Just like in 2007 – the tournament played in Stellenbosch that year – arguably the strongest schools team in SA ever – the invincible Free State thrashed WP in the Final that year – 52-3 (with the Ebersohn brothers at 10 and 13) – yet – also only 2 FS players made the SA Schools starting XV…

Yet again – weaker, inferior, players are selected ahead of clearly better players. And, of course, the quota numbers have to be met.

I have an idea! Let Free State Schools play the SA Schools team (FS obviously have first right on their 2 players selected)… Come on SARU!! Hahahahahahahahaha – will never happen – SARU would never allow their quota team to be clearly embarrassed by a superior Free State team…!!

Hahahahahaha – they make it so obvious (are they still going to deny quotas exist??) – let the whole rugby world know the TRUTH about SA Schools team selections…

Free State is our rugby nursery – the perennial nursery of SA rugby. FACT. Yet – they get snubbed every year – yet every year – Grey Bloem and Free State are the best in SA – by far! And, of course, Free State is the “feeder union” for the wealthier, leeching, unions – especially the Blue Bulls and the Sharks!

Well done Free State on winning Craven Week – and thrashing all others – again!!

The selectors at lower age groups are still mates of mates and part timers that are actually sports masters at school, with their class favourites, and doing teh job part time. They are amateurs, and select their buddies kids, and the rest according to the 50/50 quota system (because they have to). Actually this is probably the most important job of the lot. Accurate identification of talent at the lowest age groups is critical to ensure that special talent does not fall out of tehsystem because they were never selected despite playing better and trying harder than the others. The selectors should be professional, and theur JOBS should be dependent on how well their age grou pteams perform.

Frankly, if the SA Schools team is beaten by SA academy (again) they should all lose their jobs (and get a p@$klap from every rugby supporter in the land). They are not doing SA rugby any favours by their incompetence. There is no place for anything but the best performers in any sporting team.

@SjamBok(SjamBok)-278: how can that be, when some of them eg blommetjies, van velze, brummer played in the friendly yesterday an Tacitus gave them the thumbs up, surely the sauls is doing a good job

hey! Transie peace to you today but you know WW3 starts earnestly on Tuesday. But ’til then we are E.Cape brothers-in-arms.

More pertinently something you write there I find interesting.

You write:

” (named after his half-back partner, Stormers coach Allister Coetzee) ”

I don’t know why I do not know that these two played as half-back partners at some stage.
Was this at provincial level(E.P.for AC or Kwaru seemingly for GM) or at club level or both?

I’d be very pleased if you can provide some clarity on that.

In the early ’80s two of those youngster Majolas(I don’t know who now) stayed with me as part of the non-racial E.P. table-tennis team in that championship in C.Town. My cousin was captain of that team and part of his med.consultant practice was based in New Brighton(fond memories that period with all the community involvment).

I know a Sphokazi from Gugs. here in Philly.

Hell i was finished…..sitting on thefloor holding my head in disbelief!

Tuesday the Cape is alweer Hollands…..will do thefan mile again…..

I dont think SA ever realised how damn great and huge this soccer WC is!!

Awesome….words cannot describe….

understatement of the year