Bay welcome traditional pre-season foe to Constantia

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Last weekend saw some rugby clubs kick off their pre-season friendly programme. Motorvaps False Bay RFC welcome their traditional pre-season foe, Helderberg RFC, ...

False Bay RFC take their place in CT 10s

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The annual Cape Town Tens tournament, which first took place in 2003, was completed in Green Point over the weekend. The brainchild of rugby legends Bob Skinstad ...

Young and old invited to women’s rugby open day at False Bay

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It seems like just the other day that the 2024 club rugby season ended and around the peninsula, clubs are now had at work preparing for the 2025 season. Indeed, ...

Varsity Cup beckons for False Bay star

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Some journeys are not as direct as most. In modern rugby development terms, elevation via the club rugby ranks is rare. It is, because of its meandering route, more ...

Van der Walt guides WP to under-21 title

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Former Motorvaps False Bay RFC head coach and Bergvliet High School standard-bearer, Johnno van der Walt, has added another trophy to his already heavy-laden cabinet, ...

False Bay finish SLA season on high note

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Motorvaps False Bay closed their SLA2024 season on a high when they beat NTK 43-19 at Bosmansdam High School in Bothasig. The half time score was level at 12 points ...

False Bay overpower hapless CPUT in one-sided affair

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Motorvaps False Bay beat a hapless CPUT in a Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) Super League A fixture last Wednesday night. The final score was 54-5 ...

In-form Uni-Mil get the better of False Bay

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Motorvaps False Bay RFC surrendered a slender 10-9 half time score to lose to a high quality Uni-Mil RFC team at Constantia on Saturday. The final score was 13-24. ...

Bay bogged down in the mud at Gustro Park

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In conditions not conducive to entertaining rugby, Motorvaps False Bay returned from Gustro Park in the Strand without the win they sought over St George’s. The ...

False Bay bags five points in SLA clash against Villager

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False Bay’s Muji van der Hoven looking to negotiate his way past the defence during Saturday’s WPRFU Super League A fixture against Villager. Picture: Max BosanquetIt ...

Bay overcome Walmer in thriller at Green Point

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In a thrilling encounter at Green Point Track on Saturday, a patient Motorvaps False Bay bagged a valuable five Super League A points as they absorbed the pressure ...

A red letter day for the Bay

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It was truly a special occasion for Motorvaps False Bay as they travelled to Brackenfell for the eighth match of their 14-game SLA season. Not only in terms of log ...

Top-of-the-table clash a great ad for club rugby

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In glorious winter sunshine, well in excess of a thousand spectators were treated to a day of rugby which matched the occasion. Motorvaps False Bay forfeited a slender ...

Festival of rugby at Constantia

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A festival of rugby at Constantia this weekend will start on Friday night and end with Motorvaps False Bay squaring up against unbeaten Hamilton on Saturday. The ...

False Bay bounce back to beat Kuils River

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Motorvaps False Bay overcame a lacklustre first half to regroup and exit the Phillip Herbstein Fields as 36-12 victors over Elto Kuils River on Saturday. The teams ...

Bay get a win on the road

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A win on the road is invaluable and Motorvaps False Bay resisted a second-half onslaught to exit Florida Park 17-13 winners after leading 17-6 at the break. Florida ...

False Bay RFC storm the Mile

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A league match it was, but with so many facets it was almost guaranteed to be a massive occasion, and Motorvaps False Bay RFC took the M3 south back home with an ...

False Bay RFC back in win column

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In the second round of their SLA2024 campaign, Motorvaps False Bay RFC reversed a disappointing loss a week earlier to exit the pitch 25-15 victors over Helderberg ...

Tough home loss for False Bay RFC

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Motorvaps False Bay RFC relinquished home ground advantage in the clash against Durbanville-Bellville (Durbell) at Constantia, eventually falling 6-33 to the visitors ...

Wynberg upset Paarl Boys’ in schools clash

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It was always going to be a clash to be savoured - unbeaten Wynberg Boys’ High School, ranked tenth on the national schools rankings table, travelling to Paarl to ...

Former Bay player to coach Zim national team

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Motorvaps False Bay’s Pieter Benade has been appointed as the new head coach of the Sables, the Zimbabwean national rugby team. The former Western Province and Pumas ...

Remembering Louis de Waal’s legacy

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Occasionally, society is blessed with a truly remarkable human being, one who possesses all the attributes for success mixed with an enormous amount of love for ...

Friendly match signals season readiness

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It may have only been the second outing for hosts Villager RFC and visitors Motorvaps False Bay on Saturday, but it lacked nothing in intensity and heralded their ...

False Bay youngsters put their hands up in pre-season friendlies

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Up at the Constantia sports complex, Motorvaps False Bay RFC has been a hive of activity with all levels of competitors buzzing around the available pitches, ...