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

Jon Harris|Published

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

Jon Harris|Published

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

Jon Harris|Published

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, ...

Bay overcome Walmer in thriller at Green Point

Jon Harris|Published

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

Jon Harris|Published

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

Jon Harris|Published

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

Jon Harris|Published

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 ...

Tough home loss for False Bay RFC

Jon Harris|Published

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

Former Bay player to coach Zim national team

Jon Harris|Published

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 ...

Van der Walt guides WP under-21 to Currie Cup glory

Jon Harris|Published

Most former club rugby players quietly move on from the game, their energies directed at careers, alternative sports or simply family life. Thankfully for the game, ...

False Bay show class against Kuils River

Jon Harris|Published

It has been a tense few weeks for the folks at the Phillip Herbstein Fields in Constantia as False Bay, current Super League A (SLA) champions, suffered a number ...

Pre-season in full swing at the Bay

Jon Harris|Published

With the second month of the year already upon us, rugby clubs across the peninsula are past the fitness training stage. Clubs are into contact sessions and on the ...

False Bay are Super League champions

Jon Harris|Published

False Bay RFC, for the third time in their 93-year history, were crowned Super League A Champions when they ground out a deserved victory over rivals Durbanville-Bellville ...

Climatic end in SLA round robin

Jon Harris|Published

The Super League A delivered a scrap between three teams for top spot, all of whom ended on 60 league points, however, False Bay RFC claimed bragging rights by virtue ...

False Bay win entertaining SLA encounter

Jon Harris|Published

In an enthralling encounter at City Park on Freedom Day, Motorvaps False Bay RFC triumphed over a strong University of the Western Cape. The final score was 44-24 ...

Bay gear up for first full season since 2019

Buntu Gotywa and Jon Harris|Published

Is it a case of "Crouch, Bind, Set" for the WP Club Rugby season, which is on the eve of what looks like its first full season since 2019, as clubs start their pre-season ...