Affies’ return to and limited participation in the Beeldtrofee Macro schools competition did not last long. It was just a half a season long return in fact for the school that holds the record number of wins in the tournaments long and illustrious history.…
When it was brought to my attention, this one sort of reminded me of the late Gerbrand Grobler who in the latter part of his sports career would charge into the crease to deliver a ball for the Northern Transvaal cricket team during the summer months and then cross the Jukskei and turn out at fullback for the Transvaal rugby team during winter.…
UPDATE: NELSPRUIT WINS 20-19
Garsfontein will go in search of their very first ever Beeldtrofee title when they meet Nelspruit in the Macro Schools final on Saturday, 23 August. The Beeld has a rich history with 35 different winners spanning back to 1922 (competition started in 1920). Last year EG Jansen wrote their name into the history books when they won their first ever title.…
Blog started on 22 June 2014:…
A breakdown of the Beeld Trofee for large schools showing the regional playoffs and knockout stage results:…
The Jeppe – KES derby is one of the best attended schoolboy rugby games in South Africa in any given season. The good news is that the match will be televised live on SuperSport channel SS1 / SS1HD starting at 14h00.…
Following on the blog and comments from a few weeks back, which amongst other things mentioned the absence of school rugby in many English medium Pretoria primary schools, here is a breakdown of where this year’s Blue Bulls under-16 provincial players were born and attended primary school, just for interest’s sake.…
Ryno van Der Merwe has been appointed as Pretoria Boys High Director of Rugby. Although his official start date is 01 July, he has already been active since 16 June 2014. He will be tasked with getting rugby structures in place and coming up with short, medium and long term rugby goals for the school.…
THE ISSUE
This notice has been doing the rounds. It mentions that Linden, Randburg and Riebeeckrand High Schools have decided not to play against Helpmekaar in the Golden Lions finals and the contents of a letter are quoted.
THE RESPONSE…
News circulating in the Noordvaal region is that plans are underway to establish a new inter-schools format for the macro schools of the region. Currently an organising committee of sorts is busy working behind the scenes and are at the formulating stage. They will be inviting schools early in the third term for a proposal on this idea. …
A book by JH Bisschoff about history of old Administrator’s Cup (today called the Beeldtrofee) is available!
The books p
rovides insight on how the Administrators Cup came to live way back in 1920 and each year (from 1920 to 2000) is a separate chapter with scores, team photos, summary of the match, action photos, etc. Interviews with ALL old Springboks who played in Cup finals are included in the back of the book as well as a chapter discussing remarkable incidents and stories … …
Sasolburg on 28 June 2014
| Time | Provincial u18 | Provincial u18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h00 | Leopards | 7 | 34 | Griquas |
| 10h20 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 20 | 48 | Griffons |
| 11h40 | Golden Lions | 20 | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 13h00 | Free State Cheetahs | 31 | 21 | Blue Bulls |
| 14h20 | Valke | 36 | 30 | Pumas |
The semi-finalists in the Golden Lions’ league for large schools have been determined after the weekends’ matches. The teams who finished in the top 3 positions on the log will go through with Helpmekaar College, who goes through as the top team. This is by agreement with the other schools and the union. This means that the teams who finished first and second will play against each other and Helpmekaar will play against the team who finished in third position on the log.…
H/S Linden vs H/S Randburg : local derby on 14 June 2014
Hoërskool Linden and Hoërskool Randburg are neighbouring Afrikaans co-ed schools of similar size, located about 2km from each other in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. For many years no rugby matches were played between them as they were playing in different divisions of the Beeld trophy.…
Affies was set to play Garsfontein on 14 June 2014. That match was cancelled.
The Beeld newspaper covered the cancellation of the Affies versus Garsfontein inter-schools rugby fixture. …
The Blue Bulls under-18 trials are still underway. Their teams will participate in a round of games against the Lions on Tuesday 27 May. Final Craven Week selections are yet to be made but at this stage is seems more than likely that the first choice halfback pairing will consist of the incredibly talented Embrose Papier (Garsfontein) and Thinus de Beer (Waterkloof). Both boys are in top form and play influential roles in their respective teams’ successes.…
Battleground Pretoria continues this weekend with not one but two matches. DSTV 319 will broadcast the Garsfontein – Menlopark game at 13h25. This is a good oppotunity for SBR follows to have a look at Garsies two huge under-19 forwards Le Roux Roets and Ruan Ackerman (son of Bok Johan Ackerman), as well as flashy scrumhalf Papier and top rated centre Franco Naude.…
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. …
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