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Craven Week Player of the Year 2016

19 November, 2016 beet 10
YEAR NAME SCHOOL PROVINCE POSITION
2016 Damian Willemse Paul Roos Western Province Flyhalf
2015 Ernst van Rhyn Paarl Gymnasium Western Province Flank
2014 Curwin Bosch Grey High Eastern Province Flyhalf
2013 Grant Hermanus Paarl Gymnasium Western Province Wing
2012 Sergeal Petersen Grey High Eastern Province Wing
2011 Jan Serfontein Grey College Free State Centre
2010 Johan Goosen Grey College Free State Flyhalf
2009 Andile Jho Dale College Border Centre
2008 Sampie Mastriet HTS Drostdy Boland Wing
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Wildeklawer Junior Tournament 2017 – u14, u15, u16 fixtures

19 November, 2016 beet 75

The Wildeklawer Junior Tournament 2017 for under-14, under-15 and under-16 teams will again take on a North versus South theme. Diamantveld in Kimberley are the hosts of the event.…

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Affies rugby fixtures for 2017

16 November, 2016 beet 58
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Legendary Bishops coach passes away

10 November, 2016 beet 5

Basil Bey, the “legendary Bishops coach that advocated the 15-man tap-kick, no kicking, running rugby at all costs approach plus no numbers on the jerseys because each and every player was meant to fill every position rugby philosophy” has passed away.…

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Boland Landbou’s tough 2017 fixture list is out

1 November, 2016 beet 15

Apart for the always testing West Province Premier League schedule that includes eagerly anticipated inter-schools against Winelands slash national powerhouses HJS Paarl Boy’s High, Paarl Gymnasium and Paul Roos, the farmers from Boland Landbou will also be out to prove themselves against some of the best schools that Gauteng has to offer – they don’t come much bigger or stronger than EG Jansen, Garsfontein or Monument. If that’s not enough, lets not play down the prospect of taking on the Oakdale Bulls in Riversdale and the resistance of some decent opposition from the Eastern Cape either. Forgetting anyone important? How about Grey College as an opponent somewhere in the middle of all that other top class opposition.…

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SARU u17 Elite Squad 2016

27 October, 2016 beet 33

The initial SARU under 17 Elite Squad that were invited to attend a camp during the October 2016 school holidays. Amongst the names listed are numerous bright young prospects to keep an eye out for in 2017.…

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Braam van Straaten headlines KZN school coaching changes ahead of 2017

20 September, 2016 beet 16

Former Springbok flyhalf Braam van Straaten has been appointed as the new St Charles College (Pietermaritzburg) fulltime Rugby Specialist with immediate effect. The positive vibes already coming out of St Charles, who’s rugby is set for another spike over the few year, speaks volumes about van Straaten’s potential to do an outstanding job as he’s made the great impression in next to no time at all. The 44-year-old former Wonderboom High School student is just one of many personal changes set to reshape the fairly small KZN Tier-1 rugby scene, which has a bit of a reputation for it’s high turnover of 1st XV rugby officials.…