W/Cape
Paarl Gim set to land a top-top rugby man as new headmaster
Confirmed. Northwood headmaster Paul Viljoen will start as the new Paarl Gim rector on 01 January 2024.…
Rondebosch are the 2023 Champions of the Southern Suburbs
Rondebosch enjoyed a fairytale ending to their season when they battled back from 35-22 down and scored a winning try with time up on the clock to beat Bishops 36-35 at the Piley Rees and in so doing secure a first Southern Suburbs time since 2017.…
The Southern Suburbs 2023 season to end in a cup final finish
The Cape Town Southern Suburbs season for 2023 will conclude with a cup final feel match when hosts Bishops take on Rondebosch on the Piley Rees on Saturday 26 August 2023.…
Three awesome weekends of Southern Suburbs rugby to come
The four well-known Cape Town Southern Suburbs schools will square off over the next three weekends in what promises to provide high entertaining encounters.…
High flying Boland Landbou to bid farewell to Oloff
October 2023 update – Oloff Bergh has been appointed as the head of sport at Diamantveld in Kimberley.
After 12-years for first class service to Boland Landbou, Oloff Bergh, a highly respected coach and one of the nicest guys you can ever hope to meet, will be involved in his last rugby match as an employee of the school when they travel to meet the ever-improving young Oakdale team on the Eike on 19 August 2023. …
Paarl Interskole 2023 – Paarl Gim 20 Paarl Boys’ High 17
Another close call Paarl Interskole Derby! Just 3-points in it.…
South Western Districts Craven Week team 2023
100 years old Outeniqua will host Craven Week starting on 03 July 2023.…
Shock to the system for Paarl powerhouses
26 Mar 23. National powerhouses Paarl Gymnasium and Paarl Boys’ High both had to toil hard before coming out with surprising one-point results against less fancied Cape Town Northern Suburbs opponents over the weekend.…
New blog for Southern Suburbs supporters
Boschboy has started a website dedicated to the Southern Suburbs four – Bishops, Rondebosch, SACS and Wynberg.
Check out SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN at this link:
https://shadowofthemountainblog.wordpress.com/
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Stellenberg promoted to the Western Province Premier League starting in 2023
Eight are set to become nine. The Western Province Premier League, South Africa’s strongest domestic schoolboy rugby setup will welcome Cape Town Northern Suburbs Stellenberg into the fold in 2023.…
So much talent in Western Province
In response to the Paarl XV, I had a bash at creating a rival team to take them on. Again the criteria is boys turning 18 in this calendar year of 2023.…
Mighty Paarl, the Schoolboy Rugby capital of South Africa
Paarl might not appear on all the less detailed maps of South Africa due to the size of the town, but when it comes to school rugby, it is the equivalent of big bold dot city. …
Leaders Wynberg can expect stiff competition in the race for the SS4 title of 2022
In a season in which Bishops got off to a flying start and 125-year-old Rondebosch got to celebrate in style via wins history book worthy wins over Paarl Boys’ High and Paul Roos, it was Wynberg …
Oakdale vs Outeniqua for the SWD crown 2022
One of the best schoolboy rugby derbies of any season will play out on Saturday 28 May 2022 when Oakdale hosts Outeniqua at the “Plaas” outside Riversdale.…
Paul Roos’ Pacific Islander styled star may not be eligible for SA Schools
Exciting Namibian-born Paul Roos centre / fullback Jurenzo Julius came off the bench to play his first match of 2022 and proved exactly why Cape school rugby gurus have been talking him up as hot property.…
Boland Landbou on track to be 22% bigger by 2025
Boland Landbou are in the process of increasing the number of students at their agricultural high school.…
Tragedy at the Tony Stoops Rugby Festival 2022 as coach passes away
One of the sad events during the school holidays was the passing away of Gerrit Bal, the coach of Vredenburg. …
Drostdy’s 7-games-in-14-days marathon schedule
Drosdy’s hectic fortnight of rugby is finally over. A mammoth 7 games in 14 days!…
Hoër Jongenskool squad for Noord-Suid 2022
At long last the Boishaai …
March Madness beckons for Stellenberg
While College basketball players in the United State’s NCAA Division 1 gear up for what’s referred to as “March Madness”, a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the US, closer to home, Stellenberg prepares for an SA schoolboy rugby version of popular term when their 2022 season starts with a month chokka block with tough fixtures.…