Premier Interschools Affies vs KES

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King Edward VII (KES) will play Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (AFFIES) in Johannesburg at KES on Saturday 17 May, in the next Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools match, kickoff is scheduled for 14:15. If you can’t be at the game catch all the action televised LIVE on SuperSport 1/HD at 14h15.

Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa’s top rugby schools which are broadcast live on SuperSport from April to August.

Schoolboy rugby has served as one of the cornerstones of domestic rugby dating back more than a century, and true to its slogan “Honouring Heritage. Playing for the Future”, Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools is about History, Heritage and Tradition. The series, now in its second year, is expected to grow even stronger.

The Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools stories are further captured in 12 Preview shows, which preview all the games and provide historical overviews of these traditional schools and highlight other academic, cultural and sporting achievements.

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Notes and background – Historic overview of the upcoming teams

King Edward VII (KES) vs Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies)– Background Info.

Saturday 17 May 2014 sees one of the youngest Premier Interschools derbies, when King Edward VII (KES) of Johannesburg takes on the might of Pretoria in Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies). It might be a young derby but of no less    importance than any other derby as both schools have rich traditions in rugby. Both schools have contributed significantly to rugby and other sports in South Africa and it was only a matter of time before these two Northvaal giants established more regular competition. The greatest advantage for both schools is that they can accommodate each other with all their rugby teams giving all the boys a change to play.

 

The first tentative match started in 1997 and since then only 5 matches have been played between the two schools with a regular yearly fixture being established in 2012. Of these 5 matches Affies has won all of them and KES would love to get on the scoreboard.

 

KES came up against a powerful Affies team in 2002 featuring some very familiar sporting names of the future. In that 2002 Affies team were Derick Kuun (Blue Bulls), JL Potgieter (Blue Bulls and Cheetahs), Pierre Spies (Blue Bulls and SA) and cricketers AB de Villiers and Heino Kuhn.  AB went on to play international cricket under the captaincy of KES old boy Graeme Smith for many years.

 

The 2002 Affies team.

Front: Steven Botha, Dr. C Kriek (coach), Derick Kuün (v/capt), dr. P. Edwards (Headmaster), Sarel Potgieter (Capt), Mnr. A vd Walt (coach), Anton Visagie.

2^nd row:  Dr. Henry Kelbrick (Teamdoctorr), Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Basil de Doncker, Ian Kidson, Johan Fourie, Heino Kühn, Harry Vermaas, Johann van Graan (ass coach), Harry Engelbrecht (physio).

3^rd row:  Schalk Wessels, Philip Swart, Rouan Cloete, AB De Villiers, George Lyon, Chad Theron, Willem Fraser.

4^th row:  Jaco van Jaarsveldt, Henco Barnard, Andries Kruger, Francois Slabbert, Weber Van Wyk, Pierre  Spies, Dawie Steyn, Cliff Milton, De Wet Herbst, Deon O’Neill.

Results since 1997

 

1997 – Affies 20 KES 13

1998 – Affies 40 KES 23

2002 – Affies 42 KES 15

2012 – Affies 15 KES 13

2013 – Affies 46 KES 6

 

KES old boy and ex- Springbok Joe van Niekerk played in the inaugural match in 1997 and again in 1998. Van Niekerk played many tests with Affie old boy Fourie du Preez. The first of which the two played together was on the 6^th Nov 2004 when SA beat Wales 38-36.

2014 Season

The 2014 season started on a high for KES when the beat old rivals Pretoria Boys High 20-17 in a tightly contested match. They lost a bit of momentum when they were defeated in their next match by a very strong Selborne team 20-11. After that they went on a 3 match winning spree beating DHS, St Johns and Rondebosch Boys. They then started an up-and-down trend first losing to Queens, then winning against Northwood before going down heavily to Paul Roos at Wildeklawer 67-0.  They recovered remarkably after that defeat to beat a strong Noord-Kaap 2 days later 17-12.

KES coach Carl Spilhaus on their televised matches against Affies:” We are very excited about televised games! Affies are a fantastic rugby school, hence their top position in the unofficial school’s rankings last year, a great privilege for us to be able to play against such quality opposition!

The 2014 KES Squad

Captain Jordan Mills is a key player for KES

1. Keagan Mills

2. Willem Du Plessis

3. Mlungisi Macheke

4. Dorian Botha

5. Senzo Mkhize

6. Brendon O’ Donoghue

7. Michele Marussi

8. Jordan Mills (C)

9. Nkosano Mathaba

10. Bradley Wright

11. Keketso Maphathe

12. Tony de Zorzi

13. Percy Moshikaro

14. Mangobo Mbatha

15. Rashard Fuller

SUB. Brad Naude

SUB. Josh Da Silva

SUB. Joshua Bryan

SUB. Sicelo Champion

SUB. Jake Glass

SUB. Jonathan Mattheus

SUB. Mphatho Nkomo

 

Affies got off to the worst possible start this season when their final trial matches had to be postponed due to rain and wet fields. Coach Sakkie vd Walt went in cold against Helpmekaar for their first match, not really having tested his best combinations as yet. Affies managed to win the match 36-24. Their next match against a resurgent Waterkloof exposed the lack of preparation when they did try different combinations and the Klofies ran out convincing winners at 38-21. They then travelled to the Kearsney Easter Festival to play three powerhouse teams in Selborne, Monument and HTS Middelburg. They managed a very good win against Selborne 34-12, but came unstuck against the latter two losing both matches. A week later they came up against fellow No 1 contenders of 2013 Paarl Gymnasium in a much anticipated match at Kimberley’s Wildeklawer festival. The boys from Pretoria were blown off the park by a very powerful Paarl outfit that outmuscled them upfront and outran them in the backs. The Paarl team won comfortably 40-7. It was back to the drawing board for Sakkie and his team and to their credit they came back two days later and won against fellow top 10 contenders Oakdale 21-10. That showed this 2014 Affies team might not always fire on all their cylinders, but they do have big hearts and a fighting spirit.

The 2014 Affies Squad

Key player to watch out for is mercurial fullback Eduan Keyter.

1          DP du Plessis

2          Ramon Viviers

3          Reinhardt Goosen

4          Ruben van Heerden

5          Juan Basson

6          Gavin Foster

7          Vic Meyer

8          Ruan Roelofse

9          Carlo de Nysschen

10        Dale Hendricks

11        Janco Booysen

12        Eddie Fouché

13        Tiaan Schmullian

14        Pieter Coetzer

15        Eduan Keyter

16        Jano Espag

17        Viaan Mong

18        Louis de Jongh

19        Human Bodenstein

20        Eduan Lubbe

21        Divan Henning

22        Ryno Lourens

23        Henco Jordaan

 

King Edward VII profile

In 1902, when the Boer War came to an end, there was an urgent need for schools in the Transvaal. The Milner Administration, in search of suitable buildings in which to establish temporary classrooms, found a vacant cigar factory in Johannesburg, on the corner of Gold and Kerk Streets, which was chosen as venue for “The Government High School for Boys”, also known as the “Johannesburg High School for Boys”. Thus was born a school which ultimately became the King Edward VII SchoolIt grew so rapidly that, in 1904, it was moved to Barnato Park where it was established in the mansion that originally had been designed for the mining millionaire Barney Barnato, who died at sea in 1897. At its new location, it was referenced as “Johannesburg College” but, within seven years, the premises were deemed inadequate and, in 1911, the school was moved to its present site on the Houghton ridge where new buildings had been impressively-designed and specifically constructed for the school. The time frame, within less than a year after the founding of the Union of South Africa and the death of Queen Victoria’s eldest son and successor, Edward VII, led to the proposal that the institution’s name be changed to honour his memory, thus establishing the appellation, King Edward VII School.

The School remains a public school, with an enrolment of over 1,000 boys from grades 8 to 12 (ages 13 to 18). King Edward VII Preparatory School, which is situated adjacent to the High School and shares its grounds, caters to boys from grades 0 to 7. In 2011 the School won the inaugural South African National Schools Moot Court Competition

Nearly a century old, the school buildings of King Edward retain their impressive appearance and are considered national monuments. These include the school hall, the back facade, the front facade, the lecture theatre and library wing, the memorial wing and the cenotaph in the main quad.

They are also fully committed to fulfill their duty to the school and offer newly renovated classes, a modern and renovated lecture hall, one of the biggest libraries in Gauteng, three state-of-the-art IT centres with 110 computer stations, art centres, a museum, historic hall and theatre built by the Dramatic Society in previous decades

Rugby at KES

Shortly after Desmond Davis, an Association Football enthusiast, retired in March 1931, plans were laid by his successor and “father” of all sport at King Edward , “Robbie” Robinson to start rugby at the School in the 1932 season. To this end he enlisted the help of a “god-father” in the person of Eric F.K. Tucker. He persuaded the Transvaal Rugby Union to level and grass an ugly dusty slope on the School grounds to transform it into two rugby fields to be available for the 1932 season.

On 27 April 1932 the School’s fields were opened when the Chairman of the Governing Body, and ex-Matie, H.J. Hofmeyr kicked off the first ball. On that occasion Frank Robinson expressed the wish that King Edward boys would repay the Transvaal Rugby Union in due course by reproducing in senior rugby, what they had learned while at School.

As early as 1931 the School rugby colours had been decided. For the 1st XV cardinal red jerseys with white collars and a badge and white pants and red and white ringed socks. The rest of the School were to play in red white and green ringed jerseys with dark blue pants and black stockings with red and white tops. And so it has continued to this day with the obvious change to the socks and to white pants for the whole School. It was only in 1935 that the badge was incorporated.

Bruce Macdonald who left the School in 1939 was selected for Transvaal and is the first ex-K.E.S. boy to have played in a Currie Cup final in 1947. The 1956 side produced two provincial players via. A. Miller and J. Faber, while A.H. Bladen was a member of the 1961 side, and he was eventually selected for the Junior Springboks. Norman Picker’s (later a Transvaal player) 1968 side with a 100% record after 17 games played. A few other names from past decades that played representative rugby are: L. Barnard, G. Lawless, E. van der Merwe, R. Keil, S. Marot and  D. Malherbe

 

SA SCHOOL AND ACADEMY PLAYERS

1974 LEE BARNARD SA SCHOOLS

1974 S CARTY SA SCHOOLS

1997 M. KALI SA ACADEMY

1997&8 JOE VAN NIEKERK SA SCHOOLS

2008 W MJEKEVU SA SCHOOLS

2009 S NTUBENI SA SCHOOLS

2011 M. MARX SA ACADEMY

2011 S MAYEKISO SA ACADEMY

2012 M MARX SA SCHOOLS

 

There are many old boys plying their trade as rugby players, especially recently in the U19 and U21 provincial tournament. However in the senior set up they have: L Ruiters (Cheetahs Vodacom Cup), J Meyer (Sharks Vodacom cup),  M Marx (SA u/20 Squad);

W Mjekevu (Lions, SA 7’s and SA U20), S Mtubeni (DHL Stormers), B Habana (DHL Stormers & Springboks) & J Van Niekerk (Toulon)

 

The following players from KES represented South Africa on the rugbyfield.

Joe Van Niekerk (2001 – 2008); Bryan Habana (2004 – Present)

The latter is arguably KES’s most famous rugby player.  He currently holds the record for the most tries scored in Bok tests as well as equaling the record for most tries scored at a Rugby World Cup tournament which he achieved in the 2007 RWC in France.

Bryan Habana tearing up the opposition and scoring tries for SA!

The school currently has 27 sides which means they have 405 boys playing each week. The U14 age group this year has up to an “I” side which is amazing in terms of depth for the school but more importantly all of these boys are enjoying the benefits of team work as well as the camaraderie that is associated with a  sport like rugby.

 

It is vital to KES that all the boys get the opportunity to play but it is also important to them that they do well in rugby. They compete against very tough opponents and traditionally have great rivalries with many top all boys school within and outside the provincial boundaries. At the moment they play annually against some great schools such as Affies, Pretoria Boys, Parktown Boys, Jeppe Boys, Westville Boys, Durban High Maritzburg College, St Johns College, St Stithians College, St Albans College and  Hilton College. The boys are therefore exposed to top class opponents all the time and that is why many of their boys are gaining provincial school and SA school selection recently.

 

The two most recent success stories are old boys Malcom Marx and Cyle Brink who was both selected in the South African u/20 World Cup squad for the 2014 Junior World Cup being held in New Zealand.

Affies Profile

The Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans Boys’ High School) also known as Affies, is a public high school for boys situated in the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, opposite Loftus Versfeld, the rugby stadium and home of the Bulls and Blue Bulls. The school is well known throughout South Africa for its high academic standards, sport achievements and production of leaders in a variety of fields and subjects, in South Africa and throughout the world.

The school’s founding on 28 January 1920 marked the establishment of the first purely Afrikaans-medium school in South Africa. This event predated the official recognition of the Afrikaans language by five years. With English as well as Dutch established as the official language in South Africa many of the Afrikaans population believed it should also enjoy recognition. Afrikaans as language grew so much that Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven gave in a motion at the Cape Provincial Council to slowly replace Dutch with Afrikaans. This thought was strongly supported by MP Mr Jan Joubert and Pastor Chris Neetling. As leaders in the community they quickly organized a group to establish a purely Afrikaans school in Pretoria. Starting 28 January 1920, with 44 children and 3 teachers the school was founded.

The school was housed in the home of General Piet Joubert at 218 Visagie Street, Pretoria. By 1927, the school had grown and new premises were required. The school was therefore moved to the current premises of the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool. At the end of 1927, the school took over the Hogere Oosteindschool, a Dutch-medium instruction school, suggestive of the demise of Dutch as a language in South Africa and the ensuing adoption of Afrikaans as the primary instruction medium.

By 1929 this building had also run out of space and the decision was made to split the boys and girls into separate schools, thus creating the first separate Afrikaans boys’ and girls’ schools in South Africa. These two schools are now situated across each other in Lynnwood Road.

The beautiful old buildings of the “Hogere Oosteindskool” that houses Affies since 1927

Rugby at Affies

Affies is famed and regarded as one of the best rugby schools in South Africa. It has delivered many 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 current Blue Bulls captain 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 were 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. The long standing legacy of Affies rugby builds each year and upcoming stars are still being produced.

 

Rugby Alumni of Affies

 

 

SPRINGBOKS

Wynand Olivier, Fourie Du Preez and Pierre Spies. Three old Affies played together for the Boks against Australia on 15^th July 2006.

ENDS

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