Fifty of South Africa’s best Under-16 rugby players have been selected to attend a High Performance Camp in Cape Town early next month, where they will benefit from interaction with some of the best coaches and other sport experts in the country. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) selected the 50 players following the Grant [...]
Schoolboys to fly SA flag at Commonwealth Youth Games
Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15 /Photo Talk A South African U18 Sevens team consisting of players who starred at the recent Coca-Cola Craven Week in Kimberley and coached by former Springbok Sevens star Vuyo Zangqa will compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man. The group gathered in Cape Town last week, [...]
SA Academy & SA Schools teams to play French U18s
The SA Academy team for 2011 will take on the French U18s in the curtain raiser to the Castle Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and Australia in Durban on the 13 August 2011 at 14h15. Meanwhile the SA Schools team will play a second international friendly against the touring French in Port Elizabeth in the [...]
SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Saturday announced the players selected to the SA Schools and SA Academy Teams for 2011. These squads will compete in two international friendlies against a France Invitational squad in August. Golden Lions U18 captain Ruan Steenkamp will captain the SA Schools team which includes nine players [...]
2011 Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week – Day Five Fixtures
Media are advised of the confirmed kickoff times for day five’s action on Saturday at the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week which takes place in Kimberley. GWK Park, Kimberley: 08h15 Valke v Griffons 09h40 Pumas v DHL Western Province 11h05 Blue Bulls v KwaZulu Natal 13h00 Free State v Golden Lions GWK Park, B Field, [...]
2011 Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week Review – Day Four
Golden Lions Under-18 flyhalf Jaco van der Walt kicked a last-minute penalty to hand his team a thrilling 19-18 victory against the KwaZulu Natal U18s in the final match of day four of the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Kimberley. The Hoërskool Monument pivot who also earned the man of the match award for [...]
Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week Review – Day Three
The Free State Cheetahs continued their undefeated run in the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week after they secured a nail-biting 14-11 victory against the Vodacom Blue Bulls thanks to a match-winning try by centre Jan Serfontein. The Grey College midfielder scored the match-winning try in the 66th minute of the game to hand the Bloemfontein [...]
Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week Review – Day Two
The KwaZulu Natal Under-18 team held their composure and nerve and went to secure a deserved 23-21 victory against DHL Western Province in their Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week clash played at the GWK Park in Kimberley. Both teams each scored three tries in this match despite many handling errors conceded. Flyhalf Robert du Preez, centre [...]
Free State and Blue Bulls dazzle at Coca-Cola Craven Week
The Free State Under-18s and Blue Bulls Under-18 teams kicked off the 2011 edition of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week to an entertaining start after both teams secured convincing victories during the action of day one at GKW Park in Kimberley. In the penultimate match of the day, the Bloemfontein team ran in seven [...]
2011 Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week Results
All the 2011 Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week School Rugby Results Live from Kimberley Day 1: Cheetahs crowned champions & Cheetahs (2010 SA School prop) Neethling Fouche is Man of Match Free State Cheetahs 28 (13) vs Golden Lions 17 (5) Leopards 19 (7) vs Namibia 40 (18) Eastern Province CD 15 (0) vs Valke 42 [...]

