Grey take on Queen's
It is a journey of some 340 km from Queenstown to Port Elizabeth and 21 rugby teams will be making the journey to help Grey to celebrate its reunion, a time when the Grey family grows in happy celebration.
The schools are old by South African standards – Grey founded in 1856, Queen's in 1858. Both are enthusiastic about their rugby, Grey is a bigger school than Queen's, and this year more successful on the rugby field.
After nine matches, Grey are still unbeaten. They have won eight and drawn with Marlow. At present they are ranked 9th on the Schools Top 20. They have played two other teams in the Top 20 and beaten them both. They beat Paul Roos 22-20 and DHS a whopping 50-17. In last Saturday's match, they beat Graeme College of Grahamstown 22-15.
The Queen's season has not been nearly as good. They have won only three of their 11 matches. One of those was their recent victory over most ardent rivals, Dale. They beat them 25-24 on their reunion day in Queenstown. Recently they just lost – 14-12 – to Selborne down in East London. But then the Queenians are determined and proud, and so will give of their best.
Teams
Grey: 15 Enrique Franks, 14 Kholiwe Konza, 13 Aya Matroos, 12 Waqar Solaan, 11 Uan Tait, 10 LJ du Preez, 9 Runaldo Pedro, 8 Bevan Prinsloo (captain), 7 Dean van Dyk, 6 Travis de Bruin, 5 Laken Grey, 4 Gerik Rautenbach, 3 Philip Weyer-Henderson, 2 Ruan Jonker, 1 James Scott
Replacements:16 Corné Slabbert, 17 Warwick Griffin, 18 Ryan Adams, 19 Dumisa Ngcivana, 20 Praveen Bosch, 21 Jordan Blewett, 22 Joshua Oosthuysen, 23 Robin van Eyck
Queen's College: 15 Enrique Oranje, 14 Tumelo Montisi, 16 Bathandwa Mqhayi, 12 Siya Tyulu, 11 Asi Malotana, 10 Keith Kroutz, 9 Edumisa Njumba, 8 Siya Matanda, 7 Siya Jwacu, 6 Bryan Bless, 5 Junaid Bijal, 4 Aaron Brody (captain), 3 Othandwayo Nogqala, 2 Gareth Heidtmann, 1 Siba Mnkani
Date: Saturday, 27 May 2017
1st XV kick-off: 15.30
Venue: Philip field, Grey High School
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain, a high of 18 °C and a low of 11 °C
Rugby Programme, 27 May 2016
Philip Field
08.30: Under-14A
09.30: Under-15A
10.40: Under-16A
11.50: 4th XV
13.00: 3rd XV
14.15: 2nd XV
15.30: 1st XV
Pyott Field
08.30: Under-15B
09.30: 5th XV
10.40: Under-14B
11.50: Under-16B
13.00: 6th XV
Gordon Field
08.30: Under-14C
09.30: 7th XV
10.40: Under-16C
11.50: Under-15D
13.00: Under-15C
Pollock Oval
08.30: Under-14 10-a-side
09.10: Under-16 10-a-side
10.30: Under-15 10-a-side
11.30: Under-14D
Grey vs Queen's since 1971
1971: Queen's won 9-3 at Queen's
1972: Queen's won 14-0 at Grey
1973: Grey won 12-10 at Queen's
1974: Queen's won 12-3 at Grey
1975: Grey won 18-16 at Queen's
1976: Grey won 36-0 at Grey
1977: Grey won 34-4 at Queen's
1978: Grey won 34-4 at Queen's
1979: Queen's won 34-15 at Grey
1980: Queen's won 36-0 at Queen's
1981: Draw 12-12 at Grey
1982: Queen's won 12-6 at Queen's
1983: Grey won 15-0 at Grey
1984: Queen's won 16-9 at Queen's
1985: Grey won 10-6 at Grey
1986: Draw 9-9 at Queen's
1987: Draw 15-15 at Grey
1988: Queen's won 10-9 at Queen's
1989: Grey won 17-3 at Grey
1990: Grey won 9-0 at Queen's
1991: Grey won 12-3 at Queen's
1992: Queen's won 18-3 at Grey
1993: Queen's won 24-14 at Queen's
1994: Grey won 10-6 at Grey
1995: Grey won 27-0 at Queen's
1996: Queen's won 33-12 at Grey
1997: Queen's won 13-8 at Queen's
1998: Queen's won 11-8 at Grey
1999: Grey won 39-3 at Queen's
2000: Grey won 17-6 at Grey
2001: Grey won 35-22 at Grey
2002: Queen's won 15-12 at Queen's
2003: Grey won 67-14 at Grey
2004: Grey won 19-7 at Queen's
2005: Grey won 43-17 at Grey
2006: Queen's won 21-10 at Queen's
2007: Queen's won 9-7 at Grey
2008: Grey won 48-17 at Queen's
2009: Grey won 41-10 at Grey
2010: Grey won 21-16 at Queen's
2011: Queen's won 18-17 at Grey
2012: Queen's won 22-19 at Queen's
2013: Grey won 20-13 at Grey
2014: Queen's won 29-15 at Queen's
2015: Grey won 46-13 at Grey
2016: Grey won 31-17 at Queen's
