
Maroon Machine trample Grey
Paul Roos Gimnasium completed an unbeaten season in style by claiming their biggest-ever victory over Grey College in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
Paul Roos Gimnasium completed an unbeaten season in style by claiming their biggest-ever victory over Grey College in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
Milnerton produced the upset of the weekend by coming from behind to beat Rondebosch, while Affies ended their losing streak against Pretoria rivals Garsfontein.
The second leg of one of the oldest school derbies in the country and most anticipated fixtures in the Western Cape – Bishops against Rondebosch – will bring the season to a spectacular close on Saturday.
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.
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.
Paul Roos centre Jurenzo Julius won R10,000 for this monster tackle during a 1st XV match against Garsfontien at the Wildeklawer Festival.
Garsfontein made history by claiming a first-ever win over Pretoria rivals Affies, while Paul Roos triumphed over Grey High School in the first Premier Interschools match of the year on Saturday.
The derby between Garsfontein and Affies in Pretoria is the highlight of a busy week of schools rugby fixtures, ahead of next weekend’s Easter festivals.
Garsfontein got their Virseker Cup campaign off to a great start with a 52-16 home win over Waterkloof on Saturday. THEO GARRUN reports.
Watch all seven games from the fourth and final day of the Noord-Suid Rugby Tournament on Tuesday.