Dale pip Selborne in tense 165th anniversay showdown

Theherald · May 09, 2026 · 286 words · By Mpumzi Mshweshwe

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Grit and determination were the deciding factor as Dale edged Selborne 31-27, with the Dale Reunion Weekend clash being decided in the last minutes at the Qonce school’s A-field graveyard on Saturday.

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The match seemed destined to swing in Dale’s favour, as not only was the school at home, but the atmosphere was boisterous all throughout with chants and amagwijo from the local pupils, supporters, and old boys.

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The victory was seen as nothing less than the perfect way to cap off the school’s 165th anniversary.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Dale went into the halftime break... at 17-10”

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The search results provide general information about sports scores and unrelated Wikipedia entries, but do not provide the specific halftime score for the Dale vs Selborne match.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Dale Don Dale" (English: "Hit It Don Hit It") is the track from Don Omar's debut album, The Last Don released in February 2003. The album version features female reggaeton singer Glory. Being the alb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Don_Dale

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ralph Dale Earnhardt (; April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dale, The Dale, Dales or The Dales may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale

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Claim 2: “the Dale Reunion Weekend clash being decided in the last minutes at the Qonce school’s A-field graveyard on Saturday”

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SA Rugby magazine confirms a match between Dale and Selborne on a Saturday, but the specific details regarding the 'A-field graveyard' and 'Dale Reunion Weekend' are not corroborated by other provided sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch the 1st XV match between Dale and Selborne at 3pm on Saturday.South African rugby news, interviews, videos and more. Covering the Springboks, Bulls, Stormers, Sharks, Cheetahs and Lions, as well…
https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/live-dale-vs-selborne/

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web search NEUTRAL — Selborne DOMINATE Dale! Selborne College absolutely smashed Dale College on the rugby field this weekend, as they came away with a 70-5 win! Selborne College were unstoppable! You can re-watch this ga…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/under-11-rugby-game-selborne

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web search NEUTRAL — Selborne registered early wins against St Andrew’s School, Woodridge, and Linden, and finished off their campaign with an 8-0 massacre of Voortrekker. Gilbert and his teammates completed the festival …
https://ssschoolsplus.co.za/three-teams-remain-unbeaten-as-t…

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Claim 3: “the school was rocked by an early try from KuGompo City’s Selborne in the first three minutes of the game”

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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing the show 'Moonshiners' and arrests, with no mention of rugby or Selborne College.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 23, 2023 · The cast of Discovery's hit show "Moonshiners" appears to be engaged in illegal activity, so how do they avoid getting arrested? The answer is complicated.
https://www.grunge.com/1399160/how-cast-moonshiners-avoids-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 4, 2023 · "Moonshiners" followed a group of down-to-earth country folk devoted to home-brewed hard liquor. Here's a look at what happened since to this lively bunch.
https://www.grunge.com/1411434/moonshiners-what-happened-to-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2026 · Was Mike Cockrell arrested while doing moonshine? When the Alcohol Beverage Control Authority agents were reported to have made several arrests regarding illegal alcohol production and …
https://networthpost.com/where-is-mike-cockrell-from-moonshi…

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Claim 4: “The kick for two points was missed”

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The search results discuss unrelated topics (anime, a different rugby match involving the Bulls, and a blog post about Grey), but none confirm a missed conversion for Selborne in the specific match described.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gojo that bisected one but he's still alive and kicking so he asked anura to put...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eXnZG8wLOA

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web search NEUTRAL — The First Team won both encounters – with Framesby being an exciting last ten minute charge to win the game and Selborne being a white wash victory for Grey!But, in the presence of a poor kicking perf…
https://edlunnon.wordpress.com/tag/selborne/

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web search NEUTRAL — Smith had missed the conversion of Mahashe’s try so when Jones went over for the first of his tries and it was converted, the visitors had a 7-5 lead after 15 minutes once the try was converted.
https://supersport.com/rugby/news/7b60b0b1-b13e-4adf-904d-27…

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Claim 5: “the school’s 165th anniversary”

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Two independent cross-references from Dailydispatch explicitly mention Dale College preparing for and celebrating its 165th anniversary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dale, The Dale, Dales or The Dales may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale

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Claim 6: “They also failed to convert their second try”

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The provided evidence for this claim refers to computer disk conversion errors (MBR2GPT) and is entirely irrelevant to rugby conversions.

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web search NEUTRAL — In this video I'm going to show you how to solve the disk layout validation error that mbr2gpt gives while converting the disk from MBR to GPT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytRJhwL6vAg

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web search NEUTRAL — Many users have reported running into the error where MBR2GPT conversion failed cannot find room for the EFI system partition. This issue usually appears during the conversion of a disk from MBR to GP…
https://www.diskpart.com/articles/mbr2gpt-conversion-failed-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Server Edition: Try Demo. Home. Partition Magic. How to Fix MBR2GPT Failed Errors Easily on Windows 10.These errors will occur when you perform the MBR2GPT convert command. Sometimes, these errors wil…
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/fix-mbr2gpt-f…

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Claim 7: “Dale edged Selborne 31-27”

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While evidence confirms Dale College and Selborne College are schools in South Africa that play rugby, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries confirm a specific match score of 31-27.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dale College Boys' High School, (commonly referred to as Dale College), is a well-established public English medium high school for boys located in Qonce, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_College_Boys'_High_School

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Selborne College is a public English medium male-only school situated in the suburb of Selborne and Belgravia (the suburb was named after the school) of East London in the Eastern Cape province of Sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selborne_College

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a book by English parson-naturalist Gilbert White (1720–1793). It was first published in 1789 by his brother…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Natural_History_and_Antiqu…

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