Month: July 2014
Bad idea: Henry Immelman playing Free State Currie Cup this year
Big news doing the rounds is that Grey College fullback Henry Immelman has been included in the Free State Currie Cup 2014 training squad. At this stage it’s unclear whether this is a genuine call-up or just some sort of I don’t know marketing or incentive ploy that rugby unions like to make use of from time to time. Either way the story kind of reminds me of Jaco Taute from back in 2009 when we was a 6 A’s matric student at Monument in Krugersdorp and got to make his debut for the Lions senior team at just aged 18.…
Strict quota for SA Schools?
Official or unofficial, I’m not sure this kind of stuff is even news anymore.
Rapport newspaper reported that at least half of the SA Schools team for 2014 would have to be players of colour.…
School Rugby Fixtures & Results – week ending 26/07/2014
Back to the grindstone.
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Glenwood | 12 | 29 | Grey College | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Maritzburg College | 37 | 10 | Affies | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Selborne | 18 | 10 | Hudson Park | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Daniel Pienaar | 29 | 44 | Grey HS | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Framesby | 33 | 24 | Noord-Kaap | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Kingswood | 64 | 10 | Union | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Queen’s | 92 | 0 | Port Rex | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | St Andrew’s | 37 | 18 | Marlow | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Westering | 0 | 59 | Cambridge | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | 80 | 0 | Despatch | |
| Thu | 17/07/2014 | Tygerberg | 57 | 0 | Despatch | |
| Thu | 17/07/2014 | Bellville | 33 | 3 | Volkskool Graaff-Reniet | |
| Thu | 17/07/2014 | Swartland | 25 | 5 | Manchester GS (UK) | |
| Thu | 17/07/2014 | Augsburg Gym | 19 | 10 | RGS Wycombe (UK) | |
| Sat | 19/07/2014 | Tygerberg | 33 | 7 | RGS Wycombe (UK) | |
| Sat | 19/07/2014 | Swartland | 36 | 5 | Despatch | |
| Sat | 19/07/2014 | Stellenberg | 32 | 12 | Augsburg | |
| Sat | 19/07/2014 | Bellville | 24 | 5 | Manchester GS (UK) | |
| Wed | 23/07/2014 | New Orleans | 37 | 10 | Swartland | |
| Wed | 23/07/2014 | HJS Paarl BH | 19 | 10 | Sedbergh (UK) | |
| Thu | 24/07/2014 | Bellville | 0 | 5 | Bristol GS (UK) | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Augsburg | 33 | 7 | Piketberg | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Bellville | 40 | 5 | Monument Park | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Boland Landbou | 33 | 3 | Stellenberg | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Oakdale | 11 | 24 | Paul Roos | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | HJS Paarl BH | 36 | 3 | Bishops | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Paarl Gim | 37 | 10 | SACS | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Rondebosch | 22 | 13 | Tygerberg | |
| Wed | 23/07/2014 | New Orleans | 37 | 10 | Swartland | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Wynberg | 19 | 5 | Drostdy | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Welkom THS | 0 | 47 | Voortrekker (Beth) | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Hentie Cilliers | 33 | 31 | AHS Kroonstad | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Kroonstad | 26 | 10 | Goudveld | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Welkom Gim | 28 | 7 | Witteberg | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Jim Fouche | 62 | 7 | Duineveld | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Louis Botha | 41 | 22 | Sentraal (FS) | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Diamandveld | 29 | 24 | Fichardtpark | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Landboudal | 45 | 14 | Upington | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Jeppe | 17 | 17 | KES | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Pretoria BH | 24 | 37 | Menlopark | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Noordheuwel | 29 | 43 | Marais Viljoen | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Frikkie Meyer | 14 | 45 | Pietersburg | Limpopo Large Schools Final |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Oos Moot | 25 | 26 | Tuine | Bulls Large Schools Final |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Volksrust | 28 | 28 | Standerton | Pumas Large Schools Final |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Lichtenburg | 13 | 21 | Klerksdorp | Leopards Large Schools Final |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Helpmekaar | W | Linden | Lions Large Schools Final | |
| Sat | 26/07/2014 | Eldoraigne | 15 | 15 | RSG Wycombe (UK) |
Jeppe vs KES
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.…
HJS Paarl Boys’ High vs Bishops – Sunday rugby
Okay not quite Sunday rugby. This game will be played at Brug Street in Paarl just after midday on Saturday but it will be on DSTV Ch.319 as a delayed broadcast on Sunday at 17h00. …
SBR prediction pool
Okay the holidays are over. Its time to dust off the cobwebs and get focused. Below are this weekend’s 19 matches for predictions.…
Henry Immelman returns for Grey College vs Glenwood
Grey College’s star player Henry Immelman is fit and raring to go after being sidelined for a couple of months with bad facial injury suffered against Affies. The attack-minded fullback is bound to be one of the standout players on display when Grey College takes on Glenwood in Durban on Saturday, 26 July.…
SA Schools trials squad 2014 contains very few HP u16 players
There is not much of an overlap between the u16 High Performance squads of 2012 and 2013 and the current 2014 SA Schools trials squad.…
SA Schools Trials Squad 2014
SARU has announced a squad of 55 school boy rugby players to attend the SA Schools trials on Saturday, 26 July at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, Johannesburg.…
Is the Border RFU hurting school rugby in their region
Since the problems being experienced by the Border Rugby Football Union have been put forward as a good reason for top school rugby players kids from schools in the region wanting to jump ship (with consent of their parents / guardians off course), I wanted to explore this. Can the problems at the Rugby Union rightfully be blamed for any sort of exodus or is this just a convenient excuse being used?…
Who will be Craven Week Player of the Year for 2014?
Craven Week 2014 is a thing of the past with Eastern Province being crowned as unofficial winners. There is still one award directly related to the performances of the individual players to be handed out when the SARU Awards ceremony takes place (usually after the conclusion of the professional season) – the Craven Week Player of the Year. …
Affies & Kwaggas players star as Bulls u19 beats Sharks u19 33-18
By Woltrui
The Blue Bulls under-19’s beat their Sharks counterparts 33-18 on Saturday, 19 July. Former Affies and Outeniqua 1st XV 2013 players made big contributions during the match. …
Craven Week 2014: Final day match reports
From SARugby.net
EP crowned top team at Coca-Cola Craven Week
… EP crowned top team at Coca-Cola Craven Week
Craven Week 2014: Match Day 4 reports
From SARugby.net
EP to face SWD in final match of 2014 Craven Week
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Craven Week 2014: Team of the Day 1-4
Who is in your team of Craven Week 2014?…
Craven Week 2014
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14/07/2014 | 09h20 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 25 | 19 | Griquas CD |
| 1 | 14/07/2014 | 10h40 | EP CD | 54 | 43 | Zimbabwe |
| 1 | 14/07/2014 | 12h00 | Griffons | 47 | 20 | Border |
| 1 | 14/07/2014 | 13h20 | SWD | 18 | 13 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1 | 14/07/2014 | 15h40 | Western Province | 33 | 32 | Pumas |
| 2 | 15/07/2014 | 10h10 | Griquas | 96 | 0 | Border CD |
| 2 | 15/07/2014 | 11h30 | Leopards | 53 | 13 | Namibia |
| 2 | 15/07/2014 | 12h50 | Valke | 30 | 26 | Boland |
| 2 | 15/07/2014 | 14h10 | Eastern Province | 26 | 25 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 15/07/2014 | 15h30 | Free State | 33 | 20 | Golden Lions |
| 3 | 16/07/2014 | 10h10 | Griquas CD | 26 | 20 | Zimbabwe |
| 3 | 16/07/2014 | 11h30 | Border | 78 | 17 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 3 | 16/07/2014 | 12h50 | Griffons | 33 | 15 | EP CD |
| 3 | 16/07/2014 | 14h10 | KwaZulu-Natal | 38 | 27 | Western Province |
| 3 | 16/07/2014 | 15h30 | SWD | 38 | 23 | Western Province |
| 4 | 17/07/2014 | 10h10 | Namibia | 69 | 0 | Border CD |
| 4 | 17/07/2014 | 11h30 | Griquas | 38 | 27 | Boland |
| 4 | 17/07/2014 | 12h50 | Leopards | 26 | 20 | Valke |
| 4 | 17/07/2014 | 14h10 | Blue Bulls | 21 | 10 | Golden Lions |
| 4 | 17/07/2014 | 15h30 | Eastern Province | 19 | 5 | Free State |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 08h30 | Golden Lions | 39 | 24 | Pumas |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 08h30 | Namibia | 38 | 25 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 08h30 | Griquas CD | 60 | 21 | Border CD |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 09h50 | Western Province | 37 | 29 | Free State |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 09h50 | Border | 55 | 26 | Griquas |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 09h50 | Boland | 56 | 24 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 11h10 | Blue Bulls | 36 | 15 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 11h10 | Griffons | 34 | 17 | Leopards |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 11h10 | Valke | 35 | 13 | EP CN |
| 5 | 19/07/2014 | 12h45 | EASTERN PROVINCE |
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