Grey Descend on Selborne

Grey College of Bloemfontein drop down from the Highveld to the warm East London coast to play Selborne College.

It has become an annual fixture since 1996, one largely dominated by Grey.

Season So Far

Grey, perennially South Africa's top rugby school, look as formidable as ever this year, They have played and won six matches, amassing 349 points at an average of just under 60 per match.

They beat Welkom Gim 29-0, Menlopark 59-28, Garsfontein 53-30, two New Zealand schools Southland Boys' High 54-0 and Christchurch Boys' High 73-26, and most recently HTS Middelburg 81-8.

Rugby Programme - 12 & 13 April 2019

Friday, 12 April 2019

A Field

16.00: 7th XV

17.10: 6th XV

B Field

16.00: Under-16D

C Field

16.00: Under-15D

Saturday, 13 April 2019

A Field

07.55: Under-14A

08.55: Under-15A

09.55: Under-16A

11.05: 3rd XV

12.15: 2nd XV

13.30: 1st XV

B Field

07.55: 5th XV

09.05: 4th XV

10.15: Under-14B

11.15: Under-15B

C Field

07.55: Under-16B

09.05: Under-14C

10.05: Under-15C

11.05: Under-16C

12.15: Under-14D

Teams

Selborne dominated the Border side at last year's Craven Week but only two are back playing this year - Jacques Goosen and Mntungwa Mapantsela.

Grey have three back from last year's Free State team - Ian Small-Smith who was on the wing then but is now at inside centre, lock Danwich Beukes and hooker, André-Hugo Venter.

Selborne: 15 Sibusiso Javu, 14 Lawula Bata, 13 Mangaliso Maphinda, 12 Mntungwa Mapantsela (captain), 11 JP van Zyl, 10 Warrick Day, 9 Daimon O'Connell, 8 Rayden Masters, 7 Josh van Vreden, 6 Jarrod Taylor, 5 Matthew Tonkin, 4 Cullen Opperman, 3 Chulumanco Nkalashe, 2 Jacques Goosen, 1 Luyolo Peteni

Grey College: 15 Nabo Sokoyi, 14 JD Odendaal, 13 Lesley Botha, 12 Ian Small-Smith, 11 Franco Knoetze, 10 FC du Plessis, 9 Tiaan Fourie, 8 Tiaan Jonker, 7 Deon le Roux, 6 Ricardo Fourie, 5 Danwich Beukes, 4 George Cronjé, 3 Petrus Naudé, 2 André-Hugo Venter, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels

Date: 13 April 2019

1st XV kick-off: 13.30

Venue: Selborne College, East London

Expected weather conditions:  Partly cloudy with a high of 26°C and a low of 19°C

Referee: Josh Kent (Border Referees' Society)

Grey College vs Selborne Down the Years

1996: Selborne College won 15-14 in Bloemfontein

1997: Grey College won 38-15 in East London

1998: Grey College won 32-14 in Bloemfontein

1999: Grey College won 5-3 in East London

2000: Grey College won 54-3 in Bloemfontein

2001: Grey College won 32-0 in East London

2002: Grey College won 38-6 in Bloemfontein

2003: Grey College won 57-0 in East London

2004: Grey College won 54-6 in Bloemfontein

2005: Grey College won 38-13 in East London

2006: Grey College won 51-0 in Bloemfontein

2007: Grey College won 68-0 in East London

2008: Grey College won 38-18 in Bloemfontein

2009: Grey College won 33-0 in East London

2010: Grey College won 61-14 in Bloemfontein

2011: Draw 16-16 in East London

2012: Grey College won 28-22 in Bloemfontein

2013: Grey College won 41-5 in East London

2014: Grey College won 34-16 in Bloemfontein

2015: Selborne College won 22-18 in East London

2016: Grey College won 48-17 in Bloemfontein

2017: Selborne College won 20-19 in East London

2018: Grey College won 62-32 in Bloemfontein