• Top 20 schools rankings (22 August)

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    Grey College and Monument have climbed in the Rugby365 Top 20 schools rankings after finishing their season with big victories.

    Grey beat Paul Roos 28-26 in a nailbiting shootout for the country’s top rugby school of 2018, while Monument showed their class by thrashing Helpmekaar 57-11 to retain the Virseker Cup.

    ALSO READ: Big wins for Grey College, Monument

    The result moved Monument from eighth to fifth place, above Paarl Boys’ High and Boland Landbou, who hammered local rivals Oakdale 56-19 in their annual derby.

    The top 20 could change again after this weekend’s Cape derbies, with Bishops playing Rondebosch and Wynberg hosting SACS.

    Rugby365 Top 20:

    1. Grey College
    2. Paul Roos
    3. Glenwood
    4. Paarl Gim
    5. Monument
    6. Paarl Boys’ High
    7. Boland Landbou
    8. Oakdale
    9. Wynberg
    10. Helpmekaar
    11. Selborne
    12. Transvalia
    13. Affies
    14. Drostdy
    15. Menlopark
    16. Garsfontein
    17. Bishops
    18. Oos-Moot
    19. Ben Vorster
    20. Welkom Gimnasium

    Relevant results:

    Grey College 28 Paul Roos 26
    Boland Landbou 56 Oakdale 19
    Monument 57 Helpmekaar 11
    Oos-Moot 29 Ben Vorster 20
    Welkom Gim 61 Louis Botha 0
    Wynberg 22 Bishops 20

    Photo: Kulu Ferreira/Kulu Ferreira Axtion Photography

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