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SBR Weekend – 04/08/2012

6 August, 2012 beet 5
Maritzburg College 27 27 Glenwood
Grey College 58 10 Kearsney
Dale 12 7 Selborne
Daniel Pienaar 29 19 Marlow
Grey PE 35 29 Framesby
Queens 47 3 Hangklip
St Andrews 47 17 Muir
Diamantveld 46 10 Jeppe
Affies 36 20 Pretoria BH
Ermelo 36 12 Ben Vorster
Garsfontein 23 17 Florida
Middelburg 25 25 Garsfontein
Middelburg HTS 26 16 Menlopark
Kempton Park 19 19 Centurion
Kempton Park 31 24 Rustenburg
KES 82 3 Parktown
Klerksdorp 31 25 Alberton
Monument 25 8 Middelburg
Waterkloof 46 21 EG Jansen
Boland Landbou 55 10 De Kuilen
Drostdy 12 11 Paul Roos
Oakdale 41 5 Punt
Outeniqua 68 14 Oudtshoorn
Paarl Gim 16 9 Paarl BH
SACS 26 6 Rondebosch
Tygerberg 22 20 Swartland
Wynberg 25 16 Bishops
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College and Glenwood draw AGAIN!!!

6 August, 2012 beet 8

Believe it or not Maritzburg College and Glenwood have drawn for the second time this season. Unlike the first encounter which was hindered by poor conditions, this match was a spectacle of note. The boys produced one of the most exciting duels of the entire KwaZulu-Natal season. …

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Sharks in Superugby Final 2012

2 August, 2012 beet 14

The Sharks will take part in their fourth Superugby final if one excludes the 1994 Super 10 game against Queensland.

The final has always ended in pain for Sharks fans. …

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Beeldtrofee Quarterfinals 2012

2 August, 2012 beet 0

The Beeld Trofee quarterfinals for macro schools will be played on Saturday,04 August.

The noticeable absentee from the line-up for this knockout stage is Centurion. …

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College & Glenwood prepare for Round 2

30 July, 2012 beet 290

Both College and Glenwood come off losses in Pretoria over the weekend and would like nothing more that to get a valuable win under the belt when they meet on Goldstones this Saturday.…

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KZN clings onto Varsity Cup status

30 July, 2012 beet 0

On the same day that the Sharks enjoyed centre stage in a high profile Superugby semi-final win against the Stormers, the province’s only Varsity Cup entrant, the UKZN Impi, who compete the Varsity Shield (Varsity Cup B-section) were involved in a do-or-die battle of their own in Pietermaritzburg. The 14-8 come from behind victory against NWU-Vaal was not to secure promotion to the Varsity Cup proper but rather a relegation avoiding match…

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2012 SA Schools Squad named

28 July, 2012 beet 15

Four Kwazulu-Natal players have been included in the SA Schools 28-player strong squad to take on England, France and Wales during August…

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Preview: Selborne vs Queens

27 July, 2012 Ludz 41

On Saturday Selborne College will welcome Queen’s College to The Fortress in what is one of the most anticipated schoolboy derbies of the season. The match will come off the back of 2 reasonably comfortable victories for both teams, Queen’s having a bit of a runaway victory winning 52-10 against Port Rex and Selborne winning 20-7 against Hudson Park.…

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ABSA u19: Exciting Round 3 awaits

26 July, 2012 beet 20

On Saturday Western Province and the Blue Bulls prepare to go head to head at Newlands in one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes of any junior rugby season. …

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SBR Weekend – 28/07/2012

26 July, 2012 beet 0
Affies 28 10 Glenwood
Pretoria BH 26 25 Maritzburg College
Marlow 39 10 Oakdale
Outeniqua 39 8 Framesby
Drostdy 19 18 SACS
Rondebosch 8 38 Paarl Gym
Bishops 10 26 Paul Roos
Bellville 8 49 Boland Landbou
Wynberg 6 12 Paarl BH
Tygerberg 19 24 De Kuilen
Graeme College 15 11 Kingswood
Selborne 17 26 Queens
Grey College 22 3 Grey High
Dale 22 20 St Andrews
Jeppe 28 13 KES
Centurion  19 19 Kempton Park Beeld Trofee – 31/07
HTS Middelburg  26 16 Menlopark Beeld Trofee – 31/07
Garsfontein  23  17 Florida Beeld Trofee – 31/07
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College and Glenwood head to Pretoria

26 July, 2012 beet 73

Maritzburg College and Glenwood may pack a bit of a psychological advantage for their trips up to Pretoria this week but won’t be under any kind of illusion about their tasks ahead.…

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Ernie wins the Open (and Amla scores 311)

23 July, 2012 beet 25

I know this is a rugby site but the “Big Easy” Ernie Els deserves a big round of applause for a job well done at the Open.

It was also a really good weekend for the Sharks and Proteas.

A belated well done to Hashim Amla on becoming the very first SA test cricketer to score over 300 runs in a test match.

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KZN 2013: Returning 1st XV players

23 July, 2012 beet 20

The 2012 isn’t quite over yet and the 2013 season is a long long way off but since there seems to be a fair amount of interest in who will be around in 2013, here is an incomplete starting point list of the SBR players that either represented or sat on the bench for their respective first teams this year. …

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Glenwood 33 Kirkham Grammar 5 : Match Report

22 July, 2012 beet 23

It would have been misleading to say that Glenwood played the perfect game of rugby to beat UK school Kirkham 33-5 on Dixons field but in many respects it was the perfect way to get their third term rugby program underway. The reason being, without stretching Glenwood too much, Kirkham proved to be worthy adversaries and tested Glenwood well in many departments.…

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Maritzburg College 7 Affies 33 : Match Report

22 July, 2012 beet 21

Affies, a team with a big pack of forwards, would have been forgiven for using their size advantage to play a 10-man bash it up game against Maritzburg College. Instead they impressed with their expansive style of rugby. The Pretoria school went on to record a five tries to one 33-7 win against Maritzburg College on Goldstones.…

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SBR Weekend – 21/07/2012

20 July, 2012 beet 1

 

Westville Stayers  64 00  Bradford (UK)
Maritzburg College 07 33 Affies
Glenwood 33 05 Kirkham (UK)
Paarl Boys High 22 07 Oakdale
Paarl Gym 17 17 Outeniqua
Paul Roos 12 03 SACS
Rondebosch 12 05 Drostdy
Tygerberg 12 16 Bishops
Wynberg 12 30 Boland Landbou
Kingswood 22 14 Winterberg
Queens 52 10 Port Rex
Noord-Kaap 21 13 Framesby
Selborne 20 07 Hudson Park
St Andrews 28 20 Marlow
Grey College 29 16 Pretoria Boys High
HTS Middelburg 16 25 Middelburg HS
Sentraal 27 19 Diamantveld
Jim Fouche 45 05 Louis Botha
Waterkloof 61 35 Garsfontein
Monument 22 07 Florida
Centurion 31 15 Zwartkop
Jeppe 30 09 Parktown
Ermelo 38 13 Standerton

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Varsity College u16 Colts play Maidenhead (UK)

20 July, 2012 NW_Knight 5

This weekend, Varsity College U16 side will play their first fixture of the season when they take on the touring Maidenhead RFC U16 side.  The Maidenhead side have won Division 1 of the Berkshire RFU Youth League for the past 3 years …

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U19 season starts for the Sharks

19 July, 2012 beet 32

The Sharks team will get there ABSA under-19 campaign underway against the Cheetahs on Kingspark at 16:00. It will be the first opportunity for home supporters to have a look at potential future Superugby players and maybe even one or two future Bok stars in the making. …

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Westville Stayers for 2013 looking strong

19 July, 2012 beet 165

The Westville Stayers XV, made up entirely of players that will be at the school in 2013, played expansive rugby to record a good 41-12 (7 tries to 2) win against Bolton Grammar, a touring team from the UK.…

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Maritzburg College vs Affies

19 July, 2012 beet 31

Maritzburg College will face an Affies team of a different kind when the teams meet on Goldstones at 13:15 on 21 July. The game will be televised on Supersport thanks to Megapro’s Premier Interschools sponsorship.…

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Glenwood takes on Kirkham Grammar (UK)

18 July, 2012 beet 27

Glenwood supporters with weekend plans that did not involve attending rugby at Dixons field this Saturday the 21st of July, might just have to reconsider.

The reason being, Glenwood 1st XV are taking on English touring school Kirkham Grammar in what should be a really good match-up.…

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SA under-16 High Performance Squad 2012

17 July, 2012 beet 5

(The squad was meant to be announced on 17 July 2012. There has however been a delay. News is that the squad has been finalised and should be released to the public fairly shortly)

The HP u16 Squad was eventually named after much delay and can be found here: http://blog.schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=1097

# Name Surname Position Province School
1 Kurt Webster No 6 Flank KZN DHS
2 Kwazi Khanyile Scrumhalf KZN Glenwood
3 Morné Joubert Outside Centre KZN Glenwood
4 Siphe Mngadi Loosehead Prop KZN Glenwood
5 Brendon Smith Hooker Blue Bulls Centurion
6 Dale Hendricks Scrumhalf Blue Bulls Affies
7 André Manuel Rightwing Boland Bergrivier
8 Fabio Afrika Flyhalf Boland Hopefield
9 Aston Fortuin No 5 Lock Border Queens
10 Jason Steyn No 7 Flank Border Selbourne
11 Kaden Prince Loosehead Prop EP Die Brandwag
12 Luigi van Jaarsveld Eighthman EP Marlow
13 Alexander Jonker Eighthman Free State Grey College
14 Julian Jordaan Outside Centre Free State Grey College
15 Lamond Bouwer No 6 Flank Free State Grey College
16 Llewellyn Hein Right Wing Free State Louis Botha
17 Michael Andrade Inside Centre Free State SP Swart
18 Paul De Lange Flyhalf Free State Sentraal
19 Reuben Terblanche Tighthead Prop Free State Grey College
20 Stefanus Wessels No 4 Lock Free State Sentraal
21 Jaywinn Juries Scrumhalf Griffons Hentie Cilliers
22 Adrian Snyman Hooker Leopards Klerksdorp
23 Mitch Mametsa Hooker Limpopo Ben Vorster
24 Denzil Hill Eighthman Lions Jeppe
25 Devon Henson No 5 Lock Lions St Johns
26 Justin Bhana Left Wing Lions Florida
27 Kathlego Tsotetsi Left Wing Lions St Benedicts
28 Kennett Sinclair Fullback Lions Helpmekaar
29 Nyasha Tarusenga No 7 Flank Lions St Benedicts
30 Ralton October Scrumhalf Lions Florida
31 Rhyno Herbst No 4 Lock Lions Monument
32 Tshepo Thulo Right Wing Lions Jeppe
33 Barend Smit Inside Centre Pumas HTS Middelburg
34 Cauhen Mashaba Tighthead Prop Pumas HGH
35 Ian Truter Outside Centre Pumas Witbank
36 Lohan Bennet Flyhalf Pumas HTS Middelburg
37 Ngoni Chidoma Loosehead Prop Pumas Uplands
38 Siyabonga Nkosi Left Wing Pumas HSPR
39 Eduard Zandberg No 5 Lock SWD Outeniqua
40 Pieter Gouws No 6 Flank SWD Oakdale
41 Kabelo Matloung Tighthead Prop Valke DF Malan
42 Petrus Van Wyk Fullback Valke EG Jansen
43 Danrich Visagie Flyhalf WP Boland Landbou
44 Edrich Venter Inside Centre WP Paul Roos Gym
45 Gavin van der Berg Tighthead Prop WP Paarl Gym
46 Jaco Willemse No 4 Lock WP Paarl Gym
47 Jacques Oosthuizen No 7 Flank WP Paul Roos Gym
48 Peter John Toerien No 7 Flank WP Tygerberg HS
49 Rudolf Britz Hooker WP Paarl Boys High
50 Tiaan Swanepoel Fullback WP Stellenberg
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Jesse and Daniel Kriel will join the Bulls in 2013

16 July, 2012 beet 62

It might have been the worst kept secret but it is over now. The Bulls have confirmed that Maritzburg College’s uber-talented twin brothers, Jesse and Daniel Kriel have signed with the Pretoria based outfit and will represent their junior team from 2013 onwards.…

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SA u18 international quadrangular series

16 July, 2012 beet 3

The South Africa Schools team or SA u18 team, whichever you prefer to call them, will take part in a international quadrangular series against England, France and a Welsh Development XV during August.…

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Colts (u13-u18) Youth Club Rugby season starts

15 July, 2012 beet 14

The Colts club rugby season gets underway with a few fixtures against inbound touring UK schools and clubs before the regular league season kicks off. Clubs participating in the league include Amabhubesi, Amanzimtoti, Ballito, Collegians, Crusaders, Pinetown, Harlequins, Newlands East Brumbies, Varsity College, Hillcrest and Queensburgh. There is also an under-6 to under-11 season that runs from April to June (during the 2nd school term) every year.…