Schools Top 20 - April 17
This is the first schools Top 20 of 2013, and let us say something that we said first 15 years ago when we did the first one.
This is not absolute, nor can it be. No amount of 'science' can make it absolutely true. We present this in all humility because it always adds so much to interest in schools rugby, partly by way of debate.
Of course, the ranking will change from week to week as more matches are played.
The time seems right to make a start as schools have already played up to eight matches.
Not for the first time Grey College do not start top but then they lost – just 22-20) to the strong Outeniqua side with its electric backs.
Of the teams in this week's Top 20, Affies, Die Brandwag, Dr EG Jansen, Monument, Outeniqua, Paarl Gim and St Andrew's have been unbeaten. It was then up to the four assessors to work out the level of achievement relative to the opposition. They started with all schools, then got to 50 and finally to 20.
FNB Top 20 – 17 April 2013
1. Outeniqua
2. Grey College of Bloemfontein
3. Paarl Gim
4. Affies
5. Garsfontein
6. Monument
7. Waterkloof
8. Paarl Boys' High
9. Dr EG Jansen
10. St Andrew's College of Grahamstown
11. Die Brandwag
12. Pretoria Boys High
13. Nelspruit
14. Noord-Kaap
15. Transvalia
16. Drostdy
17. Sentraal
18. Diamantveld
19. Centurion
20. Marlow
Other teams strongly considered were Grey High of Port Elizabeth, Kearsney, Menlopark and Paul Roos.
