SACS Beat Bishops Again

The South African College High School (SACS) played host to Diocesan College (Bishops) on a cold and rainy morning in Newlands. Despite the conditions the oldest schools derby in South Africa lived up to expectations as a desperate Bishops team threw everything at a gutsy SACS side. A strong North-West wind meant it was a game of two halves, SACS winning the first (8-nil) and Bishops the second (7-6), meaning the hosts won 14-7.

Bishops started well and had SACS under early pressure. With their free running and passing game Bishops were arguably more comfortable playing into the wind and were able to string some good early phase play together,burly prop JP Smith making inroads and offloading to willing support runners. SACS repelled the early pressure and a late tackle on their flyhalf and captain Jordan Chait allowed him to open the scoring after seven minutes.

The action was frentic as Bishops counterattacked and probed the SACS defence. The wind factor eventually told and after a good exit play SACS set up stall in the Bishops quarter for the final ten minutes of the half. Two penalties were kicked to touch and another chance went abegging before on the stroke of halftime SACS worked the ball wide to right wing Tumi Mogoje who scored in the corner. Chait failed to convert what was a crucial score.

Mogoje was straight back into the action when play resumed. SACS ran the kickoff back and Mogoje went flying down the right only to be dragged down metres short of the Bishops try-line. SACS had a huge overlap to the left and should have scored only for the ball to be spilled with an open line. Bishops came storming back and in what was to be the overriding theme of the half the SACS defence held firm against wave after wave of attack, culminating on this occasion with big prop William Day being held up millimetres short of the line at the end of a great passage of play.

SACS got out of jail and back into the Bishops half where they secured a penalty to go 11-nil up ten minutes into the half. The action moved back and forth as Bishops attacked, SACS defended and then counter-attacked. On one occasion in particular Bishops opened SACS up and themselves had a massive overlap to the left. Unlike SACS who spilled the ball denying them a certain try, Bishops passed the ball in front of the five waiting players and into touch. It was a huge opportunity lost! Twenty minutes in and against the run of play SACS converted another penalty to go 14-nil ahead.

The final fifteen minutes was all Bishops as on came their playmaker Cornel Smit who had rushed across after his SA Schools match at City Park. It didn’t take long for him to make an impact and from a deft grubber left wing Andre Manuel beat the cover and dotted down. Smit converted and Bishops had their tails up with five minutes to play.

SACS kicked off and Bishops ran the ball back but the SACS defence, which had been heroic all match, once again held firm through to the final whistle, when the SACS crowd swamped their heroes and sang their warcry.

The Bishops lads, who had played themselves to a standstill, returned to their huddle for some sage words for their legendary and long-standing coach André Jacobs. Jacobs, who came to Bishops after a successful stint as coach of St Andrew’s College, retires from teaching at the end of this year. A legendary schoolmaster he has been worthy successor to the doyen of Bishops Rugby, Basil Bey. In a fitting gesture, being his last match in charge of Bishops at SACS, the hosts honoured him with a commemorative plaque.

Scorers:

For SACS

Try: Tumi Mogoje

Penalties: Jordan Chait 3

For Bishops

Try: André Manuel

Conversion: Cornel Smith

Teams

SACS: 15 Thomas Waterkeyn, 14 Tumi Mogoje, 13 Ciaran Dayaram, 12 Nick Redelinghuys, 11 Justin Benderman, 10 Jordan Chait (captain), 9 Rua-Ees Arendse, 8 Alex Halvorsen, 7 Tommy Posen, 6 Dylan Hadzigrigoriou, 5 James Brewer, 4 Elliot Avery, 3 Duncan Ferguson, 2 Liam Larkan, 1 Sihle Lonzi.

Bishops: 15 Tristan Leyds, 14 Seb Prentice, 13 Seb Hanekom, 12 Lubelo Scott, 11 André Manuel, 10 James Macdonald, 9 Brandom Salomo, 8 Francois Stassen, 7 Jarryd Lurie (captain), 6 Joel Paarwater, 5 Luciano da Graca, 4 Connor Osborne, 3 William Day, 2 Gregory Willcocks, 1 JP Smith

From SACS

Results Down the Years

There is little record of early matches and at the time when the records start both the South African College and the Diocesan College had university classes. In those days both institutions were a mixture of school and university with all the boys eligible for any team, as were the masters. The second principal of Bishops played for the 2nd XV. boys were chosen on ability regardless of age.

That all stopped after 1910 when Bishops ceased its university classes and its students and the university students of SACS joined to form the University of Cape Town. From then on the results here are those between schools.

In the early matches there were no points; only goals counted. Points would vary. A try, for example, went from 1 to 3 to 4 to 5.

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1873: SACS won 2 goals to nil

1874: SACS won the first one & the second match 1 goal to nil.

1876: Bishops won goals to nil and 1 goal to nil

1877: Draw

1879: Draw 0–0 & Bishops won 5 goals to nil.

1882: SACS won

1883: SACS won

1885: Bishops won 11-0

1886: SACS won 11-0

1887: SACS won 4-1

1888: Draw 0-0 & SACS won 1-0

1889: SACS won 3-1

1890: Draw 2-2 & SACS won 2-1

1891: Bishops won 4-0 and 11-0

1892: Bishops won 8-0, 24-2 & 20-7

1893: Bishops won 17-0

1894: Bishops won 19-0 & 17-0

1895: Bishops won 11-0 & 11-0

1896: Draw 0-0 & Bishops won 6-0

1897: SACS won 16-7 & 6-0

1898: SACS won 8-0

1899: Draw 3-3, SACS won 10-3 & 5-0

1900: Draw 0-0, SACS won 7-0 & Bishops won 6-0

1901: Bishops won 10-0, SACS won 11-5 & Bishops won 13-0

1902: SACS won 6-5 & 19-6

1903: SACS won 9-0

1904: SACS won 12-0 & 11-3

1905: SACS won 10-3 & Bishops won 7-0

1906: Bishops won 6-5 & SACS won 5-3

1907: Bishops won 9-4 & 10-0 & SACS won 8-5 & 13-3

1908: Bishops won 8-3

1909: SACS won 19-3, 9-3 & 14-3

1910: SACS won 12-4 & 15-5

From now on the competition is between school teams.

1911: SACS won 6-5

1912: Draw 3-3 & Bishops won 19-5 & 10-0

1913: Bishops won 21-0 & 6-0 & SACS won 6-3

1914: Bishops won 11-8 & SACS won 3-0

1915: Draw 0-0, SACS won 12-9 & 3-0 & Bishops won 9-4 & 11-5

1916: Bishops won 13-0 & 8-0

1917: SACS won 25-0

1918: SACS won 14-0

1920: SACS won 11-0

1921: Draw 12-12

1922: Draw 8-8

1923: SACS won 9-8

1924: Bishops won 10-3 & 19-5 & SACS won 10-0

1925: Bishops won 16-3 & 16-6

1926: Draw 3-3 & SACS won 19-5

1927: Bishops won 18-3

1928: Bishops won 8-3

1929: Bishops won 14-0

1930: SACS won 8-3 & Bishops won 13-0

1931: Bishops won 23-6 & SACS won 8-6

1932: Draw 13-13, Bishops won 12-7

1933: SACS won 12-0

1934: Bishops won 24-9 & SACS won 25-3 & 29-7

1935: Bishops won 16-6 & 26-3

1936: Bishops won 16-0 & SACS won 15-7

1937: SACS 12-11 & 11-9

1938: Bishops won 12-3

1939: Bishops won 11-0 & 36-3

1940: Bishops won 31-8 & 6-3

1941: Bishops won 19-3

1942: Bishops won 20-5 & 12-0

1943: Bishops won 13-0 & 3-0

1944: Draw 3-3 & Bishops won 14-6

1945: Bishops won 9-3 & 3-0

1946: Bishops won 37-0 & 6-3

1947: SACS won 12-11& Bishops won 9-0

1948: Bishops won 32-3 & 22-11

1949: Bishops won 57-0

1950: SACS won 14-8 & Bishops won 11-5

1951: Bishops won 17-3 & 8-0

1952: Bishops won 18-3 & 13-11

1953: Bishops won 32-0 & 15-3

1954: Bishops won 17-3 & 6-0

1955: Bishops won 20-3

1956: SACS won 8-5 & 10-6

1957: Bishops won 9-0 & SACS won 12-3

1958: Bishops won 11-0 & 19-3

1958: Bishops won 16-6 & 18-0

1960: Bishops won 11-0 & 12-3

1962: SACS won 11-0

1963: Bishops won 9-0 & 11-3

1964: Bishops won 26-3 & 6-5

1965: Bishops won 29-3 & 18-0

1966: Bishops won 17-15 & SACS won 6-3

1967: Draw 6-6 & SACS won 8-6

1968: Bishops won 8-3 & 6-3

1969: SACS won 12-6

1970: Bishops won 18-9 & 16-6

1971: SACS won 15-13

1972: SACS won 8-4 & 3-0

1973: SACS won 11-6 & 29-0

1980: Bishops won 14-0 & SACS won 9-0

1975: Bishops won 4-3 & SACS won 8-7

1976: SACS won 9-7 & Bishops won 12-8

1977: Bishops won 37-6 & 23-6

1978: Bishops won 26-9 & SACS won 18-13

1979: Bishops won 15-0 & 23-12

1980: Bishops won 34-7 & 19-9

1981: Bishops won 12-10 & 21-10

1982: Bishops won 23-6

1983: Bishops won 14-3 & 20-7

1984: Draw 10-10 & Bishops won 24-4

1985: Bishops won 29-3 & 34-0

1986: Bishops won 40-3 & 15-3

1987: Bishops won 46-3 & 26-4

1988: Bishops won 36-6 & 31-9

1989: Bishops won 12-7 & 38-3

1990: SACS won 12-10 & Bishops won 16-10

1991: Bishops won 41-6 & 35-3

1992: Bishops won 35-6 & 13-6

1993: Bishops won 64-3 & 20-9

1994: Bishops won 29-19 & 27-11

1995: Bishops won 9-3 & 10-7

1996: Bishops won 6-3 & SACS won 25-8

1997: Bishops won 44-17 & 26-15

1998: Bishops won 29-7 & 34-12

1999: Bishops won 20-19 & 27-15

2000: Bishops won

2001: Bishops won

2002: Bishops won 32-19 & SACS won 15-13

2003: Bishops won 43-12 & 22-14

2004: Bishops won 10-0 & SACS won 32-3

2005: Bishops won 50-3 & 26-7

2006: Bishops won 26-14 & 20-10

2007: Draw 22-22 & Bishops won 41-17

2008: Bishops won 56-19 & 40-27

2009: Bishops won 27-0. The match at Bishops was cancelled because of the weather.

2010: Bishops won 43-18 & 46-17

2011: Bishops won 68-27 & SACS won 20-13

2012: SACS won 34-3 & 21-8

2013: SACS won 22-5 & 21-16

2014: Bishops won 26-12 & 80-5

2015: SACS won 26-17 & 14-7