As far as epic schools rugby battles go, Paarl Boys’ High famous comeback win over rivals Paarl Gimnasium on Saturday undoubtedly ranks right up there.
Boishaai trailed 33-21 with seven minutes remaining, but two late tries enabled them to clinch a stunning 35-33 victory – their first over their arch-rivals since 2022.
Centre Tristan Joubert brilliantly finished what would turn out to be the match-winning try in the 66th minute, which was cooly converted by centre Iwan Jordaan.
PAARL GIMNASIUM – Tries: Markus Muller, Hendre van der Westerhuizen, Jean Dreyer. Conversions: Muller (3). Penalties: Muller (4).
PAARL BOYS’ HIGH – Tries: Jeneal Davids, Gershom Pieters, Kobus Wilken, Cole Moultrie, Tristan Joubert. Conversions: Iwan Jordaan (5).
YOU CAN WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF PAARL BOYS’ HIGH VICTORY BELOW:
Here are the unofficial ‘official’ First XV Top 20 rankings list after the weekend’s matches:
| Ranking | School | Province |
| 1 | Paarl Boys’ High | Western Cape |
| 2 | Paarl Gimnasium | Western Cape |
| 3 | Grey College | Free State |
| 4 | Affies | Gauteng |
| 5 | Oakdale | Western Cape |
| 6 | Paul Roos | Western Cape |
| 7 | DHS | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 8 | Helpmekaar | Gauteng |
| 9 | Garsfontein | Gauteng |
| 10 | Noordheuwel | Gauteng |
| 12 | Stellenberg | Western Cape |
| 12 | Rondebosch | Western Cape |
| 13 | Wynberg | Western Cape |
| 14 | Outeniqua | Western Cape |
| 15 | Westville | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 16 | Northwood | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 17 | Hilton College | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 18 | Grey High School | Eastern Cape |
| 19 | Jeppe | Gauteng |
| 20 | KES | Gauteng |
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THESE RANKINGS?
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