Schoolboy rugby: ‘If you’re good enough, you can still make it’
If I could only play one game of rugby again, it would undoubtedly be for my schools 1st XV, writes former Springbok STEFAN TERBLANCHE in the latest SA Rugby magazine.
Koen: Young stars must persevere
Despite a year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, former Springbok flyhalf Louis Koen insists there is hope for young players who have missed out on certain opportunities in 2020, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
WP Craven Week coach dies
Western Province U18 Craven Week coach Faizel Adam passed away earlier this week following a long battle with illness.
Monnas announce centenary rugby festival
Krugersdorp-based high school Monument have announced that they will be hosting a world rugby festival as part of their centenary celebrations in 2021.
Concern mounts about impact of lost season
Some doyens of the local schools rugby community are voicing growing concerns about the negative effects the cancelled 2020 season will have on players’ prospective careers.
Think twice on schoolboys issue
Schools should carefully consider the long-term impact of allowing Grade 12 rugby players to repeat matric for purely rugby reasons, writes DYLAN JACK.
Lynch: Still hope for EPD, U17 players
SA Schools ‘A’ coach Katleho Lynch says thought is still being put into giving players in the SA Rugby Elite Player Development squad a run-out towards the end of the year.
SA Rugby youth programme continuing in lockdown
The SA Rugby Elite Player Development (EPD) programme continues to engage with provincial coaches and players during the lockdown.
The Lost Generation
Grade 12 sportsmen and sportswomen across the country face the daunting prospect of becoming ‘the Lost Generation’ in the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, writes GARY LEMKE.
Schools must see cancellations as an opportunity
Schoolboy rugby stakeholders need to use the unexpected gap in the year’s playing calendar to come together and erase the blights on the game, writes DYLAN JACK.
