Unforgiving NuPower-Tuks 2013 final pool games
The third and final round of NuPower-Tuks pool matches will be played this weekend. In terms of the new Super-16 format, only the top team from each group progresses to the knock-out semi-final.…
BHP rankings for 13 April 2013
Nothing beats a formula driven ranking system.
BoishaaiPa: “This shows current form and not actual strength. The model will even out when more games have been played.”…
Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools magazine show makes TV debut
JOHANNESBURG, 17 April 2013: The Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools magazine show will hit television screens tonight for the first time in the build-up to Saturday’s season-opening match between Johannesburg rivals KES and Jeppe.
The first episode, which will preview the match and provide viewers with in-depth insights on the rich traditions and rugby legends associated with the participating schools, will be broadcast on SuperSport One, SuperSport One Africa and SuperSport CSN at 17:45. …
SA Rankings for 13 April 2013
Not too much happened this week to affect the top of the table rankings IMHO. There was one huge game at Brug Street in Paarl. The Kwaggas who were already my No.1 team won it but Boishaai did not disgrace themselves and in my books they are still pretty much a Top 10 team, a view that Rugby15.co.za and SASchoolSports.co.za do not seem to share. At least SASchoolsports was able to promote the Kwaggas to No.1 on their list.…
Time for the Eastern Cape rethink
In February SBRer Rugbyfan got us underway with his predictions of how the season would turn out: http://schoolboyrugby.co.za/blog/?p=2493. All the top contenders have a few games under the belt now. St Andrews is there somewhere above the cloud. At this stage they appear to be the overachievers in the region in terms of the pre-season forecasts.…
Gauteng go 4 zero up in the Grogper Cup
KZN teams College and Northwood put in spirited performances against difficult opponents in the form of Pretoria Boys High and Jeppe over the weekend. However 2 more loses, now means that the Gauteng boys have a 4-0 lead with 8 to play. KZN look like they are going to need a European Ryder Cup team like comeback to win this one.…
Boksmart Age vs Weight category rugby report
SBRer Tjoppa forwarded an study undertaken by SAFU a while back.
www.schoolboyrugby.co.za/BokSmart 2010-Age vs Weight Category Rugby.pdf…
Results – 13-Apr-2013
| Home | Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretoria BH | 25 | 23 | M. College | |
| Framesby | 42 | 8 | Despatch | |
| Nico Malan | 24 | 29 | Grey HS | |
| Jeppe | 33 | 24 | Northwood | |
| Grens | 27 | 19 | Dale | |
| Duineveld | – | – | Noord-Kaap | NK withdrew |
| Empangeni | 0 | 49 | Westville | |
| Pinetown | 0 | 82 | Glenwood | |
| George Campbell | 48 | 7 | Hillcrest | |
| Paarl BH | 36 | 45 | Outeniqua | |
| Wynberg | 10 | 10 | Rondebosch | |
| Paul Roos | 22 | 22 | Bishops | |
| SACS | 26 | 22 | Boland Landbou | |
| Stellenberg | 12 | 29 | Drostdy | |
| Tygerberg | 66 | 0 | Primrose | |
| KES | 45 | 22 | Parktown | |
| Affies | 88 | 9 | John Vorster | |
| Waterkloof | 25 | 20 | Sentraal | |
| Marlow | 20 | 34 | Brandwag (EP) | |
| Jeppe | 33 | 24 | Northwood | |
| Sarel Cilliers | 27 | 10 | Ladysmith | |
| Windhoek | 3 | 15 | Kearsney | |
| Daniel Pienaar | 34 | 3 | Itembelihle | |
| Grey College | 62 | 10 | Jim Fouche | |
| Hentie Cilliers | 31 | 22 | Welkom Gim | |
| Louis Botha | 56 | 6 | Sand du Plessis | |
| HTS Middelburg | 59 | 3 | Zwartkop | |
| Ben Vorster | 44 | 20 | Frikkie Meyer | |
| EG Jansen | 62 | 3 | Florida |
Mutual & Federal – Premier Interschool’s new title sponsor
JOHANNESBURG, 10 April 2013: South Africa’s popular Premier Interschools rugby series on Wednesday received a massive boost with the announcement that leading short term insurer Mutual & Federal had signed a three-year contract as the title sponsor, with Cell C and G4S as associate sponsors.…
BHP Rankings for 05 April 2013
Outeniqua is on top while Worcester Gim occupies 50th place. Lots of rugby still to come this season, so expect the formula driven ranking systems like this one to eventually start delivering the more trustworthy placings once all teams have played 6 or more games under the belt.…
SA Rankings for 05 April 2013
Two websites: Rugby15.co.za and SASchoolSports.co.za have put out their rankings for the Week ended 05/04/2013.
At this stage apart from the top 2 on both, things look very different. Anyway you decide which is the more accurate one.…
Grogper Cup 2013
Edited. Okay so your probably wondering what this is all about. Very simple, KZN schools versus English medium Gauteng Schools, eleven games, one on one with the aim to assign all-important bragging rights at the end of the season to the region that wins the most games.…
WP “Premier League” about to kick off
The only thing official about the WP Premier League is that it is officially tough. The competition is hot down south. Quality players make for quality teams. As a result, well the analysis of the Super Rugby players’ schools attended says it all, the region produces more professional rugby players than any other in South Africa. It’s an annual norm but worth mentioning once more that several WP schools will hold down national Top 20 places come the end of the season. …
Skonk Nicholson Fest – Day 2 match reports
JONATHAN COOK reports:
Saturday’s second and final day of the Husqvarna Skonk Nicholson Rugby Festival at Maritzburg College saw a number of schools make it two wins from two festival starts.…
Skonk Nicholson Fest: Westville shine at Maritzburg College
JON COOK and MIKE HILLDay one of the sixth annual Husqvarna Skonk Nicholson Rugby Festival at Maritzburg College Friday saw Westville Boys’ High School’s U16 and U14 teams earning victories.
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Super Rugby Superbru – Round 8
Updated: Belated congratulations to Archie and Cyndi for making it all the way to number 1 in recent weeks.
| GAME | DATE | DAY | TIME | HOME | AWAY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 05/04/13 | Fri | 08:35 | Blues | 29 | 18 | Highlanders |
| 44 | 05/04/13 | Fri | 10:40 | Brumbies | 28 | 28 | Kings |
| 45 | 05/04/13 | Fri | 19:10 | Sharks | 21 | 17 | Crusaders |
| 46 | 06/04/13 | Sat | 08:35 | Hurricanes | 41 | 29 | Waratahs |
| 47 | 06/04/13 | Sat | 10:40 | Force | 23 | 30 | Rebels |
| 48 | 06/04/13 | Sat | 17:05 | Cheetahs | 26 | 24 | Stormers |
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Skonk Nicholson Fixtures – Day 1 & Day 2
Day 1:
| AGE GROUP | TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | 10h30 | Kearsney | 31 | 7 | Trinityhouse |
| Under 16 | 11h50 | Hilton | 19 | 24 | Marais Viljoen |
| Under 16 | 13h10 | Westville | 51 | 0 | KZN Development |
| Under 16 | 14h30 | M. College | 21 | 5 | Hudson Park |
| Under 14 | 10h30 | Voortrekker | 0 | 31 | Trinityhouse |
| Under 14 | 11h50 | Westville | 22 | 20 | Jeppe |
| Under 14 | 13h10 | M. College | 0 | 64 | Menlo Park |
| Under 14 | 14h30 | Hudson Park | 41 | 5 | Marais Viljoen |
Day 2:
| AGE GROUP | TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | 08h30 | Hudson Park | 12 | 31 | Westville |
| Under 16 | 09h40 | Hilton | 41 | 0 | Trinityhouse |
| Under 16 | 10h50 | Kearsney | 14 | 12 | Marais Viljoen |
| Under 16 | 12h00 | M. College | 67 | 7 | KZN Development |
| Under 14 | 08h30 | Hudson Park | 0 | 43 | Menlo Park |
| Under 14 | 09h40 | Voortrekker | 7 | 61 | Marais Viljoen |
| Under 14 | 10h50 | Trinityhouse | 15 | 36 | Westville |
| Under 14 | 12h00 | M. College | 14 | 14 | Jeppe |
Paarl Boys High u15 Tournament 2013 – Results
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day-1 | ||||
| 08h30 | Strand | 36 | 3 | Punt |
| 09h30 | Brackenfell | 7 | 17 | Westville |
| 10h30 | Tygerberg | 22 | 18 | Menlopark |
| 11h30 | SACS | 10 | 6 | Framesby |
| 12h30 | Oakdale | 22 | 12 | Glenwood |
| 13h30 | Paul Roos | 12 | 12 | Monument |
| 14h30 | Boland Landbou | 19 | 0 | Kempton Park |
| 15h30 | Paarl Gim | 12 | 19 | Grey College |
| 16h30 | HJS Paarl | 20 | 25 | Waterkloof |
| Day-2 | ||||
| 09h00 | Tygerberg | 0 | 21 | Westville |
| 10h00 | Paarl Gim | 7 | 10 | Glenwood |
| 11h00 | HJS Paarl | 25 | 15 | Menlo Park |
| 12h00 | Grey College | 14 | 3 | Oakdale |
| 13h30 | Paul Roos | 17 | 5 | Waterkloof |
| 14h30 | Boland Landbou | 10 | 14 | Monument |
| 09h00 | Brackenfell | 7 | 6 | Kempton Park |
| 10h00 | SACS | 34 | 0 | Punt |
| 11h00 | Strand | 10 | 13 | Framesby |
| Day-3 | ||||
| 08h30 | Grey Kollege | 39 | 0 | Waterkloof |
| 09h30 | Framesby | 24 | 21 | Tygerberg |
| 10h30 | Glenwood | 12 | 19 | HJS Paarl |
| 11h30 | Paul Roos | 22 | 5 | Westville |
| 12h30 | Paarl Gim | 13 | 15 | Monument |
| 08h30 | Oakdale Landbou | 3 | 6 | SACS |
| 09h30 | Brackenfell | 14 | 10 | Punt |
| 10h30 | Strand | 0 | 41 | Kempton Park |
| 11h30 | Menlo Park | 10 | 15 | Boland Landbou |
Paarl Gim u16 Tournament – Day 3
Day 1 Results: http://schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=3253
Day 2 Results: http://schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=3282
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h30 | Grey College | 19 | 0 | Paarl Gim |
| 08h30 | Waterkloof | 7 | 50 | Paul Roos |
| 08h30 | Marlow | 28 | 18 | Brackenfell |
| 09h30 | HJS Paarl | 8 | 38 | Affies |
| 09h30 | Framesby | 17 | 21 | Centurion |
| 09h30 | Michael House | 10 | 27 | Boland Landbou |
| 10h50 | Monnas | 24 | 36 | Oakdale |
| 10h50 | Diamantveld | 8 | 36 | Garsfontein |
| 10h50 | Rustenburg | 10 | 26 | Glenwood |
| 12h00 | Potch Gim | 42 | 7 | Tygerberg |
| 12h00 | EG Jansen | 17 | 14 | Outeniequa |
| 12h00 | Oudtshoorn | 7 | 56 | Kempton Park |
Maritzburg College 150th – Day 3 match reports
Reports by JONATHAN COOK
The third and final day of the FNB Maritzburg College 150th Rugby Festival, an integral part of the Maritzburg College 150th Winter Sports Festival in honour of KZN’s oldest boys’ school’s 150th birthday, saw the powerful Affies line-up emerge with a 100% win record, comprising of a 27-13 defeat of Queens College on day one, the 31-3 victory against Grey High School on day two and Wednesday’s 53-0 demolition of Dale College.
Easter Rugby Festivals – 03/04/2013
| FESTIVAL | TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC150 | Dale | 0 | 53 | Affies | |
| MC150 | Rondebosch | 24 | 5 | Jeppe | |
| MC150 | Grey High | 71 | 0 | Development XV | |
| MC150 | Monument | 21 | 3 | Noord-Kaap | |
| MC150 | M. College | 23 | 34 | Queens | |
| Oakdale | Augsburg | 21 | 15 | Brackenfell | |
| Oakdale | Bellville | 36 | 7 | Stellenbosch | |
| Oakdale | Bredasdorp | 60 | 6 | Sentraal (B/West) | |
| Oakdale | Diamantveld | 26 | 3 | Strand | |
| Oakdale | Hermanus | 29 | 15 | Vredendal | |
| Oakdale | Hugenote | 14 | 5 | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| Oakdale | Middelburg | 24 | 7 | Knysna | |
| Oakdale | Montagu | 10 | 6 | Upington | |
| Oakdale | Monumentpark | 23 | 10 | Aliwal-Noord | |
| Oakdale | Oakdale | 39 | 0 | HTS Louis Botha | |
| Oakdale | Overberg | 24 | 18 | Durbanville | |
| Oakdale | Sentraal (Bfn) | 36 | 8 | Pietersburg | |
| Oakdale | Vereeniging Gim | 50 | 10 | Oudsthoorn |
Outeniqua beats Grey College : match report
Here is a match report in point form from this great match between two seriously good teams, Outeniqua and Grey College, the highlight of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival for 2013 :…
Kearsney Easter Rugby Fest – Day 3 & overall awards
These are my personal picks. You can find the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival programme with player profile data online : www.schoolboyrugby.co.za/KERF2013/…
The first thumbsuck of 2013
With the help of some key matches over Easter, schoolboy rugby followers are starting to get a rough idea of where everyone fits into the big picture.
It was a good weekend for the likes of EG Jansen, Nelspruit, Garsfontein, Gimmies and Maritzburg College. An excellent weekend for Outeniqua and Klofies. And a not so good weekend for Paul Roos and Grey High.…