Selborne go round to Port Elizabeth

It's a massive trek. It's not the distance (some 280 km) but its the numbers.

Apart from 18 rugby sides and 10 hockey sides, there are a music evening, golf, debating and tennis. All of these and attendant staff travel to and from, are accommodated with parents and are fed. Brave schools, providing wonderfully for their boys, giving them memories that will stay special for the rest of their days.

And the one score that they will not forget will be the score of the 1st XV match and the heroes than ran urgently about Philip Field.

Season So Far

Grey has had a better, more successful and more consistent season but from time to time Selborne have pulled the rabbit out of the hat, never more so than when they beat Grey College of Bloemfontein.

Otherwise Selborne have beaten and lost to Hudson Park, Queen's and Dale. In all they have won 10 of their 17 matches and are at present ranked 20th on the Schools Top 20. Grey have been more consistent winning 11 and drawing one of their 15 matches. Their best performance was probably beating DHS 50-7, and DHS are presently ranked 13th. Grey are ranked 14th, their lowest position this year but that match against the other Grey weighs heavily.

Results against Common Opponents

Dale: Grey lost 28-27; Selborne lost 22-19 and won 33-25

Graeme: Grey won 22-15; Selborne won 20-15

Grey College: Grey lost 73-10; Selborne won 20-19

Queen's: Grey won 24-22; Selborne won 14-12 and lost 22-19

St Andrew's: Grey lost 41-36; Selborne lost 26-5

It's that Grey Bloem score that upsets the apple cart.

Achievers

Grey's players are eligible to play for Border Schools, Grey for Eastern Province.

Craven Week

Grey: Ayabonga Matroos,  Waqar Solaan,  Bevan Prinsloo,  Laken Gray,  Ruan Jonker,  John Allison,  Dumisa Ngcivana,  Kholiwe Konza

Selborne: Jason Raubenheimer, Sibahle Kuhlane, David Coetzer, Adam Mountford, André Rust, Stephan Nieuwenhuizen, Cameron Moodie, Mark Venter, Luke Dalbock, Mitchell Connellan, Sibabalwe Xamlashe

Academy Week

Grey: Travis de Bruin,  James Scott,  Runaldo Pedro

Selborne: Mnombo Zwelendaba, Jordan Janse van Rensburg, Thomas Bursey

Grey have had injuries. Of their 11 provincial players, three are not playing – prop John Allison, lock Dumisa Ngcivana and lively scrumhalf Runaldo Pedro.   

Teams

Grey High School: 15 Sihle Njezula, 14 Enrique  Franks, 13 Kholiwe Konza, 12 Ayabonga Matroos, 11 Joshua  Ooshuizen, 10 Waqar Solaan, 9 Praveen  Bosch, 8 Bevan Prinsloo (captain), 7 Dean van Dyk, 6 Travis de Bruin, 5 Laken Gray, 4 Philip Weyer-Henderson, 3 Warwick Griffin, 2 Ruan  Jonker, 1 James Scott

Selborne: tba

Date:  19 August 2017

1st XV kick-off: 14.00

Venue: Philip Field, Grey High

Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 19°C and a low of 11°C

Rugby Programme

Philip Field

08.00: Under-15A

09.10: Under-16A

10.20: 4th XV

11.30: 3rd XV

12.40: 2nd XV

14.00: 1st XV

Pyott Field

08.00: Under-16B

09.10: Under-14B

10.20: Under-15B

11.30: Under-14A

Gordon Field

08.00: 6th XV

09.10: 5th XV

10.20: Under-16D

11.30: Under-16C

Pollock Oval

08.00: Under-14C

09.10: Under-15C

10.20: Under-14D

11.30: Under-15D

Results Down the Years

The two schools first met on the rugby field in 1926. It would be good if we could complete our list of scores.

1972: Grey won 9-0

1973: Selborne won 20-4

1974: Selborne won 10-6

1975: Selborne won 22-21

1976: Grey won 17-11

1977: Grey won 21-4

1978: Selborne won 26-19

1979: Selborne won 22-13

1980: Selborne won 18-12

1981: Grey won 24-7

1982: Grey won 12-10

1983: Grey won 29-9

1984: Grey won 18-6

1985: Selborne won 7-6

1986: Selborne won 15-10

1987: Grey won 12-6

1988: Selborne won 12-10

1989: Grey won 27-3

1990: Selborne won 17-9

1991: Grey won 7-0

1992: No match

1993: Grey won 16-15

1994: Selborne won 50-6

1995: Grey won 18-17

1996: Selborne won 10-8

1997: Selborne won 20-10

1998: Selborne won 31-10

1999: Selborne won 23-22

2000: Grey won 28-0

2001: Grey won 28-12

2002: Grey won 16-15

2003: Grey won 20-14 and 38-13

2004: Grey won 18-16 and Selborne won 20-11

2005: Grey won 16-3 and 62-3

2006: Grey won 16-15

2007: Grey won 18-3

2008: Grey won 38-16

2009: Selborne won 22-15

2010: Selborne won 30-17

2011: Selborne won 29-21

2012: Grey won 28-22

2013: Grey won 45-0

2014: Grey won 20-18

2015: Selborne won 22-18 

2016: Selborne won 27-21