http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/Classic Clashes NewsAs jy van hakers praat in rugby dink mens onmiddelik aan 'n hardekwas, in-jou-gesig speler, iemand wat vir geen duiwel stuit nie en die 'tawwe' man van die span is. Wel, in Stephan is dit geen uitsondering nie...http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2555380Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17The Clash of the Farmers, this week's FNB Classic Clash, Oakdale vs Marlow, Hoer Landbouskool Oakdale of Riversdale vs Hoer Landbou Marlow of Cradock, the Bulle against the Wolramme. This year's clash is in Riversdale.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2555347Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06The trees of charming Paarl are bedecked in brightly-coloured bunting, the Groot Brags are being rehearsed and the Old Boys rugby games have been decided. Yep, it's Interschools time.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2555043Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50With their powerful pack of forwards, Welkom Gimnasium start this FNB Classic Clashes overwhelming favourites and yet there is no doubting the resolve of Gouties who have lost more often than not to Gimmies since the derby between the two Goldfields schools started in 1963.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2554380Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:40James Genis is the principal of Paarl Gimnasium. Before that he was the deputy headmaster of Paarl Boys' High. He understands both parties.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2554160Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00Willie Viljoen is the captain of Paarl Gim, preparing for their massive Interschools on Saturday, an FNB Classic Clash.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2554141Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:56Dit is weer sulke tyd van die jaar. Die Suidelike Paarl is in blou en wit getooi en die Noordekant in geel, rooi en groen. Die Interskole koors loop weer hoog en vanjaar is dit weer 'n FNB Classic Clash!http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2554110Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:10Paarl Gim's Nico Momsen came to the school from Stellenbosch and has not moved from there. After 25 years he is still at his same post and still loving it. Paarl Gim has been good to him and he has been good to the school amongst the vineyards and just under the pearl-shaped rock.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2553422Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:34Great schools always have great schoolmasters, and Richard Visagie of Paarl Boys' High is one of those - on the way to being a Mr Chips. We spoke to him about Interschools.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2553280Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:39Colin Herbert, son of a famous rugby father, will captain Hoerskool Goudstad against their rivals Welkom Gimnasium in an FNB Classic Clash on Saturday. He believes it will be a tough match...http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552600Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:50They certainly are rivals, the two strong Welkom schools, Goudveld and Welkom Gimnasium. They have been at it since 1963 and even though Gimmies have dominated down the years, there is still a big crowd.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552560Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:37After bowing to Bergrivier in the last four years, this year it was Weltevrede's turn to win their FNB Classic Clash against their Wellington rivals.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552540Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:28JC Wasserman must be the tallest schoolboy rugby player in the Free State. He stands at 2,00m and, unsurprisingly, plays lock - and he captains his team, Welkom Gimnasium as they prepare for their FNB Classic Clash with old rivals Goudveld, Gimmies vs Gouties.gouhttp://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552530Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:13It's August and time to turn to Paarl... and the annual Interschools. We look back at all the results since 1915 - up until last year.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552420Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:28There are fewer changes to this week's FNB Top 20 than in any week in the past 11 years. The top teams have, by and large, won.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552380Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:54The fact that Marlow skipper Nardus Rademeyer prefers to be called 'Bees' gives his position away immediately, although at 110kg he is probably not the heaviest tighthead prop in school rugby.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552200Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:21Despite their long-standing rivalry with Boland Landbou, Oakdale captain Ivan Ludick is under no illusions that Saturday's FNB Classic Clash against Marlow in Riversdale is the result by which the team of 2010 will be judged.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552160Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:02Queen's College were full value for their win this past Saturday. The hosts were made to work hard by a gallant Port Rex outfit, but in the end finished as 42-10 winners.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2552140Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:50Paarl Boys' High eventually showed some promise in the second half of their game against Rondebosch Boys' High and constructed some good tries from counter-attacks.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2551481Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:11Glenwood High School played host to two international touring sides this past week.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2549822Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:50Playing their last game of the season on Lower, the St Andrew's College First XV wanted to finish this part of the season's chapter in style and were hoping to play some expansive rugby.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2549790Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:30Muir College of Uitenhage took on traditional rivals Despatch over the weekend and ran out victors 20-15. The half-time score was 13-10 in favour of the Muir team.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2549760Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:05SACS secured a morale-boosting 52-15 win against Bellville-Tech on Saturday, scoring eight tries to two on a sunny but chilly morning out in Bellville.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2548740Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:01Grey met Grey in PE and Grey College of Bloemfontein ended the winners in this annual clash. In Wellington there was an FNB Classic Clash.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2548412Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:21South Africa's Under-18 High Performance team beat their England counterparts by 23-17 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday afternoon.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2546760Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:26The Namibian Invitation XV play France Under-18 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. The team, which is not quite Under-18, has done well in the tournament so far...http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2546142Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:26The whole of Wellington has been eagerly awaiting the FNB Classic Clash at Boland Stadium on Saturday when Bergrivier meet Weltevrede.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2546040Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:23The South African Under-18 team plays the impressive England side at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday and has changed 13 players from the one which beat Namibia on Tuesday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2544740Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:08The Western Cape's most appetising fixtures this weekend take place in Stellenbosch and Riversdale.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2544546Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:11England, who are on a roll after two big wins, have made four changes to their team for their match against South Africa Under-18 in Port Elizabeth on Friday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2544480Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:22Weltevrede is determined to win this year's FNB Classic Clash against Bergrivier, and their captain Ivan Smith is certain that they can do it.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2544441Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:03On Saturday, at the Boland Stadium in Wellington there is an FNB Classic Clash, the big Wellington derby between Bergrivier and Weltevrede, and Kelvin Fikster is the captain of Bergrivier.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2544320Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:00On Saturday, Glenwood played the KwaZulu Natal Rugby Union's development teams and sent the following encouraging report.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2542760Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:19England's Under-18s followed up their 35-10 victory over the Namibia XV in East London on Friday with a 66-19 hammering of France at Outeniqua Park in warm George on Tuesday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2541760Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:58The SA Under-18 team secured their second win in five days with their 27-16 victory over a Namibian XV at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2541740Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:05After that long, long holiday some schools are back playing rugby and we are able to produce an FNB Top 20 with a new face in it and some change, though not a lot.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2541540Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:16The match between Paarl Gim and Outeniqua of George had an unhappy ending when the referee ended it with 12 minutes to play because of fighting which involved non-players.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2541481Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:39Voortrekker claimed a deserved 24-7 victory over near-neighbours, Witteberg, in FNB Classic Clashes action in Bethlehem on Saturday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2541243Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:34Grey High School of Port Elizabeth ran out convincing 38-7 winners over Daniel Pienaar in a schools match played in Uitenhage. At home DP are normally feisty opponents, but Grey deservedly claimed the win.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2540701Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:55There has been great sadness at Queen's College when the school reopened, as one of the most popular and talented boys in the school, Khawakhe Mabunu, died during his initiation.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539762Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:35Saracens lock Tom Jubb will win his first cap for England Under-18 when they face up to Six Nations rivals, France, in South Africa on Tuesday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539760Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:32South Africa Under-18, 25-5 winners over France last Friday, have their captain William Small-Smith back for Tuesday's match against a Namibian XV at Outeniqua Park in George.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539421Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:59In a thrilling finish to the FNB Classic Clash between Hangklip and Aliwal-Noord in Aliwal North, the visitors counter-attacked in injury-time to score the try which won the match 18-17.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539306Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:05Muir travelled to the Border area to take on Queen's. This would prove to be a tough encounter, as Muir could run in only two tries to Queen's six...http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539261Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:45A majestic 45-metre drop by Boland Landbou flyhalf Philip Molnar five minutes from time gave the visitors a slender 22-19 victory over HTS Drostdy in an enthralling match, outstandingly handled by referee Jaco Truter, in Worcester on Saturday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539192Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:43On Saturday, Kirkwood High travelled to Kareedouw to face Paul Sauer. Kirkwood had to play without five regular starting players, but they still won 23-6.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2539080Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:57As has been the case almost every Saturday this season the skies opened and warm weather welcomed Paarl Boys' High to SACS.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2538361Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:33Some schools have, sadly, stopped playing rugby by this time of the year but in the old Cape they are still having a full go and produced one really interesting result with Tygerberg's victory.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2538132Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:13England's Under-18s opened their tour to South Africa with a 35-10 win over a Namibia Invitation team in East London on Saturday.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2537112Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:09South Africa's Under-18 High Performance team claimed a 25-5 win over France Under-18 on a windy afternoon in East London. It was not a fluent game but a deserved victory for the South Africans.http://www.classicclashes.co.za/Community/custompages/newsdetail.aspx?contentId=2535860Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:47