Schools results - 4 March 2013
It's autumn in South Africa – the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and of schools rugby. And so we already have results.
The days of a rugby season from April to September are now, it seems, well gone. Rugby starts the previous October and by March schools are already in powerful activity.
Poor old cricket!
Sarel Cilliers of Glencoe have already played three matches. Not that the start has been smooth. The first game, against Volksrust, was stopped early because the ambulance refused to work overtime and pushed off, and the second game, against Harrismith, was stopped early because the score was too high.
Kingsway, too, have played three matches – in the Gelofte Night Series.
The big rugby day this past weekend was at Hoërskool Fichardtpark in Bloemfontein, which is why there are so many results in the Free State. Grey College have issued a stern warning to all of South Africa's top schools.
Last year Noord-Kaap beat Hentie Cilliers of Virginia 30-28. It was exciting this year again but Noord-Kaap's four tries were too good – scored by flanks Luaan Dowie and Nico Graaff, flyhalf Henry van Zyl and lock Lehan Muller who is the captain of the team. Outside centre Dimitrio Tieties, who was their outstanding goal-kicker last year, converted two of the tries.
The Griquas match between Duineveld and Diamantveld was played in Kimberley.
The Cape clearly starts later but then carries on longest, certainly well into August.
As in the last several years, we get great benefit from the results sent to us by kind readers. We again depend on such kindness. Send missing results to paul@sportsmedia365.com.
Results by 4 March 2013
Eastern Cape
Dale vs De Vos Malan, 28-8
Glenwood vs Framesby, 26-24
Rooiskool (AHS Kroonstad) vs Marlow, 20-15
Free State/Griqualand West
Burgersdorp vs Hennenman, 46-7
Diamantveld vs Duineveld, 26-19
Grens vs Zastron, 30-25
Grey Cherries vs Landboudal, 29-16
Grey College vs Bethlehem Voortrekker, 46-5
HTS Louis Botha vs Welkom Gimnasium, 37-7
HTS Welkom vs Jan Viljoen, 27-10
Hartswater vs Postmasburg, 14-0
Jim Fouché vs Klerksdorp, 27-21
Noord-Kaap vs Hentie Cilliers, 24-10
Paul Erasmus vs Wessel Maree, 29-5
Rooiskool vs Marlow, 20-15
Sand du Plessis vs Ficksburg, 51-12
Sentraal vs Goudveld, 31-17
Staatspresident Swart vs Gill, 31-7
Witteberg vs Fichardtpark, 24-23
KwaZulu Natal
Ashton vs Kingsway, 26-5
Durban North College vs Kingsway, 24-15
Gelofte vs Ashton, 22-7
Gelofte vs Kingsway, 27-0
Glenwood vs Framesby, 26-24
Kearsney College vs Pionier, 26-6
Kloof vs Suid-Natal, 12-0
Kuswag vs Amanzimtoti, 24-12
Linpark vs Carter, 14-8
Pionier vs John Vorster, 65-5
Sarel Cilliers vs Empangeni, 50-0
Sarel Cilliers vs Harrismith, 58-8
Sarel Cilliers vs Volksrust, 5-5
Noordvaal
Bastion vs Oos-Moot, 37-10
Bekker vs Alberton High, 57-20
Ben Vorster vs Standerton, 50-7
Brandwag vs Wesvalia, 22-2
Dinamika vs Bergsig, 16-15
Elspark vs Volkskool Heidelberg , 24-5
HTS Ligbron vs General Hertzog, 44-13
HTS Middelburg vs Transvalia, 38-5
Hartbeespoort vs Wagpos , 16-14
Hugenote vs Eldoraigne, 26-15
Jeugland vs Benoni High, 12-7
Jim Fouché vs Klerksdorp, 27-21
Kemptonpark vs St Benedict's, 31-0
Krugersdorp High vs Glenvista, 36-0
Leeuwenhof Akademie vs HTS Carel de Wet, 30-16
Menlopark vs Centurion, 25-14
Nelspruit vs Hoogenhout, 67-17
Pecanwood vs Mondeor, 42-0
Pionier vs John Vorster, 65-5
Rustenburg vs Marais Viljoen, 26-14
Volksrust vs Secunda, 17-0
Western Cape
HTS Drostdy vs San Isidro (Argentina), 17-17
