Paul Roos tame Affies, Bishops beat St Andrews
Paul Roos went back-to-back against Affies in the main game of the North-South tournament, while Bishops ended their 175th festival on a high with a win against St Andrew’s.
Paul Roos went back-to-back against Affies in the main game of the North-South tournament, while Bishops ended their 175th festival on a high with a win against St Andrew’s.
Paul Roos and Affies warmed up for their North-South tournament match in Pretoria with big wins on Saturday.
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Matches between lower-tier schools teams don’t make headlines, but there was an exception in the derby between Grey College and Paul Roos in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the U19G Grey flyhalf kicked a conversion for the visitors.
Grey College shrugged off the absence of several SA U18 players to beat Paul Roos and cap off an unbeaten season, while Garsfontein and EG Jansen progressed to the Noordvaal Cup final.
Paul Roos’ Markotter Fields were left flooded amid a month of heavy rain in the Western Cape.
SA Rugby has officially confirmed that the U16 Grant Khomo Week will no longer be held at the Markotter Fields in Stellenbosch amid a period of heavy rain in the Western Cape.
The cold front in Cape Town took its toll on Paul Roos’ Markotter field, which turned into a mudbath during the match against SACS on Saturday.
Paul Roos made history when they came back from an early deficit to claim an away win over Paarl Boys’ High for the first time in 20 years.
The 150th clash between SACS and Bishops – the oldest schools game in South Africa – highlights a Saturday of derbies across the country, including the Cape Winelands match between Paul Roos and Paarl Gymnasium.