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The King Price Derby Series is set to elevate the passion, tradition, and rivalry of schoolboy rugby in 2026, delivering one of the most extensive and anticipated seasons yet.<\/p>\nThe King Price Derby Series is set to elevate the passion, tradition, and rivalry of schoolboy rugby in 2026, delivering one of the most extensive and anticipated seasons yet.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s King Price Derby Series will consist of 45 matches, which includes the biggest school rugby derby in the world between Paarl Boys\u2019 High and Paarl Gimnasium.<\/p>\n
The King Price Derby Series will see no less than 47 of South Africa\u2019s top rugby schools in action, with the top talent taking their first steps towards higher honours.<\/p>\n
Nothing divides and unites a community quite like interschool clashes, including famous traditional rivalries between Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys\u2019 High, HTS Middelburg and Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg, Duineveld and Ho\u00ebrskool Upington, King Edward VII and Jeppe, and Voortrekker vs Witteberg, among many other noteworthy games.<\/p>\n
The list of prominent schools participating in the King Price Schools Derby Series also includes Grey College, Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebr Seunskool of Pretoria, Outeniqua, SACS, Rondebosch Boys\u2019 High, Boland Landbou, Maritzburg College, Queen\u2019s College, Oakdale Landbou, Durban High School, Selborne College, Waterkloof, and Garsfontein.<\/p>\n
All 45 derbies will be broadcast on the SuperSport Schools\u2019 linear channel 216 on DStv, and via the SuperSport Schools App, ensuring nationwide access to every big moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe King Price Derby Series gives talented young players a national stage, whether they come from a powerhouse or smaller community school, and that matters to us. It is more than a sponsorship. It is a statement about belief, opportunity, and building the next generation of South African rugby,\u201d says De Wet van Deventer, Chief Marketing Officer at King Price.<\/p>\n
Dedicated rugby fans will be able to tune in every Saturday, with live broadcasts starting at 14:00, second\u2011round matches at 15:30, and delayed broadcasts at 18:00 and 19:30, ensuring a full day of school rugby action across 16 Saturdays.<\/p>\n
\u201cSchools rugby has shaped the Springboks for generations, earning passionate support from fans and drawing audiences that outshine many provincial matches. The King Price Schools Rugby Derby Series celebrates this heritage and looks to grow it even more,\u201d says JD Henderson, Managing Director of Provantage Sports.<\/p>\n
Provantage\u2019s successful delivery of the inaugural Derby Series demonstrated their ability to highlight school rugby communities, create meaningful commercial value for participating schools, and open new opportunities for stakeholders across the ecosystem.<\/p>\n
The Fixtures: <\/strong><\/p>\n 14 March 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Outeniqua vs Nico Malan 21 March 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Affies 11 April 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Affies vs Paarl Gimnasium 18 April 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Noordheuwel vs King Edward VII 30 April 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Kingswood College vs Pretoria Boys High<\/p>\n 9 May 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Grey College vs Paarl Boys\u2019 High 16 May 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Affies vs Grey College 23 May 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Ho\u00ebrskool Durbanville vs Diocesan College 30 May 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Durban High School vs Westville Boys\u2019 High 6 June 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Paarl Gimnasium vs Paul Roos Gimnasium 13 June 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n St Andrew\u2019s College vs Kingswood College<\/p>\n 20 June 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n St John\u2019s College vs St Stithians College<\/p>\n 25 July 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Wynberg Boys\u2019 High vs Boland Landbou 1 August 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n King Edward VII vs Jeppe High School for Boys 8 August 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Boland Landbou vs Oakdale Landbou 15 August 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Grey College 25 August 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n SACS vs Wynberg Boys\u2019 High The King Price Derby Series is set to elevate the passion, tradition, and rivalry of schoolboy rugby in 2026, delivering one of the most extensive and anticipated seasons yet. This year\u2019s King Price Derby Series will consist of 45 matches, which includes the biggest school rugby derby in the world between Paarl Boys\u2019 High and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/81204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nWestville Boys\u2019 High vs Maritzburg College<\/p>\n
\nPaarl Boys\u2019 High vs Oakdale Landbou
\nJeppe High School for Boys vs King Edward VII<\/p>\n
\nPaarl Gimnasium vs Grey College
\nGarsfontein vs Affies
\nGrey High School vs Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/p>\n
\nHo\u00ebrskool Middelburg vs HTS Middelburg
\nNico Malan vs Pearson<\/p>\n
\nMonument vs Jeppe High School for Boys
\nOakdale Landbou vs Outeniqua
\nSt Charles College vs Glenwood<\/p>\n
\nPaul Roos Gimnasium vs Paarl Boys\u2019 High
\nVoortrekker vs Witteberg
\nSt Stithians College vs Parktown Boys\u2019 High<\/p>\n
\nQueen\u2019s College vs St Andrew\u2019s College<\/p>\n
\nKearsney College vs Maritzburg College
\nSelborne College vs St Andrew\u2019s College<\/p>\n
\nFramesby vs Grey High School
\nMaritzburg College vs Affies<\/p>\n
\nPaarl Boys\u2019 High vs Paarl Gimnasium
\nStellenberg vs Ho\u00ebrskool Durbanville<\/p>\n
\nPretoria Boys\u2019 High vs Affies
\nDuineveld vs Ho\u00ebrskool Upington<\/p>\n
\nDale College vs Queen\u2019s College<\/p>\n
\nRondebosch Boys\u2019 High vs Diocesan College
\nRobertson vs Charlie Hofmeyr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"