SA Rugby on Monday announced that coaches, parents and players from schools across the country will be invited to a series of webinars preparing to step up a gear for a return to action later in the year.
Rassie Erasmus, in his capacity as SA Rugby director of rugby, says while there’ll be excitement among school and club rugby communities, it is important that they adhere to Covid-19 protocols.
SA Rugby’s executive committee have approved amateur rugby, including schools rugby, to return to training with immediate effect under strict conditions.
Rassie Erasmus says SA Rugby is working closely with the SA Schools Rugby Association (Sasra) to draw up contingency plans for the 2021 rugby season. DYLAN JACK reports.
Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch, who was in great form prior to the domestic season being halted, was a special talent during his school days and at Craven Week.
Backed by arguably the strongest rugby school in the country in Grey College, the Cheetahs are always a tough nut to crack at Craven Week, with future stars such as Jan-Hendrik Wessels, FC du Plessis and Sisonke Vumazonke having represented the Free State side in recent years.
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko and his SA Schools counterparts have wrapped up a productive series of Elite Player Development (EPD) webinars with schools coaches from across the country.
Western Province is the team to beat at Craven Week. With the largest and strongest selection of schools to chose from and an abundance of raw talent, there is a reason why rugby in the Western Cape is so strong.
The KES vs Jeppe derby is one of the oldest in South African schoolboys rugby. Hear from the players and coaches involved for a first-hand account of the long-standing tradition.
Check out this highlights reel of future star Sacha Mngomezulu in action for Bishops and Western Province.
