The Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival Squad player name, dates of birth, height and weight stats:
AFFIES | DOB | H | W | DALE | DOB | H | W | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jano Espag | 05/03/97 | 1.85 | 98 | 1 | Zimi Ngqongqwana | 27/06/95 | 1.77 | 100 |
Viaan Mong | 23/01/97 | 1.72 | 91 | 2 | Sango Mtotywa | 21/01/96 | 1.70 | 91 |
DP du Plessis | 18/07/96 | 1.96 | 116 | 3 | Kuhle Mokhoabane | 10/05/96 | 1.80 | 100 |
Ruben van Heerden | 27/10/97 | 1.97 | 110 | 4 | Johan Loubser | 13/02/96 | 1.90 | 97 |
Jaun Basson | 21/03/97 | 1.96 | 100 | 5 | Lwazi Poswayo | 17/10/95 | 1.84 | 83 |
Gavin Foster | 29/01/96 | 1.86 | 94 | 6 | Buntu Ponono | 14/04/96 | 1.71 | 87 |
Vic Meyer | 24/03/97 | 1.87 | 87 | 7 | Bunono Sindi | 18/09/97 | 1.74 | 86 |
Louis de Jong | 12/09/95 | 1.86 | 98 | 8 | Ronald Jiri | 01/01/96 | 1.77 | 90 |
PACK SIZE | 1.88 | 794 | PACK SIZE | 1.78 | 734 | |||
Carlo de Nysschen | 01/08/96 | 1.77 | 78 | 9 | Sibusiso Ngcokovane | 17/02/96 | 1.65 | 70 |
Dale Hendriks | 15/03/96 | 1.78 | 76 | 10 | Courtney Winnaar | 27/03/97 | 1.80 | 80 |
Janco Booysen | 27/05/97 | 1.79 | 80 | 11 | Luyolo Khuse | 06/03/97 | 1.75 | 86 |
Eddie Fouché | 04/07/97 | 1.82 | 91 | 12 | Siyamthanda Mgubo | 16/10/97 | 1.70 | 80 |
Tiaan Schmulian | 29/03/96 | 1.87 | 98 | 13 | Yamkela Nyalambisa | 23/02/96 | 1.80 | 86 |
Pieter Coetser | 05/12/96 | 1.90 | 85 | 14 | Luzuko Mase | 29/06/95 | 1.81 | 84 |
Eduan Keyter | 13/06/96 | 1.85 | 88 | 15 | Justerino Davids | 12/02/95 | 1.90 | 75 |
Remon Viviers | 07/07/96 | 1.79 | 94 | 16 | Bubele Gongqa | 31/01/97 | 1.65 | 95 |
Reynhard Goosen | 21/03/96 | 1.83 | 100 | 17 | Reezwaan Shahadat | 21/12/96 | 1.77 | 114 |
Rohan Roelofse | 09/05/96 | 1.86 | 92 | 18 | Lukesa Njokweni | 11/06/96 | 1.87 | 95 |
Eduan Lubbe | 12/08/97 | 1.85 | 100 | 19 | Keanu Grootboom | 04/08/96 | 1.89 | 90 |
Kristian du Plessis | 04/03/97 | 1.74 | 83 | 20 | Siyanda Am | 03/03/97 | 1.78 | 80 |
Ryno Lourens | 07/07/97 | 1.75 | 76 | 21 | Siphe Renene | 02/05/97 | 1.65 | 70 |
Henco Jordaan | 25/01/97 | 1.86 | 70 | 22 | Jonathan Booysen | 30/12/97 | 1.70 | 80 |
Niell Bezuidenhout | 04/07/97 | 1.79 | 94 | 23 | Godknows Mavara | 24/02/96 | 1.80 | 72 |
EG JANSEN | DOB | H | W | FRAMESBY | DOB | H | W | |
Rouxbann Bauman | 21/04/97 | 1.87 | 110 | 1 | Wessel Strydom | 12/12/95 | 1.88 | 110 |
Nico Peyper | 16/07/97 | 1.78 | 89 | 2 | André Lategan | 14/01/97 | 1.80 | 88 |
Armand Jordaan | 02/10/96 | 1.95 | 118 | 3 | Roché van Zyl | 14/06/96 | 1.80 | 105 |
Quinton van der Schyff | 28/01/96 | 1.90 | 92 | 4 | Ludwig Liebenberg | 19/08/96 | 1.88 | 100 |
Hendre Stassen | 27/12/97 | 2.00 | 110 | 5 | Wihan Coetzer | 30/08/96 | 1.95 | 92 |
Eben Buitendach | 21/08/97 | 1.87 | 93 | 6 | SF Nieuwoudt | 27/08/96 | 1.80 | 88 |
Dylan van der Walt | 02/11/97 | 1.90 | 95 | 7 | Ruben Pretorius | 03/10/97 | 1.88 | 88 |
Warren Brits | 21/01/97 | 1.93 | 104 | 8 | Neal Brophy | 12/04/96 | 1.75 | 85 |
PACK SIZE | 1.90 | 811 | PACK SIZE | 1.84 | 756 | |||
Charl Barkhuizen | 01/01/96 | 1.80 | 80 | 9 | Rouché Nel | 26/03/96 | 1.75 | 75 |
Forrest Roos | 21/01/96 | 1.82 | 72 | 10 | Tiaan Stander | 26/01/96 | 1.83 | 92 |
Irvin Ali | 26/10/97 | 1.81 | 75 | 11 | Mfundo Ndawo | 22/01/95 | 1.76 | 70 |
Delano Kotze | 06/06/96 | 1.87 | 100 | 12 | Malan Marais | 21/03/97 | 1.83 | 95 |
Erich Cronje | 01/01/97 | 1.87 | 92 | 13 | Tiaan Louwrens | 04/06/96 | 1.81 | 86 |
Juan Botha | 29/07/96 | 1.85 | 83 | 14 | Rikus Zaayman | 06/05/97 | 1.78 | 75 |
Martin van Wyk | 23/01/96 | 1.70 | 75 | 15 | Jaquis Oosthuizen | 04/07/96 | 1.75 | 76 |
Brandon Hayward | 14/02/96 | 1.75 | 105 | 16 | Gerhard van As | 17/07/96 | 1.82 | 95 |
Morne Taute | 03/05/96 | 1.78 | 109 | 17 | Ruan Louwrens | 17/09/96 | 1.72 | 95 |
Edwin Jansen | 22/08/97 | 1.87 | 86 | 18 | Dean Verwey | 11/05/96 | 1.80 | 96 |
Jonathan Strydom | 17/02/97 | 1.83 | 95 | 19 | Wikus van Rooyen | 29/07/96 | 1.85 | 86 |
Xander Crause | 18/04/97 | 1.80 | 83 | 20 | Jurgens Viljoen | 13/01/97 | 1.74 | 80 |
Marco Niemand | 02/10/97 | 1.85 | 97 | 21 | Wayne Moss | 05/10/97 | 1.70 | 65 |
Dillan Robus | 14/07/97 | 1.80 | 87 | 22 | Dillon Carr | 06/04/97 | 1.75 | 72 |
Esuan van Niekerk | 10/09/97 | 1.86 | 115 | 23 | Tiaan Potgieter | 14/03/96 | 1.70 | 75 |
GLENWOOD | DOB | H | W | GREY COLLEGE | DOB | H | W | |
Kenny van Niekerk | 29/01/96 | 1.85 | 101 | 1 | Ruben Terblanche | 21/02/96 | 1.78 | 104 |
Percy Mngadi | 19/01/96 | 1.71 | 101 | 2 | JC Janse van Vuuren | 03/01/96 | 1.73 | 95 |
Jakobus Tredoux | 23/02/96 | 1.82 | 105 | 3 | Callie Janse van Vuuren | 03/05/96 | 1.75 | 115 |
Kevin du Randt | 15/02/96 | 1.90 | 97 | 4 | Jurie Burger | 20/10/97 | 1.93 | 102 |
Ruan Desmore | 03/07/96 | 1.90 | 90 | 5 | Kassel Rothman | 16/04/96 | 1.92 | 89 |
James Venter | 21/08/96 | 1.80 | 90 | 6 | De Wet Bezuidenhoudt | 10/09/96 | 1.83 | 92 |
McMillan Muller | 06/08/96 | 1.80 | 102 | 7 | Jacques du Preez | 25/01/96 | 1.84 | 96 |
Jaco Coetzee | 10/06/96 | 1.87 | 100 | 8 | Alex Jonker | 23/07/96 | 1.80 | 91 |
PACK SIZE | 1.83 | 786 | PACK SIZE | 1.82 | 784 | |||
Kwazi Khanyile | 22/12/96 | 1.62 | 70 | 9 | Dian Badenhorst | 08/08/96 | 1.72 | 80 |
Curtis Jonas | 27/08/96 | 1.68 | 71 | 10 | Dwayne Wessels | 09/01/96 | 1.78 | 77 |
Philani Ngcobo | 13/04/96 | 1.79 | 71 | 11 | Niel Stannard | 16/04/96 | 1.77 | 76 |
Ruben Fouché | 06/03/96 | 1.84 | 82 | 12 | Mike Anndrade | 27/02/96 | 1.78 | 86 |
Sphandla Ngcobo | 28/07/95 | 1.76 | 73 | 13 | Julian Jordaan | 02/01/96 | 1.72 | 82 |
Ilunga Mukendi | 07/05/97 | 1.81 | 83 | 14 | Charl Pretoruis | 23/08/96 | 1.73 | 80 |
Morné Joubert | 19/01/96 | 1.80 | 80 | 15 | Henry Immelman | 26/05/95 | 1.91 | 92 |
PJ Kobbie | 10/07/96 | 1.88 | 92 | 16 | Daniel Rust | 13/02/97 | 1.73 | 90 |
Christopher Klopper | 09/07/97 | 1.84 | 99 | 17 | Janu Botha | 06/03/96 | 1.72 | 110 |
Nama Xaba | 26/07/97 | 1.83 | 90 | 18 | Janco van Tonder | 06/03/97 | 1.85 | 87 |
Christopher Bredell | 26/03/96 | 1.83 | 89 | 19 | Henry Slabbert | 04/03/96 | 1.80 | 90 |
Jayden Morgan | 19/12/97 | 1.78 | 74 | 20 | CJ Lötter | 02/03/96 | 1.80 | 74 |
Marco Palvie | 18/10/97 | 1.85 | 97 | 21 | Lourens Steenkamp | 18/02/97 | 1.81 | 80 |
Donovan du Randt | 14/01/97 | 1.69 | 70 | 22 | Glenn Erickson | 17/04/96 | 1.75 | 73 |
23 | Raynard Esterhuizen | 28/03/97 | 1.88 | 110 | ||||
HTS MIDDELBURG | DOB | H | W | KEARSNEY | DOB | H | W | |
Kyle Brits | 29/03/96 | 1.86 | 97 | 1 | Tijde Visser | 21/09/96 | 1.75 | 99 |
JP Mans | 06/10/96 | 1.76 | 95 | 2 | Nicholas Luyt | 09/05/97 | 1.75 | 88 |
Ruan Groenewald | 22/04/96 | 1.76 | 93 | 3 | Matthew Maddock | 06/10/96 | 1.89 | 128 |
Marko Maré | 23/06/96 | 1.92 | 96 | 4 | Khanyisani Xaba | 03/11/96 | 1.84 | 90 |
Driaan Bester | 25/05/96 | 1.93 | 103 | 5 | Tristan Dixon | 23/04/97 | 1.94 | 104 |
Chrisjan Steynberg | 16/01/97 | 1.82 | 82 | 6 | Anthony Quenet | 05/03/96 | 1.79 | 89 |
Derik Willemse | 15/01/97 | 1.84 | 83 | 7 | Jesse Rich | 12/04/96 | 1.85 | 87 |
Eric Basson | 17/01/97 | 1.81 | 94 | 8 | Stephen Tedder | 11/07/96 | 1.80 | 82 |
PACK SIZE | 1.84 | 743 | PACK SIZE | 1.83 | 767 | |||
Stephan Enslin | 25/03/96 | 1.85 | 84 | 9 | James Hall | 02/01/96 | 1.70 | 78 |
Lohan Bennett | 06/03/96 | 1.83 | 87 | 10 | Tristan Tedder | 17/04/96 | 1.80 | 72 |
Liaan Prinsloo | 06/02/96 | 1.90 | 89 | 11 | Brendan Vorster | 26/02/97 | 1.76 | 75 |
Ruan Luddick | 03/01/97 | 1.81 | 87 | 12 | Sebastien Pau | 16/03/97 | 1.84 | 86 |
Jacques du Toit | 07/02/97 | 1.84 | 77 | 13 | James Tedder | 18/04/97 | 1.87 | 81 |
Brandon Par-Bailey | 07/01/97 | 1.79 | 77 | 14 | Mitchell Nesbit | 06/01/97 | 1.79 | 78 |
Barend Smit | 12/02/96 | 1.84 | 94 | 15 | Stefan Harris | 18/01/96 | 1.71 | 76 |
Johandre Olckers | 06/06/97 | 1.78 | 95 | 16 | Mzingisi Bam | 01/03/96 | 1.69 | 82 |
Kyle van Aswegen | 29/03/96 | 1.84 | 115 | 17 | David Brown | 10/01/97 | 1.83 | 83 |
Dehan Opperman | 24/07/96 | 1.84 | 82 | 18 | Patrick Zietkiewicz | 06/05/96 | 1.82 | 80 |
Bernard Kotzenberg | 25/12/96 | 1.81 | 82 | 19 | Joshua van Vuuren | 02/07/97 | 1.83 | 87 |
Francois de Villiers | 12/02/97 | 1.82 | 75 | 20 | Cian Waugh | 21/09/96 | 1.79 | 87 |
Reynard van As | 27/03/97 | 1.83 | 77 | 21 | Langa Hlongwane | 04/03/96 | 1.82 | 84 |
Neven Nel | 29/07/96 | 1.77 | 97 | 22 | Brandon Hughes | 25/01/97 | 1.84 | 82 |
MONNAS | DOB | H | W | NICO MALAN | DOB | H | W | |
Kevin Booth | 28/05/96 | 1.82 | 104 | 1 | Peter-Lafras Moolman | 19/10/96 | 1.86 | 105 |
Vean Roodt | 19/08/95 | 1.81 | 107 | 2 | Alandré van Rooyen | 23/08/96 | 1.82 | 106 |
Jaco Holtzhausen | 12/01/96 | 1.83 | 106 | 3 | Nehan Rautenbach | 21/06/97 | 1.86 | 110 |
Rhyno Herbst | 05/07/96 | 1.96 | 113 | 4 | Pieter-Steyl Swanepoel | 03/10/97 | 1.95 | 85 |
Len Massyn | 21/05/97 | 1.92 | 93 | 5 | Dirk Staats | 19/03/97 | 1.90 | 92 |
Gavin Delport | 26/01/96 | 1.81 | 90 | 6 | Andries Jacobs | 01/03/96 | 1.76 | 90 |
Tiaan van Wyk | 30/03/96 | 1.84 | 87 | 7 | Willem Rautenbach | 02/02/96 | 1.76 | 90 |
Juan Lemmer | 27/10/96 | 1.86 | 96 | 8 | Dean vd Westhuizen | 08/05/96 | 1.84 | 95 |
PACK SIZE | 1.86 | 796 | PACK SIZE | 1.84 | 773 | |||
Stefan Fitzgerald | 06/12/95 | 1.72 | 80 | 9 | Dian Hartzenberg | 21/02/97 | 1.77 | 75 |
Ivan Smit | 15/04/97 | 1.91 | 79 | 10 | Darren Domingo | 01/02/96 | 1.64 | 83 |
Desbie Joubert | 01/03/97 | 1.77 | 78 | 11 | Curwin Potgieter | 07/03/95 | 1.70 | 62 |
Ernst Beumer | 02/06/97 | 1.85 | 95 | 12 | Ruben Botha | 02/07/96 | 1.82 | 90 |
Armand Grobler | 29/04/96 | 1.78 | 77 | 13 | Armand de Lange | 02/09/96 | 1.82 | 76 |
Josh Swanepoel | 28/03/96 | 1.80 | 80 | 14 | Dominik Uytenbogaardt | 09/03/96 | 1.84 | 85 |
Stian Joubert | 07/01/97 | 1.71 | 75 | 15 | Charlton Geswint | 08/03/96 | 1.75 | 75 |
Justin Brandon | 09/08/97 | 1.80 | 83 | 16 | Billa Uys | 25/03/97 | 1.80 | 91 |
Dylan Wood | 02/08/96 | 1.85 | 100 | 17 | Pierre Janeke | 09/05/96 | 1.88 | 103 |
Reinhard Nothnagel | 35698 | 2.01 | 100 | 18 | Martin Pretorius | 35225 | 1.85 | 93 |
Henro Liebenberg | 21/02/97 | 1.85 | 95 | 19 | Cornel Steyn | 22/08/96 | 1.90 | 90 |
Jacques Joubert | 11/01/96 | 1.76 | 70 | 20 | Carlo du Toit | 01/03/97 | 1.80 | 90 |
Wikus van Biljon | 27/09/96 | 1.76 | 65 | 21 | Lourens van Zyl | 12/05/95 | 1.75 | 70 |
Elmar du Plessis | 13/01/97 | 1.81 | 77 | |||||
Jaco Smith | 15/03/96 | 1.86 | 108 | |||||
SELBORNE | DOB | H | W | WESTVILLE | DOB | H | W | |
Tango Balekile | 07/03/96 | 1.83 | 97 | 1 | Jordan Els | 11/06/97 | 1.86 | 110 |
Grant Venter | 19/08/97 | 1.76 | 97 | 2 | Renier Pieterse | 27/08/96 | 1.79 | 96 |
Daniel Voigt | 25/04/97 | 1.78 | 118 | 3 | Cody Thomas | 01/03/96 | 1.85 | 114 |
Daniel Froneman | 10/03/97 | 1.90 | 96 | 4 | Brandon Warner | 14/01/96 | 1.87 | 105 |
Robert Lyons | 26/06/96 | 1.88 | 104 | 5 | Sibabalo Qoma | 17/02/97 | 1.86 | 97 |
Adrian Greig | 10/05/96 | 1.80 | 92 | 6 | Adrian Heystek | 16/02/96 | 1.88 | 95 |
Skye Bawden | 13/11/95 | 1.77 | 87 | 7 | Nathan Meilhon | 17/04/96 | 1.86 | 120 |
Jason Steyn | 20/02/96 | 1.84 | 100 | 8 | Teigan Erasmus | 22/04/96 | 1.82 | 86 |
PACK SIZE | 1.82 | 791 | PACK SIZE | 1.85 | 823 | |||
Ryan Boy | 20/06/96 | 1.71 | 69 | 9 | Kyan Braithwaite | 22/07/96 | 1.72 | 75 |
Morgan Steyn | 12/06/97 | 1.77 | 88 | 10 | Lindo Buthelezi | 12/04/96 | 1.72 | 75 |
Tristian Coetzer | 10/04/97 | 1.79 | 85 | 11 | Shane Ball | 29/08/96 | 1.79 | 77 |
David Brits | 27/04/97 | 1.79 | 88 | 12 | Wayne Smith | 07/03/96 | 1.80 | 90 |
Jacinto Da Silva | 15/06/96 | 1.79 | 80 | 13 | Juan Anderson | 09/02/96 | 1.71 | 77 |
Milani Lubelwana | 02/01/96 | 1.79 | 85 | 14 | Donovan Pieters | 12/12/95 | 1.71 | 76 |
Liam McLoughllin | 14/02/96 | 1.76 | 80 | 16 | Joshua Bailey | 20/04/96 | 1.80 | 98 |
Lutho Selem | 14/05/97 | 1.80 | 96 | 17 | Shawn Stoltz | 20/04/97 | 1.84 | 103 |
Cole van Tonder | 28/12/97 | 1.83 | 99 | 18 | Yuric Thambran | 12/03/96 | 1.83 | 85 |
Gregg Shean | 26/01/96 | 1.92 | 86 | 19 | Devon Muller | 24/01/97 | 1.86 | 88 |
Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen | 30/03/97 | 1.85 | 84 | 20 | Joshua Murphy | 10/10/96 | 1.86 | 95 |
Sibahle Dunjana | 03/04/96 | 1.69 | 60 | 21 | Garryth Jackson | 24/10/96 | 1.72 | 80 |
Michael Botha | 28/05/97 | 1.80 | 80 | 22 | Ruan Kotze | 30/08/96 | 1.84 | 85 |
Brandon Perks | 25/07/96 | 1.83 | 89 | 23 | Bradley Smith | 19/06/96 | 1.81 | 80 |
24 | Simiso Phahla | 30/03/96 | 1.71 | 77 |
@ROOIBUL:
So die mense hoef nie stoeltjies saam te bring nie. Dus net die suurstofmaskers vir die “smog”. En natuurlik ietsie om hul besig te hou as die ligte na 6h00 afgeskakel word. Ek meen om na ‘n koolmyn te kyk gaan die manne net so lank besig hou. 8)
Halo, al julle SBR lovers.
Soos julle weet, is die 2014 Craven week die jaar by HTS Middelburg.
Goeie nuus !!! Daar is sitplek vir julle almal, pa,ma,ouma,oupa en kleinboet, niemand sal op die grond hoef te sit nie.
En dis als onder dak.
@pongola: No the no 8 of Affies is actually u/18. The no 7 from Selbourne is actually u/19.
@pongola: He’s ok – Schools play u/19 – he may not make it for Craven week though.
isn’t affies 8th man too old?
@ Pedantic : I believe he is the same player. Saw him play as a flank in u14 at the Skonk Tournament if I recall.
@Andre T: Gaan jy Chelsea Blommeskou toe die jaar. Hoor ‘n nuwe opwindende talent van SA gaan die SA skouspel nou behartig.
@Andre T: Nee
@Duppie: Onthou jy hom nog?
@Andre T: Se hy moet volgende keer waai as hy my sien.
@Duppie: Hy wil kyk hoe dit nie gespeel moet word.
@Andre T: As hy enigiets van rugby weet wat soek hy by TUKS se games.
@Duppie: Knowthegame se hy sien jou gereeld daar by Tuks se games.
@Andre T: Nee man net Buffel en sy seun.
@Duppie: Beide van hulle?
@Andre T: Nommel 3
@Buffel: Watter posisie speel julle?
@Andre T: Xactly
@Duppie: M.a.w hulle kon amper teen mekaar gespeel het as Kearsney teen techs sou speel?
@Andre T: Ja maar toe matriek eindelik daar klaar gekry sy seun is nou 4jaar later in Kearsney. Wat pla jou ‘n pa probeer mos altyd om sy seun beter te gee as wat hy gehad het.
@Buffel: Het jy nie nog tot onlangs een of ander tegniese skool in die Kaap ondersteun?
@Grasshopper: I stand to be corrected but early 60’s I think.
@BOG: Weet ongelukkig ook nie – sal by die seun hoor – miskien weet hy. Weet net hy is ‘n baie goeie gewigstoter.
@Pedantic: I have no idea. Im not close to Bloem or the team. But its not unusual for a player to arrive at GCB in one position and then made into something else. I know of many.@OudUppie: Miskien kan jy Pedantic se vraag beantwoord?
Happy Birthday Neil Stannard
Lekker verjaar Neiltjie.
@BoishaaiPa: Ja, daai een.
@Andre T: Daai tent waar jy nie was nie en die koue bier gestaan en wag het vir jou?
@Pinotage: Watter posisie speel jou seun? Ons moet mekaar verseker ken – my seun speel ook vir GC o/16A – linker vleuel.
@BOG: Enough about seating – back to business – As a matter of interest, I see Daniel Rust in the GCB squad at #16 – would you know if he is the same youngster who played KZN U13 Flyhalf in 2010? Interesting that he is now a hooker ??
@BOG: Dis ook nou tipies hierdie KXN’ers wat n moerse gesprek sal aanknoop oor wie moet waar sit. Plaas staan die mensies eerder dat hulle kan langer word en ophou moan oor hul gebrek aan lengte.
Small things amuse small minds
@Grasshopper: As far as Im concerned Brent crude and NY Light is of greater importance than where I sit at Kearsney- even if I hang in a tree. And Im not even in the oil industry
KC have a fantastic set up and the boys should always stay on the Grandstand, it adds to the atmosphere. Since my school days at Pretoria Boys High, we always sat on the green stands opposite the main stand and we never had a problem at all.
KC has a Kings Park vibe to it now, like Buffel said, standing behind the posts is awesome, chances are, you will be called to a gazebo for a good drink or two – look for Mr Schramm, he will keep you entertained and well hydrated
@BOG: hahaha, true! In Bloem they have to sit in minus temperatures in the late afternoon in winter…
Well, if they do not have underseat heating, and a closing roof for when it rains, I shall not be attending. And who the hell, cares?
@beet: Ah OK, smaller schools used to sit on the concrete stands. Not much can be done about pillars, it’s needed to hold the building up….just a little bit of required engineering ;-)
@Grasshopper: No at Glenwood, the visiting school now sits on the wooden stands as well.
Glenwood has moved and sits closest to the McDonald Road end while the visitors sit by the hockey astro end.
These are the best seats as far as I’m concerned. The concrete may be undercover but it comes with huge obstacles in the form of those annoying support pillars
@Gungets Tuft: Also never thought about it, but lets face it, that area is by no means a prime spot – so shouldn’t take too much persuading. Someone else here said it may be a good idea to put up signage – In that case we need to include a : “Beware flying Bashers”sign there. In fairness though, most people are aware of basher ridge, but I guess at big games maybe use some of the red/white chevron tape to demarcate the area – as I said, no big offence because the nice seats (not facing the sun) are on the stands on the other side of the field.
@Buffel: Yep. Just out of interest when was the main stand at Kearsney built? 80’s?
@Grasshopper: good call- rather be in the open stands or there abouts. far better viewing from there and very chilly in the concrete area.
@Gungets Tuft: good idea. At Kearsney,it is the visiting boys that sit on the open side of the field with the Medway stand available to visitors , KC boys and local supporters. I find it more festive to sit in the sun behind the poles and shout from there. That space has grown from a few chairs to full blown Gazebos ,braais and in some cases ,fine crystal . Space there has become prime and you need to set up
on the Friday to get a good vantage point.
At Glenwood it’s pretty clear, the school is seated on the temporary stands, the visiting school on the concrete stands under the main school building and parents/spectators fill the rest of the stands. The boys are in the sun, the way it should be out of respect for their elders and visitors.
I have seen it look a bit awkward at College as well, when visitors take seats on the boys “stand” – the stepped area on the South Western side of Goldstones. When the boys arrive they sort of get “relocated” by sheer weight of numbers. Would hate to think they feel the boys are bad mannered, but the East open stand and the Kent Pavillion (east side – west is for VIPs) are for parents and visitors.
Perhaps the war-cry leaders should be tasked with explaining what’s up – perhaps they already are, it never occurred to me.
@Buffel: @Westers: um; see it how you want. Most of the Kearsney parents sit in the sun around the field. Yes; the parents who pay the fees and they more than happy too have it this way. So why would they have it as you suggest. Anyway it’s the way it is and old boys before will not permit this to be any other way. The old boys have a strong representation with an amazing Head and Staff; who honour the good traditions before them. Your comments are noted though.
@BoishaaiPa: Dis juis die geselskap wat my worry. Dit herinner my aan die tent by Paarl Gim 2011.
@Scrum Doctor: been that way since year dot and it wont change .It is called tradition.
@kcob: It is your school and yes you are free to do as you wish. But most people would see it being disrespectful to the opposition to make them sit looking into the blazing sun whilst your own are sitting comfortably in the shade of the main stand.
Why not reserve the whole stand for both schools pupils and let the parents and other supporters bake in the sun?
@Andre T: Dodgy of nie…Ek kan op n omgedraaide bottel ook lekker rugby sit en kyk,,hang alles van die geselskap rondom jou af!
@CHS08: Couple of years ago Paul Roos had Os Hamman that weighed in at 153 kg at 18!..There have been many 120kg plus boys in teams over the past few years. This year’s crop is actually not that big overall.
The boys seating on those stands is like time and memorial…it should never changes and visitors not expect it to; then you will never be disappointed!!! Hope the boys stay on the left side forever!!! It’s our school…that’s how we like it!
@Ploegskaar: No man 112kg and 122kg at 17?? Yhoo hayi these kids I don’t know anymore! How are then other normal teams suppose to scrum or tackle such kids?
@CHS08: Bellville HS’s 2 u17 props, both in the WP Elite Squad, weigh in at a healthy 112Kg and 122Kg respectively, but they have very little fat mass and are very fit. Some would say their size can be attributed to the quality meat from one of their sponsors, QC86 can vouch for that!
EG Jansen have a massive pack!!!
Goodness me how’s it possible that these 2 props from EG Jansen are so big at 17 and 18 years of !age??? What are they feeding these boys? They children!!
@Woltrui: jee went to Potch the other day to watch my eldest play,hell hulle was mooi
@QC86: Hahahahaha…. Beet still making excuses for the lack of communication in 2013!!! We will forgive but never forget…. They say the Mfazis in that part of the town is almost as beautiful as the Pretoria girls 8)
@Duppie: en n moerse houding met Wildeklawer 2010 daai dag toe Affies soos Landsdowne Road gelyk het.
@Andre T: Al klagte teen Klub600 is die besigheids ure.
@BoishaaiPa: As Klub 600 vir jou lekker was dan klink die ander 3 ook bietjie dodgy
@beet: A couple of Selborne parents are going to play myth busters at that tent, come Thursday.Taking all my old phones with just in case.Wollie and i still think it had more to do with skirt than bad comm’s
@Andre T: Hy moet een of ander tyd op sy eie voete leer staan.
My 4 best places to watch SBR from..in no particular order…Markotter Suite or Rooftop at Paul Roos…The Stoep at Brugstraat clubhouse…Die Dek at Grey College and Klub 600 at Affies…
@Scrum Doctor: the game against westville recently there were big signs on the stands saying reserved. people chose to sit there anyway. i agree placing long blankets is wrong when the people only come for the main game. I was there and even after the move there was some spaces, what must also be remembered is that this was an open weekend at the school with some 228 new kids there so i am sure there were some potential new parents who stayed to watch the rugby so probably a bigger crowd that what was expected. must say the new stand is awesome and will be well used in the seasons to come.probably one of the nicest places to watch school boy rugby
@Beet: I agree with your comments on the irritation of people booking seats by placing blankets and cushions along the stands. If you want those seats, then you must be prepared to sit there all day
@Cappie: Nee Cappie, ek terg julle net. Ek verstaan en het maar n sagte plekkie vir Affies ook. My swaer, Speartackle was vir n dag in Affies, so die soft spot is daar al is dit maar n baie sagte een.
@Duppie: Goeie vraag.
Die ander groot vraag is……..wat soek jy op die blog?
Jys veronderstel om vir Barry Roux te help.
@Ooploop: Wat soek jy dan by Kearsney?
@Duppie: Bevrees die antwoord op beide jou vrae is nee en miskien eendag as my laaitie oud, goed (en groot) genoeg is kan hy 1ste speel en as ek genoeg geld het kan ek n Harley ry
@BOG: The beer tent is still there Bog. I personally have never visited it
The poor cellphone network signal remains the official excuse for lack of coverage in 2012, 2013!
@Ooploop: On Thursday seating won’t be any issue. Saturday and Monday might be full so best to come early IF you want to sit in the main stand. There are wooden stands on the other side of the field, so usually enough seating.
The complaints above which are not new are often directed at the schoolboys at inter-schools games because they take up half the undercover main stand. The point is the boys don’t make the decision and the school has to respect the wishes of the contributor.
But for KERF, the school will not be on holiday and so spectators can sit anywhere on the main stand. IOW no part of the stand will be reserved for Kearsney boys only.
Also the stand has been extended so it is a little bigger.
@Ooploop: Jy die pa met die Harley’s?
@Grasshopper: We first have to get past this year – next year will be another story BUT it is not about having a unbeaten season (that only happens once in a decade – unless you are in GCB) – some will argue it is a curse for a schoolboy to go through a season unbeaten – ask the principal of I think it was Wynberg (wrote a great article on this) – it is all about playing good and expansive running rugby with a clear game plan.
@beet: Regarding preferred seating, dont you any longer have contacts for seating in the tent? The disadvantage of course, no reception or signal- as we experienced last year.
@Ooploop: Hoor die skool uit Rustenburg besig om hul hoofbron van kwaliteit spelers toe te maak. Hul sal maar Monnas in Engels op hul busse moet speel om ten minste vir die Gropher Cup in merking te kan kom. Dan sal hulle ook af en toe ‘n wedstryd kan wen.
Jou seun in Affies se 1stes??
@Duppie: Ek het gesê “af en toe” – hulle is mos daai skool wat dink hulle het ook witbulle as n 1ste span – êrens op die Wesrand
@Ooploop: Monnas???????????????????
@Andre T: Jy mag dalk net reg wees ivm Affies – hulle het harde wedstryde en het glad nie beindruk teen Kloof nie – dink egter hulle gaan verbeter
Daar is darem ander spanne wat ook so af en toe goeie rugby speel soos GCB en Monnas wat ook my belangstelling lok.
@Andre T: Dit sal gevaarlik wees om enige span op een vertoning te oordeel. Dinge sal so bietjie anders wees met die feesweek. Affies het my baie teleurgestel teen kloof, maar dit beteken nie hulle moet nou net afgeskryf word nie. Die manne sal hard werk en opmaak. hulle het as jonger groepe gewen, dus moet hulle maar net weer hulle voete vind.
@Andre T: As hy agter die doellyn sit gaan hy baie met die seuns kan sit en grappies maak.
@Ooploop: Posisioneer jouself maar elke keer so naby as moontlik aan Affies se doellyn anders gaan jy nie veel van hulle games sien.
@beet: Ok clear as mud to me now, so should I bring a camping chair or will there be seating on the stands for visitors?
@Scrum Doctor: I think your complaints are actually quite common about Kearsney. Perhaps better signage or an usher is the way to go because it does tend to create a negative opinion of the boys and their common courtesy, which is a little unfair.
@Scrum Doctor: I was told that this was a condition of the donor, that the stand be used by the KC boys. If true, the school couldn’t really take the money and ignore the condition under which it was given.
If I had a choice at Westville, I would take the wooden benches over the concrete / grass stand any day but that is just personal pref.
What really bugs me about Kearsney is how they allow people to spread long blankets and place cushions to book seats and then disappear for hours at a time, only to arrive back for the main game. It’s one thing to occupy a seat for an extended period, go for a break, then return and claim it again, but really the school should promote a first come first serve approach under all other circumstances, especially seeing how its regarded as the prime viewing area.
@Scrum Doctor: you cant really call the seating around bowdens prime !!!
@LineBreak: I think if you compare school fees you will understand why the venues cant be compared. Point is – we give our best seating to visiting spectators regardless if it is as good as Kearsney or not. Little old ladies being moved from the stands to allow hulking school boys to sit just does not seem the gentlemanly thing to do !
@Scrum Doctor: With respect, the 600 to 700 prime seats available to spectators on the extended Kearsney stand are far more than the “prime” spots at Westville, can’t even start to compare the venues.
The fact that the school made a large investment to extend the stand for more visitors in order to retain their traditional scholar seating illustrates the importance of the tradition.
Opposing school has ample comfortable seating under the trees on the opposite side of the field.
@sharkie: and where do the players from the other school sit??? they are after all your guests for the day,it happens at Selborne,which has a very small stand, that the Selborne kids sit on the main stand and then very little space left for parents and our guest schools parents.I find that very embarrassing.
@sharkie: Hilty seems to differ . At Westville visiting spectators get the prime spots as is the case with most of the other schools. Our boys sit in the sun on the other side of the field . It was just very strange that prior to the main game against Westville all of the people on one side of the stands were moved as the school boys wanted to sit ( and sing) ??
@sharkie: No,the Hilton boys sit on the grass stand next to the main stand.
@BOG: You keep on argueing, Mr Bog and not answering the questions. It’s not good for your defense.
@Andre T: Im glad that you obviously recognized the origin of the first question / statement
@Scrum Doctor: Scrum doctor the main stand at kearsney is probably bigger than most school grandstands so allows ample space for parents to sit. The kearsney boys singing is very much part of the school and a tradition i would hate to see stop. i WATCHED THE PAUL ROOS/Grey PE game on saturday and the school kids sat on the main stand. Hilton college the boys sit on the main stand.
@BOG: Can you please explain what you are putting to us? Are you telling us we can’t use more than one defense?
Ek onthou die woorde n paar dekades gelede: “Ons het julle daren stukkend geskrun, ne?” en die antwoord daarop-“Ja, maar toe julle geskrum het , het ons (GCB) driee gedruk”
@tornado: They’ll walk it
@ROOIBUL: dis jammer ek het hom sien speel die naweek en hulle mors met sy talent. Hoop die MP selectors sien dit raak.
@Andre T: no matchup for Grey. Garsfontein must 1st win the stadsbeker in PTA to show they ready to compete with the big dogs
As it is holidays now hopefully the spectators will be allowed to sit on the stands and enjoy the games . Always amazes me why the best vantage points are reserved for the home school boys – don’t know too many other schools that do this !
@Pinotage: Het hy al teen Monnas gespeel?
Vra hom dan weer dieselfde vraag.
@jakes: My son played against EG Jansen at the under 16 festival at Paarl Gim. He was on the field for about 40 minutes. When I asked him how the game was, he answered as follows: “Pa dit was die hardste game van my lewe. Daai ouens is kliphard”.
Nobody should underestimate EG.
@ Bog- EG Jansen has never been on the winning side against Grey College. That itself will be a great motivational factor for them although Grey has a very strong team again this year. If ever 2013 and this year could be the chance to close that gap. But whAtever win or loose, EG Jansen will be proud to give Grey College, the nr 1 rugby school in history, probably one of their toughest matches this year.
@ Pongola : Meighlon is quite a big lad. Very hard worker on the field(physical and great defense), conditiong not at its best. But will certainly last a game. @Beet : Phahla unfortunately injured his knee again, and will probably not play for a while as he was carried off. I think this Westville team will do well as they’re coming together well as a team.
@jakes: GCB has never had very big packs. Size does not necessarily mean strength and mobility, supreme fitness and conditioning is preferable. But the game is not contested on paper but on the day, between 4 lines. Well have to wait and see.
EG Jansen have a massive pack and bigger than Grey College. They can defintely take them on in front.This game will be the biggest test so far for both teams this year.They had big wins in all their games this year so far. Could be a thriller. Good luck EG Jansen. You can do it!!
@valke: Die laaste keer wat n span van my verloor het wat ek gemotiveer het was in 1983.
@Andre T: Miskien moet ons jou kry vir die team talk voor die game.
Ek stem saam. Seuns is nog bietjie broos na ‘n rowwe week. Vandag weer Valke proewe.
Hoop die outjies is reg vir ‘n paar groot games by Kearsney.
Monnas het ook ‘n paar rowwe games daar. Sterkte !
@valke: Dit is altyd die ding ne. Of mens in jouself kan glo en die span speel en nie die naam.
Dit hang baie van jou coach af. Enige persoon wat al sport op n hoe vlak ( en Bog jys is nie ingesluit ) gespeel het sal weet dat jy kan hoe hard oefen en genoeg talent he, maar as jy nie die regte mind het nie en nie in jou eie vermoens glo, gaan jy dit nie maak. Die coach en afrigtingspan moet die seuns geestelik sterk maak en hulle laat glo hulle is beter as hul opponent.
Ek sien en hoor nie meer van spelers wat die mure storm en tekere gaan in die kleedkamer. My groot vriend, Tobie Oosthuizen, was n meester van dit in die kleedkamer. Hy het dit sommer kop eerste stormgeloop van geesdrif.
Breek daai mure af by Kearsney man, gaan mal in daai kleedkamer, raak bloeddorstig.
Grey like dit nie as dit te fisies raak.
Julle Boksburgers kan mos rof raak
@Tang: They would love to have a player of my ability in their ranks.
I think I’ll challenge their fastest player to a sprint during half time when they play us.
Will give him a 10 yard start
@Grasshopper – I see Glenwood have another over aged player in the squad. Andre Terblanche – born in 1955!
@Andre T: Hi Andre, Unfortunately some of the smaller teams still struggle against the big names.
It could be possible that EG will be a little “star struck” on Thursday, as they were in 2010 and 2012 and you could see a big Grey win.
If they forget about the name of the oponent and just play the game, it might be a entertaining battle.
@Andre T: @BOG:
Okay I fixed the duplication. Glenwood now have one seriously heavy player in their squad. Getting him out of the beer tent might be an issue tho.
@Andre T: Their parents must have been quite precise when measuring their food over the last 18 yrs and making sure that they go to the toilet at the same time- to ensure the exact current weight. That required a great deal of time and parenting management.@Grasshopper: KZNs achilles heel? Or strong mobile props, Or astute hookers, agile 9s, Clever, strong and quick centres. But , at least you know where to find them.
Quite unbelievable. Glenwood’s numbers 19 & 22 have same name and look exactly the same. Weight, height and I see DOB. Oh okay then they must be twins. When my twins were born I actually also considered giving them the same name and now I regret I didn’t cause half the time I can’t tell the one from the other. At that time I thought it was unusual to give your twins the same name but now I see it does actually happen.
@Grasshopper: always been there but under the radar. A solid lad who won’t let the side down.
@BoishaaiPa: I’m putting it to you, Mr BHP…………..The public demand blood.
Go and speak to your friends there at Mutaul & General or that big talker from Georgia, please.
@Andre T: Why?…Elke haan is koning op sy eie mishoop!
Actually a very nice scenario Thursday at 15h45 at Kearsney. Grey Bloem vs EG Jansen.
If and only if…….EG beats Grey……then the Tuks playoff between Garstfontein and EG could well be the decider for no 1 in the country 2014.
If Grey wins then we’ll never get to know who the better of them and Garsies is unless EG beats Garsies in the Tuks series.
Pity these top schools have to play each other so early in the season.
These festivals should have been at the end of the season where all the current year’s top performers should have played in a mini knockout thing.
Now we’ll never get to see a Grey/Garsies clash for 2014.
I bet you next year at some festival they’ll meet but it’s not the same then.
The public demand blood.
The public demand a Grey vs Garsies clash in 2014.
Going to be an awesome festival, really annoyed I can’t make it!
Number 5, Bester for HTS Middelburg is actually a 7 or 8. But they are battling without locks this year, and because he is the brain in the lineouts they have to play him on lock. He is a very good lose forward because of his quality ball skills and speed.
@Ooploop: Yep, Affies too have a very young pack…2015 another unbeaten season?
Interesting to note how many youngsters in EG Jansen’s pack – they are already a good side and it seems like they will have an even better side next year – the one bloke is 2m tall and still only 16 years old!
@RBugger: Yeah, me too! Matthew Maddock from Kearsney is a monster….where did he come from?
Some beasts in there! Glenwood don’t have one player over 1,90cm…..KZN’s achilles heel, tall athletic locks…
Glad to see Jaco’s name there – I presume this means he is fit and ready to go.
Have heard good things about Stassen from EG Jansen
nathan meilhon huge flank?