The Saints are coming! St Stithians rugby is improving
It appeared to be business as usual for Kearsney as they recorded a comfortable 41-10 victory against their brother school St Stithians in Randburg on Saturday.…
Tuckshop reward for Westville boys after Glenwood win
There was a Monday bonus for Westville Boys High students that were present to witness their 1st XV beat Glenwood 18-17 in Saturday’s big Durban derby. Each student received a R15 tuckshop voucher from the school. Clearly the victory means a great deal to WBHS.…
Ref’s meeting might focus on decision to replace Glenwood vs Westville match officials
The Durban rugby referees society’s law meeting today might turn out to be more interesting than usual. For Saturday’s high profile Glenwood – Westville inter-schools matches, two regular and experienced referees were allegedly bumped from their respective 1st XV and u15A match assignments …
WP – Ploegie’s WP u18 Country and WP u18 City teams for 2015
One of the biggest Craven Week questions every years is why does Western Province not have two representative teams. For many it seems like a logical step, which if anything would cater for the higher concentration of talent in their region and improve the quality on offer at Craven Week. Upon request, Ploegskaar was kind enough to put together his form choices for WP Country and WP City Craven Week teams. As expected both teams look very strong.…
Hilton beats DHS 41-10 – match report
Hilton compounded home team DHS’s misery by handing the Berea high school their fourth heavy defeat in five starts. The Midlands private school ran in 6 tries as part of a 41-10 victory in a night game on Van Heerden’s field.…
Westville beats Glenwood 18-17 – match report
After a nail-biting finish which say Glenwood score an after the hooter winner against Westville during preseason Port Natal Series final in February, it was the highly motivated Westville who turned the tables and recorded a memorable 18-17 win against their hosts in Durban’s biggest inter-schools rugby rivalry.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 30 May 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri.29May | Clifton | 17 | 12 | Voortrekker (Pmb) | ||
| Fri.29May | St Charles | 14 | 19 | Northwood | At Kings Park | |
| Sat.30May | DHS | 10 | 41 | Hilton | ||
| Sat.30May | Glenwood | 17 | 18 | Westville | ||
| Sat.30May | Empangeni | 3 | 34 | George Campbell | ||
| Sat.30May | Queen’s | 35 | 22 | Hudson Park | ||
| Sat.30May | St Andrew’s | 22 | 36 | Grey HS | ||
| Sat.30May | Selborne | 63 | 5 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.30May | Dale | 32 | 26 | Kingswood | ||
| Sat.30May | Framesby | 17 | 13 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.30May | Grens | – | – | Stirling | ||
| Sat.30May | Brandwag | 52 | 13 | Otto du Plessis | ||
| Sat.30May | Pearson | 22 | 33 | Daniel Pienaar | ||
| Sat.30May | Westering | 8 | 66 | Muir | ||
| Sat.30May | Nico Malan | – | – | Despatch | ||
| Sat.30May | Louis Botha | – | – | Grey College | ||
| Sat.30May | Duineveld | – | – | Fichardtpark | ||
| Sat.30May | Upington | 22 | 52 | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | ||
| Sat.30May | Voortrekker (Beth) | 18 | 3 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.30May | HTS Welkom | 17 | 80 | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.30May | Welkom Gim | 64 | 3 | Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.30May | Hentie Cilliers | – | – | Goudveld | ||
| Sat.30May | Landboudal | 5 | 22 | Diamantveld | ||
| Sat.30May | St Stithians | 10 | 43 | Kearsney | ||
| Sat.30May | St John’s | 3 | 37 | Michaelhouse | ||
| Sat.30May | Parktown | 22 | 12 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.30May | KES | 18 | 10 | St Alban’s | ||
| Sat.30May | St David’s | 8 | 0 | St Andrew’s School | ||
| Sat.30May | EG Jansen | 26 | 32 | Monument | ||
| Sat.30May | Marais Viljoen | 40 | 14 | Florida | ||
| Sat.30May | Jeugland | 17 | 27 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.30May | Eldoraigne | 17 | 13 | John Vorster | ||
| Sat.30May | Wonderboom | 41 | 21 | Montana | ||
| Sat.30May | Affies | 64 | 26 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.30May | Lichtenburg | 15 | 33 | Rustenburg | ||
| Sat.30May | Centurion | 46 | 29 | Zwartkop | ||
| Sat.30May | Wesvalia | 9 | 41 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.30May | Potch Gim | 33 | 3 | Potch Volkskool | ||
| Sat.30May | Nelspruit | 34 | 10 | Middelburg | ||
| Sat.30May | HTS Middelburg | 86 | 7 | HTS Witbank | ||
| Sat.30May | Ermelo | 15 | 15 | Ligron | ||
| Sat.30May | Helpmekaar | 17 | 16 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.30May | Ben Vorster | 48 | 48 | Pietersburg | ||
| Sat.30May | Oos-Moot | 61 | 3 | Tuine | ||
| Sat.30May | Bastion | 12 | 29 | Linden | At Ellis Park | |
| Sat.30May | Die Anker | – | – | Vereeniging Gim | ||
| Sat.30May | Volkskool Heidelberg | 14 | 12 | Transvalia | ||
| Sat.30May | Oudtshoorn | 26 | 10 | Punt | ||
| Sat.30May | Worcester Gim | 12 | 29 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.30May | Wynberg | 19 | 26 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.30May | Strand | 11 | 26 | Brackenfell | ||
| Sat.30May | Stellenberg | 57 | 0 | Hottentots Holland | ||
| Sat.30May | Outeniqua | 17 | 24 | Oakdale | ||
| Sat.30May | Rondebosch | 7 | 32 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.30May | Durbanville | 10 | 34 | SACS | ||
| Sat.30May | HJS Paarl BH | 43 | 7 | Tygerberg |
Affies – Menlopark game cancelled for a second year running
The planned Affies versus Menlopark inter-schools has been scratched off the rugby fixture list once again.…
Avatar update weekend
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EP school rugby preview : 30 May 2015
From EP Rugby:…
What about ’em size restrictions?
This comes up every so often, usually in a context that relates to what happens in New Zealand where size is possibly a much bigger issue in lower age-groups than here in SA.
However as a variant of this I was wondering what would happen if overall team size restrictions were imposed at 1st XV level in SA.…
Craven Week “semis” schedule might require some thinking outside the box
Every year the Craven Week Day 1 and Day 2 fixtures are finalised well in advance and the match-ups generally provide an indication of who stands the better chance of advancing the unofficial final. However the fixtures decision-makers should feel a huge sense of responsibility to ensure they reward the two better teams in both halves of the 20 team split with places in the semis, given the amount of emphasis that is placed on the televised final.…
WP u18 A, B & C teams for trials games vs Boland
In the final trials for WP Craven Week and WP Academy Week places, 64 players have been placed into three Western Province teams to face the Boland Under 18 A, B and C teams in Wellington on Wednesday, 27 May 2015.…
Increased coverage of schoolboy rugby – an opportunity or a threat?
Here is the link to a super article published in the NZ Herald a few weeks ago: …
Bulls u18 team to play the Lions
Haiving losing 29-10 to the Pumas in a friendly on Tuesday night, the Blue Bulls have made seven changes to their squad to face the Lions in a Craven Week warm up game on Tuesday, 26 May 2015…
Grey High beats Queen’s 46-13 – match report
The Grey High SA Schools duo Bosch and Vers were phenomenal. Bosch was absolutely world class. It’s been a topsy-turvy first half of the season for Grey but with plenty of big games still to come, they can still make it a campaign to remember.…
Paarl Gim beats SACS 39-15 – match report
SACS came back down to earth with a bang against Paarl Gimnasium. Playing at home SACS had high hopes of upsetting the Boland powerhouse but it was not to be as they succumbed 39-15 (Half time 22-3) on an overcast morning in Newlands. …