Bishops vs Paul Roos– Historic Overview

The second edition of Premier Interschools gets underway on Saturday, 15 May and will feature one of South Africa’s most exciting schoolboy matches when Bishops host Paul Roos at the iconic Piley Rees field with the picturesque and beautiful Table Mountain in the background. This promises to be an exciting encounter with Bishops known for always dishing up entertaining running rugby while Paul Roos rugby are synonymous with dishing up an exhilarating brand of rugby.

Results last 10 Years

Date Bishops Paul Roos
2009 27 17
2010 33 23
2011 15 43
2012 10 26
2013 22 22
2014 14 36
2015 29 39
2016 24 42
2017 30 32
2018 21 44

 

The hosts’ last win against Paul Roos was more than a decade ago, in 2010, 33-23, since then it was the boys from Stellenbosch that have dominated this fixture with a single draw, 22-all, since 2009. It has been three years since these two teams last, in 2018, a fixture which Paul Roos thoroughly dominated, 21-44. The Maroon Machine participated in the Sanix World Schools event in Japan in 2019.

Bishops Season so far:

Date Opp For Against
2021/04/24 Wynberg BHS 38 21
2021/05/08 SACS 29 22

Bishops have recorded two wins from their two matches thus far for the season but heading into a fixture against Paul Roos with just two games under the belt might prove to be not enough for the home side to beat the Maroon Machine. Ideally Bishops would probably have wanted more game time before taking on one of the giants of schoolboy rugby and with a pack as solid as Paul Roos’ one the home side will want to lean on their strengths and spread the ball wide while attacking the space with pace.

Paul Roos Season so far:

Date Opp For Against
2021/04/23 Boland Landbou 45 21
2021/05/08 Paarl Gim 10 25

In similar fashion to their opponents, Paul Roos have also only played two games leading up this game, this season, but their results are not as favourable as Bishops’. Paul Roos are coming off a defeat, 25-10, against Paarl Gim albeit that they picked up win against Boland Landbou in their season opener it offers little to no deduction of what this Paul Roos side is capable of. The Maroon Machine will be hoping to get back to winning ways.

 

 

 

Rugby at Bishops

There is a myth that William Webb Ellis started rugby.  There is also a myth that Canon Ogilvie brought rugby to South Africa.  In fact, he detested the game and did not want Bishops to play it.  What he brought to South Africa in 1861 was a form of football at a time when there was no game called soccer and rugby football was played only at Rugby School.  Canon Ogilvie’s game was based on what was played at his old school, Winchester College in Hampshire.  George Ogilvie was a remarkable personality.  His nickname was Gog and the game played at the Cape was often referred to as Gog’s Game or Gogball.

Bishops got the Cape playing football of this kind, starting with the South African College.  Bishops and SACS may well have played each other as far back as 1892. Eventually clubs were formed, Hamilton SP in 1875 and then Villager FC to start with, and then in the late 1870s the rugby game was brought to the Cape and became generally accepted. Then the Western Province RFU was formed to regulate the game in the Western Province.  Bishops, like SACS and then Victoria College out at Stellenbosch, played in the Grand Challenge competition of the WPRFU. That all changed with the coming of the school. In those early days Bishops had the advantage of coaching, especially by HH Castens, a South African old boy of Rugby School and Oxford. Then it also had the great South African rugby personality and thinker of last centurion Barry Heatlie, whose nickname was usually Fairy but also Ox. Heatlie, who helped to found the Old Diocesans’ Union, also formed an Old Diocesans RFC.  In forming the old boys’ union, he – or rather his wife – had worked out colours.  The predominant colour was green.  In days when dyeing was the simplest way of getting rugby jerseys, the OD RFC decided to use green – myrtle green.

Touring teams came to South Africa in 1891, 1896 and 1903.  In those days the local union would appoint a captain who would pick a team to represent South Africa and give them jerseys to play in.  When Heatlie became captain in 1896 he gave them his club’s jerseys – and South Africa won for the first time.  When he was again made captain in 1903 he gave his teams green jerseys again and South Africa won a series for the first time.  And so South Africa still plays in green jerseys. In 1903 Gerald Orpen of SACS and two Bishops men, Fairy Heatlie and Biddy Anderson, pushed through a recommendation that the springbok be added to the jersey.  It had been intended for 1903 but first came to pass in 1906.

The following is the list of those acknowledged as Bishops internationals:

South Africa: Mauritz van Buuren, Harry Boyes, who was the first secretary of the SA Rugby Board when it was founded in 1889, Frank Guthrie, Bill Bisset, Jack Hartley, who is the youngest player ever to have represented South Africa, Charlie van Renen and his brother Willie, Percy Twentyman Jones, who became the president of the WPRFU and also played cricket for South Africa, Biddy Anderson, who captained South Africa at cricket and refereed a Test, FR Myburgh, Paul Scott, Davey Cope, the first man to kick a goal for South Africa in a test, who was killed in a train smash at Mostert’s Hoek on his way to a Currie Cup tournament, Theo Samuels who first scored a try for South Africa, Barry Heatlie (captain),  Long George Devenish, who was for years a national selector, Joe Barry, Syd Ashley, Bertie Gibbs, Paddy Carolin (captain), who first devised the 3-4-1 scrum formation and regretted doing so, Mary Jackson, Barley Burdett, who died in World War I, Noel Howe-Browne, Bai Wrentmore, Geoff Grey, who became a national selector,  DO Williams,. George D’Alton, John Apsey (Prep only), Dendy Lawton, Howard Watt, Dennis Fry and his brother Stephen (captain), Tommy Gentles, Bobby Johns, Peter Whipp, Dugald Macdonald, Guy Kebble, Christian Stewart, Robbie Fleck, Selborne Boome, David von Hoesslin, Hanyani Shimange (Prep only), François Louw, Nizaam Carr and their latest Dillyn Leyds who debuted for the Springboks from the bench against France on June 10, 2017.

Fleck, Boome and Von Hoesslin were in the same team at Bishops, when the star was Herschelle Gibbs.

Nick Koster (International Barbarians)

For England: Reg Hands, Tuppy Owen-Smith (captain), Ossie Newton Thompson, Clive van Ryneveld, Christopher Newton Thompson (wartime), Stuart Abbott

For Scotland: Harold McCowat, Beak Steyn, Mike Dickson, Donald Macdonald

For Wales:  Mike Davies, Haldane Luscombe

For Canada:  Christian Stewart

For Zimbabwe: Mark Neill, Russell Ashley-Cooper (Many others played for Rhodesia)

For Australia: Daniel Vickermann

For Argentina: Barry Heatlie – which means that he played for two countries.

In addition, Bill Bisset and Biddy Anderson refereed tests.

In the 2003 World Cup Bishops had 3 old boys representing 3 different countries, a world first. Selborne Boom for the Boks, Daniel Vickerman for Australia and Stuart Abbot for England.

Basil Bey is the most successful Bishops coach of all times. From 1986 to 1989 Bishops only lost one game.

 

 

 

Rugby at Paul Roos

The name Paul Roos is synonymous with rugby, as it was this man, Paul Roos, who was the originator of the Springbok emblem and subsequent name for the South African national rugby team. He is oftentimes referred to as the “father” of South African rugby, which is fitting seeing that the school which carries his name, is such a powerhouse in South African schoolboy rugby.

Paul Roos, to date has produced the most South African rugby players to represent their country with Juandre Kruger becoming their 50th player when he played against England at Kings Park on June 9, 2012. Their latest Springbok is scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies when he started in the Rugby Championship against Australia in 2019. This made the Kylemore-born player Paul Roos’ 54th player to don the Green and Gold jersey.

Jantjies along with Willie le Roux, Schalk Britz, Steven Kitshoff, and Damian Willemse were part of the 2019 Springbok rugby squad that won the World Cup in Japan for record-equaling third time..

The following players from Paul Roos represented South Africa on the rugby field.

Arthur Nicholas de Kock (1891), Jacob Stephanus (Japie) Louw (1891), James Alexander (Jim) McKendrick (1891), Robert (Bob) Shand, Paul Johannes de Waal (1896), Japie Krige (1896), Bob Loubser (1896), Pieter Albertus Ryno Otto (PO) Nel (1903), Paul Johannes Roos (1903), Koei Brink (1906), Henry John (Pinkie) Daneel (1906), Boy de Villiers (1906), Freddie Luyt (1910), Dick Luyt (1910), Koot Reynecke (1910), Gideon Daniël Roos (1910), Wakkie Krige (1912), John Douglas Luyt (1912), Tom van Vuuren (1912), Nic du Plessis (1921), Theuns Kruger (1921), Charlé Meyer (1921), Mannetjies Michau (1921), Phil Mostert (1921), Tokkie Scholtz (1921), Jackie Tindall(1921), Attie van Heerder (1921), PK Albertyn (1924), Nico Bosman (1924), Daunce Devine (1924), Kenny Starke (1924), George Murray Daneel (1928), Manus de Jongh (1928), AF du Toit (1928), PK Morkel (1928), Boet Prinsloo (1928), Ferdie Bergh (1931), George Lionell van Reenen (1937), Ballie Wahl (1949), Tjol Lategan (1949), Jannie Engelbrecht (1960), Gertjie Brynard (1965), Hempies du Toit (1980), Cabous van der Westhuizen (1994), Justin Swart (1996), Cobus Visagie (1999), Andries Bekker (2008), Schalk Brits (2008), Francois Hougaard (2009), Juandre Kruger (2012),Willie Le Roux (2013), Steven Kitshoff (2016), Damian Willemse (2018), Herschel Jantjies (2019).

The game will be broadcast live on Saturday, 15 May from 12:10 on Channel 209

You can also catch the build-up Premier Interschools Magazine Show from Wednesday, 12 May at 19:00 on Channel 211

Schedule Date Series Title Episode Title Start Time End Time Channel Status
12-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 19:00 19:15 211 Premier
13-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 04:40 04:55 CSN Repeat
13-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 19:30 19:45 211 Repeat
14-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 06:40 06:55 211 Repeat
14-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 08:45 09:00 CSN Repeat
14-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 11:00 11:15 209 Repeat
15-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 12:05 12:10 209 Premier
15-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 12:10 14:00 209 Live
16-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 16:15 16:20 211 Repeat
16-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 16:20 18:00 211 Repeat
17-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 01:50 03:30 CSN Repeat
17-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 15:45 15:50 SSP1 Repeat
17-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 15:50 17:20 SSP1 Repeat
18-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 03:50 04:05 211 Repeat
18-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 04:00 04:15 CSN Repeat
18-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 04:05 04:10 211 Repeat
18-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 04:10 05:40 211 Repeat
18-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 04:15 04:20 CSN Repeat
18-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 04:20 06:00 CSN Repeat
19-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 20:30 20:45 211 Repeat
19-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 20:45 20:50 211 Repeat
19-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 20:50 22:20 211 Repeat
20-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 14:35 14:50 209 Repeat
20-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 14:50 14:55 209 Repeat
20-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 14:55 16:25 209 Repeat
21-May-2021 Premier Interschools Preview Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 10:00 10:15 VR2 Repeat
21-May-2021 Premier Interschools Build-up Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 10:15 10:20 VR2 Repeat
21-May-2021 Premier Interschools Rugby Bishops Diocesan College vs Paul Roos Gymnasium 10:20 11:50 VR2 Repeat

 

 

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