With Paarl Gym losing to Drostdy in their final match of the season, they lost the top spot to Affies, who are crowned the Schoolboy Derby 1st XV of the year.

While the Pretoria-based school lost to Waterkloof and Paul Roos, they have beaten the in-from powers in Gimmies, Boishaai and Grey Bloem, taking their record to 15 wins from 17 matches.

Gimmies are still placed above Paarl Boys’ as they beat the latter three weeks ago in Faure Street.

SCHOOLBOY DERBY TOP 15:
1 Affies
2 Paarl Gym
3 Paarl Boys’
4 Grey Bloem
5 Noord–Kaap
6 Outeniqua
7 Dale
8 KES
9 Centurion
10 Waterkloof
11 Michaelhouse
12 Paul Roos
13 Grey PE
14 Garsfontein
15 Wynberg
Close behind: Boland Landbou, Maritzburg College, Daniel Pienaar, SACS, Kempton Park, Monnas, Glenwood, Drostdy.

WESTERN CAPE

Paarl Gym 11 Drostdy 13
SACS 7 Wynberg 8
Primrose RFC vs Paarl Boys’ (cancelled)
Rondebosch 19 Bishops 11
Brackenfell 0 Tygerberg 41
Stellenberg 3 Durbanville 3

UP NORTH

Beeld Trophy final: Monument 10 Kempton Park 20

WESTERN CAPE

The Western Cape will have its last round of schoolboy fixtures.

The major clashes will see SACS host Wynberg, especially after both schools downed Bishops and Rondebosch respectively last weekend. Paarl Gym also face Drostdy.

Paarl Boys’ will visit Primrose RFC, while Brackenfell take on Tygerberg.

Fixtures:
Paarl Gym vs Drostdy
SACS vs Wynberg
Primrose RFC vs Paarl Boys’
Rondebosch vs Bishops
Brackenfell vs Tygerberg
Stellenberg vs Durbanville

UP NORTH

The Beeld Trophy final will see Monument tackle Kempton Park. Monnas are favourites for the title, but Kempton Park have surprised many this year, especially with wins over Middelburg and EG Jansen.

Fixture:
Monument vs Kempton Park

WESTERN CAPE

Bishops 3 SACS 24
Paarl Boys’ 61 Drostdy 18
Wynberg 24 Rondebosch 12
Outeniqua 45 Daniel Pienaar 22
Boland Landbou 38 Oakdale 19

EASTERN CAPE

Queen’s 28 Dale 0

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Grey Bloem 33 Paul Roos 23

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WESTERN CAPE

The Western Cape school scene is the only one still going at full flow. The major games will see the four southern suburb powers tackle each other as Bishops take on SACS and Wynberg duel Rondebosch.

Paarl Gym host Brackenfell and Paarl Boys’ face Drostdy, who upset Paul Roos two weeks ago.

Fixtures:
Bishops vs SACS
Oakdale vs Boland Landbou
Paarl Gym vs Brackenfell
Paarl Boys’ vs Drostdy
Wynberg vs Rondebosch

EASTERN CAPE

While most of the top schools in the region have ended their seasons, there is one last derby for Dale and Queen’s as they collide in Queenstown on Saturdauy.

Fixtures:
Queen’s vs Dale

UP NORTH

Paul Roos travel up to Bloemfontein to take on Grey in an annual interschools derby.

Fixtures:
Grey Bloem vs Paul Roos

A close contest was expected in this year’s Paarl Derby as both teams produced impressive form throughout the year, having only lost one match apiece. And the action on the field didn’t disappoint as only seven points were the difference between victory and defeat.

It was Gimmies No 8 Rikus Bothma who scored the telling try during the first half, which came from a scrum inside Boishaai’s red zone. After a strong ball carry from flyhalf Handre Pollard, the WP U18 Craven Week eighthman powered through to dive over under the posts. Pollard added the conversion and two penalties to give Gimmies a 13-3 half-time lead.

In the second stanza, Boishaai dominated. However, they couldn’t finish their try scoring opportunities and Paarl Gym held on. Wing Tiaan Mouton kicked two penalties, in addition to his first three-pointer in the opening 35. Pollard’s third penalty was enough to see his team through to victory.

Paarl Gym 1st XV head coach Christoff Lotter lauded his team’s performance.

‘We knew it wasn’t going to be an easy contest, but my players started the match very well,’ Lotter told keo.co.za’s Schoolboy Derby. ‘We could’ve scored a second try just before half-time, but we lost the ball forward. But in hindsight, Rikus Bothma’s try proved to be the match clincher.

‘Paarl Boys’ played very well in the second half, but we managed to hold on. I think the presence of Handre Pollard lifted out spirits. We played a couple of centres and scrumhalves as in his place when he wasn’t around. He also recently recovered from the leg injury he picked up during Craven Week, so he didn’t get a lot of time to train.

‘But having him available brought back a lot of rhythm to our backline and he kicked important points. He’s a very important player, and he proved why on Saturday.’

WESTERN CAPE

Paarl Boys’ 9 Paarl Gym 16
Bishops 16 Wynberg 25
SACS 26 Rondebosch 6
Paul Roos 11 Drostdy 12
De Kuilen 10 Boland Landbou 55
Hugenote 39 Brackenfell 11
Strand 23 Durbanville 13
Outeniqua 68 Oudtshoorn 14

EASTERN CAPE

Hangklip 3 Queen’s 43
Selborne 7 Dale 12
Die Brandwag 29 Nico Malan 32
Cambridge 7 Stirling 26
Grey PE 35 Framesby 29
St Andrew’s 47 Muir 17
Daniel Pienaar 19 Marlow 19

KZN

Glenwood 27 Mariztburg College 27

UP NORTH

Pretoria Boys’ 20 Affies 36
Grey Bloem 58 Kearsney 10
Middelburg 25 Garsfontein 25
Monument 25 HTS Middleburg 8
Rustenburg 31 Kempton Park 24
Waterkloof 46 EG Jansen 21
KES 82 Parktown Boys’ 3
Diamantveld 46 Jeppe 10

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WESTERN CAPE

The Paarl derby will steal the spotlight this weekend as Boishaai and Gimmes clash in the arguable the biggest 1st XV match of the year.

In other fixtures, there are two major southern suburb matches as Bishops tackle Wynberg and SACS take on Rondebosch. Paul Roos also travel to Drostdy.

Fixtures:
Paarl Boys’ vs Paarl Gym
Bishops vs Wynberg
SACS vs Rondebosch
Paul Roos vs Drostdy
Bellville vs Stellenberg
De Kuilen vs Boland Landbou
Strand vs Durbanville

EASTERN CAPE

Selborne and Dale will feature in the big Eastern Cape clash of the weekend. Dale will hope to continue their impressive run this year, after edging Selborne earlier this year.

Grey PE will hope to return to winning ways against Framesby, while Queen’s and St Andrew’s face Hangklip and Muir respectively.

Fixtures:
Hangklip vs Queen’s
Selborne vs Dale
Brandwag vs Nico Malan
Cambridge vs Stirling
Grey PE vs Framesby
St Andrew’s vs Muir
Port Rex vs Hudson Park

KZN

The Green Machine and Maritzburg College will battle it out to clinch the top KZN school tag of 2012. While both schools have been inconsistent, they have been two of the more successful schools in the east coast region.

Fixtures:
Glenwood vs Mariztburg College

UP NORTH

There will be a second Pretoria derby when Affies visit Pretoria Boys’. Affies will be confident of victory after a comprehensive victory earlier in the year. KES also take on Parktown Boys’.

Fixtures:
Pretoria Boys’ vs Affies
Duineveld vs Upington
Monument vs HTS Middleburg
Rustenburg vs Kempton Park
KES vs Parktown Boys’

WESTERN CAPE

Paul Roos 26 Bishops 10
Boland Landbou 49 Bellville 8
Paarl Gym 38 Rondebosch 8
Paarl Boys’ 12 Wynberg 6
SACS 18 Drostdy 19
De Kuilen 24 Tygerberg 19
Outeniqua 39 Framesby 8

EASTERN CAPE

Grey PE 3 Grey Bloem 22
Marlow 10 Oakdale 39
Dale 22 St Andrew’s 20
Queen’s 26 Selborne 17
Stirling 8 Hudson Park 41
Union 21 Grens 5
Cambridge 21 Port Rex 10

UP NORTH

Jeppe 28 KES 13
Affies 28 Glenwood 10
Pretoria Boys’ 26 Maritzburg College 25
Duineveld 16 Sentraal 10

WESTERN CAPE

Rondebosch and Wynberg have a tough weekend ahead as they tackle the powers from Paarl, Gimmies and Boshaai respectively. The Paul Roos-Bishops encounter should be an exciting one, while SACS also take on Drostdy.

Fixtures:
Paul Roos vs Bishops
Boland Landbou vs Bellville
Paarl Gym vs Rondebosch
Paarl Boys’ vs Wynberg
SACS vs Drostdy
Durbanville vs Brackenfell
De Kuilen vs Tygerberg
Monument vs DF Malan
Strand vs Hugenote

EASTERN CAPE

The Grey derby in PE will attract plenty of attention, but their will be another big game when Queen’s face Selborne. Marlow also host Oakdale, while Dale duel against St Andrew’s.

Fixtures:
Grey PE vs Grey Bloem
Marlow vs Oakdale
Gill vs Cradock
Dale vs St Andrew’s
Queen’s vs Selborne
Stirling vs Hudson Park

UP NORTH

Two major KZN schools travel up north this weekend as Glenwood visit Affies while Maritzburg College go to Preroria Boys’. Jeppe and KES also clash in big schoolboy game.

Fixtures:
Jeppe vs KES
Affies vs Glenwood
Pretoria Boys’ vs Maritzburg College
Middelburg vs Menlopark

WESTERN CAPE

Bishops 16 Tygerberg 12
Boland Landbou 30 Wynberg 12
Paarl Gym 17 Outeniqua 17
Oakdale 7 Paarl Boys’ 22
SACS 3 Paul Roos 12
Rondebosch 12 Drostdy 5

EASTERN CAPE

St Andrews 38 Marlow 20
Daniel Pienaar 18 Grey PE 14
Queen’s 52 Port Rex 10
Adelaide 22 Grens 5
Selborne 20 Hudson Park 7
Die Brandwag 31 Despatch 10

KZN

Maritzburg College 7 Affies 33
Glenwood 33 Kirkhan Grammar (UK) 5

UP NORTH

Grey Bloem 29 Pretoria Boys’ 16
Centurion 31 Zwartkop 15
Monument 23 Florida 18
Waterkloof 61 Garsfontein 35
Middelburg 25 Middelburg HTS 16
Jim Fouche 45 Louis Botha 5
Sentraal 27 Diamantveld 19
Noord-Kaap 21 Framesby 13

WESTERN CAPE

Paarl Gym and Outeniqua will face off in the major clash in the region. The No 1-ranked school in the country will come up against a side that had a large contingent in this year’s SWD U18 Craven Week squad.

In other games, Paarl Boys’ tackle Oakdale while SACS will come up against Paul Roos.

Fixtures:
Bishops vs Tygerberg
Boland Landbou vs Wynberg
Paarl Gym vs Outeniqua
Oakdale vs Paarl Boys’
SACS vs Paul Roos
Bellville vs Bellville Tech
Rondebosch vs Drostdy
DF Malan vs Brackenfell

EASTERN CAPE

With Dale enjoying a bye, Grey PE will face Daniel Pienaar and Saints duel against Marlow.

Fixtures:
St Andrews vs Marlow
Daniel Pienaar vs Grey PE

KZN

The Maritzburg College-Affies match will be the highlight of the weekend and it will be televised on SS5 at 5pm. There will also be a match between Glenwood and touring Kirkhan Grammar

Fixtures:
Maritzburg College vs Affies
Glenwood vs Kirkhan Grammar (UK)

UP NORTH

Grey Bloem return to action against Pretoria Boys’. Kempton Park will also come up against EG Jansen in the Valke schools final.

Fixtures
Grey Bloem vs Pretoria Boys’
Kempton Park vs EG Jansen
Centurion vs Zwartkop
Waterkloof vs Garsfontein

As expected, the U18 Craven Week unofficial champions have the most players in the squad. WP have eight representatives, while the Golden Lions have six. KZN (four), EP (three), Border (one), Boland (four), the Valke (two), SWD (two), Griffons (one), Pumas (one) and Free State (two) also have schoolboys picked.

This squad will play a set of trials from 28 July, before being reduced to a final group of 28 players. The SA Schools team will play in the three U18 internationals against Wales, France and England.

50-man SA Schools trials squad - Bongile Nonkontwana (Blue Bulls), Aidon Davis (EP), Akhona Sihunu (Border), Caswell Khoza (Blue Bulls), Chad Solomon (WP), Chris Massyn (Golden Lions), Christiaan Meyer (Valke), Courtney Cupido (Boland), Daniel du Preez (KZN), Dayan van der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls), Duhan van der Merwe (SWD), Dylon Smith (Golden Lions), Edward Schmidt (Free State), Francois Esterhuizen (Boland), Ganfried May (SWD), Gideon Koegelenberg (Boland), Handre Pollard (WP), Heinrich Viljoen (Blue Bulls), Hyron Andrews (Blue Bulls), Jako van der Walt (Golden Lions), Jano Venter (Pumas), Jason Worrall (WP), JD Schickerling (WP), Jean-Luc du Preez (KZN), Jesse Kriel (KZN), Johan Bannink (Blue Bulls), Johan Labuschagne (Valke), Jurie Linde (Blue Bulls), Justin Philips (Blue Bulls), Koch Marx (Golden Lions), Leighton van Wyk (WP), Liam Hendricks (WP), Malcolm Marx (Golden Lions), Marcus Kleinbooi (Blue Bulls), Matjikinyane Molapo (Blue Bulls), Nicholas Janse van Resnburg (Blue Bulls), Ox Nche (Free State), Pierre Schoeman (Blue Bulls), Ramone Samuels (WP), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls), Rynard Snyman (Griffons), Ryno Eksteen (Blue Bulls), Sandile Kubeka (KZN), Selwyn Davids (EP), Sergeal Petersen (EP), Stephan Vermeulen (Golden Lions), Thabo Mabuza (Blue Bulls), Warrick Galant (SWD), Wesley Adonis (WP), Wilco Louw (Boland).

By Gareth Duncan, in Port Elizabeth

EP kept their unbeaten record with an impressive 27-24 comeback win over KZN.

KZN geld a 12-6 lead at the break, and were ahead 24-20 during the dying stages. However, wing Sergeal Petersen scored a great individual try to secure victory for the host union.

In other results, WP eased to 29-14 win over the Pumas, with flyhalf Dennis Cox and fullback Jason Worrall scoring a brace apiece, while Free State claimed a 30-5 victory over the Valke.

Results (Final Day):
Namibia 28 (7) Zimbabwe 7 (0)
SWD 20 (13) Boland 10 (7)
Griffons 34 (24) Griquas Country Districts 5 (5)
WP 29 (17) Pumas 14 (7)
Border 7 (0) Limpopo 20 (10)
EP Country Districts vs Leopards – match canceled
KZN 24 (12) EP 27 (6)
Free State 30 (13) Valke 5 (5)

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While the Bulls will be chuffed with their signing of Baby Bok and WP junior flyhalf Handre Pollard, they have lost two of their Craven Week players to the Cape union.

Meiring and Eksteen, both based at Affies, will make the rare trek down south as they’ve both signed one-year junior contracts with WP.

Bulls U18 head coach Riaan Brandt confirmed the news.

‘Steven and Ryno will leave at the end of the year,’ Brandt told keo.co.za’s Schoolboy Derby. ‘I think they will both do well and will get their opportunities at a more professional level.

‘Steven has been part of our impressive forward displays at Craven Week, while Ryno has shown his class in our two wins so far. Especially against the Pumas, where he controlled the game and backline well and scored 16 points in our 36-10 win.’

By Gareth Duncan, in Port Elizabeth

It was a one-side contest, with the Bulls running in five tries to seal their second consecutive triumph of the tournament. Two of them were score via massive tighthead prop Johan Bannink (who weighs 130kg and and stands at 1.89m), who powered over from lose range on two occasions. TWing Marquit September, scrumhalf George-Lee Erasmus and flyhalf Ryno Eksteen also crossed the chalk.

Eksteen’s influence was pivotal in the win, especially with the boot. He kicked four conversions and a penalty to take the game away from the Pumas. While the Bulls forwards were also dominant, he spearheaded a backline that ran rampant at full force.

This saw the victors dominate the first half to lead 24-3 at the break. The Pumas opened the scoring via the boot of flyhalf Brandon Thomson, but it was all Bulls thereafter. Wing Marquit September finished smartly out wide to sneak in at the corner, while Bannick sniped the fringes to dive over under the posts. The Garsfontein front-rower then crashed over from a quick penalty tap on the stroke of half-time.

The game died down in the second stanza, with both teams guilty of errors on attack. But finishes from Erasmus and Eksteen was enough for the win. The Pumas grabbed a consolation via flank Willandre Kotzenberg.

This result will see the Bulls take on the Golden Lions in the unofficial final on Saturday.

Blue Bulls – 15 Jaco Hayward (Centurion), 14 Marcus Kleinbooi (Affies), 13 Jurie Linde (Affies), 12 Rohan Jansen van Rensburg (Waterkloof), 11 Caswell Khoza (Southdowns), 10 Ryno Eksteen (Affies), 9 Justin Phillips (Waterkloof), 8 Steven Meiring (Affies), 7 Heinrich Viljoen (Affies), 6 Thabo Mabuza (Centurion), 5 Janse van Rensburg (Affies), 4 Hyron Andrews (Garsfontein), 3 Johan Bannink (Garsfontein), 2 Vean Roodt (Centurion), 1 Pierre Schoeman (Affies, c)
Subs: 16 François Steyn (Affies), 17 Dayan van der Westhuizen (Centurion), 18 Johan Ras (Centurion), 19 Bobby de Wee (Southdowns), 20 George-Lee Erasmus (Centurion), 21 Chad McKay (Centurion), 22 Marquit September (Garsfontein).

Pumas - 15 Lindelwe Zungu (Piet Retief), 14 Karabo Makola (HTS Witbank), 13 Wygie Johnstone (HTS Middelburg), 12 Donavan Gissing (Standerton), 11 Vincent Sibiya (Middelburg), 10 Brandon Thomson (Ermelo), 9 Jacobus Wolmarans (Hoërskool Middelburg), 8 Jano Venter (HTS Middelburg), 7 Daniel Maartens (Nelspruit), 6 Willandre Kotzenberg (HTS Middelburg), 5 Christopher van Leeuwen (Middelburg), 4 Thulane Mkhonto (Middelburg), 3 Ivan Gouws (Middelburg), 2 Wilmar Arnoldi (Ermelo), 1 JP Herbst (HTS Middelburg).
Subs: 16 Siphephelo Vilakazi (Piet Retief), 17 Philani Ngwato (Generaal Hertzog), 18 Michael Basson (HTS Middelburg), 19 Menzi Nhlabathi (Nelspruit), 20 Impi Visser (Ermelo), 21 Harabith Mojalefa (Standerton), 22 Abednigo Mashabane (HTS Middelburg).