KZN could be Grogper Cup Champions for 2014 by Saturday evening but first Westville has to not lose to KES. A draw or win for Westville on their Bowden’s home field will hand KZN an unassailable lead in the KwaZulu-Natal versus Gauteng English Medium Schools competition. …
This game will be broadcast live on DSTV channel 319 at 14h50.
Waterkloof: Dynamite comes in small packages vs Helpmekaar Kollege: Private Afrikaans school filled with athletes…
Some observers called the clash between neighbouring Waterkloof and Garsfontein the battle for Pretoria. It is a bit premature though, as both schools still needs to face up to stiff opposition in matches to come, but such was the interest in the match – as the thousands of spectators in attendance will testify. But a battle nevertheless, as both schools defeated a number of rivals all over the country.…
Garsfontein will receive a massive boost ahead of their huge Pretoria derby against high fly Waterkloof. Garsfontein’s two under-19 “ysters” Le Roets and Ruan Ackermann (Johan’s son) who had to sit out the schools two 1-point defeats at the hands of HTS Middelburg and Nelspruit in the final two games of the under-18 Tuks-Reeks competition, will return to the starting line-up along with a few other players who had been sidelined with injuries.…
Affies takes on KES. The match kicks off at 14h05 on Saturday 17 May 2014 and will be televised live on Supersport channel 201 & 211.…
The Bull Bulls have mixed and matched 6 under-18 teams to take on the Pumas under-18’s on Tuesday, 20 May 2014.…
One and a half points secured on the road via a come from behind draw by Maritzburg College against KES and a convincing win by Westville against Pretoria Boys High has placed KZN within one game of winning the 2014 Grogper Cup. The next set of games are in KZN and take place on Saturday 24 May 2014.…
The Blue Bulls under-18 Craven Week / Academy Week trials takes place at Southdowns College on Tuesday 13 May 2014. 8 teams as well as two teams of reserves have been selected to participate.…
Dr EG Jansen of Boksburg continues to grow their profile as a top rugby school by adding the Tuks-Reeks 2014 title to their 2013 Beeldtrofee victory. Jansies beat HTS Middelburg 37-22 in the final in the LC de Villiers Stadium at the University of Pretoria to secure the title of best 1st XV for 2014, in the huge Tuks-Reeks competition that incorporates a girls’ competition as well and also consists of sports such as hockey, netball, tennis, squash, golf and chess.
As far as overall results are concerned, Monument of Krugersdorp finished in first place ahead of Garsfontein from Pretoria.
Overall results
| PLACE | SCHOOL | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monument | 166.0 |
| 2 | Garsfontein | 163.5 |
| 3 | HTS Middelburg | 151.5 |
| 4 | Nelspruit | 138.5 |
| 5 | Pietersburg | 137.0 |
| 6 | Eldoraigne | 124.5 |
| 7 | Kempton Park | 121.5 |
| 8 | EG Jansen | 113.5 |
| 9 | Transvalia | 102.0 |
| 10 | Marais Viljoen | 96.5 |
| 11 | Rustenburg | 94.0 |
| 12 | Vereeniging Gim | 68.5 |
| 13 | Florida | 65.5 |
| 14 | Klerksdorp | 62.5 |
| 15 | Ermelo | 48.5 |
| 16 | Centurion | 45.0 |
The FNB Classic Clash between Affies and Grey College in Pretoria on Saturday, 10 May 2014 was televised and turned out to be an outstanding advert for schoolboy rugby. The match was played at a high tempo and featured some very good offloads that assisted in tries.…
It’s been mentioned before and it’s bound to come up many more times in conversation as the season goes on: Noordvaal 1st XV rugby is in such a healthy competitive state at the moment.…
The finals of the TuksSkole-reeks will be played at the LC de Villiers Stadium at the University of Pretoria on Saturday, 10 May 2014. Dr EG Jansen of Boksburg and HTS Middelburg will contest the main final for 1st XV’s.…
They are trickling in slowly but here’s what the Blog has so far:…
It seems some of the pundits on the blog still do not know the manner in which schools compete for the Beeld Trophy. Some also think that the competition is only for the macro schools and disregard the remainder of the schools completely. Hopefully this guide, which has its emphasis on the large schools category, will assist in understanding the competition better.…
Nine KZN schools including listed “Top School” George Campbell and Port Natal took part in the annual 2 Day KZN/Gauteng Festival held at Bryanston High School in Gauteng this year. KZN emerged as 11-7 winners. …
In spite of having the most hectic April fixture lists in the whole country, 2013 champions HTS Middelburg and EG Jansen (2013 Beeldtrofee champions) have won their semi-final knockout games and will meet in the final at the LC de Villiers Stadium, University of Pretoria on 10 May 2014.…
16 schools, 64 teams and 32 matches translates to a huge rugby day of semifinals and playoffs at the LC de Villiers Stadium and surrounding fields at the University of Pretoria on Saturday, 26 April 2014. The two main semifinals see defending champions HTS Middelburg taking on Pretoria locals Garsfontein followed by EG Jansen of Boksburg against 2013 runnersup Nelspruit.…
Gauteng English Media Schools Parktown and Jeppe travel down to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal this long weekend for crucial Grogper Cup games against DHS and Northwood. …
Here are tables showing festival details and which festivals the Top 75 rugby schools in SA (2009-2013) as well as a host of other known schools will be attending this year.…
This was a super-duper entertain packaged game played on Goldstones in Pietermaritzburg. When 70-points get scored in 70-minutes, there is room for constructive negative comments about defensive structures and tackling, however during this game it really felt like the positives like attacking running lines, strength in contact, individual skills and good handling was more responsible for the high score than defensive lapses.…
Compiled with input from Coleen Naude, Waterkloof Media Liaison and Marketing.
It almost feels like an understatement suggesting that the Affies versus Klofies rugby battle attracts a lot of interest. It’s a huge game on the Pretoria and South African school rugby calendar. Once again the proof was in the pudding, the pavilion and the surrounding grounds were packed with spectators for this derby.…
There is a very positive vibe about Noordvaal school rugby going around right now. The 2014 season is still young but recent victories by Noordvaal schools over last season’s Western Cape pace setters, Paarl Gim and Outeniqua has certainly shifted attention to the Highveld where there looks to be plenty of quality on offer.…
The Gauteng English Medium Schools (GEMS) got the defence of their Grogper Cup title off to a perfect start via Boys High but then had to sweat as KES needed a late winner after they threw away a 17-0 lead against DHS. Jeppe gave debutants Glenwood a run for their money before it was Kearsney’s turn to hang on for a win after Boys High launched a late fight back from 0-21 down.…
The lesson learned from the Noord-Suid Toernooi 2014 will be that irrespective of how much money organisers have at their disposals, attracting top teams to participate is in a first time festival played during the school holidays is a lot easier said than done.
In their desperation to find a fourth team to be part of the inaugural Noord-Suid Toernooi, those in charge have had to settle on relatively unknown Free State Griffons rugby school Harrismith…
Update : Final score: Affies wins 36-24
Affies plays Helpmekaar in their opening game on Monday, 24 March 2014. The team contains the highly rated Blue Bulls Craven Week fullback Eduan Keyter who is expected to push for SA Schools honours this year. They will unfortunately be withou the services of Craven Week 2013 no.8 Salmon van Huyssteen. …
Blue Bulls schools/club league gets major boost
The Blue Bulls Rugby Union and their Schools Rugby Association, in co-operation with sports promoter Willem Strauss and coffee retail franchise Enrista, on Wednesday announced an innovative and exciting new rugby competition that will combine club and schools rugby that will boost player numbers for both entities.…
The finalised Wildeklawer Super Skole fixture list for 2014 containing three changes was officially released by the organisers of SA schoolboy rugby’s premier festival today. The mouthwatering game between Grey College and Paarl Gymnasium just the way the late Basjan Reinhardt would have wanted it, will take centre stage on matchday 2. Paul Roos are also given the opportunity to avenge their 12-29 defeat at the hands of EG Jansen in 2013. …
Carl Spilhaus, the highly rated King Edward VII School rugby head coach was recently appointed as the school’s new Head of Rugby. He is just a few months into the job and although he has a lot on his plate at this time of the year, all indications are that he is thoroughly enjoying the new challenge.…
With the various Easter rugby festival fixtures finalised, the dust has settled and the virtually impossible task facing the GEMS (Gauteng English Medium Schools) has been made clear. If there aren’t any draws in the Grogper Cup 2014, the GEMS will need a massive ask of 10 victories against their fancied English-medium school opponents from the wonderful province of KwaZulu-Natal. …
11 games and counting for the Trofee Zonder Naam…
This interesting table showing how the Affies 1st XV of the last 20 seasons matched up against each other purely in terms of their final record of games played, games won and tries scored is compliments of the excellent website: www.affiesrugby.co.za which is a must visit site for all Affies old boys and supporters.…
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue.01Apr | Menlopark | 98 | 00 | Harrismith |
| Tue.01Apr | Waterkloof | 10 | 24 | Paarl Gim |
| Fri.04Apr | Waterkloof | 94 | 00 | Harrismith |
| Fri.04Apr | Menlopark | 22 | 18 | Paarl Gim |
As many of you who follow the Blog already know, former Springbok Pieter Rossouw with the sponsorship backing of Barloworld has been trying to get a new Noord-Suid tournament organised.
In an idea world if this tournament consisted of just the top six schools it would have seen the best that Pretoria has to offer namely Affies, Waterkloof and right here right now Garsfontein come up against the top feeder schools of the WPRU, which would definitely be Paarl Gim, Paarl Boys High and Paul Roos.…
A final decision regarding Grey Bloem playing Paarl Gim at Wildeklawer Skouspel 2014 will be made any day now.
This is a game that every Grey and Gimmies student, parent and old boy wants to see happen but as always these kind of outcomes are not majority vote decisions and so it will be up to a few school officials in positions of authority to have final say on the matter.…
The saying goes “you can’t keep a good man down” and the same can be said of a good rugby school. Over the past couple of seasons Monument from Krugersdorp has not achieved bad results but overall they have not been what one has come to expect from a school that sets its rugby bar very high. 2014 could be the season that sees them return to a ranking position amongst the very top rugby schools in South Africa.
The detailed Monnas Witbulle fixture list also provides important dates of both Golden Lions regional schools and national events coming up. It’s worth perusing.…
This is not the completed product but a useful first look at what the top Pretoria rugby schools Affies, Centurion, Eldoraigne, Garsfontein, Menlopark, Pretoria Boys High, St Alban’s and Waterkloof will have on their plates this season. …
A story in the Beeld yesterday (http://www.beeld.com/nuus/2014-01-23-2-onnies-ontvoer-glo-rugbyseuns) tells of how Vereeniging Gymnasium opened a case of kidnapping against EG Jansen teachers at the police station. This was after the two EG Jansen teachers allegedly drove onto the Gimmies premises last week to picked up two “brilliant” Gimmies rugby players and then left without informing either the Gimmies hostel housemaster or the teacher on duty of their intentions.…
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