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Match report: Maritzburg College 42 Pretoria Boys High 28

13 April, 2014 beet 38

 This was a super-duper entertain packaged game played on Goldstones in Pietermaritzburg. When 70-points get scored in 70-minutes, there is room for constructive negative comments about defensive structures and tackling, however during this game it really felt like the positives like attacking running lines, strength in contact, individual skills and good handling was more responsible for the high score than defensive lapses.…

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Match log: Grey High 27 Paul Roos 26

13 April, 2014 beet 30

Just when you thought that the UCT win against Pukke would be the comeback of the season, Grey High pulled off a 26-0 turnaround in less than 20 minutes to win this game 27-26 with the winning points coming off the last play of the game. Below is a match journal of the highlights from Paul Roos vs Grey High inter-schools match on 12 April 2014. …

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School Rugby Fixtures & Results – week ending 12/04/2014

12 April, 2014 beet 132
DAY DATE SCHOOL SCHOOL DETAILS
Tue 08/04/14 EG Jansen 48 7 Centurion  Tuks-Reeks
Wed 09/04/14 DHS 33 10 Clifton
Sat 12/04/14 Maritzburg College 42 28 Pretoria BH
Sat 12/04/14 Westville 33 9 DHS
Sat 12/04/14 Northwood 38 5 George Campbell
Sat 12/04/14 Clifton Port Natal  Postponed
Sat 12/04/14 Dale 17 0 Grens
Sat 12/04/14 Despatch  0 66 Framesby
Sat 12/04/14 Langenhoven Gim 26 14 Nico Malan
Sat 12/04/14 Pearson 0 37 St Andrew’s
Sat 12/04/14 Queen’s 11 58 Selborne
Sat 12/04/14 Brandwag (Uitenhage) 22 27 Marlow
Sat 12/04/14 Cambridge 17 15 Hudson Park
Sat 12/04/14 Jeppe 24 8 St Benedict’s
Sat 12/04/14 St David’s 15 13 Parktown
Sat 12/04/14 KES  30 28 St John’s
Sat 12/04/14 Bishops  29 25 Boland Landbou
Sat 12/04/14 Bellville  12 27 Brackenfell
Sat 12/04/14 Oakdale  13 27 Paarl Gim
Sat 12/04/14 Outeniqua  13 18 HJS Paarl BH
Sat 12/04/14 Paul Roos  26 27 Grey HS  Paul Roos led 26-0 during the 2nd half
Sat 12/04/14 Rondebosch  21 59 Wynberg
Sat 12/04/14 SACS  can cel Drostdy SACS has pulled the plug on the HTS Drostdy fixture & it looks like this fixture might be scratched from the WPPL list forever
Sat 12/04/14 Strand 22 23 Durbanville
Sat 12/04/14 Tygerberg 26 21 Stellenberg
Sat 12/04/14 De Kuilen 32 26 Milnerton
Sat 12/04/14 Worcester Gim  17 18 Swartland
Sat 12/04/14 Waterkloof  38 21 Affies
Sat 12/04/14 Menlopark  36 10 Diamantveld
Sat 12/04/14 Grey College  44 27 Louis Botha
Sat 12/04/14 Sentraal (FS)  17 51 Grey College Cherries
Sat 12/04/14 Fichardtpark 21 20 Jim Fouche
Sat 12/04/14 Monument 15 16 HTS Middelburg Tuks-Reeks QF
Sat 12/04/14 Transvalia 17 22 Nelspruit Tuks-Reeks QF
Sat 12/04/14 Garsfontein 41 13 Eldoraigne Tuks-Reeks QF
Sat 12/04/14 EG Jansen 39 0 Kempton Park Tuks-Reeks QF
Sat 12/04/14 Rustenburg  10 62 Centurion Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO
Sat 12/04/14 Klerksdorp 21 17 Vereeniging Gim Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO
Sat 12/04/14 Ermelo Florida Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO
Sat 12/04/14 Marais Viljoen  27 26 Pietersburg Tuks-Reeks 9th Place PO

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Queen’s College unbeaten home record under threat from Selborne

11 April, 2014 beet 8

Queen’s College will host Selborne as part of their Reunion weekend celebrations. Queen’s haven’t lost on their famous ground, “The Rec” since Dale won there in 2011. That’s a long and proud winning streak that the Queenians would love to extend via claiming the scalp of the East London powerhouse.…

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SBR Prediction Pool – 12/04/2014

10 April, 2014 beet 24

Predict the results of the following 12 games taking place this Saturday by clicking on the “SBR Prediction Pools” menu option near the top of this page. Good luck!

Maritzburg College vs PBHS;   Selborne vs Queen’s; Brandwag (Uitenhage) vs Marlow; Paul Roos vs Grey PE; KES vs St Johns; Bishops vs Boland Landbou; Oakdale vs Paarl Gim; Waterkloof vs Affies; Monument vs HTS Middelburg; Transvalia vs Nelspruit; EG Jansen vs Kempton Park; Garsfontein vs Eldoraigne…

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Match feedback: Waterkloof 38 Affies 21

10 April, 2014 beet 73

Compiled with input from Coleen Naude, Waterkloof Media Liaison and Marketing.

It almost feels like an understatement suggesting that the Affies versus Klofies rugby battle attracts a lot of interest. It’s a huge game on the Pretoria and South African school rugby calendar. Once again the proof was in the pudding, the pavilion and the surrounding grounds were packed with spectators for this derby.…

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Squad system in school rugby – right, wrong or other?

10 April, 2014 beet 51

If you switch your telly over to Supersport HD at 14:05 this Saturday, 12 April 2014, you’ll be able to catch one of the top schoolboy rugby matches of the year between hosts Paul Roos and Grey High (PE).  Something you might not know about or even pick during the broadcast is the use of the squad system.…

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Eastern Cape XV of the 1st Term

8 April, 2014 beet 47

Many passionate school rugby followers of the Eastern Cape region were able to attend the Graeme Rugby Day and the Grey High Festival. I asked a handful of these supporters of the wonderful game to come up with their selections for a combined Eastern Province / Border team. Here is the net result of their combined efforts:…

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Tuks-Reeks 2014: results & quarterfinals

8 April, 2014 beet 17

There is a very positive vibe about Noordvaal school rugby going around right now. The 2014 season is still young but recent victories by Noordvaal schools over last season’s Western Cape pace setters, Paarl Gim and Outeniqua has certainly shifted attention to the Highveld where there looks to be plenty of quality on offer.…

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DHS takes on Clifton as part of a challenging week

8 April, 2014 beet 10

Midweek action in KZN sees Durban High School square off against potential banana peel team Clifton College on Wednesday evening at 19h15 on Van Heerden’s field. 3 days later DHS travels up the M13 to play an ever improving Westville.…

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Varsity Cup 2014 : UCT’s amazing comeback win! Unbelievable!

7 April, 2014 beet 33

What a final! UCT looked dead and buried and then some at 33-15 after 73-minutes. Pukke’s machine of a hooker Armand van der Merwe (Duhan’s older boet) looked all set to be the Man of the Match. The fat lady was warming up her vocal cords, the engraver was about to incise the letters “N-W-U” on the cup but then it happened. The dramatic and incredible comeback. UCT scored once, scored twice! Got the score back to 33-31 down with virtually no time left. Then Pukke had the ball game with time up, hooter gone and a deep pass to flyhalf Johnny Welthagen in the pocket. All he had to do was kick the ball into touch, knock it on or kill play somehow but instead he went for the drop goal, got charged down and possession was turned over to the Ikeys students. Huge BMT followed and via some excellent composed handling the Tiger stripes created some space on an inside line and the rest is history. UCT 39 Pukke 33. What a great final!…

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Schoolboy rugby – Size of players

7 April, 2014 Grasshopper 28

By Grasshopper

Many believe that today’s schoolboy players are far larger than 20 years ago. I agree that today due to improved supplements, gym programmes, professional trainers etc that the boys are physically better conditioned and the games have more ‘physicality’ if such a word actually exists. It seems to be all that commentators talk about these days.…

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Western Cape: first big weekend of 2014 season

6 April, 2014 beet 26

Western Cape schoolboy rugby will be at peak activity this Saturday, 12 March. The televised game between Paul Roos and Grey High (PE) will be an option for everyone to watch. However the live game for neutrals to get to must surely be Bishops versus Boland Landbou…

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Bishop’s: their 1992 1st XV with Herschelle Gibbs in it

6 April, 2014 beet 142

SA cricketer Herschelle Gibbs of Bishop’s has often been described as one of the finest SA schoolboy rugby flyhalves of all times. Interestingly when it comes to conversations about outstanding school flyhalves, there are still strong associations made to the performances of SA cricketing greats Peter Kirsten (SACS), Lee Barnard (KES) and Daryll Cullinan (Queen’s). Apart from Gibbs, Maritzburg College flyhalf Udo Goedeke also represented both codes at SA Schools level.…

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SA u20 training squad reduced to 36 players

6 April, 2014 beet 10
From the SARugby.net website
April 04, 2014

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday named a reduced SA Under-20 training squad of 36 players for the remainder of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) training camp following two trial matches in Stellenbosch this week.

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Paarl Gim’s touring squad for the Noord-Suid Toernooi

3 April, 2014 beet 34

Paarl Gynmasium are talking part in the inaugural Noord-Suid Toernooi at Menlopark in Pretoria. Having just beaten the local powerhouse Waterkloof 24-10 on Tuesday, Gimmies must now turn their attention to the improving Menlopark on Friday, 04 April. Here are the names the Paarl Gim squad on tour as well as the Klofies 1st XV, followed by some feedback on the game.…

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The BHP Top 50 Ranking formula explained

3 April, 2014 beet 320

The 2014 school rugby season is in full swing now with the first proper rankings expected to come out just after Easter. Here is an explanation of how the BHP statistics are derived.…

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Grogper Cup 2014 – all square after 4 games

2 April, 2014 beet 24

The Gauteng English Medium Schools (GEMS) got the defence of their Grogper Cup title off to a perfect start via Boys High but then had to sweat as KES needed a late winner after they threw away a 17-0 lead against DHS. Jeppe gave debutants Glenwood a run for their money before it was Kearsney’s turn to hang on for a win after Boys High launched a late fight back from 0-21 down.…