{"id":92321,"date":"2026-03-26T12:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=92321"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:35:17","slug":"frans-malherbe-u15-festival-jam-packed-with-tasty-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=92321","title":{"rendered":"Frans Malherbe u15 Festival jam-packed with tasty clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-38723\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Frans-Malherbe-Fees-Logo-400x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"204\" \/>In 2026, the <strong>Frans Malherbe u15 Festival<\/strong> takes place from Friday, 27 March, to Monday, 1 April. Since its introduction in 2005, it has been hosted at <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High&#8217;s Brug Street<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The event is now named after <em><strong>Boishaai<\/strong><\/em> old boy and <strong>Springbok<\/strong> prop <strong>Frans Malherbe<\/strong>, who boasts two <strong>Rugby World Cup<\/strong> winners&#8217; medals and 76 caps for the national team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com\/category\/606f65f91eea03755e56797c\/sub-category\/69c10a39ea402f2de0638fd0\/\"><strong>Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of exciting clashes lined up, with 26 schools competing in 39 games. The local sides, Paarl Boys&#8217; High and their rivals <strong>Paarl Gimnasium, <\/strong>went unbeaten last year and will be focused on repeating those successes.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Boishaai plays <strong>Grey High<\/strong> on Friday night, followed by a showdown with <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof<\/strong> on Monday night. They wrap up their assignments on Wednesday morning against <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Trio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gimmies<\/strong><\/em> tackle <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<\/strong> on Friday night, face <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Wesvalia<\/strong> on Monday afternoon, and end with a clash against <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg<\/strong> at midday on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stellenberg<\/strong>&#8216;s 1st XV captured the spotlight two Saturdays ago with a 20-19 defeat of Paarl Gimnasium. Their u15 side will attempt to match their seniors&#8217; winning way when they take on Wesvalia, Grey High, and <strong>Robertson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIXTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1 \u2013 Friday, 27 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18:00 \u2013 Kobus Wiese u13 vs Kobus Wiese u13<br \/>\n19:00 \u2013 Paarl Gimnasium vs Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<br \/>\n20:00 \u2013 Paarl Boys&#8217; High vs Grey High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 \u2013 Saturday, 28 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson vs SACS<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Oakdale Landbou vs Ho\u00ebrskool Swartland<br \/>\n13:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Durbanville vs Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Punt vs Worcester Gimnasium<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Wynberg Boys&#8217; High vs HTS Daniel Pienaar<br \/>\n13:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Trio vs Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<br \/>\n14:00 \u2013 Nico Malan High vs Ho\u00ebrskool Strand<br \/>\n15:00 \u2013 Stellenberg High vs Ho\u00ebrskool Wesvalia<br \/>\n16:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof vs HTS Drostdy<br \/>\n17:00 \u2013 Boland Landbou vs Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld<br \/>\n18:00 \u2013 Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 3 \u2013 Monday, 30 March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld vs Ho\u00ebrskool Durbanville<br \/>\n13:00 \u2013 Nico Malan High vs Ho\u00ebrskool Trio<br \/>\n14:00 \u2013 Wynberg Boys&#8217; High vs Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg<br \/>\n15:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg vs Ho\u00ebrskool Swartland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:00 \u2013 Stellenberg High vs Grey High<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson vs Ho\u00ebrskool Strand<br \/>\n13:00 \u2013 Oakdale Landbou vs SACS<br \/>\n14:00 \u2013 HTS Daniel Pienaar vs Worcester Gimnasium<br \/>\n15:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr vs Ho\u00ebrskool Punt<br \/>\n16:00 \u2013 HTS Drostdy vs Boland Landbou<br \/>\n17:00 \u2013 Paarl Gimnasium vs Ho\u00ebrskool Wesvalia<br \/>\n18:00 \u2013 Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark vs Paul Roos Gimnasium<br \/>\n19:00 \u2013 Paarl Boys&#8217; High vs Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 4 \u2013 Wednesday, 1 April<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 Nico Malan High vs HTS Drostdy<br \/>\n10:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Wesvalia vs Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr<br \/>\n11:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Swartland vs Ho\u00ebrskool Strand<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Worcester Gimnasium vs SACS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 \u2013 HTS Daniel Pienaar vs Ho\u00ebrskool Punt<br \/>\n09:00 \u2013 Boland Landbou vs Grey High<br \/>\n10:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld vs Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof<br \/>\n11:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson vs Stellenberg High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brugstraat A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 \u2013 Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<br \/>\n09:00 \u2013 Paarl Boys&#8217; High vs Ho\u00ebrskool Trio<br \/>\n10:00 \u2013 Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark vs Oakdale Landbou<br \/>\n11:00 \u2013 Ho\u00ebrskool Durbanville vs Wynberg Boys&#8217; High<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Paarl Gimnasium vs Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, the Frans Malherbe u15 Festival takes place from Friday, 27 March, to Monday, 1 April. Since its introduction in 2005, it has been hosted at Paarl Boys&#8217; High&#8217;s Brug Street. The event is now named after Boishaai old boy and Springbok prop Frans Malherbe, who boasts two Rugby World Cup winners&#8217; medals and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":38723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92321","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\/92321","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\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}