CC: Pretoria neighbours clash

Cross a street and you have gone to the other school. Affies and Pretoria Boys High are that close, and they are good neighbours who will enjoy Saturday’s FNB Classic Clash.

Blow all this Boer and Brit talk. The two schools have been playing each other since 1923, three years after Affies was founded, and they enjoy doing it. Boys High will take 29 teams across the road to Affies. It is a huge occasion.

This year Affies are firm favourites. They are currently fourth on the FNB Top 20, having been first at one stage. Pretoria Boys are not close to that. Affies have the better playing record, except for one result which the two have in common and should serve as a warning to Affies against complacency.

Affies have played nine matches this season, winning seven of them; Boys High have played six matches this season, winning three of them. Eight of Affies’ opponents have been in the Top 20; two of Boys High’s opponents have been in the Top 20. But it is the one opponent which they have in common that is of interest.

Both schools have played against KES and both have beaten them. Affies won 15-13, a match which some feel KES were unlucky to lose; Boys High beat KES 21-17. That result may be significant, telling that on their day Boys High can beat anybody.

Last year the schools each had one boy in the Blue Bulls Craven Week side. Patrick Mathe is no longer at Boys High but prop Pierre Schoeman is still at Affies and, outstanding player that he is, he played SA Schools last year. He is the Affies’ captain this year.

Affies had a lot of activity over the past weekend, beating Paarl Boys’ High in Kimberley on Saturday and then losing to Paul Roos on Monday. Boys High had the long weekend off.

Whatever the result, two great schools will meet on a lovely Pretoria day and 29 teams from each school will have a day to remember.

The teams:

Pretoria Boys High: 15 Luke Stevenson, 14 Sandile Hlatshwayo, 13 Cameron Anthony (captain), 12 Felix Mcgregor, 11 Warrick Dunkley, 10 Kevin Twiname, 9 Michael Kurz, 8 Matthew Schiff, 7 Michael De Waal, 6 Ngoako Ralepelle, 5 Ricco van Straaten, 4 William Scott, 3 Steven Barber, 2 Cameron van Heerden,1 Cédric Kabeya.
Replacements: 16 Jonathan Howard, 17 Jason Schmidt, 18 Willie Lloyd, 19 Paul Makgaba, 20 Kelvin Pieterse, 21 Dale Harris.

Coaches: Greg Hassenkamp, Mike Housdon

Affies: 15 Thys van Wyk, 14 Marcus Kleinbooi, 13 Jurie Linde, 12 Marchant van der Heever, 11 Andries van der Merwe, 10 Ryno Eksteen, 9 Louis Venter, 8 Steven Meiring, 7 Heinrich Viljoen, 6 Albert van Heerden, 5 Janse van Rensburg, 4 Jean Droste, 3 Pierre Schoeman (captain), 2 François Steyn, 1 WP Elof.

Coaches: P Joynt, H van Jaarsveldt, S van der Walt

Date: 5 May, 2012
Kick-off: 13.30
Venue: Affies
Expected weather conditions: A clear, sunny day of Highveld autumn with a high of 29°C, dropping to 13°C, a good day for rugby.

Programme:

Affies A
08.30: Under-15 A
09.30: Under-16 A
10.30: 4th XV
11.30: 3rd XV
12.30: 2nd XV
13.30: 1st XV

Affies B Field
08.30: Under-14 G
09.30: Under-14 F
10.30: Under-14 E
11.30: Under-14 D

Affies C Field
08.30: Under-14 C
09.30: Under-14 B
10.30: Under-15 B
11.30: Under-14 A

Pretoria A
08.30: Under-16 F
09.30: Under-16 E
10.30: Under-16 D
11.30: Under-16 C
12.30: Under-16 B

Pretoria B
08.30: 5th XV
09.30: Under-15 F
10.30: Under-15 E
11.30: Under-15 D
12.30: Under-15 C

Harlequins A
08.30: 10th XV
09.30: 9th XV
10.30: 8th XV
11.30: 7th XV
12.30: 6th XV

Affies vs Pretoria Boys High results down the years:

1923: Pretoria Boys High won 4-3, Pretoria Boys High won 6-3, Affies won 9-0
1924: Pretoria Boys High won 3-0, Pretoria Boys High won 11-3, Draw 3-3
1925: Pretoria Boys High won 14-6, Pretoria Boys High won 14-9
1926: Pretoria Boys High won 7-0, Pretoria Boys High won 6-5
1927: Pretoria Boys High won 6-5
1928: Draw 0-0
1929: Pretoria Boys High won 3-0
1930: Draw 3-3, Pretoria Boys High won 11-4
1931: Draw 3-3, Pretoria Boys High won 7-6
1932: Affies won 8-0, Affies won 10-0, Pretoria Boys High won 9-6
1933: Draw 0-0
1934: Pretoria Boys High won 11-3
1935: Pretoria Boys High won 11-9
1936: Affies won 15-3, Pretoria Boys High won 3-0
1937: Affies won 11-0, Affies won 11-3
1938: Pretoria Boys High won 11-3, Pretoria Boys High won 6-0
1939: Affies won 8-0
1940: Affies won 6-5
1941: Draw 6-6
1942: Pretoria Boys High won 13-3
1943: Pretoria Boys High won 19-0
1944 – No match
1945: Pretoria Boys High won 8-5
1946: Pretoria Boys High won 3-0
1947: Pretoria Boys High won 15-4
1948: Affies won 11-0
1949: Pretoria Boys High won 6-0
1950: Pretoria Boys High won 6-3, Affies won 11-6
1951: Affies won 6-0, Affies won 11-6
1952: Draw 3-3, Affies won 8-5
1953: Affies won 9-0, Pretoria Boys High won 9-3
1954: Affies won 8-0
1955: Affies won 12-3
1956: Pretoria Boys High won 10-6
1957 – No match
1958: Affies won 6-3
1959: Pretoria Boys High won 11-6
1960: Pretoria Boys High won 14-11
1961: Affies won 15-6
1962: Pretoria Boys High won 8-5
1963: Affies won 6-5
1964: Affies won 8-6
1965: Pretoria Boys High won 10-8
1966: Affies won 16-11
1967: Pretoria Boys High won 15-12
1968: Pretoria Boys High won 14-13
1969: Affies won 22-5
1970: Affies won 33-3
1971: Pretoria Boys High won 11-9
1972: Affies won 10-9
1973: Affies won 15-3
1974: Affies won 6-0
1975: Affies won 23-9
1976: Pretoria Boys High won 19-9
1977: Affies won 18-7
1978: Affies won 36-3
1979: Pretoria Boys High won 13-9
1980: Affies won 16-3
1981: Affies won 16-6
1982: Pretoria Boys High won 17-10
1983: Affies won 12-6
1984: Affies won 22-6
1985: Pretoria Boys High won 12-9
1986: Affies won 19-12
1987: Affies won 13-10
1988: Affies won 13-3
1989: Affies won 16-15
1990: Affies won 17-9
1991: Affies won 128-3
1992: Affies won 19-10
1993: Affies won 27-9
1994: Affies won 19-3
1995: Affies won 30-22
1996: Affies won 62-13
1997: Affies won 29-12
1998: Affies won 49-0, Draw 21-21
1999: Affies won 31-27, Affies won 30-11
2000: Affies won 32-11
2001: Affies won 24-17
2002: Affies won 21-6
2003: Pretoria Boys High won 18-3
2004: Affies won 34-24
2005: Pretoria Boys High won 25-21
2006: Affies won 27-17
2007: Draw 20-20
2008: Pretoria Boys High won 34-30
2009; Affies won 20-15
2010: Affies won 38-3
2011: Affies won 26-10 and 44-0