DHS withdraws from Easter festivals following death of student
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Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival – Day 1 Awards
Here is my own personal teams and players of the first day at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival …
Easter Rugby Festivals – 28/03/2013
| FESTIVAL | TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearsney | 09h30 | Kearsney | 25 | 8 | Framesby |
| Kearsney | 10h45 | Selborne | 36 | 36 | Nico Malan |
| Kearsney | 12h00 | Glenwood | 10 | 15 | Paul Roos |
| Kearsney | 13h15 | Grey College | 50 | 13 | Boland Landbou |
| Kearsney | 14h30 | Outeniqua | 57 | 34 | EG Jansen |
| Kearsney | 15h45 | Paarl Gim | 46 | 7 | Westville |
| KES | 08h30 | Garsfontein | 106 | 7 | Golden Lions Inv |
| KES | 10h00 | KES | 40 | 12 | Hudson Park |
| KES | 11h30 | Parktown | 10 | 12 | Trinityhouse |
| KES | 13h00 | Marlow | 22 | 39 | Centurion |
| KES | 14h30 | Eldoraigne | 22 | 20 | Hentie Cilliers |
| KES | 16h00 | Menlopark | 36 | 3 | Lichtenburg |
| St Stithians | 09h45 | St Benedicts | 36 | 13 | Wynberg |
| St Stithians | 11h00 | St Andrews | 31 | 12 | Helpmekaar |
| St Stithians | 12h15 | Invitation XV | 33 | 36 | St Albans |
| St Stithians | 13h30 | St Stithians | 31 | 41 | Windhoek |
| St Stithians | 14h45 | Pretoria BH | 23 | 10 | SACS |
| St Stithians | 16h00 | Bishops | 29 | 13 | Hilton |
| St Johns | 09h00 | New Orleans | 5 | 8 | St Johns (Zim) |
| St Johns | 10h15 | Presidents XV | 0 | 52 | Nelspruit |
| St Johns | 11h30 | Waterkloof | 57 | 0 | Noordheuwel |
| St Johns | 12h45 | Prep: St Johns | 14 | 5 | Prep: Orchards |
| St Johns | 13h30 | Marais Viljoen | 17 | 45 | Windhoek Gim |
| St Johns | 14h45 | Paarl BH | 36 | 14 | Daniel Pienaar |
| St Johns | 16h00 | Filton | 35 | 29 | St Johns |
| Bizsport | 08h30 | Benoni High | 10 | 31 | George Campbell |
| Bizsport | 10h00 | Ben Vorster | 35 | 21 | Ben Vorster |
| Bizsport | 11h30 | Brandwag (EP) | 18 | 22 | Kempton Park |
| Bizsport | 13h00 | Merensky | 53 | 24 | Ithembelihle |
| Bizsport | 14h30 | Stellenberg | 26 | 25 | HS Middelburg |
| Bizsport | 16h00 | Tygerberg | 35 | 7 | Jim Fouche |
| Krugersdorp | 09h20 | Warmbad | 58 | 0 | President |
| Krugersdorp | 10h40 | Falcon College (ZIm) | 32 | 39 | Linden |
| Krugersdorp | 12h00 | St Davids-Inanda | 29 | 24 | Standerton |
| Krugersdorp | 13h20 | St Georges (Zim) | 7 | 32 | Rustenburg |
| Krugersdorp | 14h40 | Club Viadana (Italy) | 7 | 18 | St Charles |
| Krugersdorp | 16h00 | Krugersdorp | 14 | 10 | Jabulani Club |
Oakdale Rugby Festival 2013
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.30Mar | Oudtshoorn | 15 | 00 | Bellville |
| Sat.30Mar | Bredasdorp | 23 | 07 | Stellenbosch |
| Sat.30Mar | Durbanville | 29 | 00 | Aliwal North |
| Sat.30Mar | Overberg | 07 | 06 | Monument Park |
| Sat.30Mar | Hermanus | 21 | 17 | Upington |
| Sat.30Mar | Knysna | 00 | 41 | Vredendal |
| Sat.30Mar | Augsburg | 06 | 13 | Louis Botha |
| Sat.30Mar | Oakdale | 19 | 00 | Diamantveld |
| Sat.30Mar | Montagu | 13 | 07 | Brackenfell |
| Sat.30Mar | Sentraal (SWD) | 03 | 31 | Middelburg (Ec) |
| Sat.30Mar | Strand | 15 | 10 | Sentraal |
| Sat.30Mar | Hugenote | 19 | 15 | Pietersburg |
| Sat.30Mar | Voortrekker (Beth) | 19 | 10 | Vereeniging Gim |
| Mon.01Apr | Strand | 05 | 14 | Louis Botha |
| Mon.01Apr | Oudtshoorn | 14 | 07 | Hermanus |
| Mon.01Apr | Bellville | 22 | 24 | Upington |
| Mon.01Apr | Brackenfell | 34 | 09 | Stellenbosch |
| Mon.01Apr | Oakdale | 14 | 00 | Hugenote |
| Mon.01Apr | Augsburg | 19 | 19 | Diamantveld |
| Mon.01Apr | Monument Park | 38 | 07 | Sentraal (SWD) |
| Mon.01Apr | Bredasdorp | 10 | 43 | Vereeniging Gim |
| Mon.01Apr | Knysna | 03 | 27 | Aliwal North |
| Mon.01Apr | Durbanville | 17 | 43 | Sentraal |
| Mon.01Apr | Overberg | 09 | 00 | Vredendal |
| Mon.01Apr | Montagu | 44 | 00 | Middelburg (EC) |
| Mon.01Apr | Pietersburg | 08 | 05 | Voortrekker (Beth) |
| Wed.03Apr | Hermanus | 29 | 15 | Vredendal |
| Wed.03Apr | Augsburg | 21 | 15 | Brackenfell |
| Wed.03Apr | Oudtshoorn | 10 | 50 | Vereeniging Gim |
| Wed.03Apr | Knysna | 07 | 24 | Middelburg (EC) |
| Wed.03Apr | Bredasdorp | 60 | 06 | Sentraal (SWD) |
| Wed.03Apr | Hugenote | 14 | 05 | Voortrekker (Beth) |
| Wed.03Apr | Overberg | 24 | 18 | Durbanville |
| Wed.03Apr | Oakdale | 39 | 00 | Hts Louis Botha |
| Wed.03Apr | Stellenbosch | 07 | 36 | Bellville High |
| Wed.03Apr | Monument Park | 23 | 10 | Aliwal North |
| Wed.03Apr | Strand | 03 | 26 | Diamantveld |
| Wed.03Apr | Montagu | 10 | 06 | Upington |
| Wed.03Apr | Sentraal | 36 | 08 | Pietersburg |
Maritzburg College 150th Fest: all 10 team sheets
10 well-known rugby schools are taking part in a top drawer rugby festival to commemorate the 150th year of Maritzburg College.…
Outeniqua pack weighs 863kg!!!
It felt like just yesterday when a schoolboy rugby pack of 760kg (95kg per player average) was considered big. That weight provided a good combination of size, strength and mobility once upon a time . These days 760kg is on the small side. The listed Outeniqua starting forwards for the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) have a combined mass of 863kg…
Kearsney Easter Rugby Fest: 50 players to look out for
Here is a list of 50 players worth keeping an eye on over Easter at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival.
No doubt there will be others who stand out for producing good individual performances within the team framework during the festival but the players on this list are guaranteed to impress spectators.…
Top 20 Easter festival games of 2013
Enlisting the help of numerous bloggers from around the country that actively follow schoolboy rugby in South Africa, a list was compiled of the top 20 Easter festival matches that will be taking place over the next few days.
It was unanimously decided that the Grey College versus Outeniqua game to be played at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) on Monday, 01 April 2013, is going to be by far and away the biggest game of them all. …
TSRF: the biggest 1st XV rugby festival in South Africa
Tony Stoops goes to great lengths every year to give something back to the Western Cape school rugby community. He does it in the form of a meaningful school rugby festival. The 6th annual Tony Stoops Rugby Festival will again be the largest 1st XV rugby festival in South Africa. 33 schools, many of which would otherwise not have had the opportunity to take part in a festival, will compete at Tygerberg High in the Cape. Together with the hard work and time that goes into putting a huge festival of this nature together, comes the financial requirement. Here Tony is blessed to have African Bank and a few other generous sponsors on board to assist him with covering the costs of this worthwhile initiative. …
NWU-Puk Skouspel 2013 Day 3
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h00 | Garsfontein | 59 | 7 | Potch Volkskool |
| 09h25 | Rustenburg | 14 | 24 | Drostdy |
| 10h50 | Noord-Kaap | 38 | 15 | Klerksdorp |
| 08h00 | Louis Botha | 5 | 41 | Transvalia |
| 09h25 | Florida | 29 | 17 | Potch Gim |
NWU-Puk Skouspel 2013 team of the tournament
It’s a really cool initiative by the organisers of the NWU-Puk Skouspel. Every year they select a team of stand out players from the schools that participate in the tournament. This year’s team turned out to be a blend of talent from all around the country.
Latest: Hanro Liebenberg (Drostdy) is named player of the tournament, Dimitrio Tieties (Noord-Kaap) is the top backline player and Ox Nche (louis Botha) is the top forward.…
SA Top 100 rugby schools: Easter Festivals
Using BoishaaiPa’s 4-year (2009-2012) formula driven ranking system, here is a table indicating which festivals the Top 100 rugby schools in South Africa over the period will be attending over Easter. …
NWU-Puk Skouspel Day 2 Results
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08h30 | Garsfontein | 61 | 21 | Klerksdorp |
| 09h55 | Transvalia | 39 | 7 | Potch Volkskool |
| 11h20 | Potch Gim | 34 | 15 | Rustenburg |
| 12h45 | Louis Botha | 22 | 26 | Florida |
| 14h10 | Glenwood | 31 | 34 | HTS Drostdy |
| 15h35 | Noord-Kaap | 46 | 21 | Framesby |
School results: 23-Mar-2013
Fixtures and results aside from NWU-Pukke and Graeme Rugby Day.
Outeniqua grabbed everyone’s attention with their comprehensive 68-3 victory over the “Tiere” earlier this week. There were however a couple of other surprises. Daniel Pienaar put their defeat at the hands of St Andrews behind them and recorded a morale boosting 13-9 win against Oakdale. The biggest upset of the week to date belonged SACS who could not register a point against Bellville, eventually losing 15-0.
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | TYPE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 20/03/13 | Pinetown | 10 | 67 | George Campbell | ||
| Wed | 20/03/13 | Swartland | 7 | 24 | Paul Roos | Warm-up | |
| Wed | 20/03/13 | St Benedicts | 22 | 18 | St Johns | ||
| Wed | 20/03/13 | St Albans | 38 | 22 | Parktown | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Sarel Cilliers | 57 | 10 | Carel de Wet | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Outeniqua | 68 | 3 | Tygerberg | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | SACS | 0 | 15 | Bellville | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Paarl Gim | 40 | 17 | Stellenbosch RA | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Boland Landbou | 80 | 0 | Primose RFC | ||
| Thu | 21/03/13 | Oakdale | 9 | 13 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | St Andrews(GT) | 28 | 21 | Bishops | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Tygerberg | 45 | 15 | Schoonspruit | Porterville RD | |
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Paarl BH | 21 | 19 | Union | Porterville RD | |
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Worcester Gym | 12 | 28 | Oudtshoorn | Porterville RD | |
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Stirling | 7 | 25 | Westville | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Daniel Pienaar | 18 | 25 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat | 23/03/13 | Die Brandwag | 33 | 0 | Grens |
(Please open the post and scroll down to see NWU-Pukke and Graeme Rugby Day results)
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Super Rugby Superbru Round 6
Eeek! We are a little behind with coverage of Superbru Super Rugby. Last weekend had many games that were tough to predict and this weekend could also cough up a few surprises.
The topic of good leadership comes up on this blog from time to time. When looking at the sad state of affairs on our SB leaderboard, clearly it has no application here. The qualities associated with a good leader are nowhere to be found. …
Is Outeniqua the best school rugby team in SA this year?
Pundits have been saying ever since last year that Outeniqua from George is going to make a strong challenge for the unofficial title of best team in South Africa come 2013. The Kwaggas have 12 returning 1st XV players from the team that claimed a top 5 finish in 2012. …
Glenwood & Garsfontein meet at NWU-Pukke Skouspel 2013
Glenwood and Garsfontein have both had to deal with off the field pre-season dramas involving schools from their respective regions this year. With those matters now put to bed all the attention will be placed firmly back where it belongs: on the field of play. The two schools will meet in the main game on Thursday, 21 March 2013 being Day-1 of this year’s NWU-Pukke Skouspel being held in Potchefstroom.
Match day-1 fixtures:
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h50 | Potch Gim | 15 | 35 | Louis Botha |
| 14h15 | Klerksdorp | 19 | 24 | Potch Volkskool |
| 15h40 | HTS Drostdy | 22 | 27 | Transvalia |
| 17h05 | Rustenburg | 14 | 27 | Framesby |
| 18h30 | Noord-Kaap | 38 | 15 | Florida |
| 19h55 | Garsfontein | 48 | 26 | Glenwood |
Schoolboy rugby on TV
Unconfirmed but there appears to be great news for school rugby fans again in 2013. Megapro and Premier Interschools have 11 top quality live matches for 2013.…
Best of the Eastern Cape at Graeme Rugby Day
Graeme Rugby Day on Thursday 21 March is the next significant event on the Eastern Cape school rugby calendar. It is an opportunity to watch all the top contenders in the province playing at one venue, namely Graeme College in Grahamstown.
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10h30 | PJ Olivier | 3 | 24 | Nathaniel Nyaluza |
| 08h00 | Cambridge | 49 | 0 | Port Alfred |
| 09h10 | Hudson Park | 22 | 21 | Muir |
| 10h20 | Dale | 16 | 28 | Nico Malan |
| 11h30 | Queens | 19 | 21 | Die Brandwag |
| 12h40 | Grey HS | 16 | 10 | Westville |
| 13h50 | Kingswood | 8 | 20 | Marlow |
| 15h00 | St Andrews | 21 | 12 | Pearson |
| 16h10 | Graeme | 3 | 8 | Selborne |
WP Rugby Day 2013 at Newlands
20 minutes per half and no kicking will again be the order of the day at WP Rugby Day to be played at Newlands on Monday 18-Mar-2013. Entrance is FREE so make sure you get there!
| 15:55 | SACS | 5 | 5 | Strand |
| 16:40 | Bishops | 25 | 10 | Stellenberg |
| 17:25 | Wynberg | 15 | 20 | Paul Roos |
| 18:10 | Rondebosch | 0 | 0 | HJS Paarl |
| 18:53 | Paarl Gim | 20 | 5 | Boland Landbou |
Kearsney beats Glenwood 26-25
Supporters got to witness schoolboy rugby at it’s very best in a thrilling match won 26-25 by Kearsney against Glenwood. The match had been billed as one of the biggest games of the KwaZulu-Natal season and it lived up to expectations in every way with the lead changing hands before the winning try was scored by Kearsney virtually at the death.…