugby in SA
I switched on the telly this morning and caught the highlights of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam of Holland and Paris St Germain (PSG) of France. And I know, I know, not many of you who come to read the pages here have any time for soccer but bear with me – I believe there are going to be some parallels to be drawn between the declining Dutch football league (Eredivisie) and the future of professional rugby structures in South Africa.…
2 new rugby coaches for Affies
Affies have upped their game by appointed two new 1st XV coaches ahead of the 2015 school rugby season. Jan-Hendrik Hattingh (history teacher) and Jaco Koch (gym manager/biokineticist) will take charge of the Witbulle backs and forwards respectively. Koch’s promotion means a new conditioning coach Janus Kruger (previously Boishaai) also comes into the mix.…
Menlo are Coke-Reeks champs again
Menlopark retained their Coke-Reeks title recently by beating Marais Viljoen 29-0 in the final.…
Paul Roos taking part in Sanix in 2015
Paul Roos Gymnasium has accepted the invitation to be South Africa’s representative at the international Sanix tournament in Japan next year.…
Boishaai to replace Grey PE at Wildeklawer 2015
The 2-match-day Wildeklawer Skouspel 2015 takes place at Diamantveld Hoërskool in Kimberley on Saturday, 25 April 2015 and Monday, 27 April 2015 (Freedom Day public holiday).…
Kearsney in the market for a new rugby coach
Existing Kearsney head coach Frank Lubbe enjoyed a fitting end to his tenure at Kearsney when his team won the Voortrekker Sevens tournament on Saturday. Ironically the team they beat in the final was Maritzburg College, where Lubbe will ply his trade next year. On Botha’s Hill, the process to find his replacement is underway. Including Lubbe, Kearsney has had just 10 head coaches during a total of 73 seasons as a KwaZulu-Natal tier-1 team.…
ABSA u19 Currie Cup – Week 10 teams & results
RESULTS
EP Kings U19 42 – 7 Leopards U19
Golden Lions U19 28 – 8 WP U19
Free State U19 22 – 18 Sharks U19…
KZN / Natal Schools Craven Week teams of the 1980’s
Once again I just want to say thank you to Johan Snyman who updates the AffiesRugby.co.za website. Without his time and effort to retrieve the info and forward it, presenting the database below would not have been possible.…
EG Jansen stayers to tour England & France
Dr EG Jansen of Boksburg will embark on an 11-day (27 Nov – 07 Dec) end of year rugby tour to England and France, which will include matches against at least three different teams. 34 stayers will make up the touring party and each player is guaranteed to play in two games. …
Affies’ return to the Beeldtrofee shortlived
Affies’ return to and limited participation in the Beeldtrofee Macro schools competition did not last long. It was just a half a season long return in fact for the school that holds the record number of wins in the tournaments long and illustrious history.…
Garsfontein teammates become opponents
When it was brought to my attention, this one sort of reminded me of the late Gerbrand Grobler who in the latter part of his sports career would charge into the crease to deliver a ball for the Northern Transvaal cricket team during the summer months and then cross the Jukskei and turn out at fullback for the Transvaal rugby team during winter.…
ABSA u19 Currie Cup – Week 9 teams & results
RESULTS
Saturday, September 06 2014
Blue Bulls U19 37 – 30 Golden Lions U19
Free State U19 54 – 15 Leopards U19
Friday, September 05 2014
EP Kings U19 7 – 15 Sharks U19 …
Afriforum prepares to legally challenge rugby quota system
An article in the Rapport newspaper (http://www.rapport.co.za/Nuus/Nuus/AfriForum-is-bereid-om-internasionaal-te-veg-20140906) mentions that a legal team of AfriForum will be acting on behalf of six under-16 players and their parents in a matter to oppose the racial quota system in South Africa. The complaint will be lodged with the IRB and will be taken up with the International Court of Arbitration in Sports (Lausanne, Switzerland), if the IRB is unwilling to prohibit the racial quota system in South African rugby. …