There were a number of significant wins for some of the first teams in this last weekend’s big schoolboy rugby fixtures.
Paarl Boys High won the big battle in the Western Cape on Saturday, beating neighbours Paul Roos Gymnasium from Stellenbosch 36-26 in their schools derby.
Paarl Gim were also too good for HTS Drostdy, winning a one-sided match 93-12, to cement their place at the top of the schools rankings this year.
Rondebosch also proved too good for Boland Landbou, while there were also wins in the Western Cape for Oakdale and Wynberg.
In Gauteng, Affies hammered KES 65-19, Garsfontein won away to Menlopark and Noordheuwel beat neighbours Monument in the big Krugersdorp derby.
Pretoria Boys High also recorded a good win away to St Alban’s, while down in the Eastern Cape Queen’s College got the better of Grey High, winning 25-24, at home.
In KZN Westville edged DHS, while in the Free State, Witteberg from Bethlehem beat Welkom Gim at home 24-22.
Selected results
Free State
Voortrekker 43 Trio 46
Witteberg 24 Welkom Gim 22
KZN
Westville 33 DHS 28
Eastern Cape
Cambridge 14 Dale 20
Hudson Park 22 Graeme College 27
Nico Malan 26 Marlow 7
Queen’s 25 Grey High 24
St Andrew’s 40 Selborne 10
Western Cape
Paarl Boys High 36 Paul Roos 26
Paarl Gim 93 HTS Drostdy 12
Rondebosch 57 Boland Landbou 26
SACS 17 Durbanville 20
Stellenberg 17 Oakdale 47
Tygerberg 14 Parel Vallei 42
Wynberg 34 Bishops 5
Noordvaal
Affies 65 KES 19
EG Jansen 15 Helpmekaar 35
Fochville 24 Florida 12
Jeugland 47 Randburg 23
Krugersdorp 24 Trinityhouse 17
Menlopark 27 Garsfontein 40
Midstream 42 Die Wilgers 15
Noordheuwel 43 Monument 27
Potch Gim 21 Potch Volkskool 12
St Alban’s 7 Pretoria Boys High 73
St Benedict’s 0 St John’s 17
Northcliff 27 St Stithians 35
