Schools Top 20 - 7 August 2019
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: There is not much left of the season. Once we’re over the hump of the long weekend we go rushing to the end of yet another season with all its excitement and energy – and its disappointments.
It is again time to marvel about the enthusiasm for rugby in South African schools and all those enthusiastic schoolteachers whose energy engenders that enthusiasm.
Here we acknowledge the best achieving first XVs.
Relevant Results
In brackets are the positions on the Top 20 as at last week’s Top 20.
Paarl Gim is one place above Paarl Boys’ High and beat them by one point in a thrilling Interschools out at Paarl.
But there are those that defy the ranking – Menlopark, Grey PE and St Andrew’s.
Grey College (1) vs Oakdale, 57-26
Paarl Gym (2) vs Paarl Boys’ High (3), 18-17
Paul Roos (4) vs Boland Landbou (19), 28-10
Garsfontein (5) vs Transvalia, 73-22
Menlopark (14) vs Monument (6), 22-15
Framesby (7) vs Outeniqua (20), 22-14
Stellenberg (8) vs DF Malan, 80-0
St Andrew’s (17) vs Bishops (9), 42-22
Grey High (13) vs Selborne (11), 23-17
Glenwood (15) vs Maritzburg College, 36-25
Rondebosch (18) vs SACS, 24-5
Waterkloof vs HTS Middelburg, 36-31
Dr EG Jansen vs Noordheuwel, 61-38
As a result, the top 5 stay where they are.
Framesby, Menlopark, Stellenberg, Grey PE and St Andrew’s rise up while those they beat drop down – bearing in mind that just being on the Top 20 is a huge achievement.
Schools Top 20 – 7 August 2019
1 Grey College
2 Paarl Gim
3 Paarl Boys’ High
4 Paul Roos
5 Garsfontein
6 Framesby
7 Stellenberg
8 Grey High
9 Menlopark
10 Helpmekaar
11 Monument
12 Affies
13 St Andrew’s of Grahamstown
14 Bishops
15 Glenwood
16 Selborne
17 KES
18 Rondebosch
19 Boland Landbou
20 Outeniqua
Pressure group: Dr EG Jansen, Jeppe, Oakdale, SACS, Waterkloof, Welkom Gimnasium
*Photo Credit: @gimnasiumpaarl
