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11 Gauteng schools ask Hilton College to refrain from “poaching”

1 February, 2017 beet 321

Following the meeting of the Gauteng Heads of Boys’ Schools held in November 2016, no fewer than eleven Gauteng high schools were listed on a letter sent as a collective to Hilton College in same month.

The letter expressed concern over the transfer of boys from several Gauteng schools to Hilton College. It emphasised the issue at stake, made mention of what constitutes good values, asked for mutual respect and most importantly requested that Hilton refrains from “poaching” their players.…

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St Benedict’s College Rugby Preview 2017

22 December, 2016 beet 2

Submitted article.

St Benedict’s started preseason training in October where our opens attended two field sessions a week and gym sessions coordinated by our strength and conditioning coach Miguel Caldeira to kick start preparations for the 2017 1st XV season.…

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Affies rugby fixtures for 2017

16 November, 2016 beet 58
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Tuks Reeks champs take down the SANIX champs

6 June, 2016 beet 44

The Monument Witbulle from Krugersdorp continued to build on their success rate against Glenwood of Durban ever since their interschool was established a few years ago, winning 40-15 this time around.…

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Recent Golden Lions u18 provisional teams 2016

19 May, 2016 beet 40

The Golden Lions are in the process of finalising their provisional under-18 teams and going through the annual ritual of playing matches against neighbouring unions to test players further. Here is a recent selection of teams. …

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Jeppe beats Northwood 46-14 – match report 2016

24 April, 2016 beet 32

Johannesburg visitors Jeppe produced a five-star first half backline performance on their way to recording a 46-14 victory against Northwood. The Jeppe backs combined brilliantly to exploit the spaces on the field. Using speed, superior handling and vision, they scored five tries in the first 35-minutes, helping their team to change ends at 41-7 to the good. All credit to Northwood as well. The second half score of 7-5 in the home team’s favour speaks volumes about a team that never threw in the towel and showed a lot of character.…

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Golden Lions u18 trials

4 April, 2016 beet 92

At Alberton Rugby Club on Monday 04 April 2016. Games is 2x 20 minute and no kicking at goal allowed. Therefore not proper matches.
12:00 Jan Viljoen Invitation
12:50 Florida Randburg
13:40 Marais Viljoen Bastion
14:30 St Stithians Dinamika
15:20 St David’s Linden
16:10 St Benedict’s Noordheuwel
17:00 St John’s Alberton
17:50 Monument Jeppe
18:40 KES Helpmekaar
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Garsies 58-17 Menlo in the first big clash of 2016:

4 March, 2016 beet 96

Pretoria heavyweights Garsfontein and Menlopark lock horns in the Tuks Skole Reeks on Saturday. This is the first of many big Noordvaal school rugby clashes set for 2016 and could even prove to be a defining game as far as national ranking aspirations are concerned. …

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Blue Bulls school rugby evening at Loftus – fixtures

2 March, 2016 beet 106

The Blue Bulls will be hosting a rugby evening on Thursday 03 March 2016. Participating schools will be allowed to use 26 players on rotation in 25-min per half matches with no place kicking allowed.
15h00 Merensky 20-20 Pretoria THS
16h00 Montana 10-05 Oos-Moot
17h00 Ben Vorster 30-10 Potch Gim
18h00 EG Jansen 45-00 Tuks Invitational
19h00 Jeppe 50-10 Zwartkop
20h00 Monument 15-10 Diamantveld
21h00 Welkom Gim 25-15 Waterkloof

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Parktown disagreement with KES

21 January, 2016 beet 224

Included: letter from Parktown detailing their views as well as a letter issued by KES to their own community prior to the Parktown letter

Parktown has withdrawn (suspended) sporting fixtures against KES in the interim. The two schools are busy talking about this so there are chances that the Parktown issues will be resolved. Two ex-Parktown boys were amongst a group of 20 odd boys (some from state schools, some from independent both boys and co-ed schools) who enrolled from grade 9 -11 at KES this year and are the cause of Parktown’s decision.…

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Centurion & Eldoraigne kill two birds with one stone

4 January, 2016 beet 0

A smart joint decision has been made by Centurion and Eldoraigne. They have agreed to have their Tuks Reeks match in March double as a Beeld Bulls Macro B-league encounter. As a result the two Pretoria Co-eds avoid having to play each other twice via scheduled matches. There is however no guarantee that they won’t meet during the knockout phase of either cup competition. …

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Kennedy Tsimba to head up St Alban’s rugby

8 December, 2015 beet 0

Former Zimbabwean test player Kennedy Tsimba who really made a name for himself in South Africa as a creative flyhalf wearing the colours of Free State, has been appointed to the position of Director of Rugby here at St Alban’s College, with effect from 1 January 2016.…

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Beeld champions Garsfontein to make their debut at Wildeklawer 2016

18 November, 2015 beet 13

Garsfontein, who made history in 2015 by capturing the first ever Beeld Trophy Makro Schools title, are close to finalising what looks like a very challenging fixture list for 2016. A significant change is the effective switching from St John’s Rugby Festival to Wildeklawer, where they will take on Grey College in the opening match.…

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Noordvaal u16 Bondedag Tournament touring team to Ireland.

20 September, 2015 beet 16

Very few people outside the Northvaal region are aware that an u16 Academy Week occurs just before the annual Grant Khomo Week and has been going on for nine seasons now. This year it was held at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark and consisted of three matchdays.…

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Beeld Trofee final 2015 highlights on TV

31 August, 2015 beet 1

Catch a 30min highlight package on Supersport channel 208 at 19h30 on Tuesday, 01 September 2015. Garsfontein beat HTS Middelburg in the record-breaking high scoring final to claim their first ever Beeld title.

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History of the Beeld : Garsies make history

23 August, 2015 beet 113

After losing out by one point to Nelspruit in 2014, Garsfontein from Pretoria rewrote the history books on Saturday when they beat HTS Middelburg 42-40 in the Beeld Noordvaal Trofee final to claim the much sort after “Macro Schools” title for the first time in their history. Garsfontein opened its doors in 1988. The 2015 final also accounted for the highest number of points scored in a final – 82 points. The previous highest was 43 – 23 in 1998 when Affies beat Waterkloof.…

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Photos could help trace school referee’s attacker

18 August, 2015 beet 8

There’s a new development in the case of the school rugby referee that was attacked by a spectator on Saturday 15 August 2015, after the Beeld Large School’s semifinal at Oos-Moot in Pretoria. It is being reported that the Blue Bulls Rugby Union are now in possession of photographs showing the bakkie and number-plate of the alleged assailant. …