| ABSA WILDEKLAWER | ||||||
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| Day 1 : Fri 24-Apr-2026 | ||||||
| A1 | EP | Nico Malan | vs | EG Jansen | VAL | |
| A2 | GRQ | Diamantveld | vs | Queen’s | BOR | |
| A3 | WP | Paul Roos | vs | Garsfontein | BUL | |
| Day 2 : Sat 25-Apr-2026 | ||||||
| A1 | BUL | Waterkloof | vs | Durbanville | WP | |
| A2 | LIO | Monument | vs | Durban HS | KZN | |
| A3 | KZN | Maritzburg Coll | vs | Stellenberg | WP | |
| A4 | KZN | Westville | vs | Oakdale | SWD | |
| A5 | LIO | Jeppe | vs | Boland Landbou | WP | |
| A6 | WP | Paarl BH | vs | Northwood | KZN | |
| A7 | BUL | Affies | vs | Outeniqua | SWD | |
| A8 | FS | Grey College | vs | Noordheuwel | LIO | |
| A9 | WP | Paarl Gim | vs | Helpmekaar | LIO | |
| B1 | EP | Marlow | vs | NK Barbarians | INV | |
| B2 | LEO | Rustenburg | vs | Sentraal Barbarians | INV | |
| Day 3 : Mon 27-Apr-2026 | ||||||
| A1 | GRQ | Diamantveld | vs | Stellenberg | WP | |
| A2 | LIO | Helpmekaar | vs | Queen’s | BOR | |
| A3 | SWD | Outeniqua | vs | Maritzburg Coll | KZN | |
| A4 | LIO | Noordheuwel | vs | Boland Landbou | WP | |
| A5 | KZN | Northwood | vs | Garsfontein | BUL | |
| A6 | WP | Paul Roos | vs | Oakdale | SWD | |
| A7 | KZN | Durban HS | vs | Paarl Gim | WP | |
| A8 | FS | Grey College | vs | Jeppe | LIO | |
| A9 | BUL | Affies | vs | Paarl BH | WP | |
| B1 | BUL | Waterkloof | vs | Westville | KZN | |
| B2 | INV | NK Barbarians | vs | Sentraal Barbarians | INV | |
| B3 | LEO | Rustenburg | vs | Marlow | EP | |
| B4 | VAL | EG Jansen | vs | Durbanville | WP | |
| B5 | LIO | Monument | vs | Nico Malan | EP | |
O, OK. Maar ek dink die laaste lyntjie is, soos hulle in my joppie sê, “rather err on the side of safety”.
@tzavosky (Comment #65)
Deels, ja, maar skeidsregters mag ook spelers identifiseer en daar is klomp “spotters” wat elkeen 3 spelers in ‘n span kry om dop te hou in elke kontaksituasie en op die uitkyk te wees vir enige harsingskuddingsimptome. Hulle sit in die stadion en kyk die game live, sowel as op skerms. Hulle kan dan spelers aan die mediese personeel uitwys wat afgehaal en vir ‘n HIA gestuur moet word. Ek ken mense wat al as sulke “spotters” by Stormers games opgetree het.
@Snelvuur (Comment #61) Pro spelers dra ‘n mondskerm met biometriese sensors wat kop kontak monitor en ‘n sein stuur aan aan die medics langs die veld. As dit geaktiveer word, laat weet hulle die ref die speler moet afkom vir ‘n HIA.
@beet (Comment #62)
Ja, Tevez played there on the December tour in Dubai too. He’ll play 10 with Snyers at 15, probably. Rest of the backline should be unchanged (barring Powell/Armitage being interchangeable). Re: Gouws, will he slot back in at 10? Didn’t he play centre last year? Might be a way to get both him and Fluks in the side.
TOP GAUTENG REF ABOUT BLUE CARDS
@Kaya 85 (Comment #56)
Travis went off pretty early on in the game so Tevez (15) played there most of the match. He looks like to be the 1st choice if Travis is ruled out.
Interesting because for Garsies it might be the long awaited return of Josh Gouws at 10, where stand in Ruan Fluks gained cult like status after his performance against HJS.
@tzavosky (Comment #58) Ek stem saam dat daar obvious, clear-cut gevalle is waar ‘n ou duidelik harsingskudding het en vervang moet word. In my graad 8 jaar het ‘n ou amper ‘n medic te lyf gegaan oor hy gedog het dis ‘n ou van die ander span wat hom van die veld af trek. Dis ‘n obvious geval. Maar daar is sekerlik ook grensgevalle? Daar’s klomp ouens op pro vlak wat hulle HIA’s slaag na hulle deur die ref (en spotters wat die game kyk nét vir concussions) van die veld gestuur is.
@tzavosky (Comment #58) Dok, ‘n spanmaat van my het een keer na ‘n hou teen die kop ‘n drie van ons stippel lyn gaan druk onder ONS eie pale…en hyt tot in die kleedkamer geglo dit was die wen drie!
A 21 day-out of rugby decision, based on the judgement of a referee, would be ridiculous. Surely a medical doctor, after a decent medical examination, should make the call. In the case of any doubt, a scan will give clarity. I believe speculation on the fitness of a player, is irrelevant. Surely between the headmaster, coach, medical staff and the parents, a responsible decision will be made.
@Snelvuur (Comment #53) Jy hoef nie ‘n dokter of ‘n paramedic te wees om harsingskudding te kan diagnoseer wanneer dit gebeur nie (net soos wat enige leek behoort te kan sien wanneer iemand dood is!). As die ou uit is op sy voete is dit ooglopend. As jou haker by ‘n lynstaan vir die ref sê hy wil net gou iets vir Tzavoski vra, en in my oor kom fluister, “Hei, wanneer gaan ons dan ‘n slag ‘n bier drink?’ (wat regtig in ‘n koshuis ghym gebeur het!), dan sê jy vir die ref die man kan nie verder speel nie. Ek is feitlik seker refs moet ook Boksmart gekwalifiseer wees, en daar is duidelike riglyne vir harsingskudding. Dis beter so.
Only the first 9 games of Saturday are ABSOLUTELY MUST SEE, along wth Friday night Garsie Bere v Paul Roos….
oi…Monday is also amazing
@Snelvuur (Comment #46) If Pfeiffer is out for 21 days I wonder if PRG would consider Armitage at 10…with Powell at 9 of course.
Paul Roos behoort genoeg diepte te he om die een deur te trek.
Ek raak nou al moeg vir al die verskonings rondom beserings.
@Snelvuur (Comment #53)
I agree with you and that was my initial reaction with the blue card implementation. It does give the ref, who is not medically qualified, a responsibility which is maybe not fair to him/her. But I think at the end of the day is it a good and much needed initiative in SBR.
My recommendation would have been that a blue card removes the player from the game, and requires the player to be checked out (cleared) by a medical doctor. If not checked, the blue card mandatory 21 days kicks in. But as I said, 9 times out of 10 if a ref is so concerned that a blue card is used, the outcome will likely be a concussion, in my humble non-medical opinion
@Westville_Boy (Comment #52)
I’m not suggesting that a team’s physio make the call. I’m saying that the independent ER24 medics that the teams are obliged to have at the fields should make the call – they are trained medical professionals and refs are not. It may even be that they make far more diagnoses than refs currently do (e.g., a lawyer is far more conservative about signing a document than a layperson and it’s probably the same with medical practitioners). I’m not arguing for a more stringent or more lenient approach to concussions: all that I’m arguing for is for independent medical professionals to make these calls rather than referees (99% of whom are not medical professionals).
@Snelvuur (Comment #51)
Concussion is 21 days protocol finished and klaar… in Kzn there was a case of a coach allowing a player that was given the blue card to play the next game.. There was serious implications for that coach.. The rule for a ref to issue a blue card is ridiculous but lets be honest would the coach or medical staff make an objective decision for the boy?? In the past schools have gone tp general practitioners and they have cleared players and diagnosed a head ache.. Its going to come down to the school medical staff and whats best for the boy… 21 days is mandatory.
@agter_die_pale_pa (Comment #50)
I don’t know enough about the subject to have any real view on it; it just seems strange to me that a referee’s (essentially) medical diagnosis – made on the spot in front of thousands of people – can override a doctor’s medical opinion. It’s mandatory for there to be medical staff at every sport day and teams get so many subs at school level – would it not make sense for a player rather to be sent to the medics next to the field to make that diagnosis rather than the ref? That’s how it’s done at pro level. I’ve just known some really shocking refs in my time that I wouldn’t trust to make a diagnosis (one way or the other; I’ve also seen clearly concussed okes continuing to play with no intervention from a ref).
@Snelvuur (Comment #49)
Not 100% sure but as per my understanding a blue card is an automatic 21 days, irrespective what a doctor would say after the match. The reality is that the immediate signs on the field are pretty straight-forward and any doctor will ask the same questions when asked if a player could to be cleared (headache, dizzyness, blurred vision). Even a level 1 HIA’s symptoms are very easy to answer “yes” to, gone are the days that a player needs to be lights-out for him to be diagnosed with concussion. I don’t think there will be many doctors willing to overrule a blue-card, given the focus on head injuries in rugby world-wide (and rightly so) as well as schools protecting their Boksmart-accreditations and reputations for player welfare.
@beet (Comment #47)
Possible concussion identified by the referee. As I understand the rules, it results in an automatic 21 day “recovery” period during which the player in question cannot play. But I’m not sure whether the player can subsequently be cleared by a doctor. It would seem a bit harsh if a player was forced to miss 21 days of rugby based on a referee’s on the spot misdiagnosis (not that I’m saying Pheiffer was misdiagnosed – I have no idea – but just as a general principle).
@OUD ANKER (Comment #44)
Ek het nie nuus nie. Djou as jy of een van die Garsie manne miskien nuus het.Ek hoor Jorenzo is darem weer reg vir Vrydag. Dit sal JM beter laat voel.
@Snelvuur (Comment #46)
what happens when a player gets a blue card
@beet (Comment #41)
I like Powell’s tempo a lot – look at the first half of that Drostdy game: he was bossing it. Armitage’s kicking from the base is excellent though, and it may come down to who’s available to play 10. If Pheiffer is available, it makes sense to play Powell. Without Pheiffer, and depending on who they pick at 10, we might need Armitage’s tactical kicking.
@Wonder (Comment #34)
Garsfontein vs PRG is verseker die wedstryd van die toernooi, daar is ‘n paar ander lekker wedstryde om na uit te sien, maar Garsfontein vs @Jongmatie se beserings (verskonings) geteisterde, makroskool is die grote van die toernooi.
@Grizzly (Comment #37)
Ons het so verdiep geraak in ons bespreking oor die wedstryd dat daar nooit gevra is of die no. 9 okay is nie. Ons almal weet rugby is ‘n “collision” sport, maar dis NOOIT lekker as ‘n laaitie met n draagbaar in ‘n ambulans die veld verlaat nie…het jy enige nuus, is die seun okay?
@beet (Comment #41) In my opinion PRG should have a “horses for courses” approach. They have the luxury of having 2 good scrumhalves available, each with his own stengths. Armitage can be very useful in wet conditions with his accurate kicking game. Also takes some pressure off the 10 if needed.
@Grizzly (Comment #37) Travis en Tiaan grens aan wereldklas spelers – basies onvervangbaar. Helse slag vir ons.
@Leon (Comment #40)
Armitage vs Powell – who do PRG go with as the starter? Agreed Armitage has been good.
@Snelvuur (Comment #38) Ek moet sê, ek is nogals baie beindruk met Armitage op 9. Sy box-kicks is ‘n groot wapen.
@Snelvuur (Comment #38)
Ek dink hy tel sy ego wat beseer is ook.
@JongMatie (Comment #35)
Wie’s die 4? Ek weet van twee wat groot probleme is: Basson (langtermyn) en Pheiffer (harsingskudding), maar ek weet nie van 4 nie. Powell op 9 is besig om terug te kom (al moes hy met ‘n groot masker speel die paar min wat hy teen Grey PE gespeel het).
@JongMatie (Comment #35) Begin jy nou weer met jou beserings?? Almal het beserings!! Gehoor van Gouws wat almal so rate?Dis ons eerste keuse 10. Die ambulans gesien wat ons 9 weg gevat het teen Affies?? Dit beteken ons skakelpaar is beseer.Wen PRG Vrydag gaan jy spog met die diepte….. Verloor hulle is dit beserings. Ek laat dit daar.
@JongMatie (Comment #35)
Julle is mos n tradisionele makro rugbyskool met baie diepte en waaraan die hele skool wil deelneem, glo nie n paar beseringtjies sal jul pla.
@Wonder (Comment #34)
Ons het 4 beserings – krities, so ja – sal maar kyk hoe dit gaan
Garsies vs PRG gaan groot wees
Volgende om na uit te sien
@Bungee (Comment #31)
Al die spanne wat nie Wildeklawer toe gaan nie, speel steeds teen Oakdale 23 April. Dis maar moeilik om die fixture in te pas omdat elke skool in die WP liga, soos ek dit verstaan, net 3 fixtures buite die WP kan kry. PRG s’n is nou Affies, Grey PE en Grey Bloem. Tussen Affies en Oakdale is dit ongelukkig ‘n no-brainer vir my…
Het PRG en PG fixtures geruil op Dag 3? Hartseer affair dat die hele skool fixture wegval tussen PRG en Oakdale
@BereFan (Comment #29)
I’m not sure what the latest is.
The last I saw was Durbies going to the Grey HS fest but perhaps the expected change in coaching structure has brought about a change in festival.
Menlopark and Glenwood were on the initial WK invite list but have declined. Glenwood is going to Grey and Menlo want the time off to recharge the batteries for the challenges of the NV Cup
@Beet
Saw that Durbanville also received an invitation to play in next year’s wildeklawer? Do you know who they’ll be playing or who else got invitations?
For WK I think there are some smart well-matched fixtures… E.g.
Jeppe v Boland Landbou
Maritzburg College v Stellenberg
Helpmekaar v Queens
Stellenberg v Westville
DHS v Paul Roos
And others….
By the way, Jeppe’s age group teams this year were very impressive… Would be interesting to compare Grey’s age group A teams performances vs Affies, to Jeppe’s …
@Meesh N (Comment #17)
Ah thx … What a selection of schools .. I don’t know who is going to be left to play at KES Easter fest… they should invite Blackrock College Dublin.
@Ringo (Comment #23)
I can promise you Grey will never underestimate you guys ….💪💪
GREY VS JEPPE TAKE 3
Expecting a lot from the 2026 1st XV.
@Meesh N (Comment #17)
So this 125 fest clashes with KES fest? The dates I mean?
@Smallies (Comment #20)
I heard someone say we might accidentally bump into Grey College every year for next 9 years. Their old boys won’t be healed until they beat us 10 years in a row. Personally I think we can steal 3 more wins in the next 9 fixtures
@Meesh N (Comment #17)
Excited to see Selborne here. Should be an awesome festival! Would be awesome to see Selborne vs Boys High.
125 FEST NICE ONE BOYS HIGH
Really nice mix of English Boys schools plus the Groot meneer your neighbours Affies my suggestion let Affies play both Southern surburbs schools …. Personally I would Like Jeppe to play SACS and House at PTA Fest we have not played them in the last 5 years
@Ringo (Comment #19)
You must be strong 💪 🤣
ROUND 3 FIGHT
@Grasshopper (Comment #15)
Exactly, very similar & proud schools who without a doubt would make a solid partnership. Perhaps we have maxed out our KZN relationships considering we play 3 KZN sides already. I’m glad Parktown added a school of Glenwood’s calibre to their fixture list, they have improved drastically in the past couple of years, know a few of the men at the wheel there & something is brewing. The fixture of course also allows Glenwood to create a pipeline to be a regular amongst Gauteng schools, to build/mend relationships with neighbouring schools & make the Green Machine a regular fixture in GP.
@Kaya 85 (Comment #16)
They’ve finally confirmed & released the list of attending schools. SACS,Rondebosch,Grey PE, Maritzburg College,Jeppe,Parktown,Affies,Michaelhouse & Selborne College will be the 9 schools joining us for the fest. Fixtures are yet to be confirmed, keen to see them especially for Affies. Grey Bloem was expected to be at the fest but unfortunately aren’t, it’s also a shame one of our closest rivals KES couldn’t feature due to them having KES fest.
The Festival will be held from the 4th-6th of April, will be a cracker!
@Meesh N (Comment #14)
Do u have more info on the PBHS 125 Festival Meesho?
@Meesh N (Comment #14)
True, it was our 115th this year. Similar schools with similar demographics and ethos, always wanted a regular PBHS fixture. Parktwon is back on our fixtures but they seem undercooked still.
@Grasshopper (Comment #13)
Glenwood should’ve just joined us up in Pretoria for our 125th festival, would’ve been great to have them.
4 X KZN TEAMS
@OudAffie (Comment #11)
Dan stem ons eintlik saam
@Rugbyman (Comment #10)
Jy verstaan my verkeerd. Ek bedoel die top 5 uitgebrei na ‘n top 10 EN die res, is daar ‘n groot verskil. KES het 100 gevat teen Gim, sulke wedstryde wil jy nie hê nie, en daar was ‘n hele paar sulke wedstryde hierdie jaar. Met die “groter, meer konstante skole” wat ‘n top 5, top 10 insluit, wat meer bepalings teen mekaar het, is dit al hoe moeiliker by toernoeie en feeste om groot 50/50 wedstryde te skeduleer. Dit is my punt.
@OudAffie (Comment #8)
Ek verskil so klein bietjie van jou op een punt… Ek dink nie daars veel te kies tussen die top 10 nie en op die dag kan enige een in die top 10 (selfs miskien top 12 in party jare) die appelkar omgooi… ek dink nie daars ‘n top 5 in die top 10 wat so elite is nie… mens moet nie net na een jaar kyk nie, voor iemand nou my bene uithaal!
Jy is aboluut korrek. Daar moet met die leidende skole in gesprek getree word, want daar is geen rede waarom net die eerstespanne nie minstens een “groot” opponent twee keer in dieselfde jaar by Wildeklawer kan speel nie.
Bv Gim vs Grey / Paul Roos vs Affies / Grey vs HJS
Die ongelukkige resultaat dat PRG, AHS, Grey, Gim en Boishaai klomp interskole bepalings het is dat die Noord-Suid, Wildeklawer en die Paas-toernooie van hul grootste wedstryde verloor.
Nuwe groot/hoof wedstryde word natuurlik gevestig, maar die gaping tussen die top 5, top 10 en die res word ook al hoe groter en dit beteken meeste van die nuwe bepalings is/gaan eensydig wees. Wat nie goed is nie. Natuurlik het skole goeie en briljante spanne en jare, maar nie noodwendig elke jaar nie. My punt is net dat die mense wie die toernooie bymekaarsit is onder druk om ‘n lekker program op te stel.
@RuggaFreak (Comment #6)
Keep it going ,keep it flowing…..LIKE THE WATEEEERRRR!!!!
@Smallies (Comment #1)
@Smallies (Comment #1)
Baby steps, we rebuilding our program and hopefully we get good enough in the near future to bring back the fixture. Our pupil numbers and hostel numbers are growing rapidly which will go a long way to making us competitive again.
Enkele goeie wedstryde. Affies vs HJS. Paul Roos vs Garsfontein en DHS. Westville kon Grey gespeel het.
only one real top clash hjs vs affies?
FIXTURE
Gim teen Oakdale? Ek weet Wildeklawer is nie Noord Suid nie, maar dis nogal vreemd
Dit sou befok gewees het om n Queens Grey game te kon he,vir baie jare was Queens een van Grey se grootste interskole en om dit op Wildeklawer op A span vlak weer to kon laat herleef sou fantasties gewees het….