Former dual provincial sportsman and pro-rugby coach Grant Bashford is rumoured to be the next Kearsney 1st XV Head Coach, starting in the third term of 2024. Bashford is currently the Clifton College Director of Sport but in school circles he is better known for the work he has done at Northwood School during his several stints as their 1st XV head coach. He was also one of John Plumtree’s assistants during the Sharks coach’s first spell at Kings Park. 2023 was a difficult season for Kearsney and so far the prospects for 2025 are not looking too optimistic. As a result a lot of hopes were pin ..read more

The Noordvaal Cup premier league came into existence in 2018 with eight schools competing. Prior to this the most sort after schoolboy rugby trophy in South Africa consisted of several macro schools’ regional leagues which fed into rounds of knockout playoff rugby. During 2017 Waterkloof had been ejected from the competition after failing to honour a match against Garsfontein. This meant that the Klofies were not part of the first proper premier league of eight. They were however reinstated ahead of the 2019 season, which increased the league size to nine schools teams. This was a nice symmetr ..read more

May 2024 Some of the most prestigious headmaster positions are set to be filled in the coming months. As an indication of how high the bar is set, Paul Roos is readvertising their post.   # SCHOOL NAME START ALMA MATER SIGNIFICANT PREVIOUS DECISION 1 Dale Garth Shaw 2019 Queen’s HJS Paarl BH & Claremont teacher Next Northwood head 2 Helpmekaar Klaus Konig 2002 Retiring soon 3 HJS Paarl BH Derek Swart 2007 HM: Monument Park Retiring soon 4 Maritzburg College Chris Luman 2013 Wynberg DMH: St Paul’s (Hamilton, NZ) Retiring soon 5 Michaelhouse Antony Clark 2019 St Andrew’s ..read more

School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 11 May 2024 Sat.11May KZN Clifton vs St Charles KZN Sat.11May KZN Durban HS vs KZN Development KZN Sat.11May KZN Maritzburg College vs Michaelhouse KZN Sat.11May KZN Kearsney vs Westville KZN Sat.11May KZN Northwood vs Jeppe LIO Sat.11May BOL Drostdy vs Durbanville WP Sat.11May BOL Robertson vs Worcester Gim BOL Sat.11May BOL Charlie Hofmeyr vs Oakdale SWD Sat.11May WC Piketberg vs Hopefield BOL Sat.11May WP Stellenberg vs Bishops WP Sat.11May WP Wynberg vs Boland Landbou WP Sat.11May WP SACS vs Paul Roos W ..read more

Paarl Boys’ High Director of Rugby Sean Erasmus has developed a new attack-minded blueprint for the school’s entire rugby programme. This is following in the footsteps of main rivals Paarl Gim in wanting to play the same structure through all the age-groups. Boishaai have not made any changes made to the original coaching staff this year. They have a good team in place. The main addition is former Irish international CJ Stander who has joined as a coach, not only for the first team but also to implement the new Boishaai brand in the younger age-groups. CJ focuses on breakdowns and provides ass ..read more

A fun ranking of those not so good for the heart close games that can make or break a season! CP = Close match played CW = Close match won CL = Close match loss 3ptW = match won by 1-3 points 3ptL = match lost by 1-3 points 7ptW = match won by 4-7 points 7ptL= match lost by 4-7 points # SCHOOL REG P W D L CP CW CL 3ptW 3ptL 7ptW 7ptL Total 1 Michaelhouse KZN 9 6 0 3 5 2 3 2 3 0 0 1.56 2 Hilton KZN 9 6 0 3 4 1 3 1 3 0 0 1.44 3 Garsfontein BUL 6 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.33 4 Worcester Gim BOL 11 5 0 6 5 2 3 2 3 0 0 1.27 5 Hopefield BOL 7 3 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.14 6 Hugenote BOL 8 4 0 ..read more

Sharks High Schools Rugby Association ______________________________________________________________________ FINAL TRIAL ARRANGEMENTS Wednesday 15th May 2024 @ Hollywood Bets Kings Park U18 Fixtures: • Registration for all players (13h00) – Hollywood Bets Kings Park Stadium • Warm-up Field KP 1 • U17 Game 1 (14h00 – 15h00) – Hollywood Bets Kings Park • U17 Game 2 (15h00 – 16h00) – Hollywood Bets Kings Park • U18 Game 1 (16h00 – 17h00) – Hollywood Bets Kings Park Tier 2 Urban/ Tier 2 CD Fixture: • Registration for all players (13h00) – KP 10 (Collegians Field) • Warm-up Field KP 10 (Collegians ..read more

Rankings powered by a version of The BHP formula # SCHOOL REG AVG P W D L PF PA PD CP LP WP TTL AVG LAST 8 GAMES 1 1 Paul Roos WP 4.83 8 8 0 0 311 120 191 35.0 0.0 3.6 38.6 4.83 W W W W W W W W 2 2 Paarl Gim WP 4.66 9 8 0 1 338 150 188 34.5 4.0 3.4 41.9 4.66 W W W W L W W W 3 3 Affies BUL 4.61 9 7 0 2 307 180 127 30.5 8.0 3.0 41.5 4.61 W L W W L W W W 4 4 Grey College FS 4.40 9 8 0 1 403 93 310 33.0 3.6 3.0 39.6 4.40 W W L W W W W W 5 5 HJS Paarl BH WP 4.21 10 7 0 3 294 198 96 30.5 8.6 3.0 42.1 4.21 W W W W L L L W 6 9 Durban HS KZN 3.96 11 8 1 2 281 94 187 31.0 11.6 1.0 43.6 3 ..read more

Two worlds collide when Garfontein of Pretoria meets Grey College from Bloemfontein in a rematch of the epic clash of 2023 that ultimately determined the national champions of that year. Grey is South Africa’s rugby factory. It’s not a well-kept secret that apart from having the talent, their success is based on their high levels of coaching and player development from grade-8 to grade-12 and from A-team to bottom team per age-group. So it comes as little wonder that all XV first choice players in this year’s first team are 100% homebrewed. All have been at Grey from day one of grade-8. In fac ..read more

When Durban High School takes on Paarl Boys’ High on Day 3 of the Absa Wildeklawer,  a focal point will be the two high profile head coaches. Sandwiched in-between Sean Erasmus’ two spells at Paarl Boys’ High was Peter Engledow’s three year contract. Peter’s time coincided with Covid and he was unable to secure a fourth year to prove his worth in an unrestricted season. He parted ways with Boishaai and took up the vacancy at DHS ahead of the 2022 season. Here the very relatable former Griquas head coach quickly built on his credentials as a top coach and Director of Rugby. Meanwhile gifte ..read more