Menlopark exodus could derail their rugby plans
Menlopark from Pretoria could be on the brink of a rugby crisis. Internal politics is the buzzword.…
Noordvaal
EG Jansen looks to new coaches to revive their fortunes
EG Jansen are set to welcome back highly rated coach Reghardt Botha. Joining him will be Pretoria Boy’s High Rugby Director Rudi Dames…
Affies could be setting themselves up nicely for 100th birthday in 2020
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool was founded in 1920, so they have a major milestone coming up in just over a year.…
Tuks-Reeks 2018
FINAL TABLES – for the last ever Tuks Reeks
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Noord vs Suid – 2018 results to date
Results restricted to regular top-tier competing schools from Noordvaal and the Western Cape.…
NWU Pukke Prestige Reeks 2018
PLAYOFF MATCHES AT IZAK STEYL STADIUM
| PLAYOFF | TIME | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 14:40 – 16:00 | Zwartkop | Lichtenburg | ||
| 1-4 | 16:00 – 17:20 | Potch Volkskool | Middelburg | ||
| 5-8 | 12:00 – 13:20 | Montana | Noordheuwel | ||
| 5-8 | 13:20 – 14:40 | Jeugland | Potch Gim | ||
| 9-12 | 10:40 – 12:00 | Die Anker | HTS Witbank | ||
| 9-12 | 8:00 – 9:20 | Oosterlig | Wesvalia | ||
| 13-16 | 9:20 – 10:40 | Randburg | Marais Viljoen | ||
| 13-16 | B : 8:00 – 9:20 | Hugenote (Springs) | Driehoek |
POOL MATCHES ↓…
High flying Valia needs a favour
Transvalia is possibly the team of the first term of 2018. Vanderbijlpark’s finest has made an outstanding start to the school rugby season. …
Menlopark axes their head coach
Reghardt Botha, the lauded coach who left a bit of vacuum behind when he joined Menlopark (Pretoria)from Dr EG Jansen (Boksburg) in 2017, has been given relieved of his 1st XV coaching duties just a week and a bit into the 2018 regular season.…
Affies 2018 fixture list
Visit www.Affiesrugby.co.za – it’s an absolute must for any new Affies supporters who don’t already know about it.…
…and now for something completely different
Email received from Jan (WP ondersteuner) : Dear Beet, two topics that it feels like have not been discussed on the blog in ages are……
Florida played Monnas in spite of u14 recruitment issues
Last week (14 June 2017) Florida Hoërskool completed their LVL A-league and Virsekerbeker commitment by playing fellow Golden Lions region rivals and regional rugby powerhouse Monument. However there had been unhappiness earlier in the year stemming from Monument acquiring three former Florida under-14 players.…
Klofies challenges the NVSRV ultimatum
Waterkloof is challenging a decision made by the Noordvaal Skolerugby-vereniging (NVSRV, Noordvaal School Rugby Union) instructing them to play Garsfontein (who they do not want to play)by 30 June 2017 or get booted out of the Virsekerbeker (formerly Beeldtrofee).…
Uh-oh Klofies! – recruitment policy document not consistent with current practice
One of the things Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria may urgently consider doing is updating their school rugby recruitment policy contained in their publicly available and downloadable via a D6 Communicator document about Waterkloof- Rugby Policy Document re Training & Development. …
Lions u18 teams for Leopards trial matches – 2017
Tuesday 30 May vs the Leopards in Potchefstroom…
Golden Lions u18 trials teams
For Monday 15 May 2017…
Noordheuwel makes Puk Prestige history in 2017
See the overall table below
Noordheuwel of Krugersdorp made history in becoming the first school since the Puk Prestige reeks started 14 years ago to win all three major sport trophies. Noordheuwel achieved this feat with an incredible 53-points clear margin over runners up Zwartkop from Pretoria.
Affies – Paarl Gim : new annual inter-schools – teams announced
Premier Interschools will be broadcasting this match on SuperSport. …
On fire Beytell of EG makes two big statements
Figuratively speaking, EG Jansen captain Ruben Beytell has made two big statements this weekend.…
Noordheuwel bucking the trend
Nories recorded a 10-8 win against Pretoria Boys’ High on Thursday 16 March. It’s all starting to come together nicely for the Krugersdorp co-ed school who hardly have a rugby culture and like it or not are branded as the West Rand rich academic girls’ school, one that very much lives in the rugby shadow of rugby high-flying neighbours Monument.…
The Jansies & the Bere meet in one of March’s biggest games
First place in three of the four Tuks-Reeks groups are still up for grabs but the competition spotlight should be on Boksburg for one of the biggest matches of the whole schoolboy rugby season so far when EG Jansen takes on Garsfontein (Pretoria).…
Monnas without 4+1 for Eldos
Match at Ellis Park
Krugersdorp’s Monument heads into a potential banana peel Tuks-reeks match against Pretoria high school Eldoraigne on Saturday 18 March without five regular starters.…
Helpmekaar – a team with a dream
So much has already been made about this year’s Helpmekaar first team’s chances that expectations have been building for a while now. …
Bulls region heavyweights ready to roll
One weekend after Menlopark and Eldoraigne got their respective seasons off to a formal start in the Tuks-Reeks, its the turn of the three top rated Pretoria schools to enter the fray.…
Worrying start for the Rooibulle
HTS Middelburg played without several first choice players including injured flyhalf Riekert Barnard but ultimately paid the price for poor defence and went down 10-18 to Transvalia …
Virsekerbeker (formerly Beeldtrofee) matches on Kyknet
It’s being reported on SchoolofRugby that Kyknet will be broadcasting several games including those involving smaller schools participating in the Virsekerbeker.…