As a past pupil, matriculated in 1979, I can tell you what makes the school special and will quote my Maths teacher, Flash Venter, who was a jockey coach,"rugby is religion at Grey".. and that sums it up in one word. Friday before a big game was full of spirit in the hall with the cheerleaders. .and at the game it was electric. And when we talk about the local and regional swimming galas, it was full of spirit. And when you talk about the last day of matric and the announcement of the new headboy and prefects that was a historic ceremony. Derby against Grey High or Queens College was a special train trip with hundreds of pupils playing various sports. A real honor and privilege to be a pupil at Grey College
As a 15yo, I had the privilege to play against Grey for the SDC U/16’s. We finished the game 24-14 L (against their C-team) we were the only team to put a try on the board and keep Grey under 40 points😂😂. Truly a great school!
As an ex grey boy who matriculated in 98 and played 1st team rugby I can certainly tell you it’s a very special place, and those who attended know the feeling!
What a wonderful video. I think that, as a follow up to this video, you should try to interview a few ex Grey College pupils like Frans, Ruan, Bismark and try to find out from them what makes Grey College the most iconic rugby scoool on the planet.
My alma mater...KOLLEGE!!! Man seeing the school grounds takes me back, haven't been there since I matriculated in 2008..need to go to an interschool soon
If you head to Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, you'll find two schools that played the first-ever schoolboy rugby match in South Africa. Possibly the first ever rugby match of any level in SA.
Rugby is the main sport and it pumps the passion trough those boys' veins, but that is the spark to the flame. Sport is part of the culture with rugby at the heart. I did not play rugby, but played 1st's in other sports. If your sport code has their 'derby', the boys will be in full force to support. Your fellow boys' support is what drives you to be better and better. You do not aim for A team, you aim for SA Schools. Competition is fierce because everyone wants it and then you work harder. Even though rugby is the heart, any and all accomplishments were hyped, celebrated and almost blown out of proportion. In the hall we would cheer for the guy singing at an event, the country math champion, the first team hockey, soccer, tennis and the skyfskiet champion. All are celebrated. Grey delivers SA representation in all sports and not just rugby, because it is expected (believed) that you be the best in the country if you put that grey badge on your chest. That belief is what breeds success.
My dream is to play for grey one day even tho I've been told that's never going to happen but I believe I can accomplish one of my dreams and make it reality.❤
Everything at this school is intentional and purposeful. Nothing is wasted and nothing is taken for granted. This place does not bow down to the demands of societal norms. It creates it's own.
Had the privilege of playing grey from u14 to u18 for Maritzburg College. Albeit lower teams. Playing against them was a good lesson in losing that has helped me in life about accepting losses. We used to smash the other schools.in the lower teams and dominated kzn...so we needed a grey or affies to get us in check about reality of sports or life in general.
My Father W.K. Hartley was there in the 1940's and was an excellent cricketer, maybe even captain. Where can I find more info? As a note, he retired as GM of De Beers in Kimberley.
That feeling you get when you step on to the school grounds for the first time NEVER goes away ,former head master Johan Volsteedt called it the Grey Magic...it really exist and is at its strongest in the hall...
Played in 5 grey-grey derbies in my high school years and got 2 wins for u13A in Bloem and a win against the Cherries in PE. Lost at U14A and U15A level against the Bloem boys when Jaco Reinach was on the wing.
Secret is their total monopoly on getting every talented player in the region(including Port Elizabeth/Ghaberga),playing for them.Imagine if all of the talent in the Cape represented one school.We see a version of that at Craven week,and we know the results.
Well, the quota system advantages WP, Boland, SWD, EP---where rugby is the preferred sport of the "non white" community. They dont have to compromise on strength, while in the FS, they have to select players in lower teams, to meet selection requirements. And there are several schools in Bloem and the FS, which would give good account of themselves in PE
Without any disrespect, I would like to know also about the academic achievement of the student. I know that the video is about rugby but what about the other areas of excellence expected from high school students ?
That is absolutely correct. They scout even from primary school. It's easy to be the best if you buy the best! Granted, you have to have great couches as well.
They must have been buying for a very long time. They have 3 hostels- two, being historic monuments, and the newest, just over 100 yrs, And Steyn attended primary school in Aliwal North
The school produced Bram Fischer, communist and outspoken supporter of Jozef Stalin, who massacred 55 million of his own people, and Roby Leibrandt, outspoken supporter of Hitler. And every conceivable opinion between those two extremes, however, mostly in the centre of those two opinions
@@jeannehambsch6044 True, but the point I was making, is that Grey boys are given the freedom to develop their own character. My two extreme examples were not meant as criticism, but as a compliment
That’s the problem with many of these schools: the pupils play brilliant rugby, but they can’t think critically or creatively. In a reply to a comment below , an English teacher at Grey suggests that his pupils can think as well as they perform in sports.
What an absolutely ridiculous comment. Maybe you should look up the many successful business men, CEOs, doctors, musicians etc that walked out of Grey before parading your ignorance.
Your comment makes wonder about your RUclips channel description of yourself... this video is regarding a specific topic - rugby. There always has been and always will be loads of pupils who do not play rugby or not serious rugby but excel on other stages: academics, culture, etc.
Quotas , on and off the field, is slowly weakening SA sport. Rugby is not being spared. Heed the lessons of Cricket in SA. Cricket SA has destroyed cricket in SA....
@@thamimdlamini wining 2 WCs is not necessarily a sign of how strong SA rugby is at a junior leveL. We were 7th in the world before the WC in 2019. Our u20 side just finished 7th at the recent world cup held in SA. The u20 side has not won the WC since 2012 and has not really been a force since then. Our u18 side is about to play a international tournament. Let's see how they do but signs are not encouraging when it clear to see that selection is very much aligned to color first and merit second. I hear many say that all selections are on merit.Well then why the need for quotas? It is a clear directive that there must be 8 players of color in a team.How can you say there is merit selection when that policy exists? It's a racist policy and counter productive.
@@mickeymouse-xr9gy 2 world cups says we are the best rugby team in the world. The Cheslin charge down, pivotal moment in beating France. Nche scrumming and getting us penalties… I can go on and one. The Boks are in a good place with your so called quotas. You can’t even tell me which black players to leave out. Your entire statement is not just racist but plain outdated. The Junior Boks have never been a measuring stick for SA rugby, not even the franchise teams… we always look at the Boks for results. Our other teams we enjoy the talent. Can you name one youngster better than Sacha FM?
@@thamimdlamini the u20 side should be the barometer for the senior side. Cricket SA has weakened cricket in SA with their blanket quota system. Answer my question. If all players are selected on merit why the need for quotas? I am not the racist here .Ironic that you find no problem with sport quotas that require selecting 7-8 players of colour yet you call me the racist
@@mickeymouse-xr9gy we have won the u20 competition like once if not twice. It has hardly ever been a thing. Craven week and the Boks matter. Nothing else. I am not going to try to convince you as your mind is made up. I just thought I’d call out your racism. The Proteas just played in their first ever t20 final. They are surely suffering from quota problems.
Easy, they are the only major school in the Freestate, they therefore get all the rugby players from the province In the Cape you have at least 10 such schools where the top players are split between, Count these schools together and they have much more than Grey. The same with gauteng where players are split
Grey, attracts scholars from all over SA, and even beyond, and have been doing so for more than a century. Two of their three hostels are national monuments and the third , turned 100 in the last few months. They have produced more SAS players than the second and third, combined. And how do you define "major"? Sentraal, Jim Fouche, Louis Botha, Welkom Gim, Fichardt Park --- have all produced several Springboks with up to 2000 learners
With a win record of 91%, over a period of 170 years, a record unmatched anywhere, I suppose the "hype" is justified. Only two Boks added last Saturday, and players all over the world, but what the heck LOL
"Breeds springboks"😅😅😅they havnt even bred the most springboks even AND a lot of their slringboks where bought from either grey high in their grade 12 years or other lesser schools....the true "springbok breeding school" is and will always be Paul Roos...they dont need to buy players in matric to be competitive(and yes i know the rule has changed BUT grey buys the most players out of any school and over 50% of their first team players first started at other schools)
Grey has produced more SA school players than the second and third combined. And most of PRG Springboks came from an era when they almost only selected from WP. You should really get in touch with reality.
Seeing as you have all these stats on hand, please provide us with the links to these allegations? Or are you just a Paul Roos boy who can't handle the fact that the light does, in fact,not shine out of your naughts when you bend over?
As a past pupil, matriculated in 1979, I can tell you what makes the school special and will quote my Maths teacher, Flash Venter, who was a jockey coach,"rugby is religion at Grey".. and that sums it up in one word. Friday before a big game was full of spirit in the hall with the cheerleaders. .and at the game it was electric. And when we talk about the local and regional swimming galas, it was full of spirit. And when you talk about the last day of matric and the announcement of the new headboy and prefects that was a historic ceremony. Derby against Grey High or Queens College was a special train trip with hundreds of pupils playing various sports. A real honor and privilege to be a pupil at Grey College
Matriculated in 2012 and Flash was my maths teacher
As a 15yo, I had the privilege to play against Grey for the SDC U/16’s. We finished the game 24-14 L (against their C-team) we were the only team to put a try on the board and keep Grey under 40 points😂😂. Truly a great school!
As an ex grey boy who matriculated in 98 and played 1st team rugby I can certainly tell you it’s a very special place, and those who attended know the feeling!
Lekker Jacques.
It's in the air
What a wonderful video. I think that, as a follow up to this video, you should try to interview a few ex Grey College pupils like Frans, Ruan, Bismark and try to find out from them what makes Grey College the most iconic rugby scoool on the planet.
it's in the plans
You should do all the the top 5 rugby schools. Would be great content.
It's definitely on the list
My alma mater...KOLLEGE!!! Man seeing the school grounds takes me back, haven't been there since I matriculated in 2008..need to go to an interschool soon
U blew ure own trumpet when doing this and it's an excellent insight brother!💯👌🙌💯🤝🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
I enjoyed Jordan telling us where he went to school and that he was a rugby and cricket player.Same school as Bongi.
If you head to Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, you'll find two schools that played the first-ever schoolboy rugby match in South Africa. Possibly the first ever rugby match of any level in SA.
They are on the list
Rugby is the main sport and it pumps the passion trough those boys' veins, but that is the spark to the flame. Sport is part of the culture with rugby at the heart. I did not play rugby, but played 1st's in other sports. If your sport code has their 'derby', the boys will be in full force to support. Your fellow boys' support is what drives you to be better and better. You do not aim for A team, you aim for SA Schools. Competition is fierce because everyone wants it and then you work harder. Even though rugby is the heart, any and all accomplishments were hyped, celebrated and almost blown out of proportion. In the hall we would cheer for the guy singing at an event, the country math champion, the first team hockey, soccer, tennis and the skyfskiet champion. All are celebrated. Grey delivers SA representation in all sports and not just rugby, because it is expected (believed) that you be the best in the country if you put that grey badge on your chest. That belief is what breeds success.
Hi fascinating mini documentary but you did overdo it a little with the music. Loved the Video, I had never heard of Grey college before! Thank you
Love your content man, and thanks for bringing these kind of info to us, great story
Appreciate the kind words!
Good job on the mini documentary 👍🏽🔥keep going bro
Thanks brother!
My dream is to play for grey one day even tho I've been told that's never going to happen but I believe I can accomplish one of my dreams and make it reality.❤
Hard work and dedication. Anything you put your mind to is possible
great video bro love the new production style!
Thank you brother!
Great video , BTW while watching this myself i saw views popping from 7K to 15K , well done and big thumbs up from me
Legend!
Great video and great history. I just wished that they did this for Soccer as well.
Everything at this school is intentional and purposeful. Nothing is wasted and nothing is taken for granted. This place does not bow down to the demands of societal norms. It creates it's own.
It's a special place
Had the privilege of playing grey from u14 to u18 for Maritzburg College. Albeit lower teams. Playing against them was a good lesson in losing that has helped me in life about accepting losses. We used to smash the other schools.in the lower teams and dominated kzn...so we needed a grey or affies to get us in check about reality of sports or life in general.
Project Rassie Kholisi... You keep pushing man ❤
Much love
My Father W.K. Hartley was there in the 1940's and was an excellent cricketer, maybe even captain. Where can I find more info?
As a note, he retired as GM of De Beers in Kimberley.
Both my cousins were captains at grey 2 years apart 2022 and 2024
I would just message the school - they are open to conversation
That feeling you get when you step on to the school grounds for the first time NEVER goes away ,former head master Johan Volsteedt called it the Grey Magic...it really exist and is at its strongest in the hall...
Played in 5 grey-grey derbies in my high school years and got 2 wins for u13A in Bloem and a win against the Cherries in PE. Lost at U14A and U15A level against the Bloem boys when Jaco Reinach was on the wing.
Great video Jordan!
Thanks!
Secret is their total monopoly on getting every talented player in the region(including Port Elizabeth/Ghaberga),playing for them.Imagine if all of the talent in the Cape represented one school.We see a version of that at Craven week,and we know the results.
Well, the quota system advantages WP, Boland, SWD, EP---where rugby is the preferred sport of the "non white" community. They dont have to compromise on strength, while in the FS, they have to select players in lower teams, to meet selection requirements. And there are several schools in Bloem and the FS, which would give good account of themselves in PE
Well paul roos doesnt have that and still has created more springboks than Grey
@@davidheyneke6200 All in the early 1900s
@@davidheyneke6200Yes, mostly from an era when they selected Springboks almost exclusively from the WP
You didn't mention old Boks like Morne DuPlesis, Theuns Stofberg and Kepler Wessels. who played for Australia and then captained the Boks.
Paul Roos has more boks tho
Paul Roos klaped Grey today
@@riaanaitssa Whats the "historic score" now ? 28/9 in favour of Grey, but they will never be arrogant to say they "klapped" an opponent
Great show. 👏
Thanks!
are you going to the paarl interschools this weekend? 👀
Unfortunately, I'm away this weekend. I wanted to so badly but it just didn't lineup
next year you should go to kday in grahams town st Andrews v Kingswood they rivalry more than a 100 years old
It is on the list
Now do the same for Paarl Boys High, Paarl Gym and Paul Roos.
They are on the list
Danko Jordan
My guy 👊🏼
Without any disrespect, I would like to know also about the academic achievement of the student. I know that the video is about rugby but what about the other areas of excellence expected from high school students ?
Come to the school that beat Grey, Jeppe High School for Boys 🤩
It's definitely on the list!
Lol
Paul Roos still produced the most Springboks. Grey buy them from all over ie Francois Steyn Bethlehem
That is absolutely correct. They scout even from primary school. It's easy to be the best if you buy the best! Granted, you have to have great couches as well.
They must have been buying for a very long time. They have 3 hostels- two, being historic monuments, and the newest, just over 100 yrs, And Steyn attended primary school in Aliwal North
Dont want to ruin it ,great video, Paul Roos has more springboks and succesful people
Three letters
PRG
Come visit K.E.S
It's on the list!
@@JordanBuhrsRugby great
Paul Roos het die meeste Springbokke al opgeleewer
Wait till you see PAUL ROOS!
It's on the list!
I played for grey junior (grey highs primary school) and i played against them and we lost 33-7
What about the swimmers?
jurenzo had a great debut game . . .please interview him
Will try my best
Boishaai is my school
What is the academic ethos like? Are Grey pupils - and especially their rugby stars - able to think critically?
Yes they most certainly are able to think critically...speaking as an ex - gr12 English teacher @ Grey College
Good to hear, thanks.
The school produced Bram Fischer, communist and outspoken supporter of Jozef Stalin, who massacred 55 million of his own people, and Roby Leibrandt, outspoken supporter of Hitler. And every conceivable opinion between those two extremes, however, mostly in the centre of those two opinions
You will always find some controversial characters in some educational institutions
@@jeannehambsch6044 True, but the point I was making, is that Grey boys are given the freedom to develop their own character. My two extreme examples were not meant as criticism, but as a compliment
Not o e of the best the best
How can boys get scholarship tho
St Albans is not a decent rugby school.
Our year was pretty decent 😂
Grey is a sporting academy parading as a school.
That’s the problem with many of these schools: the pupils play brilliant rugby, but they can’t think critically or creatively.
In a reply to a comment below , an English teacher at Grey suggests that his pupils can think as well as they perform in sports.
What an absolutely ridiculous comment. Maybe you should look up the many successful business men, CEOs, doctors, musicians etc that walked out of Grey before parading your ignorance.
Your comment makes wonder about your RUclips channel description of yourself... this video is regarding a specific topic - rugby. There always has been and always will be loads of pupils who do not play rugby or not serious rugby but excel on other stages: academics, culture, etc.
Am I the only one who came here to hear them talk about steroids ?😭
Awesome video! maar jy vergeet van die belagrikste skool - PAUL ROOS 🌹
Is dit in KZN?
wats dit
They are on the list
Okay hear me out, I'm not in either school... But Paul Roos has FAAR MORE springboks.
Only because most Springboks were chosen from the Colony when rugby started in SA. Grey has been closing that gap at a alarming rate since ‘94.
Paul Roos is definitely on the list for a video!
Quotas , on and off the field, is slowly weakening SA sport. Rugby is not being spared. Heed the lessons of Cricket in SA. Cricket SA has destroyed cricket in SA....
I agree Quotas messed up SA rugby so bad that they won back to back world cups with a black captain.
@@thamimdlamini wining 2 WCs is not necessarily a sign of how strong SA rugby is at a junior leveL. We were 7th in the world before the WC in 2019. Our u20 side just finished 7th at the recent world cup held in SA. The u20 side has not won the WC since 2012 and has not really been a force since then. Our u18 side is about to play a international tournament. Let's see how they do but signs are not encouraging when it clear to see that selection is very much aligned to color first and merit second. I hear many say that all selections are on merit.Well then why the need for quotas? It is a clear directive that there must be 8 players of color in a team.How can you say there is merit selection when that policy exists? It's a racist policy and counter productive.
@@mickeymouse-xr9gy 2 world cups says we are the best rugby team in the world. The Cheslin charge down, pivotal moment in beating France. Nche scrumming and getting us penalties… I can go on and one. The Boks are in a good place with your so called quotas. You can’t even tell me which black players to leave out. Your entire statement is not just racist but plain outdated. The Junior Boks have never been a measuring stick for SA rugby, not even the franchise teams… we always look at the Boks for results. Our other teams we enjoy the talent.
Can you name one youngster better than Sacha FM?
@@thamimdlamini the u20 side should be the barometer for the senior side. Cricket SA has weakened cricket in SA with their blanket quota system. Answer my question. If all players are selected on merit why the need for quotas? I am not the racist here .Ironic that you find no problem with sport quotas that require selecting 7-8 players of colour yet you call me the racist
@@mickeymouse-xr9gy we have won the u20 competition like once if not twice. It has hardly ever been a thing. Craven week and the Boks matter. Nothing else.
I am not going to try to convince you as your mind is made up. I just thought I’d call out your racism. The Proteas just played in their first ever t20 final. They are surely suffering from quota problems.
Easy, they are the only major school in the Freestate, they therefore get all the rugby players from the province In the Cape you have at least 10 such schools where the top players are split between, Count these schools together and they have much more than Grey. The same with gauteng where players are split
Grey, attracts scholars from all over SA, and even beyond, and have been doing so for more than a century. Two of their three hostels are national monuments and the third , turned 100 in the last few months. They have produced more SAS players than the second and third, combined. And how do you define "major"? Sentraal, Jim Fouche, Louis Botha, Welkom Gim, Fichardt Park --- have all produced several Springboks with up to 2000 learners
LOL For all the hype they haven't produced many Boks in the last 10 years.
With a win record of 91%, over a period of 170 years, a record unmatched anywhere, I suppose the "hype" is justified. Only two Boks added last Saturday, and players all over the world, but what the heck LOL
Problem is lucratieve overseas deals (france) and the relitive bad state of provincial rugby in SA the last few years
You sure?
Two Grey boys got their debuts against Portugal
"Breeds springboks"😅😅😅they havnt even bred the most springboks even AND a lot of their slringboks where bought from either grey high in their grade 12 years or other lesser schools....the true "springbok breeding school" is and will always be Paul Roos...they dont need to buy players in matric to be competitive(and yes i know the rule has changed BUT grey buys the most players out of any school and over 50% of their first team players first started at other schools)
The current 1st team, have all been at Grey from grade 8 at least, and 9 from primary school. So, don't talk crap
Grey has produced more SA school players than the second and third combined. And most of PRG Springboks came from an era when they almost only selected from WP. You should really get in touch with reality.
Seeing as you have all these stats on hand, please provide us with the links to these allegations? Or are you just a Paul Roos boy who can't handle the fact that the light does, in fact,not shine out of your naughts when you bend over?
@dandreehlers9817 please provide us with all the sources for your claims?
@@Gerbs199 He sucked his thumbs. Will you accept his thumb print as source?
Can you do the other schools
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