SACS, Bishops 144 Years Later

SACS, the oldest school in the land, was founded in 1829, Bishops in 1849. Bishops began playing "football", the generic term for all such games, in 1861. There is oral belief that the two played each other in 1862, but the oldest recorded such match was in 1873, two years before the first club in the land, Hamiltons, was founded.

 

This is South Africa's oldest match. 

 

It has not had to be kept artificially alive as the rivalry continues to be as keen as ever. In fact it is keener now that SACS are in up the road in Newlands. For years there was a whole five miles (8 km) between the two schools but then in 1961 SACS moved from town to Newlands and a magnificent campus.

 

 

SACS have been having their best season for years and currently nestle in third place on the Schools Top 20, just below seemingly invincible Paarl Boys' High and Monument. Bishops are not on the rankings but when the sides met at Bishops, SACS were rather fortunate to get a 24-all draw.

 

SACS have 11 of their 15 matches and drawn two. Bishops have won six of their 14 matches and drawn one.

 

 

Boland Landbou: SACS won 22-15; Bishops lost 48-14

Durbanville: SACS won 100-0; Bishops won 72-14

Paarl Boys' High: SACS lost 37-17; Bishops lost 25-0

Paarl Gim: SACS won 22-19; Bishops lost 44-24

Paul Roos: SACS lost 29-24; Bishops lost 32-30

Rondebosch: SACS drew 14-14; Bishops lost 32-19

St Andrew's: SACS won 24-15; Bishops won 29-21

Wynberg: SACS won 37-20; Bishops won 24-20

 

 

Both schools' players are eligible to play for Western Province schools teams.

 

 

SACS: Vusile Dlepu (captain), Sujai Ikemefuna

 

 

SACS:  Anathi Kalipa

 

Bishops: David Courie, Ghalieb Kenny, Justin Muller  

 

 

SACS: 15 Michael Abrahams, 14 Kabelo Mokoena, 13 Ben Mazzullo, 12 Chad van der Loo, 11 Aaron Zeederberg, 10 David Hayes, 9 Vusile Dlepu (captain), 8 Declan O’Connor, 7 Sujai Ikemefuna, 6 Craig Bylin, 5 Storm Balchin,  Jean Minnaar, 3 Joshua Barrett, 2 Anathi Kalipa, 1 Ethan Burger

Coaches: Nick Maurer, Matthew Currie

Manager: Harold Kessler

 

Bishops: 15 James Ipser, 14 Murray Bruce, 13 Robert Macdonald (captain), 12 George Spencer, 11 Reece Meyer, 10 Aydan Labuschagne, 9 Ross Goodwin/Willie Rose, 8 Matt Norton, 7 Felix Burt, 6 Matt du Plessis, 5 Matt Van Westernbrugge, 4 Tim Sharples, 3 David Courie, 2 Ghaalieb Kenny, 1 Alex Castle

Replacements: 16 Terrence Petterssen, 17 Rayleigh Le Fleur, 18 David Nivison, 19 Ross Doyle, 20 Bingo Ivanisevic, 21 Victor Allen, 22 Nathan Mahimba

Coaches: Wesley Chetty, Gareth Hayden 

Manager: Dean Sudding

 

Date: 12 August 2017

1st XV kick-off: 11.45

Venue: Memorial A Field at SACS

Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy, no rain, chilly, high of 13°C, low of 9°C

Referee: Nathan Swartz (Western Province Referees' Society)

 

 

08.00: 4th XV

09.15: 3rd XV

10.30: 2nd XV

11.45: 1st XV

 

08.00: 7th XV

09.10: 6th XV 

10.20: 5th XV 

 

08.00: Under-16C  

09.10: Under-16B

10.20: Under-16A  

 

09.05: Under-16D 

 

08.00: Under-15A 

10.10: Under-15B 

09.05: Under-15C  

 

08.00: Under-14B 

09.05: Under-14A 

10.10: Under-14C 

 

De Villiers B  

08.00: Under-14E

09.05: Under-14D 

 

 

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 second 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

2016: Bishops won 43-28

2017: Draw 24-24