In his February blog new Grey College headmaster Deon Scheepers cuts straight to the chase, mentioning how the increasing overlap of school and professional rugby as well as schools using rugby as a marketing strategy is placing pressure on boys to perform well like never before.…
Northwood had to come from 6-0 down at half time to edge out George Campbell 10-6 in the first major clash of this year’s Damelin Night Series at Port Natal. The match may not have been everyone’s cup of tea due to the number of unforced errors committed but in the context of it still being the first week of February and just the second competitive game of the season for both teams following relatively easy first round matches last week, the match provided good spectator entertainment and an opportunity to gather a lot of meaningful intel on the teams.…
We had a very informative talk last night on the new laws by Test Referee Stuart Berry. The following are the main points:…
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu.28Mar | New Orleans | 05 | 08 | St John’s (Zim) |
| Thu.28Mar | Presidents XV | 00 | 52 | Nelspruit |
| Thu.28Mar | Waterkloof | 57 | 00 | Noordheuwel |
| Thu.28Mar | Marais Viljoen | 17 | 45 | Windhoek Gim |
| Thu.28Mar | HJS Paarl BH | 36 | 14 | Daniel Pienaar |
| Thu.28Mar | Filton (UK) | 35 | 29 | St John’s |
| Sat.30Mar | Noordheuwel | 12 | 26 | Windhoek Gim |
| Sat.30Mar | Marais Viljoen | 21 | 13 | New Orleans |
| Sat.30Mar | Presidents XV | 07 | 33 | Daniel Pienaar |
| Sat.30Mar | St John’s | 15 | 18 | St John’s (Zim) |
| Sat.30Mar | HJS Paarl BH | 72 | 05 | Filton (UK) |
| Sat.30Mar | Nelspruit | 17 | 22 | Waterkloof |
| Mon.01Apr | New Orleans | 20 | 22 | Presidents XV |
| Mon.01Apr | St John’s (Zim) | 06 | 40 | Windhoek Gim |
| Mon.01Apr | Filton (UK) | 22 | 52 | Nelspruit |
| Mon.01Apr | Marais Viljoen | 13 | 19 | Daniel Pienaar |
| Mon.01Apr | Noordheuwel | 35 | 31 | St John’s |
| Mon.01Apr | HJS Paarl BH | 20 | 26 | Waterkloof |
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu.28Mar | St Benedict’s | 13 | 36 | Wynberg |
| Thu.28Mar | St Andrew’s | 31 | 12 | Helpmekaar |
| Thu.28Mar | Invitation XV | 33 | 36 | St Alban’s |
| Thu.28Mar | St Stithians | 31 | 41 | Windhoek HS |
| Thu.28Mar | Pretoria BH | 23 | 10 | SACS |
| Thu.28Mar | Bishops | 29 | 13 | Hilton |
| Sat.30Mar | St Benedict’s | 36 | 07 | Invitation XV |
| Sat.30Mar | St Alban’s | 07 | 60 | Wynberg |
| Sat.30Mar | SACS | 14 | 12 | Windhoek HS |
| Sat.30Mar | Hilton | 23 | 10 | Helpmekaar |
| Sat.30Mar | Bishops | 15 | 20 | Pretoria BH |
| Sat.30Mar | St Stithians | 16 | 32 | St Andrew’s |
| Mon.01Apr | SACS | 49 | 00 | Invitation XV |
| Mon.01Apr | Helpmekaar | 14 | 34 | Bishops |
| Mon.01Apr | Windhoek | 42 | 08 | St Benedict’s |
| Mon.01Apr | Hilton | 25 | 26 | St Alban’s |
| Mon.01Apr | Pretoria BH | 20 | 22 | St Andrew’s |
| Mon.01Apr | St Stithians | 12 | 50 | Wynberg |
Monday turned out to be a sad day at Glenwood with news being shared that Peter Shedlock, an old boy from the Class of 1948 had passed away on Sunday, 03 February…
The University of Free State Kovies under-20’s are busy with a series of warm-up games ahead of their very testing Varsity Cup Young Guns opening match against powerful defending champions Tuks from Pretoria University on 18 February 2013. The Kovsies have assembled a nice array of talented students from across the country…
The Western Province Rugby Institute (WPRI) officially came into being in 2007. Its objective is to tap into the vast rugby talent pool that exists in the Western Cape and then to fill any positional gaps with players from outside the region. The Institute accepts that it is not the beginning point of rugby development (schools are), nor is it the end point, however what it has set out to achieve is use a one year programme to transform dedicated rugby players from “young boys into rugby playing men.” …
A good crowd turned up for the opening round of the Damelin Night Series. Port Natal has to be commended for creating a pleasant setting for visitors. …
There were a few years during which the two Pretoria powerhouse teams were not playing each other. Fortunately this period of “isolation” came to an end last year when the two schools squared off…
I have to extend a humble apology to coach Steve Turner, Dale supporters and other readers for misleading all with a blog that suggested Luke Smith is the new head coach at Dale.…
Imagine the Kings Superugby team could use players that at least attended junior schools within the Border, SWD and EP. I know could put together a nice side. I had a look at under-13 Craven Week before they moved to high school.…
Thanks to the efforts of BoishaaiPa and with the help of a few SBR bloggers who have a vested interest in what happens in the scrums, we were able to present Richard Visagie, the Paarl Boys High scrum guru with a handful of questions about the new school scrumming laws that will come into effect this season. Apart from playing over 100 games at hooker for Boland, Richard has over 30 years of school rugby coaching experience. Along the way he has coached the WP Craven Week team and is currently a WP school selector. He has been responsible for helping to shape the careers of a number of good props (and hookers) over the years.…
Northwood is bound to draw the most attention from neutrals in attendance when the Damelin Night Series kicks off at Port Natal on 01 February 2013. The Durban North school would have stated their campaign to win back the floodlit rugby title they last held in 2011 as the clear-cut favourites, following months of hard work put in to assemble a team capable of challenging the very best that KwaZulu-Natal schoolboy rugby has to offer once the season proper starts in March.…
Glenwood has confirmed that their Invitation XV team for the Damelin Night Series kicking off on Friday, 01 February 2013, will be a blend of their extended 2nd XV squad which includes loads of boys that played 4ths and 5ths rugby in 2012.…
Deon Scheepers, the former Hilton teacher and 1st XV rugby coach for one season, is now firmly in the driving seat at Grey College, having taken over as headmaster from the legendary Johan Volsteedt. In a recent blog, Scheepers highlighted the importance of achieving a healthy balance between academics, culture and sport for boys at Grey.…
Taking the South African Superugby wider squads for 2013 as they appear on Wikipedia, here is the long list of the 202 players with the schools that 197 of them attended. The 5 Kings foreigners are overlooked.…
The UCT Trojans squad definitely gives the impressive they are students that can play rugby as opposed to the Maties and Tukkies who seem to be rugby players that know how to study. …
There is plenty of cricket and even water polo on the go this weekend, so please feel free to add your say about what’s good in your part of the world.…
The University of Pretoria (Tukkies) are the defending Varsity Cup Young Guns champions. With this year’s tournament about to kick-off, they have put themselves the best possible position to retain the under-20 title by naming a star-studded 57-man group. …
When it comes to rugby, the University of Stellenbosch (Maties) has a long and proud history. They have produced 172 Springboks and 15 Springbok captains. To this day, their students form the nucleus of the Stormers, the Western Province senior and under-21 teams as well as the Vodacom Cup team.…
Silly season is nearing its completion and soon all questions about where the various school teams actually fit into the big picture will start to be answered. When it comes to pre-season discussions about who will be top of the pile in the Western Cape, conversations don’t often progress much further than a chat about what the outcomes will be in the intense and pulsating games between Paarl Boys High (HJS), Paarl Gim and Paul Roos.…
How Michaelhouse will fare during the 2013 season remains a bit of an enigma. Those that have followed the progress of the team will know they have the right ingredients for a meaty pack of forwards. Their power in the forwards should be most obvious come scrum-time. Here they could prove to be very hard to contain.…
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