Bye bye Beeld; hello Virseker
Virseker is, as the name suggests, a comprehensive insurance company.
Part of the Virseker plan with Kyknet is that matches will be broadcast, including matches in the Small School division.
More than 180 schools will take part, meaning some 800 teams.
There are five categories of the schools taking part.
Macro: 600 or more boys
Big: 351-599 boys
Medium: 176-350 boys
Middle: More than 15 boys but few rugby players
Small: 175 boys or fewer
North of the Vaal River, right up to the Limpopo, schools have long played in competitions. It started with the Transvaal Cup in 1920. Then came the AG Robertson Cup (1922-1933), the Administrator's Cup (1934-1981), The Director's Trophy (1982-1994) and then the Beeld Trophy (1995-2016).
Administrator's Cup - Director's Trophy - Beeld Trophy winners
Administrator's Cup
1922: Pretoria Boys High
1923: Pretoria Boys High
1924: Pretoria Boys High
1925: Volkskool Heidelberg
1926: Volkskool Heidelberg
1927: Swartruggens & Pretoria Boys High shared
1928: Pretoria Boys High
1929: Swartruggens
1930: Rustenburg
1931: Volkskool Heidelberg
1932: Volkskool Heidelberg
1933: Zeerust
1934: Zeerust
1935: Zeerust
1936: Rustenburg
1937: Rustenburg
1938: Helpmekaar
1939: Volkskool Potchefstroom
1940: Affies
1941: Standerton
1942: Klerksdorp
1943: Rustenburg
1944: Volkskool Heidelberg
1945: Volkskool Heidelberg
1946: Pietersburg
1947: Pietersburg
1948: No League
1949: Volkskool Potchefstroom
1950: Volkskool Potchefstroom
1951: Volkskool Potchefstroom
1952: Hugenote
1953: Monument
1954: Pietersburg
1955: Fakkel
1956: Vereeniging
1957: Affies
1958: Lichtenburg & Voortrekker (Pretoria) shared
1959: Klerksdorp
1960: Klerksdorp
1961: Rustenburg & Volkskool Potchefstroom shared
1962: Helpmekaar
1963: Rustenburg & Volkskool Heidelberg shared
1964: Wolmaransstad
1965: Ben Viljoen
1966: Brandwag (Benoni)
1967: Potchefstroom Gimnasium
1968: Piet Potgieter
1969: Fakkel
1970: Affies
1971: HTS Tom Naudé
1972: Nelspruit/Affies
1973: Delmas
1974: HTS John Vorster
1975: Nelspruit & Helpmekaar (Final draw 3-3)
1976: Volkskool Potchefstroom
1977: Stoffberg (Brakpan)
1978: Affies
1979: Monument
1980: Monument & Hugenote (Springs) shared after a drawn final
1981: Affies & HTS Tom Naudé shared after drawn final
Director's Trophy
1982: Oos-Moot (Pretoria)
1983: Volkskool Potchefstroom
1984: Affies / Monument
1985: Affies
1986: HTS Sasolburg
1987: Hugenote
1988: Lichtenburg
1989: Kempton Park
1990: Randburg
1991: HTS Middelburg
1992: Waterkloof
1993: Pietersburg
1994: Affies
Beeld Trophy
1995: Affies & HTS Middelburg shared after a drawn final
1996: Affies
1997: Affies
1998: Affies
1999: Affies
2000: Ermelo
2001: Affies
2002: Affies
2003: Waterkloof
2004: Affies
2005: Monument
2006: Affies
2007: Waterkloof
2008: Waterkloof
2009: Monument
2010: Monument
2011: Waterkloof
2012: Kempton Park
2013: Dr EG Jansen
2014: Nelspruit
2015: Garsfontein
2016: Garsfontein