Classic Clashes

Icy start for U20 Six Nations

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:39

Europe was in an icy grip on Friday when the Under-20 Six Nations were scheduled to start on Friday night. Two of the matches were played, one postponed.

Under-20 Six Nations starts

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:44

The Under-20 Six Nations for 2012 kicks-off in Edinburgh on Friday night when the holders, England, play Scotland. England, a powerful side, would be expected to win again.

'OK' in the 2012 Six Nations

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25

Two prominent Old Kingswoodian are deservedly making headlines! Both have been picked to play in the Six Nations championships this weekend.

Monnas Festival for Second XVs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:06

For the third time Hoerskool Monument of Krugersdorp will be holding its Rugby Week for the Second XVs of schools. There will be 15 schools taking part, 16 teams altogether.

Boland Landbou turns fifty

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:03

Bearing in mind the enormous contribution this proud institution makes to the agricultural wellbeing and sporting character of the Western Province, you would be forgiven for thinking it must have been gracing the Windmeul area just outside Paarl and Wellington for well over a century.

USA to host 2012 JWRT

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:56

The International Rugby Board has announced that USA Rugby will host the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) 2012 - for Under-20 players - from 18-30 June in Salt Lake City.

Maties beat SA U20

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:33

On Friday morning at Coetzenburg the Mates beat the SA Under-20 side 31-21 as part of the Under-20s preparation for the 2012 Junior World Championship which kicks off in South Africa in June.

Junior Rugby Week at Outeniqua

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:08

In lovely George, several of the country's foremost rugby schools will be sending Under-15 and Under-14 teams to the Kwagga Junior Week. The Under-14 group looks especially strong.

Serfontein in SA Under-20 mix

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:34

Coach Dawie Theron has made only one change to his SA Under-20 side to play the Maties at Coetzenburg on Friday morning. In comes the promising Grey College inside centre Jan Serfontein in the place of Patrick Howard.

Westville's fixtures for 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:03

Westville Boys' High have set the rugby bar very high in recent seasons. They will look to do the same in 2012.

Durban's Rugby Night-Series

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39

Durban's hottest, most humid month of February will mark the start of the rugby season for six schools/teams hoping to be crowned as the Rugby Night-Series champions on 27 February.

SA Under-20 just beat Ikeys

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:19

The South African Under-20 side, preparing for the Junior World Championships in South Africa, beat the University of Cape Town's Tigers 31-29 up at Groote Schuur on Saturday afternoon. The Ikeys scored five tries to four.

Queen's College fixtures for 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:05

Queen's College of Queenstown, one of the great South African rugby schools, have their usual mixture of traditional fixtures and matches at festivals. Their two matches against of their ancient Border rivals, Selborne and Dale, are always exciting.

Northwood School's fixtures for 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:03

Northwood School began a programme a few years ago to re-establish itself as a competitive rugby school in KwaZulu-Natal. It now has coaches and training facilities on a par with those at other leading schools in the province.

Glenwood fixtures for 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:16

Glenwood start their 2012 rugby fixtures with a 15-day tour to Argentina and who would not envy them the great time they are about to have?

Rugby women help AIDS children

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:48

Women's rugby website, scrumqueens.com has nominated SKRUM as its charity of the year for 2012.

Howard joins SA U20 set-up

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:34

Strong centre Patrick Howard has joined the South African Under-20 squad, currently in camp in Stellenbosch, after two players withdrew from the squad because of injury.

Big Scottish Under-20 squad chosen

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:16

Scotland Under-20 head coach, Peter Wright, has chosen a squad of 40 for the Six Nations and then the Junior World Championships in South Africa.

Maritzburg College's fixtures for 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:51

Maritzburg College of Kwazulu-Natal received a huge boost ahead of the 2012 rugby season when they were invited to be part of the expanded Wildeklawer Superskole Tournament in Kimberley.

Kearsney's fixtures for 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:33

Following a very successful 2011 rugby season, which saw Kearsney College place in the South African Top 20, many KwaZulu-Natal locals are predicting that the school on Botha's Hill will build on those achievements.

FNB Classic Clashes 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:26

The FNB Classic Clashes begin early in March and end at the end of August 2012. In all there are 53 matches, which are a great boon to the schools concerned and of great interest to communities.

Blue Bulls & Municipality to help learners

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00

The Blue Bulls Company has announced a three-year partnership with the Polokwane Municipality. The partnership is aimed at generating funds for learners to pursue tertiary education.

England Under-20 get ready

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:41

England Under-20 squad are preparing for their Six Nations tournament which starts in February and will then be followed by the Junior World Championships in South Africa in the first three weeks of June 2012.

One change to SA U20 squad

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:20

The national selectors made one change to Dawie Theron's South African Under-20 squad for their forthcoming camp in Stellenbosch, which starts on Monday.

Rondebosch go north in March

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:27

Rondebosch Boys' High are heading to Wales and Ireland on a rugby tour of four matches in March.

Law Discussion: Mark and kick

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:16

At the risk of being labelled nitpickers and spoilsports and killjoys, we shall look at the mark and getting the kick wrong. But it is not clear why the law should be applied, for in these cases there is no excuse as there is with the skew feed at the scrum and foot-up, because at the mark there are no other things to look for.

Baby Boks look to Sevens stars

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:50

SA Under-20 coach Dawie Theron has included three Springbok Sevens players in a 33-man squad which will attend a training camp in Stellenbosch in January.

Epicurean bloggers meet

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:06

From time to time bloggers from our website have got together. This year we have a report of a gathering at a 17th century wine estate near Stellenbosch, organised by BoishaaiPa. Read his report at your peril as your mouth will water.

Baby Boks to battle England again

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:00

The South African Under-20 team will face England, the team that dumped them out of this year's tournament, in the pool stages of the IRB Junior World Championships in Cape Town and Stellenbosch next year.

Waterkloof's Festival teams

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:23

The Waterkloof Sports Festival takes place on 31 March, 2 April and 4 April. The number of participating teams is not yet finalised but 14 schools have confirmed.

Boishaai Fixtures 2012

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:33

One of South Africa's greatest rugby schools, Paarl Boys' High, again takes on tough opposition in 2012. They will especially eye 4 August 2012 when they play Interschools, yearning to reverse this year's surprise defeat at the hands of Gimmies.

Noord-Kaap head South

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:47

In a major coup for the 2012 Copytype Tony Stoops Rugby Festival organisers, highly-ranked Noord-Kaap have accepted an invitation to make a one-off visit to Cape Town to play Tygerberg in the feature match on the opening day, Saturday 24 March.

SARU to polish the rough diamonds

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:20

The South African Rugby Union (SARU), with the backing of the National Lottery and Department of Sport and Recreation, plans to launch a major academy project that is aimed at developing promising young players.

SA Under-20s 'lay a foundation'

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:06

Dawie Theron, coach of the South African Under-20 side, is satisfied with the significant amount of work his training squad put in during their camp in Stellenbosch, which concluded on Wednesday.

Rondebosch go north in March

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:02

Rondebosch Boys' High are heading to Wales and Ireland on a rugby tour of four matches in March.

2012 Oakdale Festival teams

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:49

As the 2011 school year comes to a close, the organisers of the 2012 Oakdale Rugby Festival have announced the names of those schools participating in what is one of the longest-running First XV rugby festivals in the country.

Paarl Gim's big U16 tournament

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:22

Paarl Gimnasium (Gim) will be hosting their 20th annual Under-16 tournament in March 2012.

Teams for St John's

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:08

St John's College will be hosting twelve top schoolboy rugby sides at our 17th Easter Rugby Festival where six games will be contested on each of three days of play on 5, 7 and 9 April 2012.

KES Festival Teams

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:53

King Edward VII School, popularly called KES, of Johannesburg will again be holding its Easter Festival in 2012 and has again a goodly number of participating schools including the club side from Italy.

WP School Divisions

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:48

There is often talk about teams in the Western Province being in that league and complaints that a school is not in a higher league because of the performance of its 1st XV in particular.

Wildeklawer matches for 2012

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:25

The popular Wildeklawer Tournament will be held at Hoerskool Diamantveld in Kimberley on 27-30 April 2012 with 18 teams taking part. As usual it will be a powerful tournament.

Venter to coach the Baby Boks

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:29

Former Springbok centre Brendan Venter and Nazeem Adams, the head coach of the Western Province Under-19 side, have been appointed as assistant coaches of the South African Under-20 side.

Kingswood Fixtures for 2012

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:40

Kingswood College of Grahamstown, the school where the Osler brothers and Jack Slater, amongst others, sat in classrooms and performed wonders on the rugby fields, have their fixtures for 2012 which include their big day on 16 June.

Dale College's 2012 Fixtures

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:45

Dale College of King William's Town, a school that plays wonderful rugby, has an exciting set of fixtures which include the two rugby days and four festivals apart from lots of ancient derbies with other Eastern Cape schools.

Exciting 2012 line-up for SACS

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:46

SACS have some excitement to look forward to in 2012. Apart from the normal fixtures, they go to Grey's Rugby Festival in Port Elizabeth and later to Zimbabwe.

Grey Festival Fixtures

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:17

The Grey Rugby Festival in Port Elizabeth from 24 to 28 March 2012 again attracts top teams to a festival that is always enjoyable.

Kearsney Festival 2012

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:48

The Kearsney Festival takes place at the Botha's Hill school in early April 2012 and again it has attracted several of South Africa's top schools.

Bishops 2012 Fixtures

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:07

Bishops, who have just finished 150 years of playing the game, have their fixtures for next season. They include their regular derby matches.

Bok Naas is BokSmart

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:50

Naas Botha has become one of the 30,000 coaches and referees to have qualified through a BokSmart rugby safety workshop in preparation to take up a role as head coach of the first team of Hoerskool Waterkloof.

Glenwood's 2012 Fixtures

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:56

Glenwood High School of Durban, consistently one of the top rugby schools in South Africa, has sent its fixtures for 2012 - starting with a visit to Argentina and ending with a visit from Bloemfontein.