Schools wrap: Affies outplay Grey, Stellenberg stumble
Affies earned their first win against Grey College since 2015, while Paarl Boys’ ended Stellenberg’s seven-match winning streak.
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Affies earned their first win against Grey College since 2015, while Paarl Boys’ ended Stellenberg’s seven-match winning streak.
Paarl Boys’ coach Sean Erasmus believes Stellenberg’s remarkable rise to the top of the schoolboy rugby rankings is rooted in years of hard work.
Grey College weathered a late Paarl Boys’ fightback in Bloemfontein on Saturday, while Stellenberg and Affies also claimed notable victories.
Stellenberg continued their sizzling start to the season, while Monument ran riot at the Noordvaal Cup in the pick of the weekend’s schoolboy action.
Affies came from behind win to beat Paarl Boys’ High, while there were also wins for SACS, Grey High and Grey College to close out a weekend of top schools festival rugby.
Grey High came from behind to beat Michaelhouse in Gqeberha on Saturday, while there were notable wins for Oakdale, Jeppe and Paarl Gim in Kimberley.
Paul Roos Gimnasium fought back from 15-0 down to beat Garsfontein at the Wildeklawer Tournament in Kimberley on Friday.
Coach Sylvester Booysen has revealed the reasons for Garsfontein’s giant-killing schools rugby success this season.
Grey College lost three successive matches for the first time since 2015, while Paarl Boys’ returned to winning ways.
Jake White will continue working with Selborne College after a dramatic fallout with the school’s leadership was resolved.