All the schoolboy rugby fixtures this weekend
Some of the final rounds of schoolboy rugby matches this second term take place this weekend before the schools break for the midyear June exams.
Then during the holidays the annual rugby weeks, including the U18 Craven Week, take place across South Africa.
It has been a thrilling few months of schoolboy rugby, with Paarl Gimnasium setting the tone in 2025.
This weekend there is again plenty to look forward to. In the Western Cape, Paarl Gim host Oakdale, Paul Roos take on SACS and Stellenberg host Paarl Boys High.
In the Eastern Cape, Hudson Park entertain Queen's, Marlow welcome Dale, and Grey High take on St Andrew's.
In KZN, Maritzburg face Kearsney, DHS play Hilton and Westville clash with Glenwood. In the Noordvaal region, Pretoria Boys High face Michaelhouse, Jeppe host Affies, Garsfontein welcome Nelspruit, Monument take on Helpmekaar, EG Jansen face Noordheuwel, and Randburg play Eldoraigne.
In Bloemfontein, Grey College host Selborne.
Fixtures
Western Cape
Paul Roos v SACS
Boland Landbou v HTS Bellville
Paarl Gim v Oakdale
Stellenberg v Paarl Boys High
Tygerberg v Swartland
Brackenfell v DF Malan
Eastern Cape
HudsonPark v Queen's
Marlow v Dale
Graeme v Nico Malan
Framesby v Pearson
Grey High v St Andrew's
Free State
Grey College v Selborne
Witteberg v Voortrekker
Diamantveld v Jim Fouche
Louis Botha v Sentraal
Goudveld v Welkom Gim
Hentie Cilliers v Trio
KZN
Maritzburg v Kearsney
DHS v Hilton
Westville v Glenwood
Noordvaal
Waterkloof v Rustenburg
Menlopark v Transvalia
Garsfontein v Nelspruit
Monument v Helpmekaar
Oos-Moot v Zwartkop
EG Jansen v Noordheuwel
Pretoria Boys High v Michaelhouse
St Stithians v St Charles
Jeppe v Affies
KES v St Benedict's
Parktown v St John's
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