Once again using the u16 rankings of NextGenXV and SASchoolSports for 2022 and 2023 in conjunction with a 3:1 weighting as a basis of estimating what the rugby schools will look like in 2025.
# | SCHOOL u16A | POINTS | NGXV | SASS | NGXV | SASS |
2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | |||
1 | Grey College | 199.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2 | HJS Paarl BH | 195.00 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
3 | Affies | 194.25 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
4 | Paarl Gim | 193.25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Paul Roos | 192.25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Helpmekaar | 191.25 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
7 | Oakdale | 186.25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
8 | KES | 180.00 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
9 | Durban HS | 178.50 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
10 | Westville | 176.75 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 |
11 | Hilton | 176.25 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 26 |
12 | Rondebosch | 175.00 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 |
13 | Boland Landbou | 173.75 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
14 | Maritzburg College | 173.50 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
15 | Noordheuwel | 167.25 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 15 |
16 | Drostdy | 166.75 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
17 | Wynberg | 164.50 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 16 |
18 | Nico Malan | 162.75 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 14 |
19 | Northwood | 162.25 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 29 |
20 | Menlopark | 161.25 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
21 | Waterkloof | 158.00 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 42 |
22 | Michaelhouse | 157.75 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 18 |
23 | Monument | 154.50 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 12 |
24 | Stellenberg | 153.00 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 5 |
25 | Selborne | 153.00 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 35 |
26 | Outeniqua | 150.25 | 21 | 15 | 50 | 49 |
27 | Grey HS | 149.75 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 8 |
28 | Jeppe | 148.25 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
29 | SACS | 144.50 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 31 |
30 | Queen’s | 144.25 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 |
31 | Garsfontein | 141.25 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
32 | Durbanville | 139.25 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 22 |
33 | Glenwood | 132.50 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
34 | Graeme | 123.75 | 43 | 47 | 19 | 24 |
35 | Brandwag (EP) | 122.25 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 57 |
36 | Dale | 119.50 | 30 | 39 | 59 | 64 |
37 | Middelburg | 118.00 | 32 | 31 | 79 | 68 |
38 | Framesby | 118.00 | 38 | 41 | 52 | 47 |
39 | Diamantveld | 117.25 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 33 |
40 | Nelspruit | 115.50 | 31 | 53 | 41 | 53 |
41 | St Andrew’s | 113.50 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 36 |
42 | EG Jansen | 112.50 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 51 |
43 | Voortrekker (Beth) | 108.50 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 48 |
44 | St Stithians | 105.00 | 44 | 40 | 74 | 62 |
45 | Rustenburg | 104.25 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 37 |
46 | St John’s | 101.00 | 63 | 34 | 61 | 52 |
47 | Welkom Gim | 94.75 | 39 | 55 | UnR. | 46 |
48 | Transvalia | 94.00 | 51 | 59 | 46 | 56 |
49 | Brandwag (Benoni) | 93.75 | 40 | 37 | UnR. | 138 |
50 | Klerksdorp | 86.25 | 42 | 46 | 98 | 143 |
51 | Pretoria BH | 85.00 | 52 | 67 | 56 | 55 |
52 | Hopefield | 84.75 | 62 | 49 | 60 | 76 |
53 | Kearsney | 82.00 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 45 |
54 | Strand | 81.75 | 68 | 54 | 48 | 67 |
55 | Pietersburg | 81.50 | 74 | 57 | 45 | 44 |
56 | Ligbron | 78.50 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 69 |
57 | Northcliff | 77.75 | 60 | 45 | 90 | 92 |
58 | Dinamika | 76.00 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 65 |
59 | Wesvalia | 75.25 | 53 | 69 | 53 | 88 |
60 | Secunda | 72.50 | 55 | 56 | 88 | 97 |
61 | Marais Viljoen | 72.00 | 58 | 50 | 95 | 155 |
62 | Otto du Plessis | 65.75 | 45 | 85 | 54 | 105 |
63 | Hugenote (Springs) | 65.25 | 47 | 68 | UnR. | 119 |
64 | St Alban’s | 63.75 | 76 | 58 | UnR. | 50 |
65 | Bellville | 61.00 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 78 |
66 | Alberton | 60.50 | 61 | 62 | UnR. | 96 |
67 | HTS Middelburg | 60.25 | 72 | 76 | 63 | 60 |
68 | Marlow | 56.25 | 78 | 90 | 38 | 41 |
69 | Hudson Park | 55.75 | 71 | 78 | 72 | 66 |
70 | Bishops | 52.25 | 93 | 74 | 39 | 59 |
71 | Trio | 49.50 | 46 | UnR. | 68 | 116 |
72 | Hentie Cilliers | 47.50 | UnR. | 63 | 44 | 82 |
73 | Randburg | 47.25 | 97 | 70 | 64 | 54 |
74 | Eldoraigne | 42.50 | 64 | 82 | 99 | 129 |
75 | Piet Retief | 42.00 | 56 | 96 | 86 | 98 |
76 | Merensky | 41.00 | 92 | 61 | UnR. | 84 |
77 | Die Anker | 39.75 | 59 | UnR. | 83 | 86 |
78 | Kempton Park | 38.00 | UnR. | 111 | 27 | 23 |
79 | Zwartkop | 37.25 | 95 | 119 | 33 | 38 |
80 | Riebeeckrand | 36.75 | 81 | 72 | UnR. | 109 |
81 | Midstream | 33.75 | 82 | 92 | 77 | 74 |
82 | St David’s | 33.25 | UnR. | 77 | UnR. | 40 |
83 | Wolmaransstad | 30.75 | UnR. | 60 | UnR. | 103 |
84 | Jim Fouche | 29.25 | 83 | 80 | UnR. | 108 |
85 | Muir | 29.25 | 69 | 94 | UnR. | 154 |
86 | Charlie Hofmeyr | 28.75 | 73 | 93 | 94 | 126 |
87 | Hugenote | 28.00 | UnR. | 81 | 69 | 81 |
88 | Punt | 27.25 | 87 | 79 | 100 | 134 |
89 | Wonderboom | 26.25 | UnR. | 66 | UnR. | 133 |
90 | Wagpos | 26.00 | UnR. | 75 | UnR. | 75 |
91 | Hangklip | 25.50 | 67 | UnR. | UnR. | UnR. |
92 | Wilgers | 23.25 | 70 | UnR. | UnR. | UnR. |
93 | Milnerton | 23.00 | 75 | UnR. | 87 | UnR. |
94 | HTS Witbank | 22.75 | UnR. | 73 | UnR. | 94 |
95 | Sentraal | 22.00 | UnR. | 146 | 37 | 77 |
96 | Potch Volkskool | 21.75 | 79 | UnR. | UnR. | 80 |
97 | Pearson | 20.75 | UnR. | 123 | 58 | 61 |
98 | Ferrum | 20.25 | 88 | 87 | UnR. | UnR. |
99 | Parel Vallei | 20.00 | UnR. | 84 | UnR. | 72 |
100 | Ben Vorster | 19.50 | UnR. | 97 | 73 | 63 |
Grey, HJS, PRG, Affies, Oakdale, Helpmekaar, Boland Landbou, Rondebosch, Garsfontein all have a high (higher than previous years?) number of regular 1st team players returning in 2025. Suspect it could have a big influence for 2025, but not sure.
Nico Malan op 18 is nie te shabby vir ‘n klein plaas skooltjie nie.
It should be interesting to see how this play out next year. There are a few names that I’ve never seen in the Top100, and I’ll be surprised if it happens. But stranger thinks have, so let’s see.