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Helpmekaar het ‘n span in elk van die Beeld Noordvaal Trofee se eidnstryde vir Grootskole. Helpies se eerstespan moes egter spook teen Oos-Moot om met 24-19 sy plek in die eindstryd teen Potchefstroom Gimnasium se bespreek. 

Gimmies het ‘n merkwaardige sege van 21-10 oor Ben Vorster in Tzaneen behaal. Die eerstespanne van die Makroskole sal eers Dinsdag in aksie wees. 

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This has been a golden year for Boys’ High – who have played 17 matches and won the lot. An unbeaten season is a rarity in the tough world of South African schoolboy rugby, especially for a top school who face top opponents week in and week out. Boys’ High have this match against Oakdale and a home match against Drostdy to achieve that.

They will not have a full side out on Saturday but they will have great support as 23 teams plus parents and other supporters pour out onto the N2 for the 250-kilometre journey to Riversdale, beautiful Riversdale.

Oakdale have great admiration for this year’s Boys’ High side but are no slouches themselves. They will be going flat out. They have not suffered Paarl Boys’; High’s losses to national teams but they are without lock Adré Smith. They have homeground advantage, which is less of an advantage now that top schools play all over the place.

History is with Boys’ High who have won the last three encounters reasonably comfortably – 24-13, 38-10 and 22-7

The Season So Far

Paarl Boys’ High are ranked top of the FNB Top 20, Oakdale 10th. That means that Oakdale will be up for the challenge.

While Boys High have won 17 out of 17, Oakdale have lost three of their 12 matches – all to Top 20 sides – Paul Roos, Paarl =Gim and HTS Middelburg. They have beaten two Top 20 sides – Outeniqua and Potchefstroom Gim, Paarl have beaten eight Top 20 teams. The closest Paarl Boys’ High have come to defeat was against Bishops whom they beat 12-7, four penalties to a goal.

Results Against Common Opponents

Diamantveld: Oakdale won 26-13; Paarl Boys’ High won 22-12
Outeniqua: Oakdale won 24-17; Paarl Boys’ High won 23-17
Paarl Gim: Oakdale lost 31-28; Paarl Boys’ High won 16-10
Paul Roos: Oakdale lost 29-15; Paarl Boys’ High won 29-10

Achievers

Oakdale’s players are eligible for South Western Districts, Paarl Boys’ High’s players for Western Province.

South African Schools

Paarl Boys’ High: Manuel Rass, Ruben de Villiers, Salmaan Moerat

South African Schools A

Paarl Boys’ High: Tyreeq February, Khanya Ncusane

Craven Week

Paarl Boys’ High: Ruben de Villiers, Tyreeq February, Wikus Groenewald, Leo Kruger, Salmaan Moerat, Khanya Ncusane, Manuel Rass

Oakdale: Darren Adonis, Boeta Hamman, Eckhard Leicher, Renaldo Ferreira, Ewan Coetzee, Adré Smith, HP van Schoor, Bertie de Bod, Hermanus Botha, Chrisjan du Toit, Daine Kannemeyer

Academy Week

Paarl Boys’ High: Charl Serdyn, Bradley Thain
Oakdale: Xavier Swartbooi, Kurt Eybers, William Eybers, Zinedine Booysen, Helgard Meyer, Alexander Wallace.

Having so many players in the SA Schools sides is a two-edged sword – a great honour but they will not be playing in this match as the national sides will be in action in Cape Town.

The teams:

Oakdale Landbou: 15 Darren Adonis, 14 Alex Wallace, 13 Kurt Eybers, 12 William Eybers, 11 Nicolus van Eeden, 10 Christo Hamman, 9 Eckard Leicher, 8 Renaldo Ferreira, 7 Hanno Olivier, 6 Bertie de Bod, 5 Daniel Victor, 4 Ewan Coetzee, 3 Chrisjan du Toit, 2 HP van Schoor, 1 Hermanus Botha
Replacements: 16 Marko van der Merwe, 17 André Posthumus, 18 Jaco Smit, 19 Western Province van Heerden, 20 Zinedine Booysen, 21 Daine Kannemeyer, 22 Xavier Swartbooi

Paarl Boys’ High: 15 Jeanluc Cilliers, 14 Urgene Johannes, 13 Henri van Heerden, 12 Jan-Louis la Grange, 11 Hugo Slabbert, 10 Rayhaan Lombaard, 9 Bradley Thain, 8 Ruan van der Merwe, 7 Charl Serdyn, 6 Andreas van Wyk (captain), 5 Dean Schwartz, 4 David Meihuizen, 3 Leo Kruger, 2 MC de Jongh, 1 Wikus Groenewald
Replacements: The whole of the Paarl Boys’ High 2nd XV, who will have played a full match, can be used as replacements for injury.
Coaches: Sean Erasmus, Elmo Wolfaardt

Date: 15 August 2015
1st XV kick-off: 14.30
Venue: Eikeveld, Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale, Riversdale
Expected weather conditions: Rain, wind and cold weather have hit the Western Cape this week but good things are forecast for Riversdale on Saturday – sunshine with a high of 24°C, dropping to 9°C – a good day for rugby.

Rugby Programme

Eike
09.30: Under-15A
10.40: 3rd XV
12.00: 2nd XV
13.10: Under-16 A
14.30: 1st XV

Populierbos
09.30: Under-16C
10.40: Under-16B
12.00: Under-16E
13.10: Gerrit du Plessis vs Paarl Boys’ High Under-16D

Donkerbos
09.30: Under-14D
10.30: Under-14C
11.30: Under-14B
12.30: Under-14A

Ten Damme
09.30: Gerrit du Plessis vs Paarl Boys’ High Under-15E
10.40: Under-15D
12.00: Under-15C
13.10: Under-15B

De Boord
09.30: Albertinia vs Paarl Boys’ High 8th XV
10.40: Gerrit du Plessis vs Paarl Boys’ High 7th XV
12.00: 6th XV
13.10: 5th XV

De Tuine
09.30: 4th XV
10.40: Albertinia vs Paarl Boys’ High Under-14E

Grey High School v Selborne College

On Saturday 15 August Selborne College will take on Eastern Cape rivals Grey High in Port Elizabeth. These schools played each other for the first time in 1926 and the history between them speaks of great sportsmanship and mutual respect. In 45 clashes over the last 40 years, Grey has won 26 with Selborne winning 19.

Since 2000 Grey has had the upper hand in this derby, with most of their all-time victories coming in the 21st century. They have won three in a row since 2012, with Selborne itching to set the record straight at Phillips Field on Saturday.

Both teams will be fielding understrength sides due to SA Schools commitments and injuries, with Grey being the hardest hit as three of their star men miss out. Flyhalf Curwin Bosch, 8th man Khwezi Mafu and lock Kamva Dilima will all be away representing SA Schools. Selborne, meanwhile, will be without their talisman centre David Britz.

Both teams have enjoyed solid campaigns so far with Grey currently 8th and Selborne 13th in the national schools rankings. Both schools contributed heavily to their respective provincial Under-18 teams and the match will have a distinctly provincial flavour.

Grey High National Week Representatives

Craven Week
Sihle Njezulu, Josiah Boafo, Mohamed Connelly, Curwin Bosch, Kwezi Mafu, Michael de Marco, Kamva Dilima, Siwe Masosiwe, Lubabalo Dobela, Khanyo Mafunda.
Academy Week
Nicky Ferreira, Aya Oliphant, Matthew Lawson, Apiwe Febana, Tiaan Coetzee, Dylan Barendse.

Selborne National Week Representatives

Craven Week
Daniel Voigt, Lutho Selem, Leon Lyons, Cole Van Tonder, Daniel Froneman, Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen, Josh Allderman, Sango Xamlashe, David Brits, Thakga Boloko and Tian Coetzer.

Results through the years
1975: Selborne won 22-21
1976: Grey won 17-11
1977: Grey won 21-4
1978: Selborne won 26-19
1979: Selborne won 22-13
1980: Selborne won 18-12
1981: Grey won 24-7
1982: Grey won 12-10
1983: Grey won 29-9
1984: Grey won 18-6
1985: Selborne won 7-6
1986: Selborne won 15-10
1987: Grey won 12-6
1988: Selborne won 12-10
1989: Grey won 27-3
1990: Selborne won 17-9
1991: Grey won 7-0
1992: No match
1993: Grey won 16-15
1994: Selborne won 50-6
1995: Grey won 18-17
1996: Selborne won 10-8
1997: Selborne won 20-10
1998: Selborne won 31-10
1999: Selborne won 23-22
2000: Grey won 28-0
2001: Grey won 28-12
2002: Grey won 16-15
2003: Grey won 20-14 and 38-13
2004: Grey won 18-16 and Selborne won 20-11
2005: Grey won 16-3 and 62-3
2006: Grey won 16-15
2007: Grey won 18-3
2008: Grey won 38-16
2009: Selborne won 22-15
2010: Selborne won 30-17
2011: Selborne won 29-21
2012: Grey won 28-22
2013: Grey won 45-0
2014: Grey won 20-18

Rugby at Grey High
Grey High has a proud rugby history which dates back to the 19th century. Traditional schools they compete against, on an annual basis, are Dale College, Graeme College, Grey College, Queen’s College, Selborne College, St. Andrew’s College, Wynberg High and Paul Roos Gymnasium.

The first official rugby match took place on September 16 1893, against the Muir Academy. Initially rugby was played in black coats and straw hats, and a report in 1895 stated that the greatest problem rugby faced at the Grey was “the lack of rivalry which would prove strong enough to develop excellence.”

By 1897 Grey entered the men’s third league, but then went into the doldrums as Association Football (soccer) enjoyed prominence until 1908. Rugby muscled its way into the psyche of the school after Port Elizabeth hosted the Currie Cup tournament and a Test against England. The arrival of JC Hops, HT “Boetie” Gamble and NS “Tienie” Krige onto the Grey staff didn’t do any harm, either.

Things developed quickly and, by 1933, Grey had its first Springboks in Bunny Reid, Fred Smollan and Fred Turner. Their team manager was Wally Mangennis, an Old Grey who had captained the 1st XV for four seasons.

Rugby initially found its home at the Crusader Ground in St George’s Park. This relationship extended after the move to the school’s present site in College Drive – as Rector Way would not have rugby played on its precious cricket fields.

Money for the main field was donated by an Old Grey, Arthur Phillip, in 1938 and thus it became the Phillip Field.

Players who represented the Springboks through the years include: Jack Hirsh, Fred Smollan, Fred Turner, George Smith, Bunny Reid, Peter Allen, Giepie Wentzel (Master), Roy Dryburgh, Mickey Gerber, Wilf Rosenberg, Iain Kirkpatrick, Sean Povey, Luke Watson and, most recently, Siya Kolisi and JJ Engebrecht.

Luke Watson, Mpho Mbiyozo and Steven Hunt have also represented the South Africa Sevens side.

Mike Willemse represented South Africa at the 2013 Junior World Cup in France. Well known television commentators and outstanding players Gavin Cowley and Andrew Patterson also graced the Phillip Field.

Special mention must also be made of Michael Catt, Rory Duncan and Luke Watson – who captained the England, Free State and Western Province Currie Cup sides respectively.

Grey High Squad 2015
1 Tiaan Coetzee
2 Apiwe Febana
3 Sive Masoziwe
4 Joe Rooyakers
5 Kamva Dilima
6 Matthew Lawson
7 Michael de Marco
8 Khwezi Mafu
9 David Masterson
10 Curwin Bosch
11 Sihle Njezula
12 Josiah Twum-Boafo
13 Keanu Vers
14 Mohammed Connelly
15 Sihle Njezula
16 Dylan Barendse
17 Liam Blake-Taylor
18 Anovoyo Moyikwa
19 Lubabalo Dobela
20 Fred Sematimba

Rugby at Selborne College

Selborne began playing rugby in 1892 when it met Dale College of King William’s Town, in what remains an enthusiastic fixture to this day. As with most schools in South Africa, early rugby opponents were men’s teams and in the early days soccer had a grip on the imagination until rugby finally took over in 1912.

Now Selborne plays teams all over South Africa as one of the country’s best known schools, not only for its strength but also for the expansive game it plays and its spirit of sportsmanship.

In 1926 Selborne first played Grey High, which is still a big Interschools day each year as the schools get together for all manner of sporting and cultural activities.

In 1992 Selborne hosted a festival which included teams from England and Zimbabwe, as well as touring the UK. In 2002 a nationwide rugby competition for schools was introduced by Media24 and Selborne became the first winners when they beat Paarl Gim 11-10 in the final.

Dale College, of nearby King William’s Town, are rivals in chief, but there are also big matches with Grey High, Queen’s College in Queenstown and Grey College in Bloemfontein.

The following Old Boys have played for South Africa: Bernard Duffy, Innes Froneman, André de Wet, Ray Carlson, Keith and Mark Andrews, André Vos and Brent Russell.

Duffy also swam and played waterpolo for Border and was later the president of the Border Rugby Union. His brother Aubrey also played for Border.

The Andrews family, from up in the magnificent foothills of the Drakensberg, have had a big impact on Selborne rugby. Keith’s father, Kenny, captained Selborne in 1953, Keith in 1981.

Kenny’s brother Fish played for Selborne and had three sons who captained the college: Gary in 1981, Murray in 1983 and Mark in 1990. Mark was at one stage South Africa’s most capped Springbok of all time.

Selborne Squad 2015
1 Cole van Tonder
2 Grant Venter
3 Daniel Voigt
4 Daniel Froneman
5 Hein Rust
6 Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen
7 Darren Lemmer
8 Lutho Selem
9 Joshua Allderman
10 Morgan Steyn
11 Thakga Boloko
12 David Brits
13 Andile Koyana
14 Tristian Coetzer
15 Michael Botha
16 Connor Deary
17 Leon Lyons
18 Phumzile Maqondwana
19 Matthew Aucamp
20 James Bruce
21 Joshua Armstrong
22 Sango Xamlashe

Die makro- én grootskole-afdelings van vanjaar se Beeldtrofee sal nuwe kampioene hê.

Dít volg nadat die Hoërskool Nelspruit se Rhinos (die verdedigende makroskole-kampioen) en die Hoërskool Klerksdorp (grootskole-kampioen) albei gister in die kwarteindronde van die reeks uitgeskakel is.

Nelspruit het in Pretoria met 48-36 teen Garsfontein in die stof gebyt.

Garsies is boonop die enigste span van Pretoria wat in die halfeindronde in aksie sal wees. Hulle was verlede jaar die naaswenner.

Dit volg nadat Eldoraigne, Menlopark en Waterkloof almal op hul tuisvelde vasgeval het.

Monument van Krugersdorp moes hard werk om Eldoraigne met 26-24 tot oorgawe te dwing. Monnas se slot Ruan Vermaak was uitstekend en het in die vastelos gewoel.

EG Jansen van Boksburg moes ook sweet om Waterkloof met 26-22 uit te skakel.

Die span van Boksburg sal in die halfeindronde teen die HTS Middelburg se Rooi Bulle te staan kom. Die Rooi Bulle het hul plek in die halfeindronde met ’n sege van 33-18 oor Menlopark bespreek.

■ Ook Klerksdorp (KHS) het in die hoofstad sy rieme teen Oos-Moot styfgeloop.

Oos-Moot sal nou in sy halfeind met Helpmekaar-kollege swaarde kruis.

Die Johannesburgers het op hul beurt die Hoërskool Pietersburg in Polokwane met 32-20 kafgedraf om hul plek tussen die laaste vier te bespreek.

■ Ben Vorster van Tzaneen sal vanjaar nie maklik op sy tuisveld getroef word nie. Hy het die Leeus se kampioen, Randburg, met 48-25 geklop. Potchefstroom Gimnasium is die volgende span wat sal probeer om hom te stuit, nadat Gimmies vir Heidelberg Volkskool met 27-23 in die kwarteindronde uitgeskakel het.

■ In die afdeling vir me­diumskole het die verdedigende kampioen en die oorweldigende gunsteling, die Hoërskool Vryburg, byna slae gekry.

Die span het in Brakpan met 10-10 teen Stoffberg gelykop gespeel en het tot die volgende ronde deurgedring omdat hy die eerste drie in dié kragmeting gedruk het.

Vryburg sal vir die halfeind na Potgietersrus moet reis, waar Piet Potgieter wag. Potties het Trinityhouse met 37-25 verslaan.

■ Ben Viljoen was in ’n taai stryd teen Brandwag van Benoni met 22-17 baas. Hy sal in die halfeindronde met Midstream College te doen kry.

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VKB Week Finals (1998-2016)

Titles 

5 – Luiperds (2000, 2002 {shared}, 2003, 2015 {shared}), 2016. 
4 – Noord-Natal Lammergeiers (1999, 2009, 2014, 2015 {shared}); Vrystaat Kiewiete (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 {shared}).
2 – Diamantstreek (2005, 2006); Mpumalanga (2001, 2001 {shared}). 
1 – Noordelike Blou Bulle (1998); Valke (2013); Lynx-Noord (2011).