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I think amongst the joys of the schoolboy rugby sidelines is getting to interact with different people from different walks of life, who all share some sort of attachment to the sport or a school or one of the players on the field. You get to share your different opinions and often learn something interesting and new. And sometimes you just get a reinforcement of a perspective that is worth sharing, like this email I received today:…

“Rankings in 1999 by Grant Moody the person that started school rugby rankings in 1994.”
Added: Rankings for 1998 from a local magazine in circulation at the time…

Two of the 2021 season pace-setters Paarl Gymnasium and Grey College will head into the 2022 South African schoolboy rugby season as the early favourites come out on top, but for the most part, determining where the rest of the big guns will fit into the ranking puzzle is a guessing game.…

After watching a Gloucester match in the English Premiership last weekend, this week gone past I could not help but think of something Garsfontein deputy headmaster Retief Smith wrote last April.…

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What do these 20+ head coaches / heads of rugby at their respective schools all have in common?…

School rugby in South Africa is blessed to have an abundance of talent at its disposal in terms of both players and school level coaches. When it comes to coaching the depth chart is deep, so much so that for the top positions available, supply exceeds demand several times.…

19 MAY 2021
CONTACT SPORTS SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT IN SCHOOLS…

It sounds like Rugby League…

Hypothetically, the schoolboy rugby season is called off due to Covid, however you have the chance to choose one last round of fixtures to proceed. Which match-ups would you most like to see take place?…

The motto is “hope for the best, prepare for the worst!” Schools are encouraged to have a YouTube channel back up plan for streaming in case things crash.…