Selborne go to Grahamstown
Selborne go south from comfortable East London to historic Grahamstown, once a frontier town, now a place of education. There they will, play St Andrew's College in a match that dates back to 1930.
The two schools were founded in the second half of the 19th century, Selborne 17 years younger, but contact with East London was not all that easy in days of the oxwagon or mule train. But in the last eight decades the two schools have fashioned a good relationship and a great respect for each other.
Last year when the two teams met in East London, the scores were tied at 17-all.
This Season's Results
The only school in the FNB Top 20 that St Andrew's have played is Maritzburg College, who are ranked 15th and who beat St Andrew's 23-20.
Selborne have played three teams in the FNB Top 20 – Grey Bloem, Affies and Monnas – and lost to Affies and Grey Bloem and drew with Monnas. Selborne themselves are ranked 11th in the FNB Top 20.
Selborne won all of their other matches but St Andrew's lost to Bishops and Daniël Pienaar. The latter was the first match of the season when St Andrew's had only just taken off their cricket pads.
Common Opponents
The only team the two schools have in common is Pearson.
Selborne beat Pearson 55-10.
St Andrew's beat Pearson 37-0.
Experience
Selborne have two players who went to the 2013 Craven Week – eighthman Jason Steyn who was a lock last year and lock Robert Lyons, who is s till a lock.
St Andrew's captain, Robert Ball was at the 2013 Craven Week.
Selborne: 15. Liam McLoughlin, 14. Tristian Coetzer, 13. Jacinto Da Silva, 12. David Brits, 11. Milani Lubelwana, 10. Morgan Steyn, 9. Sibahle Dunjane, 8. Jason Steyn, 7. Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen, 6. Adrian Greig, 5. Robert Lyons, 4. Daniel Froneman, 3. Daniel Voigt, 2. Grant Venter, 1. Tango Balekile (captain)
Coach: Kevin Taylor
St Andrew's: 5. Brendan Owen, 14. Ben Dovey, 13. Thomas Lane, 12. Robert Ball (captain), 11. Courtney Archer, 10. Hugo De La Fargue, 9. Camran Macfarlane, 8. Matt Andrews, 7. Gordon Everard, 6. Peter Kroon, 5. Jono More, 4. Hamish Hughes, 3. Michael Strever, 2. Brian Ferguson, 1. Stephen Cragg
Coaches: Gerry Posthumus, Allan Miles
Date: 24 May 2014
Kick-off: 14.30
Venue: Lower Field, St Andrew's
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 29°C, dropping to 17°C
Rugby Programme
Lower
08.30: Under-15A
09.30: Under-16A
10.45: 4th XV
12.00: 3rd XV
14.30: 2nd XV
13.15: 1st XV
Knowling 1
08.30: 6th XV
09.45: 5th XV
11.00: Under-15B
12.00: Under-16B
Knowling 2
08.30: Under-14C
09.30: Under-14B
10.30: Under-14A
St Aidan's
08.30: Under-15C
09.30: Under-16C
10.45: Under-15D
