The Bishops rugby programme requires more funding than is provided by the school and sponsor revenue in order to operate effectively. This before trying to finance any rugby bursaries or scholarships. Recruitment is no longer under cover, instead something in which...
Have you ever spotted a rugby pic on one of the school’s social media platforms, and wondered where you can find it? Or just keen to see if any pics were taken of your son, or a boy at Bishops that you care about? Look no further! In Craig Watson, Bishops have...
There is a myth that William Webb Ellis started rugby. There is also a myth that Canon Ogilvie brought rugby to South Africa. In fact, he detested the game and did not want Bishops to play it. What he brought to South Africa in 1861 was a form of football at a time...
2025: Key Term 3 dates to diarise … Wed 25 June – Term 2 ends 14-18 July – Practice for 1st XV squad Sat 19 July – 1st XV vs Sedbergh from the UK (Home, kick-off provisionally set for 11h00) Sat 19 July – Practice for all boys (09h00 – 11h00, then all boys to...
As competing schools embraced high performance over the past decade, Bishops was slow to recognise what success in the ultra-competitive Western Cape schoolboy rugby environment required. Our results have reflected this. Furthermore, our culture has suffered because...
The College has 5 rugby fields. The main field, our 1st XV field, is called the Piley Rees, our U16s play on the Sahara, U15s on the Range, U14s on the Cemetery, and Opens on the Avenue. We also have four fields outside the College Campus on Riverton rd known as...
