Historic Overview Grey College vs Grey High School (PE) since 1930

Stats: Played 49 | Won 39 | Drew 2| Lost 8

Last Result: Grey College 63 vs Grey High School 8 (Away) – 28 July 2018

 

1st Half 28 July 2018

2nd half 28 July 2018

Historic Overview Grey College vs Grey High School (PE)

1^st half https://youtu.be/djevJXQQF48

2^nd half https://youtu.be/vfSDVQ8iw1Q

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Two schools who are not even in the same neighbourhood because of the distance apart but very close in brotherhood will continue annually from a rivalry that started in 1929.

Grey High and Grey College both have the same benefactor in Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape Colony from 5 December 1854 to 15 August 1861. He founded Grey College, Bloemfontein in 1855 and Grey High School in Port Elizabeth in 1856. During Grey’s first tenure as Governor of New Zealand, he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1848). Grey gave land for the establishment of Auckland Grammar School in Newmarket, Auckland in 1850. The school was officially recognised as an educational establishment in 1868 through the Auckland Grammar School Appropriation Act of the Provincial Government. Auckland Grammar school also became the school in New Zealand that produced the most All Black rugby players, much in the same mould as Grey College has become the rugby factory for Springbok rugby players in South Africa.

Grey High School from Port Elizabeth first took the initiative with an inland tour in 1929 that started off with them playing St Andrews in Grahamstown and working their way up north to Bloemfontein. There they played their brother school for the first time and lost 0 -16. They invited Grey College to come down to PE the following year and the Bloemfontein Boys dually accepted and in 1930 they undertook their first tour to Port Elizabeth. In a closely fought match the boys from Bloemfontein again triumphed with a 9-7 win. For some unknown reason lost in the midst of time, the two schools took another 23 years before they played each other again. Grey PE toured to Bloemfontein again and lost 13-3 in 1953. It took another 10 years for the two Greys to square up again and the 1963 game was a drawn match of eight all while the 1968 game was also a draw. The 1972 match introduced the first unbroken sequence of matches that continues until this day. In all that time there was only another two draws in 1973 and 1990. Grey PE won their first match against their Bloemfontein Brothers in 1976 at the anniversary of the tenth meeting between the two teams. On a day of high drama on the Philip Field at Grey PE, Robbie Logan slotted a last minute penalty for Grey High to emerge as 13-12 winners. Since then, Grey High has only been on the winning side a further seven times with their last win coming in 2014, just showing the dominance that their counterparts from Bloemfontein have in the Derbies.

Results Since 2000

2018 Grey College 63 vs Grey High School 8 (Away) – 28 July

2017 Grey College 73 vs Grey High School 10 (Home) – 5 August

2016 Grey College 33 vs Grey High School 7 (Away) – 30 July

2015 Grey College 34 vs Grey High School 22 (Home)

2014 Grey College 20 vs Grey High School 27 (Away)

2013 Grey College 50 vs Grey High School 21

2012 Grey College 22 vs Grey High School 3

2011 Grey College 69 vs Grey High School 21

2010 Grey College 38 vs Grey High School 8

2009 Grey College 16 vs Grey High School 0

2008 Grey College 22 vs Grey High School 17

2007 Grey College 44 vs Grey High School 26

2006 Grey College 34 vs Grey High School 21

2005 Grey College 22 vs Grey High School 16

2004 Grey College 14 vs Grey High School 17

2003 Grey College 51 vs Grey High School 16

2002 Grey College 41 vs Grey High School  3

2001 Grey College 18 vs Grey High School 15

2000 Grey College 31 vs Grey High School 6

(results by www.schoolrugby.co.za)

Rugby at Grey High School (PE)

Grey High has a proud history in South African rugby producing 15 Springboks that represented their country at international level. It is to be noted that two of these players matriculated elsewhere, Ian Kirkpatrick at Kimberley Boys High and current Springbok centre Jan Serfontein, spend his formative years in Grey Primary and Grey High up to Grade 9 before moving to Bloemfontein from Grade 9 & matriculating at Grey College Bloemfontein.

The first rugby match was played on the 16th of September 1893 against Muir College of Uitenhage. Between 1919 to 1923 Grey played four internationals against Dale, Gill, Kingswood and St Andrew’s. Money for the main field was donated by an Old Grey, Arthur Phillip in 1938 and thus the main field is “The Phillip Field”.

Well known television commentators and outstanding players, like Gavin Cowley and Andrew Patterson also graced the Phillip field.

List of Grey High School PE Springboks:

1. Jack Hirsch
2. Fred Smollan
3. Freddie Turner
4. George Smith
5. Bunny Reid
6. Roy Dryburgh
7. Wilf Rosenberg
8. Peter Allen
9. Mickey Gerber
10. Shaun Povey
11. Luke Watson
12. JJ Engelbrecht
13. Curwin Bosch
14. Siya Kolisi (Captain 2018)

Was in Grey High PE but matriculated other school:

Iain Kirkpatrick (Kimberley Boys High)

International players

Michael Catt – England (captain)

Rugby at Grey College

Grey has served Bloemfontein, the Free State, South Africa and the world well over the past 150 years. Grey has been able to make adjustments and remain relevant in a changing environment in which it has developed, grown and excelled. The brand is known and revered throughout South Africa and even internationally and the products of the school make a positive difference wherever they are. Parallel medium education, tolerance, respect for others and loyalty to the school are not only traditions, but firm foundations in a global village. Grey is structured on these foundations and it is constantly adapting to new developments. The wave of change washing over our country confirms the value of Grey’s traditions.

Grey College had two Grey boys in Ruben Kruger & Naka Drotske in Springbok team of Kitch Kristie that beat All Blacks at 1995 Rugby World Cup final.

Grey College Recent Springbok Accomplishments There were five Old Grey College’s in the 1999 World Cup squad, Ollie le Roux, Naka Drotské, Ruben Kruger, Werner “Smiley” Swanepoel and Pieter Müller.

In the 2007 winning World Cup team there were again five Old Grey College’s, CJ van der Linde, Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar and Francois Steyn.

Eight Grey College Old Boys in the starting Springbok line-up versus Scotland in 2008 at Murrayfield – Deon Stegmann, Adriaan Strauss, CJ vd Linde, Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Flip vd Merwe, Ruan Pienaar and Frans Steyn.

In the 2010 season Grey had eight representatives in the Springbok squad, Deon Stegmann, Adriaan Strauss, CJ van der Linde, Jannie Du Plessis, Bismarck Du Plessis, Flip vd Merwe, Ruan Pienaar en Franscois Steyn.

Grey College had six representatives in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Springbok team in New Zealand – Jannie du Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Frans Steyn, Ruan Pienaar, Heinrich Brussow, and CJ van der Linde.

2016 – Grey College beat their brother school Grey High from Port Elizabeth 33-7 a game that was well led by school captain and 1st XV fly-halve Maria Vieira

2017

The brilliant & talented back line players of Grey College was just too much for the Grey High team traveling to Bloemfontein, the Bloemfontein boys put up one of the biggest scores ever against Grey High 73-10, which was also the biggest loss in Grey High history to date.

2018 –

Grey College also now boasts with 100 SA Schools players with addition of their latest 3 SA Schools players in 2018, followed in second position is Paarl Gimnasium that has produced 38, only Blue Bulls with 101 & Western Province with 165 SA Schools players has produced more to date.

The team for Bloemfontein smashed the Grey High team in Port Elizabeth 63-8 to continue their upward curve of becoming the best school team in South Africa in 2018.

Grey College also produced 45 Springboks, only Paul Roos Gymnasium has produced more Springboks 48. Post World War 2, Grey has produced most Boks to date.

View Grey College Springboks here https://www.vivalagrey.co.za/springboks

View list of Grey College SA Schools players here https://vivelagrey.co.za/sa-schools-players/