KZN Headmaster’s Agreement 2012
Here is an important extract from the Headmasters agreement (concluded on 14 March 2012).…
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SA Schools beats England
The SA Schools clinched the international series by beating England 36-29 in Bellville on Saturday. The hosts also ended the tournament as the only unbeaten team, having disposed of France and Wales in previous matches.…
Grey College’s “bad year” ends
Grey College ended their 2012 season on a high note when they beat traditional end of season rivals Paul Roos 33-23 on Saturday. When the 2012 season started, Paul Roos was the last team on record to beat Grey and that was way back in 2009. …
Maritzburg College wins 7s
Maritzburg College retained their KwaZulu-Natal 7s title at Glenwood on Saturday. The boys from Sleepy Hollow saw off a tough challenge from hosts Glenwood, winning 17-15…
7s rugby at Glenwood
The annual 7s tournament takes place at Glenwood on Saturday, 18 August 2012. Its an all day affair, starting at 7:30am and ending with a short prize-giving at 17:30pm. 24 schools are participating. …
ABSA u19 Week 6
Two very exciting clashes take place in the ABSA under-19 competition this weekend. The Sharks have it all to do against the highly fancied Bulls while Free State who play Western Province are closing in on desperation but also a long overdue win against a big team. The Lions have the easiest game of the lot when they challenge SWD and the Leopards take the weekend off.…
Schoolboyrugby.co.za Superbru
Okay so we have a Superbru pool going. This is your chance to prove your worth as a rugby guru or just guess your way to victory:
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KZN u16 Database 2012
Here is the starting point, listing many of the players that represented seven of the top schools at under-16 level in KwaZulu-Natal this season.…
SA Schools beats Wales u18
SA Schools recorded a very good 24-16 win against Wales in George yesterday. Replacement flyhalf Handre Pollard was credited as the player of match …
SA Schools team to play Wales
The SA Schools team have made nine changes to their starting line-up. They take on Wales at 17h00, on Tuesday 14 August in George.…
SA Schools beats France u18
SA Schools with four KwaZulu-Natal representatives in the matchday 22 beat France 17-7 in their opening game of the quadrangular international series held in Wellington, Boland. The score was 7-7 at half-time. …
KZN 2013 u16 Database
With the 2012 Kwazulu-Natal season done and dusted, it would be nice to get a feel for the players coming through from the under-15 ranks that are likely to represent their respective schools at under-16A level in 2013. Obviously it’s too far off to expect accuracy at this stage, so the aim is really just to obtain a list of contenders for starting berths and if possible get from contributors an idea of who they feel the standout performers were during this 2012 under-15 season.
Please post a comment below or email : beetb@telkomsa.net. Thank you.…
4 KZN players likely to be in u16 HP Squad
After much delay, the SA High Performance under-16 Squad for 2012 is likely to be announced either today or tomorrow.
According to sources 4 KwaZulu-Natal Grant Khomo players, Kurt Webster (DHS, flank), Morne Joubert (Glenwood, centre), Kwazi Khanyile (Glenwood, scrumhalf) and Percy Mngadi (Glenwood, prop) are likely to appear on the list of names released.…
SA Schools team to play France named
The SA Schools team to play France in the under-18 international series has been named. All four KwaZulu-Natal representatives are in the 23-players squad. …
Glenwood vs Grey College cancelled
Glenwood’s annual fixture against Grey College has been cancelled due to the poor weather.…
Beeldtrofee 2012 semi-finals (and final) results
UPDATED (to include final results)…
SBR Weekend – 04/08/2012
| Maritzburg College | 27 | 27 | Glenwood |
| Grey College | 58 | 10 | Kearsney |
| Dale | 12 | 7 | Selborne |
| Daniel Pienaar | 29 | 19 | Marlow |
| Grey PE | 35 | 29 | Framesby |
| Queens | 47 | 3 | Hangklip |
| St Andrews | 47 | 17 | Muir |
| Diamantveld | 46 | 10 | Jeppe |
| Affies | 36 | 20 | Pretoria BH |
| Ermelo | 36 | 12 | Ben Vorster |
| Garsfontein | 23 | 17 | Florida |
| Middelburg | 25 | 25 | Garsfontein |
| Middelburg HTS | 26 | 16 | Menlopark |
| Kempton Park | 19 | 19 | Centurion |
| Kempton Park | 31 | 24 | Rustenburg |
| KES | 82 | 3 | Parktown |
| Klerksdorp | 31 | 25 | Alberton |
| Monument | 25 | 8 | Middelburg |
| Waterkloof | 46 | 21 | EG Jansen |
| Boland Landbou | 55 | 10 | De Kuilen |
| Drostdy | 12 | 11 | Paul Roos |
| Oakdale | 41 | 5 | Punt |
| Outeniqua | 68 | 14 | Oudtshoorn |
| Paarl Gim | 16 | 9 | Paarl BH |
| SACS | 26 | 6 | Rondebosch |
| Tygerberg | 22 | 20 | Swartland |
| Wynberg | 25 | 16 | Bishops |
Archie’s Top 50 – Week ended 04/08/2012
Following there 16-9 win in the derby of derbies, Paarl Gymnasium looked to have sealed the deal at no.1 for 2012.…
College and Glenwood draw AGAIN!!!
Believe it or not Maritzburg College and Glenwood have drawn for the second time this season. Unlike the first encounter which was hindered by poor conditions, this match was a spectacle of note. The boys produced one of the most exciting duels of the entire KwaZulu-Natal season. …
Sharks in Superugby Final 2012
The Sharks will take part in their fourth Superugby final if one excludes the 1994 Super 10 game against Queensland.
The final has always ended in pain for Sharks fans. …
Beeldtrofee Quarterfinals 2012
The Beeld Trofee quarterfinals for macro schools will be played on Saturday,04 August.
The noticeable absentee from the line-up for this knockout stage is Centurion. …
Kearsney might be without stalwarts
Kearsney may have to go into battle against Grey College without the services of lock Dan du Preez, flank Jean-Luc du Preez and centre Sandile Kubeka. …
Michaelhouse player wins ISRF award
There is yet another feather in the cap for the successful Michaelhouse 2012 rugby team. Fullback Gordon Laubcher-Hattingh …
College & Glenwood prepare for Round 2
Both College and Glenwood come off losses in Pretoria over the weekend and would like nothing more that to get a valuable win under the belt when they meet on Goldstones this Saturday.…
KZN clings onto Varsity Cup status
On the same day that the Sharks enjoyed centre stage in a high profile Superugby semi-final win against the Stormers, the province’s only Varsity Cup entrant, the UKZN Impi, who compete the Varsity Shield (Varsity Cup B-section) were involved in a do-or-die battle of their own in Pietermaritzburg. The 14-8 come from behind victory against NWU-Vaal was not to secure promotion to the Varsity Cup proper but rather a relegation avoiding match…
2012 SA Schools Squad named
Four Kwazulu-Natal players have been included in the SA Schools 28-player strong squad to take on England, France and Wales during August…
ABSA u19: Exciting Round 3 awaits
On Saturday Western Province and the Blue Bulls prepare to go head to head at Newlands in one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes of any junior rugby season. …
SBR Weekend – 28/07/2012
| Affies | 28 | 10 | Glenwood | |
| Pretoria BH | 26 | 25 | Maritzburg College | |
| Marlow | 39 | 10 | Oakdale | |
| Outeniqua | 39 | 8 | Framesby | |
| Drostdy | 19 | 18 | SACS | |
| Rondebosch | 8 | 38 | Paarl Gym | |
| Bishops | 10 | 26 | Paul Roos | |
| Bellville | 8 | 49 | Boland Landbou | |
| Wynberg | 6 | 12 | Paarl BH | |
| Tygerberg | 19 | 24 | De Kuilen | |
| Graeme College | 15 | 11 | Kingswood | |
| Selborne | 17 | 26 | Queens | |
| Grey College | 22 | 3 | Grey High | |
| Dale | 22 | 20 | St Andrews | |
| Jeppe | 28 | 13 | KES | |
| Centurion | 19 | 19 | Kempton Park | Beeld Trofee – 31/07 |
| HTS Middelburg | 26 | 16 | Menlopark | Beeld Trofee – 31/07 |
| Garsfontein | 23 | 17 | Florida | Beeld Trofee – 31/07 |
College and Glenwood head to Pretoria
Maritzburg College and Glenwood may pack a bit of a psychological advantage for their trips up to Pretoria this week but won’t be under any kind of illusion about their tasks ahead.…
Westville Stayers end season on a high note
The Westville Stayers XV annihilated touring UK school Bradford Grammar 64-0 in a 10 try fest last Friday afternoon.…
Ernie wins the Open (and Amla scores 311)
I know this is a rugby site but the “Big Easy” Ernie Els deserves a big round of applause for a job well done at the Open.
It was also a really good weekend for the Sharks and Proteas.
A belated well done to Hashim Amla on becoming the very first SA test cricketer to score over 300 runs in a test match.
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KZN 2013: Returning 1st XV players
The 2012 isn’t quite over yet and the 2013 season is a long long way off but since there seems to be a fair amount of interest in who will be around in 2013, here is an incomplete starting point list of the SBR players that either represented or sat on the bench for their respective first teams this year. …
Glenwood 33 Kirkham Grammar 5 : Match Report
It would have been misleading to say that Glenwood played the perfect game of rugby to beat UK school Kirkham 33-5 on Dixons field but in many respects it was the perfect way to get their third term rugby program underway. The reason being, without stretching Glenwood too much, Kirkham proved to be worthy adversaries and tested Glenwood well in many departments.…