Kearsney festival promises rugby feast
The 12 participating schools at this year’s Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival were revealed at Wednesday’s launch in Durban.
World Schools Festival will take place
The inaugural World Schools Festival will go ahead as planned, despite the ongoing drought in the Western Cape.
Glenwood aim to be more streetwise
SARugbymag.co.za chats to Glenwood 1st XV coach Derek Heiberg about the upcoming season.
Future Star: Celimpilo Gumede
SA Rugby magazine chats to the flank/lock from Durban High School. GUMEDE ON … PLAYING FOR SA SCHOOLS ‘It was tough but a good experience for a 17-year-old in Grade 11. I got out of my comfort zone and learned a lot, like how to get along with other people and also the culture of South African rugby.’ HIS STRENGTHS… Read more →
SACS wary of complacency
SARugbymag.co.za chats to SACS 1st XV coach Nicholas Maurer about the upcoming season.
Wynberg festival called off
The Wynberg Winter Sports Festival has been cancelled due to the ongoing drought in the Western Cape.
Affies want a ‘never-say-die attitude’
SARugbymag.co.za chats to Affies 1st XV coach Jaco Koch about the upcoming season.
Grey College to put SA before France
Grey College 1st XV coach Wessel du Plessis says the school’s partnership with French club Montpellier will not result in a player drain. A benefactor, thought to be Montpellier owner Mohed Altrad, initiated the Badawi Legacy Scholarship Programme last year. Grey College announced on its website that the programme had committed to making the following changes in three areas over… Read more →
‘We’re focusing on conditioning’
SARugbymag.co.za chats to Grey College 1st XV coach Wessel du Plessis about the upcoming season. What are the lessons you learned from last year? We did very well last season, ending second in the country [in the Top 20 rankings]. There are certainly some things that we can change as you have to do different things to get different results…. Read more →
‘We need to do the basics well’
SARugbymag.co.za chats to Paarl Gim 1st XV coach Pieter Rossouw about the upcoming season. What are the lessons you learned from last year? We had a really good preparation and a solid start to the season. We had a really tough run of fixtures against the top 20 schools in the country and this year it will be the same…. Read more →
