Schools Rugby: Paul Roos power past SACS; Boshaai & Landbou, Grey & Gim also strong

Paul Roos were destructive in smashing SACS in Stellenbosch, scoring five tries in the last 15 minutes to complete a crushing 70-21 triumph. Paarl Boys High beat Outeniqua 21-10, Paarl Gim eased past Affies 41-21 and Boland Landbou hammered Brackenfell High 68-24.

Grey College scored 60 points for the third successive match in beating Waterkloof 60-15. Stellenberg crushed Strand 76-0 and Oakdale won a 71 point thriller 37-34 against Drostdy.

Wynberg were impressive in beating Rondebosch Boys High 31-19 away from home.

SACS have in the last few years run Paul Roos close, losing by four and three points respectively, but this year the class gap was again evident.

Paarl Boys High, South Africa’s No 1 ranked school for the last three years, continued their winning way against South African opposition with a powerful performance against Outeniqua. Paarl Boys High, in 2017, lost in New Zealand to Christchurch Boys High and last week lost in Paarl against the Jaguares U18s from Argentina. They exacted revenge on the Kiwis in beating Christchurch Boys High at the World Schools Festival.

In Gauteng, Jeppe beat KES and Monument had a comfortable win. Ben Vorster, EG Jansen and Garsfontein were also on the winnig side, while Transvalia shut out Kempton Park 38-0 and Parktown edged St Benedict’s 14-13.

Grey High were massive in dismantling Daniel Pienaar 71-12.

In KZN, Maritzburg College won 15-14 against Pretoria Boys High.

Wynberg beat Rondebosch 31-19