St Andrew's host Bishops
It's a big day in Grahamstown on Saturday when St Andrew's host Bishops, a match first played in 1896.
There is inevitably extra rivalry because of the similarities between the two schools. They are both private schools, both Anglican foundations of roughly the same age. Both have the same sort of parents, the same sort of staff and the same sort of boys, both schools enjoying sport and sporting rivalries.
They are both schools that take cricket seriously and so will have limited chance to prepare for a match of this nature, but they both have played a little.,
Last week St Andrew's went to Uitenhage and beat tough Daniël Pienaar and on Thursday they took part in Graeme College's Rugby Day and beat Pearson 21-12. Bishops have had won match of 20 minutes each way at Newlands and beat Stellenberg 25-10.
In days gone past it was just the first teams that met. This year there are again more than just the 1st XVs involved.
Oh, to be in the Old Andrean Club, now that Bishops are there!
All matches are to be played on Lower Field at St Andrew's.
Programme
10.00: Under-14A
11.15: Under-15A
12.30: Under-16A
13.45: 2nd XV
15.00: 1st XV
Teams
St Andrew’s College 1st XV: 15 Courtney Archer, 14 Mbulelo Mama, 13 Robert Ball, 12 Ryan Horne, 11 Roy Bowles, 10 Ethan Fortuin, 9 Jason Baggott (vice-captain), 8 Stuart Stopforth, 7 Matt Andrews, 6 Tristan van Heteren, 5 Sintu Manjezi (captain), 4 Tyler Paul, 3 Adrian Parsons, 2 Thomas Filmer , 1 David Murray
Replacements: 16 Brian Ferguson, 17 Ashton Taylor-Smith, 18 Peter Kroon, 19 Xavier McNaughton, 20 Andrew Rushmere, 21 Murray Leith, 22 Michael Patterson
Coaches: Gerry Posthumus, Allan Miles
Bishops 1st XV: 15 Gerard Pieterse, 14 Justin Heunis, 13 Ant Van Ryneveld (vice-captain), 12 Mike Mynhardt, 11 André Manuel, 10 Herman Share, 9 Dean Moir, 8 Saud Abrahams, 7 Justin Holliday, 6 Wes White, 5 Shane Smith, 4 Sam Mitchell, 3 Tahriq Allen, 2 Cuan Hablutzel (captain), 1 Dan Russell
Replacements: 16 Justin Carey, 17 Ali Kirk, 18 Daniel Lombard, 19 Mervano da Silva, 20 Sean van Rensburg, 21 James Gush, 22 Jez MacIntyre
Manager and coach : Dave Mallett
Assistant coach: Stephen Knoop
Bishops vs St Andrew's Results Down the Years
1896: Bishops won 5-0
1898: Bishops won 9-0
1903: Bishops won 5-0
1921: St Andrew's won 15-0
1922: Bishops won 18-3
1923: Bishops won 3-0
1924: Draw 8-8
1925: Bishops won 3-0
1926: St Andrew's won 28-0
1927: Draw 3-3
1928: Bishops won 11-3
1929: Bishops won 20-9
1930: Bishops won 23-6
1931: Bishops won 16-0
1932: Bishops won 13-12
1933: St Andrew's won 9-8
1934: St Andrew's won 21-3
1935: St Andrew's won 6-5
1936: Bishops won 24-0
1937: Bishops won 8-6
1938: Draw 3-3
1939: St Andrew's won 16-0
1940-45: World War II
1946: Draw 11-11
1947: Bishops won 8-6
1948: Bishops won 9-3
1949: Bishops won 6-3
1950: Bishops won 14-0
1951: St Andrew's won 5-3
1952: Bishops won 3-0
1953: St Andrew's won 28-0
1954: Bishops won 14-3
1955: Bishops won 8-3
1956: Draw 3-3
1957: St Andrew's won 9-6
1958: Bishops won 6-3
1959: St Andrew's won 16-3
1960: St Andrew's won 25-0
1961: Bishops won 11-5
1962: Bishops won 8-3
1963: St Andrew's won 11-3
1964: Bishops won 19-12
1965: Bishops won 3-0
1966: St Andrew's won 12-8
1967: St Andrew's won 6-0
1968: Bishops won 11-9
1969: St Andrew's won 17-3
1970: St Andrew's won 8-6
1971: St Andrew's won 6-3
1972: Bishops won 10-3
1973: Bishops won 12-11
1974: Bishops won 12-0
1975: St Andrew's won 15-0
1976: Bishops won 19-9
1977: Bishops won 41-3
1978: St Andrew's won 9-4
1979: Bishops won 49-3
1980: Bishops won 9-3
1981: Bishops won 18-6
1982: Bishops won 25-12
1983: Bishops won 23-12
1984: Bishops won 13-12
1986: Bishops won 30-3
1987: Bishops won 11-3
1988: Bishops won 50-6
1989: Bishops won 19-9
1990: St Andrew's won 15-4
1991: Bishops won 19-16
1992: Bishops won 41-17
1993: Bishops won 21-18
1994: Bishops won 30-21
1996: Bishops won 18-12
1997: St Andrew's won 47-17
1998: St Andrew's won 20-19
1999: Bishops won 27-20
2000: St Andrew's won 18-17
2001: St Andrew's won 19-15
2002: Bishops won 27-8
2003: Draw 12-12
2004: St Andrew's won 10-8
2005: St Andrew's won 28-10
2006: Bishops won 41-6
2008: Bishops won 64-18
2009: Bishops won 17-12
2010: Bishops won 25-24
2011: Bishops won 26-22
2012: St Andrew's won 19-16