W/Cape

Paarl Boys’ High, South Africa’s undisputed, undefeated number-1 schoolboy rugby team for 2015 and 2016 will put their 38-game winning streak on the line when they tour New Zealand from 24 March to 9 April 2017. Over 100 1st, 2nd, 3rd XV and u16 players will form part of the huge tour group.
Boishaai New Zealand Tour 2017 FB site

Read more to find out how their tour opponents are rated in New Zealand
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Even though Stellenberg near the Durbanville/Bellville residential borderline in Cape Town’s northern suburbs is still regarded as a Premier B league school in their very competitive region, the school has successfully created outstanding opportunities for their under-19A rugby team to showcase its ability as a top rugby school against some of the best SA has to offer.…

Pearson headmaster Andre van Staden will replace Jannie van der Westhuizen as the schools rector.  Paul Roos Media Release – New Rector…

Picture from of the Windhoek Gim facebook page.

Basil Bey, the “legendary Bishops coach that advocated the 15-man tap-kick, no kicking, running rugby at all costs approach plus no numbers on the jerseys because each and every player was meant to fill every position rugby philosophy” has passed away.…

Apart for the always testing West Province Premier League schedule that includes eagerly anticipated inter-schools against Winelands slash national powerhouses HJS Paarl Boy’s High, Paarl Gymnasium and Paul Roos, the farmers from Boland Landbou will also be out to prove themselves against some of the best schools that Gauteng has to offer – they don’t come much bigger or stronger than EG Jansen, Garsfontein or Monument. If that’s not enough, lets not play down the prospect of taking on the Oakdale Bulls in Riversdale and the resistance of some decent opposition from the Eastern Cape either. Forgetting anyone important? How about Grey College as an opponent somewhere in the middle of all that other top class opposition.…

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SACS are close to claiming back-to-back Southern Suburbs No.1 positions after disposing of nearest rivals Rondebosch but the no easy Cape Town derbies label in ringing true in 2016, so Wynberg remains a threat that could still unsettle them on the last weekend of the season
From SACS:…

The race to end the 2016 season as Southern Suburbs champions still looks set to go down to the wire thanks to an outstanding and somewhat surprising 43-28 home win by Bishops against SACS. The defeat means that SACS, Cape Town’s no.1 rugby school from 2015 won’t be able to repeat their Triple Crown achievement of a season ago but they are still the masters of their own destiny in spite of last Saturday’s out of sorts performance on the Piley Rees. …

From SACS:
The South African College High School (SACS) emerged with more than their honour intact after giving high-riding Paarl Gimnasium a run for their money on their home turf. …

This match is being streamed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwFrcRwxKE
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This match is being streamed:
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Not that there is much of a shallow end when it comes to Western Cape tier-1 school rugby but a few schools will be jumping straight into the deep end on this the first weekend back after the Easter break. Four huge games take place.…

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Boland Landbou, Paarl Gymnasium and Outeniqua will be looking to use this weekends games to make a significant strides forward in preparations for their big games against top Noordvaal schools at Noord-Suid tournament starting next Saturday.…

Suparugby has reported that the Pumas have signed Hein Kriek, the current Paul Roos and SA Schools head coach  as an assistant to head coach MJ Mentz at the Pumas.…

Former Springbok and Blue Bulls Assistant Coach Pieter “Slaptjips” Rossouw will take over from star coach Christoff Lötter as the Paarl Gymnasium Director of Rugby.…

On Tuesday 29 September 2015, a squad of 23 youngsters drawn from 43 teams participating at the 2015 Tony Stoops Rugby Festival will leave Cape Town for a three match tour of Ireland.…

A very interesting last day of the Western Province season might have had a few asking who ended as Cape Town number 1 team of the big four.…