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Rugby: Border Schools- Fair Poaching Game?
BORDER SCHOOLS TREATED AS FAIR POACHING GAME- A Headmaster's Prospective
Some students of English may remember the ‘Faust Legend’ in which Mephistopheles sold his soul to the devil for the mortal life gains of immense wealth, unbounded knowledge and skills, and success in all pursuits on earth. The short-term gain during this worldly life clearly came to an abrupt end when the realities of the price to pay for all eternity inevitably saw Satan claim payback. One may wonder how this legend may have any relevance to education in general, and sport in particular, in South Africa now and in recent years. Let the rest of the article paint the picture for the reader to be the judge.
Rugby: Penultimate Top 100 Rankings of 2013
A season of some of the world’s best school boy rugby has all but come to a close and for the players who ran out for the last time for their school they will be left with that supreme pride that comes from wearing their teams badge and playing to their best ability. A memory that will live with them for decades.
It was a tightly fought season which saw three teams vying for the top spot almost from the start of the season and at various stages all three, Affies, Outeniqua had a taste at being the number one side in the country.
However it is perhaps fitting that it is Affies who can lay claim to the top team in South Africa after completing the season without being defeated, without drawing and winning every single match. It is a supreme effort by a side that played the country’s most powerful teams and still remained competitive scoring heavily in most of their matches.
It is perhaps a pity that somewhere along the line Affies and Paarl Gim never met, as on paper there was very little to choose between the two teams, however Gimmies were held to a surprise draw by Oakdale in what was their only ‘blemish’ on an otherwise spotless season so perhaps finishing in second spot is justified.
A strong finish by Grey College, after an indifferent start to their season put pressure on Outeniqua for the third spot, but the consistency of Outeniqua helped them to finish in the Top three after suffering just the one defeat at the hands of Paarl Gim.
It was another great season and our thanks to the thousands of players, coaches and the avid fans of schoolboy rugby that showed sustained interest in the rankings, offered advice and suggestions and supported us. Rankings are not an absolute science but by factoring in the strength of the opponents, margin of victories and the actual results it is hoped that a team’s current form can be judged.
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FIRST XV RANKINGS 19TH AUGUST 2013 |
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RANK |
TEAM |
PLAYED |
AVG PTS |
1 |
AFFIES |
14 |
4.693 |
2 |
PAARL GIM |
20 |
4.688 |
3 |
OUTENIQUA |
16 |
4.675 |
4 |
GREY COLLEGE |
17 |
4.641 |
5 |
GARSFONTEIN |
17 |
3.909 |
6 |
KEARSNEY COLLEGE |
16 |
3.744 |
7 |
EG JANSEN |
18 |
3.272 |
8 |
PRETORIA BOYS HIGH |
16 |
3.047 |
9 |
WATERKLOOF |
13 |
3.000 |
10 |
NELSPRUIT |
13 |
2.785 |
11 |
MONUMENT |
14 |
2.764 |
12 |
JEPPE |
15 |
2.753 |
13 |
WESTVILLE |
15 |
2.740 |
14 |
PAARL BOYS HIGH |
18 |
2.700 |
15 |
ST ANDREWS COLLEGE |
17 |
2.462 |
16 |
HTS MIDDELBURG |
16 |
2.259 |
17 |
GREY HIGH SCHOOL |
19 |
2.221 |
18 |
QUEENS COLLEGE |
20 |
2.195 |
19 |
MENLOPARK |
15 |
2.160 |
20 |
TRANSVALIA |
12 |
2.150 |
21 |
MARLOW |
15 |
2.060 |
22 |
WYNBERG |
20 |
2.053 |
23 |
HILTON COLLEGE |
13 |
2.008 |
24 |
KEMPTON PARK |
22 |
1.836 |
25 |
VOORTREKKER BETH |
12 |
1.833 |
26 |
OAKDALE |
14 |
1.729 |
27 |
DROSTDY |
18 |
1.708 |
28 |
CENTURION |
17 |
1.674 |
29 |
MICHAELHOUSE |
12 |
1.642 |
30 |
NOORD KAAP |
11 |
1.559 |
31 |
RONDEBOSCH |
18 |
1.536 |
32 |
HENTIE CILLIERS |
10 |
1.500 |
33 |
NICO MALAN |
17 |
1.388 |
34 |
GLENWOOD |
21 |
1.357 |
35 |
POTCH GIM |
7 |
1.329 |
36 |
UNION HS |
16 |
1.309 |
37 |
HUGENOTE WELLINGTON |
17 |
1.218 |
38 |
BISHOPS |
19 |
1.200 |
39 |
SELBORNE COLLEGE |
19 |
1.121 |
40 |
TRINITYHOUSE |
17 |
1.085 |
41 |
DURBANVILLE |
12 |
1.083 |
42 |
GRAEME COLLEGE |
12 |
1.075 |
43 |
DIE BRANDWAG |
11 |
1.064 |
44 |
PAUL ROOS GYM |
16 |
1.044 |
45 |
FRAMESBY |
17 |
1.029 |
46 |
UPLANDS COLLEGE |
16 |
1.006 |
47 |
SACS |
21 |
0.986 |
48 |
WORCESTER GYM |
11 |
0.936 |
49 |
WINTERBERG |
16 |
0.925 |
50 |
BEKKER |
20 |
0.863 |
51 |
PIONIER |
25 |
0.828 |
52 |
HELPMEKAAR |
10 |
0.820 |
53 |
STELLENBERG |
16 |
0.813 |
54 |
HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND |
7 |
0.800 |
55 |
PEARSON |
17 |
0.794 |
56 |
MONTANA |
11 |
0.791 |
57 |
LINDEN |
13 |
0.769 |
58 |
ST BENEDICTS |
16 |
0.633 |
59 |
TYGERBERG |
19 |
0.608 |
60 |
KING EDWARD VII |
12 |
0.583 |
61 |
HUDSON PARK |
18 |
0.575 |
62 |
CLIFTON |
11 |
0.536 |
63 |
BOLAND LANDBOU |
20 |
0.490 |
64 |
MUIR COLLEGE |
14 |
0.486 |
65 |
JIM FOUCHE |
12 |
0.458 |
66 |
CAMBRIDGE |
15 |
0.427 |
67 |
MARITZBURG COLLEGE |
17 |
0.397 |
68 |
LOUIS BOTHA |
10 |
0.390 |
69 |
DESPATCH |
16 |
0.388 |
70 |
ST ANDREWS SCHOOL |
14 |
0.379 |
71 |
ST JOHNS COLLEGE |
15 |
0.333 |
72 |
FLORIDA |
11 |
0.264 |
73 |
ST CHARLES COLLEGE |
12 |
0.200 |
74 |
SWARTLAND |
15 |
0.200 |
75 |
SUTHERLAND |
11 |
0.164 |
76 |
DE KUILEN |
11 |
0.136 |
77 |
RANDBURG |
12 |
0.133 |
78 |
ST ALBANS COLLEGE |
14 |
0.100 |
79 |
SCHOONSPRUIT |
11 |
0.073 |
80 |
MIDDELBURG HS |
8 |
0.025 |
81 |
BELLVILLE |
16 |
0.019 |
82 |
DF MALAN |
13 |
0.000 |
83 |
KINGSWOOD |
12 |
0.000 |
84 |
ELDORAIGNE |
13 |
-0.023 |
85 |
DIAMANTVELD |
10 |
-0.040 |
86 |
ERMELO |
9 |
-0.189 |
87 |
GRENS |
13 |
-0.254 |
88 |
ST STITHAINS |
13 |
-0.296 |
89 |
GEORGE CAMPBELL |
9 |
-0.344 |
90 |
PARKTOWN |
13 |
-0.346 |
91 |
DALE COLLEGE |
20 |
-0.385 |
92 |
DANIEL PIENAAR |
15 |
-0.440 |
93 |
RUSTENBURG |
15 |
-0.473 |
94 |
KLERKSDORP |
17 |
-0.653 |
95 |
KRUGERSDORP |
8 |
-0.850 |
96 |
VEREENIGING GIM |
9 |
-0.933 |
97 |
NOORDHEUWEL |
12 |
-0.979 |
98 |
NORTHWOOD |
12 |
-1.017 |
99 |
POTCH VOLKIES |
9 |
-1.078 |
100 |
ST DAVIDS |
16 |
-1.109 |
101 |
DHS |
10 |
-1.740 |
102 |
MARAIS VILJOEN |
13 |
-2.177 |
Hockey: The SA School's Rankings
The top five all recorded wins over the weekend which ensured that their positions didn’t change and it is a pity that the much anticipated Kearsney v Maritzburg College had to be cancelled due to a flu epidemic.
Please note that two outstanding results for Pretoria Boy’s High have been included which had a small bearing on this week’s rankings. This weekend there is the big “Battle of the Jukskei” when Pretoria Boy’s meet St. John’s College which will give both teams a chance to move up the table.
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BOY'S 1st TEAM HOCKEY RANKINGS 11th JUNE 2013 |
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RANK |
TEAM |
PLAYED |
AVG PTS |
1 |
WYNBERG |
15 |
2.62 |
2 |
SELBORNE |
11 |
2.50 |
3 |
NORTHWOOD |
21 |
2.46 |
4 |
RONDEBOSCH |
19 |
2.15 |
5 |
PAUL ROOS GYM |
14 |
2.01 |
6 |
MARITZBURG COLLEGE |
19 |
1.94 |
7 |
PRETORIA BOY'S HIGH |
20 |
1.81 |
8 |
PARKTOWN |
25 |
1.76 |
9 |
SACS |
14 |
1.76 |
10 |
KEARSNEY |
19 |
1.73 |
11 |
QUEENS COLLEGE |
16 |
1.71 |
12 |
YORK HIGH |
13 |
1.70 |
13 |
HILTON COLLEGE |
13 |
1.67 |
14 |
GLENWOOD |
16 |
1.64 |
15 |
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE |
25 |
1.61 |
16 |
GREY HIGH SCHOOL |
17 |
1.56 |
17 |
WESTVILLE |
20 |
1.52 |
18 |
BISHOPS |
10 |
1.45 |
19 |
UPLANDS COLLEGE |
13 |
1.42 |
20 |
JEPPE |
22 |
1.36 |
21 |
NOORDHEUWEL |
22 |
1.36 |
22 |
CLIFTON COLLEGE |
10 |
1.30 |
23 |
MICHAELHOUSE |
19 |
1.28 |
24 |
DALE COLLEGE |
18 |
1.24 |
25 |
WOODRIDGE |
14 |
1.22 |
26 |
ST ALBANS COLLEGE |
21 |
1.18 |
27 |
ST DAVIDS |
27 |
1.16 |
28 |
KRUGERSDORP |
16 |
1.11 |
29 |
ST ANDREWS COLLEGE |
18 |
1.08 |
30 |
ST STITHIANS |
15 |
1.06 |
31 |
PAARL GIM |
19 |
1.03 |
32 |
GREY COLLEGE |
5 |
0.97 |
33 |
ALEXANDER ROAD |
10 |
0.97 |
34 |
KINGSWOOD |
14 |
0.96 |
35 |
MENLOPARK |
9 |
0.92 |
36 |
KES |
17 |
0.88 |
37 |
GARSFONTEIN |
9 |
0.86 |
38 |
PAARL BOY'S HIGH |
11 |
0.84 |
39 |
OUTENIQUA |
12 |
0.84 |
40 |
ST CHARLES COLLEGE |
15 |
0.78 |
41 |
AFFIES |
18 |
0.78 |
42 |
HUDSON PARK |
12 |
0.77 |
43 |
ST BENEDICTS |
15 |
0.75 |
44 |
SOMERSET |
13 |
0.70 |
45 |
WATERKLOOF |
10 |
0.10 |
46 |
DHS |
20 |
-0.02 |
47 |
ST ANDREWS BLOEM |
12 |
-0.11 |
Hockey: Boy's Top 45 Rankings
The Wynberg machine continues on its merry way with yet another victory in what is turning out to be an outstanding season for the Cape Town outfit.
Rugby: SA School's Top 90 Rankings
It was yet another emphatic win by Paarl Gim who managed to steam roll their way over Wynberg to keep their dream of remaining unbeaten very much alive at this stage of the season.
Hockey: Fixtures & Results for 1st June, 2013
There is some massive hockey taking place this week and it is the Girl’s in particular that will be very busy with several high profile matches on the go and the much anticipated ISSF Festival taking place in Pietermaritzburg.
Hockey: The SA School's Top 40 Girl's Rankings
The response to the SA School’s Girls Top 40 Rankings continues to astound as more schools express interest in getting their schools on the system.
Hockey: The SA School's Top 40 Rankings
Facing the possible thought of slipping out of the Top 10 Maritzburg College faced a mighty challenge from Glenwood who on their day are able to mix it with the best in the business.
Hockey: Girl's Top 35 Rankings
To say that the reaction to the first School Girl’s Hockey rankings was immense would be a huge understatement as emails flooded in expressing interest and enthusiasm that the girls were finally being recognised.
Hockey: Boy's Top 40 Rankings
Wynberg clinched two comfortable victories in the past week to cement themselves on the No.1 spot although the chasing pack is not far behind.
Rugby: Top 70 Rugby Rankings
Affies didn't play this weekend which gave their players what many would say was a well earned break after playing several gruelling matches on the trot. Even though this was apparently not Affies choice they did get the opportunity to recharge the batteries for a demanding season that lies ahead.
Hockey: Rankings for the 13th May, 2013
Wynberg continue to rule the roost after completing another resounding win and now stretch their unbeaten run to 10 matches as underline just how dominant they are at present.
Hockey: Results for the Week ending 14th April, 2013
The hockey season promises to deliver some spectacular play and already we are seeing some traditional powerhouses losing ground to other teams who have seemingly closed the gap.
Rugby: Result for Week Ending 9th March, 2013
For many teams it was the first match of the season but already there are some positive signs that the coaches and players have put in some serious off season training with some spectacular rugby predicted for the season.
Although the usual suspects continue to show why they are at the very top of school rugby it is encouraging to see the traditionally small teams stepping up and we can expect not a few surprises this season.