Framesby to represent SA at SANIX in 2017
Framesby an Afrikaans medium co-ed day student school in Port Elizabeth will our country’s next representatives to taken on the challenge of SANIX in Japan.…
E/Cape
Dale’s remarkably good season continues as they top Eastern Cape
Dale scored 2 tries in the last 10 minutes to rally back from 21-12 down and record a memorable 26-21 win at Grey High, where wins have not come easily for Eastern Cape teams in recent seasons.…
Meyer Sauermann 2016 teams – EP u18 Trials
On 21 May the final EP trials for u/18 (and u/16) will be held at Pearson High School…
Selborne mourns the deaths of 2 u16 rugby players
Two Selborne under-16 sportsmen were killed in a car accident in the early hours of Saturday morning – one an under-16A rugby player, the other under-16B and 1st XI cricket. Our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones and the school during this time of loss and sorrow.…
Queen’s beats Selborne 33-29 – match report 2016
Queen’s College moved into pole position for what promises to be an gripping home and away triangular series battle with Dale and Selborne for this year’s unofficial Border crown. Here’s the official Queen’s College match report from their action-packed match against fierce rivals Selborne:…
Emotional return for Daniel Pienaar
It will be a sad first week back at school for students and staff at Daniel Pienaar in Uitenhage. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday for teacher and rugby coach Roux Brand who tragically died after attempting to perform a kind deed on the way back from the 1st XV rugby tour to Drostdy in Worcester, Boland. More details here http://www.heraldlive.co.za/uhage-teacher-killed-west-cape-accident/…
Graeme Rugby Day 2016 – Results, Reports, Squads
See Neale Emslie’s match below
| TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08h00 | Dale College | 22 | 3 | Pearson |
| 2 | 09h10 | Union | 26 | 29 | Hudson Park |
| 3 | 10h20 | Grey HS | 50 | 0 | Stirling |
| 4 | 11h30 | Muir | 12 | 6 | Cambridge |
| 5 | 12h40 | Selborne | 36 | 10 | Framesby |
| 6 | 13h50 | St Andrew’s | 22 | 12 | Nico Malan |
| 7 | 15h00 | Graeme | 14 | 26 | Marlow |
| 8 | 16h10 | Kingswood | 31 | 17 | Queen’s |
Preview: Graeme College in Grahamstown once again plays host to most of the best rugby schools in the Eastern Cape region. Daniel Pienaar and Brandwag are now the only recognised top schools absent from the event which will see 16 1st XV’s in action on the main field.…
Cambridge Winter Sport Festival 2016
Match days: Saturday 25 June and Monday 27 June 2016.…
No hijacking of Kingswood vs Grey PE warm-up match
A chance for the small Grahamstown private school Kingswood to pull off a David versus Goliath outcome against regional giants Grey High on Friday, 18 March – first term break up day for government schools in SA* – has been taken off the cards and spectators will not have the opportunity to redefine it as a proper match.…
School rugby coaching / managing changes in EP
There are a few interesting rugby coaching movements in the EP region.…
Dale Junior Councillors Group of 2011 make their primary school proud
Several of the Dale Junior Councillors from their Grade-7 Class of 2011 will continue in the same leadership vein as prefects at their respective high schools in 2016. Amongst them are a few Head Boys and Deputy Head Boys.
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Eastern Cape Season Wrap Up 2015
Contribution from Rugbyfan
How the 1st XV’s performed and what their lower age-groups are looking like.
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Finals of the Steinhoff Maties Rugby Top Schools Competition
The finals of the Steinhoff Maties Rugby Top Schools Competition (formerly known as Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools) will take place on Saturday 29 August at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch.…
Dale pips Queen’s 15-14 after a pulsating finish
Geez what an incredible finish to this good game. Queen’s scored an awesome try with hardly any time lift to take the lead. Dale struck back with a superb effort of their own to regain the lead by a point. Queen’s then produced some outstanding focused rugby combining good handling with continuity from rucks as part of a patient attack but the Dale defensive structures were up to the task and held out for a memorable win.…
Grey PE & Selborne in Eastern Cape “final” for 2015
As predicted back at the start of the season, Grey High and Selborne will meet in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 15 August to determine who the best 1st team in the Eastern Cape Province is for 2015. Both schools are unbeaten in games played against fellow Eastern Cape rivals. …
EP school rugby weekend preview – 01 August 2015
EP SCHOOLS PREVIEW FOR AUGUST 1
GRAHAMSTOWN schools Graeme College and Kingswood will square off in one of the city’s greatest rugby rivalries when they vie for the region’s bragging rights at Kingswood on Saturday (August 1).…
Grey PE officially looking for a new head of rugby
Having served as a 1st XV assistant before, Grey Old Boy Tim Fraser has been the stand in head coach for the 2015 season after Brent Janse van Rensburg’s sudden departure to join the Golden Lions (now the EP Kings Currie Cup coach) before the school rugby season. The school has now placed an advert for a new Head of Rugby.…
EP Craven Week official might land in hot water
Eastern Province High Schools Rugby Chairman Willem October might have to face the music over a replacement player selection decision he made which appears to go against a written instruction by Eastern Province Rugby Union President Cheeky Watson. …
EP School rugby preview – 20 June 2015
From EP 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…
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.…
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.…
EP school rugby preview : 30 May 2015
From EP Rugby:…
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.…
Queen’s beats Graeme 31-0 – match report
Queen’s College took on hosts, Graeme College, in Grahamstown this past weekend. The match was played in near perfect conditions, which was conducive for running rugby. Queen’s won the toss and played with the gentle breeze at their backs.…
Grey Bloem hope to end their 3 game losing streak
It’s almost never that one gets to use the terms Grey College and losing streak in the same sentence. SA’s most successful rugby school has lost three in a row but will be hoping to get their injury hampered season back on course with a win in East London. …
EP’s Meyer Sauerman Tournament 2015
THE annual Meyer Sauerman Tournament will take place at Brandwag on Saturday (May 16).
The tournament features the final trials teams in the U18 and U16 age-groups, after which the teams for the interprovincials in July will be chosen.…
EP school rugby preview – 16 May 2015
From EP Rugby:
THERE will be plenty to play for when the Meyer Sauerman tournament takes place at Brandwag in Uitenhage on Saturday (May 16) as players from around the province vie for spots in the provincial teams for the junior weeks to be played in July.…