Top 20 schools rankings (25 August)

Paul Roos have reclaimed second position in the FNB Top 20 rankings following their 19-12 win against Grey College.

The defeat in Stellenbosch, coupled with Paarl Gym's 54-16 thumping of Tygerberg, sees Grey drop two spots from second to fourth, with Gimmies promoted one place higher to complete an all-Cape top three.

The rest of the top half remains unchanged.

Lower down, Garsfontein's thrilling 42-40 victory over HTS Middelburg earns them promotion off the bottom of the standings to 17th; Diamantveld rise from 19th to 18th after cruising to a 45-18 win over Sentraal; and Maritzburg, despite not playing this past weekend, are relegated from 17th to 19th.

Potchefstroom suffered a 30-27 defeat against Helpmekaar and are replaced by their conquerors at the bottom of the list.

FNB Top 20 rankings

1. Paarl Boys'
2. Paul Roos
3. Paarl Gym
4. Grey College
5. Affies
6. Monument
7. Selborne
8. HTS Middelburg
9. Eldoraigne
10. Oakdale
11. EG Jansen
12. Nelspruit
13. SACS
14. Grey High
15. Boland Landbou
16. Outeniqua
17. Garsfontein
18. Diamantveld
19. Maritzburg
20. Helpmekaar
Source: Rugby365.com

Over at SASchoolSports.co.za, defeats for Grey College and EJ Jansen see the pair slip down the table one place each, benefiting Grey High, who jump up from 10th to eighth position.

Stellenberg and Outeniqua were involved in a direct swap, with the former overtaking the latter in 12th spot; below St Benedict's oust HTS Middelburg in 14th position, despite the Rooi Bulle's 43-41 win over EG Jansen at the weekend.  

Boland Landbou and Noord-Kaap slip down the pecking order, below the two new additions Bishops and Diamantveld, who join the list at the expense of Potchefstroom Gim and Glenwood.

SA School Sports Top 20

1. Paarl Boys'
2. Affies
3. Paarl Gym
4. Michaelhouse
5. Monument
6. Paul Roos
7. Selborne
8. Grey High
9. Grey College
10. EG Jansen
11. ELdoraigne
12. Stellenberg
13. Outeniqua
14. St Benedict's
15. HTS Middelburg
16. Bishops
17. Oakdale
18. Diamantveld
19. Boland Landbou
20. Noord-Kaap

The SchoolBoyRugbyBlog.co.za has demoted Grey College from fourth to sixth, below Paul Roos and Monument, in the only change to the top half of the table.

Bishops' 53-15 hammering of Cape southern suburbs rivals Wynberg sees them climb up two spots from 13th to 11th, above Boland Landbou and Outeniqua.

And closer to the bottom of the standings, Diamantveld rise above Kynoch Noord-Kaap to 18th place.

School Boy Blog Top 20

1. Paarl Boys'
2. Paarl Gym
3. Affies
4. Paul Roos
5. Monument
6. Grey College
7. Selborne
8. Michaelhouse
9. Grey High
10. EG Jansen
11. Bishops
12. Boland Landbou
13. Outeniqua
14. Nelspruit
15. Oakdale
16. HTS Middelburg
17. Eldoraigne
18. Diamantveld
19. Kynoch Noord-Kaap
20. Maritzburg

Photo: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images

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