Boys' High vs Paul Roos in Paarl
In a Premier Interschools match in Paarl on Saturday, Paul Roos play Paarl Boys' High.
We have had 1 vs 2 and 2 vs 3, now it's 3 vs 4, for Paul Roos are ranked No.3 on the Schools Top 20, Boys' High 4th. It is, in world terms, one of the very best schoolboy rugby matches.
Paul Roos went on a triumphant trip to the Sanix World Youth Rugby Tournament in Japan, and last week played their first match back in South Africa and lost 42-15 to Paarl Gim, the No.2 side. hat was in Stellenbosch; now they go across the N1 to Paarl for another tough encounter. It's a demanding welcome home, and their victory in Japan makes them even more of a target.
They are both excellent sides, and a big crowd is expected on a day of 20 matches between the two schools.
Season So Far.
Paul Roos have lost only one of their 11 matches, and that was to Paarl Gim last week. But they have played only three South African schools , plus three from New Zealand, two from Japan and one each from Australia, England and Russia. The South African schools that they beat are Grey PE and Rondebosch, both Top 20 teams.
Paarl Boys High have won eight of their 10 matches so far with a draw and a defeat. In their first match of the season, they drew 20-all with Helpmekaar and their only defeat was 43-24 against the great Grey Bloem side. Of the other schools who are or have been on the Top 20, Boys' High have beaten Glenwood, Affies, Monument, Outeniqua and Drostdy.
Both Boys' High and Paul Roos could play against any other school in the world.
Teams
Pazul Roos are without centre Tiaan Pretorius who played for Western Province at the 2018 Craven Week. They still have two from last year's Craven Weerk - prop Robbie Roodgers and flyhalf Kade Wolhuter who has signed a three-year contract with French club Montpellier.
Paarl Boys' High: 15 Jacques Rousseau, 14 Angelo Osch, 13 Quan Horn, 12 Tyler Bocks, 11 Javier Farmer, 10 Kian Meadon, 9 Wian van der Sandt, 8 Gideon van Wyk, 7 Eon van den Berg, 6 Stass Nel, 5 Niel Venter, 4 Evan Roode, 3 Sebastian Lombard, 2 Allister Williams, 1 Rhynardt Rijnsburger (captain)
Replacements: 16 Delmar Degenaar, 17 Abraham Reyneke, 18 Armandt Coetzee, 19 Jade Hendricks, 20 Cameron Hanekom, 21 Keean Barnard, 22 ikus Jonck, 23 Riis Du Plessis
Paul Roos: 15 Cade Croy, 14 Matthew Luddit, 13 Luke Burger, 12 Ronin Daniels, 11 Gerhard Cloete, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Xander Botha, 8 Jarod Cairns, 7 Arno Heenop, 6 André Smit, 5 Dylan De Leeuw, 4 Daniel Swart, 3 Corné Weilbach, 2 Meiring Ebersohn, 1 Robert Rodgers
Replacements: 16 Jesse Linders, 17 Damian Swartz, 18 Joubert Grobelaar, 19 Andreas Wild, 20 Calvyn Louis, 21 tba, 22 Christiaan van Blommenstein, 23 Myron-Lee Jonkerman
Date: Saturday, 25 May 2019
1st XV kick-off: 14.00
Venue: A Field, Brugstraat, Paarl
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy and warm with a high of 30°C and a low of 17°C
Rugby Programnme - 25 May 2019
A Field
08.00: 4th XV
09.10: Under-15A
10.10: Under-16A
11.20: 3rd XV
12.30: 2nd XV
14.00: 1st XV
B Field
08.00: 8th XV vs Evergreens
09.10: Under-14A
10.10: 5th XV
11.20: 6th XV
12.30: 7th XV
C Field
08.00: Under-16E
09.10: Under-16D
10.10: Under-16C
11.20: Under-16B
12.40: Under-16F vs Kylemore
D Field
08.00: Under-14E vs Klapmuts
09.00: Under-14
10.00: Under-14C
11.00: 0Under-14B
12.00: Under-14F vs Melkbosstrand
13.00: 8th XV vs Melbosstrand
E Field
08.00: Under-15E vs Kylemore
09.00: Under-15D
10.00: Under-15C
11.00: Under-15B
12.00: Under-15F vs Van der Stel Juniors
Paarl Boys' High vs Paul Roos Down the Years
1976: Paarl Boys' High won 14-0
1977: Paarl Boys' High won 13-3
1978: Paarl Boys' High won 20-8
1979: Paarl Boys' High won 13-9
1980: Paarl Boys' High won 15-10
1981: Paarl Boys' High won 12-6
1982: Paarl Boys' High won 10-7
1983: Paarl Boys' High won 9-3
1984: Paarl Boys' High won 12-9
1985: Paarl Boys' High won 31-7
1986: Paul Roos won 3-0
1987: Paarl Boys' High won 7-6
1988: Paul Roos won 10-6
1989: Paul Roos won 21-6
1990: Paul Roos won 4-0
1991: Paul Roos won 29-6
1992: Paarl Boys' High won 6-3
1993: Paarl Boys' High won 11-13
1994: Paarl Boys' High won 22-20
1995: Paarl Boys' High won 6-3
1996: Paul Roos won 3-0
1997: Paarl Boys' High won 25-22
1998: Paul Roos won 17-3
1999: Paul Roos won 13-26
2000: Paarl Boys' High won 12-8
2001: Paarl Boys' High won 14-9
2002: Draw 18-18
2003: Paul Roos won 12-9
2004: Paul Roos won 22-7
2005: Paarl Boys' High won 16-11
2006: Paul Roos won 10-6
2007: Paarl Boys' High won 26-8
2008: Paul Roos won 42-29
2009: Paarl Boys' High won 16-11
2010: Paul Roos won 31-17
2011: Paarl Boys' High won 20-18
2012: Paarl Boys' High won 22-17
2013: Paarl Boys' High won 20-19
2014: Paul Roos won 17-13
2015: Paarl Boys' High won 29-10
2016: Paarl Boys' High won 28-3
2017: Paarl Boys' High won 21-3
2018: Paul Roos won 44-8