Classic Clashes return with a bang

The first is as soon as March 19, the last on August 27 and they are spread over the country, from big school in big cities to small schools in small towns. It involves 106 schools, making their matches so special.

Included are top matches - Affies against Grey Bloem, Selborne against Dale and Grey Bloem against Paul Roos, to mention matches between teams on the 2015 Top 20.

May is the busy month with 25 Classic Clashes.

Of the 53 matches, 12 will be televised - St John's vs Parktowen, Affies vs Grey Bloem, Kearsney vs Northwood, the Middelburgs, Maritzburg College  vs Keasrney, the Bethlehem derby, DHS vs Glenwood, Ronbdebosch vcs Bishops, Oakdale vs Marlow, Selborne vs Grey PE, Grey Bloem vs Pauil Roos and Queen's vs Dale - matches with lots of tradition.

rugby365 will do its best to publish profiles of the captains of the teams, previews of the matches and match reports. How well we can do it dependents largely on the schools.

Classic Clashes 2016 fixtures:

March 19  

St John's vs Parktown in Johannesburg    

            

April 22  

Ukhanyo vs Alexandria in Alexandria (Eastern Cape)    

            

April 30   

Augsburg vs Landboudal in Clanwilliam    

Weston vs Treverton in Mooi River    

            

May 6    

Itembelihle vs Ndzondelelo in Zwide, Port Elizabeth

May 7   

HTS Potchefstroom vs Potchefstroom Boys High in Potchefstroom    

Daniël Pienaar vs Die Brandwag in Uitenhage    

Grey College vs Affies in Bloemfontein    

Drostdy vs Worcester Gymnasium in Worcester    

Kearsney vs Northwood in Durban    

St Andrew’s vs Graeme College in Grahamstown

May 14

Schoonspruit vs Wolmaransstad in Klerksdorp

Upington vs Duineveld in Upington    

Piketberg vs Schoonspruit (Malmesbury) in Piketberg    

HTS Middelburg vs Hoërskool Middelburg in Middelburg (Mpumalanga)    

Ermelo vs Hoogenhout in Ermelo    

Sentraal vs Jim Fouché in Bloemfontein    

Outeniqua vs Oudtshoorn (Kwaggas vs Struisies) in George    

May 21

Randburg vs Linden in Johannesburg    

Lichtenburg vs Klerksdorp in Lichtenburg    

Zwartkop vs Eldoraigne in Pretoria    

Maritzburg College vs Kearsney in Pietermaritzburg    

Dr Malan vs Driehoek in Meyerton    

Bellville South vs Kasselsvlei in Bellville

May 27   

HTS Sasolburg vs Hoërskool Sasolburg in Sasolburg    

            

May 28

Potchefstroom Gimmies vs Potchefstroom Volkies in Potchefstroom    

Florida vs Marais Viljoen in Johannesburg    

Pietersburg vs Ben Vorster in Polokwane    

Bethlehem Voortrekker vs Witteberg in Bethlehem    

DHS vs Glenwood in Durban    

June 11   

Wynberg vs SACS in Cape Town    

Rondebosch vs Bishops in Cape Town

July 23   

Aliwal-Noord vs Hangklip in Aliwal North    

Hoërskool Kroonstad vs AHS Kroonstad (Rooies vs Bloues) in Kroonstad    

July 30   

Oakdale vs Marlow in Riversdale    

Welkom Gim vs Goudveld in Welkom    

Pacaltsdorp vs George in George

August 6

Bergrivier vs Weltevrede in Wellington    

Cradock vs Gill College   in Cradock    

Volkskool vs Union High in Graaff-Reinet    

August 13   

New Orleans vs Klein Nederburg in Paarl    

Selborne vs Dale in East London    

Diamantveld vs Noord-Kaap in Kimberley    

August 20

Cambridge vs Hudson Park in East London    

Framesby vs Nico Malan in Port Elizabeth    

Swartberg vs Hawston in Caledon    

Punt vs Langenhoven Gim in Mossel Bay    

Hexvallei vs De Kruine in De Doorns    

Grey College vs Paul Roos in Bloemfontein        

Queen’s vs Dale in Queenstown

August 27   

Brackenfell vs Tygerberg in Cape Town    

To be finalised    

Zweliyandila vs Nshonkotha in East London