The Golden Lions, Blue Bulls and Western Province were among the biggest winners on the opening day of the annual FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week staged at Kearsney College near Durban on Monday.
The Golden Lions, Blue Bulls and Western Province were among the biggest winners on the opening day of the annual FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week staged at Kearsney College near Durban on Monday.
South Africa's top junior players are set to light up the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week and FNB U16 Girls Week tournaments staged at Kearsney College in KwaZulu-Natal next week, when 38 teams from across the country will converge on the town of Botha’s Hill near Durban.
South Africa’s top junior female rugby players will be in action at the FNB Girls Weeks, with the U16 tournament taking place at Kearsney College and the U18 competition hosted by Grey High School. The two tournaments are key events on the local rugby calendar and provide a valuable platform for the country’s emerging talent.
South Africa’s leading schoolboys will be in action at the FNB U18 Craven Week tournament at Grey High School in Gqeberha, starting Monday 6 July with the final day scheduled for the 11 July.
The next generation of South African schoolboy rugby talent will be on display at the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week, which will be hosted at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill from 29 June to 3 July 2026
The Virseker Noordvaal Cup is one of the most prestigious and historic school rugby tournaments in South Africa. With a legacy spanning over a century, it has played a major role in developing young rugby talent and shaping the country’s rugby culture.
Hilton hosted Kearsney on a chilly Saturday afternoon for their final home fixture of the season, and the two sides produced another thrilling contest that went right down to the wire.
The SA Rugby U18 Academy Week takes place from July 6 to July 10, 2026. The tournament which showcases the country's top provincial schoolboy rugby talent alongside the premier U18 Craven Week is hosted at Bergsig LSEN, Uitenhage.
Kearsney welcomed high-flying Maritzburg College to Botha’s Hill on Founders Day, for what proved to be a highly entertaining and fiercely contested fixture.
South African rugby coach and transition researcher Kennedy Tsimba is leading a new conversation around the future of rugby development through his evolving framework known as “Shift Theory” a coaching approach centred around adaptability, transition moments, decision-making, and recognising change within the game.