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Shock to the system for Paarl powerhouses

26 March, 2023 beet 1

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.…

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So much talent in Western Province

5 February, 2023 beet 4

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.…

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March Madness beckons for Stellenberg

27 February, 2022 beet 0

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.…

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Southern Suburbs XV vs KZN XV

13 May, 2021 beet 2

Just for fun here is my Cape Town Southern Suburbs team to play a KZN Interschools League XV. It was inspired by watching two eye-catching pocket rockets wearing the numbers 15 jumpers this past weekend. …

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Durbanville’s win some, lose some road to success

2 May, 2021 beet 3

Cape Town Northern Suburbs’ school Durbanville may be confined to Premier B-league status in their own Western Province provincial setup but right now at the start of the 2021 season they are regarded as a star on the rise on the national stage.…

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Two players stand out in the Bloutrein victory

25 April, 2021 beet 5

Paarl Boys’ High head coach Peter Engledow looks like he is in charge of a high calibre team on par with the three teams his predecessor guided to the national number one ranking during three remarkable unbeaten local seasons in a row.…

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Boishaai’s Irish tour postponed due to Coronavirus

12 March, 2020 Admin 126

12-03-2020: With Ireland schools shutting down today due to the Coronavirus and SA’s government possibly on the verge of announcing a travel ban of its own, the decision to tour Ireland later this month was out of the hands of Paarl Boys’ High.