A Lot Is Expected From Affies In 2023

 

Affies had a brilliant 2022 rugby season ending in Stehan Heymans named Ruggas.co.za's Player of the Year, Ryno van der Merwe named Head of Rugby of the Year and Affies named the 2022 Ruggas.co.za School of the Year.

Even the biggest supporters would have accepted a top ten place in the Ruggas.co.za 1stXV Rankings if they were offered that early 2022, however, ending 4th at the end of 2022 will bring a lot more challenges as well as expectations for the 2023 season.

Affies will not play at the St John's Easter Rugby Festival in 2023 reducing their matches to only 14 for their 1stXV.

Affies u/16s of 2022 only lost to Grey College (21-21), Maritzburg College (15-20) and Paul Roos (03-15) and will bring a lot of excitement and expectations to the senior group while "only" six grade 11 boys represented Affies in 2022. Some great talent will be available to the Affies coaching staff with two or three boys' early favourites to become instant schoolboy rugby stars and SA Schools rugby players in 2023.

Expect Affies Rugby to continue developing their "new" exciting brand of rugby where the speed of play is their biggest weapon and if Ryno van der Merwe is to be believed that Affies Rugby was only performing at 60% of where they are aiming to go, their supporters are in for an exciting ride in 2023.

Provisional Fixtures 2023

27/02 - 04/03 Trials
01/03 - Diamantveld in Kimberley
18/03 - Helpmekaar/Ellisras at Affies
23/03 - 27/03 Grey College u/14A & B Tournament in Bloemfontein
26/03 - 29/03 u/16 C &D at Camp Discovery.
26/03 - 29/03 u/14 C & D at Camp Discovery.
26/03 - 29/03 u15C & D at Camp Discovery
26/03 - 29/03 3rds and 4ths at Mauritz Hansen Week Naboomspruit
31/03 - 05/04 u/16A at the Jean de Villiers u/16-Rugbyfestival, Paarl
31/03 - 04/04 DHS and Paarl Boishaai at Noord/Suid hosted at Affies
04/04 - 08/04 u/15A Francois Swart Rugbyweek at Affies
15/04 - Garsfontein at Affies
22/04 - Paarl Gim at Paarl Gim
28/04 - Wildeklawer in Kimberley
01/05 - Wildeklawer in Kimberley
06/05 - C to F teams vs St Albans at Affies
13/05 - KES at Affies
20/05 - Grey College at Grey College in Bloemfontein
27/03 - Jeppe at Jeppe in Johannesburg
03/06 - Menlo Park at Menlo Park
22/07 - Maritzburg College at Affies
29/07 - Waterkloof at Affies
05/08 - Pretoria Boys High at Pretoria Boys High