N\u00e1 twee dro\u00eb jare weens die Covid-19-pandemie gaan 2022 se Paarl-interskole sekerlik die grootste nog wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die jaarlikse interskole tussen die rugbyspanne van die Ho\u00ebr Jongenskool Paarl en die Ho\u00ebrskool Gimnasium Paarl is immers geen gewone kragmeting nie. Daarvan getuig die sowat 25 000 toeskouers wat vir die geleentheid opdaag, om nie eens te praat van die dosyne oudleerlinge (selfs van oorsee) wat vlugtig hul morele steun kom verleen nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die verdere bewys is dat die tweespalt wat met interskoletyd in die omgewing van die Paarlberg heers, erger is as die verhoudinge tussen die politieke partye voor \u2019n verkiesing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Verbode sport <\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tog het dit so byna gebeur dat die HJS Paarl ni\u00e9 \u2019n rugbyspelende skool geword het nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met die totstandkoming in 1868 van De Paarlsche Hoogere School voor Jongens is rugbyspelery nie by die skool toegelaat nie. Dit het gelei tot toenemende ongelukkigheid onder die seuns. Hulle het toe in 1895 die skoolhoof, mnr. J. Rettie, genader met die versoek om \u2019n \u201crugbyklub\u201d op die been te bring. Die versoek is summier van die hand gewys \u2013 met die boodskap dat indien die seuns oefening verlang, hulle liefs \u201cin die tuin moet gaan werk\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rettie het in dieselfde jaar afgetree, waarna die volgende skoolhoofde darem meer genaakbaar en toegeeflik was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar wat veroorsaak dat hierdie Paarlse interskolekragmeting so hoog aangeslaan word? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHierdie interskole is \u2019n herdenkingsfees,\u201d skryf Tom Engela, die skoolhoof van Boishaai tussen 1975 en 1989, in sy boek, In die Paarl groei \u2019n boom<\/i>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is \u2019n unieke vorm van herdenking van \u2019n jare lange wedywering met sy oorsprong in die botsende beskouings van twee kultuurgroeperinge in dieselfde dorp: \u2019n groep met \u2019n Afrikaans-Engelse ori\u00ebntering teenoor \u2019n groep met \u2019n Afrikaans-Nederlandse toegeneentheid.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was dus \u2019n geval van \u2019n \u201cEngelse koloniale ingesteldheid teenoor \u2019n tradisionele Nederlandse verknogtheid,\u201d skryf Engela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Omdat die twee (uiteenlopende) skole geografies so na aan mekaar gele\u00eb was, was \u201cvergelyking en wedywering \u2019n natuurlike uitvloeisel\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En dit was om aan mekaar dankie te s\u00ea vir die aansporing in die verlede, skryf Engela, dat daar nie \u2019n \u201cgeskikter wyse\u201d sou wees nie as om \u201cmet heerlike, onbevange oorgawe aan die gewigtighede van \u2019n rugbykom\u00adpetisie\u201d mekaar op die veld aan te durf in \u2019n jaarlikse \u201cherdenkingsfees\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Kop-aan-kop<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit bly jaarliks maar baie riskant om op enige van die spanne te wed. Dit is ook moeilikheid soek om geld te verwed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is om die volgende redes: In die 41 interskolewedstryde tussen 1929 en 1969 is in 28 kragmetings minder as tien punte gesamentlik deur die twee spanne aangeteken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die 87 wedstryde sedert 1929 kon die wenspan nog net by twee geleenthede meer as 25 punte aanteken \u2013 met die Gimmies se seges in 2008 (35-8) en in 2013 (37-26). Daar was nog selde \u2019n punteverskil van meer as tien in \u2019n wedstryd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat die bespiegelings oor \u2019n uitslag nog moeiliker maak, is die feit dat daar nooit iets soos \u2019n tuiswedstryd is nie. Die interskolekragmetings vind altyd op die \u201cneutrale\u201d Faurestraat-dorpsveld plaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die 1960\u2019s was \u2019n besonder interessante tydperk. Nadat HJS drie jaar n\u00e1 mekaar met dieselfde telling \u2013 6-0 \u2013 gewen het, het Gimnasium van 1964 af \u2019n goue era van vyf agtereenvolgende oorwinnings beleef. Toevallig was 1964 die jaar waarin Gimnasium van \u2019n seunskool in \u2019n gemengde skool omgeskep is. En miskien was dit toevallig so, s\u00ea Frikkie van Zyl, \u2019n oud-Boishaaier en later afrigter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel 1929 as die amptelike aanvangsdatum van die interskolekragmeting beskou word, het die skole volgens sommige bronne reeds van 1910 af teen mekaar gespeel. In die beginjare was daar egter geen ouderdomsbeper\u00adking ter sprake nie. Selfs van die onderwysers en afrigters het vir die skole se eerste spanne uitgedraf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van 1915 tot 1927 het die twee Paarlse skole sake jaarliks om die Philips-beker uitgespook. Die uitslae van die skole se eerste drie o.19-spanne het op \u2019n puntegrondslag die tuiste van die trofee bepaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1928 het die twee skole ni\u00e9 teen mekaar gespeel nie \u2013 om \u2019n besondere rede. Die Paarl-klub, die destydse eienaar van die Faurestraat-stadion, was daardie jaar nie te vinde vir \u2019n voorstel dat die hekgeld gelykop tussen die klub en die twee skole verdeel word nie. Gevolglik is die hele interskoledag afgelas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n opgespoorde koerantuitknipsel is van 1930 tot 1963 jaarliks twee wedstryde tussen die skole gespeel \u2013 die \u201cinterskole\u201d, wat in Mei plaasgevind het, en later, in Augustus, die \u201cligawedstryd\u201d (soos gere\u00ebl deur die WP se ho\u00ebrskolerugbyunie). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interskole word die afgelope jare op die eerste Saterdag van Augustus gespeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die kragmetings tussen Ho\u00ebrskool Gimnasium Paarl en Boishaai word ook voor stampvol pawiljoene gespeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Waar kom die skole sy byname vandaan? <\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die benamings Galpille, vir leerders aan die HJS Paarl, en Bloedworse, vir die Gimnasium-leerders, is nie meer so algemeen in gebruik wanneer na die rugbyspelers van die twee skole verwys word nie. Dit bly egter steeds handige slingerklippe om die manne \u201canderkant die draad\u201d by te kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uit navrae blyk dit dat die Gimmies Bloedworse geword het as gevolg van die skool se destydse rooi kleurbaadjies. Gimnasium se kleurbaadjie het sedert die 1940\u2019s hoofsaaklik \u2019n groen kleur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die oorsprong van die Galpille is ietwat onseker, maar dit is blykbaar na aanleiding van die feit dat die manne mekaar op die sportveld so \u201cgekou\u201d het en die bitterige kousel nie \u2019n smaak is wat jy lank met jou wil saamdra nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die 106 jaar wat interskole tussen die twee Paarlse skole gespeel is, het Ho\u00ebrskool Gimnasium 44 keer gewen en HJS 36 keer. Hulle het in nege wedstryde gelykop gespeel..<\/span> For 106 years, Paarl Boys\u2019 High School and Paarl Gimnasium have been battling it out on the rugby field during Interschools \u2013 the biggest schools rugby derby in the world.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" N\u00e1 twee dro\u00eb jare weens die Covid-19-pandemie gaan 2022 se Paarl-interskole sekerlik die grootste nog 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