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	Founded:	1904
	Motto:	Laboris Finem Respice
	Website:	www.pths.co.za
	Teams:	2016, 2015, 2014.

, Craven Week Players: Jerry Sefoko (2001-02).

South African Schools’ Player: Jerry Sefoko (2002).

Oakdale Landbou net buite Riversdal bied vanjaar van 19 tot 23 Maart sy jaarlikse Mutual & Federal Rugbyweek aan. Dit sal die 37ste keer wees wat die week aangebied word. Dit is dus een van die oudste toernooie wat nog bestaan.

Anders as van die ander toernooie oor die vakansie stel die gasheer slegs bepalings vir die eerste dag van die week op. Die ander twee dae se bepalings word na afloop van elke dag se spel deur ‘n bepalingskomitee saamgestel om te verseker dat krag teen krag speel. Dit help ook dat elke toerspan die nodige voorbereiding uit die rugbyweek kry.  

In die hoofwedstryd van die eerste dag op die Eike-veld sal Oakdale Landbou teen die Hoërskool Sentraal van Bloemfontein onder spreiligte kragte meet. Die hoofvoorwedstryd van die eerste dag tussen Diamantveld en Potchefstroom Gimnasium behoort ook vir hope vuurwerk te sorg. Potch Gimmies het verlede jaar in die eindstryd van die Beeldtrofee vir Grootskole teen Helpmekaar-kollege van Johannesburg vasgeval. Diamonds was op hul beurt die voorste skolespan vanuit die Noord-Kaap provinsie.  

Die bepalings van die eerste dag is: 

De Eike-veld 

08:45 – Durbanville vs. Landboudal (Jacobsdal)
09:55 – Brackenfell vs. Lichtenburg
11:05 – Augsburg Landbou vs. Bredasdorp
12:15 – Windhoek Gimnasium vs. Voortrekker (Bethlehem)
14:00 – Oosterlig vs. Pearson
15:10 – Langenhoven Gimnasium vs. Bellville
16:20 – Welkom Gimnasium vs. Die Brandwag (Uitenhage)
18:00 – Diamantveld vs. Potchefstroom Gimnasium
19:10 – Oakdale Landbou vs. Sentraal (Bloemfontein)

Populierbos-veld 

08:45 – Vredendal vs. Labori
09:55 – Kirkwood College vs. Montagu
11:05 – Centurion vs. Strand 
14:00 – Monumentpark vs. Muir College
15:10 – Dirkie Uys vs. Overberg
16:20 – Hoërskool Upington vs. Hermanus

	Founded:	1868
	Motto:	Mik Hoog (Aim High)
	Website:	www.hugenoteskool.co.za
	Teams:	2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994.

Craven Week Players: Carel Burger (1999), Cilliers Louw (1999), Ross van der Merwe (Boland Academy – 1999), Pieter du Toit (2001), Fredrick Muller (2007), Louw Heunis (2007), Gideon Koegelenberg (2012), Raylinn Philander (2013-14).

Springbok Players: Juan de Jongh and Vincent Koch. 

	Founded:
	Motto:	Ja Ons Kom Suid-Afrika
	Website:	www.hansies.co.za
	Teams:	2016, 2015, 2014.

Hans Strijdom is located in Mookgophong (formerly Naboomspruit) in Limpopo. The school hosts annually since 1993 the Mauritz Hansen rugby week, which is the biggest schoolboy rugby week in the world. The week is also known as the Hansie Week. 

Hans Strijdom’s scrumhalf of 1992, Bennie Nortjé, captain Far North at the Craven Week of 1992 in Pretoria. He was also included in the preliminary Springbok squad for the 1995 World Cup. Nortjé was also part of the Golden Lions squad who was crowned champions of the Currie Cup in 1999.

Craven Week Players: B van der Walt (1989), K van Dyk (1989), E van Rensburg (1989), K Fourie (1989), J Cronjé (1989), R Botha (1991), R Potgieter (1991), M du Toit (1991), Stefan Lombard (1991-92), J van Wyk (1991), Bennie Nortjé (1991), F du Toit (1991), Wimpie Bannink (1991-92), Thys Treurnich (1992), Leon Botha (1992), Japie van den Berg (1992), GG Greeff (1993), PJ Venter (1993), PDF Booyse (1993), CA de Beer (1993), J van der Walt (1995), B Rieket (1995), J Erasmus (1995), Mattheus Prinsloo (1999), Jacobus Griesel (1999), Eric van der Walt (2004), Gerhardus Swart (2005), Leon-Fritz Riekert (2005), Lucius van Schalkwyk (2005), Richard Coetzee (2013).

South African Schools’ Players: Wimpie Bannink (1992). 

First Class Players: Bennie Nortjé. 

Die Blou Bulle gaan op Donderdag – 3 Maart ‘n rugbyaand op Loftus Versfeld aanbied. Daar kan verwag word dat die Blou Bulle Prestige Hoërskole Rugbyaand in die toekoms net kan groei. Die Hoërskool Waterkloof van Pretoria sal in die hoofwedstryd van die aand teen die Griffons se kampioen van 2015, Welkom Gimnasium te staan kom.

Die kragmeting tussen die Leeus se voorste skolespan van 2015, Monument van Krugersdorp, en die voorste span vanuit Griekwaland-Wes, Diamantveld, sal die vernaamste voorwedstryd vir die hoofmaal van die dag wees. Monnas het verlede jaar in die halfeindstryd van die Beeldtrofee vir Makroskole teen die uiteindelike kampioen, Garsfontein, vasgeval. Garsies sou ook aan die Blou Bulle se aan deelgeneem het, maar weens hul belangrike kragmeting in die Tuks-reeks op Saterdag, 5 Maart teen Menlopark kon die span hom nie beskikbaar vir die fees van rugby stel nie. 

Die stryd wat ook vir hope vuurwerk kan sorg is die een tussen EG Jansen van Boksburg en Jeppe Boys’ High. Spanne sal toegelaat word om 26 spelers per wedstryd op ‘n rolling sub-basis in te span. Wedstryde sal 25 minute aan ‘n kant wees met geen stelskoppe wat toegelaat sal word nie. 

Die dag sal dus op dieselfde grondslag as die jaarlikse Nuweland Rugbydag vir skole in die Wes-Kaap gespeel word. Die Nuweland Rugbydag vind vanjaar op 15 Maart plaas.  

Die bepalings vir die Blou Bulle Prestige Hoërskole Rugbyaand is: 

Merensky vs. Pretoria THS
Oos-Moot vs. Montana
Ben Vorster vs. Potchefstroom Gimnasium
EG Jansen vs. Jeppe Boys’ High
Monument vs. Diamantveld
Waterkloof vs. Welkom Gimnasium

Die eerste rugbyspan van Potchefstroom Gimnasium sal sy aanslag om ‘n driekuns in die NWU Pukke se Prestige-reeks te behaal teen HTS Witbank afskop. Gimmies sal egter nie oorgerus die wedstryd pak nie met die span van Witbank wat verlede jaar op die Noordvaal Sewes-toernooi (vir o.17-spanne) baie belofte getoon het. 

Gimmies het verlede jaar in die eindstryd vir Hoërskool Middelburg met 17-11 verslaan. Middelburg sal in sy eerste wedstryd vir Wesvalia van Klerksdorp die stryd aansê. Hugenote van Springs en Wonderboom van Pretoria is die ander twee spanne in Middelburg en Wesvalia se groep. 

Gimmies sal ook teen Montana en Die Anker in sy ander twee groep wedstryde te staan kom. Gimmies het verlede jaar in die eindstryd van die Beeldtrofee vir Grootskole naelskraaps die knie teen Helpmekaar-kollege gebuig. Lichtenburg is ‘n ander span wat nie in vanjaar se Pukke Prestige-reeks afgeskryf kan word nie. 

Lichtenburg is saam met Jeugland, Randburg en Noordheuwel in ‘n groep geloot. 

Die bepalings is: 

5 Maart 2016 

Hoërskool Middelburg vs. Wesvalia
Hugenote vs. Wonderboom
Potchefstroom Volkskool vs. Oosterlig

12 Maart 2016 

Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs. HTS Witbank
Die Anker vs. Montana
Randburg vs. Noordheuwel
Jeugland vs. Lichtenburg
Wesvalia vs. Wonderboom
Hugenote vs. Hoërskool Middelburg
Potchefstroom Volkskool vs. Driehoek
Zwartkop vs. Oosterlig

16 Maart 2016 

HTS Witbank vs. Die Anker
Montana vs. Potchefstroom Gimnasium
Lichtenburg vs. Randburg
Noordheuwel vs. Jeugland
Driehoek vs. Zwartkop

9 April 2016

HTS Witbank vs. Montana
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs. Die Anker
Lichtenburg vs. Noordheuwel
Jeugland vs. Randburg
Hugenote vs. Wesvalia
Wonderboom vs. Hoërskool Middelburg
Zwartkop vs. Potchefstroom Volkskool
Oosterlig vs. Driehoek

Stephan Jordaan will be Paul Roos Gimnasium’s new head coach. Jordaan is not new to the job because he has coached the first team before with Dawie Snyman jr, who is currently is assistant coach for Western Province’s Currie Cup team. 

Jordaan who coached the u16 side last year will replace the vacancy left by Hein Kriek, who left Stellenbosch to join the Pumas in Nelspruit. Frans van Niekerk will still be the head of rugby. Lucas Roothman, assistant coach to Kriek last year, will still be the assistant coach responsible for the backs this year.

Paul Roos Gimnasium is in a very fortunate position to also have the expertise of Jacques Hanekom and the full compliment of resources from the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) to our disposal. Hanekom has left WP rugby at the end of 2015 and was appointed to head up the coaching division of SAS.

He will act as director coaching and will work very closely with all the other coaches of Paul Roos including Jordaan and Roothman. Hanekom and Jordaan have coached the first team from 1990 untill 2005 when Hanekom was appointed by WP Rugby. Paul Roos welcome back and old friend who knows the ethos of the school and it’s rugby like the palm of his hand.

The 2016 edition of the country’s oldest Easter Festival, the St. Stithian’s College Easter Festival, promises to produce some of the most exciting running rugby of all the festivals over the Easter weekend. The addition of teams like Diocesan College (Bishops), Graeme College, Westville Boys’ High and Durban High School will lift the quality of rugby during the festival.

Durban High School is celebrating their 150th this year and will face the hosts in the main match on the Saturday. This will be one of the highlights of the festival at the private school located in Randburg. The match not to miss will be the clash between Michaelhouse and Grey High School of Port Elizabeth. Michaelhouse finished last year unbeaten. This match will be the main match on the third day.

The team who attended the Easter Festival in 2015, but won’t make the trip in 2016 are Helpmekaar, Maritzburg College, Schoonspruit and Windhoek High School.

The fixtures are:

Thursday, 24 March 2016

09:45 – Clifton vs. St. Alban’s College
11:00 – Durban High School vs. Diocesan College
12:15 – St. Stithian’s College vs. Graeme College
13:30 – Pretoria Boys’ High vs. St. Andrew’s College
14:45 – Michaelhouse vs. Wynberg Boys’ High
16:00 – Westville Boys’ High vs. Grey High School

Saturday, 26 March 2016

09:45 -Clifton vs. Graeme College
11:00 -St. Andrew’s College vs. St. Alban’s College
12:15 -Grey High School vs. Diocesan College
13:30 -Pretoria Boys’ High vs. Michaelhouse
14:45 -Wynberg Boys’ High vs. Westville Boys’ High
16:30 -St. Stithian’s College vs. Durban High School

Monday, 28 March 2016

09:45 -Durban High School vs. St. Andrew’s College
11:00 -Wynberg Boys’ High vs. Durban High School
12:15 -Graeme College vs. St. Alban’s College
13:30 -St. Stithian’s College vs. Clifton
14:45 -Diocesan College vs. Westville Boys’ High
16:00 -Michaelhouse vs. Grey High School