WP u18 Sevens team
The WP Sevens team for the national provincial under-18 tournament to be held at Curro Hazeldean on 23/24 September 2013.…
Hilton College interviewing rugby head coach candidates
Well it’s quite possibly the most lucrative schoolboy rugby coaching position in South Africa so you can bet your bottom dollar that the list of applications received by Hilton College for the post of rugby head coach contains numerous familiar names in KwaZulu-Natal local rugby circles and from outside the province as well. Given the potential salary involved there might even be one or two very high profile coaches with professional or maybe even international experience applying for the position.…
Maritzburg College fixtures for 2014
Maritzburg College has released their provisional fixture list for 2014, giving us some an idea about what to expect next year:…
KZN u18 Sevens team 2013
The Kwazulu-Natal Sevens team that will be participating in the national under-18 tournament to be played in Pretoria at Curro Hazeldean, from 16 -17 September is:…
Paarl Gim adds WP Sevens 2013 title to the trophy cabinet
It had already been a hugely successful year for Paarl Gymnasium up until 14 Sepetember 2013. And now it’s just become that much better. …
Blue Bulls u18 & u16 Elite squads out shortly
Western Province have recently named their elite squads and the Bull Blues look set to follow suit any day now with their under-18 and under-16 elite teams.…
New Varsity Cup rules set to place more emphasis on student qualification
The new Varsity Cup rules are due out anytime now. It’s expected that for the 2014 season, in order to qualify, players will have to have at least one full completed year of study under the belt. For 2015 this will increase to 2 years of study. In other words they will have to be real students and not just posers.…
Queens wins the Hirsch Shield again
In athletics, Queens won the Hirsch Shield for something like the 12th time in a row, beating out numerous well-known Eastern Cape rivals. A truly outstanding achievement by Queens. Selborne were second followed by Grey High and St Andrews College.…
IRB statement following NZ v SA match
…Following an initial review, the IRB confirms that it was incorrect for referee Romain Poite to issue a yellow card to Bismarck du Plessis in the 17th minute of The Rugby Championship match between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland on Saturday.
DRSU Youth Rugby – Finals
The DRSU Youth League comes to a close this Sunday with the finals of all age groups being played at Northwood Crusaders in Durban North.
In the 8 week club season we have seen no less than 600 players representing 33 teams in the various age groups with the top 110 players being selected to represent the DRSUYCA regional teams that will be touring to Pretoria for an inter provincial tournament at the end of the month.…
u19 Currie Cup: the unstoppa-Bulls
The Bulls are expected to make a press release during September with regards to their 2014 contracted players. Look out for at least 8 SA Schools players to be in that mix. So they will be mounting another serious challenge for top honours come next season. For now though, it’s their powerful 2013 group who are living up to expectations and are currently 7 out of 7 in this year’s Absa under-19 competition. Their lead over the chasing pack is so big coming into this round that even their bye seems to have done little eat into the comfortably on top. …
Sharks Academy not threatened by the UKZN Impis under John Mitchell
This has been in the air for a while: talk that a possibly reason behind the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Varsity Cup campaign struggles to really get off the ground is the Sharks who see the Varsity’s potential rise to prominence as a threat to their own institution, namely the Sharks Academy. In other regions, there appears to be a good working relationship between the rugby unions and the varsities. So I asked the about the Academy’s general feeling towards the UKZN Impis and the appointment of John Mitchell as their new director of coaching and here’s the response I received:
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Schoolboy rugby coaches – overseas opportunities
We focus a lot of the attention on the kids on the field but what about the coaches? Schoolboy rugby isn’t just a stepping stone for the best players which might open the door for them to possibly play at pro level here or abroad, it’s also a good starting point for best young coaches to gain valuable experience before moving onto big things.…
Free State under-19 players for 2014
Under the guidance of under-19 head coach Andre Tredoux, Free State have worked very hard on recruitment this year. Helped by the Cheetahs excellent 2013 Super Rugby season, all the effort put in seems to have paid off. The 2014 group is a strong one, filled with known talent as well as a few wildcards who could just go on to become the next big thing in SA rugby. All-in-all 3 SA Schools players are part of a talented squad that should do very well in the under-19 Currie Cup next season. Apologies, although provided the names of Gunther Janse van Rensburg and WP Eloff were overlooked but have now been added.
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Western Province Rugby Institute players for 2014
The Western Province Rugby Institute (WPRI) has released their list of 43 players that will be at their facility for the best part of 2014. It is possilby their strongest ever assembled squad with 11 SA Schools players and 19 or so other Craven Week players. …
The Witness Newspaper ranks the KZN rugby Top 10 for 2013
Not too long ago the KZN Traditional Schools function was held. Kearsney was awarded the team of the year prize. The organisers however seemed to come up with a pretty messed up ranking that saw Westville and Hilton unfairly done in. One blogger was spot on, it was a case of a bit of credibility lost as a result of the inaccuracies.
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Example of a Super Schools tournament format
Rockspider has provided this example of what a Super Schools tournament might look like.…
SA Schoolboy Rugby Combo Rankings for 2013
For one last time, here’s the exercise of combining the rankings of 5 websites including this one which makes use of the BHP formula driven system. The scoring method is simple 20 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 20th.…
Final BHP South African Top 50 Schoolboy Rugby Rankings for 2013
From BoishaaiPa who graciously compiled and supplied his formula driven Top 50 rankings throughout the season.
Surprise!……
Water polo season underway
The water polo season has begun and it seems like College were first out the blocks to establish themselves as “Numero Due” behind Clifton in KZN.…
Even government schools are private these days
Here is an interesting extract from a Grey High School news letter. It gives one an idea of just how costly it is to run a first class school these days and where the money has to come from.…
A new reason to take concussions seriously
The NFL has just settled litigation relating to a class action by ex-players in respect of post-career illnesses they allege they suffer as a result of concussions suffered during their playing careers. The settlement is for an amount of $765 million.…
2013 Schoolboy Rugby Cup Winners
| WINNERS | RUNNERSUP | DATE | CUP | ||
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| Paarl Gim | 16 | 10 | Outeniqua | 30/08/2013 | Die Burger Big Schools Final |
| Nico Malan | 14 | 13 | Hermanus | 30/08/2013 | Die Burger Medium Schools Final |
| Noord-Kaap | 17 | 15 | Louis Botha | 30/08/2013 | Shimla-Liga Final |
| EG Jansen | 38 | 17 | Kempton Park | 23/08/2013 | Beeld Trofee Macro Schools final |
| Transvalia | 16 | 12 | Ermelo | 23/08/2013 | Beeld Trofee Big Schools final |
| HTS Middelburg | 19 | 14 | Nelspruit | 11/05/2013 | NuPower-Tuks Final |
KZN Coaches and Selectors for 2014
The KwaZulu-Natal schools youth weeks coaches and selectors for 2014 have been finalised. As a result of changes, Glenwood and Kearsney “appear” to have gained a bigger say in the overall running of the provincial age-group selections for the various national youth weeks.…