Paarl Gim on a Wonderful Journey

It's about 370 km and part is along the N2, down to the sea at Mossel Bay where the Garden Route starts. The sun will be shining and George will be warm enough to make for a good day's rugby.

 

Both schools are keen about their rugby, both co-ed schools, both hospitable places. Both a are excellent achievers on the rugby field. In the latest edition of the Schools Top 20, Paarl Gim are ranked ninth, Outeniqua 12th. That means that the rugby they have played this year is outstanding.

 

 

Gimmies have won 10 of their 14 matches, the Kwaggas eight of their 13 matches. Gimmies have played eight other schools on the Top 20, Outeniqua six.

 

Affies: Outeniqua lost 34-0; Paarl Gim won 35-33

Oakdale: Outeniqua won 19-15; Paarl Gim won 36-31

Waterkloof: Outeniqua lost 34-15; Paarl Gim won 26-7

 

 

Outeniqua's players are eligible for South Western Districts, Paarl Gim's for Western Province.

 

 

Outeniqua: Darryn Fortuin, Emilio Otto, Dillon Pieterse, Ruben Coetzee, Louis Meiring, Sylvester Hassien, James-Henry Mollentze

 

Paarl Gim: Muller du Plessis, Dawid Kellerman, Henco Martens, Hugo Pienaar, Chris Rossouw

 

 

Outeniqua: Herschell Otto, Aylen Schabort, Braam van Huyssteen, Conrad Ackermann, Stephan Leonard, Alexander van Biljon

 

Paarl Gim: Stravino Jacobs, Adriaan Staples, Juan Beukes, Reuben Scholtz

 

 

Muller du Plessis, who played for SA Schools in 2016 as well, is playing this year and will be playing against England in Stellenbosch instead of against Outeniqua in George. 

 

Henco Martens is also in the SA Schools side in Stellenbosch and so will not be playing against Outeniqua.

 

 

Outeniqua: 15 Darren Fortuin, 14 Aylen Schabort, 13 Emileo Otto, 12 Adolf Lombaard, 11 Dillon Pieterse, 10 James Molentze, 9 Sylvester Hassien, 8 Andreas Breytenbach (captain), 7 Ruben Coetzee, 6 Braam van Huysteen, 5 Louis Meiring, 4 JP Terblanche, 3 Conrad Ackerman, 2 Stephan Leonard, 1 Jaco Gerber

Coaches: Abrè Minnie, Jacques Wolfaard

 

Paarl Gim: 15 Daniël Beukes, 14 Stravino Jacobs, 13 Dawid Kellerman, 12 Francois Marais, 11 Hanco Hanekom, 10 Ruben Scholtz, 9 Hanro Geldenhuys, 8 Dean Nieuwoudt, 7 Juan Beukes, 6 Corné Uys, 5 Ryno Beukes(captain), 4 Adriaan Ludick, 3 Francois Staples, 2 Chris Rossouw, 1 Daniël Wessels

Coaches: Pieter Rossouw, Helmut Lehmann

 

 

08.30: Under-14A

09.30: Under-15A

10.30: Under-16A

11.40: 2nd XV

13.00: 1st XV

 

08.30: Under-16B

09.30: Under-16C

10.30: 3rd XV

11.40: 4th XV

 

08.30: Under-15C

09.30: Under-14C

10.30: Under-14B

11.40: Under-15B 

 

 

2004: Paarl Gim won 23-8

2005: Paarl Gim won 25-17

2006: Paarl Gim won 13-6

2007: Paarl Gim won 22-11

2008: Outeniqua won 16-11

2009: Outeniqua won 18-15

2010: Paarl Gim won 38-20

2011: Outeniqua won 16-11

2012: Draw 17-17 and Outeniqua won 30-22

2013: Paarl Gim won 37-23

2016: Paarl Gim won 59-42