While the Boland fixtures might be perceptibly downscaled as mid-year exams set in, there is no respite for the Western Province premier A and B and leading SWD schools. Despite not being quite as attractive as last week’s feast, the menu for Saturday 2 June 2012 still features five very attractive dishes from which to...
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Saturday 26 May 2012 is a day that will live long in the memories of Wellington rugby followers as the day their team, Hugenote, effectively humiliated their nationally-ranked Worcester neighbours, HTS Drostdy, 23-13. The Donkeys traversed the mountains as firm favourites. Their leviathan pack far outweighed that of their hosts and the recent 39-10 destruction of...
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Another out-weekend having been consigned to history, there is a wide variety of intriguing contests scheduled for the Western Cape on Saturday 26 May. Paarl Boys’ High host Grey College of Bloemfontein, Oakdale welcome Outeniqua to Riversdale, Drostdy hit Wellington for the Big Boland Bash against Hugenote, unbeaten Wynberg have visitors Paarl Gim to contend with, Boland...
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With an overwhelming proportion of the Western Province trialists – and a good few of the Boland ones, too – enjoying the predetermined mid-term Paarl-Wellington-Worcester out-weekend or hitting the N2 to Riversdale, there are few real highlights down south on Saturday 19 May. In the only all-Premier A fixture SACS welcome Bishops to Newlands with the Young...
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A wonderful display of committed rugby saw Rondebosch almost pull off what would have been a well-merited win against Boland Landbou out at Windmeul on Saturday. The Farmers, however, eventually did just enough to run out 34-24 winners after leading 12-7 at the break. After the teams had taken the field in bright sunshine, it was...
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Last week’s Western Cape fare appeared relatively unappetizing, even if it did toss up a couple of major surprises. Very few people could realistically have foreseen the Tigers’ spirited renaissance, the tactical brilliance of Worcester Gym against HTS Drostdy or the margin of Gim’s dominance over Bishops. This weekend, in marked contrast, offers a wide...
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After leading by a tenuous 17-16 margin at the break, Boland Landbou surged into top gear in the latter stages of their home match against SACS to run out 43-21 winners. As if playing in bright sunshine on the immaculate Paardeberg turf wasn’t enough of a privilege, the teams found themselves under the expert eye...
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Despite a fairly extensive fixture list there is not that much to get the pulses racing in this weekend’s WP and Boland programmes, while the SWD teams begin with their exhaustive trials. Although current form indicates a yawning chasm between the two sides, Paarl Gym versus Bishops still tops the bill. The two sides’ last weekends...
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