Bishops & Rondebosch in Neighbourly Combat

It's Rondebosch's turn to walk the 400 metres along Tullyallen Road  to Bishops for the twice-yearly, enthusiastic rugby matches. They have over the years been played in a sporting spirit, and no less passionate for being so.

The 1st XV match, which counts for all, is later than usual – at two o'clock to fit in with a live television broadcast.

This year Rondebosch are one up, having won the second-term match 15-14 at Rondebosch. Both teams have had up-and-down seasons, which makes prediction and the customary betting more difficult than ever.

Season So Far

Bishops, who have had an erratic season, have played 18 matches, winning eight, drawing one and losing nine. Their best performance was against SACS in the second match when they won 43-28. They played against six teams in the FNB Top 20, losing to all of them.

Rondebosch have played 15 matches in South Africa, winning 9, drawing one and losing five. They played against four teams in the FNB Top 20, losing to all of them.

Results against Common Opponents

Boland Landbou: Bishops lost 47-19; Rondebosch lost 48-15

Paarl Boys' High: Bishops lost 58-12; Rondebosch lost 25-6

Paarl Gim: Bishops lost 45-10; Rondebosch lost 48-19

Paul Roos: Bishops lost 42-24; Rondebosch lost 43-26

SACS: Bishops lost 38-19 & won 43-28; Rondebosch drew 28-28 and lost 28-10

Tygerberg: Bishops won 40-14; Rondebosch won 39-21

Wynberg: Bishops won 38-7 & lost 31-21; Rondebosch won 29-8 & 23-17

Achievers

The players of both schools are eligible to play for Western Province at Craven Week and the Academy Week.

South African Schools

Rondebosch: Mike Mavovana

Craven Week

Bishops: Labelo Scott

Rondebosch: Mike Mavovana

Academy Week

Bishops: Seb Prentice

Rondebosch: Matthew Grobler

Teams

Bishops: 15 Brandon van der Westhuizen, 14 Tom Lewis, 13 Lubelo Scott, 12 Rob Macdonald, 11 Seb Prentice, 10 James Macdonald, 9 Harry Makin, 8 Jean Pienaar (captain), 7 Byron Cranswick, 6 Cullum Diem, 5 Luke Viljoen, 4 Christian Stehlik, 3 JP Smith, 2 Jason Hofmeyr, 1 Alasdair Jewson

Replacements: Clyde de Beer, Zico Oaker, Ghaalieb Kenny, Marcus Knight, Daniel van der Valk, Aydan Labuschagne, George Spencer

Rondebosch: 15 Mike Mavovana, 14 DJ Falconer, 13 Zaka Sallie, 12 Blake van der Bijl, 11 Ross Roode, 10 Sam Cragg, 9 Robbie Davis, 8 Hylton Goatley, 7 Cal Smid, 6 Garth Shenker (captain), 5 Braden Tredoux, 4 Matthew Grobler,  3 Chulu Mputing, 2 Devon Arendse, 1 Tomasz de Rosenwerth

Replacements: 16 Suhaib Ajmoodien, 17  Matthew Horrigan, 18 Shaakir Sallie, 19 Cheyne Robertson, 20 Josh  Lubbe, 21 James Janse van Rensburg, 22  Dane Stevens, 23     Kyle Fredericks

Date: 27 August 2016

1st XV kick-off: 14.00

Television broadcast: Supersport channel 201

Venue: Piley Rees Field at Bishops

but warmer than usualClear, sunny, warm – a typical Cape winter's day but warmer than usual with a high of 27°C, dropping to 12°C

Referee: Petri Bosch (Western Province Referees' Society

Rugby Programme – 27 August 2016

Piley Rees

10.15: 6th XV

11.30: 3rd XV

12.45: 2nd XV

14.00: 1st XV

Avenue

09.10: Under-14C

10.15: 4th XV

11.30: 5th XV

Cemetery

09.10: Under-15C

10.15: Under-15D

11.30: Under-14B

12.45: 7th XV

Sahara

09.10: Under-16C

10.15: Under-16B

11.30: Under-16A

Range

09.10: Under-14A

10.15: Under-15A     

11.30: Under-14D

12.30: Under-15B

Down the Years

1911: Bishops won 18-0 & 25-0

1916: Bishops won 13-0 & drew 13-13

1917: Bishops won 5-3 & Rondebosch won 14-3

1918: Bishops won 16-0 & drew 0-0

1921: Bishops won 6-0

1923: Rondebosch won 9-8

1925: Rondebosch won 22-3

1926: Bishops won 10-9 & 6-3

1928: Bishops won 8-3 & 15-3

1929: Bishops won 7-3

1930: Bishops won 15-9 & 12-9

1931: Bishops won 11-3 & 16-9

1932: Bishops won 9-3 & 15-0

1933: Bishops won 11-6 & drew 3-3

1935: Bishops won 6-3

1936: Bishops won 49-0 & 37-3

1937: Drew 0-0 & Bishops won 6-3

1938: Rondebosch won 8-3 & Bishops won 16-6

1939: Rondebosch won 8-0

1940: Bishops won 25-3 & 11-8

1941: Bishops won 13-9 & Rondebosch won 8-3

1942: Bishops won 16-4 & 10-3

1943: Bishops won 21-0 & 31-3

1944: Rondebosch won 21-14 & 6-0

1945: Rondebosch won 6-0 & Bishops won 11-8

1946: Drew 3-3 & drew 3-3

1947: Bishops won 6-3 & Rondebosch won 9-6

1948: Rondebosch won 17-13 & Bishops won 13-6

1949: Bishops won 23-0 & 17-6

1950: Drew 14-14 & Rondebosch won 17-6

1951: Bishops won 8-0 & 17-0

1952: Rondebosch won 6-3 & drew 3-3

1953: Rondebosch won 6-3 & 13-3

1954: Rondebosch won 11-3

1955: Bishops won 9-6 & 8-6

1956: Bishops won 11-0 & Rondebosch won 9-6

1957: Rondebosch won 5-0 & drew 3-3

1958: Rondebosch won 8-0 & 8-6

1959: Bishops won 10-0 & Rondebosch won 3-0

1960: Drew 3-3 & Rondebosch won 12-3

1961: Rondebosch won 5-0 & 13-6

1962: Bishops won 3-0 & drew 6-6

1963: Rondebosch won 11-0 & 9-6

1964: Rondebosch won 13-0 & 13-0

1965: Drew 0-0 & drew 3-3

1966: Rondebosch won 14-3 & 12-3

1967: Drew 3-3 & Rondebosch won 20-0

1968: Rondebosch won 6-0 & drew 8-8

1969: Rondebosch won 11-6 & 25-3

1970: Rondebosch won 14-0 & 11-9

1971: Rondebosch won 8-3 & 24-3

1972: Rondebosch won 13-4 & 13-4

1973: Rondebosch won 13-12 & Bishops won 16-13

1974: Bishops won 9-3 & 18-4

1975: Bishops won 27-3 & 22-6

1976: Bishops won 14-13 & 22-12

1977: Rondebosch won 15-12 & 33-7

1978: Drew 6-6 & Bishops won 8-6

1979: Bishops won 9-0 & 24-0

1980: Rondebosch won 22-12 & Bishops won 10-3

1981: Bishops won 12-6 & 7-6

1982: Bishops won 18-6 & Rondebosch won 12-6

1983: Rondebosch won 18-10 & Bishops won 16-6

1984: Rondebosch won 7-0 & 15-11

1985: Bishops won 12-3 & Rondebosch won 16-9

1986: Bishops won 14-4 & 13-3

1987: Bishops won 12-7 & 15-3

1988: Bishops won 10-3 & 13-3

1989: Bishops won 58-10 & 7-4

1990: Bishops 14-7 & 9-0

1991: Bishops 12-9 & 21-9

1992: Bishops 34-3 & 27-6

1993: Bishops 28-10 & 19-5

1994: Rondebosch won 6-5 & 19-9

1995: Rondebosch won 7-6 & 11-10

1996: Rondebosch won 17-7 & 6-0

1997: Rondebosch won 18-0 & 31-11

1998: Bishops won 20-0 &  15-7

1999: Rondebosch 16-15 & Bishops won 24-9

2000: Rondebosch 22-19 & 27-17

2001: Bishops won 17-0 & 18-0

2002: Bishops won 52-8 & 41-25

2003: Bishops won 18-5 & 78-19

2004: Bishops won 27-8 & Rondebosch won 26-22

2005: Bishops won 31-6 & 14-12

2006: Bishops won 71-3 & 75-22

2007: Bishops won 48-27 & 27-24

2008: Bishops won 20-8 & 47-15

2009: Rondebosch won 16-10 & Bishops won 10-6

2010: Bishops won 38-10 & the sides drew 19-19

2011: Rondebosch won 34-18 & Bishops won 37-12

2012: Bishops won 15-3 & Rondebosch won 19-11

2013: Rondebosch won 22-7 & Bishops won 23-11

2014: Bishops won 52-14 & 22-21

2015: Bishops won 36-23 & Rondebosch won 55-12

2016: Rondebosch won 15-14