Overview
- The first XV matchup between Paarl Boys' High and Paarl Gimnasium is scheduled for Saturday at Faure Street Stadium and organisers expect about 25,000 spectators.
- Paarl Gimenter the weekend on a 13–14 match winning run and would become the informal top-ranked school in South Africa if they beat Boishaai.
- Boishaai coach Sean Erasmus says the greater burden of expectation sits with Gimmies, and Gim coach Pieter Rossouw says his team will treat this year as a fresh season.
- Rugby365 has published the confirmed starting XVs for both sides, naming Ethan Barker as Paarl Gim's captain and Danté Davids in Paarl Boys' High's backline.
- Several other big school fixtures this weekend, including Grey College v Grey High and Paul Roos v Boland Landbou, will also shape the final unofficial national standings.