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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Oakland Dairies named as title sponsor for World Schools Festival
Adding more local flavour, Oakland Dairies have been named as title sponsor to the much-anticipated World Schools Festival in Paarl between 3-7 April. The week-long rugby competition will be known as the Oakland World Schools Festival with the inaugural...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL 2018 REPORT AND SCORES FROM DAY ONE
DAY ONE MATCH REPORTS Day 1 Results Kearsney College 25 – 26 HTS Middelburg; Queen’s College 10 – 14 Pretoria Boys High; Glenwood 29 – 26 HTS Drostdy; Dale College 5 – 15 Hoërskool Framesby; Selborne 13 – 16 DHS; Welkom Gimnasium 28 – 3...
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Mar 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on CRACKING EASTER RUGBY EXPECTED AT KEARSNEY FESTIVAL 2018 kicks off on Thursday
Exciting, exhilarating rugby will be on view at the 11th annual Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival starting this Thursday (29th). Twelve schools, all known for their rugby prowess, will each play three matches. Bumper crowds are expected at the...
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Mar 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Grey seize chances against hosts at Graeme Rugby Day
GREY High capitalised on their opportunities in ruthless fashion to run out comfortable 34-5 victors over Graeme College in the 20th Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day in Grahamstown on Saturday (March 24). The result in the day’s feature game capped...
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Mar 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day results
THE results from the Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day in Grahamstown on March 24 were: Pearson High bt Muir College 34-19 Union High bt Cambridge High 17-14 Brandwag High bt Queen’s College 43-27 Dale College bt Nico Malan High 14-13 Selborne...
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Mar 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Legends and Boishaai Legends to bring Festival curtain down
The last day of the World Schools Festival will come to an emphatic end when the SA Legends and the Boishaai Legends teams cross swords on April 7, 2018 in Paarl. The match will form part of Paarl Boys’ High School’s 150-year anniversary...
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Mar 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on KERF fixtures
Fixtures 2018 Day 1 Thursday 29 March 08h30 Umhlali Preparatory vs KZN Ibutho / Mark Godefroy U13 Development Team 09h30 Kearsney College vs...
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Mar 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Graeme geared up for clash against PE rivals
EXCITED about hosting another festival, Graeme College are geared up to tackle one of the Eastern Cape’s big guns when they meet Grey High in the final fixture of the Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day in Grahamstown on March 24. This fixture will...
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Mar 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on World Schools Festival brings top-notch entertainment
Like the high-quality action on the field, the World Schools Festival also has top-notch entertainment planned for Paarl Boys’ High School’s 150-year anniversary celebrations in the picturesque Western Cape Town between 2-7 April. The festival...
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Mar 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Maritzburg College vs Glenwood High School Historic Overview
vs Maritzburg College vs Glenwood High School Historic Overview Date: 24 March Kick-off: 14h00 Channel: SS 8 Premier Interschools 2018 kicks off this Saturday, when a 97-year-old rivalry continues with Maritzburg College taking on...
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Mar 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kearsney beat Northwood 23-22
Kearsney hosted Northwood in an FNB classic clash on a pleasant afternoon following two days of rainy conditions. Northwood dominated the opening quarter and eventually their burly number eight dived over in the left-hand corner resulting from a quick tap...
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Mar 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on St Andrew’s ready to embrace fresh challenge
Although there may be a degree of pressure after last year’s successful season, the St Andrew’s College outfit are ready to embrace the challenge as they look ahead to the Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day in Grahamstown on March 24. The class of...
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Mar 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on 2018 PREMIER INTERSCHOOLS FIXTURES PREVIEW
Premier Interschools features some of the top schoolboy rugby teams in the country over 12 matches stretching from the 24th March to the 25th August 2018. Some of the oldest and fiercest rivals will battle it out over 23 weeks showcasing 15 different schools....
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Mar 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kearsney beat Michaelhouse 27-17
Kearsney hosted Michaelhouse for the season’s first traditional fixture. The match, and the first half in particular, was marred by typical first match rustiness and errors. Kearsney had the upper hand from the start but were unable to take advantage of...
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Mar 11, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA U18 Sevens Academy defends Windhoek title
The SA Rugby Under-18 Sevens Academy team defended their title in the Capricorn Windhoek International 7s in style on Saturday as they thumped Germany 46-0 in the final to finish the tournament unbeaten. Such was the team’s dominance throughout the...
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Mar 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Top U18 players assemble for High Performance camp in Stellenbosch
Fifty Under-18 players within SA Rugby’s Elite Player Development (EPD) system will gather in Stellenbosch for a four-day training camp from 18 to 21 March where the focus will be on grooming them to advance to the SA Schools and Junior Springbok teams in...
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Mar 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Bok legends in mentor roles at World Schools Festival
Springbok legends Victor Matfield and Jaco van der Westhuyzen have been roped in as coaches to the invitational Africa Pacific Select XV at the inaugural World Schools Festival in Paarl between 2-7 April. The dynamic duo will spearhead a star-studded...
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Mar 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS HEADING TO PAARL
An impressive list of international teams will be in action at the inaugural World Schools Festival that will take place in Paarl between 2-7 April 2018. The tournament that will feature the top 10 schools in South Africa and 10 of the best school teams...
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Feb 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on EASTER FEAST OF RUGBY PROMISED
Participating schools at the 2018 Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival highlight its prestigious status amongst players, coaches and supporters of schoolboy rugby. At yesterday’s (Wednesday) launch of the 11th festival the strong line-up of...
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Feb 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Young and upcoming commentator – Justin Middleton
A look at one of the upcoming talent’s in the commentator business Justin Middleton doing what he loves https://www.facebook.com/justin.d.middleton/posts/10154725077772820 Justin said, “I am pursuing my dream of becoming an international rugby...
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Oct 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy Under-17 training squad named
A SA Rugby Sevens Academy Under-17 squad was selected after the recent Interprovincial Sevens tournament for U17s in Kimberley, and will participate in a training camp in Stellenbosch and play in the Assupol Sevens, to be held at the Markötter Fields in...
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Oct 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on WP shows grit to come out on top in Iqhawe Week
Western Province held their nerve in a gripping Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week final match against their Western Cape neighbours Boland to secure a narrow 7-5 victory and top honours in the fifth edition of the tournament at the Bill Jardine Stadium in...
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Oct 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Boland, WP, Griquas stamp authority at Iqhawe Week
Boland, Western Province and Griquas continued to stamp their authority at the Under-15 Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg as they remained the only unbeaten teams at the conclusion of the exciting second round on Tuesday....
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Oct 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Action-packed start to Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week
A total of 257 points and 40 tries were scored as the Under-15 Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week got off to an action-packed start at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday, with a mixture of big wins and close encounters contributing to a...
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Sep 27, 17 •
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Comments Off on U17s ready for interprovincial sevens action
The top junior sevens players in the country will go head-to-head in what promises to be an action-packed display of rugby on Friday and Saturday at the SA Rugby Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens at Tafel Lager Park in Kimberley. The tournament features the 15...