Another incident has surfaced involving an elderly person slapping someone else’s child at a schoolboy rugby game in 2024.
You might still remember the incident where an Oupa slapped the Kingswood fullback on the side of the field following an altercation at the conclusion of a festival match at Graeme College earlier this year.
Not to be outdone, a Bishops’ gran took matters into her own hands when a skirmish broke out in the in-goal area after Bishops scored the winning try against SACS on the Piley Rees Field on Saturday, 10 August 2024. She rushed onto the field to join the fracas, and after being pulled aside by a SACS forward, she was filmed landing a slap and giving the big player a good piece of her mind while pointing a finger in his face during a short heated exchange.
For the record, Marlow banned the Oupa from their home matches, so it will be interesting to see how Bishops handle this matter.
@beet (Comment #34)
I love our country
@beet (Comment #34)
That would be hilarious 😂
Word is a rendition of the Cranberries song Zombie called “Granny” might be sung somewhere in the Southern Suburbs this weekend.
@Smallies (Comment #30)
Glad nie. Plat op die aarde. Die manier hoe hy met die seuns werk asook die ander afrigters, is ‘n groot deel van sy sukses
@Deon (Comment #31)
😂
@Ystervark (Comment #17)
I like eating ystervark, but not one as arrogant and full of shit as you. From Klein Grey in Gerbera?
@OomPB (Comment #26)
2017 dink ek@PRondersteuner (Comment #23)
Corne was nie eers arrogant as speler nie ….
@OomPB (Comment #26)
2017 dink ek
@OomPB (Comment #27)
Ja nee kyk hulle hou nie terug nie ….daai chirps is genadeloos en nie vir sensitiewe kykers nie …
@Smallies (Comment #24)
Grey en PRG se laaities gee mekaar gas daar op die paviljoen.
@PRondersteuner (Comment #25)
Curwin Bosch se dae.
@Smallies (Comment #24)
Lyk my dis net ‘n probleem vir die spanne wat verloor teen PRG. Ek wonder wanneer laas het die “ander Grey” teen PRG gewen.
@PRondersteuner (Comment #23)
Het geen probleem met enige van dit nie ….waai julle vlae as julle score, lang en ou tradiesie ,,,selde as Grey wat op die veld storm na n game,wonder hoe lank voor iemand oor dit bitch……
@Spice (Comment #15)
@Ystervark (Comment #17)
Glum? Arrogant? Wow!! I have never seen Corné Uys interfere with the ref or play since he started coaching PRG in 2022.
The flag bearers are a tradition as long as I can remember
n Ou vrou gee n laaitie n klap, nou moet als verander. Belaglik.
@agter_die_pale_pa (Comment #20)
Geen probleem met waar die afrigters staan nie ,solank hulle nie fiesies in die pad van spelers is nie is dit fine….
I agree that coaches should stay in the designated dugout-areas. However it does not bother me that much if they are behind the dead ball line, as long as they are 1) actually behind the dead ball line (ie. not leaning against the posts..) and 2) behind their team’s goal line (switching HT). Nothing worse for a team trying to defend their line and the opposite coaching contingent is going crazy from a meter behind them.
But dugouts are there for a reason so if that is what the rules/hosting school requests, then honor it.
Agree on medical staff, they should be close to the action for medical issues alone. It really isn’t that hard to establish quick communication-lines from the dugout via your back three.
@Spice (Comment #15)
Personally, I don’t see the issue with Corné Uys coaching from the in-goal areas. That’s where coaches stand for all the lower team games, and you definitely get a better sense of the game when coaching from there. When Rassie sat on the roof flashing lights, he was lauded as visionary…also, on the flags, I’m not sure why that would lead to assault convictions? They are not touching or interfering with any players – multiple Varsity Cup teams do exactly the same thing, as do other schools (like Paarl Boys’, for example). I agree that coaches and waterboys should not shout at the ref, but I have no issues with them organising their teams as best possible. Again, no one in SA has an issue when Rassie does it…
@Spice (Comment #15)
Not sure why you single out specific schools – I have observed this from most schools. On some fields it is not possible to have a dug-out, happy to see coaches behind the deadball line supporting their teams. I share the aversion when ‘medical’ staff shout instructions on opponents ball, especially lineouts.
@Spice (Comment #15)
Great assessment. Especially on the behaviour of Paul Roos coach/flag bearers. Their arrogance is astonishing.
@Kantman (Comment #1)
You must see how the St John’s coach behaves when his team score a try.
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Parents running onto the field is cringe and can never be justified. Just ask the Daniel Pienaar u15A parents v Grey High circa 1998 how that worked out.
‘Physios’ and water carriers have become a cancer at schoolboy level, screaming at the ref “Holding” etc. Why can they not sit in the dugout and only run on when someone is injured?
I am always bewildered by the new Paarl Gim Headmaster who feels the need to stand in the in-goal area, and in the dugout at N-W/WK.
Another example that baffles me is Corne Uys coaching in the in-goal, and then swopping sides at HT. At least Grey High put him in his ‘box’. He looked very glum sitting on halfway despite his side’s victory.
Speaking of PRG, those okes running on to the field with their flags when they score could lead to Assault convictions in the future.
Here’s hoping that the PRG v Grey Bloem game will be a humdinger now that some stars have returned for a second farewell. The fields are bound to be as muddy as in 2022 when PRG showed that their depth is comparable, if not stronger than that of GCB.
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #9)
@Kantman (Comment #8) I apologise if I came across as blaming the boy for the whole affair, far from the case. I understand and agree with both of you as well as with Grizzly. What the granny did was shocking, as was the whole scene, and the player removing her probably did the correct thing for the sake of her own safety. What I was referring to, was the player’s reactions after the slap. Perhaps, if he was a bit older and more experienced, he would simply have turned around and walked away rather than losing his cool to such an extent that some teammates had to physically control him from ????….who knows. Watching that granny in action was like watching Australian Olympic breakdancing x 100 and I wish I never watched it. Nothing positive about it at all.
Simple as this …the boys should play the revs should rev and the family and supporters SHOULD stay on the pavillion or behind the barriers and cheer ….seem like money cant buy class after all
@Kantman (Comment #11)
Apologies wanted to respond to Deon but must’ve made a mistake
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #10)
OK – inform me please.
The tannie runs onto the field where she had no place to be for any reason as it is the field of play and she is not a player?
I thought this was Grizzly’s view as well?
@Kantman (Comment #8)
You are misinformed
@Deon (Comment #2)
What you may not have seen is before that is the granny runs onto the field, attempts to grab a sacs player and starts screaming f*ck you in his face. The sacs lock then gently took her away to try and stop the conflict to switch she responded by slapping him.
@Deon (Comment #4)
Hy het die tannie se reaksie bedoel …
Dis nogals iets wat my altyd opval met Paarl interskole. As daar n drie gedruk word is daar bietjie chaos maar doodle stilted as die skopper aanle. As 20,000 plus dit verstaan. Ek sou reken n rottang soos in die ou dae so dit vinnig uitgesort het.
Looking at Bishops results this last season they should get her at the warmups and halftime.
BIGGER PROBLEM
The schools themselves need to set these boundaries starting with a look in the mirror followed by how their parents, OB’s and spectators behave.
It is no longer enough just to punish the individuals regrettably!
My observation and opinion only!
@Grizzly (Comment #3)
Hey broer, ek stem. Vir my is die seun se aksies en reaksies kommerwekkend en volksvreemd. Flippet man, sy is helfte sy lengte en 5% sy krag. Hy moes eerder die manne aangevat het as die stokou tannie. Nou beweeg hy vorentoe in ‘n bitter dreigende houding. Flip man, draai om, lag jou gat af, en loop.
@Deon (Comment #2)
Dis commin verby.Ek het baie leverage as dit by my seuns kom maar ek weet hulle sal my nie vergewe vir so iets nie.
Not to commend the lady at all, far from, but the SACS boy could have handled this situation much better, especially after the slap. The tannie must come to Brakpan with me to learn how to properly PK.
Altogether a sad scene, looks like a scene from Planet of the Apes. Lots of red faces, so unnecessary. What Kantman said.
Coaches, reserves and spectators should be banned from congratulating players after a try. Encroaching on the try line area is becoming a constant problem.