SACS Rugby decided to have an information evening for all those SACS Men joining the High School in Grade 8 in 2012. This was an opportunity for the Head of Rugby, Barry van Selm, to inform the boys and their parents about SACS Rugby’s Mission and Vision. SACS Rugby’s Mission is as follows: “Our mission is to create a successful rugby brand built on hard work, commitment, pride, loyalty, “never say die” attitude, enjoyment and freedom of expression. “ SACS Rugby’s... Read More
SACS Rugby is alive and well. Through the SACS Percy Montgomery Rugby Foundation many new things have been donated to the campus in order for us to take our rugby to the next level. I would like to thank the Foundation for their ongoing support of SACS Rugby. The Mini Rugby age groups are as strong as ever. Run very ably by Mrs Lucas and her team, our rugby nursery keeps churning out stars. A special thank you to Cindy Low for her ongoing support of Mini Rugby; without... Read More
This year had some high expectations about it, especially after a lot of planning and time had gone into the pre-season efforts. I will divide this report into 4 sections: Planning and coaches Pre-season Game time Review Percy Montgomery Foundation 2012 Season Planning and Coaches This was the first time SACS Rugby had embarked on this kind of preparation. We had researched what other schools were doing and then had to work that into the policies and nuances... Read More
The Percy Montgomery Foundation held a function on the 15 September to honour Springbok Sevens Stars, Kyle Brown and Paul Delport. The function was well attended and included Springbok Sevens Coach, Paul Treu. Special guests included past teachers, coaches and close family members of the two SACS Old Boys who have been outstanding role models for their Alma Mater. The two honorees received a plaque adorned with the SACS badge and motto, to show the schools appreciation for... Read More
The u16A squad for 2012 have been hard at work for 9 weeks already with a core focus on conditioning and skills. This group have taken to training extremely well with good dedication and perseverance even though the 2012 Rugby season is still a while away. Conditioning has been headed by Qualified Biokineticist, Lorando Ressou, [...]
During the term, there were two days a week of pre – season training: Thursday s were the conditioning days, with Ross Williams, that took place mainly in the gym. These were well supported by the boys who did not do sport on that day. The Friday practices were mainly for me to get to [...]
The Premier league is a very competitive league and this under 14 team struggled this year as we only won 5 of our games. We beat Wynberg twice and managed to beat De Kuilen in a close game and comfortably beat St’Johns and Belville Tech. We should have beaten Brackenfell, but wrong options and soft [...]
The U13A 2011 rugby season was one with many ups and downs. The season started early with some pre-season training. This focused on firstly fitness and secondly on skills. This pre-season training prepared us well for an exciting rugby festival at Rondebosch. We were quite nervous as we would be playing teams we’d never played [...]