Paul Roos and Affies warmed up for their North-South tournament match in Pretoria with big wins on Saturday.
The two schools are set to meet in the main game of next week’s North-South tournament on Saturday, hosted by Affies.
Flyhalf Joshua Dampies scored 21 points to inspire Paul Roos to a 73-10 win against HTS Drostdy, while Affies kicked into gear with a 45-21 win against Helpmekaar.
Monument, who face Paarl Gym next Saturday, kicked off their season by beating Welkom Gym 64-28. Paarl Gym claimed a comfortable 29-5 victory over Stellenberg, having struggled against the Jade Brigade in the last two years.
Johannesburg schools Jeppe and KES, who both face giants Grey College at next week’s tournament, had contrasting results. Jeppe were beaten 37-31 by Garsfontein, while KES started their season with a 31-27 win against Noordheuwel.
Meanwhile, in KwaZulu-Natal, Northwood scalped Hilton College 10-7 and in the Eastern Cape, Selborne beat hosts Graeme College 14-7 at the Graeme Rugby Dayl.
Selected results (Saturday, 16 March):
Paul Roos 73 HTS Drostdy 10
Paarl Gymnasium 29 Stellenberg 5
Bishops 43 Windhoek High 8
Oakdale 17 Rondebosch 13
SACS 25 Durbanville 22
Boland Landbou 15 Outeniqua 13
Selborne 14 Graeme College 7
Nico Malan 31 Dale College 29
Grey High 44 Hudson Park 5
Durban High 23 Kearsney 0
Michaelhouse 25 Westville 17
Northwood 10 Hilton College 7
Maritzburg College 83 Clifton 10
Affies 45 Helpmekaar 21
Garsfontein 37 Jeppe 31
Monument 64 Welkom Gymnasium 28
KES 31 Noordheuwel 27
Photo: Affies/Facebook
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