Schoolboy Rugby SA Blog – May 2025: Rivalries, Upsets & Rankings Shake-Up
A seismic weekend of schoolboy rugby saw Paarl Gim dismantle DHS to end their unbeaten run, while Grey College, Paul Roos, and Oakdale made strong comebacks. Hilton edged Michaelhouse in their 209th classic, and Westville stands tall as KZN’s last unbeaten giant. With epic clashes on the horizon—Grey vs Paarl Boys and Gim vs Paul Roos—the rankings are tighter than ever.
May 53 min read
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Wildeklawer 2025🏉: DHS Chase Perfection, Affies Rise, and a Historic Rivalry Beckons
DHS remain the only unbeaten side in South Africa’s schoolboy rugby top 10 after a dominant Wildeklawer showing. With just one game left at the festival — a blockbuster against Paarl Gim — all eyes are on the KZN side’s fairytale run. Elsewhere, Affies and Paul Roos continue to notch key wins in a season that’s shaping the national standings dramatically!
May 24 min read
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SACS vs Stellenberg ended up with a surprisingly easy away win for Stellenberg 7-29. This coming weekend Stellenberg is targeting a Grand Slam in the Southern Suburbs against Bishops after already concurring Wynberg, SACS and Rondebosch (all AWAY).
Reckon Paarl Gim will finished undefeated this year!
One of the more accurate ranking systems I've seen, so well done House Rugga🤝🏻 Does seem like some of the sides ranked lower seems to be missing some results which might impact the rankings as I know Strand have won games vs Worcester Gim and Bredasdorp earlier on in the Strand Aandreeks and I don't think it was taken into account here, they were full games and full teams. Very good nonetheless