Afrikaans Höer Seunskool (Affies) vs Maritzburg College
On Saturday, 13 July, Premier Interschools moves up to Pretoria where Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) host Maritzburg College for their annual derby. The yearly fixture started in 1996 and since then they have played 24 games of which Affies has won 21 with only 3 wins by College, the last one being in 2014. The visitors will have to dig deep again this year if they want to overcome the Affies juggernaut in Pretoria. Affies had five players representing the Bulls teams at Craven Week in Bloemfontein while College had three representing the KZN Sharks.
Scores Through the Years:
YEAR | AFFIES | MC |
1996 | 12 | 9 |
1997 | 21 | 16 |
1998 | 36 | 15 |
1999 | 29 | 7 |
2000 | 10 | 16 |
2001 | 20 | 5 |
2002 | 20 | 19 |
2003 | 25 | 24 |
2004 | 33 | 3 |
2005 | 32 | 7 |
2006 | 15 | 19 |
2007 | 31 | 19 |
2008 | 52 | 15 |
2009 | 10 | 0 |
2010 | 32 | 20 |
2011 | 55 | 7 |
2011 | 19 | 6 |
2012 | 33 | 7 |
2013 | 51 | 20 |
2014 | 10 | 37 |
2015 | 50 | 19 |
2016 | 59 | 7 |
2017 | 40 | 25 |
2018 | 17 | 13 |
Affies started the season strong with four wins in a row against tough opposition. They did very well to overpower a good Helpmekaar team and then travelled down to Paarl for their first Premier Interschools match. Here they came up against a rampant Paarl Gim who gave them their first defeat of the season. From there, their season seemed to have gone backwards losing to KES, Paarl Boys, Westville and Grey College with an in-between win against HTS Drostdy at Wildeklawer and Jeppe just before the school holiday.
Affies Season so Far.
Date | Opp | For | Against |
2019/03/09 | Diamantveld | 52 | 25 |
2019/03/15 | Stellenberg | 28 | 21 |
2019/03/19 | Outeniqua | 27 | 20 |
2019/04/06 | Helpmekaar | 52 | 17 |
2019/04/13 | Paarl Gim | 19 | 46 |
2019/04/27 | KES | 29 | 33 |
2019/05/02 | HTS Drostdy | 38 | 22 |
2019/05/04 | HJS Paarl | 12 | 39 |
2019/05/11 | Westville BHS | 31 | 35 |
2019/05/18 | Grey College | 28 | 50 |
2019/05/25 | Jeppe | 47 | 28 |
College is also not having one of their best seasons and started off with three losses in a row. Good wins against Kingswood, St Charles , Kearsney and DHS got their season somewhat back on track. They stumbled against Westville and Hilton, before ending the first half of the season on a good note with a win over Michealhouse.
College Season so Far:
Date | Opp | For | Against |
2019/03/09 | Northwood | 26 | 30 |
2019/03/23 | Noord-Kaap | 24 | 34 |
2019/04/06 | Glenwood | 7 | 15 |
2019/04/13 | Pretoria Boys High | 20 | 15 |
2019/04/18 | Parktown Boys | 31 | 5 |
2019/04/20 | Kingswood | 38 | 7 |
2019/04/27 | St Charles | 31 | 7 |
2019/05/04 | Kearsney | 14 | 12 |
2019/05/11 | DHS | 34 | 24 |
2019/05/25 | Westville BHS | 26 | 28 |
2019/06/01 | Hilton | 17 | 21 |
2019/06/08 | Michaelhouse | 42 | 17 |
Rugby at Affies
Affies is famed and regarded as one of the best rugby schools in South Africa. It has delivered ten Springbok players in the past and continues to supply loads of talent in the SA Schools and SA Academy sides. Affies also has many players at all provincial levels of rugby.
Affies have a huge talent pool in the school and one that is rich in depth. There are more than 10 senior teams each year, and teams as far as G-teams are filled at each age group.
Each year Affies challenge the country’s leading rugby schools such as Grey College (Bloem), Maritzburg College, Glenwood High School, KES and many more. At these derby matches each and every team gets a chance to take the field for the Rooi, Geel and Groen. In the last few decades Affies has produced top quality players such as Louis Schmidt, Wynand Olivier, Fourie du Preez and Pierre Spies (also an Affies choir boy) to name but a few. Perhaps Affies’ most unknown star was Francois Swart who played fly-half for Die Witbulle (the school’s first team) alongside scrum-half Fourie du Preez. The formidable duo played for the Blue Bulls and was fast becoming the next Springbok scrum-and fly-half pair. Tragically Francois Swart died in 2004 and since then Affies hosts an under-15 rugby tournament in the Easter Holidays bearing the name of Francois Swart.
AFFIES SPRINGBOKS
Player | DebutYear |
Louis Schmidt | 1958 |
Tonie Roux | 1969 |
Pierre Edwards | 1980 |
Grant Esterhuizen | 2000 |
Fourie du Preez | 2004 |
Wynand Olivier | 2006 |
Pierre Spies | 2006 |
Dean Greyling | 2011 |
Ivan van Zyl | 2018 |
RG Snyman | 2018 |
Rugby at Maritzburg College
Maritzburg College is traditionally the dominant school rugby force in KwaZulu-Natal. The first recorded rugby match in the province of Natal took place in the Market Square of Pietermaritzburg in October 1870. The contestants were Maritzburg College (then known as Pietermaritzburg High School) and Hermansburg School. Played on a sun-baked, wheel-rutted, gravel surface, the contest lasted for more than three hours and ended in a victory, for the High School, by two goals to nil.
The arrival of James Mervyn (Skonk) Nicholson, as a master at Maritzburg College, signalled a revival in the school’s rugby fortunes. From 1948 he coached the First XV for 35 consecutive seasons, until 1982. In 1949 the First XV was unbeaten, as were ten other teams of his, while a further thirteen First XVs during that period lost only one match each.
The legendary JM (Skonk) Nicholson
His teams in the 1950s and early 1960s were particularly successful, at one stage losing only five matches in eleven years!
Skonk’s successors were scarcely less successful. The 1985, 1988 and 1995 teams were unbeaten and four other First XVs lost only one match. Since the turn of the new century, College has often found it difficult to match those statistics. The reasons for this are many: the increasing importance placed on sporting success by schools; the greater spread of talent, often owing to lucrative bursaries offered to promising players; the erosion of the rural core of College boarders; and the greatly strengthened fixture list.
The First XV’s record, however, represents only a fraction of the rugby played at Maritzburg College. Every weekend, as many as thirty teams take the field, playing the game with fierce enthusiasm and pride. The school’s rugby success is therefore built on a very firm and broad foundation.
For many years, Maritzburg College’s rugby has been characterised by the rugged qualities and outstanding support work of its forwards, the hard running and punishing tackling of its backs and an eagerness to move the ball at every reasonable opportunity. Most notable, however, is the fierce determination and spirit typifying College teams and imbuing them with an indomitable will to win.
Maritzburg College’s superbly consistent record, great depth of talent and enviable reputation for a hard but sporting approach to the game have made it, historically, the premier rugby school in KwaZulu-Natal. No one would seriously dispute College’s right to that title.
MARITZBURG SPRINGBOKS
No | Name |
157 | Wally Clarkson |
183 | Bill Payn |
190 | Bertram Vanderplank |
199 | Phil Nel |
359 | Keith Oxlee |
380 | Ormond Taylor |
432 | Andy van der Watt |
592 | Joel Stransky |
648 | *Jeremy Thomson |
713 | *Pieter Dixon |
715 | Butch James |
789 | Peter Grant |
837 | *Craig Burden |
867 | Jesse Kriel |
In addition, several College Old Boys have represented other countries: Hubert Freakes and Geoff Appleford (England), Juan Grobler and Chad Erskine (United States), Brenton Catterall (Zimbabwe), Wim Visser (Italy), Frank Goedeke (Germany) and Andrew Binikos (Cyprus).
The game will be broadcast live on Saturday 13 July on SuperSport One from 12h55.
You can also catch the build-up Premier Interschools Magazine Show from Wednesday 10 July at 18:45 on SuperSport One featuring Jannes Kirsten and Dan Kriel.
Preview | ||||||||
Schedule Date | Series | Season | Episode | Schedule Time | Schedule End Time | Channel | Status | |
10-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 18:45 | 19:00 | CSN / SS1 / SS1A | Premier | |
10-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 21:00 | 21:15 | SS10 | Repeat | |
11-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:45 | 02:00 | SS10 | Repeat | |
11-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 06:00 | 06:15 | SS8 | Repeat | |
12-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 09:30 | 09:45 | SS10 | Repeat | |
12-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 13:15 | 13:30 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | |
12-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 14:15 | 14:30 | CSN | Repeat | |
12-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 14:30 | 14:45 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | |
12-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 21:15 | 21:30 | CSN / SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:00 | 01:15 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 05:45 | 06:00 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 10:50 | 11:05 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Preview | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:15 | 01:30 | CSN | Repeat | |
Build-up: | ||||||||
Schedule Date | Series | Season | Episode | Schedule Time | Duration | Schedule End Time | Channel | Status |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 12:50 | 00:05 | 12:55 | CSN / SS1 / SS1A | Premier |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 23:30 | 00:05 | 23:35 | SS10 | Repeat |
14-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 04:30 | 00:05 | 04:35 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat |
14-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 09:30 | 00:05 | 09:35 | CSN | Repeat |
15-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 04:30 | 00:05 | 04:35 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat |
15-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 16:00 | 00:05 | 16:05 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat |
15-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 23:00 | 00:05 | 23:05 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:30 | 00:05 | 01:35 | CSN | Repeat |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 04:30 | 00:05 | 04:35 | SS8 | Repeat |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 10:00 | 00:05 | 10:05 | SS11 | Repeat |
17-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:00 | 00:05 | 01:05 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat |
17-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Build-up | 2019 | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 11:30 | 00:05 | 11:35 | CSN | Repeat |
Fixture: | ||||||||
Schedule Date | Series | Episode | Schedule Time | Schedule End Time | Channel | Status | Venue | Location |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 12:55 | 14:30 | CSN / SS1 / SS1A | Live | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
13-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 23:35 | 01:00 | SS10 | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
14-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 04:35 | 06:00 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
14-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 09:35 | 11:00 | CSN | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
15-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 04:35 | 06:00 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
15-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 16:05 | 17:30 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
15-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 23:05 | 00:30 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:35 | 03:00 | CSN | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 04:35 | 06:00 | SS8 | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
16-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 10:05 | 11:30 | SS11 | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
17-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 01:05 | 02:30 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
17-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 11:35 | 13:00 | CSN | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |
17-Jul-2019 | Premier Interschools Rugby | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool vs Maritzburg College | 15:00 | 16:25 | SS1 / SS1A | Repeat | Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool | Pretoria |