Overview
- Stellenberg, which trailed 10-0 at halftime on Saturday, beat Paul Roos 20-10 through tries from Ralton Rhode, Juvan Burden and Janu Venter plus an Ethan van Biljon penalty.
- The win adds to recent scalps of Paarl Gim and Grey College, including a 26-21 success at the North–South tournament in Pretoria that often sets early-season form.
- The loss was Paul Roos’s first of 2026, and results over recent weeks show all six traditional powers have already dropped at least one match.
- Paarl Gim hammered Affies 51-24 in Pretoria, with fullback Thomas Saunders scoring a hat-trick to cap a statement interprovincial victory.
- Stellenberg’s surge now meets two away hurdles, with Oakdale on May 9 then Paarl Boys on May 16 likely to show if the Jade Brigade can sustain this level.