It’s really beginning to look like Stellenberg, located in the leafy lanes up Durban Road in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, suffer from that rare ailment, away-game mania. In 2011 Duppie du Preez’s lads started the season prowling around South America. This year’s campaign began in remote Lutzville, whence it moved to Kwazulu-Natal, the Bergies’...
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Fearless Dirkie Uys once again successfully punched well above their weight on Wednesday 28 March, the third day of the Copytype Ricoh Tony Stoops Rugby Festival, to beat PE’s imposing Pearson 26-12. This achievement, along with earlier victories against Otto du Plessis and Tygerberg, ensured that they retained the coveted trophy for the team playing the...
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The Oakdale Rugby Festival ended on Monday 26 March with surprise package Stellenbosch High School the only side to maintain a 100% record. The sad thing is that their achievement will probably go unnoticed when it comes to selection time for the Boland Craven Week squad, for whom their players are eligible, as the school...
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In what must be one of the most astonishing upsets in schoolboy rugby down south in recent years, tiny Dirkie Uys beat fading giants Tygerberg 21-17 on Monday 26 March, day two of the Copytype Ricoh Tony Stoops Rugby Festival, at HS President. Clichéd as it may sound, the difference between the two teams – who...
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The home team needed two tries by tireless no. 8 Jandré Rudolph to subdue a very game Augsburg Gym side 10-6 on the second day of the Oakdale Rugby Festival on Saturday 24 March. While Diamantveld cantered home 21-3 against Hermanus in the main game, the most remarkable result of the day went, arguably once again,...
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A large appreciative crowd braved the heat to see Kimberley’s mighty Noord-Kaap turn in a fine second-half performance to beat local hopefuls Tygerberg 33-13 in the main match on day one of the 2012 Copytype Ricoh Tony Stoops Rugby Festival at Höerskool President in Goodwood on Saturday 24 March. The only scoring of a very tense...
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The first day of the 2012 Oakdale Rugby Festival, Thursday 22 March 2012, saw several sides registering impressive wins, but the real crunch matches come in the evening session. In the curtain raiser Hermanus came from behind to beat Border’s Hudson Park 14-13 courtesy of a last minute try. The excitement carried over into the main...
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The pride of George, Outeniqua, scored eight tries on their way to a landslide 52-6 win over hosts De Kuilen out at Kuils River on Saturday 17 March. Both schools, indeed both sides, are much the same size, but, when it comes to rugby prowess, the Capetonians were found wanting in many aspects on the...
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*The 2012 Western Province Rugby Union Schools Day takes place at the current home of the game in Cape Town on Tuesday 20 March 2012.* The afternoon starts with four Under 9 mini-rugby games of 16 minutes duration, to be played concurrently, starting at 15.00. *These games feature** .* Siyabulela vs Rondebosch Boys’ Junior De Tyger vs...
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The 50th birthday celebrations will have started in earnest out at Windmeul with Boland Landbou recording a hard-fought but well-deserved 15-6 victory over hosts Augsburg Gym in Clanwilliam on Wednesday 7 March 2012. The fierce rivalry between agricultural schools was evident throughout a closely contested fixture, with the hosts showing early promise in the tight phases. ...
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