53 Classic Clashes on the cards
They will cover the country from east to west and north to south in an inclusive programme of matches. The playing ability varies in range but all the matches are derbies of a sort and the schools and their players are keen and excited.
Two matches have already been played. In Durban North, DHS beat Northwood 45-3 and St John's beat Parktown 27-19.
Classic Clashes 2017
18 March 2017
Parktown Boys’ vs St John's in Johannesburg
Northwood vs Kearsney in Durban
29 April 2017
Landboudal vs Augsburg in Jacobsdal
Treverton vs Weston in Mooiriver
6 May 2017
Graeme College vs St Andrew’s in Grahamstown
Potch Boys High vs HTS Potch in Potchefstroom
Die Brandwag vs HTS Daniël Pienaar in Uitenhage
Grey College vs Affies in Bloemfontein
Worcester vs Drostdy in Worcester
12 May 2017
Alexandria vs Ukhanyo in Alexandria, Eastern Cape
13 May 2017
Duineveld vs Upington in Upington
Schoonspruit vs Piketberg in Malmesbury
HTS Middelburg vs Hoërskool Middelburg in Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Noord-Kaap vs Diamantveld in Kimberley
Jim Fouché vs Sentraal in Bloemfontein
19 May 2017
Ndzondelelo vs Itembelihle in Zwide – Port Elizabeth
20 May 2017
Maritzburg College vs DHS in Pietermaritzburg
Kasselsvlei vs Bellville-Suid in Bellville
Ermelo vs Hoogenhout in Ermelo, Mpumalanga
Linden vs Randburg in Johannesburg
Klerksdorp vs Lichtenburg in Klerksdorp
Eldoraigne vs Zwartkop in Pretoria Centurion
Witteberg vs Bethlehem Voortrekker in Bethlehem
HTS Sasolburg vs Hoërskool Sasolburg in Sasolburg
27 May 2017
Driehoek vs DR Malan in Vanderbijlpark
Wolmaransstad vs Schoonspruit in Wolmaransstad
Potch Volkies vs Potch Gimmies in Potchefstroom
Marais Viljoen vs Florida in Johannesburg
Glenwood vs DHS in Durban
3 June 2017
Ben Vorster vs Pietersburg in Tzaneen
24 June 2017
SACS vs Wynberg in Cape Town
28 July 2017
Ntsonkotha vs Zweliyandila in East London
29 July 2017
Hangklip vs Aliwal-Noord in Queenstown
5 August 2017
Marlow vs Oakdale in Cradock
Goudveld vs Welkom Gim in Welkom
George vs Pacaltsdorp in George
Weltevrede vs Bergrivier in Wellington
12 August 2017
Gill College vs Cradock in Somerset East
Union High vs Volkskool in Graaff-Reinet
Humansdorp vs Newton Tech in Humansdorp
Klein Nederburg vs New Orleans in Paarl
Selborne vs Dale in East London
Hawston vs Swartberg in Hawston
19 August 2017
Langenhoven Gim vs Punt in Oudtshoorn
De Kruine vs Hexvallei in Touws River
26 August 2017
Dale vs Queen’s in King William's Town
Hudson Park vs Cambridge in East London
Tygerberg vs Brackenfell in Cape Town
Nico Malan vs Framesby in Humansdorp
Struisies vs Kwaggas in Oudtshoorn
Rondebosch vs Bishops at Rondebosch