Boishaai take down Gimmies
Paarl Boys' High defeated bitter-rivals Paarl Gymnasium 16-10 in the 100th annual inter-city clash at Faure Street Stadium. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Paarl Boys' High defeated bitter-rivals Paarl Gymnasium 16-10 in the 100th annual inter-city clash at Faure Street Stadium. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
There were victories for Paul Roos, Waterkloof, Menlopark, SACS and Maritzburg College on Saturday.
The Sharks ran in five tries to defeat the Golden Lions 33-29 in their pre-season warm-up in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.
Paarl Gym are aiming to end Boishaai's 17-match winning streak with a fifth successive triumph over their old foes at Faure Street Stadium on Saturday.
Affies have climbed into the top five of the FNB rankings following their 50-19 victory over Maritzburg College.
Three former players and a coach on whether Heyneke Meyer is to blame for the Springboks' lack of fitness and conditioning.
Francois Louw and Jannie du Plessis will miss next Saturday's Test against Argentina, but the Springboks could have Jean de Villiers, Fourie du Preez and Willem Alberts back.
The All Blacks have increased their lead at the summit of the World Rugby rankings to 7.96 rating points over the second-placed Springboks.
SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in five key areas of the game this past weekend.
Griquas claimed a 41-21 bonus-point win over SWD, while there were also wins for the Leopards and Valke in round seven of the 2015 Currie Cup qualifiers.