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Bondedag 2015 – results & scorers
Sasolburg – Saturday, 27 June 2015
| FIELD | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 10:20 | Limpopo Craven Week | 48 | 7 | Eye of the Tiger |
| A | 11:40 | Griffons Craven Week | 33 | 16 | Leopards Craven Week |
| A | 13:00 | Cheetahs Craven Week | 31 | 19 | KZN Craven Week |
| A | 14:20 | Pumas Craven Week | 35 | 29 | Lions Craven Week |
| A | 15:40 | Blue Bulls Craven Week | 30 | 17 | Valke Craven Week |
Scorers:…
Cape Schools Week 2015 – fixtures & match day reports
FINAL SCORE: Eastern Cape 6 Western Cape 6
| TIME | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h30 | Sat.27Jun | Dale | 14 | 26 | Boland Landbou |
| 10h45 | Sat.27Jun | Muir | 8 | 19 | SACS |
| 12h00 | Sat.27Jun | Queen’s | 25 | 13 | Standard Bank XV |
| 13h15 | Sat.27Jun | Selborne | 20 | 17 | Paarl Gim |
| 15h00 | Sat.27Jun | Grey HS | 15 | 10 | Rondebosch |
| 10h00 | Mon.29Jun | Muir | 15 | 11 | Standard Bank XV |
| 11h15 | Mon.29Jun | Selborne | 34 | 17 | Rondebosch |
| 12h30 | Mon.29Jun | Dale | 14 | 28 | Paarl Gim |
| 13h45 | Mon.29Jun | Queen’s | 20 | 27 | SACS |
| 15h00 | Mon.29Jun | Grey HS | 16 | 10 | Boland Landbou |
| 09h00 | Wed.01Jul | Selborne | 10 | 8 | Boland Landbou |
| 10h15 | Wed.01Jul | Dale | 53 | 3 | Standard Bank XV |
| 11h30 | Wed.01Jul | Muir | 0 | 26 | Rondebosch |
| 13h00 | Wed.01Jul | Grey HS | 28 | 10 | SACS |
| 14h15 | Wed.01Jul | Queen’s | 5 | 34 | Paarl Gim |
EP Kings u19’s cruise to victory in warm-up game
The Eastern Province Kings under-19 team beat South Western Districts 64-0 on Wednesday, 24 June 2015.…
Bosch signature up for grabs but it will come with a high price tag
Grey PE flyhalf slash fullback Curwin Bosch, who turns 18 on 25 June 2015 still hasn’t committed his after school rugby future to one of the SA rugby unions, making him by far the most sort after school rugby player in the country right now. …
Kearsney beats Clifton 66-10 – match report
From Working Words, Kearsney:
Photo by Tracey van den Aardweg
Kearsney ended their rugby season on a high beating Clifton 66-10 in a highly entertaining match in Botha’s Hill, coinciding with Founders’ weekend which attracted a good crowd on a perfect wintery afternoon.…
Football skills give Boishaai the edge over Paul Roos.
SA’s number-1 ranked team Paarl Boys High increased their leader at the top when they beat the number-2 ranked team Paul Roos 29-10 at Brug Street, Paarl on Saturday 20 June 2015.…
Maritzburg College beats Westville 16-12 – match report
A lively match played itself out on a packed Goldstones ground with hosts Maritzburg College eventually winning 16-12 and claiming a unique double over Westville. …
Students help Michaelhouse rugby endorse technology
Well today is the last opportunity for folks up at Michaelhouse to see their drone (quadcopter) in action. Thanks to a few students who skilfully man the remote controlled device, the Michaelhouse coaching staff have enjoyed the benefit of aerial footage of 1st XV matches for most of the season. This has been of value for analysing defensive and attacking patterns. No doubt other schools will follow in their footsteps in the coming seasons.…
Free State Bondedag 2015 at Grey College
Vrystaat Bondedag, 20 Junie 2015 te Grey College:…
KZN preview – 20 June 2015
The coldest part of winter is yet to come and even the shortest day of the year but for most KZN schools Saturday marks the end of the KZN inter-schools season.…
EP School rugby preview – 20 June 2015
From EP Rugby:…
Michaelhouse 2015 1st XV on the verge of earning a place in the history book
A message from the Michaelhouse Old Boys Club earlier this week mentioned that there has only been one unbeaten Michaelhouse 1st XV before and that was in 1910 1909. In other words the only in the school’s history team with a 100% winning record during a season.…
From school head coach to Currie Cup head coach in next to no time
The overnight rise of a few head coaches from school rugby to Currie Cup has been quite amazing. Brad MacLeod-Henderson, Rory Duncan and Brent Janse van Rensburg all achieved this pro rugby rank in less than a year after moving out of school rugby.…
Team of the Southern Coastal Tournament
Thank you to Kattes-Strofes for his personal under-18 team of the Southern Coastal Tournament involving the Craven Week teams of Boland, Eastern Province, South Western Districts and Western Province…
Unsportsmanlike behaviour by coaches & officials patrolling the touchlines
Referees decisions are coming in for more and more verbal sometimes abuse from loudmouth school officials on the sidelines. Your comments on a negative aspect of schoolboy rugby which gradually seems like it is becoming worse and may soon get out of hand.…
Michaelhouse beats Maritzburg College 34-8 – match report
A talented and well-drilled Michaelhouse team moved to within one home game of an unbeaten season when they cleared the second last hurdle in the form of Maritzburg College with comparative ease, winning 34-8 on Goldstones.…
Hilton beats Kearsney 24-10 – match report
Showing character befitting of the school’s rich history, Hilton bounced back in impressive fashion after a poor start and pulled off a hard-fought win against Kearsney on Gilfillan Field. The final score of 24-10, does not quite tell the full story of how even the contest was right up to the last move of the match when Hilton turned over ball from a defensive position and ran in a try from 75m out to stretch their lead to more than the one score Kearsney were seeking for a draw.…
EP school rugby preview – 13 June 2015
From EP Rugby: MOST of Grahamstown will come to a standstill on Saturday (June 13) as one of the biggest derbies in South African schools rugby takes place when the city’s two private institutions, St Andrew’s and Kingswood, meet in their annual showdown.…
KZN weekend preview – 13 June 2015
The KZN school rugby season draws closer to an end for most schools with all the high profile games taking place in and around Pietermaritzburg this weekend.
Maritzburg College vs Michaelhouse (live streaming starting at 14h30: https://t.co/wbSQvYPj4J)…
Southern Coastal Tournament for Boland, EP, SWD & WP u13, u16, u18
The Southern Coastal Tournament hosted by SWD High and Primary Schools’ Associations at Langenhoven Gimnasium in Oudtshoorn from 13 – 15 June 2015.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 13 June 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed.10Jun | Eldoraigne | 23 | 13 | Wonderboom | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Rustenburg | 12 | 68 | EG Jansen | ||
| Fri.12Jun | Stirling | 12 | 45 | Queen’s | ||
| Fri.12Jun | Marais Viljoen | 52 | 22 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Hilton | 24 | 10 | Kearsney | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Pinetown | 10 | 55 | Clifton | At Kings Park | |
| Sat.13Jun | Maritzburg College | 8 | 34 | Michaelhouse | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Port Natal | 14 | 72 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.13Jun | St Charles | 20 | 39 | DHS | ||
| Sat.13Jun | St Andrew’s | 19 | 20 | Kingswood | K-day | |
| Sat.13Jun | Cambridge | 15 | 38 | Dale | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Hudson Park | 50 | 0 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Graeme | 24 | 19 | Nico Malan | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Kynoch Noord-Kaap | – | – | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.13Jun | St John’s | 24 | 39 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.13Jun | St Benedict’s | 61 | 0 | St Stithians | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Kempton Park | 47 | 19 | Florida | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Monument | 52 | 22 | KES | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Pretoria BH | 27 | 21 | St Alban’s | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Linden | – | – | Jan Viljoen | ||
| Sat.13Jun | Zwartkop | 5 | 24 | Montana |
KZN Craven Week 2015 team to play Sharks u19
Ahead of their capping ceremony at the stadium, the KZN Craven Week team will take on the Sharks u19 squad on Kings Park field 6 at 3pm on Wednesday 10 June 2015. …
Westville 1st XV rugby head coach position advertised
Westville Old Boy Grant Bell’s 1st XV rugby head coach contract expires at the end of the 2015 Westville regular season. The position is being advertised. From the Sunday Tribune:…
Kearsney beats Northwood 36-14 – match report
Well done to Northwood for organising a top class Old Boys Day which brought in the crowd. The TV commentator deservedly praise Northwood for their beautiful lush green field. Northwood old boy and Springbok Warren Brosnihan had the privilege of having one of the school’s field named after him.…
Paul Roos beats SACS 39-8 – match report
Match report by SACS
Paul Roos Gimnasium, in their 150th year, easily accounted for hosts The South African College High School (SACS) by 39 points to eight (Halftime 27-3). …
Monument beats Glenwood 21-8 – match report
Glenwood showed a lot of character and deserved a lot more out than they got out of the error-riddled match which visitors Monument won 21-8.…
Maritzburg College beats Hilton 22-16 – match report
On a cold afternoon in the Midlands, Maritzburg College held out to beat hosts Hilton 22-16 in a thrilling contest. The hard-earned victory came down to the superiority of the College forwards. In spite of having less ball and playing more of the game in their own half, Hilton had enterprising backline play at their disposal, so were never out of contention and even had their chance to snatch victory at the death.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 06 June 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.02Jun | Tygerberg | 57 | 17 | DF Malan | ||
| Fri.05Jun | Grens | 38 | 10 | Cambridge | ||
| Fri.05Jun | St Stithians | 8 | 40 | KES | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Hilton | 16 | 22 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.06Jun | DHS | 12 | 20 | Westville | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Northwood | 14 | 36 | Kearsney | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Clifton | 24 | 19 | George Campbell | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Michaelhouse | 94 | 3 | St Charles | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Glenwood | 8 | 21 | Monument | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Queen’s | 32 | 38 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Dale | 17 | 31 | Grey HS | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Port Rex | 12 | 92 | Selborne | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Graeme | 52 | 15 | Nathaniel Nyaluza | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Brandwag | 33 | 32 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Pearson | 74 | 3 | Woodridge | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Muir | – | – | Volkskool Graaff-Reinet | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Kingswood | 63 | 0 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.06Jun | St Alban’s | 15 | 16 | Parktown | ||
| Sat.06Jun | St Benedict’s | 70 | 10 | Northcliff | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Florida | 15 | 82 | EG Jansen | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Rustenburg | 5 | 58 | Kempton Park | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Marais Viljoen | 19 | 5 | Die Anker | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Jeugland | 7 | 53 | Vereeniging Gim | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Eldoraigne | 38 | 0 | Centurion | ||
| Sat.06Jun | John Vorster | 7 | 13 | Wonderboom | ||
| Cancelled | Sat.06Jun | Affies | – | – | Menlopark | |
| Cancelled | Sat.06Jun | Ben Vorster | – | – | Garsfontein | |
| Sat.06Jun | Potch Gim | 31 | 24 | Klerksdorp | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Helpmekaar | 34 | 17 | Jeppe | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Pretoria BH | 26 | 24 | St John’s | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Bye | – | – | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Dinamika | 20 | 34 | Linden | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Oosterlig | 0 | 18 | Volkskool Heidelberg | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Oos-Moot | 29 | 14 | Pretoria Noord | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Boland Landbou | 39 | 38 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Tygerberg | 14 | 37 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Bellville | 24 | 17 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Stellenberg | 29 | 13 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Brackenfell | 62 | 0 | Milnerton | ||
| Cancelled | Sat.06Jun | PW Botha | – | – | Oudtshoorn | |
| Sat.06Jun | Langenhoven Gim | 16 | 35 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.06Jun | SACS | 8 | 39 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.06Jun | Paarl Gim | 47 | 21 | Rondebosch | ||
| Cancelled | Sat.06Jun | Primrose | – | – | Strand | |
| Sat.06Jun | HJS Paarl BH | 62 | 14 | Wynberg |