Selborne at home to St Andrew's

A lot will depend on how well the Selbornians keep their boots on the field after floating on Cloud 9, the heroes of all school and city. their win over Grey College of Bloemfontein was indeed noteworthy, a match no Selbornian present will forget. But they had better beware, for St Andrew's are no push-overs.

They have not had as tough a fixture list as Selborne, but they have lost only twice in 10 matches where Selborne have lost four out of 11. The four don't matter of course, not in the light of the one last Saturday.

Selborne have lost to Monument, Paarl Boys' High, Helpmekaar and, surprisingly, Dale. The first three are all teams ranked on the Schools Top 20. The win over Grey Bloem brought Selborne up to 16th on the ranking.

St Andrew's are not ranked on the Top 20 as the only Top 20 team they have played has been SACS, who beat them. The other team they lost to was old rivals Bishops.

St Andrew's won their match last Saturday, beating Cambridge 33-10. Selborne, as all South Africa knows, beating Grey Bloem 20-19 with a conversion by Mitchell Connellan to win the match.

Ten of the St Andrew's side have been chosen to go to Craven Week in Bloemfontein this year to play for the Eastern Province Country Districts side – Dean Jenkins (captain), Chulu Mngxaso, Callum Dugmore, Ikhetheleng Nkhereanye, Jason Brown, Zadok Makani, Oscar Evans, Murray Koster, Jack Allanson and Byron Sharwood.

Teams

Selborne: 15 Jordan Janse van Rensburg, 14 Jarrod Ramsay, 13 Siba Xamlashe, 12 Sibahle Kuhlane, 11 Afika Ndinisa, 10 Thomas Bursey, 9 Mitchell Connellan, 8 Adam Mountfort, 7 André Rust (captain), 6 Cody Els, 5 Stephan Niewenhuizen, 4 Grant Meyer, 3 Cameron Moodie, 2 Msisonke Mbadlanyana, 1 Luke Dalbock

Coach: Kevin Taylor

St Andrew's: 15 Sean Varty, 14 Jack Allanson, 13 Matt More, 12 Charlie Fleming, 11 Byron Sharwood, 10 Murray Koster, 9 Oscar Evans, 8 Zadok Makani, 7 Christian Roebert, 6 Graham de Vos, 5 Jason Brown, 4 James Quarmby, 3 Callum Dugmore, 2 Dean Jenkins (captain), 1 Chulumanco Mngxaso

Coaches: Andy Royle and Carl Bradfield

Date: 27 May 2017

1st XV kick-off: 14.30

Venue: Selborne College, East London

Expected weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 18°C and a low of 11°C

Rugby Programme for 27 May 2017

A Field

08.50: Under-14A

09.50: Under-15A

11.00: Under-16A

12.10: 3rd XV

13.20: 2nd XV

14.30: 1st XV

B Field

08.50: 6th XV

09.50: 5th XV

11.00: 4th XV

12.20: Under-16C-

C Field

08.50: Under-14C

09.50: Under-16B

10.10: Under-15B

12.20: Under-14B

13.30: Under-15C

Results Down the Years

We have these results, thanks to Mrs Lin Andrew of St Andrew's.

1931: St Andrew's won 19-3

1932: St Andrew's won 5-3

1933: Selborne won 8-3

1934: Selborne won 10-3

1935: St Andrew's won 11-0

1936-1954: No Matches Played

1955: St Andrew's won 9-5

1956: Selborne won 11-3

1957 & 1958: No Matches Played

1959: Draw 6-6

1960: St Andrew's won 21-3

1961: St Andrew's won 12-3

1962: Selborne won 3-0

1963: Selborne won, score not known

1964: Selborne won, score not known

1965: Selborne won 3-0

1966: St Andrew's won 8-6

1967: Selborne won 11-01

1968: St Andrew's won 15-3

1969: St Andrew's won 47-0

1970: Selborne won 9-0

1971: Selborne won 17-16

1972: St Andrew's won 12-3

1973: St Andrew's won 16-3

1974: St Andrew's won 11-7

1975: St Andrew's won 13-7

1976: St Andrew's won 9-6

1977: Selborne won 8-3

1978: St Andrew's won 29-12

1979: Selborne won 30-10

1980: Selborne won 4-0

1981: Draw 3-3

1982: Draw 3-3

1983: Selborne won 10-6

1984: Selborne won 16-9

1985: Selborne won 27-9

1986: St Andrew's won 18-0

1987: St Andrew's won 16-15

1988: Selborne won 9-4

1989: St Andrew's won 24-9

1990: Selborne won 44-0

1991: Selborne won 17-9

1992: St Andrew's won 31-10

1993: Selborne won 28-5

1994: Selborne won 32-3

1995: Selborne won 22-7

1996: Selborne won 20-12

1997: Selborne won 25-22

1998: Draw 18-18

1999: St Andrew's won 10-6

2000: Selborne won 25-23

2001: Selborne won 7-3

2002: Selborne won 29-5

2003: Selborne won 28-17

2004: St Andrew's won 34-3

2005: Selborne won 24-22

2006: Selborne won 26-6

2007: Selborne won 43-9

2008: Selborne won 32-19

2009: Selborne won 28-25

2010: St Andrew's won 39-7

2011: Rain, no play

2012: St Andrew's won 16-8

2013: Draw 17-17

2014: Selborne won 28-21

2015: Selborne won 43-19

2016: Selborne won 26-17