Overview
- Paarl Gimnasium beat arch‑rivals Paarl Boys’ High 25-11 at Faure Street Stadium in the derby played on Saturday, with Derik Cloete scoring two tries.
- Thomas Saunders and scrumhalf Mickyle Booise added tries for Gimnasium while Daniël Meisenheimer kicked two penalties and Aleit Stander scored Boishaai’s only try.
- The win stretched Gimnasium’s season streak to 15 consecutive victories and left them with a final reported record of 15-1 for 2026.
- Officials showed Gimnasium lock Dirk Hugo a yellow card for repeated infringements in the 56th minute, after which Boishaai briefly threatened a comeback.
- A reported crowd of roughly 23,000–25,000 attended the match, underscoring the derby’s national profile and leaving observers to compare Gimnasium’s 2026 campaign with the country’s best school teams.