Some bits and pieces from Craven Week
Mon, 18 Jul 2011
The 2011 Craven Week ended in Kimberley on Saturday, a high-scoring Craven Week in the benign weather of the week. It was crisp in the mornings but there was no sign of rain, just a bit of wind. What a harvest of points.
SA Schools, Academy by school
Sat, 16 Jul 2011
We look at the schools from which the country's top schoolboy players - in the SA Schools and SA Academy teams - were selected.
Steenkamp to lead SA Schools
Sat, 16 Jul 2011
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.
Free State the top dogs - again
Sat, 16 Jul 2011
Free State beat the Golden Lions by 28-17 in the final match of the 2011 Craven Week on Saturday, meaning the Free Staters have once again ended up as the provincial kings of South African schoolboy rugby.
SA Schools players, 1974-2010
Fri, 15 Jul 2011
The first South African Schools team was chosen in 1974 and went to Europe on tour. We look back at lists of old.
Craven Week Results, Final Day
Sat, 16 Jul 2011
The last morning of the 2011 Craven Week started fine, crisp with the promise of even better as the sun got going.
Craven Week's Finals
Fri, 15 Jul 2011
Playing the main match at Craven Week is prestigious. To some it is a final of sorts. This match has been a focal point of Craven Week since 1971, conflicting though it did with Dr Craven's wishes.
Free State, Golden Lions in 'final'
Thu, 14 Jul 2011
The 2011 Craven Week ends at GWK Park in Kimberley on Saturday with a main match between Free State and the Golden Lions. This will be the fifth year in succession that Free State play in the prestigious final match.
Craven Week Results, Day Four
Thu, 14 Jul 2011
The weather again was sunny and dry in Kimberley for Day Four of the 2011 Craven Week - an exciting day, nothing more exciting than the last action of the last match between the Lions and KZN.
Craven Week Results, Day Three
Wed, 13 Jul 2011
The wind was back in Kimberley for the third day of the 2011 Craven Week at GWK Park, with the Blue Bulls and Free State ending the day with a high quality match.
Fixtures: Craven Week, Day Four
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
The fixtures for the fourth day of the 2011 Craven Week being played in Kimberley includes two massive clashes. In the main match the Golden Lions play KZN, while in the match before victorious Border play WP.
Craven Week, Day Two
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
It was a lovely day in Kimberley on Tuesday for Day Two of the 2011 Craven Week - warm and still, and it produced an epic battle between KwaZulu-Natal and Western Province.
Fixtures: Craven Week, Day Three
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
The main match of Day Three of the 2011 Craven Week being played at GWK Park in Kimberley is between fluid Free State and muscular Blue Bulls.
Exciting start to 2011 Craven Week
Mon, 11 Jul 2011
Craven Week got off to an entertaining, intensely interesting day of schools rugby. The highlights were the upset that started the tournament, the smooth skills of the Free Staters in a match of lavish try-scoring and then the intensely close contest to finish.
The Strepies or the Baby Sharks?
Mon, 11 Jul 2011
As with all the various 'weeks' in the last frantic fortnight of interprovincial schoolboy rugby, Craven Week 2011 showcases all that is good in the sport. These lads represent the best young talent in the country.
Referees corps for Craven Week
Fri, 08 Jul 2011
As is the wont nowadays, there is a large back-up contingent for the ten referees appointed to the 2011 Craven Week which starts in Kimberley on Monday, 11 July 2011.
Craven Week teams
Thu, 07 Jul 2011
There will be 20 teams at Craven Week this year - 440 excited young rugby players with stars in their eye and ambition in their hearts. Playing for your province is a great opportunity and there is always the chance of catching the eye of a talent scout.
Craven Week Fixtures, Days 1 & 2
Thu, 07 Jul 2011
The Craven Week starts in Kimberley on Monday, 11 July 2011 with five matches at GWK Park. The fixtures for the first two days are laid down.
Craven Week Fixtures, Days 1 & 2
Thu, 07 Jul 2011
The Craven Week starts in Kimberley on Monday, 11 July 2011 with five matches at GWK Park. The fixtures for the first two days are laid down.
Craven Week in history
Thu, 07 Jul 2011
Craven Week, the greatest schoolboy rugby tournament in the world, seems to have been around forever. But like all things, it had a birth.
