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.
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.
The sons of four famous Springboks were in action as SACS hosted Durban Preparatory High School in Cape Town on Saturday.
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.
South Africa’s top schoolboys will have the chance to shine at the SA Rugby U18 Craven Week, which will be staged at Outeniqua Park in George over the next six days.
Both Western Province teams as well as the Golden Lions and Pumas recorded big wins on Day One of the Grant Khomo Week at Hoër Landbouskool Boland in the Western Cape.
Rondebosch Boys’ High has reportedly been forced to call in legal help to protect 1st XV coach Joel Carew after he received threats from an unhappy parent.
Paarl Gimnasium routed SACS, as Grey College smashed Affies in the Free State on another weekend of exciting schools rugby across the country.