Schools: Gim hold on for Interschools glory
Paarl Gimnasium held out against a brave Paarl Boys’ High comeback effort to claim a first win in the big Interschools since 2019 on Saturday.
Paarl Gimnasium held out against a brave Paarl Boys’ High comeback effort to claim a first win in the big Interschools since 2019 on Saturday.
One of South Africa’s biggest school’s rivalry resumes as Paarl Gymnasium and Paarl Boys’ High take each other on at Faure street on Saturday.
Jeppe scored twice in the last five minutes to end up on the right side of a 74-point thriller against rivals KES, while Grey College continued their unbeaten run against their brother school on Saturday.
Brother faces brother in Gqeberha on Saturday when Grey High and Grey College battle it out, while Jeppe will look to avenge their narrow loss to rivals KES in the Johannesburg derby.
Paarl Gymnasium and SACS were each held to a draw, while Maritzburg College and Boland Landbou claimed historic wins on Saturday as the schools rugby calendar resumed after a short break.
Following a break for the annual Youth Weeks, schools rugby resumes across the country this week with a clash between Outeniqua High and Paarl Gymnasium.
JJ Theron (SA Schools) and Imaani Pemba (SA Schools ‘A’) will captain their respective sides when they face off at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Thursday afternoon.
The SA Schools selectors on Saturday named two squads of 23 players each to represent the SA Schools and SA Schools A teams in 2023, with Katleho Lynch and Lwazi Zangqa appointed as the respective coaches.
Garsfontein High made a statement with a win over Monument in a repeat of last year’s Noordvaal Cup final, while Bishops held on to beat Rondebosch in Cape Town.
There were a couple of major upsets on another action-packed Saturday of schools rugby, as EG Jansen thrashed Monument, while Graeme College beat Grey High.