Graaff-Reinet Interschools

On Saturday Volkskool play Union High in an FNB Classic Clash at the Botanics in Graaff-Reinet.

The first team match is the climax to a week's activities between the two schools, and they are the whole schools which start at Grade 1 and finish at Grade 12.

The two schools are nextdoor neighbours in the beautiful old Karroo town and get on really well together, looking down to the town.

The two schools have been playing each other since 1922 when they drew 0-0. Their next match was in 1926 when Volkskool hammered Union High 53-0, a score of gigantic proportions in those days, for then Volkskool was a much bigger schools than Union High who initially played their 3rd XV. In recent times Union High have had somewhat the better, winning 25-15 in 2010 and 16-6 in 2011.

The season

Union High won six of their 12 matches, Volkskool four out of nine. Union High's opponents including Drostdy who are in the FNB Top 20.

Results against common opponents

Burgersdorp: Union High won 19-0; Volkskool lost 17-15

Gill: Union High won 42-8; Volkskool lost 24-11

Westering: Union High drew 1`7-17; Volkskool won 10-7

Higher Honours

Both schools fall under Eastern Province Country Districts.

Craven Week:

Union High: Sean Koeberg, James Moore, Jason Vers. For Koeberg and Moore it was their second Craven Week.

Academy Week

Volkskool: Franco Janse van Rensburg, Tian van Rensburg and two who are not playing on Saturday – Emelio Koeberg and Tsepho Ramalatsoa.

Union High: Davian Koetaan, David Oliver

Experience

Union High have seven players back from last year's victorious side – J Moore, J Vers, D Oliver, D Hobson, L Maya, D Anderson and S Koeberg. That includes the whole front row.

Volkskool have four back – T Mabitsela, J Afrika, who was wing last year, D van der Merwe and T van Rensburg.

The teams:

Volkskool: 15 T Mabitsela, 14 A Beyers, 13 G Grobbelaar, 12 A November, 11 T Adams, 10 D Jordaan, 9 J Afrika (vice-captain), 8 D van der Merwe (vice-captain), 7 A Senekal, 6 W Ittershagen-Strauss, 5 P Crouse, 4 F Janse van Rensburg, 3 L Smith, 2T van Rensburg, 1 A de Beer.

Union High: 15 K Chuta, 14 H Pullent, 13 J Moore, 12 A Mzayifani, 11 J Abels, 10 J Vers, 9 D Oliver, 8 D Hobson (vice-captain), 7 N Naudé, 6 D Koetaan, 5 S Ngabaza, 4 L Hobson, 3 S Koeberg, 2 D Anderson, 1 L Maya.

Date: Saturday, 11 August (2012)

1st XV kick-off: 16.00

Venue: Botanics, Graaff-Reinet

Expected weather conditions: It's cold in the Little Karroo in the winter and there is a cold front moving east across the country on Saturday. There is a 40% chance of rain with a high of 14°C, dropping to 2°C.

Activities

The activities for the Interschools start on Friday, 3 August with golf at the Graaff-Reinet Golf Club. Then through the week there are tennis, netball and chess on Monday, tennis and a quiz on Tuesday, and tennis on Thursday which is Women's Day.

There is hockey on Friday and that is when the rugby begins.

Rugby programme:

At Hoer Volkskool on Friday, 10 August:

12.00: Batman & Spiderman

12.30: Under-7 10 aside

12.30: Under-9B 10 aside

13.00: Under-11C

13.50: Under-11B

14.40: Under-13C

15.25: Under-13B

16.10: 4th XV

At Botanics on Saturday, 11 August:

08 00: Under-9A

08.40: Under-11A

09.30: Under-13A

10.20: Under-14A

12.30: Under-15A

13.30: 3rd XV

14.30: 2nd XV

16.00: 1st XV

Results down the years:

1922: Draw 0 – 0

1923: Volkskool won 53 – 3

1928: Volkskool won 15-0 and 22-7

1931: Union High won 14-6

1932: Union High won 17-12 and 3-0

1933: Volkskool won 15-7 and Union High won 3-0

1934: Volkskool won 8-0 and 12-6

1935: Volkskool won 12-3 and drew 0-0

1936: Volkskool won 14-3 and Union High won 13-8

1937: Volkskool won 6-0 and 6-0

1938: Draw 3-3 and Volkskool won 17-0

1939: Union High won 7-3 and 13-3

1940: Union High won 19-3 and 11-0

1941: Volkskool won 8-6 and Union High won 0-6

1942: Union High won 3-0 and 6-0

1943: Volkskool won 8-0 and 18-0

1944: Volkskool won 38-6 and 21-10

1945: Volkskool won 20-3 and 12-3

1946: Volkskool won 14-0 and 8-0

1947: Volkskool won 31-0 14-3

1948: Draw 3-3 and Volkskool won 3-0

1949: Volkskool won 8-3 and 6-3

1950: Draw 3-3 and Volkskool won 3-0

1951: Draw 14-14 and Union High won 6-3

1952: Draw 8-8 and 3-3

1953: Volkskool won 8-3 and 9-6

1954: Volkskool won 12-0 and drew 0-0

1955: Volkskool won 6-3 and 9-6

1956: Volkskool won 12-3 and Union High won 3-0

1957: Draw 0-0 and Union High won 19-5

1958: Union High won 6-0 and 6-0

1959: Union High won 3-0 and Volkskool won 9-0

1960: Union High won 14-9 and 14-3

1961: Volkskool won 13-6 and Union High won 16-8

1962: Union High won 6-5 and drew 3-3

1963: Volkskool won 19-6 and Union High won 8-6

1964: Draw 8-8 and 6-6

1965: Draw 6-6 and Volkskool won 14-6

1966: Union High won 0-14 and Union High won 16-0

1967: Union High won 8-3 and 9-0

1968: Union High won 6-0 and Volkskool won 11 – 6

1969: Union High won 17-3 and 14-6

1970: No match because of flu

1971: Union High won 22-0

1972: Volkskool won 4-3

1973: Union High won 18-6

1974: Volkskool won 10-0

1975: Union High won 9-6

1976: Union High won 10-6

1977: Volkskool won 31-3

1978: Union High won 14-3

1979: Draw 16-16

1980: Volkskool won 18-3

1981: Volkskool won 4-0

1982: Draw 11-11

1983: Volkskool won 13-11

1984: Volkskool won 14-6

1985: Volkskool won 16-4

1986: Volkskool won 6-3

1987: Union high won 9-6

1988: Volkskool won 22-7

1989: Union High won 10-9

1990: Volkskool won 6-4

1991: Volkskool won 9-7

1992: Volkskool won 15-6

1993: Volkskool won 23-3

1994: Volkskool won 31-16

1995: Volkskool won 22-7

1996: Volkskool won 35-0

1997: Union High won 10-6

1998: Volkskool won 18-15

1999: Union High won 13-10

2000: Union High won 13-10

2001: Volkskool won 18-5

2002: Volkskool won 19-18

2003: Union High won 26-14

2004: Draw 16-16

2005: Volkskool won 32-27

2006: Union High won 30-3

2007: Union High won 18-16

2008: Volkskool won 31-8

2009: Union High won 12-12

2010: Union High won 25-15

2011: Union High won 16-6