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Some intriguing clashes highlight the schedule at the Standard Bank Grey High Rugby Festival, which will play host to 22 different 1st XVs.

Ten matches take place on Saturday, 25 April, and 11 follow on Monday, 27 April, Freedom Day. The earliest kickoff times are at 08:00, with the last matches starting at 15:25.

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One of the most eagerly awaited contests will be the opening day’s last match, in which the hosts, Grey High, take on Michaelhouse. Results from last year and earlier this year make it a must-watch clash.

In 2025, at the Grey High Festival, the sides drew 28-28, but Michaelhouse will be confident that they have what it takes to grab a win this time around.

Both schools were in action at the Pretoria Boys High 125th Rugby Festival earlier in the month, where ‘House stole the show by upsetting Affies 29-27. They also beat Jeppe 40-36, with a late flurry from the Joburg side getting them close.

After going down to Michaelhouse, Affies smashed Grey High 59-19, so that should make the Balgowan boys the favourite. But Grey showed plenty of fight on the Kolisi Field on Saturday in a 15-28 defeat to Paul Roos.

The lesson has been taught numerous times: matches are played on the field and not on paper.

Worcester’s HTS Drostdy played some entertaining rugby at the NMI Toyota Noord/Suid Festival, showing off an exciting attack. They bettered 40 points in both outings, downing Dr EG Jansen 43-24 before losing 41-75 to a resurgent Monument.

The Donkies tackle St Stithians College on the opening day before taking on the Gqeberha locals, Pearson High, on the second day.

Kearsney College won both of their fixtures at last year’s Grey High Rugby Festival, and they’ll have their sights set on more of the same as one of the few unbeaten teams remaining in the country. Their clash against Graeme College on Saturday should delight spectators. Both teams have creative offensive identities. SACS next awaits the Botha’s Hill boys on Monday.

Parel Vallei, unbeaten this season, has won five on the trot, and they’ll be tested by Framesby on Saturday, with Hudson Park awaiting the Western Cape side on Monday.

Pretoria Boys High lost by slim margins at the festival last year, 26-28 to Kearsney and 14-17 to Queen’s College, and they’ll be hoping for better fortunes. They take on Grey High in the festival’s last match on Monday afternoon.

FIXTURES

Day 1, Saturday 25 April

Kolisi Field

09:10 – Kingswood College vs St Charles College
10:25 – Graeme College vs Kearsney College
11:45 – Parel Vallei vs Framesby
12:55 – SACS vs Selborne College
14:05 – Glenwood High vs Rondebosch Boys’ High
15:25 – Grey High vs Michaelhouse

Pollock Oval

10:25 – HTS Daniel Pienaar vs Hudson Park
11:45 – St Stithians College vs HTS Drostdy
14:05 – Dale College vs Pearson High
15:25 – Muir College vs Mzwandile Mali XV

Day 2, Monday 27 April

Kolisi Field

08:00 – Pearson High vs HTS Drostdy
09:10 – Kingswood College vs St Stithians College
10:25 – Kearsney College vs SACS
11:45 – St Andrew’s College vs Michaelhouse
12:55 – Selborne College vs Glenwood High
14:05 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs KES
15:25 – Grey High vs Pretoria Boys’ High

Pollock Oval

09:10 – Parel Vallei vs Hudson Park
11:45 – Graeme College vs St Charles College
14:05 – Mzwandile Mali XV vs Grey Unicorns
15:25 – Muir College vs Dale College

They trailed 26-29 at the halftime break, but Boland Landbou fought tooth and nail and clawed their way back to snatch a 43-41 victory over Rondebosch Boys’ High in Paarl on Saturday.

After losing four straight to start the season, the Farmers picked up their first win of 2026.

The visitors’ left wing, Caleb Bell, stole the show, running in four tries in a match that produced a dozen, while consistently leaving defenders trailing in his way with his extraordinary agility and speed.

He’s an electric talent, and some on social media have likened him to Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe.

The hosts’ outside centre Louis du Plessis was the only other player to score multiple tries, crossing the whitewash twice after making a couple of line breaks.

Momentum in the contest was a rollercoaster ride, shifting back and forth. At the end, it was fullback Divan Meyer’s accurate boot that gave his side the slightest advantage.

With their first victory in the bag, Boland Landbou will head to the ABSA Wildeklawer Festival with renewed confidence. They’ll face Jeppe and Noordheuwel in Kimberley.

Hoërskool Parel Vallei (PV) followed up last year’s 17-7 win over Hoërskool Strand with a more emphatic 34-13 victory on Saturday.

The Bulldogs once again proved that they are a formidable outfit, racking up their fifth win in five games so far this season.

PV fullback Shudley Rhoda and inside centre Brad Brown made life difficult for the opposition.

Rhoda made the most of his speed and skill to collect a try, while Brown used brute strength to break through weak links in the chain of defence, creating opportunities for his teammates while also adding a try of his own.

It was a tough outing for the hosts, who slipped to a fourth consecutive loss. Their record now stands at two wins and five losses, but they’ll have a chance to improve it next weekend when they host DF Akademie (DF).

DF fell victim to Hoërskool Tygerberg on Saturday, with the Tigers squeezing out a 27-24 victory.

They scored five tries, with five different try scorers. Flyhalf Muchiano Loggenberg was one of them and was also Tygerberg’s leading scorer after adding a conversion.

DF Akademie’s fullback Pieter Delport tallied nine points from three conversions and a penalty. The Tigers outscored DF by five tries to three, however, and that was the difference in the game.

Tygerberg will head into next weekend’s Fairtree Sports Festival with their morale boosted, thanks to the win.

Scorers

Boland Landbou 43 (26) – Tries: Louis du Plessis (2), Adrian le Roux, Nico de Beer, Tiaan Malan, Juan Visagie. Conversions: Divan Meyer (5). Penalty: Meyer. Rondebosch Boys’ High 41 (29) – Tries: Caleb Bell (4), Kelebogile Nkwana, Eathon Williams. Conversions: Williams (4). Penalty: Williams.

Hoërskool Parel Vallei 34 – Tries: Marce Els, Michael Kent, Brad Brown, Shudley Rhoda, Bjan Theron. Conversions: Stephan Niemann (3). Penalty: Niemann. Hoërskool Strand 13 – N/A.

Hoërskool Tygerberg 27 – Tries: Muchiano Loggenberg, Abdul Osaacks, Devon Booysen, Tarique Adams, Kelvin Hitemana. Conversion: Loggenberg. DF Akademie 24 – Tries: Christo Fourie, Nicholas Barker, Meyer Brits. Conversions: Pieter Delport (3). Penalty: Delport.

Other Results

U19

Boland Landbou I 43 Rondebosch I 41, Strand I 13 Parel Vallei I 34, Tygerberg 27 I DF Akademie I 24.
Boland Landbou II 28 Rondebosch II 15, Strand II 14 Parel Vallei II 15.
Boland Landbou III 20 Rondebosch III 12, Strand III 0 Parel Vallei III 7.
Boland Landbou IV 26 Rondebosch IV 15, Strand IV 7 Parel Vallei IV 36.
Boland Landbou V 15 Rondebosch V 19
Boland Landbou VI 22 Rondebosch VI 10

U16

A: Boland Landbou 20 Rondebosch 23, Strand 17 Parel Vallei 0.
B: Boland Landbou 24 Rondebosch 3, Strand 33 Parel Vallei 14.

U15

A: Boland Landbou 19 Rondebosch 7, Strand 27 Parel Vallei 15.
B: Boland Landbou 12 Rondebosch 14, Strand 12 Parel Vallei 13.
C: Boland Landbou 21 Rondebosch 5

U14

A: Boland Landbou 3 Rondebosch 9, Strand 29 Parel Vallei 7.
B: Boland Landbou 9 Rondebosch 11, Strand 44 Parel Vallei 0.
C: Boland Landbou 17 Rondebosch 11
D: Boland Landbou 12 Rondebosch 24

After two draws and a loss to Bishops in their most recent battles, SACS made their home crowd proud at Memorial Field on Saturday, defeating their southern suburbs’ rival 22-17.

The hosts were on fire from the get-go, going up 15-0 just past the 20-minute mark.

Centres James Sale and Luca Orgill both crossed the whitewash, and flyhalf Jake Dave added another try as halftime drew near.

Just before the break, Bishops hit back hard, with inside centre Boytjie Fyfer squirming his way through the defence to dot down under the posts.

At halftime, SACS led 22-10.

Throughout the second half, the visitors clawed their way back into the game. They scored their second try of the match when right wing Elihle Tsobo spotted space down his flank and stabbed a grubber through for Fyfer, who chased and then pounced on the ball for his second five-pointer.

Despite the centre’s tries and Bishops’ sterling second stanza effort, SACS held on for a much-desired victory.

Oakdale Landbou made the journey from Riversdal to Cape Town to take on Hoërskool Durbanville. In a tough battle, the visitors fought their way to a 21-7 victory.

They were exceptional in the lineouts and at set scrums, using both set pieces as attacking weapons.

Their physicality took a toll on the hosts and brought rewards, with fullback André van der Merwe bursting through a rolling maul and scoring in the first half. In the second half, lock Rico Ferreira and outside centre Myburgh Eksteen also went over for tries.

Durbies pulled one back, notching a try after a snipe from scrumhalf Lorenzo Brogneri. He sliced through the middle from the base of a ruck, and then offloaded to flyhalf Hadley Erasmus, who provided the finish. He also converted his try to make it a seven-point play.

A couple of stiff assignments await Oakdale at the ABSA Wildeklawer Festival. They face Westville Boys’ High on Saturday, 25 April, and Paul Roos Gimnasium on Monday, 27 April.

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr secured victory at home, beating Hoërskool Hopefield 29-10 on Saturday. The hosts appeared to have an extra level of synchronicity at the set pieces, and they also dominated the collisions.

Fullback Shandley Burrows contributed 14 points to Charlies‘ win, scoring a try, kicking three conversions, and a penalty.

Hopefield scored two entertaining tries. The first came when their large and speedy eighthman Vis Frey was put into space from an offload by flyhalf Jordan Loubser.

The second came via a pass, which was toe-poked through, chased, and dotted down by hooker Ewout Oosthuizen. Those tries made it tight at the break, with Charlie Hofmeyr only 12-10 ahead.

They pulled clear in the second half, exhibiting better stamina as they added two converted tries and a penalty to take their victory margin to 19 points.

It was the second week in succession that they won by 19 points. They beat Hoerskool Strand 43-24 the previous weekend.

Scorers

SACS 22 (22) – Tries: James Sale, Luca Orgill, Jake Dave. Conversions: Dave (2). Penalty: Dave. Diocesan College 17 (10) – Tries: Boytjie Fyfer (2). Conversions: Caleb Clark (2). Penalty: Clark.

Oakdale Landbou 21 (7) – Tries: Rico Ferreira, André van der Merwe, Myburgh Eksteen. Conversions: Nathan-Lee Gordon (3). Hoërskool Durbanville 7 (0) – Try: Hadley Erasmus. Conversion: Erasmus.

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr 29 (12) – Tries: Dewald Jaars, Randall Muller, Henry Willemse, Shandley Burrows. Conversions: Burrows (3). Penalty: Burrows. Hoërskool Hopefield 10 (10) – Tries: Vis Frey, Ewout Oosthuizen.

Results

U19

SACS I 22 Bishops I 17
Oakdale I 21 Durbanville I 7
Charlie Hofmeyr I 29 Hopefield I 10
SACS II 20 Bishops II 20

U16

A: SACS 29 Bishops 7

U15

A: SACS 12 Bishops 15

U14

A: SACS 19 Bishops 7

Just as they did last year, Paarl Gimnasium defeated Grey College.

This time, they won by 29 points to 14 on the JA Kriel Field in Paarl in the King Price Derby Series on Saturday.

With the defeat, for the first time since 2015, Grey College has lost three successive matches.

They previously went down to Stellenberg High and Australia’s St Joseph’s Nudgee College.

The Bloemfontein outfit opened the scoring just over 10 minutes into the game through left wing J.G. Horn. He chased a high kick from flyhalf Christoff Crous. Under pressure, the ball was spilt, and Horn pounced onto it, running in the opening try of the contest.

Gimmies‘ flyhalf Louis Koen responded with a try only three minutes later. From about 25 metres out, he sold a dummy, then cut inside to slice apart the College defence.

The action was intense, but Grey found their attacks consistently stymied by the Gim defence.

Hooker Charles Whitehead scored next for the hosts. From there, the difference widened. Near the end of the half, captain and inside centre Ethan Barker broke the line to score, and the home side went into the half-time break with a 17-7 lead.

In the second half, Paarl Gimnasium added another two tries. Fullback Lamla Mgedezi pulled one back for Grey College with one of his trademark darting runs, but it was a lonely moment of individual brilliance in a frustrating match for the Bloemfontein school.

Since losing 19-20 to Stellenberg High at the start of the season, Paarl Gim has been a force to be reckoned with, and they’ll be aiming to extend their five-game winning streak at the ABSA Wildeklawer Festival next weekend, where they face Helpmekaar Kollege and Durban High School (DHS). When those sides met at the Kearsney Eastern Rugby Festival, DHS won 39-27.

After six consecutive losses, Milnerton High avoided defeat, but was unable to post a victory, playing to a 15-15 stalemate with Hoërskool Brackenfell on Saturday.

Millies ran in three tries to two, with scrumhalf Callan Lakay, flyhalf James Ferreira, and tighthead prop Kyle Janse van Rensburg dotting down. Milnerton was unable to convert any of their tries, however, and that denied them a first victory of the season.

Brakkies couldn’t quite avenge last year’s 8-22 loss. Eighthman Seth Braaf and blindside flank Derose Manya scored tries, while flyhalf Yusuf Hannibal slotted a conversion and a penalty.

Stellenberg High continued their phenomenal form, overwhelming Hoërskool Melkbosstrand 64-0.

Inside centre Matthew van Wyk was the only one of the nine try scorers to dot down twice in a dominant performance from the hosts.

Liam Jacobs converted three tries, while Franco van der Merwe nailed four conversion kicks after coming off the bench.

Melkies will face a less demanding challenge next weekend, when they take on Brackenfell.

Scorers

Paarl Gimnasium 29 (17) – Tries: Louis Koen, Charles Whitehead, Ethan Barker, Jayden Steyl, Corné Niemand. Conversions: Koen (2). Grey College 14 (7) – Tries: J.G. Horn, Lamla Mgedezi. Conversions: Christoff Crous (2).

Milnerton High 15 – Tries: Callan Lakay, James Ferreira, Kyle Janse van Rensburg. Hoërskool Brackenfell 15 – Tries: Seth Braaff, Deros Manya. Conversion: Yusuf Hannibal. Penalty: Hannibal.

Stellenberg High 64 (24) – Tries: Matthew van Wyk (2), Ethan van Biljon, Liam Joubert, Daniel Wilds, Jean-Roux Wessels, Daniel Coetzee, Robert Hewitt, Emile Cilliers, Attie de Lange. Conversions: Franco van der Merwe (4), Liam Jacobs (3). Hoërskool Melkbosstrand 0.

Results

U19

Paarl Gimnasium I 29 Grey College I 14, Stellenberg I 64 Melkbosstrand I 0, Milnerton I 15 Brackenfell I 15
Stellenberg II 40 Melkbosstrand II 0, Milnerton II 34 Brackenfell II 22
Stellenberg III 14 Melkbosstrand III 15, Milnerton III 5 Brackenfell III 49.

U16

A: Stellenberg 26 Melkbosstrand 3, Milnerton 33 Brackenfell 3.
B: Stellenberg 40 Melkbosstrand 26, Milnerton 31 Hoërskool Brackenfell 7.

U15

A: Stellenberg 41 Melkbosstrand 0, Milnerton 21 Brackenfell 7.
B: Stellenberg 55 Melkbosstrand 5, Milnerton 0 Brackenfell 15.

U14

A: Stellenberg 67 Melkbosstrand 0, Milnerton 0 Brackenfell 61.
B: Stellenberg 43 Melkbosstrand 8, Milnerton 3 Brackenfell 40.

Wynberg Boys’ High tested Paarl Boys’ High on Saturday, but the home side earned their first victory in three weeks, following a 28-31 loss to Hoërskool Garsfontein and a 13-13 draw with Oakdale Landbou, defeating the visitors 20-9.

Wynberg fought hard, but they were unable to stop Boishaai on two occasions. Left wing Cayden Snyman went over in the first half after receiving the ball about 10 metres from the Wynberg try line. He cut inside, powered through two defenders, and was over for five points.

In the second half, lock AD Faul also made it over from close range. Despite the attention of three defenders, he forced his way across the whitewash from five metres out.

Those tries were the difference in a match which stood out for its big tackles. Both sides looked desperate to outdo the other.

Wynberg flyhalf Luke Gertze was influential off the kicking tee, slotting two penalties, while left wing Chad Campbell also added an accurate penalty strike.

Boishaai’s flyhalf Daniel Meisenheimer contributed 10 points from two penalties and two conversions.

Hoërskool Bellville, who opened the season with five successive losses, clinched their second successive win, sneaking past Hoërskool Hugenote (Wellington) 22-21 in a thriller.

Bellville’s outside centre Rian Kuyk made a telling contribution off the kicking tee, slotting a penalty and two conversions.

His brother, Liam, on the left wing, scored a try, while fullback Alvino Loggenberg and loosehead prop Alex Cronje also crossed the whitewash.

In a high-scoring contest, Hoërskool Swartland defeated Hoërskool Hermanus 49-26 in Malmesbury on Saturday to avenge a 0-17 loss last year.

It was a free-flowing effort from the hosts, who seemed to glide through openings in the visitors’ defence as they tallied seven tries.

Home flyhalf De Wet van Aswegen was at his clinical best. He bagged two tries and successfully converted all seven tries.

Hermanus had their moments, but not enough of them as Swartland made good use of the space created by Van Aswegen.

Scorers

Paarl Boys’ High 20 (13) – Tries: Cayden Snyman, AD Faul. Conversions: Daniel Meisenheimer (2). Penalties: Meisenheimer (2). Wynberg Boys’ High 9 (6) – Penalties: Luke Gertze (2), Chad Campbell.

Hoërskool Bellville 22 – Tries: Alex Cronje, Liam Kuyk, Alvino Loggenberg. Conversions: Rian Kuyk (2). Penalty: Rian Kuyk. Hoërskool Hugenote (Wellington) 21 – N/A.

Hoërskool Swartland 49 – Tries: De Wet van Aswegen (2), Ernst Coetzee, Winsor Solomons, Christian Mocke, Markus Vorster, Vusi Johannes. Conversions: De Wet van Aswegen (7). Hoërskool Hermanus 26 – N/A.

Results

U19

Paarl Boys’ High I 20 Wynberg Boys’ High I 9, Bellville I 22 Hugenote (Wellington) I 21, Swartland I 29 Hermanus I 26.
Paarl Boys’ High II 22 Wynberg Boys’ High II 14, Swartland II 24 Hermanus II 20.
Paarl Boys’ High III 26 Wynberg Boys’ High III 7
Paarl Boys’ High IV 57 Wynberg Boys’ High IV 5
Paarl Boys’ High V 71 Wynberg Boys’ High V 0
Paarl Boys’ High VI 81 Wynberg Boys’ High VI 3

U16

A: Paarl Boys’ High 21 Wynberg Boys’ High 19
B: Paarl Boys’ High 42 Wynberg Boys’ High 7
C: Paarl Boys’ High 57 Wynberg Boys’ High 3
D: Paarl Boys’ High 87 Wynberg Boys’ High 0

U15

A: Paarl Boys’ High 28 Wynberg Boys’ High 10
B: Paarl Boys’ High 53 Wynberg Boys’ High 7
C: Paarl Boys’ High 54 Wynberg Boys’ High 7
D: Paarl Boys’ High 50 Wynberg Boys’ High 0
E: Paarl Boys’ High 52 Wynberg Boys’ High 10

U14

A: Paarl Boys’ High 38 Wynberg Boys’ High 3
B: Paarl Boys’ High 29 Wynberg Boys’ High 0
C: Paarl Boys’ High 61 Wynberg Boys’ High 0
D: Paarl Boys’ High 45 Wynberg Boys’ High 0

Paarl Boys’ High vs Wynberg Boys’ High

Wynberg Boys’ High was phenomenal at lineout time last Saturday, scoring all four of their tries from rolling mauls inside the Rondebosch Boys’ 22-metre area.

This Saturday, they’ll travel to Brugstreet for a battle against Paarl Boys’ High, who head into the contest looking for their first win in three matches. Last weekend, they were held to a 13-13 draw by Oakdale Landbou. Before that, they lost 28-31 to Hoërskool Garsfontein.

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It’s rare for Boishaai to go successive games without a win, so they’ll be anxious to shake off that unfamiliar feeling against the visitors. Last year, they defeated Wynberg 32-26 in the southern suburbs. Another entertaining battle is on the cards.

Fullbacks have provided many highlight reels in 2026 thus far, and both ‘Berg and Boishaai boast fantastic weapons at the back, with Wynberg’s Laeeq Davids and the hosts’ Jeneal Davids both players who can turn loose kicks and attacking plays into something special.

Both hookers, JP Norton for Boishaai and Naeem Mohammed for the visitors, are adept at providing finishes from the back of rolling mauls. Against Rondebosch, Mohammed took that route to a hat-trick of tries.

Both power and flair will be on show on Saturday. Could Wynberg add further angst to the Paarl locals by securing a victory on Saturday? It has, after all, been the most unpredictable start to a season in ages.

Hoërskool Hugenote (Wellington) vs Hoërskool Bellville

After five consecutive losses, Hoërskool Bellville battled their way to victory in a gritty 12-6 victory over Hoërskool Brackenfell last weekend.

They’ll be set on extending their winning streak when they visit Hoërskool Hugenote for a 12:00 midday kickoff on Saturday.

Outside centre Rian Kuyk and flyhalf Marno Botes were influential with the boot against Brakkies, and are expected to be the key playmakers for the Capetonians.

Hugenote should not take the visitors and their experience from six matches lightly. The showdown in Wellington could be a cracker.

Hoërskool Swartland vs Hoërskool Hermanus 

Hoërskool Swartland lost 0-17 when they visited Hoërskool Hermanus last April.

This time out, they are the hosts and will be eyeing vengeance. However, they should not underestimate a wounded Hermanus outfit, who fell 15-80 to HTS Drostdy last weekend.

Indeed, the coastal outfit is more than capable of biting back.

The sides kick off at 14:30 in Malmesbury.

The teams:

Paarl Boys’ High vs Wynberg Boys’ High at 12:40 on Brugstreet-A this Saturday.

Paarl Boys’ High (likely): 15 Jeneal Davids, 14 Aleit Stander, 13 Wian Delport, 12 De Wet Nel, 11 Cayden Snyman, 10 Daniel Meisenheimer, 9 Liam de Villiers, 8 Chris Nel, 7 Luhan Hattingh, 6 Steven Muller, 5 Ad Faul, 4 Trichardt van Tonder, 3 Bates Winshaw, 2 JP Norton, 1 Max Malan.

Wynberg: 15 Laeeq Davids, 14 Matthew Farah, 13 Ithandile Nkohla, 12 Cayleb Buys, 11 Chad Campbell, 10 Luke Gertze, 9 Rauf Ahmed, 8 Esa Van der Schyff, 7 Alex Barrett, 6 Alvin Machinja, 5 Eli van der Merwe, 4 James Orwin, 3 Solam Gegana, 2 Naeem Mohammed, 1 Boitumelo Mabohlo.

Hoërskool Hugenote (Wellington) vs Hoërskool Bellville at 12:00 this Saturday.

Hugenote: N/A.

Bellville: 15 Alvino Loggenberg, 14 Marlon Claasen, 13 Rian Kuyk, 12 Xandru Büter, 11 Liam Kuyk, 10 Marno Botes, 9 Juvan Rousseau, 8 Cade Mong, 7 Liam Genis, 6 Zandro Stramrood, 5 Corne Smit, 4 Steven Steyl, 3 Zander van Zyl, 2 Ryno Higgs, 1 Alex Cronje.

Hoërskool Swartland vs Hoërskool Hermanus at 14:30 this Saturday.

Swartland: 15 Juan Hilburg, 14 Vusi Johannes, 13 Christian Mocke, 12 Enrico Louw, 11 Zaidell Paulhus, 10 De Wet van Aswegen, 9 Markus Vorster, 8 Jean Beukes, 7 Christian Cupido, 6 James Joubert, 5 Finn Fowlds, 4 Jared Fredericks, 3 Ernst Coetzee, 2 Winsor Solomons, 1 Jacques van Zyl.

Hermanus: N/A.

Boland Landbou vs Rondebosch Boys’ High

Stung by a 17-27 defeat to Wynberg Boys’ High last weekend, Rondebosch Boys’ High travels to Paarl on Saturday for a 12:30 showdown with Boland Landbou on the Pederberg-A Field.

For the ‘Bosch boys involved in last season’s 1st XV match, they’ll head into the clash with fond memories of an exciting 57-26 triumph in Cape Town. They’ll also have something to prove after their loss to Wynberg.

On Hawthornden Field, Wynberg scored each of their four tries from rolling mauls. No doubt, defending the rolling maul has been one of the areas upon which Rondebosch has focused ahead of their game against the Farmers.

‘Bosch will provide a strong contest in the set-pieces, led by their loosehead prop, Ryan Lawlor, as Finn Watermeyer has been ruled out due to an injury. Both have explosive power in the scrums, while lock Bertus Versfeld is a force in the lineouts.

Boland Landbou blindside flank Juan Visagie runs like a centre, but he also exhibits the work rate of a loose forward. He’s a line-breaking threat every time he carries the ball.

The Farmers are not without their own incentive for glory. After a  24-34 loss to Hoërskool Outeniqua last weekend, their record slipped to four losses in four matches. They’ll be desperate to score a first win. Achieving a victory at home would be especially sweet.

Hoërskool Strand vs Hoërskool Parel Vallei

Hoërskool Strand was beaten 43-24 when they hosted Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr last weekend. This Saturday, they have an early kickoff at 12:10, facing Hoërskool Parel Vallei (PV), who are fresh off a 32-17 triumph over Milnerton High.

Last year, PV hosted the fixture in Somerset West, where they won 17-7. They’ve started the season well, too, going four for four thus far.

Fullback Shudley Rhoda has shown a nose for the try line, and he dotted down twice in the win over Milnerton. Strand will need to be wary of his darting runs.

What Strand will have going for them is home ground support, which they’ll lean on to help them improve upon a record of two wins and five defeats, including three in succession. They face a tough challenge.

DF Akademie vs Hoërskool Tygerberg

DF Akademie suffered a 10-26 loss at Hoërskool Melkbosstrand last Saturday. They last met Hoërskool Tygerberg in 2024, when they beat the Tigers 22-14.

Tygerberg has suffered some big losses to a couple of heavy-hitters in 2026 – going down 0-71 to Stellenberg High and 14-72 to Rondebosch – but the challenge they face this weekend won’t be as tough.

Still, they would do well to come away with a win. Perhaps a lesson or two learnt in those big defeats will be of help to them against DF.

TEAMS

Boland Landbou vs Rondebosch Boys’ High at 12:30 on Pederberg-A on Saturday. 

Boland Landbou (likely): 15 Gehano van Bo, 14 Steyn Lamprecht, 13 Divan Meyer, 12 Cobus Immelman, 11 Erchel Hanga, 10 Caleb Seroot, 9 Oloff Seroot, 8 Josua Kruger, 7 Juan Visagie, 6 Jacques Bester, 5 Reiner Visser, 4 Chad Meintjies, 3 Tiaan Malan, 2 Adrian le Roux, 1 Nico de Beer.

Rondebosch: 15 Eathon Williams, 14 Joshua Kirby, 13 Kelebogile Nkwana, 12 Andrea Mynhardt, 11 Caleb Bell, 10 Tyler Heyns, 9 Daniel Arendse, 8 Kirwan November, 7 Ben Gray, 6 Linakho Mehlomakulu, 5 Bertus Versfeld, 4 Bjorn Morkel, 3 Matthew Pelser, 2 Kwaza Gobingca, 1 Ryan Lawlor.

Strand: N/A.

Parel Vallei (likely): 15 Shudley Rhoda, 14 Aydin February, 13 Owen Cockroft, 12 Brad Brown, 11 Rafael von Loeper, 10 Stephan Niemann, 9 Michael Kent, 8 Taariq Railon, 7 Ethan Ramos, 6 Marce Else, 5 Keaton Baird, 4 Herman Kriel, 3 Cayden Rautenbauch, 2 Jacques Swart, 1 Joshua Buchweltz.

DF Akademie: N/A.

Hoërskool Tygerberg: N/A.

SACS vs Diocesan College

SACS hosts Bishops at 12:30 on Memorial Field on Saturday in the first southern suburbs’ derby of the season for both outfits.

Last season, neither side won against the other. That’s because they shared 18-18 and 14-14 draws in 2025. Bishops was the most recent winner, but even then, there was almost nothing to separate the teams, with the home side triumphing 12-10 on the Piley Rees in August 2024.

SACS will be licking their wounds. Since opening their season with back-to-back wins, they’ve suffered three consecutive losses – most recently a narrow 20-18 defeat to Hoërskool Durbanville.

Bishops, meanwhile, will have an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Should they win, it would mean a first southern suburbs’ scalp of the season for the side, and also a return to winning ways after they fell to their first loss of the season at the St John’s Easter Festival, going down 26-39 to Graeme College.

Both outfits boast inside centres who run good lines at speed, and are very handy playmakers, capable of finding space both for themselves and their teammates to exploit.

SACS’s James Sale proved his abilities with two tries against Durbies last weekend, while Bishops’ Boytjé Fyfer has also delivered many performances of a similar calibre in the past.

Based on recent contests between the rivals, there should be little between them at the final whistle.

Milnerton High vs Hoërskool Brackenfell

Milnerton High lost their sixth match in a row against Hoërskool Parel Vallei on Saturday. They’ll be aiming to take out their frustration at home against Hoërskool Brackenfell when the sides kick off at 11:30.

Brakkies haven’t been in their best form either, losing four of their five matches, including a 6-12 setback against Hoërskool Bellville last Saturday.

When they met at Brackenfell last year, Millies earned themselves a 22-8 triumph. This time out, it will likely be a closer affair between two units desperate to claim a victory.

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr vs Hoërskool Hopefield

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr hosts Hoërskool Hopefield at 13:30 on Saturday. When they met last year in Hopefield, it was a tight clash, with Charlies emerging from it the 17-14 victors.

Last Saturday, they were also on the winning side, downing Hoërskool Strand 43-24. They’ll be confident of victory again. However, with the margin of victory being so close last time out, Hopefield will believe they, too, are in with a decent chance of victory.

TEAMS

SACS vs Diocesan College at 12:30 on Memorial Field on Saturday. 

SACS: 15 Nahum Koen, 14 Dayyaan Conrad, 13 Luca Orgill, 12 James Sale, 11 Josh Gorgens, 10 Jake Dave, 9 Jordan Forbes, 8 Stephan Kruger, 7 Dom Raisbeck, 6 Kwakhanya Gobe, 5 Cameron Hirst, 4 RJ Cunningham, 3 Deen Fortuin, 2 Zac Dall, 1 Qiraan Hermans.

Diocesan College / Bishops: 15 Caleb Clark, 14 Elihle Tsobo, 13 Danny Newton, 12 Boytjé Fyfer, 11 Lulibo Nyawula, 10 Christian Toweel, 9 Rhys Jack, 8 Jack Venter, 7 Luke Hofmeyr, 6 James Gordon, 5 Alex Vincent, 4 Dan Coetzee, 3 Jack Hibling, 2 Joe Lanning, 1 Sam Bey.

Minerton High vs Hoërskool Brackenfell at 11:30 on Saturday. 

Milnerton (likely): 15 Chadlin Sellidon, 14 Akho Mkaya, 13 Josh Marran, 12 Connor Petrie, 11 Nurudeen Wanza, 10 James Ferreira, 9 Callan Lackay, 8 Likhona Anda, 7 Sibabalo Siwisa, 6 Joshua White, 5 Nico Lourens, 4 Gregory Tshibangu, 3 Kyle Janse van Rensburg, 2 Liam Plaaitjies, 1 Troy Jackson.

Brackenfell: N/A.

Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr vs Hoërskool Hopefield at 13:30 on Saturday. 

Charlie Hofmeyr: N/A.

Hopefield: N/A.

Hoërskool Durbanville vs Oakdale Landbou

Hoërskool Durbanville will head into their home showdown with Oakdale Landbou at 13:30 on Saturday high in confidence.

Last time out, they scored a hard-fought 20-18 victory over SACS after pushing Affies hard at the NMI Toyota Noord-Suid Rugby Tournament in Pretoria in their previous outing, going down 13-24.

Fullback Wihan Roux was the home side’s hero against SACS, slotting five penalty kicks, while their blindside flank Zay-Winn Januarie crossed for their only try. Both players will be at the heart of Durbies‘ efforts on Saturday.

Oakdale Landbou also has reason to be confident. They drew 13-13 with Paarl Boys’ High last weekend. They were the only team to beat Boishaai in 2025, and they also thumped Durbanville 43-7 in Riversdal last May.

It’s no secret that the Farmers possess some of the best set-pieces in schoolboy rugby, especially their lineout.

If the hosts can’t find a way to counter loosehead prop Kyle Burger in the scrums and lock Rico Ferreira in the lineouts, they won’t see much of the ball on Saturday.

They’ll be chasing better synchronisation, which they’ll need to defend their fortress against Oakdale on Saturday.

Stellenberg High vs Hoërskool Melkbosstrand

High-flying Stellenberg High plays host to Hoërskool Melkbosstrand at 12:30 on Saturday. The hosts have been in phenomenal form this season, and have every right to call themselves giant slayers, with their victims including Paarl Gimnasium, Grey College and, this past weekend, Paul Roos Gimnasium.

On Saturday, though, Stellies will be cast in the role of Goliath. Melkbosstrand heads into the contest in high spirits after a 26-10 win over DF Akademie last weekend. But they’ll be a heavy underdog.

The Jade Brigade boasts an arsenal of high-quality players. On Saturday, keep an eye out for eighthman Yanos Molnar. His non-stop engine gets him into the thick of the action, whether he’s carrying the ball, making tackles, or fiercely contesting breakdowns.

On top of that, Melkies will have to figure out how to stop backs like Ralton Rhode from scoring out wide. He caused Paul Roos serious problems.

It’s going to be a tough contest for the visitors. Will they be able to find any weaknesses in the Jade Brigade’s defence, which has already withstood the challenges of three of South Africa’s most renowned rugby powerhouses?

TEAMS

Hoërskool Durbanville vs Oakdale Landbou at 13:30 on Saturday.

Durbanville (likely): 15 Wihan Roux, 14 Kyle Doyle, 13 Louwrens Rademeyer, 12 Callum Koekemoer, 11 Jean De Vries, 10 Hadley Erasmus, 9 Lorenzo Brogneri, 8 Muller Jansen van Vuuren, 7 Zay-Winn Januarie, 6 Jono Hearn, 5 Eben de Jongh, 4 Eugene Theron, 3 Hanno Rhode, 2 Tristen Muller, 1 Janu Sadie.

Oakdale Landbou: 15 André van der Merwe, 14 Luan van Tonder, 13 Myburgh Eksteen, 12 Dylan Jordaan, 11 Nathan-Lee Gordon, 10 Caleb Williams, 9 Mich van Eden, 8 Jacobus de Villiers, 7 Bernard Badenhorst, 6 Kane du Plessis, 5 Rico Ferreira, 4 Ruan Groenewald, 3 Francois le Roux, 2 Adrian Smith, 1 Kyle Burger.

Stellenberg High vs Hoërskool Melkbosstrand at 12:30 on Saturday.

Stellenberg (likely): 15 Liam Jacobs, 14 Ralton Rhode, 13 JC Swart, 12 Daniel Mongie, 11 Emile Cilliers, 10 Ethan Van Biljon, 9 Daniel Steffen, 8 Yanos Molnar, 7 Carlo Brink, 6 Seth Coetze, 5 Juvan Burden, 4 Jayden Young, 3 Janu Van Deventer, 2 Liam Joubert, 1 Waldo Schloms.

Melkbosstrand: 15 Craig Solomons, 14 Enrique Kastoor, 13 Sean Cooper, 12 Zandrich Nel, 11 Reese Jooste, 10 Arno Visser, 9 Patrick van Niekerk, 8 Beuran Geduld, 7 Leslie Smith, 6 Aiden Doubell, 5 Kevin Wessels, 4 Matthew Julies, 3 Jorden Lewis, 2 Connor Breytenbach, 1 Joshua Cloete.

Wynberg Boys’ High vs Rondebosch Boys’ High

Wynberg Boys’ High was superb, recording a 27-17 victory at home over high-flying Rondebosch Boys’ High on Saturday.

There was almost nothing in it at halftime, with the hosts leading 8-7. However, Wynberg had an ace up their sleeve – a very effective rolling maul.

Twice, within 15 minutes of the break, they mauled their way over for tries from lineouts inside the ‘Bosch 22.

Thrice hooker Naeem Mohammed finished off Wynberg’s relentless rolling mauls. Ridah Johnson, who came off the bench to replace Mohammed in the middle of the front row, also scored via the same route.

The visitors were still in the match as it headed into the last quarter, with some brilliant handling bringing them tries from blindside flank Ben Gray and fullback Joshua Kirby.

When the final whistle sounded, though, it was Wynberg who had landed the first blow in the battle for supremacy in the southern suburbs. Bishops and SACS will have been put on notice. If they are to stop Wynberg, they’ll need to find a way to counter the rolling maul.

Hoërskool Durbanville vs SACS

Fullback Wihan Roux was the hero for Hoërskool Durbanville in their tight 20-18 victory over SACS on Saturday.

Much to the delight of the home crowd, Durbies’  burly blindside flank Zay-Winn Januarie crossed for a try. After that, Roux slotted five penalties to give the hosts a slight edge over the visitors from Newlands.

SACS played some entertaining rugby and breached the Durbanville defence three times, led by outside centre James Sale, who glided past defenders on two occasions for a brace.

Durbies showed grit, though, to stay in touch with SACS, and to ultimately score one of the narrowest wins of the weekend.

Hoërskool Melkbosstrand vs DF Akademie

The weekend’s trend of high-scoring fullbacks continued when Craig Solomons tallied 18 points through a try, two conversions, and three penalties in Hoërskool Melkbosstrand‘s 26-10 triumph over DF Akademie.

That result looks even more impressive for Melkies if one considers the fact that they had only played one game so far this season, while the visitors had played five.

While DF Akademie will feel frustrated that they were unable to avenge a 15-20 loss last year, they’ll have an opportunity to claim their third win of the season when they host Hoërskool Tygerberg next weekend.

Melkbosstrand should feel justifiably proud about their victory, but they next face a massive challenge on the coming weekend when they’ll try to halt the giant-killing Jade Brigade.

Scorers

Wynberg Boys’ High 27 (8) – Tries: Naeem Mohammed (3), Ridah Johnson. Conversions: Luke Gertze (2). Penalty: Gertze. Rondebosch Boys’ High 17 (7) – Tries: Ben Gray, Joshua Kirby. Conversions: Eathon Williams (2). Penalty: Williams.

Hoërskool Durbanville 20 (8) – Try: Zay-Winn Januarie. Penalties: Wihan Roux (5). SACS 18 (6) – Tries: James Sale (2), Zac Dall. Penalty: Jake Dave.

Hoërskool Melkbosstrand 26 (16) – Tries: Craig Solomons, Beuren Geduld. Conversions: Craig Solomons (2), Calvin Farelo. Penalties: Solomons (3). DF Akademie 10 (5) – N/A.

Results

u19 – Wynberg I 27 Rondebosch I 17, Wynberg II 24 Rondebosch II 19, Wynberg III 15 Rondebosch III 20, Wynberg IV 33 Rondebosch 10, Wynberg V 21 Rondebosch V 19; Durbanville I 20 SACS I 18, Durbanville II 24 SACS II 21, Durbanville III 10 SACS III 3, Durbanville IV 10 SACS IV 24, Durbanville V 12 SACS V 22, Durbanville VI 7 SACS VI 12; Melkbosstrand I 26 DF Akademie 10, Melkbosstrand II 14 DF Akademie 17, Melkbosstrand III 7 DF Akademie III 17.

u16 – Wynberg A 42 Rondebosch A 27, Wynberg B 54 Rondebosch B 0; Durbanville A 17 SACS A 0, Durbanville B 5 SACS B 24, Durbanville C 14 SACS C 15, Durbanville D 24 SACS D 19; Melkbosstrand A 66 DF Akademie 6.

u15 – Wynberg A 53 Rondebosch A 0, Wynberg B 12 Rondebosch B 5, Wynberg C 7 Rondebosch C 8, Wynberg D 30 Rondebosch D 7; Durbanville A 24 SACS A 15, Durbanville B 33 SACS B 0, Durbanville C 14 SACS C 14, Durbanville D 44 SACS D 12; Melkbosstrand A 22 DF Akademie 22, Melkbosstrand B 20 DF Akademie 19.

u14 – Wynberg A 12 Rondebosch A 15, Wynberg B 12 Rondebosch B 0, Wynberg C 31 Rondebosch C 14, Wynberg D 36 Rondebosch D 5; Durbanville A 28 SACS A 15, Durbanville B 8 SACS B 0, Durbanville C 40 SACS C 5, Durbanville D 22 SACS D 14; Melkbosstrand A 0 DF Akademie A 0, Melkbosstrand B 32 DF Akademie B 5.