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PAARL, 7 April 2018 – The weeklong Oakland World Schools Festival came to an emphatic end with a sold-out Paarl Boishaai’s Brug Street Stadium being treated to high-quality and entertaining schoolboy rugby on Saturday.

The festival lived up to its aspirations of creating camaraderie among rugby-loving schoolboys from around the world sharing knowledge and experiences.

The tournament featured 10 of the top schools in South Africa and 10 of the best school teams from around the world.

The final day was characterised by tight battles, the odd runaway victory and edge-of-your seat entertaining rugby.

The final schoolboy game of the day between Paarl Boys’ High School and Christchurch Boys’ High provided the hosts an opportunity to exact revenge on the New Zealand side.

Christchurch Boys’ High spoilt Boishaai’s spotless record in New Zealand last year, when they beat the South Africans 38-36.

Revenge was sweet for the South African side, and while the score line may suggest they found easy access across the advantage line, it was anything but a walk in the park.

Boishaai brought the curtain down on the celebrations claiming a 28-7 victory over the touring side and gave the ardent local supporters much to cheer about.

The South African sides walked away with the inaugural Oakland Cup trophy, a Ryder Cup-style contest between South Africa and the Rest of the World.

The home sides will have the bragging rights for the next year after beating the Rest of the World 36-4.

Carinat Sports Marketing Managing Director and ex-Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer announced the tournament would return in 2019 from March 24 to 29 and the venue would be revealed in due course.

“The festival surpassed all expectations and it was a humbling experience to see rugby-loving countries, from the giants to the so-called minnows, share our passion for the game,” Meyer said.

 

Paarl Boys High vs Christchurch Boys High (New Zealand):

 Scorers:

Paarl Boishaai 25 (8): Tries: Ewan Roos (2), Vian van der Sandt, Cullan van der Merwe. Conversion: Trent Sirvetsen. Penalty: Trent Sirvetsen.

Christchurch Boys’ High 7 (0): Try: Max Hughes. Conversion: Ollie Lewis.

 

Affies  vs AP Dragons (Pacific Islands)

Scorers:

Affies 17 (10): Tries: Heinrich Bischoff, David Jacobsz, Eric Sherman. Conversion: Regardt

Roets.AP Dragons 5 (5): Drie: Uta Fale.

 

Grey College vs Hartpury College (England)

Scorers:

Grey College 60 (31): Tries: Ian Small-Smith (3), Ross Braude (2), Werner Gouws, Lesley Botha, Joubert Schoeman, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Zander du Plessis. Conversions: Du Plessis (5).

Hartpury College 0.

 

Paarl Gimnasium vs Unión Argentina U18 (Argentina)

 Scorers: 

Paarl Gimnasium 38 (23): Tries: Stravino Jacobs, Van Eeden Hanekom, Dean Nieuwoudt, Hein Strauss. Drop goal: Charl Janson. Conversions: Janson (3). Penalties: Janson (3).

 

Jaguares 36 (5): Tries: Nicolas Roger Farias, Totas Vanni, Rustias Salustierra, Mannuel Berstein, Juan-Manuel Gonzales, Martin Avellaneda. Conversions: Roger Farias (3)

 

Hilton College vs Rhinos Rugby (United States)

Scorers: 

Hilton 78 (29): Tries: Ruan Wilmans (2), Gareth Schreuder, Roger Ellis, Robert Mattison, Joseph Elphick (3), Patrick McVeigh, Jared Venter, Siyabonga Xulu. Doelskoppe: Schreuder (7), Bryce Trodd (2). Strafdoel: Schreuder.

Rhinos Rugby 19 (12): Tries: Latu Kolopeaua, Ethan Howard, Moses Sepvona. Doelskoppe: Austin Kikuchi (2).

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South African schools rugby is the foundation of the Springboks, with historic derbies like Paarl Boys High vs Paarl Gimnasium showcasing the intensity, tradition and talent pipeline that defines the game.

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The road to 100 Springbok Test caps does not start with a professional contract. It starts at SA Schools Rugby and South Africa is blessed to have among the most powerful rugby-centric schooling institutions. The result is nine Test Centurions and four RWC titles and two third place finishes in eight tournaments since the Springboks won the 1995 World Cup on their first attempt.

SA Schools Rugby

South African rugby starts on school fields in Paarl, Newlands, Durbanville, Stellenbosch, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, where reputations are made long before players earn contracts, caps or salaries.

This is where the edge is built, with rivalries more than 100 years old. This is where the journey of the greatest Springboks began and it is the playground of future Springboks and South Africa’s professional rugby elite.

Photo: Paul Kane/Gallo Images

The scale of the system is unmatched globally: structured leagues, nationally broadcast derbies, Easter festivals that act as early-season measuring sticks, and the annual Coca-Cola Craven Week, which remains the definitive pathway into SA Schools selection.

The Premier Schools: The heavyweights of South African rugby.

There is no officially sanctioned national ranking body in South African schools rugby. However, multiple independent platforms compile results-based rankings using fixtures, strength of schedule and head-to-head outcomes.

The most widely referenced is NextGenXV, whose final 2025 rankings are also incorporated into broader consensus rankings by platforms such as SchoolboyRugby (which combines data from NextGenXV, SA School Sports and Rugby365).

Top 20 Schools (Results-based – 2025 Final Ranking)

Rank School
1 Paarl Boys’ High
2 Paarl Gimnasium
3 Grey College
4 Affies
5 Oakdale Landbou
6 Westville
7 Paul Roos Gymnasium
8 DHS
9 Garsfontein
10 Rondebosch
11 Helpmekaar
12 Outeniqua
13 Hilton College
14 Wynberg
15 Stellenberg
16 Menlopark
17 Northwood
18 Noordheuwel
19 Boland Landbou
20 Queen’s College


The Western Cape dominates the depth conversation. Free State has Grey College and the Eastern Cape has heritage. Gauteng and KZN bring muscle, but no province matches the Western Cape for weekly jeopardy and top-20 spread.

Western Province: The Deepest Schools League in the Country

South African schools rugby’s heart beats the loudest in the Western Cape.

On a single WP Schools Day card in 2026, you get: Paarl Boys, Paarl Gim, Paul Roos, SACS, Bishops, Rondebosch, Wynberg, Boland Landbou, Durbanville and Stellenberg.

In the 2025 Top 20 rankings, the Western Cape placed eight schools in the top tier, including Paarl Boys, Paarl Gim, Oakdale, Paul Roos, Rondebosch and Wynberg.

No province produces pressure like this and no province produces Springboks like this. It is borne out by how Western Province dominated the annual Coca Cola Craven Week.

FNB Classic Clashes & King Price Derby Series

South African schoolboy rugby attracts some of the biggest sponsors, with FNB having the longest association with Schools Rugby. The additional exposure, through SuperSport’s live coverage of Schools 1st XV matches has added to the value of commercial alignment with Schools rugby.

The SuperSport Schools app has exceeded one million downloads.

The FNB Classic Clashes, launched in the early 2000s, grew from 10 fixtures to more than 50 nationwide, becoming a cornerstone of school rugby broadcasting on SuperSport Schools.

Today, the King Price Derby Series carries that torch, packaging the biggest rivalries into a national viewing product built on history, tribalism and crowd energy.

This is where schoolboy rugby becomes appointment viewing.

The Biggest Schoolboy Derbies in South Africa

This is the soul of the South African game.

Paarl Boys’ High vs Paarl Gimnasium

  • Crowd: 20,000+ regularly

  • Described as the biggest schoolboy derby in the world

Grey College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium

  • Two of the biggest Springbok-producing schools combined

Bishops vs Rondebosch

  • Bishops leads historic wins (103 vs 80, with 19 draws recorded)

Jeppe vs KES

  • Over 100 meetings; rivalry dates back to 1935

Affies vs Waterkloof

  • Began in 1987; Affies dominant historically

Hilton vs Michaelhouse

  • Played since 1904; one of KZN’s big rivalries

SACS vs Wynberg

  • Among the oldest Cape school rivalries

Boland Landbou vs Oakdale

  • The farmers’ derby physical, proud and unforgiving

Easter Rugby Festivals: The National Measuring Stick

The four major national festivals:

  • Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival

  • KES Easter Rugby Festival

  • St John’s College Easter Festival

  • St Stithians Easter Festival

  • Graeme College WildeKlawer Rugby Festival

Craven Week: Where Schoolboys Become Internationals

First played in 1964, the Coca-Cola Craven Week remains the pinnacle of schoolboy rugby.

At the end of the tournament:

  • SA Schools is selected

  • SA Schools ‘A’ is selected

The Schools That Built the Springboks

Photo: Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images

Most Springboks Produced by School

Source:

Rank School Springboks
1 Paul Roos Gymnasium 56
2 Grey College 49
3 Bishops 43
4 Paarl Gimnasium 32
5 SACS 32
6 Paarl Boys’ High 26
7 Kimberley Boys High 23
8 Rondebosch 21
9 Grey High School 17
10 Maritzburg College 17


The Western Cape production line of Springboks is unmatched.

Springbok Test Centurions and Their Schools

Springbok Test Centurions, by their School

Player Tests School
Eben Etzebeth 141 Tygerberg
Victor Matfield 127 Pietersburg
Bryan Habana 124 KES
Tendai Mtawarira 117 Peterhouse (Zimbabwe)
John Smit 111 Pretoria Boys High
Jean de Villiers 109 Paarl Gimnasium
Siya Kolisi 103 Grey High
Percy Montgomery 102 SACS *
Willie le Roux 101 Paul Roos

*2007 World Cup winner Percy Montgomery, SACS, was the first Springboks Test Centurion. 

Photo: Duif du Toit / Gallo Images

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Markus Muller: Stormers snap up SA’s top schoolboy rugby midfielder

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The two most talked about schoolboy midfielders in South African rugby have made their post-matric moves—and the biggest winner is unquestionably the DHL Stormers with the signing of rugby golden boy Markus Muller. The Lions have pounced on Grey College’s Ethan Adams. The duo headline rugby’s Class of 2025..

Muller, the captain of Paarl Gim for the upcoming season, is not just the best schoolboy centre in the country—he’s been the standout midfielder across all schools for the last two years. With over 50 tries and try assists to his name, including more than 20 tries this season alone (four hat-tricks, three braces), the No 13 jersey in the SA Schools team seems his for the taking.

And here’s why Muller just hit the professional jackpot: He joins a Stormers backline that boasts Damian Willemse and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, two of the most gifted Springboks of the modern era. Whether playing inside or outside of this generational duo, Muller will be learning and linking with the best.

Cape Town Strikes Gold Again with Markus Muller

The Stormers didn’t just get Muller. The Western Cape conveyor belt is buzzing, and head coach John Dobson is keeping the local flavour strong with a serious intake of regional talent.

Joining Muller in Cape Town next year are:

  • Quintin Potgieter (Paarl Gim, loose forward)

  • Alutha Wesi (Rondebosch, loose forward)

  • Randall-John Davids (Rondebosch, centre)

  • Matt van der Merwe (Rondebosch, prop)

  • Jordan Steenkamp (Paul Roos, wing)

  • Altus Rabe (Paul Roos, hooker)

  • Gert Kemp (Paul Roos, loose forward)

  • Yaqeen Ahmed (Wynberg, flyhalf)

  • Jayden Brits (Boland Landbou, scrumhalf)

  • AJ Meyer (Grey College, lock)

MULLER STARS FOR PAARL GIM IN 2025

Dobson’s message is clear: build from within, strengthen the Western Province schools-to-Stormers pathway, and back the region’s talent.

“This speaks to our aim of harnessing the talent we have on our doorstep,” Dobson said. “We want our fans to see their players, from their communities, making it with the Stormers.”

Dobson also emphasized that while the focus is local, the Stormers remain alert to top-tier prospects from outside the region.

“We will make strategic acquisitions from around the country if they can make a big difference.”

The Battle of the Midfield Stars: Muller vs Adams

While Muller heads to the coast, Ethan Adams, the powerful outside centre from Grey College, is heading north to join the Lions. Adams, originally from Kareedouw in the Eastern Cape, has also starred in the SA Schools setup and was a standout at last year’s U18 Craven Week.

Both players will be tracked closely in their rookie professional seasons—but it’s Muller’s opportunity to slot into a backline with established Boks and gamebreakers that has him leading the headlines.

The Stormers Development Dream

Muller follows in the footsteps of a who’s who of Western Province-developed stars. Names like Damian Willemse, Salmaan Moerat, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, JD Schickerling, and Suleiman Hartzenberg all came through the Western Province pathway.

Now it’s Muller’s turn.

Our Verdict: The Stormers didn’t just sign a schoolboy star. They signed the schoolboy star—Markus Muller. And with Willemse and Feinberg-Mngomezulu in the mix, Cape Town may have just locked in its next great midfielder.

YOU TUBE’S TRIBUTE VIDEOS AND SHORTS OF PAARL GIM SCHOOLS SENSATION MARKUS MULLER 

MULLER LEAD STORY ON SA RUGBY MAGAZINE

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Stats show rugby still way too white in South Africa

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The lie is that rugby is transforming at schools level when you consider the statistical return of Springboks among the country’s elite rugby schools.

The Rapport newspaper’s report on the effects of professionalism on schools rugby was revealing in that 44% of the Springboks selected since 1996 came from just 25 schools. The most startling statistic was that of the 131 players who became Springboks from these schools, 119 were white!It is still a game dominated by the country’s minority.

There has to be a continued focus on this for it to ever change.

Transformation is about opportunity and clearly this isn’t happening in too many schools that focus so intensely on rugby as the premier sport. I was shocked at how few black and coloured Springboks came from the 25 elite school feeders to the Springboks.

It is also equally depressing how few black and coloured coaches we have in South African professional rugby.

Super Rugby is again an all-white affair when it comes to head coaches. There has to be an emphasis on changing this. It simply can’t continue to be so white-dominated. There was a 100-year history of black rugby before unity and yet there is so little to show for this history in the professional arena.

Black coaches struggle to get an opportunity in the professional ranks. White players retire and are coaching professionally within two or three years. It is so skewed. Too many continue to defend the status quo. It must be challenged every day of the week.

Rugby can’t be the game of the people when a minority still controls it.

And it is this minority that keeps on insisting the game is changing and transforming.

The fabric of the South African professional game remains white. The numbers don’t lie. There has been an improvement in playing squad numbers, but they are nowhere near what they should be.

In a previous column, I lamented the situation and the absolute disregard from within regions to even come close to a 50% split.

When you assess the numbers of black and coloured players selected during the opening weekend of Super Rugby, it is obvious that the Springbok World Cup squad won’t be split racially 50% black and 50% white.

This was rugby’s promise to the government in 2011 when the racial make-up of the World Cup squad was white-dominated. The problem is not with the Springboks but with the Super Rugby regions.

Every Super Rugby coach must make it a priority when it comes to black player selection. They have to give Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus the biggest possible pool of players.

This year should only be about doing what is best for the Springboks’ World Cup prospects.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work this way in South African rugby.

There have been huge improvements in communication between the national coach and regional coaches, but in a World Cup year there should be intent from each region that every sacrifice will be made to accommodate the preparations of the Springboks to send a fully transformed squad to the tournament – a transformed squad that is good enough to have a chance of glory.

*This article was first published in the Cape Times. Keohane, a former Springboks Communications Manager and multiple award-winning sports writer, is head of Independent Media Sport.

 

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SA Schools predominantly WP

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10 of the 30 squad members of the SA Schools side come from Western Province, who beat the Sharks 47-8 in the unofficial Craven Week final.

Coached by Sean Erasmus, the side will get their  Aon U18 International Series started at Boland Landbou, then move on to Stellenberg to face France, concluding their tournament in Newlands at SACS.

Notably, former Bok centre Brendan Venter’s son, Brendan Junior has been included (from WP), as has referee Marius Jonker’s son Rynhardt Jonker (from the Sharks).

“I am very happy with the quality of the players in the squad,” said Erasmus.

“All of the players performed well at Craven Week, and they showed that they can play an exciting brand of rugby. I was particularly impressed with the resilience and character they showed during the week and I am very excited to work with them.

“The experience and leadership that the players such as Adrian, Celimpilo and Banele will bring is also good as they will set the pace and intensity at training.

SA Schools squad:

Forwards (18)

Jacobus Agenbag (prop), Free State/Grey College

Adrian Alberts (lock), Western Province/Paarl Boys High

Dewald Donald (prop), Blue Bulls/Affies

Tristan Dullisear (flank), Golden Lions/Monument

Jacques Goosen (hooker), Border/Selborne College

Celimpilo Gumede (No 8), Sharks/Durban High School

Hanru Jacobs (prop), Western Province/Paul Roos Gymnasium

Jean-Jacques Kotze (hooker), Western Province/Paul Roos Gymnasium

De Wet Marais (flank), Free State/Grey College

Mihlali Mgolodela (flank), Western Province/Rondebosch Boys High

Keketso Morabe (No 8), Griffons/Welkom Gimnasium

Banele Mthenjane (prop), Pumas/Nelspruit

Lunga Ncube (lock), Sharks/Glenwood

Evan Roos (No 8), Western Province/Paarl Boys High

Sibusiso Sangweni (lock), Sharks/Kearsney College

Jarrod Taylor (flank), Border/Selborne College

Uzile Tele (flank), Border/Hudson Park High

Emile van Heerden (lock), Western Province XV/Paarl Boys High

Backs (12)

Lionel April (flyhalf), Boland/Hermanus High

Thomas Bursey (scrumhalf), Border/Selborne College

Jurich Claasens (scrumhalf), Blue Bulls/Garsfontein

Darren Hendricks (fullback), Western Province/Boland Landbou

Stravino Jacobs (wing), Western Province/Paarl Gymnasium

Rynhardt Jonker (centre), Sharks/Glenwood

Muzilikazi Manyike (centre), Golden Lions/Jeppe Boys High

Juan Mostert (flyhalf), Western Province/Paul Roos Gymnasium

Brendan Venter (centre), Western Province/Paul Roos Gymnasium

Wyclef Vlitoor (wing), Free State/Grey College

Sibabalwe Xamlashe (fullback), Border/Selborne College

Mnombo Zwelindaba (centre), Border/Selborne College

Aon U18 International Series fixtures:

Friday, August 10 (at Boland Landbou)

14:15 – England vs France

16:00 – SA Schools vs Wales

Tuesday, August 14 (at Stellenberg)

14:15 – Wales vs England

16:00 – SA Schools vs France

Saturday, August 18 (at SACS)

12:15 – France vs Wales

14:05 – SA Schools vs England

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Coca Cola Craven Week – WP take all the schools’ glory

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Hosts Western Province were supreme in the Coca Cola Craven and Academy Week final day, being crowned unofficial champions in both festivals.

South Africa’s premier schools rugby week concluded with a thumping WP 47-8 against Kwazulu-Natal’s young Sharks. Province ended the week unbeaten in their three matches. The WP also finished the Academy Week undefeated. The hosts were particularly harsh in hammering Free State 73-0. The WP XV completed a wonderful day for the province in beating the Bulls 20-16.

Paarl Boys High hosted the week.

U18 Craven Week day five results (Saturday, 13 July):

SWD 48-14 Pumas

Griquas 24-15 Limpopo Blue Bulls

Western Province XV 20-16 Blue Bulls

Eastern Province 21-10 Leopards

Border 33-17 Free State

Blue Bulls XV 29-17 Golden Lions XV

Golden Lions 51-12 Boland

NWU Valke 19-22 Griffons

Sharks 8-47 Western Province

SARugby Mag report on WP 47-8 win against KZN

Coca-Cola Academy Week Day 5 results:

Sharks 24-10 Golden Lions

Griquas 27-31 Eastern Province CD

Blue Bulls CD 33-22 Western Province CD

Leopards 19-8 Griquas CD

Border 17-38 Blue Bulls

Boland 20-8 Golden Lions XV

Griffons CD 8-10 Sharks CD

Pumas CD 10-10 Valke CD

SWD 45-12 Valke

Eastern Province 22-13 Griffons

Limpopo Blue Bulls 25-0 Pumas

Border CD 20-19 SA LSEN

Zimbabwe 27-6 Namibia

Western Province 73-0 Free State

SA Rugby Mag report on WP 73-0 win against Free State

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Coca Cola Craven week day 4 wrap

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Fixtures and results from day four of Craven Week and Academy Week at Paarl Boys’ High’s Brug Street field via sarugbymag.co.za

Craven Week

Leopards 17 Griquas 6
SWD 38 Golden Lions XV 24
Western Province XV 28 Valke 6
Boland 19 Blue Bulls 17
Sharks 29 Free State 20

Academy Week 

Limpopo 25 Western Province CD 14
Griquas CD 26 Pumas CD 26
Griffons 15 Golden Lions CD 6
Griffons CD 17 Border CD 8
Golden Lions 21 Eastern Province 21
SWD 45 Eastern Province CD 15
Free State 29 Blue Bulls 18

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Coca Cola Craven Week day 3 wrap: Blue Bulls win big, Province edge Lions

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Western Province were able to hold off the Lions to secure a 13-5 win in the first unofficial semi final, while the Blue Bulls XV put 55 points past the Limpopo Blue Bulls.

Fixtures and results from day three of Craven Week and Academy Week at Paarl Boys’ High’s Brug Street field via sarugbymag.co.za.

Craven Week

Blue Bulls XV 55 Limpopo Blue Bulls 5
Pumas 45 Eastern Province 29
Border 52 Griffons 12
Western Province 13 Golden Lions 5

Academy Week

Valke 25 Border 22
Sharks CD 29 Leopards 14
Western Province 67 Sharks 14
SA LSEN 26 Valke CD 22
Namibia 18 Griffons CD 15
Zimbabwe 44 Blue Bulls CD 19
Boland 41 Pumas 24

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Coca Cola Craven Week Day 2 wrap: Free State bully young Bulls

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Fixtures and results from day two of  the Coca Cola U18 Craven Week and Academy Week at Paarl Boys’ High’s Brug Street field, via sarugbymag.co.za

Craven Week

Golden Lions XV 15 Western Province XV 57
Valke 63 Leopards 24
Boland 61 Griquas 14
KwaZulu-Natal 46 SWD 28

Free State 38 vs Blue Bulls 21

Academy Week

Griquas CD 13 Griffons CD 17
Pumas CD 8 Border CD 15
Eastern Province CD 34 Limpopo 10
Golden Lions CD 25 Western Province CD 23
SWD 29 Griffons 20
Golden Lions 28 vs Free State 36
Blue Bulls 26 vs Eastern Province 7

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U18 Craven Week wrap: Big wins for WP & Lions on Day 1

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Western Province and the Lions were rampant on Day one of the Coca Cola Craven Week.

All results from day one of Craven Week and Academy Week at Paarl Boys’ High’s Brug Street field. Via sarugbymag.co.za

Craven Week

Griffons 51 Blue Bulls XV 17
Border 68 Limpopo 17
Golden Lions 46 Eastern Province 25
Western Province 72 Pumas 10

Academy Week

Sharks CD 27 Blue Bulls CD 27
Namibia 41 Valke CD 8
Zimbabwe 29 SA LSEN 27
Griquas 36 Valke 39
Border 31 Leopards 18
Boland 21 Sharks 43
Western Province 57 Pumas 28

Read SA Rugby Mag’s report on the Lions vs EP thriller and WP’s walloping of the Pumas

 

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Kaplan hails Paul Roos team ‘once in a generation’

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South Africa’s most experienced Test referee Jonathan Kaplan is also among the most respected authorities on schoolboy rugby.  Kaplan, on his Twitter feed, described this season’s Paul Roos side as a ‘once in a generation’ team.

Paul Roos, unbeaten in 11 matches, smashed Paarl Boys High 44-8, just a fortnight after hammering Paarl Gim 32-13 at Paarl Gim.

Kaplan, who has refereed 165 different schools First XV’s, emphasised the quality of this year’s team when he said he hadn’t seen anything like it for a decade. Kaplan still referees a Schools match every Saturday.

Paarl Boys High have been the most dominant team in South Africa for the past three years, but this season the cycle was broken with defeat against Grey College and the whipping at Stellenbosch against Paul Roos.

Grey Kollege also kept their unbeaten status with a come from behind late surge to score two tries in the final five minutes and beat Affies. Grey raced to a 22-0 lead and Affies were outstanding in clawing back the deficit to lead 28-27 going into the final few minutes. Grey then scored twice to win 39-28.

Paul Roos and Grey College are without question the leading two teams in South Africa this season, with Paarl Gim and Glenwood and (probably) Paarl Boys completing the top 5.

Paul Roos will travel to Grey College in Bloemfontein on August 18 for the most anticipated Schools match of the season.

Glenwood are also unbeaten in KZN and were dominant at the Kearsney and Wildeklawer festivals. They recently beat Affies and at the weekend scored their most impressive win of the year with a 49-22 dismantling of the traditional powerhouse Monument.

Glenwood plays Grey College on August 4.

Boland Landbou, in the Western Cape, beat Bishops 24-14, Rondebosch were too strong for Durbanville High 30-15, Stellenberg downed SACS 25-22 at Newlands, scoring a converted try in the last five minutes. Paalr Gim also beat Oakdale 47-38.

Selected results on SARugby Magazine’s Schools’ Section

Western Cape

Worcester Gym 25 Bellville 29
Milnerton 7 vs Brackenfell 22
DF Malan 33 De Kuilen 5
Drostdy 25  Outeniqua 18

KwaZulu-Natal

Clifton 27 Northwood 41
DHS 45 vs Maritzburg College 30

Noordvaal

Ben Vorster 21 Helpmekaar 36
EG Jansen 15 Garsfontein 57
Eldoraigne 37  Zwartkop 24
Florida 20 Pietersburg 29
St Stithians 31  Jeppe 47
Menlopark 39  Nelspruit 12
St David’s 22 St Benedicts 19
St John’s 28 Pretoria Boys’ High 15

Eastern Cape

Cambridge 10  St Andrew’s 19
Dale 41  Grens 19
Hudson Park 37 vs Queen’s 22

Free State

Welkom Gim 20  Hentie Cilliers 20
Wilgerivier 18 Kroonstad 12
Diamantveld 57 Upington 24

 

Photo: Thys Lombard/Paul Roos Facebook

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Schools Wrap: Paul Roos powerful, while Wynberg pip Grey

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Paul Roos continued what has been a powerful 2018 season thus far, putting Bishops away 44-21. Wynberg, who appear to be the premier Southern Suburbs side this season edged Grey High 36-33 while Grey College were emphatic in smashing Selborne 62-24.

All the school results from around the country via sarugbymag.co.za

Visit their site for match reports on the schools clashes

WEEKEND’S RESULTS

Western Cape

Bishops 21 Paul Roos 44
Boland Landbou 20 Framesby 34
Paarl Gim 69 Rondebosch 28
SACS 17 Durbanville 13
Stellenberg 22 Outeniqua 31
Wynberg 36 Grey High 33
Brackenfell 20 Bellville 26

KwaZulu-Natal

DHS 60 Westville 10
Kearsney 6 Maritzburg 3 (abandoned due to lightning)
Michaelhouse vs Northwood (cancelled)

Noordvaal

Monument 26 Waterkloof 28
Pretoria Boys’ 23 Hilton 27
Menlopark vs Glenwood (cancelled)
St Stithians 31 Parktown 22
KES 26 St Benedict’s 24
St Alban’s 30 St John’s 12
Transvalia 23 Helpmekaar 20
Garsfontein 46 Middleburg 29
Nelspruit 34 EG Jansen 28

Eastern Cape

Dale 29 Queen’s 10
Selborne 24 Grey College 62
Kingswood 36 Union 15
Hudson Park 40 Pearson 25
St Andrew’s 43 Daniel Pienaar 7

Free State

Diamandtveld 22 Noord-Kaap 16
Welkom Gim 52 Kroonstad 7

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Grey College end Boshaai’s unbeaten run & Paul Roos power past Paarl Gim

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Grey College and Paul Roos made claim to South Africa’s top schoolboy rugby ranking with comprehensive wins in Paarl.

Grey College ended Paarl Boys High’s three season unbeaten record against South African teams. The visitors, thanks to a late two try surge, won 34-20. Grey led 26-10 before Boshaai fought back to make it a six point game. Then class of Grey showed with the strong finish.

Paul Roos, who have been sensational this season, were brilliant in beating Paarl Gim 32-13 in Paarl. Gim were also unbeaten.

Paul Roos are unbeaten in seven matches.

Glenwood edged Affies 37-33 in another interprovincial premier contest.

Wynberg Boys High continued their fine form with a 27-25 home win against Boland Landbou and Bishops triumphed against SACS 19-7 in South African Rugby’s oldest schools derby match.

 

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Schools Wrap: Grey College and Paul Roos emphatic in winning

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Most of SA’s top schools were in action this weekend at either the Wildeklawer Festival in Kimberley or the Grey High Festival in Port Elizabeth. Grey College and Paul Roos were the two stand out teams. Paarl Boys High also had to fight to stay unbeaten in coming from 14-5 down to beat Affies 19-14.

Grey College on Friday put 45 points past HTS Drotsdy and on Monday accounted for Monument 36-21. Paul Roos were in demolition mode as they swatted aside Menlopark 68-25 on Saturday and on Monday whipped Waterkloof 63-12.

Paarl Gim also remained unbeaten with a thrilling 34-31 win against Monument on Saturday and 24-7 against Welkom Gim on Monday.

Paarl Boys High, unbeaten in South Africa against South African opposition for the past three years, hammered Waterkloof 53-10 early in the tournament. But on Monday late afternoon they had it tough against Affies. Boshaai produced a very strong last quarter to turn a 14-5 deficit into a 19-14 win.

Affies started the festival with a 38-14 win against Boland Landbou.

Glenwood were also in good form at Wildeklawer while at the Grey High Festival it was Selborne who made a huge impression.

Scoring breakdown courtesy of sarugbymagazine.co.za

Wildeklawer Festival (Kimberly)

Day 1 results:

Grey College (45) – Tries: Jan-Hendrik Wessels (2), Werner Gouws (2), Lesley Botha, De Wet Marias, Zander du Plessis. Conversions: Du Plessis (6).
HTS Drostdy (5) – Try: Cohen Jasper.

Affies (38) – Tries: Dieter Crafford, Dewald Donald, Janco Uys, George Oosthuizen, Stephin Alberts, Jason Scheepers. Conversions: Regardt Roets (4).
Boland Landbou (14) – Tries: Bertus Baard, Sebastian de Klerk. Conversions: Gavin Mills (2).

Day 2 results:

Paarl Boys’ (53) – Tries: Louwan Horn (3), Kian Meadon (2), Carlu Uys, Quan Horn, Adrian Alberts. Conversions: Meadon (5). Penalty: Meadon.
Waterkloof (10) – Tries: Boipelo Kgatlhanye, Eckhardt Boshoff.

EG Jansen (31) – Tries: Kyle Potgieter, Wesley Noeth, Tylon Kotze. Conversions: Aurelio Philander (3), Potgieter. Penalty: Philander.
Outeniqua (34) – Tries: Herschelle Otto, Matthew Thorne, Ruan Barnard, Eldon Lotz, Jaco Gerber. Conversions: Darren Fortuin (3). Penalty: Fortuin.

Glenwood (52) – Tries: Conan le Fleur (3), Aaron Le Rue (2), Jaden Hendrikse, Ruan Olivier, Rynhardt Jonker Conversions: Hendrikse (6).
Stellenberg (13) – Tries: Dylan de Leeuw, Tyrone Rose. Penalty: Nivan Petersen.

Welkom Gimnasium (31) – Tries: Keke Morabe (3), Ryan Davids, Keith van Aswegen. Conversions: Davids (3).
SARU Invitational (10) – Try: Storm Hanekom. Conversion: Lionel April. Penalty: April.

Paul Roos Gimnasium (68) – Tries: Remy Engelbrecht (3), Regan van der Westhuizen, Mink Scharink, Tiaan Pretorius, Kade Wolhuter, Cade Croy, Robbie Rodgers, JJ Kotze. Conversions: Kade Wolhuter (8), Juan Mostert.
Menlopark (25) – Tries: Jaco Britz (2), Bernard van der Linde. Conversions: Van der Linde (2). Penalty: Van der Linde.

Paarl Gimnasium (34) – Tries: Delarey Nel, Hendri Siebert, Stephan du Toit, Mark Etzebeth, Dawid Kellerman. Conversions: Charl Janson (3). Penalty: Janson.
Monument (31) – Tries: Dean Lategan, Morne Brandon, Tristan Dullisear, Henco van Wyk, Ruben Westraad. Conversions: Byron-Lee Wentink (3).)

Oakdale Landbou (56) – Tries: Janco Klinck (3), Henco Beukes (2), Trevino Gordon (2), Hendrik Victor. Conversions: Jan-Daniël Strydom (8).
Noord-Kaap (24) – Tries: Edwill Speelman, Godwill Romain, Nolan Coetzee, Tiaan Swanepoel. Conversions: Elzandro Fredericks (2).

Grey High Festival (Port Elizabeth)

Day 1 results: 

Woodridge 10 Otto Du Plessis 10
Grey Unicorns 26 Ithembelihle 10
Hudson Park 39 Louis Botha 24
St Alban’s 22 Muir 17
Parktown 26 Daniel Pienaar 19
Kingswood 56 St David’s 5
Marlow 20 Graeme 5
Queen’s 21 St Stithians 17
Garsfontein 32 Nico Malan 17
St Andrew’s 31 DHS 15
Jeppe 12 Dale 10
Selborne 29 KES 3
Grey High 38 St John’s 3

For a full wrap and review visit SA Rugby Magazine: Schools

 

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Paul Roos, Monument & Boland Landbou in stunning wins

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All of Paul Roos, Monument and Boland Landbou produced stunning performances in Saturday’s national school’s rugby.

Monument advanced to the final of the Tuks series with a 68-31 thrashing of Garsfontein and Paul Roos thumped Grey High 43-8 in Stellenbosch.

Boland Landbou were lethal in beating Rondebosch Boys High 67-12.

Paarl Gim, despite a late fightback from SACS, also prevailed 54-38 and Wynberg Boys High came close to a shock win against Paarl Boys High. The latter, still unbeaten against South African teams in the last three years, won 32-28.

Affies beat KES 12-3 and Jeppe beat Westville 59-32.

Western Province

Paul Roos 43 Grey High 8
Wynberg 28 Paarl Boys’ 32

Paarl Gim 56 SACS 38

Stellenberg 74 Parel Vallei 10
Bishops 66 Tygerberg 5
Boland Landbou 67 Rondebosch 12

KwaZulu-Natal

Maritzburg 18 Hilton 29
Glenwood 58 Kearsney 5
DHS 27 Michaelhouse 14

 

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Schools Rugby: Paul Roos power past SACS; Boshaai & Landbou, Grey & Gim also strong

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Paul Roos were destructive in smashing SACS in Stellenbosch, scoring five tries in the last 15 minutes to complete a crushing 70-21 triumph. Paarl Boys High beat Outeniqua 21-10, Paarl Gim eased past Affies 41-21 and Boland Landbou hammered Brackenfell High 68-24.

Grey College scored 60 points for the third successive match in beating Waterkloof 60-15. Stellenberg crushed Strand 76-0 and Oakdale won a 71 point thriller 37-34 against Drostdy.

Wynberg were impressive in beating Rondebosch Boys High 31-19 away from home.

SACS have in the last few years run Paul Roos close, losing by four and three points respectively, but this year the class gap was again evident.

Paarl Boys High, South Africa’s No 1 ranked school for the last three years, continued their winning way against South African opposition with a powerful performance against Outeniqua. Paarl Boys High, in 2017, lost in New Zealand to Christchurch Boys High and last week lost in Paarl against the Jaguares U18s from Argentina. They exacted revenge on the Kiwis in beating Christchurch Boys High at the World Schools Festival.

In Gauteng, Jeppe beat KES and Monument had a comfortable win. Ben Vorster, EG Jansen and Garsfontein were also on the winnig side, while Transvalia shut out Kempton Park 38-0 and Parktown edged St Benedict’s 14-13.

Grey High were massive in dismantling Daniel Pienaar 71-12.

In KZN, Maritzburg College won 15-14 against Pretoria Boys High.

Wynberg beat Rondebosch 31-19

Wynberg beat Rondebosch 31-19

Eastern Cape

Daniel Pienaar 12 Grey High 71

Free State

Grey College 60 Waterkloof 15

KwaZulu-Natal

Northwood 27 DHS 50
Westville 7 Glenwood 40
Maritzburg 15 Pretoria Boys’ 14

Gauteng

Affies 21 Paarl Gym 41
Ben Vorster 50 Oos-Moot 52
Centurion 40 Frikkie Meyer 17
Eldoraigne 25 EG Jansen 52
Garsfontein 74 Pietersburg 3
Monument 40 Middelburg 7
KES 21 Jeppe 24
Transvalia 38 Kempton Park 0
Rustenberg 56 Nelspruit 29
ST Benedict’s 13 Parktown 14
Wonderboom 31 Klerksdorp 17

Western Cape

Boland 68 Brackenfell 24
Durbanville 52 DF Malan 6
Drosdty 34 Oakdale 37

Paul Roos 70 SACS 21
Rondebosch 19 Wynberg 31
Strand 0 Stellenberg 76

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Grey College clobber Christchurch Boys’ High and Boshaai lose to Argentina

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Day two of the the World Schools festivals saw some enormous scores, most notably Grey College’s 66-28 thumping of Christchurch Boys High and Paarl Gim’s 84-0 romping of USA’s Rhinos, while hosts Paarl Boys were downed 19-10 by a strong Jaguares side in their first loss on home turf in three years, putting a bit of a dampener on their 150th celebrations.

 

Action galore on day two of rugby fest

PAARL, 4 April 2018 – The second day of the Oakland World Schools Festival tilted towards equilibrium as the international teams launched a comeback in the latter part of the programme.

The South African one-way traffic from the day before flowed into the early matches on Wednesday with the overseas sides suffering defeats early on in the day.

The South Africans extended their lead in the “Oakland Cup”, a Ryder Cup-style contest between South Africa and the Rest of the World.

The format ensures that each match counts, where two points will count towards a win and a draw is worth one point.

The home sides lead the competition 16-4 so far in the tournament.

The week-long festival features some of the most promising schoolboy talents from around the globe.

The South African sides did not quite have it their way with two international sides beating two of South Africa’s top rugby schools.

Hosts Paarl Boys’ High School suffered their first defeat on home soil in three years when they suffered a 19-10 defeat to Argentina.

The match ultimately came down to Argentina flyhalf Exequiel Alegra-Chedied’s boot as he converted their only try while slotting three penalties.

It was only the second South African defeat of the tournament after Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool bowed their knee to Hartpury College from Gloucestershire, England.

The English side was full of value as they secured a 26-15 victory over Affies scoring four tries to the two by the Pretoria school side.

Piers Hamer, Bailey Wahs, Joe Howard and Josh Phipps scored a five-pointer each with Dan Cole converting three.

Affies’ points came courtesy of tries by Stephan Alberts and Jason Scheepers with Regardt Roets slotting a conversion kick and a penalty.

Grey College brought the second day to an emphatic end with Grey College beating Christchurch Boys’ High 66-28 in a mouth-watering encounter.

The match was the best advertisement of what schoolboy rugby is all about with both teams playing with reckless abandon producing high-quality action.

It was wall-to-wall action with Grey College racing to a 26-0 lead within 13 minutes with Franco Smith, Ian Small-Smith and De Wet Marais each crossing the whitewash.

Christchurch mounted a fight-back with George Harding, Cullen Moody and Ryan Barnes scoring for the visitors.

Fleet-footed Grey outside centre Wyclef Vitoor with possibly the try of the tournament so far when he stepped his way over the advantage for his five-pointer before Marais scored his hat-trick shortly before the break.

The New Zealand side fought gallantly but they could not keep up with the skill and the pace Grey produced on the night.

The bleeding stopped by the third match when the Africa Pacific Dragons provided some serious resistance against Hilton College.

The Dragons, with a few South African players in their midst, lay down the challenge with a haka before the start of the match before going down 35-24 in a close match.

Made up of schoolboys from Samoa, Tonga and Fiji, and local players, the Dragons were the first international team to take a lead in any of the matches so far during the tournament.

The match could have gone any way with one point separating the sides with 12 minutes to go in the match.

Niaan Taljaard’s hat-trick try in the 64th minute and a penalty conversion courtesy of Gareth Schreuder clinched the victory for the team from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.

In the opening match of the day, Glenwood High School raced to a half-century of points to beat the Italian All-Stars 53-10.

Scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse was one of the star performers on the day scoring a five-pointer while converting five of his team’s seven tries and kicking two penalties.

The second match was a one-sided affair as Paarl Gimnasium went on a rampage against American side, Rhinos Rugby, scoring 84 unanswered points which included 12 tries.

Flyhalf Jurie Matthee made a massive contribution to the score line with his metronomic boot converting all tries including his own five-pointer.

Grey College vs Christchurch Boys’ High

Scorers:

Grey College 66 (45): Tries: De Wet Marais (3), Franco Smith, Ian Small-Smith (2), Wyclef Vitoor (2), Werner Gouws, George Coetzee. Conversions: Zander du Plessis (8)

Christchurch Boys’ High 28 (21): Tries: George Harding, Cullen Moody, Ryan Barnes, Corbon Harding. Conversion: Moody (4).

 

Paarl Boys’ High vs Argentina

Scorers:

Paarl Boys’ High 10 (10): Tries: Trent Sivertsen, Javier Farmer.

Argentina 19 (13): Try: Joaquin Oviedo. Conversion: Exequiel Alegra-Chedied. Penalties: Alegra-Chedied (3).

 

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool vs Hartpury College

Scorers:

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool 15 (5): Tries: Stephan Alberts, Jason Scheepers. Conversion: Regardt Roets. Penalty: Roets.

Hartpury College 26 (12): Tries: Piers Hamer, Bailey Wahs, Joe Howard, Josh Phipps. Conversion: Dan Cole (3).

Hilton College vs AP Dragons

Scorers:

Hilton College 35 (8): Tries: Mark Armstrong, Niaan Taljaard (3). Conversions: Gareth Schreuder (3). Penalties: Gareth Schreuder (3)

AP Dragons 24 (12): Tries: Kingi Herewini, Oliver Hilton-Jones, Joe Lesa, Andrew Edwards. Conversions: Herewini (2).

Paarl Gimnasium vs Rhinos Rugby

Scorers:

Paarl Gimnasium 84 (42): Tries: Juan Wilson, Marco van Rhyn, Jurie Matthee, Stephan du Toit (2), Jacques Moller (2), Dirk Visser, Rikus Brand, Juan Wilson, Tiaan Visser, Gerhard van Niekerk. Conversions: Matthee (12)

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Glenwood High School vs Italian All Stars:

Scorers:

Glenwood High School 53 (27): Tries: Thabison Mdletshe, Aaron le Roux, Siyanda Cele, Jaeden Hendrikse, Conan Le Fleur, George Luzoko, Carlo Cloete. Conversions: Jaden Hendrikse (5), Rynhardt Jonker. Penalties: Jaden Hendrikse (2)

Italian All Stars 10 (10): Tries: Nicola Rizzotti, Heinrich van der Watt.

Join us for the festival and see rugby’s #FutureHeroes in action!

Tickets available on www.computicket.com

Prices vary from R55 for adults, R35 for school pupils between the ages of 10 and 18, and children under the age of 10 are charged R15 per person per day. Four-day rugby passes are priced at R190, R110 and R35 for adults, school pupils and children respectively.

 

About the Oakland World Schools Festival

The Oakland World Schools Festival embodies the spirit of rugby and traditional values and is the best global gathering of schoolboy talent.

 

The Festival will be an annual tournament hosting 20 of the best rugby schools from across the world consisting of Top 10 sides from South Africa and 10 of the best schools from around the globe.

 

The Oakland World Schools Festival is made possible thanks to title sponsor Oakland Dairies and official partners PUMA, Cell C, Tag Heuer and Distell.  Hyundai, Caltex/FreshStop, Rhino, South African Breweries, PPS, Deep Heat and Coca-Cola are official suppliers to the tournament. The festival entertainment is brought to you by our entertainment partner Bok Radio.

 

Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is the official timekeeper of the tournament.

 

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For more information visit our website:  www.worldschoolsfestival.com

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Remaining Matches

 

Day 3:  Friday 6 April

13.00 – 14.15  Match 1                       Oakdale (SA) vSaint Ignatius (USA)

14.30 – 15.45  Match 2                       Glenwood (SA) v Namibia XV (Namibia)

16.00 – 17.15  Match 3                       Outeniqua (SA) v Italian All*Stars (Italy)

17.30 – 18.45  Match 4                       Monument (SA) v) Napier Boys‘ High (NZ)

19.00 – 20.15  Match 5                       Boland (SA) v Cavaliers Rugby (Australia)

 

Day 4:  Saturday 7 April

09.00 – 09.45  U13s                            UK School v PBHS

10.00 – 10.45  OLD BOYS 1                Affies Old Boys v Paarl Gim Old Boys

10.45 – 11.30  OLD BOYS 2                Paarl Boys’ High Old Boys v Grey College Old Boys

11.45 – 13.00  Match 1                       Hilton College (SA) v Rhinos Rugby (USA)

13.15 – 14.30  Match 2                       Paarl Gim (SA) v Unión Argentina U18 (Argentina)

14.45 – 16.00  Match 3                       Grey College (SA) v Hartpury College (Eng)

16.15 – 17.30  Match 4                       Affies (SA) v AP Dragons (Pacific Islands)

17.45 – 19.00  Match 5                       Paarl Boys‘ High (SA) v Christchurch Boys‘ High (NZ)

19.15 – 20.00  Legends                            SA Legends v Boishaai Legends

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