| School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 07 June 2025 | ||||||
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| EASTERN CAPE | ||||||
| Sat.07Jun | BOR | Cambridge | 31-70 | St Andrew’s | EP | |
| Sat.07Jun | BOR | Queen’s | 57-10 | Port Rex | BOR | |
| Sat.07Jun | BOR | Stirling | 10-45 | Graeme | EP | |
| Sat.07Jun | BOR | Hudson Park | 26-42 | Kingswood | EP | |
| Sat.07Jun | EP | Pearson | 41-36 | Daniel Pienaar | EP | |
| FREE STATE – GRIQUAS | ||||||
| KWAZULU-NATAL | ||||||
| Sat.07Jun | KZN | Michaelhouse | 25-31 | Maritzburg College | KZN | |
| Sat.07Jun | KZN | Northwood | 22-35 | Hilton | KZN | |
| Sat.07Jun | KZN | Westville | 33-15 | Kearsney | KZN | |
| Sat.07Jun | KZN | St Charles | 52-10 | Clifton | KZN | |
| NOORDVAAL | ||||||
| Sat.07Jun | BUL | Pretoria BH | 29-30 | Jeppe | LIO | |
| Sat.07Jun | LIO | KES | 23-21 | Helpmekaar | LIO | |
| Sat.07Jun | LIO | St David’s | 47-05 | St Benedict’s | LIO | |
| Fri.06Jun | LIO | St Stithians | 19-10 | Randpark | LIO | |
| Sat.07Jun | LIO | St John’s | 22-34 | St Alban’s | BUL | |
| NOORDVAAL CUP | ||||||
| Sat.07Jun | BUL | Waterkloof | 20-22 | EG Jansen | VAL | NV Cup |
| Sat.07Jun | LEO | Rustenburg | 27-33 | Garsfontein | BUL | NV Cup |
| Sat.07Jun | LIO | Monument | 24-22 | Transvalia | VAL | NV Cup |
| Sat.07Jun | PUM | Nelspruit | 14-27 | Noordheuwel | LIO | NV Cup |
| Sat.07Jun | BUL | Zwartkop | 28-21 | Wesvalia | LEO | NV Plate |
| Sat.07Jun | PUM | Ligbron | 41-38 | Oos-Moot | BUL | NV Plate |
| Sat.07Jun | PUM | HTS Middelburg | 62-26 | Klerksdorp | LEO | NV Plate |
| Sat.07Jun | VAL | Kempton Park | 22-36 | Middelburg | PUM | NV Plate |
| Sat.07Jun | BUL | Montana | 55-33 | Piet Retief | PUM | NV Shield |
| Sat.07Jun | LIM | Ben Vorster | 39-15 | Pietersburg | LIM | NV Shield |
| Sat.07Jun | VAL | Die Anker | 36-36 | Lichtenburg | LEO | NV Shield |
| Sat.07Jun | VAL | Heidelberg VS | 43-36 | Hugenote (Springs) | VAL | NV Shield |
| Sat.07Jun | BUL | Eldoraigne | 34-36 | Potch Volkskool | LEO | NV Bowl |
| Sat.07Jun | LEO | Potch Gim | 41-41 | Merensky | LIM | NV Bowl |
| Sat.07Jun | LEO | Bergsig Ac | 20-15 | Dinamika | LIO | NV Bowl |
| Sat.07Jun | PUM | Ermelo | 47-52 | Randburg | LIO | NV Bowl |
| WESTERN CAPE | ||||||
| Sat.07Jun | SWD | Outeniqua | 07-50 | Oakdale | SWD | |
| Fri.06Jun | WP | Bellville | 00-40 | SACS | WP | |
| Sat.07Jun | WP | HJS Paarl BH | 69-12 | Boland Landbou | WP | |
| Fri.06Jun | WP | Rondebosch | 33-38 | Wynberg | WP | |
| Sat.07Jun | WP | Bishops | 00-50 | Paarl Gim | WP | |
| Fri.06Jun | WP | Paul Roos | 34-05 | Stellenberg | WP | |
| Fri.06Jun | WP | Milnerton | 12-24 | Durbanville | WP | |
| Sat.07Jun | WP | Brackenfell | 19-12 | Parel Vallei | WP | |
@agter_die_pale_pa (Comment #51)
Yes – he plays the leading role in Boys High Rugby.
@Tang (Comment #50)
Is Paul Anthony still involved there?
@Ringo (Comment #48)
There are definitely positives around the rugby programme. I’m pleased to see the youngsters being more competitive and believing they can win tough fixtures.
@Meesh N (Comment #46)
There are a few important points. The u15 A side have bounced back from a few close losses at the Francois Swart festival. The u16 A group remind me of years gone by. They may not have produced wonderful results as u14’s and u15’s but they are going from strength to strength. The u14 a team of 2025 have produced some outstanding displays. Earlier in the year I referred to the fist team as Jekyll and Hyde. I can see now that it’s more about a deep seated belief they can beat opponents. The coaches have done a stellar job bringing them together but sometimes they don’t believe they are entitled to win a close match.
@Tang (Comment #45)
I guess maybe I spoke after seeing the 5th team and 14 C scores which drove me to chase happiness juice in Hatfield ….. But during the u14 a game could not help but marvel at the rugby talent in that PTA Boys team I mean apparently there are kids in that team who did not take up full scholarship offers to attend other schools and opted to go pay full school fees at Boys high …. I might be wrong but with 8 full hostels and over 500 boarders I think boys high should be a force into the forceable future …. Also if this streak of kids turning down bursaries to go be full fee paying students PTA Boys High in this Ramaphosa economy I think Boys high are in a fortunate spot 🫣 and that is super scary for all
@Wondermaar (Comment #37)
Absolute relief especially because for the second week in row there was a penalty after time against us I wanted to cry but the relief when it did not have the legs and was safely caught as well
@Tang (Comment #45)
Brilliant response & spot on, it was & always is a great fixture vs Jeppe.
@Ringo (Comment #36)
That may be a little dramatic – Jeppe weren’t smashed. It was a fabulous day of competitive matches and most games were very close. The only exception may be the u14 C fixture. Jeppe were dominant in the open age group 1st, 2nd and 3rd went to Jeppe. The u16 age group was very close with the exception of the u16 D fixture. If anything, Jeppe smashed PBHS at Hockey. Jeppe were superb at first team, u16 A and u14 A in the hockey. In terms of rugby, the three most outstanding matches of the day were the first team match s well asthe u16 A and u15 A matches. In the first team rugby match, Boys High had a shot at posts to win the match, with time up on the clock. I now know how Jeppe felt at the end of the 2013 match. I am so pleased to see the depth returning to PBHS rugby!
@Bush (Comment #42)
Weather has been atrocious. It rained heavily 12 hours before and also through the game and it is still raining and very cold.
@Bush (Comment #42)
Did not watch the game but from the pictures I saw earlier the day I was very surprised to see Boishaai putting 69 on the board in those conditions. Massive statement once again.
@Trots HJS (Tandem) (Comment #33)
Good result in those trying conditions. Saw some pics of what the ground looked like. Teachers in Waterproofs and Wellingtons😬😬😬😬
Great wen vir Garsies,met soveel penaties teen hulle,skat so 5 vir hulle en 40 teen hulle,welgedaan.
WYNBERG VS RONDEBOSCH
@Warrior89 (Comment #38)
Dink dis maar dieselfde soos met Rustenburg laas jaar. Dink hulle was n baie onderskatte span gewees en die jaar weet die spanne hulle moet perform om hulle te wen, veral in Neslpruit met daai hitte en bedompigheid
NELSPRUIT
@Ringo (Comment #36)
Happy for Jeppe a 1 point win. Must be extra special after the last week😆
WE SMASHED AND GRABBED THEM AGAIN
1st team 30 Jeppe -29 PBHS
U16 31 Jeppe – 34 PBHS
U15 26 Jeppe – 41 PBHS
U14 17 Jeppe – 30 PBHS
And the rest of the teams I think we were not even close we got smashed
No televised action from Bishops today?
@Ringo (Comment #31)
Score?
Boishaai 69- Boland Landbou 12
@Smallies (Comment #30)
Hi Smallies , ek het nie besef jy het so ‘n groot bewondering vir Garsfontein ( Pretoria ) en Sentraal ( Bloemfontein ) nie .😊
I THINK I AM THE PROBLEM
@Trots HJS (Tandem) (Comment #28)
@Snelvuur (Comment #29)
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #25)
@Kattes-Strofes (Comment #23)
In die hele land is daar slegs 2 skole wat met die wynland skole kan kompeteer,een in in Pretoria en die ander in Bloemfontein…
@Trots HJS (Tandem) (Comment #28)
And, it’s worth mentioning, it’s very rare that these schools win games against the big boys outside of the A-sides, or if the other sides are “playing up”. Against SACS, e.g., PRG won all 20 games, scoring 819 points and conceding only 97 (average score 41-5). Against Bishops it was 16 from 16, scoring 945 points and conceding 76 (average score 59-5). Against Bishops all sides below B-sides also “played up”. Bosch and Berg should be sterner tests, but the gap really is noticeable.
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #25)
The gap is significant if it is measured over all games played. On average about 18 games are played over the day with the southern suburb school often winning between 0 to 3 games maximum. At first team level outstanding coaching at schools such as Wynberg and Rondebosch becomes a great leveler.
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #25)
I hear you! Yes! True! Wynberg ran Boishaai close not so long ago!
However! On most occasions, the really top schools still manage to win these matches, even though they were not at their very best, against opponents that are more than useful. Of course there is a number is schools that fields really good sides!
However! It is the consistently high performance, under all conditions, which opens the gap between the cream at the top, versus the rest.
The top 5 schools (Gim, Boishaai, Affies, Grey and Paul Roos), may occasionally loose the odd game against other schools, but their losses comes mostly from matches against each other.
@Kattes-Strofes (Comment #23)
Ja, daai o16-jaargroep van Stellenberg is baie sterk. Dit sal interessant wees om te sien hoe hulle gel met die ouens wat tans graad 11 is in die eerstespan. Op papier, behoort Stellenberg ‘n baie goeie span volgende jaar te hê, maar dit voel ook asof dit elke jaar gesê word.
Ek stem egter saam oor die gaping tussen die drie groot Wynlandskole en die res. Dit voel asof hulle die enigstes is wat mekaar deur die bank kan opkeil. Op eerstespanvlak is dit moontlik nader, maar across the board, is die gaping groot.
@Kattes-Strofes (Comment #23)
Didn’t Boishaai have to score in extra time to scrape past a southern suburbs school not so long ago? Don’t think the gap is as big as you say.
@Snelvuur (Comment #19)
Well done Snelvuur , great results.
@Snelvuur (Comment #19)
Paul Roos het soos Gimmies vroeer vanjaar, en Boishaai verlede week, bevestig dat daar steeds n taamlike groot gaping is tussen die Wynland grotes, en die res van WP se ander Premierliga A1 skole is!
Stellenberg het vanjaar al die suidelike voorstede seuns skole geklop, en het hulle nou welverdiend gevestig in die WP se top liga!
Maar soos die res van die land, bly dit maar n groot uitdaging wanneer hulle die Paarl en Stellenbosch grotes moet takel.
Indien die huidige graad 11 seuns in die huidige 1ste span, asook die sterk Onder 16 groep ontwikkel soos almal hoop, gaan Stellies volgende jaar n baie sterk span in die veld kan stoot!
Result Friday 6 June 2025
Brackenfell 19- Parel Vallei 12!
Good, hard competitive match between two of the better. WP Premier league A2 schools.
Parel Valleie and Milnerton have in recent years, made huge strides to improve their rugby.
Brackenfell has also upped their game, to once again count amongst the top schools in this competitive league, where Durbanville is the current pace setters! Strand is also still a force, which ensures that the quality of rugby stays high!
Fixtures and results Saturday 7 June
MY TRAUMA AT BOYS HIGH
PRG vs Stellenberg
19A 34-5 Stellenberg 19A
19B 43-0 Stellenberg 19B
19C 27-15 Stellenberg 19C
19D 45-3 Stellenberg 19D
19E 40-0 Stellenberg 19E
19F 64-3 Stellenberg 19F
16A 12-21 Stellenberg 16A
16B 10-16 Stellenberg 16B
16C 41-3 Stellenberg 16C
16D 29-0 Stellenberg 16D
15A 39-14 Stellenberg 15A
15B 32-12 Stellenberg 15B
15C 41-0 Stellenberg 15C
15D 71-0 Stellenberg 15D
14A 36-0 Stellenberg 14A
14B 41-0 Stellenberg 14B
14C 31-5 Stellenberg 14C
14D 48-8 Stellenberg 14D
Played: 18
PRG Won: 16
Stellenberg Won: 2
Drawn: 0
Average Score: 38-6
Points for: 684
Points against: 105
Wonderful game in the Southern Suburbs this morning. Wynberg sneaking it away at Rondebosch by 38 to 33, with Rondebosch held up in-goal at the hooter. Seesaw game that could’ve gone either way.
@Trots HJS (Tandem) (Comment #15)
It can really go either way with Landbou. One week they are great, the next week they look decidedly average. Even in the game against PRG, there was the Landbou of the first 50 minutes and the Landbou of the last 20 minutes. Two different teams. I think HJS’ pack should have too much for them in the rain, but a few of Landbou’s big boys may have something to prove after dropping out of WP reckoning.
Sterkte aan Boishaai vir die naweek se wedstryde teen Boland Landbou.
Mag daar geen ernstige beserings wees nie en mag die span wat die beste swem as oorwinnaars uit die stryd tree.
Krag van WP skole rugby, week in en week uit – dit raak nie makliker nie – wat n enorme voorreg.
@Snelvuur (Comment #2)
O my word Snelvuur. I am so worried about Saturday as Boland Landbou will come firing and they were very , very unfortunate to loose against Paul Roos and frankly should have closed that game down with 10 minutes to go. Landbou always plays at 1000% higher than usual against Boishaai and can easily win. They have one of the most brilliant tactical minds in schoolboy rugby as their Director of Coaching in Christoff Lötter which will prepare them so well. They have a big and strong pack , a great backline and will be very dangerous . It can really be a banana skin for us.
And not forgetting they have the support of the legendary Ploegskaar !
LIONS TEAMS OUT
1. Helpies – 7
2. Jeppe – 6
3. Norries – 6
4. KES – 3
5. Monnas – 1
I reckon that must be the lowest total from Monnas in history.
@SB Rugby (Comment #12)
Passop vir die flying wedge,Monnas se geheime wapen.
DIE WIT KALFIES
Driee vraat Steenkamp nog uit
Truspe ons ster slot, laas jaar al eerstes ook uit.
Ons speel running rugby, die modder en magdom reen doen ons ook geen gunste nie.
Ek kry die gevoel ons fokus is meer op hokkie.
@Snelvuur (Comment #8)
🤣🤣
@OUD ANKER (Comment #7)
Ja-ja, die groot probleem is eintlik dat die skeduleverandering nie aan ons span gekommunikeer is nie – hulle gaan eers Saterdag opdaag!
@OUD ANKER (Comment #6)
Wou nou net sê, vir die spreiligte om laag genoeg te sit om in Stoffels se oë te skyn, moet hulle omtrent in die snoepie sit.
@Snelvuur (Comment #5)
Spreiligte….Markotter se dreinering….hoeveel verskonings ammo wil jy nou nog vir @Jongmatie gee….
@Smallies (Comment #4)
Maar net in die 1e helfte…in die 2e helfte gooi die ligte slegte skaduwees wat veroorsaak het dat Stoffels baie balle aangeslaan het het…
@OUD ANKER (Comment #3)
Ek dink die skuif Vrydagaand toe is ‘n heel pragmatiese keuse deur die skole – Saterdag lyk wild. Meer as 50mm reën hoor ek en, met Markötter se dreinering wat nie puik is nie en die veld wat reeds bietjie houe gevat het hierdie jaar, sou dit maar ‘n modderige spul gewees het (moontlik selfs gevaarlik). Die ligte ís nou daar, so ons kan hulle net sowel gebruik. Ek hoop net daar is ‘n deal dat die verloorder die kragrekening betaal 😉
@OUD ANKER (Comment #3)
Sprei ligte is te laag en het in hulle oë geskein ….
@Snelvuur (Comment #1)
Ag nee, net nog ‘n pyle verskoning in @Jongmatie se koker indien PRG sou verloor… die spreiligte was of te dof of te helder…..mind you as PRG Saterdag sou speel en verloor het sou die reen die skuld gekry het…
WESTERN CAPE FIXTURES
Oakdale’s pack will roll Outeniqua
SACS should get past Bellville
Landbou will either give HJS a real run for their money or get completely blown away – it’s so hard to tell with this Landbou side
Bosch-Berg should be tight – Bosch maybe edging it
Gim could put up 70 against Bishops: Piley-ing on the pain in the rain
Paul Roos ran away with it against Stellenberg at the Newlands rugby day earlier this year, but I expect it to be tighter this time around. Still think PRG takes it though. Excited to see Van Biljon vs Pheiffer.
Milnerton and Durbanville had a very interesting game at the Newlands rugby day – Milnerton tore Durbies to shreds at the start, but Durbies muscled their way back into it and lost narrowly in the end. Should be a great tussle. In the rain, Durbies might edge it?
PV could make a real statement against Brackenfell…
Small correction: PRG is playing Stellenberg on Friday evening under the lights, not on Saturday, on account of the torrential rain predicted for Saturday.