Bishops face Maroon Machine as pandemic affects schools rugby calendar
Bishops College will host Paul Roos at the iconic Piley Rees field in the second Premier Interschools match, as the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic looms over schools rugby.
Bishops College will host Paul Roos at the iconic Piley Rees field in the second Premier Interschools match, as the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic looms over schools rugby.
Grey College claimed a 37-3 victory over hosts Paarl Boys’ High, while there were wins for Paarl Gimnasium, Bishops and Selborne on an action-packed Saturday of schoolboys rugby.
The resumption of schools rugby is a welcome relief for all who love the game, writes former Springbok STEFAN TERBLANCHE.
The Premier Interschools 2021 season will get under way this weekend with a cracker of a match on Saturday, while there are also big games in the Eastern Cape and KZN.
Oakdale claimed a 46-21 victory over hosts Affies, while there were wins for Stellenberg, Paarl Gimnasium and EG Jansen on day one of the Noord-Suid tournament on Tuesday.
Pretoria Boys’ High, Outeniqua High and Wynberg Boys’ High will all be showcasing their talent during the 2021 Premier Interschools derbies announced on Wednesday.
Schoolboys rugby has made a welcome, if slightly muted, return with the Monument Centenary Festival and upcoming Noord-Suid tournament, writes DYLAN JACK.
Check out the results from the first day of the Noord-Suid tournament, with the likes of Paarl Gim, Affies and Monument all in action.
Paarl Gimnasium held out to secure an 18-16 victory over Grey College, while there were also wins for Paarl Boys High, Stellenberg and Outeniqua at the Monument Centenary Festival on Saturday.
Check out the results from the first day of the Monument Centenary Festival as schoolboys rugby made its return from a year-long Covid-19-enforced break.