Televised match: Affies vs KES (Supersport 201/211)
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.…
Month: May 2014
Televised match: Paul Roos vs Wynberg (ch.319)
Paul Roos takes Wynberg at the beautiful Markotter facility in Stellenbosch. Kickoff is at 12h50 on 17 May 2014…
Don’t for get to make your School Boy Rugby picks – SBR Prediction Pool 7/05/2014
1 Maritzburg College vs Kearsney, 2 Northwood vs Michaelhouse, 3 Hilton vs DHS, 4 Dale vs Queen’s, 5 Grey College vs Selborne, 6 Jeppe vs Pretoria BH, 7 Parktown vs St Stithians, 8 Boland Landbou vs HJS Paarl BH, 9 Paarl Gim vs Tygerberg, 10 Paul Roos vs Wynberg, 11 Waterkloof vs Garsfontein, 12 Centurion vs Menlopark, 13 Sentraal (FS) vs Jim Fouche, 14 Kempton Park vs EG Jansen…
6 Blue Bulls u18 trial teams to face Pumas
The Bull Bulls have mixed and matched 6 under-18 teams to take on the Pumas under-18’s on Tuesday, 20 May 2014.…
SA under-18 Sevens team for African Youth Games 2014
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) will be fielding a South African under-18 Sevens team to compete in the African Youth Games on 20-26 May 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana. …
Western Province u18 squad to play Boland
Western Province has named a squad of 66 under-18 players for trials teams to play against Boland at Bellville High School on Wednesday 21 May 2014 as part of final Craven Week / Academy Week trials.…
Match Report: Queen’s beats Grey High 29-25
The Queen’s College 1st XV Rugby team dished up one of the surprises of the season with a stunning come from behind victory on the Recreation ground on Saturday afternoon. The underdog status that the “Men in White” had going into the match was part of their motivation to secure the shock 29-25 victory over their much fancied opponents from Port Elizabeth. While most supporters gave Queen’s very little chance going into this encounter, the QC team itself always had the belief that they could stand up to this highly rated Grey, even after the QC teams early season battles.…
Western Cape school player recruitment dramas
Introduction:
With school rugby becoming more professional by the day, more funds, usually made available via external sources, are being channeled towards rugby player acquisitions after Grade 8, than ever before. One thing that is evident in South African schoolboy rugby is that the Western Cape has a surplus of talent. So by connecting the two: more money for recruitment and a surplus talent pool, it seems obvious that the Western Cape is increasingly going to become the shopping ground of rich rugby schools from afar who want to improve their rugby profiles, with all that’s likely to vary being the means they use to acquire players.…
KZN one win away from Grogper Cup 2014 glory
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.…
School Win-Loss Records – 10/05/2014
This is not the Ranking System, it is just the win-draw-loss records of each school to date with points awarded.…
Meyer Sauerman: the EP & EPCD Craven Week Trials format
Meyer Sauerman is the Eastern Province and Eastern Province Country Districts tournament. The name originates from the surnames of the people most involved in the inception of this idea (format) of final trials. It has been going for many years, although the format has changed slightly over the years.…
Blue Bulls under-18 trials teams 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.…
KZN under-18 & under-16 rugby trials schedule 2014
Schedule of trials, training camps and warm-up matches for 2014 under-18 Craven Week, under-18 Academy Week and under-16 Grant Khomo Week.…
BHP Top 30 – week ending 10 May 2014
The formula-driven ranking system is compiled by BoishaaiPa and has been in use for 6 seasons now!…
Match report: Westville beats Pretoria Boys High 35-5
From the Westville Boys High School website:
Westville Boys’ High made their annual pilgrimage north to take on Pretoria Boys’ on Saturday the 10th of May. The host team were playing their first game on their home field and were keen to put on a good display in front of a massive crowd of local spectators.…
Match Report: Kearsney beats Clifton 43-8
Report courtesy of Working Words with input from a Clifton official.
On a cold and overcast Saturday afternoon Kearsney played Clifton College on Stott field for the first time in history.…
School Rugby Regional Leagues – 10/05/2014
Aim: to rank the top rugby high school by region. Achieved by using only their regional inter-schools results.
Result: still quite early in the season but starting to take shape…
Match Report: Northwood beats Hilton 32-14
Hosts Northwood has beaten Hilton College for the first time since their outstanding first team led Michael Alison won 12-6 back in 1991.
This was a match of two halves. The first half belonged to Hilton, who played the far more constructive game in the opening 35-minutes and enjoyed territorial advantage. However they could not translate this into a lead on the scoreboard and changed ends at 7-11 down. Under the floodlights, Northwood upped their game considerably in the second half.…
Match Report: Glenwood beats DHS 38-13
The 133rd meeting between Glenwood and DHS, saw hosts Glenwood winning 38-13, meaning they improve to 54 wins versus DHS’s 68, with 11 draws since the first game in 1922.
During this match, DHS did ever so well to keep the score at 0-0 for the first 33 minutes but after that the floodgates opened and Glenwood scored 6 tries in 29 minutes before DHS got a consolation try.…
Tuks-Reeks 2014: EG Jansen claims rugby title, Monnas are overall winners
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 |
School Rugby Fixtures & Results – week ending 10/05/2014
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 05/05/2014 | Bishops | 39 | 15 | St Andrew’s | Oldest Derby in SA |
| Wed | 06/05/2014 | Centurion | 13 | 17 | Eldoraigne | |
| Wed | 07/05/2014 | On B – E teams playing | ||||
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | EG Jansen | 37 | 22 | HTS Middelburg | Tuks-Reeks Final |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Garsfontein | 27 | 28 | Nelspruit | Tuks-Reeks 3/4 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Monument | 18 | 19 | Kempton Park | Tuks-Reeks 5/6 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Eldoraigne | 13 | 14 | Transvalia | Tuks-Reeks 7/8 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Marais Viljoen | 12 | 40 | Centurion | Tuks-Reeks 9/10 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Klerksdorp | 28 | 25 | Florida | Tuks-Reeks 11/12 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Pietersburg | 22 | 46 | Rustenburg | Tuks-Reeks 13/14 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Ermelo | 22 | 32 | Vereeniging Gim | Tuks-Reeks 15/16 Playoff |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Glenwood | 38 | 13 | DHS | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | KES | 25 | 25 | Maritzburg College | Grogper Cup |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Pretoria BH | 5 | 35 | Westville | Grogper Cup |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Michaelhouse | 50 | 10 | St Charles | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Northwood | 32 | 14 | Hilton | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Kearsney | 43 | 8 | Clifton | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Kearsney 2nd XV | 15 | 10 | George Campbell | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Voortrekker (Pmb) | 15 | 20 | Port Natal | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Daniel Pienaar | 9 | 10 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | De Vos Malan | Selborne 1sts not playing | |||
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Grens | 61 | 7 | Hangklip | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Framesby | 81 | 0 | Otto du Plessis | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Kingswood | 20 | 19 | Hudson Park | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Nico Malan | 24 | 10 | Muir | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Port Rex | 15 | 24 | Cambridge | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Queen’s | 29 | 25 | Grey HS | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | St Andrew’s | 31 | 17 | Graeme | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Stirling | 10 | 78 | Dale | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Marlow | 27 | 23 | Jim Fouche | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Parktown | 11 | 11 | St Alban’s | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | St Andrew’s (FS) | 14 | 75 | St John’s | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | St David’s | 21 | 31 | St Benedict’s | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | St Stithians | 14 | 50 | Jeppe | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Augsburg | 36 | 5 | Porterville | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Boland Landbou | 27 | 13 | Rondebosch | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Drostdy | 20 | 12 | Worcester Gim | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Hugenote | 31 | 3 | Durbanville | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Paarl Gim | 10 | 16 | Paul Roos | On TV |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | SACS | 5 | 80 | Bishops | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Stellenberg | 19 | 13 | Bellville | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Swartland | 5 | 29 | De Kuilen | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Tygerberg | 22 | 20 | Strand | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Wynberg | 22 | 24 | HJS Paarl BH | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Menlopark | 30 | 55 | Waterkloof | Beeld |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Affies | 31 | 42 | Grey College | On TV |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | AHS Kroonstad | 17 | 23 | Welkom Gim | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Hentie Cilliers | 14 | 23 | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Fichardtpark | 33 | 29 | Sentraal (FS) | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Louis Botha | 34 | 29 | Sand du Plessis | |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Alberton | 14 | 19 | Bastion | Beeld |
| Fri | 09/05/2014 | Linden | 29 | 19 | Riebeeckrand | Beeld |
| Sat | 10/05/2014 | Ben Vorster | 24 | 31 | Helpmekaar |
Grey College beats Affies 42-31 in a school rugby showpiece
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.…
Battle for Pretoria heats up as Klofies take on Menlopark
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.…
Tuks Reeks – Finals kick-off times schedule
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.…
KZN, KES & Pretoria Boys High team sheets – 10/05/2014
They are trickling in slowly but here’s what the Blog has so far:…
Boishaai: Japanese tour = jet lag and injuries for Wynberg match
火にフライパンのうち. This is Japanese for out of the frying pan into the fire.…
Jaco Willemse out of big Gimmies vs Paul Roos clash
Paarl Gymnasium ace lock Jaco Willemse has been ruled out for Saturday’s big Premier Interschool’s game against visiting fellow national powerhouse school Paul Roos Gymnasium from Stellenbosch. Willemse who stands 1.98m, weighs a massive 128kg…
Weekend Prediction Pool
Okay. So the SBR Blog! has 12 games lined up for you to test your ability this weekend. If you’re a registered user all you have to do is click on the SBR Prediction Pools menu option at the top of the page. There are some huge games coming up and three of them will be on TV this Saturday.…
Form team Northwood has Hilton on their radar
This weekend Northwood School will host Hilton College on their beautiful fields in Durban North. Northwood is one of those schools that really knows how to make home field advantage count. They can usually be worth up to 10 points on home soil but given the high they are currently on having recorded wins by scoring over 30 points per game during their last two home matches against Gauteng English Medium Schools Jeppe and Parktown; that figure might have to be bumped up even more. …
DPHS 2009 team – where are they today
A comment last week by Hilty before the Hilton-Michaelhouse derby about the two captains Jayson Gouws (Penzance, Hilton) and Thomas Walker (DPHS, MHS) both being the 2009 KZN under-13 Craven Week flanks, prompted this research on what had happened to Thomas Walker’s teammates from the DPHS 2009 team.…
TVPC Media’s LIVE school sports on TV
From www.schoolsportsnews.co.za
TVPC Media has confirmed a provisional fixture list for their live school sports broadcasts, The Game, for the 2014 season.
The matches will all be broadcast on DSTV channel 319 and will also be broadcast at the same time on Channel 319 on Top TV and Channel 201 on OpenView HD.…
Baby Boks team for 2nd Argentina match
SA Under-20 coach Dawie Theron made 11 changes from the team that overwhelmed Los Pumitas in the first encounter between the sides last Friday in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast.The SA U20 team to face their Argentinean counterparts on Tuesday at the Paul Roos Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch at 15h00 on Tuesday, 6 May 2014:…
A guide to the Beeld Trophy – large schools
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.…
Match Report: Kearsney beats St Charles 43-0
From Working Words:
The match against St Charles was played on Stott field in Botha’s Hill on a day of ideal conditions. St Charles had a strong physical pack which was assertive at line-outs and scrums. They werehighly competitive and impressive at the breakdown and managed to break the Kearsney momentum at times.…
School Rugby Regional Leagues
Aim: to rank the top rugby high school by region. Achieved by using only their regional inter-schools results.
Result: still to early in the season to draw any conclusions. 10-May-2014 will be a big weekend!…
Premier Interschools 2014 televised games
Premier Interschools will show 16 of SA’s top schools in 12 live matches over the 2014 season. We take a look of some of these schools that will be featured.…
SANIX 2014 : Paarl Boys High finish in second place
Boishaai has lost in the final of the annual Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament in Japan. They have won their five matches in a row, averaging a score of 53 points per game in the process. Their opponents in the final Hamilton Boys’ High of New Zealand has averaged 43 points per game on their road to the final. Apart from the finalists, most teams in this tournament would struggle to win a game against a lower tier 1st XV at the Tony Stoops or Oakdale Rugby Festivals because they are so weak. Sanix is a great concept and a tour of Japan will be a once in a lifetime unforgetable experience for most players but as far as high quality opposition is concerned, this 2014 tournament is fooling no one. …
Match Report: Michaelhouse beats Hilton 20-13
Amongst the things one comes to expect from a Hilton-Michaelhouse derby are a packed ground, wonderful atmosphere and arguably the best pre-game “Spell” show in the whole of South Africa. With all the above boxes ticked, the good weather also added to this occasion at Balgowan, creating an almost perfect setting that was made complete by the 1st XV players of both private schools producing an absorbing game that held everyone’s attention from the first kick-off right through to the final whistle.…
SA-u20 prepare for 3 Argentina matches
There is exactly one month to go until SA under-20’s first game against Scotland at the Junior World Championships in New Zealand. Helping to wrap up preparations for the tournament is the annual 3-match series against Argentina under-20. This year the matches will be held in South Africa.…