Pretoria's Best Meet

They have not always seen eye to eye but that is past now and they are back to being two excellent rugby schools playing rugby against each other in 16 keen matches.

Season so Far

Affies have had a better season than Klofies. They are currently ranked fourth on the FNB Top 20. Waterkloof are not ranked. Klofies have lost six of their 11 matches, all to Top 20 teams. Affies have lost two of their 12 matches, to the sides ranked one and two at present, but they have beaten five teams ranked in the Top 20.

Last week Affies beat KES 61-7 while Klofies lost to Monnas in the Krugersdorp cold and rain.

Results against Common Opponents

Goudveld: Affies won 47-0; Waterkloof won 42-14

KES: Affies won 61-7; Waterkloof won 30-14

Outeniqua: Affies won 34-7; Waterkloof lost 10-3

Paarl Boys' High: Affies lost 29-25; Waterkloof lost 51-5

Higher Honours

SA Schools

Cabous Eloff, the Affies loosehead played in three matches for South African Schools in 2015.

Craven Week 2015

Affies: Louritz van der Schyff, Regardt du Plessis, Schalk Erasmus, Cabous Eloff.

Academy Week 2015

Affies: Ruan de Swardt

Waterkloof: Gerrit Visser

Grant Khomo Week

Affies: Marnus Potgieter, Jaco Labuschagne.

1st XVs

Waterkloof: 15 Duhann Gunter, 14 Renaldo Dorfling, 13 Lund Roos, 12 Ruan Allers, 11 PJ Krugell, 10 Ulrich Maritz, 9 Giovan Snyman, 8 Eduard Pretorius, 7 Ewan Visser, 6 Gustav de Jager, 5 Wian de Beer, 4 PJ Loubser, 3 Gerrit Visser, 2 Henro Conradie, 1 Frank Schumyn

Replacements: 16 Ruben Veldsman, 17 André Dippenaar, 18 Bradley McGeer, 19 Pierre van Loggerenberg, 20 Adriaan van Niekerk, 21 Sean du Plooy, 22 Eloff du Plessis, 23 Chandré Pretorius

Affies: 15 Christiaan Strydom, 14 Ruben Meiring, 13 Marnus Potgieter, 12 Louritz van der Schyff, 11 Carel Koch, 10 Ruan de Swardt, 9 Jack Hart, 8 Jaco Labuschagne, 7 Phillip Krause, 6 Desesde Nel, 5 Henk Pretorius, 4 Dylan du Preez, 3 Arno van Wyk, 2 Schalk Erasmus (captain), 1 Cabous Eloff.

Date: 21 May 2016

1st XV kick-off: 13-30

Venue: Waterkloof

Expected weather conditions: Clear with a high of 21°C, dropping to 8°C

Rugby Programme

A Field

08.00: Under-14A

09.05: Under-15 A

10.10: 3rd XV

11.15: 2nd XV

12.20: Under-16 A

13.30: 1st XV

B Field

08.00: Under-16B

09.05: Under-15C vs Affies D

10.10: Under-14C vs Affies D

11.15: Under-16D vs Affies E

12.20: 4th XV vs Affies 5th

C Field

08.00: Under-15B

09.05: 6th XV vs Affies 5th

10.10: Under-15D vs Affies E

11.15: Under-14B

12.20: Under-16C vs Affies D

Results Down the Years

1987: Affies won 20-9

1988: Affies won 20-6

1989: Affies won 9-6

1990: Affies won 18-9

1991: Affies won 12-6

1992: Affies won 7-3 and Waterkloof won 17-7

1993: Affies won 75-6

1994: Affies won 32-24 and 21-7

1995: Affies won 35-5

1996: Affies won 3-0 and 25-8

1997: Affies won 24-14 and 22-12

1998: Affies won 47-8, 44-15 and 43-23

1999: Affies won 29-0 and 41-10, and Waterkloof won 21-20,

2000: Affies won 27-10

2001: Affies won 26-8 and 37-13

2002: Affies won 9-8, 37-28 and 19-16

2003: Waterkloof won 11-6 and 33-16

2004: Affies won 26-19

2005: Affies won 29-22 and Waterkloof won 20-12

2006: Affies won 45-20 and 21-18

2007: Waterkloof won 28-24 and 17-7

2008: Waterkloof won 21-18

2009: Affies won 17-7

2012: Waterkloof won 23-16

2013: Affies won 19-18

2014: Waterkloof won 38-21

2015: Affies won 28-15