Top teams to meet in Paarl

On Saturday two of the greatest rugby schools in South Africa meet in Paarl – Paarl Boys' High and Grey College of Bloemfontein, two schools with wonderful traditions. The match is one of the new Premier Interschools initiative and will be televised live.

In the latest FNB Top 20 rankings Grey are ranked third and Boishaai fourth, both in fact quite capable of being right at the top.

So far this season both Grey and Boishaai have lost to Affies. That was Boishaai's only defeat but Grey have in addition lost to Paarl Gim. Both of them are schools who regularly play against the top schools in the country. Apart from playing Affies, both sides have beaten Monument and Waterkloof.

The results against common opponents are similar. Their positions on the rankings are close. It all suggests a close match at Paarl's grounds in Brug Street.

The teams:

Paarl Boys' High: 15 Darrian Hock, 14 Tiaan Mouton, 13 Dewald Naudé, 12 Henri Nimb, 11 Dante van der Merwe, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Pieter Schoonraad, 8 Johan Botha, 7 Jeandré Brink, 6 Derek Taylor, 5 Sebastiaan Ferreira, 4 Burger van Niekerk, 3 Liam Hendricks, 2 Craig Corbett (captain), 1 Wesley Adonis.

Grey College: 15 EW Viljoen, 14 Pieter Faber, 13 Stephan Janse van Rensburg, 12 Pieter Jordaan, 11 Lezar Marnewick, 10 Barend Bornman, 9 Heinrich Sander, 8 Reinhardt Arndt, 7 Stefan Koen, 6 Gareth de Bruyn, 5 Dylan Harlen, 4 Edward Schmidt, 3 Ruan Kramer, 2 Corniel Els, 1 Andrew du Plessis.

Date: Saturday, 26 May, 2012

Kick-off: 13.45

Venue: Paarl Boys' High Ground in Brug Street

Television broadcast: SuperSport Five (Live and delayed)

Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a high of 17°C, dropping to 8°C

Referee: Quinton Immelman (Western Province Referees' Society)

Results down the years:

1950: Grey won 10-6

1953: Grey won 12-9

1954: Grey won 6-3

1954: Grey won 8-3

1956: Grey won 13-3

1957: Paarl Boys' High won 9-3

1960: Grey won 14-0

1960: Grey won 11-3

1973: Grey won 24-0

1974: Grey won 21-7

1977: Grey won 29-13

1978: Grey won 29-13

1979: Paarl Boys' High won 16-13

1980: Grey won 13-4

1983: Paarl Boys' High won 14-0

1984: Grey won 19-14

1984: Grey won 32-12

1987: Grey won 31-14

1989: Grey won 23-6

1993: Drew 0-0

1995: Grey won 18-6

1996: Paarl Boys' High won 16-9

1997: Grey won 20-16

1998: Grey won 20-6

1999: Grey won 34-16

2000: Paarl Boys' High won 17-10

2001: Grey won 38-15

2002: Grey won 23-6

2003: Grey won 27-16

2004: Grey won 38-3

2005: Grey won 38-13

2006: Grey won 20-5

2007: Grey won 48-24

2008: Grey won 34-24

2009: Grey won 50-8

2010: Grey won 32-12

2011: Drew 15-15

Results supplied by Pollie Pollard & Nico du Plessis