Schools results - 7 August
Volkskool win FNB Classic Clash
The number of schools rugby matches has dwindled in many parts of South Africa but there were still some big ones.
Added to the time of the year is yet another possibility for schools to create a long weekend because Tuesday is a public holiday.
At the Botanics Sportsground in Graaff-Reinet Union High beat Union High 32-27. Beforehand it was said that it would be close. It was close and thrilling.
In Pretoria Monument went ahead in the Beeld Trophy with a high-scoring victory over home side Affies.
In the great Midlands Derby, Hilton were big winners over Michaelhouse.
Grey College travelled to Pretoria and beat Pretoria Boys' High as the add a bit of celebration to their 150th birthday celebrations in a season that has been relatively moderate for Grey's great expectations.
In the Queenstown derby Hangklip surprised high-riding Queen's for the second year in a row.
In an old Border fixture, Dale, vanquishers of Daniël Pienaar last week, bowed before Selborne, the country's biggest giantkillers.
Then there were all those quarter-finals for Big, Medium and Small Schools in the old Transvaal.
Eastern Cape
Adelaide vs Port Alfred, 8-5
Daniël Pienaar vs Despatch, 45-3
Hangklip vs Queen's, 13-12
Marlow vs Grens, 14-8
Otto du Plessis vs Andrew Rabie, 12-12
Port Rex vs Hudson Park, 20-14
Selborne vs Dale, 20-0
Volkskool vs Union High, 32-27
Free State/Griqualand West
Grey College vs Pretoria Boys High, 19-10
KwaZulu Natal
Hilton vs Michaelhouse, 30-6
Kearsney vs Outeniqua, 34-17
Maritzburg College vs Glenwood, 30-7
Westville vs Parktown, 28-15
Northvaal
Erasmus vs Uplands, 22-8
Frikkie Meyer vs Ben Vorster, 14-13
Grey College vs Pretoria Boys High, 19-10
HTS Middelburg vs Pietersburg, 31-7
Louis Trichardt vs Orkney, 26-16
Monument vs Affies, 39-32
Overkruin vs Middelburg, 29-13
Parys vs Volksrust, 22-19
Potchefstroom Volkskool vs Linden, 29-13
Standerton vs Driehoek, 22-19
Transvalia vs Hans Strijdom, 24-19
Vryburg vs Nic Diederichs, 17-16
Waterkloof vs Nelspruit, 29-24
Western Cape
Augsberg vs Hopefield, 28-12
Bellville vs Wynberg, 10-8
Bergvliet vs Plumstead, 17-3
Bishops vs Brackenfell, 58-5
Boland Landbou vs Hugenote, 46-6
Bredasdorp vs Hexvallei, 19-0
Bredasdorp vs Montagu, 7-3
Collegians RFC vs Fairmont, 26-17
De Kuilen vs Eersterivier/Blue Downs, 20-20
Durbanville vs HTS Bellville, 10-8
Eben Dönges vs Bellville Tech RFC, 8-0
Hottentots Holland vs Monumentpark, 14-9
Jan van Riebeeck vs Pinelands, 8-0
Kearsney vs Outeniqua, 34-17
Outeniqua vs Seavuna (Mossel Bay), 74-0
Paulus Joubert vs New Orleans, 15-3
Reddam vs Manenberg RFC, 29-0
Stellenberg vs Rondebosch, 21-3
Strand vs SACS, 29-20
The Settlers vs Westerford, 19-8
Tygerberg vs DF Malan, 6-6
Vredendal Hoërskool vs Vredendal Senior Sekondêr, 45-10
Zwaanswyk vs Table View, 26-19