Final count: 19 – 5 to Suid with 2 draws
The start of the 2015 schoolboy rugby season has been marked by an increase in the number of matches between the established rugby schools of Noordvaal (“Noord”) and the Western Cape (“Suid”). Some of the most highly anticipated clashes of the season take place during this 30-day period.
Although there was quite a bit of preseason hype surrounding a few Noordvaal teams, it’s the Cape teams that have stolen the headlines so far.
The “Noord” have only recorded stand alone win and a draw in significant matches to date. Tuks-reeks contestants Klerksdorp, although not generally known as a big gun caused one of the upsets of the season by beating Drostdy 10-7 and in very wet conditions hosts KES did even better to hold an impressive Rondebosch to a 10-all draw. Otherwise it’s been “Suid” all the way.
When talking upsets, the one that stands out most has to be SACS’s 13-10 win against a good Affies team.
Under the current circumstances, the “Noord” will do very well to get a few more wins under the belt.
| DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat.28Mar | Klerksdorp | 10 | 7 | Drostdy | Pukke Skouspel |
| Sat.28Mar | Paarl Gim | 74 | 5 | Pietersburg | Paul Roos R/D |
| Sat.28Mar | Paul Roos | 29 | 12 | Affies | Paul Roos R/D |
| Mon.30Mar | Waterkloof | 12 | 16 | Drostdy | Pukke Skouspel |
| Thu.02Apr | Pretoria BH | 17 | 24 | Wynberg | St Stithians Festival |
| Thu.02Apr | Langenhoven Gim | 10 | 34 | Potch Gim | Oakdale Rugby Fest |
| Sat.04Apr | Affies | 10 | 13 | SACS | Kearsney Easter Rugby Fest |
| Sat.04Apr | KES | 10 | 10 | Rondebosch | KES Rugby Festival |
| Sat.04Apr | Monument | 20 | 25 | HJS Paarl BH | St John’s Rugby Festival |
| Sat.04Apr | Jeppe | 5 | 14 | Paul Roos | St John’s Rugby Festival |
| Mon.06Apr | Monument | 13 | 17 | Paul Roos | St John’s Rugby Festival |
| Mon.06Apr | Garsfontein | 9 | 32 | HJS Paarl BH | St John’s Rugby Festival |
| Mon.06Apr | Oakdale | 42 | 7 | Potch Gim | Oakdale Rugby Fest |
| Wed.08Apr | Garsfontein | 10 | 27 | Outeniqua | Noord-Suid |
| Wed.08Apr | Menlopark | 10 | 22 | Paarl Gim | Noord-Suid |
| Wed.08Apr | Drostdy | 19 | 18 | Kempton Park | North-South Festival |
| Fri.10Apr | Hugenote | 15 | 21 | Kempton Park | North-South Festival |
| Sat.11Apr | Garsfontein | 24 | 48 | Paarl Gim | Noord-Suid |
| Sat.11Apr | Menlopark | 20 | 44 | Outeniqua | Noord-Suid |
| Sat.25Apr | KES | 15 | 33 | Bishops | Jeppe 125th |
| Sat.25Apr | Monument | 22 | 20 | Boland Landbou | Wildeklawer |
| Mon.27Apr | Pretoria BH | 0 | 59 | Bishops | Jeppe 125th |
| Mon.27Apr | EG Jansen | 14 | 19 | HJS Paarl BH | Wildeklawer |
| Mon.27Apr | Waterkloof | 16 | 19 | Outeniqua | Wildeklawer |
| Mon.27Apr | Menlopark | 20 | 24 | Boland Landbou | Wildeklawer |
| Mon.27Apr | Affies | 22 | 22 | Paarl Gim | Wildeklawer |
@Woltrui: verduidelik asb jou konsep van”alles”?
Ons kan ook nie ALLES, elke liewe jaar, wen nie. Gun die Bergbokke hul oomblik van glorie.
Van die Os op die jas. Sien die Noordelike spanne het ook maar gemors met ons suidelike Bure op die Hokkie veld die afgelope Paas seisoen.
Die Soutie skole het ook maar sleg pakgekry hier by KES, verstaan ek.
@Cappie:
@kosie: En Noord-suid, die “one direction” beker.
Dalk moet die Noorde vir Nelspruit en HTS Middelburg ook gebruik? Baie dinge het verander hier in ons dorp (selfs ons naam na 110 jaar!).. dalk die enigste ding wat nog eg Nelspruit is in Nelspruit is die Hoerskool Nelspruit.. die skool bly presteer in elke gebied.. akademies,kultuur en sport. Veral die atletiek, krieket en rugby groei by die jaar. En die Rooibulle van Middelburg Teg is die trots van die Hoeveld.. hul gaan nog groot spanne omdop hierdie jaar en ek verwag hul in die top 10 .. vra maar vir Glenwood en Selborne!! As die regte manne gekies gaan word (wats die kans
) vir die Pumas.. gaan hul n top Cravenweek span he!!
@kosie: Wat van die Vaaltal(e) beker?
@beet: If you do decide to have a Noord – Oos compo, I propose calling it the TengKwa trophy. The name being derived from the last 4 letters in Gauteng and the first 3 letters inKwazulu. This need not replace the Grogper cup but would at least give give the Noordvaal guys something to smile about
@BoishaaiPa: And if this was darts with you playing for drinks, you would be under the influence and ready to be slaughtered by the Flats
@BoishaaiPa: Geluk, julle het hom. Ons sal maar volgende jaar weer probeer.
@kosie: Nooooo! Not the Noordvaal co-eds in a Boys School only competition.
But it is perhaps time to include them as the Grogper Cup does seem a little one sided at the moment and proving Grasshopper’s argument from a few years back that the KZN schools are better than the GEMS, which game rise to the measurement.
Generally the top Noordvaal Afrikaans school don’t regard beating KZN schools as that high up on the achievement bar but perhaps as part of a larger compo might change the significance of this.
Beet let’s have a Noord – Oos (KZN) list. It might make better reading for the Noordvaal guys although the Grogper cup at this stage is also heavily stacked in KZN favour.
In other words, what I am saying is, if the current rules don’t suit you, change the rules!
If this was golf matchplay we would’ve shaken hands on the 12th green already!